activity
20242026
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6 papers

cond-mat.mtrl-sci2026

Reversible Modulation of Thermal Conductivity in GaN via Strain-Driven Reorganization of Dislocation Ensembles

Shantal Adajian, Fanghao Zhang, Zeyu Xiang +5

Crystalline defects are generally regarded as static phonon scatterers that irreversibly suppress thermal transport. Here we show that elastic strain can dynamically and reversibly…

cond-mat.mtrl-sci2026

Coupled Spin-lattice Dynamics across a Magnetostructural Phase Transition

Lokanath Patra, Zeyu Xiang, Yubi Chen +1

First-order magnetostructural phase transitions underpin giant magnetocaloric effects, yet the microscopic role of lattice dynamics in these transitions remains controversial. Here…

cond-mat.mtrl-sci2025

Thermal conductivity of boron arsenide above 2100 watts per meter per Kelvin at room temperature

Ange Benise Niyikiza, Zeyu Xiang, Fanghao Zhang +6

Boron arsenide (BAs) single crystals had been previously reported to have thermal conductivity of 1500 W/mK at room temperature. Now we achieved thermal conductivity above 2100 W/m…

cond-mat.mtrl-sci2025

High-throughput Discovery of Anti-gap Semiconductors

Zeyu Xiang, Fanghao Zhang, Bolin Liao

Conventional semiconductors typically have bonding states near the valence band maximum (VBM) and antibonding states near the conduction band minimum (CBM). Semiconductors with the…

cond-mat.mtrl-sci2024

High-Throughput Search for Photostrictive Materials based on a Thermodynamic Descriptor

Zeyu Xiang, Yubi Chen, Yujie Quan +1

Photostriction is a phenomenon that can potentially improve the precision of light-driven actuation, the sensitivity of photodetection, and the efficiency of optical energy harvest…

physics.app-ph2024

Imaging Hot Photocarrier Transfer across a Semiconductor Heterojunction with Ultrafast Electron Microscopy

Basamat S. Shaheen, Kenny Huynh, Yujie Quan +5

Semiconductor heterojunctions have gained significant attention for efficient optoelectronic devices owing to their unique interfaces and synergistic effects. Interaction between c…