Peer-reviewed and submitted papers

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2023

65. D. Santos-Cottin, I. Mohelský, J. Wyzula, F. Le MardeIé, I. Kapon, S. Nasrallah, N. Barisic, I. Zivkovic, J. R. Soh, F. Guo, M. Puppin, J. H. Dil, B. Gudac, Z. Rukelj, M. Novak, A. B. Kuzmenko, C. C. Homes, Tomasz Dietl, M. Orlita, and Ana Akrap, "EuCd2As2: a magnetic semiconductor", Phys. Rev. Lett. 131, 186704 (2023)

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64. F. Le Mardelé, J. Wyzula,  I. Mohelský, S. Nasrallah, M. Loh, S. Ben David, O. Toledano, D. Tolj, M. Novak, G. Eguchi, S. Paschen, N. Barisic, J. Chen, A. Kimura, M. Orlita, Z. Rukelj, Ana Akrap, and D. Santos-Cottin, "Evidence of 3D Dirac conical bands in TlBiSSe by optical and magneto-optical spectroscopy", Phys. Rev. B 107, L241101 (2023).

Editor's Suggestion & Featured in Physics: "A Textbook Dirac Semimetal"

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63. P. Domínguez-GarcíaJose R. Pinto, Ana Akrap,  and  Sylvia Jeney, "Micro-mechanical response and power-law exponents from the longitudinal fluctuations of F-actin solutions", Soft Matter 19, 3652 (2023)

62. C. M. N. Kumar, Ana Akrap, C. C. Homes, E. Martino,B. Klebel-Knobloch, W. Tabis, O. S. Barisic, D. K. Sunko, N. Barisic, "Optical conductivity of cuprates in a new light", Phys. Rev. B 107, 144515 (2023).

61. I. Mohelsky, J. Wyzula, B. A. Piot, G. D. Gu, Q. Li, A. Akrap, and M. Orlita, "Temperature dependence of the energy band gap in 

ZrTe5: Implications for the topological phase", Phys. Rev. B 107, L041202 (2023).
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2022

60. Adrien Gourgout, Maxime Leroux, Jean-Loup Smirr, Maxime Massoudzadegan, Ricardo P. S. M. Lobo, David Vignolles, Cyril Proust, Helmuth Berger, Qiang Li, Genda Gu, Christopher C. Homes, Ana Akrap, Benoît Fauqué, "Magnetic freeze-out and anomalous Hall effect in ZrTe5", npj Quantum Materials 7, 71 (2022).

59.  J. Wyzula, X. Lu, D. Santos-Cottin, D. K. Mukherjee, I. Mohelsky, F. Le Mardele, J. Novak, M. Novak, R. Sankar, Y. Krupko, B. A. Piot, W.-L. Lee, A. Akrap, M. Potemski, M. O. Goerbig, M. Orlita, "Lorentz-boost-driven magneto-optics in Dirac matter", Advanced Science, 2105720  (2022).

58. David Santos-Cottin, Jan Wyzula, Florian Le Mardelé, Iris Crassee, Edoardo Martino, Gaku Eguchi, Zoran Rukelj, Mario Novak, Milan Orlita, Ana Akrap, "Addressing shape and extent of Weyl cones in TaAs by Landau level spectroscopy", Phys. Rev. B 105, L081114 (2022).

2021

57.  D. Santos-Cottin, M. Casula, L. de' Medici, F. Le Mardelé, J. Wyzula, M. Orlita, Y. Klein, A. Gauzzi, A. Akrap, R. P. S. M Lobo, "Universal optical features of Dirac cone networks: The case of BaNiS2 and their impact on the low-energy electronic structure", Phys. Rev. B 104, L201115  (2021).

56.  Davor Tolj, Trpimir Ivšić, Ivica Živković, Konstantin Semeniuk, Edoardo Martino, Ana Akrap, Priyanka Reddy, B. Klebel-Knobloch, Ivor Lončarić, László Forró, Neven Barišić, Henrik Ronnow, Denis K. Sunko, "Synthesis of Murunskite Single Crystals: A Bridge Between Cuprates and Pnictides", Applied Materials Today 24, 101096  (2021).

55.  Zoran Rukelj and Ana Akrap, "Carrier concentrations and optical conductivity of a band-inverted semimetal in two and three dimensions", Phys. Rev. B 104, 075108  (2021).

