Superconducting gap structure of the 115s revisited

Density functional theory calculations of the electronic structure of Ce- and Pu-based heavy fermion superconductors in the so-called 115 family are performed. The gap equation is used to consider which superconducting order parameters are most favorable assuming a pairing interaction that is peaked at (π, π, qz)—the wavevector for the antiferromagnetic ordering found in close proximity. In addition to the commonly accepted dx2?y2 order parameter, there is evidence that an extended s-wave order parameter with nodes is also plausible. We discuss whether these results are consistent with current observations and possible measurements that could help distinguish between these scenarios.     

Preparation,characterization and application of Nano CdS doped with alum composite electrolyte

A new composite electrolyte has been developed for electrochemical application and studied in details. The system contains Alum doped with nanosize cadmium sulphide (CdS) particles in the desire ratio. The structural studies were carried out by using X-ray diffraction (XRD) as well as infrared spectroscopy (IR) which affirms the composite nature of the system. The electrical properties, including ion transport studies and complex impedance spectra confirm the ionic nature of sample as well as enhancement in ionic conductivity by CdS doping. The temperature dependence measurement confirms the Arrhenius nature of sample, which is commonly observed in the ionic composite system. The dielectric constant varies with temperature, and this data is used to calculate the number of charge carrier (n/n_o) contributing to conductivity and fits well with emf variation. A cell was fabricated by sandwiching the composite between graphite and stainless steel electrodes, which shows an emf of 7 mV.     

On Polynomial Maximum Entropy Method for Classical Moment Problem

The maximum entropy method for the Hausdorff moment problem suffers from ill conditioning as it uses monomial basis {1,$x$,$x^2$,···,$x^n$}. The maximum entropy method for the Chebyshev moment probelm was studied to overcome this drawback in [4]. In this paper we review and modify the maximum entropy method for the Hausdorff and Chebyshev moment problems studied in [4] and present the maximum entropy method for the Legendre moment problem. We also give the algorithms of converting the Hausdorff moments into the Chebyshev and Lengendre moments, respectively, and utilizing the corresponding maximum entropy method.