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Orbital-selective time-domain signature of nematicity dynamics in the charge-density-wave phase of La_(1.65)Eu_(0.2)Sr_(0.15)CuO₄

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arxiv 2209.11528 v3 pith:72MUOJRV submitted 2022-09-23 cond-mat.str-el cond-mat.supr-con

Orbital-selective time-domain signature of nematicity dynamics in the charge-density-wave phase of La_(1.65)Eu_(0.2)Sr_(0.15)CuO₄

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Understanding the interplay between charge, nematic, and structural ordering tendencies in cuprate superconductors is critical to unraveling their complex phase diagram. Using pump-probe time-resolved resonant x-ray scattering on the (0 0 1) Bragg peak at the Cu $L_3$ and O $K$ resonances, we investigate non-equilibrium dynamics of $Q_a = Q_b = 0$ nematic order and its association with both charge density wave (CDW) order and lattice dynamics in La$_{1.65}$Eu$_{0.2}$Sr$_{0.15}$CuO$_4$. The orbital selectivity of the resonant x-ray scattering cross-section allows nematicity dynamics associated with the planar O 2$p$ and Cu 3$d$ states to be distinguished from the response of anisotropic lattice distortions. A direct time-domain comparison of CDW translational-symmetry breaking and nematic rotational-symmetry breaking reveals that these broken symmetries remain closely linked in the photoexcited state, consistent with the stability of CDW topological defects in the investigated pump fluence regime.

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