Optically induced symmetry breaking due to nonequilibrium steady state formation in charge density wave material 1T-TiSe2

Abstract

The strongly correlated charge density wave (CDW) phase of 1T-TiSe${}_2$ is being extensively researched to verify the claims of a unique chiral order due to the presence of three equivalent Fermi wavevectors involved in the CDW formation. Characterization of the symmetries is therefore critical to understand the origin of their intriguing properties but can be complicated by the coupling of the electronic and lattice degrees of freedom. Here we use continuous wave laser excitation to probe the symmetries of TiSe${}_2$ using the circular photogalvanic effect with very high sensitivity. We observe that the ground state of the CDW phase is achiral. However, laser excitation above a threshold intensity transforms TiSe${}_2$ into a chiral phase in a nonequilibrium steady state, which changes the electronic correlations in the stacking direction of the layered material. The inherent sensitivity of the photogalvanic technique provides clear evidence of the different optically driven phases of 1T-TiSe${}_2$, as well as emphasizes the interplay of electronic and lattice degrees of freedom in this system under optical excitation. Our work demonstrates that optically induced phase change can occur at extremely low optical intensities in strongly correlated materials, providing a pathway for future studies to engineer new phases using light.

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