Surface polaritons in a dielectric at a boundary with a metal in crossed electric and magnetic fields

AbstractThe spectrum of surface polaritons in a dielectric at a boundary with an ideal metal or a super-conductor in crossed constant electric and magnetic fields is studied. It is shown that the polariton spectrum possesses strong nonreciprocity (polaritons with fixed frequency propagate only in one direction; this is the rectification effect) and depends strongly on the directions of the external fields and their ratios H ₀/E ₀.     

Pulsed NMR frequency shifts in superfluid 3He

We report the first measurements of the NMR frequency in ³He A and B under conditions where the net magnetization, M, is tipped far from its equilibrium direction along H_O. In ³He A the frequency shift ω - γH_O varies from the continuous wave value at tipping angle Φ = 0 to a negative shift at Φ = 180°. In ³He B no frequency shift is observed, however for Φ ? 100° a beat pattern is seen to develop in the free induction decay envelope.     

The ground state of molecular hydrogen

The v = 0?0 quadrupole spectrum of H₂ has been recorded using a 0.005-cm^?1 resolution Fourier transform spectrometer. The rotational lines S(1) through S(5) are observable in the spectra, in the region 587 to 1447 cm^?1. The spectral position for S(0) was also obtained from its v = 1-0 ground-state combination difference. The high accuracy of the H₂ measurements has permitted a determination of four rotational constants. These are (in cm^?1) B₀ = 59.33455(6); D₀ = 0.045682(4); H₀ = 4.854(12) × 10^?5; L₀ = ?5.41(12) × 10^?8. The hydrogen line positions will facilitate studies of structure and dynamics in astrophysical objects exhibiting infrared H₂ spectra. The absolute accuracy of frequency calibration over wide spectral ranges was verified using 10-μm CO₂ and 3.39-μm CH₄ laser frequencies. Standard frequencies for 5-μm CO were found to be high by 12 MHz (3.9 × 10^?4 cm^?1).     

Effect of pressure on the distribution of hyperfine field about A Sn impurity in iron

The distribution of hyperfine field at the iron atoms in an FeSn alloy has been measured as a function of pressure to 15 kbar. The frequency of the main NMR line was found to change such that (? ln H_m/?P)_T = ? 1.7 × 10^?4 kbar^?1, which is close to the value in pure iron. The value for the satellite line, due to iron atoms which are third nearest neighbours of the impurity, was (? ln H₃/?P)_T = ? 2.4 × 10^?4 kbar^?1. The magnitude of the difference of the pressure derivatives of H_m and H₃ is not consistent with models in which the Sn atom is screened by conduction electrons but may be understood in terms of a perturbation of the 3d band of iron. The discrepancy between spin wave theory and the measured temperature dependence of the hyperfine fields at constant pressure is not removed by correction to constant volume.     

Magneto-optical signature of broken mirror symmetry of two-dimensional conductors

An unusual aspect of macroscopic electrodynamics of two-dimensional mirror-odd conducting structures bound up with the band spin–orbit coupling H _so = α(p × c) · σ of current carriers (where c is one of two none-quivalent normals to a given structure) is pointed out. Namely, it is shown that due to the spin–orbit coupling the presence of the in-plane magnetic field H ₀ gives rise to a dependence of the reflection/transmission amplitudes on the structure orientation c, the wave vector of the incident radiation q, and H ₀ of the form q · (c × H ₀). This q- and H ₀-odd dependence can be the foundation of the optical way to determine the value of the spin–orbit coupling α.     

