Inelastic X-ray scattering in YBa 2 Cu 3 O 6.6 reveals giant phonon anomalies and elastic central peak due to charge-density-wave formation

Nature Physics

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 52-58

  Le Tacon, M ^a   Bosak, A ^b   Souliou, S M ^a   Dellea, G ^c   Loew, T ^a   Heid, R ^d   Bohnen, K P ^d   Ghiringhelli, G ^c   Krisch, M ^b   Keimer, B ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUT FÜR FESTKÖRPERFORSCHUNG   (Germany)

^b EUROPEAN SYNCHROTRON RADIATION FACILITY   (France)

^c POLITECNICO DI MILANO   (Italy)

^d KARLSRUHE INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BARIUM ALLOYS; BINARY ALLOYS; CHARGE DENSITY; COPPER; COPPER COMPOUNDS; ELECTRON-PHONON INTERACTIONS; SUPERCONDUCTING TRANSITION TEMPERATURE; VECTOR SPACES; X RAY SCATTERING; YTTRIUM ALLOYS; BARIUM COMPOUNDS; CHARGE DENSITY WAVES; POTASSIUM COMPOUNDS;

CHARGE DENSITY WAVE FORMATION; CHARGE-DENSITY-WAVE INSTABILITIES; COLLECTIVE INSTABILITIES; CORRELATED ELECTRON MATERIALS; HIGH-TEMPERATURE SUPERCONDUCTIVITY; INELASTIC X RAY SCATTERING; SPATIALLY INHOMOGENEOUS; WIDE TEMPERATURE RANGES;

CHARGE DENSITY WAVES; YTTRIUM COMPOUNDS;

EID: 84927058666     PISSN: 17452473     EISSN: 17452481     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nphys2805     Document Type: Article

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