Volume 75, Issue 6

1 February 2007

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RAPID COMMUNICATIONS

Structure, structural phase transitions, mechanical properties, defects

RAPID COMMUNICATION

Polar and magnetic properties of $Pb V O_{3}$ thin films

Amit Kumar, Lane W. Martin, Sava Denev, Jeffery B. Kortright, Y. Suzuki, R. Ramesh, and Venkatraman Gopalan

Phys. Rev. B 75, 060101(R) (2007) - Published 8 February, 2007

Inhomogeneous, disordered, and partially ordered systems

RAPID COMMUNICATION

Octahedral structure of liquid $Ge {Sb}_{2} {Te}_{4}$ alloy: First-principles molecular dynamics study

Christophe Bichara, Mark Johnson, and Jean Pierre Gaspard

Phys. Rev. B 75, 060201(R) (2007) - Published 15 February, 2007

Magnetism

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Exact results for SU(3) spin chains: Trimer states, valence bond solids, and their parent Hamiltonians

Martin Greiter, Stephan Rachel, and Dirk Schuricht

Phys. Rev. B 75, 060401(R) (2007) - Published 1 February, 2007

RAPID COMMUNICATION

Field-cooling effect in biquadratically interlayer-coupled $Fe ∕ Cr ∕ Fe$ trilayers

D. Mampallil, D. Aernout, and J. Meersschaut

Phys. Rev. B 75, 060402(R) (2007) - Published 5 February, 2007

RAPID COMMUNICATION

Competing magnetic fluctuations in ${Sr}_{3} {Ru}_{2} O_{7}$ probed by Ti doping

J. Hooper, M. H. Fang, M. Zhou, D. Fobes, N. Dang, Z. Q. Mao, C. M. Feng, Z. A. Xu, M. H. Yu, C. J. O’Connor, G. J. Xu, N. Andersen, and M. Salamon

Phys. Rev. B 75, 060403(R) (2007) - Published 7 February, 2007

RAPID COMMUNICATION

Magnetic ordering and exchange interactions in multiferroic $Ga Fe O_{3}$

Myung Joon Han, Taisuke Ozaki, and Jaejun Yu

Phys. Rev. B 75, 060404(R) (2007) - Published 7 February, 2007

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Thickness dependence of the structure and magnetization of $Bi Fe O_{3}$ thin films on ${(La Al O_{3})}_{0.3} {({Sr}_{2} Al Ta O_{6})}_{0.7}$ (001) substrate

D. S. Rana, K. Takahashi, K. R. Mavani, I. Kawayama, H. Murakami, M. Tonouchi, T. Yanagida, H. Tanaka, and T. Kawai

Phys. Rev. B 75, 060405(R) (2007) - Published 7 February, 2007

Superfluidity and superconductivity

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Electronic structure of electron-doped ${Sm}_{1.86} {Ce}_{0.14} Cu O_{4}$ : Strong pseudogap effects, nodeless gap, and signatures of short-range order

S. R. Park, Y. S. Roh, Y. K. Yoon, C. S. Leem, J. H. Kim, B. J. Kim, H. Koh, H. Eisaki, N. P. Armitage, and C. Kim

Phys. Rev. B 75, 060501(R) (2007) - Published 1 February, 2007

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Odd and even magnetic resonant modes in highly overdoped ${Bi}_{2} {Sr}_{2} Ca {Cu}_{2} O_{8 + δ}$

L. Capogna, B. Fauqué, Y. Sidis, C. Ulrich, P. Bourges, S. Pailhès, A. Ivanov, J. L. Tallon, B. Liang, C. T. Lin, A. I. Rykov, and B. Keimer

Phys. Rev. B 75, 060502(R) (2007) - Published 8 February, 2007

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Charge-density-wave superconductor ${Bi}_{2} {Rh}_{3} {Se}_{2}$

Takeshi Sakamoto, Makoto Wakeshima, Yukio Hinatsu, and Kazuyuki Matsuhira

Phys. Rev. B 75, 060503(R) (2007) - Published 16 February, 2007

RAPID COMMUNICATION

Magnetic vortices instead of stripes: Another interpretation of magnetic neutron scattering in lanthanum cuprates

