Condensation of collective charge ordering in Chromium

A. Singer; M. Marsh; S. Dietze; V. Uhlíř; Y. Li; D. A. Walko; E. M. Dufresne; G. Srajer; M. P. Cosgriff; P. G. Evans; E. E. Fullerton; O. G. Shpyrko

doi:10.1103/physrevb.91.115134

arXiv · 1411.5623

Condensation of collective charge ordering in Chromium

A. Singer·M. Marsh·S. Dietze·V. Uhlíř·Y. Li·D. A. Walko·E. M. Dufresne·G. Srajer·M. P. Cosgriff·P. G. Evans·E. E. Fullerton·O. G. Shpyrko

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Here we report on the dynamics of the structural order parameter in a chromium film using synchrotron radiation in response to photo-induced ultra-fast excitations. Following transient optical excitations the effective lattice temperature of the film rises close to the Néel temperature and the charge density wave (CDW) amplitude is reduced. Although we expect the electronic charge ordering to vanish shortly after the excitation we observe that the CDW is never completely disrupted, which is revealed by its unmodified period at elevated temperatures. We attribute the persistence of the CDW to the long-lived periodic lattice displacement in chromium. The long-term evolution shows that the CDW revives to its initial strength within 1 ns, which appears to behave in accordance with the temperature dependence in equilibrium. This study highlights the fundamental role of the lattice distortion in charge ordered systems and its impact on the re-condensation dynamics of the charge ordered state in strongly correlated materials.

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A. Singer, M. Marsh, S. Dietze, V. Uhlíř, Y. Li, D. A. Walko, E. M. Dufresne, G. Srajer, M. P. Cosgriff, P. G. Evans, E. E. Fullerton, O. G. Shpyrko. 2014-11-20. Condensation of collective charge ordering in Chromium. https://doi.org/10.1103/physrevb.91.115134

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