Magnetic Ground State of Pr0.89_{0.89}LaCe0.11_{0.11}CuO4+α−δ_{4+\alpha-\delta} with Varied Oxygen Depletion Probed by Muon Spin Relaxation

The magnetic ground state of an electron-doped cuprate superconductor Pr$_{1-x}$LaCe$_x$CuO$_{4+\alpha-\delta}$ ($x=0.11, \alpha\simeq0.04$) has been studied by means of muon spin rotation/relaxation (\msr) over a wide variety of oxygen depletion, $0.03\le\delta\le0.12$. Appearance of weak random magnetism over entire crystal volume has been revealed by a slow exponential relaxation. The absence of $\delta$-dependence for the random magnetism and the multiplet pattern of muon Knight shift at higher fields strongly suggest that the random moments are associated with excited Pr$^{3+}$ ions under crystal electric field.Comment: 6 pages, 4 figures, submitted to J. Phys. Soc. Jp

Pair densities at contact in the quantum electron gas

The value of the pair distribution function g(r) at contact (r = 0) in a quantum electron gas is determined by the scattering events between pairs of electrons with antiparallel spins. The theoretical results for g(0) as a function of the coupling strength r_s in the paramagnetic electron gas in dimensionality D=2 and 3, that have been obtained from the solution of the two-body scattering problem with a variety of effective scattering potentials embodying many-body effects, are compared with the results of many-body calculations in the ladder approximation and with quantum Monte Carlo data.Comment: 7 pages, 2 figure

Weak localization in InSb thin films heavily doped with lead

The paper reports on the investigations of the weak localization (WL) effects in 3D polycrystalline thin films of InSb. The films are closely compensated showing the electron concentration n>10^{16} cm^{-3} at the total concentration of the donor and acceptor type structural defects >10^{18} cm^{-3}. Unless Pb-doped, the InSb films do not show any measurable or show very small WL effect at 4.2 K. The Pb-doping to the concentration of the order of 10^{18} cm^{-3} leads to pronounced WL effects below 7 K. In particular, a clearly manifested SO scattering is observed. From the comparison of the experimental data on temperature dependence of the magnetoresistivity and sample resistance with the WL theory, the temperature dependence of the phase destroying time is determined. The determination is performed by fitting theoretical terms obtained from Kawabata's theory to experimental data on magnetoresistance. It is concluded that the dephasing process is connected to three separate interaction processes. The first is due to the SO scatterings and is characterized by temperature-independent relaxation time. The second is associated with the electron-phonon interaction. The third dephasing process is characterized by independent on temperature relaxation time tau_c. This relaxation time is tentatively ascribed to inelastic scattering at extended structural defects, like grain boundaries. The resulting time dephasing time shows saturation in its temperature dependence. The temperature dependence of the resistance of the InSb films can be explained by the electron-electron interaction for T2 K.Comment: 15 pages with 5 figure

Correlation energy of a two-dimensional electron gas from static and dynamic exchange-correlation kernels

We calculate the correlation energy of a two-dimensional homogeneous electron gas using several available approximations for the exchange-correlation kernel $f_{\rm xc}(q,\omega)$ entering the linear dielectric response of the system. As in the previous work of Lein {\it et al.} [Phys. Rev. B {\bf 67}, 13431 (2000)] on the three-dimensional electron gas, we give attention to the relative roles of the wave number and frequency dependence of the kernel and analyze the correlation energy in terms of contributions from the $(q, i\omega)$ plane. We find that consistency of the kernel with the electron-pair distribution function is important and in this case the nonlocality of the kernel in time is of minor importance, as far as the correlation energy is concerned. We also show that, and explain why, the popular Adiabatic Local Density Approximation performs much better in the two-dimensional case than in the three-dimensional one.Comment: 9 Pages, 4 Figure

Micro-structure and Magnetization of the 80-K Superconductor, TbSr2Cu2.7Mo0.3O7+d

