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2021-02-04
Enhancing plasticity in high-entropy refractory ceramics via tailoring valence electron concentration
Bottom-up design of high-entropy ceramics is a promising approach for realizing materials with unique combination of high hardness and fracture-resistance at elevated temperature. This work offers a simple yet fundamental design criterion - valence electron concentration (VEC) > ~9.5 e-/f.u. to populate bonding metalli...
2102.02455v2
2020-09-08
High-Pressure Torsion Deformation Induced Phase Transformations and Formations: New Material Combinations and Advanced Properties
Heavy plastic shear deformation at relatively low homologous temperatures is called high-pressure torsion (HPT) deformation, which is one method of severe plastic deformation (SPD). The aim of the paper is to give an overview of a new processing approach which permits the generation of innovative metastable materials a...
2009.03531v1
2023-12-08
Low Resistance Ohmic Contact to P-type Monolayer WSe2
Advanced microelectronics in the future may require semiconducting channel materials beyond silicon. Two-dimensional (2D) semiconductors, characterized by their atomically thin thickness, hold immense promise for high-performance electronic devices at the nanometer scale with lower heat dissipation. One challenge for a...
2312.04849v1
2022-01-06
Model-based quantitative methods to predict irradiation-induced swelling in alloys
Predicting volume swelling of structural materials in nuclear reactors under high-dose neutron irradiations based on existing low-dose experiments or irradiation data with high-dose-rate energetic particles has been a long-standing challenge for safety evaluation and rapidly screening irradiation-resistant materials in...
2201.04958v1
2022-10-28
An innovative materials design protocol for the development of novel refractory high-entropy alloys for extreme environments
In the quest of new materials that can withstand severe irradiation and mechanical extremes for advanced applications (e.g. fission reactors, fusion devices, space applications, etc), design, prediction and control of advanced materials beyond current material designs become a paramount goal. Here, though a combined ex...
2210.16409v1
2023-02-07
Effect of ZrB$_2$ additions on the thermal stability of polycrystalline diamond
This study investigates the effect of ZrB$_2$ additions on the microstructure, thermal stability, and thermo-mechanical wear behaviour of polycrystalline diamond. Following high-pressure high-temperature (HPHT) sintering, the ZrB$_2$-PCD material showed a full conversion of the binder phase to cobalt-boride (Co2B and C...
2302.03464v1
2016-06-14
Origin of the metal-to-insulator crossover in cuprate superconductors
Superconductivity in cuprates peaks in the doping regime between a metal at high p and an insulator at low p. Understanding how the material evolves from metal to insulator is a fundamental and open question. Early studies in high magnetic fields revealed that below some critical doping an insulator-like upturn appears...
1606.04491v1
2020-05-30
Linearity and rate capability measurements of RPC with semi-insulating crystalline electrodes operating in avalanche mode
The intrinsic rate capability and the ageing properties of the Resistive Plate Chambers are closely related to the electrodes material and to the front-end electronics threshold. The development of a low noise pre-amplifier led us to improve the intrinsic rate capability of High Pressure Laminate (bakelite) up to $\sim...
2006.00306v1
2016-06-17
Manganite-based three level memristive devices with self-healing capability
We report on non-volatile memory devices based on multifunctional manganites. The electric field induced resistive switching of Ti/$La_{1/3}$$Ca_{2/3}$Mn$O_3$/n-Si devices is explored using different measurement protocols. We show that using current as the electrical stimulus (instead of standard voltage-controlled pro...
1606.05401v1
2019-07-25
Extraction of the short-range defect potential parameters from available experimental data on the graphene resistance
We consider a problem of obtaining information about the scattering potentials of the monolayer graphene sample using available experimental data on its resistance. We have in mind a development of the study describing super-high mobility electrons in suspended samples without chemical doping. As far as practical absen...
1907.10894v1
2021-08-23
Polarization and resistive switching in epitaxial 2 nm Hf$_{0.5}$Zr$_{0.5}$O$_2$ tunnel junctions
In the quest for reliable and power-efficient memristive devices, ferroelectric tunnel junctions are being investigated as potential candidates. CMOS-compatible ferroelectric hafnium oxides are at the forefront. However, in epitaxial tunnel devices with thicknesses around ${\approx}$ 4 - 6 nm, the relatively high tunne...
2108.10373v1
2002-08-18
Synthesis and physical properties of LiBC intermetallics
Polycrystalline samples of LiBC compounds, which were predicted as possible candidate for high-Tc superconductivity, have been synthesised by a flux method and investigated by means of electrical resistivity and magnetic susceptibility. Scanning electron microscopy and X-ray diffraction patterns showed a plate-like mor...
0208346v2
2008-10-22
Quantum resistance metrology in graphene
We have performed a metrological characterization of the quantum Hall resistance in a 1 $\mu$m wide graphene Hall-bar. The longitudinal resistivity in the center of the $\nu=\pm 2$ quantum Hall plateaus vanishes within the measurement noise of 20 m$\Omega$ upto 2 $\mu$A. Our results show that the quantization of these ...
