Gated spin relaxation in (1 1 0)-oriented quantum wells

Growth, photoluminescence characterisation and time-resolved optical measurements of electron spin dynamics in (1 1 0)-oriented GaAs/AlGaAs quantum wells are described. Conditions are given for MBE growth of good-quality quantum wells, judged by the width of low-temperature excitonic photoluminescence. At 170 K the electron spin relaxation rate in (1 1 0)-oriented wells shows a 100-fold reduction compared to equivalent (1 0 0)-oriented wells and also a 10-fold increase with applied electric field from 20 to 80 kV cm⁻¹. There is evidence for similar dramatic effects at 300 K. Spin relaxation is field independent below 20 kV cm⁻¹ reflecting quantum well asymmetry. The results indicate the achievability of voltage-gateable quantum well spin memory time longer than 10 ns at room temperature simultaneously with high electron mobility.     

Anharmonicity in Al vicinal surfaces of (1 0 0) with (1 1 1) step

Molecular dynamics simulations incorporating an analytic embedded atom potential have been used to investigate the atomic structure and surface order of the Al vicinal surfaces for the temperature up to 900 K. The relaxation, mean square vibrational amplitude, and structure factor as a function of temperature, and of the terrace width for the p(1 0 0) × (1 1 1) surfaces (2 ≤ p ≤ 10) are discussed. The obtained structure factor indicates that the anharmonic effect reduces with increasing terrace widths. The decrease of surface energy with increasing terrace width also supports this conclusion.     

Carrier recombination kinetics in (3 1 1)A InGaAs sidewall quantum wires

We present a study of the optical properties and carrier dynamics in strained InGaAs sidewall quantum wires (QWR) on patterned GaAs (3 1 1)A substrates by means of picosecond time-resolved photoluminescence (PL). A pronounced dynamical red shift of the QWR-PL band when increasing the delay time after the pulse excitation is observed. In addition, time-resolved data show a significant shortening of the PL decay time from the wire at short delay and when high excitation power is used. The data are compared with theoretical predictions. The results, i.e. the dynamical red shift observed in the wire emission and the shortening of the PL decay with increasing the excitation density, are interpreted in terms of a dynamical screening effect of the piezoelectric field.     

Magnetic phase transition and magnetocaloric effect in Mn_(1-x)Zn_xCoGe alloys

The magnetic phase transition and magnetocaloric effect are studied in a series of Mn1-xZnxCoGe(x = 0.01, 0.02,0.04, and 0.08) alloys. By introducing a small quantity of Zn element, the structural transformation temperature of the MnCoGe alloy is greatly reduced and a first-order magnetostructural transition is observed. Further increasing the Zn concentration results in a second-order ferromagnetic transition. Large room-temperature magnetocaloric effects with small magnetic hysteresis are obtained in alloys with x = 0.01 and 0.02, which suggests their potential application in magnetic refrigeration.     

Composition Dependence of Electrocaloric Effect in (1-x)Pb(Mg1/3Nb2/3)O3-xPbTiO3 Single Crystals

Composition dependence of electrocaloric effect is investigated in (1-x)Pb(Mg_1/3Nb_2/3)O_3-xPbTiO₃ single crystals by using an eighth-order Landau—Devonshire theory. The applied electric field along [001] direction reduces the ferroelectric-ferroelectric phase transition temperatures, but increases the Curie temperatures. The electrocaloric coefficients of tetragonal phase are much larger than that of rhombohedral and monoclinic phase. A negative electrocaloric effect is observed near the M_C-T phase transition in 0.69 Pb(Mg_1/3Nb_2/3)O₃-0.31 PbTiO₃ single crystal. The application of a strong enough electric field results in a high adiabatic temperature change over a broad range of temperature. Therefore, it would be useful to construct a solid state cooling cycle over a broad temperature range for practical applications.     

Carbon-doped high-mobility hole gases on (0 0 1) and (1 1 0) GaAs

Since Stormer and Tsang have introduced the first two-dimensional hole gas (2DHG) in the GaAs/AlGaAs heterosystem, the choice of suitable dopants was limited to beryllium and silicon over the last 20 years. Both acceptor atoms have significant disadvantages, i.e. either high-diffusion rates or a limitation to specific growth directions. Utilizing a carbon filament-doping source, we prepared high-quality 2DHGs in the (0 0 1) and the nonpolar (1 1 0) crystal plane with carrier mobilies beyond 10⁶ cm²/Vs in quantum well and single interface structures. Low-temperature magnetoresistance measurements recover a large number of fractional QHE states and show a pronounced beating pattern from which the Rashba induced spin-splitting has been determined. In addition, 2DHGs have been grown on cleaved edges of (1 1 0) and (0 0 1) wafers with transport features in qualitative agreement to our findings on (1 1 0) substrates.     

