Effect of lower growth temperature on C incorporation in GeC epilayers on Si(0 0 1) grown by MBE

Effect of lower growth temperature T_s on C incorporation to substitutional sites in Ge_1−xC_x/Si(0 0 1) grown by molecular beam epitaxy was investigated. To enhance the non-equilibrium growth condition, the temperature T_s was lowered from 600°C down to 300°C. The C incorporation into substitutional sites of GeC epilayers was very sensitive to T_s. X-ray diffraction (XRD) measurement indicated that the substitutional C composition x increased with decrease in T_s from 600°C to 400°C. At T_s350°C, the estimation of x by the XRD analysis was impossible because of polycrystallization. The Raman shift measurement enables to estimate x for T_s350°C, as consequently larger x than that grown at T_s=400°C was verified. The enhancement of non-equilibrium growth condition by decreasing T_s was important to increase x.     

New constraints on gruneisen parameters applications to equations of state for pressure markers

Abstract

“Regular” linear relations between shock and particle velocities, u_s = u_s0, + c · u_p, imply a divergence of the Hugoniot pressure p_H at a critical compression V _c/V _o = (c-1)/c, where the thermal pressure Δp _th = (γ/V)· ΔU _th = p _H-p _T becomes very large with respect to the cold (isothermal) pressure p _T at this compression. The Hugoniot relation for the total internal energy U _H results in this case in the relation γ_c = 2(c- 1) for the Grüneisen parameter in this region. Experimental data for the zero pressure value Γ_o and its derivative Γ_o together with theoretical data for the limiting value γ_∞ = 2/3, and the additional expenmental value γ_c are then used to determine the thermal (phonon) pressure with the common Mie-Grüneisen assumption.     

Electrochromic Variation of the Infrared Emissivity in Tungsten Oxide Compounds

The so-called plastic technology first developed for the Li-based batteries leads to a new flexible infrared modulator. Orthorhombic monohydrated tungsten oxide (o-WO³ · H₂O) is used as the active insertion element in the LiCoO₂/o-WO³ · H₂O system. To prevent its degradation under air moisture, the device is protected with hermetic plastic and a window. Measurements of the reflectivity values indicate a very good contrast between the bleached and colored states for the first insertion (about 50% contrast in the 2.5–15 μm range), but the contrast between the inserted and de-inserted states is only about 30%. Optical properties follow quite well Drude mechanism.     

Relaxation Times and Population Inversion of Excited States of Arsenic Donors in Germanium

The relaxation times of excited states of arsenic dopant in germanium at cryogenic temperatures T < 15 K have been experimentally studied by the optical pump-probe method using radiation of a free-electron laser. Two variants of the excitation of impurity centers have been used in the experiment: (i) from the 1s(A₁) ground state of the dopant and (ii) from the 1s(T₂) first excited state having a finite thermal population. In the former variant, it has been shown that the decay times of the 2p₀ and 3p_± states are about 0.8 and 0.6 ns, respectively. In the latter variant, a single measurement can simultaneously provide the relaxation times of two 2p_± and 1s(T₂) states about 0.6 and no more than 0.16 ns, respectively. The data obtained have indicated the possibility of forming population inversion and the gain of terahertz radiation at the 2p_± → 1s(T₂) and 2p₀ → 1s(T₂) transitions at the optical excitation of the mentioned impurity centers.

     

Structural Phase Transition and the Dielectric Permittivity of the Model Lipid Bilayer [(CH2)12(NH3)2]CuCl4

Structural phase transitions in the lipid-like bilayer material [(CH₂)₁₂(NH₃)₂]CuCl₄ have been observed using differential thermal scanning. The compound shows an irreversible thermochromic transition at ? 465 K and three reversible transitions at T ₁ = 433 ± 4 K and T ₂ = 411 ± 2 K and T ₃ = 358 K. The transition at 350 K is ascribed to chain melting. The other two correspond to crystalline phase transformation.

