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Field-induced local moments around nonmagnetic impurities in metallic cuprates
We consider a defect in a strongly correlated host metal and discuss, within
a slave boson mean field formalism for the model, the formation of an
induced paramagnetic moment which is extended over nearby sites. We study in
particular an impurity in a metallic band, suitable for modelling the optimally
doped cuprates, in a regime where the impurity moment is paramagnetic. The form
of the local susceptibility as a function of temperature and doping is found to
agree well with recent NMR experiments, without including screening processes
leading to the Kondo effect.Comment: 7 pages, submitted to Phys Rev
Helium condensation in aerogel: avalanches and disorder-induced phase transition
We present a detailed numerical study of the elementary condensation events
(avalanches) associated to the adsorption of He in silica aerogels. We use
a coarse-grained lattice-gas description and determine the nonequilibrium
behavior of the adsorbed gas within a local mean-field analysis, neglecting
thermal fluctuations and activated processes. We investigate the statistical
properties of the avalanches, such as their number, size and shape along the
adsorption isotherms as a function of gel porosity, temperature, and chemical
potential. Our calculations predict the existence of a line of critical points
in the temperature-porosity diagram where the avalanche size distribution
displays a power-law behavior and the adsorption isotherms have a universal
scaling form. The estimated critical exponents seem compatible with those of
the field-driven Random Field Ising Model at zero temperature.Comment: 16 pages, 14 figure
Dimensions of dynamic marketing capability and export performance
Purpose
The purpose of this paper is to develop a conceptual framework on the dimensions of dynamic marketing capability (DMC) and its relationship with export performance. The paper also proposes the mediating role of competitive hybrid strategy and the moderating role of environmental responsiveness in explaining the relationship between DMC and export performance.
Design/methodology/approach
By following the dynamic capability notion of the marketing and competitive strategy literature, this paper proposes a novel conceptualization of the DMC development process and the possible effect of DMC on attaining competitive advantage.
Findings
The paper postulates that a firm’s DMC can reflect complementary power when its higher-level marketing capabilities are bundled together to detect distributing channel members’ crucial needs, competitors’ action plans and satisfying market demand. As yet little is known about the main underlying dimensions of higher-level DMC construct, the paper contributes in proposing the key dimensions of DMC.
Originality/value
This research advances the knowledge-based view and resource-based views and evolves a solid foundation of DMC constructs comprising four higher-order marketing capabilities, namely, ambidextrous market orientation, customer relationship management capability, brand management capability and new product development capability. Thus, this paper contributes in DMC literature in explaining export performance
Normal State Magnetic Properties of Ni and Zn Substituted in YBa_{2}Cu_{3} O_{6+x}: Hole-Doping Dependence
We present SQUID susceptibility data on Zn and Ni substituted
YBa_{2}Cu_{3}O_{6+x}. Cross-checks with NMR yield an unprecedented accuracy in
the estimate of the magnetic susceptibility associated with the substituants,
from the underdoped to the lightly overdoped case. This allows us to determine
the Weiss temperature \theta for YBCO: its value is very small for all hole
dopings n_h. Since in conventional metals, the Kondo temperature,
, magnetic screening effects would not be expected for ; in contrast, increasing n_h produces a reduction of the small moment
induced by Zn^{2+} and a nearly constant effective moment for Ni^{2+}
corresponding to a spin 1/2 rather than to a spin 1.Comment: 4 pages, 5 figures, to be published in Europhysics Letter
Bimodal Phase Diagram of the Superfluid Density in LaAlO3/SrTiO3 Revealed by an Interfacial Waveguide Resonator
We explore the superconducting phase diagram of the two-dimensional electron
system at the LaAlO3/SrTiO3 interface by monitoring the frequencies of the
cavity modes of a coplanar waveguide resonator fabricated in the interface
itself. We determine the phase diagram of the superconducting transition as a
function of temperature and electrostatic gating, finding that both the
superfluid density and the transition temperature follow a dome shape, but that
the two are not monotonically related. The ground state of this 2DES is
interpreted as a Josephson junction array, where a transition from long- to
short-range order occurs as a function of the electronic doping. The synergy
between correlated oxides and superconducting circuits is revealed to be a
promising route to investigate these exotic compounds, complementary to
standard magneto-transport measurements.Comment: 5 pages, 4 figures and 10 pages of supplementary materia
Smecticlike phase for modulated XY spins in two dimensions
The row model for frustrated XY spins on a triangular lattice in 2D is used
to study incommensurate{IC}) spiral and commensurate{C} antiferromagnetic (AF)
phases, in the regime where a C-IC transition occurs. Using fluctuating
boundary conditions and specific histogram techniques, a detailed Monte Carlo
(MC) study reveals more structure in the phase diagram than found in previous
MC simulations of the full parameter space. On the (C) side, equilibrium
configurations consist of alternating stripes of spiral phases of opposite
chirality separated by walls of the (C) phase. For this same parameter regime,
thermodynamic quantities are computed analytically using the NSCHA, a
generalization of the self consistent harmonic approximation appropriate for
chiral systems. On the commensurate side of the (C)-(IC) boundary, NSCHA
predicts an instability of the (C) phase. This suggests that the state is
spatially inhomogeneous, consistent with the present MC result: it resembles
the smectic-A phase of liquid crystals, and its existence implies that the
Lifshitz point is at for modulated XY spins in 2D. The connection
between frustrated XY systems and the vortex state of strong type II
superconductors suggests that the smectic phase may correspond to a vortex
liquid phase of superconducting layers.Comment: Single Postscript file containing 24 pages of text and 8 figures. To
appear in May 1 issue of Phys. Rev. B, Vol. 5
Selforganized 3-band structure of the doped fermionic Ising spin glass
The fermionic Ising spin glass is analyzed for arbitrary filling and for all
temperatures. A selforganized 3-band structure of the model is obtained in the
magnetically ordered phase. Deviation from half filling generates a central
nonmagnetic band, which becomes sharply separated at T=0 by (pseudo)gaps from
upper and lower magnetic bands. Replica symmetry breaking effects are derived
for several observables and correlations. They determine the shape of the
3-band DoS, and, for given chemical potential, influence the fermion filling
strongly in the low temperature regime.Comment: 13 page
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