Effect of Misfit Strain on Pyroelectric Properties of (111) Oriented Pb(Zr1-xTix)O3 Thin Films

Based on the Landau-Dovenshire theory, the thermodynamic potential of (111) oriented films is constructed to investigate the pyroelectric properties of Pb(Zr_1-xTi_x)O₃ thin films. Due to the presence of nonlinear coupling terms resulted from the (111) epitaxy with substrates, the effects of misfit strain and electric field on the phase transitions at room temperature are more complex than that of (001) and (110) oriented films. Pb(Zr_0.5Ti_0.5)O₃ thin films with the Ti composition around the morphotropic phase boundary (MPB) have the giant dielectric and pyroelectric properties. Moreover, Pb(Zr_1-xTi_x)O₃ thin films grown on the tensile substrates which induce the triclinic γ phase have the larger dielectric and pyroelectric properties than that on the compressive substrates. Therefore, the physical properties of (111) oriented Pb(Zr_1-xTi_x)O₃ thin films can be adjusted by choosing the suitable substrates.     

Magnetoelectric effects in multiferroic Y-type hexaferrites Ba(0.3)Sr(1.7)CoxMg(2-x)Fe(12)O(22)

Y-type hexaferrites with tunable conical magnetic structures are promising single-phase multiferroics that exhibit large magnetoelectric effects. We have investigated the influence of Co substitution on the magnetoelectric properties in the Y-type hexaferrites Ba(0.3)Sr(1.7)CoxMg(2-x)Fe(12)O(22)(x = 0.0, 0.4, 1.0, 1.6). The spin-induced electric polarization can be reversed by applying a low magnetic field for all the samples. The magnetoelectric phase diagrams of BaBa(0.3)Sr(1.7)CoxMg(2-x)Fe(12)O(22) are obtained based on the measurements of magnetic field dependence of dielectric constant at selected temperatures. It is found that the substitution of Co ions can preserve the ferroelectric phase up to a higher temperature, and thus is beneficial for achieving single-phase multiferroics at room temperature.     

Magnetic characteristics of thin Ni films electrodeposited on n-Si(1 1 1)

The nanocrystalline Ni films were grown on n-Si(1 1 1) substrate by pulsed electrodeposition in non-aqueous NiCl₂ + methanol solution. The frequency of potential pulse was modulated during the deposition of Ni onto Si substrates. When the frequency varies from 20 to 900 Hz, the average size of Ni nanocrystallites varied in the ranges from 48 to 130 nm. In these cases, all Ni films have grown through a three-dimensional instantaneous nucleation followed by diffusion-limited growth. From X-ray diffraction measurement, it has been found that Ni(1 1 1) grows preferentially on the Si(1 1 1) substrates. The magnetic hysteresis loops for as-deposited films were measured by using VSM. As the angle θ between film plane and applied magnetic field varies from 0 to 90, the coercivity (H_c) and squareness (S) obtained from the magnetic hysteresis loops showed an opposite behavior. With the increase in θ, H_c increased but S decreased near linearly. We have also investigated the variation of H_c as a function of Ni nanocrystallite’s size. From VSM measurement, we could observe that the coercivities for the magnetic field applied perpendicular and parallel to the film plane increase up to the average size of 86 nm but begin to decrease over this size.     

Magnetoelectric memory effect in the Y-type hexaferrite BaSrZnMgFe_(12)O_(22)

We report on the magnetic and magnetoelectric properties of the Y-type hexaferrite BaSrZnMgFe_(12)O_(22),which undergoes transitions from a collinear ferrimagnetic phase to a proper screw phase at 310 K and to a longitudinal conical phase at 45 K.Magnetic and electric measurements revealed that the magnetic structure with spiral spin order can be modified by applying a magnetic field,resulting in magnetically controllable electric polarization.It was observed that BaSrZnMgFe_(12)O_(22)exhibits an anomalous magnetoelectric memory effect:the ferroelectric state can be partially recovered from the paraelectric phase with collinear spin structure by reducing magnetic field at 20 K.We ascribe this memory effect to the pinning of multiferroic domain walls,where spin chirality and structure are preserved even in the nonpolar collinear spin state.     

稀磁半导体Cd_（1－x）Fe_xTe的磁光光谱

在７０－３００Ｋ温度范围内测量了组分ｘ为０．０１和０．０４的Ｃｄ１－ｘＦｅｘＴｅ及ＣｄＴｅ的法拉第效应随入射光子能量的变化，首次获得了Ｃｄ１－ｘＦｅｘＴｅ在布里渊区Γ点和Ｌ点的有效ｇ因子及其与温度的关系。给出了Ｆｅ２＋离子与载流子间的ｓｐ－ｄ交换作用常数Ｎ０（β－α）＝（－１．５７±０．０３）ｅＶ。     

KTa_(1-x)Nb_xO_3:Cu晶体中直流空间电荷场的进一步研究

分别用扩束光和一束写入光对KTa_(1-x)Nb_xO_3:Cu(X=0.32)晶体中的光折变栅进行擦洗,通过不同的擦洗效果,进一步论证了在写入过程中除了形成周期分布的空间电荷场之外,同时还形成了直流空间电荷场.并对直流空间电荷场被擦洗的动态过程进行了详细研究.此外,在写入之前利用一束均匀光照射在外加电场作用下的KTa_(1-x)Nb_xO_3:Cu晶体,研究了直流空间电荷场的形成对衍射信号强度的影响.     

