Based on the strong magnetic anisotropy along the symmetry of the crystal, we construct a U（2） non-Abelian gauge potential for the molecular nanomagnet Mn12 by varying the external magnetic field adiabatically. More...Based on the strong magnetic anisotropy along the symmetry of the crystal, we construct a U（2） non-Abelian gauge potential for the molecular nanomagnet Mn12 by varying the external magnetic field adiabatically. Moreover, the non-Abelian geometric phase and the unitary matrix operation, which are tile key steps to realize the universal holonomic quantum computing in the degenerate subspace, are also obtained by means of choosing an evolution path properly.展开更多
In the present paper, we investigate the quantum phase transition in a spatially anisotropic antiferrornagnetic Heisenberg model of S =1 with single-ion energy anisotropy. By using the Schwinger boson representation, ...In the present paper, we investigate the quantum phase transition in a spatially anisotropic antiferrornagnetic Heisenberg model of S =1 with single-ion energy anisotropy. By using the Schwinger boson representation, we calculate the Gaussian correction to the critical value J⊥^c caused by quantum spin fluctuations. We find that, for the positive single-ion energy, a nonzero value of J⊥^c is always needed to stabilize the antiferromagnetic long-range order in this model. It resolves a difference among literature and shows clearly that the effect of quantum fluctuations may qualitatively change a result obtained by the mean-field theories on lower-dimensional systems.展开更多
Rare-earth orthoferrite SmFeO3 is an outstanding single-phase multiferroic material,holding great potential in novel low-power electronic devices.Nevertheless,simultaneous magnetic and ferroelectric orders as well as ...Rare-earth orthoferrite SmFeO3 is an outstanding single-phase multiferroic material,holding great potential in novel low-power electronic devices.Nevertheless,simultaneous magnetic and ferroelectric orders as well as magnetoelectric(ME)coupling effect at room temperature(RT)in this system have not been demonstrated yet.In this study,epitaxial SmFeO3 films were successfully prepared onto tensile-strain Nb-SrTiO3(Nb-STO)substrates by a pulsed laser deposition(PLD)method.Measurement results show that the films exhibit obvious ferromagnetic and ferroelectric orders at RT.Meanwhile,the magnetic anisotropy gradually changes from out-of-plane(OP)to in-plane(IP)direction with increasing film thickness,which is attributed to the variations of O 2p-Fe 3d hybridization intensity and Fe 3d-orbit occupancy caused by the strain-relaxed effect.Moreover,electrically driven reversible magnetic switching further proves that the SmFeO3 films exhibit the RT ME coupling effect,suggesting promising applications in new-generation electric-write magnetic-read data storage devices.展开更多
In this paper, the lowtemperature properties of the spin1 twodimensionM frustrated Heisenberg antifer romagnet with the singleion anisotropy are investigated on a square lattice by using the spinwave theory. The influ...In this paper, the lowtemperature properties of the spin1 twodimensionM frustrated Heisenberg antifer romagnet with the singleion anisotropy are investigated on a square lattice by using the spinwave theory. The influence of the frustration and anisotropy is found in the thermodynamics of the model, such as the temperature dependence of the staggered magnetization and specific heat. For some selected values of the frustration and anisotropy parameters, the results for the specific heat are compared with those of existing theories and numerical estimates. Within a spinwave analysis, we have found the evidence for an intermediate magnetically disorder phase to separate the Nel and collinear phases.展开更多
