Direct characterization of photoinduced lattice dynamics in BaFe2As2
Abstract
Ultrafast light pulses can modify electronic properties of quantum materials by perturbing the underlying, intertwined degrees of freedom. In particular, iron-based superconductors exhibit a strong coupling among electronic nematic fluctuations, spins and the lattice, serving as a playground for ultrafast manipulation. Here we use time-resolved X-ray scattering to measure the lattice dynamics of photoexcited BaFe2As2. On optical excitation, no signature of an ultrafast change of the crystal symmetry is observed, but the lattice oscillates rapidly in time due to the coherent excitation of an A1g mode that modulates the Fe–As–Fe bond angle. We directly quantify the coherent lattice dynamics and show that even a small photoinduced lattice distortion can induce notable changes in the electronic and magnetic properties. Our analysis implies that transient structural modification can be an effective tool for manipulating the electronic properties of multi-orbital systems, where electronic instabilities are sensitive to the orbital character of bands.
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- SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, Menlo Park, CA (United States)
- Chungbuk National Univ., Cheongju (Korea, Republic of)
- Lawrence Berkeley National Lab. (LBNL), Berkeley, CA (United States). Advanced Light Source (ALS)
- SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, Menlo Park, CA (United States). Linac Coherent Light Source
- Stanford Univ., CA (United States). Depts. of Physics and Applied Physics
- SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, Menlo Park, CA (United States). Stanford Synchrotron Radiation Light Source
- Lawrence Berkeley National Lab. (LBNL), Berkeley, CA (United States). Computational Research Div.
- Karlsruhe Inst. of Technology (KIT) (Germany). Inst. for Solid State Physics
- SLAC National Accelerator Lab., Menlo Park, CA (United States)
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- Research Org.:
- SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory (SLAC), Menlo Park, CA (United States)
- Sponsoring Org.:
- USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES); USDOE Laboratory Directed Research and Development (LDRD) Program; National Science Foundation (NSF)
- OSTI Identifier:
- 1177763
- Report Number(s):
- SLAC-PUB-16254
Journal ID: ISSN 2041-1723; ncomms8377
- Grant/Contract Number:
- AC02-76SF00515
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- Journal Article: Accepted Manuscript
- Journal Name:
- Nature Communications
- Additional Journal Information:
- Journal Volume: 6; Journal ID: ISSN 2041-1723
- Publisher:
- Nature Publishing Group
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- 36 MATERIALS SCIENCE; MATSCI, XFEL
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Gerber, S., Kim, K. W., Zhang, Y., Zhu, D., Plonka, N., Yi, M., Dakovski, G. L., Leuenberger, D., Kirchmann, P.S., Moore, R. G., Chollet, M., Glownia, J. M., Feng, Y., Lee, J.-S., Mehta, A., Kemper, A. F., Wolf, T., Chuang, Y.-D., Hussain, Z., Kao, C.-C., Moritz, B., Shen, Z.-X., Devereaux, T. P., and Lee, W.-S. Direct characterization of photoinduced lattice dynamics in BaFe2As2. United States: N. p., 2015.
Web. doi:10.1038/ncomms8377.
Gerber, S., Kim, K. W., Zhang, Y., Zhu, D., Plonka, N., Yi, M., Dakovski, G. L., Leuenberger, D., Kirchmann, P.S., Moore, R. G., Chollet, M., Glownia, J. M., Feng, Y., Lee, J.-S., Mehta, A., Kemper, A. F., Wolf, T., Chuang, Y.-D., Hussain, Z., Kao, C.-C., Moritz, B., Shen, Z.-X., Devereaux, T. P., & Lee, W.-S. Direct characterization of photoinduced lattice dynamics in BaFe2As2. United States. https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms8377
Gerber, S., Kim, K. W., Zhang, Y., Zhu, D., Plonka, N., Yi, M., Dakovski, G. L., Leuenberger, D., Kirchmann, P.S., Moore, R. G., Chollet, M., Glownia, J. M., Feng, Y., Lee, J.-S., Mehta, A., Kemper, A. F., Wolf, T., Chuang, Y.-D., Hussain, Z., Kao, C.-C., Moritz, B., Shen, Z.-X., Devereaux, T. P., and Lee, W.-S. 2015.
"Direct characterization of photoinduced lattice dynamics in BaFe2As2". United States. https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms8377. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1177763.
@article{osti_1177763,
title = {Direct characterization of photoinduced lattice dynamics in BaFe2As2},
author = {Gerber, S. and Kim, K. W. and Zhang, Y. and Zhu, D. and Plonka, N. and Yi, M. and Dakovski, G. L. and Leuenberger, D. and Kirchmann, P.S. and Moore, R. G. and Chollet, M. and Glownia, J. M. and Feng, Y. and Lee, J.-S. and Mehta, A. and Kemper, A. F. and Wolf, T. and Chuang, Y.-D. and Hussain, Z. and Kao, C.-C. and Moritz, B. and Shen, Z.-X. and Devereaux, T. P. and Lee, W.-S.},
abstractNote = {Ultrafast light pulses can modify electronic properties of quantum materials by perturbing the underlying, intertwined degrees of freedom. In particular, iron-based superconductors exhibit a strong coupling among electronic nematic fluctuations, spins and the lattice, serving as a playground for ultrafast manipulation. Here we use time-resolved X-ray scattering to measure the lattice dynamics of photoexcited BaFe2As2. On optical excitation, no signature of an ultrafast change of the crystal symmetry is observed, but the lattice oscillates rapidly in time due to the coherent excitation of an A1g mode that modulates the Fe–As–Fe bond angle. We directly quantify the coherent lattice dynamics and show that even a small photoinduced lattice distortion can induce notable changes in the electronic and magnetic properties. Our analysis implies that transient structural modification can be an effective tool for manipulating the electronic properties of multi-orbital systems, where electronic instabilities are sensitive to the orbital character of bands.},
doi = {10.1038/ncomms8377},
url = {https://www.osti.gov/biblio/1177763},
journal = {Nature Communications},
issn = {2041-1723},
number = ,
volume = 6,
place = {United States},
year = {Mon Jun 08 00:00:00 EDT 2015},
month = {Mon Jun 08 00:00:00 EDT 2015}
}
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