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Spin-orbit tuned metal-insulator transitions in single-crystal Sr2Ir1-xRhxO4 (0\leqx\leq1)
Sr2IrO4 is a magnetic insulator driven by spin-orbit interaction (SOI)
whereas the isoelectronic and isostructural Sr2RhO4 is a paramagnetic metal.
The contrasting ground states have been shown to result from the critical role
of the strong SOI in the iridate. Our investigation of structural, transport,
magnetic and thermal properties reveals that substituting 4d Rh4+ (4d5) ions
for 5d Ir4+(5d5) ions in Sr2IrO4 directly reduces the SOI and rebalances the
competing energies so profoundly that it generates a rich phase diagram for
Sr2Ir1-xRhxO4 featuring two major effects: (1) Light Rh doping (0\leqx\leq0.16)
prompts a simultaneous and precipitous drop in both the electrical resistivity
and the magnetic ordering temperature TC, which is suppressed to zero at x =
0.16 from 240 K at x=0. (2) However, with heavier Rh doping (0.24< x<0.85
(\pm0.05)) disorder scattering leads to localized states and a return to an
insulating state with spin frustration and exotic magnetic behavior that only
disappears near x=1. The intricacy of Sr2Ir1-xRhxO4 is further highlighted by
comparison with Sr2Ir1-xRuxO4 where Ru4+(4d4) drives a direct crossover from
the insulating to metallic states.Comment: 5 figure
A large accretion disk of extreme eccentricity in the TDE ASASSN-14li
In the canonical model for tidal disruption events (TDEs), the stellar debris
circularizes quickly to form an accretion disk of size about twice the orbital
pericenter of the star. Most TDEs and candidates discovered in the optical/UV
have broad optical emission lines with complex and diverse profiles of puzzling
origin. Liu et al. recently developed a relativistic elliptical disk model of
constant eccentricity in radius for the broad optical emission lines of TDEs
and well reproduced the double-peaked line profiles of the TDE candidate
PTF09djl with a large and extremely eccentric accretion disk. In this paper, we
show that the optical emission lines of the TDE ASASSN-14li with radically
different profiles are well modelled with the relativistic elliptical disk
model, too. The accretion disk of ASASSN-14li has an eccentricity 0.97 and
semimajor axis of 847 times the Schwarzschild radius (r_S) of the black hole
(BH). It forms as the consequence of tidal disruption of a star passing by a
massive BH with orbital pericenter 25r_S. The optical emission lines of
ASASSN-14li are powered by an extended X-ray source of flat radial distribution
overlapping the bulk of the accretion disk and the single-peaked asymmetric
line profiles are mainly due to the orbital motion of the emitting matter
within the disk plane of inclination about 26\degr and of pericenter
orientation closely toward the observer. Our results suggest that modelling the
complex line profiles is powerful in probing the structures of accretion disks
and coronal X-ray sources in TDEs.Comment: 10 pages, 8 figures, accepted for publication in the MNRA
Evolution of Magnetism in Single-Crystal Honeycomb Iridates
We report the successful synthesis of single-crystals of the layered iridate,
(NaLi)IrO, , and a thorough study of
its structural, magnetic, thermal and transport properties. The new compound
allows a controlled interpolation between NaIrO and LiIrO,
while maintaing the novel quantum magnetism of the honeycomb Ir planes.
The measured phase diagram demonstrates a dramatic suppression of the N\'eel
temperature, , at intermediate suggesting that the magnetic order in
NaIrO and LiIrO are distinct, and that at , the
compound is close to a magnetically disordered phase that has been sought after
in NaIrO and LiIrO. By analyzing our magnetic data with a
simple theoretical model we also show that the trigonal splitting, on the
Ir ions changes sign from NaIrO and LiIrO, and the
honeycomb iridates are in the strong spin-orbit coupling regime, controlled by
\jeff=1/2 moments.Comment: updated version with more dat
Out of Equilibrium Non-perturbative Quantum Field Dynamics in Homogeneous External Fields
The quantum dynamics of the symmetry broken lambda (Phi^2)^2 scalar field
theory in the presence of an homogeneous external field is investigated in the
large N limit. We choose as initial state the ground state for a constant
external field J .The sign of the external field is suddenly flipped from
J to - J at a given time and the subsequent quantum dynamics calculated.
Spinodal instabilities and parametric resonances produce large quantum
fluctuations in the field components transverse to the external field. This
allows the order parameter to turn around the maximum of the potential for
intermediate times. Subsequently, the order parameter starts to oscillate near
the global minimum for external field - J, entering a novel quasi-periodic
regime.Comment: LaTex, 30 pages, 12 .ps figures, improved version to appear in Phys
Rev
Destruction of the Mott Insulating Ground State of Ca_2RuO_4 by a Structural Transition
We report a first-order phase transition at T_M=357 K in single crystal
Ca_2RuO_4, an isomorph to the superconductor Sr_2RuO_4. The discontinuous
decrease in electrical resistivity signals the near destruction of the Mott
insulating phase and is triggered by a structural transition from the low
temperature orthorhombic to a high temperature tetragonal phase. The magnetic
susceptibility, which is temperature dependent but not Curie-like decreases
abruptly at TM and becomes less temperature dependent. Unlike most insulator to
metal transitions, the system is not magnetically ordered in either phase,
though the Mott insulator phase is antiferromagnetic below T_N=110 K.Comment: Accepted for publication in Phys. Rev. B (Rapid Communications
Submm-bright QSOs at z~2: signposts of co-evolution at high z
We have assembled a sample of 5 X-ray and submm-luminous z~2 QSOs which are
therefore both growing their central black holes through accretion and forming
stars copiously at a critical epoch. Hence, they are good laboratories to
investigate the co-evolution of star formation and AGN. We have performed a
preliminary analysis of the AGN and SF contributions to their UV-to-FIR SEDs,
fitting them with simple direct (disk), reprocessed (torus) and star formation
components. All three are required by the data and hence we confirm that these
objects are undergoing strong star formation in their host galaxies at rates
500-2000 Msun/y. Estimates of their covering factors are between about 30 and
90%. In the future, we will assess the dependence of these results on the
particular models used for the components and relate their observed properties
to the intrinsice of the central engine and the SF material, as well as their
relevance for AGN-galaxy coevolution.Comment: 6 pages, 2 figures, contributed talk to "Nuclei of Seyfert galaxies
and QSOs - Central engine & conditions of star formation" November 6-8, 2012.
MPIfR, Bonn, Germany. Po
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