The Strange Metal State of the high-Tc Cuprates

TL;DR

This paper reviews recent transport studies of the strange metal phase in high-Tc cuprates, highlighting its significance and the ongoing research challenges in understanding this unconventional state.

Contribution

It provides a concise summary of recent experimental findings on the strange metal phase in high-Tc cuprates, emphasizing its importance in high-temperature superconductivity research.

Findings

Identification of anomalous transport properties in the strange metal phase

Insights into the non-Fermi liquid behavior of high-Tc cuprates

Highlighting open questions and future research directions

Abstract

This paper is dedicated to the memory of Professor K. Alex M\"uller. I present a few remarks about my interactions with Alex over the years. Then I present a very brief summary of recent transport studies of the strange metal normal-state in the high-temperature copper oxide superconductors, a subject of great interest to Alex.