Restoring interlayer Josephson coupling in La1.885Ba0.115CuO4 by charge transfer melting of stripe order
2016
Here, we show that disruption of
charge-density-wave(stripe) order by charge transfer excitation, enhances the
superconductingphase rigidity in La1.885Ba0.115CuO4. Time-resolved resonant soft x-ray diffraction demonstrates that
charge ordermelting is prompt following near-infrared
photoexcitationwhereas the crystal structure remains intact for moderate fluences. THz time-domain spectroscopy reveals that, for the first 2 ps following
photoexcitation, a new Josephson plasma resonance edge, at higher frequency with respect to the equilibrium edge, is induced indicating enhanced
superconductinginterlayer coupling. Furthermore, the fluence dependence of the
charge-ordermelting and the enhanced
superconductinginterlayer coupling are correlated with a saturation limit of ~0.5mJ/cm2. When using a combination of x-ray and optical spectroscopies we establish a hierarchy of timescales between enhanced
superconductivity, melting of
charge order, and rearrangement of the crystal structure.
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