Designing spin and orbital exchange Hamiltonians with ultrashort electric field transients
arXiv:1703.03269
Abstract
We demonstrate how electric fields with arbitrary time profile can be used to control the time-dependent parameters of spin and orbital exchange Hamiltonians. Analytic expressions for the exchange constants are derived from a time-dependent Schrieffer-Wolff transformation, and the validity of the resulting effective Hamiltonian is verified for the case of a quarter-filled two-orbital Hubbard model, by comparing to the results of a full nonequilibrium dynamical mean-field theory simulation. The ability to manipulate Hamiltonians with arbitrary time-dependent fields, beyond the paradigm of Floquet engineering, opens the possibility to control intertwined spin and orbital order using laser or THz pulses which are tailored to minimize electronic excitations.
arXiv comment7 pages, 4 figures
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