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2022-04-02
Traction of Interlocking Spikes on a Granular Material
The interlock drive system generates traction by inserting narrow articulated spikes into the ground and by leveraging the soil's strength to resist horizontal draft forces. The system promises high tractive performance in low gravity environments where tires have little traction for lack of weight. At Earth and Space ...
2205.00840v2
2015-02-12
RF Transport Electromagnetic Properties of CVD Graphene from DC to 110 MHz
We report measurement of the radio-frequency (RF) transport electromagnetic properties of chemical vapour deposition (CVD) graphene over the DC to 110 MHz frequency range at room temperature. Graphene on Si/SiO2 substrate was mounted in a shielded four terminal-pair (4TP) adaptor which enabled direct connection to a ca...
1502.03835v1
2015-12-11
Intrinsic high electrical conductivity of stoichiometric SrNbO3 epitaxial thin films
SrVO3 and SrNbO3 are perovskite-type transition-metal oxides with the same d1 electronic configuration. Although SrNbO3 (4d1) has a larger d orbital than SrVO3 (3d1), the reported electrical resistivity of SrNbO3 is much higher than that of SrVO3, probably owing to nonstoichiometry. In this paper, we grew epitaxial, hi...
1512.03588v1
2020-08-22
Indium-Tin-Oxide Transistors with One Nanometer Thick Channel and Ferroelectric Gating
In this work, we demonstrate high performance indium-tin-oxide (ITO) transistors with the channel thickness down to 1 nm and ferroelectric Hf0.5Zr0.5O2 as gate dielectric. On-current of 0.243 A/mm is achieved on sub-micron gate-length ITO transistors with a channel thickness of 1 nm, while it increases to as high as 1....
2008.09881v1
2022-12-13
Collapse of Metallicity and High-$T_c$ Superconductivity in the High-Pressure phase of FeSe$_{0.89}$S$_{0.11}$
We investigate the high-pressure phase of the iron-based superconductor FeSe$_{0.89}$S$_{0.11}$ using transport and tunnel diode oscillator studies. We construct detailed pressure-temperature phase diagrams that indicate that outside of the nematic phase, the superconducting critical temperature reaches a minimum befor...
2212.06824v1
2023-03-30
Highly tunable NbTiN Josephson junctions fabricated with focused helium ion beam
We demonstrate a "direct writing" method for the fabrication of planar Josephson junctions from high quality superconducting niobium titanium nitride (NbTiN) thin films using focused He-ion beam irradiation. Compared to the materials previously used in such processing, YBCO and MgB$_2$, NbTiN has much better mechanical...
2303.17348v1
2020-09-05
Corrosion Resistance of Sulfur-Selenium Alloy Coatings
Despite decades of research, metallic corrosion remains a long-standing challenge in many engineering applications. Specifically, designing a material that can resist corrosion both in abiotic as well as biotic environments remains elusive. Here we design a lightweight sulfur-selenium (S-Se) alloy with high stiffness a...
2009.02451v1
2006-09-08
Peak resistance temperature and low temperature resistivity in thin film $La_{1-x} Ca_x Mn O_3$ mixtures for x <= 1/3
The electrical resistivity of La$_{1-x}$Ca$_{x}$MnO$_{3}$ thin films grown on (001) NdGaO$_{3}$ and (100) SrTiO$_{3}$ substrates by off-axis sputtering has been studied as a function of the Calcium doping level. The samples have very narrow rocking curves and excellent in plane registry with the substrate. A strong cor...
0609206v1
2011-10-18
Superior performance of multilayered fluoropolymer films in low voltage electrowetting
The requirement for low operational voltage in electrowetting devices, met using thin dielectrics, is usually connected with serious material failure issues. Dielectric breakdown (visible as electrolysis) is frequently evident slightly beyond the onset of the contact angle saturation. Here, plasma enhanced chemical vap...
1110.4075v1
2023-12-11
High-speed sensing of RF signals with phase change materials
RF radiation spectrum is central to wireless and radar systems among numerous high-frequency device technologies. Here, we demonstrate sensing of RF signals in the technologically relevant 2.4 GHz range utilizing vanadium dioxide (VO2), a quantum material that has garnered significant interest for its insulator-to-meta...
2312.06459v1
2015-09-14
Torsional chiral magnetic effect in Weyl semimetal with topological defect
We propose a torsional response raised by lattice dislocation in Weyl semimetals akin to chiral magnetic effect; i.e. a fictitious magnetic field arising from screw or edge dislocation induces charge current. We demonstrate that, in sharp contrast to the usual chiral magnetic effect which vanishes in real solid state m...
1509.03981v3
2016-05-02
Study of glass properties as electrode for RPC
Operation and performance of the Resistive Plate Chambers (RPCs) mostly depend on the quality and characteristics of the electrode materials. The India-based Neutrino Observatory collaboration has chosen glass RPCs as the active detector elements for its Iron Calorimeter detector and is going to deploy RPCs in an unpre...
