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2018-12-17
PNADIS: An automated Peierls-Nabarro Analyzer for DISlocation core structure and slip resistance
Dislocation is one of the most critical and fundamental crystal defects that dominate the mechanical behavior of crystalline solids, however, a quantitative determination of its character and property in experiments is quite challenging and limited so far. In this paper, a fully automated Peierls-Nabarro (P-N) analyzer...
1812.06630v1
2018-12-20
Defect-free SnTe topological crystalline insulator nanowires grown by molecular beam epitaxy on graphene
SnTe topological crystalline insulator nanowires have been grown by molecular beam epitaxy on graphene/SiC substrates. The nanowires have cubic rock-salt structure, they grow along [001] crystallographic direction and have four sidewalls consisting of {100} crystal planes known to host metallic surface states with Dira...
1812.08888v1
2018-12-21
Orbital-Free DFT Correctly Models Quantum Dots When Asymptotics, Nonlocality and Nonhomogeneity Are Accounted For
Million-atom quantum simulations are in principle feasible with Orbital-Free Density Functional Theory (OF-DFT) because the algorithms only require simple functional minimizations with respect to the electron density function. In this context, OF-DFT has been useful for simulations of warm dense matter, plasma, cold me...
1812.08952v1
2018-12-24
Bayesian Point Set Registration
Point set registration involves identifying a smooth invertible transformation between corresponding points in two point sets, one of which may be smaller than the other and possibly corrupted by observation noise. This problem is traditionally decomposed into two separate optimization problems: (i) assignment or corre...
1812.09821v1
2019-02-01
Collective magnetization dynamics in nano-arrays of thin FePd discs
We report on the magnetization dynamics of a square array of mesoscopic discs, fabricated from an iron palladium alloy film. The dynamics properties were explored using ferromagnetic resonance measurements and micromagnetic simulations. The obtained spectra exhibit features resulting from the interactions between the d...
1902.00403v1
2019-02-10
Determination of the magnetic phase diagram in the H-T plane for a sigma-phase Fe47Mo53 alloy
Magnetization measurements were carried out in the in field-cooled (FC) and in zero-field-cooled (ZFC) conditions versus temperature, T, and external magnetic field, H, on a sigma-phase Fe47Mo53 compound. Analysis of the measured M_FC and M_ZFC curves yielded values of characteristic temperatures: magnetic ordering (Cu...
1902.03561v1
2019-02-14
Revisiting the crystal structure of the equilibrium S (Al2CuMg) phase in Al-Cu-Mg alloys using X-ray absorption spectroscopy (XAFS)
Even though, the crystal structure of the intermediate (S') and the equilibrium S (Al2CuMg) phase were subject of many investigations by using mostly imaging or diffraction techniques, the results remain still controversial. In this study, we used X-ray absorption spectroscopy (XAFS) to verify the correct structure con...
1902.05383v1
2019-02-15
Atomically precise step grids for the engineering of helical states
Conventional spin-degenerated surface electrons have been effectively manipulated by using organic and inorganic self-assembled nanoarrays as resonators. Step superlattices naturally assembled in vicinal surfaces are a particularly interesting case since they represent simple one-dimensional (1D) models for fundamental...
1902.05777v1
2019-02-19
Nanoelectromechanical resonators from high-T$_c$ superconducting crystals of Bi$_2$Sr$_2$Ca$_1$Cu$_2$O$_{8+δ}$
In this report, we present nanoelectromechanical resonators fabricated with thin exfoliated crystals of a high-T$_c$ cuprate superconductor Bi$_2$Sr$_2$Ca$_1$Cu$_2$O$_{8+\delta}$. The mechanical readout is performed by capacitively coupling their motion to a coplanar waveguide microwave cavity fabricated with a superco...
1902.06896v1
2019-02-27
Stabilizing quasicrystals composed of patchy colloids by narrowing the patch width
We explore the behavior of two-dimensional patchy colloidal particles with 8 or 10 symmetrically arranged patches by employing Monte-Carlo simulations. The particles interact according to an isotropic pair potential that possesses only one typical length. The patches lead to additional attractions that are anisotropic ...
1902.10549v2
2019-06-04
Design and Experimental Validation of an Active Catheter for Endovascular Navigation
Endovascular technique has many advantages but relies strongly on operator skills and experience. Robotically steerable catheters have been developed but few are clinically available. We describe here the development of an active and efficient catheter based on Shape Memory Alloys (SMA) actuators. We first establish th...
1906.01309v1
2019-06-05
Inverted Perovskite Photovoltaics using Flame Spray Pyrolysis Solution based CuAlO2/Cu-O Hole Selective Contact
We present the functionalization process of a conductive and transparent copper aluminum oxide, copper oxide alloy. The copper aluminum oxide, copper oxide powders were developed by flame spray pyrolysis and their stabilized dispersions were treated by sonication and centrifugation methods. We show that when the supern...