Boris V. Fine

Phys. Rev. B 75, 060504(R) (2007) - Published 20 February, 2007

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Magnetic-field dependence of the oxygen isotope effect on the magnetic penetration depth of hole-doped cuprate superconductors

R. Khasanov, A. Shengelaya, D. Di Castro, D. G. Eshchenko, I. M. Savić, K. Conder, E. Pomjakushina, J. Karpinski, S. Kazakov, and H. Keller

Phys. Rev. B 75, 060505(R) (2007) - Published 21 February, 2007

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Electronic pseudogap of optimally doped high-temperature ${Nd}_{2 - x} {Ce}_{x} Cu O_{4}$ superconductors

D. K. Sunko and S. Barišić

Phys. Rev. B 75, 060506(R) (2007) - Published 26 February, 2007

ARTICLES

Structure, structural phase transitions, mechanical properties, defects

Hydrogen storage in calcium alanate: First-principles thermodynamics and crystal structures

Christopher Wolverton and Vidvuds Ozoliņš

Phys. Rev. B 75, 064101 (2007) - Published 1 February, 2007

Electronic and phonon instabilities in face-centered-cubic alkali metals under pressure studied using ab initio calculations

Yu Xie, John S. Tse, Tian Cui, Artem R. Oganov, Zhi He, Yanming Ma, and Guangtian Zou

Phys. Rev. B 75, 064102 (2007) - Published 2 February, 2007

Relaxation of ferroelectric domains in photoexcited three-dimensional $Sr Ti O_{3}$

Y. Qiu, K. Nasu, and C. Q. Wu

Phys. Rev. B 75, 064103 (2007) - Published 5 February, 2007

Statistically based continuum model of misoriented dislocation cell structure formation

Jan Kratochvíl, Martin Kružík, and Radan Sedláček

Phys. Rev. B 75, 064104 (2007) - Published 8 February, 2007

Structure and interstitial deuterium sites of $β$ -phase ZrNi deuteride

H. Wu, W. Zhou, T. J. Udovic, J. J. Rush, T. Yildirim, Q. Huang, and R. C. Bowman, Jr.

Phys. Rev. B 75, 064105 (2007) - Published 9 February, 2007

Inelastic x-ray scattering from polycrystalline materials at low momentum transfer

Alexey Bosak, Michael Krisch, Irmengard Fischer, Simo Huotari, and Giulio Monaco

Phys. Rev. B 75, 064106 (2007) - Published 13 February, 2007

Phase-field crystal modeling and classical density functional theory of freezing

K. R. Elder, Nikolas Provatas, Joel Berry, Peter Stefanovic, and Martin Grant

Phys. Rev. B 75, 064107 (2007) - Published 14 February, 2007

Langevin dynamics of fluctuation-induced first-order phase transitions: Self-consistent Hartree approximation

Roberto Mulet and Daniel A. Stariolo

Phys. Rev. B 75, 064108 (2007) - Published 21 February, 2007

High-pressure structural studies of dysprosium using angle-dispersive x-ray diffraction

Yong Rong Shen, Ravhi S. Kumar, Andrew L. Cornelius, and Malcolm F. Nicol

Phys. Rev. B 75, 064109 (2007) - Published 28 February, 2007

Site symmetry approach to phase transitions in perovskite-related ferroelectric compounds

Yu. E. Kitaev, M. I. Aroyo, and J. M. Perez-Mato

Phys. Rev. B 75, 064110 (2007) - Published 28 February, 2007

Inhomogeneous, disordered, and partially ordered systems

Effect of vacancies on the structure of solid molecular parahydrogen studied with variational Monte Carlo simulations

Francesco Operetto and Francesco Pederiva

Phys. Rev. B 75, 064201 (2007) - Published 2 February, 2007

Interaction of two-level systems in amorphous materials with arbitrary phonon fields

