Journal Club for Condensed Matter Physics

Exact critical exponents for the antiferromagnetic quantum critical metal in two dimensions Authors: Andres Schlief, Peter Lunts, and Sung-Sik Lee Phys. Rev. X 7, 021010 (2017) Recommended with a commentary by Andrey V Chubukov, University of Minnesota. |View Commentary| DOI: 10.36471/JCCM_September_2017_03 https://doi.org/10.36471/JCCM_September_2017_03

1. Robust fractional quantum Hall states and continuous quantum phase transitions in a half-filled bilayer graphene Landau level Authors: Alexander A. Zibrov, Carlos. R. Kometter, Haoxin Zhou, Eric M. Spanton, Takashi Taniguchi, Kenji Watanabe, Michael P. Zaletel, and Andrea F. Young arXiv:1611.07113 2. Even denominator fractional quantum Hall state in bilayer graphene Authors: J. I. […]

1. Experimental realization of a long-range antiferromagnet in the Hubbard model with ultracold atoms. Authors: A. Mazurenko, C. S. Chiu, G. Ji, M. F. Parsons, M. Kanasz-Nagy, R. Schmidt, F. Grusdt, E. Demler, D. Greif, and M. Greiner. arXiv:1612.08436 Recommended with a commentary by Dung-Hai Lee, University of California, Berkeley. |View Commentary| DOI: 10.36471/JCCM_February_2017_02 https://doi.org/10.36471/JCCM_February_2017_02

1. Consistency of Photoemission and Quantum Oscillations for Surface States of SmB6. Authors: J. D. Denlinger, Sooyoung Jang, G. Li, L. Chen, B. J. Lawson, T. Asaba, C. Tinsman, F. Yu, Kai Sun, J. W. Allen, C. Kurdak, Dae-Jong Kim, Z. Fisk, Lu Li. arXiv:1601.07408 2. Low-temperature conducting state in two candidate topological Kondo insulators: […]

1.Selective assemblies of giant tetrahedra via precisely controlled interactions. Authors: M. Huang, C.H. Hsu, J. Wang, S. Mei, X. Dong, Y. Li, M. Li, H. Liu, W. Zhang, T. Aida, W.B. Zhang, K. Yue and S. Z. D. Cheng. Science 348, 424(2015) 2.Sphericity and symmetry breaking in the formation of Frank-Kasper phases from one component […]

1.Ising nematic quantum critical point in a metal: a Monte Carlo study. Authors:Yoni Schattner, Samuel Lederer, Steven A. Kivelson, Erez Berg. arXiv:1511.03282 2.The nature of effective interaction in cuprate superconductors: a sign-problem-free quantum Monte-Carlo study. Authors: Zi-Xiang Li, Fa Wang, Hong Yao, Dung-Hai Lee. arXiv:1512.04541 3.Competing Orders in a Nearly Antiferromagnetic Metal. Authors: Yoni Schattner, […]

1.Propagating phonons coupled to an artificial atom. Authors:Martin V. Gustafsson, Thomas Aref, Anton Frisk Kockum, Maria K. Ekström, Göran Johansson, and Per Delsing. Science 346,207(2014) 2.Surface acoustic wave devices on bulk ZnO crystals at low temperature. Authors:E. B. Magnusson, B. H. Williams, R. Manenti, M.-S. Nam, A. Nersisyan, M. J. Peterer, A. Ardavan, and P. […]

1.Coexistence of half-metallic itinerant ferromagnetism with local-moment antiferromagnetism in Ba0.60K0.40Mn2As2. Authors: A. Pandey, B. G. Ueland, S. Yeninas, A. Kreyssig, A. Sapkota, Yang Zhao, J. S. Helton, J.W. Lynn, R. J. McQueeney, Y. Furukawa, A. I. Goldman, and D. C. Johnston. Phys. Rev. Lett. 111, 047001(2013) 2.Itinerant ferromagnetism in the As 4p conduction band of […]

1. Signature of the chiral anomaly in a Dirac semimetal: a current plume steered by a magnetic field. Authors: Jun Xiong, Satya K. Kushwaha, Tian Liang, Jason W. Krizan, Wudi Wang, R. J. Cava, N. P. Ong. arXiv:1503.08179 2. Chiral anomaly and classical negative magnetoresistance of Weyl metals Authors: D. T. Son and B. Z. […]

1.Experimental observation of Weyl points. Authors: Ling Lu, Zhiyu Wang, Dexin Ye, Lixin Ran, Liang Fu, John D. Joannopoulos, Marin Soljacic. arXiv:1502.03438 2.Experimental realization of a topological Weyl semimetal phase with Fermi arc surface states in TaAs. Authors: S.Y. Xu, I. Belopolski, N. Alidoust, M. Neupane, C. Zhang, R. Sankar, S.M. Huang, C.C. Lee, G. […]

