Discovery of higher-order topological insulators using the spin Hall conductivity as a topology signature (open access)

Discovery of higher-order topological insulators using the spin Hall conductivity as a topology signature

This article shows a connection between spin Hall effect and HOTIs using a combination of ab initio calculations and tight-binding modeling. The model demonstrates how a non-zero bulk midgap spin Hall conductivity (SHC) emerges within the HOTI phase. This work guides novel experimental and theoretical advances towards higher-order topological insulator realization and applications.
Date: April 12, 2021
Creator: Costa, Marcio; Mera Acosta, Carlos; Padilha, Antonio C.M.; Cerasoli, Frank T.; Buongiorno Nardelli, Marco & Fazzio, Adalberto
System: The UNT Digital Library
Engineering the Uniform Lying Helical Structure in Chiral Nematic Liquid Crystals: From Morphology Transition to Dimension Control (open access)

Engineering the Uniform Lying Helical Structure in Chiral Nematic Liquid Crystals: From Morphology Transition to Dimension Control

This article varies the surface anchoring strength and achieves a uniform lying helical structure with long-range order as thermodynamically stable state without any external support in Chiral nematic liquid crystals (CLCs).
Date: April 12, 2021
Creator: Jia, Zhixuan; Pawale, Tejal; Guerrero-García, Guillermo I.; Hashemi, Sid; Martínez-González, José A. & Li, Xiao
System: The UNT Digital Library
Resonance modes in moiré photonic patterns for twistoptics (open access)

Resonance modes in moiré photonic patterns for twistoptics

Article studying twistoptics for manipulating optical properties in twisted moiré photonic patterns without physical rotations. The presented approach can lead toward the study of twistoptics for the manipulating of optical properties in moiré patterns with different twist angles.
Date: April 12, 2021
Creator: Alnasser, Khadijah; Kamau, Steve; Cui, Jingbiao & Lin, Yuankun
System: The UNT Digital Library
Targeted Metabolic Profiles of the Leaves and Xylem Sap of Two Sugarcane Genotypes Infected with the Vascular Bacterial Pathogen Leifsonia xyli subsp. xyli (open access)

Targeted Metabolic Profiles of the Leaves and Xylem Sap of Two Sugarcane Genotypes Infected with the Vascular Bacterial Pathogen Leifsonia xyli subsp. xyli

This article identifies discriminant metabolites between a resistant (R) and a susceptible (S) sugarcane variety at the early stages of pathogen colonization (30 and 120 days after inoculation—DAI) by untargeted and targeted metabolomics of leaves and xylem sap using gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS) and liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry (LC-MS/MS). The data represent a valuable resource of potential biomarkers for metabolite-assisted selection of resistant varieties to RS.
Date: April 12, 2021
Creator: Castro-Moretti, Fernanda R.; Cocuron, Jean-Christophe; Cia, Maria C.; Cataldi, Thais R.; Labate, Carlos A.; Alonso, Ana Paula et al.
System: The UNT Digital Library