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Renormalization Group Study of the Electron-phonon Interaction in the High Tc Cuprates
We generalize the numerical renormalization group scheme to study the
phonon-mediated retarded interactions in the high Tc cuprates. We find that
three sets of phonon-mediated retarded quasiparticle scatterings grow under RG
flow. These scatterings share the following common features: 1) the initial and
final quasiparticle momenta are in the antinodal regions, and 2) the scattering
amplitudes have a symmetry. All three sets of retarded interaction
are driven to strong coupling by the magnetic fluctuations around .
After growing strong, these retarded interaction will trigger density wave
orders with d-wave symmetry. However, due to the d-wave form factor they will
leave the nodal quasiparticle unaffected. We conclude that the main effect of
electron-phonon coupling in the cuprates is to promote these density wave
orders.Comment: 4 pages, 3 figures, references added, added more details about
others' previous studie
Reflection high-energy electron diffraction studies of the growth of lnAs/Ga_(1-x)In_xSb strained-layer superlattices
We have used reflection highâenergy electron diffraction to study the surface periodicity of the growth front of InAs/GaInSb strainedâlayer superlattices (SLSs). We found that the apparent surface lattice spacing reproducibly changed during layers which subsequent xâray measurements indicated were coherently strained. Abrupt changes in the measured streak spacings were found to be correlated to changes in the growth flux. The profile of the dynamic streak spacing was found to be reproducible when comparing consecutive periods of a SLSs or different SLSs employing the same shuttering scheme at the InAs/GaInSb interface. Finally, when the interface shuttering scheme was changed, it was found that the dynamic streak separation profile also changed. Large changes in the shuttering scheme led to dramatic differences in the streak separation profile, and small changes in the shuttering scheme led to minor changes in the profile. In both cases, the differences in the surface periodicity profile occurred during the parts of the growth where the incident fluxes differed
Phase properties of hypergeometric states and negative hypergeometric states
We show that the three quantum states (Plya states, the
generalized non-classical states related to Hahn polynomials and negative
hypergeometric states) introduced recently as intermediates states which
interpolate between the binomial states and negative binomial states are
essentially identical. By using the Hermitial-phase-operator formalism, the
phase properties of the hypergeometric states and negative hypergeometric
states are studied in detail. We find that the number of peaks of phase
probability distribution is one for the hypergeometric states and for the
negative hypergeometric states.Comment: 7 pages, 4 figure
77Se NMR Investigation of the K(x)Fe(2-y)Se(2) High Tc Superconductor (Tc=33K)
We report a comprehensive 77Se NMR study of the structural, magnetic, and
superconducting properties of a single crystalline sample of the newly
discovered FeSe-based high temperature superconductor K(x)Fe(2-y)Se(2) (Tc=33K)
in a broad temperature range up to 290 K. We will compare our results with
those reported for FeSe (Tc=9K) and FeAs-based high Tc systems.Comment: Final versio
Effects of lattice distortion and JahnâTeller coupling on the magnetoresistance of La0.7Ca0.3MnO3 and La0.5Ca0.5CoO3 epitaxial films
Studies of La0.7Ca0.3MnO3 epitaxial films on substrates with a range of lattice constants reveal two dominant contributions to the occurrence of colossal negative magnetoresistance (CMR) in these manganites: at high temperatures (T â TC, TC being the Curie temperature), the magnetotransport properties are predominantly determined by the conduction of lattice polarons, while at low temperatures (T âȘ TC/, the residual negative magnetoresistance is correlated with the substrate-induced lattice distortion which incurs excess magnetic domain wall scattering. The importance of lattice polaron conduction associated with the presence of JahnâTeller coupling in the manganites is further verified by comparing the manganites with epitaxial films of another ferromagnetic perovskite, La0.5Ca0.5CoO3. Regardless of the differences in the substrate-induced lattice distortion, the cobaltite films exhibit much smaller negative magnetoresistance, which may be attributed to the absence of JahnâTeller coupling and the high electron mobility that prevents the formation of lattice polarons. We therefore suggest that lattice polaron conduction associated with the JahnâTeller coupling is essential for the occurrence of CMR, and that lattice distortion further enhances the CMR effects in the manganites
Nimbus-7 Scanning Multichannel Microwave Radiometer (SMMR) PARM tape user's guide
