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Spinodal nanodecomposition in magnetically doped semiconductors
This review presents the recent progress in computational materials design,
experimental realization, and control methods of spinodal nanodecomposition
under three- and two-dimensional crystal-growth conditions in spintronic
materials, such as magnetically doped semiconductors. The computational
description of nanodecomposition, performed by combining first-principles
calculations with kinetic Monte Carlo simulations, is discussed together with
extensive electron microscopy, synchrotron radiation, scanning probe, and ion
beam methods that have been employed to visualize binodal and spinodal
nanodecomposition (chemical phase separation) as well as nanoprecipitation
(crystallographic phase separation) in a range of semiconductor compounds with
a concentration of transition metal (TM) impurities beyond the solubility
limit. The role of growth conditions, co-doping by shallow impurities, kinetic
barriers, and surface reactions in controlling the aggregation of magnetic
cations is highlighted. According to theoretical simulations and experimental
results the TM-rich regions appear either in the form of nanodots (the {\em
dairiseki} phase) or nanocolumns (the {\em konbu} phase) buried in the host
semiconductor. Particular attention is paid to Mn-doped group III arsenides and
antimonides, TM-doped group III nitrides, Mn- and Fe-doped Ge, and Cr-doped
group II chalcogenides, in which ferromagnetic features persisting up to above
room temperature correlate with the presence of nanodecomposition and account
for the application-relevant magneto-optical and magnetotransport properties of
these compounds. Finally, it is pointed out that spinodal nanodecomposition can
be viewed as a new class of bottom-up approach to nanofabrication.Comment: 72 pages, 79 figure
Distinct doping dependences of the pseudogap and superconducting gap LaSrCuO cuprate superconductors
We have performed a temperature-dependent angle-integrated photoemission
study of lightly-doped to heavily-overdoped LaSrCuO and
oxygen-doped LaCuO. We found that both the magnitude * of
the (small) pseudogap and the temperature \textit{T}* at which the pseudogap is
opened increases with decreasing hole concentration, consistent with previous
studies. On the other hand, the superconducting gap was found to
remain small for decreasing hole concentration. The results can be explained if
the superconducting gap opens only on the Fermi arc around the nodal
(0,0)-() direction while the pseudogap opens around (, 0).Comment: 4 pages, 3 figure
Phospho-Signaling at Oocyte Maturation and Fertilization: Set Up for Embryogenesis and Beyond Part II. Kinase Regulators and Substrates
Nucleocytoplasmic transport of Alp7/TACC organizes spatiotemporal microtubule formation in fission yeast
Ran GTPase activates several target molecules to induce microtubule formation around the chromosomes and centrosomes. In fission yeast, in which the nuclear envelope does not break down during mitosis, Ran targets the centrosomal transforming acidic coiled-coil (TACC) protein Alp7 for spindle formation. Alp7 accumulates in the nucleus only during mitosis, although its underlying mechanism remains elusive. Here, we investigate the behaviour of Alp7 and its binding partner, Alp14/TOG, throughout the cell cycle. Interestingly, Alp7 enters the nucleus during interphase but is subsequently exported to the cytoplasm by the Exportin-dependent nuclear export machinery. The continuous nuclear export of Alp7 during interphase is essential for maintaining the array-like cytoplasmic microtubule structure. The mitosis-specific nuclear accumulation of Alp7 seems to be under the control of cyclin-dependent kinase (CDK). These results indicate that the spatiotemporal regulation of microtubule formation is established by the Alp7/TACC–Alp14/TOG complex through the coordinated interplay of Ran and CDK
A Double Planetary System around the Evolved Intermediate-Mass Star HD 4732
We report the detection of a double planetary system orbiting around the
evolved intermediate-mass star HD 4732 from precise Doppler measurements at
Okayama Astrophysical Observatory (OAO) and Anglo-Australian Observatory (AAO).
