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1999-04-01
Radio-frequency impedance measurements using a tunnel-diode oscillator (TDO) technique
A resonant method based on a tunnel-diode oscillator (TDO) for precision measurements of relative impedance changes in materials, is described. The system consists of an effective self-resonant LC-tank circuit driven by a forward-biased tunnel diode operating in its negative resistance region. Samples under investigati...
9904026v1
2000-01-19
Pseudogap effects on the c-axis charge dynamics in copper oxide materials
The c-axis charge dynamics of copper oxide materials in the underdoped and optimally doped regimes has been studied by considering the incoherent interlayer hopping. It is shown that the c-axis charge dynamics for the chain copper oxide materials is mainly governed by the scattering from the in-plane fluctuation, and t...
0001260v1
2002-02-27
Anisotropic Magnetoresistance in Ga$_{1-x}$Mn$_x$As
We have measured the magnetoresistance in a series of Ga$_{1-x}$Mn$_x$As samples with 0.033$\le x \le$ 0.053 for three mutually orthogonal orientations of the applied magnetic field. The spontaneous resistivity anisotropy (SRA) in these materials is negative (i.e. the sample resistance is higher when its magnetization ...
0202508v1
2008-05-28
Unified explanation of the Kadowaki-Woods ratio in strongly correlated materials
Discoveries of ratios whose values are constant within broad classes of materials have led to many deep physical insights. The Kadowaki-Woods ratio (KWR) compares the temperature dependence of a metal's resistivity to that of its heat capacity; thereby probing the relationship between the electron-electron scattering r...
0805.4275v4
2016-06-15
Suppression of lattice thermal conductivity by mass-conserving cation mutation in multi-component semiconductors
In semiconductors almost all heat is conducted by phonons (lattice vibrations), which is limited by their quasi-particle lifetimes. Phonon-phonon interactions represent scattering mechanisms that produce thermal resistance. In thermoelectric materials, this resistance due to anharmonicity should be maximised for optima...
1606.04914v1
2018-06-12
Determination of the BCS material parameters of the HIE-ISOLDE superconducting resonator
Superconducting material parameters of the Nb film coating on the Quarter-Wave Resonator (QWR) for the HIE-ISOLDE project were studied by fitting experimental results with the Mattis-Bardeen theory. We pointed out a strong correlation among fitted estimators of material parameters in the BCS theory, and proposed a proc...
1806.04443v1
2018-09-19
Electrical Parameters for Planar Transport in Graphene and 2-D Materials
Classical electrodynamics has been revisited with a view to recast the electrical parameters for planar transport in 2-dimensional (2-D) materials like graphene. In this attempt a new line integral, named transverse line integral, with extensive applications in 2-D, is defined. Since the existing divergence theorem in ...
1809.07319v1
2020-09-04
Fracture mechanics of micro samples: Fundamental considerations
In this review article we consider the crack growth resistance ofmicrometer and submicrometer sized samples from the fracture mechanics point of view. Standard fracture mechanics test procedures were developed for macroscale samples, and reduction of the specimen dimensions by three to five orders of magnitude has seve...
2009.05386v1
2015-07-23
Ba{0.4}Rb{0.6}Mn2As2: A Prototype Half-Metallic Ferromagnet
Half-metallic ferromagnetism (FM) in single-crystal Ba{0.39(1)}Rb{0.61(1)}Mn2As2 below its Curie temperature TC = 103(2) K is reported. The magnetization M versus applied magnetic field H isotherm data at 1.8 K show complete polarization of the itinerant doped-hole magnetic moments that are introduced by substituting R...
1507.06679v1
2018-12-18
Atomistic study of an ideal metal/thermoelectric contact: the full-Heusler/half-Heusler interface
Half-Heusler alloys such as the (Zr,Hf)NiSn intermetallic compounds are important thermoelectric materials for converting waste heat into electricity. Reduced electrical resistivity at the hot interface between the half-Heusler material and a metal contact is critical for device performance, however this has yet to be ...
1812.07189v1
2020-11-21
All-Materials-Inclusive Flash Spark Plasma Sintering
A new flash (ultra-rapid) spark plasma sintering method applicable to various materials systems, regardless of their electrical resistivity, is developed. A number of powders ranging from metals to electrically insulative ceramics have been successfully densified resulting in homogeneous microstructures within sinterin...
2011.14012v1
2021-03-26
A micropolar continuum model of diffusion creep
Solid polycrystalline materials undergoing diffusion creep are usually described by Cauchy continuum models with a Newtonian viscous rheology dependent on the grain size. Such a continuum lacks the rotational degrees of freedom needed to describe grain rotation. Here we provide a more general continuum description of d...
2103.14458v3
2021-04-30
Material surface -- analyte interactions with similar energy rates vary as univariate quadratic function of topological polar surface area of analytes
Material surface - analyte interactions play important roles in numerous processes including gas sensing. However, the effects of topological polar surface area (TPSA) of analytes on surface interactions during gas sensing have been so far largely disregarded. In this work, based on experimental observations on changes...
2104.14867v1
2022-06-08
Scalable fabrication of edge contacts to 2D materials
We present a fabrication method for reliably and reproducibly forming electrical contacts to 2D materials, based on the tri-layer resist system. We demonstrate the applicability of this method for epitaxial graphene on silicon carbide (epigraphene) and the transition metal dichalcogenides (TMDCs) molybdenum disulfide (...
