Possible mechanism for high-T_c superconductivity

Based on recent experiments and numerical simulations on the glass behaviour of the new high-Tc superconductors, a microscopic mechanism is proposed. Disorder is found to play an important role. Pairing of holes and subsequent bose condensation on an antiferromagnetic background is proposed as a basic mechanism for high-Tc superconductivity. © 1988 Springer-Verlag.