Droplet state and the compressibility anomaly in dilute 2D electron systems

We investigate the space distribution of carrier density and the compressibility of two-dimensional (2D) electron systems by using the local density approximation. The strong correlation is simulated by the local exchange and correlation energies. A slowly varied disorder potential is applied to simulate the disorder effect. We show that the compressibility anomaly observed in 2D systems which accompanies the metal-insulator transition can be attributed to the formation of the droplet state due to a disorder effect at low carrier densities.     

Structural properties, magnetic order and electronic transport in single crystalline UPt2Si2

We present a detailed comparison of the physical properties of as-cast and annealed single crystalline UPt₂Si₂, a compound whose properties we have shown to be governed by strain disorder on the Pt/Si ligand sites. Contrary to common knowledge, and to our surprise, from our data we do not observe a significant improvement of the physical properties of UPt₂Si₂ upon annealing at 900 °C for one week. We attribute this to the specific way the strain disorder is produced in UPt₂Si₂ by presenting evidence that it results from a first order phase transition at ambient temperatures. We discuss the implications of such phase transitions occurring at comparatively low temperatures for the ground state properties of heavy fermion systems and related correlated electron materials.     

Quantum phase transition in quasi-one-dimensional BaRu6O12

We report the first systematic study of the electrical transport and magnetic properties of BaRu6O12, which has a quasi-one-dimensional (quasi-1D) hollandite structure. We show that BaRu6O12 is quasi-1D electronically as well. Its physical properties were found to be extremely sensitive to disorder. Furthermore, a transition from being metallic with a resistance drop around 2 K to being weakly insulating as the applied magnetic field was increased was also found. We propose that these two features are related to the possible presence of a quantum phase transition in this material system.     

Structure factors in a two-dimensional binary colloidal hard sphere system

ABSTRACT

Hard disks are one of the simplest interacting many-body model system in two dimensions (2D). Here, we present a comprehensive set of measurements of the static structure factors for quasi-2D monodisperse fluids and two different binary colloidal hard sphere mixtures: a small size ratio (SSR) system with a negligibly small negative non-additivity and a large size ratio system with a significantly larger non-additivity. We compare the experimental results for the monodisperse and SSR systems to those calculated using density functional theory (DFT) for additive mixtures. Furthermore, we determine the zero-wavevector limits of the static structure factors for the monodisperse and binary hard sphere fluids directly from an analysis of number and concentration fluctuations. For the monodisperse case, this leads to the isothermal compressibility, which agrees very well with DFT, and is consistent with the scaled particle theory equation of state for hard disks. For the binary fluids, the partial static structure factors are used to calculate the Bhatia–Thornton structure factors, and we find qualitative agreement with DFT for the SSR mixture. Finally, the zero-wavevector limits of the Bhatia–Thornton structure factors are determined and directly related to the thermodynamic factor, the dilatation factor and the isothermal compressibility.     

Disorder-immune confinement of light in photonic-crystal cavities

We demonstrate by finite-difference time-domain simulations in 2D and 3D that optical cavities in realistic finite photonic crystals have lifetimes and modal volumes that are essentially insensitive to disorder (of various types, including surface disorder and randomized positions), even with unphysically large disorder. A lifetime Q = 10(8) is demonstrated in a 3D single-mode cavity with a half-wavelength mode diameter using only eight vertical periods of a disordered crystal.     

Negative compressibility property in hinging open-cell Kelvin structure

A new three-dimensional(3 D) cellular model based on hinging open-cell Kelvin structure is proposed for its negative compressibility property. It is shown that this model has adjustable compressibility and does exhibit negative compressibility for some certain conformations. And further study shows that the images of compressibility are symmetrical about the certain lines, which indicates that the mechanical properties of the model in the three axial directions are interchangeable and the model itself has a certain geometric symmetry. A comparison of the Kelvin model with its anisotropic form with the dodecahedron model shows that the Kelvin model has stronger negative compressibility property in all three directions.Therefore, a new and potential method to improve negative compressibility property can be derived by selecting the system type with lower symmetry and increasing the number of geometric parameters.     

Nontraditional manufacturing technique-Nano machining technique based on SPM

Nano machining based on SPM is a novel, nontraditional advanced manufacturing technique. There are three main machining methods based on SPM, i.e.single atom manipulation, surface modification using physical or chemical actions and mechanical scratching. The current development of this technique is summarized. Based on the analysis of mechanical scratching mechanism, a 5 μm micro inflation hole is fabricated on the surface of inertial confinement fusion (ICF) target. The processing technique is optimized. The machining properties of brittle material, single crystal Ge, are investigated. A micro machining system combining SPM and a high accuracy stage is developed. Some 2D and 3D microstructures are fabricated using the system. This method has broad applications in the field of nano machining.     

