Evidence of structural evolution in Sr2RhO4 studied by time-resolved optical reflectivity spectroscopy

Abstract

We investigate ultrafast dynamics from photoinduced reflectivity of Sr2RhO4 by using femtosecond near-infrared pulses. We observe a clear temperature-dependent anomaly in its electronic dynamics which slows down below 160 K. In addition, coherent oscillations of the A1g symmetric 5.3-THz phonon exhibit a 90-degree shift in its initial phase across TS, indicating a structural change in octahedral rotation distortions. We propose that octahedral structure in Sr2RhO4 evolves at around TS, and it can influence on the non-equilibrium dynamics of photoinduced carriers as well as real-time phonon responses.

5 pages, 3 figures

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