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Coherent energy exchange between carriers and phonons in Peierls-distorted bismuth unveiled by broadband XUV pulses

Geneaux, Romain
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Timrov, Iurii  
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Kaplan, Christopher J.
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September 2, 2021
Physical Review Research

In Peierls-distorted materials, photoexcitation leads to a strongly coupled transient response between structural and electronic degrees of freedom, always measured independently of each other. Here we use transient reflectivity in the extreme ultraviolet to quantify both responses in photoexcited bismuth in a single measurement. With the help of first-principles calculations based on density-functional theory (DFT) and time-dependent DFT, the real-space atomic motion and the temperature of both electrons and holes as a function of time are captured simultaneously, retrieving an anticorrelation between the A(1g) phonon dynamics and carrier temperature. The results reveal a coherent, bidirectional energy exchange between carriers and phonons, which is a dynamical counterpart of the static Peierls-Jones distortion, providing validation of previous theoretical predictions.

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DOI
10.1103/PhysRevResearch.3.033210
Web of Science ID

WOS:000692205600007

Author(s)
Geneaux, Romain
Timrov, Iurii  
Kaplan, Christopher J.
Ross, Andrew D.
Kraus, Peter M.
Leone, Stephen R.
Date Issued

2021-09-02

Publisher

AMER PHYSICAL SOC

Published in
Physical Review Research
Volume

3

Issue

3

Article Number

033210

Subjects

Physics, Multidisciplinary

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Physics

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density-functional theory

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crystal-structure

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phase-stability

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electron

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dynamics

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excitations

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spectra

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surface

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