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Onset voltage shift due to non-zero Landau ground state level in coherent magnetotransport
Coherent electron transport in double-barrier heterostructures with parallel
electric and magnetic fields is analyzed theoretically and with the aid of a
quantum simulator accounting for 3-dimensional transport effects. The
onset-voltage shift induced by the magnetic field in resonant tunneling diodes,
which was previously attributed to the cyclotron frequency inside the
well is found to arise from an upward shift of the non-zero ground (lowest)
Landau state energy in the entire quantum region where coherent transport takes
place. The spatial dependence of the cyclotron frequency is accounted for and
verified to have a negligible impact on resonant tunneling for the device and
magnetic field strength considered. A correction term for the onset-voltage
shift arising from the magnetic field dependence of the chemical potential is
also derived. The Landau ground state with its nonvanishing finite harmonic
oscillator energy is verified however to be the principal
contributor to the onset voltage shift at low temperatures.Comment: 13 pages, and 3 figures. Accepted for publication in Phys. Rev.
Raman spectroscopy of InN films grown on Si
We have used Raman spectroscopy to study indium nitride thin films grown by
molecular beam epitaxy on (111) silicon substrates at temperatures between 450
and 550 C. The Raman spectra show well defined peaks at 443, 475, 491, and 591
cm{-1}, which correspond to the A_1(TO), E_1(TO), E_2^{high}, and A_1(LO)
phonons of the wurtzite structure, respectively. In backscattering normal to
the surface the A_1(TO) and E_1(TO) peaks are very weak, indicating that the
films grow along the hexagonal c axis. The dependence of the peak width on
growth temperature reveals that the optimum temperature is 500 C, for which the
fullwidth of the E_2^{high} peak has the minimum value of 7 cm{-1}. This small
value, comparable to previous results for InN films grown on sapphire, is
evidence of the good crystallinity of the films.Comment: 3 pages, 1 eps figure, RevTe
Wave function mapping conditions in Open Quantum Dots structures
We discuss the minimal conditions for wave function spectroscopy, in which
resonant tunneling is the measurement tool. Two systems are addressed: resonant
tunneling diodes, as a toy model, and open quantum dots. The toy model is used
to analyze the crucial tunning between the necessary resolution in
current-voltage characteristics and the breakdown of the wave functions probing
potentials into a level splitting characteristic of double quantum wells. The
present results establish a parameter region where the wavefunction
spectroscopy by resonant tunneling could be achieved. In the case of open
quantum dots, a breakdown of the mapping condition is related to a change into
a double quantum dot structure induced by the local probing potential. The
analogy between the toy model and open quantum dots show that a precise control
over shape and extention of the potential probes is irrelevant for wave
function mapping. Moreover, the present system is a realization of a tunable
Fano system in the wave function mapping regime.Comment: 6 pages, 6 figure
Brane Cosmology in the Background of D-Brane with NS B Field
We study the cosmological evolution of the four-dimensional universe on the
probe D3-brane in geodesic motion in the curved background of the source
Dp-brane with non-zero NS B field. The Friedman equations describing the
expansion of the brane universe are obtained and analyzed for various limits.
We elaborate on corrections to the cosmological evolution due to nonzero NS B
field.Comment: 13 pages, LaTeX, revised version with minor corrections to appear in
Phys. Rev.
Sample-to-sample torque fluctuations in a system of coaxial randomly charged surfaces
Polarizable randomly charged dielectric objects have been recently shown to
exhibit long-range lateral and normal interaction forces even when they are
effectively net neutral. These forces stem from an interplay between the
quenched statistics of random charges and the induced dielectric image charges.
