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Strongly Correlated Topological Superconductors and Topological Phase Transitions via Green's Function
We propose several topological order parameters expressed in terms of Green's
function at zero frequency for topological superconductors, which generalizes
the previous work for interacting insulators. The coefficient in topological
field theory is expressed in terms of zero frequency Green's function. We also
study topological phase transition beyond noninteracting limit in this zero
frequency Green's function approach.Comment: 10 pages. Published versio
Equivalent topological invariants of topological insulators
A time-reversal invariant topological insulator can be generally defined by
the effective topological field theory with a quantized \theta coefficient,
which can only take values of 0 or \pi. This theory is generally valid for an
arbitrarily interacting system and the quantization of the \theta invariant can
be directly measured experimentally. Reduced to the case of a non-interacting
system, the \theta invariant can be expressed as an integral over the entire
three dimensional Brillouin zone. Alternatively, non-interacting insulators can
be classified by topological invariants defined over discrete time-reversal
invariant momenta. In this paper, we show the complete equivalence between the
integral and the discrete invariants of the topological insulator.Comment: Published version. Typos correcte
Electron dynamics in gold and gold–silver alloy nanoparticles: The influence of a nonequilibrium electron distribution and the size dependence of the electron–phonon relaxation
©1999 American Institute of Physics. The electronic version of this article is the complete one and can be found online at: http://link.aip.org/link/?JCPSA6/111/1255/1DOI: 10.1063/1.479310Electron dynamics in gold nanoparticles with an average diameter between 9 and 48 nm have been studied by femtosecond transient absorption spectroscopy. Following the plasmon bleach recovery after low power excitation indicates that a non-Fermi electron distribution thermalizes by electron–electron relaxation on a time scale of 500 fs to a Fermi distribution. This effect is only observed at low excitation power and when the electron distribution is perturbed by mixing with the intraband transitions within the conduction band (i.e., when the excitation wavelength is 630 or 800 nm). However, exciting the interband transitions at 400 nm does not allow following the early electron thermalization process. Electron thermalization with the lattice of the nanoparticle by electron–phonon interactions occurs within 1.7 ps under these conditions, independent of the excitation wavelength. In agreement with the experiments, simulations of the optical response arising from thermalized and nonthermalized electron distributions show that a non-Fermi electron distribution leads to a less intense bleach of the plasmon absorption. Furthermore, the difference between the response from the two electron distributions is greater for small temperature changes of the electron gas (low excitation powers). No size dependence of the electron thermalization dynamics is observed for gold nanoparticles with diameters between 9 and 48 nm. High-resolution transmission electron microscopy (HRTEM) reveals that these gold nanoparticles possess defect structures. The effect of this on the electron–phonon relaxation processes is discussed. 18 nm gold–silver alloy nanoparticles with a gold mole fraction of 0.8 are compared to 15 nm gold nanoparticles. While mixing silver leads to a blue-shift of the plasmon absorption in the ground-state absorption spectrum, no difference is observed in the femtosecond dynamics of the system
Gutzwiller density functional calculations of the electronic structure of FeAs-based superconductors: Evidence for a three-dimensional Fermi surface
The electronic structures of FeAs-compounds strongly depend on the
Fe-As bonding, which can not be described successfully by the local density
approximation (LDA). Treating the multi-orbital fluctuations from -
by LDA+Gutzwiller method, we are now able to predict the correct Fe-As
bond-length, and find that Fe-As bonding-strength is 30% weaker, which will
explain the observed "soft phonon". The bands are narrowed by a factor of 2,
and the orbital is pushed up to cross the Fermi level, forming
3-dimensional Fermi surfaces, which suppress the anisotropy and the ()
nesting. The inter-orbital Hund's coupling rather than plays crucial
roles to obtain these results.Comment: 4 pages, 4 figures, 1 tabl
A More Precise Extraction of |V_{cb}| in HQEFT of QCD
The more precise extraction for the CKM matrix element |V_{cb}| in the heavy
quark effective field theory (HQEFT) of QCD is studied from both exclusive and
inclusive semileptonic B decays. The values of relevant nonperturbative
parameters up to order 1/m^2_Q are estimated consistently in HQEFT of QCD.
Using the most recent experimental data for B decay rates, |V_{cb}| is updated
to be |V_{cb}| = 0.0395 \pm 0.0011_{exp} \pm 0.0019_{th} from B\to D^{\ast} l
\nu decay and |V_{cb}| = 0.0434 \pm 0.0041_{exp} \pm 0.0020_{th} from B\to D l
\nu decay as well as |V_{cb}| = 0.0394 \pm 0.0010_{exp} \pm 0.0014_{th} from
inclusive B\to X_c l \nu decay.Comment: 7 pages, revtex, 4 figure
Springback analysis of AA5754 after hot stamping: experiments and FE modelling
In this paper, the springback of the aluminium alloy AA5754 under hot stamping conditions was characterised under stretch and pure bending conditions. It was found that elevated temperature stamping was beneficial for springback reduction, particularly when using hot dies. Using cold dies, the flange springback angle decreased by 9.7 % when the blank temperature was increased from 20 to 450 °C, compared to the 44.1 % springback reduction when hot dies were used. Various other forming conditions were also tested, the results of which were used to verify finite element (FE) simulations of the processes in order to consolidate the knowledge of springback. By analysing the tangential stress distributions along the formed part in the FE models, it was found that the springback angle is a linear function of the average through-thickness stress gradient, regardless of the forming conditions used
In situ imaging of field emission from individual carbon nanotubes and their structural damage
©2002 American Institute of Physics. The electronic version of this article is the complete one and can be found online at: http://link.aip.org/link/?APPLAB/80/856/1DOI:10.1063/1.1446994Field emission of individual carbon nanotubes was observed by in situ
transmission electron microscopy. A fluctuation in emission current was due to a
variation in distance between the nanotube tip and the counter electrode owing
to a "head-shaking" effect of the nanotube during field emission. Strong
field-induced structural damage of a nanotube occurs in two ways: a
piece-by-piece and segment-by-segment pilling process of the graphitic layers,
and a concentrical layer-by-layer stripping process. The former is believed
owing to a strong electrostatic force, and the latter is likely due to heating
produced by emission current that flowed through the most outer graphitic
layers
Double In Situ Approach for the Preparation of Polymer Nanocomposite with Multi-functionality
A novel one-step synthetic route, the double in situ approach, is used to produce both TiO2nanoparticles and polymer (PET), and simultaneously forming a nanocomposite with multi-functionality. The method uses the release of water during esterification to hydrolyze titanium (IV) butoxide (Ti(OBu)4) forming nano-TiO2in the polymerization vessel. This new approach is of general significance in the preparation of polymer nanocomposites, and will lead to a new route in the synthesis of multi-functional polymer nanocomposites
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