Charge stripes in cuprate superconductors: The middle way

Abstract
Charge and spin stripe order is a type of electronic crystal observed in certain layered cuprates associated with high-temperature superconductivity. Quantum-disordered stripes could be relevant for understanding the superconductivity. Here I discuss recent experimental characterizations of the stripe-ordered state in La_1.875Ba_0.125CuO₄, and compare them with properties of superconducting compositions.