Surface polaritons on semi-infinite anisotropic media

We have investigated the nature of polaritons which propagate on the surface of semi-infinite anisotropic dielectric and magnetic media and find that the surface polaritons are regular surface waves [i.e., the penetration constant α (ω) is real] only for special orientations of the wave vector k and of the normal to the surface n relative to the principal axes. In the case of biaxial crystals, regular surface polaritons occur when k and/or n is along a principal axis of the dielectric tensor ε(ω) for dielectric media [or the magnetic permeability tensor μ(ω) for magnetic media]. When k and n are both directed along principal axes, the surface polaritons are TM with E in the saggital plane for dielectric media. One finds that surface polaritons which are coupled photon-virtual surface dipole excitation modes can exist on “surface active” anisotropic media in addition to the familiar coupled photon-real surface dipole excitation modes. When neither k nor n are along principal axes, the surface polaritons that occur are, with the exception of special orientations, “generalized” surface waves [i.e., α(ω) is complex]. The Poynting vectors of the propagating surface polaritons are always in the plane of the surface but not, in general, along k. These results, which hold for uniaxial crystals, are also applicable to gyromagnetic media and to gyrodielectric media. This theory is also applicable to surface polaritons which propagate along the interface between two media, one or both of which is anisotropic, and with one or the other serving as the “surface active” medium.     

New acceleration mechanism of electrons by an electromagnetic wave in a weakly magnetized plasma

Acceleration of electrons by an electromagnetic wave has been observed in a weakly magnetized (ω_ce/ω₀ ? 10^?2) inhomogeneous plasma. This acceleration is interpreted as a V_p × B₀ acceleration, which is a new concept for heating or accelerating electrons very efficiently to high energy.     

A study of the adsorption of oxygen on Ni(111) using auger electron spectroscopy: Chemical shifts and valence spectra

Auger electron spectra have been recorded when oxygen is adsorbed on a Ni(111) single crystal surface. For the coverage range θ < 1, an analysis of the plot of the peak to peak height (H) of the oxygen KVV (516 eV) transition versus the total number of molecules cm^2? impinging on the surface (molecular beam dosing) shows agreement with the kinetic mechanism proposed by Morgan and King [Surface Sci. 23 (1970) 259] for the adsorption of oxygen on polycrystalline nickel films. In this coverage range, no energy shifts of the nickel or oxygen Auger peaks were recorded.At coverages θ > 1 (standard dosing procedure) shifts in the valence spectra M_{2, 3}VV (61 eV) and L₃M_{2, 3}V (782 eV) of ?2.3 eV and ?1.8eV respectively are recorded at 1.4 × 10^?2 torr-sec. Up to these coverages no shift of the L₃VV transition (849 eV) is observed. A chemical shift of ?2.1 eV is recorded in the L₃M_{2, 3}M_{2, 3} Auger transition (716 eV) at 1.4 × 10^?2 torr-sec.In the coverage range θ > 1, shifts in the energy of the oxygen Auger peaks are observed. At 5.8 × 10^?3 torr-sec. the KVV (516 eV) and KL₁V (495.2 ± 0.3 eV) transitions show shifts of ?1.5 eV and ?(1.0 ±0.3) eV respectively. No shift up to this coverage is recorded in the KL₁L₁ (480.6 ± 0.3 eV) transition.     

Effect of quantizing magnetic field on the spectrum and damping of polaritons in double two-dimensional electronic systems

Nonradiative (surface and bulk) polaritons in a semiconductor structure composed of two heterojunctions GaAs/Al_xGa_1?x As are investigated under the integer quantum Hall effect (IQHE) conditions. The dispersive, polarization, and energy characteristics of these polaritons are determined including energy dissipation in the two-dimensional electron semiconductor layers. The phase and group velocities of surface and bulk polaritons are shown to be quantized under the IQHE conditions. It is found that resonance coupling of two surface polariton modes may occur in double GaAs/Al_xGa_1?x As heterojunctions. Possible experimental observation of nonradiative polaritons is discussed.     

