Viscous spin exchange torque on precessional magnetization in (LaMnO3)2n/(SrMnO3)n superlattices

Photoinduced magnetization dynamics is investigated in chemically ordered (LaMnO3)2n/(SrMnO3)n superlattices using the time-resolved magneto-optic Kerr effect. A monotonic frequency-field dependence is observed for the n=1 superlattice, indicating a single spin population consistent with a homogeneous hole distribution. In contrast, for n> or =2 superlattices, a large precession frequency is observed at low fields indicating the presence of an exchange torque in the dynamic regime. We attribute the emergence of exchange torque to the coupling between two spin populations-viscous and fast spins.     

Raman study of confined TO phonons in GaAs/AlAs superlattices grown on GaAs (311)A and B surfaces

The use of Raman scattering in different polarization geometries makes it possible to observe the splitting of transverse optical (TO) phonon modes confined in GaAs/AlAs superlattices grown on faceted GaAs (311)A surfaces. The frequencies of TO modes with atomic displacements in the direction along the facets were observed to be higher than in the transverse one. Increased splitting, up to 3.5 cm ^− 1, was observed for (311)A superlattices when the average thickness of the GaAs layers was 6 monolayers or less. The splitting was absent in superlattices grown on (311)B surfaces under the same conditions. The effect of splitting is reputed to be caused by corrugation of GaAs/AlAs (311)A interfaces and formation of lateral superlattices or arrays of quantum wires, depending on the GaAs layer thickness.     

Investigation of the structure and luminescence properties of CdF2-CaF2 : Eu superlattices on Si(111)

A complex investigation of CdF₂-CaF₂ : Eu superlattices with different bilayer thicknesses (2.0–17.5 nm) grown by molecular beam epitaxy on Si(111) has been carried out. The structural perfection of the layers and interfaces of the superlattices have been estimated from the X-ray diffractometry and reflectometry data. The possibility of producing short-period pseudomorphic superlattices with a period of approximately 2 nm has been established. It has been shown that these superlattices are characterized by a larger root-mean-square roughness amplitude of the interfaces as compared to the long-period superlattices. The specific features of cathodoluminescence spectra have been analyzed as a function of the superlattice period. It has been revealed that, with a decrease in the superlattice period, the intrinsic luminescence intensity of fluorides increases in comparison with the intensity of the luminescence associated with the emission of Eu²⁺ impurity ions; in this case, several Eu³⁺ luminescence bands appear in the spectrum. The possibilities of electron probe microanalysis for determining the ratio of thicknesses of individual layers in short-period superlattices have been demonstrated.     

GexSi1-x/Si应变层超晶格的分子束外延生长及其特性研究

在Si(100)衬底上用分子束外延在不同的温度下生长了不同组份的Ge_xSi_1-x/Si应变层超晶格。用反射式高能电子衍射、X射线双晶衍射、卢瑟福背散射、透射电子显微镜以及Raman。散射等测试方法研究了Ge_xSi_1-x/Si超晶格的生长及其结构特性。结果表明,对不同合金组份的超晶格,其最佳生长温度不同。x值小,生长温度高;反之,则要求生长温度低。对于x为0.1—0.6,在400—600℃的生长温度范围能够长成界面平整、 关键词：     

C(n)(2) profile measurement from Shack-Hartmann data

C(n)(2) profile monitoring usually relies on the exploitation of wavefront slope correlations or of scintillation pattern correlations. Scintillation is rather sensitive to high turbulence layers whereas wavefront slope correlations are mainly due to layers close to the receiving plane. Wavefront slope and scintillation correlations are therefore complementary. A Shack-Hartmann wavefront sensor (SHWFS) is currently used to measure wavefront slopes only. But it could also be sensitive to scintillation as the average intensity in a given subaperture can be obtained by adding pixel intensities in the subaperture focal plane up. With slopes and scintillation being recorded simultaneously, their correlation is also theoretically available. We propose to exploit wavefront slope and scintillation correlations recorded with a SHWFS to retrieve the C(n)(2) profile. Two measurement methods are exposed. In CO-SLIDAR (Coupled SLODAR SCIDAR), correlations of SHWFS data recorded on two separated stars are exploited. SCO-SLIDAR (Single CO-SLIDAR) relies on the same principle as CO-SLIDAR, but SHWFS data are recorded on a single star. Results of C(n)(2) estimation from simulated SHWFS data are presented.     