0810.4064v1
2011-02-14
Coexistence of superconductivity and antiferromagnetism in single crystals $A_{0.8}Fe_{2-y}Se_2$ (A= K, Rb, Cs, Tl/K and Tl/Rb): evidence from magnetization and resistivity
We measure the resistivity and magnetic susceptibility in the temperature range from 5 K to 600 K for the single crystals $A$Fe$_{2-y}$Se$_2$ ($A$ = K$_{0.8}$, Rb$_{0.8}$, Cs$_{0.8}$, Tl$_{0.5}$K$_{0.3}$ and Tl$_{0.4}$Rb$_{0.4}$). A sharp superconducting transition is observed in low temperature resistivity and suscept...
1102.2783v1
2012-08-15
Two-dimensional electron-gas-like charge transport at magnetic Heusler alloy-SrTiO$_3$ interface
We report remarkably low residual resistivity, giant residual resistivity ratio, free-electron-like Hall resistivity and high mobility ($\approx$ 10$^4$ cm$^2$V$^{-1}$s$^{-1}$) charge transport in epitaxial films of Co$_2$MnSi and Co$_2$FeSi grown on (001) SrTiO$_3$. This unusual behavior is not observed in films depos...
1208.3099v2
2014-10-29
Large time-dependent coercivity and resistivity modification under sustained voltage application in a Pt/Co/AlOx/Pt junction
The coercivity and resistivity of a Pt/Co/AlOx/Pt junction are measured under sustained voltage application. High bias voltages of either polarity are determined to cause a strongly enhanced, reversible coercivity modification compared to low voltages. Time-resolved measurements show a logarithmic development of the co...
1410.8018v1
2017-06-29
Effect of Anodizing Parameters on Corrosion Resistance of Coated Purified Magnesium
Magnesium and its alloys are being considered for biodegradable biomaterials. However, high and uncontrollable corrosion rates have limited the use of magnesium and its alloys in biological environments. In this research, high purified magnesium (HP-Mg) was coated with stearic acid in order to improve the corrosion res...
1706.09547v1
2017-12-08
Selective etching of PDMS: etching as a negative tone resist
In this work authors present for the first time how to apply the additive-free, cured PDMS as a negative tone resist material, demonstrate the creation of PDMS microstructures and test the solvent resistivity of the created microstructures. The PDMS layers were 45 um and 100 um thick, the irradiations were done with a ...
1712.03119v1
2018-06-28
Band-edge quasiparticles from electron phonon coupling and resistivity saturation
We address the problem of resistivity saturation observed in materials such as the A-15 compounds. To do so, we calculate the resistivity for the Hubbard-Holstein model in infinite spatial dimensions to second order in on-site repulsion $U\leq D$ and to first order in (dimensionless) electron-phonon coupling strength $...
1806.11227v2
2019-06-15
Unidirectional Synapse-Like Behavior of Zr/ZrO2-NT/Au Layered Structure
Zirconia nanotubular layer with an outer tube diameter 25 nm was synthesized by potentiostatic anodization. The Zr/ZrO2-NT/Au memristive structure is fabricated using stencil mask and magnetron sputtering techniques. Current-voltage characteristics are measured in full cycles of resistive switching with varying paramet...
1906.06549v1
2019-06-25
Compositionally graded contact layers for MOCVD grown high Al-content AlGaN transistors
In this letter, we design and demonstrate an improved MOCVD grown reverse Al-composition graded contact layer to achieve low resistance contact to MOCVD grown ultra-wide bandgap (UWBG) Al0.70Ga0.30N channel metal semiconductor field-effect transistors (MESFETs). Increasing the thickness of the reverse graded layer was ...
1906.10270v2
2021-02-05
Formation of Ultra-High-Resistance Au/Ti/p-GaN Junctions and the Applications in AlGaN/GaN HEMTs
We report a dramatic current reduction, or a resistance increase, by a few orders of magnitude of two common-anode Au/Ti/pGaN Schottky junctions annealed within a certain annealing condition window (600 - 700 oC, 1 - 4 min). Results from similar common-anode Schottky junctions made of Au/p-GaN, Al/Ti/p-GaN and Au/Ti/gr...
2102.03418v1
2021-12-02
Homes' law in holographic superconductor with linear-$T$ resistivity
Homes' law, $\rho_{s} = C \, \sigma_{DC} \, T_{c}$, is a universal relation of superconductors between the superfluid density $\rho_{s}$ at zero temperature, the critical temperature $T_{c}$ and the electric DC conductivity $\sigma_{DC}$ at $T_c$. Experimentally, Homes' law is observed in high $T_c$ superconductors wit...
2112.01153v2
2004-02-02
Universal charge transport of the Mn oxides in the high temperature limit
We have found that various Mn oxides have the universal resistivity and thermopower in the high temperature limit. The resistivities and thermopowers of all the samples go toward constant values of 7$\pm$1 m$\Omega$cm and $-79\pm$3 $\mu$V/K, which are independent of carrier density and crystal structures. We propose th...
0402032v1
2009-05-19
Boosting electronic transport in carbon nanotubes by isotopic disorder
The current/voltage curve of metallic carbon nanotubes (CNTs) displays at high bias a sudden increase of the resistivity due to the scattering of electrons with phonons having an anomalously-high population (hot phonons). Here, we show that it is possible to improve the electrical performances of metallic CNTs by C13 i...
