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2013-04-10
Large room-temperature magnetoresistance in lateral organic spin valves fabricated by in-situ shadow evaporation
We report the successful fabrication of lateral organic spin valves with a channel length in the sub $100\,nm$ regime. The fabication process is based on in-situ shadow evaporation under UHV conditions and therefore yields clean and oxygen-free interfaces between the ferromagnetic metallic electrodes and the organic se...
1304.2911v2
2013-04-10
Finite temperature and pressure molecular dynamics for BaFe2As2
We study the temperature and pressure dependence of the structural and electronic properties of the iron pnictide superconductor BaFe2As2. We use density functional theory based Born-Oppenheimer molecular dynamics simulations to investigate the system at temperatures from T=5 K to 150 K and pressures from P=0 GPa to 30...
1304.3039v1
2013-04-12
Effect of Vacuum Annealing on Superconductivity in Fe(Se,Te) Single Crystals
The effect of vacuum annealing on superconductivity is investigated in Fe(Se,Te) single crystals. It is found that superconductivity is not enhanced by annealing under high vacuum (~ 10^(-3) Pa) or by annealing in a sealed evacuated quartz tube. In a moderate vacuum atmosphere (~ 1 Pa), iron oxide layers are found to s...
1304.3590v1
2013-04-14
Peculiarities of performance of the spin valve for the superconducting current
The spin valve effect for the superconducting current based on the superconductor/ferromagnet proximity effect has been studied for a CoO_x/Fe1/Cu/Fe2/Cu/Pb multilayer. The magnitude of the effect $\Delta T_c$ = T_c^{AP} - T_c^{P}, where T_c^{P} and T_c^{AP} are the superconducting transition temperatures for the paral...
1304.3939v1
2013-04-23
Low-energy bound states at interfaces between superconducting and block antiferromagnet regions in KxFe{2-y}Se2
The high-Tc alkali doped iron selenide superconductors KxFe{2-y}Se2 have been recently shown to be intrinsically phase separated into Fe vacancy ordered block antiferromagnetic regions and superconducting regions at low temperatures. In this work, we use a microscopic five orbital Hubbard model to obtain the electronic...
1304.6424v1
2013-04-24
Thermodynamic Observation of a Vortex Melting Transition in the Fe-based Superconductor Ba0.5K0.5Fe2As2
In cuprate high-temperature superconductors the small coherence lengths and high transition termperatures result in strong thermal fluctuations, which render the superconducting transition in applied magnetic fields into a wide continuous crossover. A state with zero resistance is found only below the vortex melting tr...
1304.6464v1
2013-04-26
Direct microscopic calculations of nuclear level densities in the shell model Monte Carlo approach
Nuclear level densities are crucial for estimating statistical nuclear reaction rates. The shell model Monte Carlo method is a powerful approach for microscopic calculation of state densities in very large model spaces. However, these state densities include the spin degeneracy of each energy level, whereas experiments...
1304.7258v1
2013-04-28
Temperature dependent local atomic displacements in Ru substituted SmFe_{1-x}Ru_{x}AsO_{0.85}F_{0.15} superconductors
Local structure of SmFe$_{1-x}$Ru$_x$AsO$_{0.85}$F$_{0.15}$ ($x$ = 0.0, 0.05, 0.25 and 0.5) superconductors has been investigated by temperature dependent As $K$-edge extended x-ray absorption fine structure. The effect of Ru substitution remains confined to the iron-arsenide layer but neither the static disorder nor t...
1304.7416v1
2013-05-01
Nanotube caps on Ni, Fe, and NiFe nano particles: A path to chirality selective growth
Carbon nanotubes have properties depending on the arrangement of carbon atoms on the tube walls, called chirality. Also it has been tried to grow nanotubes of only one chirality for more than a decade it is still not possible today. A narrowing of the distribution of chiralities, however, which is a first step towards ...
1305.0145v1
2013-05-06
Dzyaloshinsky-Moriya driven helical-butterfly structure in Ba3NbFe3Si2O14
We have used soft x-ray magnetic diffraction at the Fe3+ L2,3 edges to examine to what extent the Dzyaloshinsky-Moriya interaction in Ba3NbFe3Si2O14 influences its low temperature magnetic structure. A modulated component of the moments along the c-axis is present, adding to the previously proposed helical magnetic con...
1305.1160v1
2013-05-06
Analysis of a carbon dimer bound to a vacancy in iron using density functional theory and a new tight binding model
Recent density functional theory (DFT) calculations by Foerst et al. have predicted that vacancies in both low and high carbon steels have a carbon dimer bound to them. This is likely to change the thinking of metallurgists in the kinetics of the development of microstructures. While the notion of a C2 molecule bound t...
1305.1171v1
2013-05-08
Nematic State of the Pnictides Stabilized by the Interplay Between Spin, Orbital, and Lattice Degrees of Freedom
The nematic state of the iron-based superconductors is studied in the undoped limit of the three-orbital ($xz$, $yz$, $xy$) spin-fermion model via the introduction of lattice degrees of freedom. Monte Carlo simulations show that in order to stabilize the experimentally observed lattice distortion and nematic order, and...
