Xue-Qing Ye, Hao Liu, Qi-Yi Wu, Chen Zhang, Xiao-Fang Tang, Bo Chen, Chuan-Cun Shu, Hai-Yun Liu, Yu-Xia Duan, Peter M. Oppeneer, Jian-Qiao Meng
{"title":"Ultrafast phonon hardening and nonthermal lattice potential reconstruction in the charge-density-wave material 1T-TiSe2","authors":"Xue-Qing Ye, Hao Liu, Qi-Yi Wu, Chen Zhang, Xiao-Fang Tang, Bo Chen, Chuan-Cun Shu, Hai-Yun Liu, Yu-Xia Duan, Peter M. Oppeneer, Jian-Qiao Meng","doi":"10.1007/s11433-026-2952-3","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s11433-026-2952-3","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>We investigate the nonequilibrium electronic and lattice dynamics of the charge-density-wave (CDW) compound 1<i>T</i>-TiSe<sub>2</sub> using ultrafast optical spectroscopy over a wide range of temperatures and pump fluences. We reveal a close relationship between the observed ultrafast dynamical processes and two characteristic temperatures: <i>T</i><sub>CDW</sub> (∼202 K) and <i>T</i>* (∼165 K). Two coherent phonon modes are identified: a high-frequency <i>A</i><sub>1<i>g</i></sub> mode (<i>ω</i><sub>1</sub>) and a lower-frequency <i>A</i><sub>1<i>g</i></sub>-CDW amplitude mode (<i>ω</i><sub>2</sub>). While both modes soften with increasing temperature, in contrast to thermal behavior we observe a pronounced fluence-induced hardening of the CDW amplitude mode on sub-picosecond timescales. This anomalous frequency upshift provides direct evidence for a nonthermal reconstruction of the lattice potential, driven by transient screening of electron-phonon renormalization by the photoexcited carrier plasma. Concomitantly, the excited-state buildup time exhibits an abrupt increase above a well-defined critical fluence below the CDW transition temperature, signaling a qualitative change in carrier relaxation dynamics. The coincidence between phonon hardening and the fluence threshold indicates that ultrafast electronic screening reshapes the effective lattice potential underlying the CDW order, promoting a nonequilibrium metallic-like response without thermal melting. Our results establish ultrafast phonon hardening as a sensitive probe of lattice potential reconstruction and highlight the fragile balance between excitonic correlations and lattice dynamics in photoexcited 1<i>T</i>-TiSe<sub>2</sub>.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":774,"journal":{"name":"Science China Physics, Mechanics & Astronomy","volume":"69 6","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":7.5,"publicationDate":"2026-04-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147829908","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}
{"title":"Non-Hermitian topology in a single driven-dissipative Kerr-cat qubit","authors":"Pei-Rong Han, Huiye Qiu, Hao-Long Zhang, Wen Ning, Zhen-Biao Yang, Shi-Biao Zheng","doi":"10.1007/s11433-025-2933-x","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s11433-025-2933-x","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>The intriguing physical phenomena associated with exceptional points have established non-Hermitian physics as a frontier of modern research. Recent investigations have extended non-Hermitian physics into the fully quantum domain. However, existing studies predominantly concentrate on discrete-variable quantum systems, while non-Hermitian quantum effects in continuous-variable encoded systems remain largely unexplored. In this work, we investigate the exceptional structure for a driven-dissipative Kerr-cat qubit, realized with a Kerr nonlinear resonator. We find that the dissipation leads to a bidirectional jump between the two basis states of the cat qubit, which is in distinct contrast with the unidirectional jump associated with normal two-level systems. The competition between this jump and a single-photon drive gives rise to the emergence of third-order Liouvillian exceptional points (LEP3s), each of which corresponds to a crossing point of two lines of LEP2s. Crucially, the single-photon drive is essential for generating the observed nontrivial Liouvillian topology, which reduces to a trivial case when the drive is turned off. We further show that the LEP3 can exhibit the topological character of the Hamiltonian EP3s, which cannot be realized with a single qubit. Our work opens the possibility of realizing non-Hermitian phenomena with continuous-variable quantum systems.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":774,"journal":{"name":"Science China Physics, Mechanics & Astronomy","volume":"69 6","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":7.5,"publicationDate":"2026-04-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147829991","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}
