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We determine the scaling functions describing the crossover from Ising-like critical behavior to classical critical behavior in two-dimensional systems with a variable interaction range. Since this crossover spans several decades in the…

Statistical Mechanics · Physics 2009-10-30 Erik Luijten , Henk W. J. Blöte , Kurt Binder

The existence of a discontinuity in the inverse dielectric constant of the two-dimensional Coulomb gas is demonstrated on purely numerical grounds. This is done by expanding the free energy in an applied twist and performing a finite-size…

Statistical Mechanics · Physics 2007-05-23 K. Borkje , S. Kragset , A. Sudbo

Reconfigurable photonic systems featuring minimal power consumption are crucial for integrated optical devices in real-world technology. Current active devices available in foundries, however, use volatile methods to modulate light,…

Dynamic control of conductivity and optical properties via atomic structure changes is of tremendous technological importance in information storage. Energy consumption considerations provide a driving force toward employing thin materials…

Materials Science · Physics 2016-02-16 Yao Li , Karel-Alexander N. Duerloo , Kerry Wauson , Evan J. Reed

Superparamagnetic tunnel junctions are nanostructures that auto-oscillate stochastically under the effect of thermal noise. Recent works showed that despite their stochasticity, such junctions possess a capability to synchronize to…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2016-09-21 A. Mizrahi , N. Locatelli , J. Grollier , D. Querlioz

In the modern days, manipulators are found in the automated assembly lines of industries that produce products in masses. These manipulators can be used only in one configuration, that is either serial or parallel. In this paper, a new…

Robotics · Computer Science 2021-07-28 Rajashekhar Vachiravelu Saminathan

Co-simulation offers an integrated approach for modeling the large-scale integration of inverter-based resources (IBRs) into transmission and distribution grids. This paper presents a scalable communication interface design and…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2025-02-13 Qi Xiao , Jongha Woo , Lidong Song , Ning Lu , Victor Paduani

We report on switching among three charge-density-wave phases - commensurate, nearly commensurate, incommensurate - and the high-temperature normal metallic phase in thin-film 1T-TaS2 devices induced by application of an in-plane electric…

Artificial Intelligence (AI) demands large data flows within datacenters, heavily relying on multicasting data transfers. As AI models scale, the requirement for high-bandwidth and low-latency networking compounds. The common use of…

Thermoelectric devices at the nanoscale offer promising routes for on-chip refrigeration and waste-heat recovery, yet most semiconductor-based implementations suffer from limited tunability and narrow operational ranges. We introduce a…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2025-08-29 Phillip Mercebach , Sun-Yong Hwang , Bo Lu , Björn Sothmann , Yukio Tanaka , Pablo Burset

The precise motion control of a multi-degree of freedom~(DOF) robot manipulator is always challenging due to its nonlinear dynamics, disturbances, and uncertainties. Because most manipulators are controlled by digital signals, a novel…

Robotics · Computer Science 2021-02-09 Zhian Kuang , Xiang Zhang , Liting Sun , Huijun Gao , Masayoshi Tomizuka

In this paper, we present a reconfigurable multiplex (MUX) setup that increases the throughput of electrical characterisation at cryogenic temperature. The setup separates the MUX circuitry from quantum device under test (qDUT), allowing…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2024-03-29 Xinya Bian , Hannah J Joyce , Charles G Smith , Michael J Kelly , G Andrew D Briggs , Jan A Mol

We examine the Kosterlitz-Thouless universality class and show that essential scaling at this type of phase transition is not self-consistent unless multiplicative logarithmic corrections are included. In the case of specific heat these…

High Energy Physics - Lattice · Physics 2016-09-01 R. Kenna , A. C. Irving

Phase change thermal diodes (PCTD) suffer from fairly low thermal rectification ratio, which hampers their widespread utilization as thermal management and control units for cutting-edge technologies, encompassing photovoltaics,…

Applied Physics · Physics 2018-11-06 Zhaonan Meng , Raza Gulfam , Peng Zhang , Fei Ma

Understanding the thermal properties of two-dimensional (2D) materials and devices is essential for thermal management of 2D applications. Here we perform molecular dynamics simulations to evaluate both the specific heat of $MoS_{2}$ as…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2019-08-02 Saurabh V. Suryavanshi , Alexander J. Gabourie , Amir Barati Farimani , Eric Pop

We investigate the melting behavior of two-dimensional colloidal crystals stabilized by a core-softened potential featuring two competing interaction length scales. Using molecular dynamics simulations, we analyze three polymorphic solid…

Soft Condensed Matter · Physics 2025-07-21 Thiago Puccinelli , Alexandre V. Ilha , José Rafael Bordin

A significant portion of electricity consumed worldwide is used to power thermostatically controlled loads (TCLs) such as air conditioners, refrigerators, and water heaters. Because the short-term timing of operation of such systems is…

Adaptation and Self-Organizing Systems · Physics 2018-03-12 Walter Bomela , Anatoly Zlotnik , Jr-Shin Li

Electrostatic gates are of paramount importance for the physics of devices based on high-mobility two-dimensional electron gas (2DEG) since they allow depletion of electrons in selected areas. This field-effect gating enables the…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2015-09-23 K. Bennaceur , B. A. Schmidt , S. Gaucher , D. Laroche , M. P. Lilly , J. L. Reno , K. W. West , L. N. Pfeiffer , G. Gervais

We study a stacked triangular lattice Ising model with both intra- and inter-plane antiferromagnetic interactions in a field, by Monte Carlo simulation. We find only one phase transition from a paramagnetic to a partially disordered phase,…

Statistical Mechanics · Physics 2018-05-07 M. Žukovič , M. Borovský , A. Bobák

Quantum thermal transport in two-quantum-dot system with Dzyaloshinskii-Moriya interaction (DM interaction) has been studied. The sign of thermal rectification can be controlled through changing the energy splitting or the DM interaction…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2012-11-14 T Chen , X. B. Wang