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2022-04-26
Nonreciprocal electrical transport in multiferroic semiconductor (Ge,Mn)Te
We have investigated the nonreciprocal electrical transport, that is a nonlinear resistance effect depending on the current direction, in multiferroic Rashba semiconductor (Ge,Mn)Te. Due to coexistence of ferromagnetic and ferroelectric orders, (Ge,Mn)Te provides a unique platform for exploring the nonreciprocal electr...
2204.12427v1
2022-08-17
Transport properties of dipole skyrmions in amorphous FeGd multilayers
The transport response of dipole skyrmions in amorphous centrosymmetric Fe/Gd multilayer is investigated by temperature and field-dependent resistivity measurements collected in three current and magnetic field configurations. It is shown that a dipole skyrmion lattice phase may form at certain temperatures leading to ...
2208.08487v1
2023-01-18
Synthesizing $2h/e^2$ resistance plateau at the first Landau level confined in a quantum point contact
A comprehensive understanding of quantum Hall edge transmission, especially the hole-conjugate of a Laughlin state such as a $2/3$ state, is critical for advancing fundamental quantum Hall physics and enhancing the design of quantum Hall edge interferometry. In this study, we report a robust intermediate $2h/e^2$ resis...
2301.07488v2
2024-02-28
Impact of etches on thin-film single-crystal niobium resonators
A single crystal niobium thin film was grown using molecular beam epitaxy on a c-plane sapphire wafer. Several samples were fabricated into dc resistivity test devices and coplanar waveguide resonator chips using the same microfabrication procedures and solvent cleans. The samples were then subject to different acid cl...
2402.18051v1
2024-05-02
Optimization of reactively sputtered Mn3GaN films based on resistivity measurements
Mn-based nitrides with antiperovskite structures have several properties that can be utilised for antiferromagnetic spintronics. Their magnetic properties depend on the structural quality, composition and doping of the cubic antiperovskite structure. Such nitride thin films are usually produced by reactive physical vap...
2405.01203v1
2004-02-04
A simple estimate of the electron hopping energy in the Bechgaard salts
Starting from a previously derived theoretical expression for the electrical conductivity of the Bechgaard salts,and experimental data on the resistivity of these materials,it is shown how a valueof the electron hopping energy can be determined.Values obtained in this way are in agreement with estimates made by more co...
0402127v1
2019-09-12
Gallium Nitride FET Model
We have presented an analytical physics-based compact model of GaN power FET, which can accurately describe the I-V characteristics in all operation modes. The model considers the source-drain resistance, different interface trap densities and self-heating effects.
1909.05702v1
2019-09-18
A current-voltage characteristic of photoresistance. A plane case
The formation of photo-electron current in the volume of semi-conductor material is investigated in this article. A plane case when a material is uniformly illuminated by light is considered. The current-voltage characteristic of a photo resistance is obtained in analytical form.
1909.09135v1
2019-10-04
The Test of Topological Property of YbB6
Topological insulator is a recently discovered class of material with topologically protected surface state. YbB6 is predicted to be moderately correlated Z2 topological insulator similar to SmB6. Here, I experimentally test the resistance property of bulk YbB6 to verify its topological property. By changing the thickn...
1910.02056v1
2020-01-25
Exfoliation of Two-Dimensional Nanosheets of Metal Diborides
The metal diborides are a class of ceramic materials with crystal structures consisting of hexagonal sheets of boron atoms alternating with planes of metal atoms held together with mixed character ionic/covalent bonds. Many of the metal diborides are ultrahigh temperature ceramics like HfB$_2$, TaB$_2$, and ZrB$_2$, wh...
2001.09237v1
2005-10-07
Collective Spin and Charge Excitations in (Sr,La)_{14-x}Ca_xCu_{24}O_{41} Quantum Spin Ladders
We study magnetic and electronic properties of two-leg ladder materials. We observed a two-magnon (2M) resonance which we analyze in terms of symmetry, relaxation and resonance properties. Our findings were contrasted to 2M Raman measurements in other magnetic crystals. This comparison made us suggest that the spin-spi...
0510193v1
2009-02-13
Nanoscale Electronic Inhomogeneity in In2Se3 Nanoribbons Revealed by Microwave Impedance Microscopy
Driven by interactions due to the charge, spin, orbital, and lattice degrees of freedom, nanoscale inhomogeneity has emerged as a new theme for materials with novel properties near multiphase boundaries. As vividly demonstrated in complex metal oxides and chalcogenides, these microscopic phases are of great scientific ...
0902.2255v1
2009-10-01
Template engineering of Co-doped BaFe2As2 single-crystal thin films
Understanding new superconductors requires high-quality epitaxial thin films to explore intrinsic electromagnetic properties, control grain boundaries and strain effects, and evaluate device applications. So far superconducting properties of ferropnictide thin films appear compromised by imperfect epitaxial growth and ...
0910.0268v1
2009-11-19
Large transport critical currents of powder-in-tube Sr0.6K0.4Fe2As2/Ag superconducting wires and tapes
We report significant transport critical currents firstly achieved in Sr0.6K0.4Fe2As2 wires and tapes with a Tc = 34 K, which were fabricated through an in-situ powder-in-tube process. Silver was used as a chemical addition as well as a sheath material. Transport measurements were performed by a standard four-probe res...
