Journal Club for Condensed Matter Physics

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

Fluidization of tissues by cell division and apoptosis Authors: Jonas Ranft, Markus Basan, Jens Elgeti, Jean-Francois Joanny, Jacques Prost and Frank J¨ulicher, Proc. Nat. Acad. Sci. 107, 49 20863 (2010) Recommended with a commentary by M. Cristina Marchetti, Syracuse University | View Commentary (PDF) | DOI: 10.36471/JCCM_February_2011_03 https://doi.org/10.36471/JCCM_February_2011_03

1. Quantum spin-liquid emerging in two-dimensional correlated Dirac fermions Authors: Z. Y. Meng, T. C. Lang, S. Wessel, F. F. Assaad, and A. Muramatsu Nature 464, 847 (2010) 2. Spin liquid ground state of the S=1/2 Kagome Heisenberg Model Authors: S. Yan, D. A. Huse, and S. R. White arXiv:1011.6114 Recommended with a commentary by […]

Thermodynamically Stable Blue Phases Authors: F. Castles, S. M. Morris, E. M. Terentjev, and H. J. Coles Phys. Rev. Lett. 104, 157801 (2010) Recommended with a commentary by Jonathan V. Selinger, Kent State University | View Commentary (PDF) | DOI: 10.36471/JCCM_January_2011_02 https://doi.org/10.36471/JCCM_January_2011_02

Observation of half-height magnetization steps in Sr2 RuO4 Authors: J. Jang, D.G. Ferguson, V. Vakaryuk, R. Budakian, S.B. Chung, P.M. Goldbart and Y. Maeno Science 331, 186 (2011) arXiv:1101.3611 Recommended with a commentary by Manfred Sigrist, ETH Zurich, Switzerland | View Commentary (PDF) | DOI: 10.36471/JCCM_January_2011_03 https://doi.org/10.36471/JCCM_January_2011_03

1. Circuit cavity electromechanics in the strong coupling regime Authors: J.D. Teufel, D. Li, M.S. Allman, K. Cicak, A.J. Sirois, J.D. Whittaker, and R.W. Simmonds arXiv:1011.3067 2. Optomechanically Induced Transparency Authors: Stefan Weis, Remi Riviere, Samuel Deleglise, Emanuel Gavartin, Olivier Arcizet, Albert Schliesser, and Tobias J. Kippenberg Science 330, 1520 (2010) Recommended and Commentary by […]

1. Nanoscale Dynamical Mean-Field Theory for Molecules and Mesoscopic Devices in the Strong-Correlation Regime Author: S. Florens, Phys. Rev. Lett. 99 046402 (2007) (arXiv:cond-mat/0701725). 2. Dynamical Vertex Approximation for Nanoscopic Systems Authors: A. Valli, G. Sangiovanni, O. Gunnarsson, A. Toschi, and K. Held Phys. Rev. Lett. 104 246402 (2010) ( arXiv:1003.2630). 3. A DFT+ DMFT approach […]

1. Universality in the Evolution of Orientation Columns in the Visual Cortex Authors: Matthias Kaschube, Michael Schnabel, Siegrid Löwel, David M. Coppola, Leonard E. White, and Fred Wolf Science 1194869 Published online 4 November 2010 [DOI:10.1126/science.1194869] Recommended with a Commentary by Elisha Moses, Weizmann Institute | View Commentary (pdf) | DOI: 10.36471/JCCM_December_2010_03 https://doi.org/10.36471/JCCM_December_2010_03

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. Maximum and Minimum Stable Random Packings of Platonic Solids Authors: Jessica Baker and Arshad Kudrolli arXiv:1008.1728 (2010) Recommended with a commentary by Salvatore Torquato, Princeton University | View Commentary (PDF) | DOI: 10.36471/JCCM_November_2010_02 https://doi.org/10.36471/JCCM_November_2010_02

1. Highly Mobile Gapless Excitations in a Two-Dimensional Candidate Quantum Spin Liquid Authors: M. Yamashita, N. Nakata, Y. Senshu, M. Nagata, H. M. Yamamoto, R. Kato, T. Shibauchi and Y. Matsuda Science 328, 1246 (2010) Recommended with a commentary by Ashvin Vishwanath, University of California at Berkeley, | View Commentary (PDF) | DOI: 10.36471/JCCM_November_2010_03 https://doi.org/10.36471/JCCM_November_2010_03

