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We propose a heat current analog of the shift current, "shift heat current". We study nonlinear heat current responses to an applied ac electric field by a diagrammatic method and derive a microscopic expression for the second order dc heat…

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We study the Holstein model of spinless fermions, which at half-filling exhibits a quantum phase transition from a metallic Tomonaga-Luttinger liquid phase to an insulating charge-density-wave (CDW) phase at a critical electron-phonon…

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We investigate the influence of the one-dimensional character of the phonon modes in a catalytically grown GaAs nanowire on the absorption spectrum of an embedded quantum dot, focusing on the contribution from the piezoelectric coupling. In…

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BaNi$_2$As$_2$ is a nonmagnetic analogue of the iron pnictide superconductors, and in its tetragonal state exhibits an incommensurate charge-density-wave (IC-CDW) and a sizable elastoresistance. In this work, phonons in BaNi$_2$As$_2$…

Zero differential resistance state is found in response to direct current applied to 2D electron systems at strong magnetic field and low temperatures. Transition to the state is accompanied by sharp dip of negative differential resistance,…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2009-11-13 A. A. Bykov , Jing-qiao Zhang , Sergey Vitkalov , A. K. Kalagin , A. K. Bakarov

We present first systematic studies of the photoinduced phase transition from the ground charge density wave (CDW) state to the normal metallic (M) state in the prototype quasi-1D CDW system K0.3MoO3. Ultrafast non-thermal CDW melting is…

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Including the previously ignored dispersion of phonons we revisit the metal-insulator transition problem in one-dimensional electron-phonon systems on the basis of a modified spinless fermion Holstein model. Using matrix-product-state…

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We demonstrate a zero-bias ultraviolet (UV) detector using zinc oxide (ZnO) thin films as the active semiconductor layer, specifically for application in cryogenic conditions. The zero-bias device utilizes the piezoelectric potential…

Materials Science · Physics 2025-11-14 P. Sau , N. Hancock , I. Tzoka , V. Khichar , A. Barajas , G. Gansle , N. Hozhabri , V. A. Chirayath , J. Asaadi

Charge density wave (CDW) materials can undergo an ultrafast phase transition after an ultrashort laser pulse excitation, and the suggested underlying mechanisms have always been associated with two main features: excitonic…

Materials Science · Physics 2021-12-24 Zhao-Jun Suo , Wen-Hao Liu , Zhi Wang , Hao-Wen Liu , Jun-Wei Luo , Shu-Shen Li , Lin-Wang Wang

We calculate the phonons in a graphene nanoconstriction(GNC) in the presence of a high current density. The Joule-heating, current-induced forces, and coupling to electrode phonons is evaluated using first principles nonequilibrium DFT-NEGF…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2014-03-18 Tue Gunst , Jing-Tao Lü , Per Hedegård , Mads Brandbyge

The excitation and detection of coherent phonons has given unique insights into condensed matter, in particular for materials with strong electron-phonon coupling. We report a study of coherent phonons in the layered charge density wave…

Terahertz (THz) technology enables multi-Tbps satellite communications, but conventional semiconductor detectors suffer from fundamental performance degradation above 1 THz due to the Drude limit of free electrons. Here, we theoretically…

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The generation of pure spin currents is critical for low-dissipation spintronic applications, yet existing methods relying on spin-orbit coupling or ferromagnetic interfaces face challenges in material compatibility and operational…

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Motivated by recent experiments that observed low-frequency second-order optical responses in doped striped superconductors, here we investigate the nonlinear electrodynamics of systems exhibiting a charge density wave (CDW) order…

The kagome geometry is an example of frustrated configuration in which rich physics takes place, including the emergence of superconductivity and charge density wave (CDW). Among the kagome metals, ScV$_6$Sn$_6$ hosts an unconventional CDW,…

Phonon softening is a ubiquitous phenomenon in condensed matter systems which is often associated with charge density wave (CDW) instabilities and anharmonicity. The interplay between phonon softening, CDW and superconductivity is a topic…

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Charge density wave (CDW) is a periodic modulation of electronic charge leading to a reconstruction of the lattice, an emergence of zone folded mode along with collective excitations.1 Transition metal chalcogenides have shown a great…

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We develop a hydrodynamic theory of charge and heat currents induced by traveling waves, such as surface acoustic waves, in graphene devices near charge neutrality. The currents depend on the intrinsic conductivity and viscosity of the…

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Effects of resonant acoustic phonon scattering on magnetoresistivity are examined in two-dimensional electron systems at low temperatures by using a balance-equation magnetotransport scheme direct controlled by the current. The…

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