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Wang, Pengjie
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Recent Advances in 2D Material Theory, Synthesis, Properties, and Applications
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High-energy-density plasma in femtosecond-laser-irradiated nanowire-array targets for nuclear reactions
In this work, the high-energy-density plasmas (HEDP) evolved from joule-class-femtosecond-laser-irradiated nanowire-array (NWA) targets were numerically and experimentally studied. The results of particle-in-cell simulations indicate that ions accelerated in the sheath field around the surfaces of the nanowires are eventually confined in a plasma, contributing most to the high energy densities. The protons emitted from the front surfaces of the NWA targets provide rich information about the interactions that occur. We give the electron and ion energy densities for broad target parameter ranges. The ion energy densities from NWA targets were found to be an order of magnitude higher than those from planar targets, and the volume of the HEDP was several-fold greater. At optimal target parameters, 8% of the laser energy can be converted to confined protons, and this results in ion energy densities at the GJ/cm 3 level. In the experiments, the measured energy of the emitted protons reached 4 MeV, and the changes in energy with the NWA’s parameters were found to fit the simulation results well. Experimental measurements of neutrons from 2 H(d,n) 3 He fusion with a yield of (24 ± 18) × 10 6 /J from deuterated polyethylene NWA targets also confirmed these results.
Evidence for a monolayer excitonic insulator
The interplay between topology and correlations can generate a variety of quantum phases, many of which remain to be explored. Recent advances have identified monolayer WTe 2 as a promising material for doing so in a highly tunable fashion. The ground state of this two-dimensional crystal can be electrostatically tuned from a quantum spin Hall insulator to a superconductor. However, much remains unknown about the gap-opening mechanism of the insulating state. In this work, we report evidence that the quantum spin Hall insulator is also an excitonic insulator, arising from the spontaneous formation of electron–hole bound states, namely excitons. We reveal the presence of an intrinsic insulating state at the charge neutrality point in clean samples and confirm the correlated nature of this charge-neutral insulator by tunnelling spectroscopy. We provide evidence against alternative scenarios of a band insulator or a localized insulator and support the existence of an excitonic insulator phase in the clean limit. These observations lay the foundation for understanding a new class of correlated insulators with nontrivial topology and identify monolayer WTe 2 as a promising candidate for exploring quantum phases of ground-state excitons.
Measurements of D–D fusion neutrons generated in nanowire array laser plasma using Timepix3 detector
Here, we present results of the neutron detection in laser plasma experiment with CD2 nanowire target. A hybrid semiconductor pixel detector Timepix3 covered with neutron converters was using for the detection neutrons. D-D fusion neutrons were detected in a plastic converter through recoiled protons. Both the energy of recoiled protons and time-of-flight of neutrons (and thus their energy) were determined. We report (2.4±1.8) × 10 7 neutrons generated for 1 J of incoming laser energy. Furthermore, we proved that Timepix3 is suitable for difficult operational conditions in laser experiments.