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Oxygen vacancies in strained SrTiO thin films: formation enthalpy and manipulation
We report the enthalpy of oxygen vacancy formation in thin films of
electron-doped SrTiO, under different degrees of epitaxial stress. We
demonstrate that both compressive and tensile strain decrease this energy at a
very similar rate, and promote the formation of stable doubly ionized oxygen
vacancies. Moreover, we also show that unintentional cationic vacancies
introduced under typical growth conditions, produce a characteristic rotation
pattern of TiO octahedra. The local concentration of oxygen vacancies can
be modulated by an electric field with an AFM tip, changing not only the local
electrical potential, but also producing a non-volatile mechanical response
whose sign (up/down) can be reversed by the electric field.Comment: Physical Review B (accepted for publication
Detection of spatially structured scattering polarization of Sr i 4607.3 Å with the Fast Solar Polarimeter
Context. Scattering polarization in the Sr I 4607.3 Å line observed with high resolution is an important diagnostic of the Sun's atmosphere and magnetism at small spatial scales. Investigating the scattering polarization altered by the Hanle effect is key to constraining the role of small-scale magnetic activity in solar atmospheric activity and energy balance. At present, spatially resolved observations of this diagnostic are rare and have not been reported as close to the disk center as for μ = 0.6. Aims. Our aim is to measure the scattering polarization in the Sr I line at μ = 0.6 and to identify the spatial fluctuations with a statistical approach. Methods. Using the Fast Solar Polarimeter (FSP) mounted on the TESOS filtergraph at the German Vacuum Tower Telescope (VTT) in Tenerife, Spain, we measured both the spatially resolved full Stokes parameters of the Sr I line at μ = 0.6 and the center-to-limb variation of the spatially averaged Stokes parameters. Results. We find that the center-to-limb variation of the scattering polarization in the Sr I line measured with FSP is consistent with previous measurements. A statistical analysis of Stokes Q/I (i.e., the linear polarization component parallel to the solar limb), sampled with 0.16″ pixel-1 in the line core of Sr I reveals that the signal strength is inversely correlated with the intensity in the continuum. We find stronger linear polarimetric signals corresponding to dark areas in the Stokes I continuum image (intergranular lanes). In contrast, independent measurements at μ = 0.3 show a positive correlation of Q/I with respect to the continuum intensity. We estimate that the subregion diameter responsible for the excess Q/I signal is on the order of 0.5″-1″. Conclusions. The presented observations and the statistical analysis of Q/I signals at μ = 0.6 complement reported scattering polarization observations as well as simulations. The FSP has proven to be a suitable instrument to measure spatially resolved scattering polarization signals. In the future, a systematic center-to-limb series of observations with subgranular spatial resolution and increased polarimetric sensitivity (<10-3) compared to that in the present study is needed in order to investigate the change in trend with μ that the comparison of our results with the literature suggests.Fil: Zeuner, F.. Universität Göttingen; Alemania. Institut für Sonnensystemforschung; AlemaniaFil: Feller, A.. Institut für Sonnensystemforschung; AlemaniaFil: Iglesias, Francisco Andres. Institut für Sonnensystemforschung; Alemania. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Mendoza; ArgentinaFil: Solanki, S.K.. Institut für Sonnensystemforschung; Alemania. Kyung Hee University; Corea del Su
Jacobi Structures in
The most general Jacobi brackets in are constructed after
solving the equations imposed by the Jacobi identity. Two classes of Jacobi
brackets were identified, according to the rank of the Jacobi structures. The
associated Hamiltonian vector fields are also constructed
Magnetic Domains and Surface Effects in Hollow Maghemite Nanoparticles
In the present work, we investigate the magnetic properties of ferrimagnetic
and noninteracting maghemite (g-Fe2O3) hollow nanoparticles obtained by the
Kirkendall effect. From the experimental characterization of their magnetic
behavior, we find that polycrystalline hollow maghemite nanoparticles are
characterized by low superparamagnetic-to-ferromagnetic transition
temperatures, small magnetic moments, significant coercivities and
irreversibility fields, and no magnetic saturation on external magnetic fields
up to 5 T. These results are interpreted in terms of the microstructural
parameters characterizing the maghemite shells by means of an atomistic Monte
Carlo simulation of an individual spherical shell model. The model comprises
strongly interacting crystallographic domains arranged in a spherical shell
with random orientations and anisotropy axis. The Monte Carlo simulation allows
discernment between the influence of the structure polycrystalline and its
hollow geometry, while revealing the magnetic domain arrangement in the
different temperature regimes.Comment: 26 pages, 8 figures. In press in Phys. Rev.
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