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In order to understand the relationship between the structure of materials and its function, it is necessary to investigate the changes of the transient structure of materials over time. Laser-based plasma X-ray sources are currently widely used in the study of ultrafast structure dynamics in condensed matter due to their miniaturization and ultrahigh spatial-temporal resolution. Strongly correlated transition-metal oxides have attracted enormous attention due to their peculiar properties, among them Co-based oxides has now become one of the most promising candidates for renewable energy applications. With the variation of the oxygen stoichiometry, the physical properties of SrCoO3–x, ferromagnetic metal perovskite SrCoO3 and antiferromagnetic insulator brownmillerite SrCoO2.5 can be reversibly transferred. Besides, the various complex physical properties make SrCoO2.5 quite popular for fundamental research, the development of solid oxide fuel cells, etc. However, the research of its dynamic behavior under transient photo-excitation is still limited. Therefore, it is necessary to study the strain fields of SrCoO2.5 films with different thickness. This report focuses on the structural dynamics of SrCoO2.5 films induced by ultrashort laser pulses. The ultrafast X-ray diffraction simulations exhibit transient changes of Bragg peak positions of the SrCoO2.5 excited by laser. By studying the 40 nm- and 60 nm-thick samples, we observe a continuous shift of the Bragg peak towards lower angels at first and then a backshift until it reaches a new equilibrium. In contrast, the 100 nm-thick SrCoO2.5 film exhibits a transient splitting of Bragg peak into two distinct parts until the initial peak disappears. For further research, we use Thomsen model to simulate the generation and evolution of acoustic deformation of SCO2.5 thin film on a substrate supporting the LaAlO3 film. In the case of the thicker film, we find that an inhomogeneity of temperature distribution will lead its thermal stress characteristics to change, and result in the transient splitting of Bragg peak. We believe that this work is important for analyzing the laser excited ultrafast dynamics of cobalt-based perovskite materials. -
Keywords:
- Thomsen model /
- ultrafast X-ray diffraction /
- photo-induced strain
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图 1 激光照射样品后(a)电子温度和(b)晶格温度随着穿透深度和时间的演化过程
Figure 1. Evolution of (a) electron temperature and (b) lattice temperature with penetration depth and time after laser irradiation.
图 2 理论计算的SCO2.5受400 nm激光抽运后静态(a), (b), (c)和动态(d), (e), (f) X射线衍射曲线图, 其中(a), (d)为40 nm样品; (b), (e)为60 nm样品; (c), (f)为100 nm样品. 延迟时间
$ \tau =0 $ 之前样品未受激发Figure 2. (a), (b), (c) Static and (d), (e), (f) dynamical X-ray diffraction simulations of SCO2.5 samples pumped by a 400 nm laser, where panels (a) and (d), (b) and (d), (c) and (e) correspond to the different thickness of 40, 60 and 100 nm samples, respectively. Samples were not excited before delay time of
$ \tau =0 $ .
图 3 100 nm厚的SCO2.5在400 nm激光激发下的特定时间延迟的应力传播示意图
Figure 3. Propagation process of the strain wave in a 100 nm SCO2.5 sample under 400 nm laser excitation for selected time delays.
图 4 40 nm厚的SCO2.5在400 nm激光激发下的特定时间延迟的应力传播示意图
Figure 4. Propagation process of the strain wave in a 40 nm SCO2.5 sample under 400 nm laser excitation for selected time delays.
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[1] Friedrich W, Knipping P, Laue M 1912 Acad. Wissen Munich 42 303
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Google Scholar
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Google Scholar
[24] Rose-Petruck C, Jimenez R, Guo T, Cavalleri A, Siders C W, Rksi F, Squier J A, Walker B C, Wilson K R, Barty C P J 1999 Nature 398 310
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