Colloquium: Nonthermal pathways to ultrafast control in quantum materials

A De La Torre, DM Kennes, M Claassen, S Gerber… - Reviews of Modern …, 2021 - APS
Recent progress in utilizing ultrafast light-matter interaction to control the macroscopic
properties of quantum materials is reviewed. Particular emphasis is placed on photoinduced …

The 2021 ultrafast spectroscopic probes of condensed matter roadmap

J Lloyd-Hughes, PM Oppeneer… - Journal of Physics …, 2021 - iopscience.iop.org
In the 60 years since the invention of the laser, the scientific community has developed
numerous fields of research based on these bright, coherent light sources, including the …

Emerging research landscape of altermagnetism

L Šmejkal, J Sinova, T Jungwirth - Physical Review X, 2022 - APS
Magnetism is one of the largest, most fundamental, and technologically most relevant fields
of condensed-matter physics. Traditionally, two basic magnetic phases have been …

Terahertz light–driven coupling of antiferromagnetic spins to lattice

EA Mashkovich, KA Grishunin, RM Dubrovin… - Science, 2021 - science.org
Understanding spin-lattice coupling represents a key challenge in modern condensed
matter physics, with crucial importance and implications for ultrafast and two-dimensional …

All-optical control of spin in a 2D van der Waals magnet

M Da̧browski, S Guo, M Strungaru, PS Keatley… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
Abstract Two-dimensional (2D) van der Waals magnets provide new opportunities for control
of magnetism at the nanometre scale via mechanisms such as strain, voltage and the …

Generation and Control of Terahertz Spin Currents in Topology‐Induced 2D Ferromagnetic Fe3GeTe2|Bi2Te3 Heterostructures

X Chen, H Wang, H Liu, C Wang, G Wei… - Advanced …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Future information technologies for low‐dissipation quantum computation, high‐speed
storage, and on‐chip communication applications require the development of atomically …

Sub‐Nanosecond Reconfiguration of Ferroelectric Domains in Bismuth Ferrite

B Guzelturk, T Yang, YC Liu, CC Wei… - Advanced …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Domain switching is crucial for achieving desired functions in ferroic materials that
are used in various applications. Fast control of domains at sub‐nanosecond timescales …

Laser-induced topological spin switching in a 2D van der Waals magnet

M Khela, M Da̧browski, S Khan, PS Keatley… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
Abstract Two-dimensional (2D) van der Waals (vdW) magnets represent one of the most
promising horizons for energy-efficient spintronic applications because their broad range of …

Phononic switching of magnetization by the ultrafast Barnett effect

CS Davies, FGN Fennema, A Tsukamoto, I Razdolski… - Nature, 2024 - nature.com
The historic Barnett effect describes how an inertial body with otherwise zero net magnetic
moment acquires spontaneous magnetization when mechanically spinning,. Breakthrough …

[HTML][HTML] Towards understanding and controlling ultrafast dynamics in molecular photomagnets

TJ Penfold, JO Johansson, J Eng - Coordination Chemistry Reviews, 2023 - Elsevier
Manipulating magnetic materials is the cornerstone of hard drive technology. This modern
information technology era has led to an explosive increase in the rate of data generation …