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Fukada, Yukimasa*; Fukuyama, Ryota*; Fujiwara, Kosuke*; Yoshii, Kenji; Shigematsu, Kei*; Azuma, Masaki*; Ikeda, Naoshi*
Journal of the Physical Society of Japan, 90(2), p.024710_1 - 024710_6, 2021/02
Times Cited Count:2 Percentile:25.15(Physics, Multidisciplinary)We report an analysis of the dielectric glasslike state of the spin- and charge-ordered system LuFeO, which has structural and physical properties analogous to those of the electronic ferroelectrics FeO (: rare earth). Aging and memory effects of resistivity were found in the electric impedance response. We performed a numerical analysis with equivalent electric circuits that have a logarithmic Gaussian distribution of resistance and capacitance. The distribution parameters well explained the glassy nature of the electric and dielectric properties between 100 and 200 K and the distribution variations of charge- and magnetic-ordered domains underlying the glass nature.
Unno, Masayoshi*; Ishikawa, Kumiko*; Kusaka, Katsuhiro*; Tamada, Taro; Hagiwara, Yoshinori*; Sugishima, Masakazu*; Wada, Kei*; Yamada, Taro*; Tomoyori, Katsuaki; Hosoya, Takaaki*; et al.
Journal of the American Chemical Society, 137(16), p.5452 - 5460, 2015/04
Times Cited Count:28 Percentile:62.94(Chemistry, Multidisciplinary)Phycocyanobilin, a light-harvesting and photoreceptor pigment in higher plants, algae, and cyanobacteria, is synthesized from biliverdin IX (BV) by phycocyanobilin:ferredoxin oxidoreductase (PcyA) via two steps of two-proton-coupled two-electron reduction. We determined the neutron structure of PcyA from cyanobacteria complexed with BV, revealing the exact location of the hydrogen atoms involved in catalysis. Notably, approximately half of the BV bound to PcyA was BVH, a state in which all four pyrrole nitrogen atoms were protonated. The protonation states of BV complemented the protonation of adjacent Asp105. The "axial "water molecule that interacts with the neutral pyrrole nitrogen of the A-ring was identified. His88 N was protonated to form a hydrogen bond with the lactam O atom of the BV A-ring. His88 and His74 were linked by hydrogen bonds via HO. These results imply that Asp105, His88, and the axial water molecule contribute to proton transfer during PcyA catalysis.
Yoshii, Kenji; Ikeda, Naoshi*; Fukuyama, Ryota*; Nagata, Tomoko*; Kambe, Takashi*; Yoneda, Yasuhiro; Fukuda, Tatsuo; Mori, Shigeo*
Solid State Communications, 173, p.34 - 37, 2013/11
Times Cited Count:4 Percentile:19.58(Physics, Condensed Matter)We have investigated the magnetic properties of RFeO (R=Yb and Lu), which belongs to the homologous family of electronic ferroelectric RFeO. Magnetization measurements show ferrimagnetic ordering at the Neel temperature (T) of about 270 K, which is slightly higher than that of RFeO (T about 230-250 K). Observation of spin glass and exchange bias shows a coexistence of ferromagnetic and antiferromagneticinteractions, similarly to RFeO. This situation gives rise to a complex magnetic change and a broad peak of magnetic entropy change. Some characteristics, such as refrigeration temperatures higher than in RFeO, seem to offer a possibility of this system to applications.
Yoshii, Kenji; Ikeda, Naoshi*; Nishihata, Yasuo; Maeda, Daisuke*; Fukuyama, Ryota*; Nagata, Tomoko*; Kano, Jun*; Kambe, Takashi*; Horibe, Yoichi*; Mori, Shigeo*
Journal of the Physical Society of Japan, 81(3), p.033704_1 - 033704_4, 2012/03
Times Cited Count:10 Percentile:54.68(Physics, Multidisciplinary)Exchange bias (EB) behavior has been observed for multiferroic FeO (=Y, Er, Tm, Yb, Lu and In). The materials with the small ions (=Tm, Yb, Lu and In) exhibit large EB fields ( 1 kOe) below 100-150 K. This property is rooted in a magnetically glassy state, arising from the competition between ferro- and antiferromagnetic domain interactions. In addition, the exchange bias field tends to be more enhanced for smaller ions. Hence, the EB is controlled by the substitution at the -site in this series.
