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Jinxing Zhang

Publications and source records attributed to Jinxing Zhang.

At least 19 recordsLinked to original sources

arXiv2026

Magnetoelectric Phase Transition and Axion Dynamics

Magnetoelectric phase transitions have been experimentally studied, but no macroscopic theory has been proposed to explain their dynamical origin. In this work, we assume that the axion quasiparticle with frequency undergoes a condensation like process. We show that these magnetoelectric phase transitions can be described within a Ginzbur Landau framework by introducing a coupled dynamic parameter, the axion angle, which is proportional to the magnetoelectric coeffcient. We derive relations between the static axion angle, the axion frequency, and the phase transition temperature for different magnetoelectric materials, respectively, and compare these calculations with existing experimental results. We also connect the artificially designed Dzyaloshinskii Moriya interaction with the axion condensate like process, so that the relation between the static axion angle and the experimentally measured frequency shift can be obtained.

cond-mat.other↗

arXiv2026

Axion Dark Matter Modulated Spin Wave Interferometry

We propose a novel asymmetric spin wave interferometer to detect ultralight axion dark matter. The axion modulates spin-wave properties via a weak effective magnetic field in ferromagnets. The interferometer splits a spin-wave source into two paths of different lengths and sets them to interfere destructively. The system then converts the axion-induced phase shift into a measurable magnetization oscillation that can radiate electromagnetic waves and generate electrical signals via Faraday induction. The signal-to-noise ratios have been evaluated for three detection schemes: the linear amplifier, the single-photon detector, and the electrical signal detection approach, accounting for both magnetization fluctuation and thermal noise. The accessible axion mass range is approximately $10^{-8}$ eV to $10^{-6}$ eV, set by the spin wave propagation length and the relaxation time.

hep-ph↗

arXiv2026

Visualizing modified spin-wave wavefronts near magnetic defects and domains using nitrogen-vacancy centers

Direct, real-space imaging of spin-wave propagation and wavefronts in magnetic materials is crucial for advancing both fundamental understanding of spin dynamics and the development of functional devices. This, however, remains a significant challenge, especially in materials with complex magnetic characteristics at the nanoscale. Here, we employ scanning nitrogen-vacancy center spectroscopy to achieve visualization of spin waves in two archetypical magnetic films: yttrium-iron-garnet and lanthanum strontium manganese oxide. We reveal a wavelength-dependent spin-wave filtering effect near point-like magnetic scatterers and a modified spin wavefront in antiferromagnetically coupled stripe domains. The spin-wave characteristics are explained using micromagnetic simulations and analytical calculations. These findings point to possible fine control of spin-wave propagation near complex magnetic structures and extend the scope of spin-wave imaging based on nitrogen-vacancy centers beyond uniform magnets.

cond-mat.mes-hall↗

arXiv2026

Fractional phase slips across the charge-density-wave domain walls in 1-T TiSe2

The microscopic origin of the charge density wave (CDW) in 1\textit{T}-TiSe$_2$ remains controversial, with competing scenarios based on phonon-driven lattice instability and electronically driven excitonic correlations. Here, we combine low-temperature scanning tunneling microscopy with two-dimensional lock-in phase analysis to directly resolve the local CDW phase in real space and track its evolution across individual domain walls. In homogeneous regions, the CDW phase remains uniform; by contrast, across domain walls we uncover a robust and reproducible $2\pi/3$ phase shift that occurs collectively in all three symmetry-related CDW components. This nontrivial and correlated phase-slip configuration places stringent constraints on the order-parameter manifold and challenges the simplest purely phonon-driven commensurate lock-in picture, which would instead predict a $\pi$ phase shift. A minimal free-energy model incorporating both electron-phonon and electron-hole interactions reproduces the observed phase behavior and indicates that electronic interactions play an important role in shaping the local phase structure of the CDW order. These results establish domain walls as direct real-space probes of the microscopic interactions underlying multicomponent order and provide a general phase-resolved framework for constraining competing ordering mechanisms in correlated materials.

