Fuyu Tian, M. Faizan, Xin He, Yuanhui Sun, Lijun Zhang
{"title":"Moiré superlattices arising from growth induced by screw dislocations in layered materials","authors":"Fuyu Tian, M. Faizan, Xin He, Yuanhui Sun, Lijun Zhang","doi":"10.1088/1674-1056/ad4cdc","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1088/1674-1056/ad4cdc","url":null,"abstract":"\u0000 Moiré superlattices (MSLs) are modulated structures produced from homogeneous or heterogeneous two-dimensional layers stacked with a twist angle and/or lattice mismatch. Enriching the methods for fabricating MSL and realizing the unique emergent properties are key challenges on its investigation. Here we recommend that the spiral dislocation driven growth is another optional method for the preparation of high quality MSL samples. The spiral structure stabilizes the constant out-of-plane lattice distance, causing the variations in electronic and optical properties. Taking SnS2 MSL as an example, we find prominent properties including large band gap reduction (~0.4 eV) and enhanced optical activity. First-principles calculations reveal that these unusual properties can be ascribed to the locally enhanced interlayer interaction associated with the Moiré potential modulation. We believe that the spiral dislocation driven growth would be a powerful method to expand the MSL family and broaden their scope of application.","PeriodicalId":504421,"journal":{"name":"Chinese Physics B","volume":"6 10","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-05-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140962796","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Control of interfacial reaction and defect formation in Gd/Bi2Te2.7Se0.3 composites with excellent thermoelectric and magnetocaloric properties","authors":"Tianchang Xue, Ping Wei, Chengshan Liu, Longzhou Li, Wanting Zhu, Xiaolei Nie, Wenyu Zhao","doi":"10.1088/1674-1056/ad4cd3","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1088/1674-1056/ad4cd3","url":null,"abstract":"\u0000 The core of combining thermoelectric (TE) and magnetocaloric (MC) cooling techniques lies in developing a new material possessing simultaneously large TE and MC cooling performance. In this work, using n-type Bi2Te2.7Se0.3 (BTS) as the TE base material and Gd as the second-phase MC material, Gd/BTS composites were prepared by spark plasma sintering method. In the composites, interfacial reaction between Gd and BTS was identified, resulting in a formation of GdTe, which has a large impact on electron concentration through adjusting defect concentration. The MC/TE composite containing 2.5 wt% Gd exhibited a ZT value of 0.6 at 300 K, essentially retaining the original TE performance, while all the composites largely maintained the excellent MC performance of Gd. This work provides a potential pathway to achieving high performance in MC/TE composites.","PeriodicalId":504421,"journal":{"name":"Chinese Physics B","volume":"5 12","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-05-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140964301","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Wei Niu, Qin-Xin Song, Shiqi Chang, Min Wang, Kui Yuan, Jia-Cheng Gao, Shuo Wang, Zhen-Dong Wang, Kai-Fei Liu, Ping Liu, Yong-Bing Xu, Xiaoqian Zhang, Yong Pu
{"title":"Critical behavior of the quasi-two-dimensional ferromagnet Cr1.04Te2","authors":"Wei Niu, Qin-Xin Song, Shiqi Chang, Min Wang, Kui Yuan, Jia-Cheng Gao, Shuo Wang, Zhen-Dong Wang, Kai-Fei Liu, Ping Liu, Yong-Bing Xu, Xiaoqian Zhang, Yong Pu","doi":"10.1088/1674-1056/ad4cd8","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1088/1674-1056/ad4cd8","url":null,"abstract":"\u0000 The self-intercalation of Cr into pristine two-dimensional (2D) van der Waals ferromagnetic CrTe2, which forms chromium tellurides (CrxTe2), has garnered interests due to their remarkable magnetic characteristics and the wide variety of chemical compositions available. Here, comprehensive basic characterization and magnetic studies are conducted on quasi-2D ferromagnetic Cr1.04Te2 crystals. Measurements of the isothermal magnetization curves are conducted around the critical temperature to systematically investigate the critical behavior. Specifically, the critical exponents β = 0.2399, γ = 0.8590, and δ = 4.3498, as well as the Curie temperature T\u0000 C = 249.56 K, are determined using various methods, including a modified Arrott plots, the Kouvel-Fisher method, the Widom scaling method, and the critical isotherm analysis. These results indicate that the tricritical mean-field model accurately represents the critical behavior of Cr1.04Te2. A magnetic phase diagram with tricritical phenomenon is thus constructed. Further investigations confirmed that the critical exponents obtained conform to the scalar equation near T\u0000 C, indicating their self-consistency and reliability. Our work sheds light on the magnetic properties of quasi-2D Cr1.04Te2, broadening the scope of the van der Waals crystals for developments of future spintronic devices operable at room temperature.","PeriodicalId":504421,"journal":{"name":"Chinese Physics B","volume":"6 5","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-05-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140963812","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Xing-Zhou Tang, Jia-Yao Ye, Zi-Ye Wang, Hao-Yi Jiang, Xiao-Hu Shang, Zhao-Yan Yang, Bing-Xiang Li
