Mg3Bi2 is a candidate type-II nodal-line semimetal (a novel category of topological semimetals). However, the exotic transport properties of Mg3Bi2 single crystals are yet to be elucidated. Herein, we report the magne...
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Mg3Bi2 is a candidate type-II nodal-line semimetal (a novel category of topological semimetals). However, the exotic transport properties of Mg3Bi2 single crystals are yet to be elucidated. Herein, we report the magnetotransport properties of an n-type Mg3Bi2 single crystal grown from a melt. The results revealed that the single crystal exhibited a very large, nonsaturating magnetoresistance (5000%) under an 8-T field, significantly exceeding that of polycrystals. The combined analysis of Shubnikov–de Haas (SdH) oscillations, Hall resistivity, and first-principles calculations suggest that SdH oscillations originate from trivial electron bands rather than hole bands, which contain an almost linear dispersion. We confirmed that the electron mobility reached 10 000 cm2/Vs by analyzing Hall resistivity and magnetoresistance based on a two-band model. The electron/hole concentration and mobility were used to investigate the measured transport properties, such as the Nernst coefficient. Overall, these results are critical for elucidating the electronic structure and transport properties of Mg3Bi2.
In light-matter strong coupling regime, we observe long-range photodetection response at room temperature mediated by organic exciton-polaritons, which results from strong interactions between organic excitons and low...
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Photonic crystals have revolutionized the field of optics with their unique dispersion and energy band gap engineering capabilities, such as the demonstration of extreme group and phase velocities, topologically prote...
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Photonic crystals have revolutionized the field of optics with their unique dispersion and energy band gap engineering capabilities, such as the demonstration of extreme group and phase velocities, topologically protected photonic edge states, and control of spontaneous emission of photons. Time-variant media have also shown distinct functionalities, including nonreciprocal propagation, frequency conversion, and amplification of ***, spatiotemporal modulation has mostly been studied as a simple harmonic wave function. Here, we analyze time-variant and spatially discrete photonic crystal structures, referred to as spatiotemporal *** design of spatiotemporal crystals allows engineering of the momentum band gap within which parametric amplification can occur. As a potential platform for the construction of a parametric oscillator, a finite-sized spatiotemporal crystal is proposed and analyzed. Parametric oscillation is initiated by the energy and momentum conversion of an incident wave and the subsequent amplification by parametric gain within the momentum band gap. The oscillation process dominates over frequency mixing interactions above a transition threshold determined by the balance between gain and loss. Furthermore, the asymmetric formation of momentum band gaps can be realized by spatial phase control of the temporal modulation, which leads to directional radiation of oscillations at distinct frequencies. The proposed structure would enable simultaneous engineering of energy and momentum band gaps and provide a guideline for implementation of advanced dispersion-engineered parametric oscillators.
Water quality deteriorates when industrial and human activities increase. This means that toxins must be removed from industrial and domestic wastewater. In the context of nanotechnology, anchoring TiO 2 and ZnO nanop...
Water quality deteriorates when industrial and human activities increase. This means that toxins must be removed from industrial and domestic wastewater. In the context of nanotechnology, anchoring TiO 2 and ZnO nanoparticles on clay has also been shown to be potential sequesters and has been examined for wastewater treatment. This paper presents a thorough investigation of the structural, electronic, and optical features of ZnO & TiO 2 nanoparticles using the GGA-PBE functional within the framework of density functional theory (DFT). For ZnO and TiO 2 nanoparticles, there is excellent agreement between the calculated lattice parameters and the findings of the experiments. Electronic structure calculations confirm that both ZnO and TiO 2 are semiconducting in nature. The density of states calculation reveals that the conduction band in TiO 2 is primarily derived from hybridization between Ti-3d states and O-2p states, whereas the valence band is derived from mixing between Ti-3d and O-2p states. Further, ZnO, O-2p, and Zn-3d states, primarily contributed to the valence band, while Zn-4 s and Zn-3p states mainly contributed to the conduction band. Since drinking water disinfection processes frequently involve ultraviolet (UV) absorption based advanced oxidation process . Investigations of the optical properties of these two materials suggest that ZnO and TiO 2 show great potential as strong UV-absorbing and photocatalytic materials, and can be utilized as microbial disinfectants during wastewater treatment.
