Photo-induced charge dynamics in 1$T$-TaS${}_2$

Abstract

Recent theoretical studies showed that the electronic structure of 1$T$-TaS${}_2$ in the low-temperature commensurate charge density wave phase exhibits a nontrivial interplay between band-insulating and Mott insulating behavior. This has important implications for the interpretation of photo-doping experiments. Here we use nonequilibrium dynamical mean-field theory simulations of a realistic multi-layer structure to clarify the charge carrier dynamics induced by a laser pulse. The solution is propagated up to the picosecond timescale by employing a memory-truncation scheme. While long-lived doublons and holons only exist in the surface state of a specific structure, the disturbance of bonding states in the bilayers which make up the bulk of the system explain the almost instantaneous appearance of in-gap states. Our simulations consistently explain the coexistence of a doublon feature with a prominent ``background" signal in previous time-resolved photoemission experiments, and they suggest strategies for the selective population of the ingap and doublon states by exploiting the sensitivity to the pump polarization and pump frequency.

arXiv comment12 pages, 9 figures

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