1305.1879v1
2013-05-10
Theory of superconductivity in a three-orbital model of Sr$_2$RuO$_4$
In conventional and high transition temperature copper oxide and iron pnictide superconductors, the Cooper pairs all have even parity. As a rare exception, Sr$_2$RuO$_4$ is the first prime candidate for topological chiral p-wave superconductivity, which has time-reversal breaking odd-parity Cooper pairs known to exist ...
1305.2317v2
2013-05-10
Implementation of non-equilibrium vertex corrections in KKR: transport through disordered layers
The theoretical description of modern nanoelectronic devices requires a quantum mechanical treatment and often involves disorder, e.g. form alloys. Therefore, the ab initio theory of transport using non-equilibrium Green's functions is extended to the case of disorder described by the coherent potential approximation. ...
1305.2399v1
2013-05-14
Spectral matching for abundances of 848 stars of the giant branches of the globular cluster ω Centauri
We present the effective temperatures, surface gravities and abundances of iron, carbon and barium of 848 giant branch stars, of which 557 also have well-defined nitrogen abundances, of the globular cluster {\omega} Centauri. This work used photometric sources and lower resolution spectra for this abundance analysis. S...
1305.3059v2
2013-05-15
Design and Performance Analysis of a 2.5 MW-Class HTS Synchronous Motor for Ship Propulsion
The development of cryogenic technology and high temperature superconducting (HTS) materials has seen continued interest worldwide in the development of HTS machines since the late 1980s. In this paper, the authors present a conceptual design of a 2.5 MW class synchronous motor. The structure of the motor is specified ...
1305.3590v3
2013-05-18
Estimation of Lateral Distribution Function in Extensive Air Showers by Using AIRES Simulation System
In this work the estimation of the lateral distribution function in Extensive Air showers was performed by using a system for air shower simulations which is called AIRES version 2.6 for different hadronic models like (QGSJET99, SIBYLL and SIBYLL1.6). The simulation was fulfilled in the high energy range (10^15-10^19 e...
1305.4628v2
2013-05-30
Guided self-assembly of magnetic beads for biomedical applications
Micromagnetic beads are widely used in biomedical applications for cell separation, drug delivery, and hypothermia cancer treatment. Here we propose to use self-organized magnetic bead structures which accumulate on fixed magnetic seeding points to isolate circulating tumor cells. The analysis of circulating tumor cell...
1305.7072v1
2013-06-03
Review on Superconducting Materials
Short review of the topical comprehension of the superconductor materials classes Cuprate High-Temperature Superconductors, other oxide superconductors, Iron-based Superconductors, Heavy-Fermion Superconductors, Nitride Superconductors, Organic and other Carbon-based Superconductors and Boride and Borocarbide Supercond...
1306.0429v2
2013-06-05
Magnetic chains: From self-buckling to self-assembly
Spherical neodymium-iron-boron magnets are perman-ent magnets that can be assembled into a variety of structures due to their high magnetic strength. A one-dimensional chain of these magnets responds to mechanical loadings in a manner reminiscent of an elastic rod. We investigate the macroscopic mechanical properties o...
1306.1014v2
2013-06-07
Negative Magnetoresistance and Spin Filtering of Spin-Coupled Diiron-Oxo Clusters
Spin dependent transport has been investigated for an {\it open shell singlet} diiron-oxo cluster. Currents and magnetoresistances have been studied, as a function of spin state, within the non-equilibrium Green's function approach. The applied bias can be used for tuning the sign of the observed magnetoresistance. A c...
1306.1588v2
2013-06-07
Free energy generalization of the Peierls potential in iron
In body-centered cubic (bcc) crystals, ${1}{2}111$ screw dislocations exhibit high intrinsic lattice friction as a consequence of their non-planar core structure, which results in a periodic energy landscape known as the Peierls potential, $U_P$. The main features determining plastic flow, including its stress and temp...
1306.1633v4
2013-06-11
Discovery of high-frequency iron K lags in Ark 564 and Mrk 335
We use archival XMM-Newton observations of Ark 564 and Mrk 335 to calculate the frequency dependent time-lags for these two well-studied sources. We discover high-frequency Fe K lags in both sources, indicating that the red wing of the line precedes the rest frame energy by roughly 100 s and 150 s for Ark 564 and Mrk 3...
1306.2551v1
2013-06-11
Effect of pressure cycling on Iron: Signatures of an electronic instability and unconventional superconductivity
High pressure electrical resistivity and x-ray diffraction experiments have been performed on Fe single crystals. The crystallographic investigation provides direct evidence that in the martensitic $bcc \rightarrow hcp$ transition at 14 GPa the $\lbrace 110\rbrace_{bcc}$ become the $\lbrace 002\rbrace_{hcp}$ directions...
1306.2587v1
2013-06-11
Nature of the bad metallic behavior of Fe_{1.06}Te inferred from its evolution in the magnetic state
We investigate with angle resolved photoelectron spectroscopy the change of the Fermi Surface (FS) and the main bands from the paramagnetic (PM) state to the antiferromagnetic (AFM) occurring below 72 K in Fe_{1.06}Te. The evolution is completely different from that observed in iron-pnictides as nesting is absent. The ...
