Coherent phonon and unconventional carriers in the magnetic kagome metal Fe3Sn2

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Beitragende

  • Marcos V. Gonçalves-Faria - , Professur für Spektroskopie in der Halbleiterphysik (gB/HZDR), Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf (HZDR) (Autor:in)
  • Alexej Pashkin - , Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf (HZDR) (Autor:in)
  • Qi Wang - , Renmin University of China (Autor:in)
  • Hechang C. Lei - , Renmin University of China (Autor:in)
  • Stephan Winnerl - , Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf (HZDR) (Autor:in)
  • Alexander A. Tsirlin - , Universität Leipzig (Autor:in)
  • Manfred Helm - , Professur für Spektroskopie in der Halbleiterphysik (gB/HZDR), Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf (HZDR) (Autor:in)
  • Ece Uykur - , Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf (HZDR) (Autor:in)

Abstract

Temperature- and fluence-dependent carrier dynamics of the magnetic kagome metal Fe3Sn2 were studied using the ultrafast optical pump-probe technique. Two carrier relaxation processes and a laser-induced coherent optical phonon were observed. We ascribe the shorter relaxation (~1 ps) to hot electrons transferring their energy to the crystal lattice via electron–phonon scattering. The second relaxation (~30 ps), on the other hand, cannot be explained as a conventional process, and we attributed it to the unconventional (localized) carriers in the material. The observed coherent oscillation is assigned to be a totally symmetric A1g optical phonon dominated by Sn displacements out of the kagome planes and possesses a prominently large amplitude, on the order of 10−3, comparable to the maximum of the reflectivity change (ΔR/R). This amplitude is similar to what has been observed for coherent phonons in charge-density-wave (CDW) systems, although no signs of such instability were hitherto reported in Fe3Sn2. Our results suggest an unexpected connection between Fe3Sn2 and kagome metals with CDW instabilities and a strong interplay between phonon and electron dynamics in this compound.

Details

OriginalspracheEnglisch
Aufsatznummer31
Seitenumfang6
Fachzeitschriftnpj quantum materials
Jahrgang9
Ausgabenummer1
PublikationsstatusVeröffentlicht - 21 März 2024
Peer-Review-StatusJa