2206.03839v2
2022-07-04
An Important Structural Requirement for the Superconductor Material: A Hypothesis
On a microscopic scale, resistivity during electric conduction is caused by collisions of the free conduction electrons with the obstructing atoms or molecules of the conductor material, resulting in heat production. Based on this fundamental understanding, a hypothesis concerning a physical requirement of the supercon...
2207.01226v2
1994-06-03
Localization Effects in Bi2Sr2Ca(Cu,Co)2O8+y High Temperature Superconductors
Doping Bi2Sr2Ca1Cu2O8+y with Co causes a superconductor-insulator transition. We study correlations between changes in the electrical resistivity RHOab(T) and the electronic bandstructure using identical single crystalline samples. For undoped samples the resistivity is linear in temperature and has a vanishing residua...
9406021v1
2011-11-17
Stability of a self-gravitating homogeneous resistive plasma
In this paper, we analyze the stability of a homogeneous self-gravitating plasma, having a non-zero resistivity. This study provides a generalization of the Jeans paradigm for determining the critical scale above which gravitational collapse is allowed. We start by discussing the stability of an ideal self-gravitating ...
1111.4051v1
2013-02-26
Inter-plane resistivity of isovalent doped BaFe$_2$(As$_{1-x}$P$_x$)$_2$
Temperature-dependent inter-plane resistivity, $\rho_c(T)$, was measured for the iron-based superconductor BaFe$_2$(As$_{1-x}$P$_x$)$_2$ over a broad isoelectron phosphorus substitution range from $x$=0 to $x$=0.60, from non-superconducting parent compound to heavily overdoped superconducting composition with $T_c\appr...
1302.6440v1
2013-05-16
Effect of doping on the magnetostructural ordered phase of iron arsenides: A comparative study of the resistivity anisotropy in the doped BaFe$_2$As$_2$ with doping into three different sites
In order to unravel a role of doping in the iron-based superconductors, we investigated the in-plane resistivity for BaFe$_2$As$_2$ doped at either of the three different lattice sites, Ba(Fe$_{1-x}$Co$_x$)$_2$As$_2$, BaFe$_2$(As$_{1-x}$P$_x$)$_2$, and Ba$_{1-x}$K$_x$Fe$_2$As$_2$, focusing on the doping effect in the l...
1305.3744v1
2016-01-13
Limiting the Development of Anti-Cancer Drug Resistance in a Spatial Model of Micrometastases
While chemoresistance in primary tumors is well-studied, much less is known about the influence of systemic chemotherapy on the development of drug resistance at metastatic sites. In this work, we use a hybrid spatial model of tumor response to a DNA damaging drug to study how the development of chemoresistance in micr...
1601.03412v2
2014-01-08
Angular and Polarization Response of Multimode Sensors with Resistive-Grid Absorbers
High sensitivity receiver systems with near ideal polarization sensitivity are highly desirable for development of millimeter and sub-millimeter radio astronomy. Multimoded bolometers provide a unique solution to achieve such sensitivity, for which hundreds of single-mode sensors would otherwise be required. The primar...
1401.1859v1
2021-08-30
Clonal Diversity at Cancer Recurrence
Despite initial success, cancer therapies often fail due to the emergence of drug-resistant cells. In this study, we use a mathematical model to investigate how cancer evolves over time, specifically focusing on the state of the tumor when it recurs after treatment. We use a two-type branching process to capture the dy...
2108.13472v3
2022-03-23
A Fast Diagnostic to Inform Screening of Discarded or Retired Batteries
With the increased pervasiveness of Lithium-ion batteries, there is growing concern for the amount of retired batteries that will be entering the waste stream. Although these batteries no longer meet the demands of their first application, many still have a significant portion of their initial capacity remaining for us...
2203.12376v1
2023-01-15
Effects of quantum recoil forces in resistive switching in memristors
Memristive devices, whose resistance can be controlled by applying a voltage and further retained, are attractive as possible circuit elements for neuromorphic computing. This new type of devices poses a number of both technological and theoretical challenges. Even the physics of the key process of resistive switching,...
2301.06066v2
2024-01-16
Resistively controlled primordial magnetic turbulence decay
Magnetic fields generated in the early Universe undergo turbulent decay during the radiation-dominated era. The decay is governed by a decay exponent and a decay time. It has been argued that the latter is prolonged by magnetic reconnection, which depends on the microphysical resistivity and viscosity. Turbulence, on t...
2401.08569v3
2015-09-11
Model of Flux Trapping in Cooling Down Process
The flux trapping that occurs in the process of cooling down of the superconducting cavity is studied. The critical fields $B_{c2}$ and $B_{c1}$ depend on a position when a material temperature is not uniform. In a region with $T\simeq T_c$, $B_{c2}$ and $B_{c1}$ are strongly suppressed and can be smaller than the ambi...
1509.03369v1
2020-06-21
A Novel Magnetic Material by Design: Observation of Yb3+ with Spin-1/2 and Possible Superconducting Trace in YbxPt5P
The localized f-electrons enrich the magnetic properties in rare-earth-based intermetallics. Among those, compounds with heavier 4d and 5d transition metals are even more fascinating because anomalous electronic properties may be induced by the hybridization of 4f and itinerant conduction electrons primarily from the d...
