Spatiotemporal Dynamics of Coral Polyps on a Fluidic Platform Shuaifeng Li, Liza M. Roger, Judith Klein-Seetharaman, Nastassja A. Lewinski, and Jinkyu Yang Phys. Rev. Applied 18, 024078 (2022) – Published 30 August 2022 Physics logo Synopsis: Coral Polyps Dance ’n Sync Human activities threaten coral survival. A better understanding of the coral behaviors in response to environmental changes may lead to a rescue plan but remains challenging. The authors demonstrate quantitative features of coral motion—a key trait of coral polyps—through real-time microscopy on a fluidic platform, and discover the correlated fractional Brownian motion of coral polyps under different light and temperature conditions. Numerical analysis and theoretical modeling are performed to interpret the observed coral dynamics. This work provides systematic techniques to study coral polyp motions and advances our knowledge of their behavior under climate change. Show Abstract Biological Physics Complex Systems Fluid Dynamics PDFHTML Featured in Physics Plasma Transmission Gratings for Compression of High-Intensity Laser Pulses Matthew R. Edwards and Pierre Michel Phys. Rev. Applied 18, 024026 (2022) – Published 9 August 2022 Physics logo Synopsis: Plasma Gratings for High-Power Lasers A compact, high-power laser could be made using gratings made of plasma. Show Abstract Optics Plasma Physics PDFHTML Featured in Physics Air Flows in Opera Philippe Bourrianne, Paul R. Kaneelil, Manouk Abkarian, and Howard A. Stone Phys. Rev. Applied 18, 024042 (2022) – Published 16 August 2022 Physics logo: Singers, Oboists, and Physicists Orchestrate a COVID-19 Strategy In an unlikely collaboration, physicists and professional musicians studied how to limit COVID-19’s spread during operatic performances. Hint, it involves instruments wearing masks. Show Abstract Biological Physics Fluid Dynamics Medical Physics PDFHTML Featured in Physics Real-Time Nanoparticle Characterization Through Optofluidic Force Induction Marko Šimić, Doris Auer, Christian Neuper, Nikola Šimić, Gerhard Prossliner, Ruth Prassl, Christian Hill, and Ulrich Hohenester Phys. Rev. Applied 18, 024056 (2022) – Published 19 August 2022 Physics logo Focus: Optical Vortex Sizes Up Nanoparticles A novel method for measuring nanoparticle size could have applications in industry and basic materials science research. Show Abstract Fluid Dynamics Nanophysics Optics PDFHTML Editors' Suggestion Thermoplasmonic Nanomagnetic Logic Gates Pieter Gypens, Naëmi Leo, Matteo Menniti, Paolo Vavassori, and Jonathan Leliaert Phys. Rev. Applied 18, 024014 (2022) – Published 4 August 2022 In advancing beyond the von Neumann architecture, nanomagnetic logic offers an attractive approach to in-memory computation by exploiting the energy hierarchy of coupled nanomagnets. However, low-power operation is largely incompatible with deterministic logic, because the temperature required for fast operation reduces the coupling too much. This study overcomes that problem using local, selective plasmon-assisted photoheating of individual nanomagnets to drive a logic gate deterministically toward the desired low-energy output state, on nanosecond time scales. This approach demonstrates the possibility of computational metamaterials and could have immediate technological relevance. Show Abstract Computational Physics Magnetism Plasmonics PDFHTML Editors' Suggestion Realizing an Entanglement-Based Multiuser Quantum Network with Integrated Photonics Wenjun Wen, Zhiyu Chen, Liangliang Lu, Wenhan Yan, Wenyi Xue, Peiyu Zhang, Yanqing Lu, Shining Zhu, and Xiao-song Ma Phys. Rev. Applied 18, 024059 (2022) – Published 22 August 2022 Fully connected quantum networks have been realized with bulk nonlinear crystals and passive filters, but this traditional optical platform limits a network’s scalability in terms of photon-pair number and brightness, compatibility with quantum memory, and cost effectiveness. The authors address all of those challenges by employing an integrated SiN microring resonator to generate energy-time-entangled quantum frequency microcombs with a wide frequency span and narrow bandwidth modes. Photon pairs are selected and distributed to form a fully and simultaneously connected multiuser quantum network, paving the way to turnkey solutions for large entanglement-based quantum networks. Show Abstract Photonics Quantum Information Semiconductor Physics PDFHTML Editors' Suggestion Broadband Continuous-Variable Entanglement Generation Using a Kerr-Free Josephson Metamaterial M.R. Perelshtein, K.V. Petrovnin, V. Vesterinen, S. Hamedani Raja, I. Lilja, M. Will, A. Savin, S. Simbierowicz, R.N. Jabdaraghi, J.S. Lehtinen, L. Grönberg, J. Hassel, M.P. Prunnila, J. Govenius, G.S. Paraoanu, and P.J. Hakonen Phys. Rev. Applied 18, 024063 (2022) – Published 23 August 2022 Generation of quantum resources like entanglement is pivotal for quantum technology. This work uses superconducting Josephson metamaterials to generate color-entangled photons from vacuum fluctuations at a high rate, showing the presented system to be a superb microwave entanglement generator with remarkable bandwidth. Successful squeezing of the light is also demonstrated. These results are quite promising for quantum computing, sensing, and communication with superconducting