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High-temperature superconductivity

Isolating the gap

Disentangling the physics of the pseudogap phase from the other electronic phases of high-temperature superconductors has long been a frustrating problem. A recent high-field experiment has isolated it completely — thus raising hopes that its origin can finally be understood.

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Figure 1: Cuprate phase diagram.

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