Coherent helicity-dependent spin-phonon oscillations in the ferromagnetic van der Waals crystal CrI3

P. Padmanabhan; F. L. Buessen; R. Tutchton; K. W. C. Kwock; S. Gilinsky; M. C. Lee; M. A. McGuire; S. R. Singamaneni; D. A. Yarotski; A. Paramekanti; J.-X. Zhu; R. P. Prasankumar

doi:10.1038/s41467-022-31786-3

Nature Communications (Aug 2022)

Coherent helicity-dependent spin-phonon oscillations in the ferromagnetic van der Waals crystal CrI3

P. Padmanabhan,
F. L. Buessen,
R. Tutchton,
K. W. C. Kwock,
S. Gilinsky,
M. C. Lee,
M. A. McGuire,
S. R. Singamaneni,
D. A. Yarotski,
A. Paramekanti,
J.-X. Zhu,
R. P. Prasankumar

Affiliations

P. Padmanabhan: Center for Integrated Nanotechnologies, Los Alamos National Laboratory
F. L. Buessen: Department of Physics, University of Toronto
R. Tutchton: Center for Integrated Nanotechnologies, Los Alamos National Laboratory
K. W. C. Kwock: Center for Integrated Nanotechnologies, Los Alamos National Laboratory
S. Gilinsky: Center for Integrated Nanotechnologies, Los Alamos National Laboratory
M. C. Lee: Center for Integrated Nanotechnologies, Los Alamos National Laboratory
M. A. McGuire: Materials Science and Technology Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory
S. R. Singamaneni: Department of Physics, The University of Texas at El Paso
D. A. Yarotski: Center for Integrated Nanotechnologies, Los Alamos National Laboratory
A. Paramekanti: Department of Physics, University of Toronto
J.-X. Zhu: Center for Integrated Nanotechnologies, Los Alamos National Laboratory
R. P. Prasankumar: Center for Integrated Nanotechnologies, Los Alamos National Laboratory

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-022-31786-3
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 13, no. 1
pp. 1 – 8

Abstract

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CrI3 is a van der Waals material which exhibits magnetic ordering down to the monolayer limit. Here, using ultrafast optical spectroscopy, Padmanabhan and Buessen et al. investigate the coupling between the magnetically ordered spins and lattice distortions, finding a coherent spin-coupled phonon mode.

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ISSN: 2041-1723 (Online)
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