Light-Induced Melting of Competing Stripe Orders without Introducing Superconductivity in La 2 − x Ba x CuO 4

Zhang, S. J.; Zhou, X. Y.; Xu, S. X.; Wu, Q.; Yue, L.; Liu, Q. M.; Hu, T. C.; Li, R. S.; Yuan, J. Y.; Homes, C. C.; Gu, G. D.; Dong, T.; Wang, N. L.

doi:10.1103/PhysRevX.14.011036

Light-Induced Melting of Competing Stripe Orders without Introducing Superconductivity in ${La}_{2 - x} {Ba}_{x} {CuO}_{4}$

Journal Article · Mon Mar 04 00:00:00 EST 2024 · Physical Review. X

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevX.14.011036· OSTI ID:2318564

; Zhou, X. Y.; ; Wu, Q.; ; Liu, Q. M.; Hu, T. C.; ; ; ; Gu, G. D.; Dong, T.;

The ultrafast manipulation of quantum material has led to many novel and significant discoveries. Among them, the light-induced transient superconductivity in cuprates achieved by melting competing stripe orders represents a highly appealing accomplishment. However, recent investigations have shown that the notion of photoinduced superconductivity remains a topic of controversy, and its elucidation solely through $c$ -axis time-resolved terahertz spectroscopy remains an arduous task. Here, we measure the in-plane and out-of-plane transient terahertz responses simultaneously in the stripe-ordered nonsuperconducting ${La}_{2 - x} {Ba}_{x} {CuO}_{4}$ after near-infrared excitations. We find that although a pump-induced reflectivity edge appears in the $c$ -axis reflectance spectrum, the reflectivity along the ${CuO}_{2}$ planes decreases simultaneously, indicating an enhancement in the scattering rate of quasiparticles. This in-plane transient response is clearly distinct from the features associated with superconducting condensation. Therefore, we conclude the out-of-plane transient responses cannot be explained by an equivalent of Josephson tunneling. Notably, those pump-induced terahertz responses remain consistent even when we vary the near-infrared optical pump wavelengths and hole concentrations. Our results provide critical evidence that transient three-dimensional superconductivity cannot be induced by melting the competing stripe orders with pump pulses whose photon energy is much higher than the superconducting gap of cuprates.

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Research Organization:: Brookhaven National Laboratory (BNL), Upton, NY (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: China Postdoctoral Science Foundation; National Key Research and Development Program of China; National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC); USDOE; USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES); USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES). Scientific User Facilities (SUF)

Grant/Contract Number:: SC0012704

OSTI ID:: 2318564

Alternate ID(s):: OSTI ID: 2315631
OSTI ID: 2324871

Report Number(s):: BNL--225319-2024-JAAM; BNL--225385-2024-JAAM; 011036

Journal Information:: Physical Review. X, Journal Name: Physical Review. X Journal Issue: 1 Vol. 14; ISSN PRXHAE; ISSN 2160-3308

Publisher:: American Physical SocietyCopyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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