Multifunctional BaTiO<sub>3</sub>-BiFeO<sub>3</sub> structures for coherent control of phononic states

ORAL

Abstract

The ability to control and manipulate coherent vibrational degrees of freedom, i.e. Coherent Phonons (CPs) on a nanoscale length and picosecond time scale promises to be crucial in the fields of quantum phononics. This talk will present new observations on BaTiO3-BiFeO3 films and nanorod arrays, which are materials systems with promise for a wide range of applications including phononics. We will present our observations that show this multifunctional material system could be suitable to enhance and control the generation and detection of CPs as well as to manipulate their amplitude, frequency, phase, and their subsequent interactions with carriers and spins.

*This material is based upon work supported by the Air Force Office of Scientific Research under award number FA9550-17-1-0341 and DURIP funding (FA9550-16-1-0358). A portion of this work was performed at the National High Magnetic Field Laboratory, which is supported by the National Science Foundation Cooperative Agreement No. DMR-1644779 and the State of Florida. We also acknowledge the support of L. C. Hassinger Fellowship.

Presenters

  • Brenden A Magill

    • Virginia Tech

Authors

  • Brenden A Magill

    • Virginia Tech
  • Nicholas W Smith

    • Virginia Tech
  • Min Gyu Kang

    • Penn State
  • Jade Holleman

    • Florida State University and NHMFL
  • Stephen McGill

    • The National High Magnetic Field Laboratory,Tallahassee
  • Yannick Pleimling

    • Virginia Tech
  • Rathsara R Herath Mudiyanselage

    • Virginia Tech
  • Christopher J Stanton

    • University of Florida
  • Shashank Priya

    • Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Pennsylvania State University
    • Penn State University
    • Penn State
    • The Pennsylvania University
    • Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA 16802, USA.
  • Giti A Khodaparast

    • Virginia Tech