Spin susceptibility divergence in high-temperature superconductors

Neutron scattering experiments at low frequency reveal susceptibility peaks in La_2−xSr_xCuO₄ which diverge as the temperature is lowered toward the superconducting transition. This divergence at a nesting momentum stands out from the conventional Pauli susceptibility of this cuprate at long wavelengths. We explain the peak singularity by calculating many-body Coulomb correlations which originate from Fermi surface nesting and dominant vertex corrections. We sum the leading singularities using the parquet method and find that the susceptibility diverges as T^−α, where α depends on the Coulomb interaction. Our theory also explains a similar susceptibility surge in the metallic V₂O₃.     

Photoemission studies of Cu intercalated NbSe2

We report growth and angle resolved photoemission studies of Cu intercalated NbSe₂. Cu_xNbSe₂ with x=0, 0.04 and 0.08 were grown by iodine vapor transport method. Intercalation and doping was confirmed by the change in the c-axis lattice constant and the change in the electronic structure, respectively. To investigate the nesting condition, we performed auto-correlation analysis on the data. We find that the magnitude of the nesting vector decreases with doping but the direction remains unchanged. Our observation is consistent with the nesting coming from intra-pocket transition.     

Origin of the structural transition in TiSe2

Thermoelectric power and electron diffraction measurements have been made on well characterized crystals of TiSe₂, Zr_xTi_1?xSe₂ and V_xTi_1?xSe₂ in an effort to determine the importance of charge carriers to the periodic lattice distortion. When the energy bands are uncrossed by alloying with Zr, the superlattice is critically suppressed. This result and the effect of vanadium doping, as well as earlier investigations, suggest that both electrons and holes are crucial. Superlattice formation in these systems appears to be due to interaction between carriers and a particular zone boundary phonon. Fermi surface nesting alone is not sufficient to account for the instability.     

Index of refraction in ‘dirty’ displacive ferroelectrics

We report measurements of the optic index of reflection as a function of temperature, n(T), for several highly disordered ferroelectrics: PLZT ceramic [Pb_1?xLa_x(Zr_0.65Ti_0.35)_1?x/4O₃ where x = 0.08] and single crystals of Pb₃(MNb₂)O₉ where M = Zn and Mg. The results are qualitatively different from the unusual displacive ferroelectric behavior and the difference is clearly due to local disorder.     

3-Band theory of Fe pnictide superconductors

For the Fe pnictide superconductors, band features important for superconductivity (SC) in the neighborhood of ε_F are mimicked by tight-binding bands with bases of Fe d_xz, d_yz and d_xy orbitals. In terms of this 3-band model, effective pair transfer processes originating from Coulombic integrals are shown to be largely enhanced due to the nesting between electron and hole pockets by explicitly summing up ladder diagrams. Obtained coupled gap equations lead to s^±-type SC. This framework are argued to provide a scheme for discussing important elements working for the high T_c SC, although its validity is restricted to the case where Dirac cones are away from ε_F. Experimental results on Fe pnictides are discussed in terms of the present results. The pair transfer process explicitly due to the exchange-like integral is suggested to be considerably important for the high T_c in MFeAsO_1−xF_x to occur.     

GdGd interaction and frequency dependence of the ESR linewidth in metallic GdxY1−xP,GdxSc1−xP and GdxY1−xAs

We have investigated the frequency dependence of the high temperature ESR linewidth of the metallic rare earth pnictides Gd_xY_1?xP, Gd_xSc_1?xP and Gd_xY_1?xAs (1?x?0.2) from 9 up to 71 GHz. The Gd pnictides represent a group of compounds where the Korringa relaxation rate, which in most metals and metallic compounds determines the ESR linewidth, is unusually small. Thus, the behaviour of the linewidth can be discussed in terms of exchange narrowing of dipolar contributions.     

Magnetic, electric, and optical functionalities of (PLZT)x(BiFeO3)1−x ferroelectric-ferromagnetic thin films

We have prepared a series of (PLZT)_x(BiFeO₃)_1−x transparent thin films with thickness of 300 nm by a thermal pyrolysis method. Only films with x≦0.10 formed a single phase of perovskite structure. The film where x=0.10 exhibited both ferromagnetic and ferroelectric properties at room temperature with spontaneous magnetization and coercive magnetic fields of 0.0027μ_B and 5500 G, respectively. The remanent electric polarization and coercive electric field for the film where x=0.10 were 3.0 μC/cm² and 24 kV/cm, respectively. Additionally, films with 0.02≦x≦0.10 showed both magneto-optical effects and the second harmonic generation of transmitted light.     

