3 papers
cond-mat.mtrl-sci2026
Inversion symmetry breaking by interlayer hybridization in a tetralayer van der Waals heterostructure
Juan C. Arias-Muñoz, Cuiju Yu, Nianze Shang +10
Inversion symmetry breaking unlocks a broad range of physical phenomena fundamental for modern technologies, motivating efforts to engineer noncentrosymmetric materials. In this co…
cond-mat.mtrl-sci2026
Collective sliding relaxor ferroelectricity across thousand-layer van der Waals superstructures
Nianze Shang, Cuiju Yu, Yucai Lin +18
Relaxor ferroelectrics are among the most important electromechanical materials owing to their exceptionally large electrostrictive responses. However, conventional relaxor behavio…
cond-mat.mes-hall2025
Observation of tunable chiral spin textures with nonlinear optics
Youqiang Huang, Tiago V. C. Antao, Adolfo O. Fumega +14
Chiral spin textures, such as spin spirals and skyrmions, are key to advancing spintronics by enabling ultrathin, energy-efficient memory, and high-density data storage and process…