Large four-wave mixing of spatially extended excitonic states in thin GaAs layers

We study the size dependence of the nonlinear response of weakly confined excitons for the size region beyond the long wavelength approximation regime. The observed degenerate-four-wave mixing signal of GaAs thin layers exhibits an anomalous size dependence, where the signal is resonantly enhanced at a particular thickness region. The theoretical analysis elucidates that this enhancement is due to the size-resonant enhancement of the internal field with a spatial structure relevant to the nondipole-type excitonic state. These results establish the formerly proposed new type of size dependence of nonlinear response due to the nonlocality induced double resonance.     

Chronopotentiometric determination of the outer-sphere association constants of substitution-inert metal complexes

Summary A new method for the determination of association constants by the measurement of chronopotentiometric transition time has been developed and applied to the study on the outer-sphere association of some substitution-inert complex cations with sulphate ions. The association constants were determined from the change in transition time as function of the concentration of sulphate ions at ionic strength 0.1 (NaClO₄) and 25° C: 93 ±8 for [Co(NH₃)₆]³⁺SO₄ ^2–, 99 ±15 for [Co(en)₃]³⁺SO₄ ^2–, 61 ±7 for [Cr(NH₃)₆]³⁺SO₄ ^2– and 58 ±8 for [Cr(en)₃]³⁺SO₄ ^2–. The ratios of the diffusion coefficients of the univalent ion-pairs and tervalent substitution-inert complex cations were also obtained. From these ratios the diffusion coefficients of the univalent ion-pairs were calculated, which were found to differ not greatly from those of univalent complex ions with similar structures.

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Zusammenfassung Eine neue Methode zur Bestimmung von Assoziationskonstanten aus den Transitionszeiten chronopotentiometrischer Messungen wurde entwickelt. Sie wurde zur Untersuchung der Assoziation von Sulfationen in zweiter Sphäre an koordinativ abgesättigten Komplex-Kationen herangezogen. Die Assoziationskonstanten wurden aus der Abhängigkeit der Transitionszeit von der Sulfatkonzentration in Medien der Ionenstärke 0,1 (NaClO₄) und bei 25° C bestimmt. Man erhält folgende Werte: 93±8 für [Co(NH₃)₆]³⁺SO₄ ^2–, 99±15 für [Co(en)₃]³⁺SO₄ ^2–, 61±7 für [Cr(NH₃)₆]³⁺SO₄ ^2– und 58±8 für [Cr(en)₃]³⁺SO₄ ^2–. Die Verhältnisse der Diffusionskoeffizienten der einwertigen Ionenpaare zu denen der dreiwertigen Komplex-Kationen wurden ebenfalls bestimmt. Aus diesen Verhältnissen lassen sich die Diffusionskoeffizienten der Ionenpaare berechnen. Man erhält eine gute Übereinstimmung mit den Werten für einwertige Komplexionen mit ähnlicher Struktur.

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Dedicated to Prof. Dr. M. von Stackelberg on his 70th birthday.     

High-fidelity teleportation beyond the no-cloning limit and entanglement swapping for continuous variables

We experimentally demonstrate continuous-variable quantum teleportation beyond the no-cloning limit. We teleport a coherent state and achieve the fidelity of 0.70 +/- 0.02 that surpasses the no-cloning limit of 2/3. Surpassing the limit is necessary to transfer the nonclassicality of an input quantum state. By using our high-fidelity teleporter, we demonstrate entanglement swapping, namely, teleportation of quantum entanglement, as an example of transfer of nonclassicality.     

Thermal transport in the hidden-order state of URu2Si2

We present a study of thermal conductivity in the normal state of the heavy-fermion superconductor URu2Si2. Ordering at 18 K leads to a steep increase in thermal conductivity and (in contrast with all other cases of magnetic ordering in heavy-fermion compounds) to an enhancement of the Lorenz number. By linking this observation to several other previously reported features, we conclude that most of the carriers disappear in the ordered state and this leads to a drastic increase in both the phononic and electronic mean free path.     

Evidence for a novel state of superconductivity in noncentrosymmetric CePt3Si: a 195Pt-NMR study

We report on novel antiferromagnetic (AFM) and superconducting (SC) properties of noncentrosymmetric CePt3Si through measurements of the 195Pt nuclear spin-lattice relaxation rate 1/T(1). In the normal state, the temperature (T) dependence of 1/T(1) unraveled the existence of low-lying levels in crystal-electric-field multiplets and the formation of a heavy-fermion (HF) state. The coexistence of AFM and SC phases that emerge at T(N)=2.2 K and T(c)=0.75 K, respectively, takes place on a microscopic level. CePt3Si is the first HF superconductor that reveals a peak in 1/T(1) just below T(c) and, additionally, does not follow the T3 law that used to be reported for most unconventional HF superconductors. We remark that this unexpected SC characteristic may be related to the lack of an inversion center in its crystal structure.     

Fluorescence detection of guanine-adenine transition by a hydrogen bond forming small compound

In combination with abasic site-containing oligodeoxynucleotides, 2-amino-4-oxopteridine (pterin) can selectively recognize guanine base over other nucleobases accompanied by fluorescence quenching, which allows clear detection of a guanine-adenine transition with the naked eye.