Temperature dependence of the spectrum of electrons levitating above solid hydrogen

A theory of photoresonance transitions for the electrons localized above the solid H₂ surface is proposed on the basis of the experimental data obtained by V. V. Zav’yalov and I. I. Smol’yaninov [Pis’ma Zh. Éksp. Teor. Fiz. 44, 142 (1986); Zh. Éksp. Teor. Fiz. 92, 339 (1987); Zh. Éksp. Teor. Fiz. 94, 307 (1988)] and a simple model of condensed hydrogen, H₂. A new explanation is offered for the strong dependence of the transition frequency v on the hydrogen vapor pressure revealed in the above-cited works. In contrast to the notions that were proposed by V. V. Zav’yalov and I. I. Smol’yaninov [Zh. Éksp. Teor. Fiz. 92, 339 (1987); Zh. Éksp. Teor. Fiz. 94, 307 (1988)]; and V. B. Shikin and S. N. Nazin [Pis’ma Zh. Éksp. Teor. Fiz. 82, 752 (2005)] and based on the effects of the quantum refraction of electrons by hydrogen vapor atoms, the temperature dependence of the frequency ν = ν (T) is attributed here to the H₂ vapor inhomogeneity. The nonanalytic dependence of ν on the vapor density n _ν , ν(n _ν ) ? ν(0) ～ n _ν ^γ ～ e^?Δ/T , γ ? 0.56 has been revealed from the experimental data. The activation energy Δ corresponds to the “incomplete evaporation” of solid hydrogen [see J. I. Frenkel, Z. Phys. 26, 37 (1924); Kinetic Theory of Liquids (Nauka, Leningrad, 1945; Clarendon, Oxford, 1946)]. The parameter Δ is lower than the energy of the “complete evaporation” of solid H₂ equal to 92.6 K.     

Theory of spatial dispersion of dielectric and magnetic constants in magnetic uniaxial gyrotropic crystals

The theory of spatial dispersion of dielectric and magnetic constants of magnetic uniaxial crystals based on generalized Maxwell’s equations D = ε?E = (ε + inγ E = ?ns ^× H and B = μ?H = (μ + inδ)H = ns ^× E with spatial dispersion parameters γ and δ is considered. Generalized Fresnel’s and polarization equations for the obtained vectors E, D, H, and B are analyzed for the wave normal direction s ⊥ C (where C is the optic axis of a crystal). The possibility of the existence of a third natural wave in a crystal is proved.     

Parametric instability in a two-hole species semiconductor-plasma

The parametric excitation of a low frequency wave has been investigated analytically in a two-hole species semiconductor-plasma in the region of kl ? 1 using the hydrodynamic model of the plasmas in the presence of a high frequency oscillatory electric field (E₀ cos ω₀t applied along the X-axis) and a d.c. magnetic field B₀ normal to the electric field (along the Z-axis), the low frequency wave propagating in the X–Z plane making a very small angle θ with the X-axis. The system supports a purely growing unstable mode. The variation of the growth rate of the unstable mode has been studied over a wide range of system parameters for the specific case of an intrinsic GaAs crystal at 300 K. The oscillatory electric field can be obtained by irradiating the crystal with a 119μm H₂O laser.     

On the theory of surface helicons in solid-state plasma

Propagation of surface helicons at the n-InSb-insulator interface was considered. The sample dimensions are assumed to be finite in the direction of the d.c. magnetic H₀ field. The propagation and decay constants of surface waves travelling normal to H₀ have been calculated.     

Kinetic mechanisms of the uptake of atmospheric gases on the surface of sea salts. ClNO3 uptake on MgCl2 · 6H2O/NaCl

