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2020-09-30
Domain Control by Adjusting Anisotropic Stress in Pyrochlore Oxide Cd2Re2O7
The 5d pyrochlore oxide Cd2Re2O7 exhibits successive phase transitions from a cubic pyrochlore structure (phase I) to a tetragonal structure without inversion symmetry below Ts1 of ~200 K (phase II) and further to another noncentrosymmetric tetragonal structure below Ts2 of ~120 K (phase III). The two low-temperature p...
2009.14443v1
2012-01-10
Microscopic theory for a ferromagnetic-nanowire/superconductor heterostructure: Transport, fluctuations and topological superconductivity
Motivated by the recent experiment of Wang et al. [Nature Physics 6, 389 (2010)], who observed a highly unusual transport behavior of ferromagnetic Cobalt nanowires proximity-coupled to superconducting electrodes, we study proximity effect and temperature-dependent transport in such a mesoscopic hybrid structure. It is...
1201.2180v2
2016-03-14
Lifshitz scaling effects on holographic paramagnetism/ferromagneism phase transition
In the probe limit, we investigate holographic paramagnetism-ferromagnetism phase transition in the four-dimensional (4D) and five-dimensional(5D) Lifshitz black holes by means of numerical and semi-analytical methods, which is realized by introducing a massive 2-form field coupled to the Maxwell field. We find that th...
1603.04149v1
2016-03-14
Double-phase transition and giant positive magnetoresistance in the quasi-skutterudite Gd$_3$Ir$_4$Sn$_{13}$
The magnetic, thermodynamic and electrical/thermal transport properties of the caged-structure quasi-skutterudite Gd$_3$Ir$_4$Sn$_{13}$ are re-investigated. The magnetization $M(T)$, specific heat $C_p(T)$ and the resistivity $\rho(T)$ reveal a double-phase transition -- at $T_{N1}\sim$ 10~K and at $T_{N2}\sim$ 8.8~K -...
1603.04377v1
2016-03-29
Electronic and transport properties of the Mn-doped topological insulator Bi$_{2}$Te$_{3}$: A first-principles study
We present a first-principles study of the electronic, magnetic, and transport properties of the topological insulator Bi$_{2}$Te$_{3}$ doped with Mn atoms in substitutional (Mn$_{\rm Bi}$) and interstitial van der Waals gap positions (Mn$_{\rm i}$), which act as acceptors and donors, respectively. The effect of native...
1603.08811v2
2017-04-03
Thickness-dependent Kapitza resistance in multilayered graphene and other two-dimensional crystals
The Kapitza or thermal boundary resistance (TBR), which limits heat dissipation from a thin film to its substrate, is a major factor in the thermal management of ultrathin nanoelectronic devices and is widely assumed to be a property of only the interface. However, data from experiments and molecular dynamics simulatio...
1704.00435v2
2017-04-23
Quantum limit transport and destruction of the Weyl nodes in TaAs
Weyl fermions are a new ingredient for correlated states of electronic matter. A key difficulty has been that real materials also contain non-Weyl quasiparticles, and disentangling the experimental signatures has proven challenging. We use magnetic fields up to 95 tesla to drive the Weyl semimetal TaAs far into its qua...
1704.06944v3
2017-05-01
Arbitrary control of the polarization and intensity profiles of diffraction-attenuation-resistant beams along their propagation direction
We report on the theory and experimental generation of a class of diffraction-attenuation-resistant beams with state of polarization (SoP) and intensity that can be controlled on demand along the propagation direction. This is achieved by a suitable superposition of Bessel beams, whose parameters are systematically cho...
1705.00408v3
2019-03-02
Topological Valley Currents in Bilayer Graphene/Hexagonal Boron Nitride Superlattices
Graphene superlattices have recently been attracting growing interest as an emergent class of quantum metamaterials. In this paper, we report the observation of nonlocal transport in bilayer graphene (BLG) superlattices encapsulated between two hexagonal boron nitride (hBN) layers, which formed hBN/BLG/hBN moir\'e supe...
1903.00625v2
2019-04-05
Explicit relationship between electrical and topological degradation of polymer-supported metal films subjected to mechanical loading
For a comprehensive characterization of mechanical reliability of metallization layers on polymer substrates both electrical and mechanical degradation should be taken into account. Although it is evident that cracking of a conductive film should lead to electrical degradation, the quantitative relationship between the...
1904.03007v1
2015-04-09
Quantum oscillations with non-zero Berry phase from a complex three dimensional Fermi surface in Bi2Te3
We performed angle dependent magnetoresistance study of a metallic single crystal sample of Bi2Te3. We find that the magnetoresistance is highly asymmetric in positive and negative magnetic fields for small angles between the magnetic field and the direction perpendicular to the plane of the sample. The magnetoresistan...
1504.02386v1
2015-06-17
Origin of the glass-like dynamics in molecular metals $\pmbκ$-(BEDT-TTF)$_{\textbf{2}}$X: implications from fluctuation spectroscopy and $\pmb{\textit{ab initio}}$ calculations
We have studied the low-frequency dynamics of the charge carriers in different organic charge-transfer salts $\kappa$-(BEDT-TTF)$_2$X with polymeric anions X by using resistance noise spectroscopy. Our aim is to investigate the structural, glass-like transition caused by the conformational degrees of freedom of the BED...