1906.01989v1
2019-06-12
Simulation and experimental studies of induction hardening behavior of a new medium-carbon, low-alloy wear resistance steel
Flux2D commercial software together with a Gleeble thermomechanical simulator has been employed to numerically and physically simulate the material properties profile of an induction hardened slurry transportation pipe made of a recently developed 0.4 wt.% C, Nb-microalloyed steel. After calculating the thermal history...
1906.05007v1
2019-06-11
Quantification model of X-ray fluorescence analysis based on iterative Monte Carlo procedure
Iterative Monte Carlo algorithm has been constructed and tested for quantification of X-ray fluorescence analysis in order to determine the atomic composition of solid materials. The calculation model uses simulation code MCNP6 that describes the excitation and relaxation phenomenon in the atomic electron shell. The co...
1906.05385v1
2019-06-18
Debunking the Myth that Upfront Requirements are Infeasible for Scientific Computing Software
Many in the Scientific Computing Software community believe that upfront requirements are impossible, or at least infeasible. This paper shows requirements are feasible with the following: i) an appropriate perspective ("faking" the final documentation as if requirements were correct and complete from the start, and ga...
1906.07812v1
2019-06-22
Exciton mapping at subwavelength scales in two-dimensional materials
Spatially resolved EELS has been performed at diffuse interfaces between MoS$_2$ and MoSe$_2$ single layers. With a monochromated electron source (20 meV) we have successfully probed excitons near the interface by obtaining the low loss spectra at the nanometer scale. The exciton maps clearly show variations even with ...
1906.09409v1
2019-06-24
Finite Interface Dissipation Phase Field Modeling of Ni-Nb under Additive Manufacturing Conditions
During the laser powder bed fusion (L-PBF) process, the built part undergoes multiple rapid heating-cooling cycles, leading to complex microstructures with nonuniform properties. In the present work, a computational framework, which weakly couples a finite element thermal model to a non-equilibrium PF model was develop...
1906.10200v2
2019-06-25
Quasicrystals
Mathematicians have been interested in non-periodic tilings of space for decades; however, it was the unexpected discovery of non-periodically ordered structures in intermetallic alloys which brought this subject into the limelight. These fascinating materials, now called quasicrystals, are characterised by the coexist...
1906.10392v1
2019-06-26
Quantum critical scaling of the conductivity tensor at the metal-insulator transition in Nb$_{1-x}$Ti$_{x}$N
In contrast to the Landau paradigm, a metal-insulator transition (MIT), driven purely by competition between itinerance and localization and unaccompanied by any conventional (e.g, magnetic) order-disorder instabilities, admits no obvious local order parameter. Here, we present a detailed analysis of the quantum critic...
1906.11209v2
2020-03-31
Emergent quantum Hall effects below $50$ mT in a two-dimensional topological insulator
The realization of the quantum spin Hall effect in HgTe quantum wells has led to the development of topological materials which, in combination with magnetism and superconductivity, are predicted to host chiral Majorana fermions. However, the large magnetization ($\sim$ a few tesla) in conventional quantum anomalous Ha...
2004.00091v1
2020-04-03
Identification of a Multi-Dimensional Reaction Coordinate for Crystal Nucleation in $\text{Ni}_3\text{Al}$
Nucleation during solidification in multi-component alloys is a complex process that comprises the competition between different crystalline phases as well as chemical composition and ordering. Here, we combine transition interface sampling with an extensive committor analysis to investigate the atomistic mechanisms du...
2004.01473v3
2020-04-04
Lattice distortion in TmCo$_2$: a poly- and single- crystal study
Within the RCo$_2$ family of compounds, a structural distortion linked with the onset of magnetic ordering around the critical temperature can be observed. One of the less explored RCo$_2$ compounds is TmCo$_2$ probably due to its low Curie temperature. Exceptionally this compound, given its position at the end of the ...
2004.01938v1
2020-04-11
Monte Carlo simulations and critical behavior of the Rare Earth Based Alloy GdN
Using Monte Carlo Simulations (MCS), based the Metropolis algorithm, we examine in this study, the magnetic properties of the rare earth based compound GdN. In a first step, we discuss and study the ground state phase diagrams explored in the different planes of physical parameter. The obtained stable configurations ar...
2004.05457v1
2020-04-14
Stacking fault energy prediction for austenitic steels: thermodynamic modeling vs. machine learning
Stacking fault energy (SFE) is of the most critical microstructure attribute for controlling the deformation mechanism and optimizing mechanical properties of austenitic steels, while there are no accurate and straightforward computational tools for modeling it. In this work, we applied both thermodynamic modeling and ...
2004.06703v2
2020-04-20
Magnetically driven short-range order can explain anomalous measurements in CrCoNi
The presence, nature, and impact of chemical short-range order in the multi-principal element alloy CrCoNi are all topics of current interest and debate. First-principles calculations reveal that its origins are fundamentally magnetic, involving repulsion between like-spin Co-Cr and Cr-Cr pairs that is complemented by ...
2004.09086v3
2020-04-22
Study of Reactively Sputtered Nickel Nitride Thin Films
Nickel nitride (Ni-N) thin film samples were deposited using reactive magnetron sputtering process utilizing different partial flow of N2 (RN2). They were characterized using x-ray reflectivity (XRR), x-ray diffraction (XRD) and x-ray absorption near edge spectroscopy (XANES) taken at N K-edge and Ni L-edges. From XRR ...
