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Electron correlation and spin-orbit coupling effects in US3 and USe3
A systematic density functional theory (DFT)+U study is conducted to
investigate the electron correlation and spin-orbit coupling (SOC) effects in
US3 and USe3. Our calculations reveal that inclusion of the U term is essential
to get energy band gaps for them, indicating the strong correlation effects for
uranium 5f electrons. Taking consideration of the SOC effect results in small
reduction on the electronic band gaps of US3 and USe3, but largely changes the
energy band shapes around the Fermi energy. As a result, US3 has a direct band
gap while USe3 has an indirect one. Our calculations predict that both US3 and
USe3 are antiferromagnetic insulators, in agreement with corresponding
experimental results. Based on our DFT+U calculations, we systematically
present the ground-state electronic, mechanical, and Raman properties for US3
and USe3.Comment: 6 pages, 6 figure
Fast quantum information transfer with superconducting flux qubits coupled to a cavity
We present a way to realize quantum information transfer with superconducting
flux qubits coupled to a cavity. Because only resonant qubit-cavity interaction
and resonant qubit-pulse interaction are applied, the information transfer can
be performed much faster, when compared with the previous proposals. This
proposal does not require adjustment of the qubit level spacings during the
operation. Moreover, neither uniformity in the device parameters nor exact
placement of qubits in the cavity is needed by this proposal.Comment: 6 pages, 3 figure
Long-Run Purchasing Power Parity with Asymmetric Adjustment: Evidence from Mainland China and Taiwan
This study applies threshold cointegration test advanced by Enders and Siklos (2001) to investigate the properties of asymmetric adjustment in long-run purchasing power parity (PPP) for both Mainland China and Taiwan during the January 1986 to October 2009 period. Although there is evidence of long-run PPP for both Mainland China and Taiwan, the adjustment mechanism is asymmetric. These results have important policy implications for both Mainland China and Taiwan under study.threshold cointegration test; Purchasing Power Parity; asymmetric adjustment; Mainland China; Taiwan
Electronic, mechanical, and thermodynamic properties of americium dioxide
By performing density functional theory (DFT) + calculations, we
systematically study the electronic, mechanical, tensile, and thermodynamic
properties of AmO. The experimentally observed antiferromagnetic
insulating feature [J. Chem. Phys. 63, 3174 (1975)] is successfully reproduced.
It is found that the chemical bonding character in AmO is similar to that
in PuO, with smaller charge transfer and stronger covalent interactions
between americium and oxygen atoms. The valence band maximum and conduction
band minimum are contributed by 2 hybridized and 5 electronic states
respectively. The elastic constants and various moduli are calculated, which
show that AmO is less stable against shear forces than PuO. The
stress-strain relationship of AmO is examined along the three low-index
directions by employing the first-principles computational tensile test method.
It is found that similar to PuO, the [100] and [111] directions are the
strongest and weakest tensile directions, respectively, but the theoretical
tensile strengths of AmO are smaller than those of PuO. The phonon
dispersion curves of AmO are calculated and the heat capacities as well
as lattice expansion curve are subsequently determined. The lattice thermal
conductance of AmO is further evaluated and compared with attainable
experiments. Our present work integrally reveals various physical properties of
AmO and can be referenced for technological applications of AmO
based materials.Comment: 23 pages, 8 figure
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