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Sun, L.

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DOE OSTI2014

Carrier thermalization under stimulated emission in In{sub 0.17}Ga{sub 0.83}N epilayer at room temperature

We elucidate a strong room temperature stimulated emission (SE) of In{sub 0.17}Ga{sub 0.83}N epilayer grown by molecular beam epitaxy under the subpicosecond pulse excitation. The SE peak at 428 nm emerges on the higher energy side of the spontaneous emission in photoluminescence spectra when the excitation density exceeds the threshold of ∼3.68 mJ/cm{sup 2}. Nondegenerate transient differential reflectivity measurements show that a multi-stage carrier thermalization from excited states to localized edge states and stimulated emission dominate the decay processes of photogenerated carriers under various excitation densities. Our results indicate that the existence of phonon bottleneck effect could result in a slow thermalization process in the InGaN material even under the condition of stimulated emission.

75 CONDENSED MATTER PHYSICS, SUPERCONDUCTIVITY AND↗
DOE OSTI2014

Search for a Dark Photon in e + e - Collisions at BaBar

Dark sectors charged under a new Abelian interaction have recently received much attention in the context of dark matter models. These models introduce a light new mediator, the so-called dark photon (A'), connecting the dark sector to the standard model. We present a search for a dark photon in the reaction e + e - →γA', A'→e + e - , μ + μ - using 514 fb -1 of data collected with the BABAR detector. We observe no statistically significant deviations from the standard model predictions, and we set 90% confidence level upper limits on the mixing strength between the photon and dark photon at the level of10 -4 -10 -3 for dark photon masses in the range 0.02–10.2 GeV We further constrain the range of the parameter space favored by interpretations of the discrepancy between the calculated and measured anomalous magnetic moment of the muon.

Lees, J. P.↗
DOE OSTI2014

Self-regulated Gd atom trapping in open Fe nanocorrals

Utilizing open Fe nanocorrals built by atom manipulation, we demonstrate self-regulated Gd atom trapping in open quantum corrals. The number of Gd atoms trapped is exactly determined by the diameter of the corral. The quantization can be understood as a self-regulating process, arising from the long-range interaction between Gd atoms and the open corral. We illustrate with arrays of open corrals that such atom trapping can suppress unwanted statistical fluctuations. Our approach opens a potential pathway for nanomaterial design and fabrication with atomic-level precision.

Cao, R. X.↗
DOE OSTI2014

Engineering Gilbert damping by dilute Gd doping in soft magnetic Fe thin films

By analyzing the ferromagnetic resonance linewidth, we show that the Gilbert damping constant in soft magnetic Fe thin films can be enhanced by ∼6 times with Gd doping of up to 20%. At the same time, the magnetic easy axis remains in the film plane while the coercivity is strongly reduced after Gd inclusion. X-ray magnetic circular dichroism measurements reveal a strong increase in the orbital-to-spin moment ratio of Fe with increasing Gd concentration, in full agreement with the increase in the Gilbert damping obtained for these thin films. Combined with x-ray diffraction and vibrating sample magnetometry, the results demonstrate that the FeGd thin films with dilute Gd doping of up to 20% are promising candidates for spin-transfer-torque applications in soft magnetic devices, in which an enhanced damping is required.

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DOE OSTI2014

The spin Hall angle and spin diffusion length of Pd measured by spin pumping and microwave photoresistance

We present the experimental study of the spin Hall angle (SHA) and spin diffusion length of Pd with the spin pumping and microwave photoresistance effects. The Py/Pd bilayer stripes are excited with an out-of-plane microwave magnetic field. The pure spin current is thus pumped and transforms into charge current via the inverse spin Hall effect (ISHE) in Pd layer, yielding an ISHE voltage. The ISHE voltage can be distinguished from the unwanted signal caused by the anisotropic magnetoresistance according to their different symmetries. Together with Pd thickness dependent measurements of in and out-of-plane precessing angles and effective spin mixing conductance, the SHA and spin-diffusion length of Pd are quantified as 0.0056 ± 0.0007 and 7.3 ± 0.7 nm, respectively.

