40 research outputs found
Symmetry-guided nonrigid registration: the case for distortion correction in multidimensional photoemission spectroscopy
Image symmetrization is an effective strategy to correct symmetry distortion
in experimental data for which symmetry is essential in the subsequent
analysis. In the process, a coordinate transform, the symmetrization transform,
is required to undo the distortion. The transform may be determined by image
registration (i.e. alignment) with symmetry constraints imposed in the
registration target and in the iterative parameter tuning, which we call
symmetry-guided registration. An example use case of image symmetrization is
found in electronic band structure mapping by multidimensional photoemission
spectroscopy, which employs a 3D time-of-flight detector to measure electrons
sorted into the momentum (, ) and energy () coordinates. In
reality, imperfect instrument design, sample geometry and experimental settings
cause distortion of the photoelectron trajectories and, therefore, the symmetry
in the measured band structure, which hinders the full understanding and use of
the volumetric datasets. We demonstrate that symmetry-guided registration can
correct the symmetry distortion in the momentum-resolved photoemission
patterns. Using proposed symmetry metrics, we show quantitatively that the
iterative approach to symmetrization outperforms its non-iterative counterpart
in the restored symmetry of the outcome while preserving the average shape of
the photoemission pattern. Our approach is generalizable to distortion
corrections in different types of symmetries and should also find applications
in other experimental methods that produce images with similar features
A machine learning route between band mapping and band structure
The electronic band structure (BS) of solid state materials imprints the
multidimensional and multi-valued functional relations between energy and
momenta of periodically confined electrons. Photoemission spectroscopy is a
powerful tool for its comprehensive characterization. A common task in
photoemission band mapping is to recover the underlying quasiparticle
dispersion, which we call band structure reconstruction. Traditional methods
often focus on specific regions of interests yet require extensive human
oversight. To cope with the growing size and scale of photoemission data, we
develop a generic machine-learning approach leveraging the information within
electronic structure calculations for this task. We demonstrate its capability
by reconstructing all fourteen valence bands of tungsten diselenide and
validate the accuracy on various synthetic data. The reconstruction uncovers
previously inaccessible momentum-space structural information on both global
and local scales in conjunction with theory, while realizing a path towards
integrating band mapping data into materials science databases
Bloch Wavefunction Reconstruction using Multidimensional Photoemission Spectroscopy
Angle-resolved spectroscopy is the most powerful technique to investigate the
electronic band structure of crystalline solids. To completely characterize the
electronic structure of topological materials, one needs to go beyond band
structure mapping and probe the texture of the Bloch wavefunction in
momentum-space, associated with Berry curvature and topological invariants.
Because phase information is lost in the process of measuring photoemission
intensities, retrieving the complex-valued Bloch wavefunction from
photoemission data has yet remained elusive. In this Article, we introduce a
novel measurement methodology and observable in extreme ultraviolet
angle-resolved photoemission spectroscopy, based on continuous modulation of
the ionizing radiation polarization axis. By tracking the energy- and
momentum-resolved amplitude and phase of the photoemission modulation upon
polarization variation, we reconstruct the Bloch wavefunction of prototypical
semiconducting transition metal dichalcogenide 2H-WSe with minimal theory
input. This novel experimental scheme, which is articulated around the
manipulation of the photoionization transition dipole matrix element, in
combination with a simple tight-binding theory, is general and can be extended
to provide insights into the Bloch wavefunction of many relevant crystalline
solids.Comment: 11 pages, 5 figure
Dynamic pathway of the photoinduced phase transition of TbMnO
We investigate the demagnetization dynamics of the cycloidal and sinusoidal
phases of multiferroic TbMnO by means of time-resolved resonant soft x-ray
diffraction following excitation by an optical pump. Using orthogonal linear
x-ray polarizations, we suceeded in disentangling the response of the
multiferroic cycloidal spin order from the sinusoidal antiferromagnetic order
in the time domain. This enables us to identify the transient magnetic phase
created by intense photoexcitation of the electrons and subsequent heating of
the spin system on a picosecond timescale. The transient phase is shown to be a
spin density wave, as in the adiabatic case, which nevertheless retains the
wave vector of the cycloidal long range order. Two different pump photon
energies, 1.55 eV and 3.1 eV, lead to population of the conduction band
predominantly via intersite - transitions or intrasite -
transitions, respectively. We find that the nature of the optical excitation
does not play an important role in determining the dynamics of magnetic order
melting. Further, we observe that the orbital reconstruction, which is induced
by the spin ordering, disappears on a timescale comparable to that of the
cycloidal order, attesting to a direct coupling between magnetic and orbital
orders. Our observations are discussed in the context of recent theoretical
models of demagnetization dynamics in strongly correlated systems, revealing
the potential of this type of measurement as a benchmark for such complex
