307 research outputs found

    Possible Jahn-Teller effect in Si-inverse layers

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    Jahn-Teller effect in bivalley Si(100) MOSFET under conditions of quantum Hall effect at integer filling factors nu=1,2,3 is studied. This system is described by SU(4) hidden symmetry. At nu=2 static and dynamic lattice deformation creates an easy-plane anisotropy and antiferromagnetic exchange and lifts the valley degeneracy. At nu=1,3 Coulomb interaction is essential to produce weak easy-plane anisotropy. Three phases: ferromagnetic, canted antiferromagnetic and spin-singlet, have been found. Anisotropy energy of charged skyrmion excitation in every phase is found.Comment: 8 pages, 4 figure

    Thermally excited spin-current in metals with embedded ferromagnetic nanoclusters

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    We show that a thermally excited spin-current naturally appears in metals with embedded ferromagnetic nanoclusters. When such materials are subjected to a magnetic field, a spin current can be generated by a temperature gradient across the sample as a signature of electron-hole symmetry breaking in a metal due to the electron spin-flip scattering from polarised magnetic moments. Such a spin current can be observed via a giant magneto-thermopower which tracks the polarisation state of the magnetic subsystem and is proportional to the magnetoresistance. Our theory explains the recent experiment on Co clusters in copper by S. Serrano-Guisan \textit{et al} [Nature Materials AOP, doi:10.1038/nmat1713 (2006)

    Dynamical regimes of dissipative quantum systems

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    We reveal several distinct regimes of the relaxation dynamics of a small quantum system coupled to an environment within the plane of the dissipation strength and the reservoir temperature. This is achieved by discriminating between coherent dynamics with damped oscillatory behavior on all time scales, partially coherent behavior being nonmonotonic at intermediate times but monotonic at large ones, and purely monotonic incoherent decay. Surprisingly, elevated temperature can render the system `more coherent' by inducing a transition from the partially coherent to the coherent regime. This provides a refined view on the relaxation dynamics of open quantum systems.Comment: 5 pages, 3 figure

    Oscillatory dynamics and non-markovian memory in dissipative quantum systems

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    The nonequilibrium dynamics of a small quantum system coupled to a dissipative environment is studied. We show that (1) the oscillatory dynamics close to a coherent-to-incoherent transition is surprisingly different from the one of the classical damped harmonic oscillator and that (2) non-markovian memory plays a prominent role in the time evolution after a quantum quench.Comment: 5 pages, 3 figure

    Spectral features due to inter-Landau-level transitions in the Raman spectrum of bilayer graphene

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    We investigate the contribution of the low-energy electronic excitations towards the Raman spectrum of bilayer graphene for the incoming photon energy Omega >> 1eV. Starting with the four-band tight-binding model, we derive an effective scattering amplitude that can be incorporated into the commonly used two-band approximation. Due to the influence of the high-energy bands, this effective scattering amplitude is different from the contact interaction amplitude obtained within the two-band model alone. We then calculate the spectral density of the inelastic light scattering accompanied by the excitation of electron-hole pairs in bilayer graphene. In the absence of a magnetic field, due to the parabolic dispersion of the low-energy bands in a bilayer crystal, this contribution is constant and in doped structures has a threshold at twice the Fermi energy. In an external magnetic field, the dominant Raman-active modes are the n_{-} to n_{+} inter-Landau-level transitions with crossed polarisation of in/out photons. We estimate the quantum efficiency of a single n_{-} to n_{+} transition in the magnetic field of 10T as I_{n_{-} to n_{+}}~10^{-12}.Comment: 7 pages, 3 figures, expanded version published in PR

    On E-functions of Semisimple Lie Groups

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    We develop and describe continuous and discrete transforms of class functions on a compact semisimple, but not simple, Lie group GG as their expansions into series of special functions that are invariant under the action of the even subgroup of the Weyl group of GG. We distinguish two cases of even Weyl groups -- one is the direct product of even Weyl groups of simple components of GG, the second is the full even Weyl group of GG. The problem is rather simple in two dimensions. It is much richer in dimensions greater than two -- we describe in detail EE-transforms of semisimple Lie groups of rank 3.Comment: 17 pages, 2 figure

    Overexpression of MRPS18-2 in cancer cell lines results in appearance of multinucleated cells

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    Copyright: Copyright 2020 Elsevier B.V., All rights reserved.Human mitochondrial ribosomal protein MRPS18-2 (S18-2) is encoded by a cellular gene that is located on the human chromosome 6p21.3. We discovered that overexpression of the S18-2 protein led to immortalization and de-differentiation of primary rat embryonic fibroblasts. Cells showed anchorage-independent growth pattern. Moreover, pathways characteristic for rapidly proliferating cells were upregulated then. It is possible that the S18-2 overexpression induced disturbance in cell cycle regulation. We found that overexpression of S18-2 protein in human cancer cell lines led to an appearance of multinucleated cells in the selected clones.publishersversionPeer reviewe
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