21 research outputs found
Antiferromagnetic transition in EuFeAs: A possible parent compound for superconductors
Ternary iron arsenide EuFeAs with ThCrSi-type structure has
been studied by magnetic susceptibility, resistivity, thermopower, Hall and
specific heat measurements. The compound undergoes two magnetic phase
transitions at about 200 K and 20 K, respectively. The former was found to be
accompanied with a slight drop in magnetic susceptibility (after subtracting
the Curie-Weiss paramagnetic contribution), a rapid decrease in resistivity, a
large jump in thermopower and a sharp peak in specific heat with decreasing
temperature, all of which point to a spin-density-wave-like antiferromagnetic
transition. The latter was proposed to be associated with an A-type
antiferromagnetic ordering of Eu moments. Comparing with the physical
properties of the iso-structural compounds BaFeAs and SrFeAs,
we expect that superconductivity could be induced in EuFeAs through
appropriate doping.Comment: 4 pages, 4 figure
Soil Bacterial Function Associated With Stylo (Legume) and Bahiagrass (Grass) Is Affected More Strongly by Soil Chemical Property Than by Bacterial Community Composition
Soil microbes are driver of nutrient cycling, with microbial function affected by community composition and soil chemical property. Legume and grass are ubiquitous in many ecosystems, however, their differential effects on microbial function are less understood. Here we constructed compartmented rhizobox planted with stylo (Stylosanthes guianensis, legume) or bahiagrass (Paspalum natatum, grass) to compare their influences on bacterial function and to investigate the determinant of bacterial function. Soils in root compartment and in near (0–5 mm from root compartment) or far (10–15 mm from root compartment) rhizosphere were sampled. Soil chemical properties, bacterial community composition and function were characterized. Results indicate that plant species and distance significantly affected bacterial function. The activities of beta-xylosidase, nitrate reductase and phosphomonoesterase were higher in stylo soil than in bahiagrass soil, while leucine-aminopeptidase activity and nosZ abundance were vice versa. Rhizosphere effect was obvious for the activities of beta-glucosidase, beta-xylosidase, chitinase, and the abundances of AOB-amoA, nirS, nosZ. Statistical analysis revealed that soil chemical property was significantly associated with bacterial function, with a higher coefficient than bacterial community composition. These data suggest that stylo and bahiagrass differentially affect bacterial function, which is affected more strongly by soil chemical property than by community composition
Observation of the Anomalous Hall Effect in a Collinear Antiferromagnet
Time-reversal symmetry breaking is the basic physics concept underpinning
many magnetic topological phenomena such as the anomalous Hall effect (AHE) and
its quantized variant. The AHE has been primarily accompanied by a
ferromagnetic dipole moment, which hinders the topological quantum states and
limits data density in memory devices, or by a delicate noncollinear magnetic
order with strong spin decoherence, both limiting their applicability. A
potential breakthrough is the recent theoretical prediction of the AHE arising
from collinear antiferromagnetism in an anisotropic crystal environment. This
new mechanism does not require magnetic dipolar or noncollinear fields.
However, it has not been experimentally observed to date. Here we demonstrate
this unconventional mechanism by measuring the AHE in an epilayer of a rutile
collinear antiferromagnet RuO. The observed anomalous Hall conductivity is
large, exceeding 300 S/cm, and is in agreement with the Berry phase topological
transport contribution. Our results open a new unexplored chapter of
time-reversal symmetry breaking phenomena in the abundant class of collinear
antiferromagnetic materials.Comment: 33 pages, 14 figures, 2 table
Eightfold Fermionic Excitation in a Charge Density Wave Compound
Unconventional quasiparticle excitations in condensed matter systems have
become one of the most important research frontiers. Beyond two- and fourfold
degenerate Weyl and Dirac fermions, three-, six- and eightfold symmetry
protected degeneracies have been predicted however remain challenging to
realize in solid state materials. Here, charge density wave compound TaTe4 is
proposed to hold eightfold fermionic excitation and Dirac point in energy
bands. High quality TaTe4 single crystals are prepared, where the charge
density wave is revealed by directly imaging the atomic structure and a
pseudogap of about 45 meV on the surface. Shubnikov de-Haas oscillations of
TaTe4 are consistent with band structure calculation. Scanning tunneling
microscopy reveals atomic step edge states on the surface of TaTe4. This work
uncovers that charge density wave is able to induce new topological phases and
sheds new light on the novel excitations in condensed matter materials.Comment: Accepted by PRB:
https://journals.aps.org/prb/accepted/7907cK4eW0b1ee0b93fd67c1b42942bbb08eafc3
Publisher Correction: An anomalous Hall effect in altermagnetic ruthenium dioxide
In the version of this article initially published, square brackets and parentheses were incorrect in Fig. 1g and throughout Fig. 2 (excepting lower labels in Fig. 2d–f). Further, in the second paragraph of the “Consistency with theoretical prediction” subsection of the main article, in the text now reading “the reorientation-field scale, namely, HC = (H2 AE − H2 d) /Hd,” the term “H2 AE” wasn’t shown as squared. The changes have been made in the HTML and PDF versions of the article
