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V. M. Loktev

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arXiv2011

On the Theory of Stress-Magnetic Field Phase Diagram of the Finite Size Multiferroics: Competition between Ferro- and Antiferromagnetic Domains

Macroscopic properties of multiferroics, the systems that show simultaneously two types of ordering, could be controlled by the external fields of different nature. We analyze the behavior of multiferroics with antiferro-(AFM) and ferromagnetic (FM) ordering under the action of external magnetic and stress fields. A combination of these two fields makes it possible to achieve macroscopic states with different domain structures. The two-domain state obtained in this way shows a linear dependence of macroscopic strain vs magnetic field which is unusual for AFMs. A small but nonzero stress applied to the sample can also result in the bias of the magnetization vs magnetic field dependence.

cond-mat.mes-hall↗

arXiv2011

Specifics of impurity effects in ferropnictide superconductors

Effects of impurities and disorder on quasiparticle spectrum in superconducting iron pnictides are considered. Possibility for occurrence of localized energy levels due to impurities within the superconducting gap and the related modification of band structure and of superconducting order parameter are discussed. The evolution of superconducting state with impurity doping is traced.

cond-mat.supr-con↗

arXiv2011

Possible high-temperature superconductivity in multilayer graphane: can the cuprates be beaten?

We analyze a possible superconductivity in the hole-doped system of layered hydrogenized graphene by taking into account thermal fluctuations of the order parameter. In particular, we demonstrate that in the one-layer case the values of the high mean-field (MF) critical temperature $T_{c}^{MF}\sim 80-90K$, predicted recently by Savini et al \cite{Savini}, do not alter significantly due to the fluctuations, and the Berezinskii-Kosterlitz-Thouless (BKT) critical temperature of the vortex superconductivity is almost the same as the MF temperature at doping 0.01-0.1. We show that in the case of multilayer system, when the coupling between the layers stabilizes the superconducting phase in the form of fluxon superconductivity, the critical temperature $T_{c}$ can increase dramatically to the values $\sim 150K$, higher than the corresponding values in cuprates under ambient pressure.

cond-mat.supr-con↗

arXiv2010

Superconducting junctions from non-superconducting doped CuO$_2$ layers

The theoretical approach proposed recently for description of redistribution of electronic charge in multilayered selectively doped systems is modified for a system with finite number of layers. A special attention is payed to the case of a finite heterostructure made of copper-oxide layers which are all non-superconducting (including non-conducting) because of doping levels being beyond the well-known characteristic interval for superconductivity. Specific finite structures and doping configurations are proposed to obtain atomically thin superconducting heterojunctions of different compositions.

cond-mat.supr-con↗

arXiv2010

Aharonov-Bohm effect in relativistic and nonrelativistic 2D electron gas: a comparative study

We carry out a comparative study of electronic properties of 2D electron gas (2DEG) in a magnetic field of an infinitesimally thin solenoid with relativistic dispersion as in graphene and quadratic dispersion as in semiconducting heterostructures. The problem of ambiguity of the zero mode solutions of the Dirac equation is treated by considering of a finite radius flux tube which allows to select unique solutions associated with each $\mathbf{K}$ point of graphene's Brillouin zone. Then this radius is allowed to go to zero. On the base of the obtained in this case analytical solutions in the Aharonov-Bohm potential the local and total density of states (DOS) are calculated. It is shown that in the case of graphene there is an excess of LDOS near the vortex, while in 2DEG the LDOS is depleted. This results in excess of the induced by the vortex DOS in graphene and in its depletion in 2DEG. We discuss the application of the results for the local density of states for the scanning tunneling spectroscopy done on graphene.

cond-mat.str-el↗

arXiv2010

Magnetic structures of $δ$-O$_2$ resulting from competition of interplane exchange interactions

Solid oxygen is a unique molecular crystal whose phase diagram is mostly imposed by magnetic ordering, i.e., each crystal phase has a specific magnetic structure. However, recent experiments showed that high-pressure $δ$-phase is implemented in different magnetic structures. In the present paper we study the role of interplane exchange interactions in formation of the magnetic structures with different stacking sequences of the close-packed planes. We show that temperature-induced variation of intermolecular distances can give rise to compensation of the exchange coupling between the nearest close-packed planes and result in the phase transition between different magnetic structures within $δ$-O$_2$. Variation of the magnetic ordering is, in turn, accompanied by the step-wise variation of interplane distance governed by space and angular dependence of interplane exchange constants.

