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Basic principles of postgrowth annealing of CdTe:Cl ingot to obtain semi-insulating crystals
The process of annealing of a CdTe:Cl ingot during its cooling after growth
was studied. The annealing was performed in two stages: a high-temperature
stage, with an approximate equality of chlorine and cadmium vacancy
concentrations established at the thermodynamic equilibrium between the crystal
and vapors of volatile components, and a low-temperature stage, with charged
defects interacting to form neutral associations. The chlorine concentrations
necessary to obtain semi-insulating crystals were determined for various ingot
cooling rates in the high temperature stage. The dependence of the chlorine
concentration [Cl+Te] in the ingot on the temperature of annealing in the
high-temperature stage was found. The carrier lifetimes and drift mobilities
were obtained in relation to the temperature and cadmium vapor pressure in the
postgrowth annealing of the ingot.Comment: 6 pages, 6 figure
A solution of a problem of Sophus Lie: Normal forms of 2-dim metrics admitting two projective vector fields
We give a complete list of normal forms for the 2-dimensional metrics that
admit a transitive Lie pseudogroup of geodesic-preserving transformations and
we show that these normal forms are mutually non-isometric. This solves a
problem posed by Sophus Lie.Comment: This is an extended version of the paper that will appear in Math.
Annalen. Some typos were corrected, references were updated, title was
changed (as in the journal version). 31 page
Exchange effects on electron transport through single-electron spin-valve transistors
We study electron transport through single-electron spin-valve transistors in
the presence of non-local exchange between the ferromagnetic leads and the
central normal-metal island. The Coulomb interaction is described with the
orthodox model for Coulomb blockade and we allow for noncollinear lead
magnetization directions. Two distinct exchange mechanisms that have been
discussed in the literature are shown to be of comparable strength and are
taken into account on equal footing. We present results for the linear
conductance as a function of gate voltage and magnetic configuration, and
discuss the response of the system to applied magnetic fields.Comment: 15 pages, 6 figure
Coulomb Blockade Peak Spacings: Interplay of Spin and Dot-Lead Coupling
For Coulomb blockade peaks in the linear conductance of a quantum dot, we
study the correction to the spacing between the peaks due to dot-lead coupling.
This coupling can affect measurements in which Coulomb blockade phenomena are
used as a tool to probe the energy level structure of quantum dots. The
electron-electron interactions in the quantum dot are described by the constant
exchange and interaction (CEI) model while the single-particle properties are
described by random matrix theory. We find analytic expressions for both the
average and rms mesoscopic fluctuation of the correction. For a realistic value
of the exchange interaction constant J_s, the ensemble average correction to
the peak spacing is two to three times smaller than that at J_s = 0. As a
function of J_s, the average correction to the peak spacing for an even valley
decreases monotonically, nonetheless staying positive. The rms fluctuation is
of the same order as the average and weakly depends on J_s. For a small
fraction of quantum dots in the ensemble, therefore, the correction to the peak
spacing for the even valley is negative. The correction to the spacing in the
odd valleys is opposite in sign to that in the even valleys and equal in
magnitude. These results are robust with respect to the choice of the random
matrix ensemble or change in parameters such as charging energy, mean level
spacing, or temperature.Comment: RevTex, 11 pages, 9 figures. v2: Conclusions section expanded.
Accepted for publication in PR
Continuum limit of the Volterra model, separation of variables and non standard realizations of the Virasoro Poisson bracket
The classical Volterra model, equipped with the Faddeev-Takhtadjan Poisson
bracket provides a lattice version of the Virasoro algebra. The Volterra model
being integrable, we can express the dynamical variables in terms of the so
called separated variables. Taking the continuum limit of these formulae, we
obtain the Virasoro generators written as determinants of infinite matrices,
the elements of which are constructed with a set of points lying on an infinite
genus Riemann surface. The coordinates of these points are separated variables
for an infinite set of Poisson commuting quantities including . The
scaling limit of the eigenvector can also be calculated explicitly, so that the
associated Schroedinger equation is in fact exactly solvable.Comment: Latex, 43 pages Synchronized with the to be published versio
Surface acoustic wave propagation in graphene film
Surface acoustic wave (SAW) propagation in a graphene film on the surface of piezoelectric crystals was studied at the BESSY II synchrotron radiation source. Talbot effect enabled the visualization of the SAW propagation on the crystal surface with the graphene film in a real time mode, and high-resolution x-ray diffraction permitted the determination of the SAW amplitude in the graphene/piezoelectric crystal system. The influence of the SAW on the electrical properties of the graphene film was examined. It was shown that the changing of the SAW amplitude enables controlling the magnitude and direction of current in graphene film on the surface of piezoelectric crystals
Transport in metallic multi-island Coulomb blockade systems: A systematic perturbative expansion in the junction transparency
We study electronic transport through metallic multi-island Coulomb-blockade
systems. Based on a diagrammatic real-time approach, we develop a computer
algorithm that generates and calculates all transport contributions up to
second order in the tunnel-coupling strengths for arbitrary multi-island
systems. This comprises sequential and cotunneling, as well as terms
corresponding to a renormalization of charging energies and tunneling
conductances. Multi-island cotunneling processes with energy transfer between
different island are taken into account. To illustrate our approach we analyze
the current through an island in Coulomb blockade, that is electrostatically
coupled to a second island through which a large current is flowing. In this
regime both cotunneling processes involving one island only as well as
multi-island processes are important. The latter can be understood as
photon-assisted sequential tunneling in the blockaded island, where the photons
are provided by potential fluctuations due to sequential tunneling in the
second island. We compare results of our approach to a P(E)-theory for
photon-assisted tunneling in the weak coupling limit.Comment: 14 pages, 7 figures, published version; minor changes in Sec. IV
Dynamics of diproton formation in the and reactions in the GeV region
Mechanisms for the production of diproton pairs, , in the
reaction are studied at proton beam energies 0.5 -- 2 GeV in
kinematics similar to those of backward elastic scattering. This reaction
provides valuable information on the short-range and interactions
that is complementary to that investigated in the well known and
processes. The reaction is related to the
subprocesses and using two different
one--pion--exchange (OPE) diagrams. Within both these models a reasonable
agreement could be obtained with the data below 1GeV. The similar energy
dependence of the and cross sections and the small
ratio of about 1.5% in the production of to deuteron final states
follow naturally within the OPE models.Comment: 10 pages, 7 figures, Late
Zeeman smearing of the Coulomb blockade
Charge fluctuations of a large quantum dot coupled to a two-dimensional lead
via a single-mode good Quantum Point Contact (QPC) and capacitively coupled to
a back-gate, are investigated in the presence of a parallel magnetic field. The
Zeeman term induces an asymmetry between transmission probabilities for the
spin-up and spin-down channels at the QPC, producing noticeable effects on the
quantization of the grain charge already at low magnetic fields. Performing a
quantitative analysis, I show that the capacitance between the gate and the
lead exhibits - instead of a logarithmic singularity - a reduced peak as a
function of gate voltage. Experimental applicability is discussed.Comment: 5 pages, 3 figures (Final version
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