Ultrafast creation of a light induced semimetallic state in strongly excited 1T-TiSe$_2$
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| author | Huber, Maximilian Lin, Yi Marini, Giovanni Moreschini, Luca Jozwiak, Chris Bostwick, Aaron Calandra, Matteo Lanzara, Alessandra |
| author_facet | Huber, Maximilian Lin, Yi Marini, Giovanni Moreschini, Luca Jozwiak, Chris Bostwick, Aaron Calandra, Matteo Lanzara, Alessandra |
| contents | Screening, a ubiquitous phenomenon associated with the shielding of electric fields by surrounding charges, has been widely adopted as a means to modify a material's properties. While so far most studies have relied on static changes of screening through doping or gating, here we demonstrate that screening can also drive the onset of distinct quantum states on the ultrafast timescale. By using time and angle-resolved photoemission spectroscopy we show that intense optical excitation can drive 1T-TiSe$_2$, a prototypical charge density wave material, almost instantly from a gapped into a semimetallic state. By systematically comparing changes in bandstructure over time and excitation strength with theoretical calculations we find that the appearance of this state is likely caused by a dramatic reduction of the screening length. In summary, this work showcases how optical excitation enables the screening driven design of a non-equilibrium semimetallic phase in TiSe$_2$, possibly providing a general pathway into highly screened phases in other strongly correlated materials. |
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| spellingShingle | Ultrafast creation of a light induced semimetallic state in strongly excited 1T-TiSe$_2$ Huber, Maximilian Lin, Yi Marini, Giovanni Moreschini, Luca Jozwiak, Chris Bostwick, Aaron Calandra, Matteo Lanzara, Alessandra Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics Materials Science Screening, a ubiquitous phenomenon associated with the shielding of electric fields by surrounding charges, has been widely adopted as a means to modify a material's properties. While so far most studies have relied on static changes of screening through doping or gating, here we demonstrate that screening can also drive the onset of distinct quantum states on the ultrafast timescale. By using time and angle-resolved photoemission spectroscopy we show that intense optical excitation can drive 1T-TiSe$_2$, a prototypical charge density wave material, almost instantly from a gapped into a semimetallic state. By systematically comparing changes in bandstructure over time and excitation strength with theoretical calculations we find that the appearance of this state is likely caused by a dramatic reduction of the screening length. In summary, this work showcases how optical excitation enables the screening driven design of a non-equilibrium semimetallic phase in TiSe$_2$, possibly providing a general pathway into highly screened phases in other strongly correlated materials. |
| title | Ultrafast creation of a light induced semimetallic state in strongly excited 1T-TiSe$_2$ |
| topic | Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics Materials Science |
| url | https://arxiv.org/abs/2408.08997 |