POINCARE SECTIONS OF CHARGE-DENSITY-WAVE DYNAMICS - MODE-LOCKING

被引:13
作者
LEVY, J [1 ]
SHERWIN, MS [1 ]
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[1] UNIV CALIF SANTA BARBARA,CTR NONLINEAR STUDY,SANTA BARBARA,CA 93106
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10.1103/PhysRevLett.67.2846
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O4 [物理学];
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0702 ;
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This Letter reports the first measurements of Poincare sections of charge-density-wave (CDW) dynamics. High-quality crystals of NbSe3 were excited by combined dc and ac currents. Mode-locked and -unlocked behavior are identified by Poincare sections consisting of points and closed curves, respectively. We analyze our results in terms of a dynamical phase transition. We argue that multiply degenerate attractors exist in subharmonic mode-locked phases. Dynamics of such phases are dominated by domain walls separating sections of the CDW with different attractors.
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