A monthly correspondence of exciting material in the field of Condensed Matter Physics
Detecting Topological Currents in Graphene Superlattices Authors: R. V. Gorbachev, J. C. W. Song, G. L. Yu, A. V. Kretinin, F. Withers, Y. Cao, A. Mishchenko, I. V. Grigorieva, K. S. Novoselov, L. S. Levitov, and A. K. Geim arXiv: 1409.0113 Recommended with a commentary by Francisco Guinea, CSIC |View Commentary| DOI: 10.36471/JCCM_September_2014_02 https://doi.org/10.36471/JCCM_September_2014_02
Criterion for stability of Goldstone Modes and Fermi Liquid behavior in a metal with broken symmetry Authors: Haruki Watanabe and Ashvin Vishwanath arXiv: 1404.3728 Recommended with a commentary by Jörg Schmalian, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology |View Commentary| DOI: 10.36471/JCCM_September_2014_03 https://doi.org/10.36471/JCCM_September_2014_03
Two phase transitions induced by a magnetic field in graphite Authors: Benoît Fauqué, David LeBoeuf, Baptiste Vignolle, Marc Nardone, Cyril Proust, Kamran Behnia arXiv: 1303.4074, Phys. Rev. Lett. 110, 266601 (2013) Recommended with a commentary by Jason Alicea, Caltech |View Commentary| DOI: 10.36471/JCCM_August_2014_01 https://doi.org/10.36471/JCCM_August_2014_01
1. Non-Fermi liquid and topological states with strong spin-orbit coupling Authors: E-G. Moon, C. Xu, Y. B. Kim, and L. Balents Phys. Rev. Lett. 111, 206401 (2013) 2. Superconductivity on the brink of spin-charge order in doped honeycomb bilayer Authors: O. Vafek, J. M. Murry, and V. Cvetkovic Phys. Rev. Lett. 112, 147002 (2014) 3. […]
1) Aggregation and Segregation of Confined Active Particles Authors: Xingbo Yang, M. Lisa Manning, M. Cristina Marchetti arXiv:1403.0697, Soft Matter (2014) 2) Dynamics of Self-Propelled Particles Under Strong Confinement Authors: Yaouen Fily, Aparna Baskaran, Michael F. Hagan arXiv:1402.5583, Soft Matter, 10, 5609-5617 (2014) Recommended with a commentary by Charles Reichhardt and Cynthia Reichhardt, Los Alamos […]
Transport near a quantum critical point in BaFe2(As1-xPx)2 Authors: James G. Analytis, H-H. Kuo, Ross D. McDonald, Mark Wartenbe, P.M.C. Rourke, N. E. Hussey, and I. R. Fisher Nature Physics 10, 194–197 (2014) Recommended with a commentary by Qimiao Si, Rice University. |View Commentary| DOI: 10.36471/JCCM_July_2014_03 https://doi.org/10.36471/JCCM_July_2014_03
Fractal free energy landscapes in structural glasses. Authors: P. Charbonneau, J. Kurchan, G. Parisi, P. Urbani and F. Zamponi. Nat. Com. 5, 3725 (2014) Recommended with a commentary by Ariel Amir, Harvard University. |View Commentary| DOI: 10.36471/JCCM_June_2014_01 https://doi.org/10.36471/JCCM_June_2014_01
Multiple transient memories in experiments on sheared non-Brownian suspensions. Authors: Joseph D. Paulsen, Nathan C. Keim, and Sidney R. Nagel. arxiv:1404.4117v1(2014) Recommended with a commentary by A. Alan Middleton, Syracuse University. |View Commentary| DOI: 10.36471/JCCM_June_2014_02 https://doi.org/10.36471/JCCM_June_2014_02
One-dimensional Topological Edge States of Bismuth Bilayers. Authors: Ilya K. Drozdov, A. Alexandradinata, Sangjun Jeon, Stevan Nadj-Perge, Huiwen Ji, R. J. Cava, B. A. Bernevig, and Ali Yazdani. arXiv:1404.2598(2014) Recommended with a commentary by L. I. Glazman, Yale University. |View Commentary| DOI: 10.36471/JCCM_June_2014_03 https://doi.org/10.36471/JCCM_June_2014_03