2006.11891v1
2024-03-19
Giant electrode effect on tunneling magnetoresistance and electroresistance in van der Waals intrinsic multiferroic tunnel junctions using VS2
Van der Waals multiferroic tunnel junctions (vdW-MFTJs) with multiple nonvolatile resistive states are highly suitable for new physics and next-generation storage electronics. However, currently reported vdW-MFTJs are based on two types of materials, i.e., vdW ferromagnetic and ferroelectric materials, forming a multif...
2403.12845v2
2001-05-15
Current-Driven Magnetic Memory with Tunable Magnetization Switching
Co(x nm, x=10nm or 40nm)/Cu(5nm)/Co(2.5nm) layers were deposited between copper electrodes in SiO2 vias. Magnetic states, and the corresponding resistance states, of these devices were switched by electric currents perpendicular to the layers. The I-V loops show asymmetric behavior with hysteresis. When electrons flow ...
0105290v1
2005-12-19
Multiphoton processes in microwave photoresistance of 2D electron system
We extend our studies of microwave photoresistance of ultra-high mobility two-dimensional electron system (2DES) into the high-intensity, non-linear regime employing both monochromatic and bichromatic radiation. Under high-intensity monochromatic radiation $\omega$ we observe new zero-resistance states (ZRS) which corr...
0512479v1
2007-08-17
Developments and the preliminary tests of Resistive GEMs manufactured by a screen printing technology
We report promising initial results obtained with new resistive-electrode GEM (RETGEM) detectors manufactured, for the first time, using screen printing technology. These new detectors allow one to reach gas gains nearly as high as with ordinary GEM-like detectors with metallic electrodes; however, due to the high resi...
0708.2344v1
2016-03-15
Thermo Activated Hysteresis on High Quality Graphene/h-BN Devices
We report on gate hysteresis in resistance on high quality graphene/h-BN devices. We observe a thermal activated hysteretic behavior in resistance as a function of the applied gate voltage at temperatures above 375K. In order to investigate the origin of the hysteretic phenomenon, we design heterostructures involving g...
1603.04872v1
2021-09-29
Magnetotransport patterns of collective localization near $ν=1$ in a high-mobility two-dimensional electron gas
We report complex magnetotransport patterns of the $\nu=1$ integer quantum Hall state in a GaAs/AlGaAs sample from the newest generation with a record high electron mobility. The reentrant integer quantum Hall effect in the flanks of the $\nu=1$ plateau indicates the formation of the integer quantum Hall Wigner solid, ...
2109.14649v1
2024-04-29
Mobility and Threshold Voltage Extraction in Transistors with Gate-Voltage-Dependent Contact Resistance
The mobility of emerging (e.g., two-dimensional, oxide, organic) semiconductors is commonly estimated from transistor current-voltage measurements. However, such devices often experience contact gating, i.e., electric fields from the gate modulate the contact resistance during measurements, which can lead conventional ...
2404.19022v1
2004-09-11
Magnetic and electron transport properties of the rare-earth cobaltates, La0.7-xLnxCa0.3CoO3 (Ln = Pr, Nd, Gd and Dy) : A case of phase separation
Magnetic and electrical properties of four series of rare earth cobaltates of the formula La0.7-xLnxCa0.3CoO3 with Ln = Pr, Nd, Gd and Dy have been investigated. Compositions close to x = 0.0 contain large ferromagnetic clusters or domains, and show Brillouin-like behaviour of the field-cooled DC magnetization data wit...
0409288v2
2004-11-17
Al substitution in MgB2 crystals: influence on superconducting and structural properties
Single crystals of Mg1-xAlxB2 have been grown at a pressure of 30 kbar using the cubic anvil technique. Precipitation free crystals with x < 0.1 were obtained as a result of optimization of already developed MgB2 crystal growth procedure. Systematic decrease of the c-axis lattice constant with increasing Al content, wh...
0411449v2
2007-08-01
Structural and transport properties of GaAs/delta<Mn>/GaAs/InxGa1-xAs/GaAs quantum wells
We report results of investigations of structural and transport properties of GaAs/Ga(1-x)In(x)As/GaAs quantum wells (QWs) having a 0.5-1.8 ML thick Mn layer, separated from the QW by a 3 nm thick spacer. The structure has hole mobility of about 2000 cm2/(V*s) being by several orders of magnitude higher than in known f...
0708.0056v1
2009-08-03
Fabrication of Diamond Nanowires for Quantum Information Processing Applications
We present a design and a top-down fabrication method for realizing diamond nanowires in both bulk single crystal and polycrystalline diamond. Numerical modeling was used to study coupling between a Nitrogen Vacancy (NV) color center and optical modes of a nanowire, and to find an optimal range of nanowire diameters th...
0908.0352v2
2015-08-25
Central Acceptance Testing for Camera Technologies for CTA
The Cherenkov Telescope Array (CTA) is an international initiative to build the next generation ground based very-high energy gamma-ray observatory. It will consist of telescopes of three different sizes, employing several different technologies for the cameras that detect the Cherenkov light from the observed air show...