第一原理研究界面弛豫对InAs/GaSb超晶格界面结构、能带结构和光学性质的影响

通过广义梯度近似的第一原理全电子相对论计算, 研究了不同界面类型InAs/GaSb超晶格的界面结构、电子和光吸收特性. 由于四原子界面的复杂性和低对称性, 通过对InAs/GaSb超晶格进行电子总能量和应力最小化来确定弛豫界面的结构参数. 计算了InSb, GaAs型界面和非特殊界面(二者交替)超晶格的能带结构和光吸收谱, 考察了超晶格界面层原子发生弛豫的影响.为了证实能带结构的计算结果, 用局域密度近似和Hartree-Fock泛函的平面波方法进行了计算. 对不同界面类型InAs/GaSb超晶格的能带结构计算结果进行了比较, 发现界面Sb原子的化学键和离子性对InAs/GaSb超晶格的界面结构、 能带结构和光学特性起着至关重要的作用.     

Brillouin light scattering from spin waves in magnetic layers and multilayers

We give an overview on our experimental and theoretical investigations of Brillouin light scattering in magnetic thin films, layered magnetic structures and superlattices. For epitaxial Fe(1 10) layers on W(1 10) the in-plane and out-of-plane magnetic surface anisotropy constants are determined, and the influence of Pd overlayers on the surface anisotropies is studied. For Fe/Pd superlattices a magnetic polarization of the Pd at the interfaces is established and the interface anisotropy constant is determined. For second order Fe/Pd superlattices, formed by alternating two Fe/Pd bilayers with different repeat periods, the Brillouin spectrum is obtained and compared to calculations. In the case of magnetic/nonmagnetic multilayered structures we investigate theoretically the crossing regime between dipolar and exchange-dominated modes. For small spacer-layer thicknesses, interlayer exchange coupling shifts the spin-wave frequencies of all but the highest-frequency dipolar mode into the exchange-mode regime. In case of all-magnetic multilayered structures, such as Fe/Ni multilayers, a new type of propagating collective excitations arising from coupled exchange modes is predicted.     

FP-LMTO study of structural,electronic and optical properties of wurtzite (CdS)n/(CdSe)n superlattices

In this paper, we have conducted a first-principles study of the structural, electronic and optical properties of (CdS)_n/(CdSe)_n superlattices (where n is numbers of monolayers) in the wurtzite phase (B4), using the Full-Potential Linear Muffin-Tin Orbital (FP-LMTO) method within the Local Density Approximation (LDA) technique, in order to describe the exchange correlation energy. The calculated electronic properties indicate that all (CdS)_n/(CdSe)_n superlattices configurations, possess a semiconductor behavior with same energy gaps. We have seen more carefully and accurately that the different superlattices configurations have no effect on the electronic properties; in particular, we did not observe any dependence between the band gap behavior and the used layers.     

Measurement of the electric form factor of the neutron through d-->(e-->,e(')n)p at Q2 = 0.5 (GeV/c)(2)

We report the first measurement using a solid polarized target of the neutron electric form factor G(n)(E) via d-->(e-->,e(')n)p. G(n)(E) was determined from the beam-target asymmetry in the scattering of longitudinally polarized electrons from polarized deuterated ammonia ( 15ND3). The measurement was performed in Hall C at Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility in quasifree kinematics with the target polarization perpendicular to the momentum transfer. The electrons were detected in a magnetic spectrometer in coincidence with neutrons in a large solid angle segmented detector. We find G(n)(E) = 0.04632+/-0.00616(stat)+/-0.00341(syst) at Q2 = 0.495 (GeV/c)(2).     

