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Identification of dopant site and its effect on electrochemical activity in Mn-doped Lithium Titanate

December 20, 2018
Author(s)
Harischchandra Singh, Mehmet Topsakal, Klaus Attenkofer, Tamar Wolf, Michal Leskes, Yandong Duan, Feng Wang, John Vinson, Deyu Lu, Anatoly Frenkel
We observed significant battery rate performance drop of nearly 20% in 1% Mn doped Lithium Titanate (LTO) compared to the pristine LTO. Using a combination of the X-ray absorption near edge structure experiment with theoretical modeling we demonstrated

Helical Magnetism in Sr-Doped CaMn 7 O 12 Films

December 19, 2018
Author(s)
Amanda Huon, Anuradha M. Vibhakar, Alexander Grutter, Julie Borchers, Steven Disseler, Yaohua Liu, Wei Tian, Fabio Orlandi, Pascal Manuel, Dmitry D. Khalyavin, Yogesh Sharma, Andreas Herklotz, Ho Nyung Lee, Michael R. Fitzsimmons, Roger D. Johnson, Steven J. May
Noncollinear magnetism can play an important role in multiferroic materials but is relatively understudied in oxide heterostructures compared to their bulk counterparts. Using magnetometry and neutron diffraction, we demonstrate the presence of helical

Comprehensive Inelastic Neutron Scattering Study of the Multiferroic Mn 1-x Co x WO 4

December 14, 2018
Author(s)
Jinchen Wang, R. S. Fishman, Yiming Qiu, J. A. Fernandez-Baca, Georg Ehlers, K.-C. Liang, Yaqi Wang, Bernd Lorenz, C. W. Chu, Feng Ye
Using high-resolution inelastic neutron scattering, we examine the spin dynamics of Mn 1-xCo xWO 4 in the collinear AF1, the ac-b spiral AF2, and the ac spiral AF5 phases. The spin wave excitations are well described by a Heisenberg model with competing

Anomalous Metamagnetism in the Low Carrier Density Kondo Lattice YbRh 3 Si 7

December 13, 2018
Author(s)
Binod K. Rai, S. Chikara, Xiaxin Ding, Iain W. H. Oswald, R. Schonemann, V. Loganathan, A. M. Hallas, H. B. Cao, Macy Stavinoha, T. Chen, Haoran Man, Scott Carr, John Singleton, Vivien Zapf, Katherine A. Benavides, Julia Y. Chan, Q. R. Zhang, D. Rhodes, Y. C. Chiu, Luis Balicas, A. A. Aczel, Qingzhen Huang, Jeffrey W. Lynn, J. Gaudet, D. A. Sokolov, H. C. Walker, D. T. Adroja, Pengcheng Dai, Andriy H. Nevidomskyy, C.-L. Huang, E. Morosan
We report complex metamagnetic transitions in single crystals of the new low carrier Kondo antiferromagnet YbRh 3Si 7. Electrical transport, magnetization, and specific heat measurements reveal antiferromagnetic order at Τ N = 7.5 K. Neutron diffraction

Ordered Magnetism in the Intrinsically Decorated j eff = 1/2 a-CoV 3 O 8

December 6, 2018
Author(s)
P. M. Sarte, A. M. Arevalo-Lopez, M. Songvilay, D. Le, T. Guidi, V. Garcia-Sakai, S. Mukhopadhyay, S. C. Capelli, William D. Ratcliff, K. H. Hong, G. M. McNally, E. Pachoud, J. P. Attfield, C. Stock
The zero field structural and dynamic properties of the mixed valence ternary oxide α-CoV 3O 8 has been investigated using a combination of diffraction, DC susceptibility and inelastic neutron scattering measurements. The low temperature magnetic

Highly mechanosensitive ion channels from graphene-embedded crown ethers

November 26, 2018
Author(s)
Alta Y. Fang, Kenneth Kroenlein, Demian Riccardi, Alexander Smolyanitsky
The ability to tune ionic permeation across nanoscale pores profoundly impacts diverse fields from nanofluidic computing to drug delivery. Here, we take advantage of complex formation between crown ethers and dissolved metal ions to demonstrate graphene

