290 research outputs found
Iterative Perturbation Theory for Strongly Correlated Electron Systems with Orbital Degeneracy
A new scheme of the iterative perturbation theory is proposed for the
strongly correlated electron systems with orbital degeneracy. The method is
based on the modified self-energy of Yeyati, et al. which interpolates between
the weak and the strong correlation limits, but a much simpler scheme is
proposed which is useful in the case of the strong correlation with orbital
degeneracy. It will be also useful in the study of the electronic structures
combined with the band calculations.Comment: 6 pages, 3 Postscript figures, to appear in J. Phys. Cond. Matte
Theory for Magnetic Anisotropy of Field-Induced Insulator-to-Metal Transition in Cubic Kondo Insulator YbB_{12}
Magnetization and energy gap of Kondo insulator YbB_{12} are calculated
theoretically based on the previously proposed tight-binding model composed of
Yb 5d and 4f orbitals. It is found that magnetization
curves are almost isotropic, naturally expected from the cubic symmetry, but
that the gap-closing field has an anisotropy: the gap closes faster for the
field in (100) direction than in (110) and (111) directions, in accord with the
experiments. This is qualitatively understood by considering the maximal
eigenvalues of the total angular momentum operators projected on each direction
of the magnetic field. But the numerical calculation based on the band model
yields better agreement with the experiment.Comment: 4 pages, 4 figures, to appear in J. Phys. Soc. Jp
Effect of oxidative stress on ABC transporters: contribution to epilepsy pharmacoresistance
Epilepsy is a neurological disorder affecting around 1%-2% of population worldwide and its treatment includes use of antiepileptic drugs to control seizures. Failure to respond to antiepileptic drug therapy is a major clinical problem and over expression of ATP-binding cassette transporters is considered one of the major reasons for pharmacoresistance. In this review, we have summarized the regulation of ABC transporters in response to oxidative stress due to disease and antiepileptic drugs. Further, ketogenic diet and antioxidants were examined for their role in pharmacoresistance. The understanding of signalling pathways and mechanism involved may help in identifying potential therapeutic targets and improving drug response
Optical conductivity of filled skutterudites
A simple tight-binding model is constructed for the description of the
electronic structure of some Ce-based filled skutterudite compounds showing an
energy gap or pseudogap behavior. Assuming band-diagonal electron interactions
on this tight-binding model, the optical conductivity spectrum is calculated by
applying the second-order self-consistent perturbation theory to treat the
electron correlation. The correlation effect is found to be of great importance
on the description of the temperature dependence of the optical conductivity.
The rapid disappearance of an optical gap with increasing temperature is
obtained as observed in the optical experiment for Ce-based filled-skutterudite
compounds.Comment: 6 pages, 7 figures, use jpsj2.cls, to appear in J. Phys. Soc. Jpn.
Vol.73, No.10 (2004
Calculation of Optical Conductivity of YbB using Realistic Tight-Binding Model
Based on the previously reported tight-binding model fitted to the LDA+U band
calculation, optical conductivity of the prototypical Kondo insulator
YbB is calculated theoretically. Many-body effects are taken into
account by the self-consistent second order perturbation theory. The gross
shape of the optical conductivity observed in experiments are well described by
the present calculation, including their temperature-dependences.Comment: 6 pages, 7 figures, use jpsj2.cls, to appear in J. Phys. Soc. Jpn.
Vol.73, No.10 (2004
Kondo Effect in Fermi Systems with a Gap: A Renormalization Group Study
We present the results of a Wilson Renormalization Group study of the
single-impurity Kondo and Anderson models in a system with a gap in the
conduction electron spectrum. The behavior of the impurity susceptibility and
the zero-frequency response function, are discussed in the
cases with and without particle-hole symmetry. In addition, for the asymmetric
Anderson model the correlation functions, , are computed.Comment: 10 pages, 10 figure
MASIVNI EDEM OVARIJA – PRIKAZ BOLESNICE
Massive ovarian edema is characterized by enlargement of ovaries with edema fluid. The patients are young (age below 21), with abdominal pain. This uncommon entity usually leads to over-treatment in children and adolescents. A frozen operative section is essential. A case of massive ovarian edema in a 16-year-old female that urgently necessitated an operative intervention is describedMasivni ovarijalni edem je karakteriziran povećanjem jajnika s edemom. Pacijentice su mlade životne dobi (mlađe od 21 godinu) s abdominalnom boli. Ovakav neuobičajeni nalaz obično dovodi u djece i adolescentica do prekomjernog postupka. Tijekom zahvata nužna je hitna biopsija. Prikazan je slučaj 16 godišnje bolesnice u koje je bila nužna hitna operacijska intervencija
Formation Mechanism of Hybridization Gap in Kondo Insulators based on a Realistic Band Model and Application to YbB
A new LDA+U band calculation is performed on the Kondo insulator material
YbB and an energy gap of about 0.001Ryd is obtained. Based on this, a
simple tight-binding model with 5d and 4f orbitals on Yb
atoms and the nearest neighbor -bonds between them is constructed with
a good agreement to the above the LDA+U calculation near the gap. The density
of states is also calculated and the shape is found to be very asymmetric with
respect to the gap. A formation mechanism of the gap is clarified for the first
time in a realistic situation with the orbital degeneracies in both conduction
bands and the f states. This model can be a useful starting point for
incorporating the strong correlation effect, and for understanding all the
thermal, thermoelectric, transport and magnetic properties of YbB.Comment: 15 pages, 15 figures, to appear in J. Phys. Soc. Jpn. Vol. 72 No. 5
(2003
Absence of Hybridization Gap in Heavy Electron Systems and Analysis of YbAl3 in terms of Nearly Free Electron Conduction Band
In the analysis of the heavy electron systems, theoretical models with c-f
hybridization gap are often used. We point out that such a gap does not exist
and the simple picture with the hybridization gap is misleading in the metallic
systems, and present a correct picture by explicitly constructing an effective
band model of YbAl_3. Hamiltonian consists of a nearly free electron model for
conduction bands which hybridize with localized f-electrons, and includes only
a few parameters. Density of states, Sommerfeld coefficient, f-electron number
and optical conductivity are calculated and compared with the band calculations
and the experiments.Comment: 9 pages, 9 figures, submitted to J. Phys. Soc. Jp
Electronic State and Magnetic Susceptibility in Orbitally Degenerate (J=5/2) Periodic Anderson Model
Magnetic susceptibility in a heavy fermion systemis composed of the Pauli
term (\chi_P) and the Van-Vleck term (\chi_V). The latter comes from the
interband excitation, where f-orbital degeneracy is essential. In this work, we
study \chi_P and \chi_V in the orbitally degenerate (J=5/2) periodic Anderson
model for both the metallic and insulating cases. The effect of the correlation
between f-electrons is investigated using the self-consistent second-order
perturbation theory. The main results are as follows. (i) Sixfold degenerate
model: both \chi_P and \chi_V are enhanced by a factor of 1/z (z is the
renormalization constant). (ii) Nondegenerate model: only \chi_P is enhanced by
1/z. Thus, orbital degeneracy is indispensable for enhancement of \chi_V.
Moreover, orbital degeneracy reduces the Wilson ratio and stabilizes a
nonmagnetic Fermi liquid state.Comment: 4 pages, revtex, to be published in J. Phys. Soc. Jpn. (No.8
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