Scanning tunnelling microscopy imaging of symmetry-breaking structural distortion in the bismuth-based cuprate superconductors

Scanning tunnelling microscopy imaging of symmetry-breaking structural distortion in the bismuth-based cuprate superconductors.

A complicating factor in unravelling the theory of high-temperature (high-T(c)) superconductivity is the presence of a 'pseudogap' in the density of states, the origin of which has been debated since its discovery. Some believe the pseudogap is a broken symmetry state distinct from superconductivity, whereas others believe it arises from short-range correlations without symmetry breaking. A num...

Lattice symmetry breaking in cuprate superconductors: Stripes, nematics, and superconductivity

This article will give an overview on both theoretical and experimental developments concerning states with lattice symmetry breaking in the cuprate high-temperature superconductors. Recent experiments have provided evidence for states with broken rotation as well as translation symmetry, and will be discussed in terms of nematic and stripe physics. Of particular importance here are results obt...

Pairing symmetry in cuprate superconductors

Pairing symmetry in the cuprate superconductors is an important and controversial topic. The recent development of phase-sensitive tests, combined with the refinement of several other symmetry-sensitive techniques, has for the most part settled this controversy in favor of predominantly d-wave symmetry for a number of optimally holeand electron-doped cuprates. This paper begins by reviewing the...

d-wave pairing symmetry in cuprate superconductors

Phase-sensitive tests of pairing symmetry have provided strong evidence for predominantly d-wave pairing symmetry in both the holeand electron-doped high-Tc cuprate superconductors. Temperature dependent measurements in YBa2Cu3O7−δ (YBCO) indicate that the d-wave pairing dominates, with little if any imaginary component, at all temperatures from 0.5K through Tc. In this article we review some o...

Title Rotational symmetry breaking in the ground state of sodium- doped cuprate superconductors