415 research outputs found
Spin Polarization and Transport of Surface States in the Topological Insulators Bi2Se3 and Bi2Te3 from First Principles
We investigate the band dispersion and the spin texture of topologically
protected surface states in the bulk topological insulators Bi2Se3 and Bi2Te3
by first-principles methods. Strong spin-orbit entanglement in these materials
reduces the spin-polarization of the surface states to ~50% in both cases; this
reduction is absent in simple models but of important implications to
essentially any spintronic application. We propose a way of controlling the
magnitude of spin polarization associated with a charge current in thin films
of topological insulators by means of an external electric field. The proposed
dual-gate device configuration provides new possibilities for electrical
control of spin.Comment: 4+ pages, 3 figure
High Field Q Slope and the Effect of Low-Temperature Baking at 3 GHz
A strong degradation of the unloaded quality factor with field, called high field Q slope, is commonly observed above Bp ≅ 100 mT in elliptical superconducting niobium cavities at 1.3 and 1.5 GHz. In the present experiments several 3 GHz niobium cavities were measured up to and above Bp ≅ 100 mT. The measurements show that a high field Q slope phenomenon limits the field reach at this frequency, that the high field Q slope onset field depends weakly on the frequency, and that the high field Q slope can be removed by the typical empirical solution of electropolishing followed by heating to 120°C for 48 hrs. In addition, one of the cavities reached a quench field of 174 mTand its field dependence of the quality factor was compared against global heating predicted by a thermal feedback model
Genetic Algorithm with Optimal Recombination for the Asymmetric Travelling Salesman Problem
We propose a new genetic algorithm with optimal recombination for the
asymmetric instances of travelling salesman problem. The algorithm incorporates
several new features that contribute to its effectiveness: (i) Optimal
recombination problem is solved within crossover operator. (ii) A new mutation
operator performs a random jump within 3-opt or 4-opt neighborhood. (iii)
Greedy constructive heuristic of W.Zhang and 3-opt local search heuristic are
used to generate the initial population. A computational experiment on TSPLIB
instances shows that the proposed algorithm yields competitive results to other
well-known memetic algorithms for asymmetric travelling salesman problem.Comment: Proc. of The 11th International Conference on Large-Scale Scientific
Computations (LSSC-17), June 5 - 9, 2017, Sozopol, Bulgari
First Results From Nanoindentation of Vapor Diffused Nb3Sn Films on Nb
The mechanical vulnerability of the Nb3Sn-coated cavities is identified as
one of the significant technical hurdles toward deploying them in practical
accelerator applications in the not-so-distant future. It is crucial to
characterize the material's mechanical properties in ways to address such
vulnerability. Nanoindentation is a widely used technique for measuring the
mechanical properties of thin films that involves indenting the film with a
small diamond tip and measuring the force-displacement response to calculate
the film's elastic modulus, hardness, and other mechanical properties. The
nanoindentation analysis was performed on multiple vapor-diffused Nb3Sn samples
coated at Jefferson Lab and Fermilab coating facilities for the first time.
This contribution will discuss the first results obtained from the
nanoindentation of Nb3Sn-coated Nb samples prepared via the Sn vapor diffusion
technique.Comment: 21st Intl Conf Radio Frequency Superconductivity (SRF 2023
Extension of the Measurement Capabilities of the Quadrupole Resonator
The Quadrupole Resonator, designed to measure the surface resistance of
superconducting samples at 400 MHz has been refurbished. The accuracy of its
RF-DC compensation measurement technique is tested by an independent method. It
is shown that the device enables also measurements at 800 and 1200 MHz and is
capable to probe the critical RF magnetic field. The electric and magnetic
field configuration of the Quadrupole Resonator are dependent on the excited
mode. It is shown how this can be used to distinguish between electric and
magnetic losses.Comment: 6 pages, g figure
Non-Dirac topological surface states in (SnTe)(BiTe)
A new type of topological spin-helical surface states was discovered in
layered van der Waals bonded (SnTe)(BiTe) compounds
which comprise two covalently bonded band inverted subsystems, SnTe and
BiTe, within a building block. This novel topological states
demonstrate non-Dirac dispersion within the band gap. The dispersion of the
surface state has two linear sections of different slope with shoulder feature
between them. Such a dispersion of the topological surface state enables
effective switch of the velocity of topological carriers by means of applying
an external electric field
Commissioning of Dedicated Furnace for Nb3Sn Coatings of 2.6 GHz Single Cell Cavities
We present the results of commissioning a dedicated furnace for Nb3Sn
coatings of 2.6 GHz single cell cavities. Nb3Sn is a desired coating due to its
high critical temperature and smaller surface resistance compared to bulk Nb.
