Light-induced emergent phenomena in 2D materials and topological materials

C Bao, P Tang, D Sun, S Zhou - Nature Reviews Physics, 2022 - nature.com
Light–matter interaction in 2D and topological materials provides a fascinating control knob
for inducing emergent, non-equilibrium properties and achieving new functionalities in the …

[HTML][HTML] Matter manipulation with extreme terahertz light: Progress in the enabling THz technology

P Salén, M Basini, S Bonetti, J Hebling, M Krasilnikov… - Physics reports, 2019 - Elsevier
Terahertz (THz) light has proven to be a fine tool to probe and control quasi-particles and
collective excitations in solids, to drive phase transitions and associated changes in material …

Evidence for d-wave superconductivity of infinite-layer nickelates from low-energy electrodynamics

B Cheng, D Cheng, K Lee, L Luo, Z Chen, Y Lee… - Nature Materials, 2024 - nature.com
The discovery of superconductivity in infinite-layer nickelates established another category
of unconventional superconductors that shares structural and electronic similarities with …

Dynamical phase transitions in the collisionless pre-thermal states of isolated quantum systems: theory and experiments

J Marino, M Eckstein, MS Foster… - Reports on Progress in …, 2022 - iopscience.iop.org
We overview the concept of dynamical phase transitions (DPTs) in isolated quantum
systems quenched out of equilibrium. We focus on non-equilibrium transitions characterized …

A light-induced phononic symmetry switch and giant dissipationless topological photocurrent in ZrTe5

L Luo, D Cheng, B Song, LL Wang, C Vaswani… - Nature Materials, 2021 - nature.com
Dissipationless currents from topologically protected states are promising for disorder-
tolerant electronics and quantum computation. Here, we photogenerate giant anisotropic …

Quantum coherence tomography of light-controlled superconductivity

L Luo, M Mootz, JH Kang, C Huang, K Eom, JW Lee… - Nature Physics, 2023 - nature.com
The coupling between superconductors and oscillation cycles of light pulses, ie, lightwave
engineering, is an emerging control concept for superconducting quantum electronics …

Antiferromagnetic–Ferromagnetic Heterostructure‐Based Field‐Free Terahertz Emitters

X Wu, H Wang, H Liu, Y Wang, X Chen… - Advanced …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Recently, ferromagnetic‐heterostructure spintronic terahertz (THz) emitters have been
recognized as one of the most promising candidates for next‐generation THz sources …

Lightwave-driven gapless superconductivity and forbidden quantum beats by terahertz symmetry breaking

X Yang, C Vaswani, C Sundahl, M Mootz, L Luo… - Nature …, 2019 - nature.com
Light-induced supercurrents chart a path forward for the electromagnetic design of emergent
materials phases and collective modes for quantum engineering applications. However …

Light-driven Raman coherence as a nonthermal route to ultrafast topology switching in a Dirac semimetal

C Vaswani, LL Wang, DH Mudiyanselage, Q Li… - Physical Review X, 2020 - APS
A grand challenge underlies the entire field of topology-enabled quantum logic and
information science: how to establish topological control principles driven by quantum …

Light quantum control of persisting Higgs modes in iron-based superconductors

C Vaswani, JH Kang, M Mootz, L Luo, X Yang… - Nature …, 2021 - nature.com
The Higgs mechanism, ie, spontaneous symmetry breaking of the quantum vacuum, is a
cross-disciplinary principle, universal for understanding dark energy, antimatter and …