6 papers
Switchable Altermagnetism via Spin-Induced Improper Polarization
Zhihao Dai, Michele Reticcioli, Wei Ren +2
Enabling reversible spin-splitting switching in stray-field-free altermagnets is promising for spintronic applications, but currently limited to a narrow class of polar materials.…
Weak Polar Optical Phonon Scattering Decouples Electron and Phonon Transport in Layered Thermoelectric Materials
Zhonghao Xia, Michele Reticcioli, Yateng Wang +3
High-performance thermoelectric (TE) materials are crucial for efficient waste-heat recovery and solid-state cooling technologies. A persistent challenge in TE materials design ari…
Photoexcited Hole States at the SrTiO3(001) Surface Imaged with Noncontact AFM
Igor Sokolovic, Florian Ellinger, Aji Alexander +8
The behaviour of excess charges in ionic lattices, such as the formation of polarons and charge trapping at defect sites, influences the physical and chemical properties of materia…
Metastable Multi-centered Polarons in BiVO
Seyeon Park, Yajing Zhang, Michele Reticcioli +2
Polarons, quasiparticles formed through interactions between lattice and charge carriers (electrons and holes), strongly influence the electronic and optical properties of function…
Automated Modeling of Polarons: Defects and Reactivity on TiO(110) Surfaces
Firat Yalcin, Carla Verdi, Viktor C. Birschitzky +3
Polarons are widespread in functional materials and are key to device performance in several technological applications. However, their effective impact on material behavior remain…
Machine Learning Small Polaron Dynamics
Viktor C. Birschitzky, Luca Leoni, Michele Reticcioli +1
Polarons are crucial for charge transport in semiconductors, significantly impacting material properties and device performance. The dynamics of small polarons can be investigated…