Ultrafast dynamics of ferroelectric polarization of NbOI$_{2}$ captured with femtosecond electron diffraction
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| author | Wang, Yibo Hossain, Md Sazzad Li, Tianlin Xiong, Yanwei Le, Cuong Kuebler, Jesse Raghavan, Nina Fernandez-Ballester, Lucia Hong, Xia Sinitskii, Alexander Centurion, Martin |
| author_facet | Wang, Yibo Hossain, Md Sazzad Li, Tianlin Xiong, Yanwei Le, Cuong Kuebler, Jesse Raghavan, Nina Fernandez-Ballester, Lucia Hong, Xia Sinitskii, Alexander Centurion, Martin |
| contents | Two-dimensional (2D) ferroelectric materials like NbOI$_{2}$ have garnered significant interest, yet their temporal response and synergetic interaction with light remain underexplored. Previous studies on the polarization of oxide ferroelectrics have relied on time-resolved optical second harmonic generation or ultrafast X-ray scattering. Here, we probe the laser-induced polarization dynamics of 2D NbOI$_{2}$ nanocrystals using ultrafast transmission electron diffraction and deflectometry. The deflection of the electron pulses is directly sensitive to the changes in the polarization, while the diffraction signal captures the structural evolution. Excited with a UV laser pulse, the polarization of NbOI$_{2}$ is initially suppressed for two picoseconds, then it recovers and overshoots, leading to a transiently enhanced polarization persisting for over 200 ps. This recovery coincides with coherent acoustic phonon generation, triggering a piezoresponse in the NbOI$_{2}$ nanocrystals. Our results offer a new method for sensing the ferroelectric order parameter in femtosecond time scales. |
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| spellingShingle | Ultrafast dynamics of ferroelectric polarization of NbOI$_{2}$ captured with femtosecond electron diffraction Wang, Yibo Hossain, Md Sazzad Li, Tianlin Xiong, Yanwei Le, Cuong Kuebler, Jesse Raghavan, Nina Fernandez-Ballester, Lucia Hong, Xia Sinitskii, Alexander Centurion, Martin Materials Science Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics Two-dimensional (2D) ferroelectric materials like NbOI$_{2}$ have garnered significant interest, yet their temporal response and synergetic interaction with light remain underexplored. Previous studies on the polarization of oxide ferroelectrics have relied on time-resolved optical second harmonic generation or ultrafast X-ray scattering. Here, we probe the laser-induced polarization dynamics of 2D NbOI$_{2}$ nanocrystals using ultrafast transmission electron diffraction and deflectometry. The deflection of the electron pulses is directly sensitive to the changes in the polarization, while the diffraction signal captures the structural evolution. Excited with a UV laser pulse, the polarization of NbOI$_{2}$ is initially suppressed for two picoseconds, then it recovers and overshoots, leading to a transiently enhanced polarization persisting for over 200 ps. This recovery coincides with coherent acoustic phonon generation, triggering a piezoresponse in the NbOI$_{2}$ nanocrystals. Our results offer a new method for sensing the ferroelectric order parameter in femtosecond time scales. |
| title | Ultrafast dynamics of ferroelectric polarization of NbOI$_{2}$ captured with femtosecond electron diffraction |
| topic | Materials Science Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics |
| url | https://arxiv.org/abs/2504.08089 |