34 research outputs found
Field-Induced Magnetic States in the Metallic Rare-Earth Layered Triangular Antiferromagnet TbAuAlGe
Magnetic frustration in metallic rare earth lanthanides () with
-electrons is crucial for producing interesting magnetic phases with high
magnetic anisotropy where intertwined charge and spin degrees of freedom lead
to novel phenomena. Here we report on the magnetic, thermodynamic, and
electrical transport properties of TbAuAlGe. Tb ions form 2-dimensional
triangular lattice layers which stack along the crystalline -axis. The
magnetic phase diagram reveals multiple nearly degenerate ordered states upon
applying field along the magnetically easy -plane before saturation. The
magnetoresistance in this configuration exhibits intricate field dependence
that closely follows that of the magnetization while the specific heat reveals
a region of highly enhanced entropy, suggesting the possibility of a
non-trivial spin textured phase. For fields applied along the -axis (hard
axis), we find linear magnetoresistance over a wide range of fields. We compare
the magnetic properties and magnetoresistance with an isostructral
GdAuAlGe single crystals. These results identify TbAuAlGe as an
environment for complex quantum spin states and pave the way for further
investigations of the broader AuAlGe family of materials.Comment: 8 pages, 5 figure
Non-saturating large magnetoresistance in semimetals
The rapidly expanding class of quantum materials known as {\emph{topological
semimetals}} (TSM) display unique transport properties, including a striking
dependence of resistivity on applied magnetic field, that are of great interest
for both scientific and technological reasons. However, experimental signatures
that can identify or discern the dominant mechanism and connect to available
theories are scarce. Here we present the magnetic susceptibility (), the
tangent of the Hall angle () along with magnetoresistance in four
different non-magnetic semimetals with high mobilities, NbP, TaP, NbSb and
TaSb, all of which exhibit non-saturating large MR. We find that the
distinctly different temperature dependences, and the values of
in phosphides and antimonates serve as empirical criteria to
sort the MR from different origins: NbP and TaP being uncompensated semimetals
with linear dispersion, in which the non-saturating magnetoresistance arises
due to guiding center motion, while NbSb and TaSb being {\it
compensated} semimetals, with a magnetoresistance emerging from nearly perfect
charge compensation of two quadratic bands. Our results illustrate how a
combination of magnetotransport and susceptibility measurements may be used to
categorize the increasingly ubiquitous non-saturating large magnetoresistance
in TSMs.Comment: Accepted for publication at Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci., minor revisions,
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Clinical and service implications of a cognitive analytic therapy model of psychosis
Cognitive analytic therapy (CAT) is an integrative, interpersonal model of therapy predicated on a radically social concept of self, developed over recent years in the UK by Anthony Ryle. A CAT-based model of psychotic disorder has been developed much more recently based on encouraging early experience in this area. The model describes and accounts for many psychotic experiences and symptoms in terms of distorted, amplified or muddled enactments of normal or ‘neurotic’ reciprocal role procedures (RRPs) and of damage at a meta-procedural level to the structures of the self.
Reciprocal role procedures are understood in CAT to represent the outcome of the process of internalization of early, sign-mediated, interpersonal experience and to constitute the basis for all mental activity, normal or otherwise. Enactments of maladaptive RRPs generated by early interpersonal stress are seen in this model to constitute a form of ‘internal expressed emotion’. Joint description of these RRPs and their enactments (both internally and externally) and their subsequent revision is central to the practice of CAT during which they are mapped out through written and diagrammatic reformulations.
