Large-amplitude spin oscillations triggered by nonequilibrium strongly correlated $t_{2g}$ electrons

TL;DR

This paper investigates how nonequilibrium dynamics in strongly correlated $t_{2g}$ electrons can induce large-amplitude spin oscillations, advancing understanding of ultrafast spin control in antiferromagnetic materials.

Contribution

It introduces a multiorbital Hubbard model analysis showing Coulomb interactions can trigger ultrafast spin oscillations depending on electron filling.

Findings

Large spin oscillations occur after interaction quenches.

Ultrafast spin dynamics depend on electron filling and initial magnetic state.

Predictions made for correlated transition-metal oxides.

Abstract

Laser-induced ultrafast (fs) magnetization experiments in antiferromagnets have recently attracted large attention, paving the road for inherently fast spin dynamics in the THz regime without invoking stray fields. The technical importance is emphasized by the rising new research field of antiferromagnetic (AFM) spintronics, where superexchange-dominated strongly correlated compounds provide an interesting materials playground. An intriguing question is whether the Coulomb interaction may be a key to control AFM order on ultrafast time scales. Therefore, we study (de)magnetization processes in a time-dependent multiorbital Hubbard model, focusing on $t_{2g}$ electrons in a wider doping range. Depending on filling, we reveal large-amplitude spin oscillations via interaction quenches from the antiferromagnetic or paramagnetic state. Nonequilibrium ultrafast spin-orientation effects in prominent correlated transition-metal oxides are therefrom predicted.