Spatially inhomogeneous competition between superconductivity and the charge density wave in YBa2Cu3O6.67

J. Choi; O. Ivashko; E. Blackburn; R. Liang; D. A. Bonn; W. N. Hardy; A. T. Holmes; N. B. Christensen; M. Hücker; S. Gerber; O. Gutowski; U. Rütt; M. v. Zimmermann; E. M. Forgan; S. M. Hayden; J. Chang

doi:10.1038/s41467-020-14536-1

Nature Communications (Feb 2020)

Spatially inhomogeneous competition between superconductivity and the charge density wave in YBa2Cu3O6.67

J. Choi,
O. Ivashko,
E. Blackburn,
R. Liang,
D. A. Bonn,
W. N. Hardy,
A. T. Holmes,
N. B. Christensen,
M. Hücker,
S. Gerber,
O. Gutowski,
U. Rütt,
M. v. Zimmermann,
E. M. Forgan,
S. M. Hayden,
J. Chang

Affiliations

J. Choi: Physik-Institut, Universität Zürich
O. Ivashko: Physik-Institut, Universität Zürich
E. Blackburn: School of Physics and Astronomy, University of Birmingham
R. Liang: Department of Physics & Astronomy, University of British Columbia
D. A. Bonn: Department of Physics & Astronomy, University of British Columbia
W. N. Hardy: Department of Physics & Astronomy, University of British Columbia
A. T. Holmes: European Spallation Source ERIC
N. B. Christensen: Department of Physics, Technical University of Denmark
M. Hücker: Department of Condensed Matter Physics, Weizmann Institute of Science
S. Gerber: Laboratory for Micro and Nanotechnology, Paul Scherrer Institut
O. Gutowski: Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron DESY
U. Rütt: Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron DESY
M. v. Zimmermann: Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron DESY
E. M. Forgan: School of Physics and Astronomy, University of Birmingham
S. M. Hayden: H. H. Wills Physics Laboratory, University of Bristol
J. Chang: Physik-Institut, Universität Zürich

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-020-14536-1
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 11, no. 1
pp. 1 – 8

Abstract

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Magnetic field induced competing phases in high-temperature superconductors provide a testbed for various theoretical scenarios. Here, Choi et al. report evidence of inhomogeneous superconducting state due to the different competition strength between two charge density wave orders in YBa2Cu3O6.67.

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