Journal Club for Condensed Matter Physics

Signatures of Majorana fermions in hybrid superconductor-semiconductor nanowire devices. Authors: V. Mourik, K. Zuo, S.M. Frolov, S.R. Plissard, E.P.A.M. Bakkers, and L.P. Kouwenhoven. Science 336, 1003 (2012), arXiv:1204.2792 Recommended with a commentary by Carlo Beenakker, Leiden University |View Commentary (PDF)| DOI: 10.36471/JCCM_May_2012_02 https://doi.org/10.36471/JCCM_May_2012_02

Elasticity of floppy and stiff random networks. Authors: M. Wyart, H. Liang, A. Kabla, and L. Madadevan. Phys. Rev. Lett. 101, 215501 (2008) Recommended with a commentary by Alex Levine, UCLA |View Commentary (PDF)| DOI: 10.36471/JCCM_May_2012_03 https://doi.org/10.36471/JCCM_May_2012_03

Topological semimetal and Fermi-arc surface states in the electronic structure of pyrochlore iridates. Authors: X. Wan, A.M. Turner, A. Vishwanath and S.Y. Savrasov. Phys. Rev. B 83, 205101 (2011) Recommended with a commentary by Vivek Aji, University of California Riverside |View Commentary (pdf)| DOI: 10.36471/JCCM_April_2012_01 https://doi.org/10.36471/JCCM_April_2012_01

1) Interface induced high temperature superconductivity in single unit-cell FeSe films on SrTiO3. Authors: Q-Y Wang, Z. Li, W-H Zhang, Z-C Zhang, J-S Zhang, W. Li, H. Ding, Y-B Ou, P. Deng, K. Chang, J. Wen, C-L Song, K. He, J-F Jia, S-H Ji, Y. Wang, L. Wang, X. Chen, X. Ma, Q-K Xue. arXiv:1201.5694 […]

1. Shear flow of non-Brownian suspensions close to jamming. Authors: B. Andreotti, J.-L. Barrat, C. Heussinger arXiv:1112.1194 2. A unified framework for non-Brownian suspension flows and soft amorphous solids Authors: E. Lerner, G. Düring, M. Wyart. arXiv:1112.0558, PNAS (at press) Recommended with a commentary by L. Berthier, CNRS/Université Montpellier 2 |View Commentary (PDF)| DOI: 10.36471/JCCM_March_2012_01 […]

1. Superconducting qubit in waveguide cavity with coherence time approaching 0.1ms Authors: Chad Rigetti, Stefano Poletto, Jay M. Gambetta, B.L.T. Plourde, Jerry M. Chow, A.D. Corcoles, John A. Smolin, Seth T. Merkel, J.R. Rozen, George A. Keefe, Mary B. Rothwell, Mark B. Ketchen, M. Steffen arXiv:1202.5533 Recommended with a commentary by Steven M. Girvin, Yale […]

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. […]

Sampling rare events in nonequilibrium and nonstationary systems, Authors: J. T. Berryman and T. Schilling, J. Chem. Phys. 133, 244101 (2010) Recommended and a commentary by Mike Allen, University of Warwick |View Commentary (pdf)| DOI: 10.36471/JCCM_February_2012_01 https://doi.org/10.36471/JCCM_February_2012_01

Time-reversal symmetry breaking and spontaneous Hall effect without magnetic order Authors: Yo Machida, Saturo Nakatsuji, Shigeki Onoda, Takashi Tayama, and Toshiro Sakakibara Nature, 463, 210, 2010. Recommendation and Commentary by Leon Balents, KITP, UCSB |View Commentary (pdf)| DOI: 10.36471/JCCM_February_2012_02 https://doi.org/10.36471/JCCM_February_2012_02

1. Braiding of Abelian and non-Abelian anyons in the fractional quantum Hall effect Authors: S. An, P. Jiang, H. Choi, W. Kang, S.H. Simon, L.N. Pfeiffer, K.W. West, and K.W. Baldwin arXiv:1112.3400 2. Telegraph noise and the Fabry-Perot quantum Hall interferometer Authors: B. Rosenow and S.H. Simon arXiv:1111.6475 Recommended with a commentary by Carlo Beenakker, […]

