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  "abstract": "Intertwined charge-density-wave (CDW) and spin-density-wave (SDW) orders are a hallmark of high-temperature superconducting multilayer nickelates. In trilayer La4Ni3O_{10}, charge correlations develop at temperatures above the onset of long-range spin order, and the characteristic ordering wavevectors satisfy $Q_{cdw} \\approx 2Q_{sdw}$. Here, using a density-wave equation with vertex corrections, we show that quantum interference between short-range SDW fluctuations at $q \\approx Q_{sdw}$ on the outer NiO2 layers generates an inter-outer-layer bond order at $Q_{cdw} \\approx 2 Q_{sdw}$. This bond order induces a pronounced inner-layer-centered orbital order, with antiphase modulations of the Ni $d_{3z^2-r^2}$ and $d_{x^2-y^2}$ occupations, producing strong orbital polarization but only weak total charge modulation. This intertwined bond-and-orbital order accounts for the layer-selective electronic reconstruction inferred from NMR/NQR and is consistent with Raman spectroscopy and scanning tunnelling microscopy measurements. The same orbital and spin fluctuations also cooperate to stabilize $s_{\\pm}$-wave superconductivity through $M_z$ mirror-parity selection rules. Our results provide a unified microscopic framework for intertwined density-wave order and high-Tc superconductivity in multilayer nickelates.",
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  "arxiv": "2609.24857",
  "author_total": 2,
  "authors": [
    {
      "name": "Youichi Yamakawa"
    },
    {
      "name": "Hiroshi Kontani"
    }
  ],
  "bibtex": "https://research.draconitic.com/paper/015029fsh0914.bib",
  "cited_by": 0,
  "doi": "10.48550/arxiv.2609.24857",
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  "landing_url": "https://arxiv.org/abs/2609.24857",
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  "pdf_url": "https://arxiv.org/pdf/2609.24857",
  "pmcid": null,
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  "published": "2026-09-22",
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      "origin": "arxiv:cond-mat.str-el",
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  "title": "Quantum-interference-driven orbital density wave and high-temperature superconductivity in trilayer nickelates",
  "title_text": "Quantum-interference-driven orbital density wave and high-temperature superconductivity in trilayer nickelates",
  "type": "preprint",
  "updated_at": "2026-10-30T12:23:39Z",
  "url": "https://research.draconitic.com/paper/015029fsh0914",
  "venue": "arXiv",
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