R. P. S. M. Lobo、Roberto L. Moreira、D. Lebeugle 等 4 位作者2007-11-28Physical Review B
We discuss the infrared reflectivity measurement on a $\mathrm{Bi}\mathrm{Fe}{\mathrm{O}}_{3}$ single crystal between $5\phantom{\rule{0.3em}{0ex}}\mathrm{K}$ and room temperature. The nine predicted $ab$-plane $E$ phonon modes are fully and unambiguously determined. The frequencies of the four ${A}_{1}$ $c$-axis phon…
Multiferroics and related materialsSeismic Waves and AnalysisFerroelectric and Piezoelectric Materials
Yogesh Singh、A. Niazi、M. D. Vannette 等 5 位作者2007-11-28arXiv
OsB_2 crystallizes in an orthorhombic structure (Pmmn) which contains alternate boron and osmium layers stacked along the c-axis. The boron layers consist of puckered hexagons as opposed to the flat graphite-like boron layers in MgB_2. OsB_2 is reported to become superconducting below 2.1 K. We report results of the d…
Materials ScienceSuperconductivity
Paul Erhart、Rüdiger‐A. Eichel、P. Träskelin 等 4 位作者2007-11-28Physical Review B
Thermodynamic, structural, and electronic properties of isolated copper and iron atoms as well as their complexes with oxygen vacancies in tetragonal lead titanate are investigated by means of first principles calculations. Both dopants exhibit a strong chemical driving force for the formation of ${M}_{\mathrm{Ti}}\en…
Ferroelectric and Piezoelectric MaterialsElectronic and Structural Properties of OxidesTransition Metal Oxide Nanomaterials
Christian Heiliger、M. D. Stiles2007-11-28arXiv
We calculate the spin-transfer torque in Fe/MgO/Fe tunnel junctions and compare the results to those for all-metallic junctions. We show that the spin-transfer torque is interfacial in the ferromagnetic layer to a greater degree than in all-metallic junctions. This result originates in the half metallic behavior of Fe…
Mesoscale and Nanoscale PhysicsMaterials Science
D. Lagarde、A. Balocchi、H. Carrere 等 8 位作者2007-11-28arXiv
The optical orientation of the exciton spin in an ensemble of self-organized cubic GaN/AlN quantum dots is studied by time-resolved photoluminescence. Under a polarized quasi-resonant excitation, the luminescence linear polarization exhibits no temporal decay, even at room temperature. This demonstrates the robustness…
cond-mat.otherMaterials Science
Mario G. Silveirinha、Carlos A. Fernandes、Jorge R. Costa2007-11-28arXiv
In this work, we demonstrate that the interaction of electromagnetic waves with a microstructured material formed by metallic wires connected to a metallic surface can be described using homogenization methods provided an additional boundary condition is considered. The additional boundary condition is derived by taki…
Materials Science
Joo-Von Kim、Q. Mistral、C. Chappert 等 5 位作者2007-11-28arXiv
The lineshape in an auto-oscillator with a large nonlinear frequency shift in the presence of thermal noise is calculated. Near the generation threshold, this lineshape becomes strongly non-Lorentzian, broadened, and asymmetric. A Lorentzian lineshape is recovered far below and far above threshold, which suggests that…
Materials Science
Joona Bang、Joonwon Bae、Peter Löwenhielm 等 7 位作者2007-11-28Advanced Materials
A new crosslinking system based on azide-functionalized random copolymers has been defined for the preparation of substrates with controllable surface interactions. The azido group is used for both thermal- and photo-crosslinking, which is found to be very efficient. Furthermore, the use of UV irradiation for crosslin…
Nanofabrication and Lithography TechniquesBlock Copolymer Self-AssemblyAdvanced Polymer Synthesis and Characterization
Feng Wang、David Cho、Brian Kessler 等 9 位作者2007-11-28Physical Review Letters
Excitons are generally believed not to exist in metals because of strong screening by free carriers. Here we demonstrate that excitonic states can in fact be produced in metallic systems of a one-dimensional character. Using metallic single-walled carbon nanotubes as a model system, we show both experimentally and the…
Graphene research and applicationsCarbon Nanotubes in CompositesFullerene Chemistry and Applications
J. Zhang、H. Liu、Zhiqiang Wang 等 6 位作者2007-11-28Advanced Functional Materials
Abstract A novel polyvinylpyrrolidone (PVP)‐directed crystallization route is successfully developed for the shape‐selective synthesis of ZnO particles with distinctive shapes, including monolayer, bilayer, and multilayer structures, gears, capped pots, hemispheres, and bowls, at temperatures as low as 32 °C. This rou…
ZnO doping and propertiesCopper-based nanomaterials and applicationsAdvanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials
