Ultrafast Photo-induced Phase Change in SnSe
arXiv:2212.12498 · doi:10.1103/PhysRevLett.132.146901
Abstract
Time-resolved multi-terahertz (THz) spectroscopy is used to observe an ultrafast, non-thermal electronic phase change in SnSe driven by interband photoexcitation with 1.55 eV pump photons. The transient THz photoconductivity spectrum is found to be Lorentzian-like, indicating charge localization and phase segregation. The rise of photoconductivity is bimodal in nature, with both a fast and slow component due to excitation into multiple bands and subsequent intervalley scattering. The THz conductivity magnitude, dynamics, and spectra show a drastic change in character at a critical excitation fluence of approximately 6 mJ/cm^2 due to a photo-induced phase segregation and a macroscopic collapse of the band gap.
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