{"title":"Nanowrinkle Waveguide in Graphene for Enabling Secure Dirac Fermion Transport","authors":"Seunghyun Jun, Myung-Chul Jung, Nojoon Myoung","doi":"arxiv-2407.20148","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/arxiv-2407.20148","url":null,"abstract":"Localized states in graphene have garnered significant attention in quantum\u0000information science due to their potential applications. Despite graphene's\u0000superior transport and electronic properties compared to other semiconductors,\u0000achieving nanoscale confinement remains challenging due to its gapless nature.\u0000In this study, we explore the unique transport properties along nanowrinkles in\u0000monolayer graphene. We demonstrate the creation of a one-dimensional conduction\u0000channel by alternating pseudo-magnetic fields along the nanowrinkle, enabling\u0000ballistic Dirac fermion transport without leakage. This suggests a feasible\u0000method for secure quantum information transfer over long distances.\u0000Furthermore, we extend our analysis to bent nanowrinkles, showcasing\u0000well-guided Dirac fermion propagation unless the bent angle is sufficiently\u0000large. Our demonstration of the nanowrinkle waveguide in graphene introduces a\u0000novel approach to controlling Dirac fermion transport through strain\u0000engineering, for quantum information technology applications.","PeriodicalId":501211,"journal":{"name":"arXiv - PHYS - Other Condensed Matter","volume":"13 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-07-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141872803","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
S. Mukherjee, O. Ivashko, S. Majumdar, A. Kumar, S. Giri
{"title":"Successive ferroelectric orders and magnetoelectric coupling without long-range magnetic order in highly frustrated pyrochlore compounds: Sm$_2$Ti$_{2-x}$V$_x$O$_7$","authors":"S. Mukherjee, O. Ivashko, S. Majumdar, A. Kumar, S. Giri","doi":"arxiv-2407.19883","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/arxiv-2407.19883","url":null,"abstract":"Sm$_2$Ti$_2$O$_7$, a member of rare-earth titanate pyrochlores, exhibits\u0000dipolar-octupolar antiferromagnetism below $T_N$ = 0.35 K. We observed two\u0000ferroelectric transitions at 182 ($T_{FE1}$) and 52 K ($T_{FE2}$),\u0000significantly higher than $T_N$ for Sm$_2$Ti$_{2-x}$V$_x$O$_7$ ($x$ = 0, 0.1).\u0000Although the ferroelectric transition temperatures remain unchanged, the\u0000polarization value decreases considerably with V doping. A structural\u0000transition to a polar $R3m$ rhombohedral phase from the cubic $Fdbar{3}m$\u0000structure occurs at $T_{FE1}$, involving a distortion in the pyochlore lattice.\u0000Remarkably, significant linear magnetoelectric coupling is observed in both\u0000compounds, with further enhancement of magnetoelectric coupling due to magnetic\u0000V doping. The existence of magnetoelectric coupling without long-range magnetic\u0000order in a frustrated pyrochlore system could enable the tailoring of\u0000magnetoelectric coupling properties, which can be further fine-tuned through V\u0000doping. The emergence of ferroelectricity in a frustrated magnetic system\u0000introduces an intriguing aspect to these compounds and paves the way for\u0000developing ferroelectric order driven by the alleviation of magnetic\u0000frustration in pyrochlore systems.","PeriodicalId":501211,"journal":{"name":"arXiv - PHYS - Other Condensed Matter","volume":"74 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-07-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141872804","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Jacopo Nicoletti, Leonardo Puppulin, Julie Routurier, Saimir Frroku, Nouha Loudhaief, Claudia Crestini, Alvise Perosa, Maurizio Selva, Matteo Gigli, Domenico De Fazio, Giovanni Antonio Salvatore
{"title":"Enhanced Piezoelectricity in Sustainable-by-design Chitosan Nanocomposite Elastomers for Prosthetics, Robotics, and Circular Electronics","authors":"Jacopo Nicoletti, Leonardo Puppulin, Julie Routurier, Saimir Frroku, Nouha Loudhaief, Claudia Crestini, Alvise Perosa, Maurizio Selva, Matteo Gigli, Domenico De Fazio, Giovanni Antonio Salvatore","doi":"arxiv-2407.18585","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/arxiv-2407.18585","url":null,"abstract":"Piezoelectricity, the generation of electric charge in response to mechanical\u0000stress, is a key property in both natural and synthetic materials. This study\u0000significantly boosts the piezoelectric response of chitosan, a biodegradable\u0000biopolymer, by integrating