Magnetotransport in highly enriched 28Si for quantum information processing devices

November 25, 2018
Author(s)
Aruna N. Ramanayaka, Ke Tang, Joseph Hagmann, Hyun S. Kim, Curt A. Richter, Joshua M. Pomeroy
Elimination of unpaired nuclear spins can result in low error rates for quantum computation; therefore, isotopically enriched 28Si is regarded as an ideal environment for quantum information processing devices. Using mass selected ion beam deposition

Utilizing confocal laser scanning microscopy for rapid optical characterization of graphene

November 20, 2018
Author(s)
Vishal Panchal, Yanfei Yang, Guangjun Cheng, Jiuning Hu, Mattias Kruskopf, Chieh-I Liu, Albert Rigosi, Christos Melios, Angela R. Hight Walker, David B. Newell, Olga Kazakova, Randolph Elmquist
Confocal laser scanning microscopy (CLSM) is a non-destructive, highly-efficient optical characterization method for large-area analysis of graphene on different substrates, which can be applied in ambient air, does not require additional sample

Tuning the Magnetic Ground State of Ce 1-x Yb x RhIn 5 by Yb Valence Fluctuations

November 16, 2018
Author(s)
S. Jang, N. Pouse, T. Keiber, B. D. White, S. M. Disseler, Jeffrey W. Lynn, J. C. Collini, M. Janoschek, F. Bridges, M. B. Maple
We characterize the properties of Ce 1-xYb xRhIn 5 single crystals with 0 less than or equal to} x less than or equal to} 1 using measurements of powder x-ray diffraction (XRD), energy dispersive x-ray spectroscopy (EDS), electrical resistivity, magnetic

Dephasing of InAs quantum dot p-shell excitons using two-dimensional coherent spectroscopy

November 12, 2018
Author(s)
Galan Moody, Takeshi Suzuki, Rohan Singh, Marc Assman, Manfred Bayer, Arne Ludwig, Andreas Wieck, Steven T. Cundiff
The dephasing mechanisms of p-shell and s-shell excitons in an InAs self-assembled quantum dot ensemble are examined using two-dimensional coherent spectroscopy (2DCS). 2DCS provides a comprehensive picture of how the energy level structure of dots affects

In aqua electrochemistry probed by XPEEM: experimental setup, examples, and challenges

November 10, 2018
Author(s)
Slavomir Nemsak, Evgheni Strelcov, Hongxuan Guo, Brian Hoskins, Tomas Duchon, D Muller, Alexander Yulaev, Ivan Vlassiouk, Alexander Tselev, Andrei Kolmakov
Recent developments in environmental and liquid cells equipped with electron transparent graphene windows have enabled traditional surface science spectromicroscopy tools, such as XPS, PEEM, and SEM to be applied to study solid-liquid and liquid-gas

Energy efficient single flux quantum based neuromorphic computing

November 8, 2018
Author(s)
Michael Schneider, Christine A. Donnelly, Stephen E. Russek, Burm Baek, Matthew Pufall, Pete Hopkins, William Rippard
Many neuromorphic hardware technologies are being explored for their potential to increase the efficiency of computing certain problems, and thus facilitate machine learning with greater energy efficiency and or with more complexity. Among the technologies

Inhomogeneous magnon scattering during ultrafast demagnetization

October 25, 2018
Author(s)
Ronny J. Knut, Erna Delczeg-Czirjak, Somnath Jana, Justin M. Shaw, Hans T. Nembach, Yaroslav Kvashnin, Robert Stefaniuk, Rameez Malik, Patrik Grychtol, Dmitriy Zusin, Christian Gentry, Raghuveer Chimata, Manuel Pereiro, Johan Soderstrom, Emrah Turgut, Martina Ahlberg, Johan Akerman, H C. Kapteyn, Margaret M. Murnane, Dario A. Arena, Olle Eriksson, Olof Karis, Thomas J. Silva
Ni 0.8Fe 0.2 (Py) and Py alloyed with Cu exhibit intriguing ultrafast demagnetization behavior, where the Ni magnetic moment shows a delayed response relative to the Fe, an effect which is strongly enhanced by Cu alloying. We have studied a broad range of

