Volume 71, Issue 14

1 April 2005

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RAPID COMMUNICATIONS

Inhomogeneous, disordered, and partially ordered systems

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Analytical correlation correction of the chemical potential of solid solutions

A. Udyansky, V. N. Bugaev, W. Schweika, O. Shchyglo, H. Reichert, and H. Dosch

Phys. Rev. B 71, 140201(R) (2005) - Published 28 April, 2005

Dynamics, dynamical systems, lattice effects, quantum solids

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Negative thermal expansion and low-frequency modes in cyanide-bridged framework materials

Andrew L. Goodwin and Cameron J. Kepert

Phys. Rev. B 71, 140301(R) (2005) - Published 21 April, 2005

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Strongly decoupled europium and iron vibrational modes in filled skutterudites

Gary J. Long, Raphaël P. Hermann, Fernande Grandjean, Ercan E. Alp, Wolfgang Sturhahn, Charles E. Johnson, Dennis E. Brown, Olaf Leupold, and Rudolf Rüffer

Phys. Rev. B 71, 140302(R) (2005) - Published 22 April, 2005

Magnetism

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Coherent nuclear resonant scattering by ${}^{61}{Ni}$ using the nuclear lighthouse effect

T. Roth, O. Leupold, H.-C. Wille, R. Rüffer, K. W. Quast, R. Röhlsberger, and E. Burkel

Phys. Rev. B 71, 140401(R) (2005) - Published 12 April, 2005

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Helicoidal magnetic order in the spin-chain compound ${NaCu}_{2} O_{2}$

L. Capogna, M. Mayr, P. Horsch, M. Raichle, R. K. Kremer, M. Sofin, A. Maljuk, M. Jansen, and B. Keimer

Phys. Rev. B 71, 140402(R) (2005) - Published 20 April, 2005

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Bipolar high-field excitations in $Co ∕ Cu ∕ Co$ nanopillars

B. Özyilmaz, A. D. Kent, M. J. Rooks, and J. Z. Sun

Phys. Rev. B 71, 140403(R) (2005) - Published 21 April, 2005

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Microscopic theory of multipole ordering in $Np O_{2}$

Katsunori Kubo and Takashi Hotta

Phys. Rev. B 71, 140404(R) (2005) - Published 29 April, 2005

Superfluidity and superconductivity

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Quantum imaging and selection rules in triangular quantum corrals

Nikolaos A. Stavropoulos and Dirk K. Morr

Phys. Rev. B 71, 140501(R) (2005) - Published 6 April, 2005

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Vortex-state-dependent phase boundary in mesoscopic superconducting disks

B. J. Baelus, A. Kanda, F. M. Peeters, Y. Ootuka, and K. Kadowaki

Phys. Rev. B 71, 140502(R) (2005) - Published 8 April, 2005

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Suppression of magnetic relaxation processes in melt-textured $Y {Ba}_{2} {Cu}_{3} O_{x}$ superconductors by a transverse ac magnetic field

L. M. Fisher, A. V. Kalinov, I. F. Voloshin, and V. A. Yampol’skii

Phys. Rev. B 71, 140503(R) (2005) - Published 12 April, 2005

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Role of charge-density-wave fluctuations on the spectral function in a metallic charge-density-wave system

T. Yokoya, T. Kiss, A. Chainani, S. Shin, and K. Yamaya

Phys. Rev. B 71, 140504(R) (2005) - Published 14 April, 2005

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Quantum nondemolition charge measurement of a Josephson qubit

M. H. S. Amin

Phys. Rev. B 71, 140505(R) (2005) - Published 19 April, 2005

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Bose-Einstein condensation in solid ${}^{4}{He}$

D. E. Galli, M. Rossi, and L. Reatto

Phys. Rev. B 71, 140506(R) (2005) - Published 20 April, 2005

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Competition between hidden spin and charge orderings in stripe phase

Chitoshi Yasuda, Akihiro Tanaka, and Xiao Hu

Phys. Rev. B 71, 140507(R) (2005) - Published 22 April, 2005

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Multiphoton antiresonance

M. I. Dykman and M. V. Fistul

Phys. Rev. B 71, 140508(R) (2005) - Published 26 April, 2005

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Magnetic proximity effect in perovskite superconductor/ferromagnet multilayers

