Ultrafast charge ordering by self-amplified exciton–phonon dynamics in TiSe2

Chao Lian, Sheng-Jie Zhang, Shi-Qi Hu, Meng-Xue Guan and Sheng Meng ()
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Chao Lian: Chinese Academy of Sciences
Sheng-Jie Zhang: Chinese Academy of Sciences
Shi-Qi Hu: Chinese Academy of Sciences
Meng-Xue Guan: Chinese Academy of Sciences
Sheng Meng: Chinese Academy of Sciences

Nature Communications, 2020, vol. 11, issue 1, 1-8

Abstract: Abstract The origin of charge density waves (CDWs) in TiSe$${}_{2}$$2 has long been debated, mainly due to the difficulties in identifying the timescales of the excitonic pairing and electron–phonon coupling (EPC). Without a time-resolved and microscopic mechanism, one has to assume simultaneous appearance of CDW and periodic lattice distortions (PLD). Here, we accomplish a complete separation of ultrafast exciton and PLD dynamics and unravel their interplay in our real-time time-dependent density functional theory simulations. We find that laser pulses knock off the exciton order and induce a homogeneous bonding–antibonding transition in the initial 20 fs, then the weakened electronic order triggers ionic movements antiparallel to the original PLD. The EPC comes into play after the initial 20 fs, and the two processes mutually amplify each other leading to a complete inversion of CDW ordering. The self-amplified dynamics reproduces the evolution of band structures in agreement with photoemission experiments. Hence we resolve the key processes in the initial dynamics of CDWs that help elucidate the underlying mechanism.

Date: 2020
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