The star is a K0 subgiant with a mass of 1.7 M_sun and solar metallicity. The
planetary system is composed of two giant planets with minimum mass of
msini=2.4 M_J, orbital period of 360.2 d and 2732 d, and eccentricity of 0.13
and 0.23, respectively. Based on dynamical stability analysis for the system,
we set the upper limit on the mass of the planets to be about 28 M_J (i>5 deg)
in the case of coplanar prograde configuration.Comment: 12 pages, 7 figures, accepted for publication in Ap
Evolution of the electronic structure from electron-doped to hole-doped states in the two-dimensional Mott-Hubbard system La1.17-xPbxVS3.17
The filling-controlled metal-insulator transition (MIT) in a two-dimensional
Mott-Hubbard system La1.17-xPbxVS3.17 has been studied by photoemission
spectroscopy. With Pb substitution x, chemical potential mu abruptly jumps by ~
0.07 eV between x=0.15 and 0.17, indicating that a charge gap is opened at x ~=
0.16 in agreement with the Mott insulating state of the d2 configuration. When
holes or electrons are doped into the Mott insulator of x ~= 0.16, the gap is
filled and the photoemission spectral weight at mu, rho(mu), gradually
increases in a similar way to the electronic specific heat coefficient,
although the spectral weight remains depressed around mu compared to that
expected for a normal metal, showing a pseudogap behavior in the metallic
samples. The observed behavior of varrho(mu)->0 for x->0.16 is contrasted with
the usual picture that the electron effective mass of the Fermi-liquid system
is enhanced towards the metal-insulator boundary. With increasing temperature,
the gap or the pseudogap is rapidly filled up, and the spectra at T=300 K
appears to be almost those of a normal metal. Near the metal-insulator
boundary, the spectra around mu are consistent with the formation of a Coulomb
gap, suggesting the influence of long-range Coulomb interaction under the
structural disorder intrinsic to this system.Comment: 8 pages, 12 figure
A Substellar Companion to the Intermediate-Mass Giant 11 Com
We report the detection of a substellar companion orbiting the
intermediate-mass giant star 11 Com (G8 III). Precise Doppler measurements of
the star from Xinglong station and Okayama Astrophysical Observatory (OAO)
revealed Keplerian velocity variations with an orbital period of 326.03 +/-
0.32 days, a semiamplitude of 302.8 +/- 2.6 m/s, and an eccentricity of 0.231
+/- 0.005. Adopting a stellar mass of 2.7 +/- 0.3 M_solar, the minimum mass of
the companion is 19.4 +/- 1.5 M_Jup, well above the deuterium burning limit,
and the semimajor axis is 1.29 +/- 0.05 AU. This is the first result from the
joint planet search program between China and Japan aiming at revealing
statistics of substellar companions around intermediate-mass giants. 11 Com b
emerged from 300 targets of the planet search program at OAO. The current
detection rate of a brown dwarf candidate seems to be comparable to that around
solar-type stars within orbital separations of 3 AU.Comment: 19 pages, 4 figures, accepted by Ap
Elimination of Specific miRNAs by Naked 14-nt sgRNAs
tRNase ZL-utilizing efficacious gene silencing (TRUE gene silencing) is a newly developed technology to suppress mammalian gene expression. TRUE gene silencing works on the basis of a unique enzymatic property of mammalian tRNase ZL, which is that it can recognize a pre-tRNA-like or micro-pre-tRNA-like complex formed between target RNA and artificial small guide RNA (sgRNA) and can cleave any target RNA at any desired site. There are four types of sgRNA, 5′-half-tRNA, RNA heptamer, hook RNA, and ∼14-nt linear RNA. Here we show that a 14-nt linear-type sgRNA against human miR-16 can guide tRNase ZL cleavage of miR-16 in vitro and can downregulate the miR-16 level in HEK293 cells. We also demonstrate that the 14-nt sgRNA can be efficiently taken up without any transfection reagents by living cells and can exist stably in there for at least 24 hours. The naked 14-nt sgRNA significantly reduced the miR-16 level in HEK293 and HL60 cells. Three other naked 14-nt sgRNAs against miR-142-3p, miR-206, and miR-19a/b are also shown to downregulate the respective miRNA levels in various mammalian cell lines. Our observations suggest that in general we can eliminate a specific cellular miRNA at least by ∼50% by using a naked 14-nt sgRNA on the basis of TRUE gene silencing
Fermi surfaces and quasi-particle band dispersions of the iron pnictides superconductor KFe2As2 observed by angle-resolved photoemission spectroscopy
We have performed an angle-resolved photoemission study of the iron pnictide
superconductor KFe2As2 with Tc 4 K. Most of the observed Fermi surfaces show
almost two-dimensional shapes, while one of the quasi-particle bands near the
Fermi level has a strong dispersion along the kz direction, consistent with the
result of a band-structure calculation. However, hole Fermi surfaces \alpha and
\zeta are smaller than those predicted by the calculation while other Fermi
surfaces are larger. These observations are consistent with the result of a de
Haas-van Alphen study and a theoretical prediction on inter-band scattering,
possibly indicating many body effects on the electronic structure.Comment: 4 pages, 5 figures. Proceeding of the 9th International Conference on
Spectroscopies in Novel Superconductors (SNS2010
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