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4391. Many-body effects in the Coulomb drag between low density electron layers

Authors: Yurtsever, A; Moldoveanu, V; Tanatar, B

Published: MAR 2003, SOLID STATE COMMUNICATIONS, 125, 579, DOI: 10.1016/S0038-1098(03)00081-4

Recent Coulomb drag experiments in low-density double-layer electron systems have the power of distinguishing various many-body formulations of the effective interactions. In this work we theoretically study the correlation effects on the drag resistivity in these systems within various models. The effective inter-layer interactions are best described by the generalization to the double-layer case of the Kukkonen-Overhauser approach which differs significantly from the self-consistent field approach of Singwi et al. [Phys. Rev. 176 (1968) 589]. Following the formulation of Vignale and Singwi [Phys. Rev. B 32 (1985) 2156] we derive an expression for the effective inter-layer interaction which embodies the many-body correlations through the local-field corrections. The drag resistivity is calculated within this approach together with the Hubbard approximation for the intra-layer local-field factor and a simple model for the inter-layer correlations. Comparison with the recent measurements of Kellogg et al. [Solid State Commun. 123 (2002) 5151 yields very good agreement. Our results are also contrasted with the corresponding drag resistivities given by the Singwi et al. theory, the dynamic random-phase approximation and the Hubbard approximation. The significant differences found between these theories emphasize the strong sensitivity of the drag resistivity to the effective inter-layer interactions. (C) 2003 Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights reserved.

4392. Optical and electronic properties of metal doped polymers for integrated optics

Authors: Bulinski, M; Kuncser, V; Cristea, D; Plapcianu, C; Krautwald, S; Franke, H; Wagner, FE; Filoti, G

Published: MAR 2003, JOURNAL OF OPTOELECTRONICS AND ADVANCED MATERIALS, 5, 335, DOI:

The electronic mechanism responsible for the optical behavior of the mixed Fe and Sn doped polymers were studied in comparison with the correspondent single doped (Fe or Sn) ones. Optical absorption as well as Fe-57 and Sn-119 Mossbauer measurements were performed on different UV exposed films. The new data provided the role of each element from the pair on the involved electronic mechanism induced by irradiation.

4393. Magnetic properties of Bi1.7Pb0.4Sr1.5Ca2.5Cu3.6Ox/(LiF)(y) superconducting system

Authors: Mihalache, V; Aldica, G; Popa, S; Crisan, A

Published: FEB 15 2003, PHYSICA C-SUPERCONDUCTIVITY AND ITS APPLICATIONS, 384, 457, DOI: 10.1016/S0921-4534(02)02018-X

AC complex susceptibility (with and without a superimposed DC field) and DC magnetization measurements on (Bi,Pb)-2223 high-temperature superconductors with various amounts of LiF are presented. The results are discussed in the frame of the critical state model. The values of the intra- and inter-granular critical current density as well as of fields for full penetration are estimated. It can be seen that, in Bi1.7Pb0.4Sr1.5Ca2.5Cu3.6Ox/(LiF)(y), various amounts of LiF change the superconducting properties of both the grains and the inter-grain matrix. The intra-granular critical current density has similar values from both AC susceptibility and DC magnetization measurements, its highest value being attained for y = 0.15. For all LiF-doped samples, a split of the peak corresponding to the dissipation in the grains was observed. (C) 2002 Elsevier Science B.V. All rights reserved.

4394. Nitric oxide binding properties of neuroglobin - A characterization by EPR and flash photolysis

Authors: Van Doorslaer, S; Dewilde, S; Kiger, L; Nistor, SV; Goovaerts, E; Marden, MC; Moens, L

Published: FEB 14 2003, JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL CHEMISTRY, 278, 4925, DOI: 10.1074/jbc.M210617200

