We present a new technique for measuring the critical temperature T_{c} in the high pressure, high T_{c} electron-phonon-driven superconducting hydrides. This technique does not require connecting leads to the sample. In the region of the absorption spectrum above the sum of the optical gap and maximum phonon energy, the reflectance mirrors the temperature variation of the superconducting order parameter.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe discovery of a superconducting phase in sulfur hydride under high pressure with a critical temperature above 200 K has provided fresh impetus to the search for superconductors at ever higher temperatures. Although this systems displays all the hallmarks of superconductivity, the mechanism through which it arises remains to be determined. Here we provide a first optical spectroscopy study of this superconductor.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFWe calculate the magneto-optical conductivity and electronic density of states for silicene, the silicon equivalent of graphene, and similar crystals such as germanene. In the presence of a perpendicular magnetic field and electric field gating, we note that four spin- and valley-polarized levels can be seen in the density of states, and transitions between these levels lead to similarly polarized absorption lines in the longitudinal, transverse Hall, and circularly polarized dynamic conductivity. While previous spin and valley polarization predicted for the conductivity is only present in the response to circularly polarized light, we show that distinct spin and valley polarization can also be seen in the longitudinal magneto-optical conductivity at experimentally attainable energies.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFUsing optical spectroscopy with a derivative technique, we find for the high Tc cuprate Bi2Sr2CaCu2O8+delta (Bi-2212) evidence for a new high energy scale at 900 meV beyond the two previously well-known ones at roughly 50 and 400 meV. The intermediate scale at 400 meV has recently been seen in angle-resolved photoemission spectroscopy experiments along the nodal direction as a large kink. In YBa2Cu3O6.
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