1. Macroscopic Torsional Strain and Induced Molecular Conformational Deracemization Authors: R. Basu, J. S. Pendery, R. G. Petschek, R. P. Lemieux, and C. Rosenblatt Phys. Rev. Lett. 107, 237804 (2011) Recommended with a commentary by Jonathan V. Selinger, Kent State University |View Commentary (PDF)| DOI: 10.36471/JCCM_January_2012_02 https://doi.org/10.36471/JCCM_January_2012_02

1. Quantum Ripples in Strongly Correlated Metals Authors: E. C. Andrade, E. Miranda, and V. Dobrosavljevic Phys. Rev. Lett. 104, 236401 (2010) 2. Energy-Resolved Spatial Inhomogeneity of Disordered Mott Systems Authors: E. C. Andrade, E. Miranda, and V. Dobrosavljevic Physica B 404, 3167 (2009) 3. Electronic Griffiths Phase of the d = 2 Mott Transition […]

Vacancy-stabilized crystalline order in hard cubes Authors: F. Smallenburg, L. Filion, M. Marechal, M. Dijkstra, arXiv:1111.3466v2. Recommended and a commentary by Daan Frenkel, University of Cambridge. | View Commentary (pdf)| DOI: 10.36471/JCCM_December_2011_01 https://doi.org/10.36471/JCCM_December_2011_01

1. The role of attractive forces in viscous liquids Authors: L. Berthier and Gilles Tarjus, J. Chem. Phys. 134, 214503 (2011). 2. Testing “microscopic” theories of glass-forming liquids Authors: L. Berthier and Gilles Tarjus, Eur. Phys. E 34, 96 (2011). Recommended and a commentary by S. A. Kivelson, Stanford University. | View Commentary (pdf) | […]

1. Non-mean-eld theory of anomalously large double-layer capacitance. Authors: M. S. Loth, Brian Skinner and B. I. Shklovskii, Phys. Rev. E 82, 016107 (2010). 2. Model of large volumetric capacitance in graphene supercapacitors based on ion clustering Authors: Brian Skinner, M. M. Fogler and B. I. Shklovskii, Phys. Rev. B 84, 235133 (2011) . Recommended […]

1. Inherited adaptation of genome-rewired cells in response to a challenging environment Authors: Lior David, Elad Stolovicki, Efrat Haziz and Erez Braun HFSP J. 4, 131 (2010) Recommended and a Commentary by Yitzhak Rabin, Bar-Ilan University |View Commentary(PDF)| DOI: 10.36471/JCCM_November_2011_01 https://doi.org/10.36471/JCCM_November_2011_01

1. Extremely strong-coupling superconductivity in artificial two-dimensional Kondo lattices Authors: Y. Mizukami, H. Shishido, T. Shibauchi, M. Shimozawa, S. Yasumoto, D. Watanabe, M.Yamashita, H. Ikeda, T. Terashima, H. Kontani and Y. Matsuda Nature Physics 7, 849–853 (2011) Recommended and a Commentary by Manfred Sigrist, ETH Zurich, Switzerland |View Commentary(PDF)| DOI: 10.36471/JCCM_November_2011_02 https://doi.org/10.36471/JCCM_November_2011_02

Sediments of soft spheres arranged by effective density Authors: César Gonzáles Serrano, Joseph J. McDermott, and Darrell Velegol Nature Materials 10, 716 (2011) Recommended with a Commentary by Marjolein Dijkstra, Utrecht University |View Commentary (pdf)| DOI: 10.36471/JCCM_October_2011_01 https://doi.org/10.36471/JCCM_October_2011_01

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. […]

Electrically tunable surface-to-bulk coherent coupling in topological insulator thin films. Authors: H. Steinberg, J.-B. Laloo, V. Fatemi, J. S. Moodera, P. Jarillo-Herrero arXiv:1104.1404 (2011) Tunable surface conductivity in Bi2Se3 revealed in diffusive electron transport Authors: J. Chen, X. Y. He, K. H. Wu, Z. Q. Ji, L. Lu, J. R. Shi, J. H. Smet, and […]