Phase (IV) T₃ = 358 ± 2K Phase (III) T₂ = 411 ± 2K Phase (II) T₁ = 433 ± 4K Phase (I)

Dielectric permittivity is studied as a function of temperature in the range 300-440 K and frequency, range (60 Hz-100 kHz). It confirms the observed transitions. The dielectric permittivity reflects rotational and conformational transitions for the compound. The variation of the real part of the conductivity with temperature is thermally activated in the temperature range above 350 K, with frequency-dependent activation energy, the values of activation energy lie in the range of ionic hopping. The dependence of the conductivity on frequency follows the universal power law σ = σ₀ + A(T) ω ^{s ( T )} with 0<s<1. Comparison of this material with other members of the series is discussed     

DSC study of superionic phase transition in (NH4)4H2(SeO4)3 single crystals

DSC and complex impedance studies of the protonic conductor (NH₄)₄H₂(SeO₄)₃, which undergoes a superionic phase transition of first order at T_s = 378 K show that the activation energy of ionic conductivity d(lg σ)/dt and the ordering enthalpy ΔC_p of the crystal are proportional: d(lg σ)/dT = XΔC_p/RT_s + const, as found for MAg₄I₅ crystals undergoing a second-order superionic phase transition. Thus the short-range order environment of the species involved in fast-ion transport plays the main role in the superionic phase transition. This is also supported by the value of the entropy change at T_s, ΔS = 43 J/mole·K. A new metastable phase was found to be induced on heating the (NH₄)₄H₂(SeO₄)₃ crystal above T_s.     

Low-temperature properties of CePd2In

We report measurements of the specific heatC _p(T), electrical resistivity ϱ(T) and magnetic susceptibility ξ(T) of hexagonal CePd₂In, at low temperatures. Anomalies inC _p(T), χ(T) and ϱ(T) atT=1.23 K, indicate a phase transition, most likely to an antiferromagnetically-ordered phase. The electronic entropy reachesR ln2 per mole Ce at 9.2K, suggesting that the phase transition involves a doublet state. The ordered phase coexists with moderately correlated itinerant electrons.     

The beryllium atom and beryllium positive ion in strong magnetic fields

The ground and a few excited states of the beryllium atom in external uniform magnetic fields are calculated by means of our 2D mesh Hartree-Fock method for field strengths ranging from zero up to 2.35×10⁹ T. With changing field strength the ground state of the Be atom undergoes three transitions involving four different electronic configurations which belong to three groups with different spin projections S _z = 0, - 1, - 2. For weak fields the ground state configuration arises from the 1s ²2s ², S _z = 0 configuration. With increasing field strength the ground state evolves into the two S _z = - 1 configurations 1s ²2s2p _-1 and 1s ²2p _-13d _-2, followed by the fully spin polarised S _z = - 2 configuration 1s2p _-13d _-24f _-3. The latter configuration forms the ground state of the beryllium atom in the high field regime γ > 4.567. The analogous calculations for the Be ⁺ ion provide the sequence of the three following ground state configurations: 1s^22s and 1s ²2p _-1 (S _z = - 1/2) and 1s2p _-13d _-2 (S _z = - 3/2). Received 2 October 2000 and Received in final form 8 January 2001     

Geometrical forms of Abelès'' equations involving film thickness

Abelès' equations (in terms of ₁; ₂ and optical film thickness x) for all the eight optical functions (R_s; R_p; T_s; T_p; F_s; F_p; X_s and X_p) have been expressed in the form of equations representing standard geometrical three-dimensional figures. X_s and X_p are represented by plane surfaces whilst the remainder are skew cones. Translated into the n; k notation; X_s and X_p generate hyperboloids whilst the remainder produce paraboloids whose cross-sections are parts of figures of eight.     

High-pT spectra of charged hadrons in Au + Au collisions at √sNN = 9.2 GeV in STAR

The production of hadrons in heavy-ion collisions at high-p _T provides an important information on mechanism of particle formation and constituent energy loss in medium. Such information is needed for search of a Critical Point and signatures of phase transition. Measurements by the STAR Collaboration of charged hadron production in Au + Au collisions at √s _NN = 9.2 GeV over a wide transverse momentum p _T = 0.2−4 GeV/c and at mid-rapidity range are reported. It allows for a first measurement of the spectra for charged hadrons at high p _T at this energy. The spectra demonstrate the dependence on centrality which enhances with p _T . The constituent energy loss and its dependence on transverse momentum of particle, and centrality of collisions are estimated in the z-scaling approach.     

