Magnetic field control over the axialness of Higgs modes in charge-density wave compounds

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Autori principali: Wulferding, Dirk, Park, Jongho, Tohyama, Takami, Park, Seung Ryong, Kim, Changyoung
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Pubblicazione: 2024
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author Wulferding, Dirk
Park, Jongho
Tohyama, Takami
Park, Seung Ryong
Kim, Changyoung
author_facet Wulferding, Dirk
Park, Jongho
Tohyama, Takami
Park, Seung Ryong
Kim, Changyoung
contents Understanding how symmetry-breaking processes generate order out of disorder is among the most fundamental problems of nature. The scalar Higgs mode - a massive (quasi-) particle - is a key ingredient in these processes and emerges with the spontaneous breaking of a continuous symmetry. Its related exotic and elusive axial counterpart, a Boson with vector character, can be stabilized through the simultaneous breaking of multiple continuous symmetries. Here, we employ a magnetic field to tune the recently discovered axial Higgs-type charge-density wave amplitude modes in rare-earth tritellurides. We demonstrate a proportionality between the axial Higgs component and the applied field, and a 90$^{\circ}$ phase shift upon changing the direction of the B-field. This indicates that the axial character is directly related to magnetic degrees of freedom. Our approach opens up an in-situ control over the axialness of emergent Higgs modes.
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spellingShingle Magnetic field control over the axialness of Higgs modes in charge-density wave compounds
Wulferding, Dirk
Park, Jongho
Tohyama, Takami
Park, Seung Ryong
Kim, Changyoung
Strongly Correlated Electrons
Materials Science
Understanding how symmetry-breaking processes generate order out of disorder is among the most fundamental problems of nature. The scalar Higgs mode - a massive (quasi-) particle - is a key ingredient in these processes and emerges with the spontaneous breaking of a continuous symmetry. Its related exotic and elusive axial counterpart, a Boson with vector character, can be stabilized through the simultaneous breaking of multiple continuous symmetries. Here, we employ a magnetic field to tune the recently discovered axial Higgs-type charge-density wave amplitude modes in rare-earth tritellurides. We demonstrate a proportionality between the axial Higgs component and the applied field, and a 90$^{\circ}$ phase shift upon changing the direction of the B-field. This indicates that the axial character is directly related to magnetic degrees of freedom. Our approach opens up an in-situ control over the axialness of emergent Higgs modes.
title Magnetic field control over the axialness of Higgs modes in charge-density wave compounds
topic Strongly Correlated Electrons
Materials Science
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2411.08331