http://prl.aps.org/ Recently published articles in Phys. Rev. Lett. in the Table of Content section "Condensed Matter: Structure, etc." en-us Copyright (c) 2009 The American Physical Society 2009-11-22T06:19:58-05:00 assocpub@aps.org rss@aps.org hourly 4 2009-11-22T06:19:58-05:00 rss@aps.org http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/PhysRevLett.103.215502 Author(s): Thorben Kelling and Gerhard Wurm<br/>In laboratory experiments we observe dust aggregates from 100  μm to 1 cm in size composed of micrometer-sized grains levitating over a hot surface. Depending on the dust sample aggregates start to levitate at a temperature of 400 K. Levitation of dust aggregates is restricted to a pressure r...<br/>[Phys. Rev. Lett. 103, 215502] Published Fri Nov 20, 2009 Thorben Kelling and Gerhard Wurm 2009-11-20T00:00:00-05:00 Personal use only, all commercial or other reuse prohibited 10.1103/PhysRevLett.103.215502 Phys. Rev. Lett. 103, 215502 text/html article Physical Review Letters 103 21 2009-11-20T00:00:00-05:00 215502 Condensed Matter: Structure, etc. Condensed Matter: Structure, etc. http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/PhysRevLett.103.216102 Author(s): Janghwan Cha, Seokho Lim, Cheol Ho Choi, Moon-Hyun Cha, and Noejung Park<br/>We investigate the mechanism of dihydrogen adsorption onto Ca cation centers, which has been the significant focus of recent research for hydrogen storage. We particularly concentrate on reliability of commonly used density-functional theories, in comparison with correlated wave function theories. I...<br/>[Phys. Rev. Lett. 103, 216102] Published Thu Nov 19, 2009 Janghwan Cha, Seokho Lim, Cheol Ho Choi, Moon-Hyun Cha, and Noejung Park 2009-11-19T00:00:00-05:00 Personal use only, all commercial or other reuse prohibited 10.1103/PhysRevLett.103.216102 Phys. Rev. Lett. 103, 216102 text/html article Physical Review Letters 103 21 2009-11-19T00:00:00-05:00 216102 Condensed Matter: Structure, etc. Condensed Matter: Structure, etc. http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/PhysRevLett.103.215302 Author(s): Giuseppe Carleo, Marco Tarzia, and Francesco Zamponi<br/>The role of geometrical frustration in strongly interacting bosonic systems is studied with a combined numerical and analytical approach. We demonstrate the existence of a novel quantum phase featuring both Bose-Einstein condensation and spin-glass behavior. The differences between such a phase and ...<br/>[Phys. Rev. Lett. 103, 215302] Published Wed Nov 18, 2009 Giuseppe Carleo, Marco Tarzia, and Francesco Zamponi 2009-11-18T00:00:00-05:00 Personal use only, all commercial or other reuse prohibited 10.1103/PhysRevLett.103.215302 Phys. Rev. Lett. 103, 215302 text/html article Physical Review Letters 103 21 2009-11-18T00:00:00-05:00 215302 Condensed Matter: Structure, etc. Condensed Matter: Structure, etc. http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/PhysRevLett.103.216101 Author(s): J. Buschbeck, I. Opahle, M. Richter, U. K. Rößler, P. Klaer, M. Kallmayer, H. J. Elmers, G. Jakob, L. Schultz, and S. Fähler<br/>Strained coherent film growth is commonly either limited to ultrathin films or low strains. Here, we present an approach to achieve high strains in thicker films, by using materials with inherent structural instabilities. As an example, 50 nm thick epitaxial films of the Fe_{70} Pd_{30} magnetic sh...