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Superconducting-like response in driven systems near the Mott transition

Strongly Correlated Electrons 2022-01-05 v2 Quantum Gases Superconductivity

Abstract

We point out that fractionalized bosonic charge excitations can explain the recently discovered photo-induced superconducting-like response in κ-(ET)2Cu[N(CN)2]Br\kappa\text{-(ET})_2\text{Cu}[\text{N(CN)}_2]\text{Br}, an organic metal close to the Mott transition. The pump laser exerts a periodic drive on the fractionalized field, creating a non-equilibrium condensate, which gives a Drude peak much narrower than the equilibrium scattering rate, hence superconducting-like response. Our proposal illuminates new possibilities of detecting fractionalization and can be readily tested in spin liquid candidates and in cold atom systems.

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@article{arxiv.2106.08354,
  title  = {Superconducting-like response in driven systems near the Mott transition},
  author = {Zhehao Dai and Patrick A. Lee},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2106.08354},
  year   = {2022}
}

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5 pages, 3 figures

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