Open Access. Powered by Scholars. Published by Universities.®

Physics Commons

Open Access. Powered by Scholars. Published by Universities.®

Articles 1 - 30 of 147

Full-Text Articles in Physics

Complex Reflection Coefficients Of P- And S-Polarized Light At The Pseudo-Brewster Angle Of A Dielectric–Conductor Interface, Rasheed M.A. Azzam Sep 2013

Complex Reflection Coefficients Of P- And S-Polarized Light At The Pseudo-Brewster Angle Of A Dielectric–Conductor Interface, Rasheed M.A. Azzam

Electrical Engineering Faculty Publications

The complex Fresnel reflection coefficients rp and rs of p- and s-polarized light and their ratio ρ = rp/rs at the pseudo-Brewster angle (PBA) φpBof a dielectric-conductor interface are evaluated for all possible values of the complex relative dielectric function Ε = |Ε| exp(-jθ) = Εr - jΕi, Εi > 0 that share the same φpB. Complex-plane trajectories of rp, rs, and ρ at the PBA are presented at discrete values of φpB from 5° to 85° in equal steps of 5° as θ is increased from 0° to 180°. It is shown that for φpB > 70° (high-reflectance metals in the …


Effect Of Disorder On Quantum Phase Transition In The Double Layered Ruthenates (Sr1−Xcax)3ru2o7effect Of Disorder On Quantum Phase Transition In The Double Layered Ruthenates (Sr1−Xcax)3ru2o7, Leonard Spinu, Zhe Qu, Jin Peng, Tijang Liu, David Forbes, Vkad Dobrosavljevic, Z Q. Mao Jul 2012

Effect Of Disorder On Quantum Phase Transition In The Double Layered Ruthenates (Sr1−Xcax)3ru2o7effect Of Disorder On Quantum Phase Transition In The Double Layered Ruthenates (Sr1−Xcax)3ru2o7, Leonard Spinu, Zhe Qu, Jin Peng, Tijang Liu, David Forbes, Vkad Dobrosavljevic, Z Q. Mao

Physics Faculty Publications

(Sr1−xCax)3Ru2O7 is characterized by complex magnetic states, spanning from a long-range antiferromagnetically ordered state over an unusual heavy-mass nearly ferromagnetic (NFM) state to an itinerant metamagnetic (IMM) state. The NFM state, which occurs in the 0.4 > x > 0.08 composition range, freezes into a clusterspin glass (CSG) phase at low temperatures [Z. Qu et al., Phys. Rev. B 78, 180407(R) (2008)]. In this article, we present the scaling analyses of magnetization and the specific heat for (Sr1−xCax)3Ru2O7 in the 0.4 > x > 0.08 composition …


Circular And Near-Circular Polarization States Of Evanescent Monochromatic Light Fields In Total Internal Reflection, R. M. A Azzam Nov 2011

Circular And Near-Circular Polarization States Of Evanescent Monochromatic Light Fields In Total Internal Reflection, R. M. A Azzam

Electrical Engineering Faculty Publications

Conditions for the production of near-circular polarization states of the evanescent field present in the rarer medium in total internal reflection of incident monochromatic p-polarized light at a dielectric-dielectric planar interface are determined. Such conditions are satisfied if high-index (>3.2) transparent prism materials (e.g., GaP and Ge) are used at angles of incidence well above the critical angle but sufficiently below grazing incidence. Furthermore, elliptical polarization of incident light with nonzero p and s components can be tailored to cause circular polarization of the resultant tangential electric field in the plane of the interface or circular polarization of the …


Poincaré Sphere Representation Of The Fixed-Polarizer Rotating-Retarder Optical System, R. M.A. Azzam Nov 2011

Poincaré Sphere Representation Of The Fixed-Polarizer Rotating-Retarder Optical System, R. M.A. Azzam