Raman and infrared spectroscopical investigation of the optical vibrational modes in GaSb/AlSb superlattices

The vibrational spectrum of ultra-thin layer GaSb/AlSb superlattices was investigated in detail by infrared (IR) and Raman spectroscopies. The effect of confinement of the transverse and longitudinal optical phonons in both types of the layers was studied. The dispersions of optical phonons of the GaSb and the AlSb obtained from the analysis of the Raman and IR spectra are in a good accordance with the theoretical data and results of neutron scattering experiments. First- and second-order Raman spectroscopy indicates the presence of intermixture of atoms at the interfaces in the GaSb/AlSb superlattices. Received: 11 May 1998 / Accepted: 21 July 1998     

Experimental evidence for electron channeling in Fe /Aau (100) superlattices.

We present transport and structural data from epitaxial (100) and (111) Au/Fe superlattices grown by molecular beam epitaxy. From their analysis, we conclude that an electron channeling mechanism, due to strong specular reflection of the minority spin carrier at the Au/Fe interfaces, is responsible for the high conductivity in the (100) superlattices.     

Ballistic electron transport in wrinkled superlattices

Inspired by the problem of elastic wave scattering on wrinkled interfaces, we studied the scattering of ballistic electrons on a wrinkled potential energy region. The electron transmission coefficient depends on both wrinkle amplitude and periodicity, having different behaviors for positive and negative scattering potential energies. For scattering on potential barriers, minibands appear in the electron transmission, as in superlattices, whereas for scattering on periodic potential wells the transmission coefficient has a more complex form. Besides suggesting that tuning of electron transmission is possible by modifying the scattering potential via voltages on wrinkled gate electrodes, our results emphasize the analogies between ballistic electrons and elastic waves even in scattering problems on non-typical configurations.     

As保护下的生长中断时间对AlSb/InAs超晶格界面粗糙度的影响

用分子束外延设备(MBE)在GaAs(100)衬底上生长了InSb型界面的AlSb/InAs超晶格，界面生长过程中采用了As保护下不同的中断时间.运用掠入射X射线反射技术(GIXRR)对样品进行了测量，并对测量结果进行了模拟和分析，发现As保护下生长中断20 s能获得最平整的AlSb/InAs界面.结合分析显微镜下观察到的样品形貌，过短的界面中断时间会导致界面富In并形成In点，而过长的中断时间会导致AlAs型界面的形成，两者都使界面变得粗糙.另外，还讨论了生长中断在分子束外延生长中的应用. 关键词： 分子束外延 生长中断 超晶格 掠入射X射线反射     

GaAs/AlAs超晶格的近共振喇曼散射研究

本文介绍GaAs/AlAs超晶格的室温近共振喇曼散射测量结果。由于超晶格中Fr?hlich相互作用的共振增强效应,GaAs LO声子偶模的散射得到了很大的增强。和前人的结果一样,在偏振谱我们观察到了偶模。但和前人的结果不同,在退偏振谱中我们观察到的是奇模,而不是偶模。从而证明了在近共振条件下LO声子限制模仍遵从与非共振时一样的选择定则。二级喇曼散射实验结果表明,在偏振谱中二级谱是由两个偶模组合而成,而在退偏振谱中的二级谱与前人的结果不同,由一个奇模与一个偶模组合而成。上述结果与最近提出的黄朱模型的预言是一 关键词：     

Structural fluctuations and randomness in GaAsAlxGa1−xAs superlattices

We discuss the use of X-ray and Raman scattering to probe structural disorder in aperiodic GaAsAl_xGa_1−xAs superlattices, including random and quasiperiodic examples. Evidence is found for the presence of monolayer-thick steps at the interfaces. The X-ray data appear far more sensitive to this type of disorder than the acoustic phonon spectra obtained by Raman scattering.     

