Ultrafast non-thermal laser excitation of gigahertz longitudinal and shear acoustic waves in spin-crossover molecular crystals [ Fe ( PM – AzA ) 2 ( NCS ) 2 ]
2017
We report GHz longitudinal as well as shear acoustic phonon photoexcitation and photodetection using femtosecond laser pulses in a spin-crossover molecular crystal. From our experimental observation of time domain Brillouin scattering triggered by the photoexcitation of acoustic waves across the low-spin (LS) to high-spin (HS) thermal crossover, we reveal a link between the molecular spin state and photoexcitation of coherent GHz acoustic phonons. In particular, we experimentally evidence a non-thermal pathway for the laser excitation of GHz phonons. We also provide experimental insights into the optical and mechanical parameters evolving across the LS/HS spin crossover temperature range.
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