Neuroglobin is a recently discovered member of the globin superfamily. Combined electron paramagnetic resonance and optical measurements show that, in Escherichia coli cell cultures with low O-2 concentration overexpressing wild-type mouse recombinant neuroglobin, the heme protein is mainly in a hexacoordinated deoxy ferrous form (F8His-Fe2+-E7His), whereby for a small fraction of the protein the endogenous protein ligand is replaced by NO. Analogous studies for mutated neuroglobin (mutation of E7-His to Leu, Val, or Gin) reveal the predominant presence of the nitrosyl ferrous form. After sonication of the cells wild-type neuroglobin oxidizes rapidly to the hexacoordinated ferric form, whereas NO ligation initially protects the mutants from oxidation. Flash photolysis studies of wild-type neuroglobin and its E7 mutants show high recombination rates (k(on)) and low dissociation rates (k(off)) for NO, indicating a high intrinsic affinity for this ligand similar to that of other hemoglobins. Since the rate-limiting step in ligand combination with the deoxy-hexacoordinated wild-type form involves the dissociation of the protein ligand, NO binding is slower than for the related mutants. Structural and kinetic characteristics of neuroglobin and its mutants are analyzed. NO production in rapidly growing E. coli cell cultures is discussed.

4395. Orbital magnetization of single and double quantum dots in a tight-binding model

Authors: Aldea, A; Moldoveanu, V; Nita, M; Manolescu, A; Gudmundsson, V; Tanatar, B

Published: JAN 15 2003, PHYSICAL REVIEW B, 67, DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevB.67.035324

We calculate the orbital magnetization of single and double quantum dots coupled both by Coulomb interaction and by electron tunneling. The electronic states of the quantum dots are calculated in a tight-binding model, and the magnetization is discussed in relation to the energy spectrum and to the edge and bulk states. We identify effects of chirality of the electronic orbits and of the anticrossing of the energy levels when the magnetic field is varied. We also consider the effects of detuning the energy spectra of the quantum dots by an external gate potential. We compare our results with the recent experiments of Oosterkamp [Phys. Rev. Lett. 80, 4951 (1998)].

4396. Intensification of synthesis and examination of technological parameters influence on the properties and structure of Bi-(Pb)-Sr-Cu-Ca-O ceramics

Authors: Yurchenko, IA; Alekseev, AF; Yurchenko, DO; Badica, P; Gridasova, TY; Morozov, VV; Nemirovsky, AV; Peklun, VF

Published: JAN 15 2003, PHYSICA C-SUPERCONDUCTIVITY AND ITS APPLICATIONS, 384, 124, DOI: 10.1016/S0921-4534(02)01804-X

Application of active technology factors (for example, the introduction of Bi2Sr2Ca2CU3Oy, (2223) phase additive) and corresponding optimization of synthesis parameters of Bi(Pb)-Sr-Ca-Cu-O (BSCCO) ceramics have allowed reducing the time of oxide precursor sintering from 250 to 25 h. Conditions of positive influence of 2223 phase additives have been investigated. Intensification of BSCCO ceramics synthesis was the basic purpose, but the authors have deliberately conducted broader examinations of the influence of technological parameters on the properties and structure of this material. The complex of the obtained effects (similarly to the solution of an equation set with several unknowns) helps increasing the probability of exact comprehension of the system: technology-processes occurring under ceramics synthesis-phase composition and structure-properties of BSCCO. (C) 2002 Elsevier Science B.V. All rights reserved.

4397. TlBa(2)Ca(2)Cu(3)O(y) superconducting films on MgO with different morphologies

Authors: Badica, P; Sundaresan, A; Crisan, A; Nie, JC; Hirai, M; Fujiwara, S; Kito, H; Ihara, H

Published: JAN 1 2003, , DOI: 10.1016/S0921-4534(02)01836-1

TlBa(2)Ca(2)Cu(3)O(y) (Tl-1223) superconducting films were prepared under identical conditions, on MgO substrates with different morphologies resulting from heat treatments at temperatures between 600 and 1350 degreesC. The superconducting films have almost the same morphology, in-plane alignment and composition, but different critical current densities J(c). Critical current density J(c) determined at 77.3 K differs for films with various annealed MgO substrates, by a factor of 5 in zero field and 10 in 1 T. The behavior of J(c) is discussed in relation with the flatness of the MgO surface, and with pinning effects induced by the Ca-segregates. For the present work, the best films were obtained for the un-annealed (as-received) substrates and for substrates treated at 1350 degreesC. In these samples, the substrate's flatness and morphology with regular steps are essential for high quality of the superconducting films. In the films grown on MgO annealed between 800 and 1200 degreesC and showing rough surface and Ca-segregates, J(c) was lower. However, J(c) was increasing with heat treatment temperature of the substrate, possibly due to the Ca-segregates inducing or acting as pinning centers. The effects of Ca-segregates are of interest for maximization of the quality of the high-temperature superconducting films. In the literature, up to now, these effects have not been considered and therefore Ca-segregates removal has been recommended. (C) 2002 Elsevier Science B.V. All rights reserved.

