13 papers
Symmetry-enforced third-order nonlinear thermal Hall effects in altermagnets
Yun-Mei Li, Jiacheng Yao, Hua Wang +1
Thermal Hall effect (THE) is a powerful probe of material properties, even in insulators. Here we investigate the thermal response of altermagnets by developing a theory on Berry c…
Imaging the Néel Vector in Two-Dimensional Antiferromagnets using Antisymmetric Compton Scattering
Wuxuan Li, Zhuocheng Lu, Jingshan Qi +2
We demonstrate that antisymmetric Compton scattering can detect both the switching and the continuous rotation of the Néel vector in two-dimensional (2D) antiferromagnets. By probi…
Giant Nonlinear Photon-Drag Currents in Moiré Bilayers
Zhuocheng Lu, Zhuang Qian, Zhichao Guo +4
The bulk photovoltaic effect provides a fundamental pathway for direct light-to-current conversion in quantum materials. However, these nonlinear currents are often strictly constr…
Dissipation-Shaped Quantum Geometry in Nonlinear Transport
Zhichao Guo, Xing-Yuan Liu, Hua Wang +2
The theory of the intrinsic nonlinear Hall effect, a key probe of quantum geometry, is plagued by conflicting expressions for the conductivity that is independent of the dissipatio…
Microscopic Theory of Light-Induced Coherent Phonons Mediated by Quantum Geometry
Jiaming Hu, Zhichao Guo, Wenbin Li +2
Light-induced coherent phonons provide a powerful platform for ultrafast control of material properties. However, the microscopic theory and quantum geometric nature of this phenom…
Bicircular Light Induced Multi-State Geometric Current
Zhichao Guo, Zhuocheng Lu, Hua Wang +1
We investigate the photocurrent induced by bicircular light (BCL) in materials, with a focus on its multi-state geometric nature. BCL, a combination of left- and right-circularly p…
Pure momentum-shift bulk photovoltaic effect in ferroelectric flat-band Mott insulators
Zhuocheng Lu, Zhihao Gong, Jingshan Qi +2
The shift current photovoltaic effect is conventionally understood as the real-space displacement of a wave packet induced by photoexcitation. However, this interpretation becomes…
Quantum Geometric Origin of Strain-Induced Ferroelectric Phase Transitions
Jiaming Hu, Ziye Zhu, Yubo Yuan +3
Strain-regulated ferroelectric (FE) materials have long attracted significant attention due to their diverse applications. While soft-phonon theory and the (pseudo) Jahn-Teller eff…
Intercalation of Functional Materials with Phase Transitions for Neuromorphic Applications
Xin He, Hua Wang, Jian Sun +3
Introducing foreign ions, atoms, or molecules into emerging functional materials is crucial for manipulating material physical properties and innovating device applications. The in…
Optical Manifestations of Quantum Geometry in Electron-Phonon Coupling
Jiaming Hu, Wenbin Li, Zhichao Guo +2
Quantum geometry is crucial for understanding intricate condensed matter systems, governing transport phenomena and optical responses. However, traditional studies predominantly co…
Geodesic nature and quantization of shift vector
Hua Wang, Kai Chang
We present the geodesic nature and quantization of geometric shift vector in quantum systems, with the parameter space defined by the Bloch momentum, using the Wilson loop approach…
One-dimensional Multiferroic Semiconductor WOI3: Unconventional Anisotropic d^1 Rule and Bulk Photovoltaic Effect
Zhihao Gong, Yechen Xun, Zhuang Qian +3
The pursuit of multiferroic magnetoelectrics, combining simultaneous ferroelectric and magnetic orders, remains a central focus in condensed matter physics. Here we report the cent…
Ferroelastic twin wall mediated ferro-flexoelectricity and bulk photovoltaic effect in SrTiO
Ri He, Haowei Xu, Peijun Yang +3
Ferroelastic twin walls in nonpolar materials can give rise to a spontaneous polarization due to symmetry breaking. Nevertheless, the bi-stable polarity of twin walls and its rever…