cond-mat.str-el↗

arXiv2026

IQuest-Coder-V1 Technical Report

In this report, we introduce the IQuest-Coder-V1 series-(7B/14B/40B/40B-Loop), a new family of code large language models (LLMs). Moving beyond static code representations, we propose the code-flow multi-stage training paradigm, which captures the dynamic evolution of software logic through different phases of the pipeline. Our models are developed through the evolutionary pipeline, starting with the initial pre-training consisting of code facts, repository, and completion data. Following that, we implement a specialized mid-training stage that integrates reasoning and agentic trajectories in 32k-context and repository-scale in 128k-context to forge deep logical foundations. The models are then finalized with post-training of specialized coding capabilities, which is bifurcated into two specialized paths: the thinking path (utilizing reasoning-driven RL) and the instruct path (optimized for general assistance). IQuest-Coder-V1 achieves state-of-the-art performance among competitive models across critical dimensions of code intelligence: agentic software engineering, competitive programming, and complex tool use. To address deployment constraints, the IQuest-Coder-V1-Loop variant introduces a recurrent mechanism designed to optimize the trade-off between model capacity and deployment footprint, offering an architecturally enhanced path for efficacy-efficiency trade-off. We believe the release of the IQuest-Coder-V1 series, including the complete white-box chain of checkpoints from pre-training bases to the final thinking and instruction models, will advance research in autonomous code intelligence and real-world agentic systems.

cs.AI↗

arXiv2025

Emerging axion detection in artificial magnetoelectric materials

Axions are considered a key component of dark matter, characterized by very weak couplings to fermions and Chern-Simons couplings to gauge fields. We propose a novel detection mechanism based on symmetry-breaking magnetoelectric materials with a linear axionic coupling between magnetization and ferroelectric polarization. The focus is on a strain gradient Sr2IrO4 film, where the breaking of space-inversion symmetry results in an emergent polar phase and an out-of-plane magnetic moment, exhibiting a flexomagnetoelectric effect. In this material, the linear P||M enables a direct coupling between the external axion field and the intrinsic axion-like field, which amplifies the weak electromagnetic signals induced by axions, paving the way for pioneering axion detection. In contrast to conventional detection techniques, this mechanism is expected to enhance the sensitivity of the axion-electron and axion-photon coupling, providing a novel platform for axion detection and advancing the study of dark matter through the magnetoelectric effect.

hep-ph↗

arXiv2024

Flexomagnetoelectric effect in Sr2IrO4 thin films

Symmetry engineering is explicitly effective to manipulate and even create phases and orderings in strongly correlated materials. Flexural stress is universally practical to break the space-inversion or time-reversal symmetry. Here, by introducing strain gradient in a centrosymmetric antiferromagnet Sr2IrO4, the space-inversion symmetry is broken accompanying a non-equivalent O p-Ir d orbital hybridization along z axis. Thus, emergent polar phase and out-of-plane magnetic moment have been simultaneously observed in these asymmetric Sr2IrO4 thin films, which both are absent in its ground state. Furthermore, upon the application of magnetic field, such polarization can be controlled by modifying the occupied d orbitals through spin-orbit interaction, giving rise to a flexomagnetoelectric effect. This work provides a general strategy to artificially design multiple symmetries and ferroic orderings in strongly correlated systems.

cond-mat.str-el↗

arXiv2023

Miniature Magnetic Nano islands in a Morphotropic Cobaltite Matrix

High-density magnetic memories are key components in spintronics, quantum computing, and energy-efficient electronics. Reduced dimensionality and magnetic domain stability at the nanoscale are essential for the miniaturization of magnetic storage units. Yet, inducing magnetic order, and selectively tuning spin-orbital coupling at specific locations have remained challenging. Here we demonstrate the construction of switchable magnetic nano-islands in a nonmagnetic matrix based on cobaltite homo-structures. The magnetic and electronic states are laterally modified by epitaxial strain, which is regionally controlled by freestanding membranes. Atomically sharp grain boundaries isolate the crosstalk between magnetically distinct regions. The minimal size of magnetic nano-islands reaches 35 nm in diameter, enabling an areal density of 400 Gbit per inch square. Besides providing an ideal platform for precisely controlled read and write schemes, this methodology can enable scalable and patterned memories on silicon and flexible substrates for various applications.

cond-mat.mtrl-sci↗

arXiv2022

Exchange bias in van der Waals MnBi$_2$Te$_4$/Cr$_2$Ge$_2$Te$_6$ heterostructure

The layered van der Waals (vdW) material MnBi$_2$Te$_4$ is an intrinsic magnetic topological insulator with various topological phases such as quantum anomalous Hall effect (QAHE) and axion states. However, both the zero-field and high-temperature QAHE are not easy to realize. It is theoretically proposed that the exchange bias can be introduced in the MnBi2Te4/ferromagnetic (FM) insulator heterostructures and thus opens the surface states gap, making it easier to realize the zero-field or high-temperature QAHE. Here we report the electrically tunable exchange bias in the van der Waals MnBi$_2$Te$_4$/Cr$_2$Ge$_2$Te$_6$ heterostructure. The exchange bias emerges over a critical magnetic field and reaches the maximum value near the magnetic band gap. Moreover, the exchange bias was experienced by the antiferromagnetic (AFM) MnBi$_2$Te$_4$ layer rather than the FM layer. Such van der Waals heterostructure provides a promising platform to study the novel exchange bias effect and explore the possible high-temperature QAHE.

