Physics – Condensed Matter – Strongly Correlated Electrons
Scientific paper
2010-12-22
Physics
Condensed Matter
Strongly Correlated Electrons
7 pages manuscript, 4 figures
Scientific paper
Photo-excitation in complex oxides1 transfers charge across semicovalent bonds, drastically perturbing spin and orbital orders2. Light may then be used in compounds like magnetoresistive manganites to control magnetism on nanometre lengthscales and ultrafast timescales. Here, we show how ultrafast resonant soft x-ray diffraction can separately probe the photo-induced dynamics of spin and orbital orders in La0.5Sr1.5MnO4. Ultrafast melting of CE antiferromagnetic spin order is evidenced by the disappearance of a (1/4,1/4,1/2) diffraction peak. On the other hand the (1/4,1/4,0) peak, reflecting orbital order, is only partially reduced. Cluster calculations aid our interpretation by considering different magnetically ordered states accessible after photo-excitation. Nonthermal coupling between light and magnetism emerges as a primary aspect of photo-induced phase transitions in manganites.
Boothroyd Andrew T.
Cavalleri Andrea
Cavill S. A.
Dhesi Sarnjeet S.
Ehrke H.
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