1508.06074v1
2016-08-28
Magnetic order and spin-orbit coupled Mott state in double perovskite (La$_{1-x}$Sr$_x$)$_2$CuIrO$_6$
Double-perovskite oxides that contain both 3d and 5d transition metal elements have attracted growing interest as they provide a model system to study the interplay of strong electron interaction and large spin-orbit coupling (SOC). Here, we report on experimental and theoretical studies of the magnetic and electronic ...
1608.07763v2
2017-10-11
Fermi surface with Dirac fermions in CaFeAsF determined via quantum oscillation measurements
Despite the fact that 1111-type iron arsenides hold the record transition temperature of iron-based superconductors, their electronic structures have not been studied much because of the lack of high-quality single crystals. In this study, we completely determine the Fermi surface in the antiferromagnetic state of CaFe...
1710.03938v3
2020-04-23
Ultralow Schottky Barriers in hBN-Encapsulated Monolayer WSe$_2$ Tunnel Field-Effect Transistors
To explore the potential of field-effect transistors (FETs) based on monolayers of the two-dimensional semiconducting channel(SC) for spintronics, the two most important issues are to ensure the formation of variable low resistive tunnel ferromagnetic contacts(FC), and to preserve intrinsic properties of the SC during ...
2004.10962v1
2015-04-23
Fowler-Nordheim Plot Analysis: a Progress Report
The commonest method of characterizing a cold field electron emitter is to measure its current-voltage characteristics, and the commonest method of analysing these characteristics is by means of a Fowler-Nordheim (FN) plot. This tutorial/review-type paper outlines a more systematic method of setting out the Fowler-Nord...
1504.06134v7
2018-07-07
Three-dimensional quantum Hall effect and metal-insulator transition in ZrTe5
Symmetry, dimensionality, and interaction are crucial ingredients for phase transitions and quantum states of matter. As a prominent example, the integer quantum Hall effect (QHE) represents a topological phase generally regarded as characteristic for two-dimensional (2D) electronic systems, and its many aspects can be...
1807.02678v2
2019-01-14
Detailed physical property characterization of FeTe1-xSex x = 0.0 to 0.50 single crystals
Here, we report self flux single crystal growth of FeTe1-xSex for x = 0 to 0.50 series via solid state reaction route,the resulted crystals as seen are shiny. X Ray diffraction performed on the surface of crystals elucidated the growth in 00l plane, i.e. orientation in c direction only. Scanning electron microscopy (SE...
1901.04224v1
2019-01-24
Fascinating interplay between Charge Density Wave Order and magnetic field in Non-magnetic Rare-Earth Tritelluride LaTe$_{3}$
Charge density wave (CDW) states in solids bear an intimate connection to underlying fermiology. Modification of the latter by a suitable perturbation provides an attractive handle to unearth novel CDW states. Here, we combine extensive magnetotransport experiments and first-principles electronic structure calculations...
1901.08267v2
2019-06-09
Spin dynamics and unconventional magnetism in insulating La$_{(1-2x)}$Sr$_{2x}$Co$_{(1-x)}$Nb$_{x}$O$_3$
We study the structural, magnetic, transport and electronic properties of LaCoO$_3$ with Sr/Nb co-substitution, i.e., La$_{(1-2x)}$Sr$_{2x}$Co$_{(1-x)}$Nb$_{x}$O$_3$ using x-ray and neutron diffraction, dc and ac-magnetization, neutron depolarization, dc-resistivity and photoemission measurements. The powder x-ray and ...
1906.03659v1
2019-10-14
First predictive simulations for deuterium shattered pellet injection in ASDEX Upgrade
First simulations of deuterium shattered pellet injection (SPI) into an ASDEX Upgrade H-Mode plasma with the JOREK MHD code are presented. Resistivity is increased by one order of magnitude in most simulations to reduce computational costs and allow for extensive parameter scans. The effect of various physical paramete...
1910.06095v4
2020-08-25
Isospin Pomeranchuk effect and the entropy of collective excitations in twisted bilayer graphene
In condensed matter systems, higher temperatures typically disfavors ordered phases leading to an upper critical temperature for magnetism, superconductivity, and other phenomena. A notable exception is the Pomeranchuk effect in 3He, in which the liquid ground state freezes upon increasing the temperature due to the la...
2008.10830v4
2021-05-18
One-reactor vacuum and plasma synthesis of transparent conducting oxide nanotubes and nanotrees: from single wire conductivity to ultra-broadband perfect absorbers in the NIR
The eventual exploitation of one-dimensional nanomaterials yet needs the development of scalable, high yield, homogeneous, and environmentally friendly methods able to meet the requirements for the fabrication of under design functional nanomaterials. In this article, we demonstrate a vacuum and plasma one-reactor appr...
2105.08751v1
2021-09-01
Interaction driven giant thermopower in magic-angle twisted bilayer graphene
Magic-angle twisted bilayer graphene (MtBLG) has proven to be an extremely promising new platform to realize and study a host of emergent quantum phases arising from the strong correlations in its narrow bandwidth flat band. In this regard, thermal transport phenomena like thermopower, in addition to being coveted tech...