devices. Show Abstract Metamaterials Quantum Information Superconductivity PDFHTML Editors' Suggestion Time-Dependent Multistate Switching of Topological Antiferromagnetic Order in Mn 3 Sn Gunasheel Kauwtilyaa Krishnaswamy, Giacomo Sala, Benjamin Jacot, Charles-Henri Lambert, Richard Schlitz, Marta D. Rossell, Paul Nöel, and Pietro Gambardella Phys. Rev. Applied 18, 024064 (2022) – Published 23 August 2022 Noncollinear antiferromagnets (AFMs) with topological electronic properties attract great interest, as they allow for all-electrical readout and manipulation of AFM order. The mechanisms and timescales to reverse AFM order are not known, though. In this study of current-driven switching of chiral AFM order in the classic Weyl semimetal Mn 3 Sn, time-resolved measurements show that switching is incoherent and occurs over several nanoseconds, owing to self-heating and then cooling of AFM domains in the presence of a Pt overlayer. These results unravel the spin dynamics of chiral AFMs and highlight the possibility of multilevel switching based on the temporal profile of current pulses. Show Abstract Magnetism Spintronics Topological Insulators PDFHTML Editors' Suggestion Quantum key Distribution with a Hand-Held Sender Unit Gwenaelle Vest, Peter Freiwang, Jannik Luhn, Tobias Vogl, Markus Rau, Lukas Knips, Wenjamin Rosenfeld, and Harald Weinfurter Phys. Rev. Applied 18, 024067 (2022) – Published 25 August 2022 Living the revolution: Quantum key distribution over free-space channels offers a multitude of different application scenarios—provided it can be combined with conventional communication systems. This study presents a miniaturized sender module with all necessary optics fitting in the palm of a hand, and enabling quantum key exchange with a tracking receiver. Such rugged sender optics can facilitate many other use cases, e.g. by combining it with a free-space optical system in an urban area, or by using it aboard a microsatellite for global key exchange. Show Abstract Optoelectronics Photonics Quantum Information PDFHTML Editors' Suggestion Suppression of Crosstalk in Superconducting Qubits Using Dynamical Decoupling Vinay Tripathi, Huo Chen, Mostafa Khezri, Ka-Wa Yip, E.M. Levenson-Falk, and Daniel A. Lidar Phys. Rev. Applied 18, 024068 (2022) – Published 25 August 2022 Crosstalk suppression is a key requirement for scalable implementations of fault-tolerant quantum computing, in particular using superconducting devices. This study demonstrates a simple, effective, and easily scalable scheme for dynamical decoupling to slash crosstalk. The scheme uses existing logic gates and does not require any additional calibrations or complexity. Apart from showing significant improvements in quantum memory experiments with multiqubit commercial processors, this approach also boosts the performance of single- and two-qubit gates. This method is suitable for immediate incorporation into both near-term NISQ and longer-term fault-tolerant systems. Show Abstract Optoelectronics Quantum Information Superconductivity PDFHTML Editors' Suggestion Strain-Engineered Wrinkles on Graphene Using Polymeric Actuators Davide Giambastiani, Cosimo Tommasi, Federica Bianco, Filippo Fabbri, Camilla Coletti, Alessandro Tredicucci, Alessandro Pitanti, and Stefano Roddaro Phys. Rev. Applied 18, 024069 (2022) – Published 25 August 2022 Corrugations strongly affect the electronic and optical properties of two-dimensional materials, and could be used to develop e.g. ultrathin pressure sensors, electronic waveguides, or hydrogen-storage devices. That requires fine control of the structure and geometry of the wrinkles, and thus a reliable and flexible method to generate them. This work shows how polymeric microactuators can be used to induce ordered arrays of wrinkles on graphene. Moreover, its proof-of-concept experiment demonstrates the potential of mechanical actuators to tune the corrugation of other two-dimensional materials as well. Show Abstract Graphene Mechanics Optoelectronics PDFHTML LETTERS Letter Femtotesla Nearly-Quantum-Noise-Limited Pulsed Gradiometer at Earth-Scale Fields V.G. Lucivero, W. Lee, M.E. Limes, E.L. Foley, T.W. Kornack, and M.V. Romalis Phys. Rev. Applied 18, L021001 (2022) – Published 12 August 2022 Applications of optical magnetometers in demanding environments require a high common-mode rejection ratio (CMRR) to effectively suppress ambient noise, but challenges still remain to achieve experimental sensitivity at the quantum noise level. The authors develop a compact magnetic gradiometer featuring a high CMRR and a differential sensitivity of tens of femtoteslas over a broad dynamic range, including Earth’s field magnitude. This gradiometer is also nearly quantum-noise-limited, which is compatible with quantum enhancement techniques in geomagnetic fields and can be used in unshielded environments such as space science, navigation, and biomedicine. Show Abstract Atomic and Molecular Physics Optics Quantum Information PDFHTML Letter Magnetic-Tunnel-Junction-Based True Random-Number Generator with Enhanced Generation Rate Xiheng Chen, Jiabin Zhang, and Jiang Xiao (萧江) Phys. Rev. Applied 18, L021002 (2022) – Published 24 August 2022 True random-number generators (TRNGs) are crucial in modern information technology, especially in cryptographic