Publications

IRG 1: Endotaxial 2D Polytype Heterostructures
a. Primary MRSEC Support

  1. “Delayed 1T to 2H phase transition upon electrochemical delithiation of LixMoS2,” Y. Hong , J. Lim, J. Min, N. Agarwal, R. Hovden, A. A. Bol, Y. Li, Phys. Rev. Mat. 10, 014002 (2026). DOI: 10.1103/yyqq-qmhc.
  2. “Evolution of the Saddle Point in Antimony Telluride Homologous Superlattices”, Y.-H. Shen, S. Smolenski, M. Wen, Y. Hou, E. Downey, J. Hammond-Renfro, K. Moncrieffe, C. Lin, M. Hashimoto, D. Lu, K.Sun, D. Zgid, E. Gull, P. F. P Poudeu, N.H. Jo, R.S. Goldman,“Evolution of the Saddle Point in Antimony Telluride Homologous Superlattices”, arxiv:2604.21037 (2026).
  3. “Electrochemical Intercalation and Exfoliation of (Sb2Te3)2(Sb2)2” Nguyen, T. T.; Hou, Y.; Koremenos-Tsebelis, S.; Agarwal, N.; Hovden, R.; Poudeu, P.F.P; Maldonado, S. , RSC Adv., 2026, 16(42), 51204 - 51216 https://pubs.rsc.org/ra/article/16/42/51204/1296669/Electrochemical-intercalation-and-exfoliation-of
  4. "Intertwined polar, chiral, and ferro-rotational orders in a homo-ferro-rotational insulator" W. Zhang, J. H. Yeo, X. Guo, T. Chiang, N. Agarwal, J.T. Heron, K. Sun, J. Yang, S.-W. Cheong, Y. Ahn, L. Zhao, Phys. Rev. X 16, 021030 (2026).

b. Partial MRSEC support that acknowledge the MRSEC award

  1. “Evidence for altermagnetic order in Cr-doped FeSb2”, A K M A. Shawon, E. Downey, S. Smolenski, T. J. Hicken, A. Henderson, M. Xu, T. Musall, R. L. Sabainsk, Y. Zhu, W. Xie, E. Gati, L. Li, Z. Guguchia, N. H. Jo, arXiv:2605.01088 (2026).
  2. "Emerging orthorhombic two-dimensional van der Waals magnets", X. Guo, W. Liu, B. Lv, L. Zhao Matter, in press (2026).
  3. “Melting of charge density waves in low dimensions,” J. M. Shen, A. Stangel, S. H. Sung, N. Agarwal, G. Ye, C. Nnokwe, L. Zhao, Y. Zhang, R. He, I. El Baggari, K. Sun, and R. Hovden, Matter 9, 102665 (2026). DOI: 10.1016/j.matt.2026.102665.
  4. “Investigating the Electrical Transport Properties and Electronic Structure of Zr2CuSb3”, E. Downey, S. S. Bhat, S. Smolenski, R. Tang, C. Mistick, A. Bostwick, C. Jozwiak, E. Rotenberg, D. Usanmaz, N.H. Jo, Phys. Rev. Mat. 10, 025001 (2026).
  5. “Universal Dynamical Scaling of Strong-to-Weak Spontaneous Symmetry Breaking in Open Quantum Systems” C. Shu, K. Zhang, Z.-X. Luo, Y. You, K. Sun arxiv:2603.06363 (2026)
  6. “Dynamical Quantum Phase Transitions and Many-Body Backflow in Open Quantum Systems“ K. Zhang, C. Shu, K. Sun, Phys Rev. B, in press (2026).
  7. “Influence of Bi alloying on GaAs valence band structure”, J. J.P. Cooper, J. W. Mitchell, S. Smolenski, M. Wen, E. Downey, C. Jozwiak, A. Bostwick, E. Rotenberg, K. Sun, D. Zgid, N. H. Jo, R. S. Goldman, Phys. Rev. Mat. 9, 124606 (2025).
  8. "Incommensurate transverse peierls transition" F. Yang, K. Luo, W. Zhang, X. Guo, P. Lozano, W. Meier, H. Ni, H. Li, A. Said, G. Fabbris, C. Nelson, T. Zhang, M. McGuire, L. Lindsey, H. Lee, M. Chi, X. Dai, L. Zhao, H. Miao, Nat. Comm. 16, 10401 (2025). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-025-65374-y
  9. "Ferroaxial density wave from intertwined charge and orbital order in rare-earth tritellurides" B. Singh, G. McNamara, K.-M. Kim, S. Siddique, S. D. Funni, W. Zhang, X. Luo, P. Sakrikar, E. M. Kenny, R. Singha, S. Alekseev, S. A. A. Ghorashi, T. J. Hicken, C. Baine, H. Luetkens, Y. Wang, V. M. Plisson, M. Geiwitz, C. A. Occhialini, R. Comin, M. J. Graf, L. Zhao, J. Cano, R. M. Fernandes, J. J. Cha, L. M. Schoop, K. S. Burch, Nat. Phys. 21, 1578 (2025). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41567-025-03008-2
  10. “Strain-tunability of the multipolar Berry curvature in altermagnet MnTe”, S. Smolenski, N. Mao, D. Zhang, Y. Guo, A.K.M. A. Shawon, M. Xu, E. Downey, T. Musall, M. Yi, W. Xie, C. Jozwiak, A. Bostwick, N. Tamura, E. Rotenberg, L. Li, K. Sun, Y. Zhang, N. H. Jo, arXiv:2509.21481 (2025).
  11. “Visualizing Field-free Deterministic Magnetic Switching of all-van der Waals Spin-Orbit Torque System Using Spin Ensembles in Hexagonal Boron Nitride” X. Zhang, J. Zhou, C. Hu, K. Deng, C. Wang, N. Agarwal, H. Jin, F. A. Al-Matouq, S. Xu, R. S. Trivedi, S. Li, S. Rathi, H. Lu, Z. Jiang, V. Taufour, R. Hovden, L. Zhao, R. Cheng, X. Xu, J. Chu, C. R. Du, H. Wang, arXiv:2502.04561 (2025).
  12. “Large exciton binding energy in a bulk van der Waals magnet from quasi-1D electronic localization”, S. Smolenski, M. Wen, Q. Li, E. Downey, A. Alfrey, W. Liu, A. L. N. Kondusamy, A. Bostwick, C. Jozwiak, E. Rotenberg, L. Zhao, H. Deng, B. Lv, D. Zgid, E. Gull, N. H. Jo, Nat. Comm. 16, 1134 (2025) https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-025-56457-x
  13. “Endotaxial stabilization of 2D charge density waves with long-range order”, S.H. Sung, N. Agarwal, I. El Baggari, P. Kezer, Y.M. Goh, N. Schnitzer, J. M. Shen, T. Chiang, Y. Liu, W. Lu, Y. Sun, L. F. Kourkoutis, J. T. Heron, K.Sun, R. Hovden, Nat Comm. 15, 1403 (2024): https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-024-45711-3