1605.01044v1
2010-07-06
Effects of chemical substitution on transport properties of Bi-based high temperature superconductors
This report describes some transport and magnetic properties of doped Bi2212 and Bi2223 superconducting whiskers. These materials have advantages over polycrystalline sample as well as large bulk crystals in that they provide narrow transitions in resistance versus temperature as well as in magnetization versus tempera...
1007.0971v1
2021-07-03
Thin film of Al-Ga-Pd-Mn quasicrystalline alloy
Thin film quasicrystal coatings have unique properties such as very high electrical and thermal resistivity and very low surface energy. A nano quasicrystalline thin film of icosahedral Al-Ga-Pd-Mn alloy, has produced by flash evaporation followed by annealing. Attempts will be made to discuss the micromechanisms for t...
2107.01478v1
2014-03-06
Normalized Contact Force to Minimize "Electrode-Lead" Resistance in a Nanodevice
In this report, the contact resistance between "electrode" and "lead" is investigated for reasonable measurements of samples' resistance in a polypyrrole (PPy) nanowire device. The sample's resistance, including "electrode-lead" contact resistance, shows a decrease as force applied to the interface increases. Moreover,...
1403.1357v1
2004-11-12
Microwave induced resistance oscillations on a high-mobility 2DEG: absorption/reflection and temperature damping experiments
In this work we address experimentally a number of unresolved issues related to microwave induced resistance oscillations (MIRO) and the zero-resistance states observed recently on very high-mobility 2D electron gases in GaAs/AlGaAs heterostructures. In particular, we examine electrodynamic effects via reflection/absor...
0411338v1
2007-04-20
Photoelectric phenomena in structures based on high-resistivity semiconductor crystals with a thin insulator layer at the semiconductor-metal boundary
A previously unknown effect-giant spatial redistribution of the electric field strength in a crystal under illumination of the structure - was discovered and investigated in real photoresistors on high-resistivity (semi-insulating) semiconductor CdTe crystals (in metal-thin insulator- semiconductor-thin insulator -meta...
0704.2703v1
2009-03-15
Current-induced electroresistance in Nd0.5Ca0.5Mn0.95Ni0.05O3
We have investigated the dc and pulsed current-induced electroresistance in phase separated manganite Nd0.5Ca0.5Mn0.95Ni0.05O3 (NCMONi05) as a function of temperature and magnetic field. It is shown that the negative differential resistance which appears above a threshold current (Ic) and hysteresis in the V-I progress...
0903.2616v2
2009-09-15
Broken symmetry states and divergent resistance in suspended bilayer graphene
Graphene [1] and its bilayer have generated tremendous excitement in the physics community due to their unique electronic properties [2]. The intrinsic physics of these materials, however, is partially masked by disorder, which can arise from various sources such as ripples [3] or charged impurities [4]. Recent improve...
0909.2883v1
2010-03-06
Reduction of high reset currents in unipolar resistance switching Pt/SrTiOx/Pt capacitors using acceptor doping
The high reset current, IR, in unipolar resistance switching is an important issue which should be resolved for practical applications in nonvolatile memories. We showed that,during the forming and set processes, the compliance current, Icomp, can work as a crucial parameter to reduce IR. Doping with Co or Mn can signi...
1003.1390v1
2011-11-01
High pressure transport properties of the topological insulator Bi2Se3
We report x-ray diffraction, electrical resistivity, and magnetoresistance measurements on Bi2Se3 under high pressure and low temperature conditions. Pressure induces profound changes in both the room temperature value of the electrical resistivity as well as the temperature dependence of the resistivity. Initially, pr...
1111.0098v1
2011-11-14
Study of Resistive Micromegas in a Mixed Neutron and Photon Radiation Field
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...
1111.3185v1
2015-01-26
Linear magneto-resistance versus weak antilocalization effects in Bi$_2$Te$_3$ films
In chalcogenide topological insulator materials, two types of magneto-resistance (MR) effects are widely discussed: a positive MR dip around zero magnetic field associated with the weak antilocalization (WAL) effect and a linear MR effect which generally persists to high fields and high temperatures. We have studied th...
1501.06500v2
2018-04-05
Observation of transition from semiconducting to metallic ground state in high-quality single crystalline FeSi
We report anomalous physical properties of single-crystalline FeSi over a wide temperature range 1.8-400 K. X-ray diffraction, specific heat, and magnetization measurements indicate that the FeSi crystals synthesized in this study are of high quality with a very low concentration of magnetic impurities ($\sim$0.01$\%$)...
1804.02036v1
2014-08-12
Nematic spin correlations in the tetragonal state of uniaxial strained BaFe2-xNixAs2
Understanding the microscopic origins of electronic phases in high-transition temperature (high-Tc) superconductors is important for elucidating the mechanism of superconductivity. In the paramagnetic tetragonal phase of BaFe2-xTxAs2 (where T is Co or Ni) iron pnictides, an in-plane resistivity anisotropy has been obse...
1408.2756v1
2017-07-01
Memory vs. irreversibility in thermal densification of amorphous glasses
We report on dynamic effects associated with thermally-annealing amorphous indium-oxide films. In this process the resistance of a given sample may decrease by several orders of magnitude at room-temperatures, while its amorphous structure is preserved. The main effect of the process is densification - increased system...
