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A Thin-Film Cryotron Suitable For Use as an Ultra-Low-Temperature Switch

October 6, 2016
Author(s)
Peter J. Lowell, John A. Mates, William B. Doriese, Gene C. Hilton, Kelsey M. Morgan, Daniel S. Swetz, Joel N. Ullom, Daniel R. Schmidt
Low-temperature superconducting circuits have become important in modern science. However, there are presently no high-current-capacity switches with low power dissipation for sub-Kelvin operation. One candidate for a sub-Kelvin switch is the cryotron, a

Exploring frustrated magnetism with artificial spin ice

September 26, 2016
Author(s)
Ian J. Gilbert, Bojan R. Ilic
Nanomagnet arrays known as artificial spin ice provide insight into the microscopic details of frustrated magnetism because, unlike natural frustrated magnets, the individual moments can be experimentally resolved and the lattice geometry can be easily

Nanoscale imaging of magnetization reversal driven by spin-orbit torque

September 23, 2016
Author(s)
Ian J. Gilbert, Andrew P. Chen, Daniel B. Gopman, Andrew L. Balk, Daniel T. Pierce, Mark D. Stiles, John Unguris
We use scanning electron microscopy with polarization analysis (SEMPA) to image deterministic, spin-orbit torque driven magnetization reversal of in-plane magnetized CoFeB rectangles in zero applied magnetic field. The spin-orbit torque is generated by

Spin-Orbit Coupled Molecular Quantum Magnetism Realized in Inorganic Solid

September 21, 2016
Author(s)
Sang-Youn Park, S.-H. Do, K.-Y. Choi, J.-H. Kang, Dongjin Jang, B. Schmidt, Manuel Brando, B.-H. Kim, D.-H. Kim, Nicholas Butch, Seongsu Lee, Sungdae Ji
The molecular magnetism, representing an isolated spin state, is of particular interest due to characteristics of quantum magnetism with quantum tunneling phenomena underlying qubits or molecular spintronics for the quantum information devices. Such

NIST Electron Elastic-Scattering Cross-Section Database, Version 4.0

September 14, 2016
Author(s)
Cedric J. Powell, Aleksander Jablonski, Francesc Salvat, Angela Y. Lee
Version 4.0 of this database (SRD 64) provides values of differential elastic-scattering cross sections, total elastic-scattering cross sections, phase shifts, and transport cross sections for elements with atomic numbers from 1 to 96 and for electron

Magnetic Yoking and Tunable Interactions in FePt-Based Hard/Soft Bilayers

September 8, 2016
Author(s)
Dustin Allen Gilbert, Jung-Wei Liao, Brian J Kirby, Michael Winklhofer, Chih-Huang Lai, Kai Liu
Assessing and controlling magnetic interactions in magnetic nanostructures are critical to nanomagnetic and spintronic explorations, such as magnetic recording media, permanent magnets, magnetic memory and logic devices, etc. Here we demonstrate an

Depletion region surface effects in electron beam induced current measurements

September 7, 2016
Author(s)
Paul M. Haney, Heayoung Yoon, Benoit H. Gaury, Nikolai B. Zhitenev
Electron beam induced current (EBIC) is a powerful characterization technique which offers the high spatial resolution needed to study polycrystalline solar cells. Ideally, an EBIC measurement reflects the spatially resolved quantum efficiency of the

The Momentum Distribution of Liquid 3 He

September 1, 2016
Author(s)
M. S. Bryan, Timothy R Prisk, Richard Azuah, W. G. Stirling, P.E. Sokol
We present high-resolution neutron Compton scattering measurements of liquid 3He below its renormalized Fermi temperature. Theoretical predictions are in excellent agreement with the experimental data when instrumental resolution and final state effects

Hydrogen Diffusion in Bulk and Nanocrystalline Palladium: A Quasielastic Neutron Scattering Study

August 29, 2016
Author(s)
Maiko Kofu, Naoki Hashimoto, Hiroshi Akiba, Hirokazu Kobayashi, Hiroshi Kitagawa, Hiroshi Kitagawa, Madhu Sudan Tyagi, Antonio Faraone, John R. Copley, Wiebke Lohstroh, Osamu Yamamuro
The diffusion dynamics of hydrogen in bulk and Nanocrystalline palladium has been examined using quasielastic neutron scattering (QENS). With respect to bulk PdH 0.73, two relaxation processes were found. For both processes, the variation of the relaxation

Chapter 1: Introduction to low temperatures materials and mechanisms

August 19, 2016
Author(s)
Ray Radebaugh
Operating at cold temperatures is essential to many processes in numerous fields of science and engineering including refrigeration, space exploration, electronics, physics, chemistry, thermodynamics, and medicine. Increasingly, there is a growing interest

