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    Universality in Intensity Modulated Photocurrent in Bulk-Heterojunction Polymer Solar Cells

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    We observe a universal feature in the frequency dependence of intensity modulated photocurrent Iph based on studies of a variety of efficient bulk-heterojunction polymer solar cells (BHJ-PSCs). This feature of Iph appears in the form of a local maximum in the 5 kHz < frequency < 10 kHz range and is observed to be largely independent of the external parameters such as modulated light intensity (Lac), wavelength, temperature (T), and external field (EF) over a wide range. Simplistic kinetic models involving carrier generation, recombination and extraction processes are used to interpret the overall essential features of Iph and correlate it to the device parameters

    On AdS2AdS_2 holography from redux, renormalization group flows and cc-functions

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    Extremal black branes upon compactification in the near horizon throat region are known to give rise to AdS2AdS_2 dilaton-gravity-matter theories. Away from the throat region, the background has nontrivial profile. We interpret this as holographic renormalization group flow in the 2-dim dilaton-gravity-matter theories arising from dimensional reduction of the higher dimensional theories here. The null energy conditions allow us to formulate a holographic c-function in terms of the 2-dim dilaton for which we argue a c-theorem subject to appropriate boundary conditions which amount to restrictions on the ultraviolet theories containing these extremal branes. At the infrared AdS2AdS_2 fixed point, the c-function becomes the extremal black brane entropy. We discuss the behaviour of this inherited c-function in various explicit examples, in particular compactified nonconformal branes, and compare it with other discussions of holographic c-functions. We also adapt the holographic renormalization group formulated in terms of radial Hamiltonian flow to 2-dim dilaton-gravity-scalar theories, which while not Wilsonian, gives qualitative insight into the flow equations and β\beta-functions.Comment: Latex, 40pgs incl appendices; v2: minor tweaks, figure added; v3: minor clarifications added, matches version to be publishe

    Polarization-dependent discharge in fibers of semiconducting ladder-type polymer

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    We report results on polarization-dependent photoinduced discharge in oriented fibers and films of ladder-type, electron-transporting polymer poly (benzimidazobenzophenanthroline), BBL. The photocarrier generation efficiency in the fiber which is indicated by the rate of discharge, is found to be distinctly higher for light polarized parallel to the fiber axis as compared to the radially perpendicular direction . Similar results, with photocarrier generation efficiency anisotropy ~ 10 are obtained for oriented films. These observations are different from previously obtained results on polyparaphenylenevinylene (PPV). The results are compared with the polarization-dependent steady- state photoconductivity measurements. We interpret these results on the basis of molecular and macroscopic features of the material.Comment: This article has been accepted for publication in applied physics letters and tentatively to be published in March 12, 2001 issu

    Hyperscaling violation and the shear diffusion constant

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    We consider holographic theories in bulk (d+1)(d+1)-dimensions with Lifshitz and hyperscaling violating exponents z,θz,\theta at finite temperature. By studying shear gravitational modes in the near-horizon region given certain self-consistent approximations, we obtain the corresponding shear diffusion constant on an appropriately defined stretched horizon, adapting the analysis of Kovtun, Son and Starinets. For generic exponents with d−z−θ>−1d-z-\theta>-1, we find that the diffusion constant has power law scaling with the temperature, motivating us to guess a universal relation for the viscosity bound. When the exponents satisfy d−z−θ=−1d-z-\theta=-1, we find logarithmic behaviour. This relation is equivalent to z=2+deffz=2+d_{eff} where deff=di−θd_{eff}=d_i-\theta is the effective boundary spatial dimension (and di=d−1d_i=d-1 the actual spatial dimension). It is satisfied by the exponents in hyperscaling violating theories arising from null reductions of highly boosted black branes, and we comment on the corresponding analysis in that context.Comment: Latex, 17pgs, v3: clarifications added on z<2+d_{eff} and standard quantization, to be publishe

    One pion events by atmospheric neutrinos: A three flavor analysis

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    We study the one-pion events produced via neutral current (NC) and charged current (CC) interactions by the atmospheric neutrinos. We analyze the ratios of these events in the framework of oscillations between three neutrino flavors. The ratios of the CC events induced by νe\nu_e to that of the NC events and a similar ratio defined with νμ\nu_\mu help us in distinguishing the different regions of the neutrino parameter space.Comment: 14 pages, 4 figures (separate postscript files

    Determining the sign of Δ31\Delta_{31} at long baseline neutrino experiments

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    Recently it is advocated that high intensity and low energy (Eν∼2GeV)(E_\nu \sim 2 GeV) neutrino beams should be built to probe the (13)(13) mixing angle ϕ\phi to a level of a few parts in 10410^4. Experiments using such beams will have better signal to background ratio in searches for νμ→νe\nu_\mu \to \nu_e oscillations. We propose that such experiments can also determine the sign of Δ31\Delta_{31} even if the beam consists of {\it neutrinos} only. By measuring the νμ→νe\nu_\mu \to \nu_e transitions in two different energy ranges, the effects due to propagation of neutrinos through earth's crust can be isolated and the sign of Δ31\Delta_{31} can be determined. If the sensitivity of an experiment to ϕ\phi is ϵ\epsilon, then the same experiment is automatically sensitive to matter effects and the sign of Δ31\Delta_{31} for values of ϕ≥2ϵ\phi \geq 2 \epsilon.Comment: Title changed and paper rewritten. 4 pages, 1 figure, revte
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