Volume 68, Issue 22

1 December 2003

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RAPID COMMUNICATIONS

Structure, structural phase transitions, mechanical properties, defects, etc.

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Image reconstruction of nanostructured nonperiodic objects only from oversampled hard x-ray diffraction intensities

Yoshinori Nishino, Jianwei Miao, and Tetsuya Ishikawa

Phys. Rev. B 68, 220101(R) (2003) - Published 24 December, 2003

Magnetism

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Vectorial mapping of exchange anisotropy in IrMn/FeCo multilayers using the reversible susceptibility tensor

L. Spinu, Al. Stancu, Y. Kubota, G. Ju, and D. Weller

Phys. Rev. B 68, 220401(R) (2003) - Published 16 December, 2003

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Observation of spontaneous magnetization jumps in manganites

V. Hardy, A. Maignan, S. Hébert, C. Yaicle, C. Martin, M. Hervieu, M. R. Lees, G. Rowlands, D. Mc K. Paul, and B. Raveau

Phys. Rev. B 68, 220402(R) (2003) - Published 16 December, 2003

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Giant positive magnetoresistance in metallic ${VO}_{x}$ thin films

A. D. Rata, V. Kataev, D. Khomskii, and T. Hibma

Phys. Rev. B 68, 220403(R) (2003) - Published 17 December, 2003

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Dynamical susceptibility and magnetic-field effect at the quantum critical point in ${CeCu}_{6 - x} {Au}_{x}$ from Cu NQR-NMR relaxation

P. Carretta, M. Giovannini, M. Horvatić, N. Papinutto, and A. Rigamonti

Phys. Rev. B 68, 220404(R) (2003) - Published 23 December, 2003

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Singular Fermi liquid behavior in the underscreened Kondo model

P. Coleman and C. Pépin

Phys. Rev. B 68, 220405(R) (2003) - Published 24 December, 2003

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High-field magnetization study of the $S = \frac{1}{2}$ antiferromagnetic Heisenberg chain $[PM Cu ({NO}_{3})_{2} (H_{2} O)_{2}]_{n}$ with a field-induced gap

A. U. B. Wolter, H. Rakoto, M. Costes, A. Honecker, W. Brenig, A. Klümper, H.-H. Klauss, F. J. Litterst, R. Feyerherm, D. Jérome, and S. Süllow

Phys. Rev. B 68, 220406(R) (2003) - Published 31 December, 2003

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Photon-assisted tunneling in a ${Fe}_{8}$ single-molecule magnet

L. Sorace, W. Wernsdorfer, C. Thirion, A.-L. Barra, M. Pacchioni, D. Mailly, and B. Barbara

Phys. Rev. B 68, 220407(R) (2003) - Published 31 December, 2003

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Structure and properties of the integer-spin frustrated antiferromagnet ${GeNi}_{2} O_{4}$

M. K. Crawford, R. L. Harlow, P. L. Lee, Y. Zhang, J. Hormadaly, R. Flippen, Q. Huang, J. W. Lynn, R. Stevens, B. F. Woodfield, J. Boerio-Goates, and R. A. Fisher

Phys. Rev. B 68, 220408(R) (2003) - Published 31 December, 2003

Superfluidity and superconductivity

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Quasiclassical fluctuations of the superconductor proximity gap in a chaotic system

M. C. Goorden, Ph. Jacquod, and C. W. J. Beenakker

Phys. Rev. B 68, 220501(R) (2003) - Published 12 December, 2003

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Vortex-glass order in strongly type-II superconductors

Hikaru Kawamura

Phys. Rev. B 68, 220502(R) (2003) - Published 16 December, 2003

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Influence of the pseudogap on the thermal conductivity and the Lorenz number of ${YBa}_{2} {Cu}_{3} O_{x}$ above $T_{c}$