cond-mat.mtrl-sci↗

arXiv2021

Type-printable photodetector arrays for multichannel meta-infrared imaging

Multichannel meta-imaging, inspired by the parallel-processing capability of neuromorphic computing, offers significant advancements in resolution enhancement and edge discrimination in imaging systems, extending even into the mid- to far-infrared spectrum. Currently typical multichannel infrared imaging systems consist of separating optical gratings or merging multi-cameras, which require complex circuit design and heavy power consumption, hindering the implementation of advanced human-eye-like imagers. Here, we present a novel approach for printable graphene plasmonic photodetector arrays driven by a ferroelectric superdomain for multichannel meta-infrared imaging with enhanced edge discrimination. The fabricated photodetectors exhibited multiple spectral responses with zero-bias operation by directly rescaling the ferroelectric superdomain instead of reconstructing the separated gratings. We also demonstrated enhanced and faster shape classification (98.1%) and edge detection (98.2%) using our multichannel infrared images compared with single-channel detectors. Our proof-of-concept photodetector arrays simplify multichannel infrared imaging systems and hold great potential for applications in efficient edge detection in human-brain-type machine vision.

physics.optics↗

arXiv2021

Exact exponential synchronization rate of high-dimensional Kuramoto models with identical oscillators and digraphs

For the high-dimensional Kuramoto model with identical oscillators under a general digraph that has a directed spanning tree, although exponential synchronization was proved under some initial state constraints, the exact exponential synchronization rate has not been revealed until now. In this paper, the exponential synchronization rate is precisely determined as the smallest non-zero real part of Laplacian eigenvalues of the digraph. Our obtained result extends the existing results from the special case of strongly connected balanced digraphs to the condition of general digraphs owning directed spanning trees, which is the weakest condition for synchronization from the aspect of network structure. Moreover, our adopted method is completely different from and much more elementary than the previous differential geometry method.

math-ph↗

arXiv2020

Large-area printing of ferroelectric surface and super-domains for efficient solar water splitting

Surface electronic structures of the photoelectrodes determine the activity and efficiency of the photoelectrochemical water splitting, but the controls of their surface structures and interfacial chemical reactions remain challenging. Here, we use ferroelectric BiFeO3 as a model system to demonstrate an efficient and controllable water splitting reaction by large-area constructing the hydroxyls-bonded surface. The up-shift of band edge positions at this surface enables and enhances the interfacial holes and electrons transfer through the hydroxyl-active-sites, leading to simultaneously enhanced oxygen and hydrogen evolutions. Furthermore, printing of ferroelectric super-domains with microscale checkboard up/down electric fields separates the distribution of reduction/oxidation catalytic sites, enhancing the charge separation and giving rise to an order of magnitude increase of the photocurrent. This large-area printable ferroelectric surface and super-domains offer an alternative platform for controllable and high-efficient photocatalysis.

physics.app-ph↗

arXiv2020

Interfacial-hybridization-modified Ir Ferromagnetism and Electronic Structure in LaMnO$_3$/SrIrO$_3$ Superlattices

Artificially fabricated 3$d$/5$d$ superlattices (SLs) involve both strong electron correlation and spin-orbit coupling in one material by means of interfacial 3$d$-5$d$ coupling, whose mechanism remains mostly unexplored. In this work we investigated the mechanism of interfacial coupling in LaMnO$_3$/SrIrO$_3$ SLs by several spectroscopic approaches. Hard x-ray absorption, magnetic circular dichroism and photoemission spectra evidence the systematic change of the Ir ferromagnetism and the electronic structure with the change of the SL repetition period. First-principles calculations further reveal the mechanism of the SL-period dependence of the interfacial electronic structure and the local properties of the Ir moments, confirming that the formation of Ir-Mn molecular orbital is responsible for the interfacial coupling effects. The SL-period dependence of the ratio between spin and orbital components of the Ir magnetic moments can be attributed to the realignment of electron spin during the formation of the interfacial molecular orbital. Our results clarify the nature of interfacial coupling in this prototypical 3$d$/5$d$ SL system and the conclusion will shed light on the study of other strongly correlated and spin-orbit coupled oxide hetero-interfaces.

