71 research outputs found
Specific Heat of Sr4Ru3O10
We have measured the specific heat of single crystals of the triple-layer
Ruddlesden-Popper material, Sr4Ru3O10, grown both in an image furnace and by
flux-growth. The flux grown sample has a sharp mean-field-like anomaly at the
onset of magnetic order, Tc = 102 K, but a much broader anomaly, indicative of
residual heterogeneity, is observed for the image furnace sample. Even for the
flux grown sample, however, the anomaly is at least an order of magnitude
smaller than one would expect for complete ordering of the spins. Neither
sample exhibits an anomaly at Tm ~ 50 K, where magnetic measurements suggest
that basal plane antiferromagnetism sets in. Anomalous behavior (e.g.
consistent with a term in the specific heat ~ T^3/2 as would be observed for a
three-dimensional ferromagnet with weak exchange) is observed at low
temperatures for both samples, indicative of the unusual magnetic order in this
material.Comment: 14 pages including 4 figure
Soliton Analysis of the Electro-Optical Response of Blue Bronze
In recent measurements on the charge-density-wave (CDW) conductor blue bronze
(K0.3MoO3), the electro-transmittance and electro-reflectance spectra were
searched for intragap states that could be associated with solitons created by
injection of electrons into the CDW at the current contacts [Eur. Phys. J. B
16, 295 (2000); ibid 35, 233 (2003)]. In this work, we adapt the model of
soliton absorption in dimerized polyacetylene to the blue bronze results, to
obtain the (order of magnitude) estimate that current induced solitons occur on
less than ~ 10% of the conducting chains. We discuss the implications of these
results on models of soliton lifetimes and motion of CDW phase dislocations.Comment: 11 pages, including 1 figur
Time-symmetric initial data for binary black holes in numerical relativity
We look for physically realistic initial data in numerical relativity which
are in agreement with post-Newtonian approximations. We propose a particular
solution of the time-symmetric constraint equation, appropriate to two
momentarily static black holes, in the form of a conformal decomposition of the
spatial metric. This solution is isometric to the post-Newtonian metric up to
the 2PN order. It represents a non-linear deformation of the solution of Brill
and Lindquist, i.e. an asymptotically flat region is connected to two
asymptotically flat (in a certain weak sense) sheets, that are the images of
the two singularities through appropriate inversion transformations. The total
ADM mass M as well as the individual masses m_1 and m_2 (when they exist) are
computed by surface integrals performed at infinity. Using second order
perturbation theory on the Brill-Lindquist background, we prove that the
binary's interacting mass-energy M-m_1-m_2 is well-defined at the 2PN order and
in agreement with the known post-Newtonian result.Comment: 27 pages, to appear in Phys. Rev.
Multiband superconductivity in NbSe_2 from heat transport
The thermal conductivity of the layered s-wave superconductor NbSe_2 was
measured down to T_c/100 throughout the vortex state. With increasing field, we
identify two regimes: one with localized states at fields very near H_c1 and
one with highly delocalized quasiparticle excitations at higher fields. The two
associated length scales are most naturally explained as multi-band
superconductivity, with distinct small and large superconducting gaps on
different sheets of the Fermi surface.Comment: 2 pages, 2 figures, submitted to M2S-Rio 2003 Proceeding
Optical signatures of spin-orbit exciton in bandwidth-controlled Sr2IrO4 epitaxial films via high-concentration Ca and Ba doping
We have investigated the electronic and optical properties of (Sr1-xCax)2IrO4 (x=0-0.375) and (Sr1-yBay)2IrO4 (y=0-0.375) epitaxial thin films, in which the bandwidth is systematically tuned via chemical substitutions of Sr ions by Ca and Ba. Transport measurements indicate that the thin-film series exhibits insulating behavior, similar to the Jeff=1/2 spin-orbit Mott insulator Sr2IrO4. As the average A-site ionic radius increases from (Sr1-xCax)2IrO4 to (Sr1-yBay)2IrO4, optical conductivity spectra in the near-infrared region shift to lower energies, which cannot be explained by the simple picture of well-separated Jeff=1/2 and Jeff=3/2 bands. We suggest that the two-peak-like optical conductivity spectra of the layered iridates originates from the overlap between the optically forbidden spin-orbit exciton and the intersite optical transitions within the Jeff=1/2 band. Our experimental results are consistent with this interpretation as implemented by a multiorbital Hubbard model calculation: namely, incorporating a strong Fano-like coupling between the spin-orbit exciton and intersite d-d transitions within the Jeff=1/2 band. ? 2017 American Physical Society.113Ysciescopu