H. Minami, V. W. Wittorff, E. A. Yelland, J. R. Cooper, Chen Changkang, and J. W. Hodby

Phys. Rev. B 68, 220503(R) (2003) - Published 16 December, 2003

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Superconductivity near the vibrational-mode instability in ${MgCNi}_{3}$

A. Yu. Ignatov, S. Y. Savrasov, and T. A. Tyson

Phys. Rev. B 68, 220504(R) (2003) - Published 23 December, 2003

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Collective modes and quasiparticle interference on the local density of states of cuprate superconductors

C.-T. Chen and N.-C. Yeh

Phys. Rev. B 68, 220505(R) (2003) - Published 23 December, 2003

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Site-selective oxygen isotope effect on the magnetic-field penetration depth in underdoped $Y_{0.6} \Pr_{0.4} {Ba}_{2} {Cu}_{3} O_{7 - δ}$

R. Khasanov, A. Shengelaya, E. Morenzoni, M. Angst, K. Conder, I. M. Savić, D. Lampakis, E. Liarokapis, A. Tatsi, and H. Keller

Phys. Rev. B 68, 220506(R) (2003) - Published 23 December, 2003

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Electron-phonon vertex in the two-dimensional one-band Hubbard model

Z. B. Huang, W. Hanke, E. Arrigoni, and D. J. Scalapino

Phys. Rev. B 68, 220507(R) (2003) - Published 24 December, 2003

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Spatial symmetry of the superconducting gap of ${YBa}_{2} {Cu}_{3} O_{7 - δ}$ obtained from femtosecond spectroscopy

C. W. Luo, M. H. Chen, S. P. Chen, K. H. Wu, J. Y. Juang, J.-Y. Lin, T. M. Uen, and Y. S. Gou

Phys. Rev. B 68, 220508(R) (2003) - Published 31 December, 2003

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Anharmonic phonon frequency shift in ${MgB}_{2}$

Michele Lazzeri, Matteo Calandra, and Francesco Mauri

Phys. Rev. B 68, 220509(R) (2003) - Published 31 December, 2003

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Vibrational properties of hexagonal LiBC: Infrared and Raman spectroscopy

J. Hlinka, V. Železný, I. Gregora, J. Pokorný, A. M. Fogg, J. B. Claridge, G. R. Darling, and M. J. Rosseinsky

Phys. Rev. B 68, 220510(R) (2003) - Published 31 December, 2003

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Atomic and electronic structures of the high-pressure superconductor $β^{'} - (BEDT - TTF)_{2} {ICl}_{2} :$ A first-principles study of the pressure effects

Tsuyoshi Miyazaki and Hiori Kino

Phys. Rev. B 68, 220511(R) (2003) - Published 31 December, 2003

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Disorder-induced collapse of the electron-phonon coupling in ${MgB}_{2}$ observed by Raman spectroscopy

K. A. Yates, Burnell, N. A. Stelmashenko, D.-J. Kang, H. N. Lee, B. Oh, and M. G. Blamire

Phys. Rev. B 68, 220512(R) (2003) - Published 31 December, 2003

ARTICLES

Structure, structural phase transitions, mechanical properties, defects, etc.

Atomistic simulations of kinks in $1 / 2 a 〈 111 〉$ screw dislocations in bcc tantalum

Guofeng Wang, Alejandro Strachan, Tahir Çağın, and William A. Goddard, III

Phys. Rev. B 68, 224101 (2003) - Published 5 December, 2003

Slow removal of vacancies in $B 2 - {Ni}_{52} {Al}_{48}$ upon long-term low-temperature annealing

X. Y. Zhang, W. Sprengel, K. J. Reichle, K. Blaurock, R. Henes, and H.-E. Schaefer

Phys. Rev. B 68, 224102 (2003) - Published 9 December, 2003

Dielectric, ferroelectric, magnetic, and magnetoelectric properties of multiferroic laminated composites

