Electron scattering in InAsxSb1−x alloys

1968 ◽  
Vol 46 (10) ◽  
pp. 1191-1198 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marcel J. Aubin ◽  
John C. Woolley

Room-temperature measurements of the thermoelectric power α and Hall coefficient R have been made as a function of the magnetic field B on polycrystalline n-type samples of InAsxSb1−x, alloys of carrier concentration ~1017/cm3. Hence saturation values α∞ and R∞ and zero-field values α∞ and R∞ have been determined. Using these values of α∞ and α∞ and assuming a Kane model for the conduction band, values have been determined for the Fermi energy EF and the scattering parameter s over the whole alloy range. In all cases, the value of s is close to 0.5, indicating that the dominant scattering mechanism in the alloys is piezoelectric scattering. From the EF and R∞ data, values of the bottom of the band effective mass have been calculated and these are compared with similar values obtained from Faraday rotation results.

2008 ◽  
Vol 4 (S254) ◽  
pp. 95-96
Author(s):  
Arthur M. Wolfe ◽  
Regina A. Jorgenson ◽  
Timothy Robishaw ◽  
Carl Heiles ◽  
Jason X. Prochaska

AbstractThe magnetic field pervading our Galaxy is a crucial constituent of the interstellar medium: it mediates the dynamics of interstellar clouds, the energy density of cosmic rays, and the formation of stars (Beck 2005). The field associated with ionized interstellar gas has been determined through observations of pulsars in our Galaxy. Radio-frequency measurements of pulse dispersion and the rotation of the plane of linear polarization, i.e., Faraday rotation, yield an average value B ≈ 3 μG (Han et al. 2006). The possible detection of Faraday rotation of linearly polarized photons emitted by high-redshift quasars (Kronberg et al. 2008) suggests similar magnetic fields are present in foreground galaxies with redshifts z > 1. As Faraday rotation alone, however, determines neither the magnitude nor the redshift of the magnetic field, the strength of galactic magnetic fields at redshifts z > 0 remains uncertain.Here we report a measurement of a magnetic field of B ≈ 84 μG in a galaxy at z =0.692, using the same Zeeman-splitting technique that revealed an average value of B = 6 μG in the neutral interstellar gas of our Galaxy (Heiles et al. 2004). This is unexpected, as the leading theory of magnetic field generation, the mean-field dynamo model, predicts large-scale magnetic fields to be weaker in the past, rather than stronger (Parker 1970).The full text of this paper was published in Nature (Wolfe et al. 2008).


2021 ◽  
Vol 7 (5) ◽  
pp. 60
Author(s):  
Luis M. Moreno-Ramírez ◽  
Victorino Franco

The applicability of magnetocaloric materials is limited by irreversibility. In this work, we evaluate the reversible magnetocaloric response associated with magnetoelastic transitions in the framework of the Bean-Rodbell model. This model allows the description of both second- and first-order magnetoelastic transitions by the modification of the η parameter (η<1 for second-order and η>1 for first-order ones). The response is quantified via the Temperature-averaged Entropy Change (TEC), which has been shown to be an easy and effective figure of merit for magnetocaloric materials. A strong magnetic field dependence of TEC is found for first-order transitions, having a significant increase when the magnetic field is large enough to overcome the thermal hysteresis of the material observed at zero field. This field value, as well as the magnetic field evolution of the transition temperature, strongly depend on the atomic magnetic moment of the material. For a moderate magnetic field change of 2 T, first-order transitions with η≈1.3−1.8 have better TEC than those corresponding to stronger first-order transitions and even second-order ones.


2014 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
G. Tosolini ◽  
J. M. Michalik ◽  
R. Córdoba ◽  
J. M. de Teresa ◽  
F. Pérez-Murano ◽  
...  

AbstractWe present the magnetic characterization of cobalt wires grown by focused electron beam-induced deposition (FEBID) and studied using static piezoresistive cantilever magnetometry. We have used previously developed high force sensitive submicron-thick silicon piezoresistive cantilevers. High quality polycrystalline cobalt microwires have been grown by FEBID onto the free end of the cantilevers using dual beam equipment. In the presence of an external magnetic field, the magnetic cobalt wires become magnetized, which leads to the magnetic field dependent static deflection of the cantilevers. We show that the piezoresistive signal from the cantilevers, corresponding to a maximum force of about 1 nN, can be measured as a function of the applied magnetic field with a good signal to noise ratio at room temperature. The results highlight the flexibility of the FEBID technique for the growth of magnetic structures on specific substrates, in this case piezoresistive cantilevers.


