高自旋极化氧化物材料的颗粒边界磁电阻效应

颗粒边界磁电阻是高自旋极化氧化物颗粒体系中由于颗粒边界的存在而导致显著的磁电阻效应。本文将这种磁电阻效应定义为颗粒边界磁电阻效应。这里所说的颗粒边界,包括各种自然和人工晶界、粉末颗粒表面、复合材料中的颗粒界面等多种情况;所涉及的材料包括高自旋极化氧化物多晶、压缩粉末和各种复合材料等。对颗粒边界磁电阻效应的研究,不仅有助于人们进一步理解高自旋极化氧化物磁输运性质的基本机制,并为寻求具有高磁电阻效应的新型自旋电子学器件提供理论基础。本文综述了高自旋极化氧化物颗粒边界磁电阻研究的主要背景和发展现状,介绍了该领域中主要的实验发现和理论模型,展望了未来的发展。     

脑科学与量子理论

简要回顾了生物学与物理学之间的紧密关系,其中包括人工神经网络的经典物理模型和脑的某些量子理论;概要综述了细胞骨架微管的结构和生物功能及有关近期理论研究。注意到微声是细胞和神经元中重要的组成和功能单元,进而以较大篇幅介绍了近期关于微管的理论研究工作,特别是基于量子场论中两能级系统的赝自旋模型,对微管管壁上电子的动力学行为作了较深入的探讨;此外,基于量子场论,对微管中的水分子系统可能存在微波受激辐射也作了阐述。The present paper briefly reviews the relationship between biology and physics, especially including the classical physics models for the artificial neuron networks, some quantum theories for brains, and simply describes the structures and functions of cytoskeletal microtubules （MTs） in cells and some recent theoretical studies on MTs.Noting MTs are the important components and function units in cells and neurons, furthermore, the paper lays emphasis on our recent theoretical work on MTs. Particularly, based on the pseudo-spin quantum theory, the dynamic behavior of electrons on the MT wall has been discussed in some detail. Based on the quantum field theory, it has been described that the maser radiation might exist in the water molecular system within the MT.     

稀磁半导体的研究进展

本文主要介绍了III-V族稀磁半导体(Ga,Mn)As的研究进展,包括(Ga,Mn)As的生长制备、基本磁性质、磁输运特征、磁光性质、磁性起源、相关的异质结构和自旋注入等,同时还简单介绍了其它稀磁半导体如IV族、III-VI族和IV-VI族等稀磁半导体的研究进展,在文章的最后描述了理想的稀磁半导体应该具备的特征以及对未来的展望。     

Superconductivity and spin fluctuations

In the conventional superconductors, the Cooper pairs are mediated by phonons, which is a process where only the correlations between the phonons and the charge properties of the electrons are needed. However, superconductivity can also be derived from other types of elementary excitations. The spin fluctuations are arguably the most promising candidate that can mediate such unconventional superconductivity. In some of the important systems such as cuprates, Fe-based superconductors and heavy-fermion superconductors, spin fluctuations play a key role in the mechanism of their superconductivity although there are still many debates. In this paper, we will give a brief review on the correlation between the spin fluctuations and superconductivity.     

二维拓扑绝缘体退相干效应研究

拓扑绝缘体是当前凝聚态物理研究的热点.退相干效应对该体系的影响的研究不仅有重要的理论意义,而且也是实现未来量子器件的不可或缺的前期工作.文章作者从理论上研究了退相干对二维拓扑绝缘体特别是量子自旋霍尔效应的影响.研究结果表明,作为量子自旋霍尔效应的标志的量子化纵向电阻平台对不破坏自旋记忆的退相干效应(普通退相干)不敏感,但却对破坏自旋记忆的退相干效应(自旋退相干)非常敏感.因此,该量子化平台只能在尺寸小于自旋退相干长度的介观样品中存在,从而解释了量子自旋霍尔效应实验中所观测到的结果(见Science,2007,318:766).同时,文章作者还定义了一个新的物理量,即自旋霍尔电阻,并发现该自旋霍尔电阻也有量子化平台.特别是该量子化平台对两种类型的退相干都不敏感.这说明在宏观样品中也能观测到自旋霍尔电阻的量子化平台,因此更能全面地反映量子自旋霍尔效应的拓扑特性.     

Rashba自旋-轨道相互作用对一维谐振子势场中电子性质的影响

分析了Rashba自旋-轨道相互作用对一维谐振子势场中电子性质的影响,发现该自旋-轨道相互作用能够导致能级之间的自旋翻转,并且自旋翻转的性质明显依赖于自旋-轨道耦合系数和参考系坐标之间的关系.