0905.3034v1
2011-04-05
Effect of uniaxial stress on low-frequency dispersion of dielectric constant in high-resistivity GaSe crystals
Low-frequency dielectric spectra of high-resistivity GaSe layered crystals have been studied on the samples clamped between two insulating parallel plates at frequencies up to 100 kHz. The measurements have been carried out at different uniaxial stresses up to $2.4\times10^5$ Pa applied along the c-axis normal to cryst...
1104.0801v1
2017-12-08
Selective etching of PDMS: etching as positive resist
Although, poly(dimethylsiloxane) (PDMS) is a widely used material in numerous applications, such as micro- or nanofabrication, the method of its selective etching has not been known up to now. In this work authors present two methods of etching the pure, additive-free and cured PDMS as a positive resist material. To ...
1712.03125v1
2021-04-14
Inverse design of glass structure with deep graph neural networks
Directly manipulating the atomic structure to achieve a specific property is a long pursuit in the field of materials. However, hindered by the disordered, non-prototypical glass structure and the complex interplay between structure and property, such inverse design is dauntingly hard for glasses. Here, combining two c...
2104.06632v3
2021-05-07
Integrating superconducting van der Waals materials on paper substrates
Paper has the potential to dramatically reduce the cost of electronic components. In fact, paper is 10 000 times cheaper than crystalline silicon, motivating the research to integrate electronic materials on paper substrates. Among the different electronic materials, van der Waals materials are attracting the interest ...
2105.03487v1
2016-01-17
Resistivity plateau and extremely large magnetoresistance in NbAs2 and TaAs2
In topological insulators (TIs), metallic surface conductance saturates the insulating bulk resistance with de- creasing temperature, resulting in resistivity plateau at low temperatures as a transport signature originating from metallic surface modes protected by time reversal symmetry (TRS). Such characteristic has b...
1601.04239v1
2018-09-26
Changes in the near edge X-ray absorption fine structure of hybrid organic-inorganic resists upon exposure
We report on the near edge X-ray absorption fine structure (NEXAFS) spectroscopy of hybrid organic-inorganic resists. These materials are nonchemically amplified systems based on Si, Zr, and Ti oxides, synthesized from organically modified precursors and transition metal alkoxides by a sol-gel route and designed for ul...
1809.09916v1
2022-04-30
A simple strategy to measure the contact resistance between metals and doped organic films
Charge injection from electrodes into doped organic films is a widespread technology used in the majority of state-of-the-art organic semiconductor devices. Although such interfaces are commonly considered to form Ohmic contacts via strong band bending, an experiment that directly measures the contact resistance has no...
2205.00261v1
2018-01-30
Novel circuit design for high-impedance and non-local electrical measurements of two-dimensional materials
Two-dimensional materials offer a novel platform for the development of future quantum technologies. However, the electrical characterisation of topological insulating states, non-local resistance and bandgap tuning in atomically-thin materials, can be strongly affected by spurious signals arising from the measuring el...
1801.10135v1
2013-08-31
Origin of defects responsible for charge transport in resistive random access memory based on hafnia
A promising candidate for universal memory, which would involve combining the most favourable properties of both high-speed dynamic random access memory (DRAM) and non-volatile flash memory, is resistive random access memory (ReRAM). ReRAM is based on switching back and forth from a high-resistance state (HRS) to a low...
1309.0071v2
2020-09-26
Optical imaging of strain-mediated phase coexistence during electrothermal switching in a Mott insulator
Resistive-switching -- the current-/voltage-induced electrical resistance change -- is at the core of memristive devices, which play an essential role in the emerging field of neuromorphic computing. This study is about resistive switching in a Mott-insulator, which undergoes a thermally driven metal-to-insulator trans...
2009.12536v2
2023-10-01
Elucidating Dynamic Conductive State Changes in Amorphous Lithium Lanthanum Titanate for Resistive Switching Devices
Exploration of novel resistive switching materials attracts attention to replace conventional Si-based transistors and to achieve neuromorphic computing that can surpass the limit of the current Von-Neumann computing for the time of Internet of Things (IoT). Materials priorly used to serve in batteries have demonstrate...
2310.00543v1
2019-03-28
First Operation of a Resistive Shell Liquid Argon Time Projection Chamber -- A new Approach to Electric-Field Shaping
We present a new technology for the shaping of the electric field in Time Projection Chambers (TPCs) using a carbon-loaded polyimide foil. This technology allows for the minimisation of passive material near the active volume of the TPC and thus is capable to reduce background events originating from radioactive decays...
1903.11858v2
2023-02-24
Antiferromagnetism of CeCd$_{0.67}$As$_{2}$ existing deep inside the narrow gap semiconducting state
Single crystals of $R$Cd$_{0.67}$As$_2$ ($R$ = La and Ce) have been synthesized by high temperature ternary melt and their physical properties have been explored by means of magnetization, specific heat, electrical resistivity, Hall coefficient, and thermoelectric power measurements. $R$Cd$_{0.67}$As$_2$ compounds indi...