2004.10405v1
2020-04-23
Geometric linearization of theories for incompressible elastic materials and applications
We derive geometrically linearized theories for incompressible materials from nonlinear elasticity theory in the small displacement regime. Our nonlinear stored energy densities may vary on the same (small) length scale as the typical displacements. This allows for applications to multiwell energies as, e.g., encounter...
2004.11271v1
2020-04-24
Competing magnetic orders in quantum critical Sr$_3$Ru$_2$O$_7$
We investigated Sr$_3$Ru$_2$O$_7$, a quantum critical metal that shows a metamagnetic quantum phase transition and electronic nematicity, through density functional calculations. These predict a ferromagnetic ground state in contrast to the experimentally observed paramagnetism, raising the question of competing magnet...
2004.11741v2
2020-04-29
Highly tunable polarization-engineered two-dimensional electron gas in $ε$-AlGaO3 / $ε$-Ga2O3 heterostructures
We report on the modeling of polarization-induced two-dimensional electron gas (2DEG) formation at ${\epsilon}$-AlGaO3 / ${\epsilon}$-Ga2O3 heterointerface and the effect of spontaneous polarization (Psp) reversal on 2DEG density in ${\epsilon}$-Ga2O3 /${\epsilon}$-AlGaO3 / ${\epsilon}$-Ga2O3 double heterostructures. D...
2004.13941v1
2020-04-29
One step model of photo-emission at finite temperatures: spin fluctuations of Fe(001)
Various technical developments extended the potential of angle-resolved photoemission (ARPES) tremendously during the last twenty years. In particular improved momentum, energy and spin resolution as well as the use of photon energies from few eV up to several keV makes ARPES a rather unique tool to investigate the ele...
2004.14429v1
2020-04-30
Sum frequency generation spectroscopy of the attachment disc of a spider
The pyriform silk of the attachment disc of a spider was studied using infrared-visible vibrational sum frequency generation (SFG) spectroscopy. The spider can attach dragline and radial lines to many kinds of substrates in nature (concrete, alloy, metal, glass, plant branches, leaves, etc.) with the attachment disc. T...
2004.14598v2
2020-05-01
Strain self-accommodation during growth of 14H type long-period stacking ordered (LPSO) structures in Mg-Zn-Gd alloy
Cooperative growth of the structure units (SUs) in a 14H type long-period stacking ordered (LPSO) structure has been observed, and there is no obvious accumulation of transformation strain at the growth fronts. The atomic structures at this front are further characterized by Cs-corrected scanning transmission electron ...
2005.00226v1
2020-05-01
Pt and CoB trilayer Josephson $π$ junctions with perpendicular magnetic anisotropy
We report on the electrical transport properties of Nb based Josephson junctions with Pt/Co$_{68}$B$_{32}$/Pt ferromagnetic barriers. The barriers exhibit perpendicular magnetic anisotropy, which has the main advantage for potential applications over magnetisation in-plane systems of not affecting the Fraunhofer respon...
2005.00384v2
2020-04-14
Amorphous Mo-Ta oxide nanotubes for long-term stable Mo oxide based supercapacitors
With a large-scale usage of portable electric appliances, a high demand for increasingly high density energy storage devices has emerged. MoO3 has, in principle, a large potential as negative electrode material in supercapacitive devices, due to high charge densities that can be obtained from its reversible redox react...
2005.00532v1
2020-05-06
Distinct Ultrafast Electronic and Magnetic Response in M-edge Magnetic Circular Dichroism
Experimental investigations of ultrafast magnetization dynamics increasingly employ resonant magnetic spectroscopy in the ultraviolet spectral range. Besides allowing to disentangle the element-specific transient response of functional magnetic systems, these techniques also promise to access attosecond to few-femtosec...
2005.02872v1
2020-05-06
Physical properties of weak-coupling quasiperiodic superconductors
We numerically study the physical properties of quasiperiodic superconductors with the aim of understanding superconductivity in quasicrystals. Considering the attractive Hubbard model on the Penrose tiling as a simple theoretical model, we calculate various basic superconducting properties and find deviations from the...
2005.03127v2
2020-05-09
Atomistic simulations of the interaction of basal dislocations with MgZn$_2$ precipitates in Mg alloys
The interaction between Mg edge basal dislocations and rod-shaped $\beta_1'$-MgZn$_2$ precipitates was studied by atomistic simulations using a new interatomic potential. The atomistic model was carefully built taking into account the experimental information about the orientation relationship between the matrix and th...
2005.04495v1
2020-05-11
Exploits, advances and challenges benefiting beyond Li-ion battery technologies
The battery market is undergoing quick expansion owing to the urgent demand for mobile devices, electric vehicles and energy storage systems, convoying the current energy transition. Beyond Li-ion batteries are of high importance to follow these multiple-speed changes and adapt to the specificity of each application. T...
