Journal Club for Condensed Matter Physics

Brownian flights over a circle Authors: Alexander Vladimirov, Senya Shlosman, and Sergei Nechaev Phys. Rev. E 102, 012124 (2020); DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevE.102.012124 Recommended with a commentary by Alexander Y. Grosberg, New York University |View Commentary (pdf)| This commentary may be cited as: DOI: 10.36471/JCCM_April_2021_03 https://doi.org/10.36471/JCCM_April_2021_03

Non-Hydrodynamic Initial Conditions are Not Soon Forgotten Authors: T. R. Kirkpatrick, D. Belitz, and J. R. Dorfman arXiv:2102.08447 Recommended with a commentary by Jörg Schmalian, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology |View Commentary (pdf)| This commentary may be cited as: DOI: 10.36471/JCCM_February_2021_02 https://doi.org/10.36471/JCCM_February_2021_02

1. Electron attraction mediated by Coulomb repulsion Authors: A. Hamo, A. Benyamini, I. Shapir, I. Khivrich, J. Waissman, K. Kaasbjerg, Y. Oreg, F. von Oppen, and S. Ilani Nature 535, 395 (2016); DOI: 10.1038/nature18639 2. Charge Transfer Excitations, Pair Density Waves, and Superconductivity in Moire Materials Authors: Kevin Slagle and Liang Fu arXiv:2003:13690 3. Correlated […]

Memories from the ergodic phase: the awkward dynamics of spherical mixed p-spin models Authors: G. Folena, S. Franz, and F. Ricci-Tersenghi arXiv:1903.01421 Recommended with a commentary by Francesco Zamponi, Laboratoire de Physique de l’Ecole Normale Supérieure |View Commentary (pdf)| DOI: 10.36471/JCCM_June_2019_03 https://doi.org/10.36471/JCCM_June_2019_03

Femtosecond X-ray Fourier holography imaging of free-flying nanoparticles Authors: Tais Gorkhover, Anatoli Ulmer, Ken Ferguson, Max Bucher, Filipe R. N. C. Maia, Johan Bielecki, Tomas Ekeberg, Max F. Hantke, Benedikt J. Daurer, Carl Nettelblad, Jakob Andreasson, Anton Barty, Petr Bruza, Sebastian Carron, Dirk Hasse, Jacek Krzywinski, Daniel S. D. Larsson, Andrew Morgan, Kerstin Mühlig, Maria […]

Fractional Excitonic Insulator Authors: Yichen Hu, Jörn W. F. Venderbos, C. L. Kane Phys. Rev. Lett. 121, 126601 (2018), arXiv:1806.05681 Recommended with a commentary by Ashvin Vishwanath, Harvard University |View Commentary (pdf)|

1. Particle-Hole Symmetry in the Fermion-Chern-Simons and Dirac Descriptions of a Half-Filled Landau Level Authors: Chong Wang, Nigel R. Cooper, Bertrand I. Halperin, and Ady Stern Phys. Rev. X 7, 031029 (2017) 2. Particle-hole symmetry and electromagnetic response of a half-filled Landau level Authors: Michael Levin and Dam Thanh Son Phys. Rev. B 95, 125120 […]

Pomeranchuk instability of composite Fermi liquid Authors: K. Lee, J. Shao, E-A Kim, F.D.M. Haldane, and E. H. Rezai arXiv:1802.08261 Recommended with a commentary by Steven A. Kivelson, Stanford University. |View Commentary (pdf)| DOI: 10.36471/JCCM_August_2018_03 https://doi.org/10.36471/JCCM_August_2018_03

1. Unveiling the superconducting mechanism of Ba0.51K0.49BiO3 Authors: C. H. P. Wen, H. C. Xu, Q. Yao, R. Peng, X. H. Niu, Q. Y. Chen, Z. T. Liu, D. W. Shen, Q. Song, X. Lou, Y. F. Fang, X. S. Liu, Y. H. Song, Y. J. Jiao, T. F. Duan, H. H. Wen, P. Dudin, […]

Compaction and segregation of sister chromatids via active loop extrusion Authors: Anton Goloborodko, Maxim V. Imakaev, John F. Marko, Leonid Mirny eLife 5, e14864 (2016) Recommended with a commentary by Helmut Schiessel, Leiden University. |View Commentary| DOI: 10.36471/JCCM_June_2017_03 https://doi.org/10.36471/JCCM_June_2017_03