<br/><img src="http://prola.aps.org/graphics/prlsugg30x30.gif" width="30" height="30" alt="PRL Editors' Suggestion"/><br/>[Phys. Rev. Lett. 103, 216101] Published Mon Nov 16, 2009 J. Buschbeck, I. Opahle, M. Richter, U. K. Rößler, P. Klaer, M. Kallmayer, H. J. Elmers, G. Jakob, L. Schultz, and S. Fähler 2009-11-16T00:00:00-05:00 Personal use only, all commercial or other reuse prohibited 10.1103/PhysRevLett.103.216101 Phys. Rev. Lett. 103, 216101 text/html article Physical Review Letters 103 21 2009-11-16T00:00:00-05:00 216101 Condensed Matter: Structure, etc. Condensed Matter: Structure, etc. http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/PhysRevLett.103.215501 Author(s): Ju Hee Back, Cheng-Lin Tsai, Sunkook Kim, Saeed Mohammadi, and Moonsub Shim<br/>Low-frequency noise in metallic single walled carbon nanotubes is shown to be strongly dependent on the Fermi level position and the applied electric field across the nanotube. Resonance-like enhancement observed near optical phonon energy only when the Fermi level lies near the Dirac point is corre...<br/>[Phys. Rev. Lett. 103, 215501] Published Mon Nov 16, 2009 Ju Hee Back, Cheng-Lin Tsai, Sunkook Kim, Saeed Mohammadi, and Moonsub Shim 2009-11-16T00:00:00-05:00 Personal use only, all commercial or other reuse prohibited 10.1103/PhysRevLett.103.215501 Phys. Rev. Lett. 103, 215501 text/html article Physical Review Letters 103 21 2009-11-16T00:00:00-05:00 215501 Condensed Matter: Structure, etc. Condensed Matter: Structure, etc. http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/PhysRevLett.103.215301 Author(s): Evgeni Burovski, Giuliano Orso, and Thierry Jolicoeur<br/>We consider two-component one-dimensional quantum gases with a density imbalance. While generically such fluids are two-component Luttinger liquids, we show that if the ratio of the densities is a rational number, p/q, and mass asymmetry between components is sufficiently strong, one of the two eige...<br/>[Phys. Rev. Lett. 103, 215301] Published Mon Nov 16, 2009 Evgeni Burovski, Giuliano Orso, and Thierry Jolicoeur 2009-11-16T00:00:00-05:00 Personal use only, all commercial or other reuse prohibited 10.1103/PhysRevLett.103.215301 Phys. Rev. Lett. 103, 215301 text/html article Physical Review Letters 103 21 2009-11-16T00:00:00-05:00 215301 Condensed Matter: Structure, etc. Condensed Matter: Structure, etc. http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/PhysRevLett.103.205504 Author(s): X. L. Wu, Y. T. Zhu, Y. G. Wei, and Q. Wei<br/>Low strain hardening has hitherto been considered an intrinsic behavior for most nanocrystalline (NC) metals, due to their perceived inability to accumulate dislocations. In this Letter, we show strong strain hardening in NC nickel with a grain size of ∼20  nm under large plastic strains. Cont...<br/>[Phys. Rev. Lett. 103, 205504] Published Fri Nov 13, 2009 X. L. Wu, Y. T. Zhu, Y. G. Wei, and Q. Wei 2009-11-13T00:00:00-05:00 Personal use only, all commercial or other reuse prohibited 10.1103/PhysRevLett.103.205504 Phys. Rev. Lett. 103, 205504 text/html article Physical Review Letters 103 20 2009-11-13T00:00:00-05:00 205504 Condensed Matter: Structure, etc. Condensed Matter: Structure, etc. http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/PhysRevLett.103.205503 Author(s): Anton Souslov, Andrea J. Liu, and T. C. Lubensky<br/>The square and kagome lattices with nearest-neighbor springs of spring constant k are isostatic with a number of zero-frequency modes that scale with their perimeter. We analytically study the approach to this isostatic limit as the spring constant k^{′} for next-nearest-neighbor bonds vanishes. W...<br/>[Phys. Rev. Lett. 103, 205503] Published Fri Nov 13, 2009 Anton Souslov, Andrea J. Liu, and T. C. Lubensky 2009-11-13T00:00:00-05:00 Personal use only, all commercial or other reuse prohibited 10.1103/PhysRevLett.103.205503 Phys. Rev. Lett. 103, 205503 text/html article Physical Review Letters 103 20 2009-11-13T00:00:00-05:00 205503 Condensed Matter: Structure, etc. Condensed Matter: Structure, etc. http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/PhysRevLett.103.205301 Author(s): Benjamin M. Fregoso and Eduardo Fradkin<br/>It is shown that a homogeneous two-component Fermi gas with (long-range) dipolar and short-range isotropic interactions has a ferronematic phase for suitable values of the dipolar and short-range coupling constants. The ferronematic phase is characterized by having a nonzero magnetization and long-r...