1506.05191v1
2015-07-13
Structural, and Magnetic properties of flux free large FeTe Single crystal
We report synthesis of non superconducting parent compound of iron chalcogenide, i.e., FeTe single crystal by self flux method. The FeTe single crystal is crystallized in tetragonal structure with the P4/nmm space group. The detailed SEM (scanning electron microscopy) results showed that the crystals are formed in slab...
1507.03320v2
2018-12-06
Covalent-bonding-induced strong phonon scattering in the atomically thin WSe2 layer
In nano-device applications using 2D van der Waals materials, a heat dissipation through nano-scale interfaces can be a critical issue for optimizing device performances. By using a time-domain thermoreflectance measurement technique, we examine a cross-plane thermal transport through mono-layered (n=1) and bi-layered ...
1812.02383v1
2018-12-25
Quantum Transport in Topological Semimetals under Magnetic Fields (II)
We review our recent works on the quantum transport, mainly in topological semimetals and also in topological insulators, organized according to the strength of the magnetic field. At weak magnetic fields, we explain the negative magnetoresistance in topological semimetals and topological insulators by using the semicl...
1812.10120v2
2019-06-11
Observation of Large Unidirectional Rashba Magnetoresistance in Ge(111)
Relating magnetotransport properties to specific spin textures at surfaces or interfaces is an intense field of research nowadays. Here, we investigate the variation of the electrical resistance of Ge(111) grown epitaxially on semi-insulating Si(111) under the application of an external magnetic field. We find a magnet...
1906.04457v1
2019-06-11
Thermal conductivity and thermal rectification of nanoporous graphene: A molecular dynamics simulation
Using non-equilibrium molecular dynamics (NEMD) simulation, we study thermal properties of the so-called nanoporous graphene (NPG) sheet which contains a series of nanoporous in an ordered way and was synthesized recently (Science 360 (2018), 199). The dependence of thermal conductivity on sample size, edge chirality, ...
1906.04696v1
2019-06-12
Spin transport and Spin Tunnelling Magneto-Resistance (STMR) of F$|$NCSC$|$F spin valve
In this work, we study the spin transport at the Ferromagnet$|$Noncentrosymmetric Superconductor (F$|$NCSC) junction of a Ferromagnet$|$Noncentrosymmetric Superconductor$|$Ferromagnet (F$|$NCSC$|$F) spin valve. We investigate the Tunnelling Spin-Conductance (TSC), spin current and Spin Tunnelling Magneto-Resistance (ST...
1906.05081v1
2019-06-13
Passivation-induced physicochemical alterations of the native surface oxide film on 316L austenitic stainless steel
Time of Flight Secondary Ion Mass Spectroscopy, X-Ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy, in situ Photo-Current Spectroscopy and electrochemical analysis were combined to characterize the physicochemical alterations induced by electrochemical passivation of the surface oxide film providing corrosion resistance to 316L stainles...
1906.05544v1
2019-06-21
Crystal Growth and basic transport and magnetic properties of MnBi2Te4
We report successful growth of magnetic topological insulator (MTI) MnBi2Te4. The heating schedule basically deals with growth of the crystal from melt at 900C and very slow cooling (1C/hr) to around 600C with 24 hours hold time, followed by cooling to room temperature. Our detailed, PXRD Reitveld analysis showed that ...
1906.09038v3
2019-10-03
Nonlinear transport of ballistic Dirac electrons tunneling through a tunable potential barrier in graphene
Dirac-electronic tunneling and nonlinear transport properties with both finite and zero energy bandgap are investigated for graphene with a tilted potential barrier under a bias. For validation, results from a finite-difference based numerical approach, which is developed for calculating transmission and reflection coe...
1910.01295v1
2019-10-09
Decoupling of itinerant and localized $d$-orbital electrons in the compound Sc$_{0.5}$Zr$_{0.5}$Co
By using the arc-melting method, we successfully synthesized the compound Sc$_{0.5}$Zr$_{0.5}$Co with the space group of $Pm$-$3m$. Both the resistivity and magnetic susceptibility measurements reveal a phase transition at about 86 K. This transition might be attributed to the establishment of an antiferromagnetic orde...
1910.03966v1
2019-10-10
AFM manipulation of gold nanowires to build electrical circuits
We introduce scanning-probe-assisted nanowire circuitry (SPANC) as a new method to fabricate electrodes for the characterization of electrical transport properties at the nanoscale. SPANC uses an atomic force microscope (AFM) to manipulate nanowires to create complex and highly conductive nanostructures (paths) that wo...
1910.04801v1
2019-10-21
A report of (topological) Hall anomaly two decades ago in Gd2PdSi3, and its relevance to the history of the field of Topological Hall Effect due to magnetic skyrmions
The area of magnetic skyrmions, with potential revolution in certain applications, in condensed matter physics is considered about a decade old. In this article, we draw the attention of the community to the recent work of Kurumaji et al [Science 365, 914 (2019)] establishing magnetic skyrmion lattice behavior in Gd2Pd...
1910.09194v2
2019-10-25
Energy-efficient ultrafast SOT-MRAMs based on low-resistivity spin Hall metal Au0.25Pt0.75
Many key electronic technologies (e.g., large-scale computing, machine learning, and superconducting electronics) require new memories that are fast, reliable, energy-efficient, and of low-impedance at the same time, which has remained a challenge. Non-volatile magnetoresistive random access memories (MRAMs) driven by ...
