{"title":"An experimental study of the static magnetic properties of Co thin films","authors":"A. Kharmouche","doi":"10.1140/epjb/s10051-024-00729-w","DOIUrl":"10.1140/epjb/s10051-024-00729-w","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Thermal heating process has been used, under a pressure of 10<sup>−7</sup> mbar, to deposit thin films of cobalt onto monocrystalline silicon substrate. The incident beam strikes the substrates under normal incidence. The thickness ranges from 50 to 400 nm. To investigate the static magnetic properties, the hysteresis loops are performed by means of alternating gradient field magnetometer device. The zero-field magnetic structure has been investigated by magnetic force microscopy (MFM) technique, using a Veeco 3100 apparatus. MFM images reveal well-defined stripe patterns, mainly for the thickest films, which infer the dominance of the magnetocrystalline anisotropy. The easy magnetization axis lies within the plane of the film with a small component out-of-the plane for the thicker films. Coercivity evolution versus thickness follows a <i>t</i><sup>−<i>n</i></sup> Néel law, characteristic of Bloch domain wall motion. In addition, it was found that coercivity depends plainly on the surface roughness of the films.</p><h3>Graphical abstract</h3><div><figure><div><div><picture><source><img></source></picture></div><div><p>AFM (left) and MFM (right) images of Co thin films, with different thickness, (<b>a</b>) 100 nm, (<b>b</b>) 300 nm, (<b>c</b>) 400 nm. Scan area is 20 µm × 20 µm</p></div></div></figure></div></div>","PeriodicalId":787,"journal":{"name":"The European Physical Journal B","volume":"97 6","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.6,"publicationDate":"2024-06-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141527914","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"物理与天体物理","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"The impact of different unravelings in a monitored system of free fermions","authors":"Giulia Piccitto, Davide Rossini, Angelo Russomanno","doi":"10.1140/epjb/s10051-024-00725-0","DOIUrl":"10.1140/epjb/s10051-024-00725-0","url":null,"abstract":"<p>We consider a free-fermion chain undergoing dephasing, described by two different random-measurement protocols (unravelings): a quantum-state-diffusion and a quantum-jump one. Both protocols keep the state in a Slater-determinant form, allowing to address quite large system sizes. We find a bifurcation in the distribution of the measurement operators along the quantum trajectories, that’s to say, there is a point where the shape of this distribution changes from unimodal to bimodal. The value of the measurement strength where this phenomenon occurs is similar for the two unravelings, but the distributions and the transition have different properties reflecting the symmetries of the two measurement protocols. We also consider the scaling with the system size of the inverse participation ratio of the Slater-determinant components and find a power-law scaling that marks a multifractal behaviour, in both unravelings and for any nonvanishing measurement strength.</p><p>Position of the maxima of <i>P</i> <i>n</i> vs <span>(gamma )</span> for the QSD protocol. The two maxima stem continuously and symmetrically at the bifurcation point <span>(gamma )</span> QSD <span>(sim 0.2)</span>, with a discontinuity of the derivative.</p>","PeriodicalId":787,"journal":{"name":"The European Physical Journal B","volume":"97 6","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.6,"publicationDate":"2024-06-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1140/epjb/s10051-024-00725-0.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141527920","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"物理与天体物理","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Entanglement detection in postquench nonequilibrium states: thermal Gibbs vs. generalized Gibbs ensemble","authors":"Ferenc Iglói, Csaba Zoltán Király","doi":"10.1140/epjb/s10051-024-00715-2","DOIUrl":"10.1140/epjb/s10051-024-00715-2","url":null,"abstract":"<p>We use entanglement witnesses related to the entanglement negativity of the state to detect entanglement in the <i>XY</i> chain in the postquench states in the thermodynamic limit after a quench when the parameters of the Hamiltonian are changed suddenly. The entanglement negativity is related to correlations, which in the postquench stationary state are described by a generalized Gibbs ensemble, in the ideal case. If, however, integrability breaking perturbations are present, the system is expected to thermalize. Here, we compare the nearest-neighbor entanglement in the two circumstances.</p><p>Postquench states after a sudden quench protocol <span>((h_0, gamma ) rightarrow (h, gamma ))</span> in the XY chain.</p>","PeriodicalId":787,"journal":{"name":"The European Physical Journal B","volume":"97 6","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.6,"publicationDate":"2024-06-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1140/epjb/s10051-024-00715-2.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141510305","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"物理与天体物理","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Non-Hermitian tearing by dissipation","authors":"Qian Du, Xin-Ran Ma, Su-Peng Kou","doi":"10.1140/epjb/s10051-024-00714-3","DOIUrl":"10.1140/epjb/s10051-024-00714-3","url":null,"abstract":"<p>In the paper, we study the non-Hermitian system under dissipation and give the effective <span>(2times 2)</span> Hamiltonian in the <i>k</i>-space by reducing the <span>(Ntimes N)</span> Hamiltonian in the real space for them. It is discovered that the energy band shows an imaginary line gap. To describe these phenomena, we propose the theory of “non-Hermitian tearing” , in which the tearability we define reveals a continuous phase transition at the exceptional point. The non-Hermitian tearing manifests in two forms — separation of bulk state and decoupling of boundary state. In addition, we also explore the one-dimensional Su–Schrieffer–Heeger model and the Qi–Wu–Zhang model under dissipation using the theory of non-Hermitian tearing. Our results provide a theoretical approach for exploring the controlling of non-Hermitian physics on topological quantum states.</p>","PeriodicalId":787,"journal":{"name":"The European Physical Journal B","volume":"97 6","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.6,"publicationDate":"2024-06-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141532445","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"物理与天体物理","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
