Effect of quantum entanglement on Aharonov-Bohm oscillations, spin-polarized transport and current magnification effect

We present a simple model of transmission across a metallic mesoscopic ring. In one of its arm an electron interacts with a single magnetic impurity via an exchange coupling. We show that entanglement between electron and spin impurity states leads to reduction of Aharonov-Bohm oscillations in the transmission coefficient. The spin-conductance is asymmetric in the flux reversal as opposed to the two-probe electrical conductance which is symmetric. In the same model, in contradiction to the naive expectation of a current magnification effect, we observe enhancement as well as suppression of this effect depending on the system parameters. The limitations of this model to the general notion of dephasing or decoherence in quantum systems are pointed out.     

Self-injection length in La0.7Ca0.3MnO3-YBa2Cu3O7-δ ferromagnet-superconductor multilayer thin films

We have carried out extensive studies on the self-injection problem in barrierless heterojunctions between La_0.7Ca_0.3MnO₃ (LCMO) and YBa₂Cu₃O_7-δ (YBCO) thin films. The heterojunctions were formed in situ by sequentially growing LCMO and YBCO films on 〈100〉 LaAlO₃ (LAO) substrate using a pulsed laser deposition (PLD) system. YBCO micro-bridges with 64 μm width were patterned both on the LAO (control) and LCMO side of the substrate. Critical current, I _c, was measured at 77 K on both the control side as well as the LCMO side for different YBCO film thickness. It was observed that while the control side showed a J _c of ∼ 2 × 10⁶ A/cm², the LCMO side showed about half the value for the same thickness (1800 ?). The difference in J _c indicates that a certain thickness of YBCO has become ‘effectively’ normal due to self-injection. From the measurement of J _c at two different thicknesses (1800 ? and 1500 ?) of YBCO films both on the LAO as well as the LCMO side, the value of self-injection length (at 77 K) was estimated to be ∼ 900 ?. To the authors’ best knowledge, this is the first time that self-injection length has been quantified. A control experiment carried out with LaNiO₃ deposited by PLD on YBCO did not show any evidence of self-injection.     

Scars of the Wigner Function

We propose a picture of Wigner function scars as a sequence of concentric rings along a two-dimensional surface inside a periodic orbit. This is verified for a two-dimensional plane that contains a classical hyperbolic orbit of a Hamiltonian system with 2 degrees of freedom. The stationary wave functions are the familiar mixture of scarred and random waves, but the spectral average of the Wigner functions in part of the plane is nearly that of a harmonic oscillator and individual states are also remarkably regular. These results are interpreted in terms of the semiclassical picture of chords and centers.     

Photoluminescence investigation based on laser heating effect in ZnO-ordered nanostructures

We synthesized ZnO-SiO2 composite opal and ZnO inverse opal by electrodeposition using SiO2-opal template and polystyrene (PS)-opal template, respectively. Compared with compact ZnO nanocrystal film also prepared by electrodeposition, ordered ZnO nanostructures exhibit more significant red-shift and broadening of the UV peak with increasing excitation power, which is due to a stronger local heating effect in ordered ZnO nanostructures. We developed a quantitative analytical method to investigate photoluminescence (PL) of ZnO based on laser heating effects. The experimental data agree well with fitting curves derived from the electron-phonon interaction model. Important parameters, such as electron-phonon coupling strength and thermal activation energy, can be obtained by fitting experimental data. The resonant Raman spectra provide further evidence that the analyses based on laser heating effects are feasible.     

甘氨酸燃烧法合成纳米ZnO-MgO及其紫外光发射

利用甘氨酸燃烧法制备了ZnOMgO纳米复合材料,并在不同温度进行热处理.通过X射线衍射、扫描电子显微镜和傅里叶变换红外吸收谱,对其升温过程中的结构变化进行了表征,研究了热处理温度对样品室温光致发光行为的影响.结果表明,复合材料的发光性能与纯ZnO相比有很大改善,经900℃热处理的纳米复合材料,其发射谱由一个强紫外发射带(峰值385nm)构成;当热处理温度低于900℃时,发光强度随热处理温度的升高而增强,进一步将热处理温度升至1000℃时发光强度又明显降低.发光强度主要受ZnO、MgO纳米晶的粒子尺寸、结晶完善程度,尤其是受两相纳米粒子之间相互作用的影响.同时发现选择合适的甘氨酸与硝酸根离子的摩尔比,对改善样品紫外发光特性也很重要.     

