%0 Journal Article
%T Bulk Charge Ordering in the CuO2 Plane of the Cuprate Superconductor YBa2Cu3O6.9 by High-Pressure NMR
%A Andreas Erb
%A Jonas Kohlrautz
%A Jščrgen Haase
%A Michael Jurkutat
%A Robin Guehne
%A Steven Reichardt
%J Condensed Matter | An Open Access Journal from MDPI
%D 2018
%R https://doi.org/10.3390/condmat3030023
%X Abstract Cuprate superconductors still hold many open questions, and recently, the role of symmetry breaking electronic charge ordering resurfaced in underdoped cuprates as a phenomenon that competes with superconductivity. Here, unambiguous nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) proof is presented for the existence of local charge ordering in nearly optimally doped YBa 2 Cu 3 O 6.9 , even up to room temperature. Increasing pressure and decreasing temperature leads to the highest degree of order in the sense that the two oxygen atoms of the unit cell of the CuO 2 plane develop a charge difference of about 0.02 holes, and order throughout the whole crystal. At ambient conditions, a slightly smaller charge difference and a decreased order is found. Evidence from literature data suggests that this charge ordering is ubiquitous to the CuO 2 plane of all cuprates. Thus, the role of charge ordering in the cuprates must be reassessed. View Full-Tex
%K cuprates
%K charge order
%K NMR
%K high pressure
%U https://www.mdpi.com/2410-3896/3/3/23