Large Magnetic Anisotropy Energy and Robust Half-Metallic Ferromagnetism in 2D MnXSe4 (X = As,Sb)

In recent years, intrinsic 2D magnetism has aroused great interest because of its potential application in spintronic devices. However, low Curie temperature (T_c) and magnetic anisotropy energy (MAE) limit its application prospects. Here, using first-principles calculations based on density-functional theory, a series of stable MnXSe₄ (X=As, Sb) single-layer is predicted. The MAE of single-layer MnAsSe₄ and MnSbSe₄ is 648.76 and 808.95 $\mu$eV per Mn atom, respectively. Monte Carlo simulations suggest the T_c of single-layer MnAsSe₄ and MnSbSe₄ is 174 and 250 K, respectively. The energy band calculation with hybrid Heyd–Scuseria–Ernzerhof (HSE06) function indicates the MnXSe₄ (X = As, Sb) is ferromagnetic half-metallic. Also, it has 100% spin-polarization ratio at the Fermi level. For MnAsSe₄ and MnSbSe₄, the spin-gaps are 1.59 and 1.48 eV, respectively. These excellent magnetic properties render MnXSe₄ (X = As, Sb) as promising candidate materials for 2D spintronic applications.     

Possible Link between the Distribution of Atomic Spectral Lines and the Radiation–Matter-Equilibrium in the Early Universe

The uncanny resemblance of the global distribution of all experimentally known atomic spectral lines to the Planckian spectral distribution associated with black body radiation at a temperature of $T\approx 9000\mathrm{K}$ is reported. This value coincides with the critical temperature of equilibrium between the respective densities of radiation and matter in the early universe.     

Efficient Ultraviolet Nanosources Based on Third-Harmonic Generation in Dielectric–Metal Composite Nanodisks

Dielectric materials with high indices have recently attracted much attention in the community of nanophotonics. Severe optical losses in visible–ultraviolet (UV) region, however, limit their applications. This article proposes dielectric–metal nanocomposites as alternative high-index materials for Mie-resonance-based applications. Such composite materials have high indices in the range of wavelength longer than plasmon resonance of inclusion metal nanoparticles, while they have much lower losses in the range from blue-violet down to near-UV compared with commonly used high-index materials such as silicon, enabling near-UV generation with high efficiency based on third-harmonic generation (THG). The numerical results show that ZnO nanodisk containing silver nanoparticles can generate near-UV radiation at 351.3 nm via THG with an efficiency about 20 times higher compared with silicon nanodisk under same pumping condition. Significantly high THG efficiency of 0.015% has been predicted with such a composite nanodisk supported by aluminum substrate under pumping with a peak intensity of 20 GW cm⁻², a spot size of 0.8 $\mu \mathrm{m}$, a duration of 50 fs at 1054 nm, respectively.     

p‐Wave Superfluid Phases of Fermi Molecules in a Bilayer Lattice Array

The superfluid $\mathbf{p}=p_x+{\mathit{ip}}_y$ phases in an ultracold gas of dipolar Fermi molecules lying in two parallel square lattices in 2D are investigated. As shown by a two‐body study, dipole moments oriented in opposite directions in each layer are the key ingredients in our mean‐field analysis from which unconventional superfluidity is predicted. The $T=0$ phase diagram summarizes our findings: stable and metastable superfluid phases appear as a function of both, the dipole–dipole interaction coupling parameter and filling factor. A first‐order phase transition, and thus a mixture of superfluid phases at different densities, is revealed from the coexistence curves in the metastable region. The model predicts that these superfluid phases can be observed experimentally at 10 nK in molecules of NaK confined in optical lattices of size $a=532$ nm. Other routes to reach higher temperatures require the use of subwavelength confinement technique .     

Phase Diagrams of Periodically Driven Spin–Orbit Coupled 87Rb and 23Na Bose–Einstein Condensates

The phase boundaries of periodically driven spin–orbit coupled BECs with effective two‐body interactions are analytically calculated by using variational method. The phase diagrams of periodically driven ${}^{87}\mathrm{Rb}$ and ${}^{23}\mathrm{Na}$ systems present distinguished features from undriven systems, respectively. For the ${}^{87}\mathrm{Rb}$ BECs, the critical density $n_c$ (density at quantum tricritical point) will be dramatically reduced in some parameter regions, and the prospect of observing this intriguing quantum tricritical point is greatly enlarged. Moreover, a series of quantum tricritical points emerge quasi‐periodically when increasing the Raman coupling strength with fixed ${}^{87}\mathrm{Rb}$ density. In the ${}^{23}\mathrm{Na}$ BECs, two hyperfine states of ${}^{23}\mathrm{Na}$ atoms can be miscible within the suitable regions of driving parameter space. As a result, ${}^{23}\mathrm{Na}$ systems will stay in the stripe phase with small Raman frequency at typical density, which expands the region of stripe phase in the phase diagram. In addition, an absence of quantum tricritical point in such ${}^{23}\mathrm{Na}$ system is observed, which is very unlike ${}^{87}\mathrm{Rb}$ systems.     

Transmission in Graphene through Tilted Barrier in Laser Field

The transmission of Dirac fermions in graphene through a tilted barrier potential in the presence of a laser field of frequency ω is studied. By using Floquet theory, the Dirac equation is solved and then the energy spectrum is obtained. The boundary conditions together with the transfer matrix method allow to determine the transmission probabilities corresponding to all energy bands $E+l\hslash \omega$ $(l=0,\pm 1,\text{…})$. By limiting to the central band $l=0$ and the two first side bands $l=\pm 1$, it is shown that the transmissions are strongly affected by the laser field and barrier. Indeed, it is found that the Klein effect is still present, a variety of oscillations are inside the barrier, and there is essentially no transmission across all bands.     

Measurement of the Ratio between g‐Factors of the Ground States of 87Rb and 85Rb

The ratio between the Landé g‐factors of the ${}^{87}$Rb $F=2$ and ${}^{85}$Rb $F=3$ ground‐state hyperfine levels is experimentally measured to be $g_F(87)/g_F(85)=1.4988586(1)$, consistent with previous measurements. The g‐factor ratio is determined by comparing the Larmor frequencies of overlapping ensembles of ${}^{87}$Rb and ${}^{85}$Rb atoms contained within an evacuated, antirelaxation‐coated vapor cell. The atomic spins are polarized via synchronous optical pumping and the Larmor frequencies are measured by off‐resonant probing using optical rotation of linearly polarized light. The accuracy of this measurement of $g_F(87)/g_F(85)$ exceeds that of previous measurements by a factor of ≈50 and is sensitive to effects related to quantum electrodynamics.     

Magnetic Purcell Enhancement in a Nanoantenna-Spherical Bragg Resonator Coupled System

In this work, a novel approach for enhancing magnetic fields in all-dielectric nanoantennas using Spherical Bragg Resonators (SBR) is proposed, which can boost quantum emitters' magnetic transitions. A matrix method has been used to optimize the magnetic dipole resonance of a SiO₂/Si core-shell spherical nanoantenna. The radiative and non-radiative decay rate of a Eu³⁺ emitter with a quantum efficiency of ∼80% is studied. The findings revealed that the magnetic dipole nanoantenna resonance coupling with the SBR mode significantly enhances the modal magnetic field. A 4-layer SiO₂/Si SBR results in a Purcell factor of $\approx 5\times {10}^3$, the highest it has found in the literature, to the best of the knowledge. The work offers a theoretical demonstration of the potential of SBR to improve the performance of dielectric nanoantennas.