<br/>[Phys. Rev. Lett. 103, 205301] Published Fri Nov 13, 2009 Benjamin M. Fregoso and Eduardo Fradkin 2009-11-13T00:00:00-05:00 Personal use only, all commercial or other reuse prohibited 10.1103/PhysRevLett.103.205301 Phys. Rev. Lett. 103, 205301 text/html article Physical Review Letters 103 20 2009-11-13T00:00:00-05:00 205301 Condensed Matter: Structure, etc. Condensed Matter: Structure, etc. http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/PhysRevLett.103.205502 Author(s): B. D. Dawson, S. M. Lee, and J. Krim<br/>Observation of a tribo-induced transition from solid to liquidlike behavior is reported for a scanning tunneling microscope tip in sliding contact with an indium electrode of a quartz crystal microbalance (QCM). In particular, at a sufficiently high asperity sliding speed (about 1  m/s) and/or s...<br/>[Phys. Rev. Lett. 103, 205502] Published Thu Nov 12, 2009 B. D. Dawson, S. M. Lee, and J. Krim 2009-11-12T00:00:00-05:00 Personal use only, all commercial or other reuse prohibited 10.1103/PhysRevLett.103.205502 Phys. Rev. Lett. 103, 205502 text/html article Physical Review Letters 103 20 2009-11-12T00:00:00-05:00 205502 Condensed Matter: Structure, etc. Condensed Matter: Structure, etc. http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/PhysRevLett.103.205901 Author(s): Th. Voigtmann and J. Horbach<br/>We study by molecular dynamics computer simulation a binary soft-sphere mixture that shows a pronounced difference in the species’ long-time dynamics. Anomalous, power-law-like diffusion of small particles arises that can be understood as a precursor of a double-transition scenario, combining a gl...<br/>[Phys. Rev. Lett. 103, 205901] Published Wed Nov 11, 2009 Th. Voigtmann and J. Horbach 2009-11-11T00:00:00-05:00 Personal use only, all commercial or other reuse prohibited 10.1103/PhysRevLett.103.205901 Phys. Rev. Lett. 103, 205901 text/html article Physical Review Letters 103 20 2009-11-11T00:00:00-05:00 205901 Condensed Matter: Structure, etc. Condensed Matter: Structure, etc. http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/PhysRevLett.103.205501 Author(s): S. L. Johnson, E. Vorobeva, P. Beaud, C. J. Milne, and G. Ingold<br/>We present a complete characterization of the unit cell dynamics of a laser-excited tellurium crystal using femtosecond x-ray diffraction. The analysis offers a quantitative measure of the unit cell dynamics without making any assumptions on the symmetry of the excited-state motion. The results show...<br/>[Phys. Rev. Lett. 103, 205501] Published Tue Nov 10, 2009 S. L. Johnson, E. Vorobeva, P. Beaud, C. J. Milne, and G. Ingold 2009-11-10T00:00:00-05:00 Personal use only, all commercial or other reuse prohibited 10.1103/PhysRevLett.103.205501 Phys. Rev. Lett. 103, 205501 text/html article Physical Review Letters 103 20 2009-11-10T00:00:00-05:00 205501 Condensed Matter: Structure, etc. Condensed Matter: Structure, etc. http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/PhysRevLett.103.205701 Author(s): L. Delfour, J. Creuze, and B. Legrand<br/>In order to build the phase diagram of Cu-Ag nanoalloys, segregation isotherms for the different sites of the outer shell of a 405-atom cluster have been obtained by means of Monte Carlo simulations using N-body interatomic potentials. A dynamical equilibrium in phase space is observed for the (001...