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2005-11-19
Transport, thermal and magnetic properties of RuSr_2(Gd_{1.5}Ce_{0.5})Cu_2O_{10-δ}, a magnetic superconductor
Resistivity, thermoelectric power, heat capacity and magnetization for samples of RuSr_2(Gd_{1.5}Ce_{0.5})Cu_{2}O_{10-\delta} were investigated in the temperature range 1.8-300 K with a magnetic field up to 8 T. The resistive transitions to the superconducting state are found to be determined by the inhomogeneous (gran...
0511489v1
2007-03-28
Comparison between experiment and calculated band structures for DyN and SmN
We investigate the electronic band structure of two of the rare-earth nitrides, DyN and SmN. Resistivity measurements imply that both materials have a semiconducting ground state, and both show resistivity anomalies coinciding with the magnetic transition, despite the different magnetic states in DyN and SmN. X-ray abs...
0703740v3
2007-04-24
Impedance spectroscopy of epitaxial multiferroic thin films
Temperature dependent impedance spectroscopy enables the many contributions to the dielectric and resistive properties of condensed matter to be deconvoluted and characterized separately. We have achieved this for multiferroic epitaxial thin films of BiFeO3 (BFO) and BiMnO3 (BMO), key examples of materials with strong ...
0704.3262v1
2007-08-09
Carbon nanotube array vias for interconnect applications
The material and electrical properties of the CNT single vias and array vias grown by microwave plasma-enhanced chemical vapor deposition were investigated. The diameters of multiwall carbon nanotubes (MWNTs) grown on the bottom electrode of Ta decrease with increasing pretreatment power and substrate temperature while...
0708.1298v1
2007-08-14
Suspension of Nanoparticles in SU-8 and Characterization of Nanocomposite Properties
Gold nanospheres, single wall carbon nanotubes (SWNT), and diamonoids were phyically incorporated into the negative photoresist SU-8. the mixtures were spin cast onto silicon or aluminium coated silicon wafers. ASTM standard D638 tensile specimens were lithographically patterned in the materials and then released from ...
0708.1822v1
2007-12-07
Field Tuned Superconductor to Insulator Transitions in an Amorphous Film with an Imposed Multiply Connected Geometry
We have observed multiple magnetic field driven superconductor to insulator transitions (SIT) in amorphous Bi films perforated with a nano-honeycomb (NHC) array of holes. The period of the magneto-resistance, H=H_M=h/2eS where S is the area of a unit cell of holes, indicates the field driven transitions are boson domin...
0712.1076v1
2008-07-02
Nano Imprint Lithography on Silica Sol-gels: a simple route to sequential patterning
Since the pioneering work of S.Y. Chou et al.[1] Nano Imprint Lithography (NIL) has emerged as a promising technique for surface patterning, opening for numerous applications ranging from nanophotonics[2] to microfluidics[3]. NIL basically consists in the stamping of deformable surfaces or films. Preferred materials ar...
0807.0378v1
2009-01-09
Stability of a Charged Particle Beam in a Resistive Plasma Channel
A self-focusing of a coasting relativistic beam in a plasma channel that is confined by an external magnetic field is studied as a means of reconditioning the beam emerging from a beam injector [a radio frequency quadrupole (RFQ)] for a linac. A detailed study of the beam stability in the self-focused beam has been car...
0901.1167v2
2009-07-21
Anomalous transport properties of the halfmetallic ferromagnets Co2TiSi, Co2TiGe, and Co2TiSn
In this work the theoretical and experimental investigations of Co2TiZ (Z = Si, Ge, or Sn) compounds are reported. Half-metallic ferromagnetism is predicted for all three compounds with only two bands crossing the Fermi energy in the majority channel. The magnetic moments fulfill the Slater-Pauling rule and the Curie t...
0907.3562v1
2009-08-27
A low field technique for measuring magnetic and magneto-resistance anisotropy coefficients applied to (Ga,Mn)As
We demonstrate a simple, low cost, magneto-transport method for rapidly characterizing the magnetic anisotropy and anisotropic magneto-resistance (AMR) of ferromagnetic devices with uniaxial magnetic anisotropy. This transport technique is the analogue of magnetic susceptibility measurements of bulk material but is app...
0908.3960v1
2010-01-20
Robust charge and magnetic order under electric field and current in the multiferroic LuFe(2)O(4)
We performed elastic neutron scattering measurements on the charge- and magnetically-ordered multiferroic material LuFe(2)O(4). An external electric field along the [001] direction with strength up to 20 kV/cm applied at low temperature (~100 K) does not affect either the charge or magnetic structure. At higher tempera...
1001.3611v2
2010-10-07
Compensation-dependence of magnetic and electrical properties in Ga1-xMnxP
We demonstrate the control of the hole concentration in Ga1-xMnxP over a wide range by introducing compensating vacancies. The resulting evolution of the Curie temperature from 51 K to 7.5 K is remarkably similar to that observed in Ga1-xMnxAs despite the dramatically different character of hole transport between the t...