systems. TRNGs can be realized via stochastic physical processes, such as the thermally activated magnetization switching in a magnetic tunnel junction (MTJ). The fluctuations in MTJ-based TRNGs are still too slow for many practical purposes, though. This study proposes that the simple application of a small magnetic field can increase the generation rate of a MTJ-TRNG by several orders of magnitude, up to gigahertz frequencies. This approach could turn commercialized MTJ-MRAM devices into fast TRNGs with minimal modification. Show Abstract Computational Physics Magnetism Spintronics PDFHTML ARTICLES Measurement of dc and ac Electric Fields inside an Atomic Vapor Cell with Wall-Integrated Electrodes Lu Ma, Michael A. Viray, David A. Anderson, and Georg Raithel Phys. Rev. Applied 18, 024001 (2022) – Published 1 August 2022 Show Abstract Atomic and Molecular Physics Optics Quantum Physics PDFHTML Role of Time-Reversal Symmetry in the Dynamical Response of One-Way Nonlinear Devices David E. Fernandes and Mário G. Silveirinha Phys. Rev. Applied 18, 024002 (2022) – Published 1 August 2022 Show Abstract Metamaterials Optics Photonics PDFHTML Amplified Local Strain Signal in Strain-Plasmonic Coupled van der Waals Heterostructures Donglin Lu, Lin Du, Kai Huang, Xiang Qi, Bo Li, Jianxin Zhong, and Yiliu Wang Phys. Rev. Applied 18, 024003 (2022) – Published 1 August 2022 Show Abstract Nanophysics Optoelectronics Plasmonics PDFHTML Toward Deep-Learning-Assisted Spectrally Resolved Imaging of Magnetic Noise Fernando Meneses, David F. Wise, Daniela Pagliero, Pablo R. Zangara, Siddharth Dhomkar, and Carlos A. Meriles Phys. Rev. Applied 18, 024004 (2022) – Published 1 August 2022 Show Abstract Computational Physics Magnetism Quantum Physics PDFHTML Effect of Strain on Room-Temperature Spin Transport in Si 0.1 Ge 0.9 T. Naito, M. Yamada, Y. Wagatsuma, K. Sawano, and K. Hamaya Phys. Rev. Applied 18, 024005 (2022) – Published 2 August 2022 Show Abstract Electronics Mechanics Semiconductor Physics PDFHTML Colliding Pulse Mode Locking and Nonequilibrium Carrier Dynamics within Vertical External-Cavity Surface-Emitting Lasers S.A. McLaren, I. Kilen, and J.V. Moloney Phys. Rev. Applied 18, 024006 (2022) – Published 2 August 2022 Show Abstract Optics Optoelectronics Semiconductor Physics PDFHTML Anomalous Nernst Effect in an Antiperovskite Antiferromagnet Yunfeng You, Hei Lam, Caihua Wan, Chunlei Wan, Wenxuan Zhu, Lei Han, Hua Bai, Yongjian Zhou, Leilei Qiao, Tongjin Chen, Feng Pan, Junwei Liu, and Cheng Song Phys. Rev. Applied 18, 024007 (2022) – Published 2 August 2022 Show Abstract Energy Research Magnetism Spintronics PDFHTML Forward and Backward Multibeam Scanning Controlled by a Holographic Acoustic Metasurface Md Tausif Akram, Jun-Young Jang, and Kyungjun Song Phys. Rev. Applied 18, 024008 (2022) – Published 2 August 2022 Show Abstract Acoustics Metamaterials PDFHTML Perturbative Diagonalization for Time-Dependent Strong Interactions Z. Xiao, E. Doucet, T. Noh, L. Ranzani, R.W. Simmonds, L.C.G. Govia, and A. Kamal Phys. Rev. Applied 18, 024009 (2022) – Published 3 August 2022 Show Abstract Optics Quantum Information PDFHTML Vector Magnetometer Based on a Single Spin-Orbit-Torque Anomalous-Hall Device Xin Chen, Hang Xie, Haoxuan Shen, and Yihong Wu Phys. Rev. Applied 18, 024010 (2022) – Published 3 August 2022 Show Abstract Magnetism Spintronics PDFHTML Scaling of Time-Dependent Tunneling Current in Terahertz Scanning Tunneling Microscopes Sneha Banerjee and Peng Zhang Phys. Rev. Applied 18, 024011 (2022) – Published 3 August 2022 Show Abstract Condensed Matter Physics Nanophysics Optics PDFHTML Magnetic and Electronic Properties of Al N / VSe 2 van der Waals Heterostructures from Combined First-Principles and Schrödinger-Poisson Simulations Yijie Zhu, Dingwen Zhang, Haoshen Ye, Dongmei Bai, Ming Li, G.P. Zhang, Junting Zhang, and Jianli Wang Phys. Rev. Applied 18, 024012 (2022) – Published 4 August 2022 Show Abstract Condensed Matter Physics Semiconductor Physics Spintronics PDFHTML Deterministic and Entanglement-Efficient Preparation of Amplitude-Encoded Quantum Registers Prithvi Gundlapalli and Junyi Lee Phys. Rev. Applied 18, 024013 (2022) – Published 4 August 2022 Show Abstract Quantum Information PDFHTML Editors' Suggestion Thermoplasmonic Nanomagnetic Logic Gates Pieter Gypens, Naëmi Leo, Matteo Menniti, Paolo Vavassori, and Jonathan Leliaert Phys. Rev. Applied 18, 024014 (2022) – Published 4 August 2022 In advancing beyond the von Neumann architecture, nanomagnetic logic offers an attractive approach to in-memory computation by exploiting the energy hierarchy of coupled nanomagnets. However, low-power operation is largely incompatible with deterministic logic, because the temperature required for fast operation reduces the coupling too much. This study overcomes that problem using local, selective plasmon-assisted photoheating of individual nanomagnets to drive a logic gate deterministically toward the desired low-energy output state, on nanosecond time scales. This approach demonstrates the possibility of computational metamaterials and could have immediate technological relevance. Show Abstract Computational Physics Magnetism Plasmonics PDFHTML Application of a Microfabricated Microwave Resonator in a Co - Pd –Based Magnetic Hydrogen-Gas Sensor Thomas A. Schefer, Ryszard Narkowicz, Kilian Lenz, Fabian Ganss, Malcolm P. Roberts, Olav Hellwig, Mariusz Martyniuk, Jürgen Lindner, and Mikhail Kostylev Phys. Rev. Applied 18, 024015 (2022) – Published 4 August 2022 Show Abstract Magnetism Materials Science Optics PDFHTML Quantitative Magnetic Force Microscopy: Transfer-Function Method Revisited Y. Feng, A.