Manipulating ferroelectric topological polar structures with twisted light
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| author | Nazirkar, Nimish Tran, Viet Bassene, Pascal Ndiaye, Atoumane Barringer, Julie Jiang, Jie Cha, Wonsuk Harder, Ross Shi, Jian NGom, Moussa Fohtung, Edwin |
| author_facet | Nazirkar, Nimish Tran, Viet Bassene, Pascal Ndiaye, Atoumane Barringer, Julie Jiang, Jie Cha, Wonsuk Harder, Ross Shi, Jian NGom, Moussa Fohtung, Edwin |
| contents | The dynamic control of novel states of matter beyond thermodynamic equilibrium is a fundamental pursuit in condensed matter physics. Intense terahertz fields have enabled metal-insulator transitions, superconductivity, quantum paraelectric ferroelectricity, and room-temperature magnetization via circularly polarized terahertz electric fields. These effects hinge on the excitation of infrared-active soft phonon modes by terahertz fields. Expanding this concept, recent theory suggests that ferroelectric polarization may be manipulated through terahertz twisted light, transferring orbital angular momentum to create ferroelectric skyrmions. Our study experimentally demonstrates that such control is possible in quasi-2D ferroelectric CsBiNb2O7 using twisted UV light with orbital angular momentum (OAM). By resonantly exciting both the ferroelectric mode and the octahedral tilting mode, twisted UV light dynamically modulates the ferroelectric polarization. We employ in-situ X-ray Bragg coherent diffractive imaging, twisted optical Raman spectroscopy, and density functional theory to three-dimensionally resolve ionic displacement fields and polarization texture changes. Our observations reveal deterministic, reversible twisted light-induced strain and ionic displacements within the unit cell, causing substantial microscopic polarization changes. This interaction between twisted photons, phonon modes, and induced ionic displacements breaks symmetry and stabilizes a non-equilibrium ferroelectric phase with topological solitons. These findings offer a new path to control ferroelectricity and magnetism, opening avenues for novel optoelectronic devices such as ultrafast non-volatile memory switches by using light to coherently control ferroic states. |
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| spellingShingle | Manipulating ferroelectric topological polar structures with twisted light Nazirkar, Nimish Tran, Viet Bassene, Pascal Ndiaye, Atoumane Barringer, Julie Jiang, Jie Cha, Wonsuk Harder, Ross Shi, Jian NGom, Moussa Fohtung, Edwin Materials Science Applied Physics The dynamic control of novel states of matter beyond thermodynamic equilibrium is a fundamental pursuit in condensed matter physics. Intense terahertz fields have enabled metal-insulator transitions, superconductivity, quantum paraelectric ferroelectricity, and room-temperature magnetization via circularly polarized terahertz electric fields. These effects hinge on the excitation of infrared-active soft phonon modes by terahertz fields. Expanding this concept, recent theory suggests that ferroelectric polarization may be manipulated through terahertz twisted light, transferring orbital angular momentum to create ferroelectric skyrmions. Our study experimentally demonstrates that such control is possible in quasi-2D ferroelectric CsBiNb2O7 using twisted UV light with orbital angular momentum (OAM). By resonantly exciting both the ferroelectric mode and the octahedral tilting mode, twisted UV light dynamically modulates the ferroelectric polarization. We employ in-situ X-ray Bragg coherent diffractive imaging, twisted optical Raman spectroscopy, and density functional theory to three-dimensionally resolve ionic displacement fields and polarization texture changes. Our observations reveal deterministic, reversible twisted light-induced strain and ionic displacements within the unit cell, causing substantial microscopic polarization changes. This interaction between twisted photons, phonon modes, and induced ionic displacements breaks symmetry and stabilizes a non-equilibrium ferroelectric phase with topological solitons. These findings offer a new path to control ferroelectricity and magnetism, opening avenues for novel optoelectronic devices such as ultrafast non-volatile memory switches by using light to coherently control ferroic states. |
| title | Manipulating ferroelectric topological polar structures with twisted light |
| topic | Materials Science Applied Physics |
| url | https://arxiv.org/abs/2410.20577 |