Nature Communications (Sep 2016)

Unconventional charge order in a co-doped high-Tc superconductor

  • D. Pelc,
  • M. Vučković,
  • H. -J. Grafe,
  • S. -H. Baek,
  • M. Požek

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms12775
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 7, no. 1
pp. 1 – 7

Abstract

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Understanding of how charge stripe order emerges in cuprates remains elusive. Here, Pelc et al. report the discovery of a charge nematic phase between charge-stripe order and pseudogap state in La1.8-xEu0.2SrxCuO4, resolving the process of charge stripe development in cuprates.