Intrinsic left-handed electromagnetic properties in anisotropic superconductors
Abstract
Left-handed materials usually are realized in artificial subwavelength structures. In this, we show that some anisotropic superconductors such as Bi2Sr2CaCu2O8+δ, YBa2CuxOy, and La2-xSrxCuO4, are intrinsic left-handed materials. The condition is that the plasma frequency in the c axis, ωc, and in the ab plane, ωab, and the operating angular frequency, ω, satisfy ωc < ω < ωab. In addition, ω should be smaller than the superconducting energy gap to sustain superconductivity. We study the reflection and transmission of electromagnetic waves and reveal negative refraction and the backward wave with the phase velocity opposite to the direction of energy flux propagation. We also discuss possible approaches for improvement, making these properties feasible for experimental validation. Being intrinsic left-hand materials, the anisotropic superconductors are promising for applications in functional electromagnetic devices in the terahertz frequency band.
- Publication Date:
- Research Org.:
- Los Alamos National Lab. (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)
- Sponsoring Org.:
- USDOE Laboratory Directed Research and Development (LDRD) Program
- OSTI Identifier:
- 1463475
- Report Number(s):
- LA-UR-17-22274
Journal ID: ISSN 0003-6951
- Grant/Contract Number:
- AC52-06NA25396
- Resource Type:
- Accepted Manuscript
- Journal Name:
- Applied Physics Letters
- Additional Journal Information:
- Journal Volume: 110; Journal Issue: 17; Journal ID: ISSN 0003-6951
- Publisher:
- American Institute of Physics (AIP)
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- 36 MATERIALS SCIENCE; 75 CONDENSED MATTER PHYSICS, SUPERCONDUCTIVITY AND SUPERFLUIDITY; left handed materials; negative index materials; superconductors; superlattices; band gap; plasma waves; dielectric constant; anisotropy; magnetic anisotropy
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Lin, Shi-Zeng, and Chen, Hou-Tong. Intrinsic left-handed electromagnetic properties in anisotropic superconductors. United States: N. p., 2017.
Web. doi:10.1063/1.4982877.
Lin, Shi-Zeng, & Chen, Hou-Tong. Intrinsic left-handed electromagnetic properties in anisotropic superconductors. United States. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4982877
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@article{osti_1463475,
title = {Intrinsic left-handed electromagnetic properties in anisotropic superconductors},
author = {Lin, Shi-Zeng and Chen, Hou-Tong},
abstractNote = {Left-handed materials usually are realized in artificial subwavelength structures. In this, we show that some anisotropic superconductors such as Bi2Sr2CaCu2O8+δ, YBa2CuxOy, and La2-xSrxCuO4, are intrinsic left-handed materials. The condition is that the plasma frequency in the c axis, ωc, and in the ab plane, ωab, and the operating angular frequency, ω, satisfy ωc < ω < ωab. In addition, ω should be smaller than the superconducting energy gap to sustain superconductivity. We study the reflection and transmission of electromagnetic waves and reveal negative refraction and the backward wave with the phase velocity opposite to the direction of energy flux propagation. We also discuss possible approaches for improvement, making these properties feasible for experimental validation. Being intrinsic left-hand materials, the anisotropic superconductors are promising for applications in functional electromagnetic devices in the terahertz frequency band.},
doi = {10.1063/1.4982877},
journal = {Applied Physics Letters},
number = 17,
volume = 110,
place = {United States},
year = {Thu Apr 27 00:00:00 EDT 2017},
month = {Thu Apr 27 00:00:00 EDT 2017}
}
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