0911.3701v1
2010-10-05
Hierarchical formation of bulgeless galaxies: Why outflows have low angular momentum
Using high resolution, fully cosmological smoothed particle hydro-dynamical simulations of dwarf galaxies in a Lambda cold dark matter Universe, we show how baryons attain a final angular momentum distribution which allows pure disc galaxies to form. Blowing out substantial amounts of gas through supernovae and stellar...
1010.1004v3
2014-02-13
On the spheroidized carbide dissolution and elemental partitioning in a high carbon bearing steel 100Cr6
We report on the characterization of high carbon bearing steel 100Cr6 using electron microscopy and atom probe tomography in combination with multi-component diffusion simulations (DICTRA). Scanning electron micrographs show that around 14 vol.% spheroidized carbides are formed during soft annealing and only 3 vol.% re...
1402.3315v1
2014-05-23
Proof-of-principle of a new geometry for sampling calorimetry using inorganic scintillator plates
A novel geometry for a sampling calorimeter employing inorganic scintillators as an active medium is presented. To overcome the mechanical challenges of construction, an innovative light collection geometry has been pioneered, that minimises the complexity of construction. First test results are presented, demonstratin...
1405.6202v1
2015-02-10
Emergence of the minority hole with high mobility on the electrical transport in the Fe-pnictides Ba(Fe$_{1-x}$Mn$_x$As)$_2$
In Fe pnictide (Pn) superconducting materials, neither Mn- nor Cr- doping to the Fe site induces superconductivity, even though hole carriers are generated. This is in strong contrast with the superconductivity appearing when holes are introduced by alkali metal substitution on the insulating blocking layers. We invest...
1502.02845v3
2015-08-16
Surface States Engineering of Metal/MoS2 Contacts Using Sulfur Treatment for Reduced Contact Resistance and Variability
Variability and lack of control in the nature of contacts between metal/MoS2 interface is a major bottleneck in the realisation of high-performance devices based on layered materials for several applications. In this letter, we report on the reduction in Schottky barrier height at metal/MoS2 interface by engineering th...
1508.03795v2
2016-06-28
Method for Transferring High-Mobility CVD-Grown Graphene with Perfluoropolymers
The transfer of graphene grown by chemical vapor deposition (CVD) using amorphous polymers represents a widely implemented method for graphene-based electronic device fabrication. However, the most commonly used polymer, poly(methyl methacrylate) (PMMA), leaves a residue on the graphene that limits the mobility. Here w...
1606.08802v1
2016-10-31
High Electric Field Carrier Transport and Power Dissipation in Multilayer Black Phosphorus Field Effect Transistor with Dielectric Engineering
This study addresses high electric field transport in multilayer black phosphorus (BP) field effect transistors (FETs) with self-heating and thermal spreading by dielectric engineering. Interestingly, we found that multilayer BP device on a SiO2 substrate exhibited a maximum current density of 3.3 x 10E10 A/m2 at an el...
1610.09951v1
2017-02-02
High-Pressure Synthesis and Characterization of $β$-GeSe - A Semiconductor with Six-Rings in an Uncommon Boat Conformation
Two-dimensional materials have significant potential for the development of new devices. Here we report the electronic and structural properties of $\beta$-GeSe, a previously unreported polymorph of GeSe, with a unique crystal structure that displays strong two-dimensional structural features. $\beta$-GeSe is made at h...
1702.00715v1
2017-09-21
Effect of nanostructure on thermoelectric properties of La$_{0.7}$Sr$_{0.3}$MnO$_{3}$ in 300-600 K range
In oxide materials, nanostructuring effect has been found very promising approach for the enhancement of \textit{figure-of-merit}, \textit{ZT}. In the present work, we have synthesized La$_{0.7}$Sr$_{0.3}$MnO$_{3}$ (LSMO) compound using sol-gel method and samples of crystallite size of 34, 41, and 49 nm were obtained b...
1709.07205v2
2017-12-17
Short range order in the quantum XXZ honeycomb lattice material BaCo$_2$(PO$_4$)$_2$
We present observations of highly frustrated quasi two-dimensional (2D) magnetic correlations in the honeycomb lattice layers of the S$_{eff}$ = 1/2 compound $\gamma$-BaCo$_2$(PO$_4$)$_2$ ($\gamma$-BCPO). Specific heat shows a broad peak comprised of two weak kink features at $T_{N1} \sim$ 6 K and $T_{N2} \sim$ 3.5 K, ...
1712.06208v2
2018-02-22
Touch Sensors with Overlapping Signals: Concept Investigation on Planar Sensors with Resistive or Optical Transduction
Traditional methods for achieving high localization accuracy on tactile sensors usually involve a matrix of miniaturized individual sensors distributed on the area of interest. This approach usually comes at a price of increased complexity in fabrication and circuitry, and can be hard to adapt to non-planar geometries....
1802.08209v2
2018-11-27
Unifying Description of Competing Orders in Two Dimensional Quantum Magnets
Quantum magnets provide the simplest example of strongly interacting quantum matter, yet they continue to resist a comprehensive understanding above one spatial dimension (1D). In 1D, a key ingredient to progress is Luttinger liquid theory which provides a unified description. Here we explore a promising analogous fram...
