Other Condensed Matter
Quantized vortex dynamics in superfluid $^4$He (He~II) are widely regarded as well established: circulation is quantized in units of $\kappa=h/m_4$, vortices carrying more than one quantum are expected to split into singly quantized…
Plastic waste, being one of the most important problems for humankind, poses severe threats to ecosystems, wildlife, and human health. Tracing, quantifying, and identifying types of plastic waste is of crucial importance to understand its…
The discovery of topological phases has ushered in a new era of condensed matter physics and revealed a variety of natural and artificial materials. They obey the bulk-boundary correspondence (BBC), which guarantees the emergence of…
Competing electronic phases in two-dimensional transition metal dichalcogenides constitute a fertile platform for uncovering emergent ground states and elucidating the control parameters that govern the correlated electron phases. Among…
Ferroelectric tunnel junctions (FTJs) leverage polarization-dependent tunneling through ultrathin barriers to enable two-terminal, non-volatile memory and logic. Although conceptually appealing, the practical implementation of conventional…
A higher-order relativistic k.p model is developed to describe plasmon excitations in two-dimensional (2D) electronic systems with spin-orbit coupling (SOC) and magnetic-exchange interactions. Derived entirely from ab initio band structure,…
We investigate the phenomenon of spacetime-localized response in a quantum critical spin system, with particular attention to how it depends on the spatial profile and operator content of the applied perturbation, as well as its robustness…
Polarons are electronic excitations dressed by a self-consistent lattice distortion, yet their formation has not been directly resolved in real time. We develop a microscopic lineshape framework that connects the growth of a collective…
The physics in flat bands has emerged as an essential field in condensed matter physics where a plethora of phenomena can be unveiled, such as anomalous transport properties, superconductivity dominated by quantum geometry or exotic…
We present a numerical study, using the vortex filament model, of vortex tangles in a flow of pure superfluid $^4$He in the $T = 0$ limit through a channel of width $D = 1$ mm for various applied velocities $V$. The flat channel walls are…
We describe a versatile apparatus for optical observations of experimental processes at temperatures down to 0.1 K. The cooling is achieved by a wet cryostat with a dilution refrigerator on a vibrationally-isolated platform, capable of…
Weyl semimetals are a unique class of topological materials, possessing Fermi-arc surface states and exhibiting the chiral anomaly effect. The chiral anomaly refers to non-equilibrium charge transfer within a Weyl-node pair of opposite…
In these notes, we present a rigorous and self-contained introduction to the fundamental concepts and methods of quantum many-body theory. The text is designed to provide a solid theoretical foundation for the study of interacting quantum…
We experimentally investigate the dynamics of exciton polariton Josephson junctions when the coupling between condensates is periodically modulated through self-induced mechanical oscillations. The condensates energy detuning, the analog of…
Body-centered Cubic (BCC) lattice structures demonstrate promising performance for applications that require simultaneous mechanical energy absorption and thermal management. However, current optimization approaches are typically confined…
UVA to NIR with multi-directional photo responses have been found on metal (Au)/n-Si device. A reasonable explanation has not been found in various physical models of Si-devices for the phenomena. We approached a zero-gap at X (reciprocal…
In this work, we provide an overview of general solutions for displacement fields in static problems of isotropic strain gradient elasticity (SGE). We not only review existing solutions but also derive new representations, showing that all…
Electrical spin injection and transport in silicon are central challenges for realizing semiconductor-based spintronic devices, particularly in p-type Si, where strong spin relaxation and interface effects often suppress detectable spin…
The impressive success achieved by condensed matter radiation physics over its 170-year development period is related to the solution of problems in three areas, the emergence of new materials, the development of new sources of radiation,…
The Generalized Brillouin Zone (GBZ) encodes how lattice momentum is complex-deformed due to non-Hermitian skin accumulation, and has proved essential in restoring bulk-boundary correspondences. However, we find that generically, the GBZ is…