<br/>[Phys. Rev. Lett. 103, 205701] Published Mon Nov 09, 2009 L. Delfour, J. Creuze, and B. Legrand 2009-11-09T00:00:00-05:00 Personal use only, all commercial or other reuse prohibited 10.1103/PhysRevLett.103.205701 Phys. Rev. Lett. 103, 205701 text/html article Physical Review Letters 103 20 2009-11-09T00:00:00-05:00 205701 Condensed Matter: Structure, etc. Condensed Matter: Structure, etc. http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/PhysRevLett.103.195502 Author(s): M. Xu, Y. Q. Cheng, H. W. Sheng, and E. Ma<br/>Using electronic structure calculations, we demonstrate a global valence alternation in the amorphous Ge_{2} Sb_{2} Te_{5} , a prototype phase-change alloy for data storage. The resulting p bonding profoundly influences the local atomic structure, leading to right-angle components similar to those i...<br/>[Phys. Rev. Lett. 103, 195502] Published Fri Nov 06, 2009 M. Xu, Y. Q. Cheng, H. W. Sheng, and E. Ma 2009-11-06T00:00:00-05:00 Personal use only, all commercial or other reuse prohibited 10.1103/PhysRevLett.103.195502 Phys. Rev. Lett. 103, 195502 text/html article Physical Review Letters 103 19 2009-11-06T00:00:00-05:00 195502 Condensed Matter: Structure, etc. Condensed Matter: Structure, etc. http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/PhysRevLett.103.195302 Author(s): C. Klempt, O. Topic, G. Gebreyesus, M. Scherer, T. Henninger, P. Hyllus, W. Ertmer, L. Santos, and J. J. Arlt<br/>We analyze the spinor dynamics of a ^{87} Rb F=2 condensate initially prepared in the m_{F} =0 Zeeman sublevel. We show that this dynamics, characterized by the creation of correlated atomic pairs in m_{F} =±1, presents an intriguing multiresonant magnetic-field dependence induced by the trap inhom...<br/>[Phys. Rev. Lett. 103, 195302] Published Fri Nov 06, 2009 C. Klempt, O. Topic, G. Gebreyesus, M. Scherer, T. Henninger, P. Hyllus, W. Ertmer, L. Santos, and J. J. Arlt 2009-11-06T00:00:00-05:00 Personal use only, all commercial or other reuse prohibited 10.1103/PhysRevLett.103.195302 Phys. Rev. Lett. 103, 195302 text/html article Physical Review Letters 103 19 2009-11-06T00:00:00-05:00 195302 Condensed Matter: Structure, etc. Condensed Matter: Structure, etc. http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/PhysRevLett.103.195501 Author(s): O. Pierre-Louis, A. Chame, and Y. Saito<br/>Ultrathin crytalline solid films are found to dewet with a faceted rim. In the case of heterogeneous dewetting initiated from a linear trench or from periodically arranged holes, the dewetted area expands either with a faceted multilayer rim or in a layer-by-layer fashion. In the case of homogeneous...<br/>[Phys. Rev. Lett. 103, 195501] Published Wed Nov 04, 2009 O. Pierre-Louis, A. Chame, and Y. Saito 2009-11-04T00:00:00-05:00 Personal use only, all commercial or other reuse prohibited 10.1103/PhysRevLett.103.195501 Phys. Rev. Lett. 103, 195501 text/html article Physical Review Letters 103 19 2009-11-04T00:00:00-05:00 195501 Condensed Matter: Structure, etc. Condensed Matter: Structure, etc. http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/PhysRevLett.103.195301 Author(s): K. B. Gubbels, J. E. Baarsma, and H. T. C. Stoof<br/>We consider a strongly interacting ^{6} Li- ^{40} K mixture, which is imbalanced both in the masses and the densities of the two fermionic species. At present, it is the experimentalist’s favorite for reaching the superfluid regime. We construct an effective thermodynamic potential that leads to e...<br/>[Phys. Rev. Lett. 103, 195301] Published Tue Nov 03, 2009 K. B. Gubbels, J. E. Baarsma, and H. T. C. Stoof 2009-11-03T00:00:00-05:00 Personal use only, all commercial or other reuse prohibited 10.1103/PhysRevLett.103.195301 Phys. Rev. Lett. 103, 195301 text/html article Physical Review Letters 103 19 2009-11-03T00:00:00-05:00 195301 Condensed Matter: Structure, etc. Condensed Matter: Structure, etc. http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/PhysRevLett.103.185702 Author(s): C. Dalle-Ferrier, S. Simon, W. Zheng, P. Badrinarayanan, T. Fennell, B. Frick, J. M. Zanotti, and C. Alba-Simionesco<br/>By taking advantage of the molecular weight dependence of the glass transition of polymers and their ability to form perfectly miscible blends, we propose a way to modify the fragility of a system, from fragile to strong, keeping the same glass properties, i.e., vibrational density of states, mean-s...