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Flux enhancement in the inner region of a geometrically and optically thick accretion disk
The surface flux (and the corresponding observed flux) of a geometrically
thick ``funnel'' shaped disk is computed taking into account the radiation
impinging on the surface from other parts of the disk. It is found that the
ratio of the maximum apparent luminosity to the real luminosity of the disk is
only a factor even when the opening angle of the disk is small
(). Thus, geometrically beamed emission from ``funnel'' shaped
sub-Eddington disks around stellar mass black holes, cannot explain the
Ultra-Luminous X-ray sources detected in nearby galaxies.Comment: accepted for publication in Ap
Evidence for defect-mediated tunneling in hexagonal boron nitride-based junctions
We investigate tunneling in metal-insulator-metal junctions employing few
atomic layers of hexagonal boron nitride (hBN) as the insulating barrier. While
the low-bias tunnel resistance increases nearly exponentially with barrier
thickness, subtle features are seen in the current-voltage curves, indicating
marked influence of the intrinsic defects present in the hBN insulator on the
tunneling transport. In particular, single electron charging events are
observed, which are more evident in thicker-barrier devices where direct
tunneling is substantially low. Furthermore, we find that annealing the devices
modifies the defect states and hence the tunneling signatures.Comment: 5 pages, 5 figure
The origin of the phase separation in partially deuterated -(ET)Cu[N(CN)]Br studied by infrared magneto-optical imaging spectroscopy
The direct observation of the phase separation between the metallic and
insulating states of 75 %-deuterated -(ET)Cu[N(CN)]Br ()
using infrared magneto-optical imaging spectroscopy is reported, as well as the
associated temperature, cooling rate, and magnetic field dependencies of the
separation. The distribution of the center of spectral weight () of
did not change under any of the conditions in which data were taken and
was wider than that of the non-deuterated material. This result indicates that
the inhomogenity of the sample itself is important as part of the origin of the
metal - insulator phase separation.Comment: 4 pages, 3 figures, accepted for publication in Solid State Commu
Ferroelectric polarization flop in a frustrated magnet MnWO induced by magnetic fields
The relationship between magnetic order and ferroelectric properties has been
investigated for MnWO with long-wavelength magnetic structure. Spontaneous
electric polarization is observed in an elliptical spiral spin phase. The
magnetic-field dependence of electric polarization indicates that the
noncollinear spin configuration plays a key role for the appearance of
ferroelectric phase. An electric polarization flop from the b direction to the
a direction has been observed when a magnetic field above 10T is applied along
the b axis. This result demonstrates that an electric polarization flop can be
induced by a magnetic field in a simple system without rare-earth f-moments.Comment: 9 pages, 4 figure
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