Study of Enol-Keto Tautomerism of N-(2-Hydroxy-1-Naphthylidene)anils

The enol-keto tautomerism of N-(2-hydroxy-1-naphthylidene)anilines was studied. In response to the action of salts (e.g. CaCl₂), in ethanolic solution the equilibrium is shifted extensively in the direction of the keto form; this allows determination of the concentration of the keto form and of the equilibrium constant of the process. In accordance with the Hammett equation, the equilibrium constant varies as a function of the constants a of the substituents on the aniline ring.     

On the vibrational behaviour of cyanide adsorbed at Pt(1 1 1) and Pt(1 0 0) surfaces in alkaline solutions

This communication deals with the vibrational behaviour of cyanide adlayers formed on Pt(1 1 1) and Pt(1 0 0) surfaces in the electrochemical environment. In situ FTIR spectroscopy can be employed to follow the potential dependence of the C-N stretching frequency in acidic electrolytes with quite a low uncertainty. Owing to the stability of the cyanide adlayer in alkaline solutions, experiments performed in NaOH medium are usually perturbed by the significant overlapping of the reference and the sample FTIR spectra. Deconvolution of the spectra was carried out assuming a Lorentz oscillator. The procedure allowed to confirm that two potential regions with different band centre frequency tuning coexist for Pt(1 1 1)-CN in perchloric acid medium. Conversely, in the alkaline electrolyte a single tuning rate for the band position was found for both surfaces studied. The lack of reorientation of the C-N molecular axis together with the occurrence of a certain screening effect of negatively charged hydroxyl anions on the electric field at the interface could be at the origin of the different behaviour displayed in both electrolytic media.     

First-principles study on field evaporation of surface atoms from W(0 1 1) and Mo(0 1 1) surfaces

The simulations of field-evaporation processes for surface atoms on W(0 1 1) and Mo(0 1 1) surfaces are implemented using first-principles calculations based on the real-space finite-difference method. The threshold values of the external electric field for evaporation of the surface atoms, which are ∼6 V/Å for tungsten and ∼5 V/Å for molybdenum, are in agreement with the experimental results. While the threshold value of the electric field and the local-field enhancement around the evaporating atoms agree with those expected from the conclusion of the previous study using structureless jellium, the induced charge around the surface atom has a significant difference from that obtained by the jellium model.     

(1/2+1/2+1)腔型热阴极微波电子枪

 介绍了一种新型的轴耦合热阴极微波电子枪的设计，该枪采用了缩短首腔以及在首腔与主加速腔间插入耦合半腔的设计思想，在不破坏粒子束性能的基础上尽量减小反轰功率，给出了用Superfish 及Pamela软件进行物理设计以及粒子动力学计算的结果，在脉冲宽度为6μs, 重复频率为25Hz时，阴极上平均反轰功率为3.6W,达到设计要求。     

Casimir Effect of Massive Scalar Field with Hybrid Boundary Condition in （1＋1）-Dimensional Spacetime

The Casimir energy of massive scalar field with hybrid （Diriehlet-Neumann） boundary condition is calculated. In order to regularize the model, the typical methods named as mode summation method and Green＇s function method are used respectively. It is found that the regularized zero-point energy density depends on the scalar field＇s mass. When the field is massless, the result is consistent with previous literatures.     

Cl+CHD3(v1=1)的立体化学反应研究 (cited: 2)

最近报道了氯原子从不同方向进攻CHD₃分子的C-H化学键的全方位三维立体化学反应过程,其中通过对偏振相关微分反应截面的测量以及分析,反应物的空间取向对化学反应的影响有了比较清晰的了解．这里,在切片成像满足特定的对称性要求的条件下,通过对两种最常见的反应构型即平行碰撞以及垂直碰撞反应构型的分析,得到三维微分反应截面以及积分反应截面,这两种立体化学反应活性的比较对于理解各向同性的反应物的反应活性有着较大的帮助,也是一般化学家更为感兴趣的课题,从而可以加深关于化学反应过程的直观认识以及探讨     

Order-from-disorder effect in the exactly solved mixed spin-(1/2, 1) Ising model on fully frustrated triangles-in-triangles lattices

The mixed spin-(1/2, 1) Ising model on two fully frustrated triangles-in-triangles lattices is exactly solved with the help of the generalized star-triangle transformation, which establishes a rigorous mapping correspondence with the equivalent spin- 1/2 Ising model on a triangular lattice. It is shown that the mutual interplay between the spin frustration and single-ion anisotropy gives rise to various spontaneously ordered and disordered ground states, which differ mainly in an occurrence probability of the non-magnetic spin state of the integer-valued decorating spins. We have convincingly evidenced a possible coexistence of the spontaneous long-range order with a partial disorder within the striking ordered–disordered ground state, which manifests itself through a non-trivial criticality at finite temperatures as well. A rather rich critical behavior including the order-from-disorder effect and reentrant phase transitions with either two or three successive critical points is also found.     

导出E=mc~2和m=m_0/(1-v~2/c~2)~(1/2)的一种方案

借助光子导出了E=mc2和m=m01-v2/c2.