Coexistence of Charge-Density-Wave and Pair-Density-Wave Orders in Underdoped Cuprates

Yuxuan Wang, Daniel F. Agterberg, Andrey Chubukov
2015 Physical Review Letters  
We analyze incommensurate charge-density-wave (CDW) and pair-density-wave (PDW) orders with transferred momenta (± Q,0)/(0,± Q) in underdoped cuprates within the spin-fermion model. Both orders appear due to exchange of spin fluctuations before magnetic order develops.We argue that the ordered state with the lowest energy has non-zero CDW and PDW components with the same momentum. Such a state breaks C_4 lattice rotational symmetry, time-reversal symmetry, and mirror symmetries. We argue that
more » ... e feedback from CDW/PDW order on fermionic dispersion is consistent with ARPES data. We discuss the interplay between the CDW/PDW order and d_x^2-y^2 superconductivity and make specific predictions for experiments.
doi:10.1103/physrevlett.114.197001 pmid:26024191 fatcat:hzlfsindond7fj6pbbk6fw2vgy