Imaging the domain pattern of the canted magnetization state in Co/Pt multilayer films

The exact magnetization pattern of magnetic films close to a spin-reorientation transition is difficult to analyze due to the intrinsically three-dimensional (3d) variation of the orientation of the local magnetization. We present a technique how this can be performed, based on the analysis of high quality 2d polarization maps from a single scanning electron microscope with polarization analysis (SEMPA) measurement with tilted sample. The key tool is the statistical distribution of all occurring polarization doublets, visualized in a 2d histogram plot. From the shape of the distribution the type of transition—canted-phase, or coexisting phases—can be inferred. For the canted-phase state, the canting angle can be accurately determined from geometrical considerations. With help of the histogram the image data can be analyzed and the three components of the magnetization can be calculated for most points of the image. For a Co/Pt multilayer film we found a cone state. The magnetization forms a complex pattern consisting of out-of-plane domains while the in-plane magnetization shows a maze pattern.     

A computer simulation of LiKSO4

Molecular-dynamics computer-simulation of an ionic molecular solid LiKSO₄ has been carried out at 300 and 1000 K using the atom-atom potentials obtained from lattice dynamical studies. We observe hopping of lithium ions to interstitial positions which is related to reorientations of sulphate tetrahedra.     

裂缝转向对低渗地层水平井压裂的影响

水力裂缝转向作为压裂过程中的一种重要现象,可造成近井筒裂缝的弯曲,对于裂缝中支撑剂的传输和流体的流动规律具有很大影响,可最终影响水力压裂的成败和人工裂缝的导流能力。统计了长庆油田水平井压裂施工的部分资料,分析了长庆油田水平井压裂的特点。结合二维裂缝的平面应变模型,建立了裂缝转向的曲率半径与地层物性参数和压裂施工参数的关系,并针对性地分析了不同参数对于裂缝曲率半径的影响。结果表明,水平应力差对裂缝的转向距离有决定性的影响,压裂施工排量对水力裂缝高度的增长贡献显著,控制排量、延长注液时间能有效增加裂缝长度。结论对于压裂参数优化设计和水力压裂施工具有参考意义。     

The world is not flat: Can people reorient using slope?

Studies of spatial representation generally focus on flat environments and visual input. However, the world is not flat, and slopes are part of most natural environments. In a series of 4 experiments, we examined whether humans can use a slope as a source of allocentric, directional information for reorientation. A target was hidden in a corner of a square, featureless enclosure tilted at a 5° angle. Finding it required using the vestibular, kinesthetic, and visual cues associated with the slope gradient. In Experiment 1, the overall sample performed above chance, showing that slope is sufficient for reorientation in a real environment. However, a sex difference emerged; men outperformed women by 1.4 SDs because they were more likely to use a slope-based strategy. In Experiment 2, attention was drawn to the slope, and participants were prompted to rely on it to solve the task; however, men still outperformed women, indicating a greater ability to use slope. In Experiment 3, we excluded the possibility that women's disadvantage was due to wearing heeled footwear. In Experiment 4, women required more time than men to identify the uphill direction of the slope gradient; this suggests that, in a bottom-up fashion, a perceptual or attentional difficulty underlies women's disadvantage in the ability to use slope and their decreased reliance on this cue. Overall, a bi-coordinate representation was used to find the goal: The target was encoded primarily with respect to the vertical axis and secondarily with respect to the orthogonal axis of the slope. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2011 APA, all rights reserved)     

The phase structure,chain diffusion motion and local reorientation motion: C Solid-state NMR study on the highly-crystalline solid polymer electrolytes

In our previous paper, we investigated the influence of the phase structure on the polymeric chain diffusion in the complexed crystals of solid polymer electrolytes of PEO:LiAsF₆ and PEO:LiCF₃SO₃. We observed that with the increase of the crystallinity, the chain diffusion rate decreases dramatically. In this work, by employing the ¹³C CODEX NMR spectroscopy, we demonstrate that opposite to the behavior of the chain diffusion motion, the local reorientation motion of polymeric chains within the complexed crystals are greatly increased with the increase of the crystallinity, which is accompanied by the change of the phase structure. The relationship between the different molecular motions within the complexed crystals and the phase structure are discussed therefore.     