IRG 2: Covalent Adaptable Networks (CAN)
a. Primary MRSEC Support

  1. “The effects of mixed boundary conditions on the axial compressive response of thin-walled circular cylindrical shells,” A. Karmakar, V. Sundararaghavan, A.M. Waas, Thin-Walled Structures, 114025 (2025). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tws.2025.114025

b. Partial MRSEC support that acknowledge the MRSEC award

  1. "Interpretable data-driven modeling of pixelated linear viscoelastic metamaterials under impact loadings," S, Li, X. Zhai, X. Mao, E. M. Arruda, Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering 457, 118936 (2026). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cma.2026.118936.
  2. "Photochemical Fuel Carrier Molecules for Robotic Embodied Energy" C. Huang, S. Jeong, J. W. Kim, K. Mantala, Z. Zhang, H. Kim, A. Pena‐Francesch. Advanced Materials e20447 (2026). DOI: 10.1002/adma.202520447
  3. “Crystalline Porous Frameworks via Hierarchical Dynamic Covalent Assembly” Y. Ge, S. Huang, Z. Yuan, W. Zhang, Acc. Chem. Res. 58, 2970–2984 (2025) https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.accounts.5c00393
  4. “Mechanochemical feedback drives complex inertial dynamics in active solids”, S. Sarkar, B. Ash, Y. Wu, N. Boechler, S. Shankar, X. Mao, Phys. Rev. Lett. 135, 258301 (2025). DOI: https://doi.org/10.1103/19rh-3whq
  5. “Polydopamine-Assisted Electroless Deposition of Magnetic Functional Coatings for 3D-Printed Microrobots”, S. Zhang, C. Harms, Z. Zhang, J. Lim, J.T. Heron, J. Kim, A. Pena-Francesch, Advanced Intelligent Systems 2400702 (2025). https://doi.org/10.1002/aisy.202400702
  6. “Closed‐Loop Recyclable Lithium and Sodium Conducting Covalent Adaptable Networks,” H. Chen, L.J. Wayment, H. Jiang, Z. Lei, S. Huang, A. Ley, Z. Yue, Z. Yuan, Y. Jin, K. Yu, W. Zhang (2025). Angewandte Chemie International Edition. https://doi.org/10.1002/anie.202425497
  7. “Universal Spectral Moment Theorem and Its Applications in Non-Hermitian Systems,” N. Cheng, C. Shu, K. Zhang, X. Mao, K. Sun, Phys. Rev. Lett. 133, 216401 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.133.216401
  8. “Self-Propelled Morphing Matter for Small-Scale Swimming Soft Robots”, C. Huang, N. P. Pinchin, C.-H. Lin, I. H. Tejedor, M. G. Scarfo, H. Shahsavan, A. Pena-Francesch, Advanced Functional Materials 34, 2413129 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1002/adfm.202413129
  9. “Understanding creep in vitrimers: Insights from molecular dynamics simulations,” G. Singh, V. Varshney, V. Sundararaghavan, Polymer, 313, 127667 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.polymer.2024.127667
  10. “New Advances in Covalent Network Polymers via Dynamic Covalent Chemistry”, Z. Lei, H. Chen, S. Huang, L. J. Wayment, Q. Xu, W. Zhang, Chemical Reviews 124, 7829–7906 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.chemrev.3c00926
  11. “Janus Swarm Metamaterials for Information Display, Memory, and Encryption”, Z. Zhang, J. E. Raymond, J. Lahann, A. Pena-Francesch, Advanced Materials 36, 2406149 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1002/adma.202406149
  12. "Thermomechanical and Morphological Properties of Loligo vulgaris Squid Sucker Ring Teeth," M. Helft, Z. Zhang, C. Kinane, N. Black, A. Pena-Francesch. Integrative and Comparative Biology icae005 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1093/icb/icae005
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