The results of micro-structural and detailed magnetization studies are reported here for our recently published TbSr2Cu2.7Mo0.3O7+d superconductor with a transition temperature (Tc) at as high as 80 K [1]. From XRD and EDX the sample was confirmed to be of single-phase and possess the nominal cation stoichiometry. The SEM images showed well-developed grains for this ceramic high-Tc superconductor. Magnetization measurements at various temperatures and fields revealed bulk superconductivity below 80 K. Magnetization versus applied field (M vs. H) loops at various temperatures below the Tc exhibited clear full penetration field HP. In normal state (> 100 K) the susceptibility follows the Curie-Weiss behavior with an effective paramagnetic moment of 9.83 mB.Comment: 11 pages of text and figs. Accepted in Physica

Low-lying continuum structures in B8 and Li8 in a microscopic model

We search for low-lying resonances in the B8 and Li8 nuclei using a microscopic cluster model and a variational scattering method, which is analytically continued to complex energies. After fine-tuning the nucleon-nucleon interaction to get the known 1+ state of B8 at the right energy, we reproduce the known spectra of the studied nuclei. In addition, our model predicts a 1+ state at 1.3 MeV in B8, relative to the Be7+p threshold, whose corresponding pair is situated right at the Li7+n threshold in Li8. Lacking any experimental evidence for the existence of such states, it is presently uncertain whether these structures really exist or they are spurious resonances in our model. We demonstrate that the predicted state in B8, if it exists, would have important consequences for the understanding of the astrophysically important Be7(p,gamma)B8 reaction.Comment: 6 pages with 1 figure. The postscript file and more information are available at http://nova.elte.hu/~csot

Quantum Point Contacts and Coherent Electron Focusing

I. Introduction II. Electrons at the Fermi level III. Conductance quantization of a quantum point contact IV. Optical analogue of the conductance quantization V. Classical electron focusing VI. Electron focusing as a transmission problem VII. Coherent electron focusing (Experiment, Skipping orbits and magnetic edge states, Mode-interference and coherent electron focusing) VIII. Other mode-interference phenomenaComment: #3 of a series of 4 legacy reviews on QPC'

Non Linear Current Response of a Many-Level Tunneling System: Higher Harmonics Generation

The fully nonlinear response of a many-level tunneling system to a strong alternating field of high frequency $\omega$ is studied in terms of the Schwinger-Keldysh nonequilibrium Green functions. The nonlinear time dependent tunneling current $I(t)$ is calculated exactly and its resonance structure is elucidated. In particular, it is shown that under certain reasonable conditions on the physical parameters, the Fourier component $I_{n}$ is sharply peaked at $n=\frac {\Delta E} {\hbar \omega}$, where $\Delta E$ is the spacing between two levels. This frequency multiplication results from the highly nonlinear process of $n$ photon absorption (or emission) by the tunneling system. It is also conjectured that this effect (which so far is studied mainly in the context of nonlinear optics) might be experimentally feasible.Comment: 28 pages, LaTex, 7 figures are available upon request from [email protected], submitted to Phys.Rev.

The Al-Rich Part of the Fe-Al Phase Diagram

The Al-rich part of the Fe-Al phase diagram between 50 and 80 at.% Al including the complex intermetallic phases Fe$_{5}$Al$_{8}$ (ε), FeAl$_{2}$, Fe$_{2}$Al$_{5}$, and Fe4Al$_{13}$ was re-investigated in detail. A series of 19 alloys was produced and heat-treated at temperatures in the range from 600 to 1100 °C for up to 5000 h. The obtained data were further complemented by results from a number of diffusion couples, which helped to determine the homogeneity ranges of the phases FeAl$_{2}$, Fe$_{2}$Al$_{5}$, and Fe$_{4}$Al$_{13}$. All microstructures were inspected by scanning electron microscopy (SEM), and chemical compositions of the equilibrium phases as well as of the alloys were obtained by electron probe microanalysis (EPMA). Crystal structures and the variation of the lattice parameters were studied by x-ray diffraction (XRD) and differential thermal analysis (DTA) was applied to measure all types of transition temperatures. From these results, a revised version of the Al-rich part of the phase diagram was constructed