2302.12451v1
2003-05-06
High Magnetic Field Sensor Using LaSb2
The magnetotransport properties of single crystals of the highly anisotropic layered metal LaSb2 are reported in magnetic fields up to 45 T with fields oriented both parallel and perpendicular to the layers. Below 10 K the perpendicular magnetoresistance of LaSb2} becomes temperature independent and is characterized by...
0305116v1
2016-12-30
CdTe and CdZnTe Crystal Growth and Production of Gamma Radiation Detectors
Bridgman CdTe and CdZnTe crystal growth, with cadmium vapor pressure control, is applied to production of semiconductor gamma radiation detectors. Crystals are highly donor doped and highly electrically conducting. Annealing in tellurium vapors transforms them into a highly compensated state of high electrical resistan...
1612.09571v1
2015-06-25
Metallic multilayers for X-band Bragg reflector applications
We present a structural and high frequency (8.72GHz) electrical characterization of sputter deposited Ti/W, Ti/Ru and Mo/Ti metallic multilayers for potential application as acoustic Bragg reflectors. We prove that all metallic multilayers comprised of different acoustic impedance metals such as Ti, W, Mo are promising...
1506.07702v1
2014-06-11
Very high thermoelectric power factor in a Fe3O4/SiO2/p-type Si(100)heterostructure
The thermoelectric and transport properties of a Fe3O4/SiO2/p-Si(100) heterostructure have been investigated between 100 and 300 K. Both Hall and Seebeck coefficients change sign from negative to positive with increasing temperature while the resistivity drops sharply due to tunneling of carriers into the p-Si(100). Th...
1406.2814v1
2002-10-10
Effects of Pressure on Electron Transport and Local Structure of Manganites: Low to High Pressure Regime
The pressure dependence of the resistivity and structure of La0.60Y0.07Ca0.33MnO3 has been explored in the pressure range from 1 atm to ~7 GPa. The metal to insulator transition temperature (TMI) was found to reach a maximum and the resistivity achieves a minimum at ~3.8 GPa. Beyond this pressure, TMI is reduced with a...
0210220v2
2003-07-31
Is Room Temperature Superconductivity in Carbon Nanotubes Too Wonderful to Believe?
It is well known that copper-based perovskite oxides rightly enjoy consensus as high-temperature superconductors on the basis of two signatures: Meissner effect and zero resistance. In contrast, I provide over twenty signatures for room temperature superconductivity in carbon nanotubes. The one-dimensionality of the na...
0307770v3
2003-09-24
High critical fields in MgB2 thin films with various resistivity values
In this paper, we analyze the upper critical field of four MgB2 thin films, with different resistivity (between 5 to 50 mWcm) and critical temperature (between 29.5 to 38.8 K), measured up to 28 Tesla. In the perpendicular direction the critical fields vary from 13 to 24 T and we can estimate 42-57 T range in other dir...
0309543v1
2004-11-18
Hysteretic current-voltage characteristics and resistance switching at an epitaxial oxide Schottky junction SrRuO$_{3}$/SrTi$_{0.99}$Nb$_{0.01}$O$_{3}$
Transport properties have been studied for a perovskite heterojunction consisting of SrRuO$_{3}$ (SRO) film epitaxially grown on SrTi$_{0.99}$Nb$_{0.01}$O$_{3}$ (Nb:STO) substrate. The SRO/Nb:STO interface exhibits rectifying current-voltage ($I$-$V$) characteristics agreeing with those of a Schottky junction composed ...
0411474v1
2005-09-13
Evidence for High-Temperature Superconductivity in Doped Laser-Processed Sr-Ru-O
We have discovered that samples of a new material produced by special processing of crystals of Sr2RuO4 (which is known to be a triplet superconductor with Tc values ~1.0-1.5K) exhibit signatures of superconductivity (zero DC resistance and expulsion of magnetic flux) at temperatures exceeding 200K. The special process...
0509313v1
2006-05-04
Threshold Resistance in the DC Josephson Effect
We show that SIS Josephson junctions have a threshold resistance, above which the Josephson coupling and the supercurrents become extremely small, due to the shrinking of the Cooper pair size during the Josephson tunneling. Accordingly, the threshold resistance is smaller for higher Tc superconductors with small Cooper...
0605122v1
2007-04-03
Scaling of Resistance and Electron Mean Free Path of Single-Walled Carbon Nanotubes
We present an experimental investigation on the scaling of resistance in individual single walled carbon nanotube devices with channel lengths that vary four orders of magnitude on the same sample. The electron mean free path is obtained from the linear scaling of resistance with length at various temperatures. The low...
0704.0300v2
2007-09-12
Thermal Transient Characterization of Packaged Thin Film Microcoolers
A network identification by deconvolution (NID) method is applied to the thermal transient response of packaged and unpackaged microcoolers. A thin film resistor on top of the device is used as the heat source and the temperature sensor. The package and the bonding thermal resistances can be easily identified by compar...
0709.1817v1
2007-12-09
Interplay between carrier localization and magnetism in diluted magnetic and ferromagnetic semiconductors
The presence of localized spins exerts a strong influence on quantum localization in doped semiconductors. At the same time carrier-mediated interactions between the localized spins are modified or even halted by carriers' localization. The interplay of these effects is discussed for II-VI and III-V diluted magnetic se...
