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Post density functional theoretical studies of highly polar semiconductive Pb(TiNi)O solid solutions: The effects of cation arrangement on band gap
We use a combination of conventional density functional theory (DFT) and
post-DFT methods, including the local density approximation plus Hubbard
(LDA+), PBE0, and self-consistent to study the electronic properties of
Ni-substituted PbTiO (Ni-PTO) solid solutions. We find that LDA
calculations yield unreasonable band structures, especially for Ni-PTO solid
solutions that contain an uninterrupted NiO layer. Accurate treatment of
localized states in transition-metal oxides like Ni-PTO requires post-DFT
methods. -site Ni/Ti cation ordering is also investigated. The -site
cation arrangement alters the bonding between Ni and O, and therefore strongly
affects the band gap () of Ni-PTO. We predict that Ni-PTO solid
solutions should have a direct band gap in the visible light energy range, with
polarization similar to the parent PbTiO. This combination of properties
make Ni-PTO solid solutions promising candidate materials for solar energy
conversion devices.Comment: 19 pages, 6 figure
Three DNA polymerases, recruited by different mechanisms, carry out NER repair synthesis in human cells
Nucleotide excision repair (NER) is the most versatile DNA repair system that deals with the major UV photoproducts in DNA, as well as many other DNA adducts. The early steps of NER are well understood, whereas the later steps of repair synthesis and ligation are not. In particular, which polymerases are definitely involved in repair synthesis and how they are recruited to the damaged sites has not yet been established. We report that, in human fibroblasts, approximately half of the repair synthesis requires both polκ and polδ, and both polymerases can be recovered in the same repair complexes. Polκ is recruited to repair sites by ubiquitinated PCNA and XRCC1 and polδ by the classical replication factor complex RFC1-RFC, together with a polymerase accessory factor, p66, and unmodified PCNA. The remaining repair synthesis is dependent on polɛ, recruitment of which is dependent on the alternative clamp loader CTF18-RFC
Temperature Dependence of Low-Lying Electronic Excitations of LaMnO_3
We report on the optical properties of undoped single crystal LaMnO_3, the
parent compound of the colossal magneto-resistive manganites. Near-Normal
incidence reflectance measurements are reported in the frequency range of
20-50,000 cm-1 and in the temperature range 10-300 K. The optical conductivity,
s_1(w), is derived by performing a Kramers-Kronig analysis of the reflectance
data. The far-infrared spectrum of s_1(w) displays the infrared active optical
phonons. We observe a shift of several of the phonon to high frequencies as the
temperature is lowered through the Neel temperature of the sample (T_N = 137
K). The high-frequency s_1(w) is characterized by the onset of absorption near
1.5 eV. This energy has been identified as the threshold for optical
transitions across the Jahn-Teller split e_g levels. The spectral weight of
this feature increases in the low-temperature state. This implies a transfer of
spectral weight from the UV to the visible associated with the paramagnetic to
antiferromagnetic state. We discuss the results in terms of the double exchange
processes that affect the optical processes in this magnetic material.Comment: 7 pages, 5 figure
Angle-resolved photoemission study of untwinned PrBaCuO: undoped CuO plane and doped CuO chain
We have performed an angle-resolved photoemission study on untwinned
PrBaCuO, which has low resistivity but does not show
superconductivity. We have observed a dispersive feature with a band maximum
around (/2,/2), indicating that this band is derived from the undoped
CuO plane. We have observed another dispersive band exhibiting
one-dimensional character, which we attribute to signals from the doped CuO
chain. The overall band dispersion of the one-dimensional band agrees with the
prediction of model calculation with parameters relevant to cuprates
except that the intensity near the Fermi level is considerably suppressed in
the experiment.Comment: 6 pages, 10 figure
Investigation of the thermal stability of Mg/Co periodic multilayers for EUV applications
We present the results of the characterization of Mg/Co periodic multilayers
and their thermal stability for the EUV range. The annealing study is performed
