Periodic entanglement of magnons in an antiferromagnet

The dynamics of entanglement for two-mode magnons in an antiferromagnet is investigated according to the entanglement criterion proposed by Duan et al. [L.M. Duan, G. Giedke, J.I. Cirac, P. Zoller, Phys. Rev. Lett. 84 (2000) 2722]. It is shown that entanglement between the two modes of magnons can be generated and occurs periodically with time.     

Crystal growth, spectroscopic and crystal field studies of [N(CH3)4]2MnCl4 and [N(CH3)4]2CoCl4 single crystals in the paraelectric phase

Single crystals [N(CH₃)₄]₂MnCl₄ and [N(CH₃)₄]₂CoCl₄ were grown by the slow evaporation technique from the super-saturated solutions. The samples obtained were undergone the X-ray and spectroscopic studies. Absorption spectra in the paraelectric phase at T=303 K have been recorded using the Shimadzu 160A double beam automatic scanning spectrophotometers. On the basis of the exchange charge model and Racah theory the crystal field parameters and Racah parameters have been calculated; all absorption bands for both crystals were given an assignment.     

Topography of antiferromagnetic domains using second harmonic generation with an external reference

2 O₃, in which the time-invariant second-harmonic reference can be generated either intrinsically by the crystal or externally by use of the new technique, so that both methods may be compared. The technique is then used to visualize the domain structure of YMnO₃, an antiferromagnetic crystal which does not provide the time-invariant reference wave intrinsically. The experiments demonstrate the wide applicability of the method. Received: 13 June 1997     

Oscillatory Activities in Regulatory Biological Networks and Hopf Bifurcation

Exploiting the nonlinear dynamics in the negative feedback loop, we propose a statistical signal-response model to describe the different oscillatory behaviour in a biological network motif. By choosing the delay as a bifurcation parameter, we discuss the existence of Hopf bifurcation and the stability of the periodic solutions of model equations with the centre manifold theorem and the normal form theory. It is shown that a periodic solution is born in a Hopf bifurcation beyond a critical time delay, and thus the bifurcation phenomenon may be important to elucidate the mechanism of oscillatory activities in regulatory biological networks.     

Magnetic properties of Ca-doped SrRuO3 from full-potential calculations

We have carried out accurate generalized-gradient-corrected fully-relativistic full-potential calculations for Sr_1−xCa_xRuO₃ (x=0, 0.25, 0.5, 0.75, and 1) in para-, ferro-, and A-, C-, and G-type antiferromagnetic configurations. We have performed electronic structure calculations for the experimentally observed orthorhombic structure as well as the hypothetical cubic structure. Our results are analyzed with the help of total, site-, spin-, and orbital-projected density of states. The total-energy studies show that CaRuO₃ stabilizes in the G-type antiferromagnetic state. The octahedral tilting owing to the relatively small radius of Ca²⁺ leads to weak hybridization between Ru 4d and O 2p. This weak hybridization along with exchange splitting causes a pseudogap-like feature close to the Fermi level, which should stabilize G-type antiferromagnetic ordering in CaRuO₃. However, powder neutron diffraction data on CaRuO₃ taken at 8 and do not show any magnetic peaks, implying that CaRuO₃ exhibits a spin-glass-like state with dominant short-range antiferromagnetic interaction. The calculated magnetic ground state of Sr_1−xCa_xRuO₃ is found to be consistent with the experimental findings. We have also calculated optical spectra as well as X-ray and ultra-violet photoemission spectra and Ru and O K-edge X-ray absorption spectra for G-type CaRuO₃ and found good agreement with available experimental spectra.     

How to obtain magnetocapacitance effects at room temperature: The case of Mn-doped BiFeO3

The magnetoelectric properties of a rhombohedrally distorted perovskite BiFe_0.7Mn_0.3O₃ are reported. An anomaly in the dielectric constant, related to enhanced thermal fluctuations around the antiferromagnetic transition, was induced near room temperature by the substitution of Mn for Fe in BiFeO₃. This substitution also brings about non-trivial magnetocapacitance effects at room temperature.     

The application with protocatechualdehyde to improve anticoagulant activity and cell affinity of silk fibroin

Protocatechualdehyde (PCA) is one of the effective ingredients extracted from Danshen (Radix Salviae Miltiorrhizae) and was employed to modify the silk fibroin (SF) by graft polymerization and surface adsorption. The surface composition of modified SF was characterized by attenuated total reflectance Fourier-transform infrared (ATR-FTIR), X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), and UV spectrophotometer. The anticoagulant activity of modified SF was assessed by in vitro coagulation test and platelet adhesion measurement. The endothelial cell affinity was evaluated by a parallel plate flow chamber. The test results indicated that with the introduction of PCA into SF, the anticoagulant activity has been improved obviously. And the SF surface composition altered by PCA, but did not disturb its β-sheet conformation. Moreover, the adsorbed PCA on SF surface can enhance the endothelial cell affinity.     

Effects of sintering temperature and atmosphere on magnetism in Mn-doped TiO2 bulk samples

Magnetic properties have been investigated on Mn doped TiO₂(Ti_0.98Mn_0.02O₂) bulk samples prepared by solid state reaction, which were sintered at different temperature ranging from 450 ^°C to 900 ^°C in air and argon atmosphere, respectively. The results show that the magnetic properties were strongly dependent on the sintering temperature and atmosphere. For samples sintered in air, the magnetization initially increase with the increase of sintering temperature up to 600 ^°C and thereafter it decrease. While the magnetization of samples sintered in argon atmosphere decreases monotonically with the increase of sintering temperature. Furthermore, for samples sintered at 600 ^°C in air, the magnetic susceptibility exhibits a dominant Curie-Weiss behaviour and no magnetic transition is observed over the temperature range from 10 to 300 K. In contrast, for samples sintered in argon atmosphere, besides the magnetic transition near 45 K perhaps caused by Mn₃O₄, another magnetic transition appears near room temperature.     

Solitary excitations in antiferromagnet CsFeBr3

With employing the Dyson-Maleev transformation and the coherent-state ansatz, two partial different motion equations are obtained from Hamiltonian of antiferromagnet CsFeBr₃. By using the method of multiple scales and the long-wavelength approximation, these equations are changed into a nonlinear Schrödinger equation. By applying inverse-scattering transformation, solution of the equation is obtained, solitary excitations in antiferromagnet CsFeBr₃ are also investigated.