cond-mat.mtrl-sci↗

arXiv2010

Electromagnetic and phonon modes for superfluid He-4 with a disk resonator

We find the distribution of the electromagnetic field inside and outside a dielectric disk resonator placed in He-II. It is shown that this field consists of a collection of "circular" (c-) photons. The wave function Ψ_c of a c-phonon for the He-II + disk system is calculated in the zero-order approximation in interaction. Due to the symmetry of the problem, the structure of Ψ_c is such that a c-phonon possesses, similarly to a c-photon of the resonator, a definite energy and an angular momentum with respect to the disk axis, but it does not possess a definite momentum in the disk plane.

cond-mat.other↗

arXiv2009

On the theory of Bose-condensate fluctuations in finite size systems

An asymptotic expansions for the grand partition function of ideal Bose gas in the canonical ensemble with arbitrary number of particles is obtained. It is shown that the expressions found are valid in the whole temperature region, the critical temperature included. A comparison between the asymptotic formulas for Bose-condensate fluctuations and the exact ones is carried out and their quantitative agreement is established.

cond-mat.supr-con↗

arXiv2009

Numerical simulation evidence of spectrum rearrangement in impure graphene

By means of numerical simulation we confirm that in graphene with point defects a quasigap opens in the vicinity of the resonance state with increasing impurity concentration. We prove that states inside this quasigap cannot longer be described by a wavevector and are strongly localized. We visualize states corresponding to the density of states maxima within the quasigap and show that they are yielded by impurity pair clusters.

cond-mat.dis-nn↗

arXiv2009

The peculiarities of Bose-condensation of quasiparticles

An attempt is made to consider the difference between the proccesses of the Bose-Einstein condensation of particles and quasiparticles. An equation for particle number of the Bose-condensate as a function of the total number of particles in the system is obtained. This equation is also written for the caseof quasiparticles with taking into account their creation by pumping and the existence ofequilibriumthermal excitations in the system. From the analysis of both these equations the chemical potential of pumped quasiparticles and their number in the condensate as a function of pumping intensity is found. It is shown that for low energy quasiparticles the proccess of Bose-condensation begins and proceeds at arbitrary temperatures high enough included.

cond-mat.stat-mech↗

arXiv2008

Modulated electronic configurations in selectively doped multilayered nanostructures

A simple theoretical model is proposed to describe the recent experimental results on formation of induced superconducting state and anomalous tunneling characteristics in selectively doped multilayered nanostructures based on La$_2$CuO$_4$ perovskite. In particular, it is shown that the structure composed from the nominally non-superconducting (undoped and overdoped) layers turns to be superconducting with superconductivity confined to narrow regions near the interfaces, in agreement with the experimental observations.

cond-mat.supr-con↗

arXiv2008

Possible nature of the dielectric activity of He II observed in experiments with second sound

An attempt is made to explain the nature of the electric signal observed in He II in a second-sound standing wave. Using the general quantum-mechanical principles, we show that, due to interatomic interaction, each atom of He-II acquires a small fluctuating induced dipole moment. A directed flux of microscopic vortex rings -- which, together with phonons, are thermal excitations of He II -- forms in the second-sound standing halfwave. This flux partially orders the chaotically oriented dipole moments of the atoms, which results in volume polarization of He II. The observed electric induction can be explained theoretically under the assumption that each vortex ring possesses a dipole moment of the order of ten atomic moments. It is shown also that the theoretical value of the voltage U induced in He II by the volume system of dipoles strongly depends on the dimensions of the resonator for dipoles of any origin. The experimental value of U is the same for two resonators of different size; therefore, this voltage may be not connected with the volume polarization of He II.

cond-mat.other↗

arXiv2008

Spin fluctuations and the "strange metal" behavior of a weakly doped antiferromagnet

We analyze the spectral properties of a phenomenological model for a weakly doped two-dimensional antiferromagnet, in which the carriers move within one of the two sublattices where they were introduced. Such a constraint results in the free carrier spectra with the maxima at ${\bf k}=(\pm π/2 ,\pm π/2)$ observed in some cuprates. We consider the spectral properties of the model by taking into account fluctuations of the spins in the antiferromagnetic background. We show that such fluctuations lead to a non-pole-like structure of the single-hole Green's function and these fluctuations can be responsible for some anomalous "strange metal" properties of underdoped cuprates in the nonsuperconducting regime.

cond-mat.supr-con↗

arXiv2007

Magnetization and Magnetoscrition of van Vleck antiferromagnets with magnetic anisotropy of "easy-plane" type