2005.04963v1
2020-05-12
\b{eta}-phase (AlxGa1-x)2O3 thin film with Al composition more than 70%
In this work, we have demonstrated wide-composition-range \b{eta}-(AlxGa1-x)2O3 thin films with record-high Al compositions up to 77% for \b{eta}-(AlxGa1-x)2O3 covering bandgaps from 4.9 to 6.4 eV. With optimized thermal annealing conditions, the \b{eta}-Ga2O3 binary thin films on sapphire substrates transformed to the...
2005.05799v2
2020-05-13
Sharp steps in magnetization, magnetoresistance and magnetostriction in Pr0.6Sr0.4Co1-yGayO3
We report the effect of Ga substitution on magnetization, magnetoresistance, and magnetostriction in polycrystalline Pr0.6Sr0.4Co1-yGayO3 (y=0.0-0.3) samples. Upon substitution of the non-magnetic Ga3+ cation for magnetic Co3+, the low-temperature ground state transforms from ferromagnetic metallic for y = 0 to cluster...
2005.06112v1
2020-04-23
Prediction of Reduced Glass Transition Temperature using Machine Learning
The advent of computational material sciences has paved the way for data-driven approaches for modeling and fabrication of materials. The prediction of properties like the glass-forming ability (GFA) by using the variation in alloy composition remains to be a challenging problem in the field of material sciences. It al...
2005.08872v1
2020-05-19
Nonconventional magnetic phenomena in neodymium thin film
Neodymium is a remarkable active component in numerous magnetic alloys that are used in various applications. However, the application of bare neodymium thin film is limited due to the lack of information about its electrical and magnetic properties. We report synergistic study of Nd thin film using experimental and th...
2005.09729v1
2020-05-21
Spherical-angular dark field imaging and sensitive microstructural phase clustering with unsupervised machine learning
Electron backscatter diffraction is a widely used technique for nano- to micro-scale analysis of crystal structure and orientation. Backscatter patterns produced by an alloy solid solution matrix and its ordered superlattice exhibit only extremely subtle differences, due to the inelastic scattering that precedes cohere...
2005.10581v3
2020-05-21
Amorphous Ni50Ti50 Alloy with Nanoporous Structure Generated by Ultrafast Isobaric Cooling
Amorphous metallic foams are prospective materials due to unique combination of their mechanical and energy-absorption properties. In the present work, atomistic dynamics simulations are performed under isobaric conditions with the pressure $p = 1.0$ atm in order to study how cooling with extremely high rates ($5\times...
2005.10798v1
2020-05-29
Plasma-induced magnetic patterning of FePd thin films without and with exchange bias
We demonstrate control of magnetic domain structures in continuous FePd thin films by patterning their surfaces with plasma treatment. The Fe-oxide layer formed on the surface upon ambient exposure of the FePd alloy thin film grown on an Al$_2$O$_3$(0001) substrate was patterned into microstructures by e-beam lithograp...
2005.14497v1
2020-08-02
On a probabilistic model for martensitic avalanches incorporating mechanical compatibility
Building on the work in \cite{BCH15,CH18,TIVP17}, in this article we propose and study a simple, geometrically constrained, probabilistic algorithm geared towards capturing some aspects of the nucleation in shape-memory alloys. As a main novelty with respect to the algorithms in \cite{BCH15,CH18,TIVP17} we include \emp...
2008.00416v1
2020-08-03
LIPSS-Sticks: Laser induced double self organization enhances the broadband light harvesting of TiO2 nanotube arrays
Sub-wavelength laser induced periodic surface structures (LIPSS-Sticks) created by ultrashort pulsed laser irradiation on the surface of titanium are used for the first time to template the electrochemical growth of titanium dioxide nanotube arrays. This is an example of a double self-organized process, as both LIPSS f...
2008.00618v1
2020-08-03
Phonon Dispersion Calculation for Binary Alloys Using WDM Approach
The lattice dynamics of AgPd, Ni55Pd45, Ni95Pt05, and Cu0.715Pd0.285 intermetallic have been investigated using the DFT calculation. The phonon dispersions and phonon densities of states along for two symmetry directions are calculated by Weighted Dynamical Matrix (WDM) and compared with virtual crystal approximation (...
2008.00661v3
2020-08-03
Observation of compact ferrimagnetic skyrmions in DyCo$_3$ film
Owing to the experimental discovery of magnetic skyrmions stabilized by the Dzyaloshinskii-Moriya and/or dipolar interactions in thin films, there is a recent upsurge of interest in magnetic skyrmions with antiferromagnetic spins in order to overcome the fundamental limitations inherent with skyrmions in ferromagnetic ...
2008.00725v1
2020-08-05
Order-Disorder Ferroelectric Transition of Strained SrTiO3
SrTiO3 is an incipient ferroelectric that is believed to exhibit a prototype displacive, soft mode ferroelectric transition when subjected to mechanical stress or alloying. We use high-angle annular dark-field imaging in scanning transmission electron microscopy to reveal local polar regions in the room-temperature, pa...
