Seebeck Coefficient in a Cuprate Superconductor: Particle-Hole Asymmetry in the Strange Metal Phase and Fermi Surface Transformation in the Pseudogap Phase
Adrien Gourgout, G. Grissonnanche, F. Laliberté, Amirreza Ataei, Lu Chen, Simon Verret, Jianshi Zhou, Jernej Mravlje, Antoine Georges, N. Doiron-Leyraud, Louis Taillefer
Abstract
Measurements of the Seebeck effect---a voltage induced by a temperature gradient---in a cuprate confirm fundamental differences in the electronic states of the enigmatic strange metal and pseudogap phases.
Topics & Concepts
PseudogapCondensed matter physicsCuprateSeebeck coefficientSuperconductivityFermi surfacePhase (matter)AsymmetryMaterials scienceThermoelectric effectPhysicsQuantum mechanicsPhysics of Superconductivity and MagnetismAdvanced Condensed Matter PhysicsMagnetic and transport properties of perovskites and related materials