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2023-04-03
CVD Graphene Contacts for Lateral Heterostructure MoS${_2}$ Field Effect Transistors
Intensive research is carried out on two-dimensional materials, in particular molybdenum disulfide, towards high-performance transistors for integrated circuits. Fabricating transistors with ohmic contacts is challenging due to the high Schottky barrier that severely limits the transistors' performance. Graphene-based ...
2304.01177v2
2023-09-21
Superconductivity in Compositionally-Complex Cuprates with the YBa$_2$Cu$_3$O$_{7-x}$ Structure
High-temperature superconductivity is reported in a series of compositionally-complex cuprates with varying degrees of size and spin disorder. Three compositions of Y-site alloyed YBa$_2$Cu$_3$O$_{7-x}$, i.e., (5Y)BCO, were prepared using solid-state methods with different sets of rare earth ions on the Y-site. Synchro...
2309.12535v1
2023-12-11
Local laser-induced solid-phase recrystallization of phosphorus-implanted Si/SiGe heterostructures for contacts below 4.2 K
Si/SiGe heterostructures are of high interest for high mobility transistor and qubit applications, specifically for operations below 4.2 K. In order to optimize parameters such as charge mobility, built-in strain, electrostatic disorder, charge noise and valley splitting, these heterostructures require Ge concentration...
2312.06267v1
2023-03-13
Unusual magnetotransport and anomalous Hall effect in quasi-two-dimensional van der Waals ferromagnet Fe$_4$GeTe$_2$
Fe$_4$GeTe$_2$, an itinerant vdW ferromagnet (FM) having Curie temperature (T$_C$) close to room temperature ($\sim 270$ K), exhibits another transition (T$_{SR}$ $\sim$ 120 K) where the easy axis of magnetization changes from in-plane to the out-of-plane direction in addition to T$_C$. Here, we have studied the magnet...
2303.07440v1
2020-03-04
Adaptive phase field modelling of crack propagation in orthotropic functionally graded materials
In this work, we extend the recently proposed adaptive phase field method to model fracture in orthotropic functionally graded materials (FGMs). A recovery type error indicator combined with quadtree decomposition is employed for adaptive mesh refinement. The proposed approach is capable of capturing the fracture proce...
2003.04689v1
2020-09-04
Impact of interfaces on the radiation response and underlying defect recovery mechanisms in nanostructured Cu-Fe-Ag
Newest developments in nuclear fission and fusion technology as well as planned long-distance space missions demand novel materials to withstand harsh, irradiative environments. Radiation-induced hardening and embrittlement are a concern that can lead to failure of materials deployed in these applications. Here the und...
2009.02039v1
2021-03-05
Effect of spoke design and material nonlinearity on non-pneumatic tire stiffness and durability performance
Non-pneumatic tire has been widely used due to their advantages of no run-flat, no need of air maintenance, low rolling resistance, and improvement of passengers comfort due to its better shock absorption. It has variety of application in the military vehicle, earthmovers, lunar rover, stair climbing vehicles etc. Rece...
2103.03637v1
2023-01-24
Seebeck-driven transverse thermoelectric generation in magnetic hybrid bulk materials
The Seebeck-driven transverse thermoelectric generation in magnetic/thermoelectric hybrid materials (STTG) has been investigated in all-bulk hybrid materials. The transverse thermopower in a ferromagnetic Co$_2$MnGa/thermoelectric $n$-type Si hybrid bulk material with the adjusted dimensions reaches 16.0 $\mu$V/K at ro...
2301.09903v1
2023-01-24
Accelerate & Actualize: Can 2D Materials Bridge the Gap Between Neuromorphic Hardware and the Human Brain?
Two-dimensional (2D) materials present an exciting opportunity for devices and systems beyond the von Neumann computing architecture paradigm due to their diversity of electronic structure, physical properties, and atomically-thin, van der Waals structures that enable ease of integration with conventional electronic ma...
2301.10277v1
2023-07-19
Emergence of high-temperature superconducting phase in the pressurized La3Ni2O7 crystals
The recent report of pressure-induced structure transition and signature of superconductivity with Tc = 80 K above 14 GPa in the La3Ni2O7 crystals has garnered considerable attention. To further elaborate this discovery, we carried out comprehensive resistance measurements on the La3Ni2O7 crystals grown with the optica...
2307.09865v1
2023-07-27
High-temperature superconductivity with zero-resistance and strange metal behavior in La$_{3}$Ni$_{2}$O$_{7-δ}$
Recently signatures of superconductivity were observed close to 80 K in \LN\ under pressure. This discovery positions \LN\ as the first bulk nickelate with high-temperature superconductivity, but the lack of zero resistance presents a significant drawback for validating the findings. Here we report pressure measurement...
2307.14819v2
2023-08-04
Stopping microfluidic flow
We present a cross-comparison of three stop-flow configurations--such as low-pressure (LSF), high-pressure open-circuit (OC-HSF), and high-pressure short-circuit (SC-HSF) stop-flow--to rapidly bring a high flow velocity within a microchannel to a standstill. The average velocities inside the microchannels were reduced ...