1010.1368v2
2011-02-04
Low-Frequency Current Fluctuations in Graphene-like Exfoliated Thin-Films of Topological Insulators
We report on the low-frequency current fluctuations and electronic noise in thin-films made of bismuth selenide topological insulators. The films were prepared via the graphene-like mechanical exfoliation and used as the current conducting channels in the four- and two-contact devices. Analysis of the resistance depend...
1102.0961v1
2011-05-04
Sondheimer Oscillation as a Fingerprint of Surface Dirac Fermions
Topological states of matter challenge the paradigm of symmetry breaking, characterized by gapless boundary modes and protected by the topological property of the ground state. Recently, angle-resolved photoemission spectroscopy (ARPES) has revealed that semiconductors of Bi$_{2}$Se$_{3}$ and Bi$_{2}$Te$_{3}$ belong to...
1105.0731v1
2011-07-05
Evidence for filamentary superconductivity nucleated at antiphase domain walls in antiferromagnetic CaFe$_2$As$_2$
Resistivity, magnetization and microscopic $^{75}$As nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) measurements in the antiferromagnetically ordered state of the iron-based superconductor parent material CaFe$_2$As$_2$ exhibit anomalous features that are consistent with the collective freezing of domain walls. Below $T^*\approx 10$...
1107.0904v2
2011-08-22
Ferromagnetic Quantum Criticality in the Quasi-One-Dimensional Heavy Fermion Metal YbNi4P2
We present a new Kondo-lattice system, YbNi4P2, which is a clean heavy-fermion metal with a severely reduced ferromagnetic ordering temperature at T_C=0.17K, evidenced by distinct anomalies in susceptibility, specific-heat, and resistivity measurements. The ferromagnetic nature of the transition, with only a small orde...
1108.4274v1
2012-10-18
Observation of a Large Photo-response in a Single Nanowire (Diameter ~30 nm) of Charge Transfer Complex Cu:TCNQ
We report for the first time large photoresponse in a single NW of the charge transfer complex Cu:TCNQ. We fabricate a metal-semiconductor-metal device with a single NW and focus ion beam deposited Pt. We observe large photocurrent even at zero bias. The spectral dependence of the photoresponse follows the main absorpt...
1210.5207v1
2013-01-16
Huge field-effect surface charge injection and conductance modulation in metallic thin films by electrochemical gating
The field-effect technique, popular thanks to its application in common field-effect transistors, is here applied to metallic thin films by using as a dielectric a novel polymer electrolyte solution. The maximum injected surface charge, determined by a suitable modification of a classic method of electrochemistry calle...
1301.3769v1
2013-02-05
Scaling of Non-Saturating MR and quantum oscillations in pristine and ion-implanted HOPG
A wide variety of resistive and field dependent behaviors have been previously observed in both doped and non-doped Highly Oriented Pyrolytic Graphite (HOPG). We find HOPG samples to vary significantly in their temperature dependent resistances, even between portions taken from the same sample, yet they exhibit consist...
1302.1229v1
2013-02-07
Thermoelectromotive force of hafnium at plastic deformation in regime of creep at temperature of 300 K
The thermoelectromotive force and electrical resistivity of the polycrystalline hafnium (Hf) with the grain size of 10 {\mu}m during the process of plastic deformation in the regime of creep at the temperature of 300 K are precisely measured. It is shown that the thermoelectromotive force depends on the deformation mec...
1302.1784v1
2013-03-11
Nanobatteries in redox-based resistive switches require extension of memristor theory
Redox-based nanoionic resistive memory cells (ReRAMs) are one of the most promising emerging nano-devices for future information technology with applications for memory, logic and neuromorphic computing. Recently, the serendipitous discovery of the link between ReRAMs and memristors and memristive devices has further i...
1303.2589v1
2013-07-02
Non-volatile ferroelastic switching of the Verwey transition and resistivity of epitaxial Fe3O4/PMN-PT (011)
A central goal of electronics based on correlated materials or 'Mottronics' is the ability to switch between distinct collective states with a control voltage. Small changes in structure and charge density near a transition can tip the balance between competing phases, leading to dramatic changes in electronic and magn...
1307.0838v1
2014-06-01
Effect of carrier concentration on magnetism and magnetic order in the pyrochlore iridates
We present resistivity, magnetization, and zero field muon spin relaxation ($\mu$SR) data for the pyrochlore iridate materials Nd$_{2-x}$Ca$_{x}$Ir$_{2}$O$_{7}$ ($x = 0, 0.06$, and $0.10$) and Sm$_2$Ir$_2$O$_7$. While Nd$_{2}$Ir$_{2}$O$_{7}$ (Nd227) is weakly conducting, Sm$_{2}$Ir$_{2}$O$_{7}$ (Sm227) has slowly diver...
1406.0194v1
2014-10-07
Thickness Scaling Effect on Interfacial Barrier and Electrical Contact to Two-Dimensional MoS2 Layers
Understanding the interfacial electrical properties between metallic electrodes and low dimensional semiconductors is essential for both fundamental science and practical applications. Here we report the observation of thickness reduction induced crossover of electrical contact at Au/MoS2 interfaces. For MoS2 thicker t...
