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Orbital-Order Driven Ferroelectricity and Dipolar Relaxation Dynamics in Multiferroic GaMoS
We present the results of broadband dielectric spectroscopy of GaMoS,
a lacunar spinel system that recently was shown to exhibit non-canonical,
orbitally-driven ferroelectricity. Our study reveals complex relaxation
dynamics of this multiferroic material, both above and below its Jahn-Teller
transition at T K. Above T, two types of
coupled dipolar-orbital dynamics seem to compete: relaxations within
cluster-like regions with short-range polar order like in relaxor
ferroelectrics and critical fluctuations of only weakly interacting dipoles,
the latter resembling the typical dynamics of order-disorder type
ferroelectrics. Below the Jahn-Teller transition, the onset of orbital order
drives the system into long-range ferroelectric order and dipolar dynamics
within the ferroelectric domains is observed. The coupled dipolar and orbital
relaxation behavior of GaMoS above the Jahn-Teller transition markedly
differs from that of the skyrmion host GaVS, which seems to be linked
to differences in the structural distortions of the two systems on the
unit-cell level.Comment: 6 pages, 3 figures + Supplemental Material (2 pages, 2 figures
New Power Module Integrating Output Current Measurement Function
This paper proposes a new power module concept that integrates output current measurement function to make inverters compact. The current measurement function is realized by tiny printed-circuit-board (PCB) Rogowski coils. The PCB Rogowski coil picks up a switching current flowing through an IGBT chip, and then a combination of a digital circuit based on a field-programmable-gate-array (FPGA) and an integrator circuit reproduces the output current of the inverter from the switching current. A major concern of the new power module is the effect of reverse recovery current of free-wheeling diodes because the reverse recovery current is superimposed on the switching current. This paper proposes a mitigating method of the reverse recovery current.2017 29th International Symposium on Power Semiconductor Devices and IC\u27s (ISPSD), May 28 2017-June 1 2017, Sapporo, Japa
Tests of a proximity focusing RICH with aerogel as radiator
Using aerogel as radiator and multianode PMTs for photon detection, a
proximity focusing Cherenkov ring imaging detector has been constructed and
tested in the KEK 2 beam. The aim is to experimentally study the basic
parameters such as resolution of the single photon Cherenkov angle and number
of detected photons per ring. The resolution obtained is well approximated by
estimates of contributions from pixel size and emission point uncertainty. The
number of detected photons per Cherenkov ring is in good agreement with
estimates based on aerogel and detector characteristics. The values obtained
turn out to be rather low, mainly due to Rayleigh scattering and to the
relatively large dead space between the photocathodes. A light collection
system or a higher fraction of the photomultiplier active area, together with
better quality aerogels are expected to improve the situation. The reduction of
Cherenkov yield, for charged particle impact in the vicinity of the aerogel
tile side wall, has also been measured.Comment: 4 pages, 8 figure
Development of Auto Scaling Method for 3D Rock Fragmentation Measurement System
Fragmentation Distribution is one of the important aspects of mining operations as it affects productivities on the majority of Mine-to-Mill operations. Nevertheless the significance of fragmentation management, the mining industry has relied on 2D image based fragmentation measurement system which poses many downsides. To overcome the drawbacks of current 2D fragmentation measurement system, 3D Rock Fragmentation Measurement System has been proposed with using 3D photogrammetry technologies. One of the common difficulty of fragmentation measurement system is scaling of the object, which is an essential component to secure the accuracy of particle size distribution. In this study, the actual scales and size information of objects have been obtained by measuring the acceleration when moving between the photographing points and giving the information of the distance obtained from the acceleration. The developed system would be equipped with the 3D Rock Fragmentation Measurement System
Indication of antiferromagnetic interaction between paramagnetic Co ions in the diluted magnetic semiconductor ZnCoO
The magnetic properties of ZnCoO ( and 0.10) thin films,
which were homo-epitaxially grown on a ZnO(0001) substrates with varying
relatively high oxygen pressure, have been investigated using x-ray magnetic
circular dichroism (XMCD) at Co core-level absorption edge. The line
shapes of the absorption spectra are the same in all the films and indicate
that the Co ions substitute for the Zn sites. The magnetic-field and
temperature dependences of the XMCD intensity are consistent with the
magnetization measurements, indicating that except for Co there are no
additional sources for the magnetic moment, and demonstrate the coexistence of
paramagnetic and ferromagnetic components in the homo-epitaxial
ZnCoO thin films, in contrast to the ferromagnetism in the
hetero-epitaxial ZnCoO films studied previously. The analysis of
the XMCD intensities using the Curie-Weiss law reveals the presence of
antiferromagnetic interaction between the paramagnetic Co ions. Missing XMCD
intensities and magnetization signals indicate that most of Co ions are
non-magnetic probably because they are strongly coupled antiferromagnetically
with each other. Annealing in a high vacuum reduces both the paramagnetic and
ferromagnetic signals. We attribute the reductions to thermal diffusion and
aggregation of Co ions with antiferromagnetic nanoclusters in
ZnCoO.Comment: 21 pages, 7 figures, accepted for Physical Review
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