Advances in the Physics of High-Temperature Superconductivity
J. Orenstein,
1
A. J. Millis
2
The high-temperature copper oxide superconductors are of
fundamental and enduring interest. They not only manifest
superconducting transition temperatures inconceivable 15 years ago, but
also exhibit many other properties apparently incompatible with
conventional metal physics. The materials expand our notions of what is
possible, and compel us to develop new experimental techniques and
theoretical concepts. This article provides a perspective on recent
developments and their implications for our understanding of
interacting electrons in metals.
1 Department of Physics, University of
California, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA, and Materials Science Division,
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA.
2 Department of Physics and Astronomy, Rutgers
University, Piscataway, NJ 08854, USA.