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Exciton-polariton mediated superconductivity

Exciton-polariton mediated superconductivity
Exciton-polariton mediated superconductivity
We revisit the exciton mechanism of superconductivity in the framework of microcavity physics, replacing virtual excitons as a binding agent of Cooper pairs by excitations of an exciton-polariton Bose-Einstein condensate. We consider a model microcavity where a quantum well with a two-dimensional electron gas is sandwiched between two undoped quantum wells, where a polariton condensate is formed. We show that the critical temperature for superconductivity dramatically increases with the condensate population, opening a new route towards high-temperature superconductivity.

106402-106402
Laussy, Fabrice P.
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Kavokin, Alexey V.
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Shelykh, Ivan A.
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Laussy, Fabrice P.
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Kavokin, Alexey V.
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Shelykh, Ivan A.
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Laussy, Fabrice P., Kavokin, Alexey V. and Shelykh, Ivan A. (2010) Exciton-polariton mediated superconductivity. Physical Review Letters, 104 (10), 106402-106402. (doi:10.1103/PhysRevLett.104.106402).

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We revisit the exciton mechanism of superconductivity in the framework of microcavity physics, replacing virtual excitons as a binding agent of Cooper pairs by excitations of an exciton-polariton Bose-Einstein condensate. We consider a model microcavity where a quantum well with a two-dimensional electron gas is sandwiched between two undoped quantum wells, where a polariton condensate is formed. We show that the critical temperature for superconductivity dramatically increases with the condensate population, opening a new route towards high-temperature superconductivity.

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Published date: 9 March 2010
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Local EPrints ID: 148757
URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/148757
DOI: doi:10.1103/PhysRevLett.104.106402
PURE UUID: 49a271b4-042d-4736-8641-396127a3450a

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Date deposited: 28 Apr 2010 14:42
Last modified: 14 Mar 2024 01:03

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Author: Fabrice P. Laussy
Author: Alexey V. Kavokin
Author: Ivan A. Shelykh

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