Fukunaga, Masanori; Yoneda, Yasuhiro; Fukuyama, Ryota*; Saito, Hiroyuki; Ikeda, Naoshi*; Katayama, Yoshinori
Transactions of the Materials Research Society of Japan, 35(1), p.111 - 114, 2010/03
High-pressure synthesis of bismuth based perovskite (BiNaLi)TiO (BNLT) (=0.1, 0.15, 0.2, 0.25, 0.4, 0.5) was demonstrated. Single phase BNLTs with perovskite structure were successfully synthesized for 0.1 by the solid state reaction method. The solid phase reaction occurred in the pressure range of 6-10 GPa, and in the temperature range of 800-1200 C. Two thermal anomalies were observed in single phase perovskite BNLT (=0.1) as well as (Bi,Na)TiO. The cusp like anomaly at 210 C was assigned to a rhombohedral-tetragonal structural phase transition. The finished products of 0.2 included three kinds of impurities, which were affected by the selection of starting materials.
Yoshii, Kenji; Ikeda, Naoshi*; Fukuyama, Ryota*; Nagata, Tomoko*; Kambe, Takashi*; Yoneda, Yasuhiro; Fukuda, Tatsuo; Mori, Shigeo*
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The rare-earth iron oxides RFeO (R=Yb and Lu) are materials closely related to a multiferroic system RFeO, which shows a new type of ferroelectiricy (i.e., electronic ferroelectiricy) at 330 K owing to real-space charge ordering of Fe ions. In this work, we have investigated detailed magnetic properties of a single crystalline LuFeO. It was found that this oxide shows the magnetic transition temperature of 270 K, which is higher than that of the corresponding RFeO (LuFeO), 240-250 K. AC magnetic susceptibility measurements exhibited spin-glass behavior at around the magnetic transition temperature. In addition, exchange bias and magnetocaloric effect were observed at low temperatures, similarly to RFeO. These phenomena are explained in connection with several factors, such as a coexistence of ferromagnetic and antiferromagnetic interactions between Fe ions.
Fukada, Yukimasa*; Yoshii, Kenji; Fujiwara, Kosuke*; Fukuyama, Ryota*; Ikeda, Naoshi*
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Kuroda, Tomoko*; Fukuyama, Ryota*; Kitamura, Satoshi*; Matsuo, Yoji*; Ikeda, Naoshi*; Kambe, Takashi*; Agui, Akane; Kimizuka, Noboru*
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Maeda, Daisuke*; Fukuyama, Ryota*; Kitamura, Satoshi*; Funae, Takeshi*; Matsuo, Yoji*; Ikeda, Naoshi*; Kambe, Takashi*; Kimizuka, Noboru*; Yoshii, Kenji
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We have investigated the successive phase transition in YFeO, which shows charge-ordering-induced ferroelectricity below about 330 K. This material has been reported to show complex phase transitions below 330 K. In this work we have studied the structure and physical properties of YFeO synthesized in a variety of preparation conditions, and have found that slight changes of the conditions led to drastic alternations of physical properties. Details of the results will be shown at the conference.
Fukuyama, Ryota*; Yoshii, Kenji; Kuroda, Tomoko*; Kitamura, Satoshi*; Funae, Takeshi*; Matsuo, Yoji*; Ikeda, Naoshi*; Kimizuka, Noboru*; Kambe, Takashi*
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We have investigated the physical properties of LuFeO, which has a related structure to the electronic ferroelectric RFeO (R: rare earths). Magnetic measurements showed that its magnetic transition temperature was about 260-270 K. Dielectric measurements showed that dielectric constants at room temperature were about 10000. This material also showed a magneto-dielectric effect at around room temperature, a result which is interesting from the viewpoints of both fundamental and applied science.
Fukada, Yukimasa*; Fukuyama, Ryota*; Fujiwara, Kosuke*; Yoshii, Kenji; Ikeda, Naoshi*
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