1306.2603v2
2013-06-12
Hybrid deterministic/stochastic algorithm for large sets of rate equations
We propose a hybrid algorithm for the time integration of large sets of rate equations coupled by a relatively small number of degrees of freedom. A subset containing fast degrees of freedom evolves deterministically, while the rest of the variables evolves stochastically. The emphasis is put on the coupling between th...
1306.2817v1
2013-06-18
Of Substitution and Doping: Spatial and Electronic Structure in Fe Pnictides
A highly intriguing aspect in iron-pnictide superconductors is the composition-dependent electronic structure, in particular the question if and how charge carriers are introduced to the system upon substitution of Ba by alkali metals or of Fe by other transition metals, TM. We report on a systematic study of spatial s...
1306.4222v2
2013-06-18
Electronic Raman scattering from orbital nematic fluctuations
We compute Raman scattering intensities via the lowest-order coupling to the bosonic propagator associated with orbital nematic fluctuations in a minimal model for iron pnictides. The model consists of two bands on a square lattice exhibiting four Fermi pockets and a transition from the normal to a nematic state. It is...
1306.4267v1
2013-06-18
Complex state induced by impurities in multiband superconductors
We study the role of impurities in a two-band superconductor, and elucidate the nature of the recently predicted transition from s_{+-} state to s_{++} state induced by interband impurity scattering. Using a Ginzburg-Landau theory, derived from microscopic equations, we demonstrate that close to T_c this transition is ...
1306.4268v2
2013-06-18
Interplay of the electronic and lattice degrees of freedom in A_{1-x}Fe_{2-y}Se_{2} superconductors under pressure
The local structure and electronic properties of Rb$_{1-x}$Fe$_{2-y}$Se$_2$ are investigated by means of site selective polarized x-ray absorption spectroscopy at the iron and selenium K-edges as a function of pressure. A combination of dispersive geometry and novel nanodiamond anvil pressure-cell has permitted to reve...
1306.4305v1
2013-06-18
Measurement of the elastoresistivity coefficients of the underdoped iron-arsenide Ba(Fe$_{0.975}$Co$_{0.025}$)$_2$As$_2$
A new method is presented for measuring terms in the elastoresistivity tensor $m_{ij}$ of single crystal samples with tetragonal symmetry. The technique is applied to a representative underdoped Fe-arsenide, Ba(Fe$_{0.975}$Co$_{0.025}$)$_2$As$_2$, revealing an anomalously large and anisotropic elastoresistance in compa...
1306.4377v2
2013-06-20
Chiral properties of hematite (α-Fe2O3) inferred from resonant Bragg diffraction using circularly polarized x-rays
Chiral properties of the two phases - collinear motif (below Morin transition temperature, TM=250 K) and canted motif (above TM) - of magnetically ordered hematite ({\alpha}-Fe2O3) have been identified in single crystal resonant x-ray Bragg diffraction, using circular polarized incident x-rays tuned near the iron K-edg...
1306.4923v1
2013-06-24
Pseudogap Formation and Quantum Phase Transition in Strongly-Correlated Electron Systems
Pseudogap formation is an ubiquitous phenomena in strongly-correlated superconductors, for example cuprates, heavy-fermion superconductors, and iron pnictides. As the system is cooled, an energy gap opens in the excitation spectrum before entering the superconducting phase. The origin of formation and the relevancy to ...
1306.5498v4
2013-06-25
Orbital-Selective Mottness in KxFe2-ySe2 Superconductors Revealed by Pump-Probe Spectroscopy
We report transient optical signatures of the orbital-selective Mottness in superconducting KxFe2-ySe2 crystals by using dual-color pump-probe spectroscopy. Besides multi-exponential decay recovery dynamics of photo-induced quasiparticles, a damped oscillatory component due to coherent acoustic phonons emerges when the...
1306.5817v1
2013-06-25
Collision-Induced Dissociation Studies on Fe(O2)n+ (n=1-6) Clusters: Application of a New Technique Based on Crossed Molecular Beams
Gas-phase oxygen-rich iron oxide clusters Fe(O2)n+ (n=1-6), are produced in a molecular beam apparatus. Their stability and structure are investigated by measuring the fragmentation cross sections from collision-induced-dissociation experiments. For this purpose, two different techniques have been employed. The first o...
1306.5902v1
2013-06-25
The influence of oxygen and hydrogen adsorption on the magnetic structure of the ultrathin iron film on the Ir(001) surface
We present a detailed ab initio study of the electronic structure and magnetic order of an Fe monolayer on the Ir(001) surface covered by adsorbed oxygen and hydrogen. The results are compared to the clean Fe/Ir(001) system, where recent intensive studies indicated a strong tendency towards an antiferromagnetic order a...
1306.5925v1
2013-06-25
The Effect of Hydrogen Adsorption on the Magnetic Properties of a Surface Nanocluster of Iron
The effect of hydrogen adsorption on the magnetic properties of an Fe$_3$ cluster immersed in a Cu(111) surface has been calculated using densifty functional theory and the results used to parametrize an Alexander-Anderson model which takes into account the interaction of d-electrons with itinerant electrons. A number ...
1306.5999v1
2013-07-04
Prediction of phonon-mediated high temperature superconductivity in stoichiometric Li$_2$B$_3$C
The discovery of superconductivity in Magnesium Diborate (MgB$_2$) has stimulated great interest in the search of new superconductors with similar lattice structures. Unlike cuprate or iron-based superconductors, MgB$_2$ is indisputably a phonon-mediated high temperature superconductor. The emergence of high temperatur...
