Journal Club for Condensed Matter Physics

1. Theoretical study of insulating mechanism in multi-orbital Hubbard models with a large spin-orbit coupling: Is Sr2IrO4 a Slater insulator or a Mott insulator? Authors: Hiroshi Watanaebe, Tomonori Shirakawa, Seiji Yunoki arXiv:1402.0935 2. Bulk Nature of Layered Perovskite Iridates beyond the Mott Scenario : An Approach from Bulk Sensitive Photoemission Study Authors: A. Yamasaki, H. […]

High Performance Li2Ru1–yMnyO3 (0.2 ? y ? 0.8) Cathode Materials for Rechargeable Lithium-Ion Batteries: Their Understanding Authors: M. Sathiya, K. Ramesha, G. Rousse, D. Foix, D. Gonbeau, A. S. Prakash, M. L. Doublet, K. Hemalatha, and J.-M. Tarascon Chem. Mater. 25, 1121 (2013) Recommended with a commentary by Chandra Varma, University of California, Riverside |View […]

Helicoids, Wrinkles, and Loops in Twisted Ribbons Authors: J. Chopin and A. Kudrolli Phys. Rev. Lett. 111, 174302 (2013) Recommended with a commentary by Chris Santangelo, UMass Amherst |View Commentary| DOI: 10.36471/JCCM_January_2014_01 https://doi.org/10.36471/JCCM_January_2014_01

Chiral Symmetry Breaking, Deconfinement and Entanglement Monotonicity Authors: Tarun Grover arXiv:1211.1392 Recommended with a commentary by Ashvin Vishwanath, UC Berkeley |View Commentary| DOI: 10.36471/JCCM_January_2014_02 https://doi.org/10.36471/JCCM_January_2014_02

Hydrodynamic long-time tails after a quantum quench Authors: Jonathan Lux, Jan Müller, Aditi Mitra, and Achim Rosch arXiv:1311.7644v1 Recommended with a commentary by Peter Wölfle, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Germany |View Commentary| DOI: 10.36471/JCCM_January_2014_03 https://doi.org/10.36471/JCCM_January_2014_03

Minimal-excitation states for electron quantum optics using levitons Authors: J. Dubois, T. Jullien, F. Portier, P. Roche, A. Cavanna, Y. Jin, W. Wegscheider, P. Roulleau and D. C. Glattli Nature 502, 659 (2013) Recommended with a commentary by Carlo Beenakker, Leiden University |View Commentary| DOI: 10.36471/JCCM_December_2013_01 https://doi.org/10.36471/JCCM_December_2013_01

1. Observation of Radiation Pressure Shot Noise on a Macroscopic Object Authors: T. P. Purdy, R. W. Peterson and C. A. Regal Science 339, 801 (2013) 2. Reversible and efficient conversion between microwave and optical light Authors: R. W. Andrews, R. W. Peterson, T. P. Purdy, K. Cicak, R. W.Simmonds, C. A. Regal and K. […]

1. Waving transport and propulsion in a generalized Newtonian fluid Authors: J. Rodrigo Vélez-Cordero and Eric Lauga J. Non-Newton. Fluid 199,37 (2013) 2. Physics of rheologically enhanced propulsion: Different strokes in generalized Stokes Authors: Thomas D. Montenegro-Johnson, David J. Smith, and Daniel Loghin Phys. Fluids 25,081903 (2013) Recommended with a commentary by Thomas R. Powers, […]

1. Dissipation and Supercurrent Fluctuations in a Diffusive Normal-Metal-Superconductor Ring Authors: B. Dassonneville, M. Ferrier, S. Guéron, and H. Bouchiat Phys. Rev. Lett. 110, 217001 (2013) 2. Phase dependent Andreev spectrum in a diffusive SNS junction: Static and dynamic current response Authors: M. Ferrier, B. Dassonneville, S. Guéron, and H. Bouchiat Phys. Rev. B 88, […]

Experiment: 1. Observation of a topological 3D Dirac semimetal phase in high-mobility Cd3As2 and related materials. Authors: M. Neupane, SuYang Xu, R. Sankar, N. Alidoust, G. Bian, Chang Liu, I. Belopolski, T.-R. Chang, H.-T. Jeng, H. Lin, A. Bansil, Fangcheng Chou, M. Z. Hasan arXiv:1309.7892 2. Experimental Realization of a Three-Dimensional Dirac Semimetal. Authors: Sergey […]