1410.1943v2
2015-03-04
Observation of the chiral anomaly induced negative magneto-resistance in 3D Weyl semi-metal TaAs
Weyl semi-metal is the three dimensional analog of graphene. According to the quantum field theory, the appearance of Weyl points near the Fermi level will cause novel transport phenomena related to chiral anomaly. In the present paper, we report the first experimental evidence for the long-anticipated negative magneto...
1503.01304v1
2015-03-12
Shubnikov-de Haas oscillations, weak antilocalization effect and large linear magnetoresistance in the putative topological superconductor LuPdBi
We present electronic transport and magnetic properties of single crystals of semimetallic half-Heusler phase LuPdBi, having theoretically predicted band inversion requisite for nontrivial topological properties. The compound exhibits superconductivity below a critical temperature $T_{\rm c}=1.8\,$K, with a zero-temper...
1503.03697v1
2015-11-17
Microstructure, mechanical properties and corrosion of friction stir welded 6061 Aluminum Alloy
The microstructure, mechanical properties, and corrosion behavior of friction stir welded (FSW) AA6061 aluminum alloys were investigated. Dynamic recrystallized structures were observed and grain sizes of nugget zone (NZ), thermomechanically-affected zone (TMAZ), heat-affected zone (HAZ), and base material (BM) were di...
1511.05507v1
2015-11-20
Transmission conditions for thin curvilinear close to circular heat-resistant interphases in composite ceramics
This paper considers the problem of heat transfer in a composite ceramic material where the structural elements are bonded to the matrix via a thin heat resistant adhesive layer. The layer has the form of a circular ring or close to it. Using an asymptotic approach, the interphase is modeled by an infinitesimal imperfe...
1511.06630v2
2015-11-29
Ultrafast electron-phonon-magnon interactions at noble metal-ferromagnet interfaces
Ultrafast optical excitation of gold-cobalt bilayers triggers the nontrivial interplay between the electronic, acoustic, and magnetic degrees of freedom. Laser-heated electrons generated at the gold-air interface diffuse through the layer of gold and strongly overheat the lattice in cobalt resulting in the emission of ...
1511.09060v3
2016-04-05
Gap state charge induced spin-dependent negative differential resistance in tunnel junctions
We propose and demonstrate through first-principles calculation a new spin-dependent negative differential resistance (NDR) mechanism in magnetic tunnel junctions (MTJ) with cubic cation disordered crystals (CCDC) AlO$_x$ or Mg$_{1-x}$Al$_x$O as barrier materials. The CCDC is a class of insulators whose band gap can be...
1604.01364v1
2016-05-12
Thermoelectric performance of spin Seebeck effect in Fe3O4/Pt-based thin film heterostructures
We report a systematic study on the thermoelectric performance of spin Seebeck devices based on Fe3O4/Pt junction systems. We explore two types of device geometries: a spin Hall thermopile and spin Seebeck multilayer structures. The spin Hall thermopile increases the sensitivity of the spin Seebeck effect, while the in...
1605.03752v1
2016-06-15
Response of Carbon Nanotube (CNT) Ply Subjected to a Pulsed Magnetic Field
In this study, the possible deformation of a single Carbon Nanotube (CNT) ply subjected to a pulsed magnetic field was investigated. In all tests the capacitor bank was charged to 6kJ of energy. A Photon Doppler Velocimetry (PDV) system was used to measure velocity or displacement of the CNT ply during the experiments....
1606.04893v2
2016-07-28
A 3D dislocation dynamics analysis of the size effect on the strength of [111] LiF micropillars at 300K and 600K
The mechanical behavior in compression of [111] LiF micropillars with diameters in the range 0.5 $\mu$m to 2.0 $\mu$m was analyzed by means of discrete dislocation dynamics at ambient and elevated temperature. The dislocation velocity was obtained from the Peach-Koehler force acting on the dislocation segments from a t...
1607.08642v1
2016-11-20
Uniform Benchmarking of Low Voltage Van Der Waals FETs
Monolayer MoS2, MoSe2, MoTe2, WS2, WSe2, and black phosphorous field effect transistors (FETs) operating in the low-voltage (LV) regime (0.3V) with geometries from the 2019 and 2028 nodes of the 2013 International Technology Roadmap for Semiconductors (ITRS) are benchmarked along with an ultra-thin-body Si FET. Current...
1611.06480v1
2016-12-28
In-plane anisotropy of transport coefficients in the electronic nematic states: Universal origin of the nematicity in Fe-based superconductors
The origin of the electronic nematicity and its remarkable material-dependence are famous longstanding unsolved issues in Fe-based superconductors. To attack these issues, we focus on the in-plane anisotropy of the resistivity: In the nematic state in FeSe, the relation $\rho_x>\rho_y$ holds, where $\rho_{x(y)}$ is the...
1612.08841v1
2017-02-03
Evolution of structure, magnetism and electronic transport in doped pyrochlore iridate Y$_2$Ir$_{2-x}$Ru$_{x}$O$_7$
The interplay between spin-orbit coupling (SOC) and electron correlation ($U$) is considered for many exotic phenomena in iridium oxides. We have investigated the evolution of structural, magnetic and electronic properties in pyrochlore iridate Y$_2$Ir$_{2-x}$Ru$_{x}$O$_7$ where the substitution of Ru has been aimed to...
