Journal Club for Condensed Matter Physics

1. Waving transport and propulsion in a generalized Newtonian fluid Authors: J. Rodrigo Vélez-Cordero and Eric Lauga J. Non-Newton. Fluid 199,37 (2013) 2. Physics of rheologically enhanced propulsion: Different strokes in generalized Stokes Authors: Thomas D. Montenegro-Johnson, David J. Smith, and Daniel Loghin Phys. Fluids 25,081903 (2013) Recommended with a commentary by Thomas R. Powers, […]

1. Dissipation and Supercurrent Fluctuations in a Diffusive Normal-Metal-Superconductor Ring Authors: B. Dassonneville, M. Ferrier, S. Guéron, and H. Bouchiat Phys. Rev. Lett. 110, 217001 (2013) 2. Phase dependent Andreev spectrum in a diffusive SNS junction: Static and dynamic current response Authors: M. Ferrier, B. Dassonneville, S. Guéron, and H. Bouchiat Phys. Rev. B 88, […]

Experiment: 1. Observation of a topological 3D Dirac semimetal phase in high-mobility Cd3As2 and related materials. Authors: M. Neupane, SuYang Xu, R. Sankar, N. Alidoust, G. Bian, Chang Liu, I. Belopolski, T.-R. Chang, H.-T. Jeng, H. Lin, A. Bansil, Fangcheng Chou, M. Z. Hasan arXiv:1309.7892 2. Experimental Realization of a Three-Dimensional Dirac Semimetal. Authors: Sergey […]

Defect Annihilation and proliferation in active nematics. Authors : Luca Giomi, Mark J. Bowick, Xu Ma, and M. Cristina Marchetti Phys. Rev. Lett. 110, 228101 (2013) Recommended with a commentary by Aparna Baskaran, Brandeis University |View Commentary| DOI: 10.36471/JCCM_October_2013_01 https://doi.org/10.36471/JCCM_October_2013_01

1. Divergent nematic susceptibility in an iron arsenide superconductor. Authors: J.H. Chu, H.-H. Kuo, J. G. Analytis, I. R. Fisher Science 337, 710 (2012), arXiv:1203.3239 2. Measurement of the elastoresistivity coefficients of the underdoped iron-arsenide Ba(Fe0.975Co0.025)2As2. Authors: H.-H. Kuo, M. C. Shapiro, S. C. Riggs, I. R. Fisher Phys. Rev. B 88, 085113 (2013), arXiv:1306.4377 […]

1. A Time-Reversal Invariant Topological Phase at the Surface of a 3D Topological Insulator Authors: Parsa Bonderson, Chetan Nayak, Xiao-Liang Qi J. Stat. Mech. (2013) P09016 2. Gapped Symmetry Preserving Surface-State for the Electron Topological Insulator Authors: Chong Wang, Andrew C. Potter, T. Senthil Phys. Rev. B 88, 115137 (2013), arXiv:1306.3223 3. Symmetry Enforced Non-Abelian […]

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. 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