Publications
Work on topological insulators
Bulk defects and surface state dynamics in topological insulators: The effects of electron beam irradiation on the ultrafast relaxation of Dirac fermions in Bi2Te3, L. Khalil, E. Papalazarou, M. Caputo, N. Nilforoushan, L. Perfetti, A. Taleb-Ibrahimi, M. Konczykowski, A. Hruban, A. Wolos, L. Krusin-Elbaum, and M. Marsi, J. Appl. Phys. 125, 025103 (2019); doi.org/10.1063/1.5057754
Unraveling the Dirac fermion dynamics of the bulk-insulating topological system Bi2Te2Se", E. Papalazarou, L. Khalil, M. Caputo, L. Perfetti, N. Nilforoushan, H. Deng, Z. Chen, S. Zhao, A. Taleb-Ibrahimi, M. Konczykowski, A. Hruban, A. Wolos, A. Materna, L. Krusin-Elbaum, and M. Marsi, Phys. Rev. Materials 2, 104202 (2018); doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevMaterials.2.104202
Manipulating the topological interface by molecular adsorbates: Adsorption of Co-Phthalocyanine on Bi2Se3, Marco Caputo, Mirko Panighel, Simone Lisi, Lama Khalil, Giovanni Di Santo, Evangelos Papalazarou, Marcin Konczykowski, Lia Krusin-Elbaum, Andrzej Hruban, Pranab Kumar Das, Jun Fujii, Ivana Vobornik, Luca Perfetti, Andrea Goldoni, Aitor Mugarza, and Marino Marsi, Nano Letters, 16 (6), 3409-3414 (2016); DOI: 10.1021/acs.nanolett.5b02635.
Surface plasmon polaritons in topological insulator nano-films and superlattices, Yury Deshko, Lia Krusin-Elbaum, Vinod Menon, Alexander Khanikaev, and Jacob Trevino. Optics Express 24 (7), 7398-7410 (2016); DOI:10.1364/OE.24.007398.
Stable topological insulators achieved using high energy electron beams, Lukas Zhao, Marcin Konczykowski, Haiming Deng, Inna Korzhovska, Milan Begliarbekov, Zhiyi Chen, Evangelos Papalazarou, Marino Marsi, Luca Perfetti, Andrzej Hruban, Agnieszka Wolos, and Lia Krusin-Elbaum, Nature Comm. 7, 10957 (2016); DOI:10.1038/ncomms10957.
Two-dimensional X-ray differaction characterization of (Zn,Cd,Mg)Se wurtzite layers grown on Bi2Se3, L. C. Hernandez-Mainet, Z. Chen, T. A. Garcia, A. B. Bykov, L. Krusin-Elbaum, and M. C. Tamargo, Journal of Crystal Growth 433, 122-127 (2016).
Emergent surface superconductivity in the topological insulator Sb2Te3, Lukas Zhao, Haiming Deng, Inna Korzhovska, Milan Begliarbekov, Zhiyi Chen, Erick Andrade, Ethan Rosenthal, Abhay Pasupathy, Vadim Oganesyan, and Lia Krusin-Elbaum, Nature Comm. 6, 8279 (2015); DOI:10.1038/ncomms9279.
Robust topological interfaces and charge transfer in epitaxial Bi2Se3/II-VI semiconductor superlattices, Z. Chen, L. Zhao, K. Park, T. A. Garcia, M. C. Tamargo, and Lia Krusin-Elbaum, Nano Lett. 15 (10), 6289-7174 (2015); DOI:10.1021/acs.nanolett.5b01358.
Molecular beam epitaxial growth growth and characterization of Bi2Se3/II-VI semiconductor heterostructures, Zhiyi Chen, Thor Axtmann Garcia, Luis Carlos Hernandez, Lukas Zhao, Haiming Deng, Lia Krusin-Elbaum, and Maria C. Tamargo, Appl. Phys. Lett. 105, 242105 (2014); DOI: 10.1063/1.4904480.
Singular robust room-temperature spin response from topological Dirac fermions, Lukas Zhao, Haiming Deng, Inna Korzhovska, Zhiyi Chen, Marcin Konczykowski, Andrzej Hruban, Vadim Oganesyan and Lia Krusin-Elbaum, Nature Materials, 13, 580 (2014) ; arXiv:1407.6691 [cond-mat.mtrl-sci].
Molecular beam epitaxial growth and properties of Bi2Se3 topological insulator layers using various substrate surface preparations, Z. Chen, T. A. Garcia, J. D. Jesus, L. Zhao, H. Deng, J. Secor, M. Begliarbekov, L. Krusin-Elbaum, and M. C. Tamargo, J. Electronic Mat. 43, 909 (2014).
Phonon renormalization and Raman spectral evolution through amorphous to crystalline transitions in Sb2Te3 thin films, Jeff Secor, Matt A. Harris, Lukas Zhao, Haiming Deng, Simone Raoux and Lia Krusin-Elbaum, Appl. Phys. Lett. 104, 221908 (2014).
