Light-induced percolative topological phase transition in type-II Weyl semimetal WTe2

Autor: Zhou, Xiaoyue, Deng, Fu, Gao, Yifan, Chan, Yi, Li, Shulei, Wang, Ning, Liu, Junwei, Zhang, Jingdi
Rok vydání: 2024
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Druh dokumentu: Working Paper
Popis: We report on an ultrafast terahertz free-carrier dynamic study of a photo-excited WTe2 thin film. In the photo-excited state, we observe a metastable electronic state featuring negative differential terahertz photoconductivity and reduced scattering rate. Detailed electrodynamics analysis and first-principal calculation attribute it to light-induced topological phase transition, reducing density of states near the Fermi level. Furthermore, the emergence of an unconventional temporal isosbestic point marks a dynamic universality, strongly suggesting a percolative interaction between the two topologically distinct phases.
Databáze: arXiv