activity
20102012
collaborators

7 papers

cond-mat.str-el2012

A sudden collapse in the transport lifetime across the topological phase transition in

Liang Wu, M. Brahlek, R. Valdés Aguilar +7

Topological insulators (TIs) are newly discovered states of matter with robust metallic surface states protected by the topological properties of the bulk wavefunctions. A quantum…

cond-mat.str-el2012

Aging and reduced bulk conductance in thin films of the topological insulator BiSe

R. Valdés Aguilar, L. Wu, A. V. Stier +5

We report on the effect of exposure to atmospheric conditions on the THz conductivity of thin films of the topological insulator BiSe. We find: 1) two contributions of mobi…

cond-mat.str-el2012

Low energy electrodynamics of the Kondo-lattice antiferromagnet CeCuGe

G. Bossé, L. S. Bilbro, R. Valdés Aguilar +6

We present time-domain THz spectroscopy data of a thin film of the Kondo-lattice antiferromagnet CeCuGe. The low frequency complex conductivity has been obtained down to te…

cond-mat.supr-con2011

Temporal correlations of superconductivity above the transition temperature in LaSrCuO probed by terahertz spectroscopy

L. S. Bilbro, R. Valdés Aguilar, G. Logvenov +3

The nature of the underdoped pseudogap regime of the high-temperature superconductors has been a matter of long-term debate. On quite general grounds, one expects that due to their…

cond-mat.str-el2011

THz response and colossal Kerr rotation from the surface states of the topological insulator BiSe

R. Valdés Aguilar, A. V. Stier, W. Liu +8

Ordered states of matter are typically categorized by their broken symmetries. With the ordering of spins in a ferromagnet or the freezing of a liquid into a solid, the loss of sym…

cond-mat.supr-con2011

On the possibility of fast vortices in the cuprates: A vortex plasma model analysis of THz conductivity and diamagnetism in LaSrCuO

L. S. Bilbro, R. Valdes Aguilar, G. Logvenov +2

We present measurements of the fluctuation superconductivity in an underdoped thin film of LaSrCuO using time-domain THz spectroscopy. We compare our result…