Method for Detecting Superconducting Stripes in High-Temperature Superconductors Based on Nonlinear Resistivity Measurements

Rodrigo A. Muniz and Ivar Martin

Phys. Rev. Lett. 107, 127001 – Published 13 September 2011

Abstract

We theoretically study the effect that stripelike superconducting inclusions would have on the nonlinear resistivity in single crystals. Even if the stripe orientation varies throughout the sample between two orthogonal directions due to twinning, we predict that there should be a universal dependence of the nonlinear resistivity on the angle between the applied current and the crystal axes. This prediction can be used to test the existence of superconducting stripes at and above the superconducting transition temperature in cuprate superconductors.

Received 25 April 2011

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.107.127001

Authors & Affiliations

Rodrigo A. Muniz^1,2 and Ivar Martin²

¹Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California 90089, USA
²Theoretical Division, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, New Mexico 87545, USA