Specific Heat of (Ca1-xSrx)3Ru2O7 Single Crystals
We have measured the specific heat of crystals of (Ca1-xSrx)3Ru2O7 using ac-
and relaxation-time calorimetry. Special emphasis was placed on the
characterization of the Neel (TN=56 K) and structural (Tc = 48 K) phase
transitions in the pure, x=0 material. While the latter is believed to be first
order, detailed measurements under different experimental conditions suggest
that all the latent heat (with L ~ 0.3 R) is being captured in a broadened peak
in the effective heat capacity. The specific heat has a mean-field-like step at
TN, but its magntitude (Delta cP ~ R) is too large to be associated with a
conventional itinerant electron (e.g. spin-density-wave) antiferromagnetic
transition, while its entropy is too small to be associated with full ordering
of localized spins. The TN transition broadens with Sr substitution while its
magnitude decreases slowly. On the other hand, the entropy change associated
with the Tc transition decreases rapidly with Sr substitution and is not
observable for our x=0.58 sample.Comment: 17 pages, including 5 figures. submitted to Solid State commu
Effects of hydrostatic pressure on the magnetic susceptibility of ruthenium oxide Sr3Ru2O7: Evidence for pressure-enhanced antiferromagnetic instability
Hydrostatic pressure effects on the temperature- and magnetic field
dependencies of the in-plane and out-of-plane magnetization of the bi-layered
perovskite Sr3Ru2O7 have been studied by SQUID magnetometer measurements under
a hydrostatic helium-gas pressure. The anomalously enhanced low-temperature
value of the paramagnetic susceptibility has been found to systematically
decrease with increasing pressure. The effect is accompanied by an increase of
the temperature Tmax of a pronounced peak of susceptibility. Thus,
magnetization measurements under hydrostatic pressure reveal that the lattice
contraction in the structure of Sr3Ru2O7 promotes antiferromagnetism and not
ferromagnetism, contrary to the previous beliefs. The effects can be explained
by the enhancement of the inter-bi-layer antiferromagnetic spin coupling,
driven by the shortening of the superexchange path, and suppression, due to the
band-broadening effect, of competing itinerant ferromagnetic correlations.Comment: 11 pages, 4 figure
Notes on a paper of Mess
These notes are a companion to the article "Lorentz spacetimes of constant
curvature" by Geoffrey Mess, which was first written in 1990 but never
published. Mess' paper will appear together with these notes in a forthcoming
issue of Geometriae Dedicata.Comment: 26 page
Population pharmacokinetics of colistin and the relation to survival in critically ill patients infected with colistin susceptible and carbapenem-resistant bacteria
Objectives: The aim was to analyse the population pharmacokinetics of colistin and to explore the relationship between colistin exposure and time to death. Methods: Patients included in the AIDA randomized controlled trial were treated with colistin for severe infections caused by carbapenem-resistant Gram-negative bacteria. All subjects received a 9 million units (MU) loading dose, followed by a 4.5 MU twice daily maintenance dose, with dose reduction if creatinine clearance (CrCL) 2 mg/L in 94% (195/208) and 44% (38/87) of patients with CrCL ≤120 mL/min, and >120 mL/min, respectively. Colistin methanesulfonate sodium (CMS) and colistin clearances were strongly dependent on CrCL. High colistin exposure to MIC ratio was associated with increased hazard of death in the multivariate analysis (adjusted hazard ratio (95% CI): 1.07 (1.03–1.12)). Other significant predictors included SOFA score at baseline (HR 1.24 (1.19–1.30) per score increase), age and Acinetobacter or Pseudomonas as index pathogen. Discussion: The population pharmacokinetic model predicted that >90% of the patients had colistin concentrations
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