72 research outputs found
Tunnel spin polarization of Ni80Fe20/SiO2 probed with a magnetic tunnel transistor
The tunnel spin polarization of Ni80Fe20/SiO2 interfaces has been investigated using a magnetic tunnel transistor (MTT). The MTT with a Ni80Fe20/SiO2 emitter shows a magnetocurrent of 74% at 100 K, corresponding to a tunnel spin polarization of the Ni80Fe20/SiO2 interface of 27%. This is only slightly lower than the value of 34% for Ni80Fe20/Al2O3 interfaces determined in similar MTT structures. This suggests that SiO2 can be applied in semiconductor spintronic devices, for example in ferromagnet/SiO2/Si tunnel contacts for spin injection.\ud
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Opposite Spin Asymmetry of Elastic and Inelastic Scattering of Nonequilibrium Holes Injected into a Ferromagnet
The spin asymmetry of elastic and inelastic scattering of nonequilibrium holes injected into Co thin films is examined using a p-type magnetic tunnel transistor. Spin-dependent transmission yields a positive or negative magnetocurrent depending on Co thickness and hole energy. Up to a critical thickness of about 3 nm, (quasi)elastic scattering dominates with a short attenuation length (<1 nm) and preferential attenuation of holes in the majority spin bands, consistent with spin-wave emission. At a larger Co thickness, inelastic scattering dominates with a larger attenuation length (~4 nm) and opposite spin asymmetry
Is Schr\"{o}dinger's Conjecture for the Hydrogen Atom Coherent States Attainable
We construct the most general SO(4,2) hydrogen atom coherent states which are
the counterpart of Schr\"{o}dinger's harmonic oscillator coherent states. We
show that these states cannot be localized and cannot follow the classical
orbits. Thus, Schr\"{o}dinger's conjecture for the hydrogen atom coherent
states is unattainable.Comment: 10 pages, report
Numerical Study Comparing RANS and LES Approaches on a Circulation Control Airfoil
A numerical study over a nominally two-dimensional circulation control airfoil is performed using a large-eddy simulation code and two Reynolds-averaged Navier-Stokes codes. Different Coanda jet blowing conditions are investigated. In addition to investigating the influence of grid density, a comparison is made between incompressible and compressible flow solvers. The incompressible equations are found to yield negligible differences from the compressible equations up to at least a jet exit Mach number of 0.64. The effects of different turbulence models are also studied. Models that do not account for streamline curvature effects tend to predict jet separation from the Coanda surface too late, and can produce non-physical solutions at high blowing rates. Three different turbulence models that account for streamline curvature are compared with each other and with large eddy simulation solutions. All three models are found to predict the Coanda jet separation location reasonably well, but one of the models predicts specific flow field details near the Coanda surface prior to separation much better than the other two. All Reynolds-averaged Navier-Stokes computations produce higher circulation than large eddy simulation computations, with different stagnation point location and greater flow acceleration around the nose onto the upper surface. The precise reasons for the higher circulation are not clear, although it is not solely a function of predicting the jet separation location correctly
Systematic Study of Electron Localization in an Amorphous Semiconductor
We investigate the electronic structure of gap and band tail states in
amorphous silicon. Starting with two 216-atom models of amorphous silicon with
defect concentration close to the experiments, we systematically study the
dependence of electron localization on basis set, density functional and spin
polarization using the first principles density functional code Siesta. We
briefly compare three different schemes for characterizing localization:
information entropy, inverse participation ratio and spatial variance. Our
results show that to accurately describe defect structures within self
consistent density functional theory, a rich basis set is necessary. Our study
revealed that the localization of the wave function associated with the defect
states decreases with larger basis sets and there is some enhancement of
localization from GGA relative to LDA. Spin localization results obtained via
LSDA calculations, are in reasonable agreement with experiment and with
previous LSDA calculations on a-Si:H models.Comment: 16 pages, 11 Postscript figures, To appear in Phys. Rev.
Use of the Generalized Gradient Approximation in Pseudopotential Calculations of Solids
We present a study of the equilibrium properties of -bonded solids within
the pseudopotential approach, employing recently proposed generalized gradient
approximation (GGA) exchange correlation functionals. We analyze the effects of
the gradient corrections on the behavior of the pseudopotentials and discuss
possible approaches for constructing pseudopotentials self-consistently in the
context of gradient corrected functionals. The calculated equilibrium
properties of solids using the GGA functionals are compared to the ones
obtained through the local density approximation (LDA) and to experimental
data. A significant improvement over the LDA results is achieved with the use
of the GGA functionals for cohesive energies. For the lattice constant, the
same accuracy as in LDA can be obtained when the nonlinear coupling between
core and valence electrons introduced by the exchange correlation functionals
is properly taken into account. However, GGA functionals give bulk moduli that
are too small compared to experiment.Comment: 15 pages, latex, no figure
Thevenin 등가회로를 이용한 Source-Pressure와 호흡임피턴스 층정에 관한 연구
Equivalent linear network models of the resp
iratory mechanics have been used to estimate
the lung resistance and compliance for early
diagnosis of the obstructive lung diseases (Butler
et aI., 1960; Grimby et aI., 1968; Macklem,
1972; Pimmel et aI., 1978, Schwaber et aI. ,
1967). Among those methods, the forced oscillation
methods have been most extensively
studied by various investigators(Dubois et aI.,
1956; Franetzki et aI. , 1979; Goldman et aI. ,
1970; Hyatt et. aI., 1976; Landser et a1.,1976;
Michaelson et aI., 1975; Peslin et aI., 1975) .
In the forced oscillation method, the effects
of the active respiration force on the accuracy
of computing respiratory impedance were neglected.
However, one recent report(Delavault et.
aI., 1980) has shown in a theoretical and simu
lation study that the effect of the parasitic
signals is an important source of erro r. In their
study,the measured impedance value was shown
to vary from the true respiratory impedance
value of the subject to the impedance value of
apparatus, depending upon the amplitude of the
source signal produced by the subjec t. Also,the
complexity of the procedure and instrumentation
has limited clinical application of the forced
oscillation method. Hence, it is desirable to
Address: ByoungG. Min, Department of Biomedical
Engineering, Seoul National University Hospital,
28, Yeongun-Dong Chongro-Koo, Seoul, Korea,llO.
develop a new clinical method which can provide
the estimated values of both the active
respiration force and the lung impedance in a
single clinical tes t.
In this paper, we have used a Thevenin
equivalent circuit model of the respiratory
mechanics to estimate simultaneously the respiratory
impedance and the source pressure during
spontaneous and maximal breathing procedures.
The computed respiratory resistances of six
normal human subjects were compared with the
measured airway resistance values using the
plethysmographic method
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