theoretical studies
Robust Magnetic Order Upon Ultrafast Excitation of an Antiferromagnet
The ultrafast manipulation of magnetic order due to optical excitation is governed by the intricate flow of energy and momentum between the electron, lattice, and spin subsystems. While various models are commonly employed to describe these dynamics, a prominent example being the microscopic three temperature model (M3TM), systematic, quantitative comparisons to both the dynamics of energy flow and magnetic order are scarce. Here, an M3TM was applied to the ultrafast magnetic order dynamics of the layered antiferromagnet GdRh2Si2. The femtosecond dynamics of electronic temperature, surface ferromagnetic order, and bulk antiferromagnetic order were explored at various pump fluences employing time- and angle-resolved photoemission spectroscopy and time-resolved resonant magnetic soft X-ray diffraction, respectively. After optical excitation, both the surface ferromagnetic order and the bulk antiferromagnetic order dynamics exhibit two-step demagnetization behaviors with two similar timescales (<1 ps, ∼10 ps), indicating a strong exchange coupling between localized 4f and itinerant conduction electrons. Despite a good qualitative agreement, the M3TM predicts larger demagnetization than the experimental observation, which can be phenomenologically described by a transient, fluence-dependent increased Néel temperature. The results indicate that effects beyond a mean-field description have to be considered for a quantitative description of ultrafast magnetic order dynamics
Excited-state band structure mapping
[EN] Angle-resolved photoelectron spectroscopy is an extremely powerful probe of materials to access the occupied electronic structure with energy and momentum resolution. However, it remains blind to those dynamic states above the Fermi level that determine technologically relevant transport properties. In this work we extend band structure mapping into the unoccupied states and across the entire Brillouin zone by using a state-of-the-art high repetition rate, extreme ultraviolet femtosecond light source to probe optically excited samples. The wideranging applicability and power of this approach are demonstrated by measurements on the two-dimensional semiconductor WSe2, where the energy-momentum dispersion of valence and conduction bands are observed in a single experiment. This provides a direct momentum-resolved view, not only on the complete out-of-equilibrium band gap but also on its renormalization induced by electronic screening. Our work establishes a benchmark for measuring the band structure of materials, with direct access to the energy-momentum dispersion of the excited-state spectral function.A This work was funded by the Max-Planck-Gesellschaft, by the German Research Foundation (DFG) , within the Emmy Noether Program (Grant No. RE 3977/1) , and Grants No. FOR1700 (Project E5) , No. SPP2244 (Project No. 443366970) , and from the European Research Council, Grant ERC-2015-CoG-682843. M.P. acknowledges financial support from the Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF) through Grant No. CRSK-2_196756. C.W.N. and C.M. ac-knowledge financial support by Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF) Grant No. P00P2_170597. A.R. and H.H. acknowledge financial support from the European Research Council (Grant No. ERC-2015-AdG-694097) and the Cluster of Excellence "CUI: Advanced Imaging of Matter" of the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (Grant EXC 2056, Project No. 390715994)
Field-induced ultrafast modulation of Rashba coupling at room temperature in ferroelectric -GeTe(111)
Rashba materials have appeared as an ideal playground for spin-to-charge
conversion in prototype spintronics devices. Among them, -GeTe(111) is
a non-centrosymmetric ferroelectric (FE) semiconductor for which a strong
spin-orbit interaction gives rise to giant Rashba coupling. Its room
temperature ferroelectricity was recently demonstrated as a route towards a new
type of highly energy-efficient non-volatile memory device based on switchable
polarization. Currently based on the application of an electric field, the
writing and reading processes could be outperformed by the use of femtosecond
(fs) light pulses requiring exploration of the possible control of
ferroelectricity on this timescale. Here, we probe the room temperature
transient dynamics of the electronic band structure of -GeTe(111) using
time and angle-resolved photoemission spectroscopy (tr-ARPES). Our experiments
reveal an ultrafast modulation of the Rashba coupling mediated on the fs
timescale by a surface photovoltage (SPV), namely an increase corresponding to
a 13 % enhancement of the lattice distortion. This opens the route for the
control of the FE polarization in -GeTe(111) and FE semiconducting
materials in quantum heterostructures.Comment: 31 pages, 12 figure
Dynamics of the photoinduced insulator-to-metal transition in a nickelate film
The control of materials properties with light is a promising approach
towards the realization of faster and smaller electronic devices. With phases
that can be controlled via strain, pressure, chemical composition or
dimensionality, nickelates are good candidates for the development of a new
generation of high performance and low consumption devices. Here we analyze the
photoinduced dynamics in a single crystalline NdNiO film upon excitation
across the electronic gap. Using time-resolved reflectivity and resonant x-ray
diffraction, we show that the pump pulse induces an insulator-to-metal
transition, accompanied by the melting of the charge order. Finally we compare
our results to similar studies in manganites and show that the same model can
be used to describe the dynamics in nickelates, hinting towards a unified
description of these photoinduced phase transitions.Comment: 17 pages, 6 figure