Influence of the line stiffness on the critical properties of 2d domain walls and polymer systems

A recently developed efficient Monte-Carlo method is used to calculate the critical equilibrium properties of a 2-dimensional system of thermal loops (loop gas) in dependence of the line stiffness energys. With increasing s the critical temperatureT _c (defining an Ising-like behaviour fors<1)decreases monotonically toT _c =0 ats=1 (in units of the line energy). Fors>1,T _c increases monotonically withs and defines anon-universal critical behaviour. The critical line is calculated in a phase diagram (i) as aT _c -versus-s plot showing a dipT _c =0 ats=1 and (ii) in a concentration (c)-versus-s diagram, describing, alternatively, a dilute system of rough polymers. In the latter diagram the critical concentration decreases monotonically withs fors<1 and increases withs fors>1.     

Effect of substrate temperature on microstructure and optical properties of single-phased Ag2O film deposited by using radio-frequency reactive magnetron sputtering method

Using a radio-frequency reactive magnetron sputtering technique,a series of the single-phased Ag2O films are deposited in a mixture of oxygen and argon gas with a flow ratio of 2:3 by changing substrate temperature(T s).Effects of the T s on the microstructure and optical properties of the films are investigated by using X-ray diffractometry,scanning electron microscopy and spectrophotometry.The single-phased Ag2O films deposited at values of T s below 200℃ are(111) preferentially oriented,which may be due to the smallest free energy of the(111) crystalline face.The film crystallization becomes poor as the value of T s increases from 100℃ to 225℃.In particular,the Ag2O film deposited at T s = 225℃ loses the 111 preferential orientation.Correspondingly,the film surface morphology obviously evolves from a uniform and compact surface structure to a loose and gullied surface structure.With the increase of T s value,the transmissivity and the reflectivity of the films in the transparent region are gradually reduced,while the absorptivity gradually increases,which may be attributed to an evolution of the crystalline structure and the surface morphology of the films.     

A determination of the low energy parameters of the 2-d Heisenberg antiferromagnet

We perform numerical simulations of the 2-d Heisenberg antiferromagnet using a cluster algorithm. Comparing the size and temperature effects of various quantities with results from chiral perturbation theory we determine the low energy parameters of the system very precisely. We finde ₀=–0.6693(1)J/a ² for the ground state energy density, _s = 0.3074(4)/a ² for the staggered magnetization,c=1.68(1)J a for the spin wave velocity andp _s =0.186(4)J for the spin stiffness. Our results agree with experimental data for the precursor insulators of high-T _c superconductors.Supported by the Schweizer Nationalfond     

Gamow-Teller transitions from 58Ni to discrete states of 58Cu

Under the assumption that isospin is a good quantum number, symmetry is expected for the transitions from the ground states of T = 1, T _z = ±1 nuclei to the common excited states of the T _z = 0 nucleus situated between the two nuclei. The symmetry can be studied by comparing the strengths of Gamow-Teller (GT) transitions obtained from a (p, n)-type charge-exchange reaction on a target nucleus with T _z = 1 with those from the β-decay of the T _z = - 1 nucleus. The A = 58 system is the heaviest for which such a comparison is possible. As a part of the symmetry study, we measured the GT transitions from ⁵⁸Ni (T _z = 1) to ⁵⁸Cu (T _z = 0) by using the zero-degree (³ He, t) reaction at 150 MeV/nucleon. With the achieved resolution of 50 keV, many hitherto unresolved GT states have been identified. The GT transition strengths were obtained for states up to 8 MeV excitation, i.e., near to the Q window limitation ( Q _EC = 9.37 MeV) of the β-decay from ⁵⁸Zn (T _z = - 1) to ⁵⁸Cu. The strength distribution is compared with that from shell-model calculations. Received: 24 November 2001 / Accepted: 30 January 2002     

Low temperature electrical conductivity and magnetoconductivity of Fe39Ni39Mo4Si6B12 and Co58Ni10Fe5Si11B16 metallic glass alloys

A detailed study on the weak localization phenomenon vis-a-vis electron-electron interaction effects in magnetic metallic glasses has been carried out. We measured the electrical conductivity and magnetoconductivity within the temperature range 1.8≤T≤300K. A maximum on the conductivity versus temperature curve exists atT=T _m. The conductivity was observed to follow aT ^1/2 law forT<T _m andT ² law forT>T _m. Magnetoconductivity data of these alloys indicate the prominence of electron-electron interaction at low temperatures. The authors have determined the inelastic scattering field and spin-orbit scattering field from the magnetoconductivity data. The inelastic scattering field obeys aT ^p law (p=2) at low temperatures.     

