Emergent symmetry in TbTe3revealed by ultrafast reflectivity under anisotropic strain

We report ultrafast reflectivity measurements of the dynamics of the order parameter of the charge density wave (CDW) in TbTe3under anisotropic strain. We observe an increase in the frequency of the amplitude mode with increasing tensile strain along thea-axis (which drives the lattice intoa > c,...

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Veröffentlicht in:Reports on progress in physics 2024-09, Vol.87 (10)
Hauptverfasser: Kim, Soyeun, Orenstein, Gal, Singh, Anisha G, Fisher, Ian R, Reis, David A, Trigo, Mariano
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Zusammenfassung:We report ultrafast reflectivity measurements of the dynamics of the order parameter of the charge density wave (CDW) in TbTe3under anisotropic strain. We observe an increase in the frequency of the amplitude mode with increasing tensile strain along thea-axis (which drives the lattice intoa > c, withaandcthe lattice constants), and similar behavior for tensile strain alongc(c > a). This suggests that both strains stabilize the corresponding CDW order and further support the near equivalence of the CDW phases oriented ina- andc-axis, in spite of the orthorhombic space group. The results were analyzed within the time-dependent Ginzburg-Landau framework, which agrees well with the reflectivity dynamics. Our study presents an ultrafast approach to assess the stability of phases and order parameter dynamics in strained systems.We report ultrafast reflectivity measurements of the dynamics of the order parameter of the charge density wave (CDW) in TbTe3under anisotropic strain. We observe an increase in the frequency of the amplitude mode with increasing tensile strain along thea-axis (which drives the lattice intoa > c, withaandcthe lattice constants), and similar behavior for tensile strain alongc(c > a). This suggests that both strains stabilize the corresponding CDW order and further support the near equivalence of the CDW phases oriented ina- andc-axis, in spite of the orthorhombic space group. The results were analyzed within the time-dependent Ginzburg-Landau framework, which agrees well with the reflectivity dynamics. Our study presents an ultrafast approach to assess the stability of phases and order parameter dynamics in strained systems.
ISSN:1361-6633
1361-6633
DOI:10.1088/1361-6633/ad71ee