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2008-02-20
In-plane current-voltage characteristics and oscillatory Josephson-vortex flow resistance in La-free Bi$_{2+x}$Sr$_{2-x}$CuO$_{6+δ}$ single crystals in high magnetic fields
We have investigated the in-plane $I(V)$ characteristics and the Josephson vortex flow resistance in high-quality La-free Bi$_{2+x}$Sr$_{2-x}$CuO$_{6+\delta}$ (Bi2201) single crystals in parallel and tilted magnetic fields at temperatures down to 40 mK. For parallel magnetic fields below the resistive upper critical fi...
0802.2791v1
2009-06-01
Phase study of oscillatory resistances in microwave-irradiated- and dark- GaAs/AlGaAs devices: Indications of a new class of integral quantum Hall effect
We report the experimental results from a dark study and a photo-excited study of the high mobility GaAs/AlGaAs system at large filling factors, $\nu$. At large-$\nu$, the dark study indicates several distinct phase relations ("Type-1", "Type-2", and "Type-3") between the oscillatory diagonal- and Hall- resistances, as...
0906.0032v1
2016-10-19
Pressure induced superconductivity in Bi single crystals
Measurements on resistivity and magnetic susceptibility have been carried out for Bi single crystals under pressures up to 10.5GPa. The temperature dependent resistivity shows a semimetallic behavior at ambient and low pressures (below about 1.6GPa). This is followed by an upturn of resistivity in low temperature regio...
1610.06062v1
2021-01-14
Effects of resistivity on standing shocks in low angular momentum flows around black holes
We study two dimensional low angular momentum flow around the black hole using the resistive magnetohydrodynamic module of PLUTO code. Simulations have been performed for the flows with parameters of specific angular momentum, specific energy, and magnetic field which may be expected for the flow around Sgr A*. For flo...
2101.05474v2
2014-06-19
AC loss and coupling currents in YBCO coated conductors with varying number of filaments
Striation of HTS coated conductors (CCs) as a way to reduce their magnetization AC losses has been the subject of intense research in the past years by several groups. While the principle of this approach is well understood, its practical application on commercial material to be used in power application is still far t...
1406.4990v2
2017-09-21
Electrical properties of single crystal Yttrium Iron Garnet ultra-thin films at high temperatures
We report a study on the electrical properties of 19 nm thick Yttrium Iron Garnet (YIG) films grown by liquid phase epitaxy. The electrical conductivity and Hall coefficient are measured in the high temperature range [300,400]~K using a Van der Pauw four-point probe technique. We find that the electrical resistivity de...
1709.07207v1
2020-04-01
Perovskite-type cobalt oxide at the multiferroic Co/Pb Zr$_{0.2}$Ti$_{0.8}$O$_{3}$ interface
Magnetic Tunnel Junctions whose basic element consists of two ferromagnetic electrodes separated by an insulating non-magnetic barrier have become intensely studied and used in non-volatile spintronic devices. Since ballistic tunnel of spin-polarized electrons sensitively depends on the chemical composition and the ato...
2004.00489v1
2020-05-26
Influence of Different Surface Morphologies on the Performance of High Voltage, Low Resistance Diamond Schottky Diodes
Vertical diamond Schottky diodes with blocking voltages $V_{\text{BD}} > 2.4 \text{ kV}$ and on-resistances $R_{\text{On}} < 400 \text{ m}\Omega \text{cm}^{2}$ were fabricated on homoepitaxially grown diamond layers with different surface morphologies. The morphology (smooth as-grown, hillock-rich, polished) influences...
2005.12591v1
2023-11-21
Evidence of filamentary superconductivity in pressurized La3Ni2O7
Recently, the signatures of superconductivity near 80 K have been discovered in the single crystal of La3Ni2O7 under pressure, which makes it a new candidate of the high-temperature superconductors dominated by 3d transition elements after the cuprate and iron-pnictide superconductors, and thus has attracted significan...
2311.12361v2
2024-03-01
Electrochemical Evaluation of Mg and a Mg-Al 5%Zn Metal Rich Primers for Protection of Al-Zn-Mg-Cu Alloy in NaCl
High purity magnesium and a Mg-Al 5wt% Zn metal rich primer (MRP) were compared for their ability to suppress intergranular corrosion (IGC) and intergranular stress corrosion cracking (IG-SCC) in peak aged AA 7075-T651 by sacrificial anode-based cathodic prevention. Tests were conducted in 0.6 M NaCl solution under ful...
2403.00610v1
2007-09-14
High pressure study on the strong-coupling superconductivity in non-centrosymmetric compound CeIrSi_3
We have carried out high pressure experiment on the pressure-induced superconductor CeIrSi$_3$ without inversion center. The electrical resistivity and ac heat capacity were measured in the same run for the same sample. The critical pressure of the antiferromagnetic state was determined to be $P_{\rm c}$ = 2.25 GPa. Th...
0709.2199v1
2016-06-09
Ternary borides Nb$_7$Fe$_3$B$_8$ and Ta$_7$Fe$_3$B$_8$ with Kagome-type iron framework
Two new ternary borides $TM$$_7$Fe$_3$B$_8$ ($TM$ = Nb, Ta) were synthesized by high-temperature thermal treatment of samples obtained by arc-melting. This new type of structure with space group $P$6/$mmm$, comprises $TM$ slabs containing isolated planar hexagonal [B$_6$] rings and iron centered $TM$ columns in a Kagom...