<br/>[Phys. Rev. Lett. 103, 185702] Published Fri Oct 30, 2009 C. Dalle-Ferrier, S. Simon, W. Zheng, P. Badrinarayanan, T. Fennell, B. Frick, J. M. Zanotti, and C. Alba-Simionesco 2009-10-30T00:00:00-04:00 Personal use only, all commercial or other reuse prohibited 10.1103/PhysRevLett.103.185702 Phys. Rev. Lett. 103, 185702 text/html article Physical Review Letters 103 18 2009-10-30T00:00:00-04:00 185702 Condensed Matter: Structure, etc. Condensed Matter: Structure, etc. http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/PhysRevLett.103.185502 Author(s): Minseok Choi, Fumiyasu Oba, and Isao Tanaka<br/>Through first-principles calculations, the role of Ti antisitelike defects in the electrical and optical properties of SrTiO_{3} is proposed. Significant Ti off-centering from the Sr site toward the [100] or [110] direction leads to switchable polar states, and attractive interactions with the O vac...<br/>[Phys. Rev. Lett. 103, 185502] Published Fri Oct 30, 2009 Minseok Choi, Fumiyasu Oba, and Isao Tanaka 2009-10-30T00:00:00-04:00 Personal use only, all commercial or other reuse prohibited 10.1103/PhysRevLett.103.185502 Phys. Rev. Lett. 103, 185502 text/html article Physical Review Letters 103 18 2009-10-30T00:00:00-04:00 185502 Condensed Matter: Structure, etc. Condensed Matter: Structure, etc. http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/PhysRevLett.103.185701 Author(s): Frédéric Datchi, Valentina M. Giordano, Pascal Munsch, and A. Marco Saitta<br/>The existence of “intermediate bonding states” in solid CO_{2} , separating the low-pressure molecular phases from the high-pressure polymeric forms, has been the matter of a long-standing debate. Here we determine the structure of CO_{2} -IV using x-ray diffraction of single crystals grown insi...<br/>[Phys. Rev. Lett. 103, 185701] Published Thu Oct 29, 2009 Frédéric Datchi, Valentina M. Giordano, Pascal Munsch, and A. Marco Saitta 2009-10-29T00:00:00-04:00 Personal use only, all commercial or other reuse prohibited 10.1103/PhysRevLett.103.185701 Phys. Rev. Lett. 103, 185701 text/html article Physical Review Letters 103 18 2009-10-29T00:00:00-04:00 185701 Condensed Matter: Structure, etc. Condensed Matter: Structure, etc. http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/PhysRevLett.103.185901 Author(s): Brandon C. Wood and Nicola Marzari<br/>We characterize a novel orthorhombic phase (γ) of NaAlH_{4} , discovered using first-principles molecular dynamics, and discuss its relevance to the dehydrogenation mechanism. This phase is close in energy to the known low-temperature structure and becomes the stabler phase above 320 K, thanks to ...<br/>[Phys. Rev. Lett. 103, 185901] Published Wed Oct 28, 2009 Brandon C. Wood and Nicola Marzari 2009-10-28T00:00:00-04:00 Personal use only, all commercial or other reuse prohibited 10.1103/PhysRevLett.103.185901 Phys. Rev. Lett. 103, 185901 text/html article Physical Review Letters 103 18 2009-10-28T00:00:00-04:00 185901 Condensed Matter: Structure, etc. Condensed Matter: Structure, etc. http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/PhysRevLett.103.185501 Author(s): Chao Jiang, Zhijun Lin, and Yusheng Zhao<br/>We perform first-principles density functional calculations on a newly discovered tantalum nitride with an orthorhombic U_{2} S_{3} structure to assess its thermodynamic and mechanical stabilities. Our random search unveils a tetragonal Ta_{2} N_{3} structure that is energetically more favorable tha...