Large non-thermal contribution to picosecond strain pulse generation using the photo-induced phase transition in VO2

Autor: Iaroslav A. Mogunov, Sergiy Lysenko, Anatolii E. Fedianin, Félix E. Fernández, Armando Rúa, Anthony J. Kent, Andrey V. Akimov, Alexandra M. Kalashnikova
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2020
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Zdroj: Nature Communications, Vol 11, Iss 1, Pp 1-8 (2020)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2041-1723
DOI: 10.1038/s41467-020-15372-z
Popis: Ultrafast driving of vanadium dioxide can induce a large structural phase transition, which can be used to generate picosecond strain pulses. Here the authors show that the photo-induced phase transition can contribute 0.45% strain without causing undesirable heating.
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