1707.00173v1
2021-05-24
Characterization of self-heating in cryogenic high electron mobility transistors using Schottky thermometry
Cryogenic low noise amplifiers based on high electron mobility transistors (HEMTs) are widely used in applications such as radio astronomy, deep space communications, and quantum computing, and the physical mechanisms governing the microwave noise figure are therefore of practical interest. In particular, the contribut...
2105.11571v1
2021-10-06
Temperature dependent striction effect in a single crystalline Nd2Fe14B revealed using a novel high temperature resistivity measurement technique
We studied the temperature dependence of resistivity in a single crystalline Nd2Fe14B using a newly developed high temperature probe. This novel probe uses mechanical pin connectors instead of conducting glue/paste. From warming and cooling curves, the Curie temperature was consistently measured around Tc = 580 K. In a...
2110.02909v1
2022-11-15
Pressure-Induced Insulator-to-Metal Transition in van der Waals compound CoPS$_3$
We have studied the insulator-to-metal transition and crystal structure evolution under high pressure in the van der Waals compound CoPS$_3$ through $\textit{in-situ}$ electrical resistance, Hall resistance, magnetoresistance, X-ray diffraction, and Raman scattering measurements. CoPS$_3$ exhibits a $C2/m$ $\rightarrow...
2211.07925v4
2020-05-03
Resistive Switching Behaviour of Organic Molecules
Organic electronics is very promising due to the flexibility, modifiability as well as variety of the available organic molecules. Efforts are going on to use organic materials for the realization of memory devices. In this regard resistive switching devices surely will play a key role. In this paper an effort has been...
2005.01033v1
2023-06-17
An account of Natural material based Non Volatile Memory Device
The development in electronic sector has brought a remarkable change in the life style of mankind. At the same time this technological advancement results adverse effect on environment due to the use of toxic and non degradable materials in various electronic devices. With the emergence of environmental problems, the g...
2306.10382v1
2016-10-10
Determination of the resistivity anisotropy of orthorhombic materials via transverse resistivity measurements
Measurements of the resistivity anisotropy can provide crucial information about the electronic structure and scattering processes in anisotropic and low-dimensional materials, but quantitative measurements by conventional means often suffer very significant systematic errors. Here we describe a novel approach to measu...
1610.03122v1
2019-08-28
Temperature-dependent hardness of diamond-structured covalent materials
Understanding temperature-dependent hardness of covalent materials is not only of fundamental scientific interest, but also of crucial importance for technical applications. In this work, a temperature-dependent hardness formula for diamond-structured covalent materials is constructed on the basis of the dislocation th...
1909.11032v2
2014-06-11
Evidence of surface transport and weak anti-localization in single crystal of Bi2Te2Se topological insulator
Topological insulators are known to their metallic surface states, a result of strong-spin-orbital coupling, that show unique surface transport phenomenon. But these surface transports are buried in presence of metallic bulk conduction. We synthesized very high quality Bi$_2$Te$_2$Se single crystals by modified Bridgma...
1406.2879v1
2019-05-29
Growth of metallic delafossite PdCoO2 by molecular beam epitaxy
The Pd, and Pt based ABO2 delafossites are a unique class of layered, triangular oxides with 2D electronic structure and a large conductivity that rivals the noble metals. Here, we report successful growth of the metallic delafossite PdCoO2 by molecular beam epitaxy (MBE). The key challenge is controlling the oxidation...
1905.12549v2
2019-06-21
Current localisation and redistribution as the basis of discontinuous current controlled negative differential resistance in NbOx
In-situ thermo-reflectance imaging is used to show that the discontinuous, snap-back mode of current-controlled negative differential resistance (CC-NDR) in NbOx-based devices is a direct consequence of current localization and redistribution. Current localisation is shown to result from the creation of a conductive fi...
1906.08980v2
2017-12-03
Spin transport in two-layer-CVD-hBN/graphene/hBN heterostructures
We study room temperature spin transport in graphene devices encapsulated between a layer-by-layer-stacked two-layer-thick chemical vapour deposition (CVD) grown hexagonal boron nitride (hBN) tunnel barrier, and a few-layer-thick exfoliated-hBN substrate. We find mobilities and spin-relaxation times comparable to that ...
1712.00815v1
2004-09-06
Calculation of resistance for weak scattering, strong scattering and insulating quasi-one dimensional systems
A parameter free calculation of the resistivity is applied to liquid metals near the melting point ranging from weak to strong scattering limit. The method is based on length dependent resistance calculations for quasi-one dimensional systems and was applied on structures with up to 10000 atoms. The calculated value fo...
0409131v2
2012-07-02
Magneto-resistance in three-dimensional composites
In this paper we study the magneto-resistance, i.e. the second-order term of the resistivity perturbed by a low magnetic field, of a three-dimensional composite material. Extending the two-dimensional periodic framework of [4], it is proved through a H-convergence approach that the dissipation energy induced by the eff...