-O. Mandru, O. Yıldırım, and H.J. Hug Phys. Rev. Applied 18, 024016 (2022) – Published 5 August 2022 Show Abstract Magnetism Mechanics Nanophysics PDFHTML Energy-Efficient W 100 − x Ta x / Co-Fe-B/MgO Spin Hall Nano-Oscillators Nilamani Behera, Himanshu Fulara, Lakhan Bainsla, Akash Kumar, Mohammad Zahedinejad, Afshin Houshang, and Johan Åkerman Phys. Rev. Applied 18, 024017 (2022) – Published 5 August 2022 Show Abstract Condensed Matter Physics Magnetism Spintronics PDFHTML Stability of Self-Configuring Large Multiport Interferometers Ryan Hamerly, Saumil Bandyopadhyay, and Dirk Englund Phys. Rev. Applied 18, 024018 (2022) – Published 5 August 2022 Show Abstract Optics Photonics Quantum Information PDFHTML Accurate Self-Configuration of Rectangular Multiport Interferometers Ryan Hamerly, Saumil Bandyopadhyay, and Dirk Englund Phys. Rev. Applied 18, 024019 (2022) – Published 5 August 2022 Show Abstract Optics Photonics Quantum Information PDFHTML Mixed-Functionalized Sc 2 C T x ( T = O, OH, F ) M X ene for Electrocatalytic CO 2 Reduction: Insight from First-Principles Calculations Asha Yadav, Vikram, Nirpendra Singh, and Aftab Alam Phys. Rev. Applied 18, 024020 (2022) – Published 8 August 2022 Show Abstract Energy Research Optoelectronics Physical Chemistry PDFHTML Multiobjective Optimization of Bespoke Gradient-Index Lenses: A Powerful Tool for Overcoming the Limitations of Transformation Optics Jingwei Xu, Eric B. Whiting, Sawyer D. Campbell, Pingjuan L. Werner, Douglas H. Werner, Jeremy A. Bossard, John P. Barrett, Joshua W. Withrow, and James D. Weigner Phys. Rev. Applied 18, 024021 (2022) – Published 8 August 2022 Show Abstract Computational Physics Metamaterials Optics PDFHTML Transfer-Learning-Assisted Inverse Metasurface Design for 30% Data Savings Zhixiang Fan, Chao Qian, Yuetian Jia, Min Chen, Jie Zhang, Xingshuo Cui, Er-Ping Li, Bin Zheng, Tong Cai, and Hongsheng Chen Phys. Rev. Applied 18, 024022 (2022) – Published 8 August 2022 Show Abstract Computational Physics Metamaterials Photonics PDFHTML High-Performance Microwave Frequency Standard Based on Sympathetically Cooled Ions Hao-Ran Qin (秦浩然), Sheng-Nan Miao (苗胜楠), Ji-Ze Han (韩济泽), Nong-Chao Xin (辛弄潮), Yi-Ting Chen (陈一婷), J.W. Zhang (张建伟), and L.J. Wang (王力军) Phys. Rev. Applied 18, 024023 (2022) – Published 8 August 2022 Show Abstract Atomic and Molecular Physics Optics Quantum Physics PDFHTML Ultrahigh-Amplitude Isolated Attosecond Pulses Generated in the Transmission Regime from Ultrathin Foil Ruyu Pang, Yunliang Wang, Xueqing Yan, and Bengt Eliasson Phys. Rev. Applied 18, 024024 (2022) – Published 9 August 2022 Show Abstract Optics Plasma Physics PDFHTML Midinfrared Compressed Fourier-Transform Spectroscopy with an Optical Frequency Comb Ning Zhu, Ze Xu, Zhenhai Wang, Zihao Song, Weitian Wang, Xiaoliang Chen, and Xing Chao Phys. Rev. Applied 18, 024025 (2022) – Published 9 August 2022 Show Abstract Optics Photonics Physical Chemistry PDFHTML Featured in Physics Plasma Transmission Gratings for Compression of High-Intensity Laser Pulses Matthew R. Edwards and Pierre Michel Phys. Rev. Applied 18, 024026 (2022) – Published 9 August 2022 Physics logo Synopsis: Plasma Gratings for High-Power Lasers A compact, high-power laser could be made using gratings made of plasma. Show Abstract Optics Plasma Physics PDFHTML Nonreciprocity with Structured Light Using Optical Pumping in Hot Atoms Fei Song, Zhiping Wang, Enze Li, Benli Yu, and Zhixiang Huang Phys. Rev. Applied 18, 024027 (2022) – Published 9 August 2022 Show Abstract Atomic and Molecular Physics Optics PDFHTML Training a Neural Network with Exciton-Polariton Optical Nonlinearity A. Opala, R. Panico, V. Ardizzone, B. Piętka, J. Szczytko, D. Sanvitto, M. Matuszewski, and D. Ballarini Phys. Rev. Applied 18, 024028 (2022) – Published 10 August 2022 Show Abstract Computational Physics Nonlinear Dynamics Photonics PDFHTML Transfer of Orbital Angular Momentum to Freely Levitated High-Density Objects in Airborne Acoustic Vortices B.W. Zhang, Z.Y. Hong, and B.W. Drinkwater Phys. Rev. Applied 18, 024029 (2022) – Published 10 August 2022 Show Abstract Acoustics Nonlinear Dynamics PDFHTML Inhibition of Skyrmion Hall Effect by a Stripe Domain Wall Sheng Yang, Kai Wu, Yuelei Zhao, Xue Liang, Jing Xia, Yuqing Zhou, Xiangjun Xing, and Yan Zhou Phys. Rev. Applied 18, 024030 (2022) – Published 10 August 2022 Show Abstract Materials Science Spintronics PDFHTML Near-Infrared Speckle-Illumination Imaging Based on a Multidimensionally Disordered Fiber Laser Zhao Wang, Shanshan Wang, Rui Ma, Youwei Liu, Hongyang Zhu, Yong Zhang, Jun Liu, Yandong Mu, Yunjiang Rao, and Weili Zhang Phys. Rev. Applied 18, 024031 (2022) – Published 10 August 2022 Show Abstract Optics PDFHTML Radio-Frequency C - V Measurements with Subattofarad Sensitivity Filip K. Malinowski, Lin Han, Damaz de Jong, Ji-Yin Wang, Christian G. Prosko, Ghada Badawy, Sasa Gazibegovic, Yu Liu, Peter Krogstrup, Erik P.A.M. Bakkers, Leo