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Inelastic quantum transport in superlattices: success and failure of the Boltzmann equation
Electrical transport in semiconductor superlattices is studied within a fully
self-consistent quantum transport model based on nonequilibrium Green
functions, including phonon and impurity scattering. We compute both the drift
velocity-field relation and the momentum distribution function covering the
whole field range from linear response to negative differential conductivity.
The quantum results are compared with the respective results obtained from a
Monte Carlo solution of the Boltzmann equation. Our analysis thus sets the
limits of validity for the semiclassical theory in a nonlinear transport
situation in the presence of inelastic scattering.Comment: final version with minor changes, to appear in Physical Review
Letters, sceduled tentatively for July, 26 (1999
Tunneling magneto thermo power in magnetic tunnel junction nanopillars
We study the tunneling magneto thermo power (TMTP) in CoFeB/MgO/CoFeB
magnetic tunnel junction nanopillars. Thermal gradients across the junctions
are generated by a micropatterned electric heater line. Thermo power voltages
up to a few tens of \muV between the top and bottom contact of the nanopillars
are measured which scale linearly with the applied heating power and hence with
the applied temperature gradient. The thermo power signal varies by up to 10
\muV upon reversal of the relative magnetic configuration of the two CoFeB
layers from parallel to antiparallel. This signal change corresponds to a large
spin-dependent Seebeck coefficient of the order of 100 \muV/K and a large TMTP
change of the tunnel junction of up to 90%.Comment: Revised version containing additional data and analyis. 13 pages, 3
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Determination of spin-dependent Seebeck coefficients of CoFeB/MgO/CoFeB magnetic tunnel junction nanopillars
We investigate the spin-dependent Seebeck coefficient and the tunneling
magneto thermopower of CoFeB/MgO/CoFeB magnetic tunnel junctions (MTJ) in the
presence of thermal gradients across the MTJ. Thermal gradients are generated
by an electric heater on top of the nanopillars. The thermo power voltage
across the MTJ is found to scale linearly with the heating power and reveals
similar field dependence as the tunnel magnetoresistance. The amplitude of the
thermal gradient is derived from calibration measurements in combination with
finite element simulations of the heat flux. Based on this, large
spin-dependent Seebeck coefficients of the order of (240 \pm 110) \muV/K are
derived. From additional measurements on MTJs after dielectric breakdown, a
tunneling magneto thermopower up to 90% can be derived for 1.5 nm MgO based MTJ
nanopillars
Biased quasi ballistic spin torque magnetization reversal
We explore the fundamental time limit of ultra fast spin torque induced
magnetization reversal of a magnetic memory cell. Spin torque precession during
a spin torque current pulse and free precessional magnetization ringing after
spin torque pulse excitation is detected by time resolved magneto transport.
Adapting the duration of the spin torque excitation pulse to the spin torque
precession period allows suppression of the magnetization ringing and thus
coherent control of the final orientation of the magnetization. In the presence
of a hard axis bias field such coherent control enables an optimum ultra fast,
quasi ballistic spin torque magnetization reversal by a single precessional
turn directly from the initial to the reversed equilibrium state.Comment: 13 pages 3 Figure
Production and optical properties of liquid scintillator for the JSNS experiment
The JSNS (J-PARC Sterile Neutrino Search at J-PARC Spallation Neutron
Source) experiment will search for neutrino oscillations over a 24 m short
baseline at J-PARC. The JSNS inner detector will be filled with 17 tons
of gadolinium-loaded liquid scintillator (LS) with an additional 31 tons of
unloaded LS in the intermediate -catcher and outer veto volumes.
JSNS has chosen Linear Alkyl Benzene (LAB) as an organic solvent because
of its chemical properties. The unloaded LS was produced at a refurbished
facility, originally used for scintillator production by the RENO experiment.
JSNS plans to use ISO tanks for the storage and transportation of the LS.
In this paper, we describe the LS production, and present measurements of its
optical properties and long term stability. Our measurements show that storing
the LS in ISO tanks does not result in degradation of its optical properties.Comment: 7 pages, 4 figures
Intersubband gain in a Bloch oscillator and Quantum cascade laser
The link between the inversion gain of quantum cascade structures and the
Bloch gain in periodic superlattices is presented. The proposed theoretical
model based on the density matrix formalism is able to treat the gain mechanism
of the Bloch oscillator and Quantum cascade laser on the same footing by taking
into account in-plane momentum relaxation. The model predicts a dispersive
contribution in addition to the (usual) population-inversion-dependent
intersubband gain in quantum cascade structures and - in the absence of
inversion - provides the quantum mechanical description for the dispersive gain
in superlattices. It corroborates the predictions of the semi-classical
miniband picture, according to which gain is predicted for photon energies
lower than the Bloch oscillation frequency, whereas net absorption is expected
at higher photon energies, as a description which is valid in the
high-temperature limit. A red-shift of the amplified emission with respect to
the resonant transition energy results from the dispersive gain contribution in
any intersubband transition, for which the population inversion is small.Comment: 10 pages, 6 figure
Elastic constants of nematic liquid crystals of uniaxial symmetry
We study in detail the influence of molecular interactions on the Frank
elastic constants of uniaxial nematic liquid crystals composed of molecules of
cylindrical symmetry. A brief summary of the status of theoretical development
for the elastic constants of nematics is presented. Considering a pair
potential having both repulsive and attractive parts numerical calculations are
reported for three systems MBBA, PAA and 8OCB. For these systems the
length-to-width ratio is estimated from the experimentally proposed
structure of the molecules. The repulsive interaction is represented by a
repulsion between hard ellipsoids of revolution (HER) and the attractive
potential is represented by the quadrupole and dispersion interactions. From
the numerical results we observe that in the density range of nematics the
contribution of the quadrupole and dispersion interactions are small as
compared to the repulsive HER interaction. The inclusion of attractive
interaction reduces the values of elastic constants ratios. The temperature
variation of elastic constants ratios are reported and compared with the
experimental values. A reasonably good agreement between theory and experiment
is observed
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