1606.03123v1
2020-01-24
Quantum transport in topological surface states of Bi$_2$Te$_3$ nanoribbons
Quasi-1D nanowires of topological insulators are emerging candidate structures in superconductor hybrid architectures for the realization of Majorana fermion based quantum computation schemes. It is however technically difficult to both fabricate as well as identify the 1D limit of topological insulator nanowires. Here...
2001.09028v1
2020-06-01
PrVO$_4$ under High Pressure: Effects on Structural, Optical and Electrical Properties
In pursue of a systematic characterization of rare-earth vanadates under compression, in this work we present a multifaceted study of the phase behavior of zircon-type orthovanadate PrVO$_4$ under high pressure conditions, up until 24 GPa. We have found that PrVO$_4$ undergoes a zircon to monazite transition at around ...
2006.01299v2
2024-04-04
Electronic transport, metal-insulator transition, and Wigner crystallization in transition metal dichalcogenide monolayers
Two recent electronic transport experiments from Columbia University and Harvard University have reported record high mobility and low channel densities in transition metal dichalcogenide (TMD) WSe$_2$ monolayers [J. Pack, et al., arXiv:2310.19782; A. Y. Joe, et al., Phys. Rev. Lett. 132, 056303 (2024)]. A two-dimensio...
2404.03488v1
2005-06-08
X-ray Diagnostics of Grain Depletion in Matter Accreting onto T Tauri Stars
Recent analysis of high resolution Chandra X-ray spectra has shown that the Ne/O abundance ratio is remarkably constant in stellar coronae. Based on this result, we point out the utility of the Ne/O ratio as a discriminant for accretion-related X-rays from T Tauri stars, and for probing the measure of grain-depletion o...
0506185v1
2003-02-13
Electronic phase separation in the rare earth manganates, (La1-xLnx)0.7Ca0.3MnO3 (Ln = Nd, Gd and Y)
All the three series of manganates showsaturation magnetization characteristic of ferromagnetism, with the ferromagnetic Tc decreasing with increasing in x up to a critical value of x, xc (xc = 0.6, 0.3, 0.2 respectively for Nd, Gd, Y). For x > xc, the magnetic moments are considerably smaller showing a small increase ...
0302268v1
2003-03-21
Independent Electronic and Magnetic Doping in (Ga,Mn)As Based Digital Ferromagnetic Heterostructures
Ferromagnetic semiconductors promise the extension of metal-based spintronics into a material system that combines widely tunable electronic, optical, and magnetic properties. Here, we take steps towards realizing that promise by achieving independent control of electronic doping in the ferromagnetic semiconductor (Ga,...
0303461v1
2006-02-26
Physical properties and magnetic structure of TbRhIn5 intermetallic compound
In this work we report the physical properties of the new intermetallic compound TbRhIn5 investigated by means of temperature dependent magnetic susceptibility, electrical resistivity, heat-capacity and resonant x-ray magnetic diffraction experiments. TbRhIn5 is an intermetallic compound that orders antiferromagnetical...
0602612v1
2006-06-28
Dielectric anomaly at the orbital order-disorder transition in LaMnO_(3+delta)
We report a novel dielectric anomaly around the Jahn-Teller orbital order-disorder transition temperature T_JT in LaMnO_(3+delta). The transition has been characterized by resistivity (rho)versus temperature (T), calorimetry, and temperature-dependent X-ray diffraction studies. Measurements of complex dielectric permit...
0606731v1
2003-10-07
Role of Oxygen and Carbon Impurities in the Radiation Resistance of Silicon Detectors
The influence of oxygen and carbon impurities on the concentrations of defects in silicon for detector uses, in complex fields of radiation (proton cosmic field at low orbits around the Earth, at Large Hadron Collider and at the next generation of accelerators as Super-LHC) is investigated in the frame of the quantitat...
0310032v1
2009-01-22
Signal height in silicon pixel detectors irradiated with pions and protons
Pixel detectors are used in the innermost part of multi purpose experiments at the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) and are therefore exposed to the highest fluences of ionising radiation, which in this part of the detectors consists mainly of charged pions. The radiation hardness of the detectors has thoroughly been tested...
0901.3422v1
2012-04-17
Beta-Ag2Te: A topological insulator with strong anisotropy
We present evidence of topological surface states in beta-Ag2Te through first-principles calculations and periodic quantum interference effect in single crystalline nanoribbon. Our first-principles calculations show that beta-Ag2Te is a topological insulator with a gapless Dirac cone with strong anisotropy. To experime...
1204.3816v6
2012-09-16
Glass-like recovery of antiferromagnetic spin ordering and dimensional crossover in a photo-excited manganite Pr$_{0.7}$Ca$_{0.3}$MnO$_3$
Electronic orderings of charges, orbitals and spins are observed in many strongly correlated electron materials, and revealing their dynamics is a critical step toward understanding the underlying physics of important emergent phenomena. Here we use time-resolved resonant soft x-ray scattering spectroscopy to probe the...