D. V. Anghel, T. Kühn, Y. M. Galperin, and M. Manninen

Phys. Rev. B 75, 064202 (2007) - Published 7 February, 2007

Coexistence curve of the $n − heptane + nitrobenzene$ mixture near its consolute point measured by an optical method

Nicola Fameli and David A. Balzarini

Phys. Rev. B 75, 064203 (2007) - Published 8 February, 2007

Thermoelectric properties of quaternary Heusler alloys ${Fe}_{2} {VAl}_{1 - x} {Si}_{x}$

C. S. Lue, C. F. Chen, J. Y. Lin, Y. T. Yu, and Y. K. Kuo

Phys. Rev. B 75, 064204 (2007) - Published 8 February, 2007

Nucleation and growth of Ag islands on fivefold Al-Pd-Mn quasicrystal surfaces: Dependence of island density on temperature and flux

B. Unal, V. Fournée, K. J. Schnitzenbaumer, C. Ghosh, C. J. Jenks, A. R. Ross, T. A. Lograsso, J. W. Evans, and P. A. Thiel

Phys. Rev. B 75, 064205 (2007) - Published 9 February, 2007

Effective thermal conductivities of heterogeneous media containing multiple imperfectly bonded inclusions

H. L. Duan and B. L. Karihaloo

Phys. Rev. B 75, 064206 (2007) - Published 13 February, 2007

Bifurcation in band-gap structures and extended states of piezoelectric Thue-Morse superlattices

Zhenxing Liu and Weiyi Zhang

Phys. Rev. B 75, 064207 (2007) - Published 15 February, 2007

Electrical resistivity and equation of state measurements on hot expanded aluminum in the metal-nonmetal transition range

V. N. Korobenko and A. D. Rakhel

Phys. Rev. B 75, 064208 (2007) - Published 21 February, 2007

Friedel oscillations in disordered quantum wires: Influence of electron-electron interactions on the localization length

Y. Weiss, M. Goldstein, and R. Berkovits

Phys. Rev. B 75, 064209 (2007) - Published 28 February, 2007

Dynamics, dynamical systems, lattice effects, quantum solids

Renormalization group analysis and numerical simulation of propagation and localization of acoustic waves in heterogeneous media

Alireza Bahraminasab, S. Mehdi Vaez Allaei, Farhad Shahbazi, Muhammad Sahimi, M. D. Niry, and M. Reza Rahimi Tabar

Phys. Rev. B 75, 064301 (2007) - Published 1 February, 2007

Nonlinear features in the dielectric behavior of propylene glycol

Susan Weinstein and Ranko Richert

Phys. Rev. B 75, 064302 (2007) - Published 5 February, 2007

Multiple-order Raman scattering from rare-earth manganites: Oxygen isotope and rare-earth substitution effects

M. N. Iliev, V. G. Hadjiev, A. P. Litvinchuk, F. Yen, Y.-Q. Wang, Y. Y. Sun, S. Jandl, J. Laverdière, V. N. Popov, and M. M. Gospodinov

Phys. Rev. B 75, 064303 (2007) - Published 9 February, 2007

Contribution of low-frequency modes to the specific heat of Cu-Zn-Al shape-memory alloys

J. C. Lashley, F. R. Drymiotis, D. J. Safarik, J. L. Smith, Ricardo Romero, R. A. Fisher, Antoni Planes, and Lluís Mañosa

Phys. Rev. B 75, 064304 (2007) - Published 26 February, 2007

Simulating system dynamics with arbitrary time step

L. Kantorovich

Phys. Rev. B 75, 064305 (2007) - Published 27 February, 2007

Magnetism

Quadratic effects in the nonlinear magneto-optical response of perovskite manganites studied with magnetization-induced second harmonic generation

E. D. Mishina, A. I. Morosov, A. V. Mishina, V. Moshnyaga, L. Sudheendra, K. Samwer, and Th. Rasing

Phys. Rev. B 75, 064401 (2007) - Published 1 February, 2007

Distribution of the magnetization reversal duration in subnanosecond spin-transfer switching