Cd3As2 was recently identified as a novel three-dimensional （3D） topological semimetal hosting the long-pursuing 3D Dirac Fermion. Crystals of Cd3As2 grown preferentially along the [100] and [112] directions were ob...Cd3As2 was recently identified as a novel three-dimensional （3D） topological semimetal hosting the long-pursuing 3D Dirac Fermion. Crystals of Cd3As2 grown preferentially along the [100] and [112] directions were obtained through the modified chemical vapor transfer growth method, thus allowing the examination of transport anisotropy. The resistivity and magnetore- sistance （MR） are basically linear with respect to magnetic field （H） in the measured temperature range of 2-300 K irrespective of the directions. The linear resistivity and MR are significantly anisotropic not only along [100] and [112] directions but also with respect to tilt angle between the growth directions and H, thus providing transport signatures of the 3D Dirac Fermion as well as the possible linear and anisotropic change of Weyl Fermi surface in H. Very large MR along the [100] direction is observed, even approaching 3100% at 2 K and 14 kOe （10e = 79.5775 A m^-l）. The results would be helpful in renewing interest in studying emergent phenomena arising from bulk 3D Dirac Fermion as well as in paving the way for Cd3As2 to be used in magnetoelectronic sensors.展开更多
Stacking nanoscale-building blocks into onedimensional(1D)assemblies with collective physical properties is a frontier in designing materials.However,the formation of 1D arrays using weak magnetic fields and an in-dep...Stacking nanoscale-building blocks into onedimensional(1D)assemblies with collective physical properties is a frontier in designing materials.However,the formation of 1D arrays using weak magnetic fields and an in-depth understanding of their magnetic properties remain challenging.Here,low-dimensional assemblies of iron oxide nanocubes with a disordered arrangement are fabricated at the diethylene-glycol/air interface in the presence of assembly fields(0/1/3/5/30/50 mT).Ring-shaped assemblies gradually transform as the assembly field increases from 0 to 50 mT,first to a porous network consisting of elongated assemblies and then to an aligned array of filaments,in which the aligned filaments are formed when the assembly field is≥3 mT and duration t>14 min.Spin-glass characteristics and static(dynamic)anisotropy factors~2(3)are achieved by tuning the strength of the assembly field.In the presence of a relatively weak assembly field,the interplay between dipolar interactions and disorder with respect to magnetic easy axis alignment leads to spin-glass characteristics.The alignment of the magnetic easy axes and the strength of the dipolar interactions increase with increasing assembly field,resulting in the disappearance of spin-glass characteristics and enhancement of the magnetic anisotropy.This study presents a strategy for obtaining magnetic assemblies with spin-glass behavior and controllable anisotropy while shedding light on the magnetic interactions of low-dimensional assemblies.展开更多
基金Supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China under Grant Nos. 11074154, 11074184, and 11075099the National Science Funding of Zhejiang Province under Grant No. Y6090001
文摘Based on the strong magnetic anisotropy along the symmetry of the crystal, we construct a U（2） non-Abelian gauge potential for the molecular nanomagnet Mn12 by varying the external magnetic field adiabatically. Moreover, the non-Abelian geometric phase and the unitary matrix operation, which are tile key steps to realize the universal holonomic quantum computing in the degenerate subspace, are also obtained by means of choosing an evolution path properly.
基金The project partially supported by National Natural Science Foundation of China under Grant No. 90403003 We thank Prof. Xiao-Qun Wang and Prof. Tao Li for useful discussions. Numerical computation of this work was carried out on the Parallel Computer Cluster of Insti- tute for Condensed Matter Physics （ICMP） at School of Physics, Peking University.
文摘In the present paper, we investigate the quantum phase transition in a spatially anisotropic antiferrornagnetic Heisenberg model of S =1 with single-ion energy anisotropy. By using the Schwinger boson representation, we calculate the Gaussian correction to the critical value J⊥^c caused by quantum spin fluctuations. We find that, for the positive single-ion energy, a nonzero value of J⊥^c is always needed to stabilize the antiferromagnetic long-range order in this model. It resolves a difference among literature and shows clearly that the effect of quantum fluctuations may qualitatively change a result obtained by the mean-field theories on lower-dimensional systems.
基金This work was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(51871137,51901118,51571136 and 61904099).The authors acknowledge Shanghai Synchrotron Radiation Facility at the Beamline BL08U1A and the National Synchrotron Radiation Laboratory at the Beamline BL12-a for the XAS measurements.
