Dihadron azimuthal correlations containing a high transverse momentum(pr)trigger particle are sensit-ive to the properties of the nuclear medium created at RHIC through the strong interactions occurring between the tr...Dihadron azimuthal correlations containing a high transverse momentum(pr)trigger particle are sensit-ive to the properties of the nuclear medium created at RHIC through the strong interactions occurring between the traversing parton and the medium,ie.jet-quenching.Previous measurements revealed a strong modification to di-hadron azimuthal correlations in Au+Au collisions with respect to ptp and d+Au collisions.The modification in-creases with the collision centrality,suggesting a path-length or energy density dependence to the je-quenching ef-fect.This paper reports STAR measurements of dihadron azimuthal correlations in mid-central(20%-60%)Au+Au collisions at√^(S)NN=200 GeV as a function of the trigger particle's azimuthal angle relative to the event plane,Ф_(s)=|Ф_(t)-ψ_(Ep)|.The azimuthal correlation is studied as a function of both the trigger and associated particle pr.The subtractions of the combinatorial background and anisotropic flow,assuming Zero Yield At Minimum(ZYAM),are described.The correlation results are first discussed with subtraction of the even harmonic(elliptic and quadrangu-lar)flow backgrounds.The away-side correlation is strongly modifed,and the modification varies withФ_(s),with a double-peak structure for out-of-plane trigger particles.The near-side ridge(long range pseudo-rapidity△_(η)correla-tion)appears to drop with increasingФ_(s)while the jet-like component remains approximately constant.The correla-tion functions are further studied with the subtraction of odd harmonic triangular flow background arising from fluc-tuations.It is found that the triangular flow,while responsible for the majority of the amplitudes,is not sufficient to explain theφs-dependence of the ridge or the away-side double-peak structure.The dropping ridge withФ_(s)could be attributed to aФ_(s)-dependent lliptie anisotropy;however,the physics mechanism of the ridge remains an open ques-tion.Even with aФ_(s)-dependent elliptic flow,the away-side correlation structure is robust.These results,with extens-ive systematic studies of the dihadron correlations as a function ofФ_(s),trigger and associated particle pT,and the pseudo-rapidity range△_(η),should provide stringent inputs to help understand the underlying physics mechanisms of jet-medium interactions in high energy nuclear collisions.展开更多
Skutterudite(SKD)thermoelectric materials have high conversion efficiency,great mechanical proper-ties,and economical practicability in the medium temperature range(500e550C).They need to bejoined with metal electrode...Skutterudite(SKD)thermoelectric materials have high conversion efficiency,great mechanical proper-ties,and economical practicability in the medium temperature range(500e550C).They need to bejoined with metal electrodes to form a thermoelectric power generation device during application.However,high contact resistivity,severe element diffusion,and large coefficient of thermal expansionmismatch are main obstacles for their applications.To address these issues,a FeCoNiCrMo high-entropyalloy diffusion barrier layer was designed and prepared using an arc smelting method in this paper.Effectof heating temperatures on the microstructure and properties of the bonded joints were investigated.The maximum shear strength was 21.6 Mpa and the corresponding reaction layer thickness,contactresistivity were 3.77 mm,1.8 mUcm2 respectively at 600C,40 MPa,10 min.Shear strength dropped downto 18.8 MPa and the contact resistivity increased to 4.2 mU cm2 after aging for 640 h.Numerical modelwas established and it predicted that the contact resistivity would keep lower than 6.5 mU cm2(300 h,100 days)and 11 mU cm2(8760 h,1 year)and the reaction layer thickness would not exceed 25 mm(2400 h,100 days)and 45 mm(8760 h,1 year).展开更多
Correlation bet ween the elastic and the vibronic behavior of TiO_(2) and their responses to thevariation of crystal size,applied pressure,and measuring temperature has been investig ated basedon the bond order-length...Correlation bet ween the elastic and the vibronic behavior of TiO_(2) and their responses to thevariation of crystal size,applied pressure,and measuring temperature has been investig ated basedon the bond order-length-strength correlation mechanism.Theoretical reproduction of themeasurements clarified that.(i)the elastic modulus(B)and the Raman shifts(△ω)are stronglycorrelated and we can know either one of the B or the △ω from the other;(i)the under-coordination induced cohesive energy loss and the energy density gain in the surface up to skindepth determines the size effect;(ii)bond expansion and bond weakening due to thermalvibration originat es the thermally softened elastic modulus and the Raman shifts;and(iv)bondcompression and bond strengthening results in the mechanically stiffened elastic modulus and theRaman shifts.With the developed premise,one can predict the changing trends of the concernedproperties with derivatives of quantitative information of the atomic cohesive energy,bindingenergy density,Debye tempera ture,and nonlinear compressibility of the specimen.展开更多