cond-mat.str-el↗

arXiv2020

Electric-field-controllable high-spin SrRuO3 driven by a solid ionic junction

Controlling magnetism and spin structures in strongly correlated systems by using electric field is of fundamental importance but challenging. Here, a high-spin ruthenate phase is achieved via a solid ionic chemical junction at SrRuO3/SrTiO3 interface with distinct formation energies and diffusion barriers of oxygen vacancies, analogue to electronic band alignment in semiconductor heterojunction. Oxygen vacancies trapped within this interfacial SrRuO3 reconstruct Ru-4d electronic structure and orbital occupancy, leading to an enhanced magnetic moment. Furthermore, an interfacial magnetic phase can be switched reversibly by electric-field-rectifying oxygen migration in a solid-state ionic gating device, providing a framework for atomic design of functionalities in strongly correlated oxides using a way of solid chemistry.

cond-mat.str-el↗

arXiv2019

Large Magnetoelectric Response in Sr2IrO4/SrTiO3 superlattices with non-equivalent interfaces

Large magnetoelectric response in thin films is highly desired for high-throughput and high-density microelectronic applications. However, the d0 rule in single-phase compounds usually results in a weak interaction between ferroelectric and magnetic orders; the magnetoelectric coupling via elastic resonance in composites restricts their thin-film integration in broadband. Here, we effectuate a concurrence of ferroelectric-like and antiferromagnetic phase transitions in Sr2IrO4/SrTiO3 superlattices by artificial design periodically non-equivalent interfaces, where a maximum magnetoelectric coefficient of ~980 mV cm-1 Oe-1 can be measured. Evidenced by synchrotron X-ray absorption and electron energy loss spectroscopies, a lopsided electron occupation occurs at the interfacial Ti ions. From perturbative calculations and numerical results, a strong coupling of antiferromagnetism and asymmetric electron occupation mediated by spin-orbit interaction leads to a large bulk magnetoelectric response. This atomic tailoring of the quantum order parameters in 3d and 5d oxides provides an alternative pathway towards strong magnetoelectric effects with thin-film integrations.

cond-mat.str-el↗

arXiv2019

Interface-driven unusual anomalous Hall effect in MnxGa/Pt bilayers: No correlation with chiral spin structures

The effects of spin-orbit coupling and symmetry breaking at the interface between a ferromagnet and heavy metal are particularly important for spin-based information storage and computation. Recent discoveries suggest they can create chiral spin structures (e.g. skyrmions), which have often been identified through the appearance of the bump/dip features of Hall signals, the so-called topological Hall effect (THE). In this work, however, we have present an unusual anomalous Hall effect (UAHE) in MnxGa/Pt bilayers and demonstrated that the features extremely similar to THE can be generated without involving any chiral spin structures. The low temperature magnetic force microscopy has been used to explore the magnetic field-dependent behavior of spin structures, and the UAHE as a function of magnetic field does not peak near the maximal density of magnetic bubbles. The results unambiguously evidence that the UAHE in MnxGa/Pt bilayers shows no correlation with chiral spin structures but is driven by the modified interfacial properties. The bump/dip features of Hall signals cannot be taken as an unambiguous signature for the emergence of chiral spin structures, and a wealth of underlying and interesting physics need explored.

cond-mat.mtrl-sci↗

arXiv2018

Exponential synchronization of the high-dimensional Kuramoto model with identical oscillators under digraphs

For the Kuramoto model and its variations, it is difficult to analyze the exponential synchronization under the general digraphs due to the lack of symmetry. %due to the asymmetry of the adjacency matrices. In this paper, for the high-dimensional Kuramoto model of identical oscillators, a matrix Riccati differential equation (MRDE) is proposed to describe the error dynamics. Based on the MRDE, the exponential synchronization is proved by constructing a total error function for the case of digraphs admitting spanning trees. Finally, some numerical simulations are given to illustrate the obtained theoretical results.

math.OC↗

arXiv2017

Nanoscale Bandgap Tuning across an Inhomogeneous Ferroelectric Interface

We report nanoscale bandgap engineering via a local strain across the inhomogeneous ferroelectric interface, which is controlled by the visible-light-excited probe voltage. Switchable photovolatic effects and the spectral response of the photocurrent were explore to illustrate the reversible bandgap variation (~0.3eV). This local-strain-engineered bandgap has been further revealed by in situ probe-voltage-assisted valence electron energy-loss spectroscopy (EELS). Phase-field simulations and first-principle calculations were also employed for illustration of the large local strain and the bandgap variation in ferroelectric perovskite oxides. This reversible bandgap tuning in complex oxides demonstrates a framework for the understanding of the opticallyrelated behaviors (photovoltaic, photoemission, and photocatalyst effects) affected by order parameters such as charge, orbital, and lattice parameters.

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