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| author | Chai, Hua Cheng, Zhenyu Hu, Qinxin Huang, Zhongbing Hu, Xiang Tian, Xuedong Du, Liang |
| author_facet | Chai, Hua Cheng, Zhenyu Hu, Qinxin Huang, Zhongbing Hu, Xiang Tian, Xuedong Du, Liang |
| contents | We investigate the nonequilibrium dynamics of charge density waves in a pumped one-dimensional Hubbard superlattice with staggered onsite Coulomb interactions at half-filling, using time-dependent exact diagonalization. In equilibrium, the system exhibits commensurate charge correlations consistent with the superlattice periodicity. Under laser excitation, the charge correlation function exhibits distinct behaviors across four representative frequencies, spanning both linear and nonlinear optical regimes. Notably, we observe a laser-induced commensurate-to-incommensurate transition in the charge order, manifested by a shift in the peak wavevector of the charge structure factor. This transition is driven by sublattice-selective doublon-holon dynamics, where the laser frequency and intensity determine whether excitations predominantly destabilize the charge order on the weakly or strongly interacting sublattice. Our analysis of the excitation spectrum and site-resolved correlation dynamics reveals the underlying mechanisms of this transition. These results suggest a promising optical strategy for controlling charge order in superlattice-based quantum materials. |
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| spellingShingle | Laser-Induced Commensurate-Incommensurate Transition of Charge Order in a Hubbard Superlattice Chai, Hua Cheng, Zhenyu Hu, Qinxin Huang, Zhongbing Hu, Xiang Tian, Xuedong Du, Liang Strongly Correlated Electrons We investigate the nonequilibrium dynamics of charge density waves in a pumped one-dimensional Hubbard superlattice with staggered onsite Coulomb interactions at half-filling, using time-dependent exact diagonalization. In equilibrium, the system exhibits commensurate charge correlations consistent with the superlattice periodicity. Under laser excitation, the charge correlation function exhibits distinct behaviors across four representative frequencies, spanning both linear and nonlinear optical regimes. Notably, we observe a laser-induced commensurate-to-incommensurate transition in the charge order, manifested by a shift in the peak wavevector of the charge structure factor. This transition is driven by sublattice-selective doublon-holon dynamics, where the laser frequency and intensity determine whether excitations predominantly destabilize the charge order on the weakly or strongly interacting sublattice. Our analysis of the excitation spectrum and site-resolved correlation dynamics reveals the underlying mechanisms of this transition. These results suggest a promising optical strategy for controlling charge order in superlattice-based quantum materials. |
| title | Laser-Induced Commensurate-Incommensurate Transition of Charge Order in a Hubbard Superlattice |
| topic | Strongly Correlated Electrons |
| url | https://arxiv.org/abs/2510.26288 |