The role of N dopant in inducing ferromagnetism in (ZnO)n clusters (n = 1-16)

The effect of nitrogen doping on the magnetic properties of (ZnO)(n) clusters (n = 1-16) has been investigated using spin polarized density functional theory. The total energy calculations suggest that N is more stable at the O site than at the Zn site in (ZnO)(n) clusters and induces a magnetic moment of 1 μ(B)/N atom. The N-Zn-N configuration is more stable than isolated N for 3D structures. The N dopants do not show any tendency for clustering. The binding energy is found to decrease with the increase in the number of N dopants. The magnetic moment increases gradually with the increase in the number of atoms with 1 μ(B)/N atom for n ≤ 4 and less than 1 μ(B)/N for n > 4. The local magnetic moment is mainly localized at the N site with a small magnetic moment induced at the O site. The presence of a Zn vacancy (V(Zn)) induced an additional magnetic moment of 2 μ(B) on the nearest O atoms. The N dopant prefers to form a N-V(Zn) pair. The combination of N and V(Zn) in 3D structures leads to a total magnetic moment of 3 μB. The Mulliken charge transfers from Zn to N and O in all N doped (ZnO)(n) clusters. The calculated results are consistent with existing experimental and theoretical results.     

不同周期结构硅锗超晶格导热性能研究

构造了均匀、梯度、随机3种不同周期分布的硅/锗(Si/Ge)超晶格结构.采用非平衡分子动力学(NEMD)方法模拟了硅/锗超晶格在3种不同周期分布下的热导率,并研究了样本总长度和温度对热导率的影响.模拟结果表明:梯度和随机周期Si/Ge超晶格的热导率明显低于均匀周期结构超晶格;在不同的周期结构下,声子分别以波动和粒子性质输运为主;均匀周期超晶格热导率具有显著的尺寸效应和温度效应,而梯度、随机周期Si/Ge超晶格的热导率对样本总长度和温度的依赖性较小.     

Metal-insulator transition and its relation to magnetic structure in (LaMnO3)2n/(SrMnO3)n superlattices

Superlattices of (LaMnO3){2n}/(SrMnO3){n} (1or=3. Measurements of transport, magnetization, and polarized neutron reflectivity reveal that the ferromagnetism is relatively uniform in the metallic state, and is strongly modulated in the insulating state, being high in LaMnO3 and suppressed in SrMnO3. The modulation is consistent with a Mott transition driven by the proximity between the (LaMnO3)/(SrMnO3) interfaces. The insulating state for n>or=3 obeys variable range hopping at low temperatures. We suggest that this is due to states at the Fermi level that emerge at the (LaMnO3)/(SrMnO3) interfaces and are localized by disorder.     

The Role of Intermixing in the Phase Determination of the Interlayer Exchange Coupling in Multilayers: Application to Fe-Cr Superlattices

The phase of the short-range interlayer exchange coupling oscillations in Fe n Cr m superlattices is expressed in terms of the intermixing at the Fe-Cr as well as at the Cr-Fe interfaces. The interdiffusion is modeled through stochastic algorithms, which presupposes floating of the atoms on the surface of the sample during the epitaxial growth. It automatically leads to the different chemical and magnetic structure of Fe on Cr and Cr on Fe interfaces. Self-consistent calculations of the magnetic moments are performed on the basis of the periodic Anderson model. Although short-range (2 monolayers (ML)) oscillations of exchange coupling were detected for all considered structures, its amplitude and phase strongly depend on the interface alloying. Introduction of the same intermixing at both interfaces does not change the phase as compared to the ideal superlattices with sharp interfaces. However different interdiffusion leads to the ~ -phase shift in accordance with experimental results for the Fe-Cr-Fe trilayers grown on an Fe whiskers. Distribution of magnetic moments on Fe atoms contains several distinct peaks but their position and relative area weakly depend on the alloying and interlayer exchange coupling in the superlattice. On the contrary, magnetic moments on Cr atoms are very sensitive to the intermixing and their behavior determines the strength and the phase of exchange coupling oscillations.