Magnetic Random Access Memory

August 5, 2016
Author(s)
Michael L. Schneider, P. G. Mather
Magnetic Random Access Memory (MRAM) possesses a unique combination of attributes that provide considerable benefits over those available with conventional memory technology. Here we discuss the state-of-the-art of MRAM, from parts currently in production

Measurement and Modeling of Polarized Specular Neutron Reflectivity in Large Magnetic Fields

August 1, 2016
Author(s)
Brian B. Maranville, Brian J Kirby, Alexander J Grutter, Paul Kienzle, Charles F. Majkrzak, Yaohua Liu, Cindi L. Dennis
The presence of a large applied magnetic field removes the degeneracy of the vacuum energy states for spin-up and spin-down neutrons. For polarized neutron reflectometry, this must be included in the reference potential energy of the Schrodinger equation

Sisyphus Thermalization of Photons in a Double Quantum Dot

July 29, 2016
Author(s)
Michael Gullans, J. Stehlik, Y.-Y. Liu, Christopher Eichler, Jason Petta, Jacob M. Taylor
A strongly driven quantum system coupled to a thermalizing bath generically evolves into a highly non-thermal state as the external drive competes with the equilibrating force of the bath. We demonstrate a notable exception to this picture for a microwave

Quasiparticle Lifetime Broadening in Resonant X-ray Scattering of Ammonium Nitrate

July 28, 2016
Author(s)
John Vinson, Terrence J. Jach, Matthias Mueller, Rainer Unterumsberger, Burkhard Beckhoff
It has been previously shown that two effects cause dramatic changes in the x-ray absorption and emission spectrra from the N K edge of the insulating crystal ammonium nitate. First, vibrational disorder causes major changes in the absorption spectrum

Field-free switching of perpendicular magnetization through spin-orbit torque in antiferromagnet/ferromagnet/oxide structures

July 11, 2016
Author(s)
Young-Wan Oh, Young Min Kim, Hae Yeon Lee, Kyeong-Dong Lee, Chang-Geun Yang, Eun-Sang Park, Ki-Sueng Lee, Kyoung-Whan Kim, Hyun-Woo Lee, Kyung-Jin Lee, Byong-Guk Park
Spin-orbit torques (SOTs), spin-transfer torques caused by spin-orbit coupling, allow highly efficient manipulation of magnetization. To date, most experiments have utilized non-magnetic heavy metals as a source of SOT. Recent prediction of the anomalous

Direct time-domain observation of attosecond final-state lifetimes in photoemission from solids

July 1, 2016
Author(s)
Zhensheng Tao, Cong Chen, Tibor Szilvasi, Mark W. Keller, Manos Mavrikakis, Henry C. Kapteyn, Margaret M. Murnane
Attosecond spectroscopic techniques have made it possible to measure differences in transport times for photoelectrons from localized core levels and delocalized valence bands in solids. We report the application of attosecond pulse trains to directly and

Stability of Single Electron Devices: Charge Offset Drift

June 29, 2016
Author(s)
Michael D. Stewart, Neil M. Zimmerman
Abstract: Single electron devices (SEDs) afford the opportunity to isolate and manipulate individual electrons. This ability imbues SEDs with potential applications in a wide array of areas from metrology (current and capacitance) to quantum information

A Quantum Model of Thermodynamic Mechanical Oscillators

June 2, 2016
Author(s)
Jacob M. Taylor, Chiao-Hsuan Wang
We present a quantum mechanical model of a bath of spins coupled to the elasticity of a material. Motivated by understanding the emergence of thermodynamic restoring forces and oscillations, we show our model reproduces the behavior of a variety of

MPInterfaces: A Materials Project based Python Tool for a High Throughput Computational Screening of Interfacial Systems

May 31, 2016
Author(s)
Arunima Singh, Kiran Mathew, Joshua Grabriel, Kamal Choudhary, Susan B. Sinnott, Albert Davydov, Francesca M. Tavazza, Richard G. Hennig
A Materials Project based open-source python tool, MPInterfaces, has been developed to automate the high throughput computational screening and study of interfacial systems. The framework encompasses creation and manipulation of interface structures for

Depletion-Driven Crystallization of Cubic Colloids Sedimented on a Surface

May 19, 2016
Author(s)
Harold W. Hatch, William P. Krekelberg, Steven D Hudson, Vincent K. Shen
Cubic colloids, sedimented on a surface and immersed in a solution of depletant molecules, were modeled with a family of shapes which smoothly varies from squares to circles. Using Wang-Landau simulations with expanded ensembles, we observe the formation
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