Macroscopic phase separation in high-temperature superconductors.

Wen, H H · Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A · 2000

basic_science · Level V

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Abstract

High-temperature superconductivity is recovered by introducing extra holes to the Cu-O planes, which initially are insulating with antiferromagnetism. In this paper I present data to show the macroscopic electronic phase separation that is caused by either mobile doping or electronic instability in the overdoped region. My results clearly demonstrate that the electronic inhomogeneity is probably a general feature of high-temperature superconductors.