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
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