Ultrafast Science, Volume. 3, Issue 1, 0007(2023)

Ultrafast Martensitic Phase Transition Driven by Intense Terahertz Pulses

B. Q. Song1,2、†, X. Yang1,2、†, C. Sundahl3, J.-H. Kang3, M. Mootz1,4, Y. Yao2, I. E. Perakis4, L. Luo2, C. B. Eom3, and J. Wang1,2、*
Author Affiliations
  • 1Department of Physics and Astronomy, Iowa State University, Ames, IA 50011, USA.
  • 2Ames National Laboratory of U.S. DOE, Ames, IA 50011, USA.
  • 3Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI 53706, USA.
  • 4Department of Physics, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL 35294-1170, USA.
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    Paper Information

    Category: Research Articles

    Received: Aug. 2, 2022

    Accepted: Dec. 1, 2022

    Published Online: Dec. 4, 2023

    The Author Email: Wang J. (jgwang@ameslab.gov)

    DOI:10.34133/ultrafastscience.0007

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