Observation of discrete time-crystalline order in a disordered dipolar many-body system Authors: Soonwon Choi, Joonhee Choi, Renate Landig, Georg Kucsko, Hengyun Zhou, Junichi Isoya, Fedor Jelezko, Shinobu Onoda, Hitoshi Sumiya, Vedika Khemani, Curt von Keyserlingk, Norman Y. Yao, Eugene Demler, and Mikhail D. Lukin Nature 543, 221225 (2017), arXiv:1610.08057 Recommended with a commentary by Rahul […]

1. Parameter Space Compression Underlies Emergent Theories and Predictive Models. Authors: Benjamin B. Machta, Ricky Chachra, Mark K. Transtrum, and James P. Sethna. Science 342, 604-607 (2013) 2. PCA meets RG. Authors: Serena Bradde and William Bialek. arXiv:1610.09733 Recommended with a commentary by Ilya Nemenman, Emory University. |View Commentary| DOI: 10.36471/JCCM_February_2017_01 https://doi.org/10.36471/JCCM_February_2017_01

1. The development of cryo-EM into a mainstream structural biology technique. Author: Nogales, E. Nat. Meth. 13, 2427 (2016). DOI: 10.1038/nmeth.3694 2. Single-particle cryo-EM at crystallographic resolution Cheng. Authors: Cheng, Y. Cell 161, 450457 (2015) 3. Cluster imaging with a direct detection CMOS pixel sensor in transmission electron microscopy. Authors: Battaglia, M., Contarato, D., Denes, […]

1. Organic Salts as a Route to Energy Level Control in Low Bandgap, High Open-Circuit Voltage Organic and Transparent Solar Cells that Approach the Excitonic Voltage Limit. Authors: John Suddard-Bangsund, Christopher J. Traverse, Margaret Young, Tyler J. Patrick, Yimu Zhao , and Richard R. Lunt. Adv. Energy Mater, 6, 1501659 (2015) 2. Transparent Luminescent Solar […]

1. Loophole-free Bell inequality violation using electron spins separated by 1.3 kilometers. Authors: B. Hensen, H. Bernien, A. E. Dréau, A. Roisterer, N. Kalb, M. S. Blok, J. Ruitenberg, R. F. L. Vermeulen, R. N. Schouten, C. Abelen, W. Amaya, V. Pruneri, M. W. Mitchell, M. Markham, D. J. Switchen, D. Elkouss, S. Wehner, T. […]

1.High-efficiency solution-processed perovskite solar cells with millimeter-scale grains. Authors:Wanyi Nie, Hsinhan Tsai, Reza Asadpour, Jean-Christophe Blancon, Amanda J. Neukirch, Gautam Gupta, Jared J.Crochet, Manish Chhowalla, Sergei Tretiak, Muhammad A.Alam, Hsing-Lin Wang, Aditya D.Mohite1. Science 347,522(2015) 2.Low trap-state density and long carrier diffusion in organolead trihalide perovskite single crystals. Authors:Dong Shi, Valerio Adinolfi, Riccardo Comin, Mingjian […]

Novel Itinerant Antiferromagnet TiAu. Authors: E. Svanidze, Jiakui K. Wang, T. Besara,L.Liu,Q. Huang,T. Siegrist, B. Frandsen,J. W. Lynn, Andriy H. Nevidomskyy, Monika Barbara Gamza, M. C. Aronson, Y. J. Uemura, and E. Morosan. arXiv:1409.0811 Recommended with a commentary by Andy Schofield, University of Birmingham, UK |View Commentary| DOI: 10.36471/JCCM_December_2014_03 https://doi.org/10.36471/JCCM_December_2014_03

Composite fermions waltz to the tune of a Wigner crystal. Authors: Y. Liu, H. Deng, M. Shayegan, L.N. Pfeiffer, K.W. West, K.W. Baldwin. arXiv:1410.3435 Recommended with a commentary by Carlo Beenakker, Leiden University |View Commentary| DOI: 10.36471/JCCM_November_2014_01 https://doi.org/10.36471/JCCM_November_2014_01

Trajectory of Anomalous Hall Effect toward the Quantized State in a Ferromagnetic Topological Insulator Authors: J. G. Checkelsky, B. Yoshimi, K. S. Takahashi, Y. Kozuka, J. Falson, M. Kawasaki, and Y. Tokura arXiv: 1406.7450 Recommended with a commentary by Bertrand I. Halperin, Harvard University |View Commentary| DOI: 10.36471/JCCM_August_2014_02 https://doi.org/10.36471/JCCM_August_2014_02

Lyotropic Active Nematics Authors: Matthew L. Blow, Sumesh P. Thampi, and Julia M. Yeomans arXiv:1407.7493 Recommended with a commentary by Jonathan V. Selinger, , Kent State University |View Commentary| DOI: 10.36471/JCCM_August_2014_03 https://doi.org/10.36471/JCCM_August_2014_03