2008.01922v1
2020-08-06
Role of Auger Recombination in Plasmon Controlled Photoluminescence Kinetics in Metal-Semiconductor Hybrid Nanostructures
Spectroscopic studies of semiconductor quantum dots (SQDs) addressing the problem of non-radiative carrier losses is vital for the improvement in the efficiency of various light-emitting devices. Various designs of SQDs emitter like doping, forming core-shell and alloying has been attempted to suppress non-radiative re...
2008.02589v1
2020-08-06
Magnetic, transport, and thermal properties of $δ$-phase UZr$_2$
Alloys of hexagonal $\delta$-phase UZr$_2$ have been synthesized and studied by means of heat capacity, magnetic susceptibility, magnetization, electrical resistivity, magnetoresistance, thermoelectric power, thermal conductivity measurements, for the first time, at temperatures from 1.8 to 300 K and in magnetic fields...
2008.02746v1
2020-08-07
Enhanced light-harvesting of protein-pigment complexes assisted by a quantum dot antenna
We predict the enhanced light harvesting of a protein-pigment complex when assembled to a quantum dot (QD) antenna. Our prototypical nanoassembly setup is composed of a Fenna-Mattews-Olson system hosting 8 Bacteriochlorophyll (BChl) a dyes, and a near-infrared emitting CdSe$_x$Te$_{(1-x)}$/ZnS alloy-core/shell nanocrys...
2008.03341v1
2020-08-09
Accelerated rejuvenation in metallic glasses subjected to elastostatic compression along alternating directions
The influence of static stress and alternating loading direction on the potential energy and mechanical properties of amorphous alloys is investigated using molecular dynamics simulations. The model glass is represented via a binary mixture which is first slowly annealed well below the glass transition temperature and ...
2008.03740v1
2020-08-12
Analysis of the influence of microstructural traps on hydrogen assisted fatigue
We investigate the influence of microstructural traps on hydrogen diffusion and embrittlement in the presence of cyclic loads. A mechanistic, multi-trap model for hydrogen transport is developed, implemented into a finite element framework, and used to capture the variation of crack tip lattice and trapped hydrogen con...
2008.05452v1
2020-08-17
Effect of high temperature service on the complex through-wall microstructure of centrifugally cast HP40 reformer tube
Centrifugally cast reformer tubes are used in petrochemical plants for hydrogen production. Due to the conditions of hydrogen production, reformer tubes are exposed to high temperature which causes creep damage inside the microstructure. In this study, two different ex-service HP40 alloy reformer tubes which come from ...
2008.07429v2
2020-08-20
Preferential evaporation in atom probe tomography: an analytical approach
Atom probe tomography (APT) analysis conditions play a major role in the composition measurement accuracy. Preferential evaporation, which significantly biases apparent composition, more than other well-known phenomena in APT, is strongly connected to those analysis conditions. One way to optimize them, in order to hav...
2008.08801v1
2021-03-02
Revealing atomic-scale vacancy-solute interaction in nickel
Imaging individual vacancies in solids and revealing their interactions with solute atoms remains one of the frontiers in microscopy and microanalysis. Here we study a creep-deformed binary Ni-2 at.% Ta alloy. Atom probe tomography reveals a random distribution of Ta. Field ion microscopy, with contrast interpretation ...
2103.01639v3
2021-03-03
Elastocaloric effect in amorphous polymer networks undergoing mechanotropic phase transitions
Deformations of amorphous polymer networks prepared with significant concentrations of liquid crystalline mesogens have been recently reported to undergo mechanotropic phase transitions. Here, we report that these mechanotropic phase transitions are accompanied by an elastocaloric response ($\Delta T = 2.9 \text{ K}$)....
2103.02660v1
2021-03-03
Micrometer-thick, atomically random Si0.06Ge0.90Sn0.04 for silicon-integrated infrared optoelectronics
A true monolithic infrared photonics platform is within reach if strain and bandgap energy can be independently engineered in SiGeSn semiconductors. Herein, we investigate the structural and optoelectronic properties of a 1.5 {\mu}m-thick Si0.06Ge0.90Sn0.04 layer that is nearly lattice-matched to a Ge on Si substrate. ...
2103.02692v3
2021-03-04
Observation of an Unusual Colossal Anisotropic Magnetoresistance Effect in an Antiferromagnetic Semiconductor
Searching for novel antiferromagnetic materials with large magnetotransport response is highly demanded for constructing future spintronic devices with high stability, fast switching speed, and high density. Here we report a colossal anisotropic magnetoresistance effect in an antiferromagnetic binary compound with laye...
2103.02818v1
2021-03-07
Theoretical Study of Extrinsic Spin-current Generation in Ferromagnets Induced by Anisotropic Spin-flip Scattering
The spin Hall effect (SHE) and the magnetic spin Hall effect (MSHE) are responsible for electrical spin current generation, which is a key concept of modern spintronics. We theoretically investigated the spin conductivity induced by spin-dependent s-d scattering in a ferromagnetic 3d alloy model by employing microscopi...
2103.04288v4
2021-03-07
Training Data Set Refinement for the Machine Learning Potential of Li-Si Alloys via Structural Similarity Analysis
Machine learning potential enables molecular dynamics simulations of systems beyond the capability of classical force fields. The traditional approach to develop structural sets for training machine learning potential typically generate a great number of redundant configurations, which will result in unnecessary comput...