1811.11186v2
2017-03-18
The Effect of Temperature on Cu-K-In-Se Thin Films
Films of Cu-K-In-Se were co-evaporated at varied K/(K+Cu) compositions and substrate temperatures (with constant (K+Cu)/In ~ 0.85). Increased Na composition on the substrate's surface and decreased growth temperature were both found to favor Cu1-xKxInSe2 (CKIS) alloy formation, relative to mixed-phase CuInSe2 + KInSe2 ...
1703.06366v1
2019-02-26
Bonding and oxidation protection of Ti${_2}$AlC and Cr${_2}$AlC for a Ni-based Superalloy
Alumina forming, oxidation and thermal shock resistant MAX phases are of a high interest for high temperature applications. Herein we report, on bonding and resulting interactions between a Ni-based superalloy, NSA, and two alumina forming MAX phases. The diffusion couples Cr${_2}$AlC/Inconel-718/Ti${_2}$AlC were assem...
1902.10001v2
2020-04-22
Deformation of micrometer and mm-sized Fe2.4wt.%Si single- and bi-crystals with a high angle grain boundary at room temperature
Plasticity in body-centred cubic (BCC) metals, including dislocation interactions at grain boundaries, is much less understood than in face-centred cubic (FCC) metals. At low temperatures additional resistance to dislocation motion due to the Peierls barrier becomes important, which increases the complexity of plastici...
2004.10598v2
2022-02-01
Strong Edge Stress in Molecularly Thin Organic$-$Inorganic Hybrid Ruddlesden$-$Popper Perovskites and Modulations of Their Edge Electronic Properties
Organic$-$inorganic hybrid Ruddlesden$-$Popper perovskites (HRPPs) have gained much attention for optoelectronic applications due to their high moisture resistance, good processibility under ambient conditions, and long functional lifetimes. Recent success in isolating molecularly thin hybrid perovskite nanosheets and ...
2202.00296v1
2016-03-11
Quantum Critical Behavior in a Concentrated Ternary Solid Solution
Quantum critical behavior has been associated with some of the most exotic emergent states of matter including high-temperature superconductivity. Much of the research into quantum critical point (QCP) physics has been hampered by the lack of model systems simple enough to be analyzed by theory. Here, we show that the ...
1603.03781v1
2019-03-09
Dry transfer method for suspended graphene on lift-off-resist: simple ballistic devices with Fabry-Pérot interference
We demonstrate a fabrication scheme for clean suspended structures using chemical-vapor-deposition-grown graphene and a dry transfer method on lift-off-resist-coated substrates to facilitate suspended graphene nanoelectronic devices for technology applications. It encompasses the demands for scalable fabrication as wel...
1903.03780v1
2019-12-11
Quantum oscillations and electronic structures in large Chern number semimetal RhSn
We report the magnetoresistance, Hall effect, de Haas-van Alphen (dHvA) oscillations and the electronic structures of single crystal RhSn, which is a typical material of CoSi family holding a large Chern number. The large unsaturated magnetoresistance is observed with B//[001]. The Hall resistivity curve indicates that...
1912.05148v1
2019-12-11
Bulk and Two-dimensional Silver and Copper Monohalides: A Unique Class of Materials with Modest Ionicity/Covalency and Ferroelasticity/Multiferroicity
Silver and copper monohalides can be viewed as a class of compounds in the neutral zone between predominantly covalent and ionic compounds, thereby exhibiting neither strong ionicity nor strong covalency. We show ab initio calculation evidence that silver and copper monohalides entail relatively low transition barriers...
1912.05172v1
2015-04-14
Carrier Transport at the Metal-MoS2 Interface
This study illustrates the nature of electronic transport and its transition from one mechanism to another between a metal electrode and MoS2 channel interface in a field effect transistor (FET) device. Interestingly, measurements of the contact resistance (Rc) as a function of temperature indicate a transition in the ...
1504.03466v1
2018-12-28
Nanoscale Self-Healing Mechanisms in Shape Memory Ceramics
Shape memory (SM) ceramics, such as yttria-stabilized tetragonal zirconia (YSTZ), are a unique family of SM materials that offer unique properties including ultra-high operating temperature, and high resistance to chemical corrosion and oxidation. However, formation of defects is usually observed in SM ceramics during ...
1812.11136v1
2019-06-24
Melting of vortex lattice in magnetic superconductor $\mathrm{Rb}\mathrm{Eu}\mathrm{Fe}_{4}\mathrm{As}_{4}$
The iron-based superconductors are characterized by strong fluctuations due to high transition temperatures and small coherence lengths. We investigate fluctuation behavior in the magnetic iron-pnictide superconductor $\mathrm{Rb}\mathrm{Eu}\mathrm{Fe}_{4}\mathrm{As}_{4}$ by calorimetry and transport. We find that the ...
1906.10236v2
2020-01-23
Magnetic-field-induced robust zero Hall plateau state in MnBi$_2$Te$_4$ Chern insulator
The intrinsic antiferromagnetic topological insulator MnBi2Te4 provides an ideal platform for exploring exotic topological quantum phenomena. Recently, the Chern insulator and axion insulator phases have been realized in few-layer MnBi2Te4 devices at low magnetic field regime. However, the fate of MnBi2Te4 in high magn...
