S-wave spin-triplet order in superconductors without inversion symmetry: Li2Pd3B and Li2Pt3B

We investigate the order parameter of noncentrosymmetric superconductors Li2Pd3B and Li2Pt3B via the behavior of the penetration depth lambda(T). The low-temperature penetration depth shows BCS-like behavior in Li2Pd3B, while in Li2Pt3B it follows a linear temperature dependence. We propose that broken inversion symmetry and the accompanying antisymmetric spin-orbit coupling, which admix spin-singlet and spin-triplet pairing, are responsible for this behavior. The triplet contribution is weak in Li2Pd3B, leading to a wholly open but anisotropic gap. The significantly larger spin-orbit coupling in Li2Pt3B allows the spin-triplet component to be larger in Li2Pt3B, producing line nodes in the energy gap as evidenced by the linear temperature dependence of lambda(T). The experimental data are in quantitative agreement with theory.     

SU(2)对称破缺下的氰化氘分子的混沌运动

用SU(2 )陪集表象来表示氰化氘分子 (DCN)两个耦合的伸缩振动模式 ,在混沌运动研究中 ,这是一个最简单的SU (2 )对称被破坏的模型。研究表明 ,当振动能量小于 1 2 5 0 2cm- 1 时 ,体系呈现规则运动 ;能量处于 1 2 5 0 2cm- 1 和 1 82 4 6cm- 1 之间 ,规则和混沌运动并存 ;能量高于 1 82 4 6cm- 1 时 ,体系呈现完全的混沌运动。同时 ,在庞加莱截面上观察到了周期 3轨道 ,由Sarkovskii定理 ,这意味着混沌的出现。另外还表明 ,D -C伸缩键的量子数激发决定体系的混沌运动     

The 2(3)Delta(g) State of (7)Li(2)

Using pulsed perturbation-facilitated optical-optical double resonance (PFOODR) spectroscopy, the 2(3)Delta(g) state of (7)Li(2) (electronic configuration (varsigma(g)2s) (4ddelta(g)), effective principal quantum number n* = 4.101) has been observed and assigned. Molecular constants and a RKR potential energy curve were obtained. The major molecular constants are Copyright 2000 Academic Press.     

Proximity Effect in a Superconducting Triplet Spin Valve S1/F1/S2/F2

Physics of the Solid State - Сritical temperatures of multilayer structures of the superconductor/ferromagnet/ferromagnet (S/F/F) type are obtained using the matrix method for solving the...     

A Triplet Resonance in Superconducting Fe_(1.03)Se_(0.4_Te_(0.6)

From heavy fermion compounds and cuprates to iron pnictides and chalcogenides, a spin resonance at hΩ0 ∝ k_BT_c is a staple of nearly magnetic superconductors. Possible explanations include a two-particle bound state or loss of magnon damping in the superconducting state. While both scenarios suggest a central role for magnetic fluctuations,distinguishing them is important to identify the right theoretical framework to understand these types of unconventional superconductors. Using an inelastic neutron scattering technique,we show that the spin resonance in the optimally doped Fe_(1.03) Se_(0.4) Te_(0.6) superconductor splits into three peaks in a high magnetic field,a signature of a two-particle S = 1 triplet bound state.     

Spin relaxation in the quasi-one-dimensional conductor Rb2Pt(CN)4(FHF)0.4

We analyze the electron paramagnetic resonance linewidth in Rb₂Pt(CN)₄(FHF)_0.4 as a function of temperature. Above 60 K, the results are interpreted as a superposition of spin-phonon and spin-spin relaxation effects. The dominant contribution to the relaxation rate l/T₂ has a dipolar origin in contrast to the spin-phonon origin observed in K₂Pt(CN)₄Br_0.3 · H₂O. This difference could arise from different anisotropy ratios of the transfer integrals. The influence of the interchain coupling is also discussed.     

