scholarly journals What did Erwin mean? The physics of information from the materials genomics of aperiodic crystals and water to molecular information catalysts and life

2016 ◽  
Vol 374 (2063) ◽  
pp. 20150067 ◽  
Author(s):  
D. P. Varn ◽  
J. P. Crutchfield
Keyword(s):  
Materials Science ◽  
Second Law Of Thermodynamics ◽  
Information Theoretic ◽  
Information Measures ◽  
New Class ◽  
Erwin Schrödinger ◽  
Low Dimensional ◽  
Aperiodic Crystals ◽  
Low Dimensional Materials ◽  
Compare And Contrast

Erwin Schrödinger famously and presciently ascribed the vehicle transmitting the hereditary information underlying life to an ‘aperiodic crystal’. We compare and contrast this, only later discovered to be stored in the linear biomolecule DNA, with the information-bearing, layered quasi-one-dimensional materials investigated by the emerging field of chaotic crystallography . Despite differences in functionality, the same information measures capture structure and novelty in both, suggesting an intimate coherence between the information character of biotic and abiotic matter—a broadly applicable physics of information. We review layered solids and consider three examples of how information- and computation-theoretic techniques are being applied to understand their structure. In particular, (i) we review recent efforts to apply new kinds of information measures to quantify disordered crystals; (ii) we discuss the structure of ice I in information-theoretic terms; and (iii) we recount recent investigations into the structure of tris(bicyclo[2.1.1]hexeno)benzene, showing how an information-theoretic analysis yields additional insight into its structure. We then illustrate a new Second Law of Thermodynamics that describes information processing in active low-dimensional materials, reviewing Maxwell's Demon and a new class of molecular devices that act as information catalysts. Lastly, we conclude by speculating on how these ideas from informational materials science may impact biology.

scholarly journals Image polaritons in van der Waals crystals

Nanophotonics ◽  
2022 ◽  
Vol 0 (0) ◽  
Author(s):  
Sergey G. Menabde ◽  
Jacob T. Heiden ◽  
Joel D. Cox ◽  
N. Asger Mortensen ◽  
Min Seok Jang
Keyword(s):  
Van Der Waals ◽  
Mirror Image ◽  
Propagation Loss ◽  
Strong Light ◽  
New Class ◽  
Close Proximity ◽  
Matter Interaction ◽  
Light Matter Interaction ◽  
Low Dimensional ◽  
Low Dimensional Materials

Abstract Polaritonic modes in low-dimensional materials enable strong light–matter interactions and the manipulation of light on nanometer length scales. Very recently, a new class of polaritons has attracted considerable interest in nanophotonics: image polaritons in van der Waals crystals, manifesting when a polaritonic material is in close proximity to a highly conductive metal, so that the polaritonic mode couples with its mirror image. Image modes constitute an appealing nanophotonic platform, providing an unparalleled degree of optical field compression into nanometric volumes while exhibiting lower normalized propagation loss compared to conventional polariton modes in van der Waals crystals on nonmetallic substrates. Moreover, the ultra-compressed image modes provide access to the nonlocal regime of light–matter interaction. In this review, we systematically overview the young, yet rapidly growing, field of image polaritons. More specifically, we discuss the dispersion properties of image modes, showcase the diversity of the available polaritons in various van der Waals materials, and highlight experimental breakthroughs owing to the unique properties of image polaritons.

PHOSPHATE TUNGSTEN BRONZES — A NEW FAMILY OF QUASI-LOW-DIMENSIONAL METALLIC OXIDES

1993 ◽  
Vol 07 (23n24) ◽  
pp. 3937-3971 ◽  
Author(s):  
MARTHA GREENBLATT
Keyword(s):  
Single Crystals ◽  
Density Wave ◽  
Measurement Data ◽  
X Ray Diffraction ◽  
New Class ◽  
Metallic Oxides ◽  
New Family ◽  
Oxide Bronzes ◽  
Low Dimensional ◽  
Low Dimensional Materials

A brief introduction is presented on transition metal oxide bronzes and their relationship to the phosphate tungsten bronzes; the latter compounds are the major focus of this review. The phosphate tungsten bronzes (PTB) are a new class of quasi-low-dimensional materials which exhibit charge density wave (CDW) instabilities. The growth of single crystals and investigation of the physical properties including the temperature dependence of the electrical resistivity and magnetic susceptibility on oriented single crystals are discussed for selected members of the major families in the PTB’s. Correlation of the physical measurement data with structural properties, X-ray diffraction data and results of the theoretical band structure calculations are also presented.

scholarly journals Advances in Density-Functional Calculations for Materials Modeling

