← Back to search

Time-Resolved Photoexcitation of the Superconducting Two-Gap State in MgB2 Thin Films

Y. Xu, M. Khafizov, L. Satrapinsky, P. Kúš, A. Plecenik, Roman Sobolewski

DOI 10.1103/PhysRevLett.91.197004 · Physical Review Letters

T1

Active bibliographic source — not scientific approval

Bibliographic access preserves source history; it does not approve extracted materials or validate reported claims. Review warnings on each occurrence separately.

Abstract

Femtosecond pump-probe studies show that carrier dynamics in MgB2 films is governed by the sub-ps electron-phonon (e-ph) relaxation present at all temperatures, the few-ps e-ph process well pronounced below 70 K, and the sub-ns superconducting relaxation below Tc. The amplitude of the superconducting component versus temperature follows the superposition of the isotropic dirty gap and the three-dimensional π gap dependences, closing at two different Tc values. The time constant of the few-ps relaxation exhibits a double divergence at temperatures corresponding to the Tc’s of the two gaps.

Source-reported materials — not catalogue approval

FormulaReported Tc (K)Pressure (GPa)Type
MgB2

Archive — visibility unverified

Source-occurrence policy only; no material identity or catalogue acceptance is inferred from the formula.

35Pressure not reportedonset
MgB2

Archive — visibility unverified

Source-occurrence policy only; no material identity or catalogue acceptance is inferred from the formula.

35Pressure not reportedonset

Similar papers