R. Meyer, Graham W. Gibson, Alexander N. Robillard
{"title":"Effects of ballistic transport on the thermal resistance and temperature profile in nanowires","authors":"R. Meyer, Graham W. Gibson, Alexander N. Robillard","doi":"10.1140/epjb/s10051-024-00727-y","DOIUrl":"10.1140/epjb/s10051-024-00727-y","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Effects of ballistic transport on the temperature profiles and thermal resistance in nanowires are studied. Computer simulations of nanowires between a heat source and a heat sink have shown that in the middle of such wires the temperature gradient is reduced compared to Fourier’s law with steep gradients close to the heat source and sink. In this work, results from molecular dynamics and phonon Monte Carlo simulations of the heat transport in nanowires are compared to a radiator model which predicts a reduced gradient with discrete jumps at the wire ends. The comparison shows that for wires longer than the typical mean free path of phonons the radiator model is able to account for ballistic transport effects. The steep gradients at the wire ends are then continuous manifestations of the discrete jumps in the model.</p>","PeriodicalId":787,"journal":{"name":"The European Physical Journal B","volume":"97 6","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.6,"publicationDate":"2024-06-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11196314/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141454508","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"物理与天体物理","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Differential equation for the Uehling potential","authors":"Alexei M. Frolov","doi":"10.1140/epjb/s10051-024-00728-x","DOIUrl":"10.1140/epjb/s10051-024-00728-x","url":null,"abstract":"<p>The second-order differential equation for the Uehling potential is derived explicitly. The right side of this differential equation is a linear combination of the two Macdonald’s functions <span>(K_{0}(b r))</span> and <span>(K_{1}(b r))</span>. This central potential is of great interest in many QED problems, since it describes the lowest order correction for vacuum polarization in few- and many-electron atoms, ions, muonic and bi-muonic atoms/ions as well as in other similar systems.</p>","PeriodicalId":787,"journal":{"name":"The European Physical Journal B","volume":"97 6","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.6,"publicationDate":"2024-06-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141530149","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"物理与天体物理","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Revisiting the Thomas–Fermi potential for three-dimensional condensed matter systems","authors":"Gionni Marchetti","doi":"10.1140/epjb/s10051-024-00711-6","DOIUrl":"10.1140/epjb/s10051-024-00711-6","url":null,"abstract":"<p>We proposed a formally exact, probabilistic method to assess the validity of the Thomas–Fermi potential for three-dimensional condensed matter systems where electron dynamics is constrained to the Fermi surface. Our method, which relies on accurate solutions of the radial Schrödinger equation, yields the probability density function for momentum transfer. This allows for the computation of its expectation values, which can be compared with unity to confirm the validity of the Thomas–Fermi approximation. We applied this method to three <i>n</i>-type direct-gap III–V model semiconductors (GaAs, InAs, InSb) and found that the Thomas–Fermi approximation is certainly valid at high electron densities. In these cases, the probability density function exhibits the same profile, irrespective of the material under scrutiny. Furthermore, we show that this approximation can lead to serious errors in the computation of observables when applied to GaAs at zero temperature for most electron densities under scrutiny.</p><p>The Thomas-Fermi potential <span>(V_textrm{ei}^textrm{TF}left( rright) )</span> and the the exponential cosine screened Coulomb potential <span>(V_textrm{ei}^textrm{EC}left( rright) )</span> in coordinate space <i>r</i>, from the full interaction potential <span>(V_textrm{ei}^textrm{RPA}left( qright) )</span> in the momentum space <i>q</i> at Random Phase approximation, through suitable Fourier transforms</p>","PeriodicalId":787,"journal":{"name":"The European Physical Journal B","volume":"97 6","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.6,"publicationDate":"2024-06-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141527919","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"物理与天体物理","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Kaniadakis entropy in extreme gravitational and cosmological environments: a review on the state-of-the-art and future prospects","authors":"Giuseppe Gaetano Luciano","doi":"10.1140/epjb/s10051-024-00730-3","DOIUrl":"10.1140/epjb/s10051-024-00730-3","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Kaniadakis (<span>(kappa )</span>-deformed) statistics is being widely used for describing relativistic systems with non-extensive behavior and/or interactions. It is