The absorption cross sections and the differential elastic-scattering cross sections of antiprotons on carbon, aluminum, and copper nuclei were systematically measured at six beam momenta between 470 and 880 MeV/c. From these data, the antiproton-nucleus optical potential was derived for the first time.
Magnetic transition metal dichalcogenide (TMD) films have recently emerged as promising candidates to host novel magnetic phases relevant to next-generation spintronic devices. However, systematic control of the magnetization orientation, or anisotropy, and its thermal stability, characterized by Curie temperature (Tc) -remains to be achieved in such films. Here we present self-intercalated epitaxial Cr1+δTe 2 films as a platform for achieving systematic/smooth magnetic tailoring in TMD films. Using a molecular beam epitaxy (MBE) based technique, we have realized epitaxial Cr1+δTe 2 films with smoothly tunable over a wide range (0.33-0.82), while maintaining NiAs-type crystal structure. With increasing δ, we found monotonic enhancement of Tc from 160 to 350 K, and the rotation of magnetic anisotropy from out-of-plane to in-plane easy axis configuration for fixed film thickness. Contributions from conventional dipolar and orbital moment terms are insufficient to explain the observed evolution of magnetic behavior with δ. Instead, ab initio calculations suggest that the emergence of antiferromagnetic interactions with δ, and its interplay with conventional ferromagnetism, may play a key role in the observed trends. To our knowledge, this constitutes the first demonstration of tunable Tc and magnetic anisotropy across room temperature in TMD films, and paves the way for engineering novel magnetic phases for spintronic applications.
Photocatalytic water splitting takes place at the semiconductor/electrolyte interface. Although the reactions are strongly affected by the subtle changes in the interface structure, little is known about the interface from an atomistic point of view. In this study, we investigate the GaN(0001)/water interface structure by combining first-principles calculation and ambient pressure X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (AP-XPS). In particular, the relationship between the geometric and electronic structure of the interface is revealed. First, the evolution of the GaN/water interface structure upon water adsorption is predicted from firstprinciples calculations. Computational results indicate that (1) at low coverage (below 3/4 monolayer), the Fermi level is pinned to the surface states originating from surface Ga atom dangling bonds, and water adsorbs dissociatively, forming oxygen atoms as well as hydroxyl groups, and (2) at higher coverage (above 3/4 monolayer), the Fermi level becomes free from the pinning, and adsorption of intact water becomes dominant. AP-XPS measurements were carried out for the water coverage ranging from submonolayer (low coverage) to several monolayers (high coverage). The core-level binding energies calculated from first-principles were used successfully to assign the adsorbate species to experimental O 1s peaks. Both the electronic and geometric structures predicted by the first-principles calculation explain well the experimental spectra obtained by the AP-XPS measurements. The results demonstrate that the combined spectroscopic and first-principles computational approach offers a detailed atomic level understanding of the solid/liquid interface structures.
We investigate near-Fermi-energy (EF) element-specific electronic and spin states of ferromagnetic van der Waals (vdW) metal Fe5GeTe2. The soft x-ray angle-resolved photoemission spectroscopy (SX-ARPES) measurement provides spectroscopic evidence of localized Fe 3d band. We also find prominent hybridization between the localized Fe 3d band and the delocalized Ge/Te p bands. This picture is strongly supported from direct observation of the remarkable spin polarization of the ligand p bands near EF, using x-ray magnetic circular dichroism (XMCD) measurements. The strength of XMCD signal from ligand element Te shows the highest value, as far as we recognize, among literature reporting finite XMCD signal for none-magnetic element in any systems. Combining SX-ARPES and elemental selective XMCD measurements, we collectively point an important role of giant spin polarization of the delocalized ligand Te states for realizing itinerant long-range ferromagnetism in Fe5GeTe2. Our finding provides a fundamental elemental selective view-point for understanding mechanism of itinerant ferromagnetism in low dimensional compounds, which also leads insight for designing exotic magnetic states by interfacial band engineering in heterostructures.
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