P. Kouwenhoven, and Jonne V. Koski Phys. Rev. Applied 18, 024032 (2022) – Published 11 August 2022 Show Abstract Nanophysics Optoelectronics Semiconductor Physics PDFHTML Deep Reinforcement Learning for Quantum Hamiltonian Engineering Pai Peng (彭湃), Xiaoyang Huang, Chao Yin, Linta Joseph, Chandrasekhar Ramanathan, and Paola Cappellaro Phys. Rev. Applied 18, 024033 (2022) – Published 11 August 2022 Show Abstract Computational Physics Interdisciplinary Physics Quantum Physics PDFHTML Compact 459-nm Cs Cell Optical Frequency Standard with 2.1 × 10 − 13 / √ τ Short-Term Stability Jianxiang Miao, Tiantian Shi, Jia Zhang, and Jingbiao Chen Phys. Rev. Applied 18, 024034 (2022) – Published 11 August 2022 Show Abstract Atomic and Molecular Physics Optics Quantum Physics PDFHTML Multiple Spoof Plasmonically Induced Transparency for Sensing Applications Zhixia Xu, Yi Wang, Jie Chang, and Tie Jun Cui Phys. Rev. Applied 18, 024035 (2022) – Published 11 August 2022 Show Abstract Fluid Dynamics Metamaterials Plasmonics PDFHTML Raman Storage of Quasideterministic Single Photons Generated by Rydberg Collective Excitations in a Low-Noise Quantum Memory L. Heller, J. Lowinski, K. Theophilo, A. Padrón-Brito, and H. de Riedmatten Phys. Rev. Applied 18, 024036 (2022) – Published 12 August 2022 Show Abstract Atomic and Molecular Physics Optics Quantum Information PDFHTML Spin-Orbit Interaction in Ga N / Al x Ga 1 − x N Heterojunctions Probed by Electron Spin Resonance A.V. Shchepetilnikov, A.R. Khisameeva, V.V. Solovyev, A. Großer, T. Mikolajick, S. Schmult, and I.V. Kukushkin Phys. Rev. Applied 18, 024037 (2022) – Published 12 August 2022 Show Abstract Magnetism Semiconductor Physics Spintronics PDFHTML Edge-State Oscillations in a One-Dimensional Topological Chain with Dissipative Couplings Yang Zhang, Wei Nie, and Yu-xi Liu Phys. Rev. Applied 18, 024038 (2022) – Published 12 August 2022 Show Abstract Quantum Information Superconductivity Topological Insulators PDFHTML Nanostructured Ga As /( Al , Ga ) As Waveguide for Low-Density Polariton Condensation from a Bound State in the Continuum F. Riminucci, V. Ardizzone, L. Francaviglia, M. Lorenzon, C. Stavrakas, S. Dhuey, A. Schwartzberg, S. Zanotti, D. Gerace, K. Baldwin, L. N. Pfeiffer, G. Gigli, D. F. Ogletree, A. Weber-Bargioni, S. Cabrini, and D. Sanvitto Phys. Rev. Applied 18, 024039 (2022) – Published 15 August 2022 Show Abstract Condensed Matter Physics Optics Semiconductor Physics PDFHTML Real-Time Adaptive Sensing of Nuclear Spins by a Single-Spin Quantum Sensor Jingcheng Wang, Dongxiao Li, Ralf Betzholz, and Jianming Cai Phys. Rev. Applied 18, 024040 (2022) – Published 15 August 2022 Show Abstract Computational Physics Magnetism Quantum Physics PDFHTML Quantum Repeaters with Encoding on Nitrogen-Vacancy-Center Platforms Yumang Jing and Mohsen Razavi Phys. Rev. Applied 18, 024041 (2022) – Published 16 August 2022 Show Abstract Optics Quantum Information PDFHTML Featured in Physics Air Flows in Opera Philippe Bourrianne, Paul R. Kaneelil, Manouk Abkarian, and Howard A. Stone Phys. Rev. Applied 18, 024042 (2022) – Published 16 August 2022 Physics logo: Singers, Oboists, and Physicists Orchestrate a COVID-19 Strategy In an unlikely collaboration, physicists and professional musicians studied how to limit COVID-19’s spread during operatic performances. Hint, it involves instruments wearing masks. Show Abstract Biological Physics Fluid Dynamics Medical Physics PDFHTML Multiple-Wavelength Achromatic Superresolution Focusing with Optimized Constructive Interference Kun Zhang, Fengliang Dong, Yi Zhou, Zhiwei Song, Lihua Xu, Haifeng Hu, Shaokui Yan, Weiguo Chu, Luru Dai, and Gang Chen Phys. Rev. Applied 18, 024043 (2022) – Published 16 August 2022 Show Abstract Optics PDFHTML Microscopic Study of Optically Stable Coherent Color Centers in Diamond Generated by High-Temperature Annealing King Cho Wong, San Lam Ng, Kin On Ho, Yang Shen, Jiahao Wu, Kwing To Lai, Man Yin Leung, Wai Kuen Leung, Durga Bhaktavatsala Rao Dasari, Andrej Denisenko, Jörg Wrachtrup, and Sen Yang Phys. Rev. Applied 18, 024044 (2022) – Published 16 August 2022 Show Abstract Optics Quantum Information Semiconductor Physics PDFHTML Temperature-Assisted Piezoresponse Force Microscopy: Probing Local Temperature-Induced Phase Transitions in Ferroics Anna N. Morozovska, Eugene A. Eliseev, Kyle Kelley, and Sergei V. Kalinin Phys. Rev. Applied 18, 024045 (2022) – Published 17 August 2022 Show Abstract Condensed Matter Physics Mechanics Nanophysics PDFHTML Inverse Faraday Effect in an Optomagnonic Waveguide Na Zhu, Xufeng Zhang, Xu Han, Chang-Ling Zou, and Hong X. Tang Phys. Rev. Applied 18, 024046 (2022) – Published 17 August 2022 Show Abstract Magnetism Optoelectronics Spintronics PDFHTML Spin Hall Nano-Oscillator Based on an Antiferromagnetic Domain Wall R.V. Ovcharov, E.G. Galkina, B.A. Ivanov, and R.S. Khymyn Phys. Rev. Applied 18, 024047 (2022) – Published 17 August 2022 Show Abstract Magnetism Spintronics PDFHTML Variational Determination of Multiqubit Geometrical Entanglement in Noisy Intermediate-Scale Quantum Computers A.D. Muñoz-Moller, L. Pereira, L. Zambrano, J. Cortés-Vega, and A. Delgado Phys. Rev. Applied 18, 024048 (2022) – Published 17 August 2022 Show Abstract Quantum Information PDFHTML Three-Dimensional Omnidirectional