Electrical Engineering Faculty Publications

The trajectory of the polarization state of a monochromatic light beam after it passes through a fixed linear polarizer and a rotating linear retarder of arbitrary retardance Δ is determined on the Poincaré sphere. The three-dimensional figure-8 contour is shown to be the line of intersection of a right-circular cylinder with the sphere. The cylinder is parallel to the polar (s3) axis, touches the sphere at the equator (at the point that represents the linear polarization transmitted by the fixed polarizer), and has a radius r=sin2(Δ/2). Projections of the trajectory in the coordinate planes of the …


Three-Dimensional Polarization States Of Monochromatic Light Fields, R. M.A. Azzam Oct 2011

Three-Dimensional Polarization States Of Monochromatic Light Fields, R. M.A. Azzam

Electrical Engineering Faculty Publications

The 3×1 generalized Jones vectors (GJVs) [ExEyEz]t (t indicates the transpose) that describe the linear, circular, and elliptical polarization states of an arbitrary three-dimensional (3-D) monochromatic light field are determined in terms of the geometrical parameters of the 3-D vibration of the time-harmonic electric field. In three dimensions, there are as many distinct linear polarization states as there are points on the surface of a hemisphere, and the number of distinct 3-D circular polarization states equals that of all two-dimensional (2-D) polarization states on the Poincaré sphere, of which only two are circular states. The subset of 3-D polarization …


Simplified Design Of Thin-Film Polarizing Beam Splitter Using Embedded Symmetric Trilayer Stack, R. M.A. Azzam Jul 2011

Simplified Design Of Thin-Film Polarizing Beam Splitter Using Embedded Symmetric Trilayer Stack, R. M.A. Azzam

Electrical Engineering Faculty Publications

An analytically tractable design procedure is presented for a polarizing beam splitter (PBS) that uses frustrated total internal reflection and optical tunneling by a symmetric LHL trilayer thin-film stack embedded in a high-index prism. Considerable simplification arises when the refractive index of the high-index center layer H matches the refractive index of the prism and its thickness is quarter-wave. This leads to a cube design in which zero reflection for the p polarization is achieved at a 45 degrees angle of incidence independent of the thicknesses of the identical symmetric low-index tunnel layers L and L. Arbitrarily high reflectance for …


Principal Angles And Principal Azimuths Of Frustrated Total Internal Reflection And Optical Tunneling By An Embedded Low-Index Thin Film, R. M.A. Azzam, F. F. Sudradjat May 2011

Principal Angles And Principal Azimuths Of Frustrated Total Internal Reflection And Optical Tunneling By An Embedded Low-Index Thin Film, R. M.A. Azzam, F. F. Sudradjat

Electrical Engineering Faculty Publications

The condition for obtaining a differential (or ellipsometric) quarter-wave retardation when p- and s-polarized light of wavelength λ experience frustrated total internal reflection (FTIR) and optical tunneling at angles of incidence ϕ≥ the critical angle by a transparent thin film (medium 1) of low refractive index n1 and uniform thickness d, which is embedded in a transparent bulk medium 0 of high refractive index n0 takes the simple form: −tanh2x=tanδptanδs , in whichx=2πn1(d/λ)(N2sin2ϕ−1)1/2 , N=n0/n1 , and δp , δs are 01 interface Fresnel reflection phase shifts for the pand s polarizations. From this condition, the …


Electric Field Tunable Magnetic Properties Of Lead-Free Na0.5bi0.5tio3/Cofe2o4 Multiferroic Composites, S Narendra Babu, Seong Gi Min, Leszek Malkinski Jan 2011

Electric Field Tunable Magnetic Properties Of Lead-Free Na0.5bi0.5tio3/Cofe2o4 Multiferroic Composites, S Narendra Babu, Seong Gi Min, Leszek Malkinski

Physics Faculty Publications

Lead-free multiferroic particulate composites of Na0.5Bi0.5TiO3 (NBT) and CoFe2O4 (CFO) have been synthesized by solid-state sintering method. A systematic study of structural, magnetic and magnetoelectric (ME) properties is undertaken. Structural and morphology studies carried out by x-ray diffraction and field emission scanning electron microscopy indicate formation of single phase for parent phases and presence of both phases in the composites. Magnetic properties are investigated using vibrating sample magnetometer and ferromagnetic resonance (FMR) measurements at room temperature. Strong ME coupling is demonstrated in NBT-CFO 70-30 mol% composite by an electrostatically tunable FMR field …


