Journal Club for Condensed Matter Physics

Experimental observation of the quantum anomalous Hall effect in a magnetic topological insulator. Authors : Cui-Zu Chang, Jinsong Zhang, Xiao Feng, Jie Shen, Zuocheng Zhang, Minghua Guo, Kang Li, Yunbo Ou, Pang Wei, Li-Li Wang, Zhong-Qing Ji, Yang Feng, Shuaihua Ji, Xi Chen, Jinfeng Jia, Xi Dai, Zhong Fang, Shou-Cheng Zhang, Ke He, Yayu Wang, […]

Interaction-induced chiral px+ipy superfluid order of bosons in an optical lattice. Authors : M. Olschlager, T. Kock, G. Wirth, A. Ewerbeck, C. Morais Smith, and A. Hemmerich. New Journal of Physics, 15 (2013) 083041 Recommended with a Commentary by Tin-Lun Ho, Ohio State University |View Commentary| DOI: 10.36471/JCCM_September_2013_02 https://doi.org/10.36471/JCCM_September_2013_02

Dislocation-mediate growth of bacterial cell walls. Authors : Ariel Amir and David R. Nelson. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. 109, 9833-9838 (2012) Recommended with a commentary by Alex J. Levine, UCLA |View Commentary| DOI: 10.36471/JCCM_September_2013_03 https://doi.org/10.36471/JCCM_September_2013_03

1.Nematic liquid crystal boojums with handles on colloidal handlebodies. Authors:Q. Liu, B. Senyuk, M. Tasinkevych and I. I. Smalyukh. Proc. Nat. Acad. Sci. (2013) 110, no. 23, 9231-9236 Recommended with a commentary by Mark Bowick, Soft Matter Program, Syracuse University |View Commentary| DOI: 10.36471/JCCM_August_2013_01 https://doi.org/10.36471/JCCM_August_2013_01

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.Quantum oscillations and high carrier mobility in the delafossite PdCoO2. Authors:Clifford W. Hicks, Alexandra S. Gibbs, Andrew P. Mackenzie, Hiroshi Takatsu, Yoshiteru Maeno, and Edward A. Yelland. Phys. Rev. Lett. 109, 116401 (2012) Recommended with a Commentary by Chandra Varma, University of California, Riverside |View Commentary| DOI: 10.36471/JCCM_August_2013_03 https://doi.org/10.36471/JCCM_August_2013_03

1. Reynolds Pressure and Relaxation in a Sheared Granular System. Authors: Jie Ren, Joshua A. Dijksman and Robert P. Behringer Phys. Rev. Lett. 110, 018302 (2013). Recommended with a commentary by Bulbul Chakraborty, Brandeis University |View Commentary| DOI: 10.36471/JCCM_July_2013_01 https://doi.org/10.36471/JCCM_July_2013_01

1. Localization protected quantum order. Authors: David A. Huse, Rahul Nandkishore, Vadim Oganesyan, Arijeet Pal, and S.L.Sondhi. Phys. Rev. B 88, 014206 (2013), arXiv:1304.1158. Recommended with a commentary by Ashvin Vishwanath, UC Berkeley |View Commentary (PDF)| DOI: 10.36471/JCCM_July_2013_02 https://doi.org/10.36471/JCCM_July_2013_02

1. Evidence for Helical Nuclear Spin Order in GaAs Quantum Wires Authors: C. P. Scheller, T.-M. Liu, G. Barak, A. Yacoby, L. N. Pfeiffer, K.W. West, and D. M. Zumbühl arXiv:1306.1940 Recommended with a Commentary by Leon Balents, KITP, UCSB |View Commentary (PDF)| DOI: 10.36471/JCCM_June_2013_01 https://doi.org/10.36471/JCCM_June_2013_01

1. Heralded Entanglement Between Solid-State Quits Separated by Three Metres Authors: H. Bernien, B. Hensen, W. Pfaff, G. Koolstra, M. S. Blok, L. Robledo, T. H. Taminiau, M. Markham, D. L. Twitchen, L. Childress, and R. Hanson Nature 497, 86-90 (2013) Recommended with a Commentary by David DiVincenzo, RWTH Aachen |View Commentary (PDF)| DOI: 10.36471/JCCM_June_2013_02 […]

