1
|
Costa AT, Vasilevskiy MI, Fernández-Rossier J, Peres NMR. Strongly Coupled Magnon-Plasmon Polaritons in Graphene-Two-Dimensional Ferromagnet Heterostructures. Nano Lett 2023; 23:4510-4515. [PMID: 37166366 DOI: 10.1021/acs.nanolett.3c00907] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/12/2023]
Abstract
Magnons and plasmons are different collective modes, involving the spin and charge degrees of freedom, respectively. Formation of hybrid plasmon-magnon polaritons in heterostructures of plasmonic and magnetic systems faces two challenges, the small interaction of the electromagnetic field of the plasmon with the spins, and the energy mismatch, as in most systems plasmons have energies orders of magnitude larger than those of magnons. We show that graphene plasmons form polaritons with the magnons of two-dimensional ferromagnetic insulators, placed up to to half a micrometer apart, with Rabi splittings in the range of 100 GHz (dramatically larger than cavity magnonics). This is facilitated both by the small energy of graphene plasmons and the cooperative super-radiant nature of the plasmon-magnon coupling afforded by phase matching. We show that the coupling can be modulated both electrically and mechanically, and we propose a ferromagnetic resonance experiment implemented with a two-dimensional ferromagnet driven by graphene plasmons.
Collapse
Affiliation(s)
- A T Costa
- International Iberian Nanotechnology Laboratory (INL), Av. Mestre José Veiga, 4715-330 Braga, Portugal
| | - Mikhail I Vasilevskiy
- International Iberian Nanotechnology Laboratory (INL), Av. Mestre José Veiga, 4715-330 Braga, Portugal
- Department of Physics, Center of Physics (CF-UM-UP), University of Minho, Campus of Gualtar, 4710-057, Braga, Portugal
| | - J Fernández-Rossier
- International Iberian Nanotechnology Laboratory (INL), Av. Mestre José Veiga, 4715-330 Braga, Portugal
- Departamento de Física Aplicada, Universidad de Alicante, 03690 Sant Vicent del Raspeig, Spain
| | - Nuno M R Peres
- International Iberian Nanotechnology Laboratory (INL), Av. Mestre José Veiga, 4715-330 Braga, Portugal
- Department of Physics, Center of Physics (CF-UM-UP), University of Minho, Campus of Gualtar, 4710-057, Braga, Portugal
| |
Collapse
|
2
|
Martins Quintela MFC, Costa AT, Peres NMR. Excitonic instability in transition metal dichalcogenides. J Phys Condens Matter 2022; 34:455303. [PMID: 36063813 DOI: 10.1088/1361-648x/ac8f7d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/07/2022] [Accepted: 09/05/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
Abstract
When transition-metal dichalcogenide monolayers lack inversion symmetry, their low-energy single particle spectrum near some high-symmetry points can, in some cases, be described by tilted massive Dirac Hamiltonians. The so-called Janus materials fall into that category. Inversion symmetry can also be broken by the application of out-of-plane electric fields, or by the mere presence of a substrate. Here we explore the properties of excitons in TMDC monolayers lacking inversion symmetry. We find that exciton binding energies can be larger than the electronic band gap, making such materials promising candidates to host the elusive exciton insulator phase. We also investigate the excitonic contribution to their optical conductivity and discuss the associated optical selection rules.