Calorimetric Evidence Of Strong-Coupling Multiband Superconductivity In Fe(Te0.57se0.43) Single Crystal, J. Hu, T. J. Liu, B. Qian, A. Rotaru, L. Spinu, Z. Q. Mao Jan 2011

Calorimetric Evidence Of Strong-Coupling Multiband Superconductivity In Fe(Te0.57se0.43) Single Crystal, J. Hu, T. J. Liu, B. Qian, A. Rotaru, L. Spinu, Z. Q. Mao

Physics Faculty Publications

We have investigated the specific heat of optimally doped iron chalcogenide superconductor Fe(Te0.57Se0.43) with a high-quality single crystal sample. The electronic specific heat Ce of this sample has been successfully separated from the phonon contribution using the specific heat of a nonsuperconducting sample (Fe0.90Cu0.10)(Te0.57Se0.43) as a reference. The normal-state Sommerfeld coefficient γn of the superconducting sample is found to be ~26.6 mJ/mol K2, indicating intermediate electronic correlation. The temperature dependence of Ce in the superconducting state can be best fitted using a double-gap …


Thermally Activated Transitions In A System Of Two Single Domain Ferromagnetic Particles, Dorin Cimpoesu, Alexandru Stancu, Ivo Kilk, Ching-Ray Chang, Leonard Spinu Jan 2011

Thermally Activated Transitions In A System Of Two Single Domain Ferromagnetic Particles, Dorin Cimpoesu, Alexandru Stancu, Ivo Kilk, Ching-Ray Chang, Leonard Spinu

Physics Faculty Publications

Numerical simulations based on the stochastic Langevin equation are applied here to a system of two uniaxial single domain ferromagnetic particles with antiferromagnetic dipolar coupling. The hysteresis loops of a strongly coupled systems exhibit fully demagnetized, intermediate metastable configurations which separate the two fully saturated states. At small magnetostatic couplings, on the other hand, and at sufficiently weak damping, the intermediate metastable configuration becomes only partially demagnetized. This state cannot be associated with any single local minimum of the free energy function.


Synthesis Of Mild–Hard Aao Templates For Studying Magnetic Interactions Between Metal Nanowires, Jin-Hee Lim, Aurelian Rotaru, Seong-Gi Min, Leszek Malkinski, John B. Wiley Nov 2010

Synthesis Of Mild–Hard Aao Templates For Studying Magnetic Interactions Between Metal Nanowires, Jin-Hee Lim, Aurelian Rotaru, Seong-Gi Min, Leszek Malkinski, John B. Wiley

Physics Faculty Publications

The sequential application of mild and hard anodization techniques in the fabrication of porous aluminamembranes allows one to decrease the number of continuous pores in anodized aluminium oxide (AAO) templates. Initially, standard mild anodization techniques were used to create porous templates with 100 nm interpore distances and 70 nm pore diameters. Hard anodization treatment on the same membrane then produced interpore distances of about 265 nm with diameters of 110 nm. At the interface between the two anodization steps, many of the mild-side pores were terminated to create a mild–hard membrane (Mi–Ha AAO) where the functional interpore distances were 200–300 …


Transmission Of P- And S-Polarized Light Through A Prism And The Condition Of Minimum Deviation, R. M.A. Azzam, Ryan M. Adams Aug 2010

Transmission Of P- And S-Polarized Light Through A Prism And The Condition Of Minimum Deviation, R. M.A. Azzam, Ryan M. Adams