1307.1323v1
2013-07-04
"Anti-glitches" in the Quark-Nova model for AXPs
In the Quark-Nova model, AXPs are quark stars surrounded by a degenerate iron-rich Keplerian ring (a few stellar radii away). AXP bursts are caused by accretion of chunks from the inner edge of the ring following magnetic field penetration. For bright bursts, the inner disk is prone to radiation induced warping which c...
1307.1386v2
2013-07-07
Andreev Reflection Like Enhancement Above Bulk $T_c$ in Electron Underdoped Iron Arsenides
We use point contact spectroscopy (PCS) to probe the superconducting properties of electron doped $\rm{Ba(Fe_{1-x}Co_x)_2As_2}$ ($\rm{x = 0.05, 0.055, 0.07, 0.08}$) and hole doped $\rm{Ba_{0.8}K_{0.2}Fe_2As_2}$. PCS directly probes the low energy density of states via Andreev reflection, revealing two distinct supercon...
1307.1908v1
2013-07-10
Kondo-like mass enhancement of Dirac fermion in iron pnictides Ba(Fe$_{1-x}$Mn$_x$As)$_2$
The effect of Mn substitution, acting as a magnetic impurity for Fe, on the Dirac cone was investigated in Ba(Fe$_{1-x}$Mn$_x$As)$_2$. Both magnetoresistance and Hall resistivity studies clearly indicate that the cyclotron effective mass ($m^{\ast}$) of the Dirac cone is anomalously enhanced at low temperatures by the ...
1307.2813v3
2013-07-11
Progressive slowing down of spin fluctuations in underdoped LaFeAsO$_{1-x}$F$_x$
The evolution of low-energy spin dynamics in the iron-based superconductor LaFeAsO$_{1-x}$F$_x$ was studied over a broad doping, temperature, and magnetic field range (x = 0 - 0.15, T up to 480K, H up to 30T) by means of As nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR). An enhanced spin-lattice relaxation rate divided by temperatur...
1307.3138v1
2013-07-12
$B_{1g}$-like pairing states in two-leg ladder iron superconductors
Motivated by the recent report of superconductivity in Fe-based ladder materials, we study the pairing state of a multi-orbital t-J model defined on two-leg ladders using the standard mean-field theory. We find that the superconducting order parameters change sign between the $d_{xz}$ and $d_{yz}$ orbitals in most of t...
1307.3309v2
2013-07-12
Electron-capture supernovae as sources of 60Fe
We investigate the nucleosynthesis of the radionuclide 60Fe in electron-capture supernovae (ECSNe). The nucleosynthetic results are based on a self-consistent, two-dimensional simulation of an ECSN as well as models in which the densities are systematically increased by some factors (low-entropy models). 60Fe is found ...
1307.3319v2
2013-07-12
Electronic effects in high-energy radiation damage in iron
Electronic effects are believed to be important in high--energy radiation damage processes where high electronic temperature is expected, yet their effects are not currently understood. Here, we perform molecular dynamics simulations of high-energy collision cascades in $\alpha$-iron using the coupled two-temperature m...
1307.3385v2
2013-07-12
Artificially engineered superlattices of pnictide superconductor
Significant progress has been achieved in fabricating high quality bulk and thinfilm iron-based superconductors. In particular, artificial layered pnictide superlattices offer the possibility of tailoring the superconducting properties and understanding the mechanism of the superconductivity itself. For high field appl...
1307.3576v1
2013-07-17
Growth modes of nanoparticle superlattice thin films
We report about the fabrication and characterization of iron oxide nanoparticle thin film superlattices. The formation into different film morphologies is controlled by tuning the particle plus solvent-to-substrate interaction. It turns out that the wetting vs. dewetting properties of the solvent before the self-assemb...
1307.4693v4
2013-07-19
Microstructure and Structural Phase Transitions in Iron-Based Superconductors
Crystal structures and microstructural features, such as structural phase transitions, defect structures, chemical and structural inhomogeneities, are known to have profound effects on the physical properties of superconducting materials. Recently, a large amount of works on the structural properties of Fe-based high-T...
1307.5112v1
2013-07-24
Role of Dirac cones in magnetotransport properties of REFeAsO (RE=rare earth) oxypnictides
In this work we study the effect of the rare earth element in iron oxypnictides of composition REFeAsO (RE=rare earth). On one hand we carry out Density Functional Theory calculations of the band structure, which evidence the multiband character of these compounds and the presence of Dirac cones along the Y-{\Gamma} an...
1307.6352v1
2013-07-26
N-Body Simulation of the Formation of the Earth-Moon System from a Single Giant Impact
The giant impact hypothesis is the dominant theory of how the Earth-Moon system was formed. Models have been created that can produce a disk of debris with the proper mass and composition to create our Moon. Models have also been created which start with a disk of debris that eventually coalesces into a Moon. To date, ...