J. Stahn, J. Chakhalian, Ch. Niedermayer, J. Hoppler, T. Gutberlet, J. Voigt, F. Treubel, H-U. Habermeier, G. Cristiani, B. Keimer, and C. Bernhard

Phys. Rev. B 71, 140509(R) (2005) - Published 28 April, 2005

ARTICLES

Structure, structural phase transitions, mechanical properties, defects

Thermodynamics of structural vacancies in titanium monoxide from first-principles calculations

D. A. Andersson, P. A. Korzhavyi, and B. Johansson

Phys. Rev. B 71, 144101 (2005) - Published 1 April, 2005

High-pressure Raman scattering and x-ray diffraction of the relaxor ferroelectric $0.96 Pb ({Zn}_{1 ∕ 3} {Nb}_{2 ∕ 3}) O_{3} − 0.04 {PbTiO}_{3}$

Muhtar Ahart, Ronald E. Cohen, Viktor Struzhkin, Eugene Gregoryanz, Daniel Rytz, Sergey A. Prosandeev, Ho-kwang Mao, and Russell J. Hemley

Phys. Rev. B 71, 144102 (2005) - Published 1 April, 2005

Ab initio Ti-Zr-Ni phase diagram predicts stability of icosahedral TiZrNi quasicrystals

R. G. Hennig, A. E. Carlsson, K. F. Kelton, and C. L. Henley

Phys. Rev. B 71, 144103 (2005) - Published 4 April, 2005

Theory of atomic-scale dielectric permittivity at insulator interfaces

Feliciano Giustino and Alfredo Pasquarello

Phys. Rev. B 71, 144104 (2005) - Published 8 April, 2005

Properties of a bound ensemble of repelling atoms

R. S. Berry and B. M. Smirnov

Phys. Rev. B 71, 144105 (2005) - Published 11 April, 2005

Elastic constants of single-crystal $Ti N_{x} (001) (0.67 ⩽ x ⩽ 1.0)$ determined as a function of $x$ by picosecond ultrasonic measurements

Taeyoon Lee, K. Ohmori, C.-S. Shin, David G. Cahill, I. Petrov, and J. E. Greene

Phys. Rev. B 71, 144106 (2005) - Published 13 April, 2005

Crystal structures, atomic vibration, and disorder of the type-I thermoelectric clathrates ${Ba}_{8} {Ga}_{16} {Si}_{30}$ , ${Ba}_{8} {Ga}_{16} {Ge}_{30}$ , ${Ba}_{8} {In}_{16} {Ge}_{30}$ , and ${Sr}_{8} {Ga}_{16} {Ge}_{30}$

A. Bentien, E. Nishibori, S. Paschen, and B. B. Iversen

Phys. Rev. B 71, 144107 (2005) - Published 13 April, 2005

Molecular dynamics investigation on the role of sliding interfaces and friction in the formation of amorphous phases

F. Delogu and G. Cocco

Phys. Rev. B 71, 144108 (2005) - Published 13 April, 2005

Impact of ion irradiation on the thermal, structural, and mechanical properties of metallic glasses

S. G. Mayr

Phys. Rev. B 71, 144109 (2005) - Published 18 April, 2005

${}^{93}{Nb}$ NMR study of disorder in $K {Ta}_{1 - x} {Nb}_{x} O_{3}$

S. Rankel, B. Zalar, V. V. Laguta, R. Blinc, and J. Toulouse

Phys. Rev. B 71, 144110 (2005) - Published 22 April, 2005

Crystal structure of $Ca {(Al H_{4})}_{2}$ predicted from density-functional band-structure calculations

O. M. Løvvik

Phys. Rev. B 71, 144111 (2005) - Published 27 April, 2005

Direct structural determination in ultrathin ferroelectric films by analysis of synchrotron x-ray scattering measurements

D. D. Fong, C. Cionca, Y. Yacoby, G. B. Stephenson, J. A. Eastman, P. H. Fuoss, S. K. Streiffer, Carol Thompson, R. Clarke, R. Pindak, and E. A. Stern

