Frontiers of atom probe tomography physics, data processing, and analysis

This perspective paper summarizes a 2024 workshop on atom probe tomography, highlighting recent advances in understanding field evaporation physics to address data artifacts while emphasizing the urgent need for standardized, reproducible workflows across all stages of APT research to ensure reliable data interpretation.

Emmanuelle A. Marquis, Arun Devaraj, Richard G. Forbes, Iman Ghamarian, Markus Kühbach, Jean-Baptiste Maillet, Baishakhi Mazumder, Frederick Meisenkothen, Jiayuwen Qi, Daniel Schreiber, Paul Styman, Francois Vupillot, Wolfgang WindlThu, 12 Ma🔬 cond-mat.mtrl-sci

Electron-phonon physics at the exascale: A hybrid MPI-GPU-OpenMP framework for scalable Wannier interpolation

This paper presents a highly efficient, portable hybrid MPI-GPU-OpenMP framework for the EPW code that enables scalable electron-phonon physics calculations on exascale supercomputers, achieving up to a 29-fold speedup and solving previously intractable large-scale problems like 20nm stanene nanoribbons.

Tae Yun Kim, Zhe Liu, Sabyasachi Tiwari, Elena R. Margine, Feliciano GiustinoThu, 12 Ma🔬 cond-mat.mtrl-sci

Long-range magnetic order with disordered spin orientations in a high-entropy antiferromagnet

This study reveals that a high-entropy antiferromagnet, (Mn1/4Fe1/4Co1/4Ni1/4)PS3, sustains long-range zigzag magnetic order below 72 K despite significant atomic disorder, where all four transition-metal elements undergo a unified phase transition but maintain distinct spin orientations due to the competition between single-ion anisotropies and exchange interactions.

Yao Shen, Guangkai Zhang, Qinghua Zhang, Xuejuan Gui, Yu Zhang, Heemin Lee, Cheng-Tai Kuo, Jun-Sik Lee, Ronny Sutarto, Feng Ye, Zhao Pan, Xiaomei Qin, Jinchen Wang, Tianping Ying, Youwen LongThu, 12 Ma🔬 cond-mat

Symmetry-directed electronic and optical properties in a two-dimensional square-lattice ZnPc-MOF

This study employs group representation theory to systematically classify the electronic bands and derive optical selection rules for a square-lattice ZnPc-MOF, revealing unique polarization-dependent optical responses and distinct quasicrystalline electronic states in twisted bilayers that differ significantly from hexagonal systems like graphene.

Zhonghui Han, Lanting Feng, Guodong Yu, Shengjun YuanThu, 12 Ma🔬 cond-mat.mtrl-sci

Transverse and Longitudinal Magnetothermopower Promoted by Ambipolar Effect in Half-Heusler Topological Materials

This study demonstrates that the half-Heusler topological semimetal DyPtBi simultaneously exhibits large longitudinal and transverse magnetothermopowers at practical temperatures and magnetic fields, overcoming the conventional trade-off through an ambipolar effect driven by imperfect electron-hole compensation and band structure engineering.

Orest Pavlosiuk, Marcin Matusiak, Andrzej Ptok, Piotr Wisniewski, Dariusz KaczorowskiThu, 12 Ma🔬 cond-mat.mtrl-sci

Tuning of anomalous magnetotransport properties in half-Heusler topological semimetal GdPtBi

This study demonstrates that high-energy electron irradiation can shift the Fermi level of the half-Heusler Weyl semimetal GdPtBi by 100 meV while preserving the negative longitudinal magnetoresistance indicative of chiral magnetic anomaly, thereby confirming the robust influence of Weyl nodes on magnetotransport properties regardless of Fermi level position.

Orest Pavlosiuk, Piotr Wisniewski, Romain Grasset, Marcin Konczykowski, Andrzej Ptok, Dariusz KaczorowskiThu, 12 Ma🔬 cond-mat.mtrl-sci

High-Throughput-Screening Workflow for Predicting Volume Changes by Ion Intercalation in Battery Materials

This paper presents a machine learning-based workflow that predicts volume changes in battery electrode materials upon ion intercalation using atomic-level features, enabling the efficient high-throughput screening of over 1.1 million transition-metal oxides and fluorides to identify promising candidates for further DFT validation.

Aljoscha Felix Baumann, Daniel Mutter, Daniel F. Urban, Christian ElsässerThu, 12 Ma🔬 cond-mat.mtrl-sci

Low-loss phase-change material based programmable mode converter for photonic computing

This paper presents a low-loss programmable mode converter based on the phase-change material Sb2Se3, which leverages refractive index contrast to achieve 5-bit precision and scalable photonic tensor cores for neuromorphic computing while overcoming the high optical loss limitations of conventional GST-based devices.