Numerical results for ground states of spin glasses on Bethe lattices

The average ground state energy and entropy for ±J spin glasses on Bethe lattices of connectivities k + 1 = 3..., 26 at T = 0 are approximated numerically. To obtain sufficient accuracy for large system sizes (up to n = 2¹²), the Extremal Optimization heuristic is employed which provides high-quality results not only for the ground state energies per spin e_k+1 but also for their entropies s_k+1. The results indicate sizable differences between lattices of even and odd connectivities. The extrapolated ground state energies compare very well with recent one-step replica symmetry breaking calculations. These energies can be scaled for all even connectivities k + 1 to within a fraction of a percent onto a simple functional form, e _{k + 1} = E _SK - (2E _SK + )/, where E _SK = - 0.7633 is the ground state energy for the broken replica symmetry in the Sherrington-Kirkpatrick model. But this form is in conflict with perturbative calculations at large k + 1, which do not distinguish between even and odd connectivities. We also find non-zero entropies per spin s_k+1 at small connectivities. While s_k+1 seems to vanish asymptotically with 1/(k + 1) for even connectivities, it is numerically indistinguishable from zero already for odd k + 1 ≥ 9. Received 9 August 2002 Published online 27 January 2003 RID="a" ID="a"e-mail: sboettc@emory.edu www.physics.emory.edu/faculty/boettcher     

Frustrated percolation,spin glasses and glasses

Summary The static and dynamic properties of the frustrated percolation model are investigated. This model, which contains frustration as an essential ingredient, exhibits two transitions: a percolation transition at a temperatureT _p with critical exponents of the ferromagnetic (s=1/2)-state Potts model, and a second transition at a lower temperatureT _g in the same universality class of the Ising spin glass model. AboveT _p the time-dependent autocorrelation function is characterized by a single exponential, while forT _p>T>T _g preliminary numerical results show a broad shoulder or plateau typical of a structural glass transition. BelowT _g the system is in glassy state with an infinitely long relaxation time. Paper presented at the I International Conference on Scaling Concepts and Complex Fluids, Copanello, Italy, July 4–8, 1994.     

Nonlinear forward scattering of resonant laser light from excited neon systems

We investigate forward scattering induced by a powerful single mode dye laser interacting with excited neon systems. We present experimental data obtained with the three transitions: 1s ₄(J=1)-2p ₃(J=0), 1s ₂(J=1)-2p ₁(J=0), and 1s ₅(J=2)-2p ₄(J=2). The lineshape dependences on the gas pressure, the laser power and the laser field fluctuations are discussed in the context of published theories. Our data resemble the calculated lineshapes in which fluctuations in the interaction processes between atoms and laser fields are taken into account. In atomic systems having more complex level degeneracies [1s ₅(J=2)-2p ₄(J=2)] signal structures expected from higher order nonlinear coherences can occur. To theoretically reproduce these lineshapes a simple J=1J=0 model is fully appropriate provided that the level with J=1 has a narrow width.     

A comparison of the magnetic anisotropy of [001] and [111] oriented Co/Pd Multilayers

Superlattices of [001]_fcc Co/Pd with varying Co thicknesses from one to eight atomic layers per modulation period were epitaxially grown on NaCl by vapour deposition in UHV. Transmission electron diffraction indicates lattice coherence between the Co and the Pd layers for Co thicknesses up to six atomic layers. If deposited at a substrate temperatureT _s=50°C, only the superlattices containing Ci-monolayers show perpendicular magnetization. By raisingT _s to 200°C, the perpendicular anisotropy for Co monolayers is increased, and is also observed for Co bilayers. We suggest that this is due tolayer smoothening, which increases Néel's interface anisotropy. For more than 6 atomic layers of Co a loss of coherence is observed atT _s=50°C, accompanied by a structure transformation to hcp Co with a (0001)_Co(111)_Pd orientation.Non-epitaxial polycrystalline [111]-multilayers have a different anisotropy versus thickness behaviour. For such multilayers the range of Co thicknesses giving perpendicular magnetization is extended from 8 Å up to 12 Å atT _s=200°C. The different behaviour of the single crystal [001] films is caused by a strong volume contribution to the anisotropy, which favours in-plane magnetization, opposing the perpendicular interface anisotropy. This easy-plane term is attributed to magneto-elastic anisotropy due to stretching of the Co layers, via a positive magnetostriction.