2109.00361v2
2022-06-13
Long-range magnetic order in the anisotropic triangular lattice system CeCd3As3
We report the physical properties of $R$Cd$_{3}$As$_{3}$ ($R$ = La and Ce) compounds, crystallized into a hexagonal ScAl$_{3}$C$_{3}$-type structure ($P$6$_{3}$/mmc) such that the $R$ sublattice forms a spin-orbit coupled triangular lattice. Magnetic susceptibility measurements indicate the 4$f$ electrons of Ce$^{3+}$ ...
2206.06403v1
2022-11-05
Effect of various electron and hole transport layers on the performance of CsPbI3-based perovskite solar cells: A numerical investigation in DFT, SCAPS-1D, and wxAMPS frameworks
CsPbI3 has recently received tremendous attention as a possible absorber of perovskite solar cells (PSCs). However, CsPbI3-based PSCs have yet to achieve the high performance of the hybrid PSCs. In this work, we performed a density functional theory (DFT) study using the Cambridge Serial Total Energy Package (CASTEP) c...
2211.02968v1
2023-01-30
Infrared ellipsometry study of the charge dynamics in K3p-terphenyl
We report an infrared ellipsometry study of the charge carrier dynamics in polycrystalline Kxp-terphenyl samples with nominal $x=3$, for which signatures of high-temperature superconductivity were previously reported. The infrared spectra are dominated by two Lorentzian bands with maxima around 4 000 cm$^{-1}$ and 12 0...
2302.10097v2
2023-08-04
Observation of Fractionally Quantized Anomalous Hall Effect
The integer quantum anomalous Hall (QAH) effect is a lattice analog of the quantum Hall effect at zero magnetic field. This striking transport phenomenon occurs in electronic systems with topologically nontrivial bands and spontaneous time-reversal symmetry breaking. Discovery of its putative fractional counterpart in ...
2308.02657v1
2023-09-29
Fractional Quantum Anomalous Hall Effect in a Graphene Moire Superlattice
The fractional quantum anomalous Hall effect (FQAHE), the analog of the fractional quantum Hall effect1 at zero magnetic field, is predicted to exist in topological flat bands under spontaneous time-reversal-symmetry breaking. The demonstration of FQAHE could lead to non-Abelian anyons which form the basis of topologic...
2309.17436v4
2024-03-20
Effect of annealing on the hot salt corrosion resistance of the fine-grained titanium alpha-alloy Ti-2.5Al-2.6Zr obtained via cold Rotary Swaging
A hot salt corrosion (HSC) test was performed on the fine-grained titanium alpha-alloy Ti-2.5Al-2.6Zr (Russian industrial alloy PT-7M). The ultrafine-grained (UFG) microstructure in the titanium alpha-alloy was formed via cold Rotary Swaging. The grain size and volume fraction of the recrystallized microstructure in th...
2403.13587v1
2024-04-23
Magnetic anisotropy in single-crystalline antiferromagnetic Mn$_2$Au
Multiple recent studies have identified the metallic antiferromagnet Mn$_2$Au to be a candidate for spintronic applications due to apparent in-plane anisotropy, preserved magnetic properties above room temperature, and current-induced N\'eel vector switching. Crystal growth is complicated by the fact that Mn$_2$Au melt...
2404.15525v1
2006-05-06
Three-dimensionality of field-induced magnetism in a high-temperature superconductor
Many physical properties of high-temperature (high-Tc) superconductors are two-dimensional phenomena derived from their square planar CuO2 building blocks. This is especially true of the magnetism from the copper ions. As mobile charge carriers enter the CuO2 layers, the antiferromagnetism of the parent insulators, whe...
0605164v1
2008-06-24
Crystal structure and phase transitions across the metal-superconductor boundary in the SmFeAsO1-xFx (0 < x < 0.20) family
The fluorine-doped rare-earth iron oxyarsenides, REFeAsO1-xFx (RE =rare earth) have recently emerged as a new family of high-temperature superconductors with transition temperatures (Tc) as high as 55 K (refs 1-4). Early work has provided compelling evidence that the undoped parent materials exhibit spin-density-wave (...
0806.3962v1
2012-04-23
Integrating Functional Oxides with Graphene
Graphene-oxide hybrid structures offer the opportunity to combine the versatile functionalities of oxides with the excellent electronic transport in graphene. Understanding and controlling how the dielectric environment affects the intrinsic properties of graphene is also critical to fundamental studies and technologic...
1204.5161v1
2012-08-30
High-pressure flux growth, structural, and superconducting properties of LnFeAsO (Ln = Pr, Nd, Sm) single crystals
Single crystals of the LnFeAsO (Ln1111, Ln = Pr, Nd, and Sm) family with lateral dimensions up to 1 mm were grown from NaAs and KAs flux at high pressure. The crystals are of good structural quality and become superconducting when O is partially substituted by F (PrFeAsO1-xFx and NdFeAsO1-xFx) or when Fe is substituted...
1208.6207v2
2013-09-06
MgB2 nonlinear properties investigated under localized high rf magnetic field excitation-report 2
The high transition temperature and low surface resistance of MgB2 attracts interest in its potential application in superconducting radio frequency accelerating cavities. However, compared to traditional Nb cavities, the viability of MgB2 at high rf fields is still open to question. Our approach is to study the nonlin...