2103.04347v2
2021-03-13
Convection in a mushy-layer along a heated wall
Motivated by the mushy zones of sea ice, volcanoes, and icy moons of the outer solar system, we perform a theoretical and numerical study of boundary-layer convection along a vertical heated wall in a bounded ideal mushy region. The mush is comprised of a porous and reactive binary alloy with a mixture of saline liquid...
2103.07613v1
2021-03-14
A liquid metal encapsulation for analyzing porous nanomaterials by atom probe tomography
Analyzing porous (nano)materials by the atom probe tomography has been notoriously difficult. The electrostatic pressure intensifies stress at voids which results in premature failure of the specimen, and the electrostatic field distribution near voids lead to aberrations that are difficult to predict. Here we propose ...
2103.07902v1
2021-03-15
Doping-induced topological transition and enhancement of thermopower in the Dirac-semimetal system Cd$_{3-x}$Zn$_x$As$_2$
Cd$_3$As$_2$ is one of the prototypical topological Dirac semimetals. Here, we manipulate the band inversion responsible for the emergence of Dirac nodes by alloying Cd$_3$As$_2$ with topologically trivial Zn$_3$As$_2$. We observe the expected topological phase transition around a Zn concentration of $x\sim 1$ while th...
2103.08111v1
2021-03-15
Contribution of inter- and intraband transitions into electron-phonon coupling in metals
We recently developed an approach for calculation of the electron-phonon (electron-ion in a more general case) coupling in materials based on tight-binding molecular dynamics simulations. In the present work we utilize this approach to study partial contributions of inter- and intraband electron scattering events into ...
2103.08185v1
2021-03-17
Infrared study of the pressure-induced isostructural metallic transition in Mo$_{0:5}$W$_{0:5}$S$_{2}$
Ternary compounds of Transition Metal Dichalcogenides are emerging as an interesting class of crystals with tunable electronic properties, which make them attractive for nano-electronic and optoelectronic applications. Among them, Mo$_x$W$_{1-x}$S$_2$ is one of the most studied alloys, due to the well-known, remarkable...
2103.09517v1
2021-03-17
Quantum criticality in Ce$_{1-x}$Sm$_x$CoIn$_5$
Motivated by the possibility of observing the co-existence between magnetism and unconventional superconductivity in heavy-fermion Ce$_{1-x}$Sm$_x$CoIn$_5$ alloys, we studied how the samarium substitution on the cerium site affects the magnetic field-tuned-quantum criticality of stoicheometric CeCoIn$_5$ by performing ...
2103.09852v1
2021-03-19
Analytical solutions of the one-dimensional Schrödinger equation with position-dependent mass
The study of the Schr\"{o}dinger equation with the position-dependent effective mass has attracted a lot of attention, due to its applications in many fields of physics, including the properties of the semiconductors, semiconductor heterostructures, graded alloys, quantum liquids, Helium-3 clusters, quantum wells, wire...
2103.10721v1
2021-03-19
Determination of bulk and surface properties of liquid Bi-Sn alloys using an improved quasi-lattice theory
The thermodynamic properties of Bi-Sn were studied at 600 and 900K using a quasi-lattice theory. After successful fitting of Gibbs free energies of mixing and thermodynamic activities, the fitting parameters were used to investigate the enthalpy of mixing, the entropy of mixing, concentration fluctuations, Warren-Cowle...
2103.11033v2
2021-03-22
Capacitor Type Thin-Film Heat Flow Switching Device
We developed a capacitor type heat flow switching device, in which electron thermal conductivity of the electrodes is actively controlled through the carrier concentration varied by an applied bias voltage. The devices consist of an amorphous p-type Si-Ge-Au alloy layer, an amorphous SiO$_2$ as the dielectric layer, an...
2103.11573v1
2021-03-23
Thermodynamics for Nonlinearity in Canonical Ensemble
For classical discrete systems under constant composition, typically referred to as substitutional alloys, we propose basic frameworks that provide thermodynamic treatment of nonlinearity in canonical ensemble, i.e., nonlinear correspondence between a set of many-body interaction and equilibrium configuration through c...
2103.12414v11
2021-03-30
Thermal annealing enhancement of Josephson critical currents in ferromagnetic CoFeB
The electrical and structural properties of Co40Fe40B20 (CoFeB) alloy are tunable with thermal annealing. This is key in the optimization of CoFeB-based spintronic devices, where the advantageously low magnetic coercivity, high spin polarization, and controllable magnetocrystalline anisotropy are utilised. So far, ther...
2103.16136v1
2021-03-30
Demonstration of the effect of stirring on nucleation from experiments on the International Space Station using the ISS-EML facility
The effect of fluid flow on crystal nucleation in supercooled liquids is not well understood. The variable density and temperature gradients in the liquid make it difficult to study this under terrestrial gravity conditions. Nucleation experiments were therefore made in a microgravity environment using the Electromagne...
