Physical Review DPub Date : 2025-04-04DOI: 10.1103/physrevd.111.075004
Stephen P. Martin
{"title":"Curtain lowers on directly detectable higgsino dark matter","authors":"Stephen P. Martin","doi":"10.1103/physrevd.111.075004","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1103/physrevd.111.075004","url":null,"abstract":"A higgsino could be some or all of the dark matter, with a mass bounded from above by about 1.1 TeV assuming a thermal freeze-out density, and from below by collider searches. Direct detection experiments imply purity constraints on a dark matter higgsino, limiting the mixing with the electroweak gauginos. Using the new strong limits available as of the end of 2024 from the LUX-ZEPLIN experiment, I quantify the resulting lower bounds on gaugino masses and upper bounds on higgsino mass splittings, assuming that the scalar superpartners and Higgs bosons of minimal supersymmetry are in the decoupling limit. Similar bounds are projected for the critical future scenario that direct detection experiments reach the neutrino fog that hampers discovery prospects. <jats:supplementary-material> <jats:copyright-statement>Published by the American Physical Society</jats:copyright-statement> <jats:copyright-year>2025</jats:copyright-year> </jats:permissions> </jats:supplementary-material>","PeriodicalId":20167,"journal":{"name":"Physical Review D","volume":"183 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":5.0,"publicationDate":"2025-04-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143782856","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"物理与天体物理","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Annals of PhysicsPub Date : 2025-04-04DOI: 10.1016/j.aop.2025.170013
Marília S.M. Barros, Isacc A. Saturno Junior, Edson M. Alves, Edivan A. da Silva, Ailton F. Macedo Junior, Antonio R. de C. Romaguera, Anderson L.R. Barbosa
{"title":"Shot-noise power from a topological superconductor with chiral symmetry","authors":"Marília S.M. Barros, Isacc A. Saturno Junior, Edson M. Alves, Edivan A. da Silva, Ailton F. Macedo Junior, Antonio R. de C. Romaguera, Anderson L.R. Barbosa","doi":"10.1016/j.aop.2025.170013","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.aop.2025.170013","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>We study the electronic transport through a junction of normal metal/topological superconductors. In the Random Matrix Theory (RMT) framework, the symmetric class BDI describes the electronic transport through the junction, and it is associated with a topological number <span><math><mrow><mi>Q</mi><mo>∈</mo><mi>Z</mi></mrow></math></span>. Using RMT, we describe the universal electronic properties of the junction between a normal metal and a topological superconductor. Specifically, we calculate the average conductance, shot noise power, and probability distributions. In particular, we show that the ratio between shot-noise power and conductance quantum interference corrections (“Fano factor”) changes the signal because of the effect of the topological quantum number <span><math><mi>Q</mi></math></span>. Numerical calculations further validate our analytical results.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":8249,"journal":{"name":"Annals of Physics","volume":"478 ","pages":"Article 170013"},"PeriodicalIF":3.0,"publicationDate":"2025-04-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143783846","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"物理与天体物理","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Frustration-induced skyrmion crystals in centrosymmetric magnets.","authors":"Hikaru Kawamura","doi":"10.1088/1361-648X/adbf5b","DOIUrl":"10.1088/1361-648X/adbf5b","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Recent theoretical and experimental studies on the frustration-induced skyrmion crystal (SkX) in centrosymmetric magnets are reviewed, with some emphasis on their symmetry and topological aspects. Special importance of frustration and chirality is highlighted. Theories cover the studies based on both the spin models and the electronic models. In the former, the frustrated Heisenberg models on the triangular or the square lattices interacting either via the long-range RKKY interaction or via the competing short-range exchange interactions are treated, where frustration is borne by the oscillating nature of the long-range RKKY interaction or by the competition between the shorter-range exchange interactions. Special attention is paid to the role played by the magnetic anisotropy including the dipolar interaction. The electronic models discussed are mainly the Kondo lattice model on the triangular lattice, which reduces to the RKKY Heisenberg in the weak-coupling limit. Experiments on centrosymmetric SkX-hosting magnets cover the hexagonal or trigonal magnets Gd<sub>2</sub>PdSi<sub>3</sub>(triangular) and