Phys. Rev. B 71, 144112 (2005) - Published 27 April, 2005

Nonlinear and scaling properties of the dielectric response of $Sr {Ti}^{18} O_{3}$ in the quantum paraelectric regime

Jan Dec, Wolfgang Kleemann, and Mitsuru Itoh

Phys. Rev. B 71, 144113 (2005) - Published 28 April, 2005

Experimental and theoretical study of the strong dependence of the microstructural properties of ${Sr}_{x} {Ba}_{1 - x} {Nb}_{2} O_{6}$ thin films as a function of their composition

P. R. Willmott, R. Herger, B. D. Patterson, and R. Windiks

Phys. Rev. B 71, 144114 (2005) - Published 29 April, 2005

Inhomogeneous, disordered, and partially ordered systems

Measurement of the acoustic properties of amorphous silica above $4.5 mK$

E. Nazaretski, R. D. Merithew, R. O. Pohl, and J. M. Parpia

Phys. Rev. B 71, 144201 (2005) - Published 1 April, 2005

Configurational lattice dynamics: The phase diagram of $Rh - Pd$

C. Cienfuegos, E. P. Isoardi, and G. D. Barrera

Phys. Rev. B 71, 144202 (2005) - Published 6 April, 2005

Elastic and inelastic deformations of ethylene-passivated tenfold decagonal $Al - Ni - Co$ quasicrystal surfaces

Jeong Young Park, D. F. Ogletree, M. Salmeron, R. A. Ribeiro, P. C. Canfield, C. J. Jenks, and P. A. Thiel

Phys. Rev. B 71, 144203 (2005) - Published 19 April, 2005

Phason hierarchy and electronic stability of quasicrystals

Gerardo G. Naumis

Phys. Rev. B 71, 144204 (2005) - Published 20 April, 2005

Dynamics of supercooled liquids in the vicinity of soft and hard interfaces

Fang He, Li-Min Wang, and Ranko Richert

Phys. Rev. B 71, 144205 (2005) - Published 25 April, 2005

Dynamics, dynamical systems, lattice effects, quantum solids

Experimental and theoretical studies of vibrational density of states in ${Fe}_{3} O_{4}$ single-crystalline thin films

B. Handke, A. Kozłowski, K. Parliński, J. Przewoźnik, T. Ślęzak, A. I. Chumakov, L. Niesen, Z. Kąkol, and J. Korecki

Phys. Rev. B 71, 144301 (2005) - Published 7 April, 2005

Thermal conductivity and temperature in solid argon by nonequilibrium molecular dynamics simulations

P. Heino

Phys. Rev. B 71, 144302 (2005) - Published 28 April, 2005

Percolation in one of $q$ colors near criticality

Xiaofeng Qian, Youjin Deng, and Henk W. J. Blöte

Phys. Rev. B 71, 144303 (2005) - Published 29 April, 2005

Magnetism

Criticality of the uniform magnetic order in a ferromagnetic-antiferromagnetic random alternating quantum spin chain

Tota Nakamura

Phys. Rev. B 71, 144401 (2005) - Published 1 April, 2005

Ferromagnetism in ${Ba}_{5} {Co}_{5} O_{14}$ : A structural, transport, thermal, and magnetic study

K. Boulahya, M. Parras, J. M. González-Calbet, U. Amador, J. L. Martínez, V. Tissen, and M. T. Fernández-Díaz

Phys. Rev. B 71, 144402 (2005) - Published 7 April, 2005

Microstructure-related relaxation and spin-wave linewidth in polycrystalline ferromagnets

U. Hoeppe and H. Benner

Phys. Rev. B 71, 144403 (2005) - Published 8 April, 2005

First-principles investigation of the structural, magnetic, and electronic properties of olivine $Li Fe P O_{4}$

Siqi Shi, Chuying Ouyang, Zhihua Xiong, Lijun Liu, Zhaoxiang Wang, Hong Li, Ding-sheng Wang, Liquan Chen, and Xuejie Huang