Glass coating is an important thermal insulation technique used in the aerospace industry that serves as a thermal protection system (TPS) to protect the inner layer at elevated temperatures. This work highlights the ...
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Solid solution strengthening(SSS)is one kind of strengthening mechanisms and plays an important role in alloy design,in particular for single-phase alloys including high-entropy alloys(HEAs).The classical Labusch–Nab...
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Solid solution strengthening(SSS)is one kind of strengthening mechanisms and plays an important role in alloy design,in particular for single-phase alloys including high-entropy alloys(HEAs).The classical Labusch–Nabarro model and its expansions are most widely applicable to treating SSS of solid solution alloys including both conventional alloys(CAs)and *** this study,the SSS effects in a series of Febased CAs and HEAs are investigated by using the classical Labusch–Nabarro model and its *** size misfit and shear modulus misfit parameters are derived from first-principles *** on available experimental data in combination with empirical SSS model,we propose fitting constants(i.e.,the ratio between experimental hardness and predicted SSS effect)for these two families of *** predicted host/alloy family-dependent fitting constants can be used to estimate the hardness of these SSS *** agreement between predicted and measured hardness values is satisfactory for both CAs and HEAs,implying that the proposed approach is reliable and successful.
Non-Hermitian optics provides a unique platform to take advantage of absorption losses in materials and control radiative properties. We demonstrate a non-Hermitian metasurface that exhibit directional suppression of ...
Atomic-scale spatial resolution was achieved in the mapping and spectroscopy of polygonal grain boundaries (GBs) on atomically flat highly oriented pyrolytic graphite using scanning tunneling microscopy (STM). These G...
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Atomic-scale spatial resolution was achieved in the mapping and spectroscopy of polygonal grain boundaries (GBs) on atomically flat highly oriented pyrolytic graphite using scanning tunneling microscopy (STM). These GBs are long-range ordered one-dimensional periodic structures comprising pentagon-heptagon pairs. A comprehensive study combining local electronic, valleytronic, mechanical, and topological properties is conducted on this GB which reveals the interplay between these properties. On the atoms and bonds of individual GB polygons, spatially localized conductance states were probed, in addition to edge states. The spatial extent of these states was observed on GB by bias-dependent imaging. The electron scattering angle at the GB edges was also modulated with a sample bias which exhibited valley flipping and unique quantum interference effects such as backscattering and intervalley scattering. In situ strain-induced mechanical and electronic modifications were observed through surface deformation caused by the STM tip, revealing flattened electronic energy band dispersion and shifts in carrier doping.
Experimental data on compressive strength σmax versus strain rate ɛ̇eng for metallic glasses undergoing uniaxial compression show varying strain rate sensitivity. For some metallic glasses, σmax decreases with incre...
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Experimental data on compressive strength σmax versus strain rate ɛ̇eng for metallic glasses undergoing uniaxial compression show varying strain rate sensitivity. For some metallic glasses, σmax decreases with increasing ɛ̇eng, while for others, σmax increases with increasing ɛ̇eng, and for certain alloys σmax versus ɛ̇eng is nonmonotonic. To understand their strain rate sensitivity, we conduct molecular dynamics simulations of metallic glasses undergoing uniaxial compression at finite strain rates and coupled to heat baths with a range of temperatures T0 and damping parameters b. In the T0→0 and b→0 limits, we find that the compressive strength σmax versus temperature T obeys a “chevron-shaped” scaling relation. In the low-strain-rate regime, σmax decreases linearly with increasing T, whereas σmax grows as a power law with decreasing T in the high-strain-rate regime. For T0>0, σmax(T) deviates from the scaling curve at low strain rates, but σmax(T) rejoins the scaling curve as the strain rate increases. Enhanced dissipation reduces compression-induced heating, which causes σmax(T) to deviate from the b→0 scaling behavior for intermediate strain rates, but σmax(T) converges to the high-strain-rate power-law scaling behavior at sufficiently high strain rates. Determining σmax(T) as a function of b and T0 provides a general framework for explaining the strain rate sensitivity of metallic glasses under compression.
In this paper, we consider the problem of regulating the outlet pressure of gas flowing through a pipeline subject to uncertain and variable outlet flow. Gas flow through a pipe is modeled using the coupled isothermal...
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