54.  Edoardo Martino, Carsten Putzke, Markus König, Philip Moll, Helmuth Berger, David LeBoeuf, Maxime Leroux, Cyril Proust, Ana Akrap, Holm Kirmse, Christoph Koch, ShengNan Zhang, QuanSheng Wu, Oleg V. Yazev, László Forró, Konstantin Semeniuk, "Unidirectional Kondo scattering in layered NbS2", npj 2D Materials and Applications 5, 86 (2021).

53.  M.K. Tran, Ana Akrap, J. Levallois, J. Teyssier, P. Schouwink, C. Besnard, P. Lerch, J.W. Allen, M. Greenblatt, D. van der Marel, "Pressure-induced structural transitions triggering dimensional crossover in lithium purple bronze", Phys Rev B 103, 235124 (2021).

2020

52. B. Salzmann, A. Pulkkinen, B. Hildebrand, T. Jaouen, S. N. Zhang, E. Martino, Q. Li, G. Gu, H. Berger, O. V. Yazyev, A. Akrap, and C. Monney, "Nature of native atomic defects in ZrTe5 and their impact on the low-energy electronic structure", Phys. Rev. Materials 4, 114201 (2020).

51. Edoardo Martino, David Santos-Cottin, Florian Le Mardele, Konstantin Semeniuk, Michele Pizzochero, Kristians Cernevics, Benoit Baptiste, Ludovic Delbes, Stefan Klotz, Francesco Capitani, Helmuth Berger, Oleg V. Yazyev, Ana Akrap, "Structural phase transition and bandgap control through mechanical deformation in layered semiconductors 1T-ZrX2 (X = S, Se)", ACS Materials Letters 2, 1115–1120 (2020).

50. Z. Rukelj, C.C. Homes, M. Orlita, Ana Akrap, "Distinguishing the gapped and Weyl semimetal scenario in ZrTe5: insights from an effective two-band model ", Phys. Rev. B 102, 125201 (2020). 

49. F. Le Mardelé, D. Santos-Cottin, E. Martino, K. Semeniuk, S. Ben David, F. Orbanić, M. Novak, Z. Rukelj, C. C. Homes, and Ana Akrap, "Optical conductivity of the type-II Weyl semimetal TaIrTe4", Phys. Rev. B 102, 045201 (2020).

48. E. Martino, A. Pisoni, L. Ciric, A. Arakcheeva, H. Berger, A. Akrap, C. Putzke, P. J.W. Moll, I. Batistić, E. Tutiš, L. Forró, K. Semeniuk, "Preferential out-of-plane conduction and quasi-one-dimensional electronic states in layered van der Waals material 1T-TaS2 ", npj 2D Materials and Applications 4, 7 (2020).

47. S. Polatkan, M. O. Goerbig, J. Wyzula, R. Kemmler, L. Z. Maulana, B. A. Piot, I. Crassee, A. Akrap, C. Shekhar, C. Felser, M. Dressel, A. V. Pronin, M. Orlita, "Magneto-optics of a Weyl semimetal beyond the conical band approximation: the case study of TaP", Physical Review Letters 124, 176402 (2020).

46. D. Santos-Cottin, M. Padlewski, E. Martino, S. Ben David, F. Le Mardelé, F. Capitani, F. Borondics, M. Bachmann, C. Putzke, P.J.W. Moll, R.D. Zhong, G.D. Gu, H. Berger, M. Orlita,  C. C. Homes,  Z. Rukelj,  and Ana Akrap, "Probing intraband excitations in ZrTe5: A high-pressure infrared and transport study", Physical Review B 101, 125205 (2020).

Chosen for Kaleidoscope feature.

45. Tania Palmieri, Edoardo Baldini, Alexander Steinhoff, Ana Akrap, Marton Kollar, Endre Horvath, Laszlo Forro, Frank Jahnke and Majed Chergui, "Mahan excitons in room-temperature methylammonium lead bromide perovskites", Nature Communications 11, 850 (2020).

44. D. Santos-Cottin, E. Martino, F. Le Mardelé, C. Witteveen, F. O. von Rohr, C. C. Homes,  Z. Rukelj,  and Ana Akrap, "Low-energy excitations in type-II Weyl semimetal Td-MoTe2 evidenced through optical conductivity", Physical Review Materials 4, 021201(R) (2020).

2019

43. E. Martino, M.D. Bachmann, L. Rossi, K. A. Modic, I. Zivkovic, H.M. Rønnow, P.J.W. Moll, Ana Akrap, L. Forro,  S. Katrych, "Persistent antiferromagnetic order in heavily overdoped Ca1-xLaxFeAs2 ", Journal of Physics: Condensed Matter  31, 48 (2019).

