Monte Carlo study of thermal SU(2) gauge theory with Higgs boson reconciles Fermi arcs and p/8 hole pockets while describing intertwined orders and d-wave superconductivity at lower temperatures.
Evolution of the Fermi surface in phase fluctuating d-wave superconductors
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One of the most puzzling aspects of the high $T_c$ superconductors is the appearance of Fermi arcs in the normal state of the underdoped cuprate materials. These are loci of low energy excitations covering part of the fermi surface, that suddenly appear above $T_c$ instead of the nodal quasiparticles. Based on a semiclassical theory, we argue that partial Fermi surfaces arise naturally in a d-wave superconductor that is destroyed by thermal phase fluctuations. Specifically, we show that the electron spectral function develops a square root singularity at low frequencies for wave-vectors positioned on the bare Fermi surface. We predict a temperature dependence of the arc length that can partially account for results of recent angle resolved photo emission (ARPES) experiments.
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Reviews the FL* theory for cuprates using ancilla layer models and SU(2) gauge theories to explain pseudogap hole pockets of area p/8, Fermi arcs, and transitions to d-wave superconductivity and Fermi liquid behavior.
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Monte Carlo study of thermal SU(2) gauge theory with Higgs boson reconciles Fermi arcs and p/8 hole pockets while describing intertwined orders and d-wave superconductivity at lower temperatures.
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Fractionalized Fermi liquids and the cuprate phase diagram
Reviews the FL* theory for cuprates using ancilla layer models and SU(2) gauge theories to explain pseudogap hole pockets of area p/8, Fermi arcs, and transitions to d-wave superconductivity and Fermi liquid behavior.