Journal Club for Condensed Matter Physics

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, […]

1. Simulation of cholesteric blue phases using a Landau-de Gennes theory: Effect of an applied electric field. Authors: Jun-ichi Fukuda, Makoto Yoneya, and Hiroshi Yokoyama. Physical Review E 80, 031706 (2009) 2. Thermodynamics of blue phases in electric fields. Authors: O. Henrich, D. Marenduzzo. K. Stratford, and M.E. Cates. Physical Review E 81, 031706 (2010) […]

1. Glass transition of hard spheres in high dimensions Authors: Bernhard Schmid, Rolf Schilling arXiv:1003.4559; Phys. Rev. E 81, 041502 (2010) 2. Mode-Coupling Theory as a Mean-Field Description of the Glass Transition Authors: Atsushi Ikeda, Kunimasa Miyazaki arXiv:1003.5472 3. A critical test of the mode-coupling theory of the glass transition Authors: Ludovic Berthier, Gilles Tarjus […]

1. Preparation and Measurement of Three-Qubit Entanglement in a Superconducting Circuit. Authors: L. DiCarlo, M. D. Reed, L. Sun, B. R. Johnson, J. M. Chow, J. M. Gambetta, L. Frunzio, S. M. Girvin, M. H. Devoret, R. J. Schoelkopf arXiv:1004.4324 2. Generation of Three-Qubit Entangled States using Superconducting Phase Qubits. Authors:  M. Neeley, R. C. Bialczak, M. Lenander, […]

Scaling theory of the Mott transition and breakdown of Gruneisen scaling near a finite-temperature critical end point Authors: L. Bartosch,  M. de Souza,  M. Lang arXiv:1004.4898; Phys. Rev. Lett. 104, 245701 (2010) Recommended with a commentary by Jorg Schmalian, Ames Laboratory and Iowa State University | View Commentary (pdf) | DOI: 10.36471/JCCM_June_2010_03 https://doi.org/10.36471/JCCM_June_2010_03

Atom-by-atom structural and chemical analysis by annular dark-field electron microscopy Authors: Ondrej L. Krivanek, Matthew F. Chisholm, Valeria Nicolosi, Timothy J. Pennycook, George J. Corbin, Niklas Dellby, Matthew F. Murfitt, Christopher S. Own, Zoltan S. Szilagyi, Mark P. Oxley, Sokrates T. Pantelides and Stephen J. Pennycook Nature 464, 571-574 (2010) Recommended with a commentary by […]

Authors: S. Raghu. S. A. Kivelson and D. J. Scalapino arXiv:1002591v1 [cond-mat.supr-con] Recommended and Commentary by Peter Wöfle, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Germany. | View Commentary (pdf) | DOI: 10.36471/JCCM_May_2010_03 https://doi.org/10.36471/JCCM_May_2010_03

Authors: Y.-J. Lin, R. L. Compton, K. Jimenez-Garcia, J. V. Porto, and  I. B. Spielman, Nature, vol. 462, 628 December (2009) Recommended with a Commentary by Tin-Lun Ho, Ohio State University. | View Commentary (pdf) | DOI: 10.36471/JCCM_April_2010_02 https://doi.org/10.36471/JCCM_April_2010_02

Authors: Francesco Sciortino, Achille Giacometti, and Giorgio Pastore Phys. Rev. Lett. 103 (2009) 237801. Recommended and a commentary by Randall D. Kamien, University of Pennsylvania. |View Commentary (pdf)| DOI: 10.36471/JCCM_April_2010_03 https://doi.org/10.36471/JCCM_April_2010_03

1. Robust ecological pattern formation induced by demographic noise Authors: Thomas Butler and Nigel Goldenfeld, Phys. Rev. E 80, 030902(R) (2009) 2. Stochastic Turing patterns in the Brusselator model Authors: Tommaso Biancalani, Duccio Fanelli and Francesca Di Patti http://arxiv.org/abs/0910.4984 (2010) Recommended with a commentary by Mehran Kardar, MIT | View Commentary (pdf) | DOI: 10.36471/JCCM_March_2010_01 […]

Quantum Criticality in an Ising Chain: Experimental Evidence for Emergent E8 SymmetryAuthors: R. Coldea, D. A. Tennant, E. M. Wheeler, E. Wawrzynska, D. Prabhakaran, M. Telling, K. Habicht, P. Smeibidl, K. KieferScience 327, 177 (2010) Recommended with a commentary by Ashvin Vishwanath, UC Berkeley | View Commentary (pdf) | DOI: 10.36471/JCCM_March_2010_02https://doi.org/10.36471/JCCM_March_2010_02

1. Tunable Rashba spin-orbit interaction at oxide interfaces Authors: N. Reyren, S. Thiel, A.D. Caviglia, M. Gabay, S. Gariglio, N. Reyren, C. Cancellieri, and J.-M. Triscone, http://arxiv.org/abs/0912.3731 2. Tuning spin-orbit coupling and superconductivity at the SrTiO3/LaAlO3 interface: a magneto-transport study Authors:  M. Ben Shalom, M. Sachs, D. Rakhmilevitch, A. Palevski, and Y. Dagan, http://arxiv.org/abs/1001.0781 Recommended […]

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, […]

Authors: Erez Lieberman-Aiden, Nynke L. van Berkum, Louise Williams, Maxim Imakaev, Tobias Ragoczy, Agnes Telling, Ido Amit, Bryan R. Lajoie, Peter J. Sabo, Michael O. Dorschner, Richard Sandstrom, Bradley Bernstein, M. A. Bender, Mark Groudine, Andreas Gnirke, John Stamatoyannopoulos, Leonid A. Mirny, Eric S. Lander and Job Dekker Science 326:289-293, 2009. Recommended with a commentary […]

1. Nonspecific DNA-Protein Interaction: Why Proteins Can Diffuse along DNA Authors: V. Dahirel, F. Pailluson, M. Jardat, M. Barbi and J.-M. Victor, Phys. Rev. Lett. 102, 228101(2009) 2. Searching Fast for a Target on DNA without Falling to Traps Authors: O. Bénichou, Y. Kafri, M. Sheinman and R. Voituriez, Phys. Rev. Lett. 103, 138102(2009) Recommended […]

1) Fluxonium: single Cooper pair circuit free of charge offsets. Authors: V. E. Manucharyan, J. Koch, L. I. Glazman, and M. H. Devoret http://arxiv.org/abs/0906.0831 ; Science 326, 113-116 (2009). 2) Coherent oscillations between classically separable quantum states of a superconducting loop Authors: V. E. Manucharyan, J. Koch, M. Brink, L. I. Glazman, and M. H. […]

1) Magnetic monopoles in spin ice Authors: C. Castelnovo, R. Moessner, and SL Sondhi ArXiv:0710.5515, Nature, 451 (7174):42-45, 2008. 2) Signature of magnetic monopole and Dirac string dynamics in spin ice Authors: LDC Jaubert and PCW Holdsworth ArXiv:0903.1074, Nature Physics, 5(4):258-261, 2009. 3) Measurement of the charge and current of magnetic monopoles in spin ice […]