up to a temperature of 400\degree C. Images obtained by scanning transmission
electron microscopy and electron energy loss spectroscopy clearly show the good
quality of the multilayer structure. The measurements of the EUV reflectivity
around 25 nm (~49 eV) indicate that the reflectivity decreases when the
annealing temperature increases above 300\degreeC. X-ray emission spectroscopy
is performed to determine the chemical state of the Mg atoms within the Mg/Co
multilayer. Nuclear magnetic resonance used to determine the chemical state of
the Co atoms and scanning electron microscopy images of cross sections of the
Mg/Co multilayers reveal changes in the morphology of the stack from an
annealing temperature of 305\degreee;C. This explains the observed reflectivity
loss.Comment: Published in Applied Physics A: Materials Science \& Processing
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Spin dynamics and antiferromagnetic order in PrBa2Cu4O8 studied by Cu nuclear respnance
Results of the nuclear resonance experiments for the planar Cu sites in
PrBa2Cu4O8 are presented. The NMR spectrum at 1.5 K in zero magnetic field
revealed an internal field of 6.1 T, providing evidence for an
antiferromagnetic order of the planar Cu spins. This confirms that the CuO2
planes are insulating, therefore, the metallic conduction in this material is
entirely due to the one-dimensional zigzag Cu2O2 chains. The results of the
spin-lattice relaxation rates measured by zero field NQR above 245 K in the
paramagnetic state are explained by the theory for a Heisenberg model on a
square lattice.Comment: 4 pages, 2 figure
Dynamic Critical Phenomena of Polymer Solutions
Recently, a systematic experiment measuring critical anomaly of viscosity of
polymer solutions has been reported by H. Tanaka and his co-workers
(Phys.Rev.E, 65, 021802, (2002)). According to their experiments, the dynamic
critical exponent of viscosity y_c drastically decreases with increasing the
molecular weight. In this article the kinetic coefficients renormalized by the
non-linear hydrodynamic interaction are calculated by the mode coupling theory.
We predict that the critical divergence of viscosity should be suppressed with
increasing the molecular weight. The diffusion constant and the dynamic
structure factor are also calculated. The present results explicitly show that
the critical dynamics of polymer solutions should be affected by an extra
spatio-temporal scale intrinsic to polymer solutions, and are consistent with
the experiment of Tanaka, et al.Comment: 17 pages, 2 figures, to be published in J.Phys.Soc.Jp
Angle-resolved photoemission study of insulating and metallic Cu-O chains in PrBaCuO and PrBaCuO
We compare the angle-resolved photoemission spectra of the hole-doped Cu-O
chains in PrBaCuO (Pr123) and in PrBaCuO (Pr124).
While, in Pr123, a dispersive feature from the chain takes a band maximum at
(momentum along the chain) and loses its spectral weight
around the Fermi level, it reaches the Fermi level at in
Pr124. Although the chains in Pr123 and Pr124 are approximately 1/4-filled,
they show contrasting behaviors: While the chains in Pr123 have an instability
to charge ordering, those in Pr124 avoid it and show an interesting spectral
feature of a metallic coupled-chain system.Comment: 4 pages, 5 figures, to be published in PR
Anomalous Behavior Of The Complex Conductivity Of Y_{1-x}Pr_xBa_2Cu_3O_7 Observed With THz Spectroscopy
We have measured the electrodynamic properties of Y_{1-x}Pr_xBa_2Cu_3O_7
single crystal thin films as a function of temperature using coherent
THz-time-domain spectroscopy. We obtain directly the complex conductivity
, the London penetration depth , the
plasma frequency , and the quasiparticle scattering rate . We
find that drops exponentially rapidly with below the critical
temperature in {\em all} the superconducting samples, implying that this
behavior is a {\em signature} of high- superconductivity. The plasma
frequency decreases with increasing Pr content, providing evidence that Pr
depletes carriers, leaving the CuO planes {\em underdoped}. Both the
conductivity in the THz region and the dc resistivity yield evidence for the
opening of a spin gap {\em above} .Comment: 9 pages, REVTEX 3.
THERMODYNAMIC PROPERTIES OF NONAQUEOUS SINGLE SALT SOLUTIONS USING THE Q-ELECTROLATTICE EQUATION OF STATE
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