1207.0468v1
2020-06-30
Roadmap for Gain-Bandwidth-Product Enhanced Photodetectors
Photodetectors are key optoelectronic building blocks performing the essential optical-to-electrical signal conversion, and unlike solar cells, operate at a specific wavelength and at high signal or sensory speeds. Towards achieving high detector performance, device physics, however, places a fundamental limit of the a...
2006.16937v1
2005-06-01
Insulator-metal transition in a conservative system: An evidence for mobility coalescence in island silver films
Aging, which manifests itself as an irreversible increase in electrical resistance in island metal films is of considerable interest from both academic as well as applications point of view. Aging is attributed to various causes, oxidation of islands and mobility of islands followed by coalescence (mobility coalescence...
0506022v2
2010-09-22
Hall-effect and resistivity measurements in CdTe and ZnTe at high pressure: Electronic structure of impurities in the zincblende phase and the semi-metallic or metallic character of the high-pressure phases
We carried out high-pressure resistivity and Hall-effect measurements in single crystals of CdTe and ZnTe up to 12 GPa. Slight changes of transport parameters in the zincblende phase of CdTe are consitent with the shallow character of donor impurities. Drastic changes in all the transport parameters of CdTe were found ...
1009.4304v1
2019-10-18
Atomically Controlled Tunable Doping in High Performance WSe2 Devices
Two-dimensional transitional metal dichalcogenide (TMD) field-effect transistors (FETs) are promising candidates for future electronic applications, owing to their excellent transport properties and potential for ultimate device scaling. However, it is widely acknowledged that substantial contact resistance associated ...
1910.08619v1
2004-03-23
Systematic approach to the growth of high-quality single-crystals of Sr3Ru2O7
We describe a simple procedure for optimising the growth condition for high quality single crystals of the strontium ruthenate perovskites using an image furnace. The procedure involves carefully measuring the mass lost during crystal growth in order to predict the optimal initial atomic ratio. Using this approach we h...
0403572v1
2022-03-22
High-field magnetoresistance of microcrystalline and nanocrystalline Ni metal at 3 K and 300 K
The magnetoresistance (MR) and the magnetization isotherms were studied up to high magnetic fields at T = 3 K and 300 K for a microcrystalline ($\mu$c) Ni foil corresponding to bulk Ni and for a nanocrystalline (nc) Ni foil. At T = 3 K, for the $\mu$c-Ni sample with a residual resistivity ratio (RRR) of 331, the field ...
2203.11568v1
2023-09-18
Theoretical analysis on the possibility of superconductivity in a trilayer Ruddlesden-Popper nickelate La$_4$Ni$_3$O$_{10}$ under pressure and its experimental examination: comparison with La$_3$Ni$_2$O$_7$
We study the possibility of superconductivity in a trilayer Ruddlesden-Popper nickelate La$_4$Ni$_3$O$_{10}$ under pressure both theoretically and experimentally, making comparison with the recently discovered high $T_c$ superconductor La$_3$Ni$_2$O$_7$, a bilayer nickelate. Through DFT calculations, we find that a str...
2309.09462v4
2019-07-16
Pressure-Induced Large Volume Collapse, Plane-to-Chain, Insulator to Metal Transition in CaMn$_2$Bi$_2$
In-situ high pressure single crystal X-ray diffraction study reveals that the quantum material CaMn$_2$Bi$_2$ undergoes a unique plane to chain structural transition between 2 and 3 GPa, accompanied by a large volume collapse. CaMn2Bi2 displays a new structure type above 2.3 GPa, with the puckered Mn honeycomb lattice ...
1907.07203v1
2014-10-09
Chloride Molecular Doping Technique on 2D Materials: WS2 and MoS2
Low-resistivity metal-semiconductor (M-S) contact is one of the urgent challenges in the research of 2D transition metal dichalcogenides (TMDs). Here, we report a chloride molecular doping technique which greatly reduces the contact resistance (Rc) in the few-layer WS2 and MoS2. After doping, the Rc of WS2 and MoS2 hav...
1410.2563v1
2021-04-08
Electrical Properties of Selective-Area-Grown Superconductor-Semiconductor Hybrid Structures on Silicon
We present a superconductor-semiconductor material system that is both scalable and monolithically integrated on a silicon substrate. It uses selective area growth of Al-InAs hybrid structures on a planar III-V buffer layer, grown directly on a high resistivity silicon substrate. We characterized the electrical propert...
2104.03621v1
2021-09-21
Strain effects on the wear rate of severely deformed copper
A variety of severe plastic deformation (SPD) techniques have been developed to process materials to high strains and impart microstructural refinement. High pressure torsion (HPT) is one technique that imparts inhomogeneous strain to process discs with low strain in the center and high strain at the outer edge. In the...
2109.09907v1
2016-07-07
Lithium transport through Lithium-ion battery cathode coatings
The surface coating of cathodes using insulator films has proven to be a promising method for high-voltage cathode stabilization in Li-ion batteries. However, there is still substantial uncertainty about how these films function, specifically with regard to important coating design principles such as lithium solubility...