Measurement of Spatio-Temporal Differences and Analysis of the Obstacles to High-Quality Development in the Yellow River Basin, China
Based on a new development philosophy, this paper constructs an index system for measuring and evaluating high-quality developments in the Yellow River Basin using the entropy weight TOPSIS model and the obstacle degree analysis model to carry out a diagnostic analysis of the spatio-temporal differences in the level of high-quality development and obstacle factors in nine Yellow River Basin provinces from 2010 to 2020. The results show that: (1) During the period 2010–2020, the Yellow River Basin’s high-quality development index showed a rising trend and the subindexes showed a trend of “coordinated development > shared development > green development > open development > innovative development”. However, the overall level of high-quality development in the basin is not high, and there is still much room for improvement. (2) The global Moran’s I of the high-quality development indexes in 2010, 2015 and 2020 are −0.216, −0.204 and −0.103, respectively, indicating that the level of high-quality development in each province and region within the Yellow River Basin is discrete and develops in a spatially unbalanced direction. (3) The obstacle degree analysis shows that green development, innovation development and open development are the main bottlenecks affecting the high-quality development of the basin. The restrictive role of green development is increasingly prominent, and the low level of scientific and technological innovation and achievement transformation, serious resource consumption and low resource utilization rate of industrial development, in addition to the low level of openness to the outside world are becoming key factors hindering the high-quality development of the provinces in the Yellow River Basin
Evaluation and obstacle analysis of high-quality development in Yellow River Basin and Yangtze River Economic Belt, China
Abstract Based on China’s new development philosophy, and following the idea of “assessing the overall levels firstly, then anchoring the subsystems contributions and finally identifying the obstacle factors”, an evaluation system of high-quality development (HQD) levels is constructed from five subsystems of innovative development (ID), coordinated development (CD), green development (GD), open development (OD) and shared development (SD). In this paper, the entropy weight TOPSIS model is used to measure the HQD levels of 19 provincial units located in the Yellow River Basin (YRB) and the Yangtze River Economic Belt (YREB) in 2010–2019, and with the assistance of the Obstacle Degree Model, the obstacle factors affecting the HQD of both are depicted. The results show that: (1) between 2010 and 2019, the HQD indices in YRB and YREB have been on an increasing trend, and the subsystems indices all show a trend of “GD > CD > SD > ID > OD”, but the overall levels of HQD in both is not high, and there is still much room for improvement. (2) YREB has a significantly higher HQD level than YRB. From 2010 to 2019, the average values of the HQD indices in YRB and YREB were 0.2886 and 0.4073, respectively, but the index in YRB improves at a faster pace than YREB, and the gap of HQD levels between the two show a trend of continuous reduction towards regional balance and coordination. (3) The analysis of obstacle factors shows that while OD and ID are the main obstacles to HQD in both basins, the impact of both on the resistance to HQD in both basins is on a decreasing trend. GD is another bottleneck for the HQD of YRB, and the pressure on GD in the middle and upper reaches of the provincial units in the basin is increasing, and the obstacles are on a rising trend
Plant Species-Dependent Effects of Liming and Plant Residue Incorporation on Soil Bacterial Community and Activity in an Acidic Orchard Soil
Both liming and plant residue incorporation are widely used practices for the amelioration of acidic soils—however, the difference in their effects is still not fully understood, especially regarding the microbial community. In this study, we took the acidic soils from a subtropical orchard as target soils, and implemented liming and plant residue incorporation with a leguminous and a gramineous cover crop as test plants. After six months of growth, soil pH, total organic carbon (TOC), dissolved organic carbon (DOC) and nutrient contents were determined, soil enzymes involving C, N, P cycling were assayed, and microbial communities were also analyzed using Polymerase Chain Reaction-Denaturing Gradient Gel Electrophoresis (PCR-DGGE). Results showed that liming was more effective in elevating soil pH, while plant residue incorporation exerted a more comprehensive influence—not only on soil pH, but also on soil enzyme activity and microbial community. PCR-DGGE analysis revealed that liming changed the microbial community structure more greatly than plant residue incorporation, while plant residue incorporation altered the microbial community composition much more than liming. The growth responses of test plants to liming and plant residue incorporation depended on plant species, indicating the necessity to select appropriate practice for a particular crop. A further, detailed investigation into the microbial community composition, and the respective functions using metagenomic approach, is also suggested