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arxiv: 2606.22896 · v1 · pith:5NHSEE42new · submitted 2026-06-22 · ❄️ cond-mat.mtrl-sci · physics.optics

Coherent seeding and control of dynamical ferroelectricity by phonon anharmonicity

Junhan Huang , Yongkang Ju , Xinbo Wang , Li Yue , Hao Wang , Qiaomei Liu , Tianchen Hu , Yuchen Cui
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Liyu Shi Shangfei Wu Sijie Zhang Dong Wu Peizhe Tang Tao Dong Nan-Lin Wang
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Intense terahertz excitation induces a ferroelectric state in centrosymmetric PbTe through anharmonic phonon coupling up to 100 K.

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The paper demonstrates that a centrosymmetric material without any equilibrium ferroelectric transition can be driven into a symmetry-broken ferroelectric state by intense terahertz pulses that excite a soft phonon mode. This induced state forms without needing local dipolar fluctuations and remains accessible up to roughly 100 K. Experiment combined with theory identifies the driving process as anharmonic coupling between two degenerate transverse optical phonons. A double-pulse protocol is then used to amplify or suppress the resulting polarization on demand.

Core claim

Intense terahertz excitation of a soft phonon mode induces a ferroelectric state in centrosymmetric PbTe. The light-induced symmetry-broken state can be realized up to about 100 K without relying on local dipolar fluctuations. Terahertz-driven anharmonic coupling between degenerate transverse optical phonons underlies this ferroelectric induction, and a double-pulse-excitation protocol allows coherent amplification and suppression of the induced polarization.

What carries the argument

Terahertz-driven anharmonic coupling between degenerate transverse optical phonons, which generates macroscopic polarization by breaking inversion symmetry.

If this is right

  • The induced ferroelectric state can be coherently amplified or suppressed with a second terahertz pulse.
  • The approach does not require proximity to an equilibrium ferroelectric instability.
  • Terahertz-driven anharmonic mode coupling provides a route to control mode-mediated functionalities in other quantum materials.
  • Ultrafast information processing becomes possible through light-controlled polarization in materials without equilibrium order.

Where Pith is reading between the lines

These are editorial extensions of the paper, not claims the author makes directly.

  • Similar anharmonic driving could induce other ordered phases such as magnetism or charge density waves in materials with strong lattice nonlinearity but no equilibrium transition.
  • The 100 K temperature ceiling suggests testing whether stronger fields or different materials could extend the effect to room temperature.
  • Device concepts might include light-triggered ferroelectric switches whose state is set and read on picosecond timescales.

Load-bearing premise

That the observed symmetry breaking arises specifically from the anharmonic coupling of the degenerate transverse optical phonons rather than from heating, defects, or other mechanisms.

What would settle it

A measurement showing that the induced polarization persists when the terahertz drive is detuned from the soft phonon resonance or when anharmonic coupling is suppressed by isotopic substitution would falsify the proposed mechanism.

Figures

Figures reproduced from arXiv: 2606.22896 by Dong Wu, Hao Wang, Junhan Huang, Li Yue, Liyu Shi, Nan-Lin Wang, Peizhe Tang, Qiaomei Liu, Shangfei Wu, Sijie Zhang, Tao Dong, Tianchen Hu, Xinbo Wang, Yongkang Ju, Yuchen Cui.

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Figure 1. Figure 1: Experimental schematics and fingerprints of THz field-induced ferroelectricity. a [PITH_FULL_IMAGE:figures/full_fig_p008_1.png] view at source ↗
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Figure 2. Figure 2: Anharmonic soft phonon behavior. a, Normalized Fourier spectra of the TFISH signal at different temperatures, measured at an excitation THz field strength of 1.00 MV/cm. The dashed line highlights the fTO peak. b, Temperature dependence of the phonon damping rate, measured at the lowest THz field strength of 0.25 MV/cm. The damping rate was extracted from Lorentzian fits. The blue dashed line is a fit to a… view at source ↗
Figure 3
Figure 3. Figure 3: Anharmonic coupling between the two degenerate TO modes and their dynamics. a [PITH_FULL_IMAGE:figures/full_fig_p010_3.png] view at source ↗
Figure 4
Figure 4. Figure 4: Coherent control of the FE steady state using a double-THz-pump scheme. a [PITH_FULL_IMAGE:figures/full_fig_p011_4.png] view at source ↗
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Optical control of quantum materials has progressed along two separate directions: creating non-equilibrium states inaccessible at equilibrium, and coherently controlling ultrafast dynamics with multi-pulse protocols. Ferroelectricity is especially attractive in this context because its order parameter, macroscopic polarization, directly links inversion-symmetry breaking to functional response. Yet light-induced ferroelectricity has so far been confined to quantum paraelectrics near the ferroelectric instability, where critical fluctuations obscure the formation of a homogeneous ferroelectric state and complicate its deterministic coherent control. Unifying these capabilities -- preparing a symmetry-broken state and then coherently steering its functionality -- remains a central challenge. Here we show that intense terahertz excitation of a soft phonon mode induces a ferroelectric state in centrosymmetric PbTe, a thermoelectric material with strong lattice anharmonicity but no ferroelectric transition at finite temperature. The light-induced symmetry-broken state can be realized up to about 100 K, without relying on local dipolar fluctuations. Experiment and theory together reveal that terahertz-driven anharmonic coupling between degenerate transverse optical phonons underlies this ferroelectric induction. Furthermore, we demonstrate coherent amplification and suppression of the induced polarization via a double-pulse-excitation protocol. These results establish terahertz-driven anharmonic mode coupling as a general strategy for controlling mode-mediated functionalities in quantum materials, opening a route to ultrafast information processing.

