We have investigated the magnetization reorientation process of GaMnAs ferromagnetic films by changing external field direction in planar Hall effect (PHE) measurement. While the angular dependences of PHE data taken with clockwise and counterclockwise under strong magnetic field (i.e., above 400Oe) are completely overlapped without hysteresis, they are significantly different under small magnetic field (i.e., below 50Oe) by exhibiting nonabrupt hysteresis. We have analyzed such angular dependence of PHE using the magnetic free energy based on Stoner-Wohlfarth model. The behavior observed under the high field was well understood in terms of coherent rotation of magnetization in the form of single domain. However, the nonabrupt hysteric behavior observed with low field cannot be explained by a single domain picture and requires involvement of multidomain structures.
The distribution of magnetic domain pinning fields was determined in ferromagnetic GaMnAs films using the angular dependence of the planar Hall effect. A major difference is found between the pinning field distribution in as-grown and in annealed films: the former showing a strikingly narrower distribution than the latter. This effect, which we ascribe to differences in the degree of uniformity of magnetic anisotropy, provides a better understanding of magnetic domain landscape in GaMnAs, a subject of current intense interest.
We have fabricated micrometer-sized single-turn coils on top of charged CdSe/ZnSe quantum dot heterostructures by lithographical techniques. Current injection creates magnetic fields in the some 10 mT range, strong enough to modulate the hyperfine interaction. The very low coil inductance allows for generation of fast field transients. We demonstrate local control of the resident electron spin as well as read-out of the nuclear spin state on the 10 ns time scale by electrical current pulses.
The angle dependence of the planar Hall effect has been analyzed based on the magnetic free energy including the magnetic anisotropy and the Zeeman effects. The Zeeman effect dominated the magnetic anisotropy in high field and only a single energy minimum is shown in free energy over entire field angle, which leads to the coherent rotation of the magnetization in the form of a single domain state. When the field strength is reduced below 300Oe, multiple energy minima appear in the angle dependence of free energy due to the increase in the relative importance of magnetic anisotropy. In the low field region, reorientation of magnetization experiences abrupt transition between the free energy minima. The pinning fields obtained from the analysis showed systematic dependence on the strength of external field, which was used to rotate magnetization. We understood such pinning energy dependence in terms of the difference in the free energy density profile for the different field strengths.
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thermal distillation is a promising way to harvest clean
water due to its sustainability. However, the energy density of solar
irradiation inevitably demands scalability of the systems. To realize
practical applications, it is highly desirable to fabricate meter-scale
solar evaporator panels with high capillary performance as well as
optical absorptance using scalable and high-throughput fabrication
methods. Here, we demonstrate a truly scalable fabrication process
for a bi-facial solar evaporator with copper oxide dendrites via the
hydrogen bubble templated electrochemical deposition technique. Furthermore,
we construct a theoretical model combining capillarity and evaporative
mass transfer, which leads to optimal operation conditions and wick
characteristics, including superhydrophilicity, extreme capillary
performance, and omni-angular high optical absorptance. The fabricated
porous surfaces with excellent capillary performance and productivity
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panel with meter-level scalability.
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