1910.11896v2
2019-11-15
Resist and Transfer Free Patterned CVD Graphene Growth on ALD Molybdenum Carbide Nano Layers
Multilayer graphene (MLG) films were grown by chemical vapour deposition (CVD) on molybdenum carbide ($MoC_{x}$) substrates. We fabricated the catalytic $MoC_{x}$ films by plasma enhanced atomic layer deposition (PEALD). The mechanism of graphene growth is studied and analysed for amorphous and crystalline $MoC_{x}$ fi...
1911.06490v3
2020-05-30
Tribocorrosion under galvanic interaction of Ti6Al4V and NiCr implant alloys
Micromovements that occur in the joint between dental prostheses and implants can lead to wear-induced degradation. This process can be enhanced by corrosion in the oral environment influenced by the presence of solutions containing fluoride. Moreover, the eventual galvanic interactions between NiCr and Ti alloys can a...
2006.00270v1
2020-10-16
Multiscale studies of nanoconfined charging dynamics in supercapacitors bridged by machine learning
The energy-delivery performance of supercapacitors is fundamentally determined by the dynamics of ions confined in nanoporous materials, which has attracted intensive interest in nanoscopic research. Many nanoscopic understandings, including changes in in-pore ion concentration and mobility during dynamical processes, ...
2010.08151v1
2020-10-31
A Non-Volatile Cryogenic Random-Access Memory Based on the Quantum Anomalous Hall Effect
The interplay between ferromagnetism and topological properties of electronic band structures leads to a precise quantization of Hall resistance without any external magnetic field. This so-called quantum anomalous Hall effect (QAHE) is born out of topological correlations, and is oblivious of low-sample quality. It wa...
2011.00170v1
2021-02-11
Microscopic metallic air-bridge arrays for connecting quantum devices
We present a single-exposure fabrication technique for a very large array of microscopic air-bridges using a tri-layer resist process with electron-beam lithography. The technique is capable of forming air-bridges with strong metal-metal or metal-substrate connections. This was demonstrated by its application in an ele...
2102.06123v2
2021-03-29
In Situ Phase-Transition Crystallization of All-Inorganic Water-Resistant Exciton-Radiative Heteroepitaxial CsPbBr3-CsPb2Br5 Core-Shell Perovskite Nanocrystals
The instability of metal halide perovskites upon exposure to moisture or heat strongly hampers their applications in optoelectronic devices. Here, we report the large-yield synthesis of highly water-resistant total-inorganic green luminescent CsPbBr3/CsPb2Br5 core/shell heteronanocrystals (HNCs) by developing an in sit...
2103.15491v2
2021-05-31
Ab initio Molecular Dynamics Simulation of Threshold Displacement Energies and Defect Formation Energies in Y4Zr3O12
Ab initio molecular dynamics simulations using VASP was employed to calculate threshold displacement energies and defect formation energies of Y4Zr3O12 {\delta}-phase, which is the most commonly found phase in newly developed Zr and Al-containing ODS steels. The Threshold displacement energy (Ed) values are determined ...
2105.15066v1
2021-06-10
Multilayer Capacitances: How Selective Contacts Affect Capacitance Measurements of Perovskite Solar Cells
Capacitance measurements as a function of voltage, frequency and temperature are useful tools to identify fundamental parameters that affect solar cell operation. Techniques such as capacitance-voltage (CV), Mott-Schottky analysis and thermal admittance spectroscopy (TAS) measurements are therefore frequently employed ...
2106.05758v2
2021-06-25
Blistering Failure of Elastic Coatings with Applications to Corrosion Resistance
A variety of polymeric surfaces, such as anti-corrosion coatings and polymer-modified asphalts, are prone to blistering when exposed to moisture and air. As water and oxygen diffuse through the material, dissolved species are produced, which generate osmotic pressure that deforms and debonds the coating.These mechanism...
2106.13371v1
2021-07-29
Thermal Contribution in the Electrical Switching Experiments with Heavy Metal / Antiferromagnet Structures
We examine the thermal origin of the detected "saw-tooth" shaped Hall resistance (Rxy) signals in the spin-orbit torque switching experiment for antiferromagnetic MnN. Compared with the results of the heavy metal / antiferromagnet bilayers (MnN/Ta), the qualitatively same "saw-tooth" shaped signals also appear in the s...
2107.13859v1
2021-08-26
Direct thermal infrared vision via nanophotonic detector design
Detection of infrared (IR) photons in a room-temperature IR camera is carried out by a two-dimensional array of microbolometer pixels which exhibit temperature-sensitive resistivity. When IR light coming from the far-field is focused onto this array, microbolometer pixels are heated up in proportion to the temperatures...
2108.11583v1
2021-08-26
Effects of minor alloying on the mechanical properties of Al based metallic glasses
Minor alloying is widely used to control mechanical properties of metallic glasses (MGs). The present understanding of how a small amount of alloying element changes strength is that the additions lead to more efficient packing of atoms and increased local topological order, which then increases the barrier for shear t...