chitin/chitosan nanocrystals into natural\u0000chitosan-based thin film elastomers. The resulting materials achieve d$_{33}$\u0000values of 15-19 pmV$^{-1}$, a marked improvement over the 5-9 pmV$^{-1}$\u0000observed in pure chitosan films thanks to increased crystallinity from the\u0000nanocrystals. We utilize piezoresponse force microscopy (PFM) to accurately\u0000measure the d$_{33}$ coefficient, employing an engineered extraction method\u0000that eliminates the electrostatic contribution, which can overestimate the\u0000piezoelectric response. The resulting chitosan elastomers exhibit elastic\u0000deformation up to 40% strain and a Young's modulus of approximately 100 MPa,\u0000similar to soft tissues. These properties, along with the fact that the\u0000employed materials can be entirely crafted from upcycled biowaste, make these\u0000elastomers ideal for prosthetics, wearable devices, energy harvesters, and\u0000sustainable transducers. Our findings underscore the potential of\u0000chitosan-based piezoelectric materials for advanced applications in\u0000biotechnology, soft robotics, and the green Internet of Things.","PeriodicalId":501211,"journal":{"name":"arXiv - PHYS - Other Condensed Matter","volume":"363 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-07-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141873430","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Gavin Nop, Micah Mundy, Durga Paudyal, Jonathan Smith
{"title":"Predicting quantum materials properties using novel faithful machine learning embeddings","authors":"Gavin Nop, Micah Mundy, Durga Paudyal, Jonathan Smith","doi":"arxiv-2407.18388","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/arxiv-2407.18388","url":null,"abstract":"Machine Learning (ML) is accelerating the progress of materials prediction\u0000and classification, with particular success in CGNN designs. While classical ML\u0000methods remain accessible, advanced deep networks are still challenging to\u0000build and train. We introduce two new adaptations and refine two existing ML\u0000networks for generic crystalline quantum materials properties prediction and\u0000optimization. These new models achieve state-of-the-art performance in\u0000predicting TQC classification and strong performance in predicting band gaps,\u0000magnetic classifications, formation energies, and symmetry group. All networks\u0000easily generalize to all quantum crystalline materials property predictions. To\u0000support this, full implementations and automated methods for data handling and\u0000materials predictions are provided, facilitating the use of deep ML methods in\u0000quantum materials science. Finally, dataset error rates are analyzed using an\u0000ensemble model to identify and highlight highly atypical materials for further\u0000investigations.","PeriodicalId":501211,"journal":{"name":"arXiv - PHYS - Other Condensed Matter","volume":"44 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-07-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141862861","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Partitioning of total charge in matter from geometric phases of electrons","authors":"Joyeta Saha, Sujith Nedungattil Subrahmanian, Joydeep Bhattacharjee","doi":"arxiv-2407.17202","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/arxiv-2407.17202","url":null,"abstract":"Based on geometric phases of Bloch electrons computed from first-principles,\u0000we propose a scheme for unambiguous partitioning of charge in matter, derivable\u0000directly from the Kohn-Sham states. Generalizing the fact that geometric phases\u0000acquired by electrons due to evolution of their crystal momentum $vec k$ in a\u0000direction through out the Brillouin zone(BZ), provide position of their\u0000localization with net minimum spread along the corresponding direction in real\u0000space. We find that the total charge can be meaningfully distributed into\u0000charge centres simultaneously contributed by triads of electrons with their\u0000crystal momentum evolving linearly independently through each unique $vec k$\u0000across the BZ. The resultant map of charge centres readily renders not only the\u0000qualitative nature of inter-atomic as well as intra-atomic hybridization of\u0000electrons, but also unbiased quantitative estimates of electrons on atoms or\u0000shared between them, as demonstrated in a select variety of isolated and\u0000periodic systems with varying degree of sharing of valence electrons among\u0000atoms, including variants of multi-centered bonds.","PeriodicalId":501211,"journal":{"name":"arXiv - PHYS - Other Condensed Matter","volume":"29 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-07-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141784199","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