1607.02125v1
2023-04-20
An Origami-Inspired Design of Highly Efficient Cellular Cushion Materials
Current architectured cellular cushion materials rely mainly on damage and/or unpredictable collapse of their unit cells to absorb and dissipate energy under impact. This prevents shape recovery and produces undesirable force fluctuations that limit reusability and reduce energy absorption efficiency. Here, we propose ...
2304.10238v1
2024-01-28
Discharge quenching mechanism and performance of RPWELL with tunable 3D printed resistive plates, charge evacuation in semiconductive glass RPWELL and discharge quenching for Cryogenic-RWELL over a wide range of resistivity
Resistive electrodes are used in gaseous detectors to quench electrical discharges. This helps to protect delicate electrodes and readout electronics and to improve the stability of the detector operation. An RPWELL is a THGEM-based WELL detector with a resistive plate coupled to a conductive anode. Till now, the choic...
2401.15611v2
2009-09-25
Electric field-induced colossal electroresistance and its relaxation in multiferroic La2NiMnO6
In this work, we report direct as well as pulsed electric field-induced resistivity switching and its relaxation in a multiferroic insulator La2NiMnO6. At a fixed base temperature (Tb), the dc resistivity switches abruptly from a high to a low value, which is manifested as an upward jump in the dc current density (J) w...
0909.4612v1
2022-07-10
Diffusion theory of electrical contact resistance of "thermoelectric superlattice metal" couple
The paper proposes a strict diffusion theory of the electrical contact resistance of a thermoelectric superlattice (TES) - metal couple.The limits of the contact resistance for traditional thermoeletric materials with parabolic band spectrum and for superlattices described by Fivaz model are estimated.
2207.05065v1
2018-01-30
Open Material Property Library With Native Simulation Tool Integrations -- MASTO
Reliable material property data is crucial for trustworthy simulations throughout different areas of engineering. Special care must be taken when materials at extreme conditions are under study. Superconductors and devices assembled from superconductors and other materials, like superconducting magnets, are often opera...
1801.09897v1
2018-11-22
Chemical vapor deposition of hexagonal boron nitride and its use in electronic devices
Dielectrics are insulating materials used in many different electronic devices and play an important role in all of them. Current advanced electronic devices use dielectric materials with a high dielectric constant and avoid high leakage currents. However, these materials show several intrinsic problems, and also a bad...
1905.06938v1
2020-04-14
Materials Requirements of High-Speed and Low-Power Spin-Orbit-Torque Magnetic Random-Access Memory
As spin-orbit-torque magnetic random-access memory (SOT-MRAM) is gathering great interest as the next-generation low-power and high-speed on-chip cache memory applications, it is critical to analyze the magnetic tunnel junction (MTJ) properties needed to achieve sub-ns, and ~fJ write operation when integrated with CMOS...
2004.06268v2
2022-04-28
Degradation model of high-nickel positive electrodes: Effects of loss of active material and cyclable lithium on capacity fade
Nickel-rich layered oxides have been widely used as positive electrode materials for high-energy-density lithium-ion batteries, but their degradation has severely affected cell performance, in particular at a high voltage and temperature. However, the underlying degradation mechanisms have not been well understood due ...
2204.13364v2
2019-02-26
Data-driven Exploration of Pressure-Induced Superconductivity in AgIn$_{5}$Se$_{8}$
Candidates compounds for new thermoelectric and superconducting materials, which have narrow band gap and flat bands near band edges, were exhaustively searched by a high-throughput first-principles calculation from an inorganic materials database named AtomWork. We focused on AgIn$_{5}$Se$_{8}$ which has high density ...
1902.09770v1
2020-06-25
Influence of Yb3+on the structural, electrical and optical properties of sol-gel synthesized Ni-Zn nanoferrites
Polycrystalline Yb substituted NiZn nanoferrites with the compositions of Ni0.5Zn0.5YbxFe2-xO4 (x= 0.00, 0.04, 0.08, 0.12, 0.16 and 0.20) have been synthesized using sol gel auto combustion technique. Single phase cubic spinel structure has been confirmed by the X ray diffraction (XRD) patterns. Larger lattice constant...
2006.14180v1
2024-04-12
Electron-phonon interaction, magnetic phase transition, charge density waves and resistive switching in VS2 and VSe2 revealed by Yanson point contact spectroscopy
VS2 and VSe2 have attracted particular attention among the transition metals dichalcogenides because of their promising physical properties concerning magnetic ordering, charge density wave (CDW), emergent superconductivity, etc., which are very sensitive to stoichiometry and dimensionality reduction. Yanson point cont...
2404.08269v1
2010-11-12
Large bulk resistivity and surface quantum oscillations in the topological insulator Bi2Te2Se
Topological insulators are predicted to present novel surface transport phenomena, but their experimental studies have been hindered by a metallic bulk conduction that overwhelms the surface transport. We show that a new topological insulator, Bi2Te2Se, presents a high resistivity exceeding 1 Ohm-cm and a variable-rang...
