6 papers
Dimensionality reduction of optically generated vortex strings in a charge density wave
Sajal Dahal, Alex H. Miller, Viktor Krapivin +11
In phase transitions, mesoscale structures such as topological defects, vortex strings, and domain walls control the path towards equilibrium, and thus the functional properties of…
Dynamics of Nanoscale Phase Decomposition in Laser Ablation
Yanwen Sun, Chaobo Chen, Thies J. Albert +19
Femtosecond laser ablation is a process that bears both fundamental physics interest and has wide industrial applications. For decades, the lack of probes on the relevant time and…
Origins of suppressed self-diffusion of nanoscale constituents of a complex liquid
Christian P. N. Tanner, Vivian R. K. Wall, Mumtaz Gababa +25
Understanding and ultimately controlling the transformations and properties of nanoscale systems, from proteins to synthetic nanomaterial assemblies, is limited by the inability to…
Enhancing nanoscale charged colloid crystallization near a metastable liquid binodal
Christian P. N. Tanner, Vivian R. K. Wall, Joshua Portner +17
Bottom-up assembly of nanocrystals (NCs) into ordered arrays, or superlattices (SLs), is a promising route to design materials with new functionalities, but the degree of control o…
In situ coherent X-ray scattering reveals polycrystalline structure and discrete annealing events in strongly-coupled nanocrystal superlattices
Matthew J. Hurley, Christian P. N. Tanner, Joshua Portner +13
Solution-phase bottom up self-assembly of nanocrystals into superstructures such as ordered superlattices is an attractive strategy to generate functional materials of increasing c…
Photons from neutrinos: the gamma ray echo of a supernova neutrino burst
Cecilia Lunardini, Joshua Loeffler, Mainak Mukhopadhyay +3
When a star undergoes core collapse, a vast amount of energy is released in a ~10 s long burst of neutrinos of all species. Inverse beta decay in the star's hydrogen envelope cause…