Collapse
Affiliation(s)
- M F C Martins Quintela
- Department of Physics and Centre of Physics of the Universites of Minho and Porto (CF-UM-UP), Campus of Gualtar, 4710-057 Braga, Portugal
- International Iberian Nanotechnology Laboratory (INL), Av. Mestre José Veiga, 4715-330 Braga, Portugal
| | - A T Costa
- International Iberian Nanotechnology Laboratory (INL), Av. Mestre José Veiga, 4715-330 Braga, Portugal
| | - N M R Peres
- Department of Physics and Centre of Physics of the Universites of Minho and Porto (CF-UM-UP), Campus of Gualtar, 4710-057 Braga, Portugal
- International Iberian Nanotechnology Laboratory (INL), Av. Mestre José Veiga, 4715-330 Braga, Portugal
| |
Collapse
|
3
|
Costa AT, Peres NMR. Enhancing the hybridization of plasmons in graphene with 2D superconductor collective modes. J Phys Condens Matter 2021; 34:105304. [PMID: 34844228 DOI: 10.1088/1361-648x/ac3e1d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/23/2021] [Accepted: 11/29/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
Abstract
We explore ways in which the close proximity between graphene sheets and monolayers of 2D superconductors can lead to hybridization between their collective excitations. We consider heterostructures formed by combinations of graphene sheets and 2D superconductor monolayers. The broad range of energies in which the graphene plasmon can exist, together with its tunability, makes such heterostructures promising platforms for probing the many-body physics of superconductors. We show that the hybridization between the graphene plasmon and the Bardasis-Schrieffer mode of a 2D superconductor results in clear signatures on the near-field reflection coefficient of the heterostructure, which in principle can be observed in scanning near-field microscopy experiments.
Collapse
Affiliation(s)
- A T Costa
- International Iberian Nanotechnology Laboratory, 4715-330 Braga, Portugal
| | - N M R Peres
- International Iberian Nanotechnology Laboratory, 4715-330 Braga, Portugal
- Centro de Física das Universidades do Minho e Porto and Departamento de Física and QuantaLab, Universidade do Minho, Campus de Gualtar, 4710-057 Braga, Portugal
| |
Collapse
|
4
|
Costa AT, Gonçalves PAD, Basov DN, Koppens FHL, Mortensen NA, Peres NMR. Harnessing ultraconfined graphene plasmons to probe the electrodynamics of superconductors. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2021; 118:e2012847118. [PMID: 33479179 PMCID: PMC7848587 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2012847118] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/15/2023] Open
Abstract
We show that the Higgs mode of a superconductor, which is usually challenging to observe by far-field optics, can be made clearly visible using near-field optics by harnessing ultraconfined graphene plasmons. As near-field sources we investigate two examples: graphene plasmons and quantum emitters. In both cases the coupling to the Higgs mode is clearly visible. In the case of the graphene plasmons, the coupling is signaled by a clear anticrossing stemming from the interaction of graphene plasmons with the Higgs mode of the superconductor. In the case of the quantum emitters, the Higgs mode is observable through the Purcell effect. When combining the superconductor, graphene, and the quantum emitters, a number of experimental knobs become available for unveiling and studying the electrodynamics of superconductors.
Collapse
Affiliation(s)
- A T Costa
- International Iberian Nanotechnology Laboratory, 4715-330 Braga, Portugal
| | - P A D Gonçalves
- Center for Nano Optics, University of Southern Denmark, DK-5230 Odense M, Denmark
| | - D N Basov
- Department of Physics, Columbia University, New York, NY 10027
| | - Frank H L Koppens
- ICFO - Institut de Ciencies Fotoniques, The Barcelona Institute of Science and Technology, 08860 Castelldefels (Barcelona), Spain
- ICREA - Institució Catalana de Recera i Estudis Avançats, 08010 Barcelona, Spain
| | - N Asger Mortensen
- Center for Nano Optics, University of Southern Denmark, DK-5230 Odense M, Denmark;
- Danish Institute for Advanced Study, University of Southern Denmark, DK-5230 Odense M, Denmark
- Center for Nanostructured Graphene, Technical University of Denmark, DK-2800 Kongens Lyngby, Denmark
| | - N M R Peres
- International Iberian Nanotechnology Laboratory, 4715-330 Braga, Portugal;
- Centro de Física das Universidades do Minho e do Porto, Universidade do Minho, 4710-057 Braga, Portugal
- Departamento de Física, Universidade do Minho, 4710-057 Braga, Portugal
- QuantaLab, Universidade do Minho, 4710-057 Braga, Portugal
| |
Collapse
|
5
|
Abstract
Ultrathin films of β-tungsten provide very promising substrates for applications in spintronics, and the possibility of incorporating them into multilayers extends such expectations. Our calculations indicate that it is viable to deposit a single layer of Mn on two non-equivalent (0 0 1) surfaces of β-tungsten that have easy axes along orthogonal directions [0 1 0] and [1 0 0], respectively. The ferromagnetic structure of this Mn monolayer adsorbed to either of those surfaces displays a giant in-plane magneto-crystalline anisotropy that exceeds 12 meV per Mn atom. Furthermore, when coated with additional layers of β-tungsten the magnetization easy axis becomes perpendicular to the planes. We envisage that magnetic multilayers involving mono-crystalline thin films of β-tungsten oriented along high-symmetry directions offer a very fruitful playground for spintronic applications.
