Susceptible to Pairing

Abstract

A Viewpoint on: Observing the origin of superconductivity in quantum critical metals J.-H. She, B. J. Overbosch, Y.-W. Sun, Y. Liu, K. E. Schalm, J. A. Mydosh, and J. Zaanen Phys. Rev. B 84, 144527 (2011) – Published October 31, 2011 Susceptible to Pairing Dirk van der Marel and Jason N. Hancock Département de Physique de la Matière Condensée, Université de Genève, quai Ernest-Ansermet 24, CH 1211 Genève 4, Switzerland Published October 31, 2011 The theoretical prediction of the frequency and temperature dependent tendency toward Cooper pairing in five different scenarios allows experimental identification of mechanisms of superconductivity.