1209.3452v2
2013-05-30
Kelvin Probe Microscopy and Electronic Transport Measurements in Reduced Graphene Oxide Chemical Sensors
Reduced Graphene Oxide (RGO) is an electronically hybrid material that displays remarkable chemical sensing properties. Here, we present a quantitative analysis of the chemical gating effects in RGO-based chemical sensors. The gas sensing devices are patterned in a field-effect transistor geometry, by dielectrophoretic...
1305.7222v1
2014-04-02
Direct observation of the leakage current in epitaxial diamond Schottky barrier devices by conductive-probe atomic force microscopy and Raman imaging
The origin of the high leakage current measured in several vertical-type diamond Schottky devices is conjointly investigated by conducting probe atomic force microscopy (CP-AFM) and confocal micro-Raman/Photoluminescence (PL) imaging analysis. Local areas characterized by a strong decrease of the local resistance (5-6 ...
1404.0472v2
2014-09-20
Crystallization characteristics and chemical bonding properties of nickel carbide thin film nanocomposites
The crystal structure and chemical bonding of magnetron-sputtering deposited nickel carbide Ni$_{1-x}$C$_{x}$ (0.05$\leq$x$\leq$0.62) thin films have been investigated by high-resolution X-ray diffraction, transmission electron microscopy, X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy, Raman spectroscopy, and soft X-ray absorption ...
1409.5912v1
2015-03-04
Signature of strong spin-orbital coupling in the large non-saturating magnetoresistance material WTe2
We report the detailed electronic structure of WTe$_2$ by high resolution angle-resolved photoemission spectroscopy. Unlike the simple one electron plus one hole pocket type of Fermi surface topology reported before, we resolved a rather complicated Fermi surface of WTe$_2$. Specifically, there are totally nine Fermi p...
1503.01422v1
2015-11-03
Two-dimensional epitaxial superconductor-semiconductor heterostructures: A platform for topological superconducting networks
Progress in the emergent field of topological superconductivity relies on synthesis of new material combinations, combining superconductivity, low density, and spin-orbit coupling (SOC). For example, theory [1-4] indicates that the interface between a one-dimensional (1D) semiconductor (Sm) with strong SOC and a superc...
1511.01127v2
2015-11-08
Real-time Stress Measurements in Germanium Thin Film Electrodes during Electrochemical Lithiation/delithiation Cycling
An in situ study of stress evolution and mechanical behavior of germanium as a lithium-ion battery electrode material is presented. Thin films of germanium are cycled in a half-cell configuration with lithium metal foil as counter/reference electrode, with 1M LiPF6 in ethylene carbonate, diethyl carbonate, dimethyl car...
1511.02442v1
2016-02-03
Full range of proximity effect probed with Superconductor/Graphene/Superconductor junctions
The high tunability of the density of states of graphene makes it an ideal probe of quantum transport in different regimes. In particular, the supercurrent that can flow through a non-superconducting (N) material connected to two superconducting electrodes, crucially depends on the lenghth of the N relative to the supe...
1602.01489v1
2016-02-16
An Integrated Tantalum Sulfide - Boron Nitride - Graphene Oscillator: A Charge-Density-Wave Device Operating at Room Temperature
The charge-density-wave (CDW) phase is a macroscopic quantum state consisting of a periodic modulation of the electronic charge density accompanied by a periodic distortion of the atomic lattice in quasi-1D or layered 2D metallic crystals. Several layered transition metal dichalcogenides, such as 1T-TaSe2, 1T-TaS2 and ...
1602.05147v1
2016-05-05
Structural, optical and complex impedance spectroscopy study of multiferroic Bi2Fe4O9 ceramic
Multiferroic bismuth ferrite Bi_2Fe_4O_9 (BFO) ceramic was synthesized by conventional solid state reaction route. X-ray diffraction and Rietveld refinement show formation of single phase ceramic with orthorhombic crystal structure (space group Pbam). The morphological study depicted a well-defined grain of size $\sime...
1605.01574v1
2016-08-24
Engineering quantum spin Hall insulators by strained-layer heterostructures
Quantum spin Hall insulators (QSHIs), also known as two-dimensional topological insulators, have emerged as an unconventional class of quantum states with insulating bulk and conducting edges originating from nontrivial inverted band structures, and have been proposed as a platform for exploring spintronics application...
1608.06751v2
2016-11-29
Magnetoelectric effect in antiferromagnetic multiferroic Pb(Fe1/2Nb1/2)O3 and its solid solutions with PbTiO3
Antiferromagnets (AFMs) are presently considered as promising materials for applications in spintronics and random access memories due to the robustness of information stored in AFM state against perturbing magnetic fields (P. Wadley et al., Science 351, 587 (2016)). In this respect, AFM multiferroics maybe attractive ...
1611.09899v1
2017-11-21
Nanofeatures Induced by Severe Shot Peening (SSP) on Magnesium Alloy AZ31
Considering the sensitivity of both fatigue strength and corrosion rate to the surface characteristics, apposite surface treatments could address the related challenges for biodegradable magnesium-based materials. Herein, we treated the surface of a biocompatible magnesium alloy by a low cost and versatile severe plast...
1712.02834v1
2017-12-13
Quantum effects on dislocation motion from Ring-Polymer Molecular Dynamics
Quantum motion of atoms known as zero-point vibrations is recognized to be important at low temperatures in condensed matter systems comprised of light atoms or ions, affecting such properties and behaviors as proton-transfer reactions, vibrational spectra of water and ice, and mechanical properties of low temperature ...