2108.12028v1
2021-09-13
Ray Optics for Gliders
Control of self-propelled particles is central to the development of many microrobotic technologies, from dynamically reconfigurable materials to advanced lab-on-a-chip systems. However, there are few physical principles by which particle trajectories can be specified and can be used to generate a wide range of behavio...
2109.06360v5
2021-10-11
Topological phonons in an inhomogeneously strained silicon-2: Evidence of spin-momentum locking
In this study, we report first experimental evidence of spin-momentum locking in the topological phonons in an inhomogeneously strained Si thin film. The spin-momentum locking in the topological phonons lead to a longitudinal spin texture or spatially inhomogeneous spin distribution in the freestanding sample structure...
2110.04937v1
2021-10-11
Bi kagome sublattice distortions by quenching and flux pinning in superconducting RbBi$_2$
The properties of RbBi$_2$, a 4.15 K superconductor, were investigated using magnetic field, pressure and neutron diffraction. Under hydrostatic pressure, an almost 50 % reduction of T$_c$ is observed, linked to a low Debye temperature estimated at 165 K. The resistivity and magnetic susceptibility were measured on que...
2110.05452v1
2021-10-18
Magnetic field induced transition from a vortex liquid to Bose metal in ultrathin a-MoGe thin film
We identify a magnetic field induced transition from a vortex liquid to Bose metal in a 2-dimensional amorphous superconductor, a-MoGe, using a combination of magnetotransport and scanning tunnelling spectroscopy (STS). Below the superconducting transition, Tc ~ 1.36 K, the magnetoresistance isotherms cross at a nearly...
2110.09335v3
2021-12-18
Infrared Absorption and its Sources of CdZnTe at Cryogenic Temperature
To reveal the infrared absorption causes in the wavelength region between electronic and lattice absorptions, we measured the temperature dependence of the absorption coefficient of $p$-type low-resistivity ($\sim 10^2~{\rm \Omega cm}$) CdZnTe crystals. We measured the absorption coefficients of CdZnTe crystals in four...
2112.09879v1
2022-01-02
Role of surface functional groups to superconductivity in Nb$_2$C-MXene: Experiments and density functional theory calculations
The recently discovered surface-group-dependent superconductivity in Nb$_2$C-MXene fabricated by the molten salts method is attracting wide attention. However, regarding the superconductivity of Nb$_2$C-MXene with functional F groups (Nb$_2$CF$_x$), there were some conflicting results in experimental and theoretical st...
2201.00298v1
2022-01-13
Charge-Density-Wave Proximity Effects in Graphene
Certain layered transition metal dichalcogenides (TMDCs), such as 1T-TaS2, show a rich collection of charge density wave (CDW) phases at different temperatures, and their atomic structures and electron conductions have been widely studied. However, the properties of CDW systems that are integrated with other electronic...
2201.04844v2
2022-01-25
Charge-4e and charge-6e flux quantization and higher charge superconductivity in kagome superconductor ring devices
The flux quantization is a key indication of electron pairing in superconductors. For example, the well-known h/2e flux quantization is considered strong evidence for the existence of the charge-2e, two-electron Cooper pairs. Here we report evidence for multi-charge flux quantization in mesoscopic ring devices fabricat...
2201.10352v3
2022-03-09
The drastic effect of the impurity scattering on the electronic and superconducting properties of Cu-doped FeSe
Non-magnetic impurities in iron-based superconductors can provide an important tool to understand the pair symmetry and they can influence significantly the transport and the superconducting behaviour. Here, we present a study of the role of strong impurity potential in the Fe plane, induced by Cu substitution, on the ...
2203.04624v1
2022-04-21
Ferrous Metal Matrix Composites Status Scope and Challenges
The present paper is an effort to culminate the status, scopes and challenges in the development of ferrous metal matrix composites (FMMCs). The FMMCs are old but less in use than the non-ferrous metal matrix composites (NFMMCs), as far as literature and actual applications are concerned. Therefore, this stimulates the...
2204.09999v2
2022-05-12
Investigation of lattice dynamics, magnetism and electronic transport in $β$-Na$_{0.33}$V$_2$O$_{5}$
We investigate the electronic and magnetic properties as well as lattice dynamics and spin-phonon coupling of $\beta$-Na$_{0.33}$V$_2$O$_5$ using temperature-dependent Raman scattering, dc-magnetization and dc-resistivity, x-ray photoemission, and absorption spectroscopy. The Rietveld refinement of XRD pattern with spa...
2205.06019v2
2022-05-04
Graphene/fluorinated graphene systems for a wide spectrum of electronics application
Heterostructures prepared from graphene and fluorographene (FG) using the technology of 2D printing on solid and flexible substrates were fabricated and studied. Excellent stability of printed graphene layers and, to a lesser degree, composite graphene: PEDOT: PSS layers were shown. Extraordinary properties of FG as an...
2205.07602v1
2022-07-14
Magnetron Sputtered Non-Toxic and Precious Element-Free Ti-Zr-Ge Metallic Glass Nanofilms with Enhanced Biocorrosion Resistance
The chemical composition and structural state of advanced alloys are the decisive factors in optimum biomedical performance. This contribution presents unique Ti-Zr-Ge metallic glass thin-film compositions fabricated by magnetron sputter deposition targeted for nanocoatings for biofouling prevention. The amorphous nano...
