Journal Club for Condensed Matter Physics

“Observation of the Spin Seebeck Effect,” Authors: K. Uchida, S. Takahashi, K. Harii, J. Ieda, W. Koshibae, K. Ando, S. Maekawa, and E. Saitoh Nature 455, 778 (2008) Recommended with a Commentary by Roland Kawakami, University of California, Riverside | View Commentary (pdf) | JCCM_Jan09_02

1. The Statistics of the Work Done on a Quantum Critical System by Quenching a Control Parameter Author: Alessandro Silva arXiv:0806.4301; Phys. Rev. Lett. 101, 120603 (2008) and 2. On quenches in quantum many-body systems: the one-dimensional Bose-Hubbard model revisited Author: Guillaume Roux arXiv:0810.3720 Recommended with a Commentary by Anatoly Polkovnikov, Boston University   | View […]

Authors: Sung-Yoon Chung, Young-Min Kim, Jin-Gyu Kim, Youn-Joong Kim Nature Physics (23 Nov 2008), doi: 10.1038/nphys1148 Recommended with commentary by Daan Frenkel, Dept of Chemistry, U. Cambridge | View Commentary (pdf) |

1. Superconducting interfaces between insulating oxides Authors: N. Reyren, S. Thiel, A. D. Caviglia, L. F. Kourkoutis, G. Hammerl, C. Richter, C. W. Schneider, T. Kopp, A.-S. Ruetschi, D. Jaccard, M. Gabay, D. A. Muller, J.-M. Triscone, and J. Mannhart, Science 317, 1196 (2007). 2. Electric-field-induced superconductivity in an insulator, Authors: K. Ueno, S. Nakamura, […]

1. Signatures of Electron Fractionalization in Ultraquantum Bismuth Authors:  K. Behnia, L. Balicas and Y. Kopelevich, arXiv:0802.1993, Science 317, 1729 (2007). 2. Phase Transitions of Dirac Electrons in Bismuth Authors: L. Li, J.G. Checkelsky, Y.S. Uher, A.F. Hebard, R.J. Cava and N.P. Ong, Science 321, 547 (2008). Recommended with a commentary by Catherine Kallin, McMaster […]

Authors: Andrea F. Young and Philip Kim arXiv:0808.0855 Recommended with a Commentary by Francisco Guinea, Instituto de Ciencia de Materiales de Madrid | View Commentary (pdf) |

Dynamic Proteomics of Individual Cancer Cells in Response to a Drug Authors: A.A. Cohen, N. GevaZatorsky, E. Eden, M. FrenkelMorgenstern, I. Issaeva, A. Sigal, R. Milo, C. CohenSaidon, Y. Liron, Z. Kam, L. Cohen, T. Danon, N. Perzov, and U. Alon. Published online November 20 2008; 10.1126/science.1160165 (Science Express Research Articles) Variability and Robustness in […]

Unconventional spin freezing and fluctuations in the frustrated antiferromagnet NiGa2S4 Authors: D. E. MacLaughlin, Y. Nambu, S. Nakatsuji, R. H. Heffner, Lei Shu, O. O. Bernal and K. Ishida http://arxiv.org/abs/0811.1057 Spin disorder on a Triangular Lattice Authors: S. Nakatsuji, Y. Nambu, H. Tonomura, O. Sakai, S. Jonas, C. Broholm, H. Tsunetsugu, Y. Qiu, Y. Maeno […]

Authors: Max Hofheinz, E.M. Weig, M. Ansmann, Radoslaw C. Bialczak, Erik Lucero, M. Neeley, A.D. O’Connell, H. Wang, John M. Martinis, and A.N. Cleland Nature 454, 310 (2008) Recommended and Commentary by Steven M. Girvin, Yale University | View Commentary (pdf) | JCCM_Oct08_01