Phys. Rev. B 71, 144404 (2005) - Published 11 April, 2005

Structural and magnetic study of $La Ba Co Cu O_{5 + δ}$

Leopoldo Suescun, Camille Y. Jones, Claudio A. Cardoso, Jeffrey W. Lynn, Brian H. Toby, Fernando M. Araújo-Moreira, Oscar F. de Lima, Helena Pardo, and Alvaro W. Mombrú

Phys. Rev. B 71, 144405 (2005) - Published 12 April, 2005

Critical slowing down in the two-dimensional Ising model measured using ferromagnetic ultrathin films

M. J. Dunlavy and D. Venus

Phys. Rev. B 71, 144406 (2005) - Published 12 April, 2005

Vortex-state oscillations in soft magnetic cylindrical dots

K. Yu. Guslienko, W. Scholz, R. W. Chantrell, and V. Novosad

Phys. Rev. B 71, 144407 (2005) - Published 13 April, 2005

Chiral fluctuations in triangular antiferromagnets at $T ⪡ T_{N}$

A. V. Syromyatnikov

Phys. Rev. B 71, 144408 (2005) - Published 14 April, 2005

First-principles study of Mn-induced local magnetic moments in host semiconductors

Shi-Hao Wei, X. G. Gong, Gustavo M. Dalpian, and Su-Huai Wei

Phys. Rev. B 71, 144409 (2005) - Published 15 April, 2005

Field-induced magnetic phase transitions in a GdSi single crystal

L. D. Tung, M. R. Lees, G. Balakrishnan, D. McK. Paul, P. Schobinger-Papamantellos, O. Tegus, P. E. Brommer, and K. H. J. Buschow

Phys. Rev. B 71, 144410 (2005) - Published 15 April, 2005

Magnetic excitations from the linear Heisenberg antiferromagnetic spin trimer system $A_{3} {Cu}_{3} {(P O_{4})}_{4}$ ( $A = Ca$ , Sr, and Pb)

M. Matsuda, K. Kakurai, A. A. Belik, M. Azuma, M. Takano, and M. Fujita

Phys. Rev. B 71, 144411 (2005) - Published 19 April, 2005

Magnetic structure of the Jahn-Teller system $La Ti O_{3}$

Robert Schmitz, Ora Entin-Wohlman, Amnon Aharony, A. Brooks Harris, and Erwin Müller-Hartmann

Phys. Rev. B 71, 144412 (2005) - Published 19 April, 2005

Magnetic entropy change of $\Pr_{1 - x} {Ca}_{x} Mn O_{3}$ manganites $(0.2 ⩽ x ⩽ 0.95)$

M. S. Reis, V. S. Amaral, J. P. Araújo, P. B. Tavares, A. M. Gomes, and I. S. Oliveira

Phys. Rev. B 71, 144413 (2005) - Published 19 April, 2005

Honeycombs of triangles and magnetic frustration in $Sr L_{2} O_{4}$ ( $L = Gd$ , Dy, Ho, Er, Tm, and Yb)

H. Karunadasa, Q. Huang, B. G. Ueland, J. W. Lynn, P. Schiffer, K. A. Regan, and R. J. Cava

Phys. Rev. B 71, 144414 (2005) - Published 19 April, 2005

Giant quenching and mobile-carrier-assisted recovery of ordered moments in ${La}_{0.7} {Ca}_{0.3} Mn O_{3} ∕ {Er}_{0.7} {Sr}_{0.3} Mn O_{3}$ and ${La}_{0.7} {Ca}_{0.3} Mn O_{3} ∕ La Ni O_{3}$ superlattices

Prahallad Padhan and R. C. Budhani

Phys. Rev. B 71, 144415 (2005) - Published 21 April, 2005

Magnetic properties and spin polarization of ${Co}_{2} MnSi$ Heusler alloy thin films epitaxially grown on GaAs(001)

W. H. Wang, M. Przybylski, W. Kuch, L. I. Chelaru, J. Wang, Y. F. Lu, J. Barthel, H. L. Meyerheim, and J. Kirschner

Phys. Rev. B 71, 144416 (2005) - Published 22 April, 2005

Positive exchange biasing in $GdFe ∕ NiCoO$ bilayers with antiferromagnetic coupling

