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Temperature dependence of the EPR linewidth of Yb3+ - ions in Y0.99Yb0.01Ba2Cu3OX compounds: Evidence for an anomaly near TC
Electron paramagnetic resonance experiments on doped Yb3+ ions in YBaCuO
compounds with different oxygen contents have been made. We have observed the
strong temperature dependence of the EPR linewidth in the all investigated
samples caused by the Raman processes of spin-lattice relaxation. The
spin-lattice relaxation rate anomaly revealed near TC in the superconducting
species can be assigned to the phonon density spectrum changesComment: 10 pages, 4 figures Renewed versio
Intercalation of graphite and hexagonal boron nitride by lithium
Although graphite and hexagonal form of BN (h-BN) are isoelectronic and have very similar lattice structures, it has been very difficult to
intercalate h-BN while there are hundreds of intercalation compounds
of graphite. We have done a comparative first principles investigation of lithium intercalation of graphite and hexagonal boron nitride to provide clues for the difficulty of h-BN intercalation. In
particular lattice structure, cohesive energy, formation enthalpy,
charge transfer and electronic structure of both intercalation
compounds are calculated in the density functional theory framework
with local density approximation to the
exchange-correlation energy. The calculated formation enthalpy
of the considered forms of Li intercalated h-BN is found to be positive which rules out h-BN intercalation without externally supplied energy. Also, the Li(BN)3 form of Li-intercalated
h-BN is found to have a large electronic density of states at the Fermi level and an interlayer state that crosses Fermi level at the zone center; these properties make it an interesting material to investigate the role of interlayer states in the superconductivity of alkali intercalated layered structures. The most pronounced change in the charge distribution of the intercalated compounds is found to be charge transfer from the planar σ states to the π states