221 research outputs found
Ring-shaped luminescence patterns in a locally photoexcited electron-hole bilayer
We report the results of molecular dynamics simulation of a spatiotemporal
evolution of the locally photoexcited electrons and holes localized in two
separate layers. It is shown that the ring-shaped spatial pattern of
luminescence forms due to the strong in-layer Coulomb interaction at high
photoexcitation power. In addition, the results predict (i) stationary spatial
oscillations of the electron density in quasi one-dimensional case and (ii)
dynamical phase transition in the expansion of two-dimensional electron cloud
when threshold electron concentration is reached. A possible reason of the
oscillations and a theoretical interpretation of the transition are suggested.Comment: 6 pages, 5 figures. Final version as published + Erratum has been
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Coherent emission from disordered arrays of driven Josephson vortices
We propose a mechanism of coherent emission from driven vortices in stacked
intrinsic Josephson junctions. In contrast to super-radiance, which occurs only
for highly ordered vortex lattices, we predict resonant radiation emission from
weakly correlated vortex arrays. Our analytical results for the THz wave
intensity, resonance frequencies, and the dependence of THz emission power on
dissipation are in good agreement with the ones obtained by recent simulations.Comment: 2 figure
Resonance effects due to the excitation of surface Josephson plasma waves in layered superconductors
We analytically examine the excitation of surface Josephson plasma waves
(SJPWs) in periodically-modulated layered superconductors. We show that the
absorption of the incident electromagnetic wave can be substantially increased,
for certain incident angles, due to the resonance excitation of SJPWs. The
absorption increase is accompanied by the decrease of the specular reflection.
Moreover, we find the physical conditions guaranteeing the total absorption
(and total suppression of the specular reflection). These conditions can be
realized for Bi2212 superconductor films.Comment: 17 pages, 3 figure
Synthesis of Novel 1,2,3-Thiadiazoles
This work was supported by the Russian Foundation for Basic Research, project 17-03-00641
Surface Plasma Waves Across the Layers of Intrinsic Josephson Junctions
We predict surface electromagnetic waves propagating across the layers of
intrinsic Josephson junctions. We find the spectrum of the surface waves and
study the distribution of the electromagnetic field inside and outside the
superconductor. The profile of the amplitude oscillations of the electric field
component of such waves is peculiar: initially, it increases toward the center
of the superconductor and, after reaching a crossover point, decreases
exponentially.Comment: 11 pages, 5 figure
Electron Beam Instability in Left-Handed Media
We predict that two electron beams can develop an instability when passing
through a slab of left-handed media (LHM). This instability, which is inherent
only for LHM, originates from the backward Cherenkov radiation and results in a
self-modulation of the beams and radiation of electromagnetic waves. These
waves leave the sample via the rear surface of the slab (the beam injection
plane) and form two shifted bright circles centered at the beams. A simulated
spectrum of radiation has well-separated lines on top of a broad continuous
spectrum, which indicates dynamical chaos in the system. The radiation
intensity and its spectrum can be controlled either by the beams' current or by
the distance between the two beams.Comment: 4 pages, 4 figure
Diffusion-controlled generation of a proton-motive force across a biomembrane
Respiration in bacteria involves a sequence of energetically-coupled electron
and proton transfers creating an electrochemical gradient of protons (a
proton-motive force) across the inner bacterial membrane. With a simple kinetic
model we analyze a redox loop mechanism of proton-motive force generation
mediated by a molecular shuttle diffusing inside the membrane. This model,
which includes six electron-binding and two proton-binding sites, reflects the
main features of nitrate respiration in E. coli bacteria. We describe the time
evolution of the proton translocation process. We find that the electron-proton
electrostatic coupling on the shuttle plays a significant role in the process
of energy conversion between electron and proton components. We determine the
conditions where the redox loop mechanism is able to translocate protons
against the transmembrane voltage gradient above 200 mV with a thermodynamic
efficiency of about 37%, in the physiologically important range of temperatures
from 250 to 350 K.Comment: 26 pages, 4 figures. A similar model is used in arXiv:0806.3233 for a
different biological system. Minor changes in the Acknowledgements sectio
Large temperature dependence of the Casimir force at the metal-insulator transition
The dependence of the Casimir force on material properties is important for
both future applications and to gain further insight on its fundamental
aspects. Here we derive a general theory of the Casimir force for
low-conducting compounds, or poor metals. For distances in the micrometer
range, a large variety of such materials is described by universal equations
containing a few parameters: the effective plasma frequency, dissipation rate
of the free carriers, and electric permittivity in the infrared range. This
theory can also describe inhomogeneous composite materials containing small
regions with different conductivity. The Casimir force for mechanical systems
involving samples made with compounds that have a metal-insulator transition
shows an abrupt large temperature dependence of the Casimir force within the
transition region, where metallic and dielectric phases coexist.Comment: 23 pages, 9 figure
Nonuniform Self-Organized Dynamical States in Superconductors with Periodic Pinning
We consider magnetic flux moving in superconductors with periodic pinning
arrays. We show that sample heating by moving vortices produces negative
differential resistivity (NDR) of both N and S type (i.e., N- and S-shaped) in
the voltage-current characteristic (VI curve). The uniform flux flow state is
unstable in the NDR region of the VI curve. Domain structures appear during the
NDR part of the VI curve of an N type, while a filamentary instability is
observed for the NDR of an S type. The simultaneous existence of the NDR of
both types gives rise to the appearance of striking self-organized (both
stationary and non-stationary) two-dimensional dynamical structures.Comment: 4 pages, 2 figure
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