Abstract
It is shown that the properties of high- oxide superconductors are consistent with a model in which the charge carriers are holes in the O(2p) states and the pairing is mediated by strong coupling to local spin configurations on the Cu sites.
- Received 1 May 1987
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.58.2794
©1987 American Physical Society
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Heating up of Superconductors
This collection marks the 30th anniversary of the discovery of high-temperature superconductors. The papers selected highlight some of the advances that have been made to date, both in understanding why these compounds behave in the way they do, and in utilizing them in applications.