4398. TlBa2Ca2Cu3Oy superconducting films on MgO with different morphologies

Authors: Badica, P; Sundaresan, A; Crisan, A; Nie, JC; Hirai, M; Fujiwara, S; Kito, H; Ihara, H

Published: JAN 1 2003, PHYSICA C-SUPERCONDUCTIVITY AND ITS APPLICATIONS, 383, 490, DOI: 10.1016/S0921-4534(02)01836-1

TlBa2Ca2Cu3Oy (Tl-1223) superconducting films were prepared under identical conditions, on MgO substrates with different morphologies resulting from heat treatments at temperatures between 600 and 1350 degreesC. The superconducting films have almost the same morphology, in-plane alignment and composition, but different critical current densities J(c). Critical current density J(c) determined at 77.3 K differs for films with various annealed MgO substrates, by a factor of 5 in zero field and 10 in 1 T. The behavior of J(c) is discussed in relation with the flatness of the MgO surface, and with pinning effects induced by the Ca-segregates. For the present work, the best films were obtained for the un-annealed (as-received) substrates and for substrates treated at 1350 degreesC. In these samples, the substrate's flatness and morphology with regular steps are essential for high quality of the superconducting films. In the films grown on MgO annealed between 800 and 1200 degreesC and showing rough surface and Ca-segregates, J(c) was lower. However, J(c) was increasing with heat treatment temperature of the substrate, possibly due to the Ca-segregates inducing or acting as pinning centers. The effects of Ca-segregates are of interest for maximization of the quality of the high-temperature superconducting films. In the literature, up to now, these effects have not been considered and therefore Ca-segregates removal has been recommended. (C) 2002 Elsevier Science B.V. All rights reserved.

4399. Electron-doped superconductivity induced by oxygen vacancies in as-grown Sr0.6Ca0.4CuO2-delta infinite-layer films

Authors: Nie, JC; Badica, P; Hirai, M; Sundaresan, A; Crisan, A; Kito, H; Terada, N; Kodama, Y; Iyo, A; Tanaka, Y; Ihara, H

Published: JAN 2003, SUPERCONDUCTOR SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY, 16, L3, DOI: 10.1088/0953-2048/16/1/101

Thin films of the infinite-layer compound Sr0.6Ca0.4CuO2-delta have been prepared by off-axis rf magnetron sputtering on SrTiO3 (001). For an opt mum level of oxygen vacancy superconductivity was observed (T-c onset = 42 K and T-c(rho=0) = 11 K). Structural and transport data suggesting n-type superconductivity are presented and discussed. Infinite-layer thin films of Sr0.5Ca0.4CuO2-delta, without trivalent cation doping and showing n-type superconductivity, are reported for the first time.

4400. Spin dynamics investigated by EPR in the paramagnetic regime of La2/3Ca1/3Mn1/3MexO3 (Me = Al, In) manganites

Authors: Giurgiu, LV; Grecu, MN; Filip, X; Raita, O; Darabont, A; Gavre, D; Blasco, J

Published: 2003, APPLIED MAGNETIC RESONANCE, 24, 360, DOI: 10.1007/BF03166936

We report an electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR) investigation of the spin dynamics in the paramagnetic regime of the colossal magnetoresistive manganites La2/3Ca1/3Mn1-xMexO3 (Me = Al, In; x less than or equal to 0.05). The temperature dependences of the EPR linewidth and integral intensity have been analyzed in terms of the bottleneck spin relaxation and small-polaron hopping models. The exchange coupling integral between Mn3+ and Mn4+ ions and the polaron activation energy decrease with increasing doping level. A discussion is given concerning the factors which could explain the observed changes.