Probing inhomogeneous cuprate superconductivity by terahertz Josephson echo spectroscopy

Liu, A.; Pavićević, D.; Michael, M. H.; Salvador, A. G.; Dolgirev, P. E.; Fechner, M.; Disa, A. S.; M. Lozano, P.; Li, Q.; Gu, G. D.; Demler, E.; Cavalleri, A.

doi:10.1038/s41567-024-02643-5

Title: Probing inhomogeneous cuprate superconductivity by terahertz Josephson echo spectroscopy

Journal Article · 15 September 2024 · Nature Physics

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41567-024-02643-5 · OSTI ID:2476878

; Pavićević, D.;

; Salvador, A. G.;

;

; Gu, G. D.; Demler, E.;

Abstract Inhomogeneities crucially influence the properties of quantum materials, yet methods that can measure them remain limited and can access only a fraction of relevant observables. For example, local probes such as scanning tunnelling microscopy have documented that the electronic properties of cuprate superconductors are inhomogeneous over nanometre length scales. However, complementary techniques that can resolve higher-order correlations are needed to elucidate the nature of these inhomogeneities. Furthermore, local tunnelling probes are often effective only far below the critical temperature. Here we develop a two-dimensional terahertz spectroscopy method to measure Josephson plasmon echoes from an interlayer superconducting tunnelling resonance in a near-optimally doped cuprate. The technique allows us to study the multidimensional optical response of the interlayer Josephson coupling in the material and disentangle intrinsic lifetime broadening from extrinsic inhomogeneous broadening for interlayer superconducting tunnelling. We find that inhomogeneous broadening persists up to a substantial fraction of the critical temperature, above which this is overcome by the thermally increased lifetime broadening.

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

Sponsoring Organization:: US Army Research Office (ARO); USDOE; USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES)

Grant/Contract Number:: SC0012704

OSTI ID:: 2476878

Report Number(s):: BNL--226197-2024-JAAM; PII: 2643

Journal Information:: Nature Physics, Journal Name: Nature Physics Journal Issue: 11 Vol. 20; ISSN 1745-2473

Publisher:: Nature Publishing GroupCopyright Statement

Country of Publication:: France

Language:: English

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