2308.02386v2
2009-06-02
The Evolution of Gas Clouds Falling in the Magnetized Galactic Halo: High Velocity Clouds (HVCs) Originated in the Galactic Fountain
In the Galactic fountain scenario, supernovae and/or stellar winds propel material into the Galactic halo. As the material cools, it condenses into clouds. By using FLASH three-dimensional magnetohydrodynamic simulations, we model and study the dynamical evolution of these gas clouds after they form and begin to fall t...
0906.0613v1
2018-10-30
THz-TDS time-trace analysis for the extraction of material and metamaterial parameters
We report on a method and an associated open source software, Fit@TDS, working on an average personal computer. The method is based on the fitting of a time-trace data of a terahertz time-domain-spectroscopy system enabling the retrieval of the refractive index of a dielectric sample and the resonance parameters of a m...
1810.12567v4
2020-05-28
Graphene-TiS$_3$ heterojunction for selective polar vapor sensing at room temperature
In this work, the room temperature polar vapor sensing behavior of two dimentional (2D) heterojunction Graphene-TiS3 materials and TiS3 nanoribbons is investigated. TiS3 nanoribbons were synthesized via chemical vapor transport (CVT) and their structure was investigated by scanning electron microscopy (SEM), high resol...
2005.14245v1
2022-01-06
A quantitative assessment of Imaging High-Z and Medium-Z materials using Muon Scattering Tomography
Muon Scattering Tomography (MST) has been shown to be a powerful technique for the non-invasive imaging of high-shielded objects. We present here the application of the MST technique to investigate two types of nuclear waste packages, a small-steel drum and a large nuclear waste cask, namely, a CASTOR V/52. We have dev...
2201.01877v3
2023-03-07
Stacking disorder and thermal transport properties of $α$-RuCl$_3$
$\alpha$-RuCl$_3$, a well-known candidate material for Kitaev quantum spin liquid, is prone to stacking disorder due to the weak van der Waals bonding between the honeycomb layers. After a decade of intensive experimental and theoretical studies, the detailed correlation between stacking degree of freedom, structure tr...
2303.03682v2
2023-12-27
Combined effect of SiC and carbon on sintering kinetics, microstructure and mechanical properties of fine-grained binderless tungsten carbide
The study investigates the density, phase composition, microstructure and mechanical properties (microhardness, fracture toughness) of binderless WC + SiC and WC + SiC + C ceramics obtained by Spark Plasma Sintering (SPS). Nanopowders of a-WC produced by DC arc plasma chemical synthesis were used as raw materials. Powd...
2312.16579v1
2022-07-26
Hysteresis-Free High Mobility Graphene Encapsulated in Tungsten Disulfide
High mobility is a crucial requirement for a large variety of electronic device applications. The state-of-the-art for high quality graphene devices is based on heterostructures made with graphene encapsulated in $>80\,$nm-thick flakes of hexagonal boron nitride (hBN). Unfortunately, scaling up multilayer hBN while pre...
2207.12836v1
2000-06-23
Temperature-Dependence of the Resistivity of a Dilute 2D Electron System in High Parallel Magnetic Field
We report measurements of the resistance of silicon MOSFETs as a function of temperature in high parallel magnetic fields where the 2D system of electrons has been shown to be fully spin-polarized. A magnetic field suppresses the metallic behavior observed in the absence of a magnetic field. In a field of 10.8 T, insul...
0006379v4
2002-10-08
Resistivity of dilute 2D electrons in an undoped GaAs heterostructure
We report resistivity measurements from 0.03 K to 10 K in a dilute high mobility 2D electron system. Using an undoped GaAs/AlGaAs heterojunction in a gated field-effect transistor geometry, a wide range of densities, $0.16 \times 10^{10} {cm}^{-2}$ to $7.5 \times 10^{10} {cm}^{-2}$, are explored. For high densities, th...
0210155v1
2003-09-11
Superconductivity on the localization threshold and magnetic-field-tuned superconductor-insulator transition in TiN films
Temperature- and magnetic-field dependent measurements of the resistance of ultrathin superconducting TiN films are presented. The analysis of the temperature dependence of the zero field resistance indicates an underlying insulating behavior, when the contribution of Aslamasov-Larkin fluctuations is taken into account...
0309281v2
2003-10-02
Electrical resistivity of the Ti4O7 Magneli phase under high pressure
We have measured resistivity as a function of temperature and pressure of Ti4O7 twinned crystals using different contact configurations. Pressures over 4kbar depress the localization of bipolarons and allow the study of the electrical conduction of the bipolaronic phase down to low temperatures. For pressures P > 40 kb...
0310048v1
2004-03-17
Interaction Correction to the Longitudinal Conductivity and Hall Resistivity in High Quality Two-Dimensional GaAs Electron and Hole Systems
We present a systematic study of the corrections to both the longitudinal conductivity and Hall resistivity due to electron-electron interactions in high quality GaAs systems using the recent theory of Zala et al. [Phys. Rev. B 64, 214204 (2001)]. We demonstrate that the interaction corrections to the longitudinal cond...