The uptake coefficients γ of chlorine nitrate on MgCl₂ · 6H₂O crystallites and a MgCl₂ · 6H₂O-NaCl mixture deposited from an aqueous solution are measured using a flow reactor with a movable salt-substrate-coated insert equipped in combination with a mass spectrometer at 295–428 K, [ClNO₃] = (0.2?12) × 10¹² cm^?3, and [H₂O] = 1.0 × 10¹² ? 4.3 × 10¹⁵ cm^?3. Immediately after the exposure of the salt substrate to a ClNO₃ flow, γ(t) decreases exponentially with time, γ(t) = γ₀ × exp(?t/τ) + γ _s , to a steady-state level, γ _s , which depends on the temperature and the ClNO₃ and H₂O concentrations. The main gas-phase product is Cl₂, HOCl appears only when water vapor is admitted into the reactor. The coefficient of steady-state uptake on wetted MgCl₂ · 6H₂O at 295 K can be described by the approximation γ = a + b [H₂O] with a = 3.5 × 10^?3 cm³ and b = 3.2 × 10^?18 cm³. The mechanism of the uptake of ClNO₃ on MgCl₂ · 6H₂O is discussed. The experimental data are treated within the framework of a steady-state uptake model to estimate the heat of adsorption of ClNO₃ on MgCl₂ · 6H₂O (Q _ad = 62 kJ/mol) and the activation energy of the bimolecular heterogeneous reaction ClNO₃ + Z _s = 2Cl₂ + Mg(NO₃)₂ · 6H₂O (E _a = 21.8 kJ/mol; Z _s denotes a ClNO₃-MgCl₂ · 6H₂O surface complex). When the MgCl₂ · 6H₂O: NaCl is varied from 0 to ～3 wt %, the steady-state uptake coefficient changes from the value corresponding to uptake on pure NaCl to that characteristic of uptake on pure MgCl₂ · 6H₂O.     

Chemisorption of H2 on W(100): Absolute sticking probability,coverage, and electron stimulated desorption

Measurements of both the absolute sticking probability near normal incidence and the coverage of H₂ adsorbed on W(100) at ~ 300K have been made using a precision gas dosing system; a known fraction of the molecules entering the vacuum chamber struck the sample crystal before reaching a mass spectrometer detector. The initial sticking probability S₀ for H₂/W(100) is 0.51 ± 0.03; the hydrogen coverage extrapolated to S = 0 is 2.0 × 10¹⁵ atoms cm^?2. The initial sticking probability S₀ for D₂/W(100) is 0.57 ± 0.03; the isotope effect for sticking probability is smaller than previously reported. Electron stimulated desorption (ESD) studies reveal that the low coverage β₂ hydrogen state on W(100) yields H⁺ ions upon bombardment by 100 eV electrons; the ion desorption cross section is ~ 1.8 × 10^?23 cm². The H⁺ ion cross section at saturation hydrogen coverage when the β₁ state is fully populated is ? 10^?25 cm². An isotope effect in electron stimulated desorption of H⁺ and D⁺ has been found. The H⁺ ion yield is ? 100 × greater than the D⁺ ion yield, in agreement with theory.     

Anomalous attenuation of longitudinal ultrasound in the intermediate state of pure type I superconductor

The dependence of ultrasonic attenuation on the direction of magnetic field H (H ⊥ k) in intermediate state of very pure gallium at T = 0.5°K was found to be anomalously different from the dependence observed at the same temperature and H = H_c in normal state. This phenomenon can be explained taking into account the anisotropy of the gallium Fermi surface.     

Hydrogen-induced reconstruction of the W(100) surface,studied by surface core level spectroscopy

We report W(4?) surface core level shifts which yield new information on the energetics of the W(100) (1 × 1) → C(2 × 2)H phase transition. At small hydrogen coverages we find two co-existing surface core levels from atoms on normal lattice sites and from atoms in reconstructed domains. These surface levels are shifted to smaller binding energy (toward E_F) by 0.35 eV and 0.13 eV relative to the bulk level, respectively. The most stable configuration is obtained at a fractional coverage θ_H ? 0.2, at which all surface atoms are shown to be paired with neighboring atoms in the surface plane.     