This model may usefully complement and extend existing approaches, notably recent CBT-based interventions, particularly with ‘difficult’ patients, and generate meaningful and helpful understandings of these disorders for both patients and their treating teams. We suggest that use of a coherent and robust model such as CAT could have important clinical and service implications in terms of developing and researching models of these disorders as well as for the training of multidisciplinary teams in their effective treatment
Adding Spin Functionality to Traditional Optoelectronics via Chiral Perovskite
Spin polarized current generation and injection into semiconductors at room
temperature are key to enable a broader range of opto-spintronic
functionalities, yet the inherent efficiency of spin injection across commonly
used semiconductor-ferromagnet interfaces is limited. Here, we demonstrate
efficient spin injection into commercially viable III-V light emitting diodes
(LED) by integrating chiral halide perovskite layers with (AlxGa1-x)0.5In0.5P
multiple quantum wells (MQW). Spin polarized current is injected via chirality
induced spin selectivity (CISS) and the spin accumulation in the III-V
semiconductor is detected via the emission of circularly polarized light with a
degree of circular polarization of up to ~ 15%. X-ray photoemission
spectroscopy (XPS) and transmission electron microscopy (TEM) cross sectional
imaging indicate a pristine perovskite/III-V interface. These findings
demonstrate chiral perovskite semiconductors transform well-developed
semiconductor platforms to enable control over spin, charge, and light
First detection of two superoutbursts during rebrightening phase of a WZ Sge-type Dwarf Nova : TCP J21040470+4631129
We report on photometric and spectroscopic observations and analysis of the 2019 superoutburst of TCP J21040470+4631129. This object showed a 9 mag superoutburst with early superhumps and ordinary superhumps, which are the features of WZ Sge-type dwarf novae. Five rebrightenings were observed after the main superoutburst. The spectra during the post-superoutburst stage showed Balmer, He I, and possible sodium doublet features. The mass ratio is derived as 0.0880(9) from the period of the superhump. During the third and fifth rebrightenings, growing superhumps and superoutbursts were observed, which have never been detected during a rebrightening phase among WZ Sge-type dwarf novae with multiple rebrightenings. To induce a superoutburst during the brightening phase, the accretion disk needs to have expanded beyond the 3 : 1 resonance radius of the system again after the main superoutburst. These peculiar phenomena can be explained by the enhanced viscosity and large radius of the accretion disk suggested by the higher luminosity and the presence of late-stage superhumps during the post-superoutburst stage, plus by more mass supply from the cool mass reservoir and/or from the secondary because of the enhanced mass transfer than those of other WZ Sge-type dwarf novae.peer-reviewe
First Detection of Two Superoutbursts during Rebrightening Phase of a WZ Sge-type Dwarf Nova: TCP J21040470+4631129
We report photometric and spectroscopic observations and analysis of the 2019
superoutburst of TCP J21040470+4631129. This object showed a 9-mag
superoutburst with early superhumps and ordinary superhumps, which are the
features of WZ Sge-type dwarf novae. Five rebrightenings were observed after
the main superoutburst. The spectra during the post-superoutburst stage showed
the Balmer, He I and possible sodium doublet features. The mass ratio is
derived as 0.0880(9) from the period of the superhump. During the third and
fifth rebrightenings, growing superhumps and superoutbursts were observed,
which have never been detected during a rebrightening phase among WZ Sge-type
dwarf novae with multiple rebrightenings. To induce a superoutburst during the
brightening phase, the accretion disk was needed to expand beyond the 3:1
resonance radius of the system again after the main superoutburst. These
peculiar phenomena can be explained by the enhanced viscosity and large radius
of the disk suggested by the higher luminosity and the presence of late-stage
superhumps during the post-superoutburst stage, plus by more mass supply from
the cool mass reservoir and/or from the secondary because of the enhanced mass
transfer than those of other WZ Sge-type dwarf novae.Comment: 13 pages, 10 figures, accepted for publication in PAS
Global warming and recurrent mass bleaching of corals
During 2015–2016, record temperatures triggered a pan-tropical episode of coral bleaching, the third global-scale event since mass bleaching was first documented in the 1980s. Here we examine how and why the severity of recurrent major bleaching events has varied at multiple scales, using aerial and underwater surveys of Australian reefs combined with satellite-derived sea surface temperatures. The distinctive geographic footprints of recurrent bleaching on the Great Barrier Reef in 1998, 2002 and 2016 were determined by the spatial pattern of sea temperatures in each year. Water quality and fishing pressure had minimal effect on the unprecedented bleaching in 2016, suggesting that local protection of reefs affords little or no resistance to extreme heat. Similarly, past exposure to bleaching in 1998 and 2002 did not lessen the severity of bleaching in 2016. Consequently, immediate global action to curb future warming is essential to secure a future for coral reefs