1712.04629v2
2018-02-06
Quasiparticle dynamics in granular aluminum close to the superconductor to insulator transition
Superconducting high kinetic inductance elements constitute a valuable resource for quantum circuit design and millimeter-wave detection. Granular aluminum (GrAl) in the superconducting regime is a particularly interesting material since it has already shown a kinetic inductance in the range of nH$/\Box$ and its deposi...
1802.01858v2
2018-01-06
Apically Dominant Mechanism for Improving Catalytic Activities of N-Doped Carbon Nanotube Arrays in Rechargeable Zinc-Air Battery
The oxygen reduction (ORR) and oxygen evolution reactions (OER) in Zn-air batteries (ZABs) require highly efficient, cost-effective and stable electrocatalysts as replacements to traditionally high cost, inconsistently stable and low poison resistant Platinum group metals (PGM) catalysts. Although, nitrogen-doped carbo...
1802.02063v1
2018-03-06
Magic-angle graphene superlattices: a new platform for unconventional superconductivity
The understanding of strongly-correlated materials, and in particular unconventional superconductors, has puzzled physicists for decades. Such difficulties have stimulated new research paradigms, such as ultra-cold atom lattices for simulating quantum materials. Here we report on the realization of intrinsic unconventi...
1803.02342v2
2018-03-31
The Role of Crystal Orientation in the Dissolution of UO$_2$ Thin Films
Epitaxial thin films have been utilised to investigate the radiolytic dissolution of uranium dioxide interfaces. Thin films of UO$_2$ deposited on single crystal yttria stabilised zirconia substrates have been exposed to water in the presence of a high flux, monochromatic, synchrotron x-ray source. In particular, this ...
1804.00201v1
2018-05-24
Impact of thermal fluctuations on transport in antiferromagnetic semimetals
Recent demonstrations on manipulating antiferromagnetic (AF) order have triggered a growing interest in antiferromagnetic metal (AFM), and potential high-density spintronic applications demand further improvements in the anisotropic magnetoresistance (AMR). The antiferromagnetic semimetals (AFS) are newly discovered ma...
1805.09826v1
2018-09-03
Imparting icephobicity with substrate flexibility
Ice accumulation hinders the performance of, and poses safety threats for infrastructure both on the ground and in the air. Previously, rationally designed superhydrophobic surfaces have demonstrated some potential as a passive means to mitigate ice accretion; however, further studies on material solutions that reduce ...
1809.00490v1
2018-11-12
Antiferromagnet-based spintronic functionality by controlling isospin domains in a layered perovskite iridate
The novel electronic state of the canted antiferromagnetic (AFM) insulator, strontium iridate (Sr2IrO4) has been well described by the spin-orbit-entangled isospin Jeff = 1/2, but the role of isospin in transport phenomena remains poorly understood. In this study, antiferromagnet-based spintronic functionality is demon...
1811.04562v1
2018-11-30
Spin Gapless Semiconducting Nature in Co-rich Co1+xFe1-xCrGa: Insight and Advancements
In this report, we present structural, electronic, magnetic and transport properties of Co-rich spin gapless semiconductor CoFeCrGa using both theoretical and experimental techniques. The key advantage of Co-rich samples $\mathrm{Co_{1+x}Fe_{1-x}CrGa}$ is the high Curie temperature (T$\mathrm{_C}$) and magnetization, w...
1811.12684v1
2019-09-24
Spin-transfer dynamics in MgO-based magnetic tunnel junctions with an out-of-plane magnetized free layer and an in-plane polarizer
Here, we present an analytical and numerical model describing the magnetization dynamics in MgO-based spin-torque nano-oscillators with an in-plane magnetized polarizer and an out-of-plane free layer. We introduce the spin-transfer torque asymmetry by considering the cosine angular dependence of the resistance between ...
1909.10983v1
2020-03-16
Unconventional Hall response in the quantum limit of HfTe5
Interacting electrons confined to their lowest Landau level in a high magnetic field can form a variety of correlated states, some of which manifest themselves in a Hall effect. Although such states have been predicted to occur in three dimensional semimetals, a corresponding Hall response has not yet been experimental...
2003.07213v3
2017-03-07
Fast multicolor photodetectors based on graphene-contacted p-GaSe/n-InSe van der Waals heterostructures
The integration of different two-dimensional materials within a multilayer van der Waals (vdW) heterostructure offers a promising technology for realizing high performance opto-electronic devices such as photodetectors and light sources1-3. Transition metal dichalcogenides, e.g. MoS2 and WSe2, have been employed as the...
1703.02534v1
2017-03-28
Co-appearance of superconductivity and ferromagnetism in a Ca$_2$RuO$_4$ nanofilm crystal
By tuning the physical and chemical pressures of layered perovskite materials we can realize the quantum states of both superconductors and insulators. By reducing the thickness of a layered crystal to a nanometer level, a nanofilm crystal can provide novel quantum states that have not previously been found in bulk cry...
1703.09459v2
2018-10-16
The superconductor-superinsulator transition: S-duality and QCD on the desktop
We show that the nature of quantum phases around the superconductor-insulator transition (SIT) is controlled by charge-vortex topological interactions and does not depend on the details of material parameters and disorder. We find three distinct phases, superconductor, superinsulator and bosonic topological insulator. ...