0403411v1
2005-05-19
Universal scaling behavior of the c-axis resistivity of high-temperature superconductors
We propose and show that the c-axis transport in high-temperature superconductors is controlled by the pseudogap energy and the c-axis resistivity satisfies a universal scaling law in the pseudogap phase. We derived approximately a scaling function for the c-axis resistivity and found that it fits well with the experim...
0505480v2
2006-07-27
Effect of DC electric field on longitudinal resistance of two dimensional electrons in a magnetic field
The effect of a DC electric field on the longitudinal resistance of highly mobile two dimensional electrons in heavily doped GaAs quantum wells is studied at different magnetic fields and temperatures. Strong suppression of the resistance by the electric field is observed in magnetic fields at which the Landau quantiza...
0607741v1
2009-05-07
Correlation between linear resistivity and Tc in organic and pnictide superconductors
A linear temperature dependence of the electrical resistivity as T -> 0 is the hallmark of quantum criticality in heavy-fermion metals and the archetypal normal-state property of high-Tc superconductors, yet in both cases it remains unexplained. We report a linear resistivity on the border of spin-density-wave order in...
0905.0964v1
2010-02-25
Signatures of pressure induced superconductivity in insulating Bi2212
We have performed several high pressure electrical resistance experiments on Bi1.98Sr2.06Y0.68Cu2O8, an insulating parent compound of the high-Tc Bi2212 family of copper oxide superconductors. We find a resistive anomaly, a downturn at low temperature, that onsets with applied pressure in the 20-40 kbar range. Through ...
1002.4672v1
2010-05-10
Analysis and Design of Ultra Thin Electromagnetic Absorbers Comprising Resistively Loaded High Impedance Surfaces
High-Impedance Surfaces (HIS) comprising lossy Frequency Selective Surfaces (FSS) are employed to design thin electromagnetic absorbers. The structure, despite its typical resonant behavior, is able to perform a very wideband absorption in a reduced thickness. Losses in the frequency selective surface are introduced by...
1005.1553v1
2011-07-05
Resistive Solutions for Pulsar Magnetospheres
The current state of the art in the modeling of pulsar magnetospheres invokes either the vacuum or force-free limits for the magnetospheric plasma. Neither of these limits can simultaneously account for both the plasma currents and the accelerating electric fields that are needed to explain the morphology and spectra o...
1107.0979v2
2011-11-02
Development and Performance of spark-resistant Micromegas Detectors
The Muon ATLAS MicroMegas Activity (MAMMA) focuses on the development and testing of large-area muon detectors based on the bulk-Micromegas technology. These detectors are candidates for the upgrade of the ATLAS Muon System in view of the luminosity upgrade of Large Hadron Collider at CERN (sLHC). They will combine tri...
1111.0426v1
2011-11-09
Nonequilibrium phenomena in high Landau levels
Developments in the physics of 2D electron systems during the last decade have revealed a new class of nonequilibrium phenomena in the presence of a moderately strong magnetic field. The hallmark of these phenomena is magnetoresistance oscillations generated by the external forces that drive the electron system out of ...
1111.2176v3
2011-12-12
Resistivity Calculations for Cuprate Superconductor Systems using an Electronic Phase Separation
The resistivity as function of temperature of high temperature superconductors is very unusual and despite its importance lacks an unified theoretical explanation. It is linear with the temperature for overdoped compounds but it falls more quickly as the doping level decreases, and for weakly doped samples it has a min...
1112.2631v1
2017-11-19
Global current circuit structure in a resistive pulsar magnetosphere model
Pulsar magnetospheres have strong magnetic fields and large amounts of plasma. The structures of these magnetospheres are studied using force-free electrodynamics. To understand pulsar magnetospheres, discussions must include their outer region. However, force-free electrodynamics is limited in it does not handle dissi...
1711.07471v1
2018-10-10
Test particles in relativistic resistive magnetohydrodynamics
The Black Hole Accretion Code (BHAC) has recently been extended with the ability to evolve charged test particles according to the Lorentz force within resistive relativistic magnetohydrodynamics simulations. We apply this method to evolve particles in a reconnecting current sheet that forms due to the coalescence of t...
1810.04323v2
2019-07-07
First demonstration of 200, 100, and 50 um pitch Resistive AC-Coupled Silicon Detectors (RSD) with 100% fill-factor for 4D particle tracking
We designed, produced, and tested RSD (Resistive AC-Coupled Silicon Detectors) devices, an evolution of the standard LGAD (Low-Gain Avalanche Diode) technology where a resistive n-type implant and a coupling dielectric layer have been implemented. The first feature works as a resistive sheet, freezing the multiplied ch...
1907.03314v3
2020-09-01
On resistive spiking of fungi
We study long-term electrical resistance dynamics in mycelium and fruit bodies of oyster fungi P. ostreatus. A nearly homogeneous sheet of mycelium on the surface of a growth substrate exhibits trains of resistance spikes. The average width of spikes is c.~23~min and the average amplitude is c.~1~kOhm. The distance bet...
