Optical-conductivity sum rule in cuprates and unconventional charge density waves: a short review

• Published in: Физика низких температур
• Date: 2006
• Main Authors: Benfatto, L., Sharapov, S.G.
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Фізико-технічний інститут низьких температур ім. Б.І. Вєркіна НАН України 2006
• Subjects: Специальный выпуск superconductivity: XX years after the discovery
• Online Access: https://nasplib.isofts.kiev.ua/handle/123456789/120210
• Journal Title: Digital Library of Periodicals of National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine
• Cite this: Optical-conductivity sum rule in cuprates and
 unconventional charge density waves: a short review / L.Benfatto, S.G. Sharapov // Физика низких температур. — 2006. — Т. 32, № 6. — С. 700–715. — Бібліогр.: 56 назв. — англ.

We begin with an overview of the experimental results for the temperature and doping
 dependences of the optical-conductivity spectral weight in cuprate superconductors across the
 whole phase diagram. Then we discuss recent attempts to explain the observed behavior of the
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