1810.06862v1
2020-04-14
Intrinsically Activated SrTiO3: Photocatalytic H2 Evolution from Neutral Aqueous Methanol Solution in the Absence of Any Noble Metal Cocatalyst
Noble metal cocatalysts are conventionally a crucial factor in oxide-semiconductor-based photocatalytic hydrogen generation. In the present work, we show that optimized high-temperature hydrogenation of commercially available strontium titanate (SrTiO3) powder can be used to engineer an intrinsic cocatalytic shell arou...
2004.06573v1
2022-02-10
Dynamics of Multi-Domains in Ferroelectric Tunnel Junction
The Discovery of giant tunnel electroresistance (TER) in Ferroelectric Tunnel Junction (FTJ) paves a futuristic possibility of utilizing the FTJ as a bistable resistive device with an enormously high ON/OFF ratio. In the last 20 years, numerous studies have reported that the formation of multidomain in ferroelectric ma...
2202.04926v1
2022-02-15
A Ta-TaS2 monolithic catalyst with robust and metallic interface for superior hydrogen evolution
The use of highly active and robust catalysts is crucial for producing green hydrogen by water electrolysis as we strive to achieve global carbon neutrality. Noble metals like platinum are currently used in industry for the hydrogen evolution reaction (HER), but suffer from scarcity, high price and unsatisfied performa...
2202.07339v1
2017-04-19
Potential Fluctuations at Low Temperatures in Mesoscopic-Scale SmTiO$_{3}$/SrTiO$_{3}$/SmTiO$_{3}$ Quantum Well Structures
Heterointerfaces of SrTiO$_{3}$ with other transition metal oxides make up an intriguing family of systems with a bounty of coexisting and competing physical orders. Some examples, such as LaAlO$_{3}$/SrTiO$_{3}$, support a high carrier density electron gas at the interface whose electronic properties are determined by...
1704.05744v1
2017-08-06
Electrical transport and optical band gap of NiFe$_\textrm{2}$O$_\textrm{x}$ thin films
We fabricated NiFe$_\textrm{2}$O$_\textrm{x}$ thin films on MgAl$_2$O$_4$(001) substrates by reactive dc magnetron co-sputtering varying the oxygen partial pressure during deposition. The fabrication of a variable material with oxygen deficiency leads to controllable electrical and optical properties which would be ben...
1708.01937v1
2019-03-05
All-optical cryogenic thermometry based on NV centers in nanodiamonds
The nitrogen-vacancy (NV) center in diamond has been recognized as a high-sensitivity nanometer-scale metrology platform. Thermometry has been a recent focus, with attention largely confined to room temperature applications. Thermometry has been a recent focus, with attention largely confined to room temperature applic...
1903.01605v1
2021-01-03
3D Fluorescent Mapping of Invisible Molecular Damage after Cavi-tation in Hydrogen Exposed Elastomers
Elastomers saturated with gas at high pressure suffer from cavity nucleation, inflation, and deflation upon rapid or explosive de-compression. Although this process often results in undetectable changes in appearance, it causes internal damage, hampers func-tionality (e.g., permeability), and shortens lifetime. Here, w...
2101.00709v2
2021-01-28
Macroscopic yarns of FeCl$_{3}$-intercalated collapsed carbon nano-tubes with high doping and stability
Macroscopic arrays of highly crystalline nanocarbons offer the possibility of modifying the electronic structure of their low dimensional constituents, for example through doping, and studying the resulting collective bulk behaviour. Insertion of electron donors or acceptors between graphitic layers is an attractive me...
2101.12077v1
2021-01-29
Doping isolated one-dimensional antiferro-magnetic semiconductor Vanadium tetrasulfide ($VS_4$) nanowires with carriers induces half-metallicity
Quasi one-dimensional (1D) vanadium tetrasulfide ($VS_4$) nanowires (NWs) are synthetic semiconductors which combine with each other through Van der Waals interactions to form bulk phases. However, the properties of these individual nanowires remain unknown. Nevertheless, our calculations of their stability indicate th...
2101.12658v1
2016-09-29
Quantum imaging of current flow in graphene
Since its first isolation in 2004, graphene has been found to host a plethora of unusual electronic transport phenomena, making it a fascinating system for fundamental studies in condensed-matter physics as well as offering tremendous opportunities for future electronic and sensing devices. However, to fully realise th...
1609.09208v1
2019-01-08
Quadratic to linear magnetoresistance tuning in TmB4
The change of a material's electrical resistance (R) in response to an external magnetic field (B) provides subtle information for the characterization of its electronic properties and has found applications in sensor and storage related technologies. In good metals, Boltzmann's theory predicts a quadratic growth in ma...
1901.02165v1
2019-01-30
Cathodoluminescence of CdZnSSe crystals synthesized in 19th century bead glass
The article presents an experimental investigation of band-edge cathodoluminescence of CdZnSSe crystals that nucleated and grew in silicate glass melt during its production. We have studied Zn-rich red glass made for manufacture of seed beads in the 19th century and found it to contain CdZnSSe crystals. Due to colloida...
