{"title":"Ubiquitous van der Waals altermagnetism with sliding/moire ferroelectricity","authors":"Yuxuan Sheng, Jia Zhang, Junwei Liu, Menghao Wu","doi":"10.1007/s11433-025-2698-5","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s11433-025-2698-5","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>According to recent studies on sliding/moire ferroelectricity, most 2D van der Waals nonferroelectric monolayers can become ferroelectric via multilayer stacking. In this paper, we propose that a similar strategy can be used to induce desirable van der Waals altermagnetism with symmetry-compensated collinear magnetic orders and non-relativistic spin splitting. Our first-principles calculations show the pervasive co-existence of sliding ferroelectricity and altermagnetism in a series of magnetic multilayers with antiparallel stacking configurations. Upon a twist angle in bilayers, moire ferroelectricity can be combined with altermagnetism, while some untwisted bilayers with zero net magnetizations exhibit non-relativistic spin splittings coupled with sliding ferroelectricity. Our study significantly expands the scope of altermagnetism, and its combination with sliding/moire ferroelectricity brings in new physics as well as promising applications, which should stimulate further experimental efforts.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":774,"journal":{"name":"Science China Physics, Mechanics & Astronomy","volume":"68 9","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":7.5,"publicationDate":"2025-07-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145167327","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":"Quantum-inspired optimization boosts efficient and accurate observation selection in data assimilation","authors":"Wei You","doi":"10.1007/s11433-025-2730-6","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s11433-025-2730-6","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":774,"journal":{"name":"Science China Physics, Mechanics & Astronomy","volume":"68 10","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":7.5,"publicationDate":"2025-07-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145167578","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":"Magnetic and optical control in thermal atomic spin ensembles: Principles and applications","authors":"Shimiao Fan, Hongyu Pei, Wei Quan, Yifan Jia, Jiaxin Liu, Wenfeng Fan","doi":"10.1007/s11433-025-2718-0","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s11433-025-2718-0","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>This paper provides a comprehensive review of the principles of magnetic and optical control in thermal atomic spin ensembles, as well as recent advances and applications in quantum precision measurement. As a practical macroscopic quantum system, thermal atomic spin ensembles have emerged as a key platform for next-generation quantum sensors due to their exceptional sensitivity, accuracy, and scalability. The review emphasizes how magneto-optical modulation techniques can be employed to extract real-time information about spin dynamics and system states, thereby generating high-quality observables that serve as the foundation for advanced control strategies such as feedback regulation, quantum state estimation, and pulsed manipulation. These techniques are shown to play a crucial role in enhancing measurement sensitivity, dynamic response and long-term stability. In addition, the incorporation of modern control theories, including closed-loop feedback and Kalman filter, has facilitated real-time optimization of atomic spin dynamics, unlocking new levels of sensitivity across a range of applications such as atomic magnetometers, co-magnetometers, inertial sensors, and microwave masers. This paper systematically discusses the synergistic interplay of modulation, measurement, and control in thermal spin ensembles, exploring its potential across a wide range of scientific and engineering applications. These technological advances provide a solid foundation for ultra-sensitive magnetic field detection and show promising prospects in frontier fields such as dark matter detection and gravitational wave observation. Looking ahead, such innovations are expected to further drive the miniaturization and integration of quantum sensors, significantly expanding their utility across disciplines.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":774,"journal":{"name":"Science China Physics, Mechanics & Astronomy","volume":"68 10","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":7.5,"publicationDate":"2025-07-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145167579","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":"Pioneering self-testing into the complex Hilbert space","authors":"Shuming Cheng","doi":"10.1007/s11433-025-2715-0","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s11433-025-2715-0","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":774,"journal":{"name":"Science China Physics, Mechanics & Astronomy","volume":"68 9","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":7.5,"publicationDate":"2025-07-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145167655","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":"Experimental self-testing of complex projective measurements via elegant Bell inequality","authors":"Xinhui Li, Yingning Miao, Wei Zhou, Xuhao Yu, Wenhui Song, Ying Wei, Fei Gao, Xiaoqin Gao, Yan-Xiao Gong, Shi-Ning Zhu","doi":"10.1007/s11433-025-2697-0","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s11433-025-2697-0","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Self-testing is a powerful tool that allows one to verify the security of quantum systems without relying on the characterized devices. However, conventional self-testing protocols are fundamentally restricted to real-space measurements, significantly constraining their applicability. In this work, we present an innovative protocol for self-testing projective measurements in complex Hilbert space through an elegant Bell operator. Our self-testing method shows both strong noise resistance and a high extractable randomness amount. Experimentally, we realize the self-testing of the maximally entangled state with fidelity 0.9749 and a set of complex projective measurements with average fidelity 0.9635. Moreover, we get a lower bound of 0.9302 bits of extractable randomness from outputs. These advances establish a practical pathway for implementing device-independent quantum information protocols with improved feasibility and operational flexibility.