Research Progress
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Scientists Observe and Control Prethermalization under Random Driving on a 78-Qubit Superconducting Processor
Chinese scientists observed a tunable prethermal plateau in a 78-qubit quantum processor, showing how random multipolar driving controls the system's heating before full thermalization. 29-01-2026 -
OSTα/β transport mechanisms revealed by cryo-EM
Bile acids (BAs) are crucial amphipathic surfactants that function as multifaceted regulators in various physiological processes, including nutrient absorption and distribution, lipid metabolism an... 27-01-2026 -
One-dimensional Charged Domain Walls Discovered in Fluorite Ferroelectrics
Researchers from the Institute of Physics discovered one-dimensional charged domain walls in fluorite ferroelectrics. The atomic-scale size and electric-field tunability of these 1D CDWs challenge ... 23-01-2026 -
A Hexagonal Oxide Film that Can Act as a Water-Soluble Sacrificial Layer for Membrane Freestanding
Freestanding membranes of hexagonal oxides remain difficult to obtain. In this work, a water-soluble crystalline hexagonal BaAl₂O₄ is found to serve as a sacrificial layer for obtaining freestand... 20-01-2026 -
A Universal Method to Predict Critical Points in Magnetic Systems
The frequency-dependent response function can be used as a general predictor for the critical points of both equilibrium and non-equilibrium magnetic phase transitions, and this indicator can be ex... 13-11-2025 -
Researchers Achieve Atomic-Scale Control of Quantum Interference
Researchers have developed an important all-electrical method to precisely control quantum interference at the atomic scale. Using a specialized microscope, they rapidly tune the spin states and ob... 13-10-2025 -
Anion Regulation for Pressure-Free Operation of All-Solid-State Batteries
Adaptive anion-derived interphases enable pressure-free all-solid-state lithium metal batteries with sulfide solid eletrolyte. This innovation achieves exceptional cycling stability over 2400 cycle... 10-10-2025 -
Link between Superfluid Density and Strange Metallicity in High-temperature Superconductors
Researchers from the Institute of Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, have discovered a linear correlation between zero-temperature superfluid density and the strange-metal resistivity coefficien... 04-09-2025 -
Multi-interface engineering enables efficient all-solution-processed kesterite solar cells
Molecular engineering has been introduced to regulate the multiple interfaces of solution-processed ZnO nanoparticles (ZnO-nps)/Ag nanowires (AgNWs) window layers, helping to achieve 14.3% certifie... 21-08-2025 -
Realizing polarization-controllable terahertz generation using antiferromagnet-topological insulator heterostructure
By innovating an AFM-TI heterostructure as a new class of spintronic THz emitters, they succeeded in realizing two-mechanisms THz radiation through ultrafast THz spectroscopy, providing a prominent... 13-08-2025 -
Weyl Quasiparticles Deflect Largely
This study achieves a zero-field giant anomalous Hall angle of 25° (46%) in the Co3Sn2S2 system, and realizes a magnetic field detectability of 23 nT/Hz0.5 at 1 Hz and a Hall sensitivity of 7028 ... 21-04-2025 -
On-Site In Situ Low-Temperature High-Pressure Ultrafast Spectroscopy Instrument innovated
The research team led by Prof. Zhao Jimin developed an on-site in situ low-temperature high-pressure ultrafast spectroscopy instrument, integrating diamond anvil cell technology, low temperature co... 14-04-2025 -
Ultrafast collective dynamics unveils emergent quantum state in 1T-TaS2
The amplitude mode (AM) of the CDW in 1T-TaS2 was discovered to exhibit an unusual T3.56 dependence below 65K beyond a conventional T2 temperature dependence above 65K through ultrafast spectroscop... 11-04-2025 -
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Scientists Revealed the DNA Cleavage Mechanism of CRISPR-Cas5-HNH Complex
Hongtao Zhu group from Institute of Physics uncovers new details about the CRISPR-Cas5-HNH/Cascade complex, a variant of the type I-E CRISPR system, offering insights into its DNA recognition and c... 13-02-2025