1901.10764v3
2019-10-21
Revisiting Effects of Nitrogen Incorporation and Graphitization on Conductivity of Ultra-nano-crystalline Diamond Films
Detailed structural and electrical properties of ultra-nano-crystalline diamond (UNCD) films grown in H$_\text{2}$/CH$_\text{4}$/N$_\text{2}$ plasma were systematically studied as a function of deposition temperature ($T_d$) and nitrogen content ($\%$ N$_2$) to thoroughly evaluate their effects on conductivity. $T_d$ w...
1910.09595v1
2020-05-28
Powering Electronic Devices from Salt Gradients in AA Battery-Sized Stacks of Hydrogel-Infused Paper
Strongly electric fish use gradients of ions within their bodies to generate stunning external electrical discharges; the most powerful of these organisms, the Atlantic torpedo ray, can produce pulses of over 1 kW from its electric organs. Despite extensive study of this phenomenon in nature, the development of artific...
2005.13775v1
2020-06-27
Controlling local resistance via electric-field induced dislocations
Dislocations are one-dimensional (1D) topological line defects where the lattice deviates from the perfect crystal structure. The presence of dislocations transcends condensed matter research and gives rise to a diverse range of emergent phenomena [1-6], ranging from geological effects [7] to light emission from diodes...
2006.15252v1
2020-07-13
Approaching the Practical Conductivity Limits of Aerosol Jet Printed Silver
Previous efforts to directly write conductive metals have been narrowly focused on nanoparticle ink suspensions that require aggressive sintering (>200 {\deg}C) and result in low-density, small-grained agglomerates with electrical conductivities <25% of bulk metal. Here, we demonstrate aerosol jet printing of a reactiv...
2007.06645v1
2020-07-14
A phase field model for elastic-gradient-plastic solids undergoing hydrogen embrittlement
We present a gradient-based theoretical framework for predicting hydrogen assisted fracture in elastic-plastic solids. The novelty of the model lies in the combination of: (i) stress-assisted diffusion of solute species, (ii) strain gradient plasticity, and (iii) a hydrogen-sensitive phase field fracture formulation, i...
2007.07093v1
2020-07-16
Magnetotransport properties of the topological nodal-line semimetal CaCdSn
Topological nodal-line semimetals support protected band crossings which form nodal lines or nodal loops between the valence and conduction bands and exhibit novel transport phenomena. Here we address the topological state of the nodal-line semimetal candidate material, CaCdSn, and report magnetotransport properties of...
2007.08156v1
2020-07-27
Thermodynamic and corrosion study of Sm$_{1-x}$Mg$_x$Ni$_y$ (y = 3.5 or 3.8) compounds forming reversible hydrides
AB5 compounds (A = rare earth, B = transition metal) have been widely studied as anodes for Ni-MH applications. However, they have reached their technical limitations and the search for new promising materials with high capacity is foreseen. ABy compounds (2 < y < 5) are good candidates. They are made by stacking [AB5]...
2007.13456v1
2020-08-12
Investigation of the lead-free double perovskites Cs2AgSbX6 (X= Cl, Br, I) for optoelectronic and thermoelectric applications
Perovskite compounds have the potential to harvest solar energy as well as exploit the thermoelectric potential of a number of available materials. Here, we present the electronic, structural, thermoelectric, and optical properties of Cs2AgSbX6 (X = Cl, Br, I) perovskite with the help of the density functional theory (...
2008.06384v3
2020-08-27
Direct Imaging and Electronic Structure Modulation of Moiré Superlattices at the 2D/3D Interface
The atomic structure at the interface between two-dimensional (2D) and three-dimensional (3D) materials influences properties such as contact resistance, photo-response, and high-frequency electrical performance. Moir\'e engineering is yet to be utilized for tailoring this 2D/3D interface, despite its success in enabli...
2008.12215v2
2020-10-08
Microstructure, mechanical properties, corrosion resistance and cytocompatibility of WE43 Mg alloy scaffolds fabricated by laser powder bed fusion for biomedical applications
Open-porous scaffolds of WE43 Mg alloy with a body-center cubic cell pattern were manufactured by laser powder bed fusion with different strut diameters. The geometry of the unit cells was adequately reproduced during additive manufacturing and the porosity within the struts was minimized. The microstructure of the sca...
2010.03812v1
2020-10-11
Capping layer influence and isotropic in-plane upper critical field of the superconductivity at the FeSe/SrTiO3 interface
Understanding the superconductivity at the interface of FeSe/SrTiO3 is a problem of great contemporary interest due to the significant increase in critical temperature (Tc) compared to that of bulk FeSe, as well as the possibility of an unconventional pairing mechanism and topological superconductivity. We report a stu...
2010.05308v1
2020-10-16
Synthesis of narrow SnTe nanowires using alloy nanoparticles
Topological crystalline insulator tin telluride (SnTe) provides a rich playground to examine interactions of correlated electronic states, such as ferroelectricity, topological surface states, and superconductivity. Making SnTe into nanowires further induces novel electronic states due to one-dimensional (1D) confineme...
2010.08078v1
2021-02-12
Universal size-dependent nonlinear charge transport in single crystals of the Mott insulator Ca$_2$RuO$_4$
The surprisingly low current density required for inducing the insulator to metal transition has made Ca$_2$RuO$_4$ an attractive candidate material for developing Mott-based electronics devices. The mechanism driving the resistive switching, however, remains a controversial topic in the field of strongly correlated el...