The Scanning Multichannel Microwave Radiometer (SMMR) instrument, onboard the Nimbus-7 spacecraft, collected data from Oct. 1978 until Jun. 1986. The data were processed to physical parameter level products. Geophysical parameters retrieved include the following: sea-surface temperatures, sea-surface windspeed, total column water vapor, and sea-ice parameters. These products are stored on PARM-LO, PARM-SS, and PARM-30 tapes. The geophysical parameter retrieval algorithms and the quality of these products are described for the period between Nov. 1978 and Oct 1985. Additionally, data formats and data availability are included
Production of large transverse momentum dileptons and photons in , and collisions by photoproduction processes
The production of large dileptons and photons originating from
photoproduction processes in , and collisions is calculated. We
find that the contribution of dileptons and photons produced by photoproduction
processes is not prominent at RHIC energies. However, the numerical results
indicate that the modification of photoproduction processes becomes evident in
the large region for , and collisions at LHC energies.Comment: 10 figure
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Experimental and Numerical Investigation on Progressive Collapse Resistance of Post-tensioned Precast Concrete Beam-Column Sub-assemblages
In this paper, four 1/2 scaled precast concrete (PC) beam-column sub-assemblages with high performance connection were tested under push-down loading procedure to study the load resisting mechanism of PC frames subjected to different column removal scenarios. The parameters investigated include the location of column removal and effective prestress in tendons. The test results indicated that the failure modes of unbonded post-tensioned precast concrete (PTPC) frames were different from that of reinforced concrete (RC) frames: no cracks formed in the beams and wide opening formed near the beam to column interfaces. For specimens without overhanging beams, the failure of side column was eccentric compression failure. Moreover, the load resisting mechanisms in PC frames were significantly different from that of RC frames: the compressive arch action (CAA) developed in concrete during column removal was mainly due to actively applied pre-compressive stress in the concrete; CAA will not vanish when severe crush in concrete occurred. Thus, it may provide negative contribution for load resistance when the displacement exceeds one-beam depth; the tensile force developed in the tendons could provide catenary action from the beginning of the test. Moreover, to deeper understand the behavior of tested specimens, numerical analyses were carried out. The effects of concrete strength, axial compression ratio at side columns, and loading approaches on the behavior of the sub-assemblages were also investigated based on validated numerical analysis
Phonons and d-wave pairing in the two-dimensional Hubbard model
We analyze the influence of phonons on the d-wave pairing instability in the
Hubbard model on the two-dimensional square lattice at weak to moderate
interaction U, using a functional renormalization group scheme with
frequency-dependent interaction vertices. As measured by the pairing scale, the
B1g buckling mode enhances the pairing, while other phonon modes decrease the
pairing. When various phonon modes are included together, the net effect on the
scale is small. However, in situations where d-wave superconductivity and other
tendencies, e.g. antiferromagnetism, are closely competing, the combined effect
of different phonons may be able to tip the balance towards pairing.Comment: 4 pages, 3 figure
Electrical spin protection and manipulation via gate-locked spin-orbit fields
The spin-orbit (SO) interaction couples electron spin and momentum via a
relativistic, effective magnetic field. While conveniently facilitating
coherent spin manipulation in semiconductors, the SO interaction also
inherently causes spin relaxation. A unique situation arises when the Rashba
and Dresselhaus SO fields are matched, strongly protecting spins from
relaxation, as recently demonstrated. Quantum computation and spintronics
devices such as the paradigmatic spin transistor could vastly benefit if such
spin protection could be expanded from a single point into a broad range
accessible with in-situ gate-control, making possible tunable SO rotations
under protection from relaxation. Here, we demonstrate broad, independent
control of all relevant SO fields in GaAs quantum wells, allowing us to tune
the Rashba and Dresselhaus SO fields while keeping both locked to each other
using gate voltages. Thus, we can electrically control and simultaneously
protect the spin. Our experiments employ quantum interference corrections to
electrical conductivity as a sensitive probe of SO coupling. Finally, we
combine transport data with numerical SO simulations to precisely quantify all
SO terms.Comment: 5 pages, 4 figures (color), plus supplementary information 18 pages,
8 figures (color) as ancillary arXiv pd
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