Nontraditional manufacturing technique— Nano machining technique based on SPM

Nano machining based on SPM is a novel, nontraditional advanced manufacturing technique. There are three main machining methods based on SPM, i.e. single atom manipulation, surface modification using physical or chemical actions and mechanical scratching. The current development of this technique is summarized. Based on the analysis of mechanical scratching mechanism, a 5 μm micro inflation hole is fabricated on the surface of inertial confinement fusion (ICF) target. The processing technique is optimized. The machining properties of brittle material, single crystal Ge, are investigated. A micro machining system combining SPM and a high accuracy stage is developed. Some 2D and 3D microstructures are fabricated using the system. This method has broad applications in the field of nano machining.     

Homogenization of 3D finite photonic crystals with heterogeneous permittivity and permeability

We consider a heterogeneous magneto-dielectric photonic crystal and derive the so-called ‘homogenized Maxwell system’ via the multi-scale method and provide ad hoc proofs for the convergence of the electromagnetic field towards the homogeneous one using the notion of two-scale convergence. The homogenized medium is described by anisotropic matrices of permittivity and permeability, deduced from the resolution of two annex problems of electrostatic type on a periodic cell. Noteworthily, this asymptotic analysis also covers the case of photonic crystals with non-cuboidal periodic cells. We solve numerically the associated system of partial differential equations with a method of fictitious charges and a finite element method (FEM) in order to exhibit the matrices of effective permittivity and permeability for given magneto-dielectric periodic composites. We then compare our results in the 2D case against some Fourier expansion approach and provide duality relations in the case of magneto-dielectric checkerboards. We further compute some low-frequency eigenmodes of a photonic crystal fiber with metallic outer boundary and compare them with the eigenmodes of a corresponding effective anisotropic waveguide, thanks to the FEM. Finally, we derive the effective properties of a 3D photonic crystal both through classical homogenization (solving numerically two decoupled annex problems) and Bloch wave homogenization. In the case of spherical inclusions, the latter approach amounts to evaluating the slope of the first band around the origin on a Bloch diagram which we compute using finite edge elements.     

Thermal emission properties of 2D and 3D silicon photonic crystals

We present measurements of the thermal emission properties of 2D and 3D silicon photonic crystals with and without substrate heated resistively as well as passively with an aluminium hotplate. The out-of-plane and in-plane emission properties were recorded and compared to numerical simulation. It turned out that for the in-plane 2D photonic crystal and out-of-plane 3D photonic crystal emission a photonic stop gap effect is visible. For the out-of-plane 2D photonic crystal emission, no photonic bandgap effect is observable but instead strong silicon oxide emission from native oxide inside the pores of silicon are observable. A model for the modified thermal emission is presented.     

Quantum glass phases in the disordered Bose-Hubbard model

The phase diagram of the Bose-Hubbard model in the presence of off-diagonal disorder is determined using quantum Monte Carlo simulations. A sequence of quantum glass phases intervene at the interface between the Mott insulating and the superfluid phases of the clean system. In addition to the standard Bose glass phase, the coexistence of gapless and gapped regions close to the Mott insulating phase leads to a novel Mott glass regime which is incompressible yet gapless. Numerical evidence for the properties of these phases is given in terms of global (compressibility, superfluid stiffness) and local (compressibility, momentum distribution) observables.     

Influence of random errors on the characteristics of typical 2D photonic crystal microcavity

We studied theoretically how random errors which may arise during fabrication, including radius and position Errors, can affect the most fundamental properties of typical 2D photonic crystal microcavities (single defect modes in a 2D square lattice). It is shown that the disorder caused by radius and position errors has little influence on the quality factor but has a large influence on the resonance frequency, given the gain width of conventional semiconductors. In addition, the resonant mode distribution is tolerant to large radius errors but sensitive to position errors. PACS 42.70.Qs; 42.79.Ci     

β-SiC的电子结构和物态方程

 给出了用LMTO-ASA方法计算的共价晶体β-SiC的电子结构和物态方程。其压缩比σ＝1.0~2.5。我们在维格纳－赛兹原胞中放入两个空球来模拟原子球的密堆积效果。结果表明，对于开结构体系晶体物性的计算，本方法也是适用的。     

Theoretical analysis of static properties of mixed ionic crystal: NH<Subscript>4</Subscript>Cl<Subscript>1−<Emphasis Type="Italic">x</Emphasis></Subscript>Br<Subscript><Emphasis Type="Italic">x</Emphasis></Subscript>

In the present paper, we have investigated the static properties of the mixed ionic crystal NH₄Cl_1−x Br _x using three-body potential model (TBPM) by the application of Vegard’s law. The results for the mixed crystal counterparts are also in fair agreement with the pseudo-experimental data generated from the application of Vegard’s law. The results for the end point members (x = 0 and 1) are in good agreement with the experimental data. The results on compressibility, molecular force constant, infrared absorption frequencies and Debye temperature are presented probably for the first time for these mixed crystal counterparts.     

