3 papers
cond-mat.mtrl-sci2026
Experimentally Mapping the Phase Diagrams of Photoexcited Small Polarons
Jocelyn L. Mendes, Scott K. Cushing
Understanding the fundamental properties that dictate photoexcited polarons in materials is critical to tuning their properties. Theoretical models of polarons have only recently b…
cond-mat.mtrl-sci2025
Coherent and Dynamic Small Polaron Delocalization in CuFeO
Jocelyn L. Mendes, Srijan Bhattacharyya, Chengye Huang +10
Small polarons remain a significant bottleneck in the realization of efficient devices using transition metal oxides. Routes to engineer small polaron coupling to electronic states…
cond-mat.mtrl-sci2025
Dynamic Competition Between Hubbard and Superexchange Interactions Selectively Localizes Electrons and Holes Through Polarons
Jocelyn L. Mendes, Hyun Jun Shin, Jae Yeon Seo +4
Controlling the effects of photoexcited polarons in transition metal oxides can enable the long timescale charge separation necessary for renewable energy applications as well as c…