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arXiv:2606.11056

On pseudogap phase as precursor to a superconducting dome in high-Tc cuprates: Non-analytic T* as a function of doping

Felix A. Buot

cond-mat.supr-conquant-phSubmitted Jun 9, 2026• Announced Jun 10, 2026• Revised Jul 14, 2026 (v2)
v1 · Jun 9, 2026v2 · Jul 14, 2026v3 · Jul 17, 2026v4 · Sep 27, 2026
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Abstract

We generalize the condition under which a quantum material exhibiting a pseudogap phase is a precursor to a superconducting (SC) dome. The result reveals the non-analytic T* as a function of doping. A well-known example is the high-Tc cuprates. Essentially, the SC dome is generated under two conditions: (1) that the pseudogap T* is a decreasing function of doping, due to the decrease in size of extended pairing of doped holes with doping, and most importantly, (2) that the rate of configurational-ordering parameter is an increasing function of doping as a result of the decrease in extended length of the disordered pairs. These two conditions are provided by the new entanglement and confinement pairing mechanism of high-Tc cuprates. This is a theory that has recently been discussed in the literature by Buot et al. It hinges on a novel strong entanglement and confinement hole pairing (ECHP) mechanism that unravels the microscopic features of the entire phase diagram of both electron and hole-doped high-Tc cuprates.

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