N. Cai, J. Zhai, C.-W. Nan, Y. Lin, and Z. Shi

Phys. Rev. B 68, 224103 (2003) - Published 10 December, 2003

Simulations of cubic-tetragonal ferroelastics

A. E. Jacobs, S. H. Curnoe, and R. C. Desai

Phys. Rev. B 68, 224104 (2003) - Published 11 December, 2003

Electronic structure of a neutral oxygen vacancy in ${SrTiO}_{3}$

Davide Ricci, Giuseppe Bano, Gianfranco Pacchioni, and Francesc Illas

Phys. Rev. B 68, 224105 (2003) - Published 11 December, 2003

Structure of liquid GaSb at pressures up to 20 GPa

T. Hattori, K. Tsuji, N. Taga, Y. Takasugi, and T. Mori

Phys. Rev. B 68, 224106 (2003) - Published 12 December, 2003

Electronic structure calculations of intrinsic and extrinsic hydrogen point defects in ${KH}_{2} {PO}_{4}$

C. S. Liu, Q. Zhang, Nicholas Kioussis, S. G. Demos, and H. B. Radousky

Phys. Rev. B 68, 224107 (2003) - Published 12 December, 2003

Structural modulation, hole distribution, and hole-ordered structure of the incommensurate composite crystal $({Sr}_{2} {Cu}_{2} O_{3})_{0.70} {CuO}_{2}$

Y. Gotoh, I. Yamaguchi, Y. Takahashi, J. Akimoto, M. Goto, M. Onoda, H. Fujino, T. Nagata, and J. Akimitsu

Phys. Rev. B 68, 224108 (2003) - Published 15 December, 2003

Width of the critical region at incommensurate phase transitions

J. M. Wesselinowa, D. Michel, H. Braeter, N. M. Plakida, J. Petersson, and G. Völkel

Phys. Rev. B 68, 224109 (2003) - Published 15 December, 2003

Bulk and surface premelting phenomena in $α$ -gallium

A. Rühm, H. Reichert, W. Donner, H. Dosch, Ch. Grütter, and J. Bilgram

Phys. Rev. B 68, 224110 (2003) - Published 30 December, 2003

Movement of interstitial clusters in stress gradients of grain boundaries

M. Samaras, P. M. Derlet, H. Van Swygenhoven, and M. Victoria

Phys. Rev. B 68, 224111 (2003) - Published 30 December, 2003

Theoretical investigation of the solubility in ${(M}_{x} M_{2 - x}^{'}) AlC$ $(M$ and $M^{'} = Ti, V, C r)$

Zhimei Sun, Rajeev Ahuja, and Jochen M. Schneider

Phys. Rev. B 68, 224112 (2003) - Published 31 December, 2003

Atomic environment of Fe following high-temperature implantation in InP

T. Cesca, A. Gasparotto, G. Mattei, V. Rampazzo, F. Boscherini, B. Fraboni, F. Priolo, G. Ciatto, F. D’Acapito, and C. Bocchi

Phys. Rev. B 68, 224113 (2003) - Published 31 December, 2003

Inhomogeneous, disordered, and partially ordered systems

Structure formation, melting, and optical properties of gold/DNA nanocomposites: Effects of relaxation time

Sung Yong Park and D. Stroud

Phys. Rev. B 68, 224201 (2003) - Published 10 December, 2003

ac relaxation in silver vanadate glasses

S. Bhattacharya and A. Ghosh

Phys. Rev. B 68, 224202 (2003) - Published 11 December, 2003

Origin of the complex wetting behavior in Co-Pt alloys

Y. Le Bouar, A. Loiseau, and A. Finel

Phys. Rev. B 68, 224203 (2003) - Published 18 December, 2003

Overlapping solid solubility in mechanically alloyed Fe-Ni and Fe-Cu

P. J. Schilling, V. Palshin, R. C. Tittsworth, J. H. He, and E. Ma

Phys. Rev. B 68, 224204 (2003) - Published 31 December, 2003

Dynamics, dynamical systems, lattice effects, quantum solids, etc.