1. Orientation Dependent Handedness and Chiral Design Authors: Efi Efrati and William T. M. Irvine arXiv:1301.4460 Recommended with a Commentary by Jonathan V. Selinger, Kent State University |View Commentary (PDF)| DOI: 10.36471/JCCM_June_2013_03 https://doi.org/10.36471/JCCM_June_2013_03

1. Evidence of Non-Mean-Field Low-Temperature Behavior in the Edwards-Anderson Spin-Glass Model. Authors: Burcu Yucesoy, Helmut G. Katzgraber, and Jon Machta. Phys. Rev. Lett. 109, 177204 (2012) Recommended with a commentary by A. Alan Middleton, Syracuse University |View Commentary (PDF)| DOI: 10.36471/JCCM_May_2013_01 https://doi.org/10.36471/JCCM_May_2013_01

1. Ferromagnetic Quantum Critical Point in the Heavy-Fermion Metal YbNi4(P1-xAsx)2. Authors: A. Steppke, R. Kuchler, S. Lausberg, E. Lengyel, L. Steinke, R. Borth, T. Luhmann, C. Krellner, M. Nicklas, C. Geibel, F. Steglich, and M. Brando. Science 339, 933 (2013) Recommended and a Commentary by Qimiao Si, Rice University |View Commentary (PDF)| DOI: 10.36471/JCCM_May_2013_02 https://doi.org/10.36471/JCCM_May_2013_02

1. Designer Dirac fermions and topological phases in molecular graphene. Authors: Kenjiro K. Gomes, Warren Mar, Wonhee Ko, Francisco Guinea, Hari C. Manoharan. Nature 483, 306 (2012) Recommended with a commentary by Felix von Oppen, Freie Universität Berlin |View Commentary (PDF)| DOI: 10.36471/JCCM_May_2013_03 https://doi.org/10.36471/JCCM_May_2013_03

1. Helical edge resistance introduced by charge puddles. Authors: Jukka I. Vayrynen, Moshe Goldstein and Leonid I. Glazman. arXiv:1303.1766 Recommended with a commentary by Jason Alicea, Caltech |View Commentary (PDF)| DOI: 10.36471/JCCM_April_2013_01 https://doi.org/10.36471/JCCM_April_2013_01

1. Thermal conductivity of supercooled water. Authors: John W. Biddle, Vincent Holten, Jan V. Sengers and Mikhail A. Anisimov. Phys. Rev. E 87, 042302 (2013), arXiv:1302.6280. Recommended with a commentary by Marivi Fernandez-Serra, Stony Brook University |View Commentary (PDF)| DOI: 10.36471/JCCM_April_2013_02 https://doi.org/10.36471/JCCM_April_2013_02

1. Nonlinearity of a voltage-gated potassium channel revealed by the mechanical susceptibility. Authors: Amila Ariyaratne and Giovanni Zocchi. Physical Review X 3, 011010 (2013). Recommended with a commentary by Elisha Moses, Weizmann Institute |View Commentary (PDF)| DOI: 10.36471/JCCM_April_2013_03 https://doi.org/10.36471/JCCM_April_2013_03

1. Hofstadter’s butterfly in Moire superlattices: A fractal quantum Hall effect. Authors: C. R. Dean, L. Wang, P. Maher, C. Forsythe, F. Ghahari, Y. Gao, J. Katoch, M. Ishigami, P. Moon, M. Koshino, T. Taniguchi, K. Watanabe, K. L. Shepard, J. Hone, P. Kim, arXiv:1212.4783. 2. Changes in Fermi surface topology and Hofstadter quantization in […]

1. Gate-tuning of graphene plasmons revealed by infrared nano-imaging Authors: Z. Fei, A. S. Rodin, G. O. Andreev, W. Bao, A. S. McLeod, M. Wagner, L. M. Zhang, Z. Zhao, G. Dominguez, M. Thiemens, M. M. Fogler, A. H. Castro-Neto, C. N. Lau, F. Keilmann, D. N. Basov, Nature 487, 82 (2012). 2. Optical nano-imaging […]

Generic Indicators for Loss of Resilience Before a Tipping Point Leading to Population Collapse. Authors: L. Dai, D. Vorselen, K.S. Korolev, J. Gore, Science 336, 1175 (2012). Recommended with a commentary by Mehran Kardar, MIT | View Commentary (pdf) |. DOI: 10.36471/JCCM_March_2013_03 https://doi.org/10.36471/JCCM_March_2013_03