0712.1293v2
2009-08-25
Bipolar resistive switching in amorphous titanium oxide thin films
Using isothermal and temperature-dependent electrical measurements, we investigated the resistive switching mechanism of amorphous titanium oxide thin films deposited by a plasma-enhanced atomic layer deposition method between two aluminum electrodes. We found a bipolar resistive switching behavior in the high temperat...
0908.3525v1
2009-12-09
Scaling Properties of Ge-SixGe1-x Core-Shell Nanowire Field Effect Transistors
We demonstrate the fabrication of high-performance Ge-SixGe1-x core-shell nanowire field-effect transistors with highly doped source and drain, and systematically investigate their scaling properties. Highly doped source and drain regions are realized by low energy boron implantation, which enables efficient carrier in...
0912.1827v1
2010-07-21
The effects of superconductor-stabilizer interfacial resistance on quench of a pancake coil made out of coated conductor
We present the results of numerical analysis of normal zone propagation in a stack of $YBa_2Cu_3O_{7-x}$ coated conductors which imitates a pancake coil. Our main purpose is to determine whether the quench protection quality of such coils can be substantially improved by increased contact resistance between the superco...
1007.3768v2
2012-10-15
Bi2Te_xSe_y series studied by resistivity and thermopower
We study the detailed temperature and composition dependence of the resistivity, $\rho(T)$, and thermopower, $S(T)$, for a series of layered bismuth chalcogenides Bi$_2$Te$_{3-x}$Se$_x$, and report the stoichiometry dependence of the optical band gap. In the resistivity of the most compensated member, Bi$_2$Te$_{2.1}$S...
1210.3901v3
2014-07-14
Multistate nonvolatile straintronics controlled by a lateral electric field
We present a multifunctional and multistate permanent memory device based on lateral electric field control of a strained surface. Sub-coercive electrical writing of a remnant strain of a PZT substrate imprints stable and rewritable resistance changes on a CoFe overlayer. A proof-of-principle device, with the simplest ...
1407.3651v2
2015-10-29
Resistive superconducting transition and effects of atmospheric exposure in the intercalation superconductor Ax(C2H8N2)yFe2-zSe2 (A = Li, Na)
We have succeeded in observing zero-resistivity in newly discovered intercalation superconductors Ax(C2H8N2)yFe2-zSe2 (A = Li, Na) with Tc = 45 K, using the sintered pellet samples. The electrical resistivity, \r{ho}, in the normal state is metallic and Tconset defined in the $\rho$ measurements, is as high as ~ 57 K. ...
1510.08629v1
2016-05-19
Resistive Switching Characteristics of Al/Si3N4/p-Si MIS-Based Resistive Switching Memory Devices
In this study, we proposed and demonstrated a self-rectifying property of silicon nitride (Si3N4)-based resistive random access memory device by employing p-type silicon (p-Si) as bottom electrode. The RRAM devices consisted of Al/Si3N4/p-Si are fabricated by a low presure chemical vapor deposition and exhibited an int...
1605.06006v1
2016-06-25
Transport mechanism through metal-cobaltite interfaces
The resistive switching (RS) properties as a function of temperature were studied for Ag/La$_{1-x}$Sr$_x$CoO$_3$ (LSCO) interfaces. The LSCO is a fully-relaxed 100 nm film grown by metal organic deposition on a LaAlO$_3$ substrate. Both low and a high resistance states were set at room temperature and the temperature d...
1606.07974v1
2016-07-19
Non-quasiparticle transport and resistivity saturation: A view from the large-N limit
The electron dynamics in metals are usually well described by the semiclassical approximation for long-lived quasiparticles. However, in some metals, the scattering rate of the electrons at elevated temperatures becomes comparable to the Fermi energy; then, this approximation breaks down, and the full quantum-mechanica...
1607.05725v1
2016-11-04
Origin of multistate resistive switching in Ti/manganite/Si$O_x$/Si heterostructures
We report on the growth and characterization of Ti/$La_{1/3}$$Ca_{2/3}$Mn$O_3$/Si$O_x$/n-Si memristive devices. We demonstrate that using current as electrical stimulus unveils an intermediate resistance state, in addition to the usual high and low resistance states that are observed in standard voltage controlled expe...
1611.01552v2
2017-06-07
Spatially Resolved Thermometry of Resistive Memory Devices
The operation of resistive and phase-change memory (RRAM and PCM) is controlled by highly localized self-heating effects, yet detailed studies of their temperature are rare due to challenges of nanoscale thermometry. Here we show that the combination of Raman thermometry and scanning thermal microscopy (SThM) can enabl...
1706.02318v1
2017-12-03
Microstructure and properties of Cu-Sn-Zn-TiO2 Nano-composite coatings on mild steel
Cu-Sn-Zn coatings have been widely used in industry for their unique properties, such as good conductivity, high corrosion resistance and excellent solderability. To further improve the mechanical performance of Cu-Sn-Zn coatings, powder-enhanced method was applied in the current study and Cu-Sn-Zn-TiO2 nano-composite ...
