Physics – Condensed Matter – Superconductivity
Scientific paper
2011-09-26
Physics
Condensed Matter
Superconductivity
Scientific paper
The processes leading to nonthermal condensate vaporization and charge-density wave (CDW) melting with femtosecond laser pulses is systematically investigated in different materials. We ?find that vaporization is relatively slow (tau_v ~ 1 ps) and inefficient in superconductors, exhibiting a strong systematic dependence of the vaporization energy Uv on Tc. In contrast, melting of CDW order proceeds rapidly (tau_m = 50 ~ 200 fs) and more efficiently. A quantitative model describing the observed systematic behavior in superconductors is proposed based on a phonon-mediated quasi- particle (QP) bottleneck mechanism. In contrast, Fermi surface disruption by hot QPs is proposed to be responsible for CDW state melting.
Kabanov Vladimir V.
Kusar P.
Mertelj T.
Mihailovic Dragan
Stojchevska L.
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