
Selected publications – April to December 2018

Quantitative correlation between the void morphology of niobium-tin wires and their irreversible critical current degradation upon mechanical loading
C. Barth, B. Seeber, A. Rack, C. Calzolaio, Y. Zhai, D. Matera, and C. Senatore
Scientific Reports, 8, (2018), 6589
C. Barth, B. Seeber, A. Rack, C. Calzolaio, Y. Zhai, D. Matera, and C. Senatore
Scientific Reports, 8, (2018), 6589

A mixed anion hydroborate/carba-hydroborate as a room temperature Na-ion
M. Brighi, F. Murgia, Z. Lodziana, P. Schouwink, A. Wolczyk and R. Cerny
J. Power Sources (2018), 404, 7-12
M. Brighi, F. Murgia, Z. Lodziana, P. Schouwink, A. Wolczyk and R. Cerny
J. Power Sources (2018), 404, 7-12

Influence of ferroelectric order on the surface electronic structure of BaTiO3 films studied by photoemission spectroscopy
S. Muff, N. Pilet, M. Fanciulli, A. P. Weber, C. Wessler, Z. Ristić, Z. Wang, N. C. Plumb, M. Radović and J. H. Dil
Physical Review B 98, 045132 (2018)
S. Muff, N. Pilet, M. Fanciulli, A. P. Weber, C. Wessler, Z. Ristić, Z. Wang, N. C. Plumb, M. Radović and J. H. Dil
Physical Review B 98, 045132 (2018)

Spin-Resolved Electronic Response to the Phase Transition in MoTe2
A. P. Weber, P. Rüßmann, N. Xu, S. Muff, M. Fanciulli, A. Magrez, P. Bugnon, H. Berger, N. C. Plumb, M. Shi, S. Blügel, P. Mavropoulos and J. H. Dil
Physical Review Letters 121, 156401 (2018)
A. P. Weber, P. Rüßmann, N. Xu, S. Muff, M. Fanciulli, A. Magrez, P. Bugnon, H. Berger, N. C. Plumb, M. Shi, S. Blügel, P. Mavropoulos and J. H. Dil
Physical Review Letters 121, 156401 (2018)

Operando imaging of all-electric spin texture manipulation in ferroelectric and multiferroic Rashba semiconductors
J. Krempasky, S. Muff, J. Minar , N. Pilet, M. Fanciulli, A.P. Weber, E.B. Guedes, M. Caputo, E. Mueller, V.V. Volobuiev, M. Gmitra, C.A.F. Vaz, V. Scagnoli, G. Springholz and J. H. Dil
Physical Review X 8, 021067 (2018)
J. Krempasky, S. Muff, J. Minar , N. Pilet, M. Fanciulli, A.P. Weber, E.B. Guedes, M. Caputo, E. Mueller, V.V. Volobuiev, M. Gmitra, C.A.F. Vaz, V. Scagnoli, G. Springholz and J. H. Dil
Physical Review X 8, 021067 (2018)

A spin–orbit playground: surfaces and interfaces of transition metal oxides
S. Gariglio, A. D. Caviglia, J-M. Triscone and M. Gabay
Reports on Progress in Physics, Vol. 82, Number 1
S. Gariglio, A. D. Caviglia, J-M. Triscone and M. Gabay
Reports on Progress in Physics, Vol. 82, Number 1

Local Real-Space View of the Achiral 1T−TiSe2 2×2×2 Charge Density Wave
B. Hildebrand, T. Jaouen, M.-L. Mottas, G. Monney, C. Barreteau, E. Giannini, D. R. Bowler, and P. Aebi
Phys. Rev. Lett. 120, 136404(2018)
B. Hildebrand, T. Jaouen, M.-L. Mottas, G. Monney, C. Barreteau, E. Giannini, D. R. Bowler, and P. Aebi
Phys. Rev. Lett. 120, 136404(2018)

Two-Dimensional Topological Superconductivity with Antiferromagnetic Insulators
J.L. Lado and M. Sigrist
Phys. Rev. Lett. 121, 037002 (2018)
J.L. Lado and M. Sigrist
Phys. Rev. Lett. 121, 037002 (2018)

Scanning Tunneling Microscopy of an Air Sensitive Dichalcogenide Through an Encapsulating Layer
J. Martinez-Castro, D. Mauro, Á. Pásztor, I. Gutiérrez-Lezama, A. Scarfato, A. F. Morpurgo, and C. Renner
Nano Letters 18, 6696-6702 (2018)
J. Martinez-Castro, D. Mauro, Á. Pásztor, I. Gutiérrez-Lezama, A. Scarfato, A. F. Morpurgo, and C. Renner
Nano Letters 18, 6696-6702 (2018)

Design of magnetic spirals in layered perovskites: Extending the stability range far beyond room temperature
T. Shang, E. Canévet, M. Morin, D. Sheptyakov, M. T. Fernández-Díaz, E. Pomjakushina and M. Medarde
Science Advances, 2018, Vol. 4, no. 10, eaau6386
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T. Shang, E. Canévet, M. Morin, D. Sheptyakov, M. T. Fernández-Díaz, E. Pomjakushina and M. Medarde
Science Advances, 2018, Vol. 4, no. 10, eaau6386
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A family of finite-temperature electronic phase transitions in graphene multilayers
Y. Nam, D-K. Ki, D. Soler-Delgado and A. F. Morpurgo
Science 19 Oct 2018, Vol. 362, Issue 6412, pp. 324-328
Y. Nam, D-K. Ki, D. Soler-Delgado and A. F. Morpurgo
Science 19 Oct 2018, Vol. 362, Issue 6412, pp. 324-328