1307.7062v1
2013-07-26
Ferro-orbital ordering transition in iron telluride Fe$_{1+y}$Te
Fe$_{1+y}$Te with $y \lesssim 0.05$ exhibits a first-order phase transition on cooling to a state with a lowered structural symmetry, bicollinear antiferromagnetic order, and metallic conductivity, $d\rho/dT > 0$. Here, we study samples with $y = 0.09(1)$, where the frustration effects of the interstitial Fe decouple d...
1307.7162v2
2013-07-26
Linear magnetoconductivity in multiband spin-density-wave metals with nonideal nesting
In several parent iron-pnictide compounds the resistivity has an extended range of linear magnetic field dependence. We argue that there is a simple and natural explanation of this behavior. Spin density wave transition leads to Fermi-surface reconstruction corresponding to strong modification of the electronic spectru...
1307.7184v3
2013-07-29
Simple concentration-dependent pair interaction model for large-scale simulations of Fe-Cr alloys
This work is motivated by the need for large-scale simulations to extract physical information on the iron-chromium system that is a binary model alloy for ferritic steels used or proposed in many nuclear applications. From first-principles calculations and the experimental critical temperature we build a new energetic...
1307.7561v1
2013-08-02
Effect of heavy-ion irradiation on London penetration depth in over-doped Ba(Fe,Co)2As2
Irradiation with 1.4 GeV $^{208}$Pb ions was used to induce artificial disorder in single crystals of iron-arsenide superconductor Ba(Fe$_{1-x}$Co$_x$)$_2$As$_2$ and to study its effect on the temperature-dependent London penetration depth and transport properties. Study was undertaken on overdoped single crystals with...
1308.0537v1
2013-08-10
Impurity effects on electronic transport in ferropnictide superconductors
Effects of impurities and disorder on transport properties by electronic quasiparticles in superconducting iron pnictides are theoretically considered. The most prominent new features compared to the case of pure material should appear at high enough impurity concentration when a specific narrow band of conducting quas...
1308.2351v3
2013-08-13
Strain effects on the electronic structure of the FeSe0.5Te0.5 superconductor
The electronic structure of the strained FeSe0.5Te0.5 superconductor has been investigated from first principles. Our calculation results indicate that the influence of hydrostatic, biaxial or uniaxial compressive stress on the density of states at the Fermi level is insignificant. The overall shape of the Fermi-surfac...
1308.2949v1
2013-08-15
Magnetic Phase Diagram of a Five-Orbital Hubbard Model in the Real-Space Hartree Fock Approximation Varying the Electronic Density
Using the real-space Hartree Fock approximation, the magnetic phase diagram of a five-orbital Hubbard model for the iron-based superconductors is studied varying the electronic density $n$ in the range from 5 to 7 electrons per transition metal atom. The Hubbard interaction $U$ is also varied, at a fixed Hund coupling ...
1308.3426v1
2013-08-16
Quantum Criticality in Electron-doped BaFe_{2-x}Ni_xAs_2
A quantum critical point (QCP) is a point in a system's phase diagram at which an order is completely suppressed at absolute zero temperature (T). The presence of a quantum critical point manifests itself in the finite-T physical properties, and often gives rise to new states of matter. Superconductivity in the cuprate...
1308.3539v1
2013-08-18
Spin excitation anisotropy as a probe of orbital ordering in the paramagnetic tetragonal phase of superconducting BaFe1.904Ni0.096As2
We use polarized neutron scattering to demonstrate that in-plane spin excitations in electron doped superconducting BaFe1.904Ni0.096As2 (Tc=19.8 K) change from isotropic to anisotropic in the tetragonal phase well above the antiferromagnetic (AF) ordering and tetragonal-to-orthorhombic lattice distortion temperatures (...
1308.3858v1
2013-08-19
The Origin of HVS17, an Unbound Main Sequence B Star at 50 kpc
We analyze Keck ESI spectroscopy of HVS17, a B-type star traveling with a Galactic rest frame radial velocity of +445 km/s in the outer halo of the Milky Way. HVS17 has the projected rotation of a main sequence B star and is chemically peculiar, with solar iron abundance and sub-solar alpha abundance. Comparing measure...
1308.4181v1
2013-08-20
Spatial Inhomogeneity of the Superconducting Gap and Order Parameter in FeSe_{0.4}Te_{0.6}
We have performed a low temperature scanning tunneling microscopy and spectroscopy study of the iron chalcogenide superconductor FeSe_{0.4}Te_{0.6} with T_{C}~14 K. Spatially resolved measurements of the superconducting gap reveal substantial inhomogeneity on a nanometer length scale. Analysis of the structure of the g...
1308.4339v1
2013-08-22
A Precision Measurement of Charm Dimuon Production in Neutrino Interactions from the NOMAD Experiment
We present our new measurement of the cross-section for charm dimuon production in neutrino-iron interactions based upon the full statistics collected by the NOMAD experiment. After background subtraction we observe 15,344 charm dimuon events, providing the largest sample currently available. The analysis exploits the ...
1308.4750v1
2013-08-27
Origin of Dust around V1309 Sco
The origin of dust grains in the interstellar medium is still open problem. \cite{Nicholls2013} found the presence of a significant amount of dust around V1309 Sco which maybe originate from the merger of a contact binary. We investigate the origin of dust around V1309 Sco, and suggest that these dust grains are effici...