42. E. Martino, I. Crassee, G. Eguchi, D. Santos-Cottin, R.D. Zhong, G.D. Gu, H. Berger, Z. Rukelj, M. Orlita, C. C. Homes, Ana Akrap, "Two-dimensional conical dispersion in ZrTe5 evidenced by optical spectroscopy", Physical Review Letters 122, 217402 (2019).

2018

41. I. Crassee, R. Sankar, W.L. Lee, Ana Akrap, M. Orlita, "3D Dirac semimetal Cd3As2: a review of material properties", Physical Review Materials 2, 120302 (2018).

40. C.C. Homes, Y.M. Dai, Ana Akrap, S.L. Bud'ko, P.C. Canfield, “Vibrational anomalies in AFe2As2 (A= Ca, Sr and Ba) single crystals”, Phys. Rev. B 98, 035103 (2018).

39. M. Hakl, S. Tchoumakov, I. Crassee, A. Akrap, B.A. Piot, C. Faugeras, G. Martinez, A. Nateprov, E. Arushanov, F. Teppe, R. Sankar, Wei-li Lee, J. Debray, O. Caha, J. Novák, M.O. Goerbig, M. Potemski, M. Orlita, “Energy scale of Dirac electrons in Cd3As2”, Physical Review B 97, 115206 (2018).

38. I. Crassee, E. Martino, C.C. Homes, O. Caha, J. Novák, P. Tückmantel, M. Hakl, A. Nateprov, E. Arushanov, Q.D. Gibson, R.J. Cava, S.M. Koohpayeh, K.E. Arpino, T.M. McQueen, M. Orlita, and Ana Akrap, “Nonuniform carrier density in Cd3As2 evidenced by optical spectroscopy”, Physical Review B 97, 125204 (2018).

2017

37. M. Hakl, S. Tchoumakov, I. Crassee, A. Akrap, B.A. Piot, C. Faugeras, G. Martinez, O. Caha, J. Novák, A. Nateprov, E. Arushanov, Wei-Li Lee, M.O. Goerbig, F. Teppe, M. Potemski, and M Orlita, “Cyclotron resonance of Kane electrons observed in Cd3As2”, Infrared, Millimeter, and Terahertz Waves (IRMMW-THz), 2017 42nd International Conference (2017).

36. I. Crassee, F. Borondics, G. Autès, M.K. Tran, A. Magrez, P. Bugnon, H. Berger, J. Teyssier, O. Yazyev, M. Orlita, D. van der Marel, and A. Akrap, “BiTeBr and BiTeCl: a comparative high-pressure optical study”, Physical Review B 95, 045201 (2017).

35. G. Manzoni, A. Crepaldi, G. Autès, A. Sterzi, F. Cilento, A. Akrap, I. Vobornik, L. Gragnaniello, Ph. Bugnon, M. Fonin, H. Berger, M. Zacchigna, O. V. Yazyev, and F. Parmigiani, “Temperature dependent non-monotonic band shift in ZrTe5”, Journal of Electron Spectroscopy and Related Phenomena 219, 9 (2017).

2016

34. Y. M. Dai, A. Akrap, S. L. Budko, P. C. Canfield, and C. C. Homes, “Optical properties of AFe2As2 (A = Ca,Sr and Ba) single crystals, Physical Review B 94, 195142 (2016).

33. A. Akrap, M. Hakl, S. Tchoumakov, I. Crassee, J. Kuba, M. O. Goerbig, C. C. Homes, O. Caha, J. Novak, F. Teppe, W. Desrat, S. Koohpayeh, L. Wu, N. P. Armitage, A. Nateprov, E. Arushanov, Q. D. Gibson, R. J. Cava, D. van der Marel, B.A. Piot, C. Faugeras, G. Martinez, M. Potemski, and M. Orlita, “Magneto-optical signature of massless Kane electrons in Cd3As2”, Physical Review Letters 117, 136401 (2016); Editor’s Suggestion, Highlighted in Nature Physics 12, 992 (2016).

2015

32. M.K. Tran, J. Levallois, A. Akrap, J. Teyssier, A.B. Kuzmenko, F. Lévy-Bertrand, R. Tediosi, M. Brandt, Ph. Lerch, and D. van der Marel, “Versatile setup for optical spectroscopy under high pressure and low temperature”, Review of Scientific Instruments 86, 105102 (2015).

