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Title: Probing the interplay between lattice dynamics and short-range magnetic correlations in CuGeO3 with femtosecond RIXS
Abstract Investigations of magnetically ordered phases on the femtosecond timescale have provided significant insights into the influence of charge and lattice degrees of freedom on the magnetic sub-system. However, short-range magnetic correlations occurring in the absence of long-range order, for example in spin-frustrated systems, are inaccessible to many ultrafast techniques. Here, we show how time-resolved resonant inelastic X-ray scattering (trRIXS) is capable of probing such short-ranged magnetic dynamics in a charge-transfer insulator through the detection of a Zhang–Rice singlet exciton. Utilizing trRIXS measurements at the O K -edge, and in combination with model calculations, we probe the short-range spin correlations in the frustrated spin chain material CuGeO 3 following photo-excitation, revealing a strong coupling between the local lattice and spin sub-systems.  more » « less
Award ID(s):
1842056 1752713
PAR ID:
10322866
Author(s) / Creator(s):
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Date Published:
Journal Name:
npj Quantum Materials
Volume:
6
Issue:
1
ISSN:
2397-4648
Format(s):
Medium: X
Sponsoring Org:
National Science Foundation
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