1972 ◽  
Vol 50 (2) ◽  
pp. 116-118 ◽  
Author(s):  
C. W. T. Chien ◽  
R. E. Bardsley ◽  
F. W. Dalby

Zero-field level-crossing techniques have been used to measure some upper-state lifetimes of the helium atom. The half-widths of curves obtained by plotting the polarization against the magnetic field strength for the n1D–21D transitions yielded lifetimes of 2.03 × 10−8 s for the 31D state, 3.36 × 10−8 s for the 41D state, and 7.44 × 10−8 s for the 51D state. Collision cross sections for these 1D levels were also determined.


1978 ◽  
Vol 33 (7) ◽  
pp. 749-760 ◽  
Author(s):  
G. E. J. Eggermont ◽  
P. W. Hermans ◽  
L. J. F. Hermans ◽  
H. F. P. Knaap ◽  
J. J. M. Beenakker

In a rarefied polyatomic gas streaming through a rectangular channel, an external magnetic field produces a heat flux perpendicular to the flow direction. Experiments on this “viscom agnetic heat flux” have been performed for CO, N2, CH4 and HD at room temperature, with different orientations of the magnetic field. Such measurements enable one to separate the boundary layer contribution from the purely bulk contribution by means of the theory recently developed by Vestner. Very good agreement is found between the experimentally determined bulk contribution and the theoretical Burnett value for CO, N2 and CH4 , yet the behavior of HD is found to be anomalous.


2018 ◽  
Vol 2 (4) ◽  
pp. 68 ◽  
Author(s):  
Emil Chibowski ◽  
Aleksandra Szcześ ◽  
Lucyna Hołysz

Using neodymium ring magnets (0.5–0.65 T), the experiments on the magnetic field (MF) effects on water evaporation rate and surface tension were performed at room temperature (22–24 °C). In accordance with the literature data, the enhanced evaporation rates were observed in the experiments conducted in a period of several days or weeks. However, the evaporated amounts of water (up to 440 mg over 150 min) in particular experiments differed. The evaporated amounts depended partially on which pole of the ring magnet was directed up. The relatively strong MF (0.65 T) caused a slight decrease in surface tension (−2.11 mN/m) which lasted longer than 60 min and the memory effect vanished slowly. The surface tension data reduced by the MF action are reported in the literature, although contrary results can be also found. The observed effects can be explained based on literature data of molecular simulations and the suggestion that MF affects the hydrogen bonds of intra- and inter-clusters of water molecules, possibly even causing breakage some of them. The Lorentz force influence is also considered. These mechanisms are discussed in the paper.


1970 ◽  
Vol 25 (5) ◽  
pp. 608-611
Author(s):  
P. Zimmermann

Observing the change of the Hanle effect under the influence of a homogeneous electric field E the Stark effect of the (5p1/25d5/2)j=2-state in Sn I was studied. Due to the tensorial part β Jz2E2 in the Hamiltonian of the second order Stark effect the signal of the zero field crossing (M ∓ 2, M′ = 0 β ≷ 0 ) is shifted to the magnetic field H with gJμBH=2 | β | E2. From these shifts for different electric field strengths the value of the Stark parameter|β| = 0.21(2) MHz/(kV/cm)2 · gJ/1.13was deduced. A theoretical value of ß using Coulomb wave functions is discussed.


1988 ◽  
Vol 101 ◽  
pp. 351-354
Author(s):  
D.K. Milne

AbstractAt the CSIRO Division of Radiophysics we are currently engaged in a program to map polarization in SNRs at 8.4 GHz. These results are compared with earlier Parkes 5 GHz maps to deduce the direction of magnetic field, Faraday rotation and depolarization.


1989 ◽  
Vol 161 ◽  
Author(s):  
K.K. Parat ◽  
N.R. Taskar ◽  
I.B. Bhat ◽  
S.K. Ghandhi

ABSTRACTThe presence of low mobility surface electrons on n-Hg1−1CdxTe is generally not apparent in the temperature dependence of the Hall Coefficient (RH) or the Hall mobility (µH) of the layer. However, its influence is clearly seen in the magnetic field (B-field) dependence of RH. The B-field dependence of RH can be analyzed to extract the bulk and surface carrier concentrations and their respective mobilities.This diagnostic technique has been used for evaluating epitaxial Hg1−xCdxTe layers grown by organometallic vapor phase epitaxy (OMVPE), which have been converted to n-type by annealing in Hg overpressure. In addition, the effect of anodic sulfide passivation on the B-field dependence of Hall coefficient is also outlined.


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