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Superconductivity due to fluctuating loop currents

TYPECondensed Matter Seminar
Speaker:Jörg Schmalian
Affiliation:KIT
Date:19.03.2024
Time:12:30 - 13:30
Location:Lidow Nathan Rosen (300)
Abstract:

Orbital magnetism and the loop currents (LC) that accompany it have been proposed to emerge in many systems, including cuprates, iridates, and kagome superconductors. In the case of cuprates, LCs have been put forward as the driving force behind the pseudogap, strange-metal behavior, and d-wave superconductivity. We discuss whether fluctuating loop currents can cause unconventional superconductivity.