Acoustic Illusion Chuanjie Hu, Yuhang Yin, and Huanyang Chen Phys. Rev. Applied 18, 024049 (2022) – Published 18 August 2022 Show Abstract Acoustics Metamaterials PDFHTML Enhanced Stability of the Multiferroic Phase in Cr-Doped Y -Type Hexaferrite Single Crystals Vilmos Kocsis, Yoshio Kaneko, Yusuke Tokunaga, Yoshinori Tokura, and Yasujiro Taguchi Phys. Rev. Applied 18, 024050 (2022) – Published 18 August 2022 Show Abstract Condensed Matter Physics Electronics Materials Science PDFHTML Control of Active Polymeric Filaments by Chemically Powered Nanomotors Liyan Qiao and Raymond Kapral Phys. Rev. Applied 18, 024051 (2022) – Published 18 August 2022 Show Abstract Chemical Physics Nonlinear Dynamics Soft Matter PDFHTML Imaging Stacking-Dependent Surface Plasmon Polaritons in Trilayer Graphene Yilong Luan, Jun Qian, Minsung Kim, Kai-Ming Ho, Yi Shi, Yun Li, Cai-Zhuang Wang, Michael C. Tringides, and Zhe Fei Phys. Rev. Applied 18, 024052 (2022) – Published 18 August 2022 Show Abstract Graphene Nanophysics Plasmonics PDFHTML Spiderweb Array: A Sparse Spin-Qubit Array Jelmer M. Boter, Juan P. Dehollain, Jeroen P.G. van Dijk, Yuanxing Xu, Toivo Hensgens, Richard Versluis, Henricus W.L. Naus, James S. Clarke, Menno Veldhorst, Fabio Sebastiano, and Lieven M.K. Vandersypen Phys. Rev. Applied 18, 024053 (2022) – Published 19 August 2022 Show Abstract Electronics Quantum Information Semiconductor Physics PDFHTML Multimode Strong Coupling in Cavity Optomechanics P. Kharel, Y. Chu, D. Mason, E. A. Kittlaus, N. T. Otterstrom, S. Gertler, and P. T. Rakich Phys. Rev. Applied 18, 024054 (2022) – Published 19 August 2022 Show Abstract Acoustics Optics Quantum Information PDFHTML Quantum Tomography of Entangled Spin-Multiphoton States Dan Cogan, Giora Peniakov, Oded Kenneth, Yaroslav Don, and David Gershoni Phys. Rev. Applied 18, 024055 (2022) – Published 19 August 2022 Show Abstract Photonics Quantum Information Semiconductor Physics PDFHTML Featured in Physics Real-Time Nanoparticle Characterization Through Optofluidic Force Induction Marko Šimić, Doris Auer, Christian Neuper, Nikola Šimić, Gerhard Prossliner, Ruth Prassl, Christian Hill, and Ulrich Hohenester Phys. Rev. Applied 18, 024056 (2022) – Published 19 August 2022 Physics logo Focus: Optical Vortex Sizes Up Nanoparticles A novel method for measuring nanoparticle size could have applications in industry and basic materials science research. Show Abstract Fluid Dynamics Nanophysics Optics PDFHTML Deterministic Entanglement of Large-Scale Hermite-Gaussian Modes Xutong Wang and Jietai Jing Phys. Rev. Applied 18, 024057 (2022) – Published 22 August 2022 Show Abstract Optics Quantum Information PDFHTML Enabling Ab Initio Material Design of In As / Ga Sb Superlattices for Infrared Detection Shengxin Yang, Xiaobi Wang, Yongfeng Liu, Jia Wu, Wenhong Zhou, Xiangshui Miao, Li Huang, and Kan-Hao Xue Phys. Rev. Applied 18, 024058 (2022) – Published 22 August 2022 Show Abstract Computational Physics Optoelectronics Semiconductor Physics PDFHTML Editors' Suggestion Realizing an Entanglement-Based Multiuser Quantum Network with Integrated Photonics Wenjun Wen, Zhiyu Chen, Liangliang Lu, Wenhan Yan, Wenyi Xue, Peiyu Zhang, Yanqing Lu, Shining Zhu, and Xiao-song Ma Phys. Rev. Applied 18, 024059 (2022) – Published 22 August 2022 Fully connected quantum networks have been realized with bulk nonlinear crystals and passive filters, but this traditional optical platform limits a network’s scalability in terms of photon-pair number and brightness, compatibility with quantum memory, and cost effectiveness. The authors address all of those challenges by employing an integrated SiN microring resonator to generate energy-time-entangled quantum frequency microcombs with a wide frequency span and narrow bandwidth modes. Photon pairs are selected and distributed to form a fully and simultaneously connected multiuser quantum network, paving the way to turnkey solutions for large entanglement-based quantum networks. Show Abstract Photonics Quantum Information Semiconductor Physics PDFHTML Optically Modulated Propulsion of Electric-Field-Powered Photoconducting Janus Particles Matan Zehavi, Daniel Sofer, Touvia Miloh, Orlin D. Velev, and Gilad Yossifon Phys. Rev. Applied 18, 024060 (2022) – Published 22 August 2022 Show Abstract Mechanics Optoelectronics Semiconductor Physics PDFHTML Active Control of Interconversion of Spin and Orbital Angular Momentum of Light by a Scattering System Zhengyang Mao, Haigang Liu, and Xianfeng Chen Phys. Rev. Applied 18, 024061 (2022) – Published 23 August 2022 Show Abstract Optics Quantum Information PDFHTML Temperature-Gradient-Driven Magnetic Skyrmion Motion Eleonora Raimondo, Elias Saugar, Joseph Barker, Davi Rodrigues, Anna Giordano, Mario Carpentieri, Wanjun Jiang, Oksana Chubykalo-Fesenko, Riccardo Tomasello, and Giovanni Finocchio Phys. Rev. Applied 18, 024062 (2022) – Published 23 August 2022 Show Abstract Energy Research Magnetism Spintronics PDFHTML Editors' Suggestion Broadband Continuous-Variable Entanglement Generation Using a Kerr-Free Josephson Metamaterial M.R. Perelshtein, K.V. Petrovnin, V. Vesterinen, S. Hamedani Raja, I. Lilja, M. Will, A. Savin, S. Simbierowicz, R.N. Jabdaraghi, J.S. Lehtinen, L. Grönberg, J. Hassel, M.P. Prunnila, J. Govenius, G.S. Paraoanu, and