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Magnetic field-induced phase transitions in a weakly coupled s = 1/2 quantum spin dimer system BaCrO
By using bulk magnetization, electron spin resonance (ESR), heat capacity,
and neutron scattering techniques, we characterize the thermodynamic and
quantum phase diagrams of BaCrO. Our ESR measurements indicate that
the low field paramagnetic ground state is a mixed state of the singlet and the
S = 0 triplet for . This suggests the presence of an intra-dimer
Dzyaloshinsky-Moriya (DM) interaction with a DM vector perpendicular to the
c-axis
Statistics of finite-time Lyapunov exponents in the Ulam map
The statistical properties of finite-time Lyapunov exponents at the Ulam
point of the logistic map are investigated. The exact analytical expression for
the autocorrelation function of one-step Lyapunov exponents is obtained,
allowing the calculation of the variance of exponents computed over time
intervals of length . The variance anomalously decays as . The
probability density of finite-time exponents noticeably deviates from the
Gaussian shape, decaying with exponential tails and presenting spikes
that narrow and accumulate close to the mean value with increasing . The
asymptotic expression for this probability distribution function is derived. It
provides an adequate smooth approximation to describe numerical histograms
built for not too small , where the finiteness of bin size trimmes the sharp
peaks.Comment: 6 pages, 4 figures, to appear in Phys. Rev.
Electron Spin Resonance of defects in the Haldane System Y(2)BaNiO(5)
We calculate the electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR) spectra of the
antiferromagnetic spin-1 chain compound Y(2)BaNi(1-x)Mg(x)O(5) for different
values of x and temperature T much lower than the Haldane gap (~100K). The
low-energy spectrum of an anisotropic Heisenberg Hamiltonian, with all
parameters determined from experiment, has been solved using DMRG. The observed
EPR spectra are quantitatively reproduced by this model. The presence of
end-chain S=1/2 states is clearly observed as the main peak in the spectrum and
the remaining structure is completely understood.Comment: 5 pages, 4 figures include
Charge and spin inhomogeneous phases in the Ferromagnetic Kondo Lattice Model
We study numerically the one-dimensional ferromagnetic Kondo lattice. This
model is widely used to describe nickel and manganese perovskites. Due to the
competition between double and super-exchange, we find a region where the
formation of magnetic polarons induces a charge-ordered state. This ordering is
present even in the absence of any inter-site Coulomb repulsion. There is an
insulating gap associated to the charge structure formation. We also study the
insulator-metal transition induced by a magnetic field which removes
simultaneously both charge and spin ordering.Comment: 7 pages, 11 figure
The S=1/2 chain in a staggered field: High-energy bound-spinon state and the effects of a discrete lattice
We report an experimental and theoretical study of the antiferromagnetic
S=1/2 chain subject to uniform and staggered fields. Using inelastic neutron
scattering, we observe a novel bound-spinon state at high energies in the
linear chain compound CuCl2 * 2((CD3)2SO). The excitation is explained with a
mean-field theory of interacting S=1/2 fermions and arises from the opening of
a gap at the Fermi surface due to confining spinon interactions. The mean-field
model also describes the wave-vector dependence of the bound-spinon states,
particularly in regions where effects of the discrete lattice are important. We
calculate the dynamic structure factor using exact diagonalization of finite
length chains, obtaining excellent agreement with the experiments.Comment: 16 pages, 7 figures, accepted by Phys. Rev.
Diffusion behavior of water confined in deformed carbon nanotubes
We use molecular dynamics simulations to study the diffusion of water inside
deformed carbon nanotubes, with different degrees of eccentricity at 300K. We
found a water structural transition between tubular-like to single-file for the
(7,7) nanotubes associated with a change from a high to low mobility regimes.
The water which in the undeformed (9,9) nanotubes is frozen, becomes liquid for
the distortion above a certain threshold. These water diffusion enhancement
(suppresion) is related to a reduction (increase) in the number of hydrogen
bonds. This suggests that the shape of the nanotube is a particularly important
ingredient when considering the dynamical and structural properties of confined
water.Comment: 16 pages, 9 figure
Phase diagram and spin Hamiltonian of weakly-coupled anisotropic S=1/2 chains in CuCl2*2((CD3)2SO)
Field-dependent specific heat and neutron scattering measurements were used
to explore the antiferromagnetic S=1/2 chain compound CuCl2 * 2((CD3)2SO). At
zero field the system acquires magnetic long-range order below TN=0.93K with an
ordered moment of 0.44muB. An external field along the b-axis strengthens the
zero-field magnetic order, while fields along the a- and c-axes lead to a
collapse of the exchange stabilized order at mu0 Hc=6T and mu0 Hc=3.5T,
respectively (for T=0.65K) and the formation of an energy gap in the excitation
spectrum. We relate the field-induced gap to the presence of a staggered
g-tensor and Dzyaloshinskii-Moriya interactions, which lead to effective
staggered fields for magnetic fields applied along the a- and c-axes.
Competition between anisotropy, inter-chain interactions and staggered fields
leads to a succession of three phases as a function of field applied along the
c-axis. For fields greater than mu0 Hc, we find a magnetic structure that
reflects the symmetry of the staggered fields. The critical exponent, beta, of
the temperature driven phase transitions are indistinguishable from those of
the three-dimensional Heisenberg magnet, while measurements for transitions
driven by quantum fluctuations produce larger values of beta.Comment: revtex 12 pages, 11 figure
Stick-Slip Motion and Phase Transition in a Block-Spring System
We study numerically stick slip motions in a model of blocks and springs
being pulled slowly. The sliding friction is assumed to change dynamically with
a state variable. The transition from steady sliding to stick-slip is
subcritical in a single block and spring system. However, we find that the
transition is continuous in a long chain of blocks and springs. The size
distribution of stick-slip motions exhibits a power law at the critical point.Comment: 8 figure
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