N. Kunchur, S. Galeski, F. Menges, R. Wawrzyńczak, C. Felser, T. Meng, J. Gooth
{"title":"Magnetotransport in a graphite cylinder under quantizing fields","authors":"N. Kunchur, S. Galeski, F. Menges, R. Wawrzyńczak, C. Felser, T. Meng, J. Gooth","doi":"arxiv-2407.14263","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/arxiv-2407.14263","url":null,"abstract":"We analyze the transport properties of curved, three-dimensional graphite\u0000samples in strong magnetic fields. Focusing on a millimeter-scale graphite\u0000cylinder as a prototypical curved object, we perform longitudinal and Hall\u0000voltage measurements while applying quantizing magnetic fields. These\u0000measurements are investigated as a function of field strength and angles. Most\u0000importantly, we find that angle-dependent Shubnikov-de Hass oscillations are\u0000superimposed with angle-independent features. Reproducing the experimental\u0000observations, we introduce a network model that accounts for the cylindrical\u0000geometry effect by conceptualizing the cylinder as composed of strips of planar\u0000graphite in an effectively inhomogeneous magnetic field. Our work highlights\u0000how the interplay between geometric curvature and quantizing magnetic fields\u0000can be leveraged to engineer tunable spatial current densities within\u0000solid-state systems, and paves the way for understanding transport properties\u0000of curved and bent three-dimensional samples more generally.","PeriodicalId":501211,"journal":{"name":"arXiv - PHYS - Other Condensed Matter","volume":"163 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-07-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141744832","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Observation of surface Fermi arcs in altermagnetic Weyl semimetal CrSb","authors":"Wenlong Lu, Shiyu Feng, Yuzhi Wang, Dong Chen, Zihan Lin, Xin Liang, Siyuan Liu, Wanxiang Feng, Kohei Yamagami, Junwei Liu, Claudia Felser, Quansheng Wu, Junzhang Ma","doi":"arxiv-2407.13497","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/arxiv-2407.13497","url":null,"abstract":"As a special type of collinear antiferromagnetism (AFM), altermagnetism has\u0000garnered significant research interest recently. Altermagnets exhibit broken\u0000parity-time symmetry and zero net magnetization in real space, leading to\u0000substantial band splitting in momentum space even in the absence of spin-orbit\u0000coupling. Meanwhile, parity-time symmetry breaking always induce nontrivial\u0000band topology such as Weyl nodes. While Weyl semimetal states and nodal lines\u0000have been theoretically proposed in altermagnets, rare reports of experimental\u0000observation have been made up to this point. Using ARPES and first-principles\u0000calculations, we systematically studied the electronic structure of the\u0000room-temperature altermagnet candidate CrSb. At generic locations in momentum\u0000space, we clearly observed band spin splitting. Furthermore, we identified\u0000discrete surface Fermi arcs on the (100) cleaved side surface close to the\u0000Fermi level originating from bulk band topology. Our results imply that CrSb\u0000contains interesting nontrivial topological Weyl physics, in addition to being\u0000an excellent room temperature altermagnet.","PeriodicalId":501211,"journal":{"name":"arXiv - PHYS - Other Condensed Matter","volume":"31 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-07-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141744640","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Influence of different mutual friction models on two-way coupled quantized vortices and normal fluid in superfluid $^4$He","authors":"Hiromichi Kobayashi, Satoshi Yui, Makoto Tsubota","doi":"arxiv-2407.12392","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/arxiv-2407.12392","url":null,"abstract":"We study the influence of two mutual friction models on quantized vortices\u0000and normal fluid using two-way coupled simulations of superfluid $^4$He. The\u0000normal fluid is affected by quantized vortices via mutual friction. A previous\u0000study [Y. Tang, et al. Nat. Commun. 