{"title":"Study of dielectric anisotropy in liquid crystal mixtures with nematic and smectic phases","authors":"Xing-Zhou Tang, Jia-Yao Ye, Zi-Ye Wang, Hao-Yi Jiang, Xiao-Hu Shang, Zhao-Yan Yang, Bing-Xiang Li","doi":"10.1088/1674-1056/ad4cd7","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1088/1674-1056/ad4cd7","url":null,"abstract":"\u0000 The modulation of dielectric anisotropy (△ε) is pivotal for elucidating molecular interactions and directing the alignment of liquid crystals. In this study, we combine liquid crystals with opposing dielectric anisotropies to explore the impact of varying concentrations on their properties. We report the sign-reversal of △ε in both the nematic and smectic A phases of these mixed liquid crystals, alongside a dual-frequency behaviour across a broad temperature spectrum. Our research further quantifies the influence of mixture ratios under various temperatures and electric field frequencies. This exploration may pave the way for the discovery of new physical phenomena.","PeriodicalId":504421,"journal":{"name":"Chinese Physics B","volume":"2 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-05-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140962966","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Tuning the diffusion constant to optimize the readout of the positional information of spatial concentration patterns","authors":"Ka Kit Kong, Chunxiong Luo, Feng Liu","doi":"10.1088/1674-1056/ad4cda","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1088/1674-1056/ad4cda","url":null,"abstract":"\u0000 Positional information encoded in spatial concentration patterns is crucial for the development of multicellular organisms. However, it is still unclear how such information is affected by the physically dissipative diffusion process. Here we study one-dimensional patterning systems with analytical derivation and numerical simulations. We find that the diffusion constant of the patterning molecules exhibits a nonmonotonic effect on the readout of the positional information from the concentration patterns. Specifically, there exists an optimal diffusion constant that maximizes the positional information. Moreover, we find that the energy dissipation due to the physical diffusion imposes a fundamental upper limit on the positional information.","PeriodicalId":504421,"journal":{"name":"Chinese Physics B","volume":"8 11","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-05-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140962105","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Detecting the Core of a Network by the Centrality of the Nodes","authors":"Peijie Ma, Xuezao Ren, Jun-fang Zhu, Yanqun Jiang","doi":"10.1088/1674-1056/ad4cd4","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1088/1674-1056/ad4cd4","url":null,"abstract":"\u0000 Many networks exhibit the core/periphery structure. Core/periphery structure is a type of meso-scale structure that consists of densely connected core nodes and sparsely connected peripheral nodes. Core nodes tend to be well-connected both among themselves and to peripheral nodes which tend not to be well-connected to other nodes. In this brief report, we propose a new method to detect the core of a network by the centrality of each node. It is discovered that such nodes with the non-negative centrality often consist of the core of the networks. The simulation is carried out on the different real networks. And the results could be checked by the objective function. The checked results may show the effectiveness of the simulation results by the centralities of the nodes on the real networks. Furthermore, we discuss the characters of networks with the single core/periphery structure and point out the scope of the application of our method at the end of this report.","PeriodicalId":504421,"journal":{"name":"Chinese Physics B","volume":"2 9","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-05-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140963460","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Deep-subwavelength single grooves prepared by femtosecond laser direct writing on Si","authors":"Rui-xi Ye, Min Huang","doi":"10.1088/1674-1056/ad4cd6","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1088/1674-1056/ad4cd6","url":null,"abstract":"\u0000 It is well known that, femtosecond-laser pulses are easy to spontaneously induce deep-subwavelength periodic surface structures on transparent dielectrics, but not on non-transparent semiconductors. Nevertheless, in the study we demonstrate that by high-NA 800-nm femtosecond-laser direct writing with controlling the pulse energy and scanning speed in the near-damage-threshold regime, polarization-dependent deep-subwavelength single grooves with linewidths of ~180 nm can be controllably prepared on Si. Generally, the single-groove linewidth increases slightly with the increase of pulse energy and the decrease of scanning speed, whereas the single-groove depth significantly increases from ~300 to ~600 nm with the decrease of scanning speed, or even over 1 μm with the multi-processing, indicating the characteristics of transversal clamping and longitudinal growing of such deep-subwavelength single grooves. Then, EDS composition analysis of the near-groove region confirms that the single-groove formation tends to be an ultrafast, non-thermal ablation process, and the oxidized deposits nearby the grooves are easy to clean up. Furthermore, the results showing the strong dependence of groove orientation on laser polarization, and the occurrence of double-groove structures due to the interference of pre-formed orthogonal grooves, both indicate that the extraordinary field enhancement of strong polarization sensitiveness in the deep-subwavelength groove plays an important role for single-groove growth with high stability and collimation.","PeriodicalId":504421,"journal":{"name":"Chinese Physics B","volume":"46 11","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-05-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140964798","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Jia-Yi Zhu, Zhi-Min He, Cheng Huang, Jun Zeng, Hui-Chuan Lin, Fu-Chang Chen, Chaoqun Yu, Yan Li, Yong-Tao Zhang, Huan-Ting Chen, Ji-Xiong Pu
