Identification of metastable lattice distortion free charge density wave at photoinduced interface via TRARPES

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Autori principali: Duan, Shaofeng, Zhang, Binshuo, Wang, Zihao, Wang, Shichong, Gu, Lingxiao, Liu, Haoran, Huang, Jiongyu, Liu, Jianzhe, Qian, Dong, Guo, Yanfeng, Zhang, Wentao
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author Duan, Shaofeng
Zhang, Binshuo
Wang, Zihao
Wang, Shichong
Gu, Lingxiao
Liu, Haoran
Huang, Jiongyu
Liu, Jianzhe
Qian, Dong
Guo, Yanfeng
Zhang, Wentao
author_facet Duan, Shaofeng
Zhang, Binshuo
Wang, Zihao
Wang, Shichong
Gu, Lingxiao
Liu, Haoran
Huang, Jiongyu
Liu, Jianzhe
Qian, Dong
Guo, Yanfeng
Zhang, Wentao
contents The interplay between different degrees of freedom governs the emergence of correlated electronic states in quantum materials, with charge density waves (CDW) often coexisting with other exotic phases. Under thermal equilibrium, traditional CDW states are consequentially accompanied by structural phase transitions. In contrast, ultrafast photoexcitation allows access to exotic states where a single degree of freedom dominates in the time domain, enabling the study of underlying physics without interference. Here, we report the realization of a long-lived metastable CDW state without lattice distortion at the photoinduced interfaces in GdTe3 using time- and angle-resolved photoemission spectroscopy. After optical excitation above the CDW melting threshold, we identified emerged metastable interfaces through inverting the CDW-coupled lattice distortions, with lifetimes on the order of 10 picoseconds. These photoinduced interfaces represent a novel CDW state lacking the usual amplitude mode and lattice distortions, allowing quantification of the dominant role of electronic instabilities in CDW order. This work provides a new approach to disentangling electronic instabilities from electron-phonon coupling using a nonequilibrium method.
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spellingShingle Identification of metastable lattice distortion free charge density wave at photoinduced interface via TRARPES
Duan, Shaofeng
Zhang, Binshuo
Wang, Zihao
Wang, Shichong
Gu, Lingxiao
Liu, Haoran
Huang, Jiongyu
Liu, Jianzhe
Qian, Dong
Guo, Yanfeng
Zhang, Wentao
Strongly Correlated Electrons
Materials Science
The interplay between different degrees of freedom governs the emergence of correlated electronic states in quantum materials, with charge density waves (CDW) often coexisting with other exotic phases. Under thermal equilibrium, traditional CDW states are consequentially accompanied by structural phase transitions. In contrast, ultrafast photoexcitation allows access to exotic states where a single degree of freedom dominates in the time domain, enabling the study of underlying physics without interference. Here, we report the realization of a long-lived metastable CDW state without lattice distortion at the photoinduced interfaces in GdTe3 using time- and angle-resolved photoemission spectroscopy. After optical excitation above the CDW melting threshold, we identified emerged metastable interfaces through inverting the CDW-coupled lattice distortions, with lifetimes on the order of 10 picoseconds. These photoinduced interfaces represent a novel CDW state lacking the usual amplitude mode and lattice distortions, allowing quantification of the dominant role of electronic instabilities in CDW order. This work provides a new approach to disentangling electronic instabilities from electron-phonon coupling using a nonequilibrium method.
title Identification of metastable lattice distortion free charge density wave at photoinduced interface via TRARPES
topic Strongly Correlated Electrons
Materials Science
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2502.06177