2009.00292v1
2020-09-21
Contact resistance assessment and high-frequency performance projection of black phosphorus field-effect transistor technologies
In this work, an evaluation of the contact quality of black phosphorus (BP) field-effect transistors (FETs) from different technologies previously reported is performed by means of an efficient and reliable contact resistance extraction methodology based on individual device practical characteristics. A good agreement ...
2009.09661v3
2012-06-25
Performances of silicone coated high resistive bakelite RPC
Performances of several single gap (gas gap 2 mm) prototype Resistive Plate Chambers (RPC) made of high resistive ({\rho} \sim 1010 - 1012 {\Omega} cm) bakelite, commercially available in India have been studied in recent times. To make the inner electrode surfaces smooth, a thin coating of silicone has been applied. A...
1206.5627v1
2022-08-18
Observation of Fermi liquid phase with broken symmetry in a single crystalline nanorod of Pr$_2$Ir$_2$O$_7$
We report experimental evidence of emergent broken symmetry Fermi liquid state in an isolated single crystalline nanorod of $\rm Pr_2 Ir_2 O_7$. We find clear signature of the onset of the Fermi liquid behavior at low temperature marked by the sign inversion of magnetoresistance from negative at high temperature, chara...
2208.08811v1
2022-09-16
Prediction of Cross-Fitness for Adaptive Evolution to Different Environmental Conditions: Consequence of Phenotypic Dimensional Reduction
How adaptive evolution to one environmental stress improves or suppresses adaptation to another is an important problem in evolutionary biology. For instance, in microbiology, the evolution of bacteria to be resistant to different antibiotics is a critical issue that has been investigated as cross-resistance. In fact, ...
2209.07756v2
2023-09-29
Pressure-induced superconductivity in polycrystalline La3Ni2O7
We synthesized polycrystalline La3Ni2O7 samples by using the sol-gel method without post-annealing under high oxygen pressure, and then measured temperature-dependent resistivity under various hydrostatic pressures up to 14.5 GPa in a cubic anvil cell apparatus. We find that the density-wave-like anomaly in resistivity...
2309.17378v2
2005-10-12
Magnetodielectric effect without multiferroic coupling
The existence of a magnetodielectric (magnetocapacitance) effect is often used as a test for multiferroic behavior in new material systems. However, strong magnetodielectric effects can also be achieved through a combination of magnetoresistance and the Maxwell-Wagner effect, unrelated to multiferroic coupling. The fac...
0510313v1
2007-09-24
External Control of a Metal-Insulator Transition in GaMnAs Wires
Quantum transport in disordered ferromagnetic (III,Mn)V semiconductors is studied theoretically. Mesoscopic wires exhibit an Anderson disorder-induced metal-insulator transition that can be controlled by a weak external magnetic field. This metal-insulator transition should also occur in other materials with large anis...
0709.3847v2
2008-01-28
Evidence for hyperconductivity and thermal superconductivity
Physical explanation of hyperconductivity and thermal superconductivity existence is done in given article on the basis of inherent atomic nuclei oscillations in atoms of materials which are connected with electrons and phonons and in accordance with the well known Bardeen-Cooper-Schrieffer superconductivity theory. ...
0801.4212v1
2009-11-24
The possible superconductivity at 109 K in YBaCuO materials
The new YBaCuO superconductors are synthesized by using the standard solid state reaction method as Y5-6-11, Y7-9-16, Y5-8-13, Y7-11-18, Y156, Y3-8-11, and Y13-20-23. We find that all material obtained are shown the Meissner effect at 77 K. The resistivity measurements are used by the four-probe method .The Y 7-11-18...
0911.4524v1
2012-12-20
Thermoelectricity in ternary rare-earth systems
Crystallographic data, Seebeck coefficient, electrical resistance and thermal conductivity are reported for a large number of rare-earth compounds, manifestations of the Kondo effect being discussed. In more detail, thermoelectric properties of Yb3Co4Ge13 and Yb3Co4Sn13 compounds and Yb2CeCo4Ge13 and Yb2.3La0.7Co4Ge13 ...
1212.4995v1
2015-05-07
Computer modelling of hafnium doping in lithium niobate
Lithium niobate, LiNbO3, is an important technological material with good electro-optic, acousto-optic, elasto-optic, piezoelectric and nonlinear properties. Doping LiNbO3 with hafnium, Hf has been shown to improve the resistance of the material to optical damage. Computer modelling provides a useful means of determini...
1505.01661v2
2022-11-24
Anisotropic magnetoresistance: materials, models and applications
Resistance of certain (conductive and otherwise isotropic) ferromagnets turns out to exhibit anisotropy with respect to the direction of magnetisation: R$_\parallel$ different from R$_\perp$ with reference to the electric current direction. This century-old phenomenon is reviewed both from the perspective of materials ...
2212.03700v2
2024-05-15
The Detection of Unconventional Quantum Oscillations in Insulating 2D Materials
In strongly correlated quantum materials, electrons behave in ways that often extend beyond the confines of conventional Fermi-liquid theory. Interesting results include the observation of low-temperature metallic behavior in systems that are highly resistive. Here we provide an overview of experiments in which insulat...
