3 papers
cond-mat.mtrl-sci2026
Ultrafast magnetization induced by linearly polarized pulses is widespread in nonmagnetic semiconductors
Xiangzhou Zhu, Junfeng Qiao, Nicola Marzari +1
Ultrafast optical on-off switching of magnetic order promises near-petahertz information processing. Recently, it has been proposed that non-magnetic semiconductors with narrow ban…
cond-mat.mtrl-sci2026
Light-Induced Transient Polarization Reversal in Rhombohedrally Stacked Bilayer Transition-Metal Dichalcogenides via an Electronic Mechanism
Xiangzhou Zhu, Stefano Mocatti, Matteo Calandra
Light-induced sliding ferroelectricity in two-dimensional van der Waals materials enables polarization control via relative layer motion. However, polarization switching occurs on…
cond-mat.mtrl-sci2025
Predicting the Thermal Behavior of Semiconductor Defects with Equivariant Neural Networks
Xiangzhou Zhu, Patrick Rinke, David A. Egger
The presence of defects strongly influences semiconductor behavior. However, predicting the electronic properties of defective materials at finite temperatures remains computationa…