37 research outputs found
Ferrodistorsive orbital ordering in the layered nickelate NaNiO_2: A density-functional study
The electronic structure and magnetism in the sodium nickelate NaNiO_2 in the
low-temperature phase is studied from density-functional calculations using the
linear muffin-tin orbitals method. An antiferromagnetic solution with a
magnetic moment of 0.7 m_B per Ni ion is found. A ferrodistorsive orbital
ordering is shown to occur due to the Jahn-Teller distortion around the Ni^{3+}
ion in agreement with the orbital ordering inferred from neutron diffraction.
While the intralayer exchange is ferromagnetic, the interlayer exchange is
weakly antiferromagnetic, mediated by a long Ni-O-Na-O-Ni superexchange path.Comment: 4 pages, 5 figures Submitted to MMM2004 conference Proceeding
Electronic structure and exchange interaction in the layered perovskite Sr3Mn2O7
The electronic structure of the Ruddlesden-Popper layered perovskite compound Sr3Mn2O7 is studied from density-functional calculations using the linear muffin-tin orbitals method. An antiferromagnetic, insulating solution is obtained in agreement with the experiments, with a magnetic moment of about 2.52mu(B) for each Mn atom. The magnetic interactions between the Mn atoms, both within the bilayer and between the bilayers, are shown to arise from superexchange. The intrabilayer interaction involves the three-site Mn-O-Mn superexchange much like the case of the well-known CaMnO3, while the interbilayer exchange, mediated via the longer Mn-O-O-Mn superexchange path, is considerably weaker. Consistent with the layered nature of the compound, we find a strong out-of-plane to in-plane band-mass anisotropy for Sr3Mn2O7 (m(z)*/m(x,y)* similar to 10.9 for electrons and similar to4.2 for holes), while for the related compound LaSr2Mn2O7, which is a ferromagnetic metal, we obtain a strong anisotropy in the resistivity rho(c)/rho(ab)similar to40 using kinetic transport theory, in qualitative agreement with the experimental value of similar to100
Mean-field Study of Charge, Spin, and Orbital Orderings in Triangular-lattice Compounds ANiO2 (A=Na, Li, Ag)
We present our theoretical results on the ground states in layered
triangular-lattice compounds ANiO2 (A=Na, Li, Ag). To describe the interplay
between charge, spin, orbital, and lattice degrees of freedom in these
materials, we study a doubly-degenerate Hubbard model with electron-phonon
couplings by the Hartree-Fock approximation combined with the adiabatic
approximation. In a weakly-correlated region, we find a metallic state
accompanied by \sqroot3x\sqroot3 charge ordering. On the other hand, we obtain
an insulating phase with spin-ferro and orbital-ferro ordering in a wide range
from intermediate to strong correlation. These phases share many
characteristics with the low-temperature states of AgNiO2 and NaNiO2,
respectively. The charge-ordered metallic phase is stabilized by a compromise
between Coulomb repulsions and effective attractive interactions originating
from the breathing-type electronphonon coupling as well as the Hund's-rule
coupling. The spin-orbital-ordered insulating phase is stabilized by the
cooperative effect of electron correlations and the Jahn-Teller coupling, while
the Hund's-rule coupling also plays a role in the competition with other
orbital-ordered phases. The results suggest a unified way of understanding a
variety of low-temperature phases in ANiO2. We also discuss a keen competition
among different spin-orbital-ordered phases in relation to a puzzling behavior
observed in LiNiO2
Pathwise Sensitivity Analysis in Transient Regimes
The instantaneous relative entropy (IRE) and the corresponding instanta-
neous Fisher information matrix (IFIM) for transient stochastic processes are
pre- sented in this paper. These novel tools for sensitivity analysis of
stochastic models serve as an extension of the well known relative entropy rate
(RER) and the corre- sponding Fisher information matrix (FIM) that apply to
stationary processes. Three cases are studied here, discrete-time Markov
chains, continuous-time Markov chains and stochastic differential equations. A
biological reaction network is presented as a demonstration numerical example
Anisotropic phonon conduction and lattice distortions in CMR-type bilayer manganite (LaPr)SrMnO (z=0,0.2,0.4 and 0.6) single crystals
We have undertaken a systematic study of thermal conductivity as a function
of temperature and magnetic field of single crystals of the compound
(LaPr)SrMnO for (Pr) =0.2,0.4. and
0.6. The lattice distortion due to Pr-substitution and anisotropic thermal
conductivity in bilayer manganites are discussed on the basis of different
relaxation models of local lattice distortions in metal and insulating states
proposed by Maderda et al. The giant magnetothermal effect is scaled as a
function of magnetization and discussed on the basis of a systematic variation
of the occupation of the -electron orbital states due to Pr-substitution.Comment: 7 pages, 6 figures, in press in Phys.Rev.
Exchange coupling in CaMnO and LaMnO: configuration interaction and the coupling mechanism
The equilibrium structure and exchange constants of CaMnO and LaMnO
have been investigated using total energy unrestricted Hartree-Fock (UHF) and
localised orbital configuration interaction (CI) calculations on the bulk
compounds and MnO and MnO clusters. The
predicted structure and exchange constants for CaMnO are in reasonable
agreement with estimates based on its N\'eel temperature. A series of
calculations on LaMnO in the cubic perovskite structure shows that a
Hamiltonian with independent orbital ordering and exchange terms accounts for
the total energies of cubic LaMnO with various spin and orbital orderings.