2405.09666v2
1998-06-30
Transport, optical and electronic properties of the half metal CrO2
The electronic structure of CrO_2 is critically discussed in terms of the relation of existing experimental data and well converged LSDA and GGA calculations of the electronic structure and transport properties of this half metal magnet, with a particular emphasis on optical properties. We find only moderate manifestat...
9806378v1
2002-08-14
Nonlinear microwave response of epitaxial YBaCuO films of varying oxygen content on MgO substrates
We have investigated the nonlinear microwave properties of electron-beam coevaporated YBaCuO films on MgO, using stripline resonators at 2.3 GHz and temperatures 1.7-80 K. The oxygen content of the films ranged from strongly underdoped to overdoped. Above 20 K, the nonlinear response of the resonators was dominated by ...
0208285v1
2004-04-13
Quantum Transparency of Anderson Insulator Junctions: Statistics of Transmission Eigenvalues, Shot Noise, and Proximity Conductance
We investigate quantum transport through strongly disordered barriers, made of a material with exceptionally high resistivity that behaves as an Anderson insulator or a ``bad metal'' in the bulk, by analyzing the distribution of Landauer transmission eigenvalues for a junction where such barrier is attached to two clea...
0404271v2
2004-06-17
Phase formation of polycrystalline MgB2 at low temperature using nanometer Mg powder
The MgB2 superconductor synthesized in a flowing argon atmosphere using nanometer magnesium powder as the raw materials, denoted as Nano-MgB2, has been studied by the technique of in-situ high temperature resistance measurement (HT-RT measurement). The MgB2 phase is identified to form within the temperature range of 43...
0406398v1
2004-08-27
Spin reorientation and in-plane magnetoresistance of lightly doped La_{2-x}Sr_{x}CuO_{4} in magnetic fields up to 55 T
The magnetoresistance (MR) in the in-plane resistivity is measured in magnetic fields up to 55 T in lightly doped La_{2-x}Sr_{x}CuO_{4} in the N\'eel state (x = 0.01) and in the spin-glass state (x = 0.03) using high-quality untwinned single crystals. In both cases, a large negative MR is observed to appear when the ma...
0408604v1
2005-06-27
Strong-coupling theory of high-temperature superconductivity and colossal magnetoresistance
We argue that the extension of the BCS theory to the strong-coupling regime describes the high-temperature superconductivity of cuprates and the colossal magnetoresistance (CMR) of ferromagnetic oxides if the phonon dressing of carriers and strong attractive correlations are taken into account. The long-range Froehlich...
0506706v3
2006-06-05
Phenomenological theory of current driven exchange switching in ferromagnetic nanojunctions
Phenomenological approach is developed in the theory of spin-valve type ferromagnetic junctions to describe exchange switching by current flowing perpendicular to interfaces. Forward and backward current switching effects are described and they may be principally different in nature. Mobile electron spins are considere...
0606102v2
2007-02-28
A local field emission study of partially aligned carbon-nanotubes by AFM probe
We report on the application of Atomic Force Microscopy (AFM) for studying the Field Emission (FE) properties of a dense array of long and vertically quasi-aligned multi-walled carbon nanotubes grown by catalytic Chemical Vapor Deposition on a silicon substrate. The use of nanometric probes enables local field emission...
0702682v1
2007-11-09
Defect healing at room temperature in pentacene thin films and improved transistor performance
We report on a healing of defects at room temperature in the organic semiconductor pentacene. This peculiar effect is a direct consequence of the weak intermolecular interaction which is characteristic of organic semiconductors. Pentacene thin-film transistors were fabricated and characterized by in situ gated four-ter...
0711.1457v1
2008-04-05
Strain rate effects in the mechanical response of polymer anchored carbon nanotube foams
Super-compressible foam-like carbon nanotube films have been reported to exhibit highly nonlinear viscoelastic behaviour in compression similar to soft tissue. Their unique combination of light weight and exceptional electrical, thermal and mechanical properties have helped identify them as viable building blocks for m...
0804.0868v1
2008-04-10
Electrical transport and ferromagnetism in Ga1-xMnxAs synthesized by ion implantation and pulsed-laser melting
We present a detailed investigation of the magnetic and magnetotransport properties of thin films of ferromagnetic Ga1-xMnxAs synthesized using ion implantation and pulsed-laser melting (II-PLM). The field and temperature-dependent magnetization, magnetic anisotropy, temperature-dependent resistivity, magnetoresistance...
0804.1612v1
2010-01-26
Signature of checkerboard fluctuations in the phonon spectra of a possible polaronic metal La1.2Sr1.8Mn2O7
Charge carriers in low-doped semiconductors may distort the atomic lattice and trap themselves forming so-called small polarons. High carrier concentrations can lead to short range ordered polarons (large polarons) and even to long range charge and orbital order. Both systems should be insulating with a large electrica...
