wang yu, Ju-Hong Tang, Hong-Rui Xu, Guanghui Zhou, G. Ouyang, Hui-Xiong Deng, R. D’Agosta, Kaike Yang
{"title":"Nontrivial $d$-electrons driven superconductivity of transition metal diborides","authors":"wang yu, Ju-Hong Tang, Hong-Rui Xu, Guanghui Zhou, G. Ouyang, Hui-Xiong Deng, R. D’Agosta, Kaike Yang","doi":"10.1088/1367-2630/ad5754","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1088/1367-2630/ad5754","url":null,"abstract":"\u0000 Leveraging the progress of first-principles modellings in understanding the mechanisms of superconductivity of materials, in this work we investigate the phonon-mediated superconducting properties of transition metal diborides. We report that TaB$_2$ and NbB$_2$ show superconducting transition temperatures as high as 27.0 and 26.0~K at ambient conditions, respectively, comparable with those obtained for CaB$_2$ or MgB$_2$. By mode-by-mode analysis of the electron-phonon-coupling, we reveal that the high superconducting temperature of transition metal diborides is due mainly to the strong coupling between $d$ electrons of the transition metals and the acoustic phonon modes along out-of-plane vibrations. This fact is distinct from that of CaB$_2$ or MgB$_2$, where the superconductivity stems mainly from the boron $p_x$ and $p_y$ orbitals, which couple strongly to the optical phonon modes dominated by in-plane B atomic vibrations. Further, we find that transition metal diborides present only a superconducting gap at low temperatures, whereas CaB$_2$ or MgB$_2$ are double superconducting gap superconductors. In addition, we investigate the strain effect on the superconducting transition temperatures of diborides, predicting that $T_c$ can be further enhanced by optimizing the phonon and electronic interactions. This study sheds some light on the exploring high $T_c$ boron-based superconductor materials.","PeriodicalId":508829,"journal":{"name":"New Journal of Physics","volume":"35 51","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-06-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141354372","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":"Topological charge pumping in tetramerized Kitaev chains with nodal loop in parameter space","authors":"En Suo Ma, Z. Song","doi":"10.1088/1367-2630/ad56c1","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1088/1367-2630/ad56c1","url":null,"abstract":"\u0000 We investigated the topological pumping charge of a tetramerized Kitaev chain with spatially modulated chemical potential, which hosts nodal loops in parameter space and violates particle number conservation. In the simplest case, with alternatively assigned hopping and pairing terms, we show that the model can be mapped into the Rice-Mele model by a partial particle-hole transformation and subsequently supports topological charge pumping as a demonstration of the Chern number for the ground state. Beyond this special case, analytic analysis shows that the nodal loops are conic curves. Numerical simulation of a finite-size chain indicates that the pumping charge is zero for a quasiadiabatic loop within the nodal loop and is $pm 1$ for a quasiadiabatic passage enclosing the nodal loop. Our findings unveil the topology of Kitaev chains in parameter space.","PeriodicalId":508829,"journal":{"name":"New Journal of Physics","volume":"4 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-06-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141357066","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}
Xinji Zeng, Zhuang Li, Xin Yang, Jianyi Xu, Jinwen Wang, Chengyuan Wang, Quan Quan, Haixia Chen, Dong Wei, Hong Gao, Fuli Li
{"title":"Spatial coherent manipulation of Bessel-like vector vortex beam in atomic vapor","authors":"Xinji Zeng, Zhuang Li, Xin Yang, Jianyi Xu, Jinwen Wang, Chengyuan Wang, Quan Quan, Haixia Chen, Dong Wei, Hong Gao, Fuli Li","doi":"10.1088/1367-2630/ad56be","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1088/1367-2630/ad56be","url":null,"abstract":"\u0000 The interaction between vector beams and atoms under a weak magnetic field could induce spatially dependent electromagnetically induced transparency (EIT). Based on such a coherence effect, we propose a method for manipulating vector beams carrying spiral varying phases in hot rubidium atoms. When a transverse magnetic field (TMF) is applied, the transparent regions of the transmitted beam are strongly depend on the beam's polarization distribution. In addition to the intensity modulation, the alignment of the TMF is reflected in the rotation of the central symmetric transmission patterns. In theory, we discuss the physical mechanism of the spiral EIT region generated by the phase profile, and analyze the influence of system parameters on this coherent process. Our work confirms that introducing additional radial phases can also lead to spatially dependent EIT, which extends another degree of freedom to manipulate atomic polarization. This will provide potential applications in light field manipulation and multi-dimensional quantum storage.","PeriodicalId":508829,"journal":{"name":"New Journal of Physics","volume":"4 6","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-06-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141357061","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}
A. Słowicka, Nan Xue, Lujia Liu, J. Nunes, Pawel Sznajder, H. A. Stone, M. Ekiel-Jeżewska