Suppression of Antiferromagnetic Spin Fluctuations in Superconducting Cr 0.8 Ru 0.2

October 25, 2018
Author(s)
M. Ramazanoglu, B. G. Ueland, D. K. Pratt, Leland Harriger, Jeffrey W. Lynn, G. Ehlers, G. E. Granroth, S. L. Bud'Ko, P. C. Canfield, D. Schlagel, A. I. Goldman, T. A. Lograsso, R. J. McQueeney
Although the precise mechanism is under, unconventional superconductivity (SC) is linked to the pairing of electrons by itinerant antiferromagnetic (AFM) spin fluctuations. Thus, unconventional SC often develops in magnetic metals on the cusp of static AFM

Pulsed Laser Deposition Films from a Ba 2 FeMoO 6 Target onto SrTiO 3 [001]: Chemical and Magnetic Inhomogeneity

October 22, 2018
Author(s)
Daniel M. Pajerowski, Lisa J. Krayer, Brian Kirby, Brian B. Maranville, Julie Borchers, Kyeong-Won Kim, David P. Norton
We have used a combination of x-ray diffraction, atomic force microscopy, x-ray and neutron reflectivity, and x-ray photoelectron spectroscopy to investigate inhomogeneities within pulsed laser deposition, Ba 2FeMoO 6 films on SrTiO 3[001]. These results

Behavior of the Breathing Pyrochlore Lattice Ba 3 Yb 2 Zn 5 O 11 in Applied Magnetic Field

October 19, 2018
Author(s)
J. G. Rau, L. S. Wu, A. F. May, A. E. Taylor, I-Lin Liu, J. Higgins, Nicholas Butch, K. A. Ross, H. S. Nair, M. D. Lumsden, M. J. P. Gingras, A. D. Christianson
The breathing pyrochlore lattice material Ba 3Yb 2Zn 5O 11 exists in the nearly decoupled limit, in contrast to most other well-studied breathing pyrochlore compounds. Here we study the magnetic field dependent behavior of Ba 3Yb 2Zn 5O 11 at low

Spectroscopic Signature of the Oxygen States in Peroxides

October 16, 2018
Author(s)
Zengqing Zhuo, Chaitanya D. Pemmaraju, John Vinson, Chunjing Jia, Brian Moritz, Ilkyu Lee, Shawn Sallies, Qinghao Li, Jinpeng Wu, Kehua Dai, Yi-De Chuang, Zahid Hussain, Feng Pan, Thomas P. Devereaux, Wanli Yang
Recent debates on the nonconventional oxygen behaviors in electrochemical devices have triggered a pressing demand of a reliable detection and understanding of non-divalent oxygen states beyond conventional oxygen absorption spectroscopy. Here, enabled by

Effect of device design on charge offset drift in Si/SiO2 single electron devices

October 9, 2018
Author(s)
Binhui Hu, Erick Ochoa, Daniel Sanchez, Justin K. Perron, Neil M. Zimmerman, Michael Stewart
We have measured the low-frequency time instability known as charge offset drift of Si/SiO2 single electron devices (SEDs) with and without an overall poly-Si top gate. We find that SEDs with a poly-Si top gate have significantly less charge offset drift

Ionic Tuning of Cobaltites at the Nanoscale

October 3, 2018
Author(s)
Dustin Allen Gilbert, Alexander J Grutter, Peyton D. Murray, Rajesh V. Chopdekar, Alexander M. Kane, Aleksey L. Ionin, Michael S. Lee, Steven R. Spurgeon, Brian J Kirby, Brian B. Maranville, Alpha T. N'Diaye, Apurva Mehta, Elke Arenholz, Kai Liu, Yayoi Takamura, Julie A. Borchers

Interface-generated spin currents

September 26, 2018
Author(s)
Vivek P. Amin, Jan Zemen, Mark D. Stiles
Transport calculations based on ab-initio band structures reveal large interface-generated spin currents at Co/Pt, Co/Cu, and Pt/Cu interfaces. These spin currents are driven by in-plane electric fields but flow out-of-plane, and can have similar strengths
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