Time-reversal symmetry breaking by a (d+id) density-wave state in underdoped cuprate superconductors |
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Authors: | Tewari Sumanta Zhang Chuanwei Yakovenko Victor M Das Sarma S |
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Institution: | Department of Physics, University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland 20742-4111, USA. |
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Abstract: | It was proposed that the id(x(2)-y(2)) density-wave state (DDW) may be responsible for the pseudogap behavior in the underdoped cuprates. Here we show that the admixture of a small d(xy) component to the DDW state breaks the symmetry between the counterpropagating orbital currents of the DDW state and, thus, violates the macroscopic time-reversal symmetry. This symmetry breaking results in a nonzero polar Kerr effect, which has recently been observed in the pseudogap phase. |
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