The State(s) of Replica Symmetry Breaking: Mean Field Theories vs. Short-Ranged Spin Glasses

We prove the impossibility of recent attempts to decouple the Replica Symmetry Breaking (RSB) picture for finite-dimensional spin glasses from the existence of many thermodynamic (i.e., infinite-volume) pure states while preserving another signature RSB feature—space filling relative domain walls between different finite-volume states. Thus revisions of the notion of pure states cannot shield the RSB picture from the internal contradictions that rule out its physical correctness in finite dimensions at low temperature in large finite volume.     

Enhanced Access to the Dark Triplet States of (7)Li(2) through New Singlet-Triplet A(1)Sigma(+)(u) approximately b(3)Pi(u) Perturbation Window Levels: Perturbation-Facilitated Optical-Optical Double Resonance Study of the 2(3)Sigma(+)(g) State

Two new pairs of singlet-triplet A(1)Sigma(+)(u) approximately b(3)Pi(u) mixed levels of (7)Li(2) have been observed and used here as "window" levels in cw perturbation-facilitated optical-optical double-resonance (PFOODR) experiments. Previously, only one b(3)Pi(u) vibrational level, v = 19, was known to mix with the singlet A(1)Sigma(+)(u) v = 13 level, resulting in three perturbed A approximately b pairs [L. Li, T. An, T.-J. Whang, A. M. Lyyra, W. C. Stwalley, R. W. Field, and R. A. Bernheim, J. Chem. Phys. 96, 3342 (1992)]. The scarcity of window levels and the resulting difficulty in accessing the dark triplet states of Li(2) is caused by the weak spin-orbit interaction of Li(2). The two new mixed b(3)Pi(u) v = 15 and 22 levels reported here enhance access to the dark triplet state manifold through expansion of the Franck-Condon overlap factor range. Furthermore, the earlier range of accessible rotational levels, N = 5, 7, and 10, is now expanded to include N = 8 and N = 16, thereby allowing for more reliable determination of the excited triplet states rotational structure. To demonstrate the importance of the new A(1)Sigma(+)(u) approximately b(3)Pi(u) mixed levels, we have studied the 2(3)Sigma(+)(g) state by cw PFOODR fluorescence excitation spectroscopy. New molecular constants and RKR potential curve have been determined. As previously reported [L. Li, G. Lazarov, and A. M. Lyyra, J. Mol. Spectrosc. 191, 387 (1998)], the 2(3)Sigma(+)(g) state interacts with the repulsive 1(3)Pi(g) state by L-uncoupling and predissociates. We show that some 2(3)Pi(g) levels predissociate accidentally by the 1(3)Pi(g) state via the 2(3)Sigma(+)(g) state through L-uncoupling. Copyright 2001 Academic Press.     

The Predissociation of the 1(3)Sigma(-)(g) State of (7)Li(2)

The predissociation of the 1(3)Sigma(-)(g) v >/= 10 levels of (7)Li(2) has been observed by pulsed and continuous-wave perturbation-facilitated optical-optical double-resonance spectroscopy (PFOODR). Our ab initio calculation shows that the inner wall of the 1(3)Sigma(-)(g) potential intersects the 1(3)Pi(g) repulsive potential at internuclear distance R = 2.00 ?. The predissociation is due to a DeltaS = 0, DeltaLambda = +/-1 rotational-electronic interaction with the repulsive 1(3)Pi(g) state. Copyright 2001 Academic Press.     

J/ψ衰变到重子、反重子对中SU(3)对称性破坏的研究

利用粒子数据手册(PDG2004)公布的J/ψ衰变到重子、反重子对(BB)各个衰变道分支比的平均值, 对重子八重态的SU(3)对称性重新做了分析. 研究了J/ψ→BB中电磁相互作用和强相互作用的干涉. 得到了在J/ψ→BB中SU(3)单态、电磁 相互作用和SU(3)破坏各个因素所占的大小.     