1011.2846v1
2017-02-14
Modelling electron-phonon interactions in graphene with curved space hydrodynamics
We introduce a different perspective describing electron-phonon interactions in graphene based on curved space hydrodynamics. Interactions of phonons with charge carriers increase the electrical resistivity of the material. Our approach captures the lattice vibrations as curvature changes in the space through which ele...
1702.04156v1
2019-10-31
Vorticity of viscous electronic flow in graphene
In ultra-pure materials electrons may exhibit a collective motion similar to the hydrodynamic flow of a viscous fluid, the phenomenon with far reaching consequences in a wide range of many body systems from black holes to high-temperature superconductivity. Yet the definitive detection of this intriguing behavior remai...
1910.14473v2
2021-11-09
Magnetotransport in ferromagnetic Fe$_2$Ge semimetallic thin films
Thin films of the ferromagnet Fe$_2$Ge were grown via molecular beam epitaxy, and their electrical and magneto-transport properties measured for the first time. X-ray diffraction and vibrating sample magnetometry measurements confirmed the crystalline ferromagnetic Fe$_2$Ge phase. The observed high temperature maximum ...
2111.05417v1
2022-01-18
In-plane magnetic structure and exchange interactions in the high-temperature antiferromagnet Cr2Al
The ordered tetragonal intermetallic Cr$_2$Al forms the same structure type as Mn$_2$Au, and the latter has been heavily investigated for its potential in antiferromagnetic spintronics due to its degenerate in-plane N\'{e}el vector. We present the single crystal flux growth of Cr$_2$Al and orientation-dependent magneti...
2201.07356v1
2024-03-26
Large topological Hall effect arising from spin reorientation in kagome magnet Fe3Ge
Materials systems with spin chirality can provide ultra-high-density, ultra-fast, and ultralow-power information carriers for digital transformation. These material systems include magnetic skyrmions, chiral domain walls, spin reorientation,and so on. The topological Hall effect (THE) has been identified as the most co...
2403.17354v1
2022-08-23
Anomalous electrical transport and magnetic skyrmions in Mn-tuned Co9Zn9Mn2 single crystals
\b{eta}-Mn-type CoxZnyMnz (x + y + z = 20) alloys have recently attracted increasing attention as a new class of chiral magnets with skyrmions at and above room temperature. However, experimental studies on the transport properties of this material are scarce. In this work, we report the successful growth of the \b{eta...
2208.10955v1
2007-08-31
Fundamental Constants
The notion of ``fundamental constant'' is heavily theory-laden. A natural, fairly precise formulation is possible in the context of the standard model (here defined to include gravity). Some fundamental constants have profound geometric meaning. The ordinary gravitational constant parameterizes the stiffness, or resist...
0708.4361v1
2014-02-10
Tuning the band gap of PbCrO4 through high-pressure: Evidence of wide-to-narrow semiconductor transitions
The electronic transport properties and optical properties of lead(II) chromate (PbCrO4) have been studied at high pressure by means of resistivity, Hall-effect, and optical-absorption measurements. Band-structure first-principle calculations have been also performed. We found that the low-pressure phase is a direct ba...
1402.2139v1
2015-08-11
Pressure induced electronic topological transition in Sb2S3
Pressure induced electronic topological transitions in the wide band gap semiconductor Sb2S3 (Eg = 1.7-1.8 eV) with similar crystal symmetry (SG: Pnma) to its illustrious analog, Sb2Se3, has been studied using Raman spectroscopy, resistivity and the available literature on the x-ray diffraction studies. In this report,...
1508.02516v1
2018-11-19
Room-temperature Low-field Colossal Magneto-resistance in Double-perovskite Manganite
The gigantic decrease of resistance by an applied magnetic field, which is often referred to as colossal magnetoresistance (CMR), has been an attracting phenomenon in strongly correlated electron systems. The discovery of CMR in manganese oxide compounds has developed the science of strong coupling among charge, orbita...
1811.07596v1
2018-10-17
Perspectives of HgTe Topological Insulators for Quantum Hall Metrology
We report the studies of high-quality HgTe/(Cd,Hg)Te quantum wells (QWs) with a width close to the critical one $d_c$, corresponding to the topological phase transition and graphene like band structure in view of their applications for Quantum Hall Effect (QHE) resistance standards. We show that in the case of inverted...
1810.07449v1
2019-07-25
Reducing sheet resistance of self-assembled transparent graphene films by defect patching and doping with UV/ozone treatment
Liquid phase exfoliation followed by Langmuir-Blodgett self-assembly (LBSA) is a promising method for scalable production of thin graphene films for transparent conductor applications. However, monolayer assembly into thin films often induces a high density of defects, resulting in a large sheet resistance that hinders...
1907.10916v2
2019-10-17
Link between magnetism and resistivity upturn in cuprates: a thermal conductivity study of La$_{2-x}$Sr$_x$CuO$_4$
A key unexplained feature of cuprate superconductors is the upturn in their normal state electrical resistivity $\rho(T)$ seen at low temperature inside the pseudogap phase. We examined this issue via measurements of the thermal conductivity $\kappa(T)$ down to 50 mK and in fields up to 17 T on the cuprate La$_{2-x}$Sr...
