Three-dimensional flux states as a model for the pseudogap phase of transition metal oxides

D. F. Schroeter, S. Doniach
2002 Physical Review B (Condensed Matter)  
We propose that the pseudogap state observed in the transition metal oxides can be explained by a three-dimensional flux state, which exhibits spontaneously generated currents in its ground state due to electron-electron correlations. We compare the energy of the flux state to other classes of mean field states, and find that it is stabilized over a wide range of t and δ. The signature of the state will be peaks in the neutron diffraction spectra, the location and intensity of which are
more » ... d. The dependence of the pseudogap in the optical conductivity is calculated based on the parameters in the model.
doi:10.1103/physrevb.66.075120 fatcat:jrcoy47mzvc4phb7fgh4jzfg34