P.J. Hakonen Phys. Rev. Applied 18, 024063 (2022) – Published 23 August 2022 Generation of quantum resources like entanglement is pivotal for quantum technology. This work uses superconducting Josephson metamaterials to generate color-entangled photons from vacuum fluctuations at a high rate, showing the presented system to be a superb microwave entanglement generator with remarkable bandwidth. Successful squeezing of the light is also demonstrated. These results are quite promising for quantum computing, sensing, and communication with superconducting devices. Show Abstract Metamaterials Quantum Information Superconductivity PDFHTML Editors' Suggestion Time-Dependent Multistate Switching of Topological Antiferromagnetic Order in Mn 3 Sn Gunasheel Kauwtilyaa Krishnaswamy, Giacomo Sala, Benjamin Jacot, Charles-Henri Lambert, Richard Schlitz, Marta D. Rossell, Paul Nöel, and Pietro Gambardella Phys. Rev. Applied 18, 024064 (2022) – Published 23 August 2022 Noncollinear antiferromagnets (AFMs) with topological electronic properties attract great interest, as they allow for all-electrical readout and manipulation of AFM order. The mechanisms and timescales to reverse AFM order are not known, though. In this study of current-driven switching of chiral AFM order in the classic Weyl semimetal Mn 3 Sn, time-resolved measurements show that switching is incoherent and occurs over several nanoseconds, owing to self-heating and then cooling of AFM domains in the presence of a Pt overlayer. These results unravel the spin dynamics of chiral AFMs and highlight the possibility of multilevel switching based on the temporal profile of current pulses. Show Abstract Magnetism Spintronics Topological Insulators PDFHTML Characterizing Multipartite non-Gaussian Entanglement for a Three-Mode Spontaneous Parametric Down-Conversion Process Mingsheng Tian, Yu Xiang, Feng-Xiao Sun, Matteo Fadel, and Qiongyi He Phys. Rev. Applied 18, 024065 (2022) – Published 24 August 2022 Show Abstract Optics Quantum Information PDFHTML Mitigation of the Magnetic Field Susceptibility of Transition-Edge Sensors Using a Superconducting Groundplane M. de Wit, L. Gottardi, M.L. Ridder, K. Nagayoshi, E. Taralli, H. Akamatsu, D. Vaccaro, J.-W.A. den Herder, M.P. Bruijn, and J.R. Gao Phys. Rev. Applied 18, 024066 (2022) – Published 25 August 2022 Show Abstract Astrophysics Optoelectronics Superconductivity PDFHTML Editors' Suggestion Quantum key Distribution with a Hand-Held Sender Unit Gwenaelle Vest, Peter Freiwang, Jannik Luhn, Tobias Vogl, Markus Rau, Lukas Knips, Wenjamin Rosenfeld, and Harald Weinfurter Phys. Rev. Applied 18, 024067 (2022) – Published 25 August 2022 Living the revolution: Quantum key distribution over free-space channels offers a multitude of different application scenarios—provided it can be combined with conventional communication systems. This study presents a miniaturized sender module with all necessary optics fitting in the palm of a hand, and enabling quantum key exchange with a tracking receiver. Such rugged sender optics can facilitate many other use cases, e.g. by combining it with a free-space optical system in an urban area, or by using it aboard a microsatellite for global key exchange. Show Abstract Optoelectronics Photonics Quantum Information PDFHTML Editors' Suggestion Suppression of Crosstalk in Superconducting Qubits Using Dynamical Decoupling Vinay Tripathi, Huo Chen, Mostafa Khezri, Ka-Wa Yip, E.M. Levenson-Falk, and Daniel A. Lidar Phys. Rev. Applied 18, 024068 (2022) – Published 25 August 2022 Crosstalk suppression is a key requirement for scalable implementations of fault-tolerant quantum computing, in particular using superconducting devices. This study demonstrates a simple, effective, and easily scalable scheme for dynamical decoupling to slash crosstalk. The scheme uses existing logic gates and does not require any additional calibrations or complexity. Apart from showing significant improvements in quantum memory experiments with multiqubit commercial processors, this approach also boosts the performance of single- and two-qubit gates. This method is suitable for immediate incorporation into both near-term NISQ and longer-term fault-tolerant systems. Show Abstract Optoelectronics Quantum Information Superconductivity PDFHTML Editors' Suggestion Strain-Engineered Wrinkles on Graphene Using Polymeric Actuators Davide Giambastiani, Cosimo Tommasi, Federica Bianco, Filippo Fabbri, Camilla Coletti, Alessandro Tredicucci, Alessandro Pitanti, and Stefano Roddaro Phys. Rev. Applied 18, 024069 (2022) – Published 25 August 2022 Corrugations strongly affect the electronic and optical properties of two-dimensional materials, and could be used to develop e.g. ultrathin pressure sensors, electronic waveguides, or hydrogen-storage devices. That requires fine control of the structure and geometry of the wrinkles, and thus a reliable and flexible method to generate them. This work shows how polymeric microactuators can be used to induce ordered arrays of wrinkles on graphene. Moreover, its proof-of-concept experiment demonstrates the potential of mechanical actuators to tune the corrugation of other two-dimensional materials as well. Show Abstract Graphene Mechanics Optoelectronics PDFHTML Airy-Beam-Enabled Binary Acoustic Metasurfaces for Underwater Ultrasound-Beam Manipulation Zhongtao Hu, Yaoheng Yang, Lu Xu, Yun Jing, and Hong Chen Phys. Rev. Applied 18, 024070 (2022) – Published 26 August 2022 Show Abstract Acoustics Medical Physics Metamaterials PDFHTML Spin-Transfer-Torque Oscillator with an Antiferromagnetic Exchange-Coupled Composite Free Layer I. Volvach, A.D. Kent, E.E. Fullerton, and V. Lomakin Phys. Rev. Applied 18, 024071 (2022) – Published 26 August 2022 Show Abstract Magnetism Materials Science Spintronics PDFHTML Jet Effusion from a Metal Droplet Irradiated by a Polarized Ultrashort Laser Pulse S.Yu. Grigoryev, B.V. Lakatosh, P.M. Solyankin, M.S. Krivokorytov, V.V. Zhakhovsky, S.A. Dyachkov, C.