1910.08126v1
2021-08-18
High Entropy Alloy CrFeNiCoCu sputtered films
High entropy alloy(HEA) films of CrFeCoNiCu were prepared by sputtering, their structure was characterized, and their electric properties measured by temperature dependent Hall and Seebeck measurement. The HEA films show a solid solution with fcc structure, and a 111 texture with columnar grains of widths 15-30 nm exte...
2108.08373v2
2022-05-03
Structural and electronic phase transitions in Zr$_{1.03}$Se$_{2}$ at high pressure
A detailed high pressure investigation is carried out using x-ray diffraction, Raman spectroscopy and low temperature resistivity measurements on hexagonal ZrSe$_{2}$ having an excess of 3 at.\% Zr. Structural studies show that the sample goes through a gradual structural transition from hexagonal to monoclinic phase, ...
2205.01322v1
2022-06-08
Quantized anomalous Hall resistivity achieved in molecular beam epitaxy-grown MnBi2Te4 thin films
The intrinsic magnetic topological insulator MnBi2Te4 provides a feasible pathway to high temperature quantum anomalous Hall (QAH) effect as well as various novel topological quantum phases. Although quantized transport properties have been observed in exfoliated MnBi2Te4 thin flakes, it remains a big challenge to achi...
2206.03773v2
2022-07-23
Anomalous resistivity upturn in the van der Waals ferromagnet Fe$_5$GeTe$_2$
Fe$_5$GeTe$_2$ (n = 3, 4, 5) have recently attracted increasing attention due to their two-dimensional van der Waals characteristic and high temperature ferromagnetism, which make promises for spintronic devices. The Fe(1) split site is one important structural characteristic of Fe$_5$GeTe$_2$ which makes it very diffe...
2207.11383v1
2000-09-21
High-pressure study of the non-Fermi liquid material U_2Pt_2In
The effect of hydrostatic pressure (p<= 1.8 GPa) on the non-Fermi liquid state of U_2Pt_2In is investigated by electrical resistivity measurements in the temperature interval 0.3-300 K. The experiments were carried out on single-crystals with the current along (I||c) and perpendicular (I||a) to the tetragonal axis. The...
0009324v1
2002-04-19
Spin-injection through an Fe/InAs Interface
The spin-dependence of the interface resistance between ferromagnetic Fe and InAs is calculated from first-principles for specular and disordered (001) interfaces. Because of the symmetry mismatch in the minority-spin channel, the specular interface acts as an efficient spin filter with a transmitted current polarisati...
0204422v1
2002-10-01
Free and Trapped Injected Carriers in C60 Crystals
We report on the conductance from two-contact carrier injection in C60 single crystals. In the nonlinear regime, the current and voltage obey a power law, I \~ V^m, where m can be as high as 10 at room temperature. This nonlinear behavior - the resistance decreases by 6 orders of magnitude without saturation - is among...
0210029v1
2003-02-03
Critical Current Density and Resistivity of MgB2 Films
The high resistivity of many bulk and film samples of MgB2 is most readily explained by the suggestion that only a fraction of the cross-sectional area of the samples is effectively carrying current. Hence the supercurrent (Jc) in such samples will be limited by the same area factor, arising for example from porosity o...
0302017v1
2003-03-19
Structural and Electronic Properties of Amorphous and Polycrystalline In2Se3 Films
Structural and electronic properties of amorphous and single-phase polycrystalline films of gamma- and kappa-In2Se3 have been measured. The stable gamma phase nucleates homogeneously in the film bulk and has a high resistivity, while the metastable kappa phase nucleates at the film surface and has a moderate resistivit...
0303369v1
2003-04-16
Initial dissipation and current-voltage characteristics of superconductors containing fractal clusters of a normal phase
The influence of fractal clusters of a normal phase on distinctive features of current-voltage characteristic of percolative type-II superconductors is considered. The results of high-resolution measurements of the differential resistance of BPSCCO/Ag composites are discussed in the context of magnetic flux dynamics. T...
0304354v2
2003-12-12
Electronic behavior in mats of single-walled carbon nanotubes under pressure
Single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWNTs) have many interesting properties; they may be metallic or semiconducting depending on their diameter and helicity of the graphene sheet. Hydrostatic or quasi-hydrostatic high pressures can probe many electronic features. Resistance - temperature measurements in SWNTs from normal c...
0312307v1
2004-08-12
Impedance spectroscopy study on post-annealing-tuned polycrystalline CaCu3Ti4O12 films: Evidence of Barrier Layer Capacitor Effects
In this paper, impedance spectroscopy study was performed to establish the electrical property and microstructure relations of the as-deposited and post-annealed polycrystalline CCTO films prepared on Pt/Ti/SiO2/Si (100) substrates by pulsed-laser deposition (PLD). Our results demonstrated that the as-deposited polycry...
0408275v2
2004-12-03
Resistance noise scaling in a 2D system in GaAs
The 1/f resistance noise of a two-dimensional (2D) hole system in a high mobility GaAs quantum well has been measured on both sides of the 2D metal-insulator transition (MIT) at zero magnetic field (B=0), and deep in the insulating regime. The two measurement methods used are described: I or V fixed, and measurement of...
