P. B. Littlewood、B. Mihaila、R. K. Schulze 等 11 位作者2010-08-24arXiv
We present an angle-resolved photoemission spectroscopy study of the electronic structure of SnTe, and compare the experimental results to ab initio band structure calculations as well as a simplified tight-binding model of the p-bands. Our study reveals the conjectured complex Fermi surface structure near the L-point…
Materials Science
Alain Pautrat、Wataru Kobayashi2010-08-24arXiv
Angular magnetotransport measurements have been performed to tackle the origin of the magnetoresistance in the quasi-1D Hollandite Ba1.2Rh8O16. Three samples of different impurities amount were measured. We observe that the low temperature resistivity upturn is not due to a charge density wave transition, and a domina…
Materials ScienceStrongly Correlated Electrons
Aleksey Kozikov、A. K. Savchenko、B. N. Narozhny 等 4 位作者2010-08-24Physical Review B
The effect of electron-electron interaction on the low-temperature conductivity of graphene is investigated experimentally. Unlike in other two-dimensional systems, the electron-electron interaction correction in graphene is sensitive to the details of disorder. A temperature regime of the interaction correction is id…
Quantum and electron transport phenomenaGraphene research and applicationsNanopore and Nanochannel Transport Studies
H. Pinto、R. Jones、J. P. Goss 等 4 位作者2010-08-24physica status solidi (a)
Abstract We distinguish three mechanisms of doping graphene. Density functional theory is used to show that electronegative molecules like tetrafluoro‐tetracyanoquinodimethane (F4‐TCNQ) and electropositive metals like K dope graphene p‐ and n‐ type, respectively. These dopants are expected to lead to a decrease in car…
Advanced Memory and Neural ComputingMolecular Junctions and NanostructuresGraphene research and applications
Bing Huang、Zuanyi Li、Young-Woo Son 等 6 位作者2010-08-24The Journal of Chemical Physics
Using ab initio calculations, we examine the electronic and magnetic properties of partially open (unzipped) zigzag carbon nanotube (CNT) superlattices. It is found that depending on their opening degree, these superlattices can exhibit multiple localized states around the Fermi energy. More importantly, some electron…
Topological Materials and PhenomenaGraphene research and applicationsCarbon Nanotubes in Composites
Efstratios Manousakis2010-08-24arXiv
We discuss the photovoltaic effect at a p-n heterojunction, in which the illuminated side is a doped Mott insulator, using the simplest description of a Mott insulator within the Hubbard model. We find that the internal quantum efficiency of such a device, if we choose an appropriate narrow-gap Mott insulator, can be…
Materials ScienceStrongly Correlated Electrons
J. Sellarès、J. A. Diego、J. Belana2010-08-24Journal of Physics D Applied Physics
The glass transition of poly(ethylene terephthalate) (PET) crystallized for 4 h at temperatures between 413 and 453 K was studied. Secondary crystallization processes were monitored by differential scanning calorimetry and the glass transition of the remaining interlamellar amorphous phase was studied by thermally sti…
Polymer Nanocomposites and PropertiesMaterial Dynamics and PropertiesPolymer crystallization and properties
Nguyen Thuy Ba Linh、Young Ki Min、Ho‐Yeon Song 等 4 位作者2010-08-24Journal of Biomedical Materials Research Part B Applied Biomaterials
Electrospinning of polyvinyl alcohol (PVA), gelatin (GE), and a PVA/GE blend was conducted with the aim of fabricating biodegradable scaffolds for tissue engineering. The process parameters including the concentration of GE in PVA/GE blends, electrical field, and tip-to-collector distance (TCD) were investigated. Elec…
Tissue Engineering and Regenerative MedicineElectrospun Nanofibers in Biomedical ApplicationsAdvanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials
Sriram Krishnamoorthy、Digbijoy N. Nath、Fatih Akyol 等 6 位作者2010-08-24arXiv
We report on the design and demonstration of polarization-engineered GaN/InGaN/GaN tunnel junction diodes with high current density and low tunneling turn-on voltage. Wentzel-Kramers-Brillouin (WKB) calculations were used to model and design tunnel junctions with narrow bandgap InGaN-based barrier layers. N-polar p-Ga…
cond-mat.otherMaterials Sciencequant-ph
O. V. Astafiev、V. P. Kalinushkin、V. A. Yuryev2010-08-24arXiv
