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Science & ResearchAug 31, 2026

Layer Axial Phonons and Dipolar Thermal Response in Centrosymmetric Thin Films

In nonmagnetic centrosymmetric materials, $\mathcal{PT}$ symmetry enforces vanishing total phonon angular momentum (phonon AM) at every wave vector, making them appear unsuitable as hosts of axial phonons.

In nonmagnetic centrosymmetric materials, $\mathcal{PT}$ symmetry enforces vanishing total phonon angular momentum (phonon AM) at every wave vector, making them appear unsuitable as hosts of axial phonons. Here, using first-principles calculations for BaAgAs and representative…

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