Hollandites as a new class of multiferroics, S. Liu, A.R. Akbashev, X. Yang, X. Liu, W. Li, L. Zhao, X. Li, A. Couzis, M.-G. Han, Y. Zhu, Lia Krusin-Elbaum, J. Li, L. Huang, S.J.L. Billinge, J.E. Spanier, and S. O'Brien, Nature Sci. Reports 4, 6203 (2014); DOI: 10.1038/srep06203.
Magnetoelectricity in CoFe2O4 nanocrystal-P(VDF-HFP) thin films, Xiaohua Liu, Shuangyi Liu, Myung-Geun Han, Lukas Zhao, Haiming Deng, Jackie Li, Yimei Zhu, Lia Krusin-Elbaum and Stephen O'Brien, Nanoscale Research Letters 8, 374 (2013).
Other recent work
Quantum-limit linkage of 'strange' and conventional metal sates of high-Tc superconductors, L. Krusin-Elbaum, T. Shibauchi, Y. Kasahara, R. Okazaki, Y. Matsuda, R.D. McDonald, C.H. Mielke, and M. Hasegawa, Physica C: Superconductivity and its Applications (Elsevier) 493, 15-17 (2013); DOI: 10.1016/j.physc.2013.03.009.
The fabrication of a programmable via using phase-change material in CMOS-compatible technology, K.-N. Chen and L. Krusin-Elbaum, Nanotechnology, 21, 134001 (2011).
Quantum critical point and its downslide with magnetic fields in overdoped cuprates as seen via interlayer transport, L. Krusin-Elbaum, T. Shibauchi, Y. Kasahara, R. Okazaki, Y. Matsuda, R.D. McDonald, C.H. Mielke, and M. Hasegawa, Phys. Rev. B, 82, 144530 (2010).
Irreversible denaturing of crystalline phase of phase-change Ge-Sb thin films, materials, L. Krusin-Elbaum, D. Shakhvorostov, C. Cabral, Jr., S. Raoux, and J. L. Jordan-Sweet, Appl. Phys Lett, 96, 121906 (2010).
Evidence for electronic gap-driven metal-semiconductor transition in phase-change materials, D. Shakhvorostov, R. A. Nistor, L. Krusin-Elbaum, G. J. Martyna, D. M. Newns, B. G. Elmegreen, X.-H. Liu, Z. E. Hughes, S. Paul , C. Cabral, S. Raoux, D. B. Shrekenhamer, D. N. Basov, Y. Song, and M.H. Muser, Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 106, 10907 (2009).
Phase transitions in Ge-Sb phase change materials, S. Raoux, C. Cabral, Jr., L. Krusin-Elbaum, J. L. Jordan-Sweet, M. Salinga, A. Madan, and T. L. Pinto, J. Appl. Phys., 105, 064918 (2009).
Selected earlier publications - Krusin
Field-induced quantum critical route to a Fermi liquid in high-temperature superconductors, T. Shibauchi, L. Krusin-Elbaum, M. Hasegawa, Y. Kasahara, R. Okazaki, and Y. Matsuda, Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 105, 7120 (2008).
Evidence against orbital origin of quantum criticality in Tl2Ba2CuO6+x superconductor, T. Shibauchi, L. Krusin-Elbaum, and Y. Matsuda, Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 105, E59 (2008).
Direct evidence for abrupt postcrystallization germanium precipitation in thin phase-change films of Sb-15 at.% Ge C. Cabral, Jr., L. Krusin-Elbaum, J. Bruley, S. Raoux, V. Deline, A. Madan, and T. Pinto, Appl. Phys. Lett. 93, 071906 (2008).
Evidence for segregation of Te in chalcogenide Ge2Sb2Te5 films: Effect on the 'phase-change' stress, L. Krusin-Elbaum, C. Cabral Jr., K.N. Chen, M. Copel, D.W. Abraham, K. B. Reuter, S.M. Rossnagel, J. Bruley, and V.R. Deline, Appl. Phys. Lett. 90, 1 (2007).
Evidence for 'universal' signatures of Zeeman-splitting-limited pseudogaps in superconducting electron- and hole-doped cuprates, T. Kawakami, T. Shibauchi, Y. Terao, M. Suzuki, and L. Krusin-Elbaum, Phys. Rev. Lett. 95, 017001 (2005).
Room-temperature Ferromagnetic Nanotubes Controlled by Electron or Hole Doping, L. Krusin-Elbaum, D.M. Newns, H. Zeng, V. Derycke, and R. Sandstrom, Nature 431, 672 (2004).
Runaway "Fingerlike" Instability of Magnetic Walls in Ultrathin Layers, B. G. Elmegreen, L. Krusin-Elbaum, T. Shibauchi, and B. Argyle, Phys. Rev. Lett. 93, 197201 (2004).
Null Orbital Frustration at the Pseudogap Boundary in a Layered Cuprate Superconductor, L. Krusin-Elbaum, T. Shibauchi, and C. H. Mielke, Phys. Rev. Lett. 92, 097005 (2004).
Unconventionally Large Quantum-dissipative Gap Regime in Overdoped Bi2Sr2CaCu2O8+y , T. Shibauchi, L. Krusin-Elbaum, G. Blatter, and C. H. Mielke, Phys. Rev. B 67, 064514 (2003).
