Oscillation of Dzyaloshinskii–Moriya interaction driven by weak electric fields

Dzyaloshinskii–Moriya interaction(DMI) is under extensive investigation considering its crucial status in chiral magnetic orders, such as Néel-type domain wall(DW) and skyrmions. It has been reported that the interfacial DMI originating from Rashba spin–orbit coupling(SOC) can be linearly tuned with strong external electric fields. In this work, we experimentally demonstrate that the strength of DMI exhibits rapid fluctuations, ranging from 10% to 30% of its original value, as a function of applied electric fields in Pt/Co/MgO heterostructures within the small field regime(< 10-2V/nm). Brillouin light scattering(BLS) experiments have been performed to measure DMI, and first-principles calculations show agreement with this observation, which can be explained by the variation in orbital hybridization at the Co/MgO interface in response to the weak electric fields. Our results on voltage control of DMI(VCDMI) suggest that research related to the voltage control of magnetic anisotropy for spin–orbit torque or the motion control of skyrmions might also have to consider the role of the external electric field on DMI as small voltages are generally used for the magnetoresistance detection.

A Modified Form of Mild-Slope Equation with Weakly Nonlinear Effect

Nonlinear effect is of importance to waves propagating from deep water to shallow water. The non-linearity of waves is widely discussed due to its high precision in application. But there are still some problems in dealing with the nonlinear waves in practice. In this paper, a modified form of mild-slope equation with weakly nonlinear effect is derived by use of the nonlinear dispersion relation and the steady mild-slope equation containing energy dissipation. The modified form of mild-slope equation is convenient to solve nonlinear effect of waves. The model is tested against the laboratory measurement for the case of a submerged elliptical shoal on a slope beach given by Berkhoff et al. The present numerical results are also compared with those obtained through linear wave theory. Better agreement is obtained as the modified mild-slope equation is employed. And the modified mild-slope equation can reasonably simulate the weakly nonlinear effect of wave propagation from deep water to coast.

Tuning desolvation kinetics of in-situ weakly solvating polyacetal electrolytes for dendrite-free lithium metal batteries

The host structure of polymers significantly influences ion transport and interfacial stability of electrolytes,dictating battery cycle life and safety for solid-state lithium metal batteries.Despite promising properties of ethylene oxide-based electrolytes,their typical clamp-like coordination geometry leads to crowd solvation sheath and overly strong interactions between Li^(+)and electrolytes,rendering difficult dissociation of Li+and unfavorable solid electrolyte interface(SEI).Herein,we explore weakly solvating characteristics of polyacetal electrolytes owing to their alternately changing intervals between–O–coordinating sites in the main chain.Such structural asymmetry leads to unique distorted helical solvation sheath,and can effectively reduce Li^(+)-electrolyte binding and tune Li^(+)desolvation kinetics in the insitu formed polymer electrolytes,yielding anion-derived SEI and dendrite-free Li electrodeposition.Combining with photoinitiated cationic ring-opening polymerization,polyacetal electrolytes can be instantly formed within 5 min at the surface of electrode,with high segmental chain motion and well adapted interfaces.Such in-situ polyacetal electrolytes enabled more than 1300-h of stable lithium electrodeposition and prolonged cyclability over 200 cycles in solid-state batteries at ambient temperatures,demonstrating the vital role of molecular structure in changing solvating behavior and Li deposition stability for high-performance electrolytes.

Ion acoustic shock and periodic waves through Burgers equation in weakly and highly relativistic plasmas with nonextensivity

A comparative study is carried out for the nonlinear propagation of ion acoustic shock waves both for the weakly and highly relativistic plasmas consisting of relativistic ions and qdistributed electrons and positions.The Burgers equation is derived to reveal the physical phenomena using the well known reductive perturbation technique.The integration of the Burgers equation is performed by the（G￠/G）-expansion method.The effects of positron concentration,ion–electron temperature ratio,electron–positron temperature ratio,ion viscosity coefficient,relativistic streaming factor and the strength of the electron and positron nonextensivity on the nonlinear propagation of ion acoustic shock and periodic waves are presented graphically and the relevant physical explanations are provided.

