Magnetic signature of chiral phonons revealed by neutron spectroscopy in ferrimagnetic FeZnMoO

Bao, S.*; Liao, J.*; Huang, Z.*; Shangguan, Y.*; Ma, Z.*; Zhang, B.*; Cheng, S.*; Xu, H.*; Song, Z.*; Dong, S.*; et al.

Physical Review Letters, 136(9), p.096502_1 - 096502_8, 2026/03

https://doi.org/10.1103/pq5m-32wj

Lattice vibrations can carry angular momentum and magnetic moments under broken inversion or time-reversal symmetry, forming so-called chiral phonons. While such excitations have been explored in nonmagnetic systems via optical probes, their direct detection in magnetic materials and coupling to spin excitations remain largely unexplored. Here, using neutron spectroscopy, sensitive to both nuclear and magnetic scattering, we reveal the magnetic signature of chiral phonons in ferrimagnetic FeZnMoO with Curie temperature K. Below , we observe enhanced magnetic scattering of phonons at small momenta, arising from strong magnon-phonon coupling. In addition, out-of-plane intensity modulation, phonon mode splitting, and field-induced Zeeman shifts are observed, all closely associated with the ferrimagnetic order. These features vanish above , where phonon spectra are dominated by nuclear scattering. These observations demonstrate the existence of chiral phonons carrying substantial magnetic moments that directly contribute to magnetic scattering, and establish neutron spectroscopy as a powerful, momentum-resolved probe of their magnetic character.

Key role of temperature on delamination in solid-state additive manufacturing via supersonic impact

Wang, Q.*; Ma, N.*; Huang, W.*; Shi, J.*; Luo, X.-T.*; 冨高 宙*; 諸岡 聡; 渡邊 誠*

Materials Research Letters (Internet), 11(9), p.742 - 748, 2023/09

https://doi.org/10.1080/21663831.2023.2227221

Cold spray (CS) has emerged as a representative of solid-state additive manufacturing (AM) via supersonic impact. It enables a high deposition rate of solid-state microparticles. Delamination, however, tends to occur when depositing too thick; this remains to be conquered. Here, a CS-like process, warm spray (WS), was presented. Interestingly, it was found that the appropriate increase in particle temperature can effectively reduce the residual stress amplitude, relieving the concentrated tensile stress and safeguarding the additively manufactured components from interfacial delamination even when depositing too thick. The key role of temperature on delamination was identified in solid-state AM via supersonic impact.

DC transport in a dissipative superconducting quantum point contact

Visuri, A.-M.*; Mohan, J.*; 内野 瞬; Huang, M.-Z.*; Esslinger, T.*; Giamarchi, T.*

Physical Review Research (Internet), 5(3), p.033095_1 - 033095_11, 2023/08

https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevResearch.5.033095

粒子ロスのある量子ポイントコンタクト系のカレント・バイアス特性を研究する。Keldysh形式を採用し、チャンネルの透過率を変化させた場合のカレントを計算した。透過率の低い場合は、散逸により低バイアス領域でのカレントの増大、散逸に対する非単調性、輸送特性における新しい構造の出現が見られる。粒子ロスによる散逸の効果は、熱浴内の有限温度効果や非弾性散乱効果とは定性的に異なることがわかった。

Estimating fine melt pool, coarse melt pool, and heat affected zone effects on the strengths of additive manufactured AlSi10Mg alloys

Lam, T.-N.*; Lee, A.*; Chiu, Y.-R.*; Kuo, H.-F.*; 川崎 卓郎; Harjo, S.; Jain, J.*; Lee, S. Y.*; Huang, E.-W.*

Materials Science & Engineering A, 856, p.143961_1 - 143961_9, 2022/10

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.msea.2022.143961

Fine melt pool (FMP), coarse melt pool (CMP), and heat affected zone (HAZ) are generally observed in the additive manufactured AlSi10Mg alloys. In this study, we demonstrated that the yield strength can be estimated by the combination of the sizes and volume fractions of FMP, CMP, HAZ together with the second-phase hardening. Two different AlSi10Mg alloys fabricated via powder bed fusion (PBF) process were prepared to examine the lattice strain evolution of constituent phases during uniaxial tensile loading via in-situ neutron diffraction measurements. The horizontally-built (Hz-built) exhibited a much better yield and tensile strength as well as elongation compared to the vertically-built (Vt-built) AlSi10Mg alloy. We reported empirical strength quantification based on the sizes and ratios of fine melt pool (FMP), coarse melt pool (CMP), and heat affected zone (HAZ) together with the possible failure mode to prevent early fracture in the additive manufactured alloys.

Observation of momentum-dependent charge excitations in hole-doped cuprates using resonant inelastic X-ray scattering at the oxygen edge

石井 賢司*; 遠山 貴巳*; 浅野 駿*; 佐藤 研太朗*; 藤田 全基*; 脇本 秀一; 筒井 健二*; 曽田 繁利*; 宮脇 淳*; 丹羽 秀治*; et al.

Physical Review B, 96(11), p.115148_1 - 115148_8, 2017/09

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https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevB.96.115148

We investigate electronic excitations in La(Br,Sr)CuO using resonant inelastic X-ray scattering (RIXS) at the oxygen edge. We observed momentum-dependent spectral weight below 1 eV, which is consistent with theoretical calculation of the dynamical charge structure factor on oxygen orbitals in a three-band Hubbard model. Our results confirm that the momentum-dependent charge excitations exist on the order of the transfer energy (), and the broad spectral line shape indicates damped and incoherent character of the charge excitations at the energy range in the doped Mott insulators.

Confirmations of the synthesis of 113 produced by the Bi(Zn,n)113 reaction

森本 幸司*; 森田 浩介*; 加治 大哉*; 羽場 宏光*; 大関 和貴*; 工藤 祐生*; 佐藤 望; 住田 貴之*; 米田 晃*; 市川 隆敏*; et al.

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Bi(Zn,n)113反応による113番元素合成実験を、理化学研究所の気体充填型反跳分離装置GARISを用いて行った。その結果、113からの崩壊連鎖が2つ観測され、崩壊連鎖中の既知核BhとDbの性質が文献で報告されたものと一致していたことを、新たな原子核113及び崩壊娘核RgとMtの発見の根拠とした。しかしBhは既知核であるものの、崩壊特性は詳しく知られていなかったため、今回はCm(Na,5n)反応で直接Bhを合成し、その性質の調査を行った。本研究により、直接合成されたBhは113の崩壊連鎖中に観測されたBhと同様の性質を持つことが明らかになり、113の合成に成功したことをより強力に裏付けることができた。