Title :
Mott behavior in KxFe2−ySe2 superconductors revealed by pump-probe spectroscopy
Author :
Chunfeng Zhang ; Wei Li ; Min Xiao
Author_Institution :
Nat. Lab. of Solid State Microstructures, Nanjing Univ., Nanjing, China
Abstract :
Pump-probe spectroscopic data on KxFe2-ySe2 superconductors exhibit signatures of orbital-selective Mott transition with a significant enhancement of a slow decay component alongside a decrease in oscillatory coherent-phonon signals upon raising temperature to 160 K.
Keywords :
high-speed optical techniques; high-temperature superconductors; iron compounds; metal-insulator transition; optical pumping; potassium compounds; KxFe2-ySe2; Mott behavior; orbital-selective Mott transition; oscillatory coherent-phonon signals; pump-probe spectroscopy; superconductors; Correlation; Delays; Iron; Reflectivity; Spectroscopy; Superconducting transition temperature;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2015 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA