Normal state thermodynamics of cuprate superconductors

Abstract

We propose a microscopic explanation of the pseudogap features discovered in the normal state specific heat and magnetic susceptibility of cuprates. In the framework of the bipolaron theory of high-Tc superconductors we explain the magnitude of the carrier specific heat and susceptibility as well as their universal scaling with temperature over a wide range of doping.

7 pages, 3 figures

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• Spin-Gap Proximity Effect Mechanism of High Temperature Superconductivity
• Coherent `ab' and `c' transport theory of high-$T_c$ cuprates