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Light-induced superconductivity

Stronger pairs with resonant excitation

Understanding the mechanism underlying light-induced superconductivity could help manifest it at higher temperatures. Experiments now show that the excitation of a specific phonon leads to a resonant enhancement of this effect in K3C60.

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Fig. 1: Dynamic orbital engineering for stronger pair.

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Zhang, J. Stronger pairs with resonant excitation. Nat. Phys. 19, 1755–1756 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41567-023-02311-0

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