<br/>[Phys. Rev. Lett. 103, 185501] Published Wed Oct 28, 2009 Chao Jiang, Zhijun Lin, and Yusheng Zhao 2009-10-28T00:00:00-04:00 Personal use only, all commercial or other reuse prohibited 10.1103/PhysRevLett.103.185501 Phys. Rev. Lett. 103, 185501 text/html article Physical Review Letters 103 18 2009-10-28T00:00:00-04:00 185501 Condensed Matter: Structure, etc. Condensed Matter: Structure, etc. http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/PhysRevLett.103.185302 Author(s): B. Olmos, R. González-Férez, and I. Lesanovsky<br/>We investigate the many-body quantum states of a laser-driven gas of Rydberg atoms confined to a large spacing ring lattice. If the laser driving is much stronger than the van der Waals interaction among the Rydberg atoms, these many-body states are collective fermionic excitations. The first exci...<br/>[Phys. Rev. Lett. 103, 185302] Published Wed Oct 28, 2009 B. Olmos, R. González-Férez, and I. Lesanovsky 2009-10-28T00:00:00-04:00 Personal use only, all commercial or other reuse prohibited 10.1103/PhysRevLett.103.185302 Phys. Rev. Lett. 103, 185302 text/html article Physical Review Letters 103 18 2009-10-28T00:00:00-04:00 185302 Condensed Matter: Structure, etc. Condensed Matter: Structure, etc. http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/PhysRevLett.103.185301 Author(s): R. W. Cherng and E. Demler<br/>Superfluids with a tendency towards periodic order have both phonon- and rotonlike spectra. We show that magnetoroton softening occurs in ^{87} Rb spinor condensates. A rich variety of dynamical instabilities emerges as a function of the magnetic field orientation and strength of the quadratic Zeema...<br/>[Phys. Rev. Lett. 103, 185301] Published Tue Oct 27, 2009 R. W. Cherng and E. Demler 2009-10-27T00:00:00-04:00 Personal use only, all commercial or other reuse prohibited 10.1103/PhysRevLett.103.185301 Phys. Rev. Lett. 103, 185301 text/html article Physical Review Letters 103 18 2009-10-27T00:00:00-04:00 185301 Condensed Matter: Structure, etc. Condensed Matter: Structure, etc. http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/PhysRevLett.103.186101 Author(s): L. G. Cançado, A. Jorio, A. Ismach, E. Joselevich, A. Hartschuh, and L. Novotny<br/>We develop a theory of near-field Raman enhancement in one-dimensional systems, and report supporting experimental results for carbon nanotubes. The enhancement is established by a laser-irradiated nanoplasmonic structure acting as an optical antenna. The near-field Raman intensity is inversely prop...<br/>[Phys. Rev. Lett. 103, 186101] Published Mon Oct 26, 2009 L. G. Cançado, A. Jorio, A. Ismach, E. Joselevich, A. Hartschuh, and L. Novotny 2009-10-26T00:00:00-04:00 Personal use only, all commercial or other reuse prohibited 10.1103/PhysRevLett.103.186101 Phys. Rev. Lett. 103, 186101 text/html article Physical Review Letters 103 18 2009-10-26T00:00:00-04:00 186101 Condensed Matter: Structure, etc. Condensed Matter: Structure, etc. http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/PhysRevLett.103.176102 Author(s): Narasimham Mulakaluri, Rossitza Pentcheva, Maria Wieland, Wolfgang Moritz, and Matthias Scheffler<br/>The interaction of water with Fe_{3} O_{4} (001) is studied by density functional theory calculations including an on-site Coulomb term. For isolated molecules, dissociative adsorption is strongly promoted at surface defect sites, while at higher coverages a hydrogen-bonded network forms with altern...