Search results for "Condensed Matter Physic"

Beyond the spin model: exchange coupling in molecular magnets with unquenched orbital angular momenta.

2011

In this critical review we review the problem of exchange interactions in polynuclear metal complexes involving orbitally degenerate metal ions. The key feature of these systems is that, in general, they carry an unquenched orbital angular momentum that manifests itself in all their magnetic properties. Thus, interest in degenerate systems involves fundamental problems related to basic models in magnetism. In particular, the conventional Heisenberg-Dirac-Van Vleck model becomes inapplicable even as an approximation. In the first part we attempt to answer two key questions, namely which theoretical tools are to be used in the case of degeneracy, and how these tools can be employed. We demons…

Study of thermoelectric magnetohydrodynamic convection on solute redistribution during laser additive manufacturing

2020

Abstract Melt pools formed in laser additive manufacturing (AM) are subject to large thermal gradients, resulting in the formation of thermoelectric currents due to the Seebeck effect. When in the presence of an external magnetic field, a Lorentz force is formed which drives fluid flow in the melt pool. This Thermoelectric Magnetohydrodynamics (TEMHD) phenomenon, can have a significant impact on the melt pool morphology and can alter the microstructural evolution of the solidification process. By coupling steady-state mesoscopic melt pool calculations to a microscopic solidification model, predictions of the resulting microstructure for multiple deposited layers have been obtained. The resu…

Vibrational properties of semiconductor nanowires and nanowire heterostructures: ensembles and single nanowires

2013

Erratum to ‘Raman spectroscopy of β-irradiated silica glass’ by B. Boizot, S. Agnello, B. Reynard, R. Boscaino and G. Petite [J. Non-Cryst. Solids 32…

2004

Theoretical investigation of the electronic structure of fullerenes

1994

Summary form only given. Research in the growing family of fullerene compounds are in continuous expansion. Much theoretical and experimental effort has been devoted to the study of the electronic properties these carbon cages present. However, although significant work has been done, the purpose of this paper is to provide a detailed theoretical analysis of the electronic properties of several fullerenes. We have calculated the electronic structure of these carbon cages within the valence effective Hamiltonian (VEH) approach. The calculated one-electron energy levels are correlated with experimental UPS spectra. The good correlation between calculated and experimental values shows VEH appr…

Phonon Deformation Potentials from Raman Measurements on Semiconductor Membranes

1997

Spin-lattice relaxation of deuterated methyl groups: Implications of the pauli principle

1999

The high-field spin-lattice relaxation of deuterated methyl groups undergoing rotational tunneling is investigated theoretically. It is found that for systems showing a tunneling frequency comparable to accessible Larmor frequencies the relaxation to equilibrium of the Zeeman energy does not follow a simple exponential time dependence even in powdered samples due to a finite coupling to the relaxation of the tunneling system. This finding contrasts to the high-temperature behavior of reorienting methyl groups which undergo simple exponential relaxation. The nonexponentiality has its origin in the statistical coupling of the three deuteron spins due to the Pauli principle.

Effect of Fe-incorporation on Structural and Optoelectronic Properties of Spin Coated p/n Type ZnO Thin Films

2020

Quenched and annealed free energies

1984

This paper gives a simple exposition of the Nishimori method to solve certain quenched, random bond spin-glass models. It allows a transparent physical interpretation in terms of annealed systems. As an application a special solution of the Sherrington-Kirkpatrick model with a discrete probability distribution is obtained and shown to agree with the solution for the Gaussian case. This substantiates the claim that the averaged free energy does not depend on the details of the probability distribution Expose simple de la methode de Nishimori pour resoudre certains modeles de verres de spin avec interactions aleatoires. Interpretation transparente en termes de systemes recuits. Presentation d…

Phonons in MoSe2/WSe2 van der Waals heterobilayer

2021

We report first-principles calculations of the structural and vibrational properties of the synthesized two-dimensional van der Waals heterostructures formed by single-layers dichalcogenides MoSe2 and WSe2. We show that, when combining these systems in a periodic two-dimensional heterostructures, the intrinsic phonon characteristics of the free-standing constituents are to a large extent preserved but, furthermore, exhibit shear and breathing phonon modes that are not present in the individual building blocks. These peculiar modes depend strongly on the weak vdW forces and has a great contibution to the thermal properties of the layered materials. Besides these features, the departure of fl…