724 papers
This section explores the fascinating world of atomic physics, where scientists investigate the behavior of individual atoms and their electrons. These studies reveal the fundamental rules governing matter, from how light interacts with particles to the precise mechanisms behind lasers and quantum computing. By understanding these tiny building blocks, researchers unlock new technologies that shape our modern world.
Here at Gist.Science, we process every new preprint in this category directly from arXiv to make cutting-edge research accessible to everyone. Our team provides both plain-language overviews and detailed technical summaries, ensuring that complex findings are clear whether you are a student or a seasoned expert. Below are the latest papers in atomic physics, freshly summarized for your reading.
This paper proposes a general, single-equation quantitative framework centered on a novel figure of merit to evaluate, track, and guide the optimization of photovoltaic materials by incorporating efficiency limitations overlooked by traditional Shockley-Queisser analysis, thereby enabling more accurate predictions of future performance for both experimental and computational absorbers.
This paper establishes critical system-level requirements for controller-decoder systems to successfully execute non-Clifford quantum circuits, specifically Shor's algorithm for factoring 21 using surface codes, demonstrating that near-term superconducting hardware with 0.1% error rates and 1,000 qubits can achieve fault-tolerant execution provided the controller-decoder closed-loop latency remains within tens of microseconds.
This study demonstrates that high-pressure recrystallization at 300 bar effectively overcomes solubility limitations to produce smooth, pinhole-free, and highly crystalline all-inorganic CsPbBr films with enhanced optical properties and tunable thickness, offering a reproducible and scalable route for high-performance optoelectronic devices.
This study develops a fully coupled transient numerical framework to investigate how substrate curvature, wettability, and thermal conductivity govern the evaporation dynamics, Marangoni-driven internal circulation, and temporal evolution of capillary adhesion forces in liquid bridges between curved solid surfaces.
This study demonstrates that inserting a thin high-work-function metal layer, such as 2 nm gold, between the ITO anode and the NiOx hole transport layer significantly enhances hole injection and boosts the luminance of all-inorganic perovskite light-emitting diodes by over 18-fold, as confirmed by numerical simulations.
This paper presents a photolithography-compatible, three-terminal superconducting switch (wTron) capable of directly driving high-capacitance CMOS loads and demonstrating foundry readiness, thereby establishing a critical interface between superconducting electronics and standard semiconductor technologies for next-generation computing and quantum applications.
This paper presents the first experimental demonstration of a coherent hybrid light-matter interface that successfully stores and retrieves deterministic single photons from a chip-integrated InAsP/InP nanowire quantum dot in an erbium-doped fiber quantum memory at 980 nm without requiring spectral tuning.
This paper theoretically and experimentally demonstrates how tuning losses in a non-Hermitian acoustic system via quasi-bound states in the continuum enables the control of scattering singularities, achieving narrowband coherent perfect absorption and unidirectional absorption through critical coupling and exceptional points.
This paper demonstrates a universal, geometry-controlled mechanism for coupling nanophotonic modes via the radiation continuum to generate high-quality factor subradiant modes, enabling the integration of diverse resonating structures without the need for fine symmetry tuning.
This paper demonstrates the feasibility of millikelvin wireless interconnects for superconducting quantum hardware by showing that wireless coupling preserves the intrinsic response of microwave resonators while identifying and characterizing parasitic electromagnetic pathways within the cryogenic environment.