<br/>[Phys. Rev. Lett. 103, 176102] Published Fri Oct 23, 2009 Narasimham Mulakaluri, Rossitza Pentcheva, Maria Wieland, Wolfgang Moritz, and Matthias Scheffler 2009-10-23T00:00:00-04:00 Personal use only, all commercial or other reuse prohibited 10.1103/PhysRevLett.103.176102 Phys. Rev. Lett. 103, 176102 text/html article Physical Review Letters 103 17 2009-10-23T00:00:00-04:00 176102 Condensed Matter: Structure, etc. Condensed Matter: Structure, etc. http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/PhysRevLett.103.175501 Author(s): Giuseppe Pezzotti and Andrea Leto<br/>A current controversy over the nature of fracture in silica glass is revisited in the light of additional experimental evidence obtained by cathodoluminescence (CL) spectroscopy in the immediate crack-tip zone of two different types of silica glass. The Letter describes the dual experimental output ...<br/>[Phys. Rev. Lett. 103, 175501] Published Fri Oct 23, 2009 Giuseppe Pezzotti and Andrea Leto 2009-10-23T00:00:00-04:00 Personal use only, all commercial or other reuse prohibited 10.1103/PhysRevLett.103.175501 Phys. Rev. Lett. 103, 175501 text/html article Physical Review Letters 103 17 2009-10-23T00:00:00-04:00 175501 Condensed Matter: Structure, etc. Condensed Matter: Structure, etc. http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/PhysRevLett.103.175701 Author(s): Sudeshna Chattopadhyay, Ahmet Uysal, Benjamin Stripe, Guennadi Evmenenko, Steven Ehrlich, Evguenia A. Karapetrova, and Pulak Dutta<br/>Pentaphenyl trimethyl trisiloxane is an isotropic liquid at room temperature with a dynamic glass transition at 224 K. Using x-ray reflectivity, we see surface density oscillations (layers) develop below 285 K, similar to those seen in other metallic and dielectric liquids and in computer simulati...<br/>[Phys. Rev. Lett. 103, 175701] Published Thu Oct 22, 2009 Sudeshna Chattopadhyay, Ahmet Uysal, Benjamin Stripe, Guennadi Evmenenko, Steven Ehrlich, Evguenia A. Karapetrova, and Pulak Dutta 2009-10-22T00:00:00-04:00 Personal use only, all commercial or other reuse prohibited 10.1103/PhysRevLett.103.175701 Phys. Rev. Lett. 103, 175701 text/html article Physical Review Letters 103 17 2009-10-22T00:00:00-04:00 175701 Condensed Matter: Structure, etc. Condensed Matter: Structure, etc. http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/PhysRevLett.103.175301 Author(s): Ş. G. Söyler, A. B. Kuklov, L. Pollet, N. V. Prokof’ev, and B. V. Svistunov<br/>In the experiment on superfluid transport in solid ^{4} He [Phys. Rev. Lett. 100, 235301 (2008)], Ray and Hallock observed an anomalously large isochoric compressibility: the supersolid samples demonstrated a significant and apparently spatially uniform response of density and pressure to chemical p...<br/>[Phys. Rev. Lett. 103, 175301] Published Thu Oct 22, 2009 Ş. G. Söyler, A. B. Kuklov, L. Pollet, N. V. Prokof’ev, and B. V. Svistunov 2009-10-22T00:00:00-04:00 Personal use only, all commercial or other reuse prohibited 10.1103/PhysRevLett.103.175301 Phys. Rev. Lett. 103, 175301 text/html article Physical Review Letters 103 17 2009-10-22T00:00:00-04:00 175301 Condensed Matter: Structure, etc. Condensed Matter: Structure, etc. http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/PhysRevLett.103.176101 Author(s): Wei-Cheng Lee and Congjun Wu<br/>Unlike charge and spin, the orbital degree of freedom of electrons in transition metal oxides is difficult to detect. We present a theoretical study of a new detection method in metallic orbitally active systems by analyzing the quasiparticle scattering interference (QPI) pattern of the spectroscopi...<br/>[Phys. Rev. Lett. 103, 176101] Published Wed Oct 21, 2009 Wei-Cheng Lee and Congjun Wu 2009-10-21T00:00:00-04:00 Personal use only, all commercial or other reuse prohibited 10.1103/PhysRevLett.103.176101 Phys. Rev. Lett. 103, 176101 text/html article Physical Review Letters 103 17 2009-10-21T00:00:00-04:00 176101 Condensed Matter: Structure, etc. Condensed Matter: Structure, etc.