1001.4636v1
2010-04-28
Synthesis, Structure and Properties of Tetragonal Sr2M3As2O2 (M3 = Mn3, Mn2Cu and MnZn2) Compounds Containing Alternating CuO2-Type and FeAs-Type Layers
Polycrystalline samples of Sr2Mn2CuAs2O2, Sr2Mn3As2O2, and Sr2Zn2MnAs2O2 were synthesized. Their temperature- and applied magnetic field-dependent structural, transport, thermal, and magnetic properties were characterized by means of x-ray and neutron diffraction, electrical resistivity rho, heat capacity, magnetizatio...
1004.5038v1
2011-06-21
Transport properties and anisotropy in rare earth doped CaFe2As2 single crystals with Tc above 40 K
In this paper we report the superconductivity above 40 K in the electron doping single crystal Ca1-xRexFe2As2 (Re = La, Ce, Pr). The x-ray diffraction patterns indicate high crystalline quality and c-axis orientation. the resistivity anomaly in the parent compound CaFe2As2 is completely suppressed by partial replacemen...
1106.4208v1
2012-02-13
Graphene-on-Diamond Devices with Enhanced Current-Carrying Capacity: Carbon sp2-on-sp3 Technology
Graphene demonstrated potential for practical applications owing to its excellent electronic and thermal properties. Typical graphene field-effect transistors and interconnects built on conventional SiO2/Si substrates reveal the breakdown current density on the order of 1 uA/nm2 (i.e. 10^8 A/cm2) which is ~100\times la...
1202.2886v1
2012-07-12
Structure and electronic transport in graphene wrinkles
Wrinkling is a ubiquitous phenomenon in two-dimensional membranes. In particular, in the large-scale growth of graphene on metallic substrates, high densities of wrinkles are commonly observed. Despite their prevalence and potential impact on large-scale graphene electronics, relatively little is known about their stru...
1207.2994v1
2012-09-06
Terahertz time-domain spectroscopic ellipsometry: Instrumentation and calibration
We present a new instrumentation and calibration procedure for terahertz time-domain spectroscopic ellipsometry (THz-TDSE) that is a newly established characterization technique. The experimental setup is capable of providing arbitrary angle of incidence in the range of $15^\circ$--$85^\circ$ in the reflection geometry...
1209.1294v2
2013-05-09
Fermilab experience of post-annealing losses in SRF niobium cavities due to furnace contamination and the ways to its mitigation: a pathway to processing simplification and quality factor improvement
We investigate the effect of high temperature treatments followed by only high-pressure water rinse (HPR) of superconducting radio frequency (SRF) niobium cavities. The objective is to provide a cost effective alternative to the typical cavity processing sequence, by eliminating the material removal step post furnace t...
1305.2182v2
2013-06-03
Electrical switching dynamics and broadband microwave characteristics of VO2 RF devices
Vanadium dioxide is a correlated electron system that features a metal-insulator phase transition (MIT) above room temperature and is of interest in high speed switching devices. Here, we integrate VO2 into two-terminal coplanar waveguides and demonstrate a large resistance modulation of the same magnitude (>10^3) in b...
1306.0292v1
2013-07-16
ZnS/Diamond Composite Coatings for Infrared Transmission Applications Formed by the Aerosol Deposition Method
The deposition of nano-crystalline ZnS/diamond composite protective coatings on silicon, sapphire, and ZnS substrates, as a preliminary step to coating infrared transparent ZnS substrates from powder mixtures by the aerosol deposition method is presented. Advantages of the aerosol deposition method include the ability ...
1307.4319v1
2013-10-01
Unexpected Giant Superconducting Fluctuation and Anomalous Semiconducting Normal State in NdO1-xFxBi1-yS2 Single Crystals
The BiS2-based superconductors were discovered recently. The superconductivity has been proved by many other groups. Since the previous experiments were all done on polycrystalline samples, therefore there remains a concern whether the superconductivity is really derived from the materials intrinsically or from some se...
1310.0377v1
2014-06-26
Electron localization and possible phase separation in the absence of a charge density wave in single-phase 1T-VS$_2$
We report on a systematic study of the structural, magnetic and transport properties of high-purity 1T-VS$_2$ powder samples prepared under high pressure. The results differ notably from those previously obtained by de-intercalating Li from LiVS$_2$. First, no Charge Density Wave (CDW) is found by transmission electron...
1406.6945v1
2014-11-07
Upgrade of the ALICE Inner Tracking System
During the Long Shutdown 2 of the LHC in 2018/2019, the ALICE experiment plans the installation of a novel Inner Tracking System. It will replace the current six layer detector system with a seven layer detector using Monolithic Active Pixel Sensors. The upgraded Inner Tracking System will have significantly improved t...
1411.1802v2
2014-12-26
High Pressure Induced Binding Between Linear Carbon Chains and Nanotubes
Recent studies of single-walled carbon nanotubes (CNTs) in aqueous media have showed that water can significantly affect the tube mechanical properties. CNTs under hydrostatic compression can preserve their elastic properties up to large pressure values, while exhibiting exceptional resistance to mechanical loadings. I...
1412.7966v1
2015-01-29
Superconducting properties of sulfur-doped iron selenide
The recent discovery of high-temperature superconductivity in single-layer iron selenide has generated significant experimental interest for optimizing the superconducting properties of iron-based superconductors through the lattice modification. For simulating the similar effect by changing the chemical composition du...
