Bibliographic Details
| Title: |
Optically induced lattice deformations, electronic structure changes, and enhanced superconductivity in YBa2Cu3O6.48 |
| Authors: |
R. Mankowsky, M. Fechner, M. Först, A. von Hoegen, J. Porras, T. Loew, G. L. Dakovski, M. Seaberg, S. Möller, G. Coslovich, B. Keimer, S. S. Dhesi, A. Cavalleri |
| Source: |
Structural Dynamics, Vol 4, Iss 4, Pp 044007-044007-9 (2017) |
| Publisher Information: |
AIP Publishing LLC and ACA, 2017. |
| Publication Year: |
2017 |
| Collection: |
LCC:Crystallography |
| Subject Terms: |
Crystallography, QD901-999 |
| More Details: |
Resonant optical excitation of apical oxygen vibrational modes in the normal state of underdoped YBa2Cu3O6+x induces a transient state with optical properties similar to those of the equilibrium superconducting state. Amongst these, a divergent imaginary conductivity and a plasma edge are transiently observed in the photo-stimulated state. Femtosecond hard x-ray diffraction experiments have been used in the past to identify the transient crystal structure in this non-equilibrium state. Here, we start from these crystallographic features and theoretically predict the corresponding electronic rearrangements that accompany these structural deformations. Using density functional theory, we predict enhanced hole-doping of the CuO2 planes. The empty chain Cu dy2-z2 orbital is calculated to strongly reduce in energy, which would increase c-axis transport and potentially enhance the interlayer Josephson coupling as observed in the THz-frequency response. From these results, we calculate changes in the soft x-ray absorption spectra at the Cu L-edge. Femtosecond x-ray pulses from a free electron laser are used to probe changes in absorption at two photon energies along this spectrum and provide data consistent with these predictions. |
| Document Type: |
article |
| File Description: |
electronic resource |
| Language: |
English |
| ISSN: |
2329-7778 |
| Relation: |
https://doaj.org/toc/2329-7778 |
| DOI: |
10.1063/1.4977672 |
| Access URL: |
https://doaj.org/article/0b1859c4ba1444bf9cfe29bc339e122e |
| Accession Number: |
edsdoj.0b1859c4ba1444bf9cfe29bc339e122e |
| Database: |
Directory of Open Access Journals |
