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Probing quantum materials with cQED

Nick Poniatowski, Harvard University
Thursday, June 15, 2023 - 12:30pm to 1:30pm

Hybrid systems represent one of the frontiers in the study of unconventional superconductivity and are a promising platform to realize topological superconducting states. Owing to their mesoscopic dimensions, these materials are challenging to probe using many conventional measurement techniques, and require new experimental probes to successfully characterize. In this talk, we discuss a probe that enables us to measure the superfluid density of micron-size superconductors using microwave techniques drawn from circuit quantum electrodynamics (cQED). We apply this technique to a paradigmatic hybrid system, the superconductor/ferromagnet bilayer, and find signatures of induced triplet pairing with a nodal p-wave order parameter. Moreover, we unexpectedly observe drastic modifications to the microwave response at frequencies near the ferromagnetic resonance, suggesting a coupling between the spin dynamics and induced superconducting order in the ferromagnetic layer.  Finally, we will discuss future routes for exploring spin dynamics in triplet superconductors.

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