1712.00853v1
2022-02-11
Comparison of the charge-crystal and charge-glass state in geometrically frustrated organic conductors studied by fluctuation spectroscopy
We present a systematic investigation of the low-frequency charge carrier dynamics in different charge states of the organic conductors $\theta$-(BEDT-TTF)$_2$$M$Zn(SCN)$_4$ with $M$=Rb,Tl, which result from quenching or relaxing the charge degrees of freedom on a geometrically frustrated triangular lattice. Due to str...
2202.05602v1
2007-10-09
Strong reduction of field-dependent microwave surface resistance in YBa$_{2}$Cu$_{3}$O$_{7-δ}$ with sub-micrometric BaZrO$_3$ inclusions
We observe a strong reduction of the field induced thin film surface resistance measured at high microwave frequency ($\nu=$47.7 GHz) in YBa$_{2}$Cu$_{3}$O$_{7-\delta}$ thin films grown on SrTiO$_3$ substrates, as a consequence of the introduction of sub-micrometric BaZrO$_3$ particles. The field increase of the surfac...
0710.1754v1
2017-08-04
Tunable Spin-Orbit Torques in Cu-Ta Binary Alloy Heterostructures
The spin Hall effect (SHE) is found to be strong in heavy transition metals (HM), such as Ta and W, in their amorphous and/or high resistivity form. In this work, we show that by employing a Cu-Ta binary alloy as buffer layer in an amorphous Cu$_{100-x}$Ta$_{x}$-based magnetic heterostructure with perpendicular magneti...
1708.01356v1
2019-03-29
Effect of synthesis conditions on the electrical resistivity of TiSe$_2$
Dilute impurities and growth conditions can drastically affect the transport properties of TiSe$_2$, especially below the charge density wave transition. In this paper, we discuss the effects of cooling rate, annealing time and annealing temperature on the transport properties of TiSe$_2$: slow cooling of polycrystalli...
1903.12375v3
2019-12-18
A theory of resistivity in Kondo lattice materials: the memory function approach
We theoretically analyse D.C. resistivity($\rho$) in the Kondo-lattice model using the powerful memory function approach. The complete temperature evolution of $\rho$ is investigated using the W\"{o}lfle-G\"{o}tze expansion of the memory function. The resistivity in this model originates due to spin-flip magnetic scatt...
1912.08407v1
2019-06-15
Oxide layer thickness effects on the resistance switching characteristics of Ti/TiO2-NT/Au structure
Self-ordered nanotubular titania TiO2-NT with outer tube diameter of 45 nm are synthesized using the anodic oxidation of titanium foil. Four sets of memristors with 100 ${\mu}m$ diameter based on Ti/TiO2-NT/Au sandwich structures with an oxide layer thickness of 80, 120, 160 and 200 nm are fabricated. Current-voltage (...
1906.06555v1
2019-11-28
Tailored joint fabrication process derived ultra-low resistance MgB2 superconducting joint
We report an ultra-low resistance superconducting joint using unreacted multifilament MgB2 wires produced by tailoring the powder compaction pressure within the joint with heat treatment conditions. The joint demonstrated an ultra-low resistance of 5.48 x 10^-15 ohms and critical current (Ic) of 91.3 A at 20 K in self-...
1911.12645v1
2020-10-23
Improvement of HRS Variability in OxRRAM by Tailored Metallic Liner
In this work, we propose a novel integration in order to significantly reduce the High Resistance State vari-ability and to improve thermal stability in Oxide-based Resistive Random Access Memory (OxRRAM) devices. A novel device featuring a metallic liner, acting as a parallel resistance, is presented. To assess the ef...
2010.12210v1
2020-11-01
Light induced resistive switching in copper oxide thin films
Copper oxide thin film based metal-insulator-metal structures were subjected to white light irradiation.The top electrodes included Al, Cr and Ni while the bottom electrode was either Au or Pt. A white light pulse controls the set process and this light induced set (LIS) can be performed at very low voltages (tens of m...
2011.00423v1
2021-04-05
Charge density wave and finite-temperature transport in minimally twisted bilayer graphene
We study phenomena driven by electron-electron interactions in the minimally twisted bilayer graphene (mTBLG) with a perpendicular electric field. The low-energy degrees of freedom in mTBLG are governed by a network of one-dimensional domain-wall states, described by two channels of one-dimensional linearly dispersing ...
2104.02084v2
2021-05-14
Mechanical Response of Mesoporous Amorphous NiTi Alloy to External Deformations
The porous titanium nickelide is very popular in various industries due to unique combination of physical and mechanical properties such as shape memory effect, high corrosion resistance, and biocompatibility. The non-equilibrium molecular dynamics simulation was applied to study the influence of porosity degree on mec...
2105.06693v1
2021-08-01
Sb concentration dependent Structural and Transport properties of Polycrystalline (Bi1-xSbx)2Te3 Mixed crystal
(Bi1-xSbx)2Te3 (x=0.60, 0.65, 0.68, 0.70, 0.75 and 0.80) mixed crystals have been synthesized by solid state reaction. In depth structural, thermal, transport and electronic properties are reported. Defect and disorder play a crucial role in structural and transport behaviour. Disorder induced iso-structural phase tran...