Collective rotational tunneling of methyl groups and quantum solitons in 4-methylpyridine: Neutron scattering studies of single crystals

François Fillaux, Béatrice Nicolaï, Werner Paulus, Erika Kaiser-Morris, and Alain Cousson

Phys. Rev. B 68, 224301 (2003) - Published 9 December, 2003

Phonon properties of the spinel oxide ${MgTi}_{2} O_{4}$ with the $S = 1 / 2$ pyrochlore lattice

Z. V. Popović, G. De Marzi, M. J. Konstantinović, A. Cantarero, Z. Dohčević-Mitrović, M. Isobe, and Y. Ueda

Phys. Rev. B 68, 224302 (2003) - Published 10 December, 2003

Atomic vibration amplitudes in fcc and hcp $^{4} He$ through x-ray diffraction measurements

C. T. Venkataraman and R. O. Simmons

Phys. Rev. B 68, 224303 (2003) - Published 11 December, 2003

Vibrational and quasiharmonic thermal properties of CaO under pressure

Bijaya B. Karki and Renata M. Wentzcovitch

Phys. Rev. B 68, 224304 (2003) - Published 11 December, 2003

Raman scattering investigation of $R B_{6}$ $(R = Ca,$ La, Ce, Pr, Sm, Gd, Dy, and Yb)

Norio Ogita, Shinji Nagai, Naoki Okamoto, Masayuki Udagawa, Fumitoshi Iga, Masafumi Sera, Jun Akimitsu, and Satoru Kunii

Phys. Rev. B 68, 224305 (2003) - Published 30 December, 2003

Thermal diffusivity and nonradiative relaxation rate of the $Q_{1} (0) + S_{2} (0)$ transition in solid parahydrogen measured by transient thermal lensing spectroscopy

A. Koreeda, T. Sonehara, S. Ohno, Y. Okada, and S. Saikan

Phys. Rev. B 68, 224306 (2003) - Published 31 December, 2003

First-principles study on the energetics and vibrational properties of the $S_{2}^{-}$ impurity in alkali-halide crystals

Kazume Nishidate, Mamoru Baba, Sarjono, Masayuki Hasegawa, Kiyoshi Nishikawa, I. Sokolska, and W. Ryba-Romanowski

Phys. Rev. B 68, 224307 (2003) - Published 31 December, 2003

Magnetism

Phonon density of states in ${Sr}_{2} {FeCoO}_{6 - δ}$ and ${BaSrFeCoO}_{6 - δ} :$ Effects induced by magnetic order and transport coherence

A. I. Rykov, K. Nomura, Ts. Sawada, T. Mitsui, M. Seto, T. Tamegai, and M. Tokunaga

Phys. Rev. B 68, 224401 (2003) - Published 1 December, 2003

Arrhenius Monte Carlo study of two-step spin crossover: Equilibrium and relaxation paths

Masamichi Nishino, Kamel Boukheddaden, Seiji Miyashita, and François Varret

Phys. Rev. B 68, 224402 (2003) - Published 2 December, 2003

Gilbert damping in ferromagnetic films due to adjacent normal-metal layers

E. Šimánek

Phys. Rev. B 68, 224403 (2003) - Published 2 December, 2003

Energy exponents and corrections to scaling in Ising spin glasses

J.-P. Bouchaud, F. Krzakala, and O. C. Martin

Phys. Rev. B 68, 224404 (2003) - Published 3 December, 2003

Multicritical points in the mixed ferromagnetic-ferrimagnetic ternary alloy with a single-ion anisotropy

A. Bobák, F. O. Abubrig, and T. Balcerzak

Phys. Rev. B 68, 224405 (2003) - Published 4 December, 2003

Unified approach for the estimate of effective magnetostriction of composites and polycrystals with particulate and columnar microstructures

