Theory of photoinduced phase transitions in itinerant electron systems

K Yonemitsu, K Nasu - Physics reports, 2008 - Elsevier
Theoretical progress in the research of photoinduced phase transitions is reviewed with
closely related experiments. After a brief introduction of stochastic evolution in statistical …

Ferroelectricity in molecular solids: a review of electrodynamic properties

S Tomić, M Dressel - Reports on progress in physics, 2015 - iopscience.iop.org
In conventional ferroelectrics the polarization is induced either by the relative displacement
of positive and negative ions due to a lattice distortion or by the collective alignment of …

Micellar nanocontainers distribute to defined cytoplasmic organelles

R Savic, L Luo, A Eisenberg, D Maysinger - Science, 2003 - science.org
Block copolymer micelles are water-soluble biocompatible nanocontainers with great
potential for delivering hydrophobic drugs. An understanding of their cellular distribution is …

Bose-Einstein condensation of cesium

T Weber, J Herbig, M Mark, HC Nagerl, R Grimm - Science, 2003 - science.org
Bose-Einstein condensation of cesium atoms is achieved by evaporative cooling using
optical trapping techniques. The ability to tune the interactions between the ultracold atoms …

Laser-induced ferroelectric structural order in an organic charge-transfer crystal

E Collet, MH Lemée-Cailleau, M Buron-Le Cointe… - Science, 2003 - science.org
We report the direct observation by x-ray diffraction of a photoinduced paraelectric-to-
ferroelectric structural phase transition using monochromatic 100-picosecond synchrotron …

Strong optical nonlinearity and its ultrafast response associated with electron ferroelectricity in an organic conductor

K Yamamoto, S Iwai, S Boyko… - Journal of the Physical …, 2008 - journals.jps.jp
We report experimental evidence for the generation of ferroelectric polarization in an organic
conductor α-[bis (ethylenedithio) tetrathiafulvalene] 2 I 3 obtained by optical second …

The cooperative molecular field effect

D Cahen, R Naaman, Z Vager - Advanced Functional Materials, 2005 - Wiley Online Library
Two‐dimensional arrangements of molecules can show remarkable cooperative electronic
effects. Such effects can serve to achieve direct electronic sensing of chemical and physical …

Quantum phase transition in organic charge-transfer complexes

S Horiuchi, Y Okimoto, R Kumai, Y Tokura - Science, 2003 - science.org
A phase transition in an organic charge-transfer complex, which originates from the neutral-
ionic valence instability, can be tuned toward zero kelvin with use of external pressure or …

Ultrafast modulation of polarization amplitude by terahertz fields in electronic-type organic ferroelectrics

T Miyamoto, H Yada, H Yamakawa… - Nature …, 2013 - nature.com
Ferroelectrics sometimes show large electro-optical and non-linear optical effects, available
for polarization rotation and frequency conversion of light, respectively. If the amplitude of …

Photoinduced phase transition in tetrathiafulvalene--chloranil observed in femtosecond reflection spectroscopy

H Okamoto, Y Ishige, S Tanaka, H Kishida, S Iwai… - Physical Review B …, 2004 - APS
Photoinduced transitions from ionic (I) to neutral (N) and neutral (N) to ionic (I) phases in an
organic charge transfer (CT) complex, tetrathiafulvalene-p-chloranil (TTF-CA), were …