0412084v1
2005-10-21
Superconductivity mediated by a soft phonon mode: specific heat, resistivity, thermal expansion and magnetization of YB6
The superconductor YB6 has the second highest critical temperature Tc among the boride family MBn. We report measurements of the specific heat, resistivity, magnetic susceptibility and thermal expansion from 2 to 300 K, using a single crystal with Tc = 7.2 K. The superconducting gap is characteristic of medium-strong c...
0510572v3
2006-03-31
Evidences of a consolute critical point in the Phase Separation regime of La(5/8-y)Pr(y)Ca(3/8)MnO(3) (y = 0.4) single crystals
We report on DC and pulsed electric field sensitivity of the resistance of mixed valent Mn oxide based La(5/8-y)Pr(y)Ca(3/8)MnO(3) (y = 0.4) single crystals as a function of temperature. The low temperature regime of the resistivity is highly current and voltage dependent. An irreversible transition from high (HR) to a...
0603850v1
2007-06-29
NMR relaxation and resistivity from rattling phonons in pyrochlore superconductors
We calculate the temperature dependence of NMR relaxation rate and electrical resistivity for coupling to a local, strongly anharmonic phonon mode. We argue that the two-phonon Raman process is dominating NMR relaxation. Due to the strong anharmonicity of the phonon an unusual temperature dependence is found having a l...
0706.4345v2
2007-07-04
NaV2O4: a Quasi-1D Metallic Antiferromagnet with Half-Metallic Chains
NaV2O4 crystals were grown under high pressure using a NaCl flux, and the crystals were characterized with X-ray diffraction, electrical resistivity, heat capacity, and magnetization. The structure of NaV2O4 consists of double chains of edge-sharing VO6 octahedra. The resistivity is highly anisotropic, with the resisti...
0707.0519v3
2007-09-11
Transport properties and magnetic field induced localization in the misfit cobaltite [Bi$_2$Ba$_{1.3}$K$_{0.6}$Co$_{0.1}$]$^{RS}$[CoO$_2$]$_{1.97}$ single crystal
Resistivity under magnetic field, thermopower and Hall coefficient are systematically studied for [Bi$_2$Ba$_{1.3}$K$_{0.6}$Co$_{0.1}$]$^{RS}$[CoO$_2$]$_{1.97}$ single crystal. In-plane resistivity ($\rho_{ab}$(T)) shows metallic behavior down to 2 K with a $T^2$ dependence below 30 K; while out-of-plane resistivity ($...
0709.1519v1
2007-11-29
Magnetoelectric Effects on Composite Nano Granular $Fe/TiO_{2-δ}$ Films
Employing a new experimental technique to measure magnetoelectric response functions, we have measured the magnetoelectric effect in composite films of nano granular metallic iron in anatase titanium dioxide at temperatures below 50 K. A magnetoelectric resistance is defined as the ratio of a transverse voltage to bias...
0711.4776v1
2009-04-23
Microscopic origin of bipolar resistive switching of nanoscale titanium oxide thin films
We report a direct observation of the microscopic origin of the bipolar resistive switching behavior in nanoscale titanium oxide films. Through a high-resolution transmission electron microscopy, an analytical TEM technique using energy-filtering transmission electron microscopy and an in situ x-ray photoelectron spect...
0904.3628v2
2009-08-25
Bipolar resistive switching characteristics of poly(3,4-ethylene-dioxythiophene): poly(styrenesulfonate) thin film
We investigated the reversible resistive switching of poly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene):polystyrenesulfonate (PEDOT:PSS) thin films sandwiched between Al electrodes. The J-V sweep curve showed a hysteretic behavior which depends on the polarity of the applied voltage bias. From the analysis of I-V curves, it was reveale...
0908.3527v1
2010-02-02
Memristor Behaviour in Nano-Sized Vertical Lsmo/Lsmo Tunnel Junctions
We report a memory resistance (memristor) behavior with nonlinear current-voltage characteristics and bipolar hysteretic resistance switching in the nanocolumnar manganite (LSMO) films. The switching from a high (HRS) to a low (LRS) resistance occurs at a bias field ~1 MV/cm. Applied electric field drops mostly at the ...
1002.0495v1
2010-02-11
Synthesis, anisotropy, and superconducting properties of LiFeAs single crystal
A LiFeAs single crystal with $T_c^{onset}$$\sim$19.7 K was grown successfully in a sealed tungsten crucible using the Bridgeman method. The electrical resistivity experiments revealed a ratio of room temperature to residual resistivity (RRR) of approximately 46 and 18 for the in-plane and out-of plane directions. The e...
1002.2249v1
2010-07-15
Role of interface reaction on resistive switching of Metal/a-TiO2/Al RRAM devices
For the clear understanding of the role of interface reaction between top metal electrode and titanium oxide layer, we investigated the effects of various top metals on the resistive switching in Metal/a-TiO2/Al devices. The top Al device with the highest oxygen affinity showed the best memory performance, which is att...
1007.2463v1