JPS Hot Topics

Interlayer spin–orbit coupling originating from the anion potential gives rise to a 3D Dirac semimetal state that preserves inversion symmetry in the multilayer organic massless Dirac fermion system α-(ET)₂I₃.

An extended version of antisymmetrized molecular dynamics integrated with a mean-field model is proposed, and its potential is demonstrated.

A new Special Topics edition of the Journal of the Physical Society of Japan features articles exploring special transition-metal compounds that exhibit novel charge-orbital states.

This study clarifies that the high mobility semimetal Ta₂PdSe₆ generates large Seebeck and Nernst effects at low temperatures, providing insight for exploring good thermoelectric materials for low-temperature applications.

A new method of acoustically driven resonance is proposed to unveil the multipole degrees of freedom of a crystal-field quartet and demonstrate the realization of spin acoustic control.

This study explores the magnetic behavior of rare-earth magnet EuPtSi using single-crystal neutron diffraction, potentially revealing magnetic skyrmion lattice formation.

This study explores the thermodynamic properties of finite-temperature large-N gauge theories, revealing two significant discoveries that could be instrumental for understanding the strong nuclear force and quantum gravity.

Using laser-excited photoelectron emission microscope (laser-PEEM) we found that the nematic stiffness in iron-based superconductors significantly increases as the systems become strange metals, suggesting that spin–orbital fluctuations enhance the stiffness of electronic nematicity.

This Special Topics edition of JPSJ details the capabilities and upgrades made to the instruments at JRR-3, since its shutdown after the Great East Japan Earthquake and 2011.

Newly developed neutron holography was applied to ferroelectric BaTiO₃ to evaluate oxygen displacement, providing important structural information for improving the ability of dielectric materials to store electricity.