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Spectral and Angle-Resolved Magneto-Optical Characterization of Photonic Nanostructures
Published on: November 21, 2019
Dynamic Kerr effect and the spectral weight transfer of the manganites
S A McGill1, R I Miller, O N Torrens
1Department of Physics & Astronomy, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104, USA.
Abstract:
Pump-probe Kerr spectroscopy uncovers surface magnetic dynamics in Pr0.67Ca0.33MnO3 that are undetected by established methods based on optical spectral weight transfer. The connection between spin and charge dynamics in the colossally magnetoresistive manganites may thus be weaker than previously thought. Important differences from conventional ferromagnetic metals manifest as long-lived, magneto-optical coupling transients, which may be generic to all manganites.
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