A method of scanning mid-IR-laser microscopy has recently been proposed for the investigation of large-scale electrically and recombination-active defects in semiconductors and non-destructive inspection of semiconductor materials and structures in the industries of microelectronics and photovoltaics. The basis for th…
Materials Sciencephysics.optics
V. P. Kalinushkin、O. V. Astafiev、V. A. Yuryev2010-08-24arXiv
The scanning mid-IR-laser microscopy was previously demonstrated as an effective tool for characterization of different semiconductor crystals. Now the technique has been successfully applied for the investigation of CZ SixGe1-x -- a promising material for photovoltaics - and multicrystalline silicon for solar cells.…
Materials Sciencephysics.optics
Paula Mellado、Olga Petrova、Yichen Shen 等 4 位作者2010-08-24arXiv
Artificial spin ice has been recently implemented in two-dimensional arrays of mesoscopic magnetic wires. We propose a theoretical model of magnetization dynamics in artificial spin ice under the action of an applied magnetic field. Magnetization reversal is mediated by domain walls carrying two units of magnetic char…
Materials Science
Ismaila Dabo、Andrea Ferretti、Nicolas Poilvert 等 6 位作者2010-08-24arXiv
In approximate Kohn-Sham density-functional theory, self-interaction manifests itself as the dependence of the energy of an orbital on its fractional occupation. This unphysical behavior translates into qualitative and quantitative errors that pervade many fundamental aspects of density-functional predictions. Here, w…
Materials Science
En-Shao Liu、Junghyo Nah、Kamran M. Varahramyan 等 4 位作者2010-08-24arXiv
Electrical injection of spin-polarized electrons into a semiconductor, large spin diffusion length, and an integration friendly platform are desirable ingredients for spin-based devices. Here we demonstrate lateral spin injection and detection in germanium nanowires, by using ferromagnetic metal contacts and tunnel ba…
Mesoscale and Nanoscale PhysicsMaterials Science
Shaffique Adam、M. D. Stiles2010-08-24Physical Review B
Assuming diffusive carrier transport and employing an effective medium theory, we calculate the temperature dependence of bilayer graphene conductivity due to Fermi-surface broadening as a function of carrier density. We find that the temperature dependence of the conductivity depends strongly on the amount of disorde…
Graphene research and applicationsQuantum and electron transport phenomenaThermal properties of materials
David J. Appelhans、Zhibin Lin、Mark T. Lusk2010-08-24Physical Review B
We show that patterned defects can be used to disrupt the sublattice symmetry of graphene so as to open up a band gap. This way of modifying graphene's electronic structure does not rely on external agencies, the addition of new elements or special boundaries. The method is used to predict a planar, low energy, graphe…
Carbon Nanotubes in Composites2D Materials and ApplicationsGraphene research and applications
Imran Sayed、Joanna Berzowska、Maksim Skorobogatiy2010-08-24arXiv
We present an overview of photonic textile displays woven on a Jacquard loom, using newly discovered polymer photonic bandgap fibers that have the ability to change color and appearance when illuminated with ambient or transmitted light. The photonic fiber can be thin (smaller than 300 microns in diameter) and highly…
physics.opticsMaterials Science
X. Y. Cui、H. Negishi、A. N. Titov 等 6 位作者2010-08-24arXiv
We have systematically investigated the structural property and electrical structures of the transition metal intercalated titanium disulfide compound Fe$_x$TiS$_2$ ($0\leq x\leq0.33$) from angle-resolved photoelectron spectroscopy with tunable polarized synchrotron radiation. The effect of intercalation on the energy…
Materials Science
Eugene A. Eliseev2010-08-24arXiv
The impact of the surface on the magnetic symmetry is studied. It is shown how symmetry breaking transforms the "seeding" 90 bulk magnetic classes, which include 66 piezomagnetic classes and 58 magnetoelectric classes, into the 21 surface-induced magnetic classes, which all are piezomagnetic, piezoelectric and 19 of t…
Materials Science
Minoru Osada、Kosho Akatsuka、Yasuo Ebina 等 7 位作者2010-08-24ACS Nano
Size-induced suppression of permittivity in perovskite thin films is a fundamental problem that has remained unresolved for decades. This size-effect issue becomes increasingly important due to the integration of perovskite nanofilms into high-κ capacitors, as well as concerns that intrinsic size effects may limit the…
Semiconductor materials and devicesFerroelectric and Piezoelectric MaterialsMicrowave Dielectric Ceramics Synthesis