A Theoretical Approach to Pseudogap and Superconducting Transitions in Hole-Doped Cuprates
Figure 9
(a) A plot of the entropy in the DDW and normal phases as a function of temperature. We identify the pseudogap temperature (~200 K) as the one at which the entropy difference becomes zero. (b) A plot of the dimensionless electronic specific heat in the PG phase as a function of and a second-degree polynomial fit. (c) A plot of the specific heat in the normal phase as a function of . We have the usual linear dependence of on in the normal phase.
