Ultrafast photo-induced insulator-to-metal transition in the spin density wave system of (TMTSF)2PF6

Shinichi Watanabe; Ryusuke Kondo; Seiichi Kagoshima; Ryo Shimano

doi:10.1016/j.physb.2009.10.063

Ultrafast photo-induced insulator-to-metal transition in the spin density wave system of (TMTSF)₂PF₆

Shinichi Watanabe, Ryusuke Kondo, Seiichi Kagoshima, Ryo Shimano

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Abstract

We demonstrate a photo-induced insulator-to-metal (I-M) transition in an organic linear chain compound (TMTSF)₂PF₆ [bis-(tetramethyl-tetraselenafulvalene)hexafluorophosphate] in the spin-density-wave (SDW) ground state by optical pump and terahertz probe experiments. We observe the collapse of SDW gap in the optical conductivity spectrum at 3ps after the photo-excitation, indicating the ultrafast I-M transition in the SDW system. Temporal evolution of the terahertz reflectivity change shows that the photo-induced metallic state sustains longer than 400 ps.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	S360-S362
Journal	Physica B: Condensed Matter
Volume	405
Issue number	11 SUPPL.
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.physb.2009.10.063
Publication status	Published - 2010 Jun 1
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Optical pump and terahertz probe experiments
Organic conductors
Quasiparticle dynamics
Spin density wave

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
Condensed Matter Physics
Electrical and Electronic Engineering

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