2207.07000v2
2022-08-09
Structural, magnetic and transport properties of Co$_2$CrAl epitaxial thin films
We report the physical properties of Co$_2$CrAl Heusler alloy epitaxial thin films grown on single crystalline MgO(001) substrate using pulsed laser deposition technique. The x-ray diffraction pattern in $\theta$-2$\theta$ mode showed the film growth in single phase B2-type ordered cubic structure with the presence of ...
2208.04687v1
2022-10-21
Effect of Pressure on Electrical and optical Properties of Metal Doped TiO$_2$
A comparative study of the electrical and optical properties has been done on 3d-doped TiO$_2$. Ti$_{1-x}$M$_x$O$_2$ (M= Sc, V, Cr, Mn, Fe, Co, Ni, Cu, Zn) powder and its corresponding pellets, with doping concentration $x= 0.05$. The samples were prepared using the solid-state route. Optical and electrical measurement...
2210.11687v1
2022-10-28
Optimal Inverter-Based Resources Placement in Low-Inertia Power Systems
An increase in the integration of Inverter Based Resources (IBRs) to the electric grid, will lead to a corresponding decrease in the amount of connected synchronous generators, resulting in a decline in the available rotational inertia system-wide. This can lead to pronounced frequency deviations when there are disturb...
2210.15839v1
2022-12-16
Environmental Doping-Induced Degradation of the Quantum Anomalous Hall Insulators
The quantum anomalous Hall (QAH) insulator is a topological quantum state with quantized Hall resistance and zero longitudinal resistance in the absence of an external magnetic field. The QAH insulator carries spin-polarized dissipation-free chiral edge current and thus provides a unique opportunity to develop energy-e...
2212.08538v1
2023-01-13
Exploring the substrate-driven morphological changes in Nd0.6Sr0.4MnO3 thin films
Manganite thin films are promising candidates for studying the strongly correlated electron systems. Understanding the growth-and morphology-driven changes in the physical properties of manganite thin films is vital for their applications in oxitronics. This work reports the morphological, structural, and electrical tr...
2301.05513v1
2023-01-30
Percolation and electrical conduction in random systems of curved linear objects on a plane: computer simulations along with a mean-field approach
Using computer simulations, we have studied the percolation and the electrical conductance of two-dimensional, random percolating networks of curved, zero-width metallic nanowires. We mimicked the curved nanowires using circular arcs. The percolation threshold decreased as the aspect ratio of the arcs increased. Compar...
2301.12795v1
2023-01-31
Platinum contacts for 9-atom-wide armchair graphene nanoribbons
Creating a good contact between electrodes and graphene nanoribbons (GNRs) has been a longstanding challenge in searching for the next GNR-based nanoelectronics. This quest requires the controlled fabrication of sub-20 nm metallic gaps, a clean GNR transfer minimizing damage and organic contamination during the device ...
2301.13814v1
2023-02-13
Growth of Zr/ZrO2 core-shell structures by Fast Thermal Oxidation
This research has been conducted to characterize and validate the resistive heating as a synthesis method for zirconium oxides (ZrO$_2$). A wire of Zr has been oxidized to form a core shell structure, in which the core is the metal wire, and the shell is an oxide layer around 10${\mu}$m thick. The characterization This...
2302.06296v1
2023-03-15
Magnetic phase diagram and multiple field-induced states in the intermetallic triangular-lattice antiferromagnet NdAuAl$_4$Ge$_2$ with Ising-like spins
Geometrical frustration and the enhancement of strong quantum fluctuations in two-dimensional triangular antiferromagnets can lead to various intriguing phenomena. Here, we studied the spin-1/2 triangular lattice antiferromagnet NdAuAl$_4$Ge$_2$. Thermodynamic and transport properties, such as magnetization and specifi...
2303.08661v1
2023-04-07
Effect of Pt vacancies on magnetotransport of Weyl semimetal candidate GdPtSb epitaxial films
We examine the effects of Pt vacancies on the magnetotransport properties of Weyl semimetal candidate GdPtSb films, grown by molecular beam epitaxy on c-plane sapphire. Rutherford backscattering spectrometry (RBS) and x-ray diffraction measurements suggest that phase pure GdPt$_{x}$Sb films can accommodate up to $15\%$...
2304.03811v1
2023-05-22
Development of Fe$_2$O$_3$/YSZ ceramic plates for cryogenic operation of resistive-protected gaseous detectors
We present a ceramic material based on hematite (Fe$_2$O$_3$) and zirconia stabilized with yttria at 8% molar (YSZ), that exhibits stable electrical properties with transported charge and that can be tuned to the resistivities necessary to induce spark-quenching in gaseous detectors ($\rho = 10^9-10^{12}$ $\Omega \cdot...
2305.12899v2
2023-07-05
An efficient approach to include transport effects in thin coating layers in electrochemo-mechanical models for all-solid-state batteries
A novel approach is presented to efficiently include transport effects in thin active material coating layers of all-solid-state batteries using a dimensionally reduced formulation embedded into a three-dimensionally resolved coupled electrochemo-mechanical continuum model. In the literature, the effect of coating laye...
2307.02424v1
2023-08-04
Effect of Pb addition on microstructure, transport properties and the critical current density in a polycrystalline FeSe0.5Te0.5
We have investigated the effects of lead (Pb) additions (x) up to 40 wt.% (x = 0-0.4) on the structure, electrical properties, and magnetic properties of FeSe0.5Te0.5 superconductor. The samples were prepared by the solid-state reaction method and characterized by various techniques. The parent compound (x = 0) showed ...