Collapse
Affiliation(s)
- M Costa
- Brazilian Nanotechnology National Laboratory (LNNano), CNPEM, 13083-970 Campinas, Brazil. Federal University of ABC, Santo André, SP, Brazil
| | | | | | | | | |
Collapse
|
6
|
Montanari-Coelho KK, Costa AT, Polonio JC, Azevedo JL, Marin SRR, Fuganti-Pagliarini R, Fujita Y, Yamaguchi-Shinozaki K, Nakashima K, Pamphile JA, Nepomuceno AL. Endophytic bacterial microbiome associated with leaves of genetically modified (AtAREB1) and conventional (BR 16) soybean plants. World J Microbiol Biotechnol 2018; 34:56. [PMID: 29594576 DOI: 10.1007/s11274-018-2439-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/07/2017] [Accepted: 03/22/2018] [Indexed: 10/17/2022]
Abstract
Plant leaves (phyllosphere) have a great potential for colonization and microbial growth, consisting of a dynamic environment in which several factors can interfere with the microbial population structure. The use of genetically modified (GM) plants has introduced several traits in agriculture, such as the improvement of plant drought tolerance, as observed in the AtAREB1 transcription factor overexpression in soybean (Glycine max L. Merrill). The present study aimed at investigating the taxonomic and functional profile of the leaf microbial community of bacteria found in GM (drought-tolerant event 1Ea2939) and conventional (BR 16) soybean plants. Bacterial DNA was extracted from leaf samples collected from each genotype and used for microbial diversity and richness analysis through the MiSeq Illumina platform. Functional prediction was performed using the PICRUSt tool and the STAMP v 2.1.3 software. The obtainment of the GM event 1Ea2939 showed minimum effects on the microbial community and in the potential for chemical-genetic communication, i.e. in the potential for symbiotic and/or mutualistic interaction between plants and their natural microbiota.
Collapse
Affiliation(s)
| | - Alessandra Tenório Costa
- Departamento de Biotecnologia, Genética e Biologia Celular (DBC), Universidade Estadual de Maringá, Maringá, Paraná, Brazil
| | - Julio Cesar Polonio
- Departamento de Biotecnologia, Genética e Biologia Celular (DBC), Universidade Estadual de Maringá, Maringá, Paraná, Brazil
| | - João Lúcio Azevedo
- Escola Superior de Agricultura "Luiz de Queiroz", Universidade de São Paulo, Piracicaba, São Paulo, Brazil
| | | | - Renata Fuganti-Pagliarini
- Empresa Brasileira de Pesquisa Agropecuária, Centro Nacional de Pesquisa de Soja (EMBRAPA/Soja), Londrina, Brazil
| | - Yasunari Fujita
- Japan International Research Center for Agricultural Sciences, Tsukuba, Japan
| | | | - Kazuo Nakashima
- Laboratory of Plant Molecular Physiology, Tokyo University, Tokyo, Japan
| | - João Alencar Pamphile
- Departamento de Biotecnologia, Genética e Biologia Celular (DBC), Universidade Estadual de Maringá, Maringá, Paraná, Brazil.