31. L Yang, A Pisoni, A Magrez, S Katrych, A Arakcheeva, B Dalla Piazza, K. Prša, J. Jaćimović, A. Akrap, J. Teyssier, L. Forró, and H.M. Rønnow, Crystal Structure, Transport, and Magnetic Properties of an Ir6+ Compound Ba8Al2IrO14, Inorganic chemistry 54, 4371 (2015).

2014

30. Y.M. Dai, A. Akrap, J. Schneeloch, R. D. Zhong, T. S. Liu, G. D. Gu, Q. Li, C. C. Homes, “Spectral weight transfer in strongly correlated Fe1.03Te”, Physical Review B  90, 121114(R) (2014)

29. A. Akrap, A. Ubaldini, E. Giannini, L. Forro, “Bi2Te3-xSex series studied by resistivity and thermopower”, Europhysics Letters 107, 57008 (2014)

28.  A. Akrap, J. Teyssier, A. Magrez, P. Bugnon, H. Berger, A. B. Kuzmenko, and D. van der Marel, “Optical properties of BiTeBr and BiTeCl”, Physical Review B 90, 035201 (2014)

27.  J. Jacimovic, X. Mettan, A. Pisoni, R. Gaal, S. Katrych, L. Demko, A. Akrap, L. Forro, H. Berger, P. Bugnon, A. Magrez, “Enhanced low temperature thermoelectrical properties of BiTeCl grown by topotactic method”, Scripta Materialia 76, 69 (2014)

26.    A. Akrap, Y.M. Dai, W.Wu, S.R.Julian, and C.C. Homes, “Optical properties and electronic structure of the non-metallic metal FeCrAs”, Physical Review B 89, 125115 (2014); Editor’s Suggestion.

25.    M. K. Tran, J. Levallois, P. Lerch, J. Teyssier, A. B. Kuzmenko, G. Autès, O. V. Yazyev, A. Ubaldini, E. Giannini, D. van der Marel, and A. Akrap, “Infrared and Raman spectroscopy measurements of a transition in the crystal structure and a closing of the energy gap of BiTeI under pressure”, Physical Review Letters 112, 047402 (2014)

2013

 24.    C.C. Homes, J.J. Tu, J. Li, G. Gu, and A. Akrap, “Optical conductivity of nodal metals”, Scientific Reports 3, 3446 (2013) 

23.    S. Arsenijevic, C. Petrovic, L. Forro, and A. Akrap “Manifestation of the spin textures in the thermopower of MnSi”, Europhysics Letters 103, 57015 (2013) 

2012

22.    A. Akrap, M. Tran, J. Teyssier, E. Giannini, A. Ubaldini, D. van der Marel, and C.C. Homes, “Optical properties of Bi2Te2Se at ambient and high pressures”, Physical Review B 86, 235207 (2012).

21.    V. Ilakovac, N.B. Brookes, J. Criginski Cezar, P. Thakur, V. Bisogni, C. Dallera, G. Ghiringhelli, L. Braicovich, S. Bernu, H. Berger, L. Forro, A. Akrap, and C.F. Hague,  “BaVS3 probed by V L edge X-ray absorption spectroscopy”, Journal of Physics - Condensed Matter 24, 045503 (2012).

2011

20.    S.J. Moon, C.C. Homes, A. Akrap, Z.J. Xu, J.S. Wen, Z.W. Lin, Q. Li, G.D. Gu, and D.N. Basov, “Incoherent interplane response of FeTe0.55Se0.45”, Physical Review Letters 106, 217001 (2011).

19.    C.C. Homes, A. Akrap, J.S. Wen, Z.J. Xu, Z.W. Lin, Q. Li, and G.D. Gu, “Optical properties of the iron-chalcogenide superconductor FeTe0.55Se0.45”, Journal of Phyics and Chemistry of Solids 72, 505 (2011).

2010

18.    A. Akrap, M. Angst, P. Khalifah, B.C. Sales, D. Mandrus, and L. Forro, “Electrical transport in charge-ordered Fe2OBO3: Resistive switching and pressure effects”, Physical Review B 82, 165106 (2010).

17.    C.C. Homes, A. Akrap, J.S. Wen, Z.J. Xu, Z.W. Lin, Q. Li, and G.D. Gu, “Onset of electronic correlations in the normal state and unusual superconducting response in the optical properties of FeTe0.55Se0.45”, Physical Review B 81, 180508 (R) (2010).

16.    S. Bernu, P. Foury_Leylekian, P. Fertey, F. Licci, A. Gauzzi, A. Akrap, H.  Berger, L. Forro and J.P. Pouget, “Charge ordering in substituted and non stoichiometric BaVS3”, Europhysics Letters 89, 27006 (2010).