{"title":"Highly elastic fibers in a shear flow can form double helices","authors":"A. Słowicka, Nan Xue, Lujia Liu, J. Nunes, Pawel Sznajder, H. A. Stone, M. Ekiel-Jeżewska","doi":"10.1088/1367-2630/ad56c0","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1088/1367-2630/ad56c0","url":null,"abstract":"\u0000 The long-time behavior of highly elastic fibers in a shear flow is investigated experimentally and numerically. Characteristic attractors of the dynamics are found. It is shown that for a small ratio of bending to hydrodynamic forces, most fibers form a spinning elongated double helix, performing an effective Jeffery orbit very close to the vorticity direction. Recognition of these oriented shapes, and how they form in time, may prove useful in the future for understanding the time history of complex microstructures in fluid flows and considering processing steps for their synthesis.","PeriodicalId":508829,"journal":{"name":"New Journal of Physics","volume":"70 5","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-06-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141360272","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":"Anomalous Hall effect sensitive to magnetic monopoles and skyrmion helicity in spin-orbit coupled systems","authors":"Jun Mochida, H. Ishizuka","doi":"10.1088/1367-2630/ad557f","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1088/1367-2630/ad557f","url":null,"abstract":"\u0000 Magnetic textures, such as skyrmions and domain walls, engender rich transport phenomena, including anomalous Hall effect and nonlinear response. In this work, we discuss an anomalous Hall effect proportional to the net magnetic monopole charge and dependent on the skyrmion helicity that occurs by askew scattering in a noncentrosymmetric two-dimensional magnet. This mechanism, which arises from the spin-orbit interaction, gives rise to a finite anomalous Hall effect in a ferromagnetic domain wall whose spins rotate in the $xy$ plane despite no out-of-plane magnetic moment. We show that the presence and absence of the monopole contribution is related to crystal symmetry, which gives a guideline for finding candidate materials beyond the Rashba model. The results demonstrate the rich features arising from the interplay of spin-orbit interaction and magnetic textures, and their potential for detecting various magnetic textures in micrometer devices.","PeriodicalId":508829,"journal":{"name":"New Journal of Physics","volume":" 18","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-06-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141372277","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}
César Massri, Guido Bellomo, Hector Freytes, Roberto Giuntini, Giuseppe Sergioli, Gustavo Martin Bosyk
{"title":"LOCC convertibility of entangled states in infinite-dimensional systems","authors":"César Massri, Guido Bellomo, Hector Freytes, Roberto Giuntini, Giuseppe Sergioli, Gustavo Martin Bosyk","doi":"10.1088/1367-2630/ad503d","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1088/1367-2630/ad503d","url":null,"abstract":"\u0000 We advance on the conversion of bipartite quantum states via local operations and classical communication for infinite-dimensional systems. We introduce δ-convertibility based on the observation that any pure state can be approximated by a state with finite-support Schmidt coefficients. We show that δ-convertibility of bipartite states is fully characterized by a majorization relation between the sequences of squared Schmidt coefficients, providing a novel extension of Nielsen's theorem for infinite-dimensional systems. Hence, our definition is equivalent to the one of ε-convertibility [Quantum Inf. Comput. textbf{8}, 0030 (2008)], but deals with states having finitely supported sequences of Schmidt coefficients. Additionally, we discuss the notions of optimal common resource and optimal common product in this scenario. The optimal common product always exists, whereas the optimal common resource depends on the existence of a common resource. This highlights a distinction between the resource-theoretic aspects of finite versus infinite-dimensional systems. Our results rely on the order-theoretic properties of majorization for infinite sequences, applicable beyond the LOCC convertibility problem.","PeriodicalId":508829,"journal":{"name":"New Journal of Physics","volume":"10 5","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-05-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141100821","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":"Quantum tricriticality in a generalized quantum Rabi system","authors":"You-qi Lu, Yu-Yu Zhang","doi":"10.1088/1367-2630/ad503c","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1088/1367-2630/ad503c","url":null,"abstract":"\u0000 Quantum tricriticality, a unique form of high-order criticality, is expected to exhibit fascinating features including unconventional critical exponents and universal scaling laws. However, a quantum tricritical point (QTCP) is much harder to access, and the corresponding phenomena at tricriticality have rarely been investigated. In this study, we explore a tricritical quantum Rabi model, which incorporates a non-trivial parameter to adjust the coupling ratio between a cavity and a three-level atom. The QTCP emerges at the intersection of first- and second-order superradiant phase transitions according to Landau theory. By using finite-frequency scaling analysis on quantum fluctuations and the average photon number, universal critical exponents differentiate the QTCP from the second-order critical point. Our results indicate that the phase transition at the tricritical point goes beyond the conventional second-order phase transition. Our work explores an interesting direction in the generalization of the well-known Rabi model for the study of higher-order critical points due to its high control and tunability.","PeriodicalId":508829,"journal":{"name":"New Journal of Physics","volume":"10 36","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-05-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141098803","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. Woźny, Wojciech Szuszkiewicz, M. Dyksik, Marcin Motyka, A. Szczerbakow, W. Bardyszewski, Tomasz Story, Józef Cebulski