Tungyang Chen, Ce-Wen Nan, George J. Weng, and Gao-Xuan Chen

Phys. Rev. B 68, 224406 (2003) - Published 5 December, 2003

Lattice constant dependence of magnetic properties in bcc and fcc ${Fe}_{x} {Mn}_{1 - x}$ alloys

C. Jing, S. X. Cao, and J. C. Zhang

Phys. Rev. B 68, 224407 (2003) - Published 8 December, 2003

Geometry of large-scale low-energy excitations in the one-dimensional Ising spin glass with power-law interactions

Helmut G. Katzgraber and A. P. Young

Phys. Rev. B 68, 224408 (2003) - Published 8 December, 2003

X-ray resonant magnetic scattering from structurally and magnetically rough interfaces in multilayered systems. I. Specular reflectivity

D. R. Lee, S. K. Sinha, D. Haskel, Y. Choi, J. C. Lang, S. A. Stepanov, and G. Srajer

Phys. Rev. B 68, 224409 (2003) - Published 10 December, 2003

X-ray resonant magnetic scattering from structurally and magnetically rough interfaces in multilayered systems. II. Diffuse scattering

D. R. Lee, S. K. Sinha, C. S. Nelson, J. C. Lang, C. T. Venkataraman, G. Srajer, and R. M. Osgood, III

Phys. Rev. B 68, 224410 (2003) - Published 10 December, 2003

Metastability and compensation temperatures for a mixed Ising ferrimagnetic system

E. Machado and G. M. Buendía

Phys. Rev. B 68, 224411 (2003) - Published 10 December, 2003

Neutron scattering evidence for magnetic-field-driven abrupt magnetic and structural transitions in a phase-separated manganite

C. Yaicle, C. Martin, Z. Jirak, F. Fauth, G. André, E. Suard, A. Maignan, V. Hardy, R. Retoux, M. Hervieu, S. Hébert, B. Raveau, Ch. Simon, D. Saurel, A. Brûlet, and F. Bourée

Phys. Rev. B 68, 224412 (2003) - Published 11 December, 2003

Time-dependent spintronic transport and current-induced spin transfer torque in magnetic tunnel junctions

Zhen-Gang Zhu, Gang Su, Qing-Rong Zheng, and Biao Jin

Phys. Rev. B 68, 224413 (2003) - Published 15 December, 2003

Local spin dynamics of magnetic moments on metal surfaces

R. B. Muniz and D. L. Mills

Phys. Rev. B 68, 224414 (2003) - Published 15 December, 2003

Relevance of space anisotropy in the critical behavior of m-axial Lifshitz points

H. W. Diehl, M. A. Shpot, and R. K. P. Zia

Phys. Rev. B 68, 224415 (2003) - Published 17 December, 2003

Static impurities in the $S = 1 / 2$ kagome lattice: Dimer freezing and mutual repulsion

S. Dommange, M. Mambrini, B. Normand, and F. Mila

Phys. Rev. B 68, 224416 (2003) - Published 17 December, 2003

Magnetization steps in a diluted Heisenberg antiferromagnetic chain: Theory and experiments on $({CH}_{3})_{4} {NMn}_{x} {Cd}_{1 - x} {Cl}_{3}$

A. Paduan-Filho, N. F. Oliveira, Jr., V. Bindilatti, S. Foner, and Y. Shapira

Phys. Rev. B 68, 224417 (2003) - Published 18 December, 2003

ac magnetic behavior of large-grain magnetoresistive ${La}_{0.78} {Ca}_{0.22} {Mn}_{0.90} O_{x}$ materials

Ph. Vanderbemden, B. Vertruyen, A. Rulmont, R. Cloots, G. Dhalenne, and M. Ausloos

Phys. Rev. B 68, 224418 (2003) - Published 19 December, 2003

Stress oscillations and surface alloy formation during the growth of FeMn on Cu(001)

