Journal Club for Condensed Matter Physics

1. The quantum geometric origin of capacitance in insulators Authors: Ilia Komissarov, Tobias Holder, and Raquel Queiroz Nat. Commun. 15, 4621 (2024), DOI: 10.1038/s41467-024-48808-x arXiv:2306.08035, DOI: 10.48550/arXiv.2306.08035 2. Universal relation between energy gap and dielectric constant Authors: Yugo Onishi and Liang Fu arXiv:2401.04180 DOI: 10.48550/arXiv.2401.04180 Recommended with a commentary by Steven M. Girvin (Yale Quantum […]

1. Single electron-spin-resonance detection by microwave photon counting Authors: Z. Wang, L. Balembois, M. M. Rančić, E. Billaud, M. Le Dantec, A. Ferrier, P. Goldner, S. Bertaina, T. Chanelière, D. Estève, D. Vion, P. Bertet, and E. Flurin Nature 619, 276–281 (2023); DOI: 10.1038/s41586-023-06097-2 2. Practical Single Microwave Photon Counter with 10-22 W/√Hz sensitivity Authors: […]

Down-conversion of a single photon as a probe of many-body localization Authors: Nitish Mehta, Roman Kuzmin, Cristiano Ciuti, and Vladimir E. Manucharyan arXiv:2203.17186; DOI: 10.48550/arXiv.2203.17186 Recommended with a commentary by Steven M. Girvin, Yale University |View Commentary (pdf)| This commentary may be cited as: DOI: 10.36471/JCCM_April_2022_02 https://doi.org/10.36471/JCCM_April_2022_02

1. Millisecond coherence in a superconducting qubit Authors: Aaron Somoroff, Quentin Ficheux, Raymond A. Mencia, Haonan Xiong, Roman V. Kuzmin, and Vladimir E. Manucharyan arXiv:2103.08578 2. New material platform for superconducting transmon qubits with coherence times exceeding 0.3 milliseconds Authors: Alexander P. M. Place, Lila V. H. Rodgers, Pranav Mundada, Basil M. Smitham, Mattias Fitzpatrick, […]

Fractional statistics in anyon collisions Authors: H. Bartolomei, M. Kumar, R. Bisognin, A. Marguerite, J.-M. Berroir, E. Bocquillon, B. Plaçais, A. Cavanna, Q. Dong, U. Gennser, Y. Jin, and G. Fève Science 368, 173–177 (2020); DOI: 10.1126/science.aaz5601 Recommended with a commentary by Steven M. Girvin, Yale University |View Commentary (pdf)| This commentary may be cited […]

1. Self-Verifying Variational Quantum Simulation of the Lattice Schwinger Model Authors: Christian Kokail, Christine Maier, Rick van Bijnen, Tiff Brydges, Manoj K. Joshi, Petar Jurcevic, Christine A. Muschik, Pietro Silvi, Rainer Blatt, Christian F. Roos, and Peter Zoller arXiv:1810.03421 2. Probing quantum critical dynamics on a programmable Rydberg simulator Authors: Alexander Keesling, Ahmed Omran, Harry […]

Cyclotron Orbits of Composite Fermions in the Fractional Quantum Hall Regime Authors: Insun Jo, Hao Deng, Yang Liu, L. N. Pfeiffer, K.W. West, K.W. Baldwin, and M. Shayegan Phys. Rev. Lett. 20, 016802 (2018) Recommended with a commentary by S. M. Girvin, Yale University. |View Commentary| DOI: 10.36471/JCCM_February_2018_01 https://doi.org/10.36471/JCCM_February_2018_01

1. Barnett effect in paramagnetic states Authors: Masao Ono, Hiroyuki Chudo, Kazuya Harii, Satoru Okayasu, Mamoru Matsuo, Jun’ichi Ieda, Ryo Takahashi, Sadamichi Maekawa, and Eiji Saitoh Phys. Rev. B 92, 174424 (2015) 2. Observation of Barnett fields in solids by nuclear magnetic resonance Authors: Hiroyuki Chudo, Masao Ono, Kazuya Harii, Mamoru Matsuo, Jun’ichi Ieda, Rie […]

Controlling spin relaxation with a cavity. Authors: A. Bienfait, J.J. Pla, Y. Kubo, X. Zhou, M. Stern, C.C. Lo, C.D. Weis, T. Schenkel, D. Vion, D. Esteve, J.J.L. Morton and P. Bertet. Nature 531,74(2016) Recommended with a commentary by Steven M. Girvin, Yale University. |View Commentary| DOI: 10.36471/JCCM_April_2016_02 https://doi.org/10.36471/JCCM_April_2016_02

1.Time Reversal Invariant Topologically Insulating Circuits. Authors: Jia Ningyuan, Ariel Sommer, David Schuster, Jonathan Simon. arXiv:1309.0878 2.Topological properties of linear circuit lattices. Authors: Victor V. Albert, Leonid I. Glazman, Liang Jiang. arXiv:1410.1243 3.Spin-orbit-free Topological Insulators without Time-Reversal Symmetry Authors: A. Alexandradinata, Chen Fang, Matthew J. Gilbert, B. Andrei Bernevig. Phys.Rev.Lett. 113,116403(2014) Recommended with a commentary […]

1. Observation of Radiation Pressure Shot Noise on a Macroscopic Object Authors: T. P. Purdy, R. W. Peterson and C. A. Regal Science 339, 801 (2013) 2. Reversible and efficient conversion between microwave and optical light Authors: R. W. Andrews, R. W. Peterson, T. P. Purdy, K. Cicak, R. W.Simmonds, C. A. Regal and K. […]

1. Superconducting qubit in waveguide cavity with coherence time approaching 0.1ms Authors: Chad Rigetti, Stefano Poletto, Jay M. Gambetta, B.L.T. Plourde, Jerry M. Chow, A.D. Corcoles, John A. Smolin, Seth T. Merkel, J.R. Rozen, George A. Keefe, Mary B. Rothwell, Mark B. Ketchen, M. Steffen arXiv:1202.5533 Recommended with a commentary by Steven M. Girvin, Yale […]

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. 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. 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, […]

Authors: A. D. OConnell, M. Hofheinz, M. Ansmann, Radoslaw C. Bialczak, M. Lenander, Erik Lucero, M. Neeley, D. Sank, H. Wang, M. Weides, J. Wenner, John M. Martinis, and A. N. Cleland Nature 464, 697-703 (2010) Recommended and Commentary by Steven M. Girvin, Yale University | View Commentary (pdf)| DOI: 10.36471/JCCM_April_2010_01 https://doi.org/10.36471/JCCM_April_2010_01

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: 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: O. Astafiev, K. Inomata, A.O. Niskanen, T. Yamamoto, Yu. A. Pashkin, Y. Nakamura, and J.S. Tsai Nature 449, 588 (2007) http://arXiv:0710.0936 Recommended and Commentary by Steven M. Girvin, Yale University | View Commentary (pdf) | JCCM_Nov07_01

Authors: N. E. Flowers-Jacobs, D. R. Schmidt, and K. W. Lehnert http://arXiv.org/cond-mat/0701536 Phys. Rev. Lett. 98, 096804 (2007) Recommended and Commentary by Steven M. Girvin, Yale University | View PDF | JCCM_March07_02