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Possible light-induced superconductivity in K3C60 at high temperature

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  • M. Mitrano

    (Max Planck Institute for the Structure and Dynamics of Matter)

  • A. Cantaluppi

    (Max Planck Institute for the Structure and Dynamics of Matter
    The Hamburg Centre for Ultrafast Imaging)

  • D. Nicoletti

    (Max Planck Institute for the Structure and Dynamics of Matter
    The Hamburg Centre for Ultrafast Imaging)

  • S. Kaiser

    (Max Planck Institute for the Structure and Dynamics of Matter)

  • A. Perucchi

    (INSTM UdR Trieste-ST and Elettra–Sincrotrone Trieste S.C.p.A.)

  • S. Lupi

    (Università di Roma “Sapienza”)

  • P. Di Pietro

    (INSTM UdR Trieste-ST and Elettra–Sincrotrone Trieste S.C.p.A.)

  • D. Pontiroli

    (Università degli Studi di Parma)

  • M. Riccò

    (Università degli Studi di Parma)

  • S. R. Clark

    (Max Planck Institute for the Structure and Dynamics of Matter
    University of Bath, Claverton Down
    Oxford University, Clarendon Laboratory)

  • D. Jaksch

    (Oxford University, Clarendon Laboratory
    Centre for Quantum Technologies, National University of Singapore)

  • A. Cavalleri

    (Max Planck Institute for the Structure and Dynamics of Matter
    The Hamburg Centre for Ultrafast Imaging
    Oxford University, Clarendon Laboratory)

Abstract

By exciting high-temperature K3C60 with mid-infrared pulses, a large increase in carrier mobility is obtained, accompanied by the opening of a gap in the optical conductivity; these same signatures are observed at equilibrium when cooling K3C60 below the superconducting transition temperature of 20 kelvin, which could be an indication of light-induced high-temperature superconductivity.

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  • M. Mitrano & A. Cantaluppi & D. Nicoletti & S. Kaiser & A. Perucchi & S. Lupi & P. Di Pietro & D. Pontiroli & M. Riccò & S. R. Clark & D. Jaksch & A. Cavalleri, 2016. "Possible light-induced superconductivity in K3C60 at high temperature," Nature, Nature, vol. 530(7591), pages 461-464, February.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:nature:v:530:y:2016:i:7591:d:10.1038_nature16522
    DOI: 10.1038/nature16522
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