Computed exchange constants depend on orbital ordering. UHF calculations tend
to underestimate exchange constants in LaMnO, but have the correct sign
when compared with values obtained by neutron scattering; exchange constants
obtained from CI calculations are in good agreement with neutron scattering
data provided the Madelung potential of the cluster is appropriate. Cluster CI
calculations reveal a strong dependence of exchange constants on Mn d e
orbital populations in both compounds. CI wave functions are analysed in order
to determine which exchange processes are important in exchange coupling in
CaMnO and LaMnO.Comment: 25 pages and 9 postscript figure
Trends in support for research and development of cool season food legumes in the developing countries
In addition to their role in human nutrition, food legumes are an integral part of farming systems world wide in diversifying cropping systems and maintaining soil fertility. 1996 world production is around 57 million tonnes. The population in developing countries is expected to be 6.06 billion by 2010, and the demand for food legumes is expected to be around 110.65 million tonnes. This poses a challenge to scientists and policy makers to meet this demand. The growth trends during 1990-94 for area, production, and productivity globally were negative, with few exceptions. Many countries in Asia need to increase production by at least 50% by 2010, and double it by 2020, to meet the needs of the growing population. The current research and development (R&D) thrusts, in developing countries, are geared towards increased production, but with varied success. An increased reliance on plant breeding and extensive cultivation of legumes in marginal areas has led to over-exploitation of the limited genetic resources. Some national governments (eg Turkey and India) have programmes to increase production, but early successes have plateaued, and shifts in direction are needed. The major proportion (50-75%) of R&D funds in developing countries is allocated to staple cereals, and only a small portion of the remaining budget is available for legumes. The following strategies are suggested to strengthen support for food legume research: integrated cropping systems management (variety+agronomic practices+crop rotations) to bridge the yield gap in different agroclimatic conditions; strategic research to breach yield ceilings and develop cultivars that can produce high and stable yields in better-endowed environments and thus compete with cereals; strengthen research collaboration within and among national programmes and with the international agricultural research centres; increase the role of regional, networks and working groups to enhance technical cooperation among developing countries; increase the collaboration between public and private sectors and exploit their comparative advantages to achieve mutual goals; and create Food Legume Councils (that include farmers, traders, and exporters) which support R&D by levying taxes or cesses on commodities and value-added products
Trends in support for research and development of cool season food legumes in the developing countries
In addition to their role in human nutrition, food legumes are an integral part of farming systems world wide in diversifying cropping systems and maintaining soil fertility. 1996 world production is around 57 million tonnes. The population in developing countries is expected to be 6.06 billion by 2010, and the demand for food legumes is expected to be around 110.65 million tonnes. This poses a challenge to scientists and policy makers to meet this demand. The growth trends during 1990-94 for area, production, and productivity globally were negative, with few exceptions. Many countries in Asia need to increase production by at least 50% by 2010, and double it by 2020, to meet the needs of the growing population. The current research and development (R&D) thrusts, in developing countries, are geared towards increased production, but with varied success. An increased reliance on plant breeding and extensive cultivation of legumes in marginal areas has led to over-exploitation of the limited genetic resources. Some national governments (eg Turkey and India) have programmes to increase production, but early successes have plateaued, and shifts in direction are needed. The major proportion (50-75%) of R&D funds in developing countries is allocated to staple cereals, and only a small portion of the remaining budget is available for legumes. The following strategies are suggested to strengthen support for food legume research: integrated cropping systems management (variety+agronomic practices+crop rotations) to bridge the yield gap in different agroclimatic conditions; strategic research to breach yield ceilings and develop cultivars that can produce high and stable yields in better-endowed environments and thus compete with cereals; strengthen research collaboration within and among national programmes and with the international agricultural research centres; increase the role of regional, networks and working groups to enhance technical cooperation among developing countries; increase the collaboration between public and private sectors and exploit their comparative advantages to achieve mutual goals; and create Food Legume Councils (that include farmers, traders, and exporters) which support R&D by levying taxes or cesses on commodities and value-added products
Towards a Practical Cluster Analysis over Encrypted Data
Cluster analysis is one of the most significant unsupervised machine learning tasks, and it is utilized in various fields associated with privacy issues including bioinformatics, finance and image processing. In this paper, we propose a practical solution for privacy-preserving cluster analysis based on homomorphic encryption~(HE). Our work is the first HE solution for the mean-shift clustering algorithm. To reduce the super-linear complexity of the original mean-shift algorithm, we adopt a novel random sampling method called dust sampling which perfectly fits in HE and achieves the linear complexity.
We also substitute non-polynomial kernels by a new polynomial kernel so that it can be efficiently computed in HE.
The HE implementation of our modified mean-shift clustering algorithm based on the approximate HE scheme HEAAN shows prominent performance in terms of speed and accuracy. It takes about minutes with accuracy over several public datasets with hundreds of data, and even for the dataset with data it takes only minutes applying SIMD operations in HEAAN. Our results outperform the previously best known result (SAC 2018) over times
Adlayer inhomogeneity without lateral interactions: Rationalizing correlation effects in CO oxidation at RuO2(110) with first-principles kinetic Monte Carlo
Microkinetic modeling of surface chemical reactions still relies heavily on the mean-field based rate equation approach. This approach is expected to be most accurate for systems without appreciable lateral interactions among the adsorbed chemicals, and there in particular for the uniform adlayers resulting in poisoned regimes with predominant coverage of one species. Using first-principles kinetic Monte Carlo simulations and the CO oxidation at RuO2(110) as a showcase, we demonstrate that even in this limit mean-field rate equations fail to predict the catalytic activity by orders of magnitude. This deficiency is traced back to the inability to account for the vacancy pair formation that is kinetically driven by the ongoing reactions