248 research outputs found
Hardening mechanism of commercially pure Mg processed by high pressure torsion at room temperature
Coarse-grained Mg in the as-cast condition and fine-grained Mg in the extruded condition were processed by high pressure torsion (HPT) at room temperature for up to 16 turns. Microstructure observation and texture analysis indicate that to fulfil the Von Mises criterion, the non-basal slip is activated in the as-cast Mg and tension twinning is activated in the as-extruded Mg. Although the deformation mechanism is different in the as-cast Mg and the as-extruded Mg during HPT, their hardening evolutions are similar, i.e. after 1/8 turn of HPT, microhardness of the as-cast Mg and the extruded Mg both show a significant increase and further HPT processing does not significantly further increase the microhardness. Texture strengthening can explain the rapid hardening. Hardness anisotropy and texture data results suggest that texture strengthening plays an important role for both types of samples. Texture strengthening weakens with decreasing grain size
Structural, Magnetic and Transport Properties of B-Site Substituted Perovskite La0.7Sr0.3MnO3
In this chapter, in order to understand the structural related magnetic and transport properties of B site substituted perovskites La0.7Sr0.3MnO3 (LSMO), we have systematically investigated the effects of replacing some of the Mn with nonmagnetic elements Ti, Zr, Cu, Al, Zn and magnetic elements Co, Ni, Cr, Fe. The structural, magnetic and electrical phase transitions and transport properties of these compounds were investigated by neutron diffraction, magnetization and electric resistivity measurements
Far-infrared photo-conductivity of electrons in an array of nano-structured antidots
We present far-infrared (FIR) photo-conductivity measurements for a
two-dimensional electron gas in an array of nano-structured antidots. We
detect, resistively and spectrally resolved, both the magnetoplasmon and the
edge-magnetoplasmon modes. Temperature-dependent measurements demonstrates that
both modes contribute to the photo resistance by heating the electron gas via
resonant absorption of the FIR radiation. Influences of spin effect and phonon
bands on the collective excitations in the antidot lattice are observed.Comment: 5 pages, 3 figure
Human Parechovirus Infections in Monkeys with Diarrhea, China
Information about human parechovirus (HPeV) infection in animals is scant. Using 5′ untranslated region reverse transcription–PCR, we detected HPeV in feces of monkeys with diarrhea and sequenced the complete genome of 1 isolate (SH6). Monkeys may serve as reservoirs for zoonotic HPeV transmissions and as models for studies of HPeV pathogenesis
Dimensional Crossover of Vortex Dynamics Induced by Gd Substitution on Bi2212 Single Crystals
The vortex dynamics of BiSrCaGdCuO
single crystals is investigated by magnetic relaxation and hysteresis
measurements. By substituting with , it is found that the interlayer
Josephson coupling is weakened and the anisotropy is increased, which leads to
the change of vortex dynamics from 3D elastic to 2D plastic vortex creep.
Moreover, the second magnetization peak, which can be observed in samples near
the optimal doping, is absent in the strongly underdoped (with 2D vortex)
region.Comment: 16 Pages, 6 Figures, To appear in Physica
Newton's law for Bloch electrons, Klein factors and deviations from canonical commutation relations
The acceleration theorem for Bloch electrons in a homogenous external field
is usually presented using quasiclassical arguments. In quantum mechanical
versions the Heisenberg equations of motion for an operator
are presented mostly without properly defining this operator. This leads to the
surprising fact that the generally accepted version of the theorem is incorrect
for the most natural definition of . This operator is shown not
to obey canonical commutation relations with the position operator. A similar
result is shown for the phase operators defined via the Klein factors which
take care of the change of particle number in the bosonization of the field
operator in the description of interacting fermions in one dimension. The phase
operators are also shown not to obey canonical commutation relations with the
corresponding particle number operators. Implications of this fact are
discussed for Tomonaga-Luttinger type models.Comment: 9 pages,1 figur
Transport Measurements on Nano-engineered Two Dimensional Superconducting Wire Networks
Superconducting triangular Nb wire networks with high normal-state resistance
are fabricated by using a negative tone hydrogen silsesquioxane (HSQ) resist.
Robust magnetoresistance oscillations are observed up to high magnetic fields
and maintained at low temperatures, due to the eective reduction of wire
dimensions. Well-defined dips appear at integral and rational values (1/2, 1/3,
1/4) of the reduced flux f = Phi/Phi_0, which is the first observation in the
triangular wire networks. These results are well consistent with theoretical
calculations for the reduced critical temperature as a function of f.Comment: 4 pages, 3 figure
Horizontal and vertical diversity jointly shape food web stability against small and large perturbations
The biodiversity of food webs is composed of horizontal (i.e. within trophic levels) and vertical diversity (i.e. the number of trophic levels). Understanding their joint effect on stability is a key challenge. Theory mostly considers their individual effects and focuses on small perturbations near equilibrium in hypothetical food webs. Here, we study the joint effects of horizontal and vertical diversity on the stability of hypothetical (modelled) and empirical food webs. In modelled food webs, horizontal and vertical diversity increased and decreased stability, respectively, with a stronger positive effect of producer diversity on stability at higher consumer diversity. Experiments with an empirical plankton food-web, where we manipulated horizontal and vertical diversity and measured stability from species interactions and from resilience against large perturbations, confirmed these predictions. Taken together, our findings highlight the need to conserve horizontal biodiversity at different trophic levels to ensure stability
Metamaterial Polarization Converter Analysis: Limits of Performance
In this paper we analyze the theoretical limits of a metamaterial converter
that allows for linear-to- elliptical polarization transformation with any
desired ellipticity and ellipse orientation. We employ the transmission line
approach providing a needed level of the design generalization. Our analysis
reveals that the maximal conversion efficiency for transmission through a
single metamaterial layer is 50%, while the realistic re ection configuration
can give the conversion efficiency up to 90%. We show that a double layer
transmission converter and a single layer with a ground plane can have 100%
polarization conversion efficiency. We tested our conclusions numerically
reaching the designated limits of efficiency using a simple metamaterial
design. Our general analysis provides useful guidelines for the metamaterial
polarization converter design for virtually any frequency range of the
electromagnetic waves.Comment: 10 pages, 11 figures, 2 table
High Magnetic Field Microwave Conductivity of 2D Electrons in an Array of Antidots
We measure the high magnetic field () microwave conductivity,
Re, of a high mobility 2D electron system containing an antidot
array. Re vs frequency () increases strongly in the regime of
the fractional quantum Hall effect series, with Landau filling .
At microwave , Re vs exhibits a broad peak centered around
. On the peak, the 10 GHz Re can exceed its dc-limit
value by a factor of 5. This enhanced microwave conductivity is unobservable
for temperature K, and grows more pronounced as is
decreased. The effect may be due to excitations supported by the antidot edges,
but different from the well-known edge magnetoplasmons.Comment: 4 pages, 3 figures, revtex
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