1309.1706v1
2013-12-26
A Novel High-Pressure Monoclinic Metallic Phase of V2O3
Vanadium sesquioxide, V2O3, is a prototypical metal-to-insulator system where, in temperature-dependent studies, the transition always coincides with a corundum-to-monoclinic structural transition. As a function of pressure, V2O3 follows the expected behavior of increased metallicity due to a larger bandwidth for press...
1312.7063v1
2014-06-19
Synthesis of SnTe Nanoplates with {100} and {111} Surfaces
SnTe is a topological crystalline insulator that possesses spin-polarized, Dirac-dispersive surface states protected by crystal symmetry. Multiple surface states exist on the {100}, {110}, and {111} surfaces of SnTe, with the band structure of surface states depending on the mirror symmetry of a particular surface. Thu...
1406.5227v1
2017-12-13
High Field (up to 140kOe) Angle Dependent Magneto Transport of Bi2Te3 Single Crystals
We report the angle dependent high field (up to 140kOe) magneto transport of Bi2Te3 single crystals, a well-known topological insulator. The crystals were grown from melt of constituent elements via solid state reaction route by self-flux method. Details of crystal growth along with their brief characterization up to 5...
1712.04632v1
2018-05-14
Structural Dependence of Chemical Durability in Modified Aluminoborate Glasses
Alkali and alkaline earth aluminoborate glasses feature high resistance to cracking under sharp contact loading compared to other oxide glasses. However, due to the high content of hygroscopic B2O3, it is expected that applications of these glasses could be hindered by poor chemical durability in aqueous solutions. Ind...
1805.05191v1
2018-06-12
Characterization of a depleted monolithic pixel sensors in 150 nm CMOS technology for the ATLAS Inner Tracker upgrade
This work presents a depleted monolithic active pixel sensor (DMAPS) prototype manufactured in the LFoundry 150\,nm CMOS process. DMAPS exploit high voltage and/or high resistivity inclusion of modern CMOS technologies to achieve substantial depletion in the sensing volume. The described device, named LF-Monopix, was d...
1806.04400v1
2018-06-14
Demonstration of nonpolar m-plane vertical GaN-on-GaN p-n power diodes grown on free-standing GaN substrates
This work demonstrates the first nonpolar vertical GaN on GaN pn power diodes grown on m-plane free standing substrates by MOCVD. The SEM and HRXRD results showed the good crystal quality of the homoepitaxial nonpolar structure with low defect densities. The CL result confirmed the nonpolar p GaN was of high quality wi...
1806.05308v1
2019-09-23
Superconductivity up to 243 K in yttrium hydrides under high pressure
The discovery of high-temperature conventional superconductivity in H3S with a critical temperature of Tc=203 K was followed by the recent record of Tc ~250 K in the face-centered cubic (fcc) lanthanum hydride LaH10 compound. It was realized in a new class of hydrogen-dominated compounds having a clathrate-like crystal...
1909.10482v1
2019-02-26
Modelling a Transition-Edge Sensor X-ray Microcalorimeter Linear Array for Compton Profile Measurements and Energy Dispersive Diffraction
Transition-edge sensors are a type of superconducting detector that offers high energy resolution based on their sharp resistance-temperature feature in the superconducting-to-normal transition. TES X-ray microcalorimeters have typically been designed and used for spectroscopic applications. In this work, we present a ...
1902.10047v2
2019-07-14
Current-Induced magnetization switching by the high spin Hall conductivity $α$-W
The spin Hall effect originating from 5d heavy transition metal thin films such as Pt, Ta, and W is able to generate efficient spin-orbit torques that can switch adjacent magnetic layers. This mechanism can serve as an alternative to conventional spin-transfer torque for controlling next-generation magnetic memories. A...
1907.06192v1
2020-02-22
Electron irradiation on multilayer PdSe$_2$ field effect transistors
Palladium diselenide (PdSe2) is a recently isolated layered material that has attracted a lot of interest for the pentagonal structure, the air stability and the electrical properties largely tunable by the number of layers. In this work, PdSe2 is used in the form of multilayer as the channel of back-gate field-effect ...
2002.09785v1
2020-04-27
Recent advancements of the NEWS-G experiment
NEWS-G (New Experiments With Spheres-Gas) is an experiment aiming to shine a light on the dark matter conundrum with a novel gaseous detector, the spherical proportional counter. It uses light gases, such as hydrogen, helium, and neon, as targets to expand dark matter searches to the sub-GeV/c$^{2}$ mass region. NEWS-G...
2004.12795v1
2016-03-02
Conformal Titanium Nitride in a Porous Silicon Matrix: a Nanomaterial for In-Chip Supercapacitors
Today's supercapacitor energy storages are typically discrete devices aimed for printed boards and power applications. The development of autonomous sensor networks and wearable electronics and the miniaturisation of mobile devices would benefit substantially from solutions in which the energy storage is integrated wit...
1603.00798v1
2019-02-28
Effect of atomic ordering on the magnetic anisotropy of single crystal Ni80Fe20
We investigate the effect of atomic ordering on the magnetic anisotropy of Ni80Fe20 at.% (Py). To this end, Py films were grown epitaxially on MgO (001) using dc magnetron sputtering (dcMS) and high power impulse magnetron sputtering (HiPIMS). Aside from twin boundaries observed in the latter case, both methods present...
