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Multiband effects on the conductivity for a multiband Hubbard model
The newly discovered iron-based superconductors have attracted lots of
interests, and the corresponding theoretical studies suggest that the system
should have six bands. In this paper, we study the multiband effects on the
conductivity based on the exact solutions of one-dimensional two-band Hubbard
model. We find that the orbital degree of freedom might enhance the critical
value of on-site interaction of the transition from a metal to an
insulator. This observation is helpful to understand why undoped High-
superconductors are usually insulators, while recently discovered iron-based
superconductors are metal. Our results imply that the orbital degree of freedom
in the latter cases might play an essential role.Comment: 4 pages, 5 figure
Pinned Low Energy Electronic Excitation in Metal Exchanged Vanadium Oxide Nanoscrolls
We measured the optical properties of mixed valent vanadium oxide nanoscrolls
and their metal exchanged derivatives in order to investigate the charge
dynamics in these compounds. In contrast to the prediction of a metallic state
for the metal exchanged derivatives within a rigid band model, we find that the
injected charges in Mn exchanged vanadium oxide nanoscrolls are pinned.
A low-energy electronic excitation associated with the pinned carriers appears
in the far infrared and persists at low temperature, suggesting that the
nanoscrolls are weak metals in their bulk form, dominated by inhomogeneous
charge disproportionation and Madelung energy effects.Comment: 4 figure
Evolution of Magnetism in Single-Crystal Honeycomb Iridates
We report the successful synthesis of single-crystals of the layered iridate,
(NaLi)IrO, , and a thorough study of
its structural, magnetic, thermal and transport properties. The new compound
allows a controlled interpolation between NaIrO and LiIrO,
while maintaing the novel quantum magnetism of the honeycomb Ir planes.
The measured phase diagram demonstrates a dramatic suppression of the N\'eel
temperature, , at intermediate suggesting that the magnetic order in
NaIrO and LiIrO are distinct, and that at , the
compound is close to a magnetically disordered phase that has been sought after
in NaIrO and LiIrO. By analyzing our magnetic data with a
simple theoretical model we also show that the trigonal splitting, on the
Ir ions changes sign from NaIrO and LiIrO, and the
honeycomb iridates are in the strong spin-orbit coupling regime, controlled by
\jeff=1/2 moments.Comment: updated version with more dat
Competing Ground States in Triple-layered Sr4Ru3O10: Verging on Itinerant Ferromagnetism with Critical Fluctuations
Sr4Ru3O10 is characterized by a sharp metamagnetic transition and
ferromagnetic behavior occurring within the basal plane and along the c-axis,
respectively. Resistivity at magnetic field, B, exhibits low-frequency quantum
oscillations when B||c-axis and large magnetoresistivity accompanied by
critical fluctuations driven by the metamagnetism when B^c-axis. The complex
behavior evidenced in resistivity, magnetization and specific heat presented is
not characteristic of any obvious ground states, and points to an exotic state
that shows a delicate balance between fluctuations and order.Comment: 18 pages, 4 figure
Efficient energy transfer in light-harvesting systems, I: optimal temperature, reorganization energy, and spatial-temporal correlations
Understanding the mechanisms of efficient and robust energy transfer in
light-harvesting systems provides new insights for the optimal design of
artificial systems. In this paper, we use the Fenna-Matthews-Olson (FMO)
protein complex and phycocyanin 645 (PC 645) to explore the general dependence
on physical parameters that help maximize the efficiency and maintain its
stability. With the Haken-Strobl model, the maximal energy transfer efficiency
(ETE) is achieved under an intermediate optimal value of dephasing rate. To
avoid the infinite temperature assumption in the Haken-Strobl model and the
failure of the Redfield equation in predicting the Forster rate behavior, we
use the generalized Bloch-Redfield (GBR) equation approach to correctly
describe dissipative exciton dynamics and find that maximal ETE can be achieved
under various physical conditions, including temperature, reorganization
energy, and spatial-temporal correlations in noise. We also identify regimes of
reorganization energy where the ETE changes monotonically with temperature or
spatial correlation and therefore cannot be optimized with respect to these two
variables
From Jeff=1/2 insulator to p-wave superconductor in single-crystal Sr2Ir1-xRuxO4 (0 < x< 1)
Sr2IrO4 is a magnetic insulator assisted by strong spin-orbit coupling (SOC)
whereas the Sr2RuO4 is a p-wave superconductor. The contrasting ground states
have been shown to result from the critical role of the strong SOC in the
iridate. Our investigation of structural, transport, and magnetic properties
reveals that substituting 4d Ru4+ (4d4) ions for 5d Ir4+(5d5) ions in Sr2IrO4
directly adds holes to the t2g bands, reduces the SOC and thus rebalances the
competing energies in single-crystal Sr2Ir1-xRuxO4. A profound effect of Ru
doping driving a rich phase diagram is a structural phase transition from a
distorted I41/acd to a more ideal I4/mmm tetragonal structure near x=0.50 that
accompanies a phase transition from an antiferromagnetic-insulating state to a
paramagnetic-metal state. We also make a comparison drawn with Rh doped
Sr2IrO4, highlighting important similarities and differences.Comment: 18 pages,7 figure
Current-Voltage Characteristics of Long-Channel Nanobundle Thin-Film Transistors: A Bottom-up Perspective
By generalizing the classical linear response theory of stick percolation to
nonlinear regime, we find that the drain current of a Nanobundle Thin Film
Transistor (NB-TFT) is described under a rather general set of conditions by a
universal scaling formula ID = A/LS g(LS/LC, rho_S * LS * LS) f(VG, VD), where
A is a technology-specific constant, g is function of geometrical factors like
stick length (LS), channel length (LC), and stick density (rho_S) and f is a
function of drain (VD) and gate (VG) biasing conditions. This scaling formula
implies that the measurement of full I-V characteristics of a single NB-TFT is
sufficient to predict the performance characteristics of any other transistor
with arbitrary geometrical parameters and biasing conditions
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