E. Abreu, D. Babich, E. Janod, S. Houver, B. Corraze, L. Cario, S. Johnson
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Abstract
GaTa4 Se8 is a Mott insulator known to exhibit an electric Mott transition, characterized by a drop in electrical resistivity, when an electric field larger than 1 – 10 kV/cm is applied for a few tens of microseconds using electrodes deposited on the sample. Here, we show that a resistivity drop can be induced in this material within less than a picosecond. These dynamics occur after excitation by a high field THz pump pulse and persist for a few picoseconds, well beyond the duration of the pump pulse.