T. Devolder, C. Chappert, J. A. Katine, M. J. Carey, and K. Ito

Phys. Rev. B 75, 064402 (2007) - Published 1 February, 2007

Fluctuation-induced tunneling conductance and enhanced magnetoresistance in polycrystalline ${CrO}_{2}$ and its composites

A. Bajpai and A. K. Nigam

Phys. Rev. B 75, 064403 (2007) - Published 5 February, 2007

Charge-switchable molecular magnet and spin blockade of tunneling

C. Romeike, M. R. Wegewijs, M. Ruben, W. Wenzel, and H. Schoeller

Phys. Rev. B 75, 064404 (2007) - Published 5 February, 2007

Anisotropy effects in switching the direction of the magnetization in a spin-valve system with exchange-bias pinning

P. Weinberger

Phys. Rev. B 75, 064405 (2007) - Published 5 February, 2007

Disrupted antiferromagnetism in the brannerite $Mn V_{2} O_{6}$

Simon A. J. Kimber and J. Paul Attfield

Phys. Rev. B 75, 064406 (2007) - Published 6 February, 2007

Chemical bonding in $V {(TCNE)}_{x}$ $(x \sim 2)$ thin-film magnets grown in situ

M. P. de Jong, C. Tengstedt, A. Kanciurzewska, E. Carlegrim, W. R. Salaneck, and M. Fahlman

Phys. Rev. B 75, 064407 (2007) - Published 6 February, 2007

Magnetization dynamics in the single-molecule magnet ${Fe}_{8}$ under pulsed microwave irradiation

K. Petukhov, S. Bahr, W. Wernsdorfer, A.-L. Barra, and V. Mosser

Phys. Rev. B 75, 064408 (2007) - Published 6 February, 2007

Electrical resistivity and magnetic behavior of $PdNi$ and $CuNi$ thin films

G. Iannone, D. Zola, A. Angrisani Armenio, M. Polichetti, and C. Attanasio

Phys. Rev. B 75, 064409 (2007) - Published 7 February, 2007

Relationship between the magnetic moment of Lu and the magnetic behavior of $(Y_{y} {Lu}_{1 - y}) ({Co}_{1 - x} {Al}_{x})_{2}$ from x-ray absorption spectroscopy and x-ray magnetic circular dichroism

J. Chaboy, M. A. Laguna-Marco, C. Piquer, H. Maruyama, N. Kawamura, N. Ishimatsu, M. Suzuki, and M. Takagaki

Phys. Rev. B 75, 064410 (2007) - Published 9 February, 2007

Low-energy properties of the ferromagnetic metallic phase in manganites: Slave-fermion approach to the quantum double-exchange model

Yu-Li Lee and Yu-Wen Lee

Phys. Rev. B 75, 064411 (2007) - Published 9 February, 2007

Ferromagnetism in the $t − t^{'}$ Hubbard model: Interplay of lattice, band dispersion, and interaction effects studied within a Goldstone-mode preserving scheme

Sudhakar Pandey and Avinash Singh

Phys. Rev. B 75, 064412 (2007) - Published 9 February, 2007

Universal emergence of the one-third plateau in the magnetization process of frustrated quantum spin chains

F. Heidrich-Meisner, I. A. Sergienko, A. E. Feiguin, and E. R. Dagotto

Phys. Rev. B 75, 064413 (2007) - Published 12 February, 2007

Proton NMR study in hexanuclear manganese single-molecule magnets

M. Belesi, X. Zong, F. Borsa, C. J. Milios, and S. P. Perlepes

Phys. Rev. B 75, 064414 (2007) - Published 12 February, 2007

Three-sublattice mean-field approach for magnetoelectric coupling in multiferroics

Q. C. Li and J.-M. Liu

Phys. Rev. B 75, 064415 (2007) - Published 13 February, 2007

Dynamic hysteresis from zigzag domain walls: Discrete model and Monte Carlo simulations

Benedetta Cerruti and Stefano Zapperi

Phys. Rev. B 75, 064416 (2007) - Published 13 February, 2007

Evidence for magnetic dimerons in the anisotropic bilayer system ${La}_{1.2} {Sr}_{1.8} {Mn}_{2} O_{7}$ : An EXAFS study