1.Effect of Cobalt Incorporation and Lithium Enrichment in Lithium Nickel Manganese Oxides Authors: H. Deng, I. Belharouak, H. Wu, D. Dambournet, and K. Amine Journal of The Electrochemical Society, 157, 7, A776-A781 (2010) 2. MLi2Ti6O14(M = Sr, Ba, 2Na) Lithium Insertion Titanate Materials: A Comparative Study Authors: Damien Dambournet, Ilias Belharouak, and Khalil Amine Inorg. […]

Authors: V Guttal and I D Couzin PNAS 107 (2010) 16172-16177 Recommended and with a commentary by Sriram Ramaswamy, IISc, Bangalore | View Commentary | DOI: 10.36471/JCCM_October_2010_02 https://doi.org/10.36471/JCCM_October_2010_02

1. Itinerant ferromagnetism in a Fermi gas with contact interaction: Magnetic properties in a dilute Hubbard model Authors: C-C. Chang, S. Zhang and D.M. Ceperley, arXiv: 1009.1409v1 2. Itinerant ferromagnetism of a repulsive atomic Fermi gas: a quantum Monte Carlo study Authors: S. Pilati, G. Bertaina, S. Giorgini, and M. Troyer, arXiv:1004.1169v1 Phys. Rev. Lett. […]

1. Liquid gated interface superconductivity on an atomically flat film Authors: J.T. Ye, S. Inoue, K. Kobayashi, Y. Kasahara, H.T. Yuan, H. Shimotani, and Y. Iwasa Nature Materials 9, 125 (2010). Recommended with a commentary by Atsushi Fujimori, University of Tokyo |View Commentary (pdf)| DOI: 10.36471/JCCM_September_2010_01 https://doi.org/10.36471/JCCM_September_2010_01

1. Single-qubit lasing in the strong-coupling regime Authors: Stephan André, Pei-Qing Jin, Valentina Brosco, Jared H. Cole, Alsessandro Romito, Alexander Shnirman, and Gerd Schön arXiv:1008.2611 Recommended with a commentary by Steven M. Girvin, Yale University |View Commentary (pdf)| DOI: 10.36471/JCCM_September_2010_02 https://doi.org/10.36471/JCCM_September_2010_02

1. Isolated optical vortex knots. Authors: Mark R. Dennis, Robert P. King, Barry Jack, Kevin O’Holleran, and Miles J. Padgett Nature Physics 6, 118 (2009) Recommended with a commentary by Randall D. Kamien, University of Pennsylvania |View Commentary (pdf)| DOI: 10.36471/JCCM_September_2010_03 https://doi.org/10.36471/JCCM_September_2010_03

Authors: Edward Barry and Zvonimir Dogic Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 107 (2010) 10348. Recommended with a commentary by Thomas R. Powers, Brown University. | View Commentary (pdf) | DOI: 10.36471/JCCM_August_2010_02 https://doi.org/10.36471/JCCM_August_2010_02

1. In situ Observation of incompressible Mott-insulating domains in ultracold atomic gases Authors: N. Gemelke, X. Zhang, C.-L. Hung, C. Chin arXiv:0904.1532; Nature 460, 995 (2009) 2. Probing the Superuid-to-Mott-Insulator Transition at the Single-Atom Level Authors: W. S. Bakr, A. Peng, M. E. Tai, R. Ma, J. Simon, J. I. Gillen, S. Folling, L. Pollet, and M. Greiner. […]

1. Role of interactions in an electronic Fabry–Perot interferometer operating in the quantum Hall effect regime. Authors: Nissim Ofek, Aveek Bid, Moty Heiblum, Ady Stern, Vladimir Umansky, and Diana Mahalu. PNAS March 23, 2010 vol. 107 no. 12 5276-5281 2. Distinct Signatures For Coulomb Blockade and Aharonov-Bohm Interference in Electronic Fabry-Perot Interferometers. Authors: Yiming Zhang, […]