From quantum matter to high-temperature superconductivity in copper oxides
The discovery of high-temperature superconductivity in the copper oxides in 1986 triggered
a huge amount of innovative scientific inquiry. In the almost three decades since, much has …
a huge amount of innovative scientific inquiry. In the almost three decades since, much has …
Angle-resolved photoemission studies of the cuprate superconductors
The last decade witnessed significant progress in angle-resolved photoemission
spectroscopy (ARPES) and its applications. Today, ARPES experiments with 2-meV energy …
spectroscopy (ARPES) and its applications. Today, ARPES experiments with 2-meV energy …
Microscopic electronic inhomogeneity in the high-Tc superconductor Bi2Sr2CaCu2O8+x
The parent compounds of the copper oxide high-transition-temperature (high-T c)
superconductors are unusual insulators (so-called Mott insulators). Superconductivity arises …
superconductors are unusual insulators (so-called Mott insulators). Superconductivity arises …
Colloquium: Linear in temperature resistivity and associated mysteries including high temperature superconductivity
CM Varma - Reviews of Modern Physics, 2020 - APS
Immediately after the discovery of high temperature superconductivity in the cuprates in
1987, properties in the metallic state above T c were discovered that violated the reigning …
1987, properties in the metallic state above T c were discovered that violated the reigning …
Quantum-critical theory of the spin-fermion model and its application to cuprates: Normal state analysis
We present the full analysis of the normal state properties of the spin-fermion model near the
antiferromagnetic instability in two dimensions. The model describes low-energy fermions …
antiferromagnetic instability in two dimensions. The model describes low-energy fermions …
Flat bands, strange metals and the Kondo effect
Flat-band materials such as the kagome metals or moiré superlattices are of intense current
interest. Flat bands can result from the electron motion on numerous (special) lattices and …
interest. Flat bands can result from the electron motion on numerous (special) lattices and …
Quantum theory of a nematic Fermi fluid
We develop a microscopic theory of the electronic nematic phase proximate to an isotropic
Fermi liquid in both two and three dimensions. Explicit expressions are obtained for the …
Fermi liquid in both two and three dimensions. Explicit expressions are obtained for the …
Experimental Realization of Type-II Dirac Fermions in a Superconductor
A Dirac fermion in a topological Dirac semimetal is a quadruple-degenerate quasiparticle
state with a relativistic linear dispersion. Breaking either time-reversal or inversion symmetry …
state with a relativistic linear dispersion. Breaking either time-reversal or inversion symmetry …
Cuprate superconductors as viewed through a striped lens
JM Tranquada - Advances in Physics, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
Understanding the electron pairing in hole-doped cuprate superconductors has been a
challenge, in particular because the “normal” state from which it evolves is unprecedented …
challenge, in particular because the “normal” state from which it evolves is unprecedented …
Superconductivity and non-Fermi liquid behavior near a nematic quantum critical point
Using determinantal quantum Monte Carlo, we compute the properties of a lattice model
with spin 1 2 itinerant electrons tuned through a quantum phase transition to an Ising …
with spin 1 2 itinerant electrons tuned through a quantum phase transition to an Ising …