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A New Approach to the Modeling of Anisotropic Media with the Transmission Line Matrix Method
2021
A reformulation of the Transmission Line Matrix (TLM) method is presented to model non-dispersive anisotropic media. Two TLM-based solutions to solve this problem can already be found in the literature, each one with an interesting feature. One can be considered a more conceptual approach, close to the TLM fundamentals, which identifies each TLM in Maxwell’s equations with a specific line. But this simplicity is achieved at the expense of an increase in the memory storage requirements of a general situation. The second existing solution is a more powerful and general formulation that avoids this increase in memory storage. However, it is based on signal processing techniques and considerabl…
Successes and failures in geodynamics
2001
Abstract The evolution of Earth models is reviewed and the open questions and problems are highlighted. Generally, evolution of science was not linear, but proceeded in “steps” of paradigms; where old ones remained within useful limits. “Geodynamic hypotheses”, while embedded into the general concepts of space and time, were often mutually exclusive and competing until the 1900s. Wegener's concept of continental drift was the first successful globally unifying view, but it was discarded by most Earth scientists. The “real” change of paradigms did not come before mid-century through geophysical observations in paleomagnetism, seismology, bathymetry, seafloor geology and dating, leading to th…
Ultrafast amplification and non-linear magneto-elastic coupling of coherent magnon modes in an antiferromagnet
2021
We investigate the role of domain walls in the ultrafast magnon dynamics of an antiferromagnetic NiO single crystal in a pump-probe experiment with variable pump photon energy. Analysing the amplitude of the energy-dependent photo-induced ultrafast spin dynamics, we detect a yet unreported coupling between the material's characteristic THz- and a GHz-magnon modes. We explain this unexpected coupling between two orthogonal eigenstates of the corresponding Hamiltonian by modelling the magneto-elastic interaction between spins in different domains. We find that such interaction, in the non-linear regime, couples the two different magnon modes via the domain walls and it can be optically exploi…
Terahertz electrical writing speed in an antiferromagnetic memory
2018
The speed of writing of state-of-the-art ferromagnetic memories is physically limited by an intrinsic gigahertz threshold. Recently, realization of memory devices based on antiferromagnets, in which spin directions periodically alternate from one atomic lattice site to the next has moved research in an alternative direction. We experimentally demonstrate at room temperature that the speed of reversible electrical writing in a memory device can be scaled up to terahertz using an antiferromagnet. A current-induced spin-torque mechanism is responsible for the switching in our memory devices throughout the 12-order-of-magnitude range of writing speeds from hertz to terahertz. Our work opens the…
Growth of thin films of single-chain magnets on functionalized silicon surfaces
2018
A one-pot strategy for the direct growth of continuous and regular thin films of a neutral oxamato-bridged heterobimetallic chain, synthesized from Co2+ nitrate and the tetramethylammonium salt of the anionic copper(II) complex (Me4N)2[Cu(2,6-Et2pa)2]·6H2O (1) (2,6-Etpa = N-2,6-diethylphenyloxamate) over Si(111) surfaces functionalized with carboxylic acid terminating groups has been developed. Variation of the growth conditions can provide important differences in the morphology of the obtained films when working in H2O at 20 °C. An anisotropic growth of 1-D fibers is observed under stoichiometric conditions (Co2+/1 = 1:1), while an isotropic growth of 3-D particles occurs for an excess of…
Magnetic properties of Co–Al, Ni–Al, and Mg–Al hydrotalcites and the oxides formed upon their thermal decomposition
2002
The magnetic behaviour of Co–Al, Ni–Al, and Mg–Al hydrotalcites (HTlc) with a M2+/Al3+ molar ratio of 3 and carbonates in the interlayer, as well as the mixed oxides obtained after calcination at 823 K for 5 h, has been investigated by DC and AC magnetic susceptibility measurements and isothermal magnetisation. The samples were also characterised by ICP-OES and XRD. The magnetic measurements show that Co–Al and Ni–Al HTlcs behave as ferromagnets, with ordering temperatures of approximately 6–7 K in both cases, and displaying hysteresis loops at 2 K with coercive fields of 4.2 and 5.5 mT, respectively, whereas the Mg–Al-HTlc shows the expected diamagnetic behaviour. A solid solution of cobal…
Synthesis, crystal structure, thermal and magnetic properties of [Mn(H2O)6][Cu(pdta).2H2O (pdta= 1,3-propylenediamine-N,N,N',N'-tetraacetate
2000
[EN] On mixing concentrated aqueous solutions of pdta, Cu(II) and Mn(II) in the ratio 1:1:1 at pH 4.5, single crystals of the complex [Mn(H2O)6][Cu(pdta)]·2H2O (1) (pdta=1,3-propylenediamine-N,N,N'N'-tetraacetate) were obtained. X-ray structural analysis revealed that in the anion [Cu(pdta)]2- the coordination polyhedron around the Cu(II) ion can be described as a tetragonaly distorted CuN2O4 octahedron, whereas the cation [Mn(H2O)6]2+ can be described as a very regular MnO6 octahedron. Thermogravimetric analysis shows that at 110°C compound 1 loses its eight water molecules yielding the anhydrous compound [MnCu(pdta)] (2). Variable-temperature magnetic susceptibility measurements indicate …
Ionic Liquids-Cobalt (II) Thermochromic Complexes: How the Structure Tunability Affects "Self-contained" Systems
2021
With the aim of obtaining thermochromic systems with potential applications in solar energy storage, we evaluated the behavior of some sugar-based ionic liquids (ILs)–Co(NTf₂)₂ complexes, in IL solution, as a function of temperature. Different structural changes on the cation, the nature of the anion, and the nature of the IL used as the solvent were considered. The analysis of the above factors was carried out through a combined approach of different techniques, that is, variable temperature UV–vis and NMR spectroscopies, conductivity, and thermal gravimetric analysis. The thermochromic systems were analyzed both as solutions and as thin films, and the data collected highlight the defining…
Solvent Modulated Assembly of Two Ni(II) Complexes: Syntheses, Structures and Magnetic Properties
2016
A dinuclear [Ni2(L)2(DMSO)2(MeOH)2] (1) and a tetra-nuclear [Ni4(L)4(DMF)2(H2O)2].DMF (2) Ni(II) complexes have been prepared by treating nickel nitrate hexahydrate with the Schiff base ligand H2L (H2L=(E)-2-(2-hydroxybenzyliden)amino-4-nitrophenol) in a one-pot reaction. Complex 1 was obtained after recrystallization of the precipitate from the reaction with a 1:1:1 mixture of DMSO/CH2Cl2/MeOH. In contrast, the tetrameric complex 2 was obtained after slow evaporation of the filtrate. Both complexes were characterized by analytical, thermogravimetric, optical and magnetic techniques. The solid state molecular structures of 1 and 2 were determined by single crystal X-ray crystallography. Com…
Direct observation of coherent magnons with suboptical wavelengths in a single crystalline ferrimagnetic insulator
2019
In the field of magnetism, spin waves are a subject of great interest for fundamental and application-oriented research. Time-resolved scanning transmission x-ray microscopy, a technique that allows for direct spin-wave imaging below the optical resolution limit, is usually limited to thin layers deposited on x-ray transparent membranes. Here, the authors report on a preparation routine that makes single-crystalline materials accessible to this powerful technique. The latter is subsequently implemented on the ferrimagnetic insulator yttrium iron garnet, where spin waves down to 100-nm wavelength are observed.