Absence of time reversal symmetry breaking in La_(2-x)Sr_(x)CuO₄
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❄️ cond-mat.supr-con
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breakinglimitsmaterialsmeasurementspseudo-gapstatessymmetryabsence
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We have performed zero-field muon spin rotation measurements on single crystals of La_{2-x}Sr_{x}CuO_{4} to search for spontaneous currents in the pseudo-gap state. By comparing measurements on materials across the phase diagram, we put strict upper limits on any possible time-reversal symmetry breaking fields that could be associated with the pseudo-gap. Comparison between experimental limits and proposed circulating current states effectively eliminates the possibility that such states exist in this family of materials.
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