Closing the Pseudogap by Zeeman Splitting in Bi2Sr2CaCu2O8+y at High Magnetic Fields, T. Shibauchi, L. Krusin-Elbaum, Ming Li, M.P. Maley, and P.H. Kes, Phys. Rev. Lett. 86, 5763 (2001).
Stable Ultra-High Density Magneto-Optical Recordings Using Introduced Linear Defects, L. Krusin-Elbaum, T. Shibauchi, B. Argyle, L. Gignac and D. Weller, Nature 410, 444 (2001).
Deroughening of a 1D Domain Wall in an Ultrathin Magnetic Film by a Correlated Defect, T. Shibauchi, L. Krusin-Elbaum, V.M. Vinokur, B. Argyle, D. Weller and B.D. Terris, Phys. Rev. Lett. 87, 267201 (2001).
Ultrahigh-density Nanowire Arrays Grown in Self-assembled Diblock Copolymer Templates, T. Turn-Albrecht, J. Schotter, G.A. Kastle, N. Emley, T. Shibauchi, L. Krusin-Elbaum, K. Guarini, C.T. Black, M.T. Tuominen, and T.P. Russell, Science 290, 2126 (2000)
High-Field Quasiparticle Tunneling in Bi2Sr2CaCu2O8+y : Negative Magnetoresistance in the Superconducting State, N. Morozov, L. Krusin-Elbaum, T. Shibauchi, L.N. Bulaevskii, M.P. Maley, Yu.I. Latyshev, and T. Yamashita, Phys. Rev. Lett. 84, 1784 (2000).
Anisotropic Rescaling of a Splayed Pinning Landscape in Hg-cuprates: Strong Vortex Pinning and Recovery of the Variable Range Hopping, L. Krusin-Elbaum, G. Blatter, J.R. Thompson, D. Petrov, R. Wheeler, J. Ullmann, and C.W. Chu, Phys. Rev. Lett. 81, 3948 (1998).
Pinned Vortex Liquid Above the Critical Point of the First-Order Melting Transition: a Consequence of Point-Like Disorder, D. Lopez, L. Krusin-Elbaum, H. Safar, E. Righi, F. de la Cruz, S. Grigera, C. Feild, W.K. Kwok, L. Paulius, and G. Crabtree, Phys. Rev. Lett. 80, 1070 (1997).
Superconductivity Enhanced by Fission of Mercury, L. Krusin-Elbaum, D. Lopez, R. Wheeler, J.R. Thompson, J. Ullmann, C.W. Chu, and Q.M. Lin, Nature 389, 243 (1997).
High Current Densities Above 100 K in the High-temperature Superconductor HgBa2CaCu2O6+δ, L. Krusin-Elbaum, C. C. Tsuei, A. Gupta, Nature 373, 679 (1995) .
Bose-glass Melting in in YBCO Crystals with Correlated Disorder, L. Krusin-Elbaum, L. Civale, G. Blatter, A.D. Marwick, F. Holtzberg, and C. Feild, Phys. Rev. Lett. 72, 1914 (1994)
Enhancement of Persistent Currents in Bi2Sr2CaCu2O8 Tapes with Splayed Columnar Defects Iinduced with 0.8 GeV Protons, L. Krusin-Elbaum, J.R. Thompson, R. Wheeler, A.D. Marwick, C. Li, S. Patel, D.T. Shaw, P. Lisowski, and J. Ullmann, Appl. Phys. Lett. 64, 3331 (1994).
"Phase diagram" of the vortex-solid phase in YBCO crystals: A crossover from single-vortex (1D) to collective (3D) pinning regimes, L. Krusin-Elbaum, L. Civale, V. M. Vinokur, and F. Holtzberg, Phys. Rev. Lett. 69, 2280 (1992)
Vortex Confinement by Columnar Defects in YBa2Cu3O7-y Crystals: Enhanced Pinning at High Fields and Temperatures, L. Civale, A. D. Marwick, T. K. Worthington, M. A. Kirk, J. R. Thompson, L. Krusin-Elbaum, Y. Sun, J. R. Clem, and F. Holtzberg, Phys. Rev. Lett. 67, 648 (1991)
Sudden Irreversibility Collapse in YBCO Crystals: Possible Evidence for Thermal Softening of the Core Pinning , L. Krusin-Elbaum, L. Civale, F. Holtzberg, A. P. Malozemoff, and C. Field, Phys. Rev. Lett. 67, 3156 (1991).
Direct Measurement of the Temperature-Dependent Magnetic Penetration Depth in YBCO Crystals, L. Krusin-Elbaum, R. L. Greene, F. Holtzberg, A. P. Malozemoff, and Y. Yeshurun, Phys. Rev. Lett. 62, 217 (1989)
Evidence for a New State in Aluminosilicate Spin-Glasses in Very Weak Magnetic Fields, L. Krusin-Elbaum, R. Raghavan, and S. J. Williamson, Phys. Rev. Lett. 42, 1762 (1979).
