77 Massachusetts Avenue, 13-2114
Cambridge, MA 02139, U.S.A.

Prof. Nuh Gedik: 617.253.3420
Students: 617.253.1829
Fax: 617.253.1847

Publications

Refereed Journal Papers

  1. "Non-equilibrium phase transitions in cuprates observed by ultrafast electron crystallography" N. Gedik, Ding-Shyue Yang, Gennady Logvenov, Ivan Bozovic, and Ahmed H. Zewail Science 316, 425 (2007) (pdf).

  2. "Ultrafast Electron Crystallography: I. Non-equilibrium Dynamics of Nanometer-scale Structures" Ding-Shyue Yang, N. Gedik and Ahmed H. Zewail, J. Phys. Chem. C 111, 4889 (2007) (pdf). ( cover story)

  3. "Observation of spin Coulomb drag in a two-dimensional electron gas" C. P. Weber, N. Gedik, J. E. Moore, J. Orenstein, J. Stephens, and D. D. Awschalom, Nature 437, 1330-1333 (2005) (pdf)

  4. "Abrupt transition in quasiparticle dynamics at optimal doping in a cuprate superconductor system" N. Gedik, M. Langner, J. Orenstein, S. Ono, Yasushi Obe, and Yoichi Ando, Phys. Rev. Lett. 95, 117005 (2005) (pdf)

  5. "Transient gratings formed by nonequilibrium quasiparticles in YBCO", N. Gedik, J. Orenstein, Ruixing Liang, D.A. Bonn, and W.N. Hardy, Journal of Superconductivity 17 –(1): 117-120, (2004). (pdf)

  6. "Non-equilibrium quasiparticle dynamics in single crystals of YBCO Ortho II." N. Gedik, J. Orenstein, Ruixing Liang, D.A. Bonn, and W.N. Hardy, Physica C 408-410, 690 (2004) (pdf)

  7. "Absolute phase measurement in heterodyne detection of transient gratings" N. Gedik, J. Orenstein, Optics Letters 29, 2109 (2004) (pdf)

  8. "Single-quasiparticle stability and quasiparticle-pair decay in YBa2Cu3O6.5", N. Gedik, P. Blake, R.C. Spitzer, J. Orenstein, D.A. Bonn, Ruixing Liang, and W.N. Hardy, Phys. Rev. B 70, 014504 (2004) (pdf)

  9. "Reply to Comments on 'Photoinduced changes of reflectivity in single crystals of YBa2Cu3O6.5 (Ortho II)' " N. Gedik, J. Orenstein, D.A. Bonn, Ruixing Liang, W.N. Hardy, Phys. Rev. Lett. 91, 169701 (2003) (pdf)

  10. "Diffusion of nonequilibrium quasi-particles in a cuprate superconductor", N. Gedik, J. Orenstein, Ruixing, Liang, D.A. Bonn, and W.N. Hardy, Science 300, 1410 (2003). (pdf)

  11. "Photoinduced changes of reflectivity in single crystals of YBa2Cu3O6.5" G.P. Segre, N. Gedik, J. Orenstein, D.A. Bonn, Ruixing Liang, W.N. Hardy, Phys. Rev. Lett. 88, 137001 (2002). (pdf)

News

  • "Broken Cooper Pairs Caught Bouncing Around", B. Keimer, Science 300, 1381 (2003). (pdf)

  • "Tracking the Strange Behavior of Quasiparticles", P. Preuss, LBL Science Beat, Sept.23rd, 2003 (html).

  • "Watching Quasiparticles Move", LBL MSD Research Highlights, April 4th, 2003 (html).

  • "Spin in the slow lane", Nature 437, 1249 (2005) (pdf).