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most citedBreaking symmetry with light: photo-induced chirality in a non-chiral crystal

56 citations · 65 across the 13 of their papers we have counts for

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14 papers

cond-mat.mtrl-sci2026

The optical phonoelectric effect

D. Choi, M. Först, M. Fechner +9

Piezoelectricity is a technologically important property of certain insulators in which mechanical strain induces an electrical polarization. However, the rate at which a piezoelec…

physics.optics2025

Tunable narrowband THz generation in the organic crystal BNA

D. Pavicevic, M. Nishida, J. Song +2

The generation of tunable narrowband pulses is increasingly being pursued in terahertz science, for example to study the nonlinear response of individual modes of solids and molecu…

physics.optics2025

Broadband Single-Shot THz Sampling Using Reflection Gratings

Chih-Chieh Wu, Michele Buzzi, Andrea Cavalleri

Single-shot electro-optic sampling (EOS) is a powerful method enabling the measurement of weak terahertz signals that would otherwise require prohibitively long acquisition times.…

cond-mat.supr-con2025★ 1 cited

Re-entrant unconventional superconductivity induced by rare-earth substitution in Nd1-xEuxNiO2 thin films

Dung Vu, Hangoo Lee, Daniele Nicoletti +17

High temperature superconductivity is typically associated with strong coupling and a large superconducting gap, yet these characteristics have not been demonstrated in the nickela…

cond-mat.supr-con2025

Cavity-altered superconductivity

Itai Keren, Tatiana A. Webb, Shuai Zhang +30

Is it feasible to alter the ground state properties of a material by engineering its electromagnetic environment? Inspired by theoretical predictions, experimental realizations of…

cond-mat.supr-con2025★ 3 cited

Signatures of three-dimensional photo-induced superconductivity in YBaCuO

M. Rosenberg, D. Nicoletti, M. Buzzi +5

Optical excitation of large-amplitude apical oxygen phonon oscillations has been shown to renormalize the electronic properties of YBaCuO, inducing a superconductin…

cond-mat.supr-con2025

Enhanced coherent terahertz emission from critical superconducting fluctuations in YBaCuO

D. Nicoletti, M. Rosenberg, M. Buzzi +10

Coherent terahertz (THz) emission is emerging as a powerful new tool to probe symmetry breakings in quantum materials. This method relies on second order optical nonlinearities and…

cond-mat.supr-con2025

Search for magnetic field expulsion in optically driven KC

G. De Vecchi, M. Buzzi, G. Jotzu +6

Photoexcited KC displays several properties reminiscent of equilibrium superconductivity, including transient optical spectra, pressure dependence, and I-V characteristi…

cond-mat.str-el2024

Origin of the insulating and superconducting phases in molecular solid -(BEDT-TTF)Cu(CN)

Dongbin Shin, Fabijan Pavošević, Nicolas Tancogne-Dejean +3

Recent studies of organic molecular solids are highlighted by their complex phase diagram and light-induced phenomena, such as Mott insulator, spin liquid phase, and superconductiv…

cond-mat.supr-con2024

Generation of Ultrafast Magnetic Steps for Coherent Control

G. De Vecchi, G. Jotzu, M. Buzzi +5

A long-standing challenge in ultrafast magnetism and in functional materials research in general, has been the generation of a universal, ultrafast stimulus able to switch between…

cond-mat.mtrl-sci2024★ 56 cited

Breaking symmetry with light: photo-induced chirality in a non-chiral crystal

Z. Zeng, M. Först, M. Fechner +7

Chirality is a pervasive form of symmetry that is intimately connected to the physical properties of solids, as well as the chemical and biological activity of molecular systems. H…

cond-mat.supr-con2024

Magnetic field expulsion in optically driven YBaCuO

Sebastian Fava, Giovanni De Vecchi, Gregor Jotzu +5

Coherent optical driving in quantum solids is emerging as a new research frontier, with many demonstrations of exotic non-equilibrium quantum phases. These are based on engineered…

cond-mat.supr-con2023

Probing photo-induced granular superconductivity in KC thin films with an ultrafast on-chip voltmeter

Joseph D. Adelinia, Eryin Wang, Mariana Chavez-Cervantes +5

The physics of optically-induced superconductivity remains poorly understood, with questions that range from the underlying microscopic mechanism to the macroscopic electrical resp…

cond-mat.supr-con2023★ 5 cited

Ultrafast Raman thermometry in driven YBaCuO

T. -H. Chou, M. Först, M. Fechner +8

Signatures of photo-induced superconductivity have been reported in cuprate materials subjected to a coherent phonon drive. A 'cold' superfluid was extracted from the transient Ter…