Electrical Engineering Faculty Publications

The condition of minimum deviation (MD) by a transparent optically isotropic prism is re-derived, and expressions for the intensity transmittances Tp(θ) and Ts(θ) of an uncoated prism of refractive index n and prism angle α for incident p- ands-polarized light and their derivatives with respect to the internal angle of refraction θ are obtained. When the MD condition(θ=α/2) is satisfied, Ts is maximum and Tp is maximum or minimum. The transmission ellipsometric parametersψt,Δt of a symmetrically coated prism are also shown to be locally stationary with respect to θ at θ=α/2 . The constraint on (n,α) for …


Difference Between The Second-Brewster And Pseudo-Brewster Angles When Polarized Light Is Reflected At A Dielectric–Conductor Interface, A. Alsamman, R. M.A. Azzam Apr 2010

Difference Between The Second-Brewster And Pseudo-Brewster Angles When Polarized Light Is Reflected At A Dielectric–Conductor Interface, A. Alsamman, R. M.A. Azzam

Electrical Engineering Faculty Publications

For a given pseudo-Brewster angle ϕpB of minimum reflectance ∣∣rp∣∣ of p-polarized light at a dielectric-conductor interface, the second-Brewster angle ϕ2B of minimum reflectance ratio |ρ|=∣∣rp∣∣/|rs| of the p and s polarizations is determined for all possible values of the complex relative dielectric function ϵ that lead to the same ϕpB . The difference ϕ2B−ϕpB is considered as a function of ϕpB and θ=arg(ϵ) . For any given ϕpB , the difference ϕ2B−ϕpB=0 atθ=0(ϵr>0,ϵi=0) increases monotonically as a function of θ and reaches maximum value {ϕ2B−ϕpB}max in the limit as θ→180° (ϵr<0,ϵi=0) . This maximum difference {ϕ2B−ϕpB}max has an upper limit of 15.701° whenϕpB=28.195° .


Interplay Between The Lattice And Spin Degrees Of Freedom In (Sr1−Xcax)3ru2o7, Jin Peng, David Fobes, Tijian Liu, Xiaoshan Wu, H M. Pham, Leonard Spinu, Z Q. Mao Jan 2010

Interplay Between The Lattice And Spin Degrees Of Freedom In (Sr1−Xcax)3ru2o7, Jin Peng, David Fobes, Tijian Liu, Xiaoshan Wu, H M. Pham, Leonard Spinu, Z Q. Mao

Physics Faculty Publications

The Sr1−xCax3Ru2O7 solid solution series exhibits complex magnetic ground states, ranging from an itinerant metamagnetic state, to a quasi-two-dimensional 2D heavy-mass nearly ferromagneticFM state, and finally to a long-range antiferromagnetically ordered state Z. Qu et al. Phys. Rev. B. 78, R180407 2008. In this paper, we investigate the evolution of structural distortion and magnetic anisotropy with Ca content in this material system. Our results show that both the magnetic phase transitions and magnetic anistropy of this system couple with the evolution of structure distortion. The transformation from the itinerant metamagnetic to the nearly ferromagnetic state is accompanied …


Fabrication And Magnetic Properties Of Fe Nanostructures In Anodic Alumina Membrane, J H. Lim, W S. Chae, H O. Lee, L Malkinski, S G. Min, J B. Wiley, J H. Jun, S H. Lee, J S. Jung Jan 2010

Fabrication And Magnetic Properties Of Fe Nanostructures In Anodic Alumina Membrane, J H. Lim, W S. Chae, H O. Lee, L Malkinski, S G. Min, J B. Wiley, J H. Jun, S H. Lee, J S. Jung

Physics Faculty Publications

Several Fe nanostructures with different lengths, diameters, and separations of the constituting magnetic components have been synthesized using anodized alumina membranes (AAMs) to understand the influence of these parameters on their magnetic properties. Fe nanostructures with high crystallinity and (110) orientation were synthesized by electrodeposition at room temperature in regular AAMs and mild-hard AAM (Mi-Ha AAM). Fe nanostructures with different aspect ratios (1:1, 1:10, and 1:75) in the form of nanodots, nanorods, or nanowires were synthesized in regular AAMs with the 100 nm interpore distance. Mi-Ha AAMs with two different pore sizes (70 and 120 nm) and 250 nm interpore …