-D. Ohl, A.P. Shkurinov, and V.V. Medvedev Phys. Rev. Applied 18, 024072 (2022) – Published 26 August 2022 Show Abstract Fluid Dynamics Optics PDFHTML Exceptional-Point Phase Transition in Coupled Magnonic Waveguides Alexander V. Sadovnikov, Alexander A. Zyablovsky, Alexander V. Dorofeenko, and Sergey A. Nikitov Phys. Rev. Applied 18, 024073 (2022) – Published 26 August 2022 Show Abstract Magnetism Optics PDFHTML Gate-Tunable Kinetic Inductance in Proximitized Nanowires Lukas Johannes Splitthoff, Arno Bargerbos, Lukas Grünhaupt, Marta Pita-Vidal, Jaap Joachim Wesdorp, Yu Liu, Angela Kou, Christian Kraglund Andersen, and Bernard van Heck Phys. Rev. Applied 18, 024074 (2022) – Published 29 August 2022 Show Abstract Nanophysics Quantum Information Superconductivity PDFHTML Large Exotic Spin Torques in Antiferromagnetic Iron Rhodium Jonathan Gibbons, Takaaki Dohi, Vivek P. Amin, Fei Xue, Haowen Ren, Jun-Wen Xu, Hanu Arava, Soho Shim, Hilal Saglam, Yuzi Liu, John E. Pearson, Nadya Mason, Amanda K. Petford-Long, Paul M. Haney, Mark D. Stiles, Eric E. Fullerton, Andrew D. Kent, Shunsuke Fukami, and Axel Hoffmann Phys. Rev. Applied 18, 024075 (2022) – Published 29 August 2022 Show Abstract Magnetism Materials Science Spintronics PDFHTML Fault-Tolerant Multiqubit Geometric Entangling Gates Using Photonic Cat-State Qubits Ye-Hong Chen, Roberto Stassi, Wei Qin, Adam Miranowicz, and Franco Nori Phys. Rev. Applied 18, 024076 (2022) – Published 29 August 2022 Show Abstract Photonics Quantum Information PDFHTML Magnetization Dynamics of Superparamagnetic Nanoparticles for Magnetic Particle Spectroscopy and Imaging Gabriele Barrera, Paolo Allia, and Paola Tiberto Phys. Rev. Applied 18, 024077 (2022) – Published 29 August 2022 Show Abstract Magnetism Medical Physics Nanophysics PDFHTML Featured in Physics Editors' Suggestion Spatiotemporal Dynamics of Coral Polyps on a Fluidic Platform Shuaifeng Li, Liza M. Roger, Judith Klein-Seetharaman, Nastassja A. Lewinski, and Jinkyu Yang Phys. Rev. Applied 18, 024078 (2022) – Published 30 August 2022 Physics logo Synopsis: Coral Polyps Dance ’n Sync Human activities threaten coral survival. A better understanding of the coral behaviors in response to environmental changes may lead to a rescue plan but remains challenging. The authors demonstrate quantitative features of coral motion—a key trait of coral polyps—through real-time microscopy on a fluidic platform, and discover the correlated fractional Brownian motion of coral polyps under different light and temperature conditions. Numerical analysis and theoretical modeling are performed to interpret the observed coral dynamics. This work provides systematic techniques to study coral polyp motions and advances our knowledge of their behavior under climate change. Show Abstract Biological Physics Complex Systems Fluid Dynamics PDFHTML Electrical-Readout Microwave-Free Sensing with Diamond Huijie Zheng, Jaroslav Hruby, Emilie Bourgeois, Josef Soucek, Petr Siyushev, Fedor Jelezko, Arne Wickenbrock, Milos Nesladek, and Dmitry Budker Phys. Rev. Applied 18, 024079 (2022) – Published 30 August 2022 Show Abstract Optoelectronics Quantum Physics PDFHTML Magnon Dynamics in Parity-Time-Symmetric Dipolarly Coupled Waveguides and Magnonic Crystals Xi-guang Wang, Dominik Schulz, Guang-hua Guo, and Jamal Berakdar Phys. Rev. Applied 18, 024080 (2022) – Published 30 August 2022 Show Abstract Magnetism Spintronics PDFHTML Direct Measurement of the Magnetocaloric Effect through Time-Dependent Magnetometry R. Almeida, C. Amorim, J. S. Amaral, J. P. Araújo, and J. H. Belo Phys. Rev. Applied 18, 024081 (2022) – Published 31 August 2022 Show Abstract Energy Research Magnetism Materials Science PDFHTML Quantum Memristors with Quantum Computers Y.-M. Guo, F. Albarrán-Arriagada, H. Alaeian, E. Solano, and G. Alvarado Barrios Phys. Rev. Applied 18, 024082 (2022) – Published 31 August 2022 Show Abstract Electronics Quantum Information Superconductivity PDFHTML REVIEW ARTICLES Review Article Nonreciprocal Thermal Photonics for Energy Conversion and Radiative Heat Transfer Zhenong Zhang and Linxiao Zhu Phys. Rev. Applied 18, 027001 (2022) – Published 4 August 2022 Nonreciprocal thermal photonics is an emerging topic in thermal radiation control. Recent advances in using this approach for energy harvesting, thermal management, and even communication have stimulated substantial interest in the subject. The authors review recent developments, challenges, and opportunities in the unidirectional transfer of heat energy via light, to provide a snapshot of the current status of the field, and to advance future research in it. Show Abstract