Physics – Condensed Matter – Strongly Correlated Electrons
Scientific paper
2007-12-14
Nature Physics 4, 287-290 (2008)
Physics
Condensed Matter
Strongly Correlated Electrons
Scientific paper
10.1038/nphys883
High temperature copper-oxide-based superconductivity is obtained by adding carriers to insulating "parent compounds". It is widely believed the parent compounds are "Mott" insulators, in which the lack of conduction arises from anomalously strong electron-electron repulsion, and that the unusual properties of Mott insulators are responsible for high temperature superconductivity. This paper presents a comparison of optical conductivity measurements and theoretical calculations which challenges this belief. The analysis indicates that the correlation strength in the cuprates is not as strong as previously believed, that the materials are not properly regarded as Mott insulators, that antiferromagnetism is essential to obtain the insulating state and, by implication, that antiferromagnetism is essential to the properties of the doped metallic and superconducting state as well.
Capone Massimo
Comanac Armin
Medici Luca de
Millis Andrew. J.
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