Quantum atmospherics for materials diagnosis

doi:10.1103/PhysRevB.99.201104

Title: Quantum atmospherics for materials diagnosis

Abstract

Symmetry-breaking states of matter can transmit symmetry breaking to nearby atoms or molecular complexes, perturbing their spectra. We calculate here one such effect, involving the “axion electrodynamics” relevant to topological insulators, quantitatively, and identify a signature for T violating superconductivity. Furthermore, we offer an operator framework whereby effects of this kind can be analyzed systematically.

Authors:

Jiang, Qing-Dong ^[1]; Wilczek, Frank ^[2]

Stockholm Univ. (Sweden)
Massachusetts Inst. of Technology (MIT), Cambridge, MA (United States). Center for Theoretical Physics; Stockholm Univ. (Sweden); Shanghai Jiao Tong Univ. (China); Arizona State Univ., Tempe, AZ (United States)

Publication Date:: 2019-05-10

Research Org.:: Massachusetts Inst. of Technology (MIT), Cambridge, MA (United States)

Sponsoring Org.:: USDOE Office of Science (SC), High Energy Physics (HEP); Swedish Research Council (SRC); European Research Council (ERC)

OSTI Identifier:: 1633425

Alternate Identifier(s):: OSTI ID: 1511882

Grant/Contract Number:: SC0012567

Resource Type:: Accepted Manuscript

Journal Name:: Physical Review B

Additional Journal Information:: Journal Volume: 99; Journal Issue: 20; Journal ID: ISSN 2469-9950

Publisher:: American Physical Society (APS)

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

Subject:: 72 PHYSICS OF ELEMENTARY PARTICLES AND FIELDS; 74 ATOMIC AND MOLECULAR PHYSICS; 36 MATERIALS SCIENCE; 75 CONDENSED MATTER PHYSICS, SUPERCONDUCTIVITY AND SUPERFLUIDITY

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  title        = {Quantum atmospherics for materials diagnosis},

  author       = {Jiang, Qing-Dong and Wilczek, Frank},

  abstractNote = {Symmetry-breaking states of matter can transmit symmetry breaking to nearby atoms or molecular complexes, perturbing their spectra. We calculate here one such effect, involving the “axion electrodynamics” relevant to topological insulators, quantitatively, and identify a signature for T violating superconductivity. Furthermore, we offer an operator framework whereby effects of this kind can be analyzed systematically.},

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