The band structure in a kagome lattice can naturally exhibit flat band,Dirac cones,and van Hove singularity,enabling rich interplays between correlation and topology.However,the flat band is rarely detected just at th...The band structure in a kagome lattice can naturally exhibit flat band,Dirac cones,and van Hove singularity,enabling rich interplays between correlation and topology.However,the flat band is rarely detected just at the Fermi level in kagome materials,which would be crucial to realize emergent flat band physics.Here,combining angle-resolved photoemission spectroscopy,transport measurements and first-principles calculation,we observe a striking Fermi-level flat band in paramagnetic YCr_(6)Ge_(6)as a typical signature of electronic kagome lattice.We explicitly unveil that orbital character plays an essential role to realize electronic kagome lattice in crystals with transition-metal kagome layers.We further engineer this material with magnetic rare earth elements to break the time-reversal symmetry of the Fermi-level kagome flat band.Our work establishes a Fermi-level flat band in a kagome magnet as an exciting quantum platform.展开更多
基金Supported in part by the Offices of NP and HEP within the U.S.DOE Office of Sciencethe U.S.NSF+18 种基金the Sloan Foundationthe DFG cluster of excellence‘Origin and Structure of the Universe’of Germany,CNRS/IN2P3STFC and EPSRC of the United KingdomFAPESP CNPq of Brazil,Ministry of Ed.Sci.of the Russian FederationNNSFCCASMoSTMoE of ChinaGA and MSMT of the Czech RepublicFOM and NWO of the NetherlandsDAEDSTCSIR of IndiaPolish Ministry of Sci.Higher Ed.,Korea Research Foundation,Ministry of Sci.,Ed.Sports of the Rep.Of CroatiaRussian Ministry of Sci.and TechRos-Atom of Russia。
文摘Dihadron azimuthal correlations containing a high transverse momentum(pr)trigger particle are sensit-ive to the properties of the nuclear medium created at RHIC through the strong interactions occurring between the traversing parton and the medium,ie.jet-quenching.Previous measurements revealed a strong modification to di-hadron azimuthal correlations in Au+Au collisions with respect to ptp and d+Au collisions.The modification in-creases with the collision centrality,suggesting a path-length or energy density dependence to the je-quenching ef-fect.This paper reports STAR measurements of dihadron azimuthal correlations in mid-central(20%-60%)Au+Au collisions at√^(S)NN=200 GeV as a function of the trigger particle's azimuthal angle relative to the event plane,Ф_(s)=|Ф_(t)-ψ_(Ep)|.The azimuthal correlation is studied as a function of both the trigger and associated particle pr.The subtractions of the combinatorial background and anisotropic flow,assuming Zero Yield At Minimum(ZYAM),are described.The correlation results are first discussed with subtraction of the even harmonic(elliptic and quadrangu-lar)flow backgrounds.The away-side correlation is strongly modifed,and the modification varies withФ_(s),with a double-peak structure for out-of-plane trigger particles.The near-side ridge(long range pseudo-rapidity△_(η)correla-tion)appears to drop with increasingФ_(s)while the jet-like component remains approximately constant.The correla-tion functions are further studied with the subtraction of odd harmonic triangular flow background arising from fluc-tuations.It is found that the triangular flow,while responsible for the majority of the amplitudes,is not sufficient to explain theφs-dependence of the ridge or the away-side double-peak structure.The dropping ridge withФ_(s)could be attributed to aФ_(s)-dependent lliptie anisotropy;however,the physics mechanism of the ridge remains an open ques-tion.Even with aФ_(s)-dependent elliptic flow,the away-side correlation structure is robust.These results,with extens-ive systematic studies of the dihadron correlations as a function ofФ_(s),trigger and associated particle pT,and the pseudo-rapidity range△_(η),should provide stringent inputs to help understand the underlying physics mechanisms of jet-medium interactions in high energy nuclear collisions.