1903.00105v1
2019-03-29
Multi-contact Phase Change Toggle Logic Device Utilizing Thermal Crosstalk
Phase change memory (PCM) is an emerging high speed, high density, high endurance, and scalable non-volatile memory technology which utilizes the large resistivity contrast between the amorphous and crystalline phases of chalcogenide materials such as Ge2Sb2Te5 (GST). In addition to being used as a standalone memory, t...
1904.00836v1
2021-01-05
High-Temperature Superconductivity in Cerium Superhydrides
The discoveries of high-temperature superconductivity in H3S and LaH10 have excited the search for superconductivity in compressed hydrides. In contrast to rapidly expanding theoretical studies, high-pressure experiments on hydride superconductors are expensive and technically challenging. Here we experimentally discov...
2101.01315v2
2015-07-30
Likelihood-free inference in high-dimensional models
Methods that bypass analytical evaluations of the likelihood function have become an indispensable tool for statistical inference in many fields of science. These so-called likelihood-free methods rely on accepting and rejecting simulations based on summary statistics, which limits them to low dimensional models for wh...
1507.08612v2
2019-06-19
Scalable, green fabrication of single-crystal noble metal films and nanostructures for low-loss nanotechnology applications
High quality metal thin films and nanostructures are critical building blocks for next generation nanotechnologies. They comprise low-loss circuit elements in nanodevices, provide new catalytic pathways for water splitting and $CO_2$ reduction technologies, and enable the confinement of spatially extended electromagnet...
1906.07879v1
2019-10-23
Implications for Dark Matter Direct Detection in the Presence of LIGO-Motivated Primordial Black Holes
We discuss formation of dark matter (DM) mini-halos around primordial black holes (PBHs) and its implication on DM direct detection experiments, including axion searches. Motivated by LIGO observations, we consider $f_{\textrm{DM}} \simeq 0.01$ as the fraction of DM in PBHs with masses $10 M_{\odot} - 70 M_{\odot}$. In...
1910.10575v3
2020-06-24
Predicting the propensity for thermally activated $β$ events in metallic glasses via interpretable machine learning
The elementary excitations in metallic glasses (MGs), i.e., $\beta$ processes that involve hopping between nearby sub-basins, underlie many unusual properties of the amorphous alloys. A high-efficacy prediction of the propensity for those activated processes from solely the atomic positions, however, has remained a dau...
2006.13552v1
2020-10-07
Physical properties and electronic structure of single-crystal KCo$_2$As$_2$
We present a method for producing high quality KCo2As2 crystals, stable in air and suitable for a variety of measurements. X-ray diffraction, magnetic susceptibility, electrical transport and heat capacity measurements confirm the high quality and an absence of long range magnetic order down to at least 2 K. Residual r...
2010.03447v2
2020-10-16
Investigation of n-type dilute magnetic semiconductor property observed in amorphous AlNO alloy thin film incorporated with dilute nitrogen at 300K
In the present work, a thin film was deposited on quartz substrate by reactive RF magnetron sputtering of high purity (99.999%) aluminium target using ultra-high pure (Ar + N2) gas mixture. The percentage ratio of Ar and N2 in the gas mixture was 95% and 5%, respectively. Chemical characterization using x-ray photoelec...
2010.08361v1
2020-11-03
In situ mechanical testing of an Al matrix composite to investigate compressive plasticity and failure on multiple length scales
SiC particle-reinforced Al matrix composites exhibit high strength, high wear resistance, and excellent high-temperature performance, but can also have low plasticity and fracture toughness, which limits their use in structural applications. This study investigates the plasticity and failure of such a composite on mult...
2011.01390v3
2020-12-04
Revealing the Nanostructure of Mesoporous Fuel Cell Catalyst Supports for Durable, High-Power Performance
Achieving high power performance and durability with low Pt loadings are critical challenges for proton exchange membrane fuel cells. PtCo catalysts developed on new carbon black supports show promise by simultaneously providing good oxygen reduction kinetics and local oxygen transport. We investigate the role of nanos...
2012.02879v1
2020-12-08
Complex impedance and Raman spectroscopy of Na$_{0.5}$(Bi$_{1-x}$Dy$_x$)$_{0.5}$TiO$_3$ ceramics
In this work structural refinement, complex impedance spectroscopy, and Raman spectroscopy have been investigated on Na$_{0.5}$(Bi$_{1-x}$Dy$_x$)$_{0.5}$TiO$_3$ (xDyNBT) ceramic systems. The pure NBT, 2DyNBT and 5DyNBT compounds crystallize in a rhombohedral structure while the 15DyNBT composition crystallizes in an or...
2012.04325v1
2021-02-18
Characterization of high aspect ratio TiAu TES X-ray microcalorimeters array using the X-IFU Frequency Domain Multiplexing readout
We are developing X-ray microcalorimeters as a backup option for the baseline detectors in the X-IFU instrument on board the ATHENA space mission led by ESA and to be launched in the early 2030s.5$\times$5 mixed arrays with TiAu transition-edge sensor (TES), which have different high aspect ratios and thus high resista...
2102.09378v1
2021-07-19
Miniaturization of Josephson junction for digital superconducting circuits
In this work, we briefly overview various options for Josephson junctions which should be scalable down to nanometer range for utilization in nanoscale digital superconducting technology. Such junctions should possess high values of critical current, $I_c$, and normal state resistance, $R_n$. Another requirement is the...
