Vortices in the presence of a nonmagnetic atom impurity in 2D XY ferromagnets

Using a model of nonmagnetic impurity potential, we have examined the behavior of planar vortex solutions in the classical two-dimensional XY ferromagnets in the presence of a spin vacancy localized out of the vortex core. Our results show that a spinless atom impurity gives rise to an effective potential that repels the vortex structure.Comment: 6 pages, 2 figures, RevTex

Lande g-tensor in semiconductor nanostructures

Understanding the electronic structure of semiconductor nanostructures is not complete without a detailed description of their corresponding spin-related properties. Here we explore the response of the shell structure of InAs self-assembled quantum dots to magnetic fields oriented in several directions, allowing the mapping of the g-tensor modulus for the s and p shells. We found that the g-tensors for the s and p shells show a very different behavior. The s-state in being more localized allows the probing of the confining potential details by sweeping the magnetic field orientation from the growth direction towards the in-plane direction. As for the p-state, we found that the g-tensor modulus is closer to that of the surrounding GaAs, consistent with a larger delocalization. These results reveal further details of the confining potentials of self-assembled quantum dots that have not yet been probed, in addition to the assessment of the g-tensor, which is of fundamental importance for the implementation of spin related applications.Comment: 4 pages, 4 figure

A computationally efficient method for calculating the maximum conductance of disordered networks: Application to 1-dimensional conductors

Random networks of carbon nanotubes and metallic nanowires have shown to be very useful in the production of transparent, conducting films. The electronic transport on the film depends considerably on the network properties, and on the inter-wire coupling. Here we present a simple, computationally efficient method for the calculation of conductance on random nanostructured networks. The method is implemented on metallic nanowire networks, which are described within a single-orbital tight binding Hamiltonian, and the conductance is calculated with the Kubo formula. We show how the network conductance depends on the average number of connections per wire, and on the number of wires connected to the electrodes. We also show the effect of the inter-/intra-wire hopping ratio on the conductance through the network. Furthermore, we argue that this type of calculation is easily extendable to account for the upper conductivity of realistic films spanned by tunneling networks. When compared to experimental measurements, this quantity provides a clear indication of how much room is available for improving the film conductivity.Comment: 7 pages, 5 figure

Topological confinement in graphene bilayer quantum rings

We demonstrate the existence of localized electron and hole states in a ring-shaped potential kink in biased bilayer graphene. Within the continuum description, we show that for sharp potential steps the Dirac equation describing carrier states close to the K (or K') point of the first Brillouin zone can be solved analytically for a circular kink/anti-kink dot. The solutions exhibit interfacial states which exhibit Aharonov-Bohm oscillations as functions of the height of the potential step and/or the radius of the ring

Teste de vôo como critério de avaliação de qualidade de Trichospilus diatraeae (Hymenoptera: Eulophidae).

SICONBIOL 2011

Produção de plantas transgênicas de café resistentes ao herbicida glufosinato de amônio

Plantas transgênicas de Coffea canephora P. resistentes ao herbicida glufosinato de amônio foram regeneradas a partir de explantes foliares cocultivados com Agrobacterium tumefaciens EHA105 contendo o plasmídio pCAMBIA3301, que contém os genes bar e uidA ambos sob controle do promotor 35S ou pIBI3 (3300 contendo o gene da ACC oxidase, antisenso) ou ainda bombardeados com o plasmídio pCAMBIA3301. Embriogênese somática direta foi induzida no meio contendo ¼ dos macros e metade dos micronutrientes do meio MS, constituintes orgânicos do meio B5 e 30 g.L 1 de sacarose, suplementado com 5mM N 6 ? (2isopentenil) adenina (2iP) e 10 mM de glufosinato de amônio para seleção de embriões transgênicos putativos. A presença e a integração do gene bar foram confirmados pelas análises de PCR e Southern blot. As plantas transgênicas pulverizadas com 1600 mg.L 1 do herbicida Finale que contém glufosinato como ingrediente ativo, não apresentaram sintomas de toxidez, mantiveram a coloração e continuaram crescendo normalmente na aclimatação ex vitro