{"title":"A hypersphere-like non-Abelian Yang monopole and its topological characterization","authors":"Shou-Bang Yang, Pei-Rong Han, Wen Ning, Fan Wu, Zhen-Biao Yang, Shi-Biao Zheng","doi":"10.1007/s11433-025-2936-1","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s11433-025-2936-1","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Synthetic monopoles, which correspond to degeneracies of Hamiltonians, play a central role in understanding exotic topological phenomena. Dissipation-induced non-Hermiticity (NH), extending the eigenspectra of Hamiltonians from the real to complex domain, largely enriches the topological physics associated with synthetic monopoles. We here investigate exceptional points (EPs) in a four-dimensional NH system, finding a hypersphere-like non-Abelian Yang monopole in a five-dimensional parameter space, formed by exceptional point of order 2 (EP2) pairs. Such an exotic structure enables the NH Yang monopole to exhibit a unique topological transition, which is inaccessible with the point-like counterpart. We characterize such a topological phenomenon with the second Chern number.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":774,"journal":{"name":"Science China Physics, Mechanics & Astronomy","volume":"69 6","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":7.5,"publicationDate":"2026-04-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147829990","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}
{"title":"Optomagnetically induced transparency and absorption in an actively driven cavity optomagnonic system","authors":"Wei-Jiang Wu, Qi Hong, Zi-Qi Wang, Yuan-Peng Peng, Yi-Pu Wang, Jian-Qiang You","doi":"10.1007/s11433-025-2924-4","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s11433-025-2924-4","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>We demonstrate the first experimental realization and coherent control of optomagnetically induced transparency (OMIT) and absorption (OMIA) in a cavity optomagnonic system. Utilizing a yttrium iron garnet (YIG) slab coupled to a Fabry-Pérot optical cavity, we harness magnon-mediated Brillouin scattering to enable phase-sensitive light manipulation. By tuning the phase of the microwave drive, we realize reconfigurable switching between OMIT and OMIA, together with continuous control of the group delay, reaching up to 16 µs. The system supports multiple magnon modes, allowing flexible multimode operation. Our results establish cavity optomagnonics as a powerful platform for light control via collective spin excitations and offer promising opportunities for hybrid quantum information processing and precision magnetometry.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":774,"journal":{"name":"Science China Physics, Mechanics & Astronomy","volume":"69 6","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":7.5,"publicationDate":"2026-04-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147829909","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}
Hai-Feng Zhang, Zhao-Yun Chen, Peng Wang, Liang-Liang Guo, Tian-Le Wang, Xiao-Yan Yang, Ren-Ze Zhao, Ze-An Zhao, Sheng Zhang, Lei Du, Hao-Ran Tao, Zhi-Long Jia, Wei-Cheng Kong, Huan-Yu Liu, Athanasios V. Vasilakos, Yang Yang, Yu-Chun Wu, Ji Guan, Peng Duan, Guo-Ping Guo
{"title":"Experimental robustness benchmarking of quantum neural networks on a superconducting quantum processor","authors":"Hai-Feng Zhang, Zhao-Yun Chen, Peng Wang, Liang-Liang Guo, Tian-Le Wang, Xiao-Yan Yang, Ren-Ze Zhao, Ze-An Zhao, Sheng Zhang, Lei Du, Hao-Ran Tao, Zhi-Long Jia, Wei-Cheng Kong, Huan-Yu Liu, Athanasios V. Vasilakos, Yang Yang, Yu-Chun Wu, Ji Guan, Peng Duan, Guo-Ping Guo","doi":"10.1007/s11433-025-2943-6","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s11433-025-2943-6","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Quantum machine learning (QML) models, like their classical counterparts, are intrinsically vulnerable to adversarial attacks, hindering their secure deployment. Here, we report the first systematic experimental benchmark of robustness for 20-qubit quantum neural network (QNN) classifiers executed on a superconducting processor. Our benchmarking protocol features an efficient adversarial attack algorithm tailored for quantum