Journal Club for Condensed Matter Physics

1. Quantum Hall effect from the topological surface states of strained bulk HgTe Authors: C. Brune, C.X. Liu, E.G. Novik, E.M. Hankiewicz, H. Buhmann, Y.L. Chen, X.L. Qi, Z.X. Shen, S.C. Zhang and L.W. Molenkamp Phys. Rev. Lett. 106, 126803 (2011) 2. Gate-tuned normal and superconducting transport at the surface of a topological insulator, Authors: […]

1. Magnetic and non-magnetic phases of a quantum spin liquid Authors: F.L. Pratt, P.J. Baker, S.J. Blundell, T. Lancaster, S. Ohira-Kawamura, C. Baines, Y. Shimizu, K. Kanoda, I. Watanabe and G. Saito Nature 471, 612 (31 March 2011) Recommended with a Commentary by Catherine Kallin, McMaster University | View Commentary (pdf) | DOI: 10.36471/JCCM_April_2011_02 https://doi.org/10.36471/JCCM_April_2011_02

1. A modular gradient-sensing network for chemotaxis in Escherichia coli revealed by responses to time-varying stimuli. Authors: T.S. Shimizu, Y. Tu, H.C. Berg. Molecular Systems Biology 6, 382, 2010. 2. Thermal Robustness of Signaling in Bacterial Chemotaxis. Authors: O. Oleksiuk, V. Jakovlievic, N. Vladimirov, R. Carvalho, E. Paster, W.S. Ryu, Y. Meir, N.S. Wingreen, M. […]

1. Probing the relaxation towards equilibrium in an isolated strongly correlated 1D Bose gas Authors: Stefan Trotzky, Yu-Ao Chen, Andreas Flesch, Ian P. McCulloch, Ulrich Schollwock, Jens Eisert, Immanuel Bloch arXiv:1101.2659 (2011) Recommended with a commentary by Leonid Glazman, Yale University | View Commentary (PDF) | DOI: 10.36471/JCCM_March_2011_01 https://doi.org/10.36471/JCCM_March_2011_01

1. Spin-orbit coupled Bose-Einstein condensate Authors: Y.-J. Lin, K. Jiménez-García; & I. B. Spielman arXiv.org:1103.3522 (2011) Nature 471, 83-86 (2011) Recommended and with a commentary by Tin-Lun Ho, The Ohio State University | View Commentary (PDF) | DOI: 10.36471/JCCM_March_2011_02 https://doi.org/10.36471/JCCM_March_2011_02

1. Elastic Building Blocks for Confined Sheets Authors: R. D. Schroll, E. Katifori, and B. Davidovitch Phys. Rev. Lett. 106, 074301 (2011) 2. Wrinkling hierarchy in constrained thin sheets from suspended graphene to curtains Authors: M. P. H. Vandeparre, F. Brau, B. Roman, J. Bico, C. Gay, W. Bao, C. Ning Lau, P. M. Reis, […]

1. Pseudogap of metallic layered nickelate R2-xSrxNiO4 (R=Nd, Eu) crystals measured using angle-resolved photoemission spectroscopy Authors: M. Uchida, K. Ishizaka, P. Hansmann, Y. Kaneko, Y. Ishida, X. Yang, R. Kumai, A. Toschi, Y. Onose, R. Arita, K. Hel, O. K. Andersen, S.Shin, Y. Tokura arXiv:1012.5516 2. Phase-Sensitive Observation of a Spin-Orbital Mott State in Sr2IrO4 Authors: B. […]

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