Terahertz harmonic generation across the Mott insulator-metal transition
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| author | Prajapati, Gulloo Lal Ray, Sujay Ilyakov, Igor Ponomaryov, Alexey N. Arshad, Atiqa de Oliveira, Thales V. A. G. Dubey, Gaurav Rana, Dhanvir Singh Deinert, Jan-Christoph Werner, Philipp Kovalev, Sergey |
| author_facet | Prajapati, Gulloo Lal Ray, Sujay Ilyakov, Igor Ponomaryov, Alexey N. Arshad, Atiqa de Oliveira, Thales V. A. G. Dubey, Gaurav Rana, Dhanvir Singh Deinert, Jan-Christoph Werner, Philipp Kovalev, Sergey |
| contents | We demonstrate terahertz (THz) harmonic generation across the Mott insulator-metal transition in rare-earth nickelates (RNiO$_3$, R = rare-earth atom). The THz harmonic generation is observed in all the three different phases with distinct behaviors: the intensity of harmonics increases upon cooling in both the low-temperature antiferromagnetic (AFM) insulating and high-temperature paramagnetic (PM) metallic phases, while this trend is reversed in the intermediate PM insulating phase. Using single- and two-band Hubbard models, we find different dominant origins of THz harmonics in different phases: strong spin-charge and orbital-charge couplings in the AFM insulating phase, intraband currents from renormalized quasi-particles with frequency-dependent scattering rate in the PM metallic phase, and the reduction of the charge carrier density due to the opening of the Mott gap in the PM insulating phase. Our study offers strategies for efficient THz harmonic generation from Mott and other strongly correlated systems and insights into the fundamental physics of complex materials. |
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| spellingShingle | Terahertz harmonic generation across the Mott insulator-metal transition Prajapati, Gulloo Lal Ray, Sujay Ilyakov, Igor Ponomaryov, Alexey N. Arshad, Atiqa de Oliveira, Thales V. A. G. Dubey, Gaurav Rana, Dhanvir Singh Deinert, Jan-Christoph Werner, Philipp Kovalev, Sergey Strongly Correlated Electrons Materials Science We demonstrate terahertz (THz) harmonic generation across the Mott insulator-metal transition in rare-earth nickelates (RNiO$_3$, R = rare-earth atom). The THz harmonic generation is observed in all the three different phases with distinct behaviors: the intensity of harmonics increases upon cooling in both the low-temperature antiferromagnetic (AFM) insulating and high-temperature paramagnetic (PM) metallic phases, while this trend is reversed in the intermediate PM insulating phase. Using single- and two-band Hubbard models, we find different dominant origins of THz harmonics in different phases: strong spin-charge and orbital-charge couplings in the AFM insulating phase, intraband currents from renormalized quasi-particles with frequency-dependent scattering rate in the PM metallic phase, and the reduction of the charge carrier density due to the opening of the Mott gap in the PM insulating phase. Our study offers strategies for efficient THz harmonic generation from Mott and other strongly correlated systems and insights into the fundamental physics of complex materials. |
| title | Terahertz harmonic generation across the Mott insulator-metal transition |
| topic | Strongly Correlated Electrons Materials Science |
| url | https://arxiv.org/abs/2410.01424 |