Laser-induced control of an electronic nematic quantum phase transition

Klein, Avraham; Christensen, Morten H.; Fernandes, Rafael M.

doi:10.1103/physrevresearch.2.013336

Title: Laser-induced control of an electronic nematic quantum phase transition

Journal Article · 18 March 2020 · Physical Review Research

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1103/physrevresearch.2.013336 · OSTI ID:1605326

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University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN (United States)

Ultrafast techniques have emerged as promising methods to study and control quantum materials. To maintain the quantum nature of the systems under study, excess heating must be avoided. In this paper, we demonstrate a method that employs the nonequilibrium laser excitation of planar-stretching optical phonons in tetragonal systems to quench an electronic nematic state across a quantum phase transition. Appropriately tuned off-resonant pulses can perform a quantum quench of the system either into the nematic phase (red detuning) or out of it (blue detuning). The nonlinear coupling of this phonon mode to nematicity not only mediates interactions in the nematic channel, but it also suppresses heating effects. We illustrate the applicability of our general results by considering the microscopic parameters of the nematic unconventional superconductor FeSe.

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Research Organization:: Univ. of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES)

Grant/Contract Number:: SC0020045; SC0012336

OSTI ID:: 1605326

Alternate ID(s):: OSTI ID: 1657080

Journal Information:: Physical Review Research, Vol. 2, Issue 1; ISSN 2643-1564

Publisher:: American Physical Society (APS)Copyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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