Self-doping processes between planes and chains in the metal-to-superconductor transition of YBa2Cu3O6.9

Martin Magnuson, Thorsten Schmitt Vladimir N. Strocov, Justina Schlappa +2

The interplay between the quasi 1-dimensional CuO-chains and the 2-dimensional CuO2 planes of YBa2Cu3O6+x (YBCO) has been in focus for a long time. Although the CuO-chains are know…