| | - Alexandre Lima Nepomuceno
- Empresa Brasileira de Pesquisa Agropecuária, Centro Nacional de Pesquisa de Soja (EMBRAPA/Soja), Londrina, Brazil
| |
Collapse
|
7
|
da Silva Ribeiro A, Polonio JC, Costa AT, Dos Santos CM, Rhoden SA, Azevedo JL, Pamphile JA. Bioprospection of Culturable Endophytic Fungi Associated with the Ornamental Plant Pachystachys lutea. Curr Microbiol 2018; 75:588-596. [PMID: 29299623 DOI: 10.1007/s00284-017-1421-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/31/2017] [Accepted: 12/15/2017] [Indexed: 01/27/2023]
Abstract
Endophytes are fungi and bacteria that inhabit plant tissues without causing disease. Endophytes have characteristics that are important for the health of the plant and have been isolated from several plants of economic and medicinal interest but rarely from ornamental plants. The current study isolates and identifies endophytic fungi from the leaves of Pachystachys lutea and evaluates the antagonistic activity of these endophytes as well as cellulase production by the endophytes. Fungi were isolated by fragmentation from surface-disinfected leaves and were identified by the sequencing of the ITS gene and the genes coding for EF 1-α and β-tubulin followed by multilocus sequence analysis. Molecular taxonomic analysis revealed that 78% of the identified fungi belonged to the genus Diaporthe. We also identified strains belonging to the genera Colletotrichum, Phyllosticta, Xylaria, Nemania, and Alternaria. Most of the strains tested were able to inhibit the growth of pathogenic fungi, especially PL09 (Diaporthe sp.), which inhibited the growth of Colletotrichum sp., and PL03 (Diaporthe sp.), which inhibited the growth of Fusarium oxysporum. The production of cellulase ranged from 0.87 to 1.60 μmol/min. Foliar endophytic fungal isolates from P. lutea showed promising results for the in vitro control of plant pathogens and for cellulase production. This paper is the first report on culturable endophytic fungi isolated from the ornamental plant P. lutea.
Collapse
Affiliation(s)
- Amanda da Silva Ribeiro
- Department of Biotechnology, Genetics and Cell Biology, State University of Maringa, Avenida Colombo, 5790 - Jardim Universitário, Maringá, Paraná, CEP 87020-900, Brazil
| | - Julio Cesar Polonio
- Department of Biotechnology, Genetics and Cell Biology, State University of Maringa, Avenida Colombo, 5790 - Jardim Universitário, Maringá, Paraná, CEP 87020-900, Brazil
| | - Alessandra Tenório Costa
- Department of Biotechnology, Genetics and Cell Biology, State University of Maringa, Avenida Colombo, 5790 - Jardim Universitário, Maringá, Paraná, CEP 87020-900, Brazil
| | - Caroline Menicoze Dos Santos
- Department of Biotechnology, Genetics and Cell Biology, State University of Maringa, Avenida Colombo, 5790 - Jardim Universitário, Maringá, Paraná, CEP 87020-900, Brazil
| | - Sandro Augusto Rhoden
- Federal Institute of Santa Catarina, Km 9 da Rodovia Duque de Caxias, São Francisco do Sul, SC, CEP 89240991, Brazil
| | - João Lúcio Azevedo
- Department of Genetics, College of Agriculture Luiz de Queiroz (ESALQ/USP), Piracicaba, SP, CEP 13418-900, Brazil
| | - João Alencar Pamphile
- Department of Biotechnology, Genetics and Cell Biology, State University of Maringa, Avenida Colombo, 5790 - Jardim Universitário, Maringá, Paraná, CEP 87020-900, Brazil.