2308.02128v1
2023-08-07
Single crystal growth and characterization of antiferromagnetically ordering EuIn$_2$
We report the single crystal growth and characterization of EuIn$_2$, a magnetic topological semimetal candidate according to our density functional theory (DFT) calculations. We present results from electrical resistance, magnetization, M\"ossbauer spectroscopy, and X-ray resonant magnetic scattering (XRMS) measuremen...
2308.03600v1
2023-08-10
Ferromagnetism and insulating behavior with a logarithmic temperature dependence of resistivity in $Pb_{10-x}Cu_x\left( PO_4 \right) _6O$
Recent claim of discovering above-room-temperature superconductivity (Tc about 400 K) at ambient pressure in copper doped apatite $Pb_{10}\left( PO_4 \right) _6O$ has stimulated world-wide enthusiasm and impulse of motion. A lot of follow-up works have been carried out with controversial conclusions. To check whether s...
2308.05786v3
2023-08-15
Thermoelectric response across the semiconductor-semimetal transition in black phosphorus
In spite of intensive studies on thermoelectricity in metals, little is known about thermoelectric response in semiconductors at low temperature. An even more fascinating and unanswered question is what happens to the Seebeck coefficient when the semiconductor turns to a metal. By precisely tuning the ground state of b...
2308.07900v1
2023-08-18
Anomalous Hall effect induced by Berry curvature in topological nodal-line van der Waals ferromagnet Fe$_4$GeTe$_2$
The exploration of nontrivial transport phenomena associated with the interplay between magnetic order and spin-orbit coupling (SOC), particularly in van der Waals (vdW) systems has gained a resurgence of interest due to their easy exfoliation, ideal for two-dimensional (2D) spintronics. We report the near room tempera...
2308.09695v1
2023-08-25
Evidence of the Coulomb gap in the density of states of MoS$_2$
$\mathrm{MoS_2}$ is an emergent van der Waals material that shows promising prospects in semiconductor industry and optoelectronic applications. However, its electronic properties are not yet fully understood. In particular, the nature of the insulating state at low carrier density deserves further investigation, as it...
2308.13337v2
2023-09-05
Localized f-electron magnetism in the semimetal Ce3Bi4Au3
Ce$_{3}$Bi$_{4}$Au$_{3}$ crystallizes in the same non-centrosymmetric cubic structure as the prototypical Kondo insulator Ce$_{3}$Bi$_{4}$Pt$_{3}$. Here we report the physical properties of Ce$_{3}$Bi$_{4}$Au$_{3}$ single crystals using magnetization, thermodynamic, and electrical-transport measurements. Magnetic-susce...
2309.02559v1
2023-09-27
Design of Passive and Structural Conductors for Tokamaks Using Thin-Wall Eddy Current Modeling
A new three-dimensional electromagnetic modeling tool ThinCurr has been developed using the existing PSI-Tet finite-element code in support of conducting structure design work for both the SPARC and DIII-D tokamaks. Within this framework a 3D conducting structure model was created for both the SPARC and DIII-D tokamaks...
2309.15336v1
2023-10-02
Dielectric Detection of Single Nanoparticles Using a Microwave Resonator Integrated with a Nanopore
The characterization of individual nanoparticles in a liquid constitutes a critical challenge for environmental, material, and biological sciences. To detect nanoparticles, electronic approaches are especially desirable owing to their compactness and lower costs. Indeed, for single-molecule and single-nanoparticle dete...
2310.00910v1
2023-10-16
Growth and characterization of the magnetic topological insulator candidate Mn$_2$Sb$_2$Te$_5$
We report a new member of topological insulator (TI) family i.e., Mn$_2$Sb$_2$Te$_5$, which belongs to MnSb$_2$Te$_4$ family and is a sister compound of Mn$_2$Bi$_2$Te$_5$. An antiferromagnetic layer of (MnTe)$_2$ has been inserted between quintuple layers of Sb$_2$Te$_3$. The crystal structure and chemical composition...
2310.10163v1
2023-10-22
Investigation of the mechanism of the anomalous Hall effects in Cr2Te3/(BiSb)2(TeSe)3 heterostructure
The interplay between ferromagnetism and the non-trivial topology has unveiled intriguing phases in the transport of charges and spins. For example, it is consistently observed the so-called topological Hall effect (THE) featuring a hump structure in the curve of the Hall resistance (Rxy) vs. a magnetic field (H) of a ...
2310.14259v1
2023-11-09
Lithium-ion battery degradation: using degradation mode analysis to validate lifetime prediction modelling
Predicting lithium-ion battery lifetime is one of the greatest unsolved problems in battery research right now. Recent years have witnessed a surge in lifetime prediction papers using physics-based, empirical, or data-driven models, most of which have been validated against the remaining capacity (capacity fade) and so...
2311.05482v2
2023-11-19
Non-Hermitian effect to the ballistic transport and quantized Hall conductivity in 2H-MoS$_{2}$
By designing a multi-channel millimeter Hall measurement configuration, we realize the carrier-density (locally) controllable measurement on the transport property in 2H MoS$_{2}$. We observe a linearly increased Hall conductivity and exponentially decreased resistivity as the increase of dc current. The intrinsically ...