Prediction of the structures of the plant-specific regions of vascular plant cellulose synthases and correlated functional analysis

Seed plants express cellulose synthase (CESA) protein isoforms with non-redundant functions, but how the isoforms function differently is unknown. Compared to bacterial cellulose synthases, CESAs have two insertions in the large cytosolic loop: the relatively well-conserved Plant Conserved Region (P-CR) and a Class Specific Region (CSR) that varies between CESAs. Absent any atomic structure of a plant CESA, we used ab initio protein structure prediction and molecular modeling to explore how these plant-specific regions may modulate CESA function. We modeled P-CR and CSR peptides from Arabidopsis thaliana CESAs representing the six clades of seed plant CESAs. As expected, the predicted wild type P-CR structures were similar. Modeling of the mutant P-CR of Atcesa8 ^R362K (fra6) suggested that changes in local structural stability and surface electrostatics may cause the mutant phenotype. Among CSRs within CESAs required for primary wall cellulose synthesis, the amino sequence and the modeled arrangement of helices was most similar in AtCESA1 and AtCESA3. Genetic complementation of known Arabidopsis mutants showed that the CSRs of AtCESA1 and AtCESA3 can function interchangeably in vivo. Analysis of protein surface electrostatics led to ideas about how the surface charges on CSRs may mediate protein–protein interactions. Refined modeling of the P-CR and CSR regions of GhCESA1 from cotton modified their tertiary structures, spatial relationships to the catalytic domain, and preliminary predictions about CESA oligomer formation. Cumulatively, the results provide structural clues about the function of plant-specific regions of CESA.     

超薄靶激光质子加速实验研究

在超短超强飞秒SILEX-Ⅰ激光装置上,开展了薄膜靶激光质子加速的实验研究。实验发现激光预脉冲、靶厚度对质子加速有很大的影响。在激光强度3×1018~3×1019W/cm2条件下,采用前表面厚度为3μm铜、后表面镀4μm厚CH靶,质子的最大能量达到3.15 MeV。而对190 nm厚CH膜靶,质子的最大能量为0.54 MeV。初步研究了激光偏振对质子加速的影响,相同激光功率条件下,圆偏振激光加速产生的质子最大能量略低于P偏振打靶。这些结果与靶后鞘层加速机制相一致。     

蜂窝状堇青石载体Al2O3涂层的原位合成

 采用改进的原位合成法（原位－浸涂法）在蜂窝状堇青石载体表面制备了多孔氧化铝涂层．着重研究了制备条件对涂层负载、晶相及其孔结构性质的影响,并与其他方法制备的涂层进行了比较．结果表明,采用多次原位合成法制备能提高氧化铝涂层的牢固度,但每次负载量偏低;原位－浸涂法适宜的制备参数为：水解温度83℃,水／异丙醇铝摩尔比60,pH值3．5～4．0,焙烧温度500℃．原位－浸涂法有利于制备Al2O3涂层,具有较好的牢固度,而且涂层的孔径分布窄,具有较大的比表面积、比孔体积和平均孔径．     

类Ne锌X射线激光的实验研究

介绍了在“星光”装置上进行的类Ｎｅ锌Ｘ射线激光实验．激光器输出能量为１８０～２００）,单脉冲泵浦时观测到２６．２ｎｍ、２６．７ｎｍ（Ｊ＝２—１）两条激光线,加预脉冲方式泵浦时观测到了２１．２ｎｍ（Ｊ＝０—１）、２６．２ｎｍ、２６．７ｎｍ（Ｊ＝２—１）和３１．４ｎｍ（Ｊ＝２—１）四条激光线。