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Co-citation Analysis: An Overview
This article gives an overview of co-citation analysis and its applications in tracking the linkages among the intellectual works and mapping the evolutionary structure of scientific disciplines. It also focuses on the features, interface, terminology used, merits and demerits of co-citation based online database applications
Simulation of mirror inversion of quantum states in an XY spin chain using NMR
We report an experimental quantum simulation of unitary dynamics of an XY
spin chain with pre-engineered couplings. Using this simulation, we demonstrate
the mirror inversion of quantum states, proposed by Albanese et al. [Phys. Rev.
Lett. 93, 230502 (2004)]. The experiment is performed with a 5-qubit dipolar
coupled spin system using nuclear magnetic resonance techniques. To perform
quantum simulation we make use of the recently proposed unitary operator
decomposition algorithm of Ajoy et al. [Phys. Rev. A 85, 030303 (2012)] along
with numerical pulse optimization techniques. Further, using mirror inversion,
we demonstrate that entangled states can be transferred from one end of the
chain to the other end. The simulations are implemented with high experimental
fidelity, which implies that these kind of simulations may be possible in
larger systems.Comment: 9 pages, 6 figure
Harnessing Wisdom for Managing Watersheds: Honey Bee Perspective on Innovations, Institutions and Policies for Marginal Environments
Participatory approaches for watershed management are now considered essential for sustainable natural resources management and yet there is very little opportunity for intellectual participation by the people. This requires understanding of the local knowledge systems and their institutional context. In this paper, we provide an overview of the conceptual framework which can facilitate such participation. The full report being published separately includes case studies of farmers’ innovations in natural resources management.
Metallic monoclinic phase in VO induced by electrochemical gating: in-situ Raman study
We report in-situ Raman scattering studies of electrochemically top gated
VO thin film to address metal-insulator transition (MIT) under gating. The
room temperature monoclinic insulating phase goes to metallic state at a gate
voltage of 2.6 V. However, the number of Raman modes do not change with
electrolyte gating showing that the metallic phase is still monoclinic. The
high frequency Raman mode A(7) near 616 cm ascribed to V-O vibration
of bond length 2.06 \AA~ in VO octahedra hardens with increasing gate
voltage and the B(3) mode near 654 cm softens. This shows that the
distortion of the VO octahedra in the monoclinic phase decreases with
gating. The time dependent Raman data at fixed gate voltages of 1 V (for 50
minute, showing enhancement of conductivity by a factor of 50) and 2 V (for 130
minute, showing further increase in conductivity by a factor of 5) show similar
changes in high frequency Raman modes A(7) and B(3) as observed in
gating. This slow change in conductance together with Raman frequency changes
show that the governing mechanism for metalization is more likely to the
diffusion controlled oxygen vacancy formation due to the applied electric
field.Comment: 5 pages, 6 figure
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