1702.01023v1
2017-02-25
Compressive mechanical response of graphene foams and their thermal resistance with copper interfaces
We report compressive mechanical response of graphene foams (GFs) and the thermal resistance ($R_{TIM}$) between copper (Cu) and GFs, where GFs were prepared by the chemical vapor deposition (CVD) method. We observe that Young's modulus ($E_{GF}$) and compressive strength ($\sigma_{GF}$) of GFs have a power law depende...
1702.07816v1
2017-11-22
Structural properties of Fe/Cu magnetic multilayers: a Monte Carlo approach
Using atomistic Monte Carlo simulations, we investigated the impact of the interface on the structural properties of iron and copper (Fe/Cu) magnetic multilayers grown by Vorono\"i diagram. Interest in magnetic multilayers has recently emerged as they are shown to be promising candidates for magnetic storage media, mag...
1711.08508v1
2017-11-24
Inter-layer and Intra-layer Heat Transfer in Bilayer/Monolayer Graphene van der Waals Heterostructure: Is There a Kapitza Resistance Analogous?
Van der Waals heterostructures have exhibited interesting physical properties. In this paper, heat transfer in hybrid coplanar bilayer/monolayer (BL-ML) graphene, as a model layered van der Waals heterostructure, was studied using non-equilibrium molecular dynamics (MD) simulations. Temperature profile and inter- and i...
1711.09127v1
2018-04-20
Comparative study of the compensated semi-metals LaBi and LuBi : A first-principles approach
We have investigated the electronic structures of LaBi and LuBi, employing the full-potential all electron method as implemented in Wien2k. Using this, we have studied in detail both the bulk and the surface states of these materials. From our band structure calculations we find that LuBi, like LaBi, is a compensated s...
1804.07652v1
2014-08-02
Destroyed quantum Hall effect in graphene with [0001] tilt grain boundaries
The reason why the half-integer quantum Hall effect (QHE) is suppressed in graphene grown by chemical vapor deposition (CVD) is unclear. We propose that it might be connected to extended defects in the material and present results for the quantum Hall effect in graphene with [0001] tilt grain boundaries connecting oppo...
1408.0394v1
2019-02-21
Correlation in transport coefficients of hole-doped CuRhO$_2$ single crystals
To clarify the origin of the nontrivial thermoelectric properties observed in the delafossite oxide CuRhO$_2$ polycrystals, we have performed the systematic transport measurements on the single-crystalline CuRhO$_2$ samples. In the parent compound, we find a pronounced peak structure due to a phonon-drag effect in the ...
1902.08301v1
2020-04-14
Temperature overshoot as the cause of physical changes in resistive switching devices during electro-formation
Resistive switching devices based on transition metal oxides require formation of a conductive filament in order for the device to be able to switch. Such filaments have been proposed to form by the reduction of the oxide due to application of the electric field, but this report seeks to rebut that interpretation. Freq...
2004.06571v1
2020-09-04
Effective Thermal Conductivity of SrBi$_4$Ti$_4$O$_{15}$-La$_{0.7}$Sr$_{0.3}$MnO$_3$ Oxide composite: Role of Particle Size and Interface Thermal Resistance
We present a novel approach to reduce the thermal conductivity ($\kappa$) in thermoelectric composite materials using acoustic impedance mismatch and the Debye model. Also, the correlation between interface thermal resistance (R$_{int}$) and the particle size of the dispersed phase on the k of the composite is discusse...
2009.02218v1
2022-02-25
Low-Temperature Thermal Conductivity of CeRh$_{2}$As$_{2}$
CeRh$_2$As$_2$ is a rare unconventional superconductor ($T_c=0.26$ K) characterized by two adjacent superconducting phases for a magnetic field $H \parallel c$-axis of the tetragonal crystal structure. Antiferromagnetic order, quadrupole-density-wave order ($T_0 = 0.4$ K) and the proximity of this material to a quantum...
2202.12667v1
2016-03-07
Pressure-resistant intermediate valence in Kondo insulator SmB6
Resonant x-ray emission spectroscopy (RXES) was used to determine the pressure dependence of the f-electron occupancy in the Kondo insulator SmB6. Applied pressure reduces the f-occupancy, but surprisingly, the material maintains a significant divalent character up to a pressure of at least 35 GPa. Thus, the closure of...
1603.02207v1
2017-04-01
Small-signal model for 2D-material based field-effect transistors targeting radio-frequency applications: the importance of considering non-reciprocal capacitances
A small-signal equivalent circuit of 2D-material based field-effect transistors is presented. Charge conservation and non-reciprocal capacitances have been assumed so the model can be used to make reliable predictions at both device and circuit levels. In this context, explicit and exact analytical expressions of the m...
1704.00181v2
2017-04-05
An open-source platform to study uniaxial stress effects on nanoscale devices
We present an automatic measurement platform that enables the characterization of nanodevices by electrical transport and optical spectroscopy as a function of uniaxial stress. We provide insights into and detailed descriptions of the mechanical device, the substrate design and fabrication, and the instrument control s...
