Real-Space Visualization of Frequency-Dependent Anisotropy of Atomic Vibrations
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| author | Yan, Xingxu Zeiger, Paul M. Huang, Yifeng Sun, Haoying Li, Jie Gadre, Chaitanya A. Yang, Hongbin He, Ri Aoki, Toshihiro Zhong, Zhicheng Nie, Yuefeng Wu, Ruqian Rusz, Ján Pan, Xiaoqing |
| author_facet | Yan, Xingxu Zeiger, Paul M. Huang, Yifeng Sun, Haoying Li, Jie Gadre, Chaitanya A. Yang, Hongbin He, Ri Aoki, Toshihiro Zhong, Zhicheng Nie, Yuefeng Wu, Ruqian Rusz, Ján Pan, Xiaoqing |
| contents | The underlying dielectric properties of materials, intertwined with intriguing phenomena such as topological polariton modes and anisotropic thermal conductivities, stem from the anisotropy in atomic vibrations. Conventionally, X-ray diffraction techniques have been employed to estimate thermal ellipsoids of distinct elements, albeit lacking the desired spatial and energy resolutions. Here we introduce a novel approach utilizing the dark-field monochromated electron energy-loss spectroscopy for momentum-selective vibrational spectroscopy, enabling the cartographic delineation of variations of phonon polarization vectors. By applying this technique to centrosymmetric cubic-phase strontium titanate, we successfully discern two types of oxygen atoms exhibiting contrasting vibrational anisotropies below and above 60 meV due to their frequency-linked thermal ellipsoids. This method establishes a new pathway to visualize phonon eigenvectors at specific crystalline sites for diverse elements, thus delving into uncharted realms of dielectric, optical, and thermal property investigations with unprecedented spatial resolutions. |
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| spellingShingle | Real-Space Visualization of Frequency-Dependent Anisotropy of Atomic Vibrations Yan, Xingxu Zeiger, Paul M. Huang, Yifeng Sun, Haoying Li, Jie Gadre, Chaitanya A. Yang, Hongbin He, Ri Aoki, Toshihiro Zhong, Zhicheng Nie, Yuefeng Wu, Ruqian Rusz, Ján Pan, Xiaoqing Materials Science Instrumentation and Detectors The underlying dielectric properties of materials, intertwined with intriguing phenomena such as topological polariton modes and anisotropic thermal conductivities, stem from the anisotropy in atomic vibrations. Conventionally, X-ray diffraction techniques have been employed to estimate thermal ellipsoids of distinct elements, albeit lacking the desired spatial and energy resolutions. Here we introduce a novel approach utilizing the dark-field monochromated electron energy-loss spectroscopy for momentum-selective vibrational spectroscopy, enabling the cartographic delineation of variations of phonon polarization vectors. By applying this technique to centrosymmetric cubic-phase strontium titanate, we successfully discern two types of oxygen atoms exhibiting contrasting vibrational anisotropies below and above 60 meV due to their frequency-linked thermal ellipsoids. This method establishes a new pathway to visualize phonon eigenvectors at specific crystalline sites for diverse elements, thus delving into uncharted realms of dielectric, optical, and thermal property investigations with unprecedented spatial resolutions. |
| title | Real-Space Visualization of Frequency-Dependent Anisotropy of Atomic Vibrations |
| topic | Materials Science Instrumentation and Detectors |
| url | https://arxiv.org/abs/2312.01694 |