Nonequilibrium dynamics of spontaneous symmetry breaking into a hidden state of charge-density wave

Nonequilibrium phase transition provides important insights in quantum materials, but it is challenging to track. Here, Zhou et al. capture the entire course of a laser-driven transient phase transition from a stripe order to bi-directional state in a charge-density wave material CeTe3, unveiling hi...

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Main Authors: Faran Zhou, Joseph Williams, Shuaishuai Sun, Christos D. Malliakas, Mercouri G. Kanatzidis, Alexander F. Kemper, Chong-Yu Ruan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2021-01-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-020-20834-5