A-dependence of shadowing and the small-x EMC data

We examine the gluon-interaction model for shadowing in the light of the new EMC data on nuclear structure functions. In the model, x_n and x_A characterise the points where shadowing begins abd becomes total. Good agreement with the data occurs when x_n varies with A but x_A does not - conversely to the original formulation of the model. The A-dependence of x_n can be described by the same dynamics that generates the A-dependence of the EMC effect at large x.     

Vehicular traffic through a self-similar sequence of traffic lights

We study the dynamical behavior of vehicular traffic through a sequence of traffic lights positioned self-similarly on a highway, where all traffic lights turn on and off simultaneously with cycle time T_s. The signals are positioned self-similarly by Cantor set. The nonlinear-map model of vehicular traffic controlled by self-similar signals is presented. The vehicle exhibits the complex behavior with varying cycle time. The tour time is much lower such that signals are positioned periodically with the same interval. The arrival time T(x) at position x scales as (T(x)-x)∝x^d_f, where d_f is the fractal dimension of Cantor set. The landscape in the plot of T(x)−x against cycle time T_s shows a self-affine fractal with roughness exponent α=1−d_f.     

Iron content and temperature dependences of diffuse scattering in Ti–(50–x)Ni–xFe (6 ≤ x ≤ 10) alloys

Diffuse scatterings appearing in electron diffraction patterns of Ti–(50???x)Ni–xFe (x?=?6, 7, 8, 10, in at.%) alloys were investigated. In the alloys, martensitic (R-phase) transformation is suppressed down to 4.2 K, but the electrical resistivity exhibits a local minimum at T _min (210 K, 195 K, 180 K and 140 K for x?=?6, 7, 8, 10, respectively). The following results were obtained for all the alloys. Diffuse scattering appears below T _min and its intensity maximum is located at an incommensurate position of g?+??ζζ0?*, where g is a reciprocal lattice vector of the B2-phase. The value?ζ?at T _min is significantly smaller than 1/3 and increases with decreasing temperature; it decreases with increasing Fe content. The value of?ζ?at T _min agrees with the length of nesting vector obtained by a band calculation, suggesting that the diffuse scattering is caused by the nesting effect of the Fermi surface in the B2-type structure.     

Microwave magnetic properties of gadolinium-iron films

We have made ferromagnetic resonance measurements on Gd_1-xFe_x films, where x = 0 to 1. The saturation magnetization, g-value, the exchange stiffness constant, the magnetic damping parameter and some surface anisotropy parameters were determined. We find that the exchange decreases rapidly as the Fe content decreases. The g-values obey the Wangsness relation except near compensation. The exchange-conductivity linewidth broadening is minimal in this system.     

Magnetic field dependence of the energy levels in CdTe-Cd(Mn)Te double quantum well structures

We show that if the valence band offset between CdTe and Cd_1-xMn_xTe alloys is not too large, magneto-photoluminescence experiments performed on CdTe-Cd_1-xMn_xTe-Cd_1-yMn_yTe double quantum wells should yield direct informations on this offset: the structure changes from a type I configuration (where electron and hole are mostly localized within CdTe layer) prevailing at zero magnetic field to a type II configuration (electron in CdTe layer, hole in Cd_1-yMn_yTe layer) at large magnetic field.     

Substrate effect on the electronic structure in GaxIn1−xAsySb1−y/GaSb and GaxIn1−xAsySb1−y/InAs

We present a theoretical study of the substrate effect on electronic structure in cubic Ga_xIn_1−xAs_ySb_1−y lattice-matched to GaSb and InAs. Our calculations are based on the empirical pseudopotential formalism within the virtual crystal approximation where the effect of disorder is taken into account. We show that the electronic band structure of the quaternary alloy Ga_xIn_1−xAs_ySb_1−y is altered by the change of substrate for the entire range of alloy compositions x. Moreover, we find that at Ga concentrations (x≤0.8), the ionicity is less important when Ga_xIn_1−xAs_ySb_1−y is lattice-matched to GaSb instead of InAs. The information will be useful for the choice of substrate in the composition range 0–1 and hence for the determination of the lattice-matching conditions for Ga_xIn_1−xAs_ySb_1−y quaternary materials.     

Neutron scattering of iron-based superconductors

Low-energy spin excitations have been studied on polycrystalline LaFeAsO_1?xF_x samples by inelastic neutron scattering. The Q-integrated dynamical spin susceptibility χ″(ω) of the superconducting samples is found to be comparable to that of the magnetically ordered parent sample. On the other hand, χ″(ω) almost vanishes at x = 0.158, where the superconducting transition temperature T_c is suppressed to 7 K. In addition, χ″(ω) in optimally doped LaFeAsO_0.918F_0.082 with T_c = 29 K exhibits a spin resonance mode. The peak energy, E_res, when scaled by k_BT_c is similar to the value of about 4.7 reported in other high-T_c iron-based superconductors. This result suggests that there is intimate relationship between the dynamical spin susceptibility and high-T_c superconductivity in iron-based superconductors, and is consistent with a nesting condition between Fermi surfaces at the Γ and M points.     

