Ultrafast photoinduced structure phase transition in antimony single crystals

Fausti D, Misochko OV, Van Loosdrecht PHM (2009)

Publication Type: Journal article

Publication year: 2009

Journal

Physical Review B - Condensed Matter and Materials Physics American Physical Society (APS)

Book Volume: 80

Article Number: 161207

Journal Issue: 16

DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevB.80.161207

Abstract

Picosecond Raman scattering is used to study the photoinduced ultrafast dynamics in Peierls distorted antimony. We find evidence for an ultrafast nonthermal reversible structural phase transition. Most surprisingly, we find evidence that this transition evolves toward a lower symmetry in contrast to the commonly accepted rhombohedral-to-simple cubic transition path. Our study demonstrates the feasibility of ultrafast Raman scattering symmetry analysis of photoinduced nonthermal transient phases. © 2009 The American Physical Society.

Authors with CRIS profile

Daniele Fausti

Involved external institutions

University of Groningen / Rijksuniversiteit Groningen NL Netherlands (NL) Russian Academy of Sciences / Росси́йская акаде́мия нау́к (RAS) RU Russian Federation (RU)

How to cite

APA:

Fausti, D., Misochko, O.V., & Van Loosdrecht, P.H.M. (2009). Ultrafast photoinduced structure phase transition in antimony single crystals. Physical Review B - Condensed Matter and Materials Physics, 80(16). https://dx.doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevB.80.161207

MLA:

Fausti, Daniele, Oleg V. Misochko, and Paul H. M. Van Loosdrecht. "Ultrafast photoinduced structure phase transition in antimony single crystals." Physical Review B - Condensed Matter and Materials Physics 80.16 (2009).

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