1308.5735v1
2013-08-27
Calculating Time Lags From Unevenly-Sampled Light Curves
Timing techniques offer powerful tools to study dynamical astrophysical phenomena. In the X-ray band, they offer the potential of probing accretion physics down to the event horizon. Recent work has used frequency and energy-dependent time lags as a tool for studying relativistic reverberation around the black holes in...
1308.5852v1
2013-08-28
Tunneling spectroscopy for probing orbital anisotropy in iron pnictides
Using realistic multi-orbital tight-binding Hamiltonians and the T-matrix formalism, we explore the effects of a non-magnetic impurity on the local density of states in Fe-based compounds. We show that scanning tunneling spectroscopy (STS) has very specific anisotropic signatures that track the evolution of orbital spl...
1308.6248v2
2013-08-30
Why is the superconducting Tc so high in rare-earth-doped CaFe2As2?
In rare-earth doped single crystalline CaFe2As2, the mysterious small volume fraction which superconducts up to 49 K, much higher than the bulk Tc ~ 30s K, has prompted a long search for a hidden variable that could enhance the Tc by more than 30% in iron-based superconductors of the same structure. Here we report a ch...
1309.0034v2
2013-09-08
Evidence of unconventional low-frequency dynamics in the normal phase of Ba(Fe1-xRhx)2As2 iron-based supercondutors
This work presents 75As NMR spin echo decay rate (1/T2) measurements in Ba(Fe1-xRhx)2As2 superconductors, for 0.041 < x < 0.094. It is shown that 1/T2 increases upon cooling, in the normal phase, suggesting the onset of an unconventional very low-frequency activated dynamic. The correlation times of the fluctuations an...
1309.1936v1
2013-09-11
Concepts relating magnetic interactions, intertwined electronic orders and strongly correlated superconductivity
Unconventional superconductivity (SC) is said to occur when Cooper pair formation is dominated by repulsive electron-electron interactions, so that the symmetry of the pair wavefunction is other than isotropic s-wave. The strong, on-site, repulsive electron-electron interactions that are the proximate cause of such sup...
1309.2719v1
2013-09-12
Low-energy interband transitions in the infrared response of Ba(Fe1-xCox)2As2
We studied the doping and temperature (T) dependence of the infrared (IR) response of Ba(Fe1-xCox)2As2 single crystals. We show that a weak band around 1000 cm-1, that was previously interpreted in terms of interaction of the charge carriers with magnetic excitations or of a pseudogap, is rather related to low-energy i...
1309.3198v1
2013-09-13
The lateral shower age parameter as an estimator of chemical composition
We explore the feasibility of estimating primary cosmic ray composition at ultra high energies from the study of lateral age parameter of Extensive Air Showers (EAS) at ground level. Using different types of lateral distribution functions, we fit the particle density of simulated EAS to find the lateral age parameter. ...
1309.3536v1
2013-09-17
Strongly Correlated Materials
Strongly correlated materials are profoundly affected by the repulsive electron-electron interaction. This stands in contrast to many commonly used materials such as silicon and aluminum, whose properties are comparatively unaffected by the Coulomb repulsion. Correlated materials often have remarkable properties and tr...
1309.4473v1
2013-09-23
Interactions of Cosmic Rays in the Atmosphere: Growth Curves Revisited
Measurements of cosmic-ray abundances on balloons are affected by interactions in the residual atmosphere above the balloon. Corrections for such interactions are particularly important for observations of rare secondary particles such as boron, antiprotons and positrons. These corrections can either be calculated if t...
1309.5739v1
2013-09-26
The polluted atmosphere of the white dwarf NLTT 25792 and the diversity of circumstellar environments
We present an analysis of X-Shooter spectra of the polluted, hydrogen-rich white dwarf NLTT 25792. The spectra show strong lines of calcium (Ca H&K, near-infrared calcium triplet, and Ca I 4226 and numerous lines of iron along with magnesium and aluminum lines from which we draw the abundance pattern. Moreover, the pho...
1309.6804v1
2013-09-27
Unusual pressure effects on the superconductivity of indirectly electron-doped (Ba1-xLax)Fe2As2 epitaxial films
Applying an external pressure to indirectly electron-doped 122-type (Ba1-xLax)Fe2As2 epitaxial films enhances the superconducting critical temperature (Tc) up to 30.3 K. Different from the other family compounds, the Tc is enhanced not only in the under-doped region but also in the optimally doped and over-doped region...
1309.7100v2
2013-09-27
Beating the superparamagnetic size limit of nanoparticles on a ferroelectric substrate
When decreasing the size of nanoscale magnetic particles their magnetization becomes vulnerable to thermal fluctuations as approaching the superparamgnetic limit, hindering thus applications relying on a stable magnetization. Here, we show theoretically that a magnetoelectric coupling to a ferroelectric substrate rende...
1309.7136v1
2013-09-27
Inelastic neutron scattering study of crystal field excitations of Nd3+ in NdFeAsO
Inelastic neutron scattering experiments were performed to investigate the crystalline electric field (CEF) excitations of Nd3+ (J = 9/2) in the iron pnictide NdFeAsO. The crystal field level structures for both the high-temperature paramagnetic phase and the low-temperature antiferromagnetic phase of NdFeAsO are const...
