Algebraic charge liquids

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dc.creatorKaul, Ribhu K.
dc.creatorKim, Yong Baek
dc.creatorSachdev, Subir
dc.creatorSenthil, T.
dc.date2007-06-15
dc.date2007-12-03
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-07T08:52:27Z
dc.date.available2026-07-07T08:52:27Z
dc.descriptionHigh temperature superconductivity emerges in the cuprate compounds upon changing the electron density of an insulator in which the electron spins are antiferromagnetically ordered. A key characteristic of the superconductor is that electrons can be extracted from them at zero energy only if their momenta take one of four specific values (the `nodal points'). A central enigma has been the evolution of the zero energy electrons in the metallic state between the antiferromagnet and the superconductor, and recent experiments yield apparently contradictory results. The oscillation of the resistance in this metal as a function of magnetic field indicate that the zero energy electrons carry momenta which lie on elliptical `Fermi pockets', while ejection of electrons by high intensity light indicates that the zero energy electrons have momenta only along arc-like regions. We present a theory of new states of matter, which we call `algebraic charge liquids', which arise naturally between the antiferromagnet and the superconductor, and reconcile these observations. Our theory also explains a puzzling dependence of the density of superconducting electrons on the total electron density, and makes a number of unique predictions for future experiments.
dc.description6+8 pages, 2 figures; (v2) Rewritten for broader accessibility; (v3) corrected numerical error in Eq. (5)
dc.identifierhttps://arxiv.org/abs/0706.2187
dc.identifierhttp://arxiv.org/abs/0706.2187
dc.identifierNature Physics 4, 28 (2008)
dc.identifierdoi:10.1038/nphys790
dc.identifier.urihttp://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/145281
dc.subjectStrongly Correlated Electrons
dc.subjectSuperconductivity
dc.titleAlgebraic charge liquids
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