From quantum matter to high-temperature superconductivity in copper oxides

Nature

Volumn 518, Issue 7538, 2015, Pages 179-186

  Keimer, B ^a   Kivelson, S A ^b   Norman, M R ^c   Uchida, S ^d   Zaanen, J ^e  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUT FÜR FESTKÖRPERFORSCHUNG   (Germany)

^b STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c ARGONNE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^e UNIVERSITEIT LEIDEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COPPER OXIDE;

COPPER COMPOUND; CORRELATION; HIGH TEMPERATURE; PHASE EQUILIBRIUM; QUANTUM MECHANICS; SUPERCONDUCTIVITY;

ATOM; DENSITY; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD; ELECTRON; ENERGY; FOURIER TRANSFORMATION; HIGH TEMPERATURE; INFRARED RADIATION; LOW TEMPERATURE; MAGNETIC FIELD; NEUTRON SCATTERING; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; OSCILLATION; PHASE SEPARATION; PHONON; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTUM CHEMISTRY; RADIATION SCATTERING; REVIEW; SPECTRUM; SUPERCONDUCTOR; THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY; TRANSITION TEMPERATURE; WEIGHT;

EID: 84923084272     PISSN: 00280836     EISSN: 14764687     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nature14165     Document Type: Review

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