Collinear Phase Matching For Second Harmonic Generation Using Conoscopic Interferometry, A Puri, A De Jan 2010

Collinear Phase Matching For Second Harmonic Generation Using Conoscopic Interferometry, A Puri, A De

Physics Faculty Publications

The problem of finding phase-matching directions in noncentrosymmetric biaxial crystals is simplified here by the use of Conoscopic interferometry. Based on vector relations for wave propagation in birefringent media and solutions to phase-matching equations, we show that phase matching directions can be located on the conoscopic interferograms and that fringe numbers for dark-isochromes can be used as a guide to find phase-matching directions for a biaxial crystal. This technique can be generalized and extended to any anisotropic crystal. We have demonstrated this method for the particular case of a biaxial KTiOPO4 crystal, where it is found to be particularly …


Synthesis Of Magnetic Porous Hollow Silica Nanotubes For Drug Delivery, H. Ma, J. Tarr, M. A. Decoster, J. Mcnamara, D. Caruntu, J. F. Chen, Charles J. O'Connor, Weilie Zhou Mar 2009

Synthesis Of Magnetic Porous Hollow Silica Nanotubes For Drug Delivery, H. Ma, J. Tarr, M. A. Decoster, J. Mcnamara, D. Caruntu, J. F. Chen, Charles J. O'Connor, Weilie Zhou

Chemistry Faculty Publications

In this paper, we report a synthesis of magnetic porous hollow silica nanotubes (MPHSNTs) using sol-gel method. The MPHSNTs were fabricated by coating Fe(3)O(4) nanoparticles and silica on surfactant hexadecyltrimethylammonium bromide (CTAB) modified CaCO(3) nanoneedles surface under alkaline condition. CaCO(3) nanoneedles and surfactant CTAB are introduced as nanotemplates to form the hollow and porous structures, respectively. After removing CTAB by calcination and etching CaCO(3) nanoneedles away in diluted acetic acid, magnetic porous hollow silica nanotubes with Fe(3)O(4) nanoparticles embedded in the silica shell were achieved. The products were characterized by scanning electron microscopy, transmission electron microscopy, and N(2) adsorption-desorption isotherms. …


Tilted Parallel Dielectric Slab As A Multilevel Attenuator For Incident P- Or S-Polarized Light, R. M.A. Azzam Jan 2009

Tilted Parallel Dielectric Slab As A Multilevel Attenuator For Incident P- Or S-Polarized Light, R. M.A. Azzam

Electrical Engineering Faculty Publications

Under the condition of first-order blooming, a parallel dielectric slab, which is inserted in the path of an obliquely incident p- or s-polarized light beam, introduces multiple discrete attenuation levels given by 1/3, 4/27, 4/243,...... in reflection and 4/9, 4/81, 4/729,...... in transmission. These attenuation levels are independent of the slab refractive index, incident p or s linear polarization, or the presence of identical transparent surface coatings at the front and back sides of the slab. Therefore, the tilted slab provides multidecade reflectance and attenuation reference values that can be used in calibrating spectrophotometers and filters, and also …


Complex Electronic States In Double-Layered Ruthenates (Sr1−Xcax)3ru2o7, Zhe Qu, Jin Peng, David Fobes, Leonard Spinu, Zhiqiang Mao Jan 2009

Complex Electronic States In Double-Layered Ruthenates (Sr1−Xcax)3ru2o7, Zhe Qu, Jin Peng, David Fobes, Leonard Spinu, Zhiqiang Mao