2103.16439v1
2022-02-07
Modeling of V graded In(x)Ga(1-x)N solar cells: comparison of strained and relaxed features
The optical properties of V graded InGaN solar cells are studied. Graded InGaN well structures with the indium composition increasing then decreasing in a V shaped pattern have been designed. Through polarization doping, this naturally creates alternating p-type and n-type regions. Separate structures are designed by v...
2202.03510v1
2022-02-08
Topological Control of Liquid-Metal-Dealloyed Structures
The past few years have witnessed the rapid development of liquid metal dealloying to fabricate nano-/meso-scale porous and composite structures with ultra-high interfacial area for diverse materials applications. However, this method currently has two important limitations. First, it produces bicontinuous structures w...
2202.04025v1
2022-02-09
Broadband wavelength-selective isotype heterojunction n+-ZnO/n-Si photodetector with variable polarity
An isotype heterojunction n+-ZnO/n-Si photodetector is developed, demonstrating wavelength-selective or broadband operation, depending on the applied bias voltage. Additionally, at self-powered (zero bias) operation, it distinguishes between UV, visible, and near IR (NIR) photons by polarity control of the photocurrent...
2202.04734v1
2022-02-13
Kinetic Monte Carlo modelling of Helium Bubble Nucleation onto Oxides in the Fe-Ti-Y-O System
A Kinetic Monte Carlo (KMC) model was created to simulate the insertion of transmutation He atoms into nanostructured ferritic alloys (NFAs) under neutron irradiation. Interstitial He atoms migrate through the NFA until becoming trapped in bubbles of other He atoms and vacancies created from irradiation. The Y-Ti-O nan...
2202.06189v1
2022-02-03
Highly efficient water purification by WO3-based homo/heterojunction photocatalyst under visible light
Bandgap engineering has attracted increasing interest in the field of semiconductive materials with specific electrical and optical characteristics for various applications, such as solar energy harvesting, energy-related applications, and photocatalysts. Here, we propose a novel and facile method to obtain a combinati...
2202.06747v1
2022-02-17
Tracking the Mn diffusion in the carbon-supported nanoparticles through the collaborative analysis of atom probe and evaporation simulation
Carbon-supported nanoparticles have been used widely as efficient catalysts due to their enhanced surface-to-volume ratio. To investigate their structure-property relationships, acquiring 3D elemental distribution is highly required. Here, the carbon-supported Pt, PtMn alloy, and ordered Pt3Mn nanoparticles are synthes...
2202.08501v1
2022-02-18
Structural study and evaluation of thermoelectric properties of single-phase isocubanite (CuFe2S3) synthesized via an ultra-fast efficient microwave radiation technique
The current state-of-the-art thermoelectric materials are generally composed of expensive, scarce, and toxic elements. In this respect, copper-based sulfide compounds have emerged as viable alternatives. Herein, we report for the first time the successful synthesis of single-phase cubic isocubanite CuFe2S3 using mechan...
2202.09273v1
2022-02-18
Atomic-scale identification of the active sites of nanocatalysts
Alloy nanocatalysts have found broad applications ranging from fuel cells to catalytic converters and hydrogenation reactions. Despite extensive studies, identifying the active sites of nanocatalysts remains a major challenge due to the heterogeneity of the local atomic environment. Here, we advance atomic electron tom...
2202.09460v1
2022-02-22
What controls the Poisson's ratio of highly incompressible metallic glasses?
The manner in which metallic glasses fail under external loading is known to correlate well with those glasses' Poisson's ratio $\nu$: low-$\nu$ (compressible) glasses typically feature brittle failure patterns with scarce plastic deformation, while high-$\nu$ (incompressible) glasses typically fail in a ductile manner...
2202.10993v1
2022-02-23
Three Dimensional Activity Volcano Plot under External Electric Field
An external electric field (EEF) can impact a broad range of catalytic processes beyond redox systems. Computational design of catalysts under EEFs targeting specific operation conditions essentially requires accurate predictions of the response of a complex physicochemical system to collective parameters such as EEF s...
2202.11281v1
2022-02-25
Inter-quintuple layer coupling and topological phase transitions in the chalcogenide topological insulators
Driving quantum phase transitions in the 3D topological insulators offers pathways to tuning the topological states and their properties. We use DFT-based calculations to systematically investigate topological phase transitions in Bi$_2$Se$_3$, Sb$_2$Se$_3$, Bi$_2$Te$_3$ and Sb$_2$Te$_3$ by varying the $c/a$ ratio of l...
2202.12867v1
2022-02-28
Defect detection and segmentation in X-Ray images of magnesium alloy castings using the Detectron2 framework
New production techniques have emerged that have made it possible to produce metal parts with more complex shapes, making the quality control process more difficult. This implies that the visual and superficial analysis has become even more inefficient. On top of that, it is also not possible to detect internal defects...
2202.13945v1
2022-03-04
Defect-based characterization of the fatigue behavior of additively manufactured titanium aluminides
The additively manufactured titanium aluminide alloy TNM-B1 was characterized microstructurally and mechanically in the as-built and hot isostatically pressed (HIP) condition. Tensile and constant amplitude tests were performed at room temperature and 800 {\deg}C. Using fractographic SEM images, the fracture-inducing d...
