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Synthetic gain for electron-beam spectroscopy

Y.L. Chen, K.B. Zeng, Z.T. Xie, Y.X. Sha, Z.L. Chen, X.D. Zhang, S. Yang, S.M. Gong, Y.Q. Chen, H.G. Duan, S. Zhang, Y. Yang

Nature Communications, Vol. 17(1), 1452:1-8, 2026

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Spontaneous Symmetry Breaking of Cavity Vacuum and Emergent Gyrotropic Effects in Embedded Moiré Superlattices

Z.Z. Lin, H.C. Chan, W.Q. Yang, Y.X. Sha, C. Xiao, S. Zhang, W. Yao

Physical Review Letters, Vol. 136(4), 046903:1-7, 2026

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Topological Quantum Electrodynamics in Synthetic Non-Abelian Gauge Fields

J. Huang, B.T.T. Wong, Z.H. Pang, X.D. Zhang, Z.L. Chen, Y. Yang

PRX Quantum, Vol. 7(1), 010333:1-11, 2026

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Diverse Emission Patterns from Precessing Super-Eddington Disks Formed in Tidal Disruption Events

J.H. Chen, L.X. Dai, C.K. Kan, T.M. Kwan, Z.J. Zhang

The Astrophysical Journal, Vol. 1000(1), 9:1-15, 2026

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Half-quantized Hall metal and marginal metal in disordered magnetic topological insulators

S.H. Bi, B. Fu, S.Q. Shen

Communications Physics, Vol. 8(1), 332:1-12, 2025

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Increased resistance to photooxidation in Dion-Jacobson lead halide perovskites: Implication for perovskite device stability

Z.L. Ren, J. Ovčar, T. L. Leung, Y.L. He, Y. Li, D.Y. Li, X.S. Qin, H.B. Mo, Z.T. Yuan, J.M. Bing, M.P. Bucknall, L. Grisanti, M.U. Ali, P. Bai, T. Zhu, A.A. Syed, J.Y. Lin, J.B. Wang, Abdul Khaleed, W.T. Sun, G.Y. Li, G. Li, A.M.C. Ng, A.W.Y. Ho-Baillie, I. Lončarić, J. Popović, A.B. Djurišić

Matter, Vol. 8(3), 101937:1-11, 2025