Electronic State of Bismuth in BaBiO3 up to 9 GPa Investigated by Optical Spectroscopy ＊

Effects of hydrostatic pressure on the mixed-valence (MV) bismuth complex BaBiO3 have been investigated up to ～9 GPa by means of high-pressure Raman scattering and absorption spectra at 300 K. The pressure-induced hardeuing behaviour of the Bi-O stretching mode suggests that the predicted pressure-induced MV to the single-valence (SV) phase change cannot occur. Investigation of absorption spectra with pressure shows the enhanced optical gat Egap, which further indicates the remained MV state of Bi ions.     

Entanglement Manipulation for a Two-Mode Squeezed Vacuum State

By numerically analysing the entropy of entanglement of the output state from a Mach-Zehnder interferometer for the two-mode squeezed vacuum state input, it is found that if the internal phase shift of the interferometer is adjusted to the value of 0 or 7r, the entangling characteristic of the input state is efficiently preserved at the output. If the internal phase shift is tuned to the value of Tr/2, the two-mode squeezed vacuum state is completely disentangled at the output of the setup. If the internal phase shift deviates from the above values, the input state is degraded into a partially entangled output state. Based on these results, a method for optically realizing the entanglement preservation, entanglement degradation, and disentanglement via the interferometer is obtained.     

Collective Band Structures and Identification of One-Phonon and Two-Phonon γ-Vibrational Bands in 109Tc

The high spin states of the neutron-rich 109Tc nucleus are reinvestigated by observing prompt γ-rays from the spontaneous fission of 252 Cf. The previously known yrast band based on the 7/2＋ state is updated. A side band built on the 11/2＋ state is expanded and a new band based on the 15/2＋ state is identified. Band crossing in the yrast band occurs around fω≈ 0.36 MeV. This band crossing is associated with the alignment of two h11/2 neutrons according to the cranked shell model calculations. The band based on the 11/2＋ state is proposed as a candidate for the one-phonon γ-vibrational band, and the band built on the 15/2＋ state is proposed as a candidate for the two-phonon γ-vibrational band. Other characteristics for the observed bands are discussed.     

Tri-hexagonal charge order in kagome metal CsV3Sb5 revealed by 121Sb nuclear quadrupole resonance

We report ¹²¹Sb nuclear quadrupole resonance(NQR)measurements on kagome superconductor CsV₃Sb₅ with Tc=2.5 K.¹²¹Sb NQR spectra split after a charge density wave(CDW)transition at 94 K,which demonstrates a commensurate CDW state.The coexistence of the high temperature phase and the CDW phase between 91 K and 94 K manifests that it is a first order phase transition.The CDW order exhibits tri-hexagonal deformation with a lateral shift between the adjacent kagome layers,which is consistent with 2×2×2 superlattice modulation.The superconducting state coexists with CDW order and shows a conventional s-wave behavior in the bulk state.     

Phase State as a Limiting Case of SU（1,1） Coherent State

We show that the Susskind-Glogower phase state is a limiting case of a kind of SU（1,1） coherent states. By analogy, based on the bipartite entangled state representation （ESR） we demonstrate that an appropriate SU（1,1） coherent state composed of the two-mode unitary phase operator e^i also leads to a new phase state in two-mode Fock space, e^i is diagonalized in the ESR.     

Quantum oscillations and nontrivial transport in(Bi_(0.92)In_(0.08))_2Se_3

Quantum phase transition in topological insulators has drawn heightened attention in condensed matter physics and future device applications.Here we report the magnetotransport properties of single crystalline(Bi_(0.92)In_(0.08))_2Se_3.The average mobility of～1000 cm~2·V~(-1)·s~(-1)is obtained from the Lorentz law at the low field(3 T)up to 50 K.The quantum oscillations rise at a field of～5 T,revealing a high mobility of～1.4×10~4cm~2·V~(-1)·s~(-1)at 2 K.The Dirac surface state is evident by the nontrivial Berry phase in the Landau–Fan diagram.The properties make the(Bi_(0.92)In_(0.08))_2Se_3a promising platform for the investigation of quantum phase transition in topological insulators.     

Entanglement COncentration of Entangled Squeezed Vacuum States

By analysing the action of a beamsplitter on squeezed vacuum states(SVSs),it is found that,if the two input light beams of the beamsplitter have the same squeezing amplitude and phase,the output state is a two-mode SVS,If the two input light beams of the beamsplitter have the same squeezing amplitude but a phase difference of π,the output state is a direct porduct state of two single-mode SVS.Based on these results,we propose to distill a maximally entangled SVS from a partially entangled SVS by using a 50/50 beamsplitter and photodetectors.     