2001.08401v2
2020-04-14
Highly Conducting Spaced TiO$_2$ Nanotubes Enable Defined Conformal Coating with Nanocrystalline Nb$_2$O$_5$ and High Performance Supercapacitor Applications
In this work, we report on the electrochemical behavior of nitrided spaced TiO$_2$ nanotubes conformally coated with a nanocrystalline Nb$_2$O$_5$ layer and find for these hierarchical structures an excellent supercapacitor performance. Highly aligned conductive 1D electrodes were obtained by a three step process: i) g...
2005.01603v1
2020-10-13
High-pressure synthesis of Ba$_2$RhO$_4$, a rhodate analogue of the layered perovskite Sr-ruthenate
A new layered perovskite-type oxide Ba$_2$RhO$_4$ was synthesized by a high-pressure technique with the support of convex-hull calculations. The crystal and electronic structure were studied by both experimental and computational tools. Structural refinements for powder x-ray diffraction data showed that Ba$_2$RhO$_4$ ...
2010.06556v1
2021-02-15
Magic thickness of 25 Å makes periodic metal-insulator transitions
Novel quantum phenomena, including high-temperature superconductivity, topological properties, and charge/spin density waves, appear in low-dimensional conductive materials. It is possible to artificially create low-dimensional systems by fabricating ultrathin films, quantum wires, or quantum dots with flat interfaces....
2102.07323v1
2021-06-17
Synthesis of Murunskite Single Crystals: A Bridge Between Cuprates and Pnictides
Numerous contemporary investigations in condensed matter physics are devoted to high temperature (high-$T_c$ ) cuprate superconductors. Despite its unique effulgence among research subjects, the enigma of the high-$T_c$ mechanism still persists. One way to advance its understanding is to discover and study new analogou...
2106.09555v1
2021-09-14
Creep properties and deformation mechanisms of single-crystalline $γ^\prime$-strengthened superalloys in dependence of the Co/Ni ratio
Co-base superalloys are considered as promising high temperature materials besides the well-established Ni-base superalloys. However, Ni appears to be an indispensable alloying element also in Co-base superalloys. To address the influence of the base elements on the deformation behavior, high-temperature compressive cr...
2109.06767v1
2022-06-29
Tailoring of rhenium oxidation state in ReOx thin films during reactive HiPIMS deposition process and following annealing
Bulk rhenium trioxide (ReO3) has an unusually high electrical conductivity and, being nanosized, has promising catalytic properties. However, the production of pure ReO3 thin films is challenging due to the difficulty to stabilize rhenium in a 6+ oxidation state. Here we present a novel approach for the deposition of R...
2206.14665v1
2022-06-02
A mechanically strong and ductile soft magnet with extremely low coercivity
Soft magnetic materials (SMMs) serve in electrical applications and sustainable energy supply, allowing magnetic flux variation in response to changes in applied magnetic field, at low energy loss1. The electrification of transport, households and manufacturing leads to an increase in energy consumption due to hysteres...
2207.05686v1
2022-07-26
Cr$_3$X$_4$ (X=Se, Te) monolayers as new platform to realize robust spin filter, spin diode and spin valve
Two-dimensional ferromagnetic (FM) half-metals are promising candidates for advanced spintronic devices with small-size and high-capacity. Motivated by recent report on controlling synthesis of FM Cr$_3$Te$_4$ nanosheet, herein, to explore the potential application in spintronics, we designed spintronic devices based o...
2207.12679v1
2022-10-26
Ion-beam Assisted Sputtering of Titanium Nitride Thin Films
Titanium nitride is a material of interest for many superconducting devices such as nanowire microwave resonators and photon detectors. Thus, controlling the growth of TiN thin films with desirable properties is of high importance. In previous work on niobium nitride, ion beam-assisted sputtering (IBAS) reduced nitroge...
2210.15065v3
2023-02-14
MgF$_2$ as an effective additive for improving ionic conductivity of ceramic solid electrolytes
As typical solid-state electrolytes (SSEs), {Na}$_{1+x}${Zr}$_2${Si}$_{x}${P}$_{3-x}${O}$_{12}$ NASICONs provide an ideal platform for solid-state batteries (SSBs) that display higher safety and accommodate higher energy densities. The critical points for achieving SSBs with higher efficiencies are to improve essential...
2302.07264v1
2023-07-03
Low temperature dynamic polaron liquid in a manganite exhibiting colossal magnetoresistance
Polarons - fermionic charge carriers bearing a strong companion lattice deformation - exhibit a natural tendency for self-localization due to the recursive interaction between electrons and the lattice. While polarons are ubiquitous in insulators, how they evolve in transitions to metallic and superconducting states in...
2307.00718v3
2023-09-24
FeCo Nanowire-Strontium Ferrite Powder Composites for Permanent Magnets with High-Energy Products
Due to the issues associated with rare-earth elements, there arises a strong need for magnets with properties between those of ferrites and rare-earth magnets that could substitute the latter in selected applications. Here, we produce a high remanent magnetization composite bonded magnet by mixing FeCo nanowire powders...
2309.13724v1
2023-11-01
Transport and electrical properties of cryogenic thermoelectric FeSb2: the effect of isoelectronic and hole doping
Thermoelectric materials operating at cryogenic temperatures are in high demand for efficient cooling and power generation in applications ranging from superconductors to quantum computing. The narrow band-gap semiconductor FeSb2, known for its colossal Seebeck coefficient, holds promise for such applications, provided...
