101 research outputs found
Cr-doping effect on the orbital fluctuation of heavily doped Nd1-xSrxMnO3 (x ~ 0.625)
We have investigated the Cr-doping effect of Nd0.375Sr0.625MnO3 near the
phase boundary between the x2-y2 and 3z2-r2 orbital ordered states, where a
ferromagnetic correlation and concomitant large magnetoresistance are observed
owing to orbital fluctuation. Cr-doping steeply suppresses the ferromagnetic
correlation and magnetoresistance in Nd0.375Sr0.625Mn1-yCryO3 with 0 < y <
0.05, while they reappear in 0.05 < y < 0.10. Such a reentrant behavior implies
that a phase boundary is located at y = 0.05, or a phase crossover occurs
across y = 0.05.Comment: 3 pages, 3 figures, to be published in Journal of Applied Physic
Multiferroic properties of an \aa kermanite SrCoSiO single crystal in high magnetic fields
The magnetic and dielectric properties of \aa kermanite SrCoSiO
single crystals in high magnetic fields were investigated. We have observed
finite induced electric polarization along the c axis in high fields, wherein
all Co spins were forcibly aligned to the magnetic field direction. Existence
of the induced polarization in the spin-polarized state accompanied with the
finite slope in the magnetization curve suggests the possible role of the
orbital angular momenta in the excited states as its microscopic origin. The
emergence of the field-induced polarization without particular magnetic order
can be regarded as the magnetoelectric effects of the second order from the
symmetry point of view. A low magnetic field-driven electric polarization flip
induced by a rotating field, even at room temperature, has been successfully
demonstrated.Comment: 12 pages, 4 figure
Impact of fermentation and incorporation of cashew flour on the micronutrient and macronutrient contents of millet flour sold in the market: case of the city of Yamoussoukro
The weaning period of an infant, which should begin from 7 months, is characterized by the gradual change from a liquid to a solid diet. After 6 months, the nutrients contained in breast milk are no longer sufficient to meet the growing demands of the infant. This is the ideal period for the introduction of a complementary food to make up for any deficiencies. To contribute to this situation, two groups, each consisting of five combinations of millet flour, enriched with cashew flour were formulated. The samples M100A0 (Unenriched millet flour), M92,5A7,5, M85A15, M77, 5A22,5 and M70A30 were enriched with 7.5%, 15%, 22,5% and 30% downgraded cashew flour, respectively. The samples MF100A0 (Unenriched fermented millet flour), MF92, 5A7,5, MF85A15, MF77, 5A22,5 and MF70A30 were constructed in a corresponding manner, the only difference being that the millet flour was fermented. After analyses of the different formulations, the best proportions of proteins were observed in MF70A30, MF77, 5A22, 5 and M70A30, which were 13.13%, 12.25% and 12.25%, respectively. Samples M70A30 and M77,5A22,5 exhibited the best iron contents of 8.44 ppm and 8.12 ppm, respectively. The protein contents of the unfortified samples M100A0 and MF100A0 were 7.53% and 6.13% respectively. Formulations MF70A30, M77,5A2,5 and M70A30 with levels of 1.06 ppm, 0.98 ppm and 0.98 ppm, respectively, gave the best zinc contents. The moisture contents of the formulated samples had minimal changes. They varied between 6.16 ± 0.06% and 7.6 ± 0.99% for unfermented samples, and between 6.35 ± 0.32% and 7.0 ± 0.02% for fermented samples. The humidity values of the two groups of samples were not significantly different at P≤0.05. These low moisture contents in the flours are important for better preservation. At the end of this study, certain formulations were selected because of their good nutritional profile. Thus the formulations M70A30 composed of 70% millet flour and 30% cashew flour and MF70A30 composed of 70% fermented millet flour and 30% cashew flour present the best options and could be used as quality infant flours. 
Theory of magnetoelectric resonance in two-dimensional antiferromagnet via spin-dependent metal-ligand hybridization mechanism
We investigate magnetic excitations in an Heisenberg model
representing two-dimensional antiferromagnet . In
terahertz absorption experiment of the compound, Goldstone mode as well as
novel magnetic excitations, conventional magnetic resonance at 2 meV and both
electric- and magnetic-active excitation at 4 meV, have been observed. By
introducing a hard uniaxial anisotropy term , three modes can
be explained naturally. We also indicate that, via the spin-dependent
metal-ligand hybridization mechanism, the 4 meV excitation is an
electric-active mode through the coupling between spin and electric-dipole.
Moreover, at 4 meV excitation, an interference between magnetic and electric
responses emerges as a cross correlated effect. Such cross correlation effects
explain the non-reciprocal linear directional dichroism observed in .Comment: 5 pages, 3 figure
Effects of different needles and substrates on CuInS2 deposited by electrostatic spray deposition
Copper indium disulphide (CuInS2) thin films were deposited using the electrostatic spray deposition method. The effects of applied voltage and solution flow rate on the aerosol cone shape, film composition, surface morphology and current conversion were investigated. The effect of aluminium substrates and transparent fluorine doped tin oxide (SnO2:F) coated glass substrates on the properties of as-deposited CuInS2 films were analysed. An oxidation process occurs during the deposition onto the metallic substrates which forms an insulating layer between the photoactive film and substrate. The effects of two different spray needles on the properties of the as-deposited films were also studied. The results reveal that the use of a stainless steel needle results in contamination of the film due to the transfer of metal impurities through the spray whilst this is not seen for the glass needle. The films were characterised using a number of different analytical techniques such as X-ray diffraction, scanning electron microscopy, Rutherford back-scattering and secondary ion mass spectroscopy and opto-electronic measurements
One-Third Magnetization Plateau with a Preceding Novel Phase in Volborthite
We have synthesized high-quality single crystals of volborthite, a seemingly
distorted kagome antiferromagnet, and carried out high-field magnetization
measurements up to 74 T and 51V NMR measurements up to 30 T. An extremely wide
1/3 magnetization plateau appears above 28 T and continues over 74 T at 1.4 K,
which has not been observed in previous study using polycrystalline samples.
NMR spectra reveal an incommensurate order (most likely a spin-density wave
order) below 22 T and a simple spin structure in the plateau phase. Moreover, a
novel intermediate phase is found between 23 and 26 T, where the magnetization
varies linearly with magnetic field and the NMR spectra indicate an
inhomogeneous distribution of the internal magnetic field. This sequence of
phases in volborthite bear a striking similarity to those of frustrated spin
chains with a ferromagnetic nearest-neighbor coupling J1 competing with an
antiferromagnetic next-nearest-neighbor coupling J2.Comment: 12 pages, 5 figure
Solving integral equations in
A dispersive analysis of decays has been performed in the past
by many authors. The numerical analysis of the pertinent integral equations is
hampered by two technical difficulties: i) The angular averages of the
amplitudes need to be performed along a complicated path in the complex plane.
ii) The averaged amplitudes develop singularities along the path of integration
in the dispersive representation of the full amplitudes. It is a delicate
affair to handle these singularities properly, and independent checks of the
obtained solutions are demanding and time consuming. In the present article, we
propose a solution method that avoids these difficulties. It is based on a
simple deformation of the path of integration in the dispersive representation
(not in the angular average). Numerical solutions are then obtained rather
straightforwardly. We expect that the method also works for .Comment: 11 pages, 10 Figures. Version accepted for publication in EPJC. The
ancillary files contain an updated set of fundamental solutions. The
numerical differences to the former set are tiny, see the READMEv2 file for
detail
Duodenal mucosal damage is associated with proliferative activity of Brunner’s gland hamartoma: a case report
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