Transport properties of Ti3Ir compound at low temperature

Electrical resistivity and magnetoresistivity of Ti₃Ir compound have been measured in the temperature range 2.0 K ≤T ≤ 300 K in absence as well as in presence of magnetic field upto 7.7 T. The low temperature resistivity shows aT ² behaviour whereas the high temperature resistivity shows a linear behaviour. The magnetoresistivity is positive and cannot be explained by simple s-d scattering model. The enhancement of the coefficient A of theT ² term and the deviation from the quadratic field dependence of the resistivity may be due to the anisotropy in the compound. This work has been performed under the grant by the Department of Science and Technology, Govt. of India.     

Dipolar interactions and origin of spin ice in ising pyrochlore magnets

Recent experiments suggest that the Ising pyrochlore magnets Ho2Ti2O7 and Dy2Ti2O7 display qualitative properties of the nearest-neighbor "spin ice" model. We discuss the dipolar energy scale present in both these materials and discuss how spin-ice behavior can occur despite the presence of long-range dipolar interactions. We present results of numerical simulations and a mean field analysis of Ising pyrochlore systems. Based on our quantitative theory, we suggest that the spin-ice behavior in these systems is due to long-range dipolar interactions, and that the nearest-neighbor exchange in Dy2Ti2O7 is antiferromagnetic.     

Frequency encoded all optical single bit memory unit using difference frequency generation alone

A method of all optical frequency encoded single bit memory unit is proposed and described using difference frequency generation only in non linear materials. The unit can store a single bit in frequency encoded format and thus maintains the same state when input is withdrawn. To change the state of the information of the memory unit the input should be changed. The proposed memory unit employs difference frequency generation for its operation and is very fast, the speed of operation is limited by the difference frequency generation process.     

A Study on Hall Voltage and Electrical Resistivity of Doped Conducting Polyaniline

We report the electrical resistivity of HCl doped polyaniline in the temperature range 77 T 300 K. A maximum is obtained in the conductivity versus concentration of HCl curve at 3(N) HCl. The resistivity of the sample has been observed to show a decreasing trend with increase in temperature. The resistivity obeys the Mott variable range hopping theory. The Mott characteristic temperature (T _Mott) is very low in this sample compared to other studies. The Hall voltages have been found to be negative. The Hall coefficient, carrier concentration, and density of states have been determined from Hall measurement. From the conductivity versus temperature plot, different physical quantities such as localisation length and molecular vibrational frequency have been determined.     

Low temperature electrical conductivity and magnetoconductivity of Fe39Ni39Mo4Si6B12 and Co58Ni10Fe5Si11B16 metallic glass alloys

A detailed study on the weak localization phenomenon vis-a-vis electron-electron interaction effects in magnetic metallic glasses has been carried out. We measured the electrical conductivity and magnetoconductivity within the temperature range 1.8≤T≤300K. A maximum on the conductivity versus temperature curve exists atT=T _m. The conductivity was observed to follow aT ^1/2 law forT<T _m andT ² law forT>T _m. Magnetoconductivity data of these alloys indicate the prominence of electron-electron interaction at low temperatures. The authors have determined the inelastic scattering field and spin-orbit scattering field from the magnetoconductivity data. The inelastic scattering field obeys aT ^p law (p=2) at low temperatures.     

Exact scalar field cosmologies in a higher derivative theory

We obtain exact cosmological solutions of a higher derivative theory described by the Lagrangian L=R+2αR ² in the presence of interacting scalar field. The interacting scalar field potential required for a known evolution of the FRW universe in the framework of the theory is obtained using a technique different from the usual approach to solve the Einstein field equations. We follow here a technique to determine potential similar to that used by Ellis and Madsen in Einstein gravity. Some new and interesting potentials are noted in the presence of R ² term in the Einstein action for the known behaviours of the universe. These potentials in general do not obey the slow rollover approximation.     

Synthesis,electrical and magnetotransport properties of polypyrrole-MWCNT nanocomposite

The present work describes the preparation of nanocomposites in which the multiwall carbon nanotubes (MWCNT) have been mixed with conducting polypyrrole (PPy) via an in situ chemical oxidative preparation method. To reveal their structural, morphological and thermal properties, the composites have been characterized by X-ray diffraction, field emission scanning electron microscope, Fourier transform infrared, and thermogravimetric analyses respectively. Electrical transport and magnetotransport properties have been investigated in the temperature range 77–300 K in the presence as well as the absence of a magnetic field up to 1 T. The conductivities of the composites are greater than that of pure polypyrrole. All the investigated samples follow Mott’s variable range hopping (VRH) theory whereas the magnetic field dependent conductivity has been explained in terms of two opposite but simultaneously acting hopping effect-wave function shrinkage and forward interference effects.