2311.00326v1
2023-12-13
Computational design of NDR tunnel diodes with high peak-to-valley current ratio based on two-dimensional cold metals: The case of NbSi$_2$N$_4$/HfSi$_2$N$_4$/NbSi$_2$N$_4$ lateral heterojunction diode
Cold metals have recently gained attention as a promising platform for innovative devices, such as tunnel diodes with negative differential resistance (NDR) and field-effect transistors with subthreshold swings below the thermionic limit. Recently discovered two-dimensional (2D) MA$_2$Z$_4$ (M = Ti, Zr, Hf, Nb, Ta; A =...
2312.08473v2
2024-01-29
Increasing the Collection Efficiency in Selenium Thin-Film Solar Cells Using a Closed-Space Annealing Strategy
Elemental selenium is a promising wide-bandgap ($E_\mathrm{G}\approx$ 1.95 eV) photovoltaic material for the next generation of thin-film solar cells. To realize high-efficiency selenium solar cells, it is crucial to optimize the crystallization process of the selenium thin-film photoabsorber. However, the high vapor p...
2401.15936v1
2024-02-10
Cylindrical compression of thin wires by irradiation with a Joule-class short pulse laser
Equation of state measurements at Jovian or stellar conditions are currently conducted by dynamic shock compression driven by multi-kilojoule multi-beam nanosecond-duration lasers. These experiments require precise design of the target and specific tailoring of the spatial and temporal laser profiles to reach the highe...
2402.06983v1
2024-03-04
Quantum Hall Transport Measurements of Lateral p-n Junctions Formed via Precise Spatial Photodoping of Graphene/hBN Heterostructures
Heterostructures composed of 2-dimensional (2D) materials are spatially dope in-operando to modify devices for custom functionalities, such as lateral p-n-p junctions. After optically photodoping an hBN/Graphene/hBN heterostructure, detailed magnetotransport measurements including quantum Hall transport show several cl...
2403.01998v1
2020-12-05
A15 Nb$_3$Si -- A "high" Tc superconductor synthesized at a pressure of one megabar and metastable at ambient conditions
A15 Nb$_3$Si is, until now, the only high temperature superconductor produced at high pressure (~110 GPa) that has been successfully brought back to room pressure conditions in a metastable condition. Based on the current great interest in trying to create metastable-at-room-pressure high temperature superconductors pr...
2012.02905v2
2006-03-17
Second Core Formation and High Speed Jets: Resistive MHD Nested Grid Simulations
The stellar core formation and high speed jets driven by the formed core are studied by using three-dimensional resistive MHD nested grid simulations. Starting with a Bonnor-Ebert isothermal cloud rotating in a uniform magnetic field, we calculate the cloud evolution from the molecular cloud core (n = 10^6 cm^-3, r_c =...
0603456v1
2018-05-07
Appearance of ferromagnetism property for Si nano-polycrystalline body and vanishing of electrical resistances at local high frequencies
Reduction in the skin effect for the sintered Si nanopolycrystalline body as an electricity conductor at a high frequency due to its nano-structure was studied. Singular vanishing of electrical resistances near a local high magnetic harmonic frequency of a few MHz was observed. This phenomenon has not been observed for...
1805.02312v1
2019-03-26
The micro-RWELL layouts for high particle rate
The $\mu$-RWELL is a single-amplification stage resistive Micro-Pattern Gaseous Detector (MPGD). The detector amplification element is realized with a single copper-clad polyimide foil micro-patterned with a blind hole (well) matrix and embedded in the readout PCB through a thin Diamond-Like-Carbon (DLC) sputtered resi...
1903.11017v2
2018-04-15
$\mathrm{Co_2Fe_{1-x}Cr_xSi}$ Heusler Alloys : A promising material for spintronics application
In this article, we investigated the effect of Cr substitution in place of Fe on the structural, magnetic and transport properties of $\mathrm{Co_2FeSi}$ alloy. A comprehensive structural analysis is done using X-ray diffraction (XRD) and extended X-ray absorption fine structure (EXAFS) spectroscopy. Quaternary Heusler...
1804.05321v1
2021-10-16
Giant magnetoresistance and topological Hall effect in the EuGa4 antiferromagnet
We report on systematic temperature- and magnetic field-dependent studies of the EuGa$_4$ binary compound, which crystallizes in a centrosymmetric tetragonal BaAl$_4$-type structure with space group $I4/mmm$. The electronic properties of EuGa$_4$ single crystals, with an antiferromagnetic (AFM) transition at $T_\mathrm...
2110.08522v1
2016-01-09
Field-induced resistivity plateau and unsaturated negative magnetoresistance in topological semimetal TaSb2
Several prominent transport properties have been identified as key signatures of topologicalmaterials. One is the resistivity plateau at low temperatures as observed in several topological insulators (TIs), another is the negative magnetoresistance (MR) when the applied magnetic field is parallel to the current directi...
1601.02062v1
2011-01-31
Encapsulation and Electronic Control of Epitaxial Graphene by Photosensitive Polymers and UV light
Electronic devices using epitaxial graphene on Silicon Carbide require encapsulation to avoid uncontrolled doping by impurities deposited in ambient conditions. Additionally, interaction of the graphene monolayer with the substrate causes relatively high level of electron doping in this material, which is rather diffic...