C. L. Fu、Maja Krčmar、G. S. Painter 等 4 位作者2007-11-28Physical Review Letters
First-principles studies identify a vacancy mechanism underlying the unusually high O solubility and nucleation of stable O-enriched nanoclusters in defect-containing Fe. Oxygen, confined as an interstitial, shows an exceptionally high affinity for vacancies, an effect enhanced by spin polarization. If vacancies preex…
nanoparticles nucleation surface interactionsCatalytic Processes in Materials ScienceCopper-based nanomaterials and applications
James F. Lutsko、Jean Pierre Boon2007-11-28arXiv
The Fokker-Planck equation for the probability $f(r,t)$ to find a random walker at position $r$ at time $t$ is derived for the case that the the probability to make jumps depends nonlinearly on $f(r,t)$. The result is a generalized form of the classical Fokker-Planck equation where the effects of drift, due to a viola…
Materials Sciencecond-mat.stat-mechSoft Condensed Matter
B. L. Sheu、Roberto C. Myers、Jian‐Ming Tang 等 7 位作者2007-11-28Physical Review Letters
We develop a quantitatively predictive theory for impurity-band ferromagnetism in the low-doping regime of Ga1-xMnxAs. We compare it with measurements of a series of samples whose compositions span the transition from paramagnetic insulating to ferromagnetic conducting behavior. The theoretical Curie temperatures depe…
Magnetic Field Sensors TechniquesMagnetic properties of thin filmsZnO doping and properties
Muhittin Mungan、Y. Weisskopf、M. Erbudak2007-11-28Physical Review B
We study the three-dimensional structure formation when atoms are deposited onto a substrate with a decagonal quasicrystalline order. Molecular dynamics calculations show that the adsorbate layer consists of ordered nanoscale domains with orientations determined by the underlying substrate symmetry. Depending on the r…
Quasicrystal Structures and PropertiesSurface and Thin Film PhenomenaTheoretical and Computational Physics
V. Scardaci、S. Piscanec、Michele Lazzeri 等 6 位作者2007-11-28arXiv
We measure the temperature dependence of the Raman spectra of metallic and semiconducting nanotubes. We show that the different trend in metallic tubes is due to phonon re-normalization induced by the variation in electronic temperature, which is modeled including non-adiabatic contributions to account for the dynamic…
Materials Science
Bernard Collet、Michel Destrade2007-11-28arXiv
Consider a layer made of a m3m insulator crystal, with faces cut parallel to a symmetry plane. Then bond it onto a semi-infinite mm2 piezoelectric substrate. For a X- or Y -cut of the substrate, a Love wave can propagate in the resulting structure and the corresponding dispersion equation is derived analytically. It t…
Materials Science
Bernard Collet、Michel Destrade、Gérard A. Maugin2007-11-28arXiv
Functionally Graded Materials are inhomogeneous elastic bodies whose properties vary continuously with space. Hence consider a half-space (x_2>0) occupied by a special Functionally Graded Material made of an hexagonal (6 mm) piezoelectric crystal for which the elastic stiffness c44, the piezoelectric constant e15, the…
Materials Science
I. A. Campbell、A. Fert、A. R. Pomeroy2007-11-28arXiv
Measurements of resistivities of dilute iron based alloys show strong deviations from Matthiessen's rule. These deviations can be explained by a model in which spin up and spin down electrons conduct in parallel. The results are consistent with the theory of impurity shielding in these alloys. [This 1967 paper provide…
Materials Science
S. De Koker、Bruno G. De Geest、Claude Cuvelier 等 8 位作者2007-11-28Advanced Functional Materials
Abstract Polyelectrolyte microcapsules are made by layer‐by‐layer (LbL) coating of a sacrificial template, followed by decomposition of the template, to produce hollow microcapsules. In this paper, we report on the in vivo cellular uptake, degradation and biocompatibility of polyelectrolyte microcapsules produced from…
Polymer Surface Interaction StudiesElectrospun Nanofibers in Biomedical Applicationsbiodegradable polymer synthesis and properties
S. Li、Muhammet S. Toprak、Y. S. Jo 等 6 位作者2007-11-28Advanced Materials
In situ sol-gel polymerization is demonstrated for fabricating transparent poly(methyl methacrylate) (PMMA)-ZnO quantum dot (QD)- hybrid materials in bulk dimension. The transparent PMMA-ZnO QD hybrid materials exhibit enhanced UV-shielding effects in the entire UV range, even at concentrations as low as 0.02 wt %.
Advanced Photocatalysis TechniquesSilicone and Siloxane ChemistryTiO2 Photocatalysis and Solar Cells