文摘Rare-earth orthoferrite SmFeO3 is an outstanding single-phase multiferroic material,holding great potential in novel low-power electronic devices.Nevertheless,simultaneous magnetic and ferroelectric orders as well as magnetoelectric(ME)coupling effect at room temperature(RT)in this system have not been demonstrated yet.In this study,epitaxial SmFeO3 films were successfully prepared onto tensile-strain Nb-SrTiO3(Nb-STO)substrates by a pulsed laser deposition(PLD)method.Measurement results show that the films exhibit obvious ferromagnetic and ferroelectric orders at RT.Meanwhile,the magnetic anisotropy gradually changes from out-of-plane(OP)to in-plane(IP)direction with increasing film thickness,which is attributed to the variations of O 2p-Fe 3d hybridization intensity and Fe 3d-orbit occupancy caused by the strain-relaxed effect.Moreover,electrically driven reversible magnetic switching further proves that the SmFeO3 films exhibit the RT ME coupling effect,suggesting promising applications in new-generation electric-write magnetic-read data storage devices.
文摘In this paper, the lowtemperature properties of the spin1 twodimensionM frustrated Heisenberg antifer romagnet with the singleion anisotropy are investigated on a square lattice by using the spinwave theory. The influence of the frustration and anisotropy is found in the thermodynamics of the model, such as the temperature dependence of the staggered magnetization and specific heat. For some selected values of the frustration and anisotropy parameters, the results for the specific heat are compared with those of existing theories and numerical estimates. Within a spinwave analysis, we have found the evidence for an intermediate magnetically disorder phase to separate the Nel and collinear phases.
基金supported by the Ministry of Science and Technology of China(Grant Nos.2011CBA00110 and 2010CB923001)the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant Nos.11274367 and 61274017)Zhejiang SciTech Univeristy 521 talent project and Chinese Academy of Sciences
文摘Cd3As2 was recently identified as a novel three-dimensional （3D） topological semimetal hosting the long-pursuing 3D Dirac Fermion. Crystals of Cd3As2 grown preferentially along the [100] and [112] directions were obtained through the modified chemical vapor transfer growth method, thus allowing the examination of transport anisotropy. The resistivity and magnetore- sistance （MR） are basically linear with respect to magnetic field （H） in the measured temperature range of 2-300 K irrespective of the directions. The linear resistivity and MR are significantly anisotropic not only along [100] and [112] directions but also with respect to tilt angle between the growth directions and H, thus providing transport signatures of the 3D Dirac Fermion as well as the possible linear and anisotropic change of Weyl Fermi surface in H. Very large MR along the [100] direction is observed, even approaching 3100% at 2 K and 14 kOe （10e = 79.5775 A m^-l）. The results would be helpful in renewing interest in studying emergent phenomena arising from bulk 3D Dirac Fermion as well as in paving the way for Cd3As2 to be used in magnetoelectronic sensors.
基金financially supported by Shenzhen Science and Technology Project(CYJ20180507182246321 and JCYJ20200109105825504)Swedish Research Council VR(2016-06959)financial support from the Doctoral Joint-Training Program of China Scholarship Council.
文摘Stacking nanoscale-building blocks into onedimensional(1D)assemblies with collective physical properties is a frontier in designing materials.However,the formation of 1D arrays using weak magnetic fields and an in-depth understanding of their magnetic properties remain challenging.Here,low-dimensional assemblies of iron oxide nanocubes with a disordered arrangement are fabricated at the diethylene-glycol/air interface in the presence of assembly fields(0/1/3/5/30/50 mT).Ring-shaped assemblies gradually transform as the assembly field increases from 0 to 50 mT,first to a porous network consisting of elongated assemblies and then to an aligned array of filaments,in which the aligned filaments are formed when the assembly field is≥3 mT and duration t>14 min.Spin-glass characteristics and static(dynamic)anisotropy factors~2(3)are achieved by tuning the strength of the assembly field.In the presence of a relatively weak assembly field,the interplay between dipolar interactions and disorder with respect to magnetic easy axis alignment leads to spin-glass characteristics.The alignment of the magnetic easy axes and the strength of the dipolar interactions increase with increasing assembly field,resulting in the disappearance of spin-glass characteristics and enhancement of the magnetic anisotropy.This study presents a strategy for obtaining magnetic assemblies with spin-glass behavior and controllable anisotropy while shedding light on the magnetic interactions of low-dimensional assemblies.
