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    Nodeless superconductivity in Ca3Ir4Sn13: evidence from quasiparticle heat transport

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    We report resistivity ρ\rho and thermal conductivity κ\kappa measurements on Ca3_3Ir4_4Sn13_{13} single crystals, in which superconductivity with Tc7T_c \approx 7 K was claimed to coexist with ferromagnetic spin-fluctuations. Among three crystals, only one crystal shows a small hump in resistivity near 20 K, which was previously attributed to the ferromagnetic spin-fluctuations. Other two crystals show the ρT2\rho \sim T^2 Fermi-liquid behavior at low temperature. For both single crystals with and without the resistivity anomaly, the residual linear term κ0/T\kappa_0/T is negligible in zero magnetic field. In low fields, κ0(H)/T\kappa_0(H)/T shows a slow field dependence. These results demonstrate that the superconducting gap of Ca3_3Ir4_4Sn13_{13} is nodeless, thus rule out nodal gap caused by ferromagnetic spin-fluctuations.Comment: 5 pages, 4 figure

    Colossal negative magnetoresistance in dilute fluorinated graphene

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    Adatoms offer an effective route to modify and engineer the properties of graphene. In this work, we create dilute fluorinated graphene using a clean, controlled and reversible approach. At low carrier densities, the system is strongly localized and exhibits an unexpected, colossal negative magnetoresistance. The zero-field resistance is reduced by a factor of 40 at the highest field of 9 T and shows no sign of saturation. Unusual "staircase" field dependence is observed below 5 K. The magnetoresistance is highly anisotropic. We discuss possible origins, considering quantum interference effects and adatom-induced magnetism in graphene.Comment: 21 pages, 4 figures, including supplementary informatio

    Anomalies in non-stoichiometric uranium dioxide induced by pseudo-phase transition of point defects

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    A uniform distribution of point defects in an otherwise perfect crystallographic structure usually describes a unique pseudo phase of that state of a non-stoichiometric material. With off-stoichiometric uranium dioxide as a prototype, we show that analogous to a conventional phase transition, these pseudo phases also will transform from one state into another via changing the predominant defect species when external conditions of pressure, temperature, or chemical composition are varied. This exotic transition is numerically observed along shock Hugoniots and isothermal compression curves in UO2 with first-principles calculations. At low temperatures, it leads to anomalies (or quasi-discontinuities) in thermodynamic properties and electronic structures. In particular, the anomaly is pronounced in both shock temperature and the specific heat at constant pressure. With increasing of the temperature, however, it transforms gradually to a smooth cross-over, and becomes less discernible. The underlying physical mechanism and characteristics of this type of transition are encoded in the Gibbs free energy, and are elucidated clearly by analyzing the correlation with the variation of defect populations as a function of pressure and temperature. The opportunities and challenges for a possible experimental observation of this phase change are also discussed.Comment: 11 pages, 5 figure

    Fast Determination of Lycopene Content and Soluble Solid Content of Cherry Tomatoes Using Metal Oxide Sensors Based Electronic Nose

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    Lycopene content (LC) and soluble solid content (SSC) are important quality indicators for cherry tomatoes. This study attempted simultaneous analysis of inner quality of cherry tomato by Electronic nose (E-nose) using multivariate analysis. E-nose was used for data acquisition, the response signals were regressed by multiple linear regression (MLR) and partial least square regression (PLS) to build predictive models. The performances of the predictive models were tested according to root mean square and correlation coefficient (R2) in the training set and prediction set. The results showed that MLR models were superior to PLS model, with higher value of R2 and lower values of for RMSE firmness, pH, SSC, and LC. Together with MLR, E-nose could be used to obtain firmness, pH, soluble solid and lycopene contents in cherry tomatoes

    Specific heat and thermal conductivity of ferromagnetic magnons in Yttrium Iron Garnet

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    The specific heat and thermal conductivity of the insulating ferrimagnet Y3_3Fe5_5O12_{12} (Yttrium Iron Garnet, YIG) single crystal were measured down to 50 mK. The ferromagnetic magnon specific heat CCm_m shows a characteristic T1.5T^{1.5} dependence down to 0.77 K. Below 0.77 K, a downward deviation is observed, which is attributed to the magnetic dipole-dipole interaction with typical magnitude of 104^{-4} eV. The ferromagnetic magnon thermal conductivity κm\kappa_m does not show the characteristic T2T^2 dependence below 0.8 K. To fit the κm\kappa_m data, both magnetic defect scattering effect and dipole-dipole interaction are taken into account. These results complete our understanding of the thermodynamic and thermal transport properties of the low-lying ferromagnetic magnons.Comment: 5 pages, 5 figure
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