A depiction of charge-density wave order

High temperature superconductivity (HTS) in layered cuprates occurs in the proximity of other ordered phases with broken symmetry. These include the “pseudogap” phase, spin-density wave order and (recently discovered) charge density wave order. Understanding the relationship of these competing (or possibly promoting) phases will be key to unravelling the origin the HTS phenomenon. We use x-ray and neutron scattering to investigate the nature of the competing phases. Experiments are performed at synchrotrons and neutron facilities in Europe and beyond.

Supervisor(s) Professor Stephen Hayden, University of Bristol