Probing and controlling terahertz-driven structural dynamics with surface sensitivity

Bowlan, Pamela Renee; Bowlan, J.; Trugman, S. A.; Valdés Aguilar, R.; Qi, J.; Liu, X.; Furdyna, J.; Dobrowolska, M.; Taylor, A. J.; Yarotski, D. A.; Prasankumar, R. P.

doi:10.1364/OPTICA.4.000383

Probing and controlling terahertz-driven structural dynamics with surface sensitivity

Journal Article · Fri Mar 17 00:00:00 EDT 2017 · Optica

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1364/OPTICA.4.000383· OSTI ID:1351229

^[1]; Bowlan, J. ^[1]; Trugman, S. A. ^[1]; Valdés Aguilar, R. ^[2]; Qi, J. ^[3]; Liu, X. ^[4]; Furdyna, J. ^[4]; Dobrowolska, M. ^[1]; Taylor, A. J. ^[1]; Yarotski, D. A. ^[1]; Prasankumar, R. P. ^[1]

Los Alamos National Lab. (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)
The Ohio State Univ., Columbus, OH (United States). Center for Emergent Materials, Dept. of Physics
Peac Inst. of Multiscale Sciences, Chengdu (China)
Univ. of Notre Dame, IN (United States). Dept. of Physics

Intense, single-cycle terahertz (THz) pulses are powerful tools to understand and control material properties through low-energy resonances, such as phonons. Combining this with optical second harmonic generation (SHG) makes it possible to observe the resulting ultrafast structural changes with surface sensitivity. This makes SHG an ideal method to probe phonon dynamics in topological insulators (TI), materials with unique surface transport properties. Here, we resonantly excite a phonon mode in the TI Bi₂Se₃with THz pulses and use SHG to separate the resulting symmetry changes at the surface from the bulk. Furthermore, we coherently control the lattice vibrations with a pair of THz pulses. Lastly, our work demonstrates a versatile, table-top tool to probe and control phonon dynamics in a range of systems, particularly at surfaces and interfaces.

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Research Organization:: Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE Laboratory Directed Research and Development (LDRD); USDOE National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA); USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES) (SC-22)

Grant/Contract Number:: AC52-06NA25396

OSTI ID:: 1351229

Report Number(s):: LA-UR-16-27580

Journal Information:: Optica, Journal Name: Optica Journal Issue: 3 Vol. 4; ISSN 2334-2536

Publisher:: Optical Society of AmericaCopyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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