Electronic Phase Separation in Iron Selenide(Li,Fe)OHFeSe Superconductor System

The phenomenon of phase separation into antiferromagnetic(AFM) and superconducting(SC) or normal-state regions has great implication for the origin of high-temperature(high-T_c) superconductivity. However, the occurrence of an intrinsic antiferromagnetism above the T_c of(Li,Fe)OHFe Se superconductor is questioned. Here we report a systematic study on a series of(Li,Fe)OHFe Se single crystal samples with T_c up to ～41 K. We observe an evident drop in the static magnetization at T_(afm) ～ 125 K, in some of the SC(T_c 38 K, cell parameter c■9.27 ?) and non-SC samples. We verify that this AFM signal is intrinsic to(Li,Fe)OHFe Se. Thus, our observations indicate mesoscopic-to-macroscopic coexistence of an AFM state with the normal(below T_(afm)) or SC(below T_c) state in(Li,Fe)OHFe Se. We explain such coexistence by electronic phase separation, similar to that in high-T_c cuprates and iron arsenides. However, such an AFM signal can be absent in some other samples of(Li,Fe)OHFe Se, particularly it is never observed in the SC samples of T_c 38 K, owing to a spatial scale of the phase separation too small for the macroscopic magnetic probe. For this case, we propose a microscopic electronic phase separation. The occurrence of two-dimensional AFM spin fluctuations below nearly the same temperature as T_(afm), reported previously for a(Li,Fe)OHFe Se(T_c ～ 42 K) single crystal, suggests that the microscopic static phase separation reaches vanishing point in high T_c(Li,Fe)OHFe Se. A complete phase diagram is thus established. Our study provides key information of the underlying physics for high-T_c superconductivity.     

The radiation structure of PSR B2016+28 observed with FAST

Based on a combination of X-ray diffraction, electrical transports, magnetic susceptibility, specific heat, and pressure-effect measurements, we report the results of experiments on a series of BiS_2-based Sr_(1-x)Pr_xFBiS_2 superconductors with the maximum Tcof 2.7 K for x=0.5 and at ambient pressure. Superconductivity appears only for 0.4≤x≤0.7 whereas the normal-state resistivity shows the semiconducting-like behaviors. The magnetic susceptibility χ(T) displays the low superconducting shielding volume fractions and C(T) shows no distinguishable anomaly near Tc, which suggests a filamentary superconductivity in the Pr-doped polycrystalline samples. By varying doping concentrations, an electronic phase diagram is established. Upon applying pressure on the optimally doped Sr_(0.5)Pr_(0.5)FBiS_2 system, Tcis abruptly enhanced, reaches 8.5 K at the critical pressure of P_c=1.5 GPa, and increases slightly to 9.7 K at 2.5 GPa. Accompanied by the enhancement of superconductivity from the low-to the high-Tc phases, the normal state undergoes a semiconductor-to-metal transition when under pressure. This scenario may be linked to enhanced overlap of the Bi-6 p and S-p orbitals, which contributes to the enhanced superconductivity above Pc. The pressuretemperature phase diagram for Sr_(0.5)Pr_(0.5)FBiS_2 is also presented.     

A novel yellow emitting phosphor Dy3+, Bi3+ co-doped YVO4 potentially for white light emitting diodes

Novel Y1 x yVO4:xDy3+,yBi3+(0.01 ≤ x ≤ 0.05,0 ≤ y ≤ 0.20) phosphors for light emitting diode(LED) were successfully synthesised by solid-state reaction.The calculation results of electronic structure show that YVO4 has a direct band gap with 3 eV at G.The top of the valence band is dominated by O 2p state and the bottom of the conduction band is mainly composed of O 2p and V 3d states.An efficient yellow emission under near-ultraviolet(365 nm) excitation is observed.Compared with the pure YVO4:Dy3+ samples,the Dy3+,Bi3+ co-doped samples show a more intensive emission peak(at 574 nm) and a new broad emission band(450-770 nm),due to the 4F9/2 6H13/2 transition of Dy3+ and the emission of the VO3 4 Bi3+ complex respectively.The optimum chromaticity index of Y1 x yVO4:xDy3+,yBi3+(0.01 ≤ x ≤ 0.05,0 ≤ y ≤ 0.20) is(0.447,0.497),which indicates that YVO4:Dy3+,Bi3+ has higher colour saturation than the commercial phosphor YAG:Ce3+.The effects of concentration of Dy3+,Bi3+,electric states and the photoluminescence properties are discussed in details.