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For a wide class of noninteracting tight-binding models in one dimension we present an analytical solution for all scattering and edge states on a half-infinite system. Without assuming any symmetry constraints we consider models with…
The paper presents our verification of induction of the superconducting state on a square lattice by the linear electron-phonon interaction for values of the unbalance parameter ($\gamma=\lambda_{D}/\lambda_{ND}$) less than…
This paper describes a simple and general method for deriving the inelastic collision term in the electron Boltzmann equation for scattering from a coupled electron-phonon system, and applies the method to the case of doped polar…
Fano lineshapes in resonant transmission in a quantum dot imply interference between localized and extended states. The influence of the charge accumulated at the localized levels, which screens the external gate voltage acting on the…
A simple and accurate method of calculating phonon spectra in mixed semiconductors alloys, on the basis of preliminarily (from first principles) relaxed atomic structure, is proposed and tested for (Zn,Be)Se and (Ga,In)As solid solutions.…
Static charge in and on the surface of pyroelectric crystals of LiNbO3 and LiTaO3 in a dilute gas has been shown to ionize gas molecules via electron tunneling. The released electrons and positive ions are focused and accelerated according…
We developed a lattice dynamical theory of an atomically-thin compressional piezoelectric resonator. Acoustic and optical dynamic displacement response functions are derived and account for frequency-dependent electromechanical coupling.…
The dynamical properties of nuclei, carried by the concept of phonon quasiparticles (QP), are central to the field of condensed matter. While the harmonic approximation can reproduce a number of properties observed in real crystals, the…
Motivated by experimental realizations of integer quantized charge pumping in one-dimensional superlattices~[Nat. Phys. 12, 350 (2016); Nat. Phys. 12, 296 (2016)], we generalize and propose the adiabatic pumping of a fractionalized charge…
The exposure to intense electromagnetic radiation can induce distortions and symmetry breaking in the crystal structure of solids, providing a route for the all-optical control of their properties. In this manuscript, we formulate a unified…
We calculate ab-initio the electronic states and the Born dynamical charge Z* of the alkaline-earth oxides in the local-density approximation. We investigate the trend of increasing Z* values through the series, using band-by-band…
We have performed a first-principles study of the structural and vibrational properties of the three low-pressure (cubic, tetragonal, and especially monoclinic) phases of ZrO2, with special attention to the computation of the zone-center…
To elucidate different photoinduced melting dynamics of charge orders observed in quasi-two-dimensional organic conductors $ \theta $-(BEDT-TTF)$_2$RbZn(SCN)$_4$ and $ \alpha $-(BEDT-TTF)$_2$I$_3$…
Phonon quasi-particles have been monumental in microscopically understanding thermodynamics and transport properties in condensed matter for decades. Phonons have one-to-one correspondence with harmonic eigenstates and their energies are…
Ab initio calculations and a direct method are applied to derive the phonon dispersion relations and phonon density of states for the ZrC crystal. The results are in good agreement with neutron scattering data. The force constants are…
Tilted lattice potentials with periodic driving play a crucial role in the study of artificial gauge fields and topological phases with ultracold quantum gases. However, driving-induced heating and the growth of phonon modes restrict their…
Temperature and composition dependences of high-energy longitudinal optical (LO) phonons in YBa2Cu3O{6+x}, studied by inelastic neutron scattering measurements, provide clear evidence for temperature dependent spatial inhomogeneity of doped…
The classical Poisson-Boltzmann (PB) theory of electrolytes assumes a dilute solution of point charges with mean-field electrostatic forces. Even for very dilute solutions, however, it predicts absurdly large ion concentrations (exceeding…
We theoretically analyze the spectrum of phonons of a one-dimensional quasiperiodic lattice. We simulate the quasicrystal from the classic system of spring-bound atoms with a force constant modulated by the Aubry-Andr\'e model, so that its…
We develop a semiclassical density functional theory in the context of quantum dots. Coulomb blockade conductance oscillations have been measured in several experiments using nanostructured quantum dots. The statistical properties of these…