The theoretical description of quantum phase transition, induced by the external magnetic field, into antiferromagnetic state in the van Vleck - singlet - magnet with a single-ion anisotropy of "easy-plane" type and ion spin S=1 is proposed. It is shown that the spin polarization of the ground non-degenerated state proves to be the order parameter of such a transition and that the Landau thermodynamic approach can be employed for its (transition) description. The magnetic properties which include the field behavior of the magnetization and magnetic susceptibility of the antiferromagnetic phase in the fields of different directions are studied. The peculiarities of induced magnetostriction in van Vleck antiferromagnet, which as well as magnetization has a singularity in the phase transition point, are investigated. An attempt is made for qualitative comparison of results obtained with avaliable experimental data.

cond-mat.stat-mech↗

arXiv2007

Shift of close-packed basal planes as an order parameter of transitions between antiferromangetic phases in solid oxygen: II. Temperature/pressure dependence of sound velocities and lattice parameters

In the present paper we generalised a phenomenological model developed in \cite{gomo:2005} for the description of magnetostructural phase transitions and related peculiarities of elastic properties in solid oxygen under high pressure and/or low (below 40 K) temperature. We show that variation of all the lattice parameters in the vicinity of $αβ$-phase transition is due to both the shift of basal closed packed planes and appearance of the long-range magnetic order. Competition between these two factors from one side and lattice compression below $T_{αβ}$ from another produces non monotonic temperature dependence of lattice parameter $b$ (along monoclinic axis). Steep decrease of the sound velocities in the vicinity of $T_{αβ}$ can be explained by the softening of the lattice with respect to shift of the close-packed planes (described by the constant $K_2$) prior to phase transition point. We anticipate an analogous softening of sound velocities in the vicinity of $αδ$-phase transition and non monotonic pressure dependence of sound velocities in $α$-phase.

cond-mat.mtrl-sci↗

arXiv2007

On the theory of Bose-Einstein condensation of quasiparticles: on the possibility of condensation of magnons at high temperatures

Bose condensation of quasiparticles in physical systems of finite size iz considered for the case of ferromagnetic thin films. It is shown that in accordance with present-day experimental capabilities which permit one to achieve densities of long-wave spin excitation of 1018-1019 cm-3, in such films the formation of condensate of such quasiparticles begins at temperatures T~100 K (room one including). It is found that Bose condensation is accompanied by scaling phenomenon according to which the main thermodynamic variable is not the number N of particles but the ratio N/T. This indicates that condensation of magnons can be observed at relatively low magnon densities. The roles played by the shape of the spectrum and film thickness are analyzed.

cond-mat.stat-mech↗

arXiv2006

Impurity clusters and localization of nodal quasiparticles in \emph{d}-wave superconductors

The long disputed issue of the limiting value of quasiparticle density of states $\r(0) = \r (\e \to 0)$ in a \emph{d-}wave superconductor with impurities (\emph{vs} its linear vanishing, $\r_0(\e) \propto |\e|/\D$, near the nodal point $\e = 0$ in a pure system with the gap parameter $\D$) is discussed. Using the technique of group expansions of Green functions in complexes of interacting impurities, it is shown that finite $\r(0)$ value is possible if the (finite) impurity perturbation $V$ is spin-dependent (magnetic). The found value has a power law dependence on the impurity concentration $c$: $\r(0) \propto \r_N c^{n}$, where $\r_N$ is the normal metal density of states and $n \geq 2$ is the least number of impurities in a complex that can localize nodal quasiparticle. This result essentially differs from the known predictions of self-consistent approximation: $\r(0) \propto \r_N \sqrt {c/\r_N\D}$ (for the unitary limit $V \to \infty$) or $\r(0) \propto (\D/cV^2)\exp(-\D/cV^2\r_N)$ (for the Born limit $|V|\r_N \ll 1$). We predict also existence of a narrow interval (mobility gap) around the Fermi energy, where all the states are localized on proper impurity clusters, leading to exponential suppression of low-temperature kinetics.

cond-mat.supr-con↗

arXiv2006

Superconductivity and superconducting order parameter phase fluctuations in a weakly doped antiferromagnet

The superconducting properties of a recently proposed phenomenological model for a weakly doped antiferromagnet are analyzed, taking into account fluctuations of the phase of the order parameter. In this model, we assume that the doped charge carriers can't move out of the antiferromagnetic sublattice they were introduced. This case corresponds to the free carrier spectra with the maximum at ${\bf k}=(\pm π/2 ,\pm π/2)$, as it was observed in ARPES experiments in some of the cuprates in the insulating state [1]. The doping dependence of the superconducting gap and the temperature-carrier density phase diagram of the model are studied in the case of the $d_{x^{2}-y^{2}}$ pairing symmetry and different values of the effective coupling. A possible relevance of the results to the experiments on high-temperature superconductors is discussed.

cond-mat.supr-con↗