131 research outputs found
Chaotic memristor
We suggest and experimentally demonstrate a chaotic memory resistor
(memristor). The core of our approach is to use a resistive system whose
equations of motion for its internal state variables are similar to those
describing a particle in a multi-well potential. Using a memristor emulator,
the chaotic memristor is realized and its chaotic properties are measured. A
Poincar\'{e} plot showing chaos is presented for a simple nonautonomous circuit
involving only a voltage source directly connected in series to a memristor and
a standard resistor. We also explore theoretically some details of this system,
plotting the attractor and calculating Lyapunov exponents. The multi-well
potential used resembles that of many nanoscale memristive devices, suggesting
the possibility of chaotic dynamics in other existing memristive systems.Comment: Applied Physics A (in press
Charge inhomogeneities and transport in semiconductor heterostructures with a manganese -layer
We study experimentally and theoretically the effects of disorder, nonlinear
screening, and magnetism in semiconductor heterostructures containing a
-layer of Mn, where the charge carriers are confined within a quantum
well and hence both ferromagnetism and transport are two-dimensional (2D) and
differ qualitatively from their bulk counterparts. Anomalies in the electrical
resistance observed in both metallic and insulating structures can be
interpreted as a signature of significant ferromagnetic correlations. The
insulating samples turn out to be the most interesting as they can give us
valuable insights into the mechanisms of ferromagnetism in these
heterostructures. At low charge carrier densities, we show how the interplay of
disorder and nonlinear screening can result in the organization of the carriers
in the 2D transport channel into charge droplets separated by insulating
barriers. Based on such a droplet picture and including the effect of magnetic
correlations, we analyze the transport properties of this set of droplets,
compare it with experimental data, and find a good agreement between the model
calculations and experiment. Our analysis shows that the peak or shoulder-like
features observed in temperature dependence of resistance of 2D
heterostructures -doped by Mn lie significantly below the Curie
temperature unlike the three-dimensional case, where it lies above and
close to . We also discuss the consequences of our description for
understanding the mechanisms of ferromagnetism in the heterostructures under
study.Comment: 13 pages, 12 figures, RevTe
Structural and transport properties of GaAs/delta<Mn>/GaAs/InxGa1-xAs/GaAs quantum wells
We report results of investigations of structural and transport properties of
GaAs/Ga(1-x)In(x)As/GaAs quantum wells (QWs) having a 0.5-1.8 ML thick Mn
layer, separated from the QW by a 3 nm thick spacer. The structure has hole
mobility of about 2000 cm2/(V*s) being by several orders of magnitude higher
than in known ferromagnetic two-dimensional structures. The analysis of the
electro-physical properties of these systems is based on detailed study of
their structure by means of high-resolution X-ray diffractometry and
glancing-incidence reflection, which allow us to restore the depth profiles of
structural characteristics of the QWs and thin Mn containing layers. These
investigations show absence of Mn atoms inside the QWs. The quality of the
structures was also characterized by photoluminescence spectra from the QWs.
Transport properties reveal features inherent to ferromagnetic systems: a
specific maximum in the temperature dependence of the resistance and the
anomalous Hall effect (AHE) observed in samples with both "metallic" and
activated types of conductivity up to ~100 K. AHE is most pronounced in the
temperature range where the resistance maximum is observed, and decreases with
decreasing temperature. The results are discussed in terms of interaction of
2D-holes and magnetic Mn ions in presence of large-scale potential fluctuations
related to random distribution of Mn atoms. The AHE values are compared with
calculations taking into account its "intrinsic" mechanism in ferromagnetic
systems.Comment: 15 pages, 9 figure
The Effects of Disorder on the Quantum Hall State
A disorder-averaged Hartree-Fock treatment is used to compute the density of
single particle states for quantum Hall systems at filling factor . It
is found that transport and spin polarization experiments can be simultaneously
explained by a model of mostly short-range effective disorder. The slope of the
transport gap (due to quasiparticles) in parallel field emerges as a result of
the interplay between disorder-induced broadening and exchange, and has
implications for skyrmion localization.Comment: 4 pages, 3 eps figure
Collapse of Spin-Splitting in the Quantum Hall Effect
It is known experimentally that at not very large filling factors the
quantum Hall conductivity peaks corresponding to the same Landau level number
and two different spin orientations are well separated. These peaks occur
at half-integer filling factors and so that
the distance between them is unity. As increases
shrinks. Near certain two peaks abruptly merge into a single peak at
. We argue that this collapse of the spin-splitting at low
magnetic fields is attributed to the disorder-induced destruction of the
exchange enhancement of the electron -factor. We use the mean-field approach
to show that in the limit of zero Zeeman energy experiences a
second-order phase transition as a function of the magnetic field. We give
explicit expressions for in terms of a sample's parameters. For example,
we predict that for high-mobility heterostructures where is the spacer width, is the density of the
two-dimensional electron gas, and is the two-dimensional density of
randomly situated remote donors.Comment: 14 pages, compressed Postscript fil
A meta-review of literature reviews assessing the capacity of patients with severe mental disorders to make decisions about their healthcare.
Background: Determining the mental capacity of psychiatric patients for making healthcare related decisions is crucial in clinical practice. This meta-review of review articles comprehensively examines the current evidence on the capacity of patients with a mental illness to make medical care decisions. Methods: Systematic review of review articles following PRISMA recommendations. PubMed, Scopus, CINAHL and PsycInfo were electronically searched up to 31 January 2020. Free text searches and medical subject headings were combined to identify literature reviews and meta-analyses published in English, and summarising studies on the capacity of patients with serious mental illnesses to make healthcare and treatment related decisions, conducted in any clinical setting and with a quantitative synthesis of results. Publications were selected as per inclusion and exclusion criteria. The AMSTAR II tool was used to assess the quality of reviews. Results: Eleven publications were reviewed. Variability on methods across studies makes it difficult to precisely estimate the prevalence of decision-making capacity in patients with mental disorders. Nonetheless, up to three-quarters of psychiatric patients, including individuals with serious illnesses such as schizophrenia or bipolar disorder may have capacity to make medical decisions in the context of their illness. Most evidence comes from studies conducted in the hospital setting; much less information exists on the healthcare decision making capacity of mental disorder patients while in the community. Stable psychiatric and non-psychiatric patients may have a similar capacity to make healthcare related decisions. Patients with a mental illness have capacity to judge risk-reward situations and to adequately decide about the important treatment outcomes. Different symptoms may impair different domains of the decisional capacity of psychotic patients. Decisional capacity impairments in psychotic patients are temporal, identifiable, and responsive to interventions directed towards simplifying information, encouraging training and shared decision making. The publications complied satisfactorily with the AMSTAR II critical domains. Conclusions: Whilst impairments in decision-making capacity may exist, most patients with a severe mental disorder, such as schizophrenia or bipolar disorder are able to make rational decisions about their healthcare. Best practice strategies should incorporate interventions to help mentally ill patients grow into the voluntary and safe use of medications
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