Toshinao Loew

TL;DR: The concept that superconductivity competes with other orders in cuprate superconductors has become increasingly apparent, but obtaining direct evidence with bulk-sensitive probes is challenging as discussed by the authors.

TL;DR: The crystal structure of this exotic non-equilibrium state of YBa2Cu3O6+x is reported, determined by femtosecond X-ray diffraction and ab initio density functional theory calculations, and the enhancement in the character of the in-plane electronic structure is likely to favour superconductivity.

TL;DR: In this article, it was shown that by exciting apical oxygen distortions in the cuprate system YBa2Cu3O65, an unusual photoconductive effect is induced both at low and at high temperatures.

TL;DR: Using resonant x-ray scattering, this paper mapped the evolution of charge density wave correlations in a series of YBa${}_{2}$Cu${}{3}$O${}$6+x}$ single crystals at a wide range of doping levels.

TL;DR: In this paper, anisotropic changes in the buckling of the inplane Cu-O bonds are found, which may perturb the charge density wave order that is believed to compete with superconductivity.