D. Z. Yang, J. Du, L. Sun, X. S. Wu, X. X. Zhang, and S. M. Zhou

Phys. Rev. B 71, 144417 (2005) - Published 25 April, 2005

Static, periodic, and chaotic magnetization behavior induced by spin-transfer torque in magnetic nanopillars

Haiwen Xi, Yiming Shi, and Kai-Zhong Gao

Phys. Rev. B 71, 144418 (2005) - Published 26 April, 2005

Nonperturbative bounds on electron spin coherence times induced by hyperfine interactions

Neil Shenvi, Rogerio de Sousa, and K. Birgitta Whaley

Phys. Rev. B 71, 144419 (2005) - Published 26 April, 2005

Quantum kagomé antiferromagnet in a magnetic field: Low-lying nonmagnetic excitations versus valence-bond crystal order

D. C. Cabra, M. D. Grynberg, P. C. W. Holdsworth, A. Honecker, P. Pujol, J. Richter, D. Schmalfuß, and J. Schulenburg

Phys. Rev. B 71, 144420 (2005) - Published 27 April, 2005

Crossover from Anderson-like to Kondo-like behavior: Universality induced by spin-charge separation

Michael Bortz, Andreas Klümper, and Christian Scheeren

Phys. Rev. B 71, 144421 (2005) - Published 27 April, 2005

Orbital liquid in ferromagnetic manganites: The orbital Hubbard model for $e_{g}$ electrons

Louis Felix Feiner and Andrzej M. Oleś

Phys. Rev. B 71, 144422 (2005) - Published 27 April, 2005

First-principles investigation of ferromagnetism and Invar effect in fcc Fe-Cu alloys

Sergii Khmelevskyi and Peter Mohn

Phys. Rev. B 71, 144423 (2005) - Published 27 April, 2005

Theory of ferromagnetism in carbon foam

Daniel C. Mattis

Phys. Rev. B 71, 144424 (2005) - Published 27 April, 2005

Low-temperature magnetism of ${Nd}_{2} {CuO}_{4}$ : An ultrasonic investigation

P. Richard, M. Poirier, and S. Jandl

Phys. Rev. B 71, 144425 (2005) - Published 29 April, 2005

Thermodynamic properties of tetrameric bond-alternating spin chains

H. T. Lu, Y. H. Su, L. Q. Sun, J. Chang, C. S. Liu, H. G. Luo, and T. Xiang

Phys. Rev. B 71, 144426 (2005) - Published 29 April, 2005

Energy diffusion in frustrated quantum spin chains exhibiting Gaussian orthogonal ensemble level statistics

Kazue Kudo and Katsuhiro Nakamura

Phys. Rev. B 71, 144427 (2005) - Published 29 April, 2005

Magnetic properties of Fe/V nanostructures

N. S. Yartseva, S. V. Yartsev, N. G. Bebenin, and C. Demangeat

Phys. Rev. B 71, 144428 (2005) - Published 29 April, 2005

Mapping the spin-dependent electron reflectivity of Fe and Co ferromagnetic thin films

J. Graf, C. Jozwiak, A. K. Schmid, Z. Hussain, and A. Lanzara

Phys. Rev. B 71, 144429 (2005) - Published 29 April, 2005

Magnetic structure and magnetization process of $Nd {Co}_{12 - x} V_{x}$

G. H. Rao, W. F. Liu, Q. Huang, Z. W. Ouyang, F. W. Wang, Y. G. Xiao, J. W. Lynn, and J. K. Liang

Phys. Rev. B 71, 144430 (2005) - Published 29 April, 2005

A study of perpendicular Ag hyperfine fields induced at the interface in $Fe ∕ Ag$ multilayer systems

T. Phalet, M. J. Prandolini, W. D. Brewer, P. Schuurmans, N. Severijns, B. G. Turrell, B. Vereecke, and S. Versyck

Phys. Rev. B 71, 144431 (2005) - Published 29 April, 2005

Superfluidity and superconductivity

Possible implementation of adiabatic quantum algorithm with superconducting flux qubits

M. Grajcar, A. Izmalkov, and E. Il’ichev

Phys. Rev. B 71, 144501 (2005) - Published 4 April, 2005

Spin exchange and superconductivity in a $t − J^{'} − V$ model for two-dimensional quarter-filled systems