2019 ◽  
Vol 49 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-30 ◽  
Author(s):  
Reinhard J. Maurer ◽  
Christoph Freysoldt ◽  
Anthony M. Reilly ◽  
Jan Gerit Brandenburg ◽  
Oliver T. Hofmann ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Density Functional ◽  
Materials Science ◽  
Inorganic Materials ◽  
The Past ◽  
Biological Matter ◽  
Materials Modeling ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Low Dimensional ◽  
Low Dimensional Materials

During the past two decades, density-functional (DF) theory has evolved from niche applications for simple solid-state materials to become a workhorse method for studying a wide range of phenomena in a variety of system classes throughout physics, chemistry, biology, and materials science. Here, we review the recent advances in DF calculations for materials modeling, giving a classification of modern DF-based methods when viewed from the materials modeling perspective. While progress has been very substantial, many challenges remain on the way to achieving consensus on a set of universally applicable DF-based methods for materials modeling. Hence, we focus on recent successes and remaining challenges in DF calculations for modeling hard solids, molecular and biological matter, low-dimensional materials, and hybrid organic-inorganic materials.

scholarly journals The Highly Uniform Photoresponsivity from Visible to Near IR Light in Sb2Te3 Flakes

Sensors ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 21 (4) ◽  
pp. 1535
Author(s):  
Shiu-Ming Huang ◽  
Jai-Lung Hung ◽  
Mitch Chou ◽  
Chi-Yang Chen ◽  
Fang-Chen Liu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Band Structure ◽  
Energy Difference ◽  
Experimental Result ◽  
Light Illumination ◽  
Near Ir ◽  
State Band ◽  
Valence Bands ◽  
Low Dimensional ◽  
Low Dimensional Materials ◽  
Ir Light

Broadband photosensors have been widely studied in various kinds of materials. Experimental results have revealed strong wavelength-dependent photoresponses in all previous reports. This limits the potential application of broadband photosensors. Therefore, finding a wavelength-insensitive photosensor is imperative in this application. Photocurrent measurements were performed in Sb2Te3 flakes at various wavelengths ranging from visible to near IR light. The measured photocurrent change was insensitive to wavelengths from 300 to 1000 nm. The observed wavelength response deviation was lower than that in all previous reports. Our results show that the corresponding energies of these photocurrent peaks are consistent with the energy difference of the density of state peaks between conduction and valence bands. This suggests that the observed photocurrent originates from these band structure peak transitions under light illumination. Contrary to the most common explanation that observed broadband photocurrent carrier is mainly from the surface state in low-dimensional materials, our experimental result suggests that bulk state band structure is the main source of the observed photocurrent and dominates the broadband photocurrent.

scholarly journals Definition of a scoring parameter to identify low-dimensional materials components

2019 ◽  
Vol 3 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Peter Mahler Larsen ◽  
Mohnish Pandey ◽  
Mikkel Strange ◽  
Karsten Wedel Jacobsen
Keyword(s):  
Definition Of ◽  
Low Dimensional ◽  
Low Dimensional Materials

scholarly journals Multiple Exciton Generation in Isolated and Interacting Silicon Nanocrystals

Nanoscale ◽  
2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ivan Marri ◽  
Stefano Ossicini
Keyword(s):  
Renewable Energy ◽  
Solar Cell ◽  
Silicon Nanocrystals ◽  
Photovoltaic Systems ◽  
Multiple Exciton Generation ◽  
Important Challenge ◽  
Low Dimensional ◽  
Low Dimensional Materials

An important challenge in the field of renewable energy is the development of novel nanostructured solar cell devices which implement low-dimensional materials to overcome the limits of traditional photovoltaic systems....

Reasonably designed 2D WS2 and CdS microwire heterojunction for high performance photoresponse

Nanoscale ◽  
2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Z.Q. Zheng ◽  
Yuchen Zhou ◽  
Wei Gao ◽  
Li Zhang ◽  
Mengmeng Yang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
High Performance ◽  
Low Dimensional ◽  
Low Dimensional Materials

Heterojunctions based on low-dimensional materials can combine the superiorities of each composition and realize novel properties. Herein, a mixed-dimensional heterojunction comprising multilayer WS2, CdS microwire and few-layer WS2 has been...

CHAOS AND HYPERCHAOS IN A CLASS OF SIMPLE CELLULAR NEURAL NETWORKS MODELED BY O.D.E.

2006 ◽  
Vol 16 (09) ◽  
pp. 2729-2736 ◽  
Author(s):  
XIAO-SONG YANG ◽  
YAN HUANG
Keyword(s):  
Neural Networks ◽  
Differential Equations ◽  
Ordinary Differential Equations ◽  
Lyapunov Exponents ◽  
Cellular Neural Networks ◽  
New Class ◽  
Connection Matrices ◽  
Low Dimensional

This paper presents a new class of chaotic and hyperchaotic low dimensional cellular neural networks modeled by ordinary differential equations with some simple connection matrices. The chaoticity of these neural networks is indicated by positive Lyapunov exponents calculated by a computer.

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