2108.00525v1
2021-10-16
Topological phonons in an inhomogeneously strained silicon-6: Possible evidence of the high temperature spin superfluidity and the second sound of topological phonons
The superposition of topological phonons and flexoelectronic charge separation in an inhomogeneously strain Si give rise to topological electronic magnetism of phonons. The topological electronic magnetism of phonons is also expected to give rise to stationary spin current or spin superfluidity. In this experimental st...
2110.08431v1
2021-12-10
Transport in the emergent Bose liquid: Bad metal, strange metal, and weak insulator, all in one system
Non-saturating high-temperature resistivity ("bad metal"), T-linear low-temperature resistivity ("strange metal"), and a crossover to activation-free growth of the resistivity in the low-temperature limit ("weak insulator") are among the most exotic behaviors widely observed in many strongly correlated materials for de...
2112.05747v1
2022-04-20
Electrical breakdown in Thick-GEM based WELL detectors
The occurrence of electrical discharges in gas detectors restricts their dynamic range and degrades their performance. Among the different methods developed to mitigate discharge effects, the use of resistive materials in the detector assembly was found to be very effective. In this work, we present the results of a co...
2204.09445v2
2022-11-27
Evolution of Resistive Switching Characteristics in WO3-x-based MIM Devices by Tailoring Oxygen Deficiency
We report on resistive switching (RS) characteristics of W/WO3-x/Pt-based thin film memristors modulated by precisely controlled oxygen non-stoichiometry. RS properties of the devices with varied oxygen vacancy (VO) concentration have been studied by measuring their DC current voltage properties. Switchability of the r...
2211.14809v1
2024-05-13
Durability of MgO/hydromagnesite mortars -- Resistance to chlorides and corrosion
The durability of MgO/hydromagnesite mortars was studied with respect to their corrosion performance and resistance to chloride attack and moisture. MgO/hydromagnesite pastes were cured in chloride solution to induce potential formation of Mg-chlorides; however, no such phases were observed. Rapid chloride ingress meas...
2405.08164v1
2024-05-27
Electronic thermal resistivity and quasi-particle collision cross-section in semi-metals
Electron-electron collisions lead to a T-square component in the electrical resistivity of Fermi liquids. The case of liquid $^3$He illustrates that the \textit{thermal} resitivity of a Fermi liquid has a T-square term, expressed in m$\cdot$W$^{-1}$. Its natural units are $\hbar/k_FE_F^2$. Here, we present a high-resol...
2405.16984v2
2017-10-02
Anomalous magnetotransport properties of high-quality single crystals of Weyl semimetal WTe2: Sign change of Hall resistivity
We report on a systematic study of Hall effect using high quality single crystals of type-II Weyl semimetal WTe2 with the applied magnetic field B//c. The residual resistivity ratio of 1330 and the large magnetoresistance of 1.5\times10^6 % in 9 T at 2 K, being in the highest class in the literature, attest to their hi...
1710.00570v1
2021-10-14
Superconductor-insulator transitions in three-dimensional indium-oxide at high pressures
Experiments investigating magnetic-field-tuned superconductor-insulator transition (HSIT) mostly focus on two-dimensional material systems where the transition and its proximate ground-state phases, often exhibit features that are seemingly at odds with the expected behavior. Here we present a complementary study of a ...
2110.07251v3
2012-07-26
High pressure transport studies of the LiFeAs analogues CuFeTe2 and Fe2As
We have synthesized two iron-pnictide/chalcogenide materials, CuFeTe2 and Fe2As, which share crystallographic features with known iron-based superconductors, and carried out high-pressure electrical resistivity measurements on these materials to pressures in excess of 30 GPa. Both compounds crystallize in the Cu2Sb-typ...
1207.6272v1
2012-10-12
Pressure Induced Superconductivity in Ba0.5Sr0.5Fe2As2
High-pressure electrical resistance measurements have been performed on single crystal Ba0.5Sr0.5Fe2As2 platelets to pressures of 16 GPa and temperatures down to 10 K using designer diamond anvils under quasi-hydrostatic conditions with an insulating steatite pressure medium. The resistance measurements show evidence o...
1210.3603v1
2012-12-03
Observation of Resistively Detected Hole Spin Resonance and Zero-field Pseudo-spin Splitting in Epitaxial Graphene
Electronic carriers in graphene show a high carrier mobility at room temperature. Thus, this system is widely viewed as a potential future charge-based high-speed electronic-material to complement- or replace- silicon. At the same time, the spin properties of graphene have suggested improved capability for spin-based e...
1212.0329v1
2013-04-09
Upper critical field of high quality single crystals of KFe$_2$As$_2$
Measurements of temperature-dependent in-plane resistivity, $\rho(T)$, were used to determine the upper critical field and its anisotropy in high quality single crystals of stoichiometric iron arsenide superconductor KFe$_2$As$_2$. The crystals were characterized by residual resistivity ratio, $\rho(300K)/\rho(0)$ up t...
1304.2689v1
2017-10-10
Thermal conductivity and electrical resistivity of solid iron at Earth's core conditions from first-principles
We compute the thermal conductivity and electrical resistivity of solid hcp Fe to pressures and temperatures of Earth's core. We find significant contributions from electron-electron scattering, usually neglected at high temperatures in transition metals. Our calculations show a quasi-linear relation between electrical...
