Effect of Magnetic-Impurity Scattering in Disordered Two-Dimensional Square Lattices Around Half Filling

Abstract Weak-localization effect in the presence of magnetic impurities is studied in disordered two-dimensional tight-binding square lattices around half filling. Both the magnetic and nonmagnetic impurities are assumed to be randomly distributed on small fractions of the sites, while the nonmagnetic impurities have a strong potential yielding a unitary-limit scattering. We derive in details the expressions of diffusive π modes in the retarded-retarded （or advanced- advanced） channel, which result from the existence of particle-hole symmetry. The quantum interference correction to the density of states is calculated. While the magnetic-impurity scattering suppresses the quantum correction from π-mode cooperon, it does not affect the contribution of π-mode diffuson.

Spin pumping through magnetic impurity effect

We propose a simple adiabatic quantum spin pump to generate pure spin current. The spin pump is driven by an ac gate voltage and a time-dependent magnetic impurity potential. It is found that the total pumped spin per cycle exhibits oscillations, whose magnitude decays exponentially with changing strength of the impurity potential. The proposed method may be useful for spintronic applications.

Thermoelectric transport through a quantum dot with a magnetic impurity

We study the thermoelectric effect in a small quantum dot with a magnetic impurity in the Coulomb blockade regime. The electrical conductance, thermal conductance, thermopower, and the thermoelectrical figure of merit （FOM） are calcu- lated by using Green＇s function method. It is found that the peaks in the electrical conductance are split by the exchange coupling between the electron entering into the dot and the magnetic impurity inside the dot, accompanied by the decrease in the height of peaks. As a result, the resonances in the thermoelectric quantities, such as the thermal conductance, ther- mopower, and the FOM, are all split, opening some effective new working regions. Despite of the significant reduction in the height of the electrical conductance peaks induced by the exchange coupling, the values of the FOM and the ther-mopower can be as large as those in the case of zero exchange coupling. We also find that the thermoelectric efficiency, characterized by the magnitude of the FOM, can be enhanced by adjusting the left-right asymmetry of the electrode-dot coupling or by optimizing the system＇s temperature.

Aharonov-Casher Oscillasions of Transmission Through a Mesoscopic Ring with a Magnetic Impurity

Aharonov-Casher oscillasions of transmission through a mesoscopic ring with a magnetic impurity is investigated. Both spin-dependent transmission and reflection coefficients of spin-state electrons at zero-temperature are calculated as a function of the textured electric fields and its title angle in the present of spin-flipper scattering. It is found that the spin-exchange interaction can destroy intermittently periodic oscillations of spin-up transmission and reflection coefficients within some small ranges in the adiabatic region of quantum phase. However spin-down transmission and reflection coefficients appear periodic AC oscillations. The calculated results manifest that spindown transmission and reflection coefficients have the same perfect oscillation patterns. In the nonadiabatic region, the behavior of the anomalous AC oscillations are depedent on the difference between the tilt angle of spin and that of texture electric field.

RKKY interaction in helical higher-order topological insulators

We theoretically investigate the Ruderman–Kittel–Kasuya–Yosida(RKKY) interaction in helical higher-order topological insulators(HOTIs), revealing distinct behaviors mediated by hinge and Dirac-type bulk carriers. Our findings show that hinge-mediated interactions consist of Heisenberg, Ising, and Dzyaloshinskii–Moriya(DM) terms, exhibiting a decay with impurity spacing z and oscillations with Fermi energy εF. These interactions demonstrate ferromagnetic behaviors for the Heisenberg and Ising terms and alternating behavior for the DM term. In contrast, bulk-mediated interactions include Heisenberg, twisted Ising, and DM terms, with a conventional cubic oscillating decay. This study highlights the nuanced interplay between hinge and bulk RKKY interactions in HOTIs, offering insights into designs of next-generation quantum devices based on HOTIs.

Entanglement in One-Dimensional Random XY Spin Chain with Dzyaloshinskii-Moriya Interaction

The impurities of exchange couplings, external magnetic fields and Dzyaloshinskii-Moriya （DM） interaction considered as Gaussian distribution, and the entanglement in one-dimensional random XY spin systems is investigated by the method of solving the different spin-spin correlation functions and the average magnetization per spin. The entanglement dynamics at central locations of ferromagnetic and antiferromagnetic chains have been studied by varying the three impurities and the strength of DM interaction. （i） For the ferromagnetic spin chain, the weak DM interaction can improve the amount of entanglement to a large value, and the impurities have the opposite effect on the entanglement below and above critical DM interaction. （ii） For the antiferromagnetic spin chain, DM interaction can enhance the entanglement to a steady value. Our results imply that DM interaction strength, the impurity and exchange couplings （or magnetic field） play competing roles in enhancing quantum entanglement.

