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Hall effect in superconducting Fe(Se0.5Te0.5) thin films
The Hall effect is investigated for eight superconducting Fe(Se_0.5_Te_0.5_)
thin films grown on MgO and LaSrAlO_4_ substrates with different transition
temperatures (T_c_). The normal Hall coefficients (R_H_) have positive values
with magnitude of 1 - 1.5 x 10^-3^ cm^3^/C at room temperature for the all
samples. With decreasing temperature, we find two characteristic types of
behavior in R_H_(T) depending on T_c_. For thin films with lower T_c_
(typically T_c_ < 5 K), R_H_ start decreasing approximately below T = 250 K
toward a negative side, some of which shows sign reversal at T = 50 - 60 K, but
turns positive toward T = 0 K. On the other hand for the films with higher T_c_
(typically T_c_ > 9 K), R_ H_ leaves almost unchanged down to T = 100 K, and
then starts decreasing toward a negative side. Around the temperatures when
R_H_ changes its sign from positive to negative, obvious nonlinearity is
observed in the field-dependence of Hall resistance as to keep the low-field
R_H_ positive while the high-field R_H_ negative. Thus the electronic state
just above T_c_ is characterized by n_e_ (electron density) > n_h_ (hole
density) with keeping \mu_e_ < \mu_h_. These results suggest the dominance of
electron density to the hole density is an essential factor for the occurence
of superconductivity in Fe-chalcogenide superconductors.Comment: 11 pages, 4 figures, revised version for Physical Review B. accepted
for publication in Physical Review
STS Observations of Landau Levels at Graphite Surfaces
Scanning tunneling spectroscopy measurements were made on surfaces of two
different kinds of graphite samples, Kish graphite and highly oriented
pyrolytic graphite (HOPG), at very low temperatures and in high magnetic
fields. We observed a series of peaks in the tunnel spectra, which grow with
increasing field, both at positive and negative bias voltages. These are
associated with Landau quantization of the quasi two-dimensional electrons and
holes in graphite in magnetic fields perpendicular to the basal plane. Almost
field independent Landau levels fixed near the Fermi energy, which are
characteristic of the graphite crystalline structure, were directly observed
for the first time. Calculations of the local density of states at the graphite
surfaces allow us to identify Kish graphite as bulk graphite and HOPG as
graphite with finite thickness effectively
Transition amplitudes and sewing properties for bosons on the Riemann sphere
We consider scalar quantum fields on the sphere, both massive and massless.
In the massive case we show that the correlation functions define amplitudes
which are trace class operators between tensor products of a fixed Hilbert
space. We also establish certain sewing properties between these operators. In
the massless case we consider exponential fields and have a conformal field
theory. In this case the amplitudes are only bilinear forms but still we
establish sewing properties. Our results are obtained in a functional integral
framework.Comment: 33 page
Reentrant Spin-Peierls Transition in Mg-Doped CuGeO_3
We report a synchrotron x-ray scattering study of the diluted spin-Peierls
(SP) material Cu_{1-x}Mg_xGeO_3. In a recent paper we have shown that the SP
dimerization attains long-range order only for x < x_c = 0.022(0.001). Here we
report that the SP transition is reentrant in the vicinity of the critical
concentration x_c. This is manifested by broadening of the SP dimerization
superlattice peaks below the reentrance temperature, T_r, which may mean either
the complete loss of the long-range SP order or the development of a
short-range ordered component within the long-range ordered SP state. Marked
hysteresis and very large relaxation times are found in the samples with Mg
concentrations in the vicinity of x_c. The reentrant transition is likely
related to the competing Neel transition which occurs at a temperature similar
to T_r. We argue that impurity-induced competing interchain interactions play
an essential role in these phenomena.Comment: 5 pages, 4 embedded eps figure
Raman light scattering study and microstructural analysis of epitaxial films of the electron-doped superconductor La_{2-x}Ce_{x}CuO_{4}
We present a detailed temperature-dependent Raman light scattering study of
optical phonons in molecular-beam-epitaxy-grown films of the electron-doped
superconductor La_{2-x}Ce_{x}CuO_{4} close to optimal doping (x ~ 0.08, T_c =
29 K and x ~ 0.1, T_c = 27 K). The main focus of this work is a detailed
characterization and microstructural analysis of the films. Based on
micro-Raman spectroscopy in combination with x-ray diffraction,
energy-dispersive x-ray analysis, and scanning electron microscopy, some of the
observed phonon modes can be attributed to micron-sized inclusions of Cu_{2}O.
In the slightly underdoped film (x ~ 0.08), both the Cu_{2}O modes and others
that can be assigned to the La_{2-x}Ce_{x}CuO_{4} matrix show pronounced
softening and narrowing upon cooling below T ~ T_c. Based on control
measurements on commercial Cu_{2}O powders and on a comparison to prior Raman
scattering studies of other high-temperature superconductors, we speculate that
proximity effects at La_{2-x}Ce_{x}CuO_{4}/Cu_{2}O interfaces may be
responsible for these anomalies. Experiments on the slightly overdoped
La_{2-x}Ce_{x}CuO_{4} film (x ~ 0.1) did not reveal comparable phonon
anomalies.Comment: 7 pages, 8 figure
Microscopic analysis of the chemical reaction between Fe(Te,Se) thin films and underlying CaF
To understand the chemical reaction at the interface of materials, we
performed a transmission electron microscopy (TEM) observation in four types of
Fe(Te,Se) superconducting thin films prepared on different types of substrates:
CaF2 substrate, CaF2 substrate with a CaF2 buffer layer, CaF2 substrate with a
FeSe buffer layer, and a LaAlO3 substrate with a CaF2 buffer layer. Based on
the energy-dispersive X-ray spectrometer (EDX) analysis, we found possible
interdiffusion between fluorine and selenium that has a strong influence on the
superconductivity in Fe(Te,Se) films. The chemical interdiffusion also plays a
significant role in the variation of the lattice parameters. The lattice
parameters of the Fe(Te,Se) thin films are primarily determined by the chemical
substitution of anions, and the lattice mismatch only plays a secondary role.Comment: 30 pages, 9 figur
Purification of histone demethylases from HeLa cells
Posttranslational histone modifications play an important role in regulating chromatin dynamics and function. One of the modifications, methylation, occurs on both lysine and arginine residues and participates in diverse range of biological processes including heterochromatin formation, X-chromosome inactivation, and transcriptional regulation. While acetylation, phosphorylation, and ubiquitylation are dynamically regulated by enzymes that catalyze the addition and removal of a particular modification, enzymes that are capable of removing methyl groups were not known until recently. Thus far, two families of histone demethylases with distinct cofactor requirements and reaction mechanisms have been identified. One is the FAD (flavin adenine dinucleotide)-dependent amine oxidase family LSD1 (lysine specific demethylase), the other is the Fe(II) and α-KG (α-ketoglutarate)-dependent dioxygenase family JHDM (JmjC domain-containing histone demethylase). Identification and characterization of these histone demethylases is an important step towards understanding both the function and regulation of histone methylation. Here, we describe assays currently used for measuring histone demethylase activity and chromatography strategies used in purifying histone demethylases from HeLa cells
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