Journal Club for Condensed Matter Physics

Vacancy-stabilized crystalline order in hard cubes
Authors: F. Smallenburg, L. Filion, M. Marechal, M. Dijkstra,
arXiv:1111.3466v2.

Recommended and a commentary by Daan Frenkel, University of Cambridge. | View Commentary (pdf)|

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1. The role of attractive forces in viscous liquids
Authors: L. Berthier and Gilles Tarjus,
J. Chem. Phys. 134, 214503 (2011).

2. Testing “microscopic” theories of glass-forming liquids
Authors: L. Berthier and Gilles Tarjus,
Eur. Phys. E 34, 96 (2011).

Recommended and a commentary by S. A. Kivelson, Stanford University. | View Commentary (pdf) |

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1. Non-mean-eld theory of anomalously large double-layer capacitance.
Authors: M. S. Loth, Brian Skinner and B. I. Shklovskii,
Phys. Rev. E 82, 016107 (2010).

2. Model of large volumetric capacitance in graphene supercapacitors based on
ion clustering
Authors: Brian Skinner, M. M. Fogler and B. I. Shklovskii,
Phys. Rev. B 84, 235133 (2011) .

Recommended and a Commentary by Chandra Varma,
University of California, Riverside. | View Commentary (pdf) |

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