Thermal Stability of Low Cost Nd-Fe-B Magnets

1.IntroductionSince the Nd-Fe-B magnets appearedin 1983,researchers,producers and users ofthe permanent magnetic materials have paidgreat attention to them.Because the mag-nets have low Curie temperature Tc andbad thermal stability as well as easeoxidation,their applications are limited insome fields.The researchers are greatly in-terested in increase energy product

Quasi-one-dimensional characters in topological semimetal TaNiTe_(5)

One-dimensional(1D)topological insulators are superior for low-dissipation applications owing to the 1D character of surface states where scatterings other than prohibited backscattering are further restricted.Among the proposed candidates for 1D topological materials,TaNiTe_(5)has attracted intensive attention for its quasi-one-dimensional(quasi-1D)crystalline structure.In this study,we identify the chain-like construction and anisotropic electronic states on TaNiTe_5 surface with scanning tunneling microscopy.The electron scatterings are largely suppressed even with chromium impurities deposited on the surface and magnetic field applied normal to the surface,which endows TaNiTe_5 great potential for low-dissipation spintronic applications.

Superconductivity in self-flux-synthesized single crystalline R2Pt3Ge5(R=La,Ce,Pr)

In order to study the basic superconductivity properties of R2Pt3Ge5, we synthesized the single crystalline samples by the Pt–Ge self-flux method. R2Pt3Ge5（R = La, Ce） were also grown for a systematic study. Zero-resistivity was observed in both the La-and Pr-based samples below the reported superconducting transition temperatures. However, magnetic susceptibility measurements showed low superconductivity volume fractions in both La2Pt3Ge5 and R2Pt3Ge5（less than2%）. Ce2Pt3Ge5 did not show any signature of superconductivity. From the specific heat measurements, we did not observe a superconducting transition peak in R2Pt3Ge5, suggesting that it is not a bulk superconductor. The magnetic susceptibility and heat capacity measurements revealed two antiferromagnetic（AFM） orders in R2Pt3Ge5 at T（N1）= 4.2 K and T（N2）= 3.5K, as well as a single AFM transition at TN= 3.8 K in Ce2Pt3Ge5.

Interface chemical states of NiO/NiFe films and their effects on magnetic properties

Ta/NiOx/Ni81Fe19/Ta multilayers were prepared by rf reactive and dc magnetron sputtering.The exchange coupling field (Hex) and the coercivity (Hc) of NiOx/Ni81Fe19 as a function of the ratio of Ar to O2 during the deposition process were studied.The composition and chemical states at the interface region of NiOx/NiFe were also investigated using the X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) and peak decomposition technique.The results show that the ratio of Ar to O2 has great effect on the nickel chemical states in NiOx film.When the ratio of Ar to O2 is equal to 7 and the argon sputtering pressure is 0.57 Pa,the x value is approximately 1 and the valence of nickel is +2.At this point,NiOx is antiferromagnetic NiO and the corresponding Hex is the largest.As the ratio of Ar/O2 deviates from 7,the exchange coupling field (Hex) will decrease due to the presence of magnetic impurities such as Ni+3 or metallic Ni at the interface region of NiOx/NiFe,while the coercivity (Hc) will increase due to the metallic Ni.XPS studies also show that there are two thermodynamically favorable reactions at the NiO/NiFe interface: NiO+Fe=Ni+FeO and 3NiO+2Fe=3Ni+Fe2O3.These interface reaction products are magnetic impurities at the interface region of NiO/NiFe.It is believed that these magnetic impurities would have effect on the exchange coupling field (Hex) and the coercivity (Hc) of NiO/NiFe.

The effect of magnetic impurity scattering in Au films

The magnetic impurity scattering plays an important role in the phase coherence behavior of thin films.By using the thickness and disorder dependences of the low temperature logarithmic anomaly in resistivity we are able to determine the concentration of magnetic impurities in Au films and demonstrate that the low temperature saturation or plateau in phase decoherence time is closely related with the Kondo effect.

Impurity- and magnetic-field-induced quasiparticle states in chiral p-wave superconductors

Both impurity- and magnetic-field-induced quasiparticle states in chiral p-wave superconductors are investigated theoretically by solving the Bogoliubov-de Gennes equations self-consistently. At the strong scattering limit, we find that a universal state bound to the impurity can be induced for both a single nonmagnetic impurity and a single magnetic impurity. Furthermore, we find that different chiral order parameters and the corresponding supercurrents have uniform distributions around linear impurities. Calculations of the local density of states in the presence of an external magnetic field show that the intensity peak of the zero-energy Majorana mode in the vortex core can be enhanced dramatically by tuning the strength of the external magnetic field or pairing interaction.

电子非厄米系统中的拓扑自旋图样

Non-Hermitian systems have been discussed mostly in the context of open systems and nonequilibrium.Recent experimental progress is much from optical,cold-atomic,and classical platforms due to the vast tunability and clear identification of observables.However,their counterpart in solid-state electronic systems in equilibrium remains unmasked although highly desired,where a variety of materials are available,calculations are solidly founded,and accurate spectroscopic techniques can be applied.We demonstrate that,in the surface state of a topological insulator with spin-dependent relaxation due to magnetic impurities,highly nontrivial topological soliton spin textures appear in momentum space.Such spin-channel phenomena are delicately related to the type of non-Hermiticity and correctly reveal the most robust non-Hermitian features detectable spectroscopically.Moreover,the distinct topological soliton objects can be deformed to each other,mediated by topological transitions driven by tuning across a critical direction of doped magnetism.These results not only open a solid-state avenue to exotic spin patterns via spin-and angle-resolved photoemission spectroscopy,but also inspire non-Hermitian dissipation engineering of spins in solids.