{
  "abstract": "Collective order is notoriously difficult to stabilize in one dimension, where strong fluctuations suppress symmetry-breaking states. Here we report the emergence of an electronic bond-order wave (BOW) in the quasi-one-dimensional (1D) material Ba9Rh8O24, in which structural bonds become active electronic degrees of freedom that overcome 1D fluctuations to establish long-range order. Single-crystal X-ray diffraction uncovers a striking inversion of inequivalent Rh-Rh bonds across a transition TA = 180 K, where short and long bonds interchange their identities rather than undergoing conventional Peierls dimerization. This bond inversion coincides with a heat-capacity anomaly and a profound reorganization of the dielectric response with strong suppression of dielectric loss upon cooling. The BOW exhibits strongly nonlinear, frequency-dependent I-V characteristics, clockwise hysteresis, and nonvolatile memristive switching. These findings uncover an unprecedented transformation from a dynamic bond liquid to a rigid yet electrically reconfigurable BOW, establishing bond-centered electronic order as a new organizing principle for 1D quantum matter.",
  "abstract_shown": true,
  "affiliations": [],
  "article_type": null,
  "arxiv": "2609.09383",
  "author_total": 4,
  "authors": [
    {
      "name": "Honghao Wang"
    },
    {
      "name": "Tristan R. Cao"
    },
    {
      "name": "Pedro Schlottmann"
    },
    {
      "name": "Gang Cao"
    }
  ],
  "bibtex": "https://research.draconitic.com/paper/dkhy9kqjf9be3.bib",
  "cited_by": 0,
  "doi": "10.48550/arxiv.2609.09383",
  "fulltext_url": null,
  "id": "dkhy9kqjf9be3",
  "issns": [],
  "landing_url": "https://arxiv.org/abs/2609.09383",
  "language": null,
  "licence": "LicenseRef-arXiv-nonexclusive-1.0",
  "licence_label": "arXiv licence",
  "licence_source": "article",
  "licence_url": "http://arxiv.org/licenses/nonexclusive-distrib/1.0/",
  "metadata_licence": "CC0-1.0",
  "native_subjects": [
    [
      "arxiv",
      "cond-mat.str-el"
    ],
    [
      "openalex",
      "2504|Organic and Molecular Conductors Research"
    ]
  ],
  "openalex": "W7212144244",
  "pdf_url": "https://arxiv.org/pdf/2609.09383",
  "pmcid": null,
  "pmid": null,
  "published": "2026-09-08",
  "publisher": null,
  "ris": "https://research.draconitic.com/paper/dkhy9kqjf9be3.ris",
  "sources": [
    {
      "first_seen": "2026-10-30T12:20:12Z",
      "native_id": "2609.09383",
      "source": "arxiv",
      "url": "https://arxiv.org/abs/2609.09383"
    }
  ],
  "subjects": [
    {
      "field": "physics",
      "origin": "arxiv:cond-mat.str-el",
      "subfield": "condensed-matter"
    }
  ],
  "title": "Emergent Electronic Bond-Order Wave in a Quasi-One-Dimensional Chain",
  "title_text": "Emergent Electronic Bond-Order Wave in a Quasi-One-Dimensional Chain",
  "type": "preprint",
  "updated_at": "2026-10-30T12:20:12Z",
  "url": "https://research.draconitic.com/paper/dkhy9kqjf9be3",
  "venue": "arXiv",
  "versions": []
}