Scientists propose a new method to search for dark matter using LIGO
A new study published in Physical Review Letters (PRL) proposes using gravitational wave detectors like LIGO to search for scalar field dark matter.
News on coupling strength
High-temperature superconductivity: Exploring quadratic electron-phonon coupling
A new study published in Physical Review Letters (PRL) explores the potential of quadratic electron-phonon coupling to enhance superconductivity through the formation of quantum bipolarons.
Strong coupling and catenary field enhancement in the hybrid plasmonic metamaterial cavity and TMDC monolayers
Researchers in the field of nanophotonics have spent significant time in recent years investigating fascinating concepts known as polaritons and/or plexcitons. These ideas revolve around the strong coupling of light photons ...
Nanophysics
Jun 14, 2024
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Researchers solve a foundational problem in transmitting quantum information
Future quantum electronics will differ substantially from conventional electronics. Whereas memory in the latter is stored as binary digits, the former is stored as qubits, which can take many forms, such as entrapped electrons ...
Condensed Matter
Feb 13, 2024
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Enhancing electron–phonon coupling strength in low-dimensional strontium ruthenate
Electrons inside crystals interact closely with phonons, defined as the discrete unit of crystal vibrations. The electron–phonon coupling strength is an important fundamental physical quantity in solid state physics, determining ...
Condensed Matter
Jun 21, 2023
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A quantum playground for exploring light topology
A quantum device fabricated by Zhejiang University researchers could help to advance the design of quantum computers as it offers topological control over the units that store information within them. The team's results were ...
Optics & Photonics
Mar 13, 2023
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Gate-controlled ground state crossover in a two-dimensional superconductor
In the paired fermion systems, the Bardeen-Cooper-Schrieffer (BCS) superfluidity and Bose-Einstein condensation (BEC) are two extreme limits of the ground state. In a new report in Science, Yuji Nakagawa and a team of scientists ...
Researchers tailor the interaction of electrons in an atomically thin solid
Physicists in Regensburg and Marburg have tailored the mutual interaction of electrons in an atomically thin solid by simply covering it with a crystal featuring hand-picked lattice dynamics.
Nanophysics
Mar 19, 2021
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Physicists revealed spontaneous T-symmetry breaking and exceptional points in cavity QED
Spontaneous symmetry breaking (SSB) is a physics phenomenon in which a symmetric system produces symmetry-violating states. Recently, extensive study shows that the parity-time symmetry breaking in open systems leads to exceptional ...
Quantum Physics
Sep 13, 2018
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Diamond coupled to carbon nanotube could be used for quantum information processing
(Phys.org)—By carefully placing a tiny piece of diamond within a few nanometers of a carbon nanotube, and then sending an electric current through the nanotube, researchers have designed a device that could one day form ...
