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Condensed Matter Journal Club: Terahertz (THz) electro-optic effect as a probe of nematic Potts order in the antiferromagnetic metal Fe1/3NbS2.

Event Type
Ceremony/Service
Sponsor
Condensed Matter Journal Club
Location
ESB 3110
Date
Feb 19, 2025   3:00 pm  
Speaker
Azel Murzabekova (UIUC)
Contact
Amanda Gatto Lamas
E-Mail
amandag6@illinois.edu
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Originating Calendar
Physics - Condensed Matter Journal Club

Recent work has shown that the layered antiferromagnetic metal Fe1/3NbS2 can be electrically switched using remarkably low current densities (on the order of 10A/cm2). Electric and magnetic measurements of this material suggest threefold symmetry breaking in the ground state, indicating the presence of an unusual type of nematicity. In this talk, I will introduce the basics of the THz spectroscopy and describe how we used the THz-induced electro-optic effect to probe the Potts nematic ordering in Fe1/3NbS2. We observed a THz-induced ellipticity that persists at temperatures three times higher than the NĂ©el temperature (50 K). Surprisingly, the predicted point group symmetry for this material forbids measurement of an electro-optic effect in our experimental geometry. I will also talk about the necessary conditions under which the Pockels effect could be observed in Fe1/3NbS2.

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