Effect of strain-induced electronic topological transitions on the superconducting properties of [Formula: See Text] thin films

We propose a Ginzburg-Landau phenomenological model for the dependence of the critical temperature on microscopic strain in tetragonal high-[Formula: See Text] cuprates. Such a model is in agreement with the experimental results for LSCO under epitaxial strain, as well as with the hydrostatic pressure dependence of [Formula: See Text] in most cuprates. In particular, a nonmonotonic dependence of [Formula: See Text] on hydrostatic pressure, as well as on in-plane or apical microstrain, is derived. From a microscopic point of view, such results can be understood as due to the proximity to an electronic topological transition (ETT). In the case of LSCO, we argue that such an ETT can be driven by a strain-induced modification of the band structure, at constant hole content, at variance with a doping-induced ETT, as is usually assumed.

Keywords:

• Electronic Topological Transition
• Van Hove Singularity
• High-Tc Cuprates