Probing ultrafast spin-relaxation and precession dynamics in a cuprate Mott insulator with seven-femtosecond optical pulses

T. Miyamoto; Y. Matsui; T. Terashige; T. Morimoto; N. Sono; H. Yada; S. Ishihara; Y. Watanabe; S. Adachi; T. Ito; K. Oka; A. Sawa; H. Okamoto

doi:10.1038/s41467-018-06312-z

Nature Communications (Sep 2018)

Probing ultrafast spin-relaxation and precession dynamics in a cuprate Mott insulator with seven-femtosecond optical pulses

T. Miyamoto,
Y. Matsui,
T. Terashige,
T. Morimoto,
N. Sono,
H. Yada,
S. Ishihara,
Y. Watanabe,
S. Adachi,
T. Ito,
K. Oka,
A. Sawa,
H. Okamoto

Affiliations

T. Miyamoto: Department of Advanced Materials Science, University of Tokyo
Y. Matsui: Department of Advanced Materials Science, University of Tokyo
T. Terashige: AIST-UTokyo Advanced Operando-Measurement Technology Open Innovation Laboratory (OPERANDO-OIL), National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST)
T. Morimoto: Department of Advanced Materials Science, University of Tokyo
N. Sono: Department of Advanced Materials Science, University of Tokyo
H. Yada: Department of Advanced Materials Science, University of Tokyo
S. Ishihara: Department of Physics, Tohoku University
Y. Watanabe: Department of Chemistry, Kyoto University
S. Adachi: Department of Chemistry, Kyoto University
T. Ito: National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology
K. Oka: National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology
A. Sawa: National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology
H. Okamoto: Department of Advanced Materials Science, University of Tokyo

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-018-06312-z
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 9, no. 1
pp. 1 – 7

Abstract

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Understanding the dynamics of cuprates following photoexcitation can provide insights into the complex coupling mechanisms that underlie their exotic equilibrium behaviour. Here the authors use pump-probe reflection spectroscopy to investigate the nonequilibrium spin dynamics of Mott-insulating Nd2CuO4.

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ISSN: 2041-1723 (Online)
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Country of publisher: United Kingdom
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