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(111)应变钙钛矿中的类Goldstone声子模

Goldstone-like phonon modes in a (111)-strained perovskite

A. Marthinsen, S. M. Griffin, M. Moreau, T. Grande, T. Tybell, S. M. Selbach

摘要:

Goldstone模是由自发对称性破缺产生的无质量粒子。虽然这种模式在基本粒子物理学以及超流氦、超导体和磁振子等凝聚态系统中都有发现,但结构性的戈德斯通模式却很罕见。薄膜中的外延应变可以诱导体中不可获得的结构和性质,并且已经针对(001)取向的钙钛矿氧化物进行了深入研究。本文用第一性原理计算预测了(111)应变SrMnO 3中的类Goldstone声子模。在压应变下,两个面内旋转不稳定性之间的耦合产生了Goldstone模式的墨西哥帽形能量表面特征。相反,大的拉伸应变诱导面内极性不稳定性,没有方向偏好,从而产生连续的极性基态。这种具有U(1)对称性的声子模可以模拟结构凝聚态的希格斯模。这种希格斯玻色子玻色子的质量,由墨西哥帽能量表面的形状决定,可以通过适当选择基底的应变来调整。

英文摘要:

Goldstone modes are massless particles resulting from spontaneous symmetry breaking. Although such modes are found in elementary particle physics as well as in condensed matter systems like superfluid helium, superconductors and magnons - structural Goldstone modes are rare. Epitaxial strain in thin films can induce structures and properties not accessible in bulk and has been intensively studied for (001)-oriented perovskite oxides. Here we predict Goldstone-like phonon modes in (111)-strained SrMnO3 by first-principles calculations. Under compressive strain the coupling between two in-plane rotational instabilities give rise to a Mexican hat shaped energy surface characteristic of a Goldstone mode. Conversely, large tensile strain induces in-plane polar instabilities with no directional preference, giving rise to a continuous polar ground state. Such phonon modes with U(1) symmetry could emulate structural condensed matter Higgs modes. The mass of this Higgs boson, given by the shape of the Mexican hat energy surface, can be tuned by strain through proper choice of substrate.

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