Nonvolatile ferroelectric control of electronic properties of Bi2Te3

Nonvolatile electric-field control of the unique physical characteristics of topological insulators (TIs) is essential forthe fundamental research and development of practical electronic devices. Electrically tunable transport properties throughgating materials have been extensively investigated. However, the relatively weak and volatile tunability limits its practicalapplications in spintronics. Here, we demonstrate the nonvolatile electric-field control of Bi2Te3 transport properties viaconstructing ferroelectric Rashba architectures, i.e., 2D Bi2Te3/a-In2Se3 ferroelectric field-effect transistors. By switchingthe polarization states of a-In2Se3, the Fermi level, resistance, Fermi wave vector, carrier mobility, carrier density andmagnetoresistance (MR) of the Bi2Te3 film can be effectively modulated. Importantly, a shift of the Fermi level towards aband gap with a surface state occurs as switching to a negative polarization state, the contribution of the surface state to theconductivity then increases, thereby increasing the carrier mobility and electron coherence length significantly, resulting inthe enhanced weak anti-localization (WAL) effect. These results provide a nonvolatile electric-field control method to tunethe electronic properties of TI and can further extend to quantum transport properties.

Electrical transport properties of cerium doped Bi_(2)Te_(3)thin films grown by molecular beam epitaxy

Introducing magnetism into topological insulators(TIs)can tune the topological surface states and produce exotic physical effects.Rare earth elements are considered as important dopant candidates,due to their large magnetic moments from heavily shielded 4f electrons.As the first element with just one 4f electron,cerium(Ce)offers an ideal platform for exploring the doping effect of f-electron in TIs.Here in this work,we have grown cerium-doped topological insulator Bi_(2)Te_(3)thin films on an Al_(2)O_(3)(0001)substrate by molecular beam epitaxy(MBE).Electronic transport measurements revealed the Kondo effect,weak anti-localization(WAL)effect and suppression of surface conducting channels by Ce doping.Our research shows the funda-mental doping effects of Ce in Bi_(2)Te_(3)thin films,and demonstrates that such a system could be a good platform for further re-search.

Radical involved reactive wetting and retarding mechanism of alumina refractory ceramic by molten slags under weak static magnetic field

High alumina slag will cause severe corrosion at the interface of alumina refractory,and the wetting behavior of slag is a key factor influencing the corrosion resistance of refractory ceramics.The static magnetic field is a promising solution for improvement in the slag resistance of refractory.The wetting of alumina refractory ceramics with different basicities of high alumina slags under a weak static magnetic field was analyzed,given that a weak static magnetic field can affect the corrosion behavior of refractory ceramics.Taking slag S_(3) as an example,when there was an external static magnetic field of 1.0 mT at 1600 ℃,the thickness of calcium aluminate reaction layer at the interface decreased by 36.7%,the denting depth of interface decreased by 35.6%,and the apparent wetting angle increased by 20%.The living radicals and their formation path in oxide melts were verified by first-principles calculation combined with electron paramagnetic resonance spectroscopy analysis.The influence of the flux density of a weak static magnetic field on the wetting behavior of slags was also explored.The contact angle of the slags increased owing to the inhibitory effect of magnetic field on the radicalinvolved reaction at the interface of the slag and the alumina refractory ceramic.The relationships between the magnetic flux density,diffusion coefficient,slag microstructure(hyperfine coupling constant),and contact angle were established.This provides a theoretical basis for the field control of radical involved reactive wetting between inorganic oxide slags and solid oxide ceramics.

