Magnetoelastic domain wall wave in a ferromagnet

We show that in a magnetically and elastically uniaxial ferromagnetic insulator, a new type of inhomogeneous elastic wave may propagate along a 180° domain wall. A numerical example is given.     

Transport processes in NaCl single crystals doped with a trivalent cation; solubility,association and migration of Y3+

The self-diffusion coefficient of ²²Na⁺ and the ionic conductivity are measured as a function of temperature in NaCl single crystals doped with labelled yttrium ions, as well as the diffusion coefficient of ⁸⁸Y³⁺. We give the theoretical equations for the transport processes in the alkali halides doped with a trivalent cation; These are derived from the theory of the crystals doped with divalent cations. Solubility of YCl₃ in NaCl is accurately determined through a radioactive technique. The free enthalpy of solubility of free Y³⁺ is: (2.91?13 kT) eV. A good fit of the whole set of data is obtained by treating the association between Y³⁺ ions and vacancies by the single equation $\text{K}{}_2\text{= 12}\text{exp}\text{(-9.5)}\text{exp}\text{(}\text{1.17}\text{kT}\text{)}$. The jump frequency of Y³⁺ is $\text{w}{}_2\text{= 1.37 × 10}{}^{13}\text{exp}\text{(-}\text{0.98}\text{kT}\text{)}\text{sec}{}^{-1}$. The results are compared to those characterising the divalent foreign cations.     

An els study of the oxidation of polycrystalline Ta and Nb at room temperature

ELS has been used to characterize the initial steps in the oxidation of polycrystalline Ta and Nb in an oxygen atmosphere at low pressures (~1.3 × 10^?6 Pa) and room temperature. The results are interpreted in terms of transitions to unoccupied states above E_F and plasmon losses, and are discussed in the light of previous studies. The results show important changes in the valence band. The O 2s and O 2p bands increase in intensity during oxidation.     

Calcul de l'emission infrarouge de milieux laser CO2

Vibrationally-excited CO₂ present with inverted population emits infrared radiation at 4·26 μm. For an emitter consisting of optically-thick isolated lines, calculations allow determination of the emissivity and radiancy of a homogeneous layer of gas. Infrared emission is a useful tool for measurement of the energy contained in the upper laser level. A very thin layer of cold gas strongly alters the spectral distribution of the intensity and causes the total radiancy to decrease.     

Dilatometric study of β-alumina single crystals

Single crystals of β-alumina exhibit an important dilatometric anisotropy. The anisotropic factor is about three for βNa-alumina. Variations of this factor are followed according to the nature of the conducting ion and the stoichiometry. The dilatometric behaviour of these compounds is explained (up to 800°C) from previous structural results.     

Phase diagram of a two-dimensional electron system

The melting curve of the two-dimensional electron system is interpolated between the known classical and ground state limits. The coexistence curve encloses a finite solid-phase domain, as in the three-dimensional case.     

First principles study of barium chalcogenides

In this study, ab initio calculation results of the vibrational properties and elastic parameters as well as characteristic Debye temperature and Poisson's ratios of two barium chalcogenides, BaSe and BaS, which crystallize in NaCl-type structure, were presented. Calculations were based on plane wave basis sets together with ultrasoft pseudopotentials in the framework of density functional theory (DFT) with generalized gradient approximation. Phonon dispersion spectra were obtained using the first principles linear response approach of the density functional perturbation theory (DFPT). The detailed total energy calculations were performed in order to obtain elastic constants using distortions on cubic phase. The calculated structural, elastic, and thermal parameters of BaSe and BaS systems agree well with the available experimental data and theoretical calculations.     

First-principles calculations for elastic properties of OsB2 under pressure

The structure, elastic properties and elastic anisotropy of orthorhombic OsB₂ are investigated by density functional theory method with the ultrasoft pseudopotential scheme in the frame of the generalized gradient approximation (GGA) as well as local density approximation (LDA). The obtained structural parameters, elastic constants, elastic anisotropy and Debye temperature for OsB₂ under pressure are consistent with the available experimental data and other theoretical results. It is found that the elastic constants, bulk modulus and Debye temperature of OsB₂ tend to increase with increasing pressure. It is predicted that OsB₂ is not a superhard material from our calculations.     

Entropy of higher-dimensional charged Gauss–Bonnet black hole in de Sitter space

The fundamental equation of the thermodynamic system gives the relation between the internal energy, entropy and volume of two adjacent equilibrium states. Taking a higher-dimensional charged Gauss–Bonnet black hole in de Sitter space as a thermodynamic system, the state parameters have to meet the fundamental equation of thermodynamics. We introduce the effective thermodynamic quantities to describe the black hole in de Sitter space. Considering that in the lukewarm case the temperature of the black hole horizon is equal to that of the cosmological horizon, we conjecture that the effective temperature has the same value. In this way, we can obtain the entropy formula of spacetime by solving the differential equation. We find that the total entropy contains an extra term besides the sum of the entropies of the two horizons. The corrected term of the entropy is a function of the ratio of the black hole horizon radius to the cosmological horizon radius, and is independent of the charge of the spacetime.     

Magneto-elastic properties of Tb<Subscript>3</Subscript>Ga<Subscript>5</Subscript>O<Subscript>12</Subscript> (TGG)

The temperature dependence of the elastic constants in Tb₃Ga₅O₁₂ was measured and analysed with a simple crystal field model. The magneto-elastic coupling constants have been deduced from this experiment. The coupling constant g_Γ5, related to the c₄₄ mode, is anomalously large. These coupling constants are important for the interpretation of the phonon Hall effect.     