Hydrothermal synthesis of LiMnPO<Subscript>4</Subscript>-C(sp<Superscript>2</Superscript>) hybrids,conductive channels,and enhanced dielectric permittivity: a modulated ionic conductor

A nanohybrid C-LiMnPO₄ is important to tailor its electrochemical properties useful for Li⁺-ion batteries and photo-catalysis. In this article, we report a simple in situ C-LiMnPO₄ synthesis, wherein the LiMnPO₄ grows from a supersaturated solution LiOH·H₂O, MnSO₄·H₂O, and H₃PO₄ in water at 200 °C in an autoclave in a hydrothermal reaction and bonds in situ to nascent carbon of a surface layer on a surface reaction with a long chain hydrocarbon used during the reaction. A phase pure C-LiMnPO₄ is formed in a shape of nanorods (Pnma orthorhombic crystal structure), with 100–150 nm diameters, 150–800 nm lengths, and 2–3 nm thickness of a co-bonded C-sp² surface layer. The LiMnPO₄ rigidly co-bonds to C-sp² via O^2? in the PO₄ ^3? polygons in a joint surface layer that a single molecular bonding extends well up to 600 °C, with a due mass loss on an extended heating in air. The sample contains fine pores with an average 3.0 nm diameter and a 9.0 m²/g surface area. At room temperature, it develops a huge dielectric permittivity ε _r~1.9 × 10⁵ near 1 Hz frequencies, which on raising the frequency decays progressively to a fairly steady ε _r~1.5 × 10³ at ≥1 kHz. Bare LiMnPO₄ is a low dielectric phase, ε _r < 10. A non-Debye type of dielectric relaxation is shown in the modulus plots. As frequency approaches to 10⁵ Hz, nearly three orders of larger ac conductivity, 2.5 × 10^?5 Scm^?1 at 10⁶ Hz, develop over a carbon-free LiMnPO₄ value useful for the applications.     

Spin-glass behavior as a function of concentration and local order by NMR in nearly random NiMn systems

Unidirectional anisotropy fields (H_A) in disordered Ni_{100 ? x}Mn_x (25 ? x ? 32) systems after field cooling are found by NMR (spin echo) to be very sensitive to the Mn concentration and to local order. The H_A increases by roughly a factor of 10 when the concentration increases 5%. The Mn NMR spectra show that all Mn have several first nearest Mn neighbours. For a given concentration, in the above range, the H_A are very sensitive to the annealing-quenching temperatures (T_AQ) and vanish when the sample is cooled down from 900°C in 2 h. The NiMn system can be tuned by heat treatments from spin-glass to a ferromagnet. The Mn NMR spectra with decreasing T_AQ show a clear metallurgical evolution tending to states where a Mn atom sees fewer first nearest Mn neighbours. We find evidence that the anisotropy has its roots in atomic randomness.     

90° pulsed magnetization of ferrite-garnet films with easy-plane anisotropy

The process of pulsed 90° magnetization of ferrite-garnet films was studied. These films, in addition to easy-plane anisotropy, have biaxial anisotropy in the film plane with an effective field H _K2 ? 40–55 Oe. the pulsed magnetization curve contains two portions separated by a kink observed at a field pulse amplitude H _p=H _p ^* ? 16–18 Oe. An analysis of the magnetization signals showed that the restoring torque, which is mainly caused by biaxial-anisotropy forces, is overcome in fields H _p ≥ H _p ^* and that magnetization rotation occurs. In fields H _p < H _p ^* , the magnetization vector rotates at the initial stage only and the angle of rotation ?_in is less than 25°–26°. The field H _p ^* and angle ?_in are calculated. The results of the calculations are confirmed by experimental data. In fields H _p > H _p ^* , the process of magnetization is accompanied by oscillations of the magnetization vector. In contrast to free magnetization oscillations, these oscillations are nonlinear and the frequency of the first harmonic (≈5 × 10⁸ Hz) is much lower than that for free oscillations, (7–12) × 10⁸ Hz. Oscillations are excited at a pulse rise time of ≈6 ns.