Persistent short-range charge correlations revealed by ultrafast melting of electronic order in YBa${}_2$Cu${}_3$O${}_{6+x}$

C. Seo, L. Shen, A. N. Petsch +18

Charge density waves (CDW) are ubiquitous in the complex phase diagram of cuprate superconductors and exhibit both short- and long-range correlations. Using time-resolved resonant…