Disentangling lattice and electronic instabilities in the excitonic insulator candidate Ta${}_2$NiSe${}_5$ by nonequilibrium spectroscopy

Abstract

Ta${}_2$NiSe${}_5$ is an excitonic insulator candidate showing the semiconductor/semimetal-to-insulator (SI) transition below $T_{\text{c}}$ = 326 K. However, since a structural transition accompanies the SI transition, deciphering the role of electronic and lattice degrees of freedom in driving the SI transition has remained controversial. Here, we investigate the photoexcited nonequilibrium state in Ta${}_2$NiSe${}_5$ using pump-probe Raman and photoluminescence (PL) spectroscopies. The combined nonequilibrium spectroscopic measurements of the lattice and electronic states reveal the presence of a photoexcited metastable state where the insulating gap is suppressed, but the low-temperature structural distortion is preserved. We conclude that electron correlations play a vital role in the SI transition of Ta${}_2$NiSe${}_5$.

13 pages, 10 figures

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