1704.01394v1
2017-08-09
Contact-Induced Semiconductor-to-Metal Transition in Single-Layer WS$_2$
Low-resistance ohmic contacts are a challenge for electronic devices based on two-dimensional materials. We show that an atomically precise junction between a two-dimensional semiconductor and a metallic contact can lead to a semiconductor-to-metal transition in the two-dimensional material--a finding which points the ...
1708.02799v1
2019-08-26
Local electrodynamics of a disordered conductor model system measured with a microwave impedance microscope
We study the electrodynamic impedance of percolating conductors with a pre-defined network topology using a scanning microwave impedance microscope (sMIM) at GHz frequencies. For a given percolation number we observe strong spatial variations across a sample which correlate with the connected regions (clusters) in the ...
1908.09810v1
2019-11-30
Structural relaxation in amorphous materials under cyclic tension-compression loading
The process of structural relaxation in disordered solids subjected to repeated tension-compression loading is studied using molecular dynamics simulations. The binary glass is prepared by rapid cooling well below the glass transition temperature and then periodically strained at constant volume. We find that the amorp...
1912.00221v1
2021-01-04
Twin Mechanical Metamaterials
By mimicking the geometrical relation of nano-twin crystals, we propose novel architected twin mechanical metamaterials (TMMs), which can impede local shearing band formation under external loading, thus avoiding global catastrophic failure. The effects of twin-space and twin angle on the mechanical performance of TMMs...
2101.00927v1
2012-06-04
Optimal Condition for Strong Terahertz Radiation from Intrinsic Josephson Junctions
In order to enhance the radiation power in terahertz band based on the intrinsic Josephson junctions of Bi$_2$Sr$_2$CaCu$_2$O$_{8+\delta}$ single crystal, we investigate a long cylindrical sample embedded in a dielectric material. Tuning the dielectric constant, the radiation power has a maximum which is achieved when ...
1206.0516v1
2012-06-15
Breakdown of the interlayer coherence in twisted bilayer graphene
Coherent motion of the electrons in the Bloch states is one of the fundamental concepts of the charge conduction in solid state physics. In layered materials, however, such a condition often breaks down for the interlayer conduction, when the interlayer coupling is significantly reduced by e.g. large interlayer separat...
1206.3410v1
2015-07-23
Electronic, magnetic and transport properties of Fe intercalated 2H-TaS$_2$ studied by means of the KKR-CPA method
The electronic, magnetic and transport properties of Fe intercalated 2H-TaS$_2$ have been investigated by means of the Korringa-Kohn-Rostoker (KKR) method. The non-stoichiometry and disorder in the system has been accounted for using the Coherent Potential Approximation (CPA) alloy theory. A pronounced influence of dis...
1507.06544v1
2018-07-18
Thermoelectric stack sample cooling modification of a commercial atomic force microscopy
Enabling temperature dependent experiments in Atomic Force Microscopy is of great interest to study materials and surface properties at the nanoscale. By studying Curie temperature of multiferroic materials, temperature based phase transition on crystalline structures or resistive switching phenomena are only a few exa...
1807.06876v1
2019-01-21
Ferromagnetic Kondo lattice behavior in Ce11Pd4In9
We report on the low-temperature physical properties of a novel compound Ce$_{11}$Pd$_4$In$_9$ that crystallizes with the orthorhombic Nd$_{11}$Pd$_4$In$_9$-type crystal structure (space group $Cmmm$). The compound exhibits ferromagnetic ordering at $T_{\rm {C}}$ = 18.6 K and an order-order transition at $T_{\rm {t}}$ ...
1901.06888v1
2019-11-14
Absence of evidence of spin transport through amorphous Y$_3$Fe$_5$O$_{12}$
Long-distance transport of spin information in insulators without long-range magnetic order has been recently reported. Here, we perform a complete characterization of amorphous Y$_3$Fe$_5$O$_{12}$ (a-YIG) films grown on top of SiO$_2$. We confirm a clear amorphous structure and paramagnetic behavior of our a-YIG films...
1911.06061v2
2019-11-15
Design and Performance of Hafnium Optical and Near-IR Kinetic Inductance Detectors
We report on the design and performance of Microwave Kinetic Inductance Detectors (MKIDs) sensitive to single photons in the optical to near-infrared range using hafnium as the sensor material. Our test device had a superconducting transition temperature of 395 mK and a room temperature normal state resistivity of 97 $...
1911.06434v1
2020-01-08
Effect of memory electrical switching in metal/vanadium oxide/silicon structures with VO2 films obtained by the sol-gel method
Electrical switching and rectifying properties of the metal-VO2-Si structures, on both p-type and n-type silicon, with vanadium dioxide films obtained by an acetylacetonate sol-gel method, are studied. The switching effect is shown to be due to the semiconductor-to-metal phase transition (SMPT) in vanadium dioxide. The...
2001.03055v1
2020-05-24
Schottky barriers, emission regimes and contact resistances in 2H-1T' MoS$_2$ lateral metal-semiconductor junctions from first-principles
We have studied the finite bias transport properties of a 2H-1T' MoS$_2$ lateral metal-semiconductor (M-S) junction by non-equilibrium Green's functions calculations, aimed at contacting the 2D channel in a field effect transistor. Our results indicate that (a) despite the fundamentally different electrostatics of line...