1309.7323v1
2013-09-29
Coupled magnetic and ferroelectric excitations in PbFe_{1/2}Nb_{1/2}O_{3}
A neutron scattering investigation of the magnetoelectric coupling in PbFe_{1/2}Nb_{1/2}O_{3} (PFN) has been undertaken. Ferroelectric order occurs below 400 K, as evidenced by the softening with temperature and subsequent recovery of the zone center transverse optic phonon mode energy (\hbar \Omega_{0}). Over the same...
1309.7587v1
2013-09-29
Strongly enhanced current densities in Sr0.6K0.4Fe2As2 superconducting tapes
Improving transport current has been the primary issue for practical application of superconducting wires and tapes. However, the porous nature of powder-in-tube (PIT) processed iron-based superconducting tapes is thought to be one of the important reasons for the low Jc values. In this work, the superconducting core d...
1309.7618v2
2013-10-02
Chemical Abundances of RR Lyrae Type C Star AS162158
We report the first extensive model atmosphere and detailed chemical abundance study of eight RR Lyrae variable stars of c subclass throughout their pulsation cycles. Atmospheric parameters effective temperature, surface gravity, microturbulent velocity, and metallicity have been derived. Spectra for this abundace anal...
1310.0580v1
2013-10-04
In-plane spin excitation anisotropy in the paramagnetic phase of NaFeAs
We use unpolarized and polarized inelastic neutron scattering to study low-energy spin excitations in NaFeAs, which exhibits a tetragonal-to-orthorhombic lattice distortion at $T_s\approx 58$ K followed by a collinear antiferromagnetic (AF) order below $T_N\approx 45$ K. In the AF ordered state ($T<T_N$), spin waves ar...
1310.1143v1
2013-10-09
Spin resonance in AFe2Se2 with s-wave pairing symmetry
We study spin resonance in the superconducting state of recently discovered alkali-intercalated iron selenide materials A_xFe_(2-y)Se_2 (A=K,Rb,Cs) in which the Fermi surface has only electron pockets. Recent angle-resolved photoemission spectroscopy (ARPES) studies [M. Xu et al., Phys. Rev. B 85, 220504(R) (2012)] wer...
1310.2334v2
2013-10-10
Strange Inter-layer Properties of $Ba(Fe_{1-x}Co_x)2As_2$ Appearing in Ultrasonic Measurements
We have investigated the elastic constant C33 of Ba(Fe1-xCox)2As2 with eight different Co concentrations by ultrasonic measurement. We found remarkable elastic anomalies near the quantum critical point. We have studied them by measuring the electrical resistivity, heat capacity, and ultrasonic attenuation in addition t...
1310.2681v1
2013-10-11
Enhanced superconductivity and evidence for novel pairing in single-layer FeSe on SrTiO3 thin film under large tensile strain
Single-layer FeSe films with extremely expanded in-plane lattice constant of 3.99A are fabricated by epitaxially growing FeSe/Nb:SrTiO3/KTaO3 heterostructures, and studied by in situ angle-resolved photoemission spectroscopy. Two elliptical electron pockets at the Brillion zone corner are resolved with negligible hybri...
1310.3060v1
2013-10-20
Impurity effects in Cu$_2$O
The doping of wide gap semiconductors is an interesting problem both from the scientific and technological point of view. A well known example of this problem is the doping of Cu$_2$O. The only element which has produced an order of magnitude increase in the conductivity of Cu$_2$O bulk samples is chlorine, as previous...
1310.5341v1
2013-10-22
Point defect modeling in materials: coupling ab initio and elasticity approaches
Modeling point defects at an atomic scale requires careful treatment of the long-range atomic relaxations. This elastic field can strongly affect point defect properties calculated in atomistic simulations because of the finite size of the system under study. This is an important restriction for ab initio methods which...
1310.5799v1
2013-10-22
Nucleosynthesis inside accretion disks and outflows formed during core collapse of massive stars
We investigate nucleosynthesis inside the gamma-ray burst (GRB) accretion disks and in the outflows launched from these disks mainly in the context of Type II collapsars. We report the synthesis of several unusual nuclei like 31P, 39K, 43Sc, 35Cl and various isotopes of titanium, vanadium, chromium, manganese and coppe...
1310.5911v1
2013-10-22
Large low-temperature magnetoresistance in SrFe2As2 single crystals
We present the first report on a large low-temperature magnetoresistance (MR) of more than 1600% in a SrFe2As2 single crystal and 1300% in a low-energy Ca ion-implanted SrFe2As2 single crystal that occurs before the emergence of crystallographic strain-induced bulk superconductivity arising from a sample aging effect. ...
1310.6071v1
2013-10-28
Principle of Maximum Entanglement Entropy and Local Physics of Correlated many-body Electron-Systems
We argue that, because of the quantum-entanglement, the local physics of the strongly-correlated materials at zero temperature is described in very good approximation by a simple generalized Gibbs distribution, which depends on a relatively small number local quantum thermodynamical potentials. We demonstrate that our ...
1310.7520v2
2013-10-28
Enhanced Superconductivity on the Tetragonal Lattice in FeSe under Hydrostatic Pressure
Superconductivity under pressure in FeSe ($T_{\rm c}$$\sim$7.5 K) has been investigated using single-crystal specimens through the measurements of DC magnetization and electrical resistivity. A characteristic three-step increase in $T_{\rm c}$ has been found under hydrostatic pressure up to $\sim$34 K above 7 GPa. The ...