{"title":"Electron-phonon coupling and a resonant-like optical observation of a band inversion in topological crystal insulator Pb1-xSnxSe","authors":"M. Woźny, Wojciech Szuszkiewicz, M. Dyksik, Marcin Motyka, A. Szczerbakow, W. Bardyszewski, Tomasz Story, Józef Cebulski","doi":"10.1088/1367-2630/ad4fba","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1088/1367-2630/ad4fba","url":null,"abstract":"\u0000 The optical reflectivity of n-type Pb0.865Sn0.135Se and Pb0.75Sn0.25Se solid solutions was measured in the THz spectral region energetically corresponding to optical phonon excitations and in the temperature range from 40 K to 280 K. The first solid solution exhibits an open energy gap with trivial band ordering at all temperatures, while for the second one the transition from trivial insulator to topological crystal insulator phase is expected. The analysis of Pb0.75Sn0.25Se data performed within the dynamic dielectric function formalism revealed an anomaly of resonance-like character in the temperature dependence of LO phonon frequency. The formula for LO phonon energy renormalization reproduced observed anomaly for energy gap equal to zero, the phase transition occurred at T0 = (172 ± 2) K. This effect was absent for Pb0.865Sn0.135Se. Present results show that reflectivity measurements in the THz range in the vicinity of LO phonon frequency can be valuable experimental method for precise determining of band inversion temperature in narrow-gap topological materials.","PeriodicalId":508829,"journal":{"name":"New Journal of Physics","volume":"26 5","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-05-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141107368","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":"Delocalization and higher-order topology in a nonlinear elastic lattice","authors":"Jianlin Yi, Changqing Chen","doi":"10.1088/1367-2630/ad4f07","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1088/1367-2630/ad4f07","url":null,"abstract":"\u0000 Topological elastic waves provide novel and robust ways for manipulating mechanical energy transfer and information transmission, with potential applications in vibration control, analog computation, and more. Recently discovered higher-order topological insulators (HOTIs) with multidimensional and hierarchical edge states can further expand the capabilities of topological elastic waves. However, the effects of nonlinearity on elastic HOTIs remain elusive. In this paper, we propose a nonlinear elastic higher-order topological Kagome lattice. After briefly reviewing its linear properties, we explore the effects of nonlinearity on the higher-order band topology and topological states. To do this, we have developed a method to calculate approximate nonlinear modes in order to identify the bulk polarization and probe the higher-order topological phase in the nonlinear lattice. We find that nonlinearity induces unusual delocalization of topological corner states, band crossing, and higher-order topological phase transition. The delocalization reveals that intracell hardening nonlinearity leads to direct delocalization of topological corner states while intracell softening nonlinearity first enhances and then reduces localization. The nonlinear higher-order topological phase is amplitude dependent, and we demonstrate a transition from a trivial to a non-trivial phase, enabling amplitude induced topological corner and edge states. Additionally, this phase transition corresponds to the closing and reopening of the bandgap, accompanied by an unusual band crossing. By examining the band topology before and after the band crossing, we find that the bulk polarization becomes quantized with respect to amplitude and can predict higher-order topological phases in nonlinear lattices. The obtained results are expected to be beneficial for the development of tunable and robust elastic wave devices.","PeriodicalId":508829,"journal":{"name":"New Journal of Physics","volume":"3 12","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-05-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141110301","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":"Hund’s three Rules in Actinide-Containing Superatoms with Spin-Orbit Coupling Calculations","authors":"Xiaoxue Zhong, Peng Wang, Ruizhi Qiu, Hong-Kuan Yuan","doi":"10.1088/1367-2630/ad4e5b","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1088/1367-2630/ad4e5b","url":null,"abstract":"\u0000 The intriguing and challenge issue in magnetic superatoms is searching for the suitable candidates to validate the Hund’s rules. Here, early actinide elements (An: Ac, Th, Pa, U, Np, Pu, Am) whose 5f electrons may crossover the localization and delocalization characteristics have been chosen to alloy with Al atoms in designing magnetic An@Al12 superatoms. By doing the global minimum structure search and the spin-orbital coupling (SOC) density functional theory (DFT) calculations, we provide an original idea to give theoretical argument that Hund’s three rules are still applicable in superatoms, which can be related to the fillings of highly localized An-5f orbitals into large exchange-splitting 2F superatom orbitals. Specifically, selective 5f sub-orbitals of several An dopants can exhibit a dual nature in superatomic bonding, i.e., partial 5f electrons of Pa and Pu are reactive whereas all 5f electrons of U, Np and Am are highly localized. The molecular orbital analyses, combined with the qualitative interpretation of the phenomenological superatom sub-shell model, address the intricate interplays between the structure symmetry, electronic structure, spin and orbital magnetic moments. These findings have important implications for understanding the bonding and magnetic behaviors of An-containing superatoms and pave the way for designing novel magnetic superatoms.","PeriodicalId":508829,"journal":{"name":"New Journal of Physics","volume":"17 4","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-05-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141114242","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}