Periodic solutions to a generalized Basener-Ross model with time-dependent coefficients

This paper is devoted to studying the existence of at least one periodic solution for a generalized Basener-Ross model with time-dependent coefficients. The discussion is based on the Man\’asevich-Mawhin continuation theorem and fixed point theorem of cone mapping together with some properties of Green’s function.

Dirac particle in Aharonov–Bohm–Coulomb field: Path integral treatment

Exact Green’s function related to a Dirac particle submitted to the combination of Aharonov–Bohm and Coulomb potentials in [Formula: see text]) coordinate space is analytically calculated via path integral formalism. The Pauli matrices which describe the spin dynamics are replaced by two fermionic oscillators via the Schwinger model. The energy spectrum as well as the corresponding normalized wave functions are extracted following this approach. The interesting properties of the spinors are thus deduced after symmetrization. According to the symmetric form for Green’s function, it is shown that the non-relativistic limit of the Dirac particle is undertaken with much ease.

The Green's function for Caputo fractional boundary value problem with a convection term

<abstract><p>By using the operator theory, we establish the Green's function for Caputo fractional differential equation under Sturm-Liouville boundary conditions. The results are new, the method used in this paper will provide some new ideas for the study of this kind of problems and easy to be generalized to solving other problems.</p></abstract>

Detection of extremely large magnetoresistance in a ring-shaped array of magnetic quantum dots with very high performance and controllable parameters

By means of Green’s function technique, we study the magnetoresistance (MR) effect in a ring-shaped array of magnetic quantum dots (QDs), with or without magnetic leads, while the magnetic QDs...

Edge Effect in Electronic and Transport Properties of 1D Fluorinated Graphene Materials

A systematic examination of the electronic and transport properties of 1D fluorine-saturated zigzag graphene nanoribbons (ZGNRs) is presented in this article. One publication (Withers et al., Nano Lett., 2011, 11, 3912–3916.) reported a controlled synthesis of fluorinated graphene via an electron beam, where the correlation between the conductivity of the resulting materials and the width of the fluorinated area is revealed. In order to understand the detailed transport mechanism, edge-fluorinated ZGNRs with different widths and fluorination degrees are investigated. Periodic density functional theory (DFT) is employed to determine their thermodynamic stabilities and electronic structures. The associated transport models of the selected structures are subsequently constructed. The combination of a non-equilibrium Green’s function (NEGF) and a standard Landauer equation is applied to investigate the global transport properties, such as the total current-bias voltage dependence. By projecting the corresponding lesser Green’s function on the atomic orbital basis and their spatial derivatives, the local current density maps of the selected systems are calculated. Our results suggest that specific fluorination patterns and fluorination degrees have significant impacts on conductivity. The conjugated π system is the dominate electron flux migration pathway, and the edge effect of the ZGNRs can be well observed in the local transport properties. In addition, with an asymmetric fluorination pattern, one can trigger spin-dependent transport properties, which shows its great potential for spintronics applications.