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Normal state thermodynamics of cuprate superconductors

Superconductivity 2009-10-31 v1

Abstract

We propose a microscopic explanation of the pseudogap features discovered in the normal state specific heat and magnetic susceptibility of cuprates. In the framework of the bipolaron theory of high-Tc superconductors we explain the magnitude of the carrier specific heat and susceptibility as well as their universal scaling with temperature over a wide range of doping.

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@article{arxiv.cond-mat/9804296,
  title  = {Normal state thermodynamics of cuprate superconductors},
  author = {A. S. Alexandrov and G. J. Kaye},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:cond-mat/9804296},
  year   = {2009}
}

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7 pages, 3 figures