1101.6014v1
2020-11-20
Phase Transitions in Germanium Telluride Nanoparticle Phase-Change Materials Studied by Time-Resolved X-Ray Diffraction
Germanium telluride (GeTe), a phase-change material, is known to exhibit four different structural phases: three at room temperature (one amorphous and two crystalline, $\alpha$ and $\gamma$) and one at high temperature (crystalline $\beta$). Because transitions between the amorphous and crystalline phases lead to sign...
2011.10633v1
2022-08-23
Electrochemical investigation of MoSeTe as an anode for sodium-ion batteries
Sodium ion batteries (SIBs) are considered as an efficient alternative for lithium-ion batteries (LIBs) owing to the natural abundance and low cost of sodium than lithium. In this context, the anode materials play a vital role in rechargeable batteries to acquire high energy and power density. In order to demonstrate t...
2208.10911v1
2024-05-13
Reducing the oxygen contamination in conductive (Ti,Zr)N coatings via RF-bias assisted reactive sputtering
Ternary transition metal nitride coatings are promising for many applications as they can offer improved hardness and oxidation resistance compared to binary counterparts. A common challenge in the deposition of functional nitride thin films is oxygen contamination. Even low amounts of oxygen contamination can adversel...
2405.07789v1
2018-11-03
Pressure-induced Insulator to Metal Transition of Mixed Valence Compound Ce(O,F)SbS$_{2}$
Transport properties of Ce$_{0.85}$F0.15SbS$_{2}$ and undoped CeOSbS$_{2}$ under high pressure were investigated experimentally and theoretically. Electrical resistivity measurements of the Ce$_{0.85}$F0.15SbS$_{2}$ single crystals were performed under various high pressures using a diamond anvil cell with boron-doped ...
1811.01151v1
2020-10-22
A photogrammetric method for target monitoring inside the MEG II detector
An automatic target monitoring method based on photographs taken by a CMOS photo-camera has been developed for the MEG II detector. The technique could be adapted for other fixed-target experiments requiring good knowledge of their target position to avoid biases and systematic errors in measuring the trajectories of t...
2010.11576v2
2021-02-04
Disorder-robust high-field superconducting phase of FeSe single crystals
When exposed to high magnetic fields, certain materials manifest an exotic superconducting (SC) phase that has attracted considerable attention. A proposed explanation for the origin of the high-field SC phase is the Fulde-Ferrell-Larkin-Ovchinnikov (FFLO) state. This state is characterized by inhomogeneous superconduc...
2102.02353v2
2021-03-03
On the early stages of precipitation during direct ageing of Alloy 718
The Ni-based superalloy Alloy 718 is used in aircraft engines as high-pressure turbine discs and must endure challenging demands on high-temperature yield strength, creep-, and oxidation-resistance. Nanoscale $\gamma^{\prime}$- and $\gamma^{\prime \prime}$-precipitates commonly found in duplet and triplet co-precipitat...
2103.02763v1
2022-06-25
High-Mobility Tri-Gate $β$-Ga$_2$O$_3$ MESFETs with a Power Figure of Merit over 0.9 GW/cm$^2$
In this letter, fin-shape tri-gate $\beta$-Ga$_{2}$O$_{3}$ lateral MESFETs are demonstrated with a high power figure of merit of 0.95 GW/cm$^{2}$ - a record high for any $\beta$-Ga$_{2}$O$_{3}$ transistor to date. A low-temperature undoped buffer-channel stack design is developed which demonstrates record high Hall and...
2206.12539v2
2023-10-22
Pressure-induced volumetric negative thermal expansion in CoZr2 superconductor
We investigate the thermal expansion and superconducting properties of a CuAl2-type (tetragonal) superconductor CoZr2 under high pressures. We perform high-pressure synchrotron X-ray diffraction in a pressure range of 2.9 GPa < P < 10.4 GPa and discover that CoZr2 exhibits volumetric negative thermal expansion under hi...
2310.14254v2
2023-10-22
Superconductivity in the high-entropy ceramics Ti0.2Zr0.2Nb0.2Mo0.2Ta0.2Cx with possible nontrivial band topology
Topological superconductors have drawn significant interest from the scientific community due to the accompanying Majorana fermions. Here, we report the discovery of electronic structure and superconductivity in high-entropy ceramics Ti0.2Zr0.2Nb0.2Mo0.2Ta0.2Cx (x = 1 and 0.8) combined with experiments and first-princi...
2310.14271v1
2024-03-25
In situ growth of hydrophilic nickel-cobalt layered double hydroxides nanosheets on biomass waste-derived porous carbon for high-performance hybrid supercapacitors
Rational design and cost-effective fabrication of layered double hydroxides (LDHs) nanosheets with extraordinary electrochemical performance is a key challenge for hybrid supercapacitors (HSCs). Herein, we report a facile in situ growth methodology to eco-friendly synthesize hydrophilic NiCo-LDHs nanosheets on biomass ...
2403.16506v1
1997-01-08
Coupling between phonons and intrinsic Josephson oscillations in cuprate superconductors
The recently reported subgap structures observed in the current-voltage characteristic of intrinsic Josephson junctions in the high-T_c superconductors Tl_2Ba_2Ca_2Cu_3O_{10+\delta} and Bi_2Sr_2CaCu_2O_{8+\delta} are explained by the coupling between c-axis phonons and Josephson oscillations. A model is developed where...
