Anisotropic Hybridization Dynamics in the Quasi-One-Dimensional Kondo Lattice CeCo$_2$Ga$_8$ Revealed by Ultrafast Optical Spectroscopy
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| author | Tan, Ba-Lei Zhang, Chen Wu, Qi-Yi Dong, Guo-Hao Liu, Hao Chen, Bo Song, Jiao-Jiao Tian, Xin-Yi Zhou, Ying Liu, Hai-Yun Duan, Yu-Xia Shi, You-Guo Meng, Jian-Qiao |
| author_facet | Tan, Ba-Lei Zhang, Chen Wu, Qi-Yi Dong, Guo-Hao Liu, Hao Chen, Bo Song, Jiao-Jiao Tian, Xin-Yi Zhou, Ying Liu, Hai-Yun Duan, Yu-Xia Shi, You-Guo Meng, Jian-Qiao |
| contents | We investigate the ultrafast dynamics of the quasi-one-dimensional Kondo lattice CeCo$_2$Ga$_8$ using optical pump-probe spectroscopy. Time-resolved pump-probe reflectivity measurements reveal a strong anisotropy in the photoinduced response, which is a direct consequence of the material's unique electronic structure. The temperature dependence of the relaxation dynamics provides evidence for the formation of two distinct hybridization gaps that appear at different temperatures in the heavy fermion state. A direct gap of 2$Δ_{dir}$ $\approx$ 50 meV that persists up to $T^†$ $\approx$ 90 K, well above the coherence temperature $T^*$ $\approx$ 20 K. We attribute this higher-temperature gap to the hybridization fluctuations. An indirect gap of 2$Δ_{ind}$ $\approx$ 10 meV opens closer to $T^*$, signifying the development of long-range coherence in the heavy fermion state. Furthermore, we find that the hybridization gap can be suppressed with increasing pump fluence, indicating a delicate interplay between photoexcitation and the coherent heavy fermion state. Our results provide insights into the interplay of Kondo physics and low dimensionality in CeCo$_2$Ga$_8$, and establish ultrafast optical spectroscopy as a sensitive probe of anisotropic hybridization in heavy fermion materials. |
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| spellingShingle | Anisotropic Hybridization Dynamics in the Quasi-One-Dimensional Kondo Lattice CeCo$_2$Ga$_8$ Revealed by Ultrafast Optical Spectroscopy Tan, Ba-Lei Zhang, Chen Wu, Qi-Yi Dong, Guo-Hao Liu, Hao Chen, Bo Song, Jiao-Jiao Tian, Xin-Yi Zhou, Ying Liu, Hai-Yun Duan, Yu-Xia Shi, You-Guo Meng, Jian-Qiao Strongly Correlated Electrons We investigate the ultrafast dynamics of the quasi-one-dimensional Kondo lattice CeCo$_2$Ga$_8$ using optical pump-probe spectroscopy. Time-resolved pump-probe reflectivity measurements reveal a strong anisotropy in the photoinduced response, which is a direct consequence of the material's unique electronic structure. The temperature dependence of the relaxation dynamics provides evidence for the formation of two distinct hybridization gaps that appear at different temperatures in the heavy fermion state. A direct gap of 2$Δ_{dir}$ $\approx$ 50 meV that persists up to $T^†$ $\approx$ 90 K, well above the coherence temperature $T^*$ $\approx$ 20 K. We attribute this higher-temperature gap to the hybridization fluctuations. An indirect gap of 2$Δ_{ind}$ $\approx$ 10 meV opens closer to $T^*$, signifying the development of long-range coherence in the heavy fermion state. Furthermore, we find that the hybridization gap can be suppressed with increasing pump fluence, indicating a delicate interplay between photoexcitation and the coherent heavy fermion state. Our results provide insights into the interplay of Kondo physics and low dimensionality in CeCo$_2$Ga$_8$, and establish ultrafast optical spectroscopy as a sensitive probe of anisotropic hybridization in heavy fermion materials. |
| title | Anisotropic Hybridization Dynamics in the Quasi-One-Dimensional Kondo Lattice CeCo$_2$Ga$_8$ Revealed by Ultrafast Optical Spectroscopy |
| topic | Strongly Correlated Electrons |
| url | https://arxiv.org/abs/2503.09142 |