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Interfacially Controlled Transient Photoinduced Superconductivity

V. Peña, T. Gredig, J. Santamaria, Ivan. K. Schuller

DOI 10.1103/PhysRevLett.97.177005 · Physical Review Letters

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Abstract

We report on a large transient photoinduced enhancement of the superconducting critical temperature (ΔTc=23 K) in epitaxial YBa2Cu3O6.7/La0.7Ca0.3MnO3 bilayers upon visible light illumination. The effect relaxes with a characteristic time of 100 s at low temperatures, which is 4 orders of magnitude faster than the persistent photoconductivity or persistent photoinduced superconductivity previously found in single high-Tc superconducting films. This result is discussed in terms of light induced charge transfer through the interface similar to what happens in semiconductor junctions.

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FormulaReported Tc (K)Pressure (GPa)Type
YBa2Cu3O6.7

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YBa2Cu3O6.7

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66Pressure not reportedunknown

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