2203.02260v1
2022-03-09
Exchange spin waves in thin films with gradient composition
We report investigation of ferromagnetic resonance phenomenon in ferromagnetic thin films with essentially non-uniform composition. Epitaxial Pd-Fe thin film with linear distribution of Fe content across the thickness is used as the model material. Anomalous perpendicular standing spin waves are observed and quantified...
2203.05014v1
2022-03-14
A Unified Theory of Free Energy Functionals and Applications to Diffusion
Free energy functionals of Ginzburg-Landau type lie at the heart of a broad class of continuum dynamical models, such as the Cahn-Hilliard and Swift-Hohenberg equations. Despite the wide use of such models, the assumptions embodied in the free energy functionals are frequently either poorly justified or lead to physica...
2203.06813v1
2022-03-14
Interaction of Vertical Convection with an Electromagnetically Forced Flow
Heat and momentum transfer of low-Prandtl-number fluid ($Pr=0.029$) in a closed rectangular cavity ($100\times60\times10$ mm$^3$) heated at one side and cooled at the opposite side are analyzed. The electromagnetic forces into the liquid metal are generated by the travelling magnetic field inductor and directed towards...
2203.08610v1
2022-03-17
Entangling Solid Solutions: Machine Learning of Tensor Networks for Materials Property Prediction
Progress in the application of machine learning techniques to the prediction of solid-state and molecular materials properties has been greatly facilitated by the development state-of-the-art feature representations and novel deep learning architectures. A large class of atomic structure representations based on expans...
2203.09613v1
2022-03-23
Seebeck-driven transverse thermoelectric generation in on-chip devices
An unconventional approach to enhance the transverse thermopower by combining magnetic and thermoelectric materials, namely the Seebeck-driven transverse thermoelectric generation (STTG), has been proposed and demonstrated recently. Here, we improve on the previously used sample structure and achieve large transverse t...
2203.12172v2
2022-03-25
Vibrational entropy of crystalline solids from covariance of atomic displacements
The vibrational entropy of a solid at finite temperature is investigated from the perspective of information theory. Ab initio molecular dynamics (AIMD) simulations generate ensembles of atomic configurations at finite temperature from which we obtain the $N$-body distribution of atomic displacements, $\rho_N$. We calc...
2203.13869v1
2016-03-02
Energy filtering enhancement of thermoelectric performance of nanocrystalline Cr-Si composites
We report on thermoelectric properties of nanocrystalline Cr$_{\rm 1-x}$Si$_{\rm x}$ composite films. As-deposited amorphous films were transformed into a nanocrystalline state with average grain size of 10--20~nm by annealing during in-situ thermopower and electrical resistivity measurements. The partially crystallize...
1603.00626v4
2016-03-09
Novel chemistry of lithium oxides and superconducting low-pressure LiO4
We study the stability of Li-O compounds as a function of pressure, with Li ion battery applications and fundamental chemical interest in mind. Using the ab initio evolutionary algorithm, we predict stability of novel compounds LiO4, Li5O3 and Li6O under pressure. LiO4, formed at the pressure of just 6 GPa, can be seen...
1603.02880v1
2016-03-10
Observation of low frequency spin dynamics in INVAR Fe$_{65}$Ni$_{35}$
We present ferromagnetic neutron spin echo measurements and muon spin relaxation ($\mu$SR) measurements of the spin dynamics in the ordered phase of the metallic alloy INVAR Fe$_{65}$Ni$_{35}$. Both techniques display evidence of slow spin dynamics in the ordered phase which could be associated with the INVAR effect. Z...
1603.03334v2
2016-03-14
Crystalline spin-orbit interaction and the Zeeman splitting in Pb$_{1-x}$Sn$_x$Te
The ratio of the Zeeman splitting to the cyclotron energy ($M=\Delta E_Z / \hbar \omega_c$), which characterizes the relative strength of the spin-orbit interaction in crystals, is examined for the narrow gap IV-VI semiconductors PbTe, SnTe, and their alloy Pb$_{1-x}$Sn$_x$Te on the basis of the multiband $k\cdot p$ th...
1603.04138v1
2016-03-14
Probabilistic Estimates of the Maximum Norm of Random Neumann Fourier Series
We study the maximum norm behavior of $L^2$-normalized random Fourier cosine series with a prescribed large wave number. Precise bounds of this type are an important technical tool in estimates for spinodal decomposition, the celebrated phase separation phenomenon in metal alloys. We derive rigorous asymptotic results ...
1603.04300v1
2016-03-16
Single Crystal Growth of the New Pressure-induced-superconductor CrAs via Chemical Vapor Transport
Mono-arsenide CrAs, endures a helical anti-ferromagnetic order transition at~ 265 K under ambient pressure. Recently, pressure-induced-superconductivity was discovered vicinity to the helical anti-ferromagnetic order in CrAs[Wei Wu et al., Nature Communications 5, 5508 (2014).]. However, the size of crystal grown via t...
1603.04973v1