Evidence for very strong electron-phonon coupling in YBa_{2}Cu_{3}O_{6}

From the observed oxygen-isotope shift of the mid-infrared two-magnon absorption peak of YBa$_{2}$Cu$_{3}$O$_{6}$, we evaluate the oxygen-isotope effect on the in-plane antiferromagnetic exchange energy $J$. The exchange energy $J$ in YBa$_{2}$Cu$_{3}$O$_{6}$ is found to decrease by about 0.9% upon replacing $^{16}$O by $^{18}$O, which is slightly larger than that (0.6%) in La$_{2}$CuO$_{4}$. From the oxygen-isotope effects, we determine the lower limit of the polaron binding energy, which is about 1.7 eV for YBa$_{2}$Cu$_{3}$O$_{6}$ and 1.5 eV for La$_{2}$CuO$_{4}$, in quantitative agreement with angle-resolved photoemission data, optical conductivity data, and the parameter-free theoretical estimate. The large polaron binding energies in the insulating parent compounds suggest that electron-phonon coupling should also be strong in doped superconducting cuprates and may play an essential role in high-temperature superconductivity.Comment: 4 pages, 1 figur

Electromagnetic energy storage and power dissipation in nanostructures

The processes of storage and dissipation of electromagnetic energy in nanostructures depend on both the material properties and the geometry. In this paper, the distributions of local energy density and power dissipation in nanogratings are investigated using the rigorous coupled-wave analysis. It is demonstrated that the enhancement of absorption is accompanied by the enhancement of energy storage both for material at the resonance of its dielectric function described by the classical Lorentz oscillator and for nanostructures at the resonance induced by its geometric arrangement. The appearance of strong local electric field in nanogratings at the geometry-induced resonance is directly related to the maximum electric energy storage. Analysis of the local energy storage and dissipation can also help gain a better understanding of the global energy storage and dissipation in nanostructures for photovoltaic and heat transfer applications

Towards understanding the probability of 0+0^+ ground states in even-even many-body systems

For single-$j$ shells with $j={7/2}, {9/2}$ and 11/2, we relate the large probability of $I^+$ ground states to the largest (smallest) coefficients $\alpha^J_{I(v \beta)} = <nv \beta I |$ $A^{J \dagger} \cdot A^J | n v\beta I>$, where $n$ is the particle number, $v$ is the seniority, $\beta$ is an additional quantum number, and $I$ is the angular momentum of the state. Interesting regularities of the probabilities of $I^+$ ground states are noticed and discussed for 4-particle systems. Several counter examples of the $0^+$ ground state (0GS) predominance are noticed for the first time.Comment: 5 pages, 1 figure. Phys. Rev. C64, in pres