Electron magnetic moment of transient chiral phonons in KTaO$_3$
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| author | Geilhufe, R. Matthias Hergert, Wolfram |
| author_facet | Geilhufe, R. Matthias Hergert, Wolfram |
| contents | High intensity THz lasers allow for the coherent excitation of individual phonon modes. The ultrafast control of emergent magnetism by means of phonons opens up new tuning mechanisms for functional materials. While theoretically predicted phonon magnetic moments are tiny, recent experiments hint towards a significant magnetization in various materials. To explain these phenomena, we derive a coupling mechanism between the phonon angular momentum and the electron spin. This coupling introduces the transient level-splitting of spin-up and spin-down channels and a resulting magnetization. We estimate this magnetization on the example of the lowest infrared active mode in the perovskite KTaO$_3$. Our results show an electronic magnetic moment of $\approx 10^{-1}$ $μ_B$ per unit cell, depending on the doping level and electron temperature. |
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| spellingShingle | Electron magnetic moment of transient chiral phonons in KTaO$_3$ Geilhufe, R. Matthias Hergert, Wolfram Materials Science Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics High intensity THz lasers allow for the coherent excitation of individual phonon modes. The ultrafast control of emergent magnetism by means of phonons opens up new tuning mechanisms for functional materials. While theoretically predicted phonon magnetic moments are tiny, recent experiments hint towards a significant magnetization in various materials. To explain these phenomena, we derive a coupling mechanism between the phonon angular momentum and the electron spin. This coupling introduces the transient level-splitting of spin-up and spin-down channels and a resulting magnetization. We estimate this magnetization on the example of the lowest infrared active mode in the perovskite KTaO$_3$. Our results show an electronic magnetic moment of $\approx 10^{-1}$ $μ_B$ per unit cell, depending on the doping level and electron temperature. |
| title | Electron magnetic moment of transient chiral phonons in KTaO$_3$ |
| topic | Materials Science Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics |
| url | https://arxiv.org/abs/2208.05746 |