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":774,"journal":{"name":"Science China Physics, Mechanics & Astronomy","volume":"68 9","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":7.5,"publicationDate":"2025-07-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145167656","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":"Breaking the polarization bottleneck: An ultra-compact adiabatic structure-connected micro-ring that unifies wavelength and polarization multiplexing","authors":"Jianjun Yu","doi":"10.1007/s11433-025-2735-x","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s11433-025-2735-x","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":774,"journal":{"name":"Science China Physics, Mechanics & Astronomy","volume":"68 10","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":7.5,"publicationDate":"2025-07-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145166798","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":"Complete switching of transverse and longitudinal spin-photon coupling in silicon","authors":"Fang-Ge Li, Ranran Cai, Ze-Cheng Wei, Bao-Chuan Wang, Hai-Ou Li, Gang Cao, Guo-Ping Guo","doi":"10.1007/s11433-025-2695-7","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s11433-025-2695-7","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Silicon spin qubits have emerged as one of the most promising platforms for quantum computing. To achieve scalability, the spin-photon coupling in the frame of circuit-QED offers a reliable architecture that garners significant attention. Depending on the coupling mechanisms, spin-photon coupling is categorized into transverse (<i>g</i><sub><i>x</i></sub>) and longitudinal (<i>g</i><sub><i>z</i></sub>) components, each offering distinct advantages for operation and readout, respectively. In practical scenarios, <i>g</i><sub><i>x</i></sub> and <i>g</i><sub><i>z</i></sub> often coexist and interfere with each other. To enable on-demand separation of these two couplings, we propose an alternative scheme based on spin-orbit torque (SOT). By employing SOT to switch the magnetization of micromagnets, the symmetry of the stray fields surrounding the spin qubit is modified, naturally isolating <i>g</i><sub><i>x</i></sub> and <i>g</i><sub><i>z</i></sub>. Furthermore, within this SOT scheme, we demonstrate that the dynamic longitudinal coupling (<i>g</i><span>\u0000 <sup>dy</sup><sub><i>z</i></sub>\u0000 \u0000 </span>) can also be fully decoupled from <i>g</i><sub><i>x</i></sub> through applying appropriate parametric driving. Our results thus pave the way toward scalable silicon spin qubit architectures.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":774,"journal":{"name":"Science China Physics, Mechanics & Astronomy","volume":"68 9","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":7.5,"publicationDate":"2025-07-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145166901","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}
Jian Cao, Sen Li, Xin Wen, Hong Liu, Ben-Long Wang, Ying-Zheng Liu
{"title":"On simplified scenario of annular purging jet issuing from moving wafer stage in lithography machine","authors":"Jian Cao, Sen Li, Xin Wen, Hong Liu, Ben-Long Wang, Ying-Zheng Liu","doi":"10.1007/s11433-024-2571-4","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s11433-024-2571-4","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>A simplified scenario of the annular purging jet issuing from the moving wafer stage in the lithography machine is established to study the interactions between the jet and the ambient fluid. Numerical simulations in the reference frame associated with the moving stage are carried out to delineate the dynamics of the purging jet under different ratios of the jet velocity to the moving velocity. As the velocity ratio increases, different flow patterns depict that the flow evolves from laminar to turbulent and from crossflow-dominated to purging-dominated. The behaviors of the leading-edge shear layer, i.e., breakthrough by the crossflow or impingement to the upper wall, are found to determine the flow pattern and influence the entrainment process. The shear layer dynamics are investigated by analogy to a counter-current mixing layer. The mixing layer ratio of the annular purging jet is obtained, suggesting the transition from absolute to convective instability. The infiltration flux into the inner region of the annular purging jet is evaluated, indicating the dominance of the leakage near the upper wall. The performance of the annular purging jet is assessed in terms of the effectiveness, the fraction of the infiltration flux prevented compared with the unshielded condition and is related to the flow unsteadiness. As the velocity ratio increases, the shielding effect is enhanced and the effectiveness of the annular air curtain increases monotonically with decreasing growth rate.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":774,"journal":{"name":"Science China Physics, Mechanics & Astronomy","volume":"68 9","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":7.5,"publicationDate":"2025-07-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145166256","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":"Response of a millimeter-sized opaque drop to tightly focused nanosecond laser pulse","authors":"Cheng Xu, Zhihan Zhang, Tianqi Zhai, Xinyan Zhao, Lihao Gao, Yanchu Liu, Weiwei Deng","doi":"10.1007/s11433-024-2579-6","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s11433-024-2579-6","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>We experimentally study the blast of a millimeter-sized drop of water dyed red subjected to a tightly focused nanosecond 532 nm laser pulse. The red water drop is opaque to the green laser wavelength, but is transparent to the red illumination, which allows the detailed visualization of the phenomena inside the drop. The laser induced plasma or localized boiling at the drop front surface leads to a splash crown originating from the blast center. The various stages of this physical process are analyzed based on four characteristic time scales with different focal point positions and power densities. The initial blast on the drop front surface sends spherical shock waves into the drop. The spherical drop surface focuses the reflected rarefaction waves to the rear side of the drop, inducing cavitation bubbles as well as the ejections of liquid jets on the rear end. Various laser energy densities lead to different splash-crown-modes, which in turn affect the response of the opaque drop at the capillary time scale. The temporal evolution of the splash crown waist diameter follows a power law with respect to time, resembling characteristics of craters from mechanical impacts. Through the scaling law of the splash crown growth, we highlight the similarities among different splash processes that are triggered by various methods of point energy deposition.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":774,"journal":{"name":"Science China Physics, Mechanics & Astronomy","volume":"68 9","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":7.5,"publicationDate":"2025-07-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145166257","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}