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Ultrafast control of magnetic interactions via light-driven phonons. / Afanasiev, D.; Hortensius, J.R.; Ivanov, B.A. et al.
In: Nature Materials, Vol. 20, 08.02.2021, p. 607-611.

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Afanasiev, D, Hortensius, JR, Ivanov, BA, Sasani, A, Bousquet, E, Blanter, YM, Mikhaylovskiy, RV, Kimel, AV & Caviglia, AD 2021, 'Ultrafast control of magnetic interactions via light-driven phonons', Nature Materials, vol. 20, pp. 607-611. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41563-021-00922-7

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Afanasiev, D., Hortensius, J. R., Ivanov, B. A., Sasani, A., Bousquet, E., Blanter, Y. M., Mikhaylovskiy, R. V., Kimel, A. V., & Caviglia, A. D. (2021). Ultrafast control of magnetic interactions via light-driven phonons. Nature Materials, 20, 607-611. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41563-021-00922-7

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Afanasiev D, Hortensius JR, Ivanov BA, Sasani A, Bousquet E, Blanter YM et al. Ultrafast control of magnetic interactions via light-driven phonons. Nature Materials. 2021 Feb 8;20:607-611. doi: 10.1038/s41563-021-00922-7

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Afanasiev, D. ; Hortensius, J.R. ; Ivanov, B.A. et al. / Ultrafast control of magnetic interactions via light-driven phonons. In: Nature Materials. 2021 ; Vol. 20. pp. 607-611.

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abstract = "Resonant ultrafast excitation of infrared-active phonons is a powerful technique with which to control the electronic properties of materials that leads to remarkable phenomena such as the light-induced enhancement of superconductivity1,2, switching of ferroelectric polarization3,4 and ultrafast insulator-to-metal transitions5. Here, we show that light-driven phonons can be utilized to coherently manipulate macroscopic magnetic states. Intense mid-infrared electric field pulses tuned to resonance with a phonon mode of the archetypical antiferromagnet DyFeO3 induce ultrafast and long-living changes of the fundamental exchange interaction between rare-earth orbitals and transition metal spins. Non-thermal lattice control of the magnetic exchange, which defines the stability of the macroscopic magnetic state, allows us to perform picosecond coherent switching between competing antiferromagnetic and weakly ferromagnetic spin orders. Our discovery emphasizes the potential of resonant phonon excitation for the manipulation of ferroic order on ultrafast timescales6. ",
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AU - Sasani, A.

AU - Bousquet, E.

AU - Blanter, Y.M.

AU - Mikhaylovskiy, R.V.

AU - Kimel, A.V.

AU - Caviglia, A.D.

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AB - Resonant ultrafast excitation of infrared-active phonons is a powerful technique with which to control the electronic properties of materials that leads to remarkable phenomena such as the light-induced enhancement of superconductivity1,2, switching of ferroelectric polarization3,4 and ultrafast insulator-to-metal transitions5. Here, we show that light-driven phonons can be utilized to coherently manipulate macroscopic magnetic states. Intense mid-infrared electric field pulses tuned to resonance with a phonon mode of the archetypical antiferromagnet DyFeO3 induce ultrafast and long-living changes of the fundamental exchange interaction between rare-earth orbitals and transition metal spins. Non-thermal lattice control of the magnetic exchange, which defines the stability of the macroscopic magnetic state, allows us to perform picosecond coherent switching between competing antiferromagnetic and weakly ferromagnetic spin orders. Our discovery emphasizes the potential of resonant phonon excitation for the manipulation of ferroic order on ultrafast timescales6.

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KW - Electric fields

KW - Electronic properties

KW - Ferroelectric materials

KW - Iron compounds

KW - Magnetism

KW - Orbits

KW - Phonons

KW - Rare earths

KW - Transition metals

KW - Antiferromagnetics

KW - Electric field pulse

KW - Ferroelectric polarization

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KW - Insulator-to-metal transitions

KW - Magnetic interactions

KW - Ultrafast excitation

KW - Ultrafast timescales

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