Coherent phonon and unconventional carriers in the magnetic kagome metal Fe$_3$Sn$_2$

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Autori principali: Gonçalves-Faria, M. V., Pashkin, A., Wang, Q., Lei, H. C., Winnerl, S., Tsirlin, A. A., Helm, M., Uykur, E.
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author Gonçalves-Faria, M. V.
Pashkin, A.
Wang, Q.
Lei, H. C.
Winnerl, S.
Tsirlin, A. A.
Helm, M.
Uykur, E.
author_facet Gonçalves-Faria, M. V.
Pashkin, A.
Wang, Q.
Lei, H. C.
Winnerl, S.
Tsirlin, A. A.
Helm, M.
Uykur, E.
contents Temperature- and fluence-dependent carrier dynamics of the magnetic Kagome metal Fe$_3$Sn$_2$ were studied using the ultrafast optical pump-probe technique. Two carrier relaxation processes ($τ_1$ and $τ_2$) and a laser induced coherent optical phonon were observed. By using the two-temperature model for metals, we ascribe the shorter relaxation $τ_1$ (~1 ps) to hot electrons transferring their energy to the crystal lattice via electron-phonon scattering. $τ_2$ (~25 ps), on the other hand, cannot be explained as a conventional process and is attributed to the unconventional (localized) carriers in the material. The observed coherent oscillation is assigned to be a totally symmetric A$_{1g}$ optical phonon dominated by Sn displacements out of the Kagome planes, and possesses a prominently large amplitude, on the order of 10$^{-3}$, comparable to the maximum of the reflectivity change ($Δ$R/R). This amplitude is equivalent to charge-density-wave (CDW) systems, although no signs of such an instability were hitherto reported in Fe$_3$Sn$_2$. Our results set an unexpected connection between Fe$_3$Sn$_2$ and kagome metals with CDW instabilities, and suggest a unique interplay between phonon and electron dynamics in this compound.
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spellingShingle Coherent phonon and unconventional carriers in the magnetic kagome metal Fe$_3$Sn$_2$
Gonçalves-Faria, M. V.
Pashkin, A.
Wang, Q.
Lei, H. C.
Winnerl, S.
Tsirlin, A. A.
Helm, M.
Uykur, E.
Strongly Correlated Electrons
Materials Science
Temperature- and fluence-dependent carrier dynamics of the magnetic Kagome metal Fe$_3$Sn$_2$ were studied using the ultrafast optical pump-probe technique. Two carrier relaxation processes ($τ_1$ and $τ_2$) and a laser induced coherent optical phonon were observed. By using the two-temperature model for metals, we ascribe the shorter relaxation $τ_1$ (~1 ps) to hot electrons transferring their energy to the crystal lattice via electron-phonon scattering. $τ_2$ (~25 ps), on the other hand, cannot be explained as a conventional process and is attributed to the unconventional (localized) carriers in the material. The observed coherent oscillation is assigned to be a totally symmetric A$_{1g}$ optical phonon dominated by Sn displacements out of the Kagome planes, and possesses a prominently large amplitude, on the order of 10$^{-3}$, comparable to the maximum of the reflectivity change ($Δ$R/R). This amplitude is equivalent to charge-density-wave (CDW) systems, although no signs of such an instability were hitherto reported in Fe$_3$Sn$_2$. Our results set an unexpected connection between Fe$_3$Sn$_2$ and kagome metals with CDW instabilities, and suggest a unique interplay between phonon and electron dynamics in this compound.
title Coherent phonon and unconventional carriers in the magnetic kagome metal Fe$_3$Sn$_2$
topic Strongly Correlated Electrons
Materials Science
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2307.05139