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Using single quantum states as spin filters to study spin polarization in ferromagnets
By measuring electron tunneling between a ferromagnet and individual energy
levels in an aluminum quantum dot, we show how spin-resolved quantum states can
be used as filters to determine spin-dependent tunneling rates. We also observe
magnetic-field-dependent shifts in the magnet's electrochemical potential
relative to the dot's energy levels. The shifts vary between samples and are
generally smaller than expected from the magnet's spin-polarized density of
states. We suggest that they are affected by field-dependent charge
redistribution at the magnetic interface.Comment: 4 pages, 1 color figur
Spin Polarization and Magneto-Coulomb Oscillations in Ferromagnetic Single Electron Devices
The magneto-Coulomb oscillation, the single electron repopulation induced by
external magnetic field, observed in a ferromagnetic single electron transistor
is further examined in various ferromagnetic single electron devices. In case
of double- and triple-junction devices made of Ni and Co electrodes, the single
electron repopulation always occurs from Ni to Co electrodes with increasing a
magnetic field, irrespective of the configurations of the electrodes. The
period of the magneto-Coulomb oscillation is proportional to the single
electron charging energy. All these features are consistently explained by the
mechanism that the Zeeman effect induces changes of the Fermi energy of the
ferromagnetic metal having a non-zero spin polarizations. Experimentally
determined spin polarizations are negative for both Ni and Co and the magnitude
is larger for Ni than Co as expected from band calculations.Comment: 4 pages, 3 figures, uses jpsj.sty, submitted to J. Phys. Soc. Jp
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DNA demethylation by ROS1a in rice vegetative cells promotes methylation in sperm.
Epigenetic reprogramming is required for proper regulation of gene expression in eukaryotic organisms. In Arabidopsis, active DNA demethylation is crucial for seed viability, pollen function, and successful reproduction. The DEMETER (DME) DNA glycosylase initiates localized DNA demethylation in vegetative and central cells, so-called companion cells that are adjacent to sperm and egg gametes, respectively. In rice, the central cell genome displays local DNA hypomethylation, suggesting that active DNA demethylation also occurs in rice; however, the enzyme responsible for this process is unknown. One candidate is the rice REPRESSOR OF SILENCING 1a (ROS1a) gene, which is related to DME and is essential for rice seed viability and pollen function. Here, we report genome-wide analyses of DNA methylation in wild-type and ros1a mutant sperm and vegetative cells. We find that the rice vegetative cell genome is locally hypomethylated compared with sperm by a process that requires ROS1a activity. We show that many ROS1a target sequences in the vegetative cell are hypomethylated in the rice central cell, suggesting that ROS1a also demethylates the central cell genome. Similar to Arabidopsis, we show that sperm non-CG methylation is indirectly promoted by DNA demethylation in the vegetative cell. These results reveal that DNA glycosylase-mediated DNA demethylation processes are conserved in Arabidopsis and rice, plant species that diverged 150 million years ago. Finally, although global non-CG methylation levels of sperm and egg differ, the maternal and paternal embryo genomes show similar non-CG methylation levels, suggesting that rice gamete genomes undergo dynamic DNA methylation reprogramming after cell fusion
Análise e comparação filogenética de expansinas presentes em Urochloa decumbens cv Basilick.
O objetivo deste trabalho foi analisar 4 expansinas de Urochloa decumbens, verificando a similaridade e a homologia delas com as de outras plantas
Far-infrared absorption and the metal-to-insulator transition in hole-doped cuprates
By studying the optical conductivity of BSLCO and YCBCO, we show that the
metal-to-insulator transition (MIT) in these hole-doped cuprates is driven by
the opening of a small gap at low T in the far infrared. Its width is
consistent with the observations of Angle-Resolved Photoemission Spectroscopy
in other cuprates, along the nodal line of the k-space. The gap forms as the
Drude term turns into a far-infrared absorption, whose peak frequency can be
approximately predicted on the basis of a Mott-like transition. Another band in
the mid infrared softens with doping but is less sensitive to the MIT.Comment: To be published on Physical Review Letter
Proton inelastic scattering to continuum studied with antisymmetrized molecular dynamics
Intermediate energy (p,px) reaction is studied with antisymmetrized
molecular dynamics (AMD) in the cases of Ni target with MeV
and C target with 200 and 90 MeV. Angular distributions for
various energies are shown to be reproduced well without any
adjustable parameter, which shows the reliability and usefulness of AMD in
describing light-ion reactions. Detailed analyses of the calculations are made
in the case of Ni target and following results are obtained: Two-step
contributions are found to be dominant in some large angle region and to be
indispensable for the reproduction of data. Furthermore the reproduction of
data in the large angle region \theta \agt 120^\circ for = 100 MeV
is shown to be due to three-step contributions. Angular distributions for
E_{p'} \agt 40 MeV are found to be insensitive to the choice of different
in-medium nucleon-nucleon cross sections and the reason of this
insensitivity is discussed in detail. On the other hand, the total reaction
cross section and the cross section of evaporated protons are found to be
sensitive to . In the course of the analyses of the calculations,
comparison is made with the distorted wave approach.Comment: 16 pages, 7 Postscript figure
Probing the symmetry energy with isospin ratio from nucleons to fragments
Within the framework of ImQMD05, we study several isospin sensitive
observables, such as DR(n/p) ratios, isospin transport ratio (isospin
diffusion), yield ratios for LCPs between the projectile region and
mid-rapidity region for the reaction systems Ni+Ni, Zn+Zn, Sn+Sn at
low-intermediate energies. Our results show that those observables are
sensitive to the density dependence of symmetry energy, and also depend on the
cluster formation mechanism. By comparing these calculations to the data, the
information of the symmetry energy and reaction mechanism is obtained.Comment: Talk given by Yingxun Zhang at the 11th International Conference on
Nucleus-Nucleus Collisions (NN2012), San Antonio, Texas, USA, May 27-June 1,
2012. To appear in the NN2012 Proceedings in Journal of Physics: Conference
Series (JPCS
Nonequilibrium spin distribution in single-electron transistor
Single-electron transistor with ferromagnetic outer electrodes and
nonmagnetic island is studied theoretically. Nonequilibrium electron spin
distribution in the island is caused by tunneling current. The dependencies of
the magnetoresistance ratio on the bias and gate voltages show the
dips which are directly related to the induced separation of Fermi levels for
electrons with different spins. Inside a dip can become negative.Comment: 11 pages, 2 eps figure
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