1501.07346v1
2015-09-28
Thermoelectric properties of rare earth filled type-I like Clathrate, Dy8Al16Si30
Type-I clathrates with a cage structure are known to be of importance for thermoelectric applications as the cage can be filled with a guest atom which leads to reduced thermal conductivity. Among the type-I clathrates, Si-based alloys are of relevance for high temperature application and most importantly because they ...
1509.08277v1
2016-01-06
Observation of quantum Hall plateau-plateau transition and scaling behavior of the zeroth Landau level in graphene p-n-p junctions
We report distinctive magnetotransport properties of a graphene p-n-p junction prepared by controlled diffusion of metallic contacts. In most cases, materials deposited on a graphene surface introduce substantial carrier scattering, which greatly reduces the high mobility of intrinsic graphene. However, we show that an...
1601.01155v1
2017-02-07
Resonant spin transfer torque nano-oscillators
Spin transfer torque nano-oscillators are potential candidates for replacing the traditional inductor based voltage controlled oscillators in modern communication devices. Typical oscillator designs are based on trilayer magnetic tunnel junctions which are disadvantaged by low power outputs and poor conversion efficien...
1702.01869v1
2017-02-18
Ultralow 1/f Noise in a Heterostructure of Superconducting Epitaxial Cobalt-Disilicide Thin Film on Silicon
High-precision resistance noise measurements indicate that the epitaxial CoSi$_2$/Si hetero-structures at 150 K and 2 K (slightly above its superconducting transition temperature $T_c$ of 1.54 K) exhibit an unusually low 1/f noise level in the frequency range of 0.008-0.2 Hz. This corresponds to an upper limit of Hooge...
1702.05566v1
2017-06-03
Electronic in-plane symmetry breaking at field-tuned quantum criticality in CeRhIn5
Electronic nematics are exotic states of matter where electronic interactions break a rotational symmetry of the underlying lattice, in analogy to the directional alignment without translational order in nematic liquid crystals. Intriguingly such phases appear in the copper- and iron-based superconductors, and their ro...
1706.00963v1
2017-09-03
Giant tunnel magnetoresistance with a single magnetic phase-transition electrode
Magnetic phase transition tunnel magnetoresistance (MPT-TMR) effect with a single magnetic electrode has been investigated by first-principles calculations. The calculations show that the MPT-TMR of FeRh/MgO/Cu tunnel junction can be as high as hundreds of percent when the magnetic structure of FeRh changes from G-type...
1709.00687v2
2017-11-08
X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy, Magnetotransport and Magnetization study of Nb2PdS5 superconductor
In the present report, we investigate various properties of the Nb2PdS5 superconductor. Scanning electron microscopy displayed slabs like laminar growth of Nb2PdS5while X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy exhibited the hybridization of Sulphur (2p) with both Palladium (3d)and Niobium (3d). High field (140kOe) magneto-tran...
1711.02830v1
2017-11-10
Thermodynamic Studies of \b{eta}-Ga2O3 Nanomembrane Field-Effect Transistors on a Sapphire Substrate
The self-heating effect is a severe issue for high-power semiconductor devices, which degrades the electron mobility and saturation velocity, and also affects the device reliability. On applying an ultrafast and high-resolution thermoreflectance imaging technique, the direct self-heating effect and surface temperature ...
1711.03672v1
2018-03-28
Study of nitrogen ion doping of titanium dioxide films
This study reports on the properties of nitrogen doped titanium dioxide $TiO_2$ thin films considering the application as transparent conducting oxide (TCO). Sets of thin films were prepared by sputtering a titanium target under oxygen atmosphere on a quartz substrate at 400 or 500{\deg}C. Films were then doped at the ...
1803.10828v1
2018-06-15
Quantum anomalous Hall multilayers grown by molecular beam epitaxy
Quantum anomalous Hall (QAH) effect is a quantum Hall effect that occurs without the need of external magnetic field. A system composed of multiple parallel QAH layers is an effective high Chern number QAH insulator and the key to the applications of the dissipationless chiral edge channels in low energy consumption el...
1806.05923v1
2018-09-26
Rare earth permanent magnets prepared by hot deformation process
Hot deformation process is one of the primary methods to produce anisotropic rare earth permanent magnets. Firstly, rapidly quenched powder flakes with nanocrystal structure are condensed into the full dense isotropic precursors by hot pressing process. And then, the prepared isotropic precursors are hot deformed to pr...
1809.09838v1
2018-11-05
SkyLogic - A proposal for a skyrmion logic device
This work proposes a novel logic device (SkyLogic) based on skyrmions, which are magnetic vortex-like structures that have low depinning current density and are robust to defects. A charge current sent through a polarizer ferromagnet (P-FM) nucleates a skyrmion at the input end of an intra-gate FM interconnect with per...
1811.02016v1
2019-09-06
Electronic correlation determining correlated plasmons in Sb-doped Bi$_2$Se$_3$
Electronic correlation is believed to play an important role in exotic phenomena such as insulator-metal transition, colossal magneto resistance and high temperature superconductivity in correlated electron systems. Recently, it has been shown that electronic correlation may also be responsible for the formation of unc...