| |
Collapse
|
8
|
Specian V, Costa AT, Felber AC, Polonio JC, Azevedo JL, Pamphile JA. Molecular phylogeny and biotechnological potential of bacterial endophytes associated with Malpighia emarginata. Genet Mol Res 2016; 15:gmr7777. [PMID: 27173262 DOI: 10.4238/gmr.15027777] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
Abstract
Acerola (Malpighia emarginata) is a shrub native to tropical and subtropical climates, which has great commercial interest due to the high vitamin C content of its fruit. However, there are no reports of the endophytic community of this plant species. The aim of this study was to verify the genetic diversity of the leaf endophytic bacterial community of two varieties (Olivier & Waldy Cati 30) of acerola, and to evaluate their biotechnological ability by assessing their in vitro control of pathogenic fungi and the enzymatic production of cellulase, xylanase, amylase, pectinase, protease, lipase, esterase, and chitinase. In total, 157 endophytic bacteria were isolated from the leaves of two varieties of the plant at 28° and 37°C. Phylogenetic analysis confirmed the molecular identification of 58 bacteria, 39.65% of which were identified at the species level. For the first time, the genus Aureimonas was highlighted as an endophytic bacterium. Furthermore, 12.82% of the isolates inhibited the growth of all phytopathogens evaluated and at least one of the above-mentioned enzymes was produced by 64.70% of the endophytes, demonstrating that M. emarginata isolates have potential use in biotechnological studies.
Collapse
Affiliation(s)
- V Specian
- Departamento de Biotecnologia, Genética e Biologia Celular, Universidade Estadual de Maringá, Maringá, PR, Brasil
| | - A T Costa
- Departamento de Biotecnologia, Genética e Biologia Celular, Universidade Estadual de Maringá, Maringá, PR, Brasil
| | - A C Felber
- Departamento de Biotecnologia, Genética e Biologia Celular, Universidade Estadual de Maringá, Maringá, PR, Brasil
| | - J C Polonio
- Departamento de Biotecnologia, Genética e Biologia Celular, Universidade Estadual de Maringá, Maringá, PR, Brasil
| | - J L Azevedo
- Departamento de Genética, Escola Superior de Agricultura "Luiz de Queiroz", Universidade de São Paulo, Piracicaba, SP, Brasil
| | - J A Pamphile
- Departamento de Biotecnologia, Genética e Biologia Celular, Universidade Estadual de Maringá, Maringá, PR, Brasil
| |
Collapse
|
9
|
Costa AT, Bravo JP, Krause-Sakate R, Maia IG. The receptor-like kinase SlSOBIR1 is differentially modulated by virus infection but its overexpression in tobacco has no significant impact on virus accumulation. Plant Cell Rep 2016; 35:65-75. [PMID: 26408145 DOI: 10.1007/s00299-015-1868-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/27/2015] [Accepted: 09/11/2015] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
Abstract
KEY MESSAGE The role of the tomato receptor-like kinase SlSOBIR1 in antiviral defense was investigated. SlSOBIR1 was transcriptionally modulated by unrelated viruses but its ectopic expression had no effect on virus accumulation. Leucine-rich repeat receptor-like kinases (LRR-RLK) constitute a diverse group of proteins allowing the cell to recognize and respond to the extracellular environment. In the present study we focused on a gene encoding a tomato LRR-RLK (named SlSOBIR1) involved in the host defense against fungal pathogens. Curiously, SlSOBIR1 has been previously reported to be down-regulated by Pepper yellow mosaic virus (PepYMV) infection. Here, we show that SlSOBIR1 is responsive to wounding and differentially modulated by unrelated virus infection, i.e., down-regulated by PepYMV and up-regulated by Tomato chlorotic spot virus (TCSV). Despite these divergent expression profiles, SlSOBIR1 overexpression in transgenic tobacco plants had no evident effect on TCSV and PepYMV accumulation. On the other hand, overexpression of SlSOBIR1 significantly increased the expression of selected defense genes (PR-1a and PR-6) and exacerbated superoxide production in wounded leaves. Our data indicate that the observed modulation of SlSOBIR1 expression is probably triggered by secondary effects of the virus infection process and suggest that SlSOBIR1 is not directly involved in antiviral signaling response.
