Assistant Professor Elbert Chia

Journal Publications
    1. "Theory of ultrafast quasiparticle dynamics in high-temperature superconductors: The dependence on pump fluence", Jianmin Tao, Rohit P. Prasankumar, Elbert E. M. Chia, Antoinette J. Taylor, and Jian-Xin Zhu. Physical Review B, vol. 85, 144302 (2012). Apr 2012.
    2. "Effect of annealing on the temperature-dependent dielectric properties of LaAlO3 at terahertz frequencies", X. Q. Zou, M. He, D. Springer, D. W. Lee, S. K. Nair, S. A. Cheong, T. Wu, C. Panagopoulos, D. Talbayev, and Elbert E. M. Chia. AIP Advances, vol. 2, 012120 (2012).  Jan 2012.
    3. "Relaxation of photoinduced quasiparticles in correlated electron metals" (Invited Paper), D. Talbayev, Elbert E. M. Chia, S. A. Trugman, Jian-Xin Zhu, and A. J. Taylor. IEEE Journal of Selected Topics in Quantum Electronics, vol. 18, 340-350 (2012). Jan-Feb 2012.
    4. "Time-resolved quasiparticle dynamics of the itinerant antiferromagnet UPtGa5", Elbert E. M. Chia, Jian-Xin Zhu, D. Talbayev, H. J. Lee, Namjung Hur, N. O Moreno, R. D. Averitt, J. L. Sarrao, and A. J. Taylor. Physical Review B, vol. 84, 174412 (2011). Nov 2011.
    5.  "Polaronic transport and magnetism in Ag-doped ZnO", M. He, Y. F. Tian, D. Springer, I. A. Putra, G. Z. Xing, E. E. M. Chia, S. A. Cheong, and T. Wu. Applied Physics Letters, vol. 99, 222511 (2011). Nov 2011.
    6. "Competing energy scales in high-temperature superconductors: Ultrafast pump-probe studies" (Invited Review), Elbert E. M. Chia, Jian-Xin Zhu, D. Talbayev, and A. J. Taylor. Physica Status Solidi: Rapid Research Letters, vol. 5, 1-9 (2011). Jan 2011.
    7. "Quasiparticle dynamics in overdoped Bi1.4Pb0.7Sr1.9CaCu2O8+d: Coexistence of superconducting gap and pseudogap below Tc", Saritha K. Nair, Xingquan Zou, Jian-Xin Zhu, C. Panagopoulos, S. Ishida, S. Uchida, and Elbert E. M. Chia. Physical Review B, vol. 82, 212503 (2010). Dec 2010.
    8. "Superconducting gap induced barrier enhancement in a BiFeO3-based heterostructure", C. L. Lu, Y. Wang, L. You, X. Zhou, H. Y. Peng, G. Z. Xing, E. E. M. Chia, C. Panagopoulos, L. Chen, J. M. Liu, J. L. Wang, and T. Wu. Applied Physics Letters, vol. 97, 252905 (2010). Dec 2010.
    9.  "Tunable magnetic interaction at the atomic scale in oxide heterostructures", J. W. Seo, W. Prellier, P. Padhan, P. Boullay, J.-Y. Kim, H. G. Lee, C. D. Batista, I. Martin, Elbert E. M. Chia, T. Wu, B.-G. Cho, and C. Panagopoulos. Physical Review Letters, vol. 105, 167206 (2010). Oct 2010.
    10. "Ultrafast carrier dynamics in pristine and FeCl3-intercaleted bilayer graphene", Xingquan Zou, Da Zhan, Xiaofeng Fan, Dongwook Lee, Saritha K. Nair, Li Sun, Zhen Hua Ni, Zhiqiang Luo, Lei Liu, Ting Yu, Ze Xiang Shen, and Elbert E. M. Chia. Applied Physics Letters, vol. 97, 141910 (2010). Also published in the November 2010 issue of Virtual Journal of Ultrafast  Science. Oct 2010.
    11. “Hybridization and superconducting gaps in heavy-fermion superconductor PuCoGa5 probed via the dynamics of photoinduced quasiparticles", D. Talbayev, K. S. Burch, Elbert E. M. Chia, S. A. Trugman, J.-X. Zhu, E. D. Bauer, J. A. Kennison, J. N. Mitchell, J. D. Thompson, J. L. Sarrao, and A. J. Taylor. Physical Review Letters, vol. 104, 227002 (2010). June 2010.
    12. “Ultrafast pump-probe study of phase separation and competing orders in the underdoped (Ba,K)Fe2As2 superconductor", Elbert E. M. Chia, D. Talbayev, Jian-Xin Zhu, H. Q. Yuan, T. Park, J. D. Thompson, C. Panagopoulos, G. F. Chen, J. L. Luo, N. L. Wang, and A. J. Taylor. Physical Review Letters, vol. 104, 027003 (2010). Also published in the February 2010 issue of Virtual Journal of Ultrafast  Science. Jan 2010.
    13. “Three envelope approach for ultrafast pulse characterization in a pump-probe experiment”, B. Yellampalle, Elbert E. M. Chia, R. D. Averitt, and A. J. Taylor. Applied Physics Letters, vol. 92, 061111 (2008). Feb 2008.
    14. “Coupling between an optical phonon and the Kondo effect”, K. S. Burch, Elbert E. M. Chia, D. Talbayev, B. C. Sales, D. Mandrus, A. J. Taylor, and R. D. Averitt. Physical Review Letters, vol. 100, 026409 (2008). Also published in the February 2008 issue of Virtual Journal of Ultrafast Science. Jan 2008.
