Quantum-mechanical phenomena underpin the behaviour of quantum materials at the
microscopic level. The description of several essential properties of these materials …

Coherent optical driving in quantum solids is emerging as a research frontier, with many
reports of interesting non-equilibrium quantum phases,,–and transient photo-induced …

The recently demonstrated chiral modes of lattice motion carry angular momentum and
therefore directly couple to magnetic fields. Notably, their magnetic moments are predicted …

Time-reversal symmetry (TRS) is pivotal for materials' optical, magnetic, topological, and
transport properties. Chiral phonons, characterized by atoms rotating unidirectionally around …

Rectification describes the conversion of an oscillating field or current into a quasi-static one
and the most basic example of a rectifier is an AC/DC converter in electronics. This principle …

Circularly polarized lattice vibrations carry angular momentum and lead to magnetic
responses in applied magnetic fields or when resonantly driven with ultrashort laser pulses …

The historic Barnett effect describes how an inertial body with otherwise zero net magnetic
moment acquires spontaneous magnetization when mechanically spinning,. Breakthrough …

We develop a first-principles quantum scheme to calculate the phonon magnetic moment in
solids. As a showcase example, we apply our method to study gated bilayer graphene, a …

Chiral phonons have recently been explored as a novel degree of freedom in quantum
materials. The angular momentum carried by these quasiparticles is generated by the …

Recent studies have revealed that chiral phonons resonantly excited by ultrafast laser
pulses carry magnetic moments and can enhance the magnetization of materials. In this …