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Magnetization structure of a Bloch point singularity
Switching of magnetic vortex cores involves a topological transition
characterized by the presence of a magnetization singularity, a point where the
magnetization vanishes (Bloch point). We analytically derive the shape of the
Bloch point that is an extremum of the free energy with exchange, dipole and
the Landau terms for the determination of the local value of the magnetization
modulus.Comment: 4 pages, 2 figure
Current-induced magnetic vortex core switching in a Permalloy nanodisk
We report on the switching of a magnetic vortex core in a sub-micron
Permalloy disk, induced by a short current pulse applied in the film plane.
Micromagnetic simulations including the adiabatic and non-adiabatic spin-torque
terms are used to investigate the current-driven magnetization dynamics. We
predict that a core reversal can be triggered by current bursts a tenth of a
nanosecond long. The vortex core reversal process is found to be the same as
when an external field pulse is applied. The control of a vortex core's
orientation using current pulses introduces the technologically relevant
possibility to address individual nanomagnets within dense arrays.Comment: 3 pages, 3 figure
Electronic structure and dynamics of optically excited single-wall carbon nanotubes
We have studied the electronic structure and charge-carrier dynamics of
individual single-wall carbon nanotubes (SWNTs) and nanotube ropes using
optical and electron-spectroscopic techniques. The electronic structure of
semiconducting SWNTs in the band-gap region is analyzed using near-infrared
absorption spectroscopy. A semi-empirical expression for
transition energies, based on tight-binding calculations is found to give
striking agreement with experimental data. Time-resolved PL from dispersed
SWNT-micelles shows a decay with a time constant of about 15 ps. Using
time-resolved photoemission we also find that the electron-phonon ({\it e-ph})
coupling in metallic tubes is characterized by a very small {\it e-ph}
mass-enhancement of 0.0004. Ultrafast electron-electron scattering of
photo-excited carriers in nanotube ropes is finally found to lead to internal
thermalization of the electronic system within about 200 fs.Comment: 10 pages, 10 figures, submitted to Applied Physics
Three-dimensional magnetic flux-closure patterns in mesoscopic Fe islands
We have investigated three-dimensional magnetization structures in numerous
mesoscopic Fe/Mo(110) islands by means of x-ray magnetic circular dichroism
combined with photoemission electron microscopy (XMCD-PEEM). The particles are
epitaxial islands with an elongated hexagonal shape with length of up to 2.5
micrometer and thickness of up to 250 nm. The XMCD-PEEM studies reveal
asymmetric magnetization distributions at the surface of these particles.
Micromagnetic simulations are in excellent agreement with the observed magnetic
structures and provide information on the internal structure of the
magnetization which is not accessible in the experiment. It is shown that the
magnetization is influenced mostly by the particle size and thickness rather
than by the details of its shape. Hence, these hexagonal samples can be
regarded as model systems for the study of the magnetization in thick,
mesoscopic ferromagnets.Comment: 12 pages, 11 figure
Temperature Dependence of Electron to Lattice Energy-Transfer in Single-Wall Carbon Nanotube Bundles
The electron-phonon coupling strength in single-wall carbon nanotube (SWNT)
bundles has been studied directly in the time-domain by femtosecond
time-resolved photoelectron spectroscopy. We have measured the dependence of
H(T_e,T_l), the rate of energy-transfer between the electronic system and the
lattice as a function of electron and lattice temperatures T_e and T_l. The
experiments are consistent with a T^5 dependence of H on the electron- and
lattice-temperatures, respectively. The results can be related to the e-ph mass
enhancement parameter lambda. The experimentally obtained value for
lambda/theta_D^2, where theta_D is the Debye temperature, suggests that e-ph
scattering times at the Fermi level of SWNT bundles can be exceptionally long,
exceeding 1.5 ps at room temperature.Comment: 5 pages, 4 figures, submitted to the Journal of Nanoscience and
Nanotechnologiy, special issue on nanotube
The Relation between Inequality and Intergenerational Class Mobility in 39 Countries
We study the relationship between inter-class inequality and intergenerational class mobility across 39 countries. Previous research on the relationship between economic inequality and class mobility remains inconclusive, as studies have confounded intra- with between-class economic inequalities. We propose that between-class inequality across multiple dimensions accounts for the inverse relationship between inequality and mobility: the larger the resource distance between classes, the less likely it is that mobility from one to the other will occur. We consider inequality in terms of between-class differences in three areas—education, wages, and income—and in a composite measure. Building on sociological mobility theory, we argue that cross-country variation in mobility results, in part, from families adapting to different levels of between-class inequality. Consistent with this hypothesis, we find a negative correlation between inter-class inequality and social fluidity, with between-class inequality being a better predictor of mobility chances than conventional distributional measures. We also find that the resource distance between classes is negatively related to the strength of their intergenerational association for some off-diagonal origin and destination (OD) class combinations
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