14, 2941 (2023)] compared the time\u0000evolutions of the vortex ring radius and determined that the self-consistent\u0000two-way coupled mutual friction (S2W) model yielded better agreement with the\u0000experimental results than the two-way coupled mutual friction (2W) model whose\u0000model parameters were determined through experiments with rotating superfluid\u0000helium. In this study, we compare the two models in more detail in terms of the\u0000quantized vortex ring propagation, reconnection, and thermal counterflow. We\u0000found that the S2W model exhibits better results than the 2W model on the\u0000microscopic scale near a quantized vortex, such as during quantized vortex ring\u0000propagation and reconnection, although the S2W model requires a higher spatial\u0000resolution. For complex flows such as a thermal counterflow, the 2W model can\u0000be applied even to a low-resolution flow while maintaining the anisotropic\u0000normal fluid velocity fluctuations. In contrast, the 2W model predicts lower\u0000normal fluid velocity fluctuations than the S2W model. The two models show\u0000probability density functions with $- 3$ power-law tails for the normal fluid\u0000velocity fluctuations.","PeriodicalId":501211,"journal":{"name":"arXiv - PHYS - Other Condensed Matter","volume":"163 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-07-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141744696","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"3He adsorbed on molecular hydrogen surfaces","authors":"M. C. Gordillo, J. Boronat","doi":"arxiv-2407.12436","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/arxiv-2407.12436","url":null,"abstract":"Using a diffusion Monte Carlo (DMC) technique, we calculated the phase\u0000diagram of 3He adsorbed on a first solid layer of a molecular hydrogen isotope\u0000(H2,HD and D2) on top of graphite. The results are qualitatively similar in all\u0000cases: a two-dimensional gas spanning from the infinite dilution limit to a\u0000second-layer helium density of 0.048 +/- 0.004 Ang^{-2}. That gas is in\u0000equilibrium with a 7/12 commensurate structure, more stable than any\u0000incommensurate triangular solid of similar density. These findings are in\u0000reasonably good agreement with available experimental data.","PeriodicalId":501211,"journal":{"name":"arXiv - PHYS - Other Condensed Matter","volume":"70 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-07-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141744699","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
M. E. Henderson, D. G. Cory, D. Sarenac, D. A. Pushin
{"title":"Quantum Advancements in Neutron Scattering Reshape Spintronic Devices","authors":"M. E. Henderson, D. G. Cory, D. Sarenac, D. A. Pushin","doi":"arxiv-2407.10822","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/arxiv-2407.10822","url":null,"abstract":"Topological magnetism has sparked an unprecedented age in quantum\u0000technologies. Marked by twisted spin structures with exotic dynamical modes,\u0000topological magnets have motivated a new generation of spintronic devices which\u0000transcend the limits of conventional semiconductor-based electronics. While\u0000existing material probes have biased studies and device conceptualizations for\u0000thin samples in two dimensions, advancements in three-dimensional probing\u0000techniques using beams of neutrons, are transforming our understanding of\u0000topological and emergent physics to reimagine spintronic devices. Here, we\u0000review recent neutron scattering breakthroughs which harness quantum degrees of\u0000freedom to enable three-dimensional topological investigations of quantum\u0000materials. We discuss applications of structured and tomographic neutron\u0000scattering techniques to topological magnets, with particular emphasis on\u0000magnetic skyrmion systems and their inspired three-dimensional logic device\u0000infrastructures through novel multi-bit encoding and control schemes.\u0000SANS-based dynamic visualizations and coherent manipulations of\u0000three-dimensional topological qubits are proposed using electric field controls\u0000of depth-dependant helicities and spin-orbit tuning of the neutron beam.\u0000Together, these investigations uncover a new world of three-dimensional\u0000topological physics which enhances spintronic devices through a novel set of\u0000structures, dynamics, and controls, unique to three-dimensional systems.","PeriodicalId":501211,"journal":{"name":"arXiv - PHYS - Other Condensed Matter","volume":"33 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-07-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141722043","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}