Superconducting gap and pseudogap

The discovery of the pseudogap has been a fundamental advance in uncovering the new physics of the high-Tc cuprates. Yet, its meaning is still far from being clear. In particular, its relation to the superconducting gap remains an object of controversy. While many authors consider that it is a hi...

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Published in:Физика низких температур
Date:2006
Main Author: Guy Deutscher
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Фізико-технічний інститут низьких температур ім. Б.І. Вєркіна НАН України 2006
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Online Access:https://nasplib.isofts.kiev.ua/handle/123456789/120202
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Journal Title:Digital Library of Periodicals of National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine
Cite this:Superconducting gap and pseudogap / Guy Deutscher // Физика низких температур. — 2006. — Т. 32, № 6. — С. 740–745. — Бібліогр.: 22 назв. — англ.

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Summary:The discovery of the pseudogap has been a fundamental advance in uncovering the new physics of the high-Tc cuprates. Yet, its meaning is still far from being clear. In particular, its relation to the superconducting gap remains an object of controversy. While many authors consider that it is a high temperature precursor of superconductivity, which turns into the superconducting gap at low temperatures, others contend that it is a normal state property related only indirectly to superconductivity. We review a number of experiments such as single particle tunneling, Andreev–Saint–James reflections and others, and conclude that in the underdoped regime there exists considerable evidence for the existence of two distinct energy scales, the superconducting gap and the pseudogap, which appear to merge into one another in overdoped samples.
ISSN:0132-6414