Gd<sub>3</sub>Ru<sub>4</sub>Al<sub>12</sub>(breathing kagome), and the tetragonal magnets GdRu<sub>2</sub>Si<sub>2</sub>and EuAl<sub>4</sub>. Various experimental data, including magnetization or susceptibility, specific heat, Hall resistivity, resonant magnetic<i>x</i>-ray scattering, neutron scattering, Lorentz transmission electron microscopy, etc are reviewed and discussed in conjunction with the theoretical results. The nature of a variety of phases surrounding the SkX phase in the phase diagram, many of which are of multiple-<i>q</i>character, is also examined. Finally, some discussion is given about the physical origin of the centrosymmetric SkX formation, its unique features in comparison with the non-centrosymmetric SkX induced by the antisymmetric Dzaloshinskii-Moriya interaction, together with some open and challenging problems for the future.</p>","PeriodicalId":16776,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Physics: Condensed Matter","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.3,"publicationDate":"2025-04-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143605266","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"物理与天体物理","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Ultra-wide band gap and large exciton effect in 2D ferrovalley material H-FeCl<sub>2</sub>.","authors":"Chaobo Luo, Daxiang Chen, Zongyu Huang, Wenchao Liu, Zhihui Jiang, Landong Xiao, Gencai Guo, Xiang Qi, Xiangyang Peng","doi":"10.1088/1361-648X/adc4a8","DOIUrl":"10.1088/1361-648X/adc4a8","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Ferrovalley materials are valleytronic materials with intrinsic ferromagnetism, in which the presence of spontaneous valley polarization is more conducive to practical applications. The optical properties of ferrovalley are important for selectively exciting electrons at the valley. In this paper, the electronic and optical spectrum of the H-phase FeCl<sub>2</sub>monolayer is studied using first-principles calculations as an example. We use hybrid functional HSE06 and GW<sub>0</sub>methods with spin-orbit coupling for our calculations, the band gap of H-FeCl<sub>2</sub>is about 3.975 and 4.072 eV at K and -K valley, which is significantly larger than that obtained by the PBE method, with a 97 meV valley splitting. It is shown that the monolayer H-FeCl<sub>2</sub>is a ferrovalley material with an ultra-wide band gap and large intrinsic valley polarization, which has strong electronic correlation and many-body effects. Calculation of the imaginary part of the dielectric function using GW-BSE method shows that the energy corresponding to the exciton peak is 2.421 and 2.491 eV, much smaller than the GW band gap. The exciton binding energy is about 1.554 and 1.581 eV at K and -K valley, indicating a large exciton effect. And the exciton binding energy of the two valleys are unequal, with a difference of 27 meV. It is found that splitting occurs at the first exciton peak in the ferrovalley material, and the splitting value is inequivalent to the bandgap splitting at the valley, which is instructive for further research as well as application of the valleytronics.</p>","PeriodicalId":16776,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Physics: Condensed Matter","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.3,"publicationDate":"2025-04-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143700814","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"物理与天体物理","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Enhanced thermoelectric performance by Hf substitution in p-type half-Heusler TiNi0.8Co0.2Sn","authors":"Masashi Mikami, Hidetoshi Miyazaki, Yoichi Nishino","doi":"10.1063/5.0257112","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0257112","url":null,"abstract":"The half-Heusler TiNiSn alloy is a promising candidate for thermoelectric power generation, capable of directly converting waste heat into electric power, due to its high thermoelectric performance over a wide temperature range from 500 to 1000 K. However, the thermoelectric performance of p-type TiNiSn is much lower than that of its n-type counterpart. Here, we demonstrate that Hf substitution in the p-type half-Heusler TiNi0.8Co0.2Sn alloy significantly enhances thermoelectric performance within the miscibility gap region of the binary TiNiSn-HfNiSn phase diagram. The Seebeck coefficient, which is below 80 μV/K for TiNi0.8Co0.2Sn, is substantially improved to 170 μV/K in Ti0.5Hf0.5Ni0.8Co0.2Sn at 650 K, owing to modifications in the electronic band structure induced by Hf substitution. Moreover, the lattice distortion and point defects introduced by Hf substitution effectively reduce thermal conductivity, from 5.0 W/mK for TiNi0.8Co0.2Sn to 3.3 W/mK for Ti0.5Hf0.5Ni0.8Co0.2Sn at 900 K. Consequently, the thermoelectric