Physics Faculty Publications

The magnetic ground state of (Sr1−xCax)3Ru2O7 (0≤x≤1) is complex, ranging from an itinerant metamagnetic state (0≤x<0.08) to an unusual heavy-mass nearly ferromagnetic (FM) state (0.08<x<0.4), and finally to an antiferromagnetic (AFM) state (0.4≤x≤1). In this report we elucidate the electronic properties for these magnetic states, and show that the electronic and magnetic properties are strongly coupled in this system. The electronic ground state evolves from an AFM quasi-two-dimensional metal for x=1.0 to an Anderson localized state for 0.4≤x<1.0 (the AFM region). When the magnetic state undergoes a transition from the AFM to the nearly FM state, the electronic ground state switches to a weakly localized state induced by magnetic scattering for 0.25≤x<0.4, and then to a magnetic metallic state with the in-plane resistivity ρabTα (α>2) for 0.08<x<0.25. The system eventually transforms into a Fermi-liquid ground state when the magnetic ground state enters the itinerant metamagnetic state for x<0.08. When x approaches the critical composition (x∼0.08), …


Morphology, Magnetic And Dynamic Properties Of Artificial Structures Assembled By Acoustic Vibrations, K B. Paul, L Malkinski Jan 2009

Morphology, Magnetic And Dynamic Properties Of Artificial Structures Assembled By Acoustic Vibrations, K B. Paul, L Malkinski

Physics Faculty Publications

Cobalt micromagnetic particles with an average size of ≈ 1.6 μm and varying total mass of the powder were assembled on patterned media with perpendicular magnetization by acoustic vibrations onto designed shapes reflecting the primary material. The replicas were studied with scanning electron microscopy, vibrating sample magnetometry, and ferromagnetic resonance spectroscopy. Their properties were significantly influenced by the shape anisotropy induced through the parent molds. A tendency in the development of the physical characteristics of the replicas was observed as their geometrical parameters changed.


Charge-Carrier Localization Induced By Excess Fe In The Superconductor Fe1+Yte1−Xsex, T J. Liu, X Ke, B Qian, J Hu, D Fobes, E K. Vehstedt, H Pham, J H. Yang, M H. Fang, L Spinu, P Schiffer, Y Liu, Z Q. Mao Jan 2009

Charge-Carrier Localization Induced By Excess Fe In The Superconductor Fe1+Yte1−Xsex, T J. Liu, X Ke, B Qian, J Hu, D Fobes, E K. Vehstedt, H Pham, J H. Yang, M H. Fang, L Spinu, P Schiffer, Y Liu, Z Q. Mao

Physics Faculty Publications

We have investigated the effect of Fe nonstoichiometry on properties of the Fe1+y(Te,Se) superconductor system by means of resistivity, Hall coefficient, magnetic susceptibility, and specific-heat measurements. We find that the excess Fe at interstitial sites of the (Te, Se) layers not only suppresses superconductivity but also results in a weakly localized electronic state. We argue that these effects originate from the magnetic coupling between the excess Fe and the adjacent Fe square-planar sheets, which favors a short-range magnetic order.


Dynamic Critical Curve Of A Synthetic Antiferromagnet, Huy Pham, Dorin Cimpoesu, Andrei-Valentin Plamada, Alexandru Stancu, Leonard Spinu Jan 2009

Dynamic Critical Curve Of A Synthetic Antiferromagnet, Huy Pham, Dorin Cimpoesu, Andrei-Valentin Plamada, Alexandru Stancu, Leonard Spinu

Physics Faculty Publications

We have investigated the effect of Fe nonstoichiometry on properties of the Fe1+y(Te,Se) superconductor system by means of resistivity, Hall coefficient, magnetic susceptibility, and specific-heat measurements. We find that the excess Fe at interstitial sites of the (Te, Se) layers not only suppresses superconductivity but also results in a weakly localized electronic state. We argue that these effects originate from the magnetic coupling between the excess Fe and the adjacent Fe square-planar sheets, which favors a short-range magnetic order.