Authors: Fangyong Yan, Christopher Adam Hixson, and David J. Earl Phys. Rev. Lett. 101 (2008) 157801 Recommended and a commentary by Randall D. Kamien, University of Pennsylvania | View Commentary (pdf) | JCCM_Oct08_02

1. Specific heat Measurements: “Fully gapped superconducting state based on a high normal state quasiparticle density of states in Ba0.6 K0.4 Fe2 As2 single crystals,” G. Mu, H. Luo, Z. Wang, L. Shan, C. Ren and H.H. Wen. arXiv:0808.2941. 2. ARPES Measurements:“Observation of Fermi surface-dependent nodeless superconduct- ing gaps in Ba0.6 K0.4 Fe2 As2 ,” […]

Authors: Brian P. Tighe, Adrianne R. T. van Eerd, and Thijs J. H. Vlugt arXiv:0803.0907, Phys. Rev. Lett, 100, 238001 (2008) Recommended with Commentary by R.P. Behringer, Duke University | View Commentary (pdf) | JCCM_Sept08_01

Structure from Fleeting Illumination of Faint Spinning Objects in Flight with Application to Single Molecules Authors: Russell Fung, Valentin Shneerson, Dilano K. Saldin, and Abbas Ourmazd arXiv: 0806.2341v1 [physics.bio-ph] (2008) Recommended with a commentary by Simon J. L. Billinge, Department of Applied Physics and Applied Mathematics, Columbia University, and Condensed Matter Physics and Materials Science […]

1. Many-Body Physics with Ultracold Gases Authors: Bloch, J. Dalibard and W. Zwerger, arXiv:0704.3011; to be published in Rev. Mod. Phys. 2. A Mott insulator of fermionic atoms in an optical lattice Authors: Robert Jördens, Niels Strohmaier, Kenneth Günter, Henning Moritz, and Tilman Esslinger, arXiv:0804.4009v1, Nature 455 204 (2008). 3. Metallic and Insulating Phases of […]

Coupling of Spin and Orbital Motion of Electrons in Carbon Nanotubes Authors: F. Kuemmeth, S. Ilani, D. C. Ralph, and P. L. McEuen arXiv:0802.1351, Nature v. 452, 448-452 (27 March 2008) Recommended with a Commentary by Leonid Glazman, Yale University | View Commentary (pdf) |

Nonequilibrium Fluctuation Relation for Sheared Micellar Gel in a Jammed State Authors: Sayantan Majumdar and A.K. Sood Phys Rev Lett 101, 078301 (2008) Recommended and with a commentary by Sriram Ramaswamy, IISc, Bangalore | View Commentary (pdf) | JCCM_August08_2

(I) R.D. Schaller, M. Sykora, J.F. Pietryga, and V.I. Klimov: “Seven excitons at the cost of one: redefining the limits for conversion efficiency of photons into charge carriers”, Nano Letters, 6, 424 (2006). (II) G. Nair and M.G. Bawendi: “Carrier Multiplication yields for CdSe and CdTe nanocrystals by transient photoluminescence spectroscopy”, arXiv.org :0708.3866, Phys. Rev. […]

Authors: Suchitra E. Sebastian, N. Harrison, P. Sengupta, C. D. Batista, S. Francoual, E. Palm, T. Murphy, N. Marcano, H. A. Dabkowska, and B. D. Gaulin ArXiv.0707.2075 Recommended and Commentary by Steven M. Girvin, Yale University | View Commentary (pdf) | JCCM_July08_01

Authors: D. Hsieh, D. Qian, L. Wray, Y. Xia, Y. S. Hor, R. J. Cava, and M. Z. Hasan. Nature 454, 970 (2008) Recommended with a Commentary by Bertrand I. Halperin, Harvard University. | View Commentary (pdf) | JCCM_July08_02

G. I. Ogilvie and A. T. Potter Phys. Rev. Lett. 100, 074503 (2008) Recommended with a commentary by Wim van Saarloos, Instituut-Lorentz, Leiden University | View Commentary | JCCM_July08_03