figure of merit (ZT) significantly increases from 0.03 for TiNi0.8Co0.2Sn to 0.26 for Ti0.5Hf0.5Ni0.8Co0.2Sn at 800 K. This enhancement of thermoelectric performance in p-type TiNiSn enables the construction of thermoelectric modules composed solely of half-Heusler TiNiSn based alloys, which are expected to exhibit high thermal stability useful for long-term thermoelectric power generation.","PeriodicalId":8094,"journal":{"name":"Applied Physics Letters","volume":"89 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":4.0,"publicationDate":"2025-04-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143775425","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"物理与天体物理","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Gioia Carinci, Chiara Franceschini, Rouven Frassek, Cristian Giardinà, Frank Redig
{"title":"Large Deviations and Additivity Principle for the Open Harmonic Process","authors":"Gioia Carinci, Chiara Franceschini, Rouven Frassek, Cristian Giardinà, Frank Redig","doi":"10.1007/s00220-025-05271-z","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s00220-025-05271-z","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>We consider the boundary driven harmonic model, i.e. the Markov process associated to the open integrable XXX chain with non-compact spins. We characterize its stationary measure as a mixture of product measures. For all spin values, we identify the law of the mixture in terms of the Dirichlet process. Next, by using the explicit knowledge of the non-equilibrium steady state we establish formulas predicted by Macroscopic Fluctuation Theory for several quantities of interest: the pressure (by Varadhan’s lemma), the density large deviation function (by contraction principle), the additivity principle (by using the Markov property of the mixing law). To our knowledge, the results presented in this paper constitute the first rigorous derivation of these macroscopic properties for models of energy transport with unbounded state space, starting from the microscopic structure of the non-equilibrium steady state.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":522,"journal":{"name":"Communications in Mathematical Physics","volume":"406 5","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.2,"publicationDate":"2025-04-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1007/s00220-025-05271-z.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143769786","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"物理与天体物理","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Deterministic Parity-Time Symmetry Single-Mode Oscillation in Filterless Multimode Resonators (Laser Photonics Rev. 19(7)/2025)","authors":"Huashan Yang, Shifeng Liu, Mingzhen Liu, Peng Liu, Hao Zhang, Jijun He, Shilong Pan","doi":"10.1002/lpor.202570026","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/lpor.202570026","url":null,"abstract":"<p><b>Multimode Resonators</b></p><p>In article number 2400913, Jijun He, Shilong Pan and co-workers present a novel method for achieving deterministic single-mode oscillation at a desired frequency in a filterless, multimode PT-symmetric resonator with saturable absorption, using a one-shot injection technique. This technique overcomes the challenge of oscillation frequency randomness observed in previous works. Furthermore, in the absence of a noisy injection signal, the output signal achieves ultralow noise levels, comparable to the world record.\u0000\u0000 <figure>\u0000 <div><picture>\u0000 <source></source></picture><p></p>\u0000 </div>\u0000 </figure></p>","PeriodicalId":204,"journal":{"name":"Laser & Photonics Reviews","volume":"19 7","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":9.8,"publicationDate":"2025-04-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/lpor.202570026","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143770182","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"物理与天体物理","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Zhihao Zhang, Yang Zhang, Ling-xiu Chen, Xiaoxiao Wang, Shenbo Zhu, Yue Yu, Xiao-lan Xue, Chuan-lei Jia, Li-wei Shi
{"title":"Heterostructure-induced modulation of optical anisotropy in ReSe2","authors":"Zhihao Zhang, Yang Zhang, Ling-xiu Chen, Xiaoxiao Wang, Shenbo Zhu, Yue Yu, Xiao-lan Xue, Chuan-lei Jia, Li-wei Shi","doi":"10.1063/5.0261664","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0261664","url":null,"abstract":"The precise identification of the optical anisotropy principal axis and the controlled modulation of optical anisotropy in low-dimensional semiconductor materials are critical for advancing polarization optoelectronic devices. This paper introduces an enhanced reflectance difference spectroscopy imaging technique that can simultaneously determine the optical anisotropy principal axis of ReSe2 across a range of