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Dynamics of optical excitations in a Fe/MgO(001) heterostructure from time-dependent density functional theory
Materials Science · Submitted 31 Jan 2019
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The authors' main claim Substantial transient changes to the electronic structure, which persist after the duration of the pulse, are mainly observed for in-plane polarized electric fields, corresponding to a laser pulse arriving perpendicular to the interface.
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In the framework of real-time time-dependent density functional theory (RT-TDDFT) we unravel the layer-resolved dynamics of the electronic structure of a (Fe)$_1$/(MgO)$_3$(001) multilayer system after an optical excitation with a frequency below the band gap of bulk MgO. Substantial transient changes to the electronic structure, which persist after the duration of the pulse, are mainly observed for in-plane polarized electric fields, corresponding to a laser pulse arriving perpendicular to the interface. While the strongest charge redistribution takes place in the Fe layer, a time-dependent change in the occupation numbers is visible in all layers, mediated by the presence of interface states. The time evolution of the layer-resolved time-dependent occupation numbers indicates a strong orbital dependence with the depletion from in-plane orbitals (e. g., $d_{x^2-y^2}$ of Fe) and accumulation in out-of-plane orbitals ($d_{3z^2-r^2}$ of Fe and $p_z$ of apical oxygen). We also observe a small net charge transfer away from oxygen towards the Mg sites even for MgO layers which are not directly in contact with the metallic Fe.
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| s0 | In the framework of real-time time-dependent density functional theory (RT-TDDFT) we unravel the layer-resolved dynamics of the electronic structure of a (Fe)$_1$/(MgO)$_3$(001) multilayer system after an optical excitation with a frequency below the band gap of bulk MgO. | contribution 0.88 | 0.95 | 0.12 | asserted 1.00 |
| s1 | Substantial transient changes to the electronic structure, which persist after the duration of the pulse, are mainly observed for in-plane polarized electric fields, corresponding to a laser pulse arriving perpendicular to the interface. | result 1.00 | 0.93 | 0.27 | asserted 1.00 |
| s2 | While the strongest charge redistribution takes place in the Fe layer, a time-dependent change in the occupation numbers is visible in all layers, mediated by the presence of interface states. | result 0.99 | 0.94 | 0.19 | asserted 1.00 |
| s3 | The time evolution of the layer-resolved time-dependent occupation numbers indicates a strong orbital dependence with the depletion from in-plane orbitals (e. g., $d_{x^2-y^2}$ of Fe) and accumulation in out-of-plane orbitals ($d_{3z^2-r^2}$ of Fe and $p_z$ of apical oxygen). | result 1.00 | 0.95 | 0.24 | hedged possibility 0.53 |
| s4 | We also observe a small net charge transfer away from oxygen towards the Mg sites even for MgO layers which are not directly in contact with the metallic Fe. | result 1.00 | 0.95 | 0.08 | asserted 1.00 |
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In the framework of real-time time-dependent density functional theory (RT-TDDFT) we unravel the layer-resolved dynamics of the electronic structure of a (Fe)$_1$/(MgO)$_3$(001) multilayer system after an optical excitation with a frequency below the band gap of bulk MgO. Substantial transient changes to the electronic structure, which persist after the duration of the pulse, are mainly observed for in-plane polarized electric fields, corresponding to a laser pulse arriving perpendicular to the interface. While the strongest charge redistribution takes place in the Fe layer, a time-dependent change in the occupation numbers is visible in all layers, mediated by the presence of interface states. The time evolution of the layer-resolved time-dependent occupation numbers indicates a strong orbital dependence with the depletion from in-plane orbitals (e. g., $d_{x^2-y^2}$ of Fe) and accumulation in out-of-plane orbitals ($d_{3z^2-r^2}$ of Fe and $p_z$ of apical oxygen). We also observe a small net charge transfer away from oxygen towards the Mg sites even for MgO layers which are not directly in contact with the metallic Fe.
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