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DOE OSTI2014

Correlation Between Optical Properties And Chemical Composition Of Sputter-deposited Germanium Cxide (GeO x ) Films

Germanium oxide (GeO x ) films were grown on (1 0 0) Si substrates by reactive Direct-Current (DC) magnetron sputter-deposition using an elemental Ge target. The effects of oxygen gas fraction, Г = O 2 /(Ar + O 2 ), on the deposition rate, structure, chemical composition and optical properties of GeOx films have been investigated. The chemistry of the films exhibits an evolution from pure Ge to mixed Ge + GeO + GeO 2 and then finally to GeO 2 upon increasing Г from 0.00 to 1.00. Grazing incidence X-ray analysis indicates that the GeO x films grown were amorphous. The optical properties probed by spectroscopic ellipsometry indicate that the effect of Г is significant on the optical constants of the GeO x films. The measured index of refraction (n) at a wavelength (λ) of 550 nm is 4.67 for films grown without any oxygen, indicating behavior characteristic of semiconducting Ge. The transition from germanium to mixed Ge + GeO + GeO 2 composition is associated with a characteristic decrease in n (λ = 550 nm) to 2.62 and occurs at Г = 0.25. Finally n drops to 1.60 for Г = 0.50–1.00, where the films become GeO 2 . A detailed correlation between Г, n, k and stoichiometry in DC sputtered GeO x films is presented and discussed.

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DOE OSTI2014

Dominant role of oxygen vacancies in electrical properties of unannealed LaAlO{sub 3}/SrTiO{sub 3} interfaces

We report that in unannealed LaAlO{sub 3}/SrTiO{sub 3} (LAO/STO) heterostructures the critical thickness for the appearance of the two-dimensional electron gas can be less than 4 unit cell, the interface is conducting even for STO substrates with mixed terminations and the low-temperature resistance upturn in LAO/STO heterostructures with thick LAO layers strongly depends on laser fluence. Our experimental results provide fundamental insights into the different roles played by oxygen vacancies and polarization catastrophe in the two-dimensional electron gas in crystalline LAO/STO heterostructures.

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DOE OSTI2013

Size-dependent quantum diffusion of Gd atoms within Fe nano-corrals

We systematically studied the size-dependent quantum diffusion of Gd atoms within Fe circular quantum corrals on Ag(111). By varying the size of the quantum corrals, different types of patterns are observed inside the corrals, including a single dot and circular orbits for the diffusion of Gd adatoms. In addition, the motion of the adatoms also forms circular-like orbits outside the corral. Via quantitative analysis, we confirm that the regions with adatoms' high visiting probability are consistent with the positions of the local electronic density-of-states maxima, both inside and outside the corrals within a < 0.2 nm offset. The results agree well with kinetic Monte Carlo simulations that utilize the experimentally determined interaction between Gd and Fe circular corrals. These findings demonstrate that one can engineer adatom motion by controlling the size of the quantum corrals.

36 MATERIALS SCIENCE↗
DOE OSTI2013

Search for C P Violation in B 0 - B ¯ 0 Mixing Using Partial Reconstruction of B 0 → D * - X ℓ + ν ℓ and a Kaon Tag

We present results of a search for CP violation in B 0 -B¯ 0 mixing with the BABAR detector. We select a sample of B 0 →D* - Xℓ+ν decays with a partial reconstruction method and use kaon tagging to assess the flavor of the other B meson in the event. We determine the CP violating asymmetry ACP≡[N(B 0 B 0 )-N(B¯ 0 B¯ 0 )]/[N(B 0 B 0 )+N(B¯ 0 B¯ 0 )]=(0.06±0.17+0.38-0.32)%, corresponding to ΔCP=1-|q/p|=(0.29±0.84 +1.88 -1.61 )×10 -3 .

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