Terahertz Spectroscopy of Novel Superconductors

Through the coupling of Synchrotron Radiation and Michelson interferometry, one may obtain in the terahertz (THz) range transmittance and reflectivity spectra with a signal-to-noise ratio (S/N) up to 103. In this paper we review the application of this spectroscopic technique to novel superconductor...

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Main Author: Stefano Lupi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2011-01-01
Series:Advances in Condensed Matter Physics
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2011/816906
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description Through the coupling of Synchrotron Radiation and Michelson interferometry, one may obtain in the terahertz (THz) range transmittance and reflectivity spectra with a signal-to-noise ratio (S/N) up to 103. In this paper we review the application of this spectroscopic technique to novel superconductors with an increasing degree of complexity: the single-gap boron-doped diamond; the isotropic multiband V3Si, where superconductivity opens two gaps at the Fermi energy; the CaAlSi superconductor, isostructural to MgB2, with a single gap in the hexagonal ab plane and two gaps along the orthogonal c axis.
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spelling doaj-art-82f60b47a94d4f50bd985eaffbe1099c2025-08-20T02:08:46ZengWileyAdvances in Condensed Matter Physics1687-81081687-81242011-01-01201110.1155/2011/816906816906Terahertz Spectroscopy of Novel SuperconductorsStefano Lupi0CNR-IOM and Department of Physics, Sapienza, University of Rome, P.le A. Moro 2, 00185 Rome, ItalyThrough the coupling of Synchrotron Radiation and Michelson interferometry, one may obtain in the terahertz (THz) range transmittance and reflectivity spectra with a signal-to-noise ratio (S/N) up to 103. In this paper we review the application of this spectroscopic technique to novel superconductors with an increasing degree of complexity: the single-gap boron-doped diamond; the isotropic multiband V3Si, where superconductivity opens two gaps at the Fermi energy; the CaAlSi superconductor, isostructural to MgB2, with a single gap in the hexagonal ab plane and two gaps along the orthogonal c axis.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2011/816906
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title Terahertz Spectroscopy of Novel Superconductors
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