• DocumentCode
    732793
  • Title

    Direct observation of magnon dynamics in multiferroic HoMnO3

  • Author

    Bowlan, P. ; Yarotski, D.A. ; Hur, N.J. ; Taylor, A.J. ; Prasankumar, R.P.

  • Author_Institution
    Center for Integrated Nanotechnol., Los Alamos Nat. Lab., Los Alamos, NM, USA
  • fYear
    2015
  • fDate
    10-15 May 2015
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    2
  • Abstract
    We directly resolve energy transfer pathways from electrons to magnons in multiferroic HoMnO3 using ultrafast optical/terahertz spectroscopy. This reveals that energy is initially transferred from electrons to phonons and subsequently to magnons through spin-lattice relaxation.
  • Keywords
    electron-phonon interactions; high-speed optical techniques; holmium compounds; magnons; multiferroics; spin-lattice relaxation; terahertz wave spectra; HoMnO3; energy transfer pathways; magnon dynamics; multiferroics; phonons; spin-lattice relaxation; terahertz spectroscopy; ultrafast optical spectroscopy; Electron optics; Magnetoelectric effects; Optical coupling; Optical pulses; Optical pumping; Temperature measurement; Ultrafast optics;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2015 Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    San Jose, CA
  • Type

    conf

  • Filename
    7183230