T. A. O’Brien, F. Bridges, L. Downward, J. F. Mitchell, and H. Zheng

Phys. Rev. B 75, 064417 (2007) - Published 16 February, 2007

Electronic structure and magnetic properties of graphitic ribbons

L. Pisani, J. A. Chan, B. Montanari, and N. M. Harrison

Phys. Rev. B 75, 064418 (2007) - Published 16 February, 2007

Electrically controllable spin filtering and switching in multiferroic tunneling junctions

Sheng Ju, Tian-Yi Cai, Guang-Yu Guo, and Zhen-Ya Li

Phys. Rev. B 75, 064419 (2007) - Published 22 February, 2007

Structural stability and magnetism of FeN from first principles

A. Houari, S. F. Matar, M. A. Belkhir, and M. Nakhl

Phys. Rev. B 75, 064420 (2007) - Published 23 February, 2007

Magnetization reversal process and magnetic relaxation of self-assembled ${Fe}_{3} Pt$ nanowire arrays with different diameters: Experiment and micromagnetic simulations

Jian-Hua Gao, Da-Li Sun, Qing-Feng Zhan, Wei He, and Zhao-Hua Cheng

Phys. Rev. B 75, 064421 (2007) - Published 23 February, 2007

Temperature- and pressure-driven spin-state transitions in ${LaCoO}_{3}$

D. P. Kozlenko, N. O. Golosova, Z. Jirák, L. S. Dubrovinsky, B. N. Savenko, M. G. Tucker, Y. Le Godec, and V. P. Glazkov

Phys. Rev. B 75, 064422 (2007) - Published 26 February, 2007

Resistance of a perovskite manganite junction limited by series resistance after an electric-field-induced insulator-to-metal transition

Tatsuya Murakami, Joe Sakai, and Syozo Imai

Phys. Rev. B 75, 064423 (2007) - Published 27 February, 2007

Magnetic transitions and magnetostrictive properties of ${Tb}_{x} {Dy}_{1 - x} {({Fe}_{0.8} {Co}_{0.2})}_{2}$ $(0.20 ⩽ x ⩽ 0.40)$

Jin-jun Liu, Wei-jun Ren, Da Li, Nai-kun Sun, Xin-guo Zhao, Ji Li, and Zhi-dong Zhang

Phys. Rev. B 75, 064429 (2007) - Published 28 February, 2007

Microscopic model for spiral ordering along (110) on the MnSi lattice

John M. Hopkinson and Hae-Young Kee

Phys. Rev. B 75, 064430 (2007) - Published 28 February, 2007

In-plane $I − V$ characteristics of interlayer Josephson vortices in cuprate high- $T_{c}$ superconductors: Dynamical simulations

Qing-Hu Chen and Xiao Hu

Phys. Rev. B 75, 064504 (2007) - Published 13 February, 2007

Observation of double resistance anomalies and excessive resistance in mesoscopic superconducting ${Au}_{0.7} {In}_{0.3}$ rings with phase separation

H. Wang, M. M. Rosario, H. L. Russell, and Y. Liu

Phys. Rev. B 75, 064509 (2007) - Published 22 February, 2007

Combining the advantages of superconducting ${MgB}_{2}$ and ${CaC}_{6}$ in one material: Suggestions from first-principles calculations

Amy Y. Liu and I. I. Mazin

Phys. Rev. B 75, 064510 (2007) - Published 23 February, 2007

ERRATA

Retraction: Low-temperature scaling behavior of $Ba {Fe}_{0.5} {Nb}_{0.5} O_{3}$ [Phys. Rev. B 65, 134103 (2002)]

Sonali Saha and T. P. Sinha

Phys. Rev. B 75, 069901 (2007) - Published 2 February, 2007

Erratum: Pearl’s vortex near the film edge [Phys. Rev. B 49, 15874 (1994)]

Vladimir G. Kogan

Phys. Rev. B 75, 069902 (2007) - Published 5 February, 2007