Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics
The van der Waals magnetic semiconductor CrSBr combines multistable magnetic order with strong light--matter coupling, enabling optical access to a rich and reconfigurable layered magnetic domain structure. A purely optical,…
We investigate fluctuations of electric and heat currents, along with their cross-correlations, in a two-channel charge Kondo circuit driven by either a voltage bias or a temperature gradient applied across the weak link. The ratios of…
Majorana zero modes (MZMs) are bound midgap topological excitations at the ends of a 1D topological superconductor, which must come in pairs. If the two MZMs in the pair are sufficiently well-separated by a distance much larger than their…
Several domains of society will be disrupted once millions of high-quality qubits can be brought together to perform fault-tolerant quantum computing (FTQC). All quantum computing hardware available today is many orders of magnitude removed…
Magnetic switching in antiferromagnets relies on Neel spin orbit torque (NSOT), which originates from a current-induced staggered spin polarization of itinerant electrons. In collinear antiferromagnets, such a response requires the spin…
Magnetic solitons are nonlinear, local excitations in magnetic systems. In this study, we theoretically and numerically investigate the properties and generation of one-dimensional (1D) topologically trivial magnetic solitons in…
We investigate the effect of non-Hermitian Gamma interaction on the phase transitions and magnetic correlations for the transverse field Ising chain. We demonstrate that apart from the gapped ferromagnetic and paramagnetic phases, there is…
Microscopic theories of magnetoresistance have traditionally focused on momentum relaxation and the plasma frequency of itinerant electrons. Here, we uncover a distinct mechanism in which magnetoresistance originates from quantum…
The motivation behind the present work is to adopt methodology from field theory and high-energy physics to crystallography. In particular, we establish a relationship between the electromagnetic sector of the Standard-Model Extension (SME)…
Many contemporary photodetectors operate beyond the readout of light intensity and enable the reconstruction of spectrum and polarization at the single-pixel level. However, the determination of light incidence direction with reconstructive…
We develop a theory of quantum spin Hall insulators with arbitrary spin $J$. Our analysis demonstrates that such systems support $J+\tfrac{1}{2}$ pairs of helical edge modes protected by nontrivial mirror Chern numbers. We establish that…
We present a systematic theoretical study of the Raman scattering effect for a two-level atomic system in near proximity of an ultrathin dielectric film with an embedded parallel array of periodically aligned single-wall semiconducting…
Single photon emitters (SPEs) are integral parts of several quantum technology implementations. Over the past decade or so, monolayers of transition metal dichalcogenides (TMDCs) have emerged as one of the promising candidates for SPE…
We explore the realization of distinct analog black hole horizons within tilted Weyl semimetals by comparing two models with contrasting spectral properties. We demonstrate that a spatially varying tilt in the Weyl cone structure creates an…
Topological materials ranging from topological insulators to semimetals host many novel quantum phenomena including quantum spin Hall effect and topological Fermi arcs. Transitions between these topological phases have attracted much…
The physics of a genuine one-dimensional system in which electrons are confined in one direction remains unclear. The actual electronic state of such a genuinely one-dimensional system has not been investigated in previous experiments, for…
Cooper quartets are aggregates of four electrons that generalize the concept of Cooper pairs, and their study can unfold unexplored perspectives in correlated matter and many-body physics. We propose a method to isolate them in a…
We show that plasma excitations in nanoscale field-effect transistor structures with periodic alternation of gated and ungated regions (plasmonic crystals) differ fundamentally from conventional plasmons in isolated gated or ungated…
Fivefold-twinned metal nanoparticles host a central wedge disclination that strongly influences their mechanical and catalytic properties. Yet the atomistic mechanisms governing the stability, migration, and annihilation of this topological…
Molecular rings of N carbon atoms, that is, cyclo[N]carbons, or C$_N$, can be formed by tip-induced chemistry [1-7]. Because of their monocyclic geometry, cyclocarbons are fundamentally important for testing theoretical models of…