Polaron-induced phonon localization and stiffening in rutile $\mathrm{TiO_2}$

doi:10.1103/PhysRevB.96.195165

Title: Polaron-induced phonon localization and stiffening in rutile $$\mathrm{TiO_2}$$

Abstract

Small polaron formation in transition metal oxides, like the prototypical material rutile $$\mathrm{TiO_2}$$, remains a puzzle and a challenge to simple theoretical treatment. In our combined experimental and theoretical study, we examine this problem using Raman spectroscopy of photoexcited samples and real-time time-dependent density functional theory (RT-TDDFT), which employs Ehrenfest dynamics to couple the electronic and ionic subsystems. We observe experimentally the unexpected stiffening of the $$A_{1g}$$ phonon mode under UV illumination and provide a theoretical explanation for this effect. Our analysis also reveals a possible reason for the observed anomalous temperature dependence of the Hall mobility. Finally, small polaron formation in rutile $$\mathrm{TiO_2}$$ is a strongly nonadiabatic process and is adequately described by Ehrenfest dynamics at time scales of polaron formation.

Authors:

Kolesov, Grigory ^[1]; Kolesov, Boris A. ^[2]; Kaxiras, Efthimios ^[1]

Harvard Univ., Cambridge, MA (United States)
Russia and Novosibirsk States Univ. (Russia)

Publication Date:: 2017-11-29

Research Org.:: Lawrence Berkeley National Lab. (LBNL), Berkeley, CA (United States). National Energy Research Scientific Computing Center (NERSC)

Sponsoring Org.:: USDOE

OSTI Identifier:: 1523842

Resource Type:: Accepted Manuscript

Journal Name:: Physical Review B

Additional Journal Information:: Journal Volume: 96; Journal Issue: 19; Journal ID: ISSN 2469-9950

Publisher:: American Physical Society (APS)

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

Subject:: 75 CONDENSED MATTER PHYSICS, SUPERCONDUCTIVITY AND SUPERFLUIDITY

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                    Kolesov, Grigory, Kolesov, Boris A., and Kaxiras, Efthimios. Polaron-induced phonon localization and stiffening in rutile $\mathrm{TiO_2}$.  United States: N. p., 2017. 
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                    Kolesov, Grigory, Kolesov, Boris A., & Kaxiras, Efthimios. Polaron-induced phonon localization and stiffening in rutile $\mathrm{TiO_2}$.  United States.  doi:10.1103/PhysRevB.96.195165.

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                    Kolesov, Grigory, Kolesov, Boris A., and Kaxiras, Efthimios. Wed .  
        "Polaron-induced phonon localization and stiffening in rutile $\mathrm{TiO_2}$".  United States.  doi:10.1103/PhysRevB.96.195165.  https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1523842.

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@article{osti_1523842,

  title        = {Polaron-induced phonon localization and stiffening in rutile $\mathrm{TiO_2}$},

  author       = {Kolesov, Grigory and Kolesov, Boris A. and Kaxiras, Efthimios},

  abstractNote = {Small polaron formation in transition metal oxides, like the prototypical material rutile $\mathrm{TiO_2}$, remains a puzzle and a challenge to simple theoretical treatment. In our combined experimental and theoretical study, we examine this problem using Raman spectroscopy of photoexcited samples and real-time time-dependent density functional theory (RT-TDDFT), which employs Ehrenfest dynamics to couple the electronic and ionic subsystems. We observe experimentally the unexpected stiffening of the $A_{1g}$ phonon mode under UV illumination and provide a theoretical explanation for this effect. Our analysis also reveals a possible reason for the observed anomalous temperature dependence of the Hall mobility. Finally, small polaron formation in rutile $\mathrm{TiO_2}$ is a strongly nonadiabatic process and is adequately described by Ehrenfest dynamics at time scales of polaron formation.},

  doi          = {10.1103/PhysRevB.96.195165},

  journal      = {Physical Review B},

  number       = 19,

  volume       = 96,

  place        = {United States},

  year         = {2017},

  month        = {11}

}

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