{"title":"Deep learning-assisted Common Temperature Measurement Based on Visible Light Imaging","authors":"Jia-Yi Zhu, Zhi-Min He, Cheng Huang, Jun Zeng, Hui-Chuan Lin, Fu-Chang Chen, Chaoqun Yu, Yan Li, Yong-Tao Zhang, Huan-Ting Chen, Ji-Xiong Pu","doi":"10.1088/1674-1056/ad4cd9","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1088/1674-1056/ad4cd9","url":null,"abstract":"\u0000 Real-time, contact-free temperature monitoring of low to medium range (30°C ~ 150 °C) has been extensively used in industry and agriculture, which is usually realized by costly infrared temperature detection methods. This paper proposes an alternative approach of extracting temperature information in real time from the visible light images of the monitoring target using a convolutional neural network (CNN). A mean square error of < 1.119 °C was reached in the temperature measurements of low to medium range using the CNN and the visible light images. Imaging angle and imaging distance do not affect the temperature detection using visible optical images by the CNN. Moreover, the CNN has a certain illuminance generalization ability capable of detection temperature information from the images which were collected under different illuminance and were not used for training. Compared to the conventional machine learning algorithms mentioned in the recent literatures, this real-time, contact-free temperature measurement approach that does not require any further image processing operations facilitates temperature monitoring applications in the industrial and civil fields.","PeriodicalId":504421,"journal":{"name":"Chinese Physics B","volume":"50 3","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-05-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140965818","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Subtraction of liposome signals in cryo-EM structural determination of protein-liposome complexes","authors":"Shouqing Li, Ming Li, Yumei Wang, Xueming Li","doi":"10.1088/1674-1056/ad4cdb","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1088/1674-1056/ad4cdb","url":null,"abstract":"\u0000 Reconstituting membrane proteins in liposomes and determining their structure is a common method for determining membrane protein structures using single-particle cryo-electron microscopy (cryo-EM). However, the strong signal of liposomes under cryo-EM imaging conditions often interferes with the structural determination of the embedded membrane proteins. Here, we propose a liposome signal subtraction method based on single-particle two-dimensional (2D) classification average images, aimed at enhancing the reconstruction resolution of membrane proteins. We analyzed the signal distribution characteristics of liposomes and proteins within the 2D classification average images of protein-liposome complexes in the frequency domain. Based on this analysis, we designed a method to subtract the liposome signals from the original particle images. After the subtraction, the accuracy of single-particle three-dimensional (3D) alignment was improved, enhancing the resolution of the final 3D reconstruction. We demonstrated this method using a PIEZO1-proteoliposome dataset by improving the resolution of the PIEZO1 protein.","PeriodicalId":504421,"journal":{"name":"Chinese Physics B","volume":"4 8","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-05-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140964250","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Single Crystal Growth and Transport Properties of Narrow Band Gap Semiconductor RhP2","authors":"De Sheng Wu, Ping Zheng, Jian Lin Luo","doi":"10.1088/1674-1056/ad4cd5","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1088/1674-1056/ad4cd5","url":null,"abstract":"\u0000 Here, we report the growth of high-quality single crystals of RhP2, and systematically study its structure and physical properties by transport, magnetism, and heat capacity measurements. Single-crystal X-ray diffraction revealed RhP2 adopts a monoclinic structure with the cell parameters a=5.7347(10) Å, b=5.7804(11) Å, and c=5.8222(11) Å, space group P21/c (No. 14). The electrical resistivity ρ(T) measurements indicate that RhP2 exhibits a narrow band gap behavior with the activation energies of 223.1 m eV and 27.4 m eV for two distinct regions, respectively. The temperature-dependent Hall effect measurements show electron domain transport behavior with a low charge carrier concentration. We found that RhP2 has a high mobility μe~210 cm2v-1s-1 with carrier concentrations ne~3.3×1018 cm-3 at 300 K with a narrow band gap feature. The high mobility μe reached a maximum of approximately 340 cm2v-1s-1 with carrier concentrations ne~2×1018 cm-3 at 100 K. No magnetic phase transitions were observed from the susceptibility χ(T) and specific heat Cp(T) measurements of RhP2. Our results not only offer effective potential as a material platform for studying exotic physical properties and electron band structures but also motivate further exploration of their potential photovoltaic and optoelectronic applications.","PeriodicalId":504421,"journal":{"name":"Chinese Physics B","volume":"8 40","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-05-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140964193","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}