Friction On The Microscale, K B. Paul, L Malkinski Jan 2009

Friction On The Microscale, K B. Paul, L Malkinski

Physics Faculty Publications

A new method is presented for measurements of friction of microsized particles on surfaces. Specifically in this work, the particles are alumina with diameters between ≈ 1 and 50 μm and the surfaces are InP, Si, and Cr. Friction is analyzed, its components are determined, and the friction coefficients are estimated from the experimental results. The technique and the specific instrument allow measurements of coefficients of friction for spherical particles with radii as small as 1 μm. For smaller sizes, the instrument needs to be modified by using a more powerful power supply, actuator with extended frequency and …


Structural, Magnetic, And Electronic Transport Properties Of (Sr0.9ca0.1)3ru2o7 Single Crystal, Bin Qian, Zhe Qu, Jin Peng, Tijang Liu, Xiaoshan Wu, L Spinu, Z Q. Mao Jan 2009

Structural, Magnetic, And Electronic Transport Properties Of (Sr0.9ca0.1)3ru2o7 Single Crystal, Bin Qian, Zhe Qu, Jin Peng, Tijang Liu, Xiaoshan Wu, L Spinu, Z Q. Mao

Physics Faculty Publications

We have studied the structural, magnetic, and electronic transport properties of (Sr0.9Ca0.1)3Ru2O7 using single crystals grown by a floating-zone technique. The structure analysis by Rietveld refinements reveals that the Ca substitution for Sr intensifies the structure distortion; the rotation angle of the RuO6 octahedron increases. This structure change tunes magnetic and transport properties dramatically. The magnetic ground state switches from an itinerant metamagnetic state for Sr3Ru2O7 to a nearly ferromagnetic state for (Sr0.9Ca0.1)3Ru2O7. The Fermi …


Magnetic Entropy Change Of V Substituted Ni–Mn–Ga Heusler Alloy, S G. Min, L Malkinski, Y D. Zhang, S C. Yu, K W. Lee, Y C. Kim Jan 2009

Magnetic Entropy Change Of V Substituted Ni–Mn–Ga Heusler Alloy, S G. Min, L Malkinski, Y D. Zhang, S C. Yu, K W. Lee, Y C. Kim

Physics Faculty Publications

The magnetization behaviors have been analyzed for Ni54Mn21−xVxGa25 (x = 0,2,4) alloys which were prepared by conventional arc melting method in argon atmosphere. The Curie temperature TC was found to be 325, 300, and 265 K and the austenitic transition temperature TA on heating was found to be 315, 217, and 124 K for x = 0, 2, and 4, respectively. The magnetic characteristics were performed with a Quantum Design superconducting quantum interference device magnetometer in the field of up to 20 kOe. A large magnetic entropy change Δ …


Tunable (Δπ, Δπ)-Type Antiferromagnetic Order In Α-Fe(Te,Se) Superconductors, Wei Bao, Y Qiu, Q Huang, M A. Green, P Zajdel, M R. Fitzsimmons, M Zhernenkov, S Chang, M Fang, B Qian, Jinhu Yang, H M. Pham, L Spinu, Z Q. Mao Jan 2009

Tunable (Δπ, Δπ)-Type Antiferromagnetic Order In Α-Fe(Te,Se) Superconductors, Wei Bao, Y Qiu, Q Huang, M A. Green, P Zajdel, M R. Fitzsimmons, M Zhernenkov, S Chang, M Fang, B Qian, Jinhu Yang, H M. Pham, L Spinu, Z Q. Mao

Physics Faculty Publications

The new α-Fe(Te,Se) superconductors share the common iron building block and ferminology with the LaFeAsO and BaFe2As2 families of superconductors. In contrast with the predicted commensurate spin-density-wave order at the nesting wave vector (π, 0), a completely different magnetic order with a composition tunable propagation vector (δπ, δπ) was determined for the parent compound Fe1+yTe in this powder and single-crystal neutron diffraction study. The new antiferromagnetic order survives as a short-range one even in the highest TC sample. An alternative to the prevailing nesting Fermi surface mechanism is required to understand the latest family …


Plurality Of Principal Angles For A Given Pseudo-Brewster Angle When Polarized Light Is Reflected At A Dielectric-Conductor Interface, R. M.A. Azzam, A. Alsamman Oct 2008

