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Spin accumulation created electrically in an n-type germanium channel using Schottky tunnel contacts
Using high-quality FeSi/-Ge Schottky-tunnel-barrier contacts, we
study spin accumulation in an -type germanium (-Ge) channel. In the
three- or two-terminal voltage measurements with low bias current conditions at
50 K, Hanle-effect signals are clearly detected only at a forward-biased
contact. These are reliable evidence for electrical detection of the spin
accumulation created in the -Ge channel. The estimated spin lifetime in
-Ge at 50 K is one order of magnitude shorter than those in -Si reported
recently. The magnitude of the spin signals cannot be explained by the commonly
used spin diffusion model. We discuss a possible origin of the difference
between experimental data and theoretical values.Comment: 4 pages, 3 figures, To appear in J. Appl. Phy
Modelling Electron Spin Accumulation in a Metallic Nanoparticle
A model describing spin-polarized current via discrete energy levels of a
metallic nanoparticle, which has strongly asymmetric tunnel contacts to two
ferromagnetic leads, is presented.
In absence of spin-relaxation, the model leads to a spin-accumulation in the
nanoparticle, a difference () between the chemical potentials of
spin-up and spin-down electrons, proportional to the current and the Julliere's
tunnel magnetoresistance. Taking into account an energy dependent
spin-relaxation rate , as a function of bias
voltage () exhibits a crossover from linear to a much weaker dependence,
when equals the spin-polarized current through the
nanoparticle. Assuming that the spin-relaxation takes place via electron-phonon
emission and Elliot-Yafet mechanism, the model leads to a crossover from linear
to dependence. The crossover explains recent measurements of the
saturation of the spin-polarized current with in Aluminum nanoparticles,
and leads to the spin-relaxation rate of in an Aluminum
nanoparticle of diameter , for a transition with an energy difference of
one level spacing.Comment: 37 pages, 7 figure
Phylogenetic relationships among Aegilops-Triticum species based on sequence data of chloroplast DNA
Lax Operator for the Quantised Orthosymplectic Superalgebra U_q[osp(2|n)]
Each quantum superalgebra is a quasi-triangular Hopf superalgebra, so
contains a \textit{universal -matrix} in the tensor product algebra which
satisfies the Yang-Baxter equation. Applying the vector representation ,
which acts on the vector module , to one side of a universal -matrix
gives a Lax operator. In this paper a Lax operator is constructed for the
-type quantum superalgebras . This can in turn be used to
find a solution to the Yang-Baxter equation acting on
where is an arbitrary module. The case is included
here as an example.Comment: 15 page
Water vapor radiometry research and development phase
This report describes the research and development phase for eight dual-channel water vapor radiometers constructed for the Crustal Dynamics Project at the Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, Maryland, and for the NASA Deep Space Network. These instruments were developed to demonstrate that the variable path delay imposed on microwave radio transmissions by atmospheric water vapor can be calibrated, particularly as this phenomenon affects very long baseline interferometry measurement systems. Water vapor radiometry technology can also be used in systems that involve moist air meteorology and propagation studies
Performance of Wick Drains in Boston Blue Clay
The use of wick drains to accelerate the consolidation of soft clays is a cost effective alternative to the use of pile foundations. This paper presents a case history of using wick drains to accelerate the consolidation of a 5. 7 acre area in Metropolitan Boston, Massachusetts, USA. Boston Blue Clay was encountered approximately 25 to 40 ft below existing grade with varied thickness and consistency. Wick drains were installed to a depth of 70 ft in a triangular pattern. Geotechnical instruments were installed to monitor the settlement of clay with time. As a result of the preconsolidation program, about $8 million was saved in construction cost
Absorption-free optical control of spin systems:the quantum Zeno effect in optical pumping
We show that atomic spin motion can be controlled by circularly polarized
light without light absorption in the strong pumping limit. In this limit, the
pumping light, which drives the empty spin state, destroys the Zeeman coherence
effectively and freezes the coherent transition via the quantum Zeno effect. It
is verified experimentally that the amount of light absorption decreases
asymptotically to zero as the incident light intensity is increased.Comment: 4 pages with 4 figure
Dimensionality and Irreversibility Field in YBa_2Cu_3O_7 Films (High Field Superconductors)
In order to investigate the relationship between the flux pinning and dimensionality, the critical current density J_c for YBa_2Cu_3O_7 films was measured as a function of temperature, field and tilt angle between field and c-axis. The kink anomaly in the temperature dependence of J_c for B⊥c was observed as the dimensional crossover from 3D extrinsic pinning to 2D intrinsic pinning. The irreversibility field B_i for B//c was measured in fields up to 23T and estimated to be 90T at 30K using the scaling law of the pinning force densities. The enhancement of B_i from a power law (1-T/T_c)^n with n≈1.5 for B//c was observed below 40K. This suggests the formation of the 2-dimensional pancake vortex in YBa_2Cu_3O_7
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