Coherent phonon relaxation in strontium titanate

Abstract

Ultrafast decays of the intrinsic phonon modes within 260–790 cm−1 range of frequencies, which are symmetry forbidden in the first-order Raman scattering in bulk SrTiO3 crystal, have been traced using time-resolved coherent Raman technique. The effective phonon decay times are within 0.86–1.38 ps and yield corresponding linewidths of 7.7–12.3 cm−1 for optical lattice vibrations. Symmetry breakage mechanisms related to free charged carriers resulting from vacancies do not appear to play a major role.

Document Details

Document Type
Pub Defense Publication
Publication Date
Jul 10, 2023
Source ID
10.1063/5.0153409

Entities

People

  • Bharat Jalan
  • Feruz Ganikhanov
  • Jeremy Sylvester
  • Rashmi Choudhary

Organizations

  • Air Force Office of Scientific Research
  • University of Minnesota
  • University of Rhode Island

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Fields of Study

  • Physics

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