1310.7546v3
2013-11-01
New Li-Ethylenediamine-Intercalated Superconductor Li$_x$(C$_2$H$_8$N$_2$)$_y$Fe$_{2-z}$Se$_2$ with $T_c$ = 45 K
A new iron-based superconductor Li$_x$(C$_2$H$_8$N$_2$)$_y$Fe$_{2-z}$Se$_2$ with $T_c$ = 45 K has successfully been synthesized via intercalation of dissolved lithium metal in ethylenediamine. The distance between neighboring Fe layers is 10.37 {\AA} and much larger than those of FeSe with $T_c$ = 8 K and K$_x$Fe$_2$Se...
1311.0141v1
2013-11-03
s-wave pairing in the optimally-doped LaO0.5F0.5BiS2 superconductor
We report on the magnetic and superconducting properties of LaO0.5F0.5BiS2 by means of zero- (ZF) and transverse-field (TF) muon-spin spectroscopy measurements (uSR). Contrary to previous results on iron-based superconductors, measurements in zero field demonstrate the absence of magnetically ordered phases. TF-uSR dat...
1311.0457v2
2013-11-03
Magnetization distribution and orbital moment in the non-Superconducting Chalcogenide Compound K0.8Fe1.6Se2
We have used polarized and unpolarized neutron diffraction to determine the spatial distribution of the magnetization density induced by a magnetic field of 9 T in the tetragonal phase of K0.8Fe1.6Se2. The maximum entropy reconstruction shows clearly that most of the magnetization is confined to the region around the i...
1311.0492v1
2013-11-04
An extended Heitler-Matthews model for the full hadronic cascade in cosmic air showers
The Heitler-Matthews model for hadronic air showers will be extended to all the generations of electromagnetic subshowers in the hadronic cascade. The analysis is outlined in detail for showers initiated by primary protons. For showers initiated by iron primaries the part of the analysis is given for as far as it diffe...
1311.0642v3
2013-11-06
On the Sodium versus Iron Correlation in Late B-Type Stars
With an aim to study whether the close correlation between [Na/H] and [Fe/H] recently found in A-type stars further persists in the regime of B-type stars, the abundances of Na were determined for 30 selected sharp-lined late B-type stars (10000K < T_eff < 14000K) from the Na I 5890/5896 doublet. These Na abundances we...
1311.1260v1
2013-11-06
Enhanced Superconductivity up to 43 K by P/Sb Doping of Ca1-xLaxFeAs2
The effects of isovalent doping on the superconducting transition temperature Tc in novel 112-type iron arsenide Ca1-xLaxFeAs2 were studied by conducting measurements of electrical resistivity rho and magnetization M. P or Sb doping strongly enhances Tc: P-doped Ca0.84La0.16FeAs2 and Sb-doped Ca0.85La0.15FeAs2 exhibite...
1311.1269v2
2013-11-06
Superconductivity in Ca10(Ir4As8)(Fe2As2)5 with Square-Planar Coordination of Iridium
We report the unprecedented square-planar coordination of iridium in the iron iridium arsenide Ca10(Ir4As8)(Fe2As2)5. This material experiences superconductivity at 16 K. X-ray photoemission spectroscopy and first- principles band calculation suggest Ir(II) oxidation state, which yields electrically conductive Ir4As8 l...
1311.1280v1
2013-11-07
The Terzan 5 puzzle: discovery of a third, metal-poor component
We report on the discovery of 3 metal-poor giant stars in Terzan 5, a complex stellar system in the the Galactic bulge, known to have two populations at [Fe/H]=-0.25 and +0.3. For these 3 stars we present new echelle spectra obtained with NIRSPEC at Keck II, which confirm their radial velocity membership and provide av...
1311.1706v1
2013-11-09
Formation of Nanofoam carbon and re-emergence of Superconductivity in compressed CaC6
Pressure can tune material's electronic properties and control its quantum state, making some systems present disconnected superconducting region as observed in iron chalcogenides and heavy fermion CeCu2Si2. For CaC6 superconductor (Tc of 11.5 K), applying pressure first Tc increases and then suppresses and the superco...
1311.2184v2
2013-11-12
Unconventional sign-changing superconductivity near quantum criticality in YFe$_2$Ge$_2$
I present the results of first principles calculations of the electronic structure and magnetic interactions for the recently discovered superconductor YFe$_2$Ge$_2$ and use them to identify the nature of superconductivity and quantum criticality in this compound. I find that the Fe $3d$ derived states near the Fermi l...
1311.2922v1
2013-11-20
Polarization-Dependent Three-Dimensional Angle-Resolved Photoemission Spectroscopy of BaFe$_{1.8}$Co$_{0.2}$As$_{2}$
We performed polarization- and photon-energy-dependent angle-resolved photoemission spectroscopy of a slightly overdoped iron pnictide superconductor, BaFe$_{1.8}$Co$_{0.2}$As$_{2}$, to clarify the three-dimensional electronic structure including its orbital characters at the Brillouin zone center. Two hole Fermi surfa...
1311.4990v1