Collapse
Affiliation(s)
- Alessandra Tenório Costa
- Department of Genetics, Institute of Biosciences of Botucatu, UNESP, Botucatu, SP, 18618-970, Brazil
| | - Juliana Pereira Bravo
- Department of Genetics, Institute of Biosciences of Botucatu, UNESP, Botucatu, SP, 18618-970, Brazil
| | - Renate Krause-Sakate
- Department of Plant Protection, Faculty of Agronomic Sciences, UNESP, Botucatu, SP, Brazil
| | - Ivan G Maia
- Department of Genetics, Institute of Biosciences of Botucatu, UNESP, Botucatu, SP, 18618-970, Brazil.
| |
Collapse
|
10
|
Abstract
Spin excitations in zigzag graphene nanoribbons are studied when the system is subjected to an electric field in the transversal direction. The magnetic properties and the lifetime of the spin excitations are systematically investigated and compared using a tight-binding electron-electron model treated by a mean-field Hubbard model. The effects of electron-hole asymmetry introduced by next-nearest neighbor hopping are also investigated. We show that by increasing the electric field, the antiferromagnetic correlations between the edges of the nanoribbons are decreased due to a reduction of the magnetic moments. The results show that the spin wave lifetime may be controlled by the intensity of the transversal electric field, indicating that zigzag nanoribbons may be considered great candidates for future spintronic applications.
Collapse
Affiliation(s)
- F J Culchac
- Instituto de Física, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Caixa Postal 68528, Rio de Janeiro, RJ 21941-972, Brazil
| | | | | | | |
Collapse
|
11
|
Abstract
In spintronics, the ability to transport magnetic information often depends on the existence of a spin current traveling between two different magnetic objects acting as the source and probe. A large fraction of this information never reaches the probe and is lost because the spin current tends to travel omnidirectionally. We propose that a curved boundary between a gated and a non-gated region within graphene acts as an ideal lens for spin currents despite being entirely of non-magnetic nature. We show as a proof of concept that such lenses can be utilized to redirect the spin current that travels away from a source onto a focus region where a magnetic probe is located, saving a considerable fraction of the magnetic information that would be otherwise lost.
Collapse
Affiliation(s)
- F S M Guimarães
- Instituto de Física, Universidade Federal Fluminense, Niterói, Brazil
| | | | | | | |
Collapse
|
12
|
Khajetoorians AA, Lounis S, Chilian B, Costa AT, Zhou L, Mills DL, Wiebe J, Wiesendanger R. Itinerant nature of atom-magnetization excitation by tunneling electrons. Phys Rev Lett 2011; 106:037205. [PMID: 21405293 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.106.037205] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/06/2010] [Indexed: 05/30/2023]
Abstract
We have performed single-atom magnetization curve (SAMC) measurements and inelastic scanning tunneling spectroscopy (ISTS) on individual Fe atoms on a Cu(111) surface. The SAMCs show a broad distribution of magnetic moments with 3.5 μB being the mean value. ISTS reveals a magnetization excitation with a lifetime of 200 fsec which decreases by a factor of 2 upon application of a magnetic field of 12 T. The experimental observations are quantitatively explained by the decay of the magnetization excitation into Stoner modes of the itinerant electron system as shown by newly developed theoretical modeling.
Collapse
Affiliation(s)
- A A Khajetoorians
- Institute of Applied Physics, Hamburg University, Jungiusstrasse 11, D-20355 Hamburg, Germany
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Collapse
|
13
|
Lounis S, Costa AT, Muniz RB, Mills DL. Dynamical magnetic excitations of nanostructures from first principles. Phys Rev Lett 2010; 105:187205. [PMID: 21231134 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.105.187205] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/04/2010] [Indexed: 05/30/2023]
Abstract
Within time-dependent density functional theory, combined with the Korringa-Kohn-Rostoker Green functions, we devise a real space method to investigate spin dynamics. Our scheme enables one to deduce the Coulomb potential which assures a proper Goldstone mode is present. We illustrate with application to 3d adatoms and dimers on Cu(100).