Emerging weak antilocalization effect in Ta_(0.7)Nb_(0.3)Sb_(2)semimetal single crystals

Weak antilocalization(WAL)effect is commonly observed in low-dimensional systems,three-dimensional(3D)topological insulators and semimetals.Here,we report the growth of high-quality Ta_(0.7)Nb_(0.3)Sb_(2)single crystals via the chemical vapor transport(CVT).Clear sign of the WAL effect is observed below 50 K,probably due to the strong spin–orbital coupling in 3D bulk.In addition,it is worth noting that a relatively large MR of 120%appears under 1 T magnetic field at T=2 K.Hall measurements and two-band model fitting results reveal high carrier mobility(>1000 cm^(2)·V^(–1)·s^(–1)in 2–300 K region),and off-compensation electron/hole ratio of~8:1.Due to the angular dependence of the WAL effect and the fermiology of the Ta_(0.7)Nb_(0.3)Sb_(2)crystals,interesting magnetic-field-induced changes of the symmetry of the anisotropic magnetoresistance(MR)from two-fold(≤0.6 T)to four-fold(0.8–1.5 T)and finally to two-fold(≥2 T)are observed.This phenomenon is attributed to the mechanism shift from the low-field WAL dominated MR to WAL and fermiology co-dominated MR and finally to high-field fermiology dominated MR.All these signs indicate that Ta_(0.7)Nb_(0.3)Sb_(2)may be a topological semimetal candidate,and these magnetotransport properties may attract more theoretical and experimental exploration of the(Ta,Nb)Sb_(2)family.

Investigation of Weakly Relativistic Ponderomotive Effects on Self-Focusing During Interaction of High Power Elliptical Laser Beam with Plasma

This paper presents an investigation of weakly relativistic ponderomotive effects on self-focusing during interaction of high power elliptical laser beam with plasma. The nonlinear differential equations for the beam width parameters of elliptical laser beam have set up by using Wentzal–Krammers–Brillouin(WKB) and paraxial approximations. These equations have been solved numerically by using fourth order Runge–Kutta method to study the variation of these beam width parameters against normalized distance of propagation. Effects of variation in laser beam intensity,plasma density and electron temperature on the beam width parameters are also analyzed.

Measurement of the effective weak mixing angle at the CEPC

We present a study of the measurement of the effective weak mixing angle parameter(sin^(2)θ^(l)_(eff))at the Circular Electron Positron Collider(CEPC).As a fundamental physics parameter,sin^(2)θ_(eff)^(l) plays a key role not only in the global test of the standard model electroweak sector,but also in constraining the potential beyond standard model new physics at the high energy frontier.CEPC proposes a two year running period around the Z boson mass pole at high instataneous luminosity,providing a large data sample with 4 × 10^(12)Z candidates generated in total.It allows a high precision measurement of sin^(2)θ^(l)_(eff) both in the lepton and quark final states,where the uncertainty can be one order of magnitude lower than any previous measurement at the LEP,SLC,Tevatron,and LHC.It will improve the overall precision of the sin^(2)θ^(l)_(eff) experimental determination to be comparable to the preicision of the theoretical calculation with two-loop radiative corrections,and it will also provide direct comparisons between different final states.In this paper,we also study the measurement of sin^(2)θ^(l)_(eff) in the high mass region.Taking data for one month,the precision of sin^(2)θ^(l)_(eff) measured at 130 GeV from b quark final state is 0.00010,which will be an important experimental observation on the energy-running effect of sin^(2)θ^(l)_(eff).

Manipulation of Persistent Spin Helix States by Weak External Magnetic Fields

We study theoretically the effect of weak external magnetic fields on persistent spin helix states in semiconductor two-dimensional electron gases with both Rashba and linear-in-momentum Dresselhaus spin-orbit coupling.We show that in the presence of weak external magnetic fields, some basic properties of a persistent spin helix state,including the dispersion relation between the decay time and the magnitude of the wavevector, the maximum decay time and the value of the characteristic magnitude of the wavevector at which the maximum decay time occurs, will all depend sensitively on the directions of applied external magnetic fields.

Study of weakly-bound odd-A nuclei with quasiparticle blocking

The coordinate-space Hartree-Fock-Bogoliubov（HFB） approach with quasiparticle blocking has been applied to study the odd-A weakly bound nuclei ^17,19B and ^37Mg,in which halo structures have been reported in experiments.The Skyrme nuclear forces SLy4 and UNEDF1 have been adopted in our calculations.The results with and without blocking have been compared to demonstrate the emergence of deformed halo structures due to blocking effects.In our calculations,^19B and ^37Mg have remarkable features of deformed halos.