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Spin-filter tunnel junction with matched Fermi surfaces
Efficient injection of spin-polarized current into a semiconductor is a basic
prerequisite for building semiconductor-based spintronic devices. Here, we use
inelastic electron tunneling spectroscopy to show that the efficiency of
spin-filter-type spin injectors is limited by spin scattering of the tunneling
electrons. By matching the Fermi-surface shapes of the current injection source
and target electrode material, spin injection efficiency can be significantly
increased in epitaxial ferromagnetic insulator tunnel junctions. Our results
demonstrate that not only structural but also Fermi-surface matching is
important to suppress scattering processes in spintronic devices.Comment: 5 pages, 4 figure
Electric Dipole Moments of Neutron-Odd Nuclei
The electric dipole moments (EDMs) of neutron-odd nuclei with even protons
are systematically evaluated. We first derive the relation between the EDM and
the magnetic moment operators by making use of the core polarization scheme.
This relation enables us to calculate the EDM of neutron-odd nuclei without any
free parameters. From this calculation, one may find the best atomic system
suitable for future EDM experiments.Comment: 4 page
Global Calculations of Density Waves and Gap Formation in Protoplanetary Disks using a Moving Mesh
We calculate the global quasi-steady state of a thin disk perturbed by a
low-mass protoplanet orbiting at a fixed radius using extremely high-resolution
numerical integrations of Euler's equations in two dimensions. The calculations
are carried out using a moving computational domain, which greatly reduces
advection errors and allows for much longer time-steps than a fixed grid. We
calculate the angular momentum flux and the torque density as a function of
radius and compare them with analytical predictions. We discuss the
quasi-steady state after 100 orbits and the prospects for gap formation by low
mass planets.Comment: Accepted to Ap
Turbulent structures in the flow through compound meandering channels
River engineeringNumerical modelling in river engineerin
Tweed in Martensites: A Potential New Spin Glass
We've been studying the ``tweed'' precursors above the martensitic transition
in shape--memory alloys. These characteristic cross--hatched modulations occur
for hundreds of degrees above the first--order shape--changing transition. Our
two--dimensional model for this transition, in the limit of infinite elastic
anisotropy, can be mapped onto a spin--glass Hamiltonian in a random field. We
suggest that the tweed precursors are a direct analogy of the spin--glass
phase. The tweed is intermediate between the high--temperature cubic phase and
the low--temperature martensitic phase in the same way as the spin--glass phase
can be intermediate between ferromagnet and antiferromagnet.Comment: 18 pages and four figures (included
Beta-decay in odd-A and even-even proton-rich Kr isotopes
Beta-decay properties of proton-rich odd-A and even-even Krypton isotopes are
studied in the framework of a deformed selfconsistent Hartree-Fock calculation
with density-dependent Skyrme forces, including pairing correlations between
like nucleons in BCS approximation. Residual spin-isospin interactions are
consistently included in the particle-hole and particle-particle channels and
treated in Quasiparticle Random Phase Approximation. The similarities and
differences in the treatment of even-even and odd-A nuclei are stressed.
Comparison to available experimental information is done for Gamow-Teller
strength distributions, summed strengths, and half-lives. The dependence of
these observables on deformation is particularly emphasized in a search for
signatures of the shape of the parent nucleus.Comment: 29 pages, 16 figure
Energy funneling in a bent chain of Morse oscillators with long-range coupling
A bent chain of coupled Morse oscillators with long-range dispersive
interaction is considered. Moving localized excitations may be trapped in the
bending region. Thus chain geometry acts like an impurity. An energy funneling
effect is observed in the case of random initial conditions.Comment: 6 pages, 12 figures. Submitted to Physical Review E, Oct. 13, 200
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