thicknesses, from monolayers to bulk forms. Additionally, it presents a method for modulating the optical anisotropy principal axis of strongly anisotropic materials by overlaying them with isotropic materials via mechanical exfoliation, thereby creating van der Waals heterostructures. Overall, this research not only establishes a straightforward and practical optical technique for accurately identifying the optical anisotropy principal axis but also offers a viable strategy for controlling optical anisotropy.","PeriodicalId":8094,"journal":{"name":"Applied Physics Letters","volume":"8 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":4.0,"publicationDate":"2025-04-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143782680","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"物理与天体物理","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Laurens Lootens, Clement Delcamp, Dominic Williamson, Frank Verstraete
{"title":"Low-Depth Unitary Quantum Circuits for Dualities in One-Dimensional Quantum Lattice Models","authors":"Laurens Lootens, Clement Delcamp, Dominic Williamson, Frank Verstraete","doi":"10.1103/physrevlett.134.130403","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1103/physrevlett.134.130403","url":null,"abstract":"A systematic approach to dualities in symmetric (</a:mo>1</a:mn>+</a:mo>1</a:mn>)</a:mo>d</a:mi></a:mrow></a:math> quantum lattice models has recently been proposed in terms of module categories over the symmetry fusion categories. By characterizing the nontrivial way in which dualities intertwine closed boundary conditions and charge sectors, these can be implemented by unitary matrix product operators. In this Letter, we explain how to turn such duality operators into unitary linear depth quantum circuits via the introduction of ancillary degrees of freedom that keep track of the various sectors. The linear depth is consistent with the fact that these dualities change the phase of the states on which they act. When supplemented with measurements, we show that dualities with respect to symmetries encoded into nilpotent fusion categories can be realized in constant depth. The resulting circuits can for instance be used to efficiently prepare short- and long-range entangled states or map between different gapped boundaries of <f:math xmlns:f=\"http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML\" display=\"inline\"><f:mrow><f:mo stretchy=\"false\">(</f:mo><f:mn>2</f:mn><f:mo>+</f:mo><f:mn>1</f:mn><f:mo stretchy=\"false\">)</f:mo><f:mi mathvariant=\"normal\">d</f:mi></f:mrow></f:math> topological models. <jats:supplementary-material> <jats:copyright-statement>Published by the American Physical Society</jats:copyright-statement> <jats:copyright-year>2025</jats:copyright-year> </jats:permissions> </jats:supplementary-material>","PeriodicalId":20069,"journal":{"name":"Physical review letters","volume":"34 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":8.6,"publicationDate":"2025-04-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143782966","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"物理与天体物理","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Nature PhysicsPub Date : 2025-04-04DOI: 10.1038/s41567-025-02865-1
Anthony Raykh, Joseph D. Paulsen, Alex McGlasson, Chaitanya Joshi, Timothy J. Atherton, Hima Nagamanasa Kandula, David A. Hoagland, Thomas P. Russell
{"title":"Shape-recovering liquids","authors":"Anthony Raykh, Joseph D. Paulsen, Alex McGlasson, Chaitanya Joshi, Timothy J. Atherton, Hima Nagamanasa Kandula, David A. Hoagland, Thomas P. Russell","doi":"10.1038/s41567-025-02865-1","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1038/s41567-025-02865-1","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Binding particles to an interface between immiscible liquids to reduce interfacial tension underpins the emulsification and phase behaviour of composite liquid systems. Nevertheless, we found that the strong binding and two-dimensional assembly of ferromagnetic particles at a liquid–liquid interface not only suppresses emulsification but also increases interfacial tension. Consequently, the particle-stabilized interface in a cylindrical vessel rapidly and reproducibly adopts the shape of a Grecian urn after vigorous agitation. The suppression of emulsification, the rapid formation of a stable, non-planar equilibrium interface shape and the increase in interfacial tension all originate from attractive in-plane dipolar magnetic interactions between the particles.</p>","PeriodicalId":19100,"journal":{"name":"Nature Physics","volume":"29 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":19.6,"publicationDate":"2025-04-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143775657","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"物理与天体物理","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}