Andrés Greco, Jaime Merino, Adriana Foussats, and Ross H. McKenzie

Phys. Rev. B 71, 144502 (2005) - Published 7 April, 2005

Long Josephson junction in a resonant cavity

I. Tornes and D. Stroud

Phys. Rev. B 71, 144503 (2005) - Published 11 April, 2005

Anisotropic vortex channeling in ${YBa}_{2} {Cu}_{3} O_{7 - δ}$ thin films with ordered antidot arrays

A. Crisan, A. Pross, D. Cole, S. J. Bending, R. Wördenweber, P. Lahl, and E. H. Brandt

Phys. Rev. B 71, 144504 (2005) - Published 14 April, 2005

Critical field of Al-doped ${MgB}_{2}$ samples: Correlation with the suppression of the $σ$ -band gap

M. Putti, C. Ferdeghini, M. Monni, I. Pallecchi, C. Tarantini, P. Manfrinetti, A. Palenzona, D. Daghero, R. S. Gonnelli, and V. A. Stepanov

Phys. Rev. B 71, 144505 (2005) - Published 14 April, 2005

Superfluid density of ${}^{3}{He}$ in 98% aerogel in small magnetic fields

E. Nazaretski, D. M. Lee, and J. M. Parpia

Phys. Rev. B 71, 144506 (2005) - Published 15 April, 2005

Numerical studies on the effect of normal-metal coatings on the magnetization characteristics of type-II superconductors

G. J. Carty, M. Machida, and D. P. Hampshire

Phys. Rev. B 71, 144507 (2005) - Published 19 April, 2005

Putting competing orders in their place near the Mott transition

Leon Balents, Lorenz Bartosch, Anton Burkov, Subir Sachdev, and Krishnendu Sengupta

Phys. Rev. B 71, 144508 (2005) - Published 19 April, 2005

Putting competing orders in their place near the Mott transition. II. The doped quantum dimer model

Leon Balents, Lorenz Bartosch, Anton Burkov, Subir Sachdev, and Krishnendu Sengupta

Phys. Rev. B 71, 144509 (2005) - Published 19 April, 2005

Low-energy quasiparticle states at superconductor/charge-density-wave interfaces

I. V. Bobkova and Yu. S. Barash

Phys. Rev. B 71, 144510 (2005) - Published 26 April, 2005

Circuit theory for decoherence in superconducting charge qubits

Guido Burkard

Phys. Rev. B 71, 144511 (2005) - Published 27 April, 2005

Difference between Al and C doping in anisotropic upper critical field development in $Mg B_{2}$

M. Angst, S. L. Bud’ko, R. H. T. Wilke, and P. C. Canfield

Phys. Rev. B 71, 144512 (2005) - Published 27 April, 2005

Spin relaxation in mesoscopic superconducting Al wires

Yun-Sok Shin, Hu-Jong Lee, and Hyun-Woo Lee

Phys. Rev. B 71, 144513 (2005) - Published 28 April, 2005

First- and second-order phase transitions, Fulde-Ferrel inhomogeneous state, and quantum criticality in ferromagnet/superconductor double tunnel junctions

Biao Jin, Gang Su, and Qing-Rong Zheng

Phys. Rev. B 71, 144514 (2005) - Published 29 April, 2005

ERRATA

Publisher's Note: Elastic and inelastic deformations of ethylene-passivated tenfold decagonal Al-Ni-Co quasicrystal surfaces [Phys. Rev. B 71, 144203 (2005)]

Jeong Young Park, D. F. Ogletree, M. Salmeron, R. A. Ribeiro, P. C. Canfield, C. J. Jenks, and P. A. Thiel

Phys. Rev. B 71, 149901 (2005) - Published 29 April, 2005

Erratum: Hole-burning techniques for isolation and study of individual hyperfine transitions in inhomogeneously broadened solids demonstrated in $\Pr^{3 +} : Y_{2} Si O_{5}$ [Phys. Rev B 70, 214116 (2004)]

Mattias Nilsson, Lars Rippe, Stefan Kröll, Robert Klieber, and Dieter Suter

Phys. Rev. B 71, 149902 (2005) - Published 29 April, 2005