Usage of Nb3Sn coated cavities will greatly reduce operating costs due to
decreased dependance on cryo cooling. Tin is deposited by use of a tin chloride
nucleation agent and tin vapor diffusion. Analysis of the resultant coating was
performed using SEM/EDS to verify successful formation of Nb3Sn. Witness
samples in line of sight of the source were used in order to understand the
coating efficacy.Comment: 21st Intl Conf Radio Frequency Superconductivity (SRF 2023
Ab initio study of 2DEG at the surface of topological insulator Bi2Te3
By means of ab initio DFT calculation, we analyze the mechanism that drives the formation and evolution of the 2D electron gas (2DEG) states at the surface of Bi2Te3 topological insulator (TI). As it has been proved earlier it is due to an expansion of the van der Waals (vdW) spacing produced by intercalation of adsorbates. We will show that the effect of this expansion, in this particular surface, leads to several intriguing phenomena. On one hand we observe a different dispersion of the Dirac cone with respect to the ideal surface and the formation of Parabolic Bands (PB) below the conduction band and M-shaped bands in the valence band, the latters have been observed recently in photoemission experiments. On the other hand the expansion of the vdW gaps changes the symmetry of the orbitals forming the Dirac cone and therefore producing modifications in the local spin texture. The localization of these new 2DEG-states and the relocalization of the Dirac cone will be studied as well.This work was supported in part by the University of the Basque Country (project no. GVUPV/EHU, grant no. IT36607) and Ministerio de Ciencia e Inovacion (grant no. FIS201019609C0200). Calcula tions were performed on the Arina supercomputer of
the Basque Country University.Peer reviewe
Measurements of RF Properties of Thin Film Nb\u3csub\u3e3\u3c/sub\u3eSn Superconducting Multilayers Using a Calorimetric Technique
Results of RF tests of NB3SN thin film samples related to the superconducting multilayer coating development are presented. We have investigated thin film samples of Nb3Sn/Al2O3/Nb with Nb3Sn layer thicknesses of 50 nm and 100 nm using a Surface Impedance Characterization system. These samples were measured in the temperature range 4 K-19 K, where significant screening by Nb3Sn layers was observed below 16-17 K, consistent with the bulk critical temperature of Nb3Sn
Effect of Layer Thickness on Structural, Morphological and Superconducting Properties of Nb\u3csub\u3e3\u3c/sub\u3eSn Films Fabricated by Multilayer Sequential Sputtering
Superconducting Nb3Sn films can be synthesized by controlling the atomic concentration of Sn. Multilayer sequential sputtering of Nb and Sn thin films followed by high temperature annealing is considered as a method to fabricate Nb3Sn films, where the Sn composition of the deposited films can be controlled by the thickness of alternating Nb and Sn layers. We report on the structural, morphological and superconducting properties of Nb3Sn films fabricated by multilayer sequential sputtering of Nb and Sn films on sapphire substrates followed by annealing at 950 °C for 3 h. We have investigated the effect of Nb and Sn layer thickness and Nb:Sn ratio on the properties of the Nb3Sn films. The crystal structure, surface morphology, surface topography, and film composition were characterized by X-ray diffraction (XRD), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), atomic force microscopy (AFM), and energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDS). The results showed Sn loss from the surface due to evaporation during annealing. Superconducting Nb3Sn films of critical temperature up to 17.93 K were fabricated
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