2005.11717v1
2020-06-12
Blocking of conducting channels widens window for ferroelectric resistive switching in interface-engineered Hf0.5Zr0.5O2 tunnel devices
Films of Hf0.5Z0.5O2 (HZO) contain a network of grain boundaries. In (111) HZO epitaxial films on (001) SrTiO3, for instance, twinned orthorhombic (o-HZO) ferroelectric crystallites coexist with grain boundaries between o-HZO and a residual paraelectric monoclinic (m-HZO) phase. These grain boundaries contribute to the...
2006.07048v1
2020-07-09
Fe3Se4: A Possible Ferrimagnetic Half-Metal?
Half-metallic ferromagnets show 100% spin-polarization at the Fermi level and are ideal candidates for spintronic applications. Despite the extensive research in the field, very few materials have been discovered so far. Here we present results of electronic band structure calculations based on density functional theor...
2007.04736v1
2020-07-29
Quasiparticle and Nonquasiparticle Transport in Doped Quantum Paraelectrics
Charge transport in doped quantum paralectrics (QPs) presents a number of puzzles, including a pronounced $T^2$ regime in the resistivity. We analyze charge transport in a QP within a model of electrons coupled to a soft transverse optical (TO) mode via a two-phonon mechanism. For $T$ above the soft-mode frequency but ...
2007.14947v2
2020-08-06
Magnetic, transport, and thermal properties of $δ$-phase UZr$_2$
Alloys of hexagonal $\delta$-phase UZr$_2$ have been synthesized and studied by means of heat capacity, magnetic susceptibility, magnetization, electrical resistivity, magnetoresistance, thermoelectric power, thermal conductivity measurements, for the first time, at temperatures from 1.8 to 300 K and in magnetic fields...
2008.02746v1
2020-12-29
Magnetotransport signatures of chiral magnetic anomaly in the half-Heusler phase ScPtBi
Study of magnetotransport properties of ScPtBi revealed simultaneously: a negative contribution to the longitudinal magnetoresistance, the planar Hall effect, and distinct angular narrowing of the longitudinal magnetoresistance { three hallmarks of chiral magnetic anomaly (pumping of axial charge between Weyl nodes), a...
2012.14819v2
2021-05-28
Projected mushroom-type phase-change memory
Phase-change memory devices have found applications in in-memory computing where the physical attributes of these devices are exploited to compute in place without the need to shuttle data between memory and processing units. However, non-idealities such as temporal variations in the electrical resistance have a detrim...
2105.13693v2
2021-08-04
Current-induced breakdown of the quantum anomalous Hall effect
The quantum anomalous Hall effect (QAHE) realizes dissipationless longitudinal resistivity and quantized Hall resistance without the need of an external magnetic field. However, when reducing the device dimensions or increasing the current density, an abrupt breakdown of the dissipationless state occurs with a relative...
2108.02081v1
2021-10-08
Universal Non-Volatile Resistive Switching Behavior in 2D Metal Dichalcogenides Featuring Unique Conductive-Point Random Access Memory Effect
Two-dimensional materials have been discovered to exhibit non-volatile resistive switching (NVRS) phenomenon. In our work, we reported the universal NVRS behavior in a dozen metal dichalcogenides, featuring low switching voltage, large on/off ratio, fast switching speed and forming free characteristics. A unique conduc...
2110.03863v1
2021-10-27
Bound on resistivity in flat-band materials due to the quantum metric
The quantum metric is a central quantity of band theory but has so far not been related to many response coefficients due to its nonclassical origin. However, within a newly developed Kubo formalism for fast relaxation, the decomposition of the dc electrical conductivity into both classical (intraband) and quantum (int...
2110.14658v3
2021-11-22
First-principles-based screening method for resistivity scaling of anisotropic metals
The resistivity scaling of metals is a crucial limiting factor for further downscaling of interconnects in nanoelectronic devices that affects signal delay, heat production, and energy consumption. Here, we generalize a commonly considered figure of merit for selecting promising candidate metals with highly anisotropic...
2111.11121v2
2021-12-17
Nanoscale laser flash measurements of diffuson transport in amorphous Ge and Si
The thermal properties of amorphous materials have attracted significant attention due to their technological importance in electronic devices. Additionally, the disorder-induced breakdown of the phonon gas model makes vibrational transport in amorphous materials a topic of fundamental interest. In the past few decades...
2112.09289v2
2022-01-06
Insights to negative differential resistance in \texorpdfstring{MoS\textsubscript{2}}{MoS2} Esaki diodes: a first-principles perspective
\ce{MoS_2} is a two dimensional material with a band gap depending on the number of layers and tunable by an external electric field. The experimentally observed intralayer band-to-band tunneling and interlayer band-to-band tunneling in this material present an opportunity for new electronic applications in tunnel fiel...
2201.02178v1
2022-05-21
Increased Phase Coherence Length in a Porous Topological Insulator
The surface area of Bi2Te3 thin films was increased by introducing nanoscale porosity. Temperature dependent resistivity and magnetotransport measurements were conducted both on as-grown and porous samples (23 and 70 nm). The longitudinal resistivity of the porous samples became more metallic, indicating the increased ...