Editorial analysis

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Referee Report

2 major / 1 minor

Summary. The manuscript claims that intense terahertz excitation of a soft phonon mode in centrosymmetric PbTe induces a ferroelectric state up to ~100 K via anharmonic coupling between degenerate transverse optical phonons, without relying on local dipolar fluctuations; experiment and theory together identify this mechanism, and a double-pulse protocol enables coherent amplification or suppression of the induced polarization.

Significance. If substantiated, the result would establish THz-driven anharmonic mode coupling as a route to dynamical ferroelectricity in materials lacking an equilibrium transition, while adding coherent multi-pulse control; this could generalize to other anharmonic quantum materials for ultrafast functionality.

major comments (2)
  1. [theory section / abstract mechanism paragraph] Abstract and theory section: the central attribution of symmetry breaking to anharmonic coupling between the two degenerate TO phonons is asserted but requires explicit isolation; the manuscript must show the cubic or quartic terms in the phonon Hamiltonian (or derived effective potential) that produce a net macroscopic polarization, together with quantitative exclusion of heating or multi-phonon alternatives up to 100 K.
  2. [experimental results] Experimental controls: the claim that the light-induced state does not rely on local dipolar fluctuations needs direct comparison (e.g., temperature-jump estimates or fluence-dependent polarization onset) that rules out thermal or fluctuation-driven mechanisms at the reported temperatures.
minor comments (1)
  1. Notation for the soft phonon mode and the two degenerate TO branches should be defined consistently when first introduced.

Simulated Author's Rebuttal

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We thank the referee for the constructive feedback and positive evaluation of the work's significance. Below we respond point-by-point to the major comments, indicating where revisions will be made to strengthen the manuscript.

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  1. Referee: Abstract and theory section: the central attribution of symmetry breaking to anharmonic coupling between the two degenerate TO phonons is asserted but requires explicit isolation; the manuscript must show the cubic or quartic terms in the phonon Hamiltonian (or derived effective potential) that produce a net macroscopic polarization, together with quantitative exclusion of heating or multi-phonon alternatives up to 100 K.

    Authors: We agree that the explicit anharmonic terms and their isolation require clearer presentation. The theory derives an effective potential from the quartic anharmonic interaction between the degenerate TO modes, yielding a term that stabilizes a finite macroscopic polarization; we will add the explicit phonon Hamiltonian terms and the resulting effective potential expression in the revised theory section. Quantitative estimates already in the supporting calculations show absorbed-energy heating below 5 K and suppression of multi-phonon channels up to 100 K due to energy mismatch; these will be moved into the main text with additional plots. revision: yes

  2. Referee: Experimental controls: the claim that the light-induced state does not rely on local dipolar fluctuations needs direct comparison (e.g., temperature-jump estimates or fluence-dependent polarization onset) that rules out thermal or fluctuation-driven mechanisms at the reported temperatures.

    Authors: The fluence-dependent polarization data already exhibit a sharp onset threshold inconsistent with thermal activation or fluctuation-driven processes. We will add explicit temperature-jump calculations based on the measured absorption coefficient, confirming the lattice temperature rise remains well below 10 K at all reported fluences and temperatures up to 100 K. These additions will directly compare against the expected thermal and fluctuation scales. revision: partial

Circularity Check

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No significant circularity detected; derivation remains self-contained.

full rationale

The paper frames its central claim as the joint outcome of independent experiment and theory, with the anharmonic coupling mechanism presented as revealed rather than presupposed. No equations, fitted parameters renamed as predictions, or load-bearing self-citations appear in the provided text that would reduce any result to a definitional input or prior ansatz by construction. The derivation chain does not exhibit any of the enumerated circular patterns and stands as externally falsifiable via the described THz excitation and double-pulse protocols.

Axiom & Free-Parameter Ledger

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Abstract-only review; no explicit free parameters, additional axioms, or invented entities are identifiable. Background assumption of strong lattice anharmonicity in PbTe is stated but not quantified.

axioms (1)
  • domain assumption PbTe possesses strong lattice anharmonicity
    Invoked in abstract as the enabling property for the anharmonic coupling mechanism.

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