214 research outputs found
Massive and massless Dirac fermions in Pb1-xSnxTe topological crystalline insulator probed by magneto-optical absorption
Dirac fermions in condensed matter physics hold great promise for novel
fundamental physics, quantum devices and data storage applications. IV-VI
semiconductors, in the inverted regime, have been recently shown to exhibit
massless topological surface Dirac fermions protected by crystalline symmetry,
as well as massive bulk Dirac fermions. Under a strong magnetic field (B), both
surface and bulk states are quantized into Landau levels that disperse as
B^1/2, and are thus difficult to distinguish. In this work, magneto-optical
absorption is used to probe the Landau levels of high mobility Bi-doped
Pb0.54Sn0.46Te topological crystalline insulator (111)-oriented films. The high
mobility achieved in these thin film structures allows us to probe and
distinguish the Landau levels of both surface and bulk Dirac fermions and
extract valuable quantitative information about their physical properties. This
work paves the way for future magnetooptical and electronic transport
experiments aimed at manipulating the band topology of such materials.Comment: supplementary material included, to appear in Scientific Report
Spectral dependence of magnetooptical Kerr effect in EuS-based ferromagnetic semiconductor multilayers
The magnetooptical Kerr effect (MOKE) magnetometry was used to study the magnetic hysteresis loops of EuS-PbS and EuS-SrS semiconductor epitaxial multilayers composed of ferromagnetic layers of EuS and nonmagnetic ultrathin spacer layers of PbS or SrS. The spectral dependence of the MOKE in EuS-based semiconductor multilayers was studied in the photon energy range covering the fundamental interband electronic transitions in EuS. The measurements of the longitudinal MOKE established two maxima on the spectral dependence of the Kerr rotation for the photon energy hν of 1.65 eV and 2.1 eV. This experimental finding has been explained based on the model of the electronic band structure of EuS. The observed maxima of the Kerr rotation correspond to the electronic transitions from the localized 4f levels of Eu 2+ ions and from 3p valence band to the 5d6s conduction band of EuS
Linearized gravity on the Randall-Sundrum two-brane background with curvature terms in the action for the branes
We study gravitational perturbations in the Randall-Sundrum two-brane
background with scalar-curvature terms in the action for the branes, allowing
for positive as well as negative bulk gravitational constant. In the zero-mode
approximation, we derive the linearized gravitational equations, which have the
same form as in the original Randall-Sundrum model but with different
expressions for the effective physical constants. We develop a generic method
for finding tachyonic modes in the theory, which, in the model under
consideration, may exist only if the bulk gravitational constant is negative.
In this case, if both brane gravitational constants are nonzero, the theory
contains one or two tachyonic mass eigenvalues in the gravitational sector. If
one of the brane gravitational constants is set to zero, then either a single
tachyonic mass eigenvalue is present or tachyonic modes are totally absent
depending on the relation between the nonzero brane gravitational constant and
brane separation. In the case of negative bulk gravitational constant, the
massive gravitational modes have ghost-like character, while the massless
gravitational mode is not a ghost in the case where tachyons are absent.Comment: 23 pages, revtex, published versio
Multiple-stable anisotropic magnetoresistance memory in antiferromagnetic MnTe
Commercial magnetic memories rely on the bistability of ordered spins in ferromagnetic materials. Recently, experimental bistable memories have been realized using fully compensated antiferromagnetic metals. Here we demonstrate a multiple-stable memory device in epitaxial MnTe, an antiferromagnetic counterpart of common II–VI semiconductors. Favourable micromagnetic characteristics of MnTe allow us to demonstrate a smoothly varying zero-field antiferromagnetic anisotropic magnetoresistance (AMR) with a harmonic angular dependence on the writing magnetic field angle, analogous to ferromagnets. The continuously varying AMR provides means for the electrical read-out of multiple-stable antiferromagnetic memory states, which we set by heat-assisted magneto recording and by changing the writing field direction. The multiple stability in our memory is ascribed to different distributions of domains with the Neel vector aligned along one of the three magnetic easy axes. The robustness against strong magnetic field perturbations combined with the multiple stability of the magnetic memory states are unique properties of antiferromagnets
Magnetic anisotropy in antiferromagnetic hexagonal MnTe