三角对称晶场中4A2(3d3)态离子EPR参量的SS和SOO机制

考虑了在以前工作中被忽略的自旋与自旋 (Spin spin(SS) )磁相互作用以及一个电子自旋与另外电子轨道 (Spin other orbit (SOO) )之间的磁相互作用 ,用VisualBasic6.0设计了新的CDM/EPR计算程序 .该程序不仅能计算 4 A2 (3d3)态离子在晶体中的EPR参量 ,而且能计算体系的光谱精细结构 .利用该程序研究了红宝石晶体与绿宝石晶体的EPR参量与光谱精细结构 ,理论与实验符合甚好 .在此基础上 ,研究了SS与SOO磁相互作用对EPR参量及其光谱的贡献 .发现在磁相互作用的三个部分中 ,EPR参量的主要来源是旋 轨 (Spin orbit (SO) )耦合相互作用 ;SS磁相互作用对零场分裂 (Zero fieldsplitting(ZFS) )参量D具有重要贡献 ,在研究中不能被忽略 ,而SOO磁相互作用对ZFS参量D的贡献较小 ;SS与SOO磁相互作用对Zeemang因子以及光谱的贡献甚微     

Nanocrystalline versus microcrystalline Li(2)O:B(2)O3 composites: anomalous ionic conductivities and percolation theory

We study ionic transport in nano- and microcrystalline (1-x)Li(2)O:xB(2)O3 composites using standard impedance spectroscopy. In the nanocrystalline samples (average grain size of about 20 nm), the ionic conductivity sigma(dc) increases with increasing content x of B2O3 up to a maximum at x approximately 0.5. Above x approximately 0.92, sigma(dc) vanishes. By contrast, in the microcrystalline samples (grain size about 10 &mgr;m), sigma(dc) decreases monotonically with x and vanishes above x approximately 0. 55. We can explain this strikingly different behavior by a percolation model that assumes an enhanced conductivity at the interfaces between insulating and conducting phases in both materials and explicitly takes into account the different grain sizes.     

Spin polarization in low-energy electron diffraction: Surface analysis of Pt(111)

Transverse and longitudinal spin polarization components arising in the diffraction of unpolarized low-energy electrons from Pt(111) have been studied as functions of energy and diffraction geometry. Experimental data measured by means of a Mott detector are in good agreement with theoretical results obtained by relativistic LEED calculations. A detailed investigation of the selective sensitivity of the calculated polarization profiles to the surface relaxation δ₁₂ and to various non-structural model features firstly supports an ion-core potential involving an energy-dependent exchange approximation (by discriminating against two band structure potentials), and secondly establishes the geometry of Pt(111) as unreconstructed with a possible slight outward relaxation of the topmost atomic layer (δ₁₂ = 0.5% ± 1.0% of the bulk interlayer distance). A surface Debye temperature is found close to the bulk value 230 K.     

New Vibrational Numbering and Potential Energy Curve for the 3(3)Pig Electronic State of the Li2 Molecule

An experimental study of the 3(3)Pig electronic state of 7Li2, using the Perturbation-Facilitated Optical-Optical Double Resonance (PFOODR) technique, was recently reported [A. Yiannopoulou et al., J. Chem. Phys. 103, 5898, (1995)]. However, due to the very small number of known 7Li2 A1Sigma+u approximately b3Piu window levels, only 13 ro-vibrational levels (spanning a range of vibrational levels designated upsilonx - 1 to upsilonx + 3 in that reference) could be observed. Dunham coefficients, based on the assignment upsilonx = 7, were found to fit the observed term values and give a qualitative fit to the intensities of the first six lines of the 3(3)Pig (upsilon = upsilonx, N = 11) --> b3Piu emission spectrum. However, due to the limited number of levels used in the fit, both the absolute vibrational numbering and the 3(3)Pig RKR potential curve obtained from the Dunham coefficients, must be considered to be uncertain. In the present work, we show that the previously reported 3(3)Pig RKR curve is unable to reproduce the experimental intensity distribution in the 7Li2 3(3)Pig (upsilonx = 7, N = 11) --> a3Sigma+u emission continuum. We report new experimental data for the 7Li2 3(3)Pig (upsilonx + 1, N = 11) --> a3Sigma+u bound-free continuum and discrete 3(3)Pig (upsilonx +/- 1, N = 11) --> b3Piu spectra obtained using the PFOODR experimental technique. We demonstrate that the correct vibrational numbering and an improved RKR potential curve can be obtained by analyzing the experimental term values in combination with all observed bound-free and discrete spectra. Finally, term values for four 6Li2 3(3)Pig ro-vibrational levels were obtained using PFOODR spectroscopy. The measured isotope shifts confirm the absolute vibrational numbering obtained from the present analysis. Copyright 1999 Academic Press.     

