537 research outputs found
Phase analysis of quantum oscillations in graphite
The quantum de Haas van Alphen (dHvA) and Shubnikov de Haas (SdH)
oscillations measured in graphite were decomposed by pass-band filtering onto
contributions from three different groups of carriers. We develop the
two-dimensional phase analysis method which allows to identify these carriers
as (i) minority holes having two-dimensional (2D) parabolic massive spectrum,
(ii) majority electrons, also massive but with intermediate 2D-3D spectrum, and
(iii) majority holes with 2D Dirac-like spectrum which seems to be responsible
for the unusual strongly-correlated electronic phenomena in graphite.Comment: latest version as was published in PR
Comment on "Consistent Interpretation of the Low-Temperature Magnetotransport in Graphite Using the Slonczewski-Weiss-McClure 3D Band-Structure Calculations" (arXiv:0902.1925)
In 2004 we have shown that substantial part of conductivity in graphite is
provided by holes with massless linear spectrum - Dirac Fermions that coexist
with massive normal carriers - electrons. In a recent Letter [Phys. Rev. Lett.
102, 166403 (2009), arXiv:0902.1925] Schneider et al. revised our conclusion
pointed that both types of carriers are massive. Since both groups use the same
method of phase determination of Shubnikov de Haas oscillation we comment here
that the controversy originates from the improper treatment of experimental
results in Schneider2009 et al
Sound modes in composite incommensurate crystals
We propose a simple phenomenological model describing composite crystals,
constructed from two parallel sets of periodic inter-penetrating chains. In the
harmonic approximation and neglecting thermal fluctuations we find the
eigenmodes of the system. It is shown that at high frequencies there are two
longitudinal sound modes with standard attenuation, while in the low frequency
region there is one propagating sound mode and an over-damped phase mode. The
crossover between these two regions is analyzed numerically and the dynamical
structure factor is calculated. It is shown that the qualitative features of
the experimentally observed spectra can be consistently described by our model.Comment: 12 pages, 2 eps figures, Revtex, accepted to European Physics Journal
B, (2002
Optical anapoles in nanophotonics and meta-optics
Interference of electromagnetic modes supported by subwavelength photonic
structures is one of the key concepts that underpins the subwavelength control
of light in meta-optics. It drives the whole realm of all-dielectric
Mie-resonant nanophotonics with many applications for low-loss nanoscale
optical antennas, metasurfaces, and metadevices. Specifically, interference of
the electric and toroidal dipole moments results in a very peculiar,
low-radiating optical state associated with the concept of optical anapole.
Here, we uncover the physics of multimode interferences and multipolar
interplay in nanostructures with an intriguing example of the optical anapole.
We review the recently emerged field of anapole electrodynamics explicating its
relevance to multipolar nanophotonics, including direct experimental
observations, manifestations in nonlinear optics, and rapidly expanding
applications in nanoantennas, active photonics, and metamaterials.Comment: 14 pages, 6 figure
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