Transient Electronic Structure and Melting of a Charge Density Wave in TbTe3 Export

@article{Science2008FSchmitt, abstract = {Obtaining insight into microscopic cooperative effects is a fascinating topic in condensed matter research because, through self-coordination and collectivity, they can lead to instabilities with macroscopic impacts like phase transitions. We used femtosecond time- and angle-resolved photoelectron spectroscopy (trARPES) to optically pump and probe TbTe3, an excellent model system with which to study these effects. We drove a transient charge density wave melting, excited collective vibrations in TbTe3, and observed them through their time-, frequency-, and momentum-dependent influence on the electronic structure. We were able to identify the role of the observed collective vibration in the transition and to document the transition in real time. The information that we demonstrate as being accessible with trARPES will greatly enhance the understanding of all materials exhibiting collective phenomena. 10.1126/science.1160778}, author = {Schmitt, F. and Kirchmann, P. S. and Bovensiepen, U. and Moore, R. G. and Rettig, L. and Krenz, M. and Chu, J. H. and Ru, N. and Perfetti, L. and Lu, D. H. and Wolf, M. and Fisher, I. R. and Shen, Z. X.}, citeulike-article-id = {3292437}, citeulike-linkout-0 = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1126/science.1160778}, citeulike-linkout-1 = {http://www.sciencemag.org/cgi/content/abstract/321/5896/1649}, citeulike-linkout-2 = {http://view.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18703710}, citeulike-linkout-3 = {http://www.hubmed.org/display.cgi?uids=18703710}, day = {19}, doi = {10.1126/science.1160778}, journal = {Science}, keywords = {angle-resolved, femtosecond, melting, photoelectron, spectroscopy, trarpes, ultrafast}, month = {September}, number = {5896}, pages = {1649--1652}, posted-at = {2008-10-09 22:41:20}, priority = {2}, title = {Transient Electronic Structure and Melting of a Charge Density Wave in TbTe3}, url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1126/science.1160778}, volume = {321}, year = {2008} }

TY - JOUR ID - Science2008FSchmitt L3 - citeulike-article-id:3292437 N2 - Obtaining insight into microscopic cooperative effects is a fascinating topic in condensed matter research because, through self-coordination and collectivity, they can lead to instabilities with macroscopic impacts like phase transitions. We used femtosecond time- and angle-resolved photoelectron spectroscopy (trARPES) to optically pump and probe TbTe3, an excellent model system with which to study these effects. We drove a transient charge density wave melting, excited collective vibrations in TbTe3, and observed them through their time-, frequency-, and momentum-dependent influence on the electronic structure. We were able to identify the role of the observed collective vibration in the transition and to document the transition in real time. The information that we demonstrate as being accessible with trARPES will greatly enhance the understanding of all materials exhibiting collective phenomena. 10.1126/science.1160778 IS - 5896 JF - Science EP - 1652 TI - Transient Electronic Structure and Melting of a Charge Density Wave in TbTe3 VL - 321 SP - 1649 KW - angle-resolved KW - femtosecond KW - melting KW - photoelectron KW - spectroscopy KW - trarpes KW - ultrafast AU - Schmitt, F AU - Kirchmann, PS AU - Bovensiepen, U AU - Moore, RG AU - Rettig, L AU - Krenz, M AU - Chu, JH AU - Ru, N AU - Perfetti, L AU - Lu, DH AU - Wolf, M AU - Fisher, IR AU - Shen, ZX PY - 2008/09/19/ UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1126/science.1160778 ER -