Title :
Dynamical driving and probing of quantum phase transitions on the nanoscale
Author :
Donges, Sven A. ; O´Callahan, Brian T. ; Atkin, Joanna M. ; Khatib, Omar ; Raschke, Markus B.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Phys., Univ. of Colorado, Boulder, CO, USA
Abstract :
We extended the characterization of photoinduced quantum phase transitions into the nanoscale. We demonstrate this for VO2 by accessing spatial inhomogeneities in the insulator-to-metal transition due to local strain and defects.
Keywords :
metal-insulator transition; quantum optics; vanadium compounds; VO2; defects; insulator-to-metal transition; local strain; photoinduced quantum phase transition characterization; spatial inhomogeneities; Nonhomogeneous media; Optical films; Optical pulses; Optical pumping; Optical scattering; Probes; Ultrafast optics;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2015 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