9701049v2
1997-07-17
Anomalous magnetotransport in wide quantum wells
We present magneto transport experiments of quasi 3D PbTe wide quantum wells. A plateau-like structure in the Hall resistance is observed, which corresponds to the Shubnikov de Haas oscillations in the same manner as known from the quantum Hall effect. The onsets of plateaux in Rxy do not correspond to 2D filling facto...
9707173v1
1997-07-18
Edge Channel Dominated Magnetotransport in PbTe Wide Parabolic Quantum Wells
In PbTe wide parabolic quantum wells (WPQW) a plateau-like structure is observed in the Hall resistance, which corresponds to the Shubnikov-de Haas oscillations in the same manner as known from the quantum Hall effect. At the same time a non-local signal is observed which corresponds to the structure in Rxx and Rxy. We...
9707188v1
1997-10-28
Investigation of acceptor levels and hole scattering mechanisms in p-gallium selenide by means of transport measurements under pressure
The effect of pressure on acceptor levels and hole scattering mechanisms in p-GaSe is investigated through Hall effect and resistivity measurements under quasi-hydrostatic conditions up to 4 GPa. The pressure dependence of the hole concentration is interpreted through a carrier statistics equation with a single (nitrog...
9710296v1
1998-12-24
Electron Correlations in Molecular Systems
A short review of correlated electrons in molecular systems has been performed. Main attention has been focussed on ET salts, which are the d=2 systems. They show the Mott transition in high temperatures and the transition from the antiferromagnetic to the superconducting phase in low temperatures, under a (chemical) p...
9812392v1
1998-12-30
Giant transverse magnetoresistance in an asymmetric system of three GaAs/AlGaAs quantum wells in a strong magnetic field at room temperature
The giant transverse magnetoresistance is observed in the case of photoinduced nonequilibrium carriers in an asymmetric undoped system of three GaAs/AlGaAs quantum wells at room temperature. In a magnetic field of 75 kOe, the resistance of nanostructure being studied increases by a factor of 1.85. The magnetoresistance...
9812426v1
1999-03-03
Non linear flux flow in TiN superconducting thin film
We have studied the superconducting behavior of 100 nm Titanium Nitride (TiN) thin film in a perpendicular magnetic field. We found a zero field transition temperature of 4.6 K and a slope in the H-T plane of -0.745 T/K. At 4.2 K, we have performed careful transport measurements by measuring both the differential resis...
9903060v2
1999-08-26
Destruction of the Mott Insulating Ground State of Ca_2RuO_4 by a Structural Transition
We report a first-order phase transition at T_M=357 K in single crystal Ca_2RuO_4, an isomorph to the superconductor Sr_2RuO_4. The discontinuous decrease in electrical resistivity signals the near destruction of the Mott insulating phase and is triggered by a structural transition from the low temperature orthorhombic...
9908390v1
1999-08-29
Anomalous microwave response of high-temperature superconducting thin-film microstrip resonator in weak dc magnetic fields
We have studied an anomalous microwave (mw) response of superconducting YBa_{2}Cu_{3}O_{7-delta} (YBCO) microstrip resonators in the presence of a weak dc magnetic field, H_{dc}. The surface resistance (R_{s}) and reactance (X_{s}) show a correlated non-monotonic behaviour as a function of H_{dc}. R_{s} and X_{s} were ...
9908429v1
2000-05-11
Magnetic Field resulting from non-linear electrical transport in single crystals of charge-ordered Pr$_{0.63}$ Ca$_{0.37}$ MnO$_{3}$}
In this letter we report that the current induced destabilization of the charge ordered (CO) state in a rare-earth manganite gives rise to regions with ferromagnetic correlation. We did this experiment by measurement of the I-V curves in single crystal of the CO system Pr$_{0.63}$Ca$_{0.37}$MnO$_{3}$ and simultanousl...
0005194v1
2000-06-22
High field magnetotransport in composite conductors: the effective medium approximation revisited
The self consistent effective medium approximation (SEMA) is used to study three-dimensional random conducting composites under the influence of a strong magnetic field {\bf B}, in the case where all constituents exhibit isotropic response. Asymptotic analysis is used to obtain almost closed form results for the strong...
0006351v1
2000-08-02
The Zeno effect and an inter-layer pairing mechanism for high-temperature superconductivity in layered materials
Quantum Zeno Effect (QZE) is the suppression of the inter-subspace transition by a relatively fast intra-subspace decoherence. Earlier, we had proposed a QZE-based mechanism for the temperature-dependent normal-state c-axis resistivity of the layered high-T$_c$ cuprate superconductors in which the single-particle inter...
0008023v1
2000-12-14
Electronic Transmission Through Metallic Nanowires: Generalized Scattering Matrix Approach
An easy to implement and powerful method for the solution of 3D scattering problems that can be well described by Helmholtz equation is presented. The matrix algebra used provides excellent stability versus the number of junctions as well as great computational speed. The matrix truncation method yields an easy single-...