Defect Annihilation and proliferation in active nematics. Authors : Luca Giomi, Mark J. Bowick, Xu Ma, and M. Cristina Marchetti Phys. Rev. Lett. 110, 228101 (2013) Recommended with a commentary by Aparna Baskaran, Brandeis University |View Commentary| DOI: 10.36471/JCCM_October_2013_01 https://doi.org/10.36471/JCCM_October_2013_01

1. Divergent nematic susceptibility in an iron arsenide superconductor. Authors: J.H. Chu, H.-H. Kuo, J. G. Analytis, I. R. Fisher Science 337, 710 (2012), arXiv:1203.3239 2. Measurement of the elastoresistivity coefficients of the underdoped iron-arsenide Ba(Fe0.975Co0.025)2As2. Authors: H.-H. Kuo, M. C. Shapiro, S. C. Riggs, I. R. Fisher Phys. Rev. B 88, 085113 (2013), arXiv:1306.4377 […]

1. A Time-Reversal Invariant Topological Phase at the Surface of a 3D Topological Insulator Authors: Parsa Bonderson, Chetan Nayak, Xiao-Liang Qi J. Stat. Mech. (2013) P09016 2. Gapped Symmetry Preserving Surface-State for the Electron Topological Insulator Authors: Chong Wang, Andrew C. Potter, T. Senthil Phys. Rev. B 88, 115137 (2013), arXiv:1306.3223 3. Symmetry Enforced Non-Abelian […]

Experimental observation of the quantum anomalous Hall effect in a magnetic topological insulator. Authors : Cui-Zu Chang, Jinsong Zhang, Xiao Feng, Jie Shen, Zuocheng Zhang, Minghua Guo, Kang Li, Yunbo Ou, Pang Wei, Li-Li Wang, Zhong-Qing Ji, Yang Feng, Shuaihua Ji, Xi Chen, Jinfeng Jia, Xi Dai, Zhong Fang, Shou-Cheng Zhang, Ke He, Yayu Wang, […]

Interaction-induced chiral px+ipy superfluid order of bosons in an optical lattice. Authors : M. Olschlager, T. Kock, G. Wirth, A. Ewerbeck, C. Morais Smith, and A. Hemmerich. New Journal of Physics, 15 (2013) 083041 Recommended with a Commentary by Tin-Lun Ho, Ohio State University |View Commentary| DOI: 10.36471/JCCM_September_2013_02 https://doi.org/10.36471/JCCM_September_2013_02

Dislocation-mediate growth of bacterial cell walls. Authors : Ariel Amir and David R. Nelson. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. 109, 9833-9838 (2012) Recommended with a commentary by Alex J. Levine, UCLA |View Commentary| DOI: 10.36471/JCCM_September_2013_03 https://doi.org/10.36471/JCCM_September_2013_03

1.Nematic liquid crystal boojums with handles on colloidal handlebodies. Authors:Q. Liu, B. Senyuk, M. Tasinkevych and I. I. Smalyukh. Proc. Nat. Acad. Sci. (2013) 110, no. 23, 9231-9236 Recommended with a commentary by Mark Bowick, Soft Matter Program, Syracuse University |View Commentary| DOI: 10.36471/JCCM_August_2013_01 https://doi.org/10.36471/JCCM_August_2013_01

1.Observation of Quantum Spin Hall States in InAs/GaSb Bilayers under Broken Time-reversal Symmetry. Authors:Lingjie Du, Ivan Knez, Gerard Sullivan and Rui-Rui Du. arXiv:1306.1925 Recommended with a commentary by Patrick Lee, MIT |View Commentary| DOI: 10.36471/JCCM_August_2013_02 https://doi.org/10.36471/JCCM_August_2013_02

1.Quantum oscillations and high carrier mobility in the delafossite PdCoO2. Authors:Clifford W. Hicks, Alexandra S. Gibbs, Andrew P. Mackenzie, Hiroshi Takatsu, Yoshiteru Maeno, and Edward A. Yelland. Phys. Rev. Lett. 109, 116401 (2012) Recommended with a Commentary by Chandra Varma, University of California, Riverside |View Commentary| DOI: 10.36471/JCCM_August_2013_03 https://doi.org/10.36471/JCCM_August_2013_03

1. Reynolds Pressure and Relaxation in a Sheared Granular System. Authors: Jie Ren, Joshua A. Dijksman and Robert P. Behringer Phys. Rev. Lett. 110, 018302 (2013). Recommended with a commentary by Bulbul Chakraborty, Brandeis University |View Commentary| DOI: 10.36471/JCCM_July_2013_01 https://doi.org/10.36471/JCCM_July_2013_01