3DTAPBP的双分子激发态——电致激基缔合物和激基复合物

研究了苯胺类化合物3DTAPBP(2,2’-二(3-二对甲苯基氨基苯基)联苯)的双分子激发态。首先,制备了3DTAPBP的单层有机发光二极管(OLED)：ITO/MoO₃/3DTAPBP/LiF/Al,其电致发光光谱中不仅含有3DTAPBP的单体激子发光(中心波长约420 nm,蓝光),还观察到电致激基缔合物的发光(峰值为578 nm, 黄光)。由单体发光和电致激基缔合物发光可以混合得到白光,如：7.0 V电压下,3DTAPBP的单层器件的色坐标为(0.36, 0.31),器件结构非常简单。不过由于单层器件中载流子注入和传输的严重不平衡,亮度和效率极低。此外,在3DTAPBP与电子传输材料TPBi(1,3,5-三(1-苯基-1H-苯并咪唑-2-基)苯)构成的双层器件(ITO/MoO₃/3DTAPBP/TPBi/LiF/Al)中,由于载流子在界面处的堆积,观察到3DTAPBP/TPBi界面处形成激基复合物发光(中心波长约490 nm),对应光子的能量和3DTAPBP与TPBi的HOMO(最高占有轨道)-LUMO(最低未占有轨道)能级差基本吻合。对双层器件的电致发光光谱进行洛伦兹分解拟合,发现随着电压的增加,激基复合物发光减弱,原因是更多的载流子越过3DTAPBP/TPBi界面势垒,相应的3DTAPBP的单体激子发光逐渐增强。4,6和8 V驱动电压下,双层器件的色坐标分别为(0.28, 0.35),(0.24, 0.29)和(0.27, 0.28),随着驱动电压的增大,发光颜色逐渐趋于白色。双层器件的最高亮度和最大电流效率分别达1 349.2 cd·m-2,1.22 cd·A-1。     

Phonon scattering and interstitial clusters in γ-irradiated LiF

The thermal conductivity of pure and Mg-doped LiF single crystals irradiated at room temperature in a Co⁶⁰ source (3–780 Mrad) was measured between 60mK and 70 K. Several phonon scattering mechanisms for extended defects are reviewed and it is shown that experimental results can be understood in terms of two types of interstitial clusters: (a) small spherical clusters whose number density and size depend on the residual impurity content; and (b) large non-spherical clusters of toroïdal shape with a major radius of several hundred Å and minor radius of some tens of Å. For increasing dose, the major radius decreases, the minor radius increases and the rings become increasingly opaque possibly due to the associated strain field.     

The bulk modulus of SmFeAs(O0.93F0.07)

The crystal structure of SmFeAs(O_0.93F_0.07) has been investigated under high pressure (up to ∼9 GPa) by means of synchrotron powder diffraction analysis followed by Rietveld refinement. The bulk modulus was calculated (K₀ = 103 GPa) using a 3rd order Birch–Murnaghan equation of state and resulted in quite good agreement with theoretical calculations reported for LaFeAsO. The linear compressibilities β_a and β_c are 2.11(4) and 4.56(7) × 10⁻³ GPa⁻¹, respectively.     

Ultra‐incompressible and hard technetium carbide and rhenium carbide: First‐principles prediction

Using density functional theory, the author predicts that the compounds ReC and TcC with the hexagonal WC‐like structure are ultra‐incompressible and hard materials. This is concluded from the very large bulk and shear moduli. The phonon dispersion reveals no soft modes indicating the stability of the two materials. The calculated density of states shows that ReC and TcC are metallic. The structural and elastic properties of OsC, IrC, and PtC with hexagonal and cubic structure are also investigated for comparison. (© 2008 WILEY‐VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim)     

Doubly special relativity in de Sitter spacetime

We discuss the generalization of Doubly Special Relativity to a curved de Sitter background. The model has three fundamental observer‐independent scales, the velocity of light c, the de Sitter radius α, and the Planck energy κ, and can be realized through a nonlinear action of the de Sitter group on a noncommutative position space. We consider different choices of coordinates on the de Sitter hyperboloid that, although equivalent, may be more suitable for treating different problems. Also the momentum space can be described as a hyperboloid embedded in a five‐dimensional space, but in this case different choices of coordinates lead to inequivalent models. We investigate the kinematics and the Hamiltonian dynamics of some specific models and describe some of their phenomenological consequences. Finally, we show that it is possible to construct a model exhibiting a duality for the interchange of positions and momenta together with the interchange of α and κ.     

Hawking Radiation from Horizons of Reissner-Nordström de Sitter Black Hole with a Global Monopole via Anomalies

Hawking radiation from cosmological horizon and event horizon of the Reissner-Nordström de Sitter black hole with a global monopole is studied via a new method that was propounded by Robinson and Wilzek and elaborated by Banerjee and Kulkarni. The results show that the gauge current and energy-momentum tensor fluxes, which required keeping gauge covariance and general coordinate invariance at the quantum level in the effective field theory, are exactly equivalent to those of Hawking radiation from the event horizon and the cosmological horizon, respectively.     

Supreme shear modulus predicted in the monocarbide system: the Rex W1–x C alloy

The energetic, mechanical and electronic properties as a function of composition for Re_x W_1–x C alloys in the WC structure have been investigated. It has been demonstrated that the shear modulus of WC can be enhanced by alloying with a small amount of Re, to a maximum shear modulus of 311 GPa at x = 0.23. The designed alloy is energetically stable and could be expected to be a potential extremely hard transition‐metal monocarbide, which is attributed to the strong metal–metalloid interaction with modulated valence electron concentration with respect to WC. (© 2009 WILEY‐VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim)