Local microstructure and the cuprate spin gap puzzle

1 November 1996

journal article
research article
Published by Taylor & Francis in Philosophical Magazine Part B

Vol. 74 (5) , 523-528
https://doi.org/10.1080/01418639608240354

Abstract

Here we propose that the spin gap properties of the underdoped cuprates may be associated with a local inhomogeneous structure in the CuO₂ planes. Experimental evidence for such structure is discussed along with suggestions regarding how such local structure might give rise to a spin gap.

Keywords

MICROSTRUCTURES

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