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    Landau level states on a topological insulator thin film

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    We analyze the four-dimensional Hamiltonian proposed to describe the band structure of the single-Dirac-cone family of topological insulators in the presence of a uniform perpendicular magnetic field. Surface Landau level(LL) states appear, decoupled from the bulk levels and following the quantized energy dispersion of a purely two-dimensional surface Dirac Hamiltonian. A small hybridization gap splits the degeneracy of the central n=0 LL with dependence on the film thickness and the field strength that can be obtained analytically. Explicit calculation of the spin and charge densities show that surface LL states are localized within approximately one quintuple layer from the surface termination. Some new surface-bound LLs are shown to exist at a higher Landau level index.Comment: 8 pages, 4 figure

    Multiple nodal solutions of nonlinear Choquard equations

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    In this paper, we consider the existence of multiple nodal solutions of the nonlinear Choquard equation \begin{equation*} \ \ \ \ (P)\ \ \ \ \begin{cases} -\Delta u+u=(|x|^{-1}\ast|u|^p)|u|^{p-2}u \ \ \ \text{in}\ \mathbb{R}^3, \ \ \ \ \\ u\in H^1(\mathbb{R}^3),\\ \end{cases} \end{equation*} where p∈(52,5)p\in (\frac{5}{2},5). We show that for any positive integer kk, problem (P)(P) has at least a radially symmetrical solution changing sign exactly kk-times

    Enhancement of Visible-Light-Induced Photocurrent and Photocatalytic Activity of V and N Codoped TiO2 Nanotube Array Films

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    Highly ordered TiO2 nanotube arrays (TNAs) codoped with V and N were synthesized by electrochemical anodization in association with hydrothermal treatment. The samples were characterized by field emission scanning electron microscopy, X-ray diffraction and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy. The photocurrent and photocatalytic activity of codoped TiO2 nanotube arrays were investigated under visible light irradiation. Moreover, the production of hydroxyl radicals on the surface of visible light-irradiated samples is detected by a photoluminescence technique using terephthalic acid (TA) as a probe molecule. It was found that the V+N co-doped TiO2 nanotube arrays showed remarkably enhanced photocurrent and photocatalytic activity than undoped sample due to the V and N codoping.Comment: 15 Pages, 6 figure

    3D-PhysNet: Learning the Intuitive Physics of Non-Rigid Object Deformations

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    The ability to interact and understand the environment is a fundamental prerequisite for a wide range of applications from robotics to augmented reality. In particular, predicting how deformable objects will react to applied forces in real time is a significant challenge. This is further confounded by the fact that shape information about encountered objects in the real world is often impaired by occlusions, noise and missing regions e.g. a robot manipulating an object will only be able to observe a partial view of the entire solid. In this work we present a framework, 3D-PhysNet, which is able to predict how a three-dimensional solid will deform under an applied force using intuitive physics modelling. In particular, we propose a new method to encode the physical properties of the material and the applied force, enabling generalisation over materials. The key is to combine deep variational autoencoders with adversarial training, conditioned on the applied force and the material properties. We further propose a cascaded architecture that takes a single 2.5D depth view of the object and predicts its deformation. Training data is provided by a physics simulator. The network is fast enough to be used in real-time applications from partial views. Experimental results show the viability and the generalisation properties of the proposed architecture.Comment: in IJCAI 201

    A novel method for computing the Hilbert transform with Haar multiresolution approximation

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    AbstractIn this paper, an algorithm for computing the Hilbert transform based on the Haar multiresolution approximation is proposed and the L2-error is estimated. Experimental results show that it outperforms the library function ‘hilbert’ in Matlab (The MathWorks, Inc. 1994–2007). Finally it is applied to compute the instantaneous phase of signals approximately and is compared with three existing methods

    Metamagnetic transitions and anomalous magnetoresistance in EuAg4_4As2_2 single crystal

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    In this paper, the magnetic and transport properties were systematically studied for EuAg4_4As2_2 single crystals, crystallizing in a centrosymmetric trigonal CaCu4_4P2_2 type structure. It was confirmed that two magnetic transitions occur at T\textit{T}N1_{N1} = 10 K and T\textit{T}N2_{N2} = 15 K, respectively. With the increasing field, the two transitions are noticeably driven to lower temperature. At low temperatures, applying a magnetic field in the ab\textit{ab} plane induces two successive metamagnetic transitions. For both H\textit{H} ∥\parallel ab\textit{ab} and H\textit{H} ∥\parallel c\textit{c}, EuAg4_4As2_2 shows a positive, unexpected large magnetoresistance (up to 202\%) at low fields below 10 K, and a large negative magnetoresistance (up to -78\%) at high fields/intermediate temperatures. Such anomalous field dependence of magnetoresistance may have potential application in the future magnetic sensors. Finally, the magnetic phase diagrams of EuAg4_{4}As2_{2} were constructed for both H\textit{H} ∥\parallel ab\textit{ab} and H\textit{H} ∥\parallel c\textit{c}
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