2311.11276v3
2023-11-24
Even-in-magnetic-field part of transverse resistivity as a probe of magnetic order
The detection of a voltage transverse to both an applied current and a magnetic field is one of the most common characterization techniques in solid-state physics. The corresponding component of the resistivity tensor $\rho_{ij}$ can be separated into odd and even parts with respect to the applied magnetic field. The f...
2311.14498v1
2023-12-10
Radiation resistance of fine-grained ceramics Y2.5Nd0.5Al5O12 under Xe-ions irradiation
Oxide Y2.5Nd0.5Al5O12 (YAG:Nd) with garnet structure was synthesized in the powder and ceramics forms. Fine-grained YAG:Nd ceramics with a relative density of ~99% were obtained by the Spark Plasma Sintering method (SPS). The radiation resistance of ceramics was studied under irradiation with swift Xe-ions (E = 146 MeV...
2312.05820v1
2024-01-16
Thermoelectric power of overdoped Tl2201 crystals: Charge density waves and $T^1$ and $T^2$ resistivities
We report measurements of the in-plane thermoelectric power (TEP) for an overdoped (OD) crystal of the single layer cuprate superconductor Tl$_2$Ba$_2$CuO$_{6+x}$ (Tl2201) at several hole concentrations ($p$), from 300 or 400 K to below the superconducting transition temperature ($T_c$). For $p$ = 0.192 and 0.220, smal...
2401.08380v1
2024-01-25
Unveiling a Novel Metal-to-Metal Transition in LuH2: Critically Challenging Superconductivity Claims in Lutetium Hydrides
Following the recent report by Dasenbrock-Gammon et al. (2023) of near-ambient superconductivity in nitrogen-doped lutetium trihydride (LuH3-{\delta}N{\epsilon}), significant debate has emerged surrounding the composition and interpretation of the observed sharp resistance drop. Here, we meticulously revisit these clai...
2401.13958v2
2024-02-06
Homogeneity problem for basis expansion of functional data with applications to resistive memories
The homogeneity problem for testing if more than two different samples come from the same population is considered for the case of functional data. The methodological results are motivated by the study of homogeneity of electronic devices fabricated by different materials and active layer thicknesses. In the case of no...
2402.04321v1
2024-02-17
Fourier Electron Optics with Massless Dirac Fermions Scattered by Quantum Dot Lattice
The field of electron optics exploits the analogy between the movement of electrons or charged quasiparticles, primarily in two-dimensional materials subjected to electric and magnetic (EM) fields and the propagation of electromagnetic waves in a dielectric medium with varied refractive index. We significantly extend t...
2402.11259v1
2024-04-01
Electronic structure and thermoelectric properties of epitaxial Sc1-xVxNy thin films grown on MgO(001)
The electronic structure of Sc1-xVxNy epitaxial films with different alloying concentrations of V are investigated with respect to effects on thermoelectric properties. Band structure calculations on Sc0.75V0.25N indicate that V 3d states lie in the band gap of the parent ScN compound in the vicinity of the Fermi level...
2404.01417v1
2024-05-01
Metamagnetism and anomalous magnetotransport properties in rare-earth-based polar semimetals $R$AuGe ($R =$ Dy, Ho, and Gd)
We report the magnetic, magnetoelastic, and magnetotransport properties of single crystals of polar magnets $R$AuGe ($R=$ Dy, Ho, and Gd), grown by Au-Ge self-flux. Magnetization and magnetostriction measurements reveal multi-step metamagnetic transitions for the $c$-axis magnetic field ($H\parallel c$) for DyAuGe and ...
2405.00628v2
1995-10-03
Theory of the Normal State of Cuprate Superconducting Materials
We have proposed a model Hamiltonian, which describes a simple physical picture that the holes with single occupation constraint introduced by doping move in the antiferromagnetic background of the copper spins, to describe the normal state of the cuprate superconducting materials, and used the renormalization group me...
9510015v1
1999-03-04
Transport in Materials with Disclination Dipoles: Applications to Polycrystals and Amorphous Dielectrics
The problem of both electron and phonon scattering by wedge disclination dipoles (WDD) is studied in the framework of the deformation potential approach. The exact analytical results for the mean free path are obtained within the Born approximation. The WDD-induced contribution to the residual resistivity in nanocrysta...
9903072v1
1999-05-06
Role of Orbitals in Manganese Oxides - Ordering and Fluctuation
We study the manganese oxides from the viewpoint of the strongly correlated doped Mott insulator. The magnetic ordering and the charge transport are governed by the orbital degrees of freedom, and their dimensionality is controlled by the anisotropic transfer integrals between the $e_g$ orbitals. As x increases the mag...
9905072v1
1999-11-16
Magneto-impedance of glass-coated Fe-Ni-Cu microwires
The magneto-impedance (MI) of glass-coated Fe-Ni-Cu microwires was investigated for longitudinal radio-frequency (RF) currents up to a frequency of 200 MHz using an RF lock-in amplifier method. The MI, defined as DZ/Z = [Z(H)-Z(H=0.3T)]/Z(H=0.3T), displays a peak structure (negative MI) at zero field for RF currents wi...