2205.10589v1
2022-07-11
Spin-Orbit Proximity Effect in Bi/Co Multilayer: The Role of Interface Scattering
The Spin-Orbit Proximity Effect is the raise of Spin-Orbit Coupling at a layer near to the interface with a strong spin-orbit material. It has been seen in several system such as graphene and ferromagnetic layers. The control of the Spin-Orbit Coupling can be a pathway to discover novel and exotic phases in superconduc...
2207.04937v1
2022-08-22
Unified intermediate coupling description of the pseudogap and the strange metal phases of cuprates
A one band Hubbard model with intermediate coupling is shown to describe the two most important unusual features of a normal state: linear resistivity strange metal and the pseudogap. Both the spectroscopic and transport properties of the cuprates are considered on the same footing by employing a relatively simple post...
2208.10093v1
2022-09-05
Charge-Density Wave Driven Giant Thermionic-Current Switching in 1T-TaS$_{2}$/2H-TaSe$_{2}$/2H-MoS$_{2}$ Heterostructure
1T-TaS$_2$ exhibits several resistivity phases due to the modulation of charge density wave (CDW). The fact that such phase transition can be driven electrically has attracted a lot of attention in the recent past towards \emph{active-metal} based electronics. However, the bias-driven resistivity switching is not very ...
2209.02024v1
2022-11-18
Pressure-induced superconductivity in PdTeI with quasi-one-dimensional PdTe chains
The quasi-one-dimensional material PdTeI exhibits unusual electronic transport properties at ambient pressure. Here, we systematically investigate both the structural and electronic responses of PdTeI to external pressure, through a combination of electrical transport, synchrotron x-ray diffraction (XRD), and Raman spe...
2211.10294v1
2023-02-21
Electron transport and scattering mechanisms in ferromagnetic monolayer Fe$_3$GeTe$_2$
We study intrinsic charge-carrier scattering mechanisms and determine their contribution to the transport properties of the two-dimensional ferromagnet Fe$_3$GeTe$_2$. We use state-of-the-art first-principles calculations combined with the model approaches to elucidate the role of the electron-phonon and electron-magno...
2302.10974v1
2023-03-20
Thermal decomposition of the Kitaev material $α$-RuCl$_3$ and its influence on low-temperature behavior
We explore the effect of heat treatment in argon atmosphere under various temperatures up to $500^\circ$C on single crystals of $\alpha$-RuCl$_3$ by study of the mass loss, microprobe energy dispersive x-ray spectroscopy, powder x-ray diffraction, electrical resistance as well as low-temperature magnetic susceptibility...
2303.11308v1
2023-09-08
Re-entrance of resistivity due to the interplay of superconductivity and magnetism in $\ce{Eu_{0.73}Ca_{0.27}(Fe_{0.87}Co_{0.13})2As2}$
By simultaneous Co and Ca-doping we were able to obtain an $\ce{EuFe2As2}$-based compound with superconductivity appearing above the antiferromagnetic order of $\ce{Eu^{2+}}$ magnetic moments. However, as soon as the antiferromagnetic order appears a re-entrance behavior is observed \textemdash{} instead of zero resist...
2309.04308v2
2023-10-02
Crystallographic-dependent bilinear magnetoelectric resistance in a thin WTe$_2$ layer
The recently reported Bilinear Magnetoeletric Resistance (BMR) in novel materials with rich spin textures, such as bismuth selenide (Bi$_2$Se$_3$) and tungsten ditelluride (WTe$_2$), opens new possibilities for probing the spin textures via magneto-transport measurements. By its nature, the BMR effect is directly linke...
2310.01058v1
2023-11-23
Helicoidal Transformation Method for Finite Element Models of Twisted Superconductors
This paper deals with the modelling of superconducting and resistive wires with a helicoidal symmetry, subjected to an external field and a transport current. Helicoidal structures are three-dimensional, and therefore yield computationally intensive simulations in a Cartesian coordinate system. We show in this paper th...
2311.13919v2
2024-03-28
Single-Crystal Growth and Characterization of Cuprate Superconductor (Hg,Re)Ba$_2$Ca$_2$Cu$_3$O$_{8+δ}$
We grew (Hg,Re)Ba$_2$Ca$_2$Cu$_3$O$_{8+\delta}$ ((Hg,Re)1223) single crystals with good reproducibility via the single-step flux method using monoxides as raw materials. A double-sealing method using a thick-walled quartz tube and a stainless-steel container was adopted for explosion protection. The maximum crystal siz...
2403.19182v1
2024-05-01
Tunable viscous layers in Corbino geometry using density junctions
In sufficiently clean materials where electron-electron interactions are strong compared to momentum-relaxing scattering processes, electron transport resembles the flow of a viscous fluid. We study hydrodynamic electron transport across density interfaces (n-n junctions) in a 2DEG in the Corbino geometry. From numeric...
2405.00381v1
2003-06-06
Collective transport and optical absorption near the stripe criticality
Within the stripe quantum critical point scenario for high $T_c$ superconductors, we point out the possible direct contribution of charge collective fluctuations to the optical absorption and to the d.c. resistivity.