hardware, enabling the diagnosis of QNN’s robustness across diverse datasets. The empirical upper bound extracted from our attack experiments deviates by only 3 × 10<sup>−3</sup> from the analytical lower bound, providing strong experimental confirmation of our attack’s precision and the tightness of the fidelity-based robustness bounds. Furthermore, our quantitative analysis reveals that adversarial training mitigates sensitivity to targeted perturbations by regularizing input gradients, thereby significantly enhancing QNN robustness. Additionally, we observe that experimentally measured QNNs exhibit higher adversarial robustness than classical neural networks, an effect attributed to inherent quantum noise. Our work establishes the first scalable and experimentally accessible framework for robustness benchmarking, paving the way for secure and reliable QML applications.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":774,"journal":{"name":"Science China Physics, Mechanics & Astronomy","volume":"69 6","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":7.5,"publicationDate":"2026-04-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147829984","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}
Tao Yang, Rong-Gen Cai, Zhoujian Cao, Hyung Mok Lee
{"title":"Enhancing early detection and localization of gravitational waves via eccentricity-induced higher harmonic modes with 2G detector networks","authors":"Tao Yang, Rong-Gen Cai, Zhoujian Cao, Hyung Mok Lee","doi":"10.1007/s11433-025-2931-4","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s11433-025-2931-4","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Early detection and localization of gravitational waves (GWs) are essential for identifying electromagnetic (EM) counterparts, playing a key role in multi-messenger astronomy. However, second-generation (2G) ground-based detectors are most sensitive to frequencies of tens to hundreds of hertz, limiting the in-band duration of GW signals to <i>O</i>(0.1) to several tens of seconds. This constraint hinders early-warning capabilities and early localization. We present the first theoretical study on how eccentricity-induced higher harmonic modes, which enter the detector band significantly earlier than the dominant mode, enhance early detection and localization in a 2G detector network. By decomposing each harmonic mode in the frequency domain and tracking their sequential entry into the detector band, we analyze the evolution of the average signal-to-noise ratios (SNRs) and localization accuracy as functions of time-to-merger. For a GW170817-like BNS, an eccentricity of <i>e</i><sub>0</sub> = 0.4 at 10 Hz allows the signal to reach SNR 4 and the detection threshold of SNR 8 approximately 12 and 5 min before merger, respectively—gains of 4.5 and 1.5 min over the circular case. Localization within 1000(100)deg<sup>2</sup> is achievable 5 (1) min before merger, improving by 2 min (15 s). Our results highlight the potential of eccentricity-induced higher harmonics in improving early warnings and localization, particularly for BNS mergers, enhancing the prospects for multi-messenger astronomy.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":774,"journal":{"name":"Science China Physics, Mechanics & Astronomy","volume":"69 6","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":7.5,"publicationDate":"2026-04-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147829983","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}
Fan Wu, Xuefeng Zhang, Zhian Xu, Yanfeng Guo, Zhongkai Liu, Gang Li
{"title":"Tracing the disentangled charge and spin fluctuations in ferromagnetic CrGeTe3 with charge gap evolution","authors":"Fan Wu, Xuefeng Zhang, Zhian Xu, Yanfeng Guo, Zhongkai Liu, Gang Li","doi":"10.1007/s11433-026-2939-x","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s11433-026-2939-x","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>The interplay between electronic correlation and magnetism in transition-metal compounds is a topic of great importance in condensed matter physics. These two driving forces are often highly entangled, making it difficult to separate their effects macroscopically in real materials. Visualizing the individual influence of these mechanisms in magnetic materials has proven challenging. In this study, we propose a protocol to characterize the leading couplings in correlated magnetic materials. By combining surface electron-dosing in angle-resolved photoemission spectroscopy with