Literature Digest (May 2010)

Now I am posting all papers in one article to facilitate search.

[nano] Graphene-like silicon nanoribbons on Ag(110): A possible formation of silicene
Appl. Phys. Lett. 96, 183102 (2010); doi:10.1063/1.3419932

[proposal] In search of the elusive lossless metal
J. B. Khurgin and G. Sun
Appl. Phys. Lett. 96, 181102 (2010)

[physical computing with molecules] Ultrafast Fourier Transform with a Femtosecond-Laser-Driven Molecule

Kouichi Hosaka, Hiroyuki Shimada, Hisashi Chiba, Hiroyuki Katsuki, Yoshiaki Teranishi, Yukiyoshi Ohtsuki, and Kenji Ohmori

See accompanying Viewpoint: Physics

[AMO--MOT] Observation of a Cooperative Radiation Force in the Presence of Disorder PRL 104, 183602 (2010)

[quantum] Ultimate On-Chip Quantum Amplifier Phys. Rev. Lett. 104, 183603 (2010)

[graphene] Conductance Fluctuations and Field Asymmetry of Rectification in Graphene PRL 104, 186802 (2010)

[General] [quantum/AMO/NEMS] Fundamental physics: Ion trap sets force record
Phys. Rev. Lett. 104, 143002 (2010)
http://arxiv.org/abs/1004.0780 (2010)

[nano] Scanning probe microscopy: Move an atom and watch its spin flip
http://www.nature.com/nnano/journal/v5/n5/full/nnano.2010.94.html
Imaging and manipulating the spin direction of individual atoms
http://www.nature.com/nnano/journal/v5/n5/full/nnano.2010.94.html

[graphene] Facile synthesis of high-quality graphene nanoribbons
http://www.nature.com/nnano/journal/v5/n5/full/nnano.2010.54.html

[nano] Optical heating and rapid transformation of functionalized fullerenes http://www.nature.com/nnano/journal/v5/n5/full/nnano.2010.35.html
{how do CW laser burn few layer graphene-- check by Raman}

[cold atoms] The Equation of State of a Low-Temperature Fermi Gas with Tunable Interactions
http://www.sciencemag.org/cgi/content/abstract/328/5979/729

[nanofab beating EBL] Nanoscale Three-Dimensional Patterning of Molecular Resists by Scanning Probes
A molecular glass can be patterned to dimensions of tens of nanometers with a heated scanning probe tip.
http://www.sciencemag.org/cgi/content/abstract/328/5979/732

[nano-STM -electromigration] Visualizing electron scattering force in nanostructures:
http://www.sciencemag.org/cgi/reprint/328/5979/736.pdf

[general] Hydrogen vehicles: http://www.nature.com/news/2010/100429/full/4641262a.html

[nano-thermal] Precise control of thermal conductivity at the nanoscale through individual phonon-scattering barriers
http://www.nature.com/nmat/journal/vaop/ncurrent/pdf/nmat2752.pdf

[nano] Hybrid superconductor-semiconductor devices made from self-assembled SiGe nanocrystals on silicon
Nature Nanotechnology doi: 10.1038/nnano.2010.84 Full Text

[carbon-hydro-superconductor] Superconductivity in alkali-metal-doped picene
http://www.nature.com/nature/journal/v464/n7285/full/nature08859.html

[noise thermometry] Suppression of Density Fluctuations in a Quantum Degenerate Fermi Gas
http://arxiv.org/PS_cache/arxiv/pdf/1005/1005.1309v1.pdf

[2DES] Evidence of gate-tunable topological excitations in two-dimensional
electron systems
http://arxiv.org/PS_cache/arxiv/pdf/1005/1005.1379v1.pdf

[graphene/synthesis] Graphene synthesis by chemical vapor deposition and transfer by a
roll-to-roll process
http://arxiv.org/abs/1005.1510

[AMO-CMP] Between a metal and an insulator: the critical state of the Anderson
transition
http://arxiv.org/abs/1005.1540

[nano/optics] Optical nanoprobing via spin-orbit interaction of light
http://arxiv.org/PS_cache/arxiv/pdf/1001/1001.4153v2.pdf

[AMO-polar] Photoelectron angular distributions from strong-field ionization of oriented molecules
http://www.nature.com/nphys/journal/vaop/ncurrent/full/nphys1666.htmlC]

[AMO-BEC] Inducing Transport in a Dissipation-Free Lattice with Super Bloch Oscillations

[QC] Entangling Remote Nuclear Spins Linked by a Chromophore

[phys] Constraining the Evolution of the Fundamental Constants with a Solid-State Optical Frequency Reference Based on the ²²⁹Th Nucleus

[AMO] Optical Interface Created by Laser-Cooled Atoms Trapped in the Evanescent Field Surrounding an Optical Nanofiber

[nano] Direct Observation of Electron Dephasing due to Inelastic Scattering from Defects in Weakly Disordered AuPd Wires

[optics/general] Laser-induced water condensation in air
http://www.nature.com/nphoton/journal/vaop/ncurrent/abs/nphoton.2010.115.html

[thermal/nano] Precise control of thermal conductivity at the nanoscale through individual phonon-scattering barriers G. Pernot et al.
Nature Materials doi: 10.1038/nmat2752

[CMP] Signature of magnetic monopole and Dirac string dynamics in spin ice: http://www.nature.com/nphys/journal/v5/n4/abs/nphys1227.html

[graphene] Modification of Electronic Properties of Graphene with Self-Assembled Monolayers
http://pubs.acs.org/doi/abs/10.1021/nl100587e

[CMP/TI] Simultaneous measurement of circular dichroism and Faraday rotation
at terahertz frequencies using heterodyne detection [includes discussion of topological insulator]
http://arxiv.org/PS_cache/arxiv/pdf/1005/1005.5196v1.pdf

[thermal] Scaling Laws and Mesoscopic Modeling of Thermal Conductivity in Carbon Nanotube Materials
http://prl.aps.org/abstract/PRL/v104/i21/e215902

[AMO] All-Optical Molecular Orientation
http://prl.aps.org/pdf/PRL/v104/i21/e213901