0306176v1
2010-08-09
Planes, Chains, and Orbits: Quantum Oscillations and High Magnetic Field Heat Capacity in Underdoped YBCO
The underlying physics of the magnetic-field-induced resistive state in high temperature cuprate superconductors remains a mystery. One interpretation is that the application of magnetic field destroys the d-wave superconducting gap to uncover a Fermi surface that behaves like a conventional (i.e.Fermi Liquid) metal (1...
1008.1568v1
2011-02-09
Heavy Long-lived Mossbauer State of Niobium
A heavy niobium state showing 1/3 residual resistance is discovered below the superconducting transition temperature. This niobium sample contains high-density long-lived Mossbauer excitation.
1102.1766v2
2015-12-21
Kondo effect in CeX$_{c}$ (X$_{c}$=S, Se, Te) studied by electrical resistivity under high pressure
We have measured the electrical resistivity of cerium monochalcogenices, CeS, CeSe, and CeTe, under high pressures up to 8 GPa. Pressure dependences of the antiferromagnetic ordering temperature $T_{N}$, crystal field splitting, and the $\ln T$ anomaly of the Kondo effect have been studied to cover the whole region fro...
1512.06530v1
2019-10-01
High transparency Bi2Se3 topological insulator nanoribbon Josephson junctions with low resistive noise properties
Bi$_2$Se$_3$ nanoribbons, grown by catalyst-free Physical Vapour Deposition, have been used to fabricate high quality Josephson junctions with Al superconducting electrodes. The conductance spectra (dI/dV) of the junctions show clear dip-peak structures characteristic of multiple Andreev reflections. The temperature de...
1910.00280v2
2017-04-28
Electric Field Effect in Multilayer Cr2Ge2Te6: a Ferromagnetic Two-Dimensional Material
The emergence of two-dimensional (2D) materials has attracted a great deal of attention due to their fascinating physical properties and potential applications for future nanoelectronic devices. Since the first isolation of graphene, a Dirac material, a large family of new functional 2D materials have been discovered a...
1704.08862v1
2023-09-26
The p-Laplace "Signature" for Quasilinear Inverse Problems with Large Boundary Data
This paper is inspired by an imaging problem encountered in the framework of Electrical Resistance Tomography involving two different materials, one or both of which are nonlinear. Tomography with nonlinear materials is in the early stages of developments, although breakthroughs are expected in the not-too-distant futu...
2309.15206v1
2024-04-23
An Accessible Instrument for Measuring Soft Material Mechanical Properties
Soft material research has seen significant growth in recent years, with emerging applications in robotics, electronics, and healthcare diagnostics where understanding material mechanical response is crucial for precision design. Traditional methods for measuring nonlinear mechanical properties of soft materials requir...
2404.15036v1
2018-04-04
High-Performance Flexible Magnetic Tunnel Junctions for Smart Miniaturized Instruments
Flexible electronics is an emerging field in many applications ranging from in vivo biomedical devices to wearable smart systems. The capability of conforming to curved surfaces opens the door to add electronic components to miniaturized instruments, where size and weight are critical parameters. Given their prevalence...
1804.01298v1
2017-01-30
High quality factor manganese-doped aluminum lumped-element kinetic inductance detectors sensitive to frequencies below 100 GHz
Aluminum lumped-element kinetic inductance detectors (LEKIDs) sensitive to millimeter-wave photons have been shown to exhibit high quality factors, making them highly sensitive and multiplexable. The superconducting gap of aluminum limits aluminum LEKIDs to photon frequencies above 100 GHz. Manganese-doped aluminum (Al...
1701.08461v2
1997-08-21
Charge Dynamics from Copper Oxide Materials
The charge dynamics of the copper oxide materials in the underdoped and optimal doped regimes is studied within the framework of the fermion-spin theory. The conductivity spectrum shows the non-Drude behavior at low energies and unusual midinfrared peak, and the resistivity exhibits a linear behavior in the temperature...
9708165v2
2000-07-06
Scaling of Crack Surfaces and Implications on Fracture Mechanics
The scaling laws describing the roughness development of crack surfaces are incorporated into the Griffith criterion. We show that, in the case of a Family-Vicsek scaling, the energy balance leads to a purely elastic brittle behavior. On the contrary, it appears that an anomalous scaling reflects a R-curve behavior ass...
0007100v1
2001-01-17
Negative Magnetoresistance Produced by Hall Fluctuations in a Ferromagnetic Domain Structure
We present a model for a negative magnetoresistance (MR) that would develop in a material with many ferromagnetic domains even if the individual domains have no magnetoresistance and even if there is no boundary resistance. The negative MR is due to a classical current-distortion effect arising from spatial variations ...
0101268v2
2001-03-06
Rheology of a confined granular material
We study the rheology of a granular material slowly driven in a confined geometry. The motion is characterized by a steady sliding with a resistance force increasing with the driving velocity and the surrounding relative humidity. For lower driving velocities a transition to stick-slip motion occurs, exhibiting a block...
0103143v1
2001-11-07
Crumpling a Thin Sheet
Crumpled sheets have a surprisingly large resistance to further compression. We have studied the crumpling of thin sheets of Mylar under different loading conditions. When placed under a fixed compressive force, the size of a crumpled material decreases logarithmically in time for periods up to three weeks. We also fin...
0111095v1