Physics – Condensed Matter – Strongly Correlated Electrons
Scientific paper
1998-12-14
Physics
Condensed Matter
Strongly Correlated Electrons
9 pages, 4 figures
Scientific paper
10.1016/S0921-4534(99)00059-3
It has become clear in the past several years that the cuprates show many unusual properties, both in the normal and superconducting states, especially in the underdoped region. In particular, gap-like behavior is observed in magnetic properties, c-axis conductivity and photoemission, whereas in-plane transport properties are only slightly affected by the pseudogap. I shall argue that these experimental evidences must be viewed in the context of the physics of a doped Mott insulator and that they support the notion of spin charge separation. I shall review recent theoretical developments, concentrating on studies based on the t-J model. I shall describe a model based on quasiparticle excitations, which predicts the doping dependence of T_c and anomalous energy-gap-to-T_c ratios. Finally, I shall outline how the model may be derived from a microscopic formulation of the t-J model. After a brief review of the U(1) formulation, I shall explain some of the difficulties encountered there, and how a new SU(2) formulation can resolve some of the difficulties.
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