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Communication: Bubbles, Crystals, And Laser-Induced Nucleation, Brandon C. Knott, Jerry L. Larue, Alec M. Wodtke, Michael F. Doherty, Baron Peters May 2011

Communication: Bubbles, Crystals, And Laser-Induced Nucleation, Brandon C. Knott, Jerry L. Larue, Alec M. Wodtke, Michael F. Doherty, Baron Peters

Biology, Chemistry, and Environmental Sciences Faculty Articles and Research

Short intense laser pulses of visible and infrared light can dramatically accelerate crystal nucleation from transparent solutions; previous studies invoke mechanisms that are only applicable for nucleation of ordered phases or high dielectric phases. However, we show that similar laser pulses induce CO2bubblenucleation in carbonated water. Additionally, in water that is cosupersaturated with argon and glycine, argon bubbles escaping from the water can induce crystal nucleation without a laser. Our findings suggest a possible link between laser-induced nucleation of bubbles and crystals.


Magnetization Reversal Of Elliptical Co/Cu/Co Pseudo-Spin Valve Dots, Ngocnga Dao, Scott L. Whittenburg, Y. Hao, Leszek M. Malkinski, Jian Qing Wang, C. A. Ross May 2002

Magnetization Reversal Of Elliptical Co/Cu/Co Pseudo-Spin Valve Dots, Ngocnga Dao, Scott L. Whittenburg, Y. Hao, Leszek M. Malkinski, Jian Qing Wang, C. A. Ross

Chemistry and Biochemistry Faculty Publications

We present our recent simulated results on Cr (5 nm)/ Cu (5 nm)/ Co (5 nm)/ Cu (3 nm)/ Co (2 nm) pseudo-spin valve dots. The simulated results agree qualitatively with the experimental results. Three different sizes of elliptical dots, and were simulated. Our simulations show that in these types of dots magnetization reversal occurs by the formation of domain walls: for and for No domain wall was observed in the reversal of the dots. For such dots, the simulated loops show a small two-step reversal pattern with the thin upper layer partially reversing followed by complete reversal of both …