2102.06556v3
2021-02-23
Huge permittivity and premature metallicity in Bi$_2$O$_2$Se single crystals
Bi$_2$O$_2$Se is a promising material for next-generation semiconducting electronics. It exhibits premature metallicity on the introduction of a tiny amount of electrons, the physics behind which remains elusive. Here we report on transport and dielectric measurements in Bi$_2$O$_2$Se single crystals at various carrier...
2102.11451v1
2021-04-30
Local inhomogeneities resolved by scanning probe techniques and their impact on local 2DEG formation in oxide heterostructures
Lateral inhomogeneities in the formation of 2-dimensional electron gases (2DEG) directly influence their electronic properties. Understanding their origin is an important factor for fundamental interpretations, as well as high quality devices. Here, we studied the local formation of the buried 2DEG at LaAlO3/SrTiO3 (LA...
2104.14838v1
2021-05-04
Thermal transport in two-dimensional C3N/C2N superlattices: A molecular dynamics approach
Nanostructured superlattices have been the focus of many researchers due to their physical and manipulatable properties. They aim to find promising materials for new electronic and thermoelectric devices. In the present study, we investigate the thermal conductivity of two-dimensional (2D) C3N/ C2N superlattices using ...
2105.01378v2
2021-07-09
Lithium-Metal Batteries Using Sustainable Electrolyte Media and Various Cathode Chemistries
Lithium-metal batteries employing concentrated glyme-based electrolytes and different cathode chemistries are herein evaluated in view of a safe use of the highly energetic alkali-metal anode. Indeed, diethylene-glycol dimethyl-ether (DEGDME) and triethylene-glycol dimethyl-ether (TREGDME) dissolving lithium bis(triflu...
2107.04446v1
2021-08-30
Realization of A Non-Markov Chain in A Single 2D Crystal RRAM
The non-Markov processes widely exist in thermodymanic processes, while it usually requires packing of many transistors and memories with great system complexity in traditional device architecture to minic such functions. Two-dimensional (2D) material-based resistive random access memory (RRAM) devices show potential f...
2108.13244v1
2021-09-23
Creating superconductivity in WB2 through pressure-induced metastable planar defects
High-pressure electrical resistivity measurements reveal that the mechanical deformation of ultra-hard WB2 during compression induces superconductivity above 50 GPa with a maximum superconducting critical temperature, Tc of 17 K at 90 GPa. Upon further compression up to 190 GPa, the Tc gradually decreases. Theoretical ...
2109.11521v2
2021-12-08
Precise Damage Shaping in Self-Sensing Composites Using Electrical Impedance Tomography and Genetic Algorithms
Fiber-reinforced composites with nanofiller-modified polymer matrices have immense potential to improve the safety of high-risk engineering structures. These materials are intrinsically self-sensing because their electrical conductivity is affected by deformations and damage. This property, known as piezoresistivity, h...
2112.04419v2
2022-01-10
$B^2$ to $B$-linear magnetoresistance due to impeded orbital motion
Strange metals exhibit a variety of anomalous magnetotransport properties, the most striking of which is a resistivity that increases linearly with magnetic field $B$ over a broad temperature and field range. The ubiquity of this behavior across a spectrum of correlated metals - both single- and multi-band, with either...
2201.03292v1
2022-01-12
Controlled chemical functionalization toward 3D-2D carbon nanohorn-MoS2 heterostructures with enhanced electrocatalytic activity for protons reduction
The realization of novel heterostructures arising from the combination of nanomaterials is an effective way to modify their physicochemical and electrocatalytic properties, giving them enhanced characteristics stemming from their individual constituents. Interfacing carbon nanohorns (CNHs) possessing high porosity, lar...
2201.05450v1
2022-01-26
AI-Aided Mapping of the Structure-Composition-Conductivity Relationships of Glass-Ceramic Lithium Thiophosphate Electrolytes
Lithium thiophosphates (LPS) with the composition (Li$_2$S)$_x$(P$_2$S$_5$)$_{1-x}$ are among the most promising prospective electrolyte materials for solid-state batteries (SSBs), owing to their superionic conductivity at room temperature ($>10^{-3}$ S cm$^{-1}$), soft mechanical properties, and low grain boundary res...
2201.11203v1
2022-03-02
Emergence of insulating ferrimagnetism and perpendicular magnetic anisotropy in 3d-5d perovskite oxide composite films for insulator spintronic
Magnetic insulators with strong perpendicular magnetic anisotropy (PMA) play a key role in exploring pure spin current phenomena and developing ultralow-dissipation spintronic devices, thereby it is highly desirable to develop new material platforms. Here we report epitaxial growth of La2/3Sr1/3MnO3 (LSMO)-SrIrO3 (SIO)...
2203.00818v1
2022-04-07
Spin sensitive transport in a spin liquid material: revealing a robustness of spin anisotropy
Alpha-phase (a-) RuCl_3 has emerged as a prime candidate for a quantum spin liquid (QSL) that promises exotic quasiparticles relevant for fault-tolerant quantum computation. Here, we report spin sensitive transport measurements to probe spin correlation in a-RuCl_3 using a proximal spin Hall metal platinum (Pt). Both t...
