Large Electromagnetic Activity Metamaterial Composed of Five-Segment Cranks

Producción CientíficaA new chiral material composed of a two-dimensional lattice of five-segment cranks, with the same handedness is experimentally and numerically studied. The sample, formed by a single layer of such structures, exhibits huge electromagnetic activity and a negative refraction index for linearly polarized waves. Both the chirality parameter and the bandwidth with the negative refraction index are larger than those observed in chiral media composed of three-segment cranks. The material also shows pronounced electromagnetic activity (larger than 500 per wavelength). This observed behaviour is attributed to the fact that the five-segment configuration enhances the electromagnetic coupling compared with the three-segment configuration.2020-01-012020-01-01Ministerio de Economía, Industria y Competitividad and the European Commission (ERDF)(Projects TEC2014-55463-C3-1- P and TEC2014-55463-C3-3-P

Design and development of a low temperature, inductance based high frequency ac susceptometer

We report on the development of an induction based low temperature high frequency ac susceptometer capable of measuring at frequencies up to 3.5 MHz and at temperatures between 2 K and 300 K. Careful balancing of the detection coils and calibration have allowed a sample magnetic moment resolution of $5\times10^{-10} Am^2$ at 1 MHz. We will discuss the design and characterization of the susceptometer, and explain the calibration process. We also include some example measurements on the spin ice material CdEr$_2$S$_4$ and iron oxide based nanoparticles to illustrate functionality

Seroprevalencia del virus de la leucemia bovina en rodeos lecheros del Departamento Iriondo, Santa Fe, Argentina

El objetivo de este trabajo fue determinar la seroprevalencia del virus de la leucemia bovina (VLB) en rodeos lecheros de la Provincia de Santa Fe. Se procesaron 747 muestras mediante la técnica de inmunodifusión en gel de agar. Se realizó un análisis chi-cuadrado para evaluar la asociación entre la categoría y la general, que fue del 79,1%, siendo la prevalencia por categorías de 82,1% para vacas, 56,2% para vaquillonas y 54,5% para toros. En el análisis estadístico se observó una asociación de seropositividad. Los resultados de prevalencia intra-predial fueron entre el 63% y el 96%. La prevalencia estadísticamente significativa entre adultos y seropositividad, fue teniendo éstos 4 veces más chances de ser seropositivos que las vaquillonas. La elevada seroprevalencia del VLB hallada, demuestra que el virus está ampliamente distribuido en los rodeos lecheros de la región sur de la Provincia de Santa Fe

Anomalous Josephson Effect in Andreev Interferometers

The first evidence of anomalous Josephson effect is reported in mesoscopic superconductor-normal metal-superconductor (SNS) junctions forming a crosslike Andreev Interferometer in the absence of magnetic and spin-orbit interactions normally required to break time-reversal and inversion symmetries. From conductance measurements of the out-of-equilibrium weak link, we determine a voltage-controlled spontaneous phase that resembles a $\varphi_0$-junction. The temperature and voltage dependences together with a dissipative term in the current-phase relation strongly suggest that the mechanism underlying the observed phenomenon relies on electron-hole asymmetries.Comment: 6 pages, 3 figure

Preparation and characterization of CrO2 films by Low Pressure Chemical Vapor Deposition from CrO3

Highly oriented CrO2 thin films have been heteroepitaxially grown on TiO2 rutile (110), (100) and (001) single crystalline substrates, by Low Pressure Chemical Vapor Deposition from CrO3 as precursor and flowing oxygen as carrier gas, under a pressure of 67 Pa. The experimental conditions were fine tuned by depositing on polycrystalline Ti foils, to improve the purity of the films and the deposition rate. A maximum deposition rate of 175 nm h- 1 was obtained. The composition and texture of films, up to 2 μm thick, have been determined by X-ray diffraction (XRD) and Micro Raman, while their microstructure has been examined by Scanning Electron Microcopy and Atomic Force Microscopy, and their magnetic behavior has been tested by superconducting quantum interference device magnetometry. These techniques reveal that the phase purity, texture, microstructure and thickness of these films are dependent on the crystalline face of the rutile substrate and the deposition temperature. Thus, microscopy techniques, XRD and Raman spectroscopy confirm that highly textured CrO2 films were always obtained on the three rutile substrate faces when deposition temperature ranges between 616 K and 636 K. But these techniques also show that CrO2 films are unpurified with inclusions or patches of Cr2O3, for the most of the substrates and especially at high deposition temperatures. Magnetic measurements conclusively demonstrate that pure CrO2 films are only obtained when TiO2 (110) is used as a substrate. © 2013 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.The research presented in this article was financial supported by Spanish Ministry of Economy and Competitiveness (projects CONSOLIDER-CSD2008-00023, MAT2010-18447, MAT2010-21228) and Junta de Andalucía (projects FMQ-6900P, TEP5283 and P09-CTS-5189).Peer Reviewe