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Exchange induced charge inhomogeneities in rippled neutral graphene
A new mechanism that induces charge density variations in corrugated graphene
is proposed. Here it is shown how the interplay between lattice deformations
and exchange interactions can induce charge separation, i.e., puddles of
electrons and holes, for realistic deformation values of the graphene sheet.
The induced charge density lies in the range of cm,
which is compatible with recent measurements.Comment: 4 pages, two figures include
Single exciton spectroscopy of semimagnetic quantum dots
A photo-excited II-VI semiconductor nanocrystal doped with a few Mn spins is
considered. The effects of spin-exciton interactions and the resulting
multi-spin correlations on the photoluminescence are calculated by numerical
diagonalization of the Hamiltonian, including exchange interaction between
electrons, holes and Mn spins, as well as spin-orbit interaction. The results
provide a unified description of recent experiments of photoluminesnce of dots
with one and many Mn atoms as well as optically induced ferromagnetism in
semimagnetic nanocrystals.Comment: 5 pages, 3 figure
Nonlinear response of superparamagnets with finite damping: an analytical approach
The strongly damping-dependent nonlinear dynamical response of classical
superparamagnets is investigated by means of an analytical approach. Using
rigorous balance equations for the spin occupation numbers a simple approximate
expression is derived for the nonlinear susceptibility. The results are in good
agreement with those obtained from the exact (continued-fraction) solution of
the Fokker-Planck equation. The formula obtained could be of assistance in the
modelling of the experimental data and the determination of the damping
coefficient in superparamagnets.Comment: 7 PR pages, 2 figure
Electronic Structure of gated graphene and graphene ribbons
We study the electronic structure of gated graphene sheets. We consider both
infinite graphene and finite width ribbons. The effect of Coulomb interactions
between the electrically injected carriers and the coupling to the external
gate are computed self-consistently in the Hartree approximation. We compute
the average density of extra carriers, , the number of occupied
subbands and the density profiles as a function of the gate potential . We
discuss quantum corrections to the classical capacitance and we calculate the
threshold above which semiconducting armchair ribbons conduct. We find
that the ideal conductance of perfectly transmitting wide ribbons is
proportional to the square root of the gate voltage.Comment: 8 pages, 6 figure
Performance limits of graphene-ribbon-based field effect transistors
The performance of field effect transistors based on an single graphene
ribbon with a constriction and a single back gate are studied with the help of
atomistic models. It is shown how this scheme, unlike that of traditional
carbon-nanotube-based transistors, reduces the importance of the specifics of
the chemical bonding to the metallic electrodes in favor of the carbon-based
part of device. The ultimate performance limits are here studied for various
constriction and metal-ribbon contact models. In particular we show that, even
for poorly contacting metals, properly taylored constrictions can give
promising values for both the on-conductance and the subthreshold swing.Comment: 5 pages, 4 figure
Evolution of small-scale magnetic elements in the vicinity of granular-size swirl convective motions
Advances in solar instrumentation have led to a widespread usage of time
series to study the dynamics of solar features, specially at small spatial
scales and at very fast cadences. Physical processes at such scales are
determinant as building blocks for many others occurring from the lower to the
upper layers of the solar atmosphere and beyond, ultimately for understanding
the bigger picture of solar activity. Ground-based (SST) and space-borne
(Hinode) high-resolution solar data are analyzed in a quiet Sun region
displaying negative polarity small-scale magnetic concentrations and a cluster
of bright points observed in G-band and Ca II H images. The studied region is
characterized by the presence of two small-scale convective vortex-type plasma
motions, one of which appears to be affecting the dynamics of both, magnetic
features and bright points in its vicinity and therefore the main target of our
investigations. We followed the evolution of bright points, intensity
variations at different atmospheric heights and magnetic evolution for a set of
interesting selected regions. A description of the evolution of the
photospheric plasma motions in the region nearby the convective vortex is
shown, as well as some plausible cases for convective collapse detected in
Stokes profiles.Comment: 9 figure
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