Electrically Tunable Gauge Fields in Tiny-Angle Twisted Bilayer Graphene
A.Ramires and J. L. Lado
Phys. Rev. Lett. 121, 146801 (2018)
A.Ramires and J. L. Lado
Phys. Rev. Lett. 121, 146801 (2018)

Synthesis and crystal structure of solvent-free dodecahydro closo-dodecaborate of nickel, NiB12H12
Y. Sadikin, E. Didelot, Z. Lodziana and R. Cerny
Dalton Trans. (2018), 47, 5843-5849
Y. Sadikin, E. Didelot, Z. Lodziana and R. Cerny
Dalton Trans. (2018), 47, 5843-5849

Higher-order topology in bismuth
F. Schindler, Z. Wang, M. G. Vergniory, A. M. Cook, A. Murani, S. Sengupta, A. Yu. Kasumov, R. Deblock, S. Jeon, I. Drozdov, H. Bouchiat, S. Guéron, A. Yazdani, B. A. Bernevig and T. Neupert
Nature Physics volume 14, 918-924 (2018)
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F. Schindler, Z. Wang, M. G. Vergniory, A. M. Cook, A. Murani, S. Sengupta, A. Yu. Kasumov, R. Deblock, S. Jeon, I. Drozdov, H. Bouchiat, S. Guéron, A. Yazdani, B. A. Bernevig and T. Neupert
Nature Physics volume 14, 918-924 (2018)
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K-space imaging of anisotropic 2D electron gas in GaN/GaAlN high-electron-mobility transistor heterostructures
L. L. Lev, I. O. Maiboroda, M.-A. Husanu, E. S. Grichuk, N. K. Chumakov, I. S. Ezubchenko, I. A. Chernych, X. Wang, B. Tobler, T. Schmitt, M. L. Zanaveskin, V. G. Valeyev and V. N. Strocov
Nature Communications volume 9, Article number: 2653
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L. L. Lev, I. O. Maiboroda, M.-A. Husanu, E. S. Grichuk, N. K. Chumakov, I. S. Ezubchenko, I. A. Chernych, X. Wang, B. Tobler, T. Schmitt, M. L. Zanaveskin, V. G. Valeyev and V. N. Strocov
Nature Communications volume 9, Article number: 2653
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Orbital Ordering of the Mobile and Localized Electrons at Oxygen-Deficient LaAlO3/SrTiO3 Interfaces
A. Chikina, F. Lechermann, M-A. Husanu, M. Caputo, C. Cancellieri, X. Wang, T. Schmitt, M. Radovic, and V. N. Strocov
ACS Nano, 2018, 12 (8), pp 7927–7935
A. Chikina, F. Lechermann, M-A. Husanu, M. Caputo, C. Cancellieri, X. Wang, T. Schmitt, M. Radovic, and V. N. Strocov
ACS Nano, 2018, 12 (8), pp 7927–7935

Three-dimensional Fermi surface of 2H-NbSe2: Implications for the mechanism of charge density waves
F. Weber, R. Hott, R. Heid, L. L. Lev, M. Caputo, T. Schmitt, and V. N. Strocov
Phys. Rev. B 97, 235122
F. Weber, R. Hott, R. Heid, L. L. Lev, M. Caputo, T. Schmitt, and V. N. Strocov
Phys. Rev. B 97, 235122

Topological quantum phase transition in the Ising-like antiferromagnetic spin chain BaCo2V2O8
Q. Faure, S. Takayoshi, S. Petit, V. Simonet, S. Raymond, L.-P. Regnault, M. Boehm, J. S. White, M. Månsson, C. Rüegg, P. Lejay, B. Canals, T. Lorenz, S. C. Furuya, T.Giamarchi and B. Grenier
Nature Physics volume 14, pages716–722 (2018)
Q. Faure, S. Takayoshi, S. Petit, V. Simonet, S. Raymond, L.-P. Regnault, M. Boehm, J. S. White, M. Månsson, C. Rüegg, P. Lejay, B. Canals, T. Lorenz, S. C. Furuya, T.Giamarchi and B. Grenier
Nature Physics volume 14, pages716–722 (2018)

Giant Pressure Dependence and Dimensionality Switching in a Metal-Organic Quantum Antiferromagnet
B. Wehinger, C. Fiolka, A. Lanza, R. Scatena, M. Kubus, A. Grockowiak, W. A. Coniglio, D. Graf, M. Skoulatos, J.-H. Chen, J. Gukelberger, N. Casati, O. Zaharko, P. Macchi, K. W. Krämer, S. Tozer, C. Mudry, B. Normand, and Ch. Rüegg
Phys. Rev. Lett. 121, 117201
B. Wehinger, C. Fiolka, A. Lanza, R. Scatena, M. Kubus, A. Grockowiak, W. A. Coniglio, D. Graf, M. Skoulatos, J.-H. Chen, J. Gukelberger, N. Casati, O. Zaharko, P. Macchi, K. W. Krämer, S. Tozer, C. Mudry, B. Normand, and Ch. Rüegg
Phys. Rev. Lett. 121, 117201