9911241v1
2000-11-18
Magneto-electronic Properties of a Ferrimagnetic Semiconductor: The Hybrid Cupromanganite CaCu3Mn4O12
The mixed manganite-cuprate CaCu3Mn4O12 is found, using density functional methods, to be a narrow gap (90 meV calculated) ferrimagnetic semiconductor. Cu (formally S=1/2) antialigns with Mn (formally S=3/2), and the net spin moment is 9 \mu_B consistent with the formal spins. Holes have Cu d_{xy}-O p_{\sigma} (i.e. an...
0011316v1
2001-06-15
Pressure-induced recovery of the Fermi-liquid state in the non-Fermi liquid material U2Pt2In
In the study of non-Fermi-liquid (NFL) phenomena in correlated metals, U2Pt2In is of special interest as it is one of the rare stoichiometric (undoped) materials that show NFL behaviour at ambient pressure. Here we report on the stability of the NFL phase with respect to hydrostatic pressure (p< 1.8 GPa). Electrical re...
0106292v1
2002-04-25
Interpretation of large room-temperature diamagnetism at low magnetic fields in films of oxidised atactic polypropylene in terms of superconducting current loops
A simple model is used to analyse published results on large room-temperature diamagnetism for two films of oxidised atactic polypropylene (OAPP) at low magnetic fields. The model involves induced currents expected in circular closed loops of superconductors in fields below the lower critical field H_{c1} at which flux...
0204556v1
2002-08-28
Low frequency 1/f noise in doped manganite grain-boundary junctions
We have performed a systematic analysis of the low frequency 1/f-noise in single grain boundary junctions in the colossal magnetoresistance material La_{2/3}Ca_{1/3}MnO_{3-delta}. The grain boundary junctions were formed in epitaxial La_{2/3}Ca_{1/3}MnO_{3-delta} films deposited on SrTiO_3 bicrystal substrates and show...
0208556v1
2002-11-14
Variable-Range Hopping of Spin Polarons: Magnetoresistance in a Modified Mott Regime
We analize electrical conductivity controlled by hopping of bound spin polarons in disordered solids with wide distributions of electron energies and polaron shifts (barriers). By means of percolation theory and Monte Carlo simulations we have shown that in such materials at low temperatures, when hopping occurs in the...
0211301v1
2002-11-15
Ultra-sharp magnetization steps in perovskite manganites
We report a detailed study of step-like metamagnetic transitions in the magnetization and resistivity of polycrystalline Pr0.5Ca0.5Mn0.95Co0.05O3. The steps have a sudden onset below a critical temperature, are extremely sharp (width < 0.2 mT), and occur at critical fields which are linearly dependent on the absolute v...
0211337v1
2003-04-02
Low Friction Flows of Liquids at Nanopatterned Interfaces
With the recent important development of microfluidic systems, miniaturization of flow devices has become a real challenge. Microchannels, however, are characterized by a large surface to volume ratio, so that surface properties strongly affect flow resistance in submicrometric devices. We present here results showing ...
0304037v1
2003-05-30
A Low-Temperature Atomic Layer Deposition Liftoff Method for Microelectronic and Nanoelectronic Applications
We report a novel method for depositing patterned dielectric layers with sub-micron features using atomic layer deposition (ALD). The patterned films are superior to sputtered or evaporated films in continuity, smoothness, conformality, and minimum feature size. Films were deposited at 100-150C using several different ...
0305711v2
2003-11-13
Structural, magnetic and transport properties of thin films of the Heusler alloy Co2MnSi
Thin films of Co2MnSi have been grown on a-plane sapphire substrates from three elemental targets by dc magnetron co-sputtering. These films are single phase, have a strong (110) texture and a saturation magnetization of 4.95 uB/formula unit at 10 K. Films grown at the highest substrate temperature of 715 K showed the ...
0311316v1
2004-05-17
Itinerant Ferromagnetism and Superconductivity
Superconductivity has again become a challenge following the discovery of unconventional superconductivity. Resistance-free currents have been observed in heavy-fermion materials, organic conductors and copper oxides. The discovery of superconductivity in a single crystal of $UGe_2$, $ZrZn_2$ and $URhGe$ revived the in...
0405371v2
2005-01-08
Silver paint as a soldering agent for DyBaCuO single-domains welding
Silver paint has been tested as a soldering agent for DyBaCuO single-domain welding. Junctions have been manufactured on Dy-Ba-Cu-O single-domains cut either along planes parallel to the c-axis or along the ab-planes. Microstructural and superconducting characterisations of the samples have been performed. For both typ...
0501163v1
2005-01-19
Magnetism and Transport in YbMn2Sb2
A new ternary intermetallic compound, namely, YbMn2Sb2, has been synthesized and its magnetic and electrical transport properties have been studied in the temperature range of 2 to 300 K. This compound crystallizes in a trigonal, La2O2S type structure (space group P3bm1, No. 164) and is found to be ferromagnetically or...
0501450v1
2005-03-08
Ultra low threshold current THz quantum cascade lasers based on buried strip-waveguides
THz quantum cascade lasers based on a novel buried cavity geometry are demonstrated by combining double-metal waveguides with proton implantation. Devices are realised with emission at 2.8 THz, displaying ultra low threshold currents of 19 mA at 4K in both pulsed and continuous wave operation. Thanks to the semiconduct...
0503186v1