Collapse
Affiliation(s)
- S Lounis
- Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of California Irvine, California 92697, USA.
| | | | | | | |
Collapse
|
14
|
Costa AT, Post LK, Xavier CB, Weber JBB, Gerhardt-Oliveira M. Marginal adaptation and microleakage of five root-end filling materials: an in vitro study. Minerva Stomatol 2008; 57:295-300. [PMID: 18617877] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/26/2023]
Abstract
AIM Endodontic surgery consists of several procedures which involve the endodontic space or the root canal and is performed as an alternative to unsuccessful outcomes or complications following endodontic treatments. The aim of the study was to evaluate the sealing ability of five root-end filling materials. METHODS Fifty human single rooted teeth were treated endodontically; roots were resected at 3 mm from the apex, and root end cavities were prepared with ultrasonic tips. Root ends were filled with one of the following materials: silver amalgam (control group); mineral trioxide aggregate; white Portland cement; Vitremer; and Fuji Ortho. Apical sealing was evaluated by evaluating microleakage of 50% silver nitrate solution. The apical portion of the roots was sectioned to obtain 1-mm thick transversal slices, and epoxy resin replicas of these apical slices were produced. A scanning electron microscope (SEM) was used for analyses. The Kruskal-Wallis test and a multiple comparisons test were used for statistical data analysis. RESULTS Results showed microleakage and variable adaptation gaps on the interface between dentin and root-end filling material in all specimens. CONCLUSION All the studied materials exhibited some degree of apical microleakage and marginal gaps. No correlation was found between data obtained from analyses of apical sealing and marginal adaptation.
Collapse
Affiliation(s)
- A T Costa
- Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, School of Dentistry, Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Brazil
| | | | | | | | | |
Collapse
|
15
|
Costa AT, Bose S, Omar Y. Entanglement of two impurities through electron scattering. Phys Rev Lett 2006; 96:230501. [PMID: 16803358 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.96.230501] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/25/2005] [Revised: 03/01/2006] [Indexed: 05/10/2023]
Abstract
We study how two magnetic impurities embedded in a solid can be entangled by an injected electron scattering between them and by subsequent measurement of the electron's state. We start by investigating an ideal case where only the electronic spin interacts successively through the same unitary operation with the spins of the two impurities. We find conditions for the impurity spins to be maximally entangled with a significant success probability. We then consider a more realistic description which includes both the forward and backscattering amplitudes. In this scenario, we obtain the entanglement between the impurities as a function of the interaction strength of the electron-impurity coupling. We find that our scheme allows us to entangle the impurities maximally with a significant probability.
Collapse
Affiliation(s)
- A T Costa
- Departamento de Ciências Exatas, Universidade Federal de Lavras, 37200-000 Lavras, Brazil
| | | | | |
Collapse
|
16
|
Abstract
We present model studies of the ground state for magnetic dimers on metal surfaces. We find it can be neither ferromagnetic nor antiferromagnetic, but is often canted for nearest neighbors. Thus, the system cannot be described using bilinear exchange. We give a criterion which can be used quite generally to interrogate the local stability of ferromagnetically or antiferromagnetically aligned dimers, and which also may be used to infer the canting angle when canted states are stable.
Collapse
Affiliation(s)
- A T Costa
- Departamento de Ciências Exatas, Universidade Federal de Lavras, 37200-000 Lavras, Minas Gerais, Brazil
| | | | | |
Collapse
|
17
|
Abstract
We show how entanglement between two conduction electrons is generated in the presence of a localized magnetic impurity embedded in an otherwise ballistic conductor of special geometry. This process is a generalization of beam-splitter mediated entanglement generation schemes with a localized spin placed at the site of the beam splitter. Our entangling scheme is unconditional and robust to randomness of the initial state of the impurity. The entangled state generated manifests itself in noise reduction of spin-dependent currents.
Collapse
Affiliation(s)
- A T Costa
- Center for Quantum Computation, University of Oxford, Clarendon Laboratory, Parks Road, OX1 3PU Oxford, United Kingdom.
| | | |
Collapse
|