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Control of the electronic phase of a manganite by mode-selective vibrational excitation

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  • Matteo Rini

    (Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, California 94720, USA)

  • Ra'anan Tobey

    (Clarendon Laboratory, University of Oxford)

  • Nicky Dean

    (Clarendon Laboratory, University of Oxford)

  • Jiro Itatani

    (Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, California 94720, USA
    ERATO, Japan Science and Technology Agency, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 102-0075, Japan)

  • Yasuhide Tomioka

    (Correlated Electron Research Center, AIST, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, 305-8562 Japan)

  • Yoshinori Tokura

    (Correlated Electron Research Center, AIST, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, 305-8562 Japan
    University of Tokyo)

  • Robert W. Schoenlein

    (Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, California 94720, USA)

  • Andrea Cavalleri

    (Clarendon Laboratory, University of Oxford
    Central Laser Facility, Rutherford Appleton Laboratory and Diamond Light Source, Chilton, Didcot, OX11 0QX, UK)

Abstract

Exciting vibrations There are various subtle ways of triggering phase change in a solid: for example, by using a pulse of light or electrical current to inject 'hot' charges that change the electronic state of a system. Rini et al. now report a very different approach, the use of ultrafast pulses of terahertz radiation to excite an individual vibrational mode in a magneto-resistive manganite. In this system, which has strongly correlated electrons, even subtle changes of crystal structure can profoundly effect the electronic and magnetic properties. The activated vibration is sufficient to drive the material from a stable insulating phase to a metastable metallic one. Phase control by coherent manipulation of selected vibrational modes — metal–oxygen phonons in particular — could find application in other complex solids; for example, in addressing how Cu–O vibrations affect the electronic properties of high-temperature superconductors.

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  • Matteo Rini & Ra'anan Tobey & Nicky Dean & Jiro Itatani & Yasuhide Tomioka & Yoshinori Tokura & Robert W. Schoenlein & Andrea Cavalleri, 2007. "Control of the electronic phase of a manganite by mode-selective vibrational excitation," Nature, Nature, vol. 449(7158), pages 72-74, September.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:nature:v:449:y:2007:i:7158:d:10.1038_nature06119
    DOI: 10.1038/nature06119
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