2107.08711v1
2021-11-18
Searching for Superconductivity in High Entropy Oxide Ruddlesden-Popper Cuprate Films
In this work, the high entropy oxide A2CuO4 Ruddlesden-Popper (La0.2Pr0.2Nd0.2Sm0.2Eu0.2)2CuO4 is explored by charge doping with Ce+4 and Sr+2 at concentrations known to induce superconductivity in the simple parent compounds, Nd2CuO4 and La2CuO4. Electron doped (La0.185Pr0.185Nd0.185Sm0.185Eu0.185Ce0.075)2CuO4 and hol...
2111.09767v1
2022-01-03
Phase Diagram of Infinite-layer Nickelate Compounds from First- and Second-principles Calculations
The fundamental properties of infinite-layer rare-earth nickelates (RNiO2) are carefully revisited and compared with those of CaCuO2 and RNiO3 perovskites. Combining first-principles and finite-temperature second-principles calculations, we highlight that bulk NdNiO2 compound are far from equivalent to CaCuO2, together...
2201.00709v1
2022-03-20
Deposition temperature dependence of thermo-spin and magneto-thermoelectric conversion in Co$_2$MnGa films on Y$_3$Fe$_5$O$_{12}$ and Gd$_3$Ga$_5$O$_{12}$
We have characterized Co$_2$MnGa (CMG) Heusler alloy films grown on Y$_3$Fe$_5$O$_{12}$ (YIG) and Gd$_3$Ga$_5$O$_{12}$ (GGG) substrates at different deposition temperatures and investigated thermo-spin and magneto-thermoelectric conversion properties by means of a lock-in thermography technique. X-ray diffraction, magn...
2203.10566v2
2022-04-10
Efficient route to achieve superconductivity improvement via substitutional La-Ce alloy superhydride at high pressure
The discovery of clathrate superhydrides has approached the long-standing dream of room-temperature superconductivity and thus inspired their prosperous research under high pressure. However, how to experimentally optimize these compelling superhydrides is still a formidable challenge. Here, we find that half of the Ce...
2204.04623v1
2022-06-16
A Lateral AlGaN/GaN Schottky Barrier Diode with 0.36 V Turn-on Voltage and 10 kV Breakdown Voltage by Using Double Barrier Anode Structure
In this letter, we demonstrate a lateral AlGaN/GaN Schottky barrier diode (SBD) on sapphire substrate with low turn-on voltage (Von) and high breakdown voltage (VBK). By using a double barrier anode (DBA) structure formed by the mixture of Platinum (Pt) and Tantalum (Ta), the Von of the SBD can be as low as 0.36 V with...
2206.07881v1
2022-07-08
Synthesis and Superconductivity in yttrium superhydrides under high pressure
The flourishing rare earth superhydrides are a class of recently discovered materials that possess near-room-temperature superconductivity at high pressures, opening a new era of superconductivity research at high pressures. Among these superhydrides, yttrium superhydrides attracted great interest owing to their abunda...
2207.03918v1
2022-08-31
Pouch cells with 15% silicon calendar-aged for 4 years
Small amounts of high-capacity silicon-based materials are already used in the anode of commercial Li-ion batteries, helping increase their energy density. Despite their remarkable storage capability, silicon continuously reacts with the electrolyte, accelerating time-dependent cell performance fade. Nevertheless, very...
2209.00138v1
2022-10-13
Diffusion mechanism and electrochemical investigation of 1T phase Al-MoS$_{2}$@rGO nano-composite as a high-performance anode for sodium-ion batteries
We report the electrochemical investigation of 5% Al doped MoS$_2$@rGO composite as a high-performance anode for sodium (Na)-ion batteries. The x-ray diffraction (XRD), Raman spectroscopy and high-resolution transmission electron microscopy characterizations reveal that the Al doping increase the interlayer spacing of ...
2210.06735v1
2022-11-02
Discovery of a high-temperature antiferromagnetic state and transport signatures of exchange interactions in a Bi2Se3/EuSe heterostructure
Spatial confinement of electronic topological surface states (TSS) in topological insulators poses a formidable challenge because TSS are protected by time-reversal symmetry. In previous works formation of a gap in the electronic spectrum of TSS has been successfully demonstrated in topological insulator/magnetic mater...
2211.01211v1
2022-11-09
Evolution of the strange-metal scattering in momentum space of electron-doped ${\rm La}_{2-x}{\rm Ce}_x{\rm CuO}_4$
The linear-in-temperature resistivity is one of the important mysteries in the strange metal state of high-temperature cuprate superconductors. To uncover this anomalous property, the energy-momentum-dependent imaginary part of the self-energy Im ${\rm \Sigma}(k, \omega)$ holds the key information. Here we perform syst...
2211.04833v1
2023-03-30
Physics-based bias-dependent compact modeling of 1/f noise in single- to few- layer 2D-FETs
1/f noise is a critical figure of merit for the performance of transistors and circuits. For two-dimensional devices (2D-FETs), and especially for applications in the GHz range where short-channel FETs are required, velocity saturation (VS) effect can result in the reduction of 1/f noise at high longitudinal electric f...
2303.17162v1