    15. “Observation of competing order in a high-Tc superconductor using femtosecond optical pulses”, Elbert E. M. Chia, Jian-Xin Zhu, D. Talbayev, In-Sun Jo, Kyu-Hwan Oh, S.-I. Lee, R. D. Averitt, and A. J. Taylor. Physical Review Letters, vol. 99, 147008 (2007). Also published in the October 15 2007 issue of Virtual Journal of Applications of Superconductivity, and the November 2007 issue of Virtual Journal of Ultrafast Science.
    16. “Quasiparticle relaxation across the spin-density-wave gap in the itinerant antiferromagnet UNiGa5”, Elbert E. M. Chia, Jian-Xin Zhu, H. J. Lee, Namjung Hur, N. O. Moreno, E. D. Bauer, T. Durakiewicz, R. D. Averitt, J. L. Sarrao, and A. J. Taylor. Physical Review B (Rapid Communications), vol. 74, 140409(R) (2006). Also published in the November 2006 issue of Virtual Journal of Ultrafast Science.
    17. “Observation of the spontaneous vortex phase in the weakly ferromagnetic superconductor ErNi2B2C: A penetration depth study”, Elbert E. M. Chia, M. B. Salamon, Tuson Park, Heon-Jung Kim, and Sung-Ik Lee. Europhysics Letters, vol. 73, 772 (2006).
    18. “Effect of magnetic order on the superfluid response of single crystal ErNi2B2C: A penetration depth study”, Elbert E. M. Chia, Tuson Park, W. Cheong, Eun-Mi Choi, Sung-Ik Lee, and M. B. Salamon. Physical Review B, vol. 72, 214505 (2005).
    19. “Evolution of superconducting order in Pr(Os1-xRux)4Sb12”, Elbert E. M. Chia, D. Vandervelde, M. B. Salamon, D. Kikuchi, H. Sugawara, and H. Sato. Journal of Physics: Condensed Matter, vol. 17, L303-L310 (2005).
    20. “Evidence for the coexistence of anisotropic superconducting gap and nonlocal effects in the non-magnetic superconductor LuNi2B2C”, Tuson Park, Elbert E. M. Chia, M. B. Salamon, E. D. Bauer, I. Vekhter, J. D. Thompson, Eun Mi Choi, Heon Jung Kim, Sung-Ik Lee, and P. C. Canfield. Physical Review Letters, vol. 92, 237002 (2004).
    21.  “Probing the superconducting gap symmetry of PrRu4Sb12: A comparison with PrOs4Sb12”, Elbert E. M. Chia, M. B. Salamon, H. Sugawara, and H. Sato. Physical Review B (Rapid Communications), vol. 69, 180509(R) (2004).
    22.  “Probing the superconducting gap symmetry of PrOs4Sb12: A penetration depth study”, Elbert E. M. Chia, M. B. Salamon, H. Sugawara, and H. Sato. Physical Review Letters, vol. 91, 247003 (2003).
    23. “Nonlocality in superconducting metals: An ultra-high precision magnetic penetration depth study”, I. Bonalde, B. D. Yanoff, M. B. Salamon, E. E. M. Chia. Physica B – Condensed Matter, vol. 329, 1373 (2003).
    24. “Evidences for nonlocality and the crossover from nonlocal to local behavior near the critical temperature in superconducting metals”, I. Bonalde, Brian D. Yanoff, M. B. Salamon, and Elbert E. M. Chia. Physical Review B, vol. 67, 012506 (2003).
    25. “Nonlocality and strong coupling in the heavy fermion superconductor CeCoIn5: A penetration depth study”, Elbert E. M. Chia, Brian D. Yanoff, I. Bonalde, J. L. Sarrao, D. J. Van Harlingen, and M. B. Salamon. Physical Review B, vol. 67, 014527 (2003).
    26. “Penetration depth measurements in HoNi2B2C: Competition between superconducting and magnetic order”, Elbert E. M. Chia, I. Bonalde, Brian D. Yanoff, D.J. Van Harlingen, M.B. Salamon, S.-I. Lee, and H.J. Kim. Journal of Magnetism and Magnetic Materials, vol. 226, 301 (2001).
    27. “Temperature dependence of the penetration depth in Sr2RuO4: Evidence for nodes in the gap function”, I. Bonalde, Brian D. Yanoff, M.B. Salamon, D.J. Van Harlingen, E. M. E. Chia, Z.Q. Mao, and Y. Maeno. Physical Review Letters, vol. 85, 4775 (2000).

    Conference Proceedings

    1.     “Ultrafast dynamics of the itinerant antiferromagnet UNiGa5”, Elbert E. M. Chia, H. J. Lee, Namjung Hur, E. D. Bauer, R. D. Averitt, J. L. Sarrao, and A. J. Taylor. Materials Research Society (MRS) Fall 2005 Meeting Proceedings. Published in book “Actinides 2005 – Basic Science, Applications and Technology. MRS Proceedings Volume 893.” Editors: John L. Sarrao, Adam J. Schwartz, Mark R. Antonio, Peter C. Burns, Richard G. Haire, Heino Nitsche.

    2.     “Ultrafast dynamics of the itinerant antiferromagnet UNiGa5”, Elbert E. M. Chia, H. J. Lee, Namjung Hur, E. D. Bauer, T. Durakiewicz, R. D. Averitt, J. L. Sarrao, and A. J. Taylor. 15th International Conference on Ultrafast Phenomena --- Conference Paper (accepted). To be published in a conference volume by Springer-Verlag.