基金The authors gratefully acknowledge National Natural Science Foundation of China[Grant No.51805113 and 51775142]National Key R&D Program of China[2019YFA0705201]+2 种基金China Postdoctoral Science Foundation funded project[Grant No.2020T130143,2018M631923]Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Uni-versities[Grant No.FRFCU5710050920]Heilongjiang Touyan Team[XNAUEA 5640202520]。
文摘Skutterudite(SKD)thermoelectric materials have high conversion efficiency,great mechanical proper-ties,and economical practicability in the medium temperature range(500e550C).They need to bejoined with metal electrodes to form a thermoelectric power generation device during application.However,high contact resistivity,severe element diffusion,and large coefficient of thermal expansionmismatch are main obstacles for their applications.To address these issues,a FeCoNiCrMo high-entropyalloy diffusion barrier layer was designed and prepared using an arc smelting method in this paper.Effectof heating temperatures on the microstructure and properties of the bonded joints were investigated.The maximum shear strength was 21.6 Mpa and the corresponding reaction layer thickness,contactresistivity were 3.77 mm,1.8 mUcm2 respectively at 600C,40 MPa,10 min.Shear strength dropped downto 18.8 MPa and the contact resistivity increased to 4.2 mU cm2 after aging for 640 h.Numerical modelwas established and it predicted that the contact resistivity would keep lower than 6.5 mU cm2(300 h,100 days)and 11 mU cm2(8760 h,1 year)and the reaction layer thickness would not exceed 25 mm(2400 h,100 days)and 45 mm(8760 h,1 year).
基金support from the Special Project for Nanotechnology of Shanghai(No.1052nm02700)the Key laboratory of new ceramics and fine processes at Tsinghua University and MOE(RG15/09)of Singapore is gratefully acknowledged.
文摘Correlation bet ween the elastic and the vibronic behavior of TiO_(2) and their responses to thevariation of crystal size,applied pressure,and measuring temperature has been investig ated basedon the bond order-length-strength correlation mechanism.Theoretical reproduction of themeasurements clarified that.(i)the elastic modulus(B)and the Raman shifts(△ω)are stronglycorrelated and we can know either one of the B or the △ω from the other;(i)the under-coordination induced cohesive energy loss and the energy density gain in the surface up to skindepth determines the size effect;(ii)bond expansion and bond weakening due to thermalvibration originat es the thermally softened elastic modulus and the Raman shifts;and(iv)bondcompression and bond strengthening results in the mechanically stiffened elastic modulus and theRaman shifts.With the developed premise,one can predict the changing trends of the concernedproperties with derivatives of quantitative information of the atomic cohesive energy,bindingenergy density,Debye tempera ture,and nonlinear compressibility of the specimen.
基金supported by the Ministry of Science and Technology of China(Grants No.2018YFA0307000,and No.2018FYA0305800)the Innovation Program for Quantum Science and Technology(No.2021ZD0302802)+1 种基金the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grants No.U2032128,and No.11874047)the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities(Grant No.2042021kf0210).
文摘The band structure in a kagome lattice can naturally exhibit flat band,Dirac cones,and van Hove singularity,enabling rich interplays between correlation and topology.However,the flat band is rarely detected just at the Fermi level in kagome materials,which would be crucial to realize emergent flat band physics.Here,combining angle-resolved photoemission spectroscopy,transport measurements and first-principles calculation,we observe a striking Fermi-level flat band in paramagnetic YCr_(6)Ge_(6)as a typical signature of electronic kagome lattice.We explicitly unveil that orbital character plays an essential role to realize electronic kagome lattice in crystals with transition-metal kagome layers.We further engineer this material with magnetic rare earth elements to break the time-reversal symmetry of the Fermi-level kagome flat band.Our work establishes a Fermi-level flat band in a kagome magnet as an exciting quantum platform.