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Accurate Ab-initio Predictions of III-V Direct-Indirect Band Gap Crossovers
We report the compositional dependence of the electronic band structure for a
range of III-V alloys. Density functional theory with the PBE functional is
insufficient to mimic the electronic gap energies at different symmetry points
of the Brillouin zone. The HSE hybrid functional with screened exchange
accurately reproduces the experimental band gaps and, more importantly, the
alloy concentration of the direct-indirect gap crossovers for the III-V alloys
studied here: AlGaAs, InAlAs, AlInP, InGaP, and GaAsP.Comment: 3 pages, 2 figure
Effect of Co doping and hydrostatic pressure on SrFe2As2
We report a pressure study on electron doped SrFeCoAs by
electrical-resistivity () and magnetic-susceptibility ()
experiments. Application of either external pressure or Co substitution rapidly
suppresses the spin-density wave ordering of the Fe moments and induces
superconductivity in SrFeAs. At the broad superconducting (SC)
dome in the phase diagram exhibits its maximum K at
a pressure of only GPa. In
SrFeCoAs no superconductivity is observed anymore up to 2.8
GPa. Upon increasing the Co concentration the maximum of the SC dome shifts
toward lower pressure accompanied by a decrease in the value of . Even though, superconductivity is induced by both tuning methods, Co
substitution leads to a much more robust SC state. Our study evidences that in
SrFeCoAs both, the effect of pressure and Co-substitution, have
to be considered in order to understand the SC phase-diagram and further
attests the close relationship of SrFeAs and its sister compound
BaFeAs.Comment: 6 pages, 6 figure
Enhancement of the upper critical field in codoped iron-arsenic high-temperature superconductors
We present the first study of codoped iron-arsenide superconductors of the
122 family (Sr/Ba)_(1-x)K_xFe_(2-y)Co_yAs_2 with the purpose to increase the
upper critical field H_c2 compared to single doped (Sr/Ba)Fe_2As_2 materials.
H_c2 was investigated by measuring the magnetoresistance in high pulsed
magnetic fields up to 64 T. We find, that H_c2 extrapolated to T = 0 is indeed
enhanced significantly to ~ 90 T for polycrystalline samples of
Ba_0.55K_0.45Fe_1.95Co_0.05As_2 compared to ~75 T for Ba_0.55K_0.45Fe_2As_2 and
BaFe_1.8Co_0.2As_2 single crystals. Codoping thus is a promising way for the
systematic optimization of iron-arsenic based superconductors for
magnetic-field and high-current applications.Comment: 7 pages, 5 figures, submitted to Journal of Applied Physic
Competition of local-moment ferromagnetism and superconductivity in Co-substituted EuFe2As2
In contrast to SrFe2As2, where only the iron possesses a magnetic moment, in
EuFe2As2 an additional large, local magnetic moment is carried by Eu2+. Like
SrFe2As2, EuFe2As2 exhibits a spin-density wave transition at high
temperatures, but in addition the magnetic moments of the Eu2+ order at around
20 K. The interplay of pressure-induced superconductivity and the Eu2+ order
leads to a behavior which is reminiscent of re-entrant superconductivity as it
was observed, for example, in the ternary Chevrel phases or in the rare-earth
nickel borocarbides. Here, we study the delicate interplay of the ordering of
the Eu2+ moments and superconductivity in EuFe1.9Co0.1As2, where application of
external pressure makes it possible to sensitively tune the ratio of the
magnetic (T_C) and the superconducting (T_{c,onset}) critical temperatures. We
find that superconductivity disappears once T_C > T_{c,onset}.Comment: 4 pages, 4 figures, submitted to the proceedings of SCES201
Superconductivity in the New Platinum Germanides MPt4Ge12 (M = Rare-earth and Alkaline-earth Metals) with Filled Skutterudite Structure
New germanium-platinum compounds with the filled-skutterudite crystal
structure were synthesized. The structure and composition were investigated by
X-ray diffraction and microprobe analysis. Magnetic susceptibility, specific
heat, and electrical resistivity measurements evidence superconductivity in
LaPt4Ge12 and PrPt4Ge12 below 8.3K. The parameters of the normal and
superconducting states were established. Strong coupling and a crystal electric
field singlet groundstate is found for the Pr compound. Electronic structure
calculations show a large density of states at the Fermi level. Similar
behavior with lower T_c was observed for SrPt4Ge12 and BaPt4Ge12.Comment: RevTeX, 4 figures, submitted to Physical Review Letters July 12, 200
Acceleration of diffusion in ethylammonium nitrate ionic liquid confined between parallel glass plates
The bulk self diffusion of the ethylammonium cation and the nitrate anion can
both be described by respective single diffusion coefficients. Diffusion of the
anion is 1.7 times higher than that of the cation. This indicates no tight
association of the ions in the ionic liquid. For the ethylammonium cation
confined between glass plates the effective diffusion coefficient along, as
well as normal to the confining glass plates is higher by a factor of 1.86 as
compared to that in the bulk. The same time, NMR T2 relaxation of protons of
NH3 group of the EA cation is faster by a factor of 22 than that in bulk. 2H
NMR spectra of selectively labeled CH2 and CH3 groups of EA do not demonstrate
any ordering of the EA between the glass plates. We suggested that these data
favor a model where a bulk isotropic sponge like structure of EAN is saved in
the confinement, but sizes of connecting channels increases. Those leads to
faster translational diffusion and faster exchange processes of protons of NH3
group, in comparison with the bulk.Comment: 11 pages, 5 figures, 1 tabl
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