Neutron studies of the iron-based family of high TC magnetic superconductors

We review neutron scattering investigations of the crystal structures, magnetic structures, and spin dynamics of the iron-based RFe(As, P)(O, F) (R = La, Ce, Pr, Nd), (Ba,Sr,Ca)Fe₂As₂, and Fe_1+x(Te–Se) systems. On cooling from room temperature all the undoped materials exhibit universal behavior, where a tetragonal-to-orthorhombic/monoclinic structural transition occurs, below which the systems become antiferromagnets. For the first two classes of materials the magnetic structure within the a–b plane consists of chains of parallel Fe spins that are coupled antiferromagnetically in the orthogonal direction, with an ordered moment typically less than one Bohr magneton. Hence these are itinerant electron magnets, with a spin structure that is consistent with Fermi-surface nesting and a very energetic spin wave bandwidth ～0.2 eV. With doping, the structural and magnetic transitions are suppressed in favor of superconductivity, with superconducting transition temperatures up to ≈55 K. Magnetic correlations are observed in the superconducting regime, with a magnetic resonance that follows the superconducting order parameter just like the cuprates. The rare earth moments order antiferromagnetically at low T like ‘conventional’ magnetic superconductors, while the Ce crystal field linewidths are affected when superconductivity sets in. The application of pressure in CaFe₂As₂ transforms the system from a magnetically ordered orthorhombic material to a ‘collapsed’ non-magnetic tetragonal system. Tetragonal Fe_1+xTe transforms to a low T monoclinic structure at small x that changes to orthorhombic at larger x, which is accompanied by a crossover from commensurate to incommensurate magnetic order. Se doping suppresses the magnetic order, while incommensurate magnetic correlations are observed in the superconducting regime.     

Effect of elevated concentrations of strontium and iron on the structural and dielectric characteristics of Ba(1−x−y)Sr(x)Ti Fe(y)O3 prepared through sol–gel technique

Nano-composite Ba_1−xSr_(x)TiO₃ (BST), where x=0.01–0.50 and doped with different concentrations of iron Ba_(1−x−y)Sr_(x)TiFe _(y)O₃ (BSTF), where x=0.01 and y=0.01–0.05 powders were prepared by sol–gel method.     

Monte Carlo study of the Yukawa coupled two-spin Ising model

We consider a particular four state spin system composed of two Ising spins (s_x, σ_x) with independent hopping parameters κ₁ κ₂, coupled by a bilinear Yukawa term, ys_xσ_x. The Yukawa term is solely responsible for breaking the global Z₂ × Z₂ symmetry down to Z2. This model is intended as an illustration of general coupled Higgs system where scalars can arise both as composite and elementary excitations. For the Ising example in 2d, we give convincing numerical evidence of the universality of the two-spin system with the one-spin Ising model, by Monte Carlo simulations and finite size scaling analysis. We also show that as we approach the phase transition, universality arises by having a single correlation length that diverges.     

Photon-gluon fusion at HERA: measurement of the fractional momentum of the gluon in lowQ 2 events

We have performed a Monte Carlo study of photon-gluon interactions at theep collider HERA. We show that it is possible to determine the fractional momentum carried by the gluon (x _g) from hadronic informations alone. In particular, in the photoproduction region, where thex andQ ² are badly measured, this could be the only global physical variable of interest, together with the hadronic invariant mass. The study of these quantities would allow a direct measurement of the gluon density of the proton in the rangex _g=2.5×10^?3∶5×10^?1.     

Time-space white noise eliminates global solutions in reaction-diffusion equations

We prove that perturbing the reaction-diffusion equation u_t=u_xx+(u₊)^p (p>1), with time-space white noise produces that solutions explodes with probability one for every initial datum, opposite to the deterministic model where a positive stationary solution exists.     

Pressure-induced change of the Fermi surface topology in Al-based solid solutions

An ab initio study of the electronic structure and the Fermi surface is carried out for random Al-Si and Al-Ge solid solutions. At a 10 at. % Si content, a topological transition of the neck-formation type is revealed, which can account for the experimentally observed peculiarities of the transport properties of the Al-Si system. A similar transition is also found in the Al-Ge system, and the appearance of the anomalous transport coefficients at Ge concentrations of about 10 at. % is predicted. In addition, it is shown that the increase in the concentration of the dopants gives rise to nesting of the Fermi surface sheets (superposition of electron-hole pockets). This peculiarity of the Fermi surface can be responsible for the enhancement of the superconductivity and the instability of the crystal structure observed in the Al_1?xSi_x and Al_1?xGe_x solid solutions.