Spin reorientation,normal and inverse magnetocaloric effects in heavy rare-earth iron garnets

Experiments for heavy rare-earth iron garnets Ho₃Fe₅O₁₂ and Er₃Fe₅O₁₂ show a compensation effect characterized by a near zero magnetization at 134 K and 80 K, respectively. The magnetic entropy change calculated according to the Maxwell's relation is shown to be positive and negative, indicating both normal and inverse magnetocaloric effects exist in the sample. The critical temperature (134 K for Ho₃Fe₅O₁₂, 80 K for Er₃Fe₅O₁₂) of the two types of magnetocaloric effect occurs at almost the same temperature as the compensation point. However, the compensation effect is attributed to the multiple exchange interactions among the octahedral sites Fe³⁺, the tetrahedral sites Fe³⁺ and the dodecahedral sites R³⁺, while the reversal of the magnetocaloric effect is originated from the spin reorientation. The maximum magnetic entropy change of the normal magnetocaloric effect is 4.72 J kg⁻¹ K⁻¹ for Ho₃Fe₅O₁₂ at 34 K and 4.94 J kg⁻¹ K⁻¹ for Er₃Fe₅O₁₂ at 24 K, respectively. Moreover, all the positive slopes of basic Arrott plots suggest only the second-order phase transition existing in Ho₃Fe₅O₁₂ and Er₃Fe₅O₁₂.     

Images of a First‐Order Spin‐Reorientation Phase Transition in a Metallic Kagome Ferromagnet

First‐order phase transitions, where one phase replaces another by virtue of a simple crossing of free energies, are best known between solids, liquids, and vapors, but they also occur in a wide range of other contexts, including even elemental magnets. The key challenges are to establish whether a phase transition is indeed first order, and then to determine how the new phase emerges because this will determine thermodynamic and electronic properties. Here it is shown that both challenges are met for the spin reorientation transition in the topological metallic ferromagnet Fe₃Sn₂. The magnetometry and variable temperature magnetic force microscopy experiments reveal that, analogous to the liquid–gas transition in the temperature–pressure plane, this transition is centered on a first‐order line terminating in a critical end point in the field‐temperature plane. The nucleation and growth associated with the transition is directly imaged, indicating that the new phase emerges at the most convoluted magnetic domain walls for the high temperature phase and then moves to self‐organize at the domain centers of the high temperature phase. The dense domain patterns and phase coexistence imply a complex inhomogenous electronic structure, which can yield anomalous contributions to the electrical conductivity.     

重复压裂裂缝转向时油藏数值模拟研究

裂缝转向的实现及选井、选层、优化设计等的数值模拟和机理是转向重复压裂需进一步研究解决的问题,为此,采用黑油模型,研究了在反九点注采井网中,不同储集层渗透率下,转向重复压裂的裂缝穿透率和导流能力等对采油动态的影响。研究表明,不论是渗透率高的地层还是渗透率低的地层,不利裂缝方位的边井最适合实施转向重复压裂且需要比常规重复压裂更大的缝长,而有利裂缝方位的边井和角井只需要与常规重复压裂相当的缝长;同时,转向重复压裂需要比常规重复压裂更高的裂缝导流能力。     

Anisotropic magnetoresistivity and magnetic entropy change in HoAl2

We report a correlation between magnetoresistivity Δρ_mag and magnetic entropy change ΔS_mag for specified crystallographic directions of a HoAl₂ single crystal. This ferromagnetic compound shows differentiated behavior among the members of the RAl₂ series due to the presence of spontaneous spin reorientation. We discussed this effect in order to establish a relationship between the two quantities studied. The calculations were performed using a self-consistent model based on a Hamiltonian containing exchange, Zeeman and crystal field terms. We found that the normalized relation {Δρ_mag} = (T/T_C)^m{ΔS_mag}, with m = 0.1 for the [100] and [110] directions matches satisfactorily the two quantities.     

钛合金中氢化物应力的再取向

在拉应力为50-200MPa和150-400℃温度循环条件下，研究了应力和温度循环次数对T225合金中氢化物再取向程度的影响．结果表明，随着应力的增大和温度循环次数的增加，T225合金中氢化物再取向的程度提高．氢化物发生再取向时的应力存在一个阈值，当应力低于这个阈值时，即使增加温度循环次数，氢化物再取向也不明显；当应力大于应力阈值时，氢化物应力再取向的程度与应力和温度循环次数的关系式为：Rσ=0．735exp[0．0167N^0.224（σ-σth^N）]．应力阈值随着温度循环次数的增加而降低，它们之间的关系为σth^N=101＋60exp（-0．2N）．