advanced many-body calculations, we investigate the cooperation and competition between electronic correlation and magnetism in van der Waals (vdW) ferromagnetic CrGeTe<sub>3</sub>. Our results on the charge-gap evolution strongly reveal the persistence of local moment fluctuations on an interacting background of electrons as the leading couplings that fundamentally determine the electronic structure. Our findings provide a realistic route to qualitatively disassemble the interplay between charge and spin fluctuations in low-dimensional ferromagnetic materials, with potential implications for spintronic applications that utilize them individually. This work represents a significant step forward in our understanding of the complex relationship between electronic correlation and magnetism in transition-metal compounds.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":774,"journal":{"name":"Science China Physics, Mechanics & Astronomy","volume":"69 6","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":7.5,"publicationDate":"2026-04-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147796359","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}
{"title":"Thermoelectricity and spin caloritronics in the Pt/α-RuCl3 heterostructure","authors":"Linhao Jia, Di Chen, Bingcheng Luo, Shaomian Qi, Yuxin Zhai, Shiqiang Liu, Zhongchen Xu, Quanliang Zhu, Guijuan Liu, Shaobo Liu, Yingqi Wang, Yuanjun Song, Jiankun Li, Ryuichi Namba, Kumpei Imamura, Kenichiro Hashimoto, Takasada Shibauchi, Qihua Xiong, Youguo Shi, Y. Matsuda, X. C. Xie, Jian-Hao Chen","doi":"10.1007/s11433-025-2935-8","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s11433-025-2935-8","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Since the prediction of a Kitaev interaction–induced quantum spin liquid state, <i>α</i>-RuCl<sub>3</sub>—a honeycomb lattice material with an effective spin of <i>S</i><sub>eff</sub>=1/2—has emerged as a leading candidate for realizing the Kitaev quantum spin liquid. Although extensive thermal and magnetic studies have been carried out on bulk <i>α</i>-RuCl<sub>3</sub>, experimental investigations on thin films remain scarce. Here, we fabricated nonlocal Pt/<i>α</i>-RuCl<sub>3</sub> heterostructures to probe thermal and spin current transport in <i>α</i>-RuCl<sub>3</sub> thin flakes. A thermal current deflection in <i>α</i>-RuCl<sub>3</sub> is observed using the Nernst effect signal of Pt electrodes. Furthermore, the antiferromagnetic phase boundary is identified from thermal spin current signals. Our results establish an effective approach to accessing thermal and spin properties in layered quantum spin liquid candidates.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":774,"journal":{"name":"Science China Physics, Mechanics & Astronomy","volume":"69 6","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":7.5,"publicationDate":"2026-04-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147796397","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}
{"title":"Scalar perturbation around a rotating Kalb-Ramond BTZ black hole","authors":"Zhong-Wu Xia, Sheng Long, Huajie Gong, Qiyuan Pan, Jiliang Jing","doi":"10.1007/s11433-025-2921-y","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s11433-025-2921-y","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>We investigate the scalar perturbation of a newly proposed Kalb-Ramond (KR) BTZ-like black hole. After the separation of variables for the Klein-Gordon equation, we find that the radial part reduces to the general Heun equation. Using the Heun function, we compute quasinormal modes (QNMs) subject to generic Robin boundary conditions, which shows that the KR parameter substantially modifies the QNM spectrum and only the fundamental mode on the left branch becomes unstable. To ascertain whether the instability is superradiant, we further analyze how the KR field changes the energy and angular momentum fluxes. Our results show that the KR parameter shifts the threshold and the range of the Robin coupling parameter where the superradiance occurs, underscoring the importance of the KR field in modeling black hole perturbations.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":774,"journal":{"name":"Science China Physics, Mechanics & Astronomy","volume":"69 6","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":7.5,"publicationDate":"2026-04-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147796484","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}