0012250v1
2001-03-16
Giant Magnetoresistance by Exchange Springs in DyFe$_2$/YFe$_2$ Superlattices
Magnetization and magnetoresistance measurements are reported for antiferromagnetically coupled DyFe$_2$/YFe$_2$ multilayers in fields up to 23 T. We demonstrate that the formation of short exchange springs (~ 2 nm) in the magnetically soft YFe$_2$ layers results in a giant magneto-resistance as high as 32% in the spri...
0103354v1
2001-04-05
Fractal Nature and Scaling Exponent of Non-Drude Currents in Non-Fermi Liquids
In many oxides of the perovskite and pseudoperovskite families there are phase transitions between insulating and normal metallic (Fermi liquid) phases that are separated by an intermediate phase that is often called a non-Fermi liquid (NFL). The dc resistivity of the intermediate or NFL phase often exhibits a T temper...
0104095v1
2001-04-06
Evidence for high inter-granular current flow in single-phase polycrystalline MgB2 superconductor
The distribution of magnetic field in single-phase polycrystalline bulk MgB2 has been measured using a Magneto-Optical (MO) technique for an external magnetic field applied perpendicular to the sample surface. The MO studies indicate that an inter-granular current network is readily established in this material and the...
0104114v1
2002-04-17
Epitaxial Growth of La$_{1/3}$Sr$_{2/3}$FeO$_3$ thin films by laser ablation
We report on the synthesis of high quality La$_{1/3}$Sr$_{2/3}$FeO$_3$ (LSFO) thin films using the pulsed laser deposition technique on both SrTiO$_3$ (STO) and LaAlO$_3$ (LAO) substrates (100)-oriented. From X-Ray diffraction (XRD) studies, we find that the films have an out-of-plane lattice parameter around 0.3865nm,...
0204370v1
2002-05-24
The Hall effect and hole densities in high Tc GaMnAs thin films
By studying the Hall effect in a series of low resistivity Ga1-xMnxAs samples, accurate values for the hole density p, Mn concentration x, and Curie temperature Tc are obtained over the range 0.015=<x=<0.08. The hole density corresponds to 90% of the Mn concentration at low x, and has a maximum value of 1.0x10-27 m-3 w...
0205517v3
2002-06-19
Transport and magnetic properties of LT annealed Ga1-xMnxAs
We present the results of low temperature (LT) annealing studies of Ga1-xMnxAs epilayers grown by low temperature molecular beam epitaxy in a wide range of Mn concentrations (0.01<x<0.084). Transport measurements in low and high magnetic fields as well as SQUID measurements were performed on a wide range of samples, se...
0206371v1
2002-07-08
Magnetic behavior of single crystalline Ho$_2$PdSi$_3$
The magnetic behavior of single-crystal Ho$_2$PdSi$_3$, crystallizing in an AlB$_2$-derived hexagonal structure, is investigated by magnetic susceptibility ($\chi$) and electrical resistivity ($\rho$) measurements along two directions. There is no dramatic anisotropy in the high temperature Curie-Weiss parameter or in ...
0207199v1
2002-10-22
Unipolar transport and shot noise in metal-semiconductor-metal structures
We carry out a self-consistent analytical theory of unipolar current and noise properties of metal-semiconductor-metal structures made of highly resistive semiconductors in the presence of an applied bias of arbitrary strength. By including the effects of the diffusion current we succeed to study the whole range of car...
0210484v1
2002-11-14
Synthesis and Properties of YbB2
We report temperature and field dependent measurements of the magnetic susceptibility, specific heat and resistivity of sintered YbB2 pellets, prepared via two distinct reaction routes, utilizing different temperatures, pressures and sintering times. Sample behavior is affected by the preparation procedure, as a conseq...
0211288v1
2003-07-07
Mn Interstitial Diffusion in (Ga,Mn)As
We present a combined theoretical and experimental study of the ferromagnetic semiconductor (Ga,Mn)As which explains the remarkably large changes observed on low temperature annealing. Careful control of the annealing conditions allows us to obtain samples with ferromagnetic transition temperatures up to 159 K. Ab init...
0307140v1
2003-07-09
Direct Observation of Long-Term Durability of Superconductivity in YBa$_2$Cu$_3$O$_7$-Ag$_2$O Composites
We report direct observation of long-term durability of superconductivity of several YBa$_2$Cu$_3$O$_7$-Ag$_2$O composites that were first prepared and studied almost 14 years ago [J. J. Lin {\it et al}., Jpn. J. Appl. Phys. {\bf 29}, 497 (1990)]. Remeasurements performed recently on both resistances and magnetizations...
0307187v1
2003-07-18
Probing quasiparticle dynamics in Bi2Sr2CaCu2O(8+delta) with a driven Josephson vortex lattice
We show that the flux-flow transport of the Josephson vortex lattice (JVL) in layered high-temperature superconductors provides a convenient probe for both components of quasiparticle conductivity, $\sigma_{c}$ and $\sigma_{ab}$. We found that the JVL flux-flow resistivity, $\rho_{ff}$, in a wide range of magnetic fiel...
0307450v1
2003-09-02
The enhancement of phase separation aspect in electron doped manganite Ca0.8Sm0.16Nd0.04MnO3
The complex lanthanide doping of electron manganites results in enhancement of various phase separation effects in physical properties of these compounds. Selecting Ca0.8Sm0.16Nd0.04MnO3 as a model case we show that the first order structural phase transition from paramagnetic semi-metallic phase into anti-ferromagneti...
0309065v1