Plurality Of Principal Angles For A Given Pseudo-Brewster Angle When Polarized Light Is Reflected At A Dielectric-Conductor Interface, R. M.A. Azzam, A. Alsamman

Electrical Engineering Faculty Publications

The pseudo-Brewster angle ϕpB of minimum reflectance for p-polarized light and the principal angle ϕ¯ at which incident linearly polarized light of the proper azimuth is reflected circularly polarized are considered as functions of the complex relative dielectric function ε of a dielectric–conductor interface over the entire complex ε plane. In particular, the spread of ϕ¯for a given ϕpB is determined, and the maximum difference (ϕ¯−ϕpB)max is obtained as a function of ϕpB . The maximum difference (ϕ¯−ϕpB)max approaches 45° and 0 in the limit as ϕpB→0 and 90°, respectively. ForϕpB<22.666° , multiple principal angles ϕ¯i , i=1,2,3 , appear for each ε in a subdomain of fractional optical constants. …


Three-Dimensional Seismic Array Characterization Study: Experiment And Modeling, Arslan M. Tashmukhambetov, George E. Ioup, Juliette W. Ioup, Natalia A. Sidorovskaia, Joal J. Newcomb Jun 2008

Three-Dimensional Seismic Array Characterization Study: Experiment And Modeling, Arslan M. Tashmukhambetov, George E. Ioup, Juliette W. Ioup, Natalia A. Sidorovskaia, Joal J. Newcomb

Physics Faculty Publications

In the summer of 2003, the Littoral Acoustic Demonstration Center conducted an acoustic characterization experiment for a 21-element marine seismic exploration airgun array of total volume of 0.0588 m3 (3590 in.3). Two Environmental Acoustic Recording System buoys, one with a desensitized hydrophone, were deployed at a depth of 758 m in a water depth of 990 m, near Green’s Canyon in the Gulf of Mexico. Shots over a grid were recorded and calibrated to produce absolute broadband (up to 25 kHz) pressure-time dependencies for a wide range of offsets and arrival angles in the water column. Experimental …


Efficiency Of Linear-To-Circular Polarization Conversion For Light Reflection At The Principal Angle By A Dielectric-Conductor Interface, R. M.A. Azzam, A. Alsamman Mar 2008

Efficiency Of Linear-To-Circular Polarization Conversion For Light Reflection At The Principal Angle By A Dielectric-Conductor Interface, R. M.A. Azzam, A. Alsamman

Electrical Engineering Faculty Publications

The efficiency ηLC of linear-to-circular polarization conversion when light is reflected at a dielectric–conductor interface is determined as a function of the principal angle ϕ¯ and principal azimuth ψ¯ . Constant- ηLC contours are presented in the ϕ¯ ,ψ¯ plane for values of ηLC from 0.5 to 1.0 in steps of 0.05, and the corresponding contours in the complex plane of the relative dielectric function ϵ are also determined. As specific examples, efficiencies ⩾88% are obtained for light reflection by a Ag mirror in the visible and near-IR (400–1200nm) spectral range, and ≥40% for the reflection of extreme ultraviolet (EUV) …


Dynamic And Temperature Effects In Spin-Transfer Switching, Dorin Cimpoesu, Huy Pham, Leonard Spinu, Alexandru Stancu Jan 2008

Dynamic And Temperature Effects In Spin-Transfer Switching, Dorin Cimpoesu, Huy Pham, Leonard Spinu, Alexandru Stancu

Physics Faculty Publications

We have studied the dynamic switching triggered by spin angular momentum transfer in a pulsed current of a spin-valve-type trilayer structure, and its dependence on thermal effects. In order to determine the current pulse parameters, where fast and stable switching can be achieved, we have studied the magnetization’s dynamics properties as a function of applied current pulse amplitude and shape, waiting time, and initial orientation, and also as a function of the Gilbert damping constant. The magnetic layer is assumed to be single domain, ellipsoid shaped. In this paper also we present the thermal fluctuation effects on the switching behavior. …