143 research outputs found
Linear, diatomic crystal: single-electron states and large-radius excitons
The large-radius exciton spectrum in a linear crystal with two atoms in the
unit cell was obtained using the single-electron eigenfunctions and the band
structure, which were found by the zero-range potential (ZRP) method. The
ground-state exciton binding energies for the crystal in vacuum appeared to be
larger than the corresponding energy gaps for any set of the crystal
parameters.Comment: 9 pages, 1 figure, 1 tabl
Large radius exciton in single-walled carbon nanotubes
The spectrum of large radius exciton in an individual semiconducting
single-walled carbon nanotube (SWCNT) is described within the framework of
elementary potential model, in which exciton is modeled as bound state of two
oppositely charged quasi-particles confined on the tube surface. Due to the
parity of the interaction potential the exciton states split into the odd and
even series. It is shown that for the bare and screened Coulomb electron-hole
(e-h) potentials the binding energy of even excitons in the ground state well
exceeds the energy gap. The factors preventing the collapse of single-electron
states in isolated semiconducting SWCNTs are discussed.Comment: 14 pages, 1 figure, 5 table
Fast projectile stopping power of quantal multi-component strongly coupled plasmas
The Bethe-Larkin formula for the fast projectile stopping power is extended
to multi-component plasmas. The results are to contribute to the correct
interpretation of the experimental data, which could permit to test the
existing and future models of thermodynamic, static, and dynamic
characteristics of strongly coupled Coulomb systems.Comment: 4 pages, to appear in PR
Collective and static properties of model two-component plasmas
Classical MD data on the charge-charge dynamic structure factor of
two-component plasmas (TCP) modeled in Phys. Rev. A 23, 2041 (1981) are
analyzed using the sum rules and other exact relations. The convergent power
moments of the imaginary part of the model system dielectric function are
expressed in terms of its partial static structure factors, which are computed
by the method of hypernetted chains using the Deutsch effective potential.
High-frequency asymptotic behavior of the dielectric function is specified to
include the effects of inverse bremsstrahlung. The agreement with the MD data
is improved, and important statistical characteristics of the model TCP, such
as the probability to find both electron and ion at one point, are determined.Comment: 25 pages, 6 figures, 5 tables. Published in Physical Review E
http://link.aps.org/abstract/PRE/v76/e02640
Effects of quasiparticle tunneling in a circuit-QED realization of a strongly driven two-level system
We experimentally and theoretically study the frequency shift of a driven
cavity coupled to a superconducting charge qubit. In addition to previous
studies, we here also consider drive strengths large enough to energetically
allow for quasiparticle creation. Quasiparticle tunneling leads to the
inclusion of more than two charge states in the dynamics. To explain the
observed effects, we develop a master equation for the microwave dressed charge
states, including quasiparticle tunneling. A bimodal behavior of the frequency
shift as a function of gate voltage can be used for sensitive charge detection.
However, at weak drives the charge sensitivity is significantly reduced by
non-equilibrium quasiparticles, which induce transitions to a non-sensitive
state. Unexpectedly, at high enough drives, quasiparticle tunneling enables a
very fast relaxation channel to the sensitive state. In this regime, the charge
sensitivity is thus robust against externally injected quasiparticles and the
desired dynamics prevail over a broad range of temperatures. We find very good
agreement between theory and experiment over a wide range of drive strengths
and temperatures.Comment: 25 pages, 7 figure
Electrical conductivity of plasmas of DB white dwarf atmospheres
The static electrical conductivity of non-ideal, dense, partially ionized
helium plasma was calculated over a wide range of plasma parameters:
temperatures and mass density . Calculations of
electrical conductivity of plasma for the considered range of plasma parameters
are of interest for DB white dwarf atmospheres with effective temperatures
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Electrical conductivity of plasma was calculated by using the modified random
phase approximation and semiclassical method, adapted for the case of dense,
partially ionized plasma. The results were compared with the unique existing
experimental data, including the results related to the region of dense
plasmas. In spite of low accuracy of the experimental data, the existing
agreement with them indicates that results obtained in this paper are correct
Dynamic parity recovery in a strongly driven Cooper-pair box
We study a superconducting charge qubit coupled to an intensive
electromagnetic field and probe changes in the resonance frequency of the
formed dressed states. At large driving strengths, exceeding the qubit
energy-level splitting, this reveals the well known Landau-Zener-Stuckelberg
(LZS) interference structure of a longitudinally driven two-level system. For
even stronger drives we observe a significant change in the LZS pattern and
contrast. We attribute this to photon-assisted quasiparticle tunneling in the
qubit. This results in the recovery of the qubit parity, eliminating effects of
quasiparticle poisoning and leads to an enhanced interferometric response. The
interference pattern becomes robust to quasiparticle poisoning and has a good
potential for accurate charge sensing.Comment: 5 pages, 4 figure
Phonons in graphene with point defects
The phonon density of states (DOS) of graphene with different types of point
defects (carbon isotopes, substitution atoms, vacancies) is considered. Using a
solvable model which is based on the harmonic approximation and the assumption
that the elastic forces act only between nearest neighboring ions we calculate
corrections to graphene DOS dependent on type and concentration of defects. In
particular the correction due to isotopic dimers is determined. It is shown
that a relatively small concentration of defects may lead to significant and
specific changes in the DOS, especially at low frequencies, near the Van Hove
points and in the vicinity of the K-points of the Brillouin zone. In some cases
defects generate one or several narrow gaps near the critical points of the
phonon DOS as well as resonance states in the Brillouin zone regular points.
All types of defects are characterized by the appearance of one or more
additional Van Hove peaks near the (Dirac) K points and their singular
contribution may be comparable with the effect of electron-phonon interaction.
Besides, for low frequencies and near the critical points the relative change
in density of states may be many times higher than the concentration of
defects.Comment: 19 pages, 7 figure
One-electron states and interband optical absorption in single-wall carbon nanotubes
Explicit expressions for the wave functions and dispersion equation for the
band p - electrons in single-wall carbon nanotubes are obtained within the
method of zero-range potentials. They are then used to investigate the
absorption spectrum of polarized light caused by direct interband transitions
in isolated nanotubes. It is shown that, at least, under the above
approximations, the circular dichroism is absent in chiral nanotubes for the
light wave propagating along the tube axis. The results obtained are compared
with those calculated in a similar way for a graphite plane.Comment: 16 pages, 8 figures, 1 tabl
Weakly coupled states on branching graphs
We consider a Schr\"odinger particle on a graph consisting of links
joined at a single point. Each link supports a real locally integrable
potential ; the self--adjointness is ensured by the type
boundary condition at the vertex. If all the links are semiinfinite and ideally
coupled, the potential decays as along each of them, is
non--repulsive in the mean and weak enough, the corresponding Schr\"odinger
operator has a single negative eigenvalue; we find its asymptotic behavior. We
also derive a bound on the number of bound states and explain how the
coupling constant may be interpreted in terms of a family of
squeezed potentials.Comment: LaTeX file, 7 pages, no figure
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