built upon a one-parameter generalization of the classical Boltzmann–Gibbs–Shannon entropy, possessing the latter as a particular sub-case. Recently, Kaniadakis model has been adapted to accommodate the complexities of systems under the influence of gravity. The ensuing framework exhibits a rich phenomenology that allows for a deeper understanding of the most extreme conditions of the Universe. Here we present the state-of-the-art of <span>(kappa )</span>-statistics, discussing its virtues and drawbacks at different energy scales. Special focus is dedicated to gravitational and cosmological implications, including effects on the expanding Universe in dark energy scenarios. This review highlights the versatility of Kaniadakis paradigm, demonstrating its broad application across various fields and setting the stage for further advancements in statistical modeling and theoretical physics.</p>","PeriodicalId":787,"journal":{"name":"The European Physical Journal B","volume":"97 6","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.6,"publicationDate":"2024-06-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141527918","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"物理与天体物理","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Evaluation of photoluminescence and colorimetric performance of Tb3+-induced calcium tungstate ceramic","authors":"R. Paikaray, T. Badapanda, S. Sahoo, H. Mohapatra","doi":"10.1140/epjb/s10051-024-00726-z","DOIUrl":"10.1140/epjb/s10051-024-00726-z","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Photoluminescence and colorimetric investigations of Ca<sub>1−<i>x</i></sub>Tb<sub>2<i>x</i>/3</sub>WO<sub>4</sub> with <i>x</i> vary from 0.01 to 0.05 samples made by employing the solid-state reaction routes are represented in this paper. Structural analyses of all the phosphors are done with the help of X-ray diffraction spectroscopy and denoted that they exhibit a tetragonal structure and <i>I4</i><sub><i>1</i></sub><i>/a</i> space group without containing any secondary phase. Optical properties are described with the help of the UV–visible reflectance spectra. In addition, the energy bandgap values are evaluated from these spectra and the values are increased concerning the rise in the Tb contents in CaWO<sub>4</sub>. Photoluminescence studies are done by considering PL excitation spectra as well as PL emission spectra. The critical concentration of quenching is observed at the composition <i>x</i> = 0.03 along with the critical distance of energy transfer is computed to be ~ 20 Å. Moreover, this distance is created by the dipole–dipole exchanges and indicated by the calculated <i>Q</i> value. Colorimetric analyses of the samples are done from the CIE color coordinates. The green emission color is obtained for all the materials. All the colorimetric parameters are evaluated and quantum yield efficiency for <i>x</i> = 0.03 Tb incorporated CaWO<sub>4</sub> material is obtained by exciting it with 485 nm wavelength. Average lifetime values are evaluated by analyzing the PL decay plots.</p><h3>Graphical abstract</h3>\u0000<div><figure><div><div><picture><source><img></source></picture></div><div><p>CIE chromaticity diagram of Tb-doped CaWO<sub>4</sub> at 485 nm EX wavelength</p></div></div></figure></div></div>","PeriodicalId":787,"journal":{"name":"The European Physical Journal B","volume":"97 6","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.6,"publicationDate":"2024-06-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141527917","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"物理与天体物理","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Chen Zhu, Feng Hu, Lei Jiang, Shouxi Jiang, Kun Ding, Jian Shao, Manman Ding, Fali Chong
{"title":"Rare earth element Pr enables high thermoelectric performance of Cu12Sb4S13","authors":"Chen Zhu, Feng Hu, Lei Jiang, Shouxi Jiang, Kun Ding, Jian Shao, Manman Ding, Fali Chong","doi":"10.1140/epjb/s10051-024-00716-1","DOIUrl":"10.1140/epjb/s10051-024-00716-1","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Cu<sub>12</sub>Sb<sub>4</sub>S<sub>13</sub> has received great attention due to its remarkable thermoelectric properties among medium-temperature range. Herein, the effect of rare earth element Pr substitution at Cu site of Cu<sub>12</sub>Sb<sub>4</sub>S<sub>13</sub> is comprehensively investigated. Heavy rare earth element Pr substitution can induce strong mass fluctuation and strain-field fluctuation, resulting in intense phonon scattering and decreased lattice thermal conductivity. Consequently, a low lattice thermal conductivity κ<sub>L</sub> of 0.42 W m<sup>−1</sup> K<sup>−1</sup> is obtained at 748 K in Cu<sub>11.7</sub>Pr<sub>0.3</sub>Sb<sub>4</sub>S<sub>13</sub> sample. Additionally, the substitution of Pr for Cu can function as donors, tuning the hole concentration and optimizing the thermopower over the entire temperature range, with a maximum thermopower of 165 μV K<sup>−1</sup> at 748 K. Correspondingly, a peak <i>ZT</i> of~0.9 is obtained at 748 K in Cu<sub>11.7</sub>Pr<sub>0.3</sub>Sb<sub>4</sub>S<sub>13</sub> sample, due to the significantly reduced thermal conductivity and slightly enhanced power factor.\u0000</p><h3>Graphical abstract</h3>\u0000<div><figure><div><div><picture><source><img></source></picture></div><div><p>Perspective of Cu<sub>12</sub>Sb<sub>4</sub>S<sub>13</sub> crystal structure and the temperature-dependent ZT for Cu<sub>12-<i>x</i></sub>Pr<sub><i>x</i></sub>Sb<sub>4</sub>S<sub>13</sub> samples</p></div></div></figure></div></div>","PeriodicalId":787,"journal":{"name":"The European Physical Journal B","volume":"97 6","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.6,"publicationDate":"2024-06-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141527916","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"物理与天体物理","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}