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Dynamics of Cooper pair formation in Bi2Sr2CaCu2O8+δ

Robert A. Kaindl, Marc A. Carnahan, Daniel S. Chemla, Seongshik Oh, James N. Eckstein

DOI 10.1103/PhysRevB.72.060510 · Physical Review B

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Abstract

We report ultrafast measurements of the transient terahertz conductivity in the high-TC superconductor Bi2Sr2CaCu2O8+δ. After depletion of the superconducting condensate by optical excitation, the ensuing dynamics is tracked with high sensitivity at various excitation densities and temperatures. We measure low-energy spectra and shapes of decay that demonstrate a bimolecular kinetics of condensate formation on a picosecond time scale and yield a measure of quasiparticle interactions hidden in linear spectroscopy.

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FormulaReported Tc (K)Pressure (GPa)Type
Bi2Sr2CaCu2O8+δ

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YBa2Cu3O7-δ

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