1909.02703v1
2020-03-30
Growth and transport properties of Mg3X2 (X = Sb, Bi) single crystals
The discovery of high thermoelectric performance in n-type polycrystalline Mg3(Sb,Bi)2 based Zintl compounds has ignited intensive research interest. However, some fundamental questions concerning the anisotropic transport properties and the origin of intrinsically low thermal conductivity are still elusive, requiring ...
2003.13313v1
2017-03-13
Extremely high magnetoresistance and conductivity in the type-II Weyl semimetals WP2 and MoP2
The peculiar band structure of semimetals exhibiting Dirac and Weyl crossings can lead to spectacular electronic properties such as large mobilities accompanied by extremely high magnetoresistance. In particular, two closely neighbouring Weyl points of the same chirality are protected from annihilation by structural di...
1703.04527v3
2017-03-20
Exceptional Anti-Icing Performance of Self-Impregnating Slippery Surfaces
A heat exchange interface at subzero temperature in a water vapor environment, exhibits high probability of frost formation due to freezing condensation, a factor that markedly decreases the heat transfer efficacy due to the considerable thermal resistance of ice. Here we report a novel strategy to delay ice nucleation...
1703.07349v1
2019-02-03
Non-monotonic pressure dependence of high-field nematicity and magnetism in CeRhIn$_5$
CeRhIn$_5$ provides a textbook example of quantum criticality in a heavy fermion system: Pressure suppresses local-moment antiferromagnetic (AFM) order and induces superconductivity in a dome around the associated quantum critical point (QCP) near $p_{c} \approx 23\,$kbar. Strong magnetic fields also suppress the AFM o...
1902.00970v3
2020-02-11
Observation of an antiferromagnetic quantum critical point in high-purity LaNiO$_3$
Amongst the rare-earth perovskite nickelates, LaNiO$_3$ (LNO) is an exception. While the former have insulating and antiferromagnetic ground states, LNO remains metallic and non-magnetic down to the lowest temperatures. It is believed that LNO is a strange metal, on the verge of an antiferromagnetic instability. Our wo...
2002.04159v1
2020-09-18
Nanoscale structural and electrical properties of graphene grown on AlGaN by catalyst-free chemical vapor deposition
The integration of graphene (Gr) with nitride semiconductors is highly interesting for applications in high-power/high-frequency electronics and optoelectronics. In this work, we demonstrated the direct growth of Gr on Al0.5Ga0.5N/sapphire templates by propane (C3H8) chemical vapor deposition (CVD) at temperature of 13...
2009.08673v1
2017-07-28
3D laser printing by ultra-short laser pulses for micro-optical applications: towards telecom wavelengths
Three dimensional (3D) fast (< 0.5 hour) printing of micro-optical elements down to sub-wavelength resolution over 100 micrometers footprint areas using femtosecond (fs-)laser oscillator is presented. Using sub-1 nJ pulse energies, optical vortex generators made of polymerised grating segments with an azimuthally chang...
1707.09365v1
2017-08-14
High-Kinetic Inductance Additive Manufactured Superconducting Microwave Cavity
Investigations into the microwave surface impedance of superconducting resonators have led to the development of single photon counters that rely on kinetic inductance for their operation. While concurrent progress in additive manufacturing, `3D printing', opens up a previously inaccessible design space for waveguide r...
1708.04273v1
2018-08-13
Ultra-compact graphene plasmonic photodetector with the bandwidth over 110GHz
Graphene-based photodetectors, taking advantage of high carrier mobility and broadband absorption in graphene, have recently experienced rapid development. However, their performances with respect to the responsivity and bandwidth are still limited by either weak light-graphene interaction or large resistance-capacitan...
1808.04815v3
2019-03-22
Structure and mechanical behavior of ultrafine-grained aluminum-iron alloy stabilized by nanoscaled intermetallic particles
Ultrafine-grained aluminum alloys offer interesting multifunctional properties with a combination of high strength, low electrical resistivity, and low density. However, due to thermally induced grain coarsening, they typically suffer from an intrinsic poor thermal stability. To overcome this drawback, an Al-2%Fe alloy...
1903.09391v1
2019-03-27
Homogeneous hierarchical NiMoO4@NiMoO4 nanostructure as a high-performance anode material for electrochemical energy storage
Here we report the extraordinary electrochemical energy storage capability of NiMoO4@NiMoO4 homogeneous hierarchical nanosheet-on-nanowire-arrays (SOWAs) synthesized on nickel substrate by a two-stage hydrothermal process. Comparatively speaking, the SOWAs electrode displays improved electrochemical performances than t...
1903.11513v1
2019-04-29
Type-II Ising superconductivity and anomalous metallic state in macro-size ambient-stable ultrathin crystalline films
Recent emergence of two-dimensional (2D) crystalline superconductors has provided a promising platform to investigate novel quantum physics and potential applications. To reveal essential quantum phenomena therein, ultralow temperature transport investigation on high quality ultrathin superconducting films is criticall...
1904.12719v2