Spin arrangements in R2Co14B compounds (R = rare earth)

R₂Co₁₄B compounds (R = Pr, Nd and Tb) have been studied for evidence of spin reorientation in the temperature range 4.2 K − 1100 K with the use of magnetometry technique. It has been established that Pr₂Co₁₄BandTb₂Co₁₄B undergo spin reorientations at temperatures 664 K and 795 K, respectively. These are axis-to-plane reorientations with increasing temperature. Nd₂Co₁₄B undergoes two spin transitions as temperature progresses: one at ∼ 34 K (cone-to-axis) and the second at ∼ 546 K (axis-to-plane). A diagram of spin arrangements observed in all existing R₂Co₁₄B compounds has been constructed.     

Triplet excitons in (TEA) (TCNQ)2

We report the results of EPR studies on the ionic-radical salt (TEA)⁺ (TCNQ)₂^- composed of an oganic free radical anion and a diamagnetic cation. Between about 40 and 80 K this crystal exhibits the triplet exciton EPR spectrum characteristic of an alternating chain of spins. The triplet spin Hamiltonian parameters are |D| = 44 ± 2 G and |E| = 5.5 ± 1 G. The directions of the zero field splitting principal axes are determined through single crystal rotation studies at 55 K and related to the crystal structure.     

Glass Transition (T g ) and Dielectric Constant (e'r) of Li3PO4-Pb3(PO4)2-BiPO4 (Li2O-PbO-Bi2O3-P2O5) Glasses

Thermal and dielectric properties of heavy metal oxide glasses, Li₃PO₄-Pb₃(PO₄)₂-BiPO₄ (Li₂O-PbO-Bi₂O₃-P₂O₅), were studied from ambient temperature to 500°C by differential thermal analysis (DTA) and dielectric constant (?′_r) measurements. Experiment results show a strong influence of lithium, lead and bismuth ions on T _g and ?′_r.     

Structural and electrical characterization of the NASICON-type Li2FeZr(PO4)3 and Li2FeTi(PO4)3 compounds

In order to develop new electrolytes for all-solid-state rocking chair lithium batteries, the NASICON-type compounds Li₂FeZr(PO₄)₃ and Li₂FeTi(PO₄)₃ were investigated by powder X-ray diffraction technique and impedance spectroscopy. Li₂FeZr(PO₄)₃ is orthorhombic Pbna (a=8.706(3), b=8.786(2), c=12.220(5) Å) and Li₂FeTi(PO₄)₃ is orthorhombic Pbca (a=8.557(3), b=8.624(3), c=23.919(6) Å). They show no phase transitions from RT to 800 °C. In the same temperature range logσT vs. 1/T show no slope variations. The activation energies for the ionic conductivity were 0.62 and 0.64 eV for Li₂FeTi(PO₄)₃ and Li₂FeTi(PO₄)₃, respectively. In order to better evaluate the present results they were compared with those of α and β-LiZr₂(PO₄)₃ phases, which were also prepared and characterised. A change of activation energy from 0.47 eV to 1.03 eV was observed in the case of β phase, at about 300 °C; attributed to the β (orthorhombic) ? β′ (monoclinic) phase transition. In the α phase the activation energy 0.47 eV in the temperature range 150 – 850 °C. The Li₂FeZr(PO₄)₃ and Li₂FeTi(PO₄)₃ compounds can be interesting for applications as solid electrolytes in high temperature (>300 °C) lithium batteries.