Are non-Fermi-liquids stable to Cooper pairing? Authors: Max A. Metlitski, David F. Mross, Subir Sachdev, T. Senthil. arXiv:1403.3694(2014) Recommended with a commentary by Leon Balents, KITP, UCSB. |View Commentary| DOI: 10.36471/JCCM_May_2014_01 https://doi.org/10.36471/JCCM_May_2014_01
Logic gates at the surface code threshold: Superconducting qubits poised for fault-tolerant quantum computing. Authors: R. Barends, J. Kelly, A. Megrant, A. Veitia, D. Sank, E. Jeffrey, T. C. White, J. Mutus, A. G. Fowler, B. Campbell, Y. Chen, Z. Chen, B. Chiaro, A. Dunsworth, C. Neill, P. OMalley, P. Roushan, A. Vainsencher, J. Wenner, […]
Patterning droplets with durotaxis. Authors: R. W. Style, Y. Che, S. J. Park, B. M. Weon, J. H. Je, C. Hyland, G. K. German, M. P. Power, L. A. Wilen, J. S. Wettlaufer, and E. R. Dufresne. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. 110, 12541-12544 (2013) Recommended with a commentary by M. Cristina Marchetti, Syracuse University. |View […]
The Valley Hall Effect in MoS2 Transistors. Authors: Kin Fai Mak, Kathryn L. McGill, Jiwoong Park, and Paul L. McEuen. arXiv:1403.5039(2014) Recommended with a commentary by Anton Akhmerov, Delft University of Technology. |View Commentary| DOI: 10.36471/JCCM_April_2014_01 https://doi.org/10.36471/JCCM_April_2014_01
Solving the 3d Ising Model with the Conformal Bootstrap II. c-Minimization and Precise Critical Exponents. Authors: Sheer El-Showk, Miguel F. Paulos, David Poland, Slava Rychkov, David Simmons-Duffin, Alessandro Vichi. arXiv:1403.4545(2014) Recommended with a commentary by Leo P. Kadanoff, University of Chicago and The Perimeter Institute. |View Commentary| DOI: 10.36471/JCCM_April_2014_02 https://doi.org/10.36471/JCCM_April_2014_02
1. Microscopic Mechanism for Shear Thickening of Non-Brownian Suspensions. Authors: N Fernandez, R Mani, D Rinaldi, D Kadau, M Mosquet, H Lombois-Burger, J Cayer-Barrioz, H J. Herrmann, ND Spencer, and L Isa. Physical Review Lett 111, 108301(2013) 2. Discontinuous Shear Thickening of Frictional Hard-Sphere Suspensions. Authors:R Seto, R Mari, JF Morriss, and MM Denn. Physical […]
1.Dispersion of self-propelled rods undergoing fluctuation-driven flips. Authors: Daisuke Takagi, Adam B. Braunschweig, Jun Zhang and Michael J. Shelley. Physical Review Lett 110, 038301(2013) 2.Hydrodynamic capture of microswimmers into sphere-bound orbits. Authors:Daisuke Takagi, J. Palacci, Adam B. Braunschweig, Michael J. Shelley and Jun Zhang. Soft Matter 10, 1784-1789(2014) Recommended with a commentary by Arezoo M. […]
Competing states in the t/J model: uniform d-wave state versus stripe state Authors: P.Corboz, T.M.Rice,and Matthias Troyer. arXiv:1402.2859 Recommended with commentary by Steven Kivelson, Stanford University |View Commentary| DOI: 10.36471/JCCM_March_2014_02 https://doi.org/10.36471/JCCM_March_2014_02
1.Thermodynamic properties of Yb2Ti2O7 pyrochlore as a function of temperature and magnetic field: Validation of a quantum spin ice exchange Hamiltonian. Authors: N. R. Hayre, K. A. Ross, R. Applegate, T. Lin, R. R. P. Singh, B. D. Gaulin, M. J. P. Gingras. Physical Review B 87, 184423 (2013) 2.Crystal-field states of Pr3+ in the […]
Energy barriers and cell migration in densely packed tissues Authors: Dapeng Bi, J. H. Lopez, J. M. Schwarz, M. Lisa Manning Soft Matter, 2014,10, 1885-1890 arXiv:1308.3891 Recommended with a commentary by L. Berthier, CNRS/Université Montpellier 2, France |View Commentary| DOI: 10.36471/JCCM_February_2014_01 https://doi.org/10.36471/JCCM_February_2014_01
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. […]