Nonequilibrium charge-density-wave order beyond the thermal limit
Abstract
The interaction of many-body systems with intense light pulses may lead to novel emergent phenomena far from equilibrium. Recent discoveries, such as the optical enhancement of the critical temperature in certain superconductors and the photo-stabilization of hidden phases, have turned this field into an important research frontier. Here, we demonstrate nonthermal charge-density-wave (CDW) order at electronic temperatures far greater than the thermodynamic transition temperature. Using time- and angle-resolved photoemission spectroscopy and time-resolved X-ray diffraction, we investigate the electronic and structural order parameters of an ultrafast photoinduced CDW-to-metal transition. Tracking the dynamical CDW recovery as a function of electronic temperature reveals a behaviour markedly different from equilibrium, which we attribute to the suppression of lattice fluctuations in the transient nonthermal phonon distribution. A complete description of the system’s coherent and incoherent order-parameter dynamics is given by a time-dependent Ginzburg-Landau framework, providing access to the transient potential energy surfaces.
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- Fritz-Haber-Institut der Max-Planck-Gesellschaft, Berlin (Germany)
- Stanford Univ., CA (United States). Geballe Lab. for Advanced Materials; SLAC National Accelerator Lab., Menlo Park, CA (United States). Stanford Institute for Materials and Energy Science (SIMES)
- SLAC National Accelerator Lab., Menlo Park, CA (United States). Stanford Institute for Materials and Energy Science (SIMES); Paul Scherrer Inst. (PSI), Villigen (Switzerland). Swiss Light Source
- Paul Scherrer Inst. (PSI), Villigen (Switzerland). Swiss Light Source
- Univ. of Zurich (Switzerland). Dept. of Physics
- Eidgenoessische Technische Hochschule (ETH), Zurich (Switzerland). Institute for Quantum Electronics
- Paul Scherrer Inst. (PSI), Villigen (Switzerland). Swiss Light Source; Eidgenoessische Technische Hochschule (ETH), Zurich (Switzerland). Institute for Quantum Electronics
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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)
- OSTI Identifier:
- 1808717
- Grant/Contract Number:
- AC02-76SF00515
- Resource Type:
- Accepted Manuscript
- Journal Name:
- Nature Communications
- Additional Journal Information:
- Journal Volume: 12; Journal Issue: 1; Journal ID: ISSN 2041-1723
- Publisher:
- Nature Publishing Group
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- 36 MATERIALS SCIENCE
Citation Formats
Maklar, J., Windsor, Y. W., Nicholson, C. W., Puppin, M., Walmsley, P., Esposito, V., Porer, M., Rittmann, J., Leuenberger, D., Kubli, M., Savoini, M., Abreu, E., Johnson, S. L., Beaud, P., Ingold, G., Staub, U., Fisher, I. R., Ernstorfer, R., Wolf, M., and Rettig, L. Nonequilibrium charge-density-wave order beyond the thermal limit. United States: N. p., 2021.
Web. doi:10.1038/s41467-021-22778-w.
Maklar, J., Windsor, Y. W., Nicholson, C. W., Puppin, M., Walmsley, P., Esposito, V., Porer, M., Rittmann, J., Leuenberger, D., Kubli, M., Savoini, M., Abreu, E., Johnson, S. L., Beaud, P., Ingold, G., Staub, U., Fisher, I. R., Ernstorfer, R., Wolf, M., & Rettig, L. Nonequilibrium charge-density-wave order beyond the thermal limit. United States. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-021-22778-w
Maklar, J., Windsor, Y. W., Nicholson, C. W., Puppin, M., Walmsley, P., Esposito, V., Porer, M., Rittmann, J., Leuenberger, D., Kubli, M., Savoini, M., Abreu, E., Johnson, S. L., Beaud, P., Ingold, G., Staub, U., Fisher, I. R., Ernstorfer, R., Wolf, M., and Rettig, L. Mon .
"Nonequilibrium charge-density-wave order beyond the thermal limit". United States. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-021-22778-w. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1808717.
@article{osti_1808717,
title = {Nonequilibrium charge-density-wave order beyond the thermal limit},
author = {Maklar, J. and Windsor, Y. W. and Nicholson, C. W. and Puppin, M. and Walmsley, P. and Esposito, V. and Porer, M. and Rittmann, J. and Leuenberger, D. and Kubli, M. and Savoini, M. and Abreu, E. and Johnson, S. L. and Beaud, P. and Ingold, G. and Staub, U. and Fisher, I. R. and Ernstorfer, R. and Wolf, M. and Rettig, L.},
abstractNote = {The interaction of many-body systems with intense light pulses may lead to novel emergent phenomena far from equilibrium. Recent discoveries, such as the optical enhancement of the critical temperature in certain superconductors and the photo-stabilization of hidden phases, have turned this field into an important research frontier. Here, we demonstrate nonthermal charge-density-wave (CDW) order at electronic temperatures far greater than the thermodynamic transition temperature. Using time- and angle-resolved photoemission spectroscopy and time-resolved X-ray diffraction, we investigate the electronic and structural order parameters of an ultrafast photoinduced CDW-to-metal transition. Tracking the dynamical CDW recovery as a function of electronic temperature reveals a behaviour markedly different from equilibrium, which we attribute to the suppression of lattice fluctuations in the transient nonthermal phonon distribution. A complete description of the system’s coherent and incoherent order-parameter dynamics is given by a time-dependent Ginzburg-Landau framework, providing access to the transient potential energy surfaces.},
doi = {10.1038/s41467-021-22778-w},
journal = {Nature Communications},
number = 1,
volume = 12,
place = {United States},
year = {Mon May 03 00:00:00 EDT 2021},
month = {Mon May 03 00:00:00 EDT 2021}
}
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