Ultrafast Science, Volume. 3, Issue 1, 0007(2023)
Ultrafast Martensitic Phase Transition Driven by Intense Terahertz Pulses
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B. Q. Song, X. Yang, C. Sundahl, J.-H. Kang, M. Mootz, Y. Yao, I. E. Perakis, L. Luo, C. B. Eom, J. Wang. Ultrafast Martensitic Phase Transition Driven by Intense Terahertz Pulses[J]. Ultrafast Science, 2023, 3(1): 0007
Category: Research Articles
Received: Aug. 2, 2022
Accepted: Dec. 1, 2022
Published Online: Dec. 4, 2023
The Author Email: Wang J. (jgwang@ameslab.gov)