Antiferromagnetic hexagonal MnTe is a promising material for spintronic devices relying on the control of antiferromagnetic domain orientations. Here we report on neutron diffraction, magnetotransport, and magnetometry experiments on semiconducting epitaxial MnTe thin films together with density functional theory (DFT) calculations of the magnetic anisotropies. The easy axes of the magnetic moments within the hexagonal basal plane are determined to be along ⟨1¯100⟩ directions. The spin-flop transition and concomitant repopulation of domains in strong magnetic fields is observed. Using epitaxially induced strain the onset of the spin-flop transition changes from ∼2 to ∼0.5 T for films grown on InP and SrF2 substrates, respectively
An inhomogeneous toy-model of the quantum gravity with explicitly evolvable observables
An inhomogeneous (1+1)-dimensional model of the quantum gravity is
considered. It is found, that this model corresponds to a string propagating
against some curved background space. The quantization scheme including the
Wheeler-DeWitt equation and the "particle on a sphere" type of the gauge
condition is suggested. In the quantization scheme considered, the "problem of
time" is solved by building of the quasi-Heisenberg operators acting in a space
of solutions of the Wheeler-DeWitt equation and the normalization of the wave
function corresponds to the Klein-Gordon type. To analyze the physical
consequences of the scheme, a (1+1)-dimensional background space is considered
for which a classical solution is found and quantized. The obtained estimations
show the way to solution of the cosmological constant problem, which consists
in compensation of the zero-point oscillations of the matter fields by the
quantum oscillations of the scale factor. Along with such a compensation, a
slow global evolution of a background corresponding to an universe expansion
exists.Comment: 18 page
Negative longitudinal magnetoresistance from anomalous N=0 Landau level in topological materials
Negative longitudinal magnetoresistance (NLMR) is shown to occur in
topological materials in the extreme quantum limit, when a magnetic field is
applied parallel to the excitation current. We perform pulsed and DC field
measurements on Pb1-xSnxSe epilayers where the topological state can be
chemically tuned. The NLMR is observed in the topological state, but is
suppressed and becomes positive when the system becomes trivial. In a
topological material, the lowest N=0 conduction Landau level disperses down in
energy as a function of increasing magnetic field, while the N=0 valence Landau
level disperses upwards. This anomalous behavior is shown to be responsible for
the observed NLMR. Our work provides an explanation of the outstanding question
of NLMR in topological insulators and establishes this effect as a possible
hallmark of bulk conduction in topological matter.Comment: Accepted in Physical Review Letter
Ion and Electron Momentum Distributions from Single and Double Ionization of Helium Induced by Compton Scattering
We present the momentum distributions of the nucleus and of the electrons from double ionization of the helium atom by Compton scattering of photons with hν=40 keV. We find that the doubly charged ion momentum distribution is very close to the Compton profile of the nucleus in the ground state of the helium atom, and the momentum distribution of the singly charged ion to give a precise image of the electron Compton profile. To reproduce these results, nonrelativistic calculations require the use of highly correlated initial- and final-state wave functions
Performance of the CLEO III LiF-TEA Ring Imaging Cherenkov Detector in a High Energy Muon Beam
The CLEO III Ring Imaging Cherenkov detector uses LiF radiators to generate Cherenkov photons which are then detected by proportional wire chambers using a mixture of CH and TEA gases. The first two photon detector modules which were constructed, were taken to Fermilab and tested in a beam dump that provided high momentum muons. We report on results using both plane and "sawtooth" shaped radiators. Specifically, we discuss the number of photoelectrons observed per ring and the angular resolution. The particle separation ability is shown to be sufficient for the physics of CLEO III
Searches for W' and Z' in models with large extra dimensions
Characteristic features of processes mediated by gauge bosons are discussed
in the framework of theories with large extra dimensions. It is shown that if
gauge bosons propagate in the bulk, then there arises a destructive
interference not only between W and W' (or Z and Z'), but also between W' and
Z' and the Kaluza-Klein towers of higher excitations of W and Z bosons
respectively. Specific calculations are made and plotted for the LHC with the
center of mass energy 14 TeV.Comment: 7 pages, 4 figures, added reference, corrected misprints. Talk given
at 16th International Seminar on High Energy Physics "QUARKS-2010", Kolomna,
Russia, 6-12 June, 2010. To appear in Theor. Math. Phy
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