2009

15. A. Akrap, J.J. Tu, L.J. Li, G.H. Cao, X.A. Xu and C.C. Homes, “Phonon anomaly in BaFe2As2”, Physical Review B 80, 180502(R) (2009); Editor’s Suggestion.

PhD thesis

A. Akrap: “Competing orders in strongly correlated systems studied by transport measurements” (June 2008).

2008

14. A. Akrap, V. Stevanovic, M. Herak, M. Miljak, H. Berger and L. Forro, “Transport and magnetic properties of BaVSe3”, Physical Review B 78, 235111 (2008).

13. B. Sipos, A.F. Kusmartseva, A. Akrap, R. Gaal, H. Berger, E. Tutis and L. Forro, “From Mott transition to superconductivity: high pressure tuning of 1T-TaS2”, Nature materials 7, 960 (2008). News and views: E. Tosatti, “Superconductivity: Squash and sandwiches”, Nature materials 7, 929 (2008).

12. M. Herak, M. Miljak, A. Akrap, L. Forro, and H. Berger, “Magnetic anisotropy of paramagnetic and ferromagnetically ordered state of single crystal BaVSe3”, Journal of the Physical Society of Japan 77, 093701 (2008). 

11. T. Ivek, T. Vuletic, S. Tomic, A. Akrap, H. Berger, and L. Forro, “Collective charge excitations below the metal-to-insulator transition in BaVS3”, Physical Review B 78, 035110 (2008).

10. A. Akrap, A. Rudolf, F. Ruillis-Albenque, H. Berger and L. Forro, “The influence of point defects on the metal-insulator transition in BaVS3”, Physical Review B 77, 115142 (2008).

9. S. Bernu, P. Foury-Leylekian, J.-P. Pouget, A. Akrap, H. Berger, L. Forro, G. Popov, and M. Greenblatt, “Influence of chemical substitutions on the charge instability of BaVS3”, Physica B 403, 1625 (2008).

8. A. Akrap, R. Gaal and L. Forro, “Resistivity switching in beta-SrV6O15”, European Physical Journal B 61, 287 (2008).

2007

7. A. Akrap, N. Barisic, R. Gaal and L. Forro, “Pressure-induced phase transition tuning and the role of disorder in the electrical transport properties of beta-SrxV6O15”, Physical Review B 76, 235111 (2007).

6. A. Akrap, T. Weller, M. Ellerby, S.S. Saxena, G. Csanyi and L. Forro, “C6Yb and graphite: a comparative high pressure transport study”, Physical Review B 76, 045426 (2007).

5. A. Akrap, E. Tutis, S.M. Kazakov, N.D. Zhigadlo, J. Karpinski and L. Forro, “Manifestations of fine features of the density of states in the transport properties of KOs2O6”, Physical Review B 75 172501 (2007).

4. A. Akrap, N. Barisic, D. Mandrus, L. Forro and B.C. Sales, “High pressure resistivity and thermoelectric power in Yb14MnSb11”, Physical Review B 76, 085203 (2007).

2006

3. R.P. Smith, A.F. Kusmartseva, Y.T.C. Ko, S.S. Saxena, A. Akrap, L. Forro, M. Laad, T.E. Weller, M. Ellerby and N.T. Skipper, “Pressure dependence of the superconducting transition temperature in C6Yb and C6Ca”, Physical Review B 74, 024505 (2006).

2. I. Kezsmarki, G. Mihaly, R. Gaal, N Barisic, A. Akrap, H. Berger, L. Forro, C.C. Homes and L. Mihaly, “Separation of orbital contributions to the optical conductivity of BaVS3”, Physical Review Letters 96, 186402 (2006).

2002

1. A. Akrap, D. Staresinic and K. Biljakovic, P. Lunkenheimer and A. Loidl, “Thermal hysteresis in low frequency dielectric response of charge density wave systems TaS3 and K0.3MoO3”, Journal de Physique IV France 12 (2002).

61. Adrien Gourgout, Maxime Leroux, Jean-Loup Smirr, Maxime Massoudzadegan, Ricardo P. S. M. Lobo, David Vignolles, Cyril Proust, Helmuth Berger, Qiang Li, Genda Gu, Christopher C. Homes, Ana Akrap, Benoît Fauqué, "Magnetic freeze-out and anomalous Hall effect in ZrTe5", npj Quantum Materials 7, 71 (2022).