Terahertz-field-induced polar charge order in electronic-type dielectrics

H. Yamakawa; T. Miyamoto; T. Morimoto; N. Takamura; S. Liang; H. Yoshimochi; T. Terashige; N. Kida; M. Suda; H. M. Yamamoto; H. Mori; K. Miyagawa; K. Kanoda; H. Okamoto

doi:10.1038/s41467-021-20925-x

Nature Communications (Feb 2021)

Terahertz-field-induced polar charge order in electronic-type dielectrics

H. Yamakawa,
T. Miyamoto,
T. Morimoto,
N. Takamura,
S. Liang,
H. Yoshimochi,
T. Terashige,
N. Kida,
M. Suda,
H. M. Yamamoto,
H. Mori,
K. Miyagawa,
K. Kanoda,
H. Okamoto

Affiliations

H. Yamakawa: Department of Advanced Materials Science, University of Tokyo
T. Miyamoto: Department of Advanced Materials Science, University of Tokyo
T. Morimoto: Department of Advanced Materials Science, University of Tokyo
N. Takamura: Department of Advanced Materials Science, University of Tokyo
S. Liang: Department of Advanced Materials Science, University of Tokyo
H. Yoshimochi: Department of Applied Physics, University of Tokyo
T. Terashige: AIST-UTokyo Advanced Operand-Measurement Technology Open Innovation Laboratory, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology
N. Kida: Department of Advanced Materials Science, University of Tokyo
M. Suda: Division of Functional Molecular Systems, Research Center of Integrative Molecular Systems (CIMoS), Institute for Molecular Science
H. M. Yamamoto: Division of Functional Molecular Systems, Research Center of Integrative Molecular Systems (CIMoS), Institute for Molecular Science
H. Mori: Institute for Solid State Physics, University of Tokyo
K. Miyagawa: Department of Applied Physics, University of Tokyo
K. Kanoda: Department of Applied Physics, University of Tokyo
H. Okamoto: Department of Advanced Materials Science, University of Tokyo

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-021-20925-x
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 12, no. 1
pp. 1 – 11

Abstract

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Photoinduced phase transition is a central issue in the field of non-equilibrium quantum physics. Here, the authors demonstrate that a terahertz electric-field pulse changes a Mott insulator of an organic molecular compound to a macroscopically polarized charge-order state.

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ISSN: 2041-1723 (Online)
Publisher: Nature Portfolio
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Science
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