168 research outputs found
Electron correlation in the Si(100) surface
Motivated by the controversy between quantum chemists and solid-state
physicists, and by recent experimental results, spin-polarized
density-functional (DFT) calculations are used to probe electron correlation in
the Si(100) reconstructed surface. The ground state displays antiferromagnetic
spin polarization for low dimer inclinations indicating, not magnetic order,
but the importance of Mott-like correlations among dangling bonds. The lowest
energy corresponds to a higher dimer inclination with no spin. DFT energies,
however, should be taken with caution here. Our results together with
quantum-chemical findings suggest dimers with highly correlated electrons that
tend to buckle due to interactions with other dimers.Comment: 5 pages, 1 eps figure, 1 table; RevTeX v3.1. To appear in Surface
Science (proceedings of the European Conference On Surface Science, ECOSS-19,
Madrid, Sept. 5-8, 2000
Band structure model of magnetic coupling in semiconductors
We present a unified band structure model to explain magnetic ordering in
Mn-doped semiconductors. This model is based on the - and - level
repulsions between the Mn ions and host elements and can successfully explain
magnetic ordering observed in all Mn doped II-VI and III-V semiconductors such
as CdTe, GaAs, ZnO, and GaN. This model, therefore, provides a simple guideline
for future band structure engineering of magnetic semiconductors.Comment: 4+ pages, 5 figure
Preservatives and neutralizing substances in milk: analytical sensitivity of official specific and nonspecific tests, microbial inhibition effect, and residue persistence in milk
Degradação in vitro de tecidos da lâmina foliar e do colmo de gramíneas forrageiras tropicais, em função do estádio de desenvolvimento
Composição química e digestibilidade in vitro de lâminas foliares e colmos de gramíneas forrageiras, em função do nível de inserção no perfilho, da idade e da estação de crescimento
Effect of organic tomato (Lycopersicon esculentum) extract on the genotoxicity of doxorubicin in the Drosophila wing spot test
The consumption of organic tomatoes (ORTs) reduces the risk of harmful effects to humans and the environment caused by exposure to toxic agrochemicals. In this study, we used the somatic mutation and recombination test (SMART) of wing spots in Drosophila melanogaster to evaluate the genotoxicity of ORT and the effect of cotreatment with ORT on the genotoxicity of Doxorubicin® (DXR, a cancer chemotherapeutic agent) that is mediated by free radical formation. Standard (ST) cross larvae were treated chronically with solutions containing 25%, 50% or 100% of an aqueous extract of ORT, in the absence and presence of DXR (0.125 mg/mL), and the number of mutant spots on the wings of emergent flies was counted. ORT alone was not genotoxic but enhanced the toxicity of DXR when administered concomitantly with DXR. The ORT-enhanced frequency of spots induced by DXR may have resulted from the interaction of ORT with the enzymatic systems that catalyze the metabolic detoxification of this drug
Improvement in genetic characteristics and oil yield of selected soybean progenies from octuple crosses
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