# Ultrafast light-induced softening of chalcogenide thin films above the rigidity percolation transition

Source: [Ultrafast light-induced softening of chalcogenide thin films above the rigidity percolation transition](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/68fa38831e209131ce8bb2d7>)

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Authors: Pritam Khan, Rajesh Kumar Yadav, K. V. Adarsh

Published: 2018-03-01T16:29:21.000Z

## Abstract

Little is known about the role of network rigidity in light-induced structural rearrangements in network glasses due to a lack of supporting experiments and theories. In this report, we demonstrate for the first time the ultrafast structural rearrangements manifested as induced absorption (IA) over a broad spectral range in a-GexAs35-xSe65 thin films above the mean-field rigidity percolation transition, quantified by the mean coordination number \<r\> = 2.40. The IA spectrum arising from self-trapped excitons, induced structural rearrangements by softening the glass network that strikingly reveal two relaxation mechanisms which differ by one order of magnitude. The fast kinetics of electron-lattice interaction occurs within 1 ps, exhibits a weak dependence on rigidity and dominates in the sub-bandgap region. In a stark contrast, the slow kinetics are associated with the structural changes in the bandgap region and depends strongly on network rigidity. Our results further demonstrate that amplitude of IA scales a linear relationship with excitation fluence which provides a unique way to induce structural rearrangements in over-coordinated network to exploit it for practical purposes. Our results modify the conventional concept of rigidity dependence of light-induced effects in network glasses, when excited with an ultrafast laser.

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## Original sources and implementation

[Original paper](<https://arxiv.org/abs/1803.00482>)

[PDF](<https://arxiv.org/pdf/1803.00482.pdf>)