1710.03564v6
2014-08-20
Carbon Memory Assessment
The geometrical and performance scaling of silicon CMOS integrated circuit technology over the past 50 years has enabled many affordable new products for business and consumer applications. Recognizing that Flash is approaching its ultimate physical scaling limits within the next 10 years or so, the global electronics ...
1408.4600v1
2003-11-06
Violation of the Mott-Ioffe-Regel Limit: High-temperature Resistivity of Itinerant Magnets Srn+1RunO3n+1 (n=2,3,infinity) and CaRuO3
Srn+1RunO3n+1 represents a class of layered materials whose physical properties are a strong function of the number of Ru-O layers per unit cell, n. This series includes the p-wave superconductor Sr2RuO4 (n=1), enhanced paramagnetic Sr3Ru2O7 (n=2), nearly ferromagnetic Sr4Ru3O10 (n=3) and itinerant ferromagnetic SrRuO3...
0311142v1
2022-03-09
Vanadium doped beta-Ga2O3 single crystals: Growth, Optical and Terahertz characterization
We report the growth of electrically-resistive vanadium-doped beta-Ga2O3 single crystals via the optical floating zone technique. By carefully controlling the growth parameters V-doped crystals with very high electrical resistivity compared to the usual n-type V-doped beta-Ga2O3 (ne~10^(18)/cm^3) can be synthesized. Th...
2203.04941v1
2017-05-08
Systematic efficiency study of line-doubled zone plates
Line-doubled Fresnel zone plates provide nanoscale, high aspect ratio structures required for efficient high resolution imaging in the multi-keV x-ray range. For the fabrication of such optics a high aspect ratio HSQ resist template is produced by electron-beam lithography and then covered with Ir by atomic layer depos...
1705.02807v1
2020-03-23
Plasma Surface Metallurgy of Materials Based on Double Glow Discharge Phenomenon
Plasma Surface Metallurgy/Alloying is a kind of surface metallurgy/alloying to employ low temperature plasma produced by glow discharge to diffuse alloying elements into the surface of substrate material to form an alloy layer. The first plasma surface metallurgy technology is plasma nitriding invented by German scient...
2003.10250v1
2024-05-23
Concurrence of directional Kondo transport and incommensurate magnetic order in the layered material AgCrSe$_2$
In this work, we report on the concurrent emergence of the directional Kondo behavior and incommensurate magnetic ordering in a layered material. We employ temperature- and magnetic field-dependent resistivity measurements, susceptibility measurements, and high resolution wavelength X-ray diffraction spectroscopy to st...
2405.14541v1
2013-04-11
Resistance switching in oxides with inhomogeneous conductivity
Electric-field-induced resistance switching (RS) phenomena have been studied for over 60 years in metal/dielectrics/metal structures. In these experiments a wide range of dielectrics have been studied including binary transition metal oxides, perovskite oxides, chalcogenides, carbon- and silicon-based materials, as wel...
1304.3290v1
2018-01-11
Modeling the Oblique Spin Precession in Lateral Spin Valves for Accurate Determination of Spin Lifetime Anisotropy: Effect of Finite Contact Resistance and Channel Length
The spin lifetime anisotropy is an important quantity for investigating the spin relaxation mechanisms in graphene and in heterostructures of two-dimensional materials. We generalize the diffusive spin transport equations of oblique spin precession in a lateral spin valve with finite contact resistance. This yields a m...
1801.03606v1
2019-03-14
Low Resistivity and High Breakdown Current Density of 10-nm Diameter van der Waals TaSe3 Nanowires by Chemical Vapor Deposition
Micron-scale single-crystal nanowires of metallic TaSe3, a material that forms -Ta-Se3-Ta-Se3- stacks separated from one another by a tubular van der Waals (vdW) gap, have been synthesized using chemical vapor deposition (CVD) on a SiO2/Si substrate, in a process compatible with semiconductor industry requirements. The...
1903.06227v1
2019-09-01
Low activation, refractory, high entropy alloys for nuclear applications
Two new, low activation high entropy alloys (HEAs) TiVZrTa and TiVCrTa are studied for use as in-core, structural nuclear materials for in-core nuclear applications. Low-activation is a desirable property for nuclear reactors, in an attempt to reduce the amount of high level radioactive waste upon decommissioning, and ...
1909.00373v1
2019-08-07
Part I: Theoretical Predictions of Preferential Oxidation in Refractory High Entropy Materials
High entropy materials, which include high entropy alloys, carbides, and borides, are a topic of substantial research interest due to the possibility of a large number of new material compositions that could fill gaps in application needs. There is a current need for materials exhibiting high temperature stability, par...
1908.02654v2
2011-03-30
The efficient spin injector scheme based on Heusler materials
We present the rational design scheme intended to provide the stable high spin-polarization at the interfaces of the magneto-resistive junctions by fulfilling the criteria of structural and chemical compatibilities at the interface. This can be realized by joining the semiconducting and half-metallic Heusler materials ...
1103.5928v1