The Physics of Pair-Density Waves: Cuprate Superconductors and Beyond

• DOI: 10.1146/annurev-conmatphys-031119-050711
• Publication Date: 2020-03-17T00:30:31Z
• Authors: Daniel F. Agterberg; J.C. Séamus Davis; Stephen D. Edkins; Eduardo Fradkin; Dale J. Van Harli...; Steven A. Kivelson; Patrick A. Lee; Leo Radzihovsky; John M. Tranquada; Yuxuan Wang
• Keywords: Superconductivity (cond-mat.supr-con); Condensed Matter - Superconductivity; 0103 physical sciences; FOS: Physical sciences; 01 natural sciences

We review the physics of pair density wave (PDW) superconductors. begin with a macroscopic description that emphasizes order induced by PDW states, such as charge wave, and discuss related vestigial states emerge consequence partial meting order. critically mounting experimental evidence for in cuprate superconductors, status theoretical microscopic order, current debate on whether is "mother order" or another competing cuprates. In addition, we give an overview weak coupling version Fulde-Ferrell-Larkin-Ovchinnikov context cold atom systems, unconventional non-centrosymmetric Weyl materials.