Edge states of epitaxially grown graphene on 4H-SiC(0001) studied by scanning tunneling microscopy

The edge properties of single layer graphene epitaxially grown on partially graphitized 4H-SiC(0001) surface have been investigated with scanning tunneling microscopy (STM). We directly observed the atomic-structure dependency of the super structures in the vicinity of armchair and zigzag edges due to the different kinds of symmetry-breaking at those two edges.     

Non-polytropic effect on shock-induced phase transitions in a hard-sphere system

By adopting a simplified model of a non-polytropic hard-sphere system where heat capacity depends on the temperature, we demonstrate the importance of non-polytropic effect on the shock-induced phase transitions. We show explicitly that with the increase of the shock strength the perturbed temperature (the temperature after a shock) increases and the vibrational modes are gradually excited, and as a result, shock-induced phase transitions are qualitatively and quantitatively different from the phase transitions observed in a simple polytropic model. The effect on the admissibility (stability) of a shock wave is also analyzed.     

Computer Generated Rainbow Hologram

The rainbow hologram is very practical to display 3-D images because it can be reconstructed with white light. We propose a simplified model to calculate the computer generated rainbow hologram quickly. In the proposed method, we can simply generate the final hologram from intermediate data, whose total number of samples can be less than one tenth of the final hologram. This intermediate format makes fast computation and effective storage/transmission possible. Only multiple and additional operation need be used to convert the intermediate data to final data. Therefore, it is possible that hardware can be added to an electro-holographic display or printer. In this paper, we discuss both theory of the simplified model and experimental results of white light reconstructed images. Full color holograms are also discussed.     

Fluctuations of expectation values in chaotic systems and broken time-reversal symmetry

Fluctuations of expectation values of observables are calculated in complex quantum systems, such as disordered metallic grains or quantum systems with classical chaotic motion. We derive an exact expression for these fluctuations valid for systems with and without time-reversal symmetry, as well as in the transition region between these two cases. We compare our results with those of a semiclassical theory and with simulations of random matrices.     

Dose-rate effects on the bulk etch-rate of CR-39 track detector exposed to low-let radiations

The effect of gamma-rays and pulsed electrons has been investigated on the bulk etch rate of CR-39 detector at doses up to 100 kGy under various dose-rate between 0.0044 and 35.0 Gy/s. The bulk etch rate increased exponentially with the dose at every examined dose-rates. It was reveled to be strongly depend on the dose-rate: the bulk etch rate was decreased with increasing dose-rate at the same total dose. A primitive model was proposed to explain the dose-rate effect in which oxygen dissolved was assumed to dominate the damage formation process.     

A new scaling analysis of the susceptibility and the specific heat of the non-Fermi liquid system with and 0.5

The usual scaling equations at a phase transition, employed out of their usual validity range, with T_c a negative constant, fit properties observed in correlated electron systems with unmatched accuracy. We illustrate this behavior with our data in Ce(Ru_1-xRh_x)₂Si₂ for x = 0.4 and 0.5 and comment these results and what they imply physically. Received 22 June 1998 and Received in final form 29 September 1998     

Studies on the level structure of 152Nd

The structure of ¹⁵²Nd, produced via β⁻ decay of ¹⁵²Pr, has been investigated using γ-γ coincidence, γ-γ angular correlation, and β-γ-γ triple coincidence measurements. Praseodymium activities were obtained by the thermal neutron fission of ²³⁵U and collected by the on-line isotope separator KUR-ISOL. Nineteen γ-rays and four excited states were newly found. The spins of six exited states were determined and the parities of three of them were also deduced. The spin and parity of the ¹⁵²Pr ground state, which were previously considered as 4⁻, are proposed to be 4⁺ by the present study. Received: 19 October 1998 / Revised version: 22 December 1998     

Layered [3.3]Orthocyclophane Tricarbonylchromium Complexes

The preparation of the layered [3.3]orthocyclophane tricarbonylchromium mono- and bis complexes, 4 and 5 , are described. X-ray crystallographic analysis reveals the fact that the distances and the dihedral angle between the planes of the two benzo rings in mono complex 4 decrease as compared to those in 1 . This is due to the decrease in π electron density in one benzo unit.     

Enantiomerically Pure Cyclic trans-1,2-Diols,Diamines, and Amino Alcohols by Intramolecular Pinacol Coupling of Planar Chiral Mono-Cr(CO)3 Complexes of Biaryls

Without any formation of stereoisomers , the intramolecular pinacol cyclization of 1 —planar chiral mono-Cr(CO)₃ complexes of 1,1′-biphenyls with carbonyl functionalities at the 2- and 2′-positions—with samarium diiodide gives cyclic trans-1,2-diols 2 . Upon exposure to sunlight, the chromium-complexed diols 2 produce optically pure chromium-free trans-diols 3 . Similarly, the corresponding enantiomerically pure trans-1,2-diamines and amino alcohols are obtained from the planar chiral chromium complexes of biphenyls with diimino or keto-imino functionalities. R¹=H, OMe; R²=H, Me; R³=H, Me.