Dirac materials for sub-MeV dark matter detection: New targets and improved formalism
RM Geilhufe, F Kahlhoefer, MW Winkler - Physical Review D, 2020 - APS
Because of their tiny band gaps Dirac materials promise to improve the sensitivity for dark
matter particles in the sub-MeV mass range by many orders of magnitude. We study several …
matter particles in the sub-MeV mass range by many orders of magnitude. We study several …
IrRep: Symmetry eigenvalues and irreducible representations of ab initio band structures
Abstract We present IrRep–a Python code that calculates the symmetry eigenvalues of
electronic Bloch states in crystalline solids and the irreducible representations under which …
electronic Bloch states in crystalline solids and the irreducible representations under which …
Light dark matter accumulating in planets: Nuclear scattering
We present, for the first time, a complete treatment of strongly interacting dark matter capture
in planets, taking Earth as an example. We focus on light dark matter and the heating of …
in planets, taking Earth as an example. We focus on light dark matter and the heating of …
Dark matter induced power in quantum devices
We point out that power measurements of single quasiparticle devices open a new avenue
to detect dark matter (DM). The threshold of these devices is set by the Cooper pair binding …
to detect dark matter (DM). The threshold of these devices is set by the Cooper pair binding …
Diversity of radial spin textures in chiral materials
We introduce a classification of the radial spin textures in momentum space that emerge at
the high-symmetry points in crystals characterized by nonpolar chiral point groups (D 2, D 3 …
the high-symmetry points in crystals characterized by nonpolar chiral point groups (D 2, D 3 …
Prediction of tunable spin-orbit gapped materials for dark matter detection
New ideas for low-mass dark matter direct detection suggest that narrow band gap
materials, such as Dirac semiconductors, are sensitive to the absorption of meV dark matter …
materials, such as Dirac semiconductors, are sensitive to the absorption of meV dark matter …
[HTML][HTML] Numerical probing into the role of experimentally developed ZnTe window layer in high-performance Ag3AuSe2 photodetector
In this work, a comprehensive investigation is performed to design a high-performance Ag 3
AuSe 2 (Fischesserite) NIR photodetector (PD) with experimentally synthesized ZnTe …
AuSe 2 (Fischesserite) NIR photodetector (PD) with experimentally synthesized ZnTe …
Transmon Qubit Constraints on Dark Matter-Nucleon Scattering
We recently pointed out that power measurements of single quasiparticle devices can be
used to detect dark matter. These devices have the lowest known energy thresholds, far …
used to detect dark matter. These devices have the lowest known energy thresholds, far …
Quantum Frontiers in High Energy Physics
Numerous challenges persist in High Energy Physics (HEP), the addressing of which
requires advancements in detection technology, computational methods, data analysis …
requires advancements in detection technology, computational methods, data analysis …
Transport and optical properties of the chiral semiconductor Ag3AuSe2
Previous band structure calculations predicted Ag3AuSe2 to be a semiconductor with a
band gap of approximately 1 eV. Here, we report single crystal growth of Ag3AuSe2 and its …
band gap of approximately 1 eV. Here, we report single crystal growth of Ag3AuSe2 and its …