2204.03158v1
2022-06-14
Probing of large interfacial contribution to spin orbit coupling in CoFeB/Ta heterostructure by ultrafast THz emission spectroscopy
Ultrafast THz radiation generation from ferromagnetic/nonmagnetic bilayer heterostructure-based spintronic emitters generally exploits the conversion from spin- to charge-current within the nonmagnetic layer and its interface with the ferromagnetic layer. Various possible sub-contributions to the underlying mechanism o...
2206.06718v2
2022-08-04
Studies on tuning surface electronic properties of hydrogenated diamond by oxygen functionalization
Ultra-wide bandgap and the absence of shallow dopants are the major challenges in realizing diamond based electronics. However, the surface functionalization offers an excellent alternative to tune electronic structure of diamonds. Herein, we report on tuning the surface electronic properties of hydrogenated polycrysta...
2208.02465v1
2022-09-01
Four-point bending piezoelectric energy harvester with uniform surface strain toward better energy conversion performance and material usage
Improving the energy conversion efficiency of piezoelectric energy harvesters is of great importance, and one approach is to make more uniform use of the working material by ensuring a uniform strain state. To achieve better performance, this paper presents a four-point bending piezoelectric energy harvester with exten...
2209.00252v1
2022-09-08
Observation of strange metal in hole-doped valley-spin insulator
Temperature-linear resistance at low temperatures in strange metals is an exotic characteristic of strong correlation systems, as observed in high-TC superconducting cuprates, heavy fermions, Fe-based superconductors, ruthenates, and twisted bilayer graphene. Here, we introduce a hole-doped valley-spin insulator, V-dop...
2209.03672v1
2022-09-26
Study of pnictides for photovoltaic applications
For the transition into a sustainable mode of energy usage, it is important to develop photovoltaic materials that exhibit better solar-to-electricity conversion efficiencies, a direct optimal band gap, and made of non-toxic, earth abundant elements compared to the state-of-the-art silicon photovoltaics. Here, we explo...
2209.12458v1
2022-09-28
Dissolution and Recrystallization Behavior of Li3PS4 in Different Organic Solvents
Solid state batteries can be built based on thiophosphate electrolytes such as beta-Li3PS4. For the preparation of these electrolytes, various solvent-based routes have been reported. For recycling of end-of-life solid state batteries based on such thiophosphates, we consider the development of dissolution and recrysta...
2209.13955v1
2022-11-02
One-Step Formation of Plasmonic Cu Nanodomains in p-Type Cu$_2$O Matrix Films for Enhanced Photoconversion of n-ZnO/p-Cu$_2$O Heterojunctions
Plasmonic Cu nanoparticles were in-situ grown into a Cu$_2$O semiconductor matrix by using reactive magnetron sputtering and adjusting the amount of oxygen available during the synthesis in order to prevent the oxidation of part of copper atoms landed on the film surface. Varying only the oxygen flowrate (OFR) and usin...
2211.01010v1
2023-02-25
Strain-adjustable reflectivity of polyurethane nanofiber membrane for thermal management applications
Passive radiative cooling technologies are highly attractive in pursuing sustainable development. However, current cooling materials are often static, which makes it difficult to cope with the varying needs of all-weather thermal comfort management. Herein, a strategy is designed to obtain flexible thermoplastic polyur...
2302.13043v2
2023-03-26
Molecular lighting goes less powering
The present era has seen tremendous demands for low-cost electrochromic materials for visible-region multicolor display technology, paper-based, flexible, and wearable electronic devices, smart windows, and optoelectronic applications. Towards this goal, we report large-scale polyelectrochromic devices fabricated on ri...
2303.14648v2
2023-04-12
Potential Major Improvement in Superconductors for High-Field Magnets
Fusion reactors are limited by the magnetic field available to confine their plasma. The commercial fusion industry uses the larger magnetic field and higher operating temperature of the cuprate superconductor $\mathbf{YBa_{2}Cu_{3}O_{7-\delta}}$ (YBCO) in order to confine their plasma into a dense volume. A supercondu...
2304.06171v1
2023-05-11
Highly tunable lateral homojunction formed in 2D layered CuInP2S6 via in-plane ionic migration
As basic building blocks for next-generation information technologies devices, high-quality p-n junctions based on van der Waals (vdW) materials have attracted widespread interest.Compared to traditional two dimensional (2D) heterojunction diodes, the emerging homojunctions are more attractive owing to their intrinsic ...
2305.06607v1
2023-06-26
Spin-flop quasi metamagnetic, anisotropic magnetic, and electrical transport behavior of Ho substituted kagome magnet ErMn$_6$Sn$_6$
We report on the magnetic and electrical properties of a (Mn$_3$Sn)$_2$ triangular network kagome structured high quality Ho substituted ErMn$_6$Sn$_6$ single-crystal sample by magneto-transport measurements. Er$_{0.5}$Ho$_{0.5}$Mn$_6$Sn$_6$ orders antiferromagnetically at N\'{e}el temperature $T_\mathrm{N} \sim$ 350 K...
2306.14417v1
2023-07-28
Pressure-induced Superconductivity in Zintl Topological Insulator SrIn2As2
The Zintl compound AIn2X2 (A = Ca, Sr, and X = P, As), as a theoretically predicted new non-magnetic topological insulator, requires experiments to understand their electronic structure and topological characteristics. In this paper, we systematically investigate the crystal structures and electronic properties of the ...
2307.15629v1