Wei Pan, Dirk Sander, Minn-Tsong Lin, and Jürgen Kirschner

Phys. Rev. B 68, 224419 (2003) - Published 19 December, 2003

Effect of short-range magnetic ordering on electron energy-loss spectra in spinels

D. W. McComb, A. J. Craven, L. Chioncel, A. I. Lichtenstein, and F. T. Docherty

Phys. Rev. B 68, 224420 (2003) - Published 22 December, 2003

Onset of antiferromagnetism in ${UPt}_{3}$ via Th substitution studied by muon spin spectroscopy

M. J. Graf, A. de Visser, C. P. Opeil, J. C. Cooley, J. L. Smith, A. Amato, C. Baines, F. Gygax, and A. Schenck

Phys. Rev. B 68, 224421 (2003) - Published 22 December, 2003

Fractional $S^{z}$ excitation and its bound state around the 1/3 plateau of the $S = 1 / 2$ Ising-like zigzag $XXZ$ chain

Kouichi Okunishi and Takashi Tonegawa

Phys. Rev. B 68, 224422 (2003) - Published 23 December, 2003

Perpendicular giant magnetoresistance and magnetic switching properties of a single spin valve with a synthetic antiferromagnet as a free layer

Y. Jiang, S. Abe, T. Nozaki, N. Tezuka, and K. Inomata

Phys. Rev. B 68, 224426 (2003) - Published 24 December, 2003

Spin-glass transition in a model magnetic fluid: Electron spin resonance investigation of ${Mn}_{0.5} {Zn}_{0.5} {Fe}_{2} O_{4}$ nanoparticles dispersed in kerosene

R. V. Upadhyay, Kinnari Parekh, and R. V. Mehta

Phys. Rev. B 68, 224434 (2003) - Published 30 December, 2003

Self-heating effects on the transition to a highly dissipative state at high current density in superconducting ${YBa}_{2} {Cu}_{3} O_{7 - δ}$ thin films

J. Viña, M. T. González, M. Ruibal, S. R. Currás, J. A. Veira, J. Maza, and F. Vidal

Phys. Rev. B 68, 224506 (2003) - Published 11 December, 2003

Superconducting critical temperature and the isotope exponent versus total electron concentration for two-band superconductors: Effect of the band structure

J. J. Rodríguez-Núñez and A. A. Schmidt

Phys. Rev. B 68, 224512 (2003) - Published 15 December, 2003

Simulations of experimental conductance spectra of ${YBa}_{2} {Cu}_{3} O_{y}$ junctions: Role of a long d-wave decay length and a small $is$ component in the pair potential near the interface

I. Lubimova and G. Koren

Phys. Rev. B 68, 224519 (2003) - Published 31 December, 2003

Energetics and possible formation and decay mechanisms of vortices in helium nanodroplets

Kevin K. Lehmann and Roman Schmied

Phys. Rev. B 68, 224520 (2003) - Published 31 December, 2003

COMMENTS

Comment on $“ c$ -axis Josephson tunneling in $d_{x^{2} - y^{2}}$ -wave superconductors”

G. B. Arnold, R. A. Klemm, W. Körner, and K. Scharnberg

Phys. Rev. B 68, 226501 (2003) - Published 18 December, 2003

Reply to “Comment on $‘ c$ -axis Josephson tunneling in $d_{x^{2} - y^{2}}$ -wave superconductors’ ”

Kazumi Maki and Stephan Haas

Phys. Rev. B 68, 226502 (2003) - Published 18 December, 2003

ERRATA

Erratum: Comment on “Possible observation of a glassy ferroelectric: ${Bi}_{1.8} {Pb}_{0.3} {Sr}_{2} {Ca}_{2} {Cu}_{2.8} K_{0.2} O_{z} ”$ [Phys. Rev. B 68, 016101 (2003)]

Soma Mukherjee, B. K. Chaudhuri, and H. Sakata

Phys. Rev. B 68, 229901 (2003) - Published 19 December, 2003