Phase-field method is a density-based computational method at the mesoscale for modeling
and predicting the temporal microstructure and property evolution during materials …

Recent progress in utilizing ultrafast light-matter interaction to control the macroscopic
properties of quantum materials is reviewed. Particular emphasis is placed on photoinduced …

The past decade has witnessed an explosion in the field of quantum materials, headlined by
the predictions and discoveries of novel Landau-symmetry-broken phases in correlated …

In the last two decades non-equilibrium spectroscopies have evolved from avant-garde
studies to crucial tools for expanding our understanding of the physics of strongly correlated …

When electrons in a solid are excited by light, they can alter the free energy landscape and
access phases of matter that are out of reach in thermal equilibrium. This accessibility …

Hidden states of matter may be created if a system out of equilibrium follows a trajectory to a
state that is inaccessible or does not exist under normal equilibrium conditions. We found …

The occurrence of charge-density waves in three selected layered transition-metal
dichalcogenides—1T-TaS 2, 2H-TaSe 2 and 1T-TiSe 2—is discussed from an …

This article reviews the static and dynamic properties of spontaneous superstructures
formed by electrons. Representations of such electronic crystals are charge density waves …

Ultrafast responses of BCS superconductor Nb 1-x Ti x N films in a nonadiabatic excitation
regime were investigated by using terahertz (THz) pump-THz probe spectroscopy. After an …

In the course of a nonequilibrium continuous phase transition, the dynamics ceases to be
adiabatic in the vicinity of the critical point as a result of the critical slowing down (the …