Properties of Proton in Diquark-Quark Model

The properties of the proton has been investigated considering a proton as diquark-quark system. A model for diquark has been suggested in an analogy with the quasi-particle in a crystal lattice. The mass of the diquark obtained in the present model has been found to be in good agreement with other theoretical predictions. The binding energy of proton, compressibility and the excitation energy for the Roper Resonance have been estimated in the context of the proposed model. The results are found to be in agreement with the existing theoretical and experimental findings.     

β-SiC的电子结构和物态方程

 给出了用LMTO-ASA方法计算的共价晶体β-SiC的电子结构和物态方程。其压缩比σ＝1.0~2.5。我们在维格纳－赛兹原胞中放入两个空球来模拟原子球的密堆积效果。结果表明，对于开结构体系晶体物性的计算，本方法也是适用的。     

Metal–dielectric photonic crystal superlattice: 1D and 2D models and empty lattice approximation

Periodic nanostructures are one of the main building blocks in modern nanooptics. They are used for constructing photonic crystals and metamaterials and provide optical properties that can be changed by adjusting the geometrical parameters of the structures. In this paper the optical properties of a photonic crystal slab with a 2D superlattice are discussed. The structure consists of a gold layer with a finite periodic pattern of air holes that is itself repeated periodically with a larger superperiod. We propose simplified 1D and 2D models to understand the physical nature of Wood's anomalies in the optical spectra of the investigated structure. The latter are attributed to the Rayleigh anomalies, surface plasmon Bragg resonances and the hole-localized plasmons.     

Insulating phases and superfluid-insulator transition of disordered boson chains

Using a strong disorder real-space renormalization group, we study the phase diagram of a fully disordered chain of interacting bosons. Since this approach does not suffer from runaway flows, it allows a direct study of the insulating phases, not accessible in a weak disorder perturbative treatment. We find that the universal properties of the insulating phase are determined by the details and symmetries of the on-site chemical-potential disorder. Three insulating phases are possible: (i) an incompressible Mott glass with a finite superfluid susceptibility, (ii) a random-singlet glass with diverging compressibility and superfluid susceptibility, (iii) a Bose glass with a finite compressibility but diverging superfluid susceptibility. In addition to characterizing the insulating phases, we show that the superfluid-insulator transition is always described by Kosterlitz-Thouless-like flows.     

A Two-Dimensional Analogue of the Luttinger Model

We present a fermion model that is, as we suggest, a natural 2D analogue of the Luttinger model. We derive this model as a partial continuum limit of a 2D spinless lattice fermion system with local interactions and away from half filling. In this derivation, we use certain approximations that we motivate by physical arguments. We also present mathematical results that allow an exact treatment of parts of the degrees of freedom of this model by bosonization, and we propose to treat the remaining degrees of freedom by mean field theory.     

基于熔融玻璃的预沉积法生长毫米级单晶MoS2及WS2-MoS2异质结

MoS₂是一种具有优异光电性能和奇特物理性质的二维材料,在电子器件领域具有巨大的应用潜力.高效可控生长出大尺寸单晶MoS₂是该材料进入产业应用所必须克服的重大难关,而化学气相沉积技术被认为是工业化生产二维材料的最有效手段.本文介绍了一种利用磁控溅射预沉积钼源至熔融玻璃上,通过快速升温的化学气相沉积技术生长出尺寸达1 mm的单晶MoS₂的方法,并通过引入WO₃粉末生长出了二硫化钼与二硫化钨的横向异质结(WS₂-MoS₂).拉曼和荧光光谱仪测试表明所生长的样品具有较好的晶体质量.利用转移电极技术制备出了背栅器件样品并对其进行了电学测试,在室温常压下开关比可达10~5,迁移率可达4.53 cm~2/(V·s).这种低成本高质量的大尺寸材料生长方法为二维材料电子器件的大规模应用找到了出路.