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ADVANCED MATERIALS
卷 35, 期 36, 页码 -出版社
WILEY-V C H VERLAG GMBH
DOI: 10.1002/adma.202303032
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multiferroic materials; photomagnetic effect; time-resolved resonant magnetic X-ray diffraction; X-ray free electron laser
Ultrafast optical manipulation of magnetic phenomena expands our knowledge of functional nonequilibrium states and reveals the creation mechanism of nonthermal effective magnetic fields. The study demonstrates the impact of photoexcitation on ultrafast field formation through 3D trajectory analysis of AFM magnons, and also shows the photomagnetic coupling control of ferroelectricity in multiferroics.
Ultrafast optical manipulation of magnetic phenomena is an exciting achievement of mankind, expanding one's horizon of knowledge toward the functional nonequilibrium states. The dynamics acting on an extremely short timescale push the detection limits that reveal fascinating light-matter interactions for nonthermal creation of effective magnetic fields. While some cases are benchmarked by emergent transient behaviors, otherwise identifying the nonthermal effects remains challenging. Here, a femtosecond time-resolved resonant magnetic X-ray diffraction experiment is introduced, which uses an X-ray free-electron laser (XFEL) to distinguish between the effective field and the photoinduced thermal effect. It is observed that a multiferroic Y-type hexaferrite exhibits magnetic Bragg peak intensity oscillations manifesting entangled antiferromagnetic (AFM) and ferromagnetic (FM) Fourier components of a coherent AFM magnon. The magnon trajectory constructed in 3D space and time domains is decisive to evince ultrafast field formation preceding the lattice thermalization. A remarkable impact of photoexcitation across the electronic bandgap is directly unraveled, amplifying the photomagnetic coupling that is one of the highest among AFM dielectrics. Leveraging the above-bandgap photoexcitation, this energy-efficient optical process further suggests a novel photomagnetic control of ferroelectricity in multiferroics.
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