Showing papers in "Annual Review of Condensed Matter Physics in 2019"
TL;DR: In this article, the control of quantum systems using periodic driving is an old concept in condensed matter physics dating back to ideas such as the inverse Faraday effect, but there is no theoretical proof of its feasibility.
Abstract: Floquet engineering, the control of quantum systems using periodic driving, is an old concept in condensed matter physics dating back to ideas such as the inverse Faraday effect. However, there is ...
496 citations
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors investigated the nature of the electronic interactions that cause pairing and found that superconductivity occurs on cuprates and that pairing occurs on top of the cuprates.
Abstract: Cuprates exhibit exceptionally strong superconductivity. To understand why, it is essential to elucidate the nature of the electronic interactions that cause pairing. Superconductivity occurs on th...
246 citations
TL;DR: An overview of the basic methodology used to describe multilayer systems as well as of some representative dynamical processes that take place on top of them are provided.
Abstract: Complex systems are characterized by many interacting units that give rise to emergent behavior. A particularly advantageous way to study these systems is through the analysis of the networks that ...
169 citations
TL;DR: Theoretical models of spin liquids are collective phases of quantum matter that have eluded discovery in correlated magnetic materials for over half a century as mentioned in this paper, and they have been studied in a wide range of applications.
Abstract: Spin liquids are collective phases of quantum matter that have eluded discovery in correlated magnetic materials for over half a century. Theoretical models of these enigmatic topological phases ar...
167 citations
TL;DR: For a large class of nonequilibrium systems, thermodynamic notions like work, heat, and entropy production can be identified on the level of fluctuating dynamical trajectories as mentioned in this paper.
Abstract: For a large class of nonequilibrium systems, thermodynamic notions like work, heat, and, in particular, entropy production can be identified on the level of fluctuating dynamical trajectories. With...
158 citations
TL;DR: In this paper, the physics of frustrated quantum rare-earth pyrochlores are described and a background on the microscopic single-and two-ion physics of the pyroglores is given.
Abstract: In this review, we provide an introduction to the physics of a series of frustrated quantum rare-earth pyrochlores. We first give a background on the microscopic single- and two-ion physics of thes...
154 citations
TL;DR: A hallmark of the phase diagrams of quantum materials is the existence of multiple electronic ordered states, which, in many cases, are not independent competing phases, but instead display a compl...
Abstract: A hallmark of the phase diagrams of quantum materials is the existence of multiple electronic ordered states, which, in many cases, are not independent competing phases, but instead display a compl...
147 citations
TL;DR: Strontium titanate is a wide-gap semiconductor avoiding a ferroelectric instability thanks to quantum fluctuations as mentioned in this paper, which leads to strong screening of static Coulomb interaction and paves...
Abstract: Strontium titanate is a wide-gap semiconductor avoiding a ferroelectric instability thanks to quantum fluctuations. This proximity leads to strong screening of static Coulomb interaction and paves ...
91 citations
TL;DR: Theoretically, the problem of quantum critical phenomena in high-temperature superconductors is NP-hard as mentioned in this paper, and quantum critical properties play a key role in many strongly correlated materials.
Abstract: Metallic quantum critical phenomena are believed to play a key role in many strongly correlated materials, including high-temperature superconductors. Theoretically, the problem of quantum critical...
74 citations
TL;DR: In this article, a simulation of correlated quantum systems, including high-temperature superconductors and frustrated magnets, is presented to further our understanding of essential fundamental properties of quantum systems.
Abstract: Reliable simulations of correlated quantum systems, including high-temperature superconductors and frustrated magnets, are increasingly desired nowadays to further our understanding of essential fe...
72 citations
TL;DR: Srir2IrO4, a single-layer member of the Ruddlesden-Popper series iridates, has received much attention as a close analog of cuprate high-temperature superconductors.
Abstract: Over the past few years, Sr2IrO4, a single-layer member of the Ruddlesden–Popper series iridates, has received much attention as a close analog of cuprate high-temperature superconductors. Although...
TL;DR: Many objects in nature and industry are wrapped in a thin sheet to enhance their chemical, mechanical, or optical properties as mentioned in this paper, and there are a variety of methods for wrapping, from pressing a...
Abstract: Many objects in nature and industry are wrapped in a thin sheet to enhance their chemical, mechanical, or optical properties. Similarly, there are a variety of methods for wrapping, from pressing a...
TL;DR: Classical and quantum electronic circuits provide ideal platforms to investigate stochastic thermodynamics, and they have served as a stepping stone to realize Maxwell's Demons with highly controllable circuits as mentioned in this paper.
Abstract: Classical and quantum electronic circuits provide ideal platforms to investigate stochastic thermodynamics, and they have served as a stepping stone to realize Maxwell's Demons with highly controll...
TL;DR: In this article, a review of recent advances in experimental and theoretical understanding of spin transport in strongly interacting Fermi gases is presented, and the central new phenomenon is the observation of a lower bound on the lower bound.
Abstract: We review recent advances in experimental and theoretical understanding of spin transport in strongly interacting Fermi gases. The central new phenomenon is the observation of a lower bound on the ...
TL;DR: In this article, the authors show that random disorder is ubiquitous in realistic quantum many-body systems and is essentially unavoidable in solid state materials, and that such disorder is viewable as a type of imperfection.
Abstract: Impurities, defects, and other types of imperfections are ubiquitous in realistic quantum many-body systems and essentially unavoidable in solid state materials. Often, such random disorder is view...
TL;DR: The past two decades of experimental and theoretical advances that enabled the characterization of mechanical properties and nonequilibrium fluctuations in active membranes are reviewed and the emblematic case of red blood cell flickering is focused on.
Abstract: Soft-condensed matter physics has provided, in the past decades, many of the relevant concepts and methods allowing successful description of living cells and biological tissues. This recent quanti...
TL;DR: In this article, the onset of this motion is mediated by dynamically propagating fronts, akin to earthquakes, that ripple through the body contact area, and contacting bodies subjected to sufficiently large applied shear will undergo frictional sliding.
Abstract: Contacting bodies subjected to sufficiently large applied shear will undergo frictional sliding. The onset of this motion is mediated by dynamically propagating fronts, akin to earthquakes, that ru...
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors present a top-down approach to complexity analysis, where the complete understanding of a complex system is not available, e.g., for systems considered in the real world.
Abstract: When the complete understanding of a complex system is not available, as, e.g., for systems considered in the real world, we need a top-down approach to complexity. In this approach, one may desire...
TL;DR: Superfluid 3 as mentioned in this paper is an unconventional neutral superfluid in a p-wave state with three different superfluid phases, each identified by a unique set of characteristic broken symmetries and nontrivial t...
Abstract: Superfluid 3He is an unconventional neutral superfluid in a p-wave state with three different superfluid phases, each identified by a unique set of characteristic broken symmetries and nontrivial t...
TL;DR: This article focuses on the history of theoretical ideas but also on the developments of experimental tools, using the experiments in the laboratory to illustrate the various developments associated with Brownian movement.
Abstract: This article focuses on the history of theoretical ideas but also on the developments of experimental tools. The experiments in our laboratory are used to illustrate the various developments associ...
TL;DR: Like The Magic Flute, my career has been paved by wonderful and unexpected stories played by enthusiastic and talented students, in close contact with experiments and industry as mentioned in this paper, and I participated in th...
Abstract: Like The Magic Flute, my career has been paved by wonderful and unexpected stories played by enthusiastic and talented students, in close contact with experiments and industry. I participated in th...