67,904 research outputs found
Achieving control of in-plane elastic waves
We derive the elastic properties of a cylindrical cloak for in-plane coupled
shear and pressure waves. The cloak is characterized by a rank 4 elasticity
tensor with 16 spatially varying entries which are deduced from a geometric
transform. Remarkably, the Navier equations retain their form under this
transform, which is generally untrue [Milton et al., New J. Phys. 8, 248
(2006)]. We numerically check that clamped and freely vibrating obstacles
located inside the neutral region are cloaked disrespectful of the frequency
and the polarization of an incoming elastic wave.Comment: 9 pages, 4 figure
Dynamics of two atoms coupled to a cavity field
We investigate the interaction of two two-level atoms with a single mode
cavity field. One of the atoms is exactly at resonance with the field, while
the other is well far from resonance and hence is treated in the dispersive
limit. We find that the presence of the non-resonant atom produces a shift in
the Rabi frequency of the resonant atom, as if it was detuned from the field.
We focus on the discussion of the evolution of the state purity of each atom.Comment: LaTex, 2 figure
Recommended from our members
Highly Stable Luminous "snakes" from CsPbX3 Perovskite Nanocrystals Anchored on Amine-Coated Silica Nanowires
CsPbX3 (X = Cl, Br, and I) perovskite nanocrystals (NCs) are known for their exceptional optoelectronic properties, yet the material's instability toward polar solvents, heat, or UV irradiation greatly limits its further applications. Herein, an efficient in situ growing strategy has been developed to give highly stable perovskite NC composites (abbreviated CsPbX3@CA-SiO2) by anchoring CsPbX3 NCs onto silica nanowires (NWs), which effectively depresses the optical degradation of their photoluminescence (PL) and enhances stability. The preparation of surface-functionalized serpentine silica NWs is realized by a sol-gel process involving hydrolysis of a mixture of tetraethyl orthosilicate (TEOS), 3-aminopropyltriethoxysilane (APTES), and trimethoxy(octadecyl)silane (TMODS) in a water/oil emulsion. The serpentine NWs are formed via an anisotropic growth with lengths up to 8 μm. The free amino groups are employed as surface ligands for growing perovskite NCs, yielding distributed monodisperse NCs (∼8 nm) around the NW matrix. The emission wavelength is tunable by simple variation of the halide compositions (CsPbX3, X = Cl, Br, or I), and the composites demonstrate a high photoluminescence quantum yield (PLQY 32-69%). Additionally, we have demonstrated the composites CsPbX3@CA-SiO2 can be self-woven to form a porous 3D hierarchical NWs membrane, giving rise to a superhydrophobic surface with hierarchical micro/nano structural features. The resulting composites exhibit high stability toward water, heat, and UV irradiation. This work elucidates an effective strategy to incorporate perovskite nanocrystals onto functional matrices as multifunctional stable light sources
Superconductivity of the Ternary Boride Li_2Pd_3B Probed by ^{11}B NMR
We report a ^{11}B NMR measurement on the recently discovered superconductor
Li_2Pd_3B. The nuclear spin lattice relaxation rate 1/T_1 shows a well-defined
coherence peak just below T_c (H=1.46 T)=5.7 K, and the spin susceptibility
measured by the Knight shift also decreases below T_c. These results indicate
that the superconductivity is of conventional nature, with an isotropic gap.
Our results also suggest that the -electrons of boron and the d-electrons of
palladium that hybridize with boron -electrons are primarily responsible for
the superconductivity.Comment: 4 pages, 5 figure
- …