This type of interaction has recently been evoked to interpret measurements of
Casimir forces in vacuo, where a precise analysis of such disorder-induced
effects appears to be necessary. Here we consider the torque acting on a
randomly charged dielectric surface (or a sphere) mounted on a central axle
next to another randomly charged surface and show that although the resultant
mean torque is zero, its sample-to-sample fluctuation exhibits a long-range
behavior with the separation distance between the juxtaposed surfaces and that,
in particular, its root-mean-square value scales with the total area of the
surfaces. Therefore, the disorder-induced torque between two randomly charged
surfaces is expected to be much more pronounced than the disorder-induced
lateral force and may provide an effective way to determine possible disorder
effects in experiments, in a manner that is independent of the usual normal
force measurement.Comment: 7 pages, 3 fig
Evidences for a Paleocene marine incursion in southern Amazonia (Madre de Dios Sub-Andean Zone, Peru)
This article presents new biostratigraphic dating, facies analysis, organic geochemical data and Nd–Sr isotopic provenance from five outcrops of southern Amazonia (MD-85, MD-177 MD-184, MD-255 and MD-256) to document for the first time the presence of a shallow marine ingression in the Paleocene of southern Amazonia basin. The co-occurrence of a selachian assemblage encompassing Potobatis sp., Ouledia sp., and Pristidae indet. with the ostracod Protobuntonia sp. and the charophytes Peckichara cf. varians meridionalis, Platychara perlata, and Feistiella cf. gildemeisteri suggests a Paleocene age for the studied deposits (most likely Thanetian but potentially Danian). Fifteen facies have been recognized and have been grouped into three facies assemblages. Facies association A corresponds to the sedimentary filling of a tide-influenced meandering channel formed in the fluvial–tidal transition zone. Facies association B is related to more distal tidal-flats, little channelized tidal inlets and saltmarsh deposits. Facies association C corresponds to a stressed shallow marine environment such as a bay or a lagoon. The d13CTOC value (- 23.4‰) of MD-184 is enriched in 13C compared to the other samples suggesting the presence of substantial amounts of marine organic matter in MD-184. The d13CTOC values of samples from other outcrops (- 27.3 to - 29.8‰) indicate a mixed organic matter origin, from terrestrial to brackish environments. The analyzed sediments have similar Nd–Sr isotopic compositions as those of the Cenozoic sediments of the Altiplano (eNd(0) values from - 6.2 to - 10.7 and 87Sr/86Sr compositions from 0.712024 to 0.719026) indicating a similar volcanic source. This multidisciplinary dataset documents the presence of a tide-dominated estuary sourced by the proto-Western Cordillera debouching into a shallow marine bay during Paleocene times. This transgression might be explained by subsidence created in response to the proto-Western Cordillera loading. Similar to Miocene marine incursions affecting the Pebas megawetland, Paleogene marine incursions in the Amazonian foreland basin associated with Andean uplift may have played a role in the Neotropical biodiversity dynamics in favoring biogeographical isolation and promoting allopatric speciation for terrestrial organisms
Hydrodynamic Synchronisation of Model Microswimmers
We define a model microswimmer with a variable cycle time, thus allowing the
possibility of phase locking driven by hydrodynamic interactions between
swimmers. We find that, for extensile or contractile swimmers, phase locking
does occur, with the relative phase of the two swimmers being, in general,
close to 0 or pi, depending on their relative position and orientation. We show
that, as expected on grounds of symmetry, self T-dual swimmers, which are
time-reversal covariant, do not phase-lock. We also discuss the phase behaviour
of a line of tethered swimmers, or pumps. These show oscillations in their
relative phases reminiscent of the metachronal waves of cilia.Comment: 17 pages, 8 figure
Stable, Time-Dependent, Exact Solutions for Brane Models with a Bulk Scalar Field
We derive two classes of brane-world solutions arising in the presence of a
bulk scalar field. For static field configurations, we adopt a time-dependent,
factorizable metric ansatz that allows for radion stabilization. The solutions
are characterized by a non-trivial warping along the extra dimension, even in
the case of a vanishing bulk cosmological constant, and lead to a variety of
inflationary, time-dependent solutions of the 3D scale factor on the brane. We
also derive the constraints necessary for the stability of these solutions
under time-dependent perturbations of the radion field, and we demonstrate the
existence of phenomenologically interesting, stable solutions with a positive
cosmological constant on the brane.Comment: 24 pages, latex, 4 eps figur
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