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Effects of magnetic field and disorder on electronic properties of Carbon Nanotubes
Electronic properties of metallic and semiconducting carbon nanotubes are
investigated in presence of magnetic field perpendicular to the CN-axis, and
disorder introduced through energy site randomness. The magnetic field field is
shown to induce a metal-insulator transition (MIT) in absence of disorder, and
surprisingly disorder does not affect significantly the MIT. These results may
find confirmation through tunneling experimentsComment: 4 pages, 6 figures. Phys. Rev. B (in press
Strong correlation effects in single-wall carbon nanotubes
We present an overview of strong correlations in single-wall carbon
nanotubes, and an introduction to the techniques used to study them
theoretically. We concentrate on zigzag nanotubes, although universality
dictates that much ofthe theory can also be applied to armchair or chiral
nanotubes. We show how interaction effects lead to exotic low energy properties
and discuss future directions for studies on correlation effects in nanotubes
Universality of electron correlations in conducting carbon nanotubes
Effective low-energy Hamiltonian of interacting electrons in conducting
single-wall carbon nanotubes with arbitrary chirality is derived from the
microscopic lattice model. The parameters of the Hamiltonian show very weak
dependence on the chiral angle, which makes the low energy properties of
conducting chiral nanotubes universal. The strongest Mott-like electron
instability at half filling is investigated within the self-consistent harmonic
approximation. The energy gaps occur in all modes of elementary excitations and
estimate at eV.Comment: 4 pages, 2 figure
Activation of factor IX by factor XIa:A spectrophotometric assay for factor IX in human plasma
The activation of Factor IX by partially purified Factor XIa was followed by active site titration, gelelectrophoresis and by a spectrophotometric assay. The assay is based on the finding that the rate of Factor X activation in the presence of phospholipid and Ca2+ is linear in time and proportional to the amount of Factor IXa present and can be determined with the chromogenic substrate S2222. Conditions were found that allowed complete activation of Factor IX in human plasma by Factor XIa. The amount of Factor IXa present in the plasma sample can be determined with the spectrophotometric assay and is proportional with the amount of plasma present. In plasma from patients receiving vitamin-K antagonists reduced Factor IX activity is found with the spectrophotometric assay, and the new assay method may be useful in monitoring oral anticoagulant therapy
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