Quantum Hooke's Law to classify pulse laser induced ultrafast melting

Hu, Hao; Ding, Hepeng; Liu, Feng

doi:10.1038/srep08212

Title: Quantum Hooke's Law to classify pulse laser induced ultrafast melting

Journal Article · Tue Feb 03 00:00:00 EST 2015 · Scientific Reports

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1038/srep08212· OSTI ID:1204399

Hu, Hao ^[1]; Ding, Hepeng ^[2]; Liu, Feng ^[2]

Xi'an Jiaotong Univ., Xi'an (China); Univ. of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT (United States)
Univ. of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT (United States)

Ultrafast crystal-to-liquid phase transition induced by femtosecond pulse laser excitation is an interesting material's behavior manifesting the complexity of light-matter interaction. There exist two types of such phase transitions: one occurs at a time scale shorter than a picosecond via a nonthermal process mediated by electron-hole plasma formation; the other at a longer time scale via a thermal melting process mediated by electron-phonon interaction. However, it remains unclear what material would undergo which process and why? Here, by exploiting the property of quantum electronic stress (QES) governed by quantum Hooke's law, we classify the transitions by two distinct classes of materials: the faster nonthermal process can only occur in materials like ice having an anomalous phase diagram characterized with dT_m/dP < 0, where T_m is the melting temperature and P is pressure, above a high threshold laser fluence; while the slower thermal process may occur in all materials. Especially, the nonthermal transition is shown to be induced by the QES, acting like a negative internal pressure, which drives the crystal into a “super pressing” state to spontaneously transform into a higher-density liquid phase. Our findings significantly advance fundamental understanding of ultrafast crystal-to-liquid phase transitions, enabling quantitative a priori predictions.

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Research Organization:: Energy Frontier Research Centers (EFRC) (United States). Heterogeneous Functional Materials Center (HeteroFoaM); Univ. of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT (United States)

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

Grant/Contract Number:: FG02-04ER46148; SC0001061

OSTI ID:: 1204399

Journal Information:: Scientific Reports, Vol. 5; ISSN 2045-2322

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