Observation of Majorana fermions in ferromagnetic atomic chains on a superconductor Authors: Stevan Nadj-Perge, Ilya K. Drozdov, Jian Li, Hua Chen, Sangjun Jeon, Jungpil Seo, Allan H. MacDonald, B. Andrei Bernevig, and Ali Yazdani Science 346, 602 (2014) Recommended with a commentary by Patrick Lee, MIT |View Commentary| DOI: 10.36471/JCCM_October_2014_02 https://doi.org/10.36471/JCCM_October_2014_02

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. Non-Fermi d-wave phases of strongly interacting electrons. Authors: Hong-Chen Jiang, Matthew Block, Ryan Mishmash, James Garrison, D.N. Sheng, Olexei Motrunich and Matthew P.A. Fisher. arXiv:1207.6608 . Recommended and a Commentary by Patrick Lee, MIT | View Commentary (pdf) | DOI: 10.36471/JCCM_September_2012_02 https://doi.org/10.36471/JCCM_September_2012_02

1. Theoretical Study of Possible Active Site Structures in Cobalt-Polypyrrole Catalysts for Oxygen Reduction Reaction. Authors: Z. Shi, H. Liu, K. Lee, E. Dy, J. Christunoff, M. Blair, P. Zelenay, J. Zhang, Z-S. Liu. J. Phys. Chem. C, 115, 16672-80 (2011). Recommended and a Commentary by Albert Migliori, Los Alamos National Labs. | View Commentary […]

1. Femtosecond dynamics of the collinear-to-spiral antiferromagnetic phase transition in CuO Authors: S. L. Johnson, R. A. de Souza, U. Staub, P. Beaud, E. Mohr-Vorobeva, G. Ingold, A. Caviezel, V. Scagnoli, W. F. Schlotter, J. J. Turner, O. Krupin, W.-S. Lee,Y.-D. Chuang, L. Patthey, R. G. Moore, D. Lu, M. Yi, P. S. Kirchmann, M. […]

1. Superconductor-insulator transition in La_{2-x}Sr_{x}CuO_{4} at the pair quantum resistance Authors: A. T. Bollinger, G. Dubuis, J. Yoon, D. Pavuna, J. Misewich, and I. Bozovic Nature 472, 458-460 (2011) 2. Electrostatic control of the evolution from a superconducting phase to an insulating phase in ultrathin YBa_{2}Cu_{3}O_{7-x} films Authors: X. Leng, J. Garcia-Barriocanal, S. Bose, Y. […]

1. Broken Symmetry States and Divergent Resistance in Suspended Bilayer Graphene Authors: Benjamin E. Feldman, Jens Martin, and, Amir Yacoby arXiv:0909.2883, Nature Physics 5, 889 (2009) 2. Local Compressibility Measurements of Correlated States in Suspended Bilayer Graphene Authors: Jens Martin, Benjamin E. Feldman, R. Thomas Weitz, Monica T. Allen, and Amir Yacoby arXiv:1009.2069, Phys. Rev. […]

1. A window on the future of spintronics. Authors: H. Ohno, Nature Materials 9 952 (2010) 2. Role of adiabatic and nonadiabatic spin transfer torqes on magnetic domain wall motion. Authors: Jae-Chui Lee et al., arXiv:1006.1216 Recommendation and Commentary by Thierry Giamarchi, University of Geneva | View Commentary (PDF) | DOI: 10.36471/JCCM_February_2011_02 https://doi.org/10.36471/JCCM_February_2011_02

1. Low-energy effective theory of Fermi surface coupled with U (1) gauge field in 2+1 dimensions Author: Sung-Sik Lee Phys. Rev. B 80, 165102 (2009) 2. Quantum phase transition of metals in two spatial dimensions. I. Ising-nematic order Authors: Max Metlitski and Subir Sachdev Phys. Rev. B 82, 075127 (2010) 3. A Controlled Expansion for […]

1. Superconductivity in CuxBi2Se3 and its implication for pairing in the undoped topological insulator Authors: Y.S. Hor, A.J. Williams, J.G. Checkelsky, P. Roushan, J. Seo, Q. Hu, H.W. Zandbergen, A. Yazdani, N.P. Ong and R.J. Cava, arXiv:0909.2890, Phys. Rev. Lett. 104, 057001 (2010). 2. Observation of unconventional band topology in a superconducting doped topological insulator, […]