173 research outputs found
A Charge and Spin Readout Scheme For Single Self-Assembled Quantum Dots
We propose an all optical spin initialization and readout concept for single
self assembled quantum dots and demonstrate its feasibility. Our approach is
based on a gateable single dot photodiode structure that can be switched
between charge and readout mode. After optical electron generation and storage,
we propose to employ a spin-conditional absorption of a circularly polarized
light pulse tuned to the single negatively charged exciton transition to
convert the spin information of the resident electron to charge occupancy.
Switching the device to the charge readout mode then allows us to probe the
charge state of the quantum dot (1e, 2e) using non-resonant luminescence. The
spin orientation of the resident electron is then reflected by the
photoluminescence yield of doubly and singly charged transitions in the quantum
dot. To verify the feasibility of this spin readout concept, we have applied
time gated photoluminescence to confirm that selective optical charging and
efficient non perturbative measurement of the charge state can be performed on
the same dot. The results show that, by switching the electric field in the
vicinity of the quantum dot, the charging rate can be switched between a regime
of efficient electron generation and a readout regime, where the charge
occupancy and, therefore, the spin state of the dot can be tested via PL over
millisecond timescales, without altering it.Comment: 20 Pages, 6 Figures, submitted to Phys. Rev.
Strong electrically tunable exciton g-factors in an individual quantum dots due to hole orbital angular momentum quenching
Strong electrically tunable exciton g-factors are observed in individual
(Ga)InAs self-assembled quantum dots and the microscopic origin of the effect
is explained. Realistic eight band k.p simulations quantitatively account for
our observations, simultaneously reproducing the exciton transition energy, DC
Stark shift, diamagnetic shift and g-factor tunability for model dots with the
measured size and a comparatively low In-composition of x(In)~35% near the dot
apex. We show that the observed g-factor tunability is dominated by the hole,
the electron contributing only weakly. The electric field induced perturbation
of the hole wavefunction is shown to impact upon the g-factor via orbital
angular momentum quenching, the change of the In:Ga composition inside the
envelope function playing only a minor role. Our results provide design rules
for growing self-assembled quantum dots for electrical spin manipulation via
electrical g-factor modulation
Highly Non-linear Excitonic Zeeman Spin-Splitting in Composition-Engineered Artificial Atoms
Non-linear Zeeman splitting of neutral excitons is observed in composition
engineered In(x)Ga(1-x)As self-assembled quantum dots and its microscopic
origin is explained. Eight-band k.p simulations, performed using realistic dot
parameters extracted from cross-sectional scanning tunneling microscopy, reveal
that a quadratic contribution to the Zeeman energy originates from a spin
dependent mixing of heavy and light hole orbital states in the dot. The dilute
In-composition (x<0.35) and large lateral size (40-50 nm) of the quantum dots
investigated is shown to strongly enhance the non-linear excitonic Zeeman gap,
providing a blueprint to enhance such magnetic non-linearities via growth
engineering
Asymmetric optical nuclear spin pumping in a single uncharged quantum dot
A highly asymmetric dynamic nuclear spin pumping is observed in a single self
assembled InGaAs quantum dot subject to resonant optical pumping of the neutral
exciton transition leading to a large maximum polarization of 54%. This dynamic
nuclear polarization is found to be much stronger following pumping of the
higher energy Zeeman state. Time-resolved measurements allow us to directly
monitor the buildup of the nuclear spin polarization in real time and to
quantitatively study the dynamics of the process. A strong dependence of the
observed dynamic nuclear polarization on the applied magnetic field is found,
with resonances in the pumping efficiency being observed for particular
magnetic fields. We develop a model that fully accounts for the observed
behaviour, where the pumping of the nuclear spin system is due to
hyperfine-mediated spin flip transitions between the states of the neutral
exciton manifold.Comment: published version; 4+ pages, 3 figures (eps
Selective Optical Charge Generation, Storage and Readout in a Single Self Assembled Quantum Dot
We report the investigation of a single quantum dot charge storage device.
The device allows selective optical charging of a single dot with electrons,
storage of these charges over timescales much longer than microseconds and
reliable optical readout of the charge occupancy using a time gated
photoluminescence technique. This device enables us to directly investigate the
electric field dependent tunneling escape dynamics of electrons at high
electric fields over timescales up to 4 us. The results demonstrate that such
structures and measurement techniques can be used to investigate charge and
spin dynamics in single quantum dots over microsecond timescales.Comment: Accepted for publication in AP
Usage of Biologics on Tomatoes and Peppers
In fruit growing, nowadays a lot of chemical products are used
(insecticide, fungicide etc.) in order to protect the plants. However, lately the markets
are in need of gardening products which are not treated with pesticide but protected with
biologics. In gardening, biological fight against the insects and the diseases is not much
maintained because the shares are lower and the gardening products are on a great
demand and are very profitable. Due to the great profit of the gardening products, less
attention is paid to the biological fight for protection. However, the great environmental
pollution evokes great interest in consuming healthy gardening products.
Due to the mentioned reasons, lately, fruit producers show interest for usage of
biologics to protect the gardening products from some insects and diseases. There
appear to be many biologics but the producers of gardening products are not well
informed because the interest of usage of biologics is not high. By all means, the market
provides verified biologics which show good production results. The great interest in
usage of biologics to protect the gardening products from diseases and insects increases,
whereas the interest of research institutions to discover better biologics is getting bigger
Monoaminergic Neuropathology in Alzheimer's disease
Acknowledgments This work was supported by The Croatian Science Foundation grant. no. IP-2014-09-9730 (āTau protein hyperphosphorylation, aggregation, and trans-synaptic transfer in Alzheimerās disease: cerebrospinal fluid analysis and assessment of potential neuroprotective compoundsā) and European Cooperation in Science and Technology (COST) Action CM1103 (āStucture-based drug design for diagnosis and treatment of neurological diseases: dissecting and modulating complex function in the monoaminergic systems of the brainā). PRH is supported in part by NIH grant P50 AG005138.Peer reviewedPostprin
Regulatory Taking: A Contract Approach
This Article begins by defining the parameters of the fifth amendment\u27s taking clause. The Article then reviews the various tests used in determining whether governmental action constitutes a taking, and discusses the recent Supreme Court decisions within the framework of case law as it has evolved since the Court\u27s 1922 landmark decision, Pennsylvania Coal Co. v. Mahon. Finally, the Article suggests a formula based on well-established contract principles for analyzing the impact of land use regulation on private property interests
Semiautomatic epicardial fat segmentation based on fuzzy c-means clustering and geometric ellipse fitting
Automatic segmentation of particular heart parts plays an important role in recognition tasks, which is utilized for diagnosis and treatment. One particularly important application is segmentation of epicardial fat (surrounds the heart), which is shown by various studies to indicate risk level for developing various cardiovascular diseases as well as to predict progression of certain diseases. Quantification of epicardial fat from CT images requires advance image segmentation methods. The problem of the state-of-the-art methods for epicardial fat segmentation is their high dependency on user interaction, resulting in low reproducibility of studies and time-consuming analysis. We propose in this paper a novel semiautomatic approach for segmentation and quantification of epicardial fat from 3D CT images. Our method is a semisupervised slice-by-slice segmentation approach based on local adaptive morphology and fuzzy c-means clustering. Additionally, we use a geometric ellipse prior to filter out undesired parts of the target cluster. The validation of the proposed methodology shows good correspondence between the segmentation results and the manual segmentation performed by physicians
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