Xueyang Shen, Ruixuan Chu, Ding Xu, Yuan Gao, Wen Zhou, Wei ZhangThu, 12 Ma🔬 cond-mat.mtrl-sci

Dielectric Tensor of CrSBr from Spectroscopic Imaging Ellipsometry

This study utilizes spectroscopic imaging ellipsometry and Mueller-matrix analysis to map the full dielectric tensor of paramagnetic CrSBr thin films, revealing pronounced optical anisotropy characterized by distinct excitonic resonances along the crystallographic axes that are crucial for future spin-optoelectronic applications.

Pierre-Maurice Piel (né Funke), Sebastian Schaper (né Funke), Aleksandra Ł opion, Jakob Henz, Aljoscha Soll, Zdenek Sofer, Ursula WurstbauerThu, 12 Ma🔬 cond-mat.mtrl-sci

Electronic Structure and Resonant Circular Dichroism of La0.7_{0.7}Sr0.3_{0.3}MnO3_3 from Soft X-ray Angle-Resolved Photoemission

This study utilizes soft X-ray angle-resolved photoemission spectroscopy to map the electronic band structure of a (111)-oriented La0.7_{0.7}Sr0.3_{0.3}MnO3_3 thin film, confirming theoretical predictions and demonstrating pronounced momentum-resolved magnetic circular dichroism at the Mn L-edge as a powerful tool for investigating unconventional magnetism.

Øyvind Finnseth, Damian Brzozowski, Anders Christian Mathisen, Stefanie Suzanne Brinkman, Xin Liang Tan, Fabian Gohler, Benjamin A. D. Williamson, Kristoffer Eggestad, Meng-Jie Huang, Jens Buck, Moritz Hoesch, Kai Rossnagel, Sverre M. Selbach, Hendrik Bentmann, Ingrid HallsteinsenThu, 12 Ma🔬 cond-mat.mtrl-sci

Engineering Magnetic Anisotropy in Permalloy Films via Atomic Force Nanolithography

This paper demonstrates that atomic force nanolithography can precisely engineer tunable in-plane uniaxial magnetic anisotropy in permalloy films by creating nanoscale groove arrays, enabling controlled domain manipulation for applications in magnonic elements and anisotropic magnetoresistance sensors.

Abhishek Naik, Cyril Delforge, Nicolas Lejeune, Daniel Stoffels, Joris Van de Vondel, Kristiaan Temst, Alejandro V. Silhanek, Emile FourneauThu, 12 Ma🔬 cond-mat.mes-hall

Magnetic criticality and magnetocaloric response in MnBi2_2Te4_4 and MnBi4_4Te7_7

By combining scanning tunneling microscopy, critical scaling analysis, and magnetocaloric measurements, this study demonstrates that structural layering in MnBi2n_{2n}Te3n+1_{3n+1} compounds fundamentally governs their magnetic critical fluctuations and magnetocaloric responses, with MnBi2_2Te4_4 exhibiting robust 3D Ising-like criticality and dual-type magnetocaloric effects, while MnBi4_4Te7_7 displays crossover-dominated criticality and conventional magnetocaloric behavior due to weakened interlayer exchange.

Nazma Firdosh, Shreyashi Sinha, Sujit MannaThu, 12 Ma🔬 cond-mat.mes-hall

Helium-Cooled Cryogenic STEM Imaging and Ptychography for Atomic-Scale Study of Low-Temperature Phases

This paper demonstrates that by employing rapid scans, multi-stage registration, and probe aberration-compensated position correction, atomic-resolution STEM imaging and ptychography can be reliably achieved at cryogenic temperatures (as low as 20 K) to directly visualize the structural ground states of quantum materials.

Noah Schnitzer, Mariana Palos, Geri Topore, Nishkarsh Agarwal, Maya Gates, Yaqi Li, Robert Hovden, Ismail El Baggari, Suk Hyun Sung, Michele Shelly ConroyThu, 12 Ma🔬 cond-mat.mtrl-sci

Fast Programming of In-Plane Hyperbolic Phonon Polariton Optics Through van der Waals Crystals using the Phase-Change Material In3SbTe2

This paper demonstrates a fast and reconfigurable method for programming in-plane hyperbolic phonon polariton optics by using optical laser pulses to create tailored launching and confining nanostructures in the phase-change material In3SbTe2 beneath α-MoO3 flakes, enabling precise alignment and dynamic control of polariton propagation without time-consuming conventional nanofabrication.

Lina Jäckering, Umberto Saldarelli, Aaron Moos, Lukas Conrads, Enrique Terán-García, Christian Lanza, Aitana Tarazaga Martín-Luengo, Gonzalo Álvarez-Pérez, Pablo Alonso-González, Matthias Wuttig, Thomas TaubnerThu, 12 Ma🔬 physics.optics