Volume 76, Issue 20

Junichi Takaobushi, Mizue Ishikawa, Shigenori Ueda, Eiji Ikenaga, Jung-Jin Kim, Masaaki Kobata, Yukiharu Takeda, Yuji Saitoh, Makina Yabashi, Yoshinori Nishino, Daigo Miwa, Kenji Tamasaku, Tetsuya Ishikawa, Issei Satoh, Hidekazu Tanaka, Keisuke Kobayashi, and Tomoji Kawai

Phys. Rev. B 76, 205108 (2007) - Published 15 November, 2007

Spectral properties in the charge-density-wave phase of the half-filled Falicov-Kimball model

S. R. Hassan and H. R. Krishnamurthy

Phys. Rev. B 76, 205109 (2007) - Published 16 November, 2007

VO: A strongly correlated metal close to a Mott-Hubbard transition

F. Rivadulla, J. Fernández-Rossier, M. García-Hernández, M. A. López-Quintela, J. Rivas, and J. B. Goodenough

Phys. Rev. B 76, 205110 (2007) - Published 19 November, 2007

Hybridization, superexchange, and competing magnetoelastic interactions in TiOBr

Roberto Macovez, Javier Luzon, Joachim Schiessling, Aymeric Sadoc, Lisbeth Kjeldgaard, Sander van Smaalen, Daniele Fausti, Paul H. M. van Loosdrecht, Ria Broer, and Petra Rudolf

Phys. Rev. B 76, 205111 (2007) - Published 20 November, 2007

Coexistence of localized and delocalized f-electrons in $α − Yb Pd Sn$ from thermodynamic and transport measurements

T. Görlach, S. Putselyk, A. Hamann, T. Tomanić, M. Uhlarz, F. M. Schappacher, R. Pöttgen, and H. v. Löhneysen

Phys. Rev. B 76, 205112 (2007) - Published 20 November, 2007

Full band structure LDA and $k ∙ p$ calculations of optical spin-injection

F. Nastos, J. Rioux, M. Strimas-Mackey, Bernardo S. Mendoza, and J. E. Sipe

Phys. Rev. B 76, 205113 (2007) - Published 20 November, 2007

High-pressure infrared spectroscopy: Tuning of the low-energy excitations in correlated electron systems

I. Kézsmárki, R. Gaál, C. C. Homes, B. Sípos, H. Berger, S. Bordács, G. Mihály, and L. Forró

Phys. Rev. B 76, 205114 (2007) - Published 21 November, 2007

Density functional study of x-ray Raman scattering from aromatic hydrocarbons and polyfluorene

A. Sakko, M. Hakala, J. A. Soininen, and K. Hämäläinen

Phys. Rev. B 76, 205115 (2007) - Published 26 November, 2007

Energy bands of quantum dot arrays

Jianwei Cai and G. D. Mahan

Phys. Rev. B 76, 205116 (2007) - Published 26 November, 2007

Interband optical transitions in DNA-like systems

E. Díaz, A. V. Malyshev, and F. Domínguez-Adame

Phys. Rev. B 76, 205117 (2007) - Published 26 November, 2007

Temperature-driven transition from the Wigner crystal to the bond-charge-density wave in the quasi-one-dimensional quarter-filled band

R. T. Clay, R. P. Hardikar, and S. Mazumdar

Phys. Rev. B 76, 205118 (2007) - Published 27 November, 2007

Highly localized quasiatomic minimal basis orbitals for Mo from ab initio calculations

T.-L. Chan, Y. X. Yao, C. Z. Wang, W. C. Lu, J. Li, X. F. Qian, S. Yip, and K. M. Ho

Phys. Rev. B 76, 205119 (2007) - Published 28 November, 2007

Efficiency of quantum Monte Carlo impurity solvers for the dynamical mean-field theory

N. Blümer

Phys. Rev. B 76, 205120 (2007) - Published 28 November, 2007

Photoinduced Hubbard band mixing due to ultrafast laser irradiation of a one-dimensional Mott insulator

J. D. Lee and J. Inoue

Phys. Rev. B 76, 205121 (2007) - Published 28 November, 2007

Coulomb impurity in graphene

Rudro R. Biswas, Subir Sachdev, and Dam T. Son

Phys. Rev. B 76, 205122 (2007) - Published 28 November, 2007

Temperature-dependent photoemission and x-ray absorption studies of the metal-insulator transition in ${Bi}_{1 - x} {La}_{x} Ni O_{3}$

Hiroki Wadati, Kiyohisa Tanaka, Atsushi Fujimori, Takashi Mizokawa, Hiroshi Kumigashira, Masaharu Oshima, Shintaro Ishiwata, Masaki Azuma, and Mikio Takano

Phys. Rev. B 76, 205123 (2007) - Published 29 November, 2007

Semiconductors I: bulk

Absorption of polymeric quantum wires in a single-crystalline environment: Evidence for coherent exciton-photon coupling

Gerhard Weiser, Jeanne Berréhar, and Michel Schott

Phys. Rev. B 76, 205201 (2007) - Published 5 November, 2007

Scattering by atomic spins and magnetoresistance in dilute magnetic semiconductors

M. Foygel and A. G. Petukhov

Phys. Rev. B 76, 205202 (2007) - Published 6 November, 2007

Large uniaxial negative thermal expansion in pentacene due to steric hindrance

S. Haas, B. Batlogg, C. Besnard, M. Schiltz, C. Kloc, and T. Siegrist

Phys. Rev. B 76, 205203 (2007) - Published 9 November, 2007

Relative importance of polaron activation and disorder on charge transport in high-mobility conjugated polymer field-effect transistors

Jui-Fen Chang, Henning Sirringhaus, Mark Giles, Martin Heeney, and Iain McCulloch

Phys. Rev. B 76, 205204 (2007) - Published 13 November, 2007

Elastic interaction energy between a silicon interstitial and a carbon substitutional in a silicon crystal

Ursula M. E. Christmas, David A. Faux, and Nicholas E. B. Cowern

Phys. Rev. B 76, 205205 (2007) - Published 13 November, 2007

Band-gap bowing in $Ag Ga {({Se}_{1 - x} {Te}_{x})}_{2}$ and its effect on the second-order response coefficient and refractive indices

Chandrima Mitra and Walter R. L. Lambrecht

Phys. Rev. B 76, 205206 (2007) - Published 14 November, 2007

Semiconductors II: surfaces, interfaces, microstructures, and related topics

Dependence of spin dephasing on initial spin polarization in a high-mobility two-dimensional electron system

D. Stich, J. Zhou, T. Korn, R. Schulz, D. Schuh, W. Wegscheider, M. W. Wu, and C. Schüller

Phys. Rev. B 76, 205301 (2007) - Published 1 November, 2007

Cooling a micromechanical beam by coupling it to a transmission line

Fei Xue, Y. D. Wang, Yu-xi Liu, and Franco Nori

Phys. Rev. B 76, 205302 (2007) - Published 1 November, 2007

Structure of AlSb(001) and GaSb(001) surfaces under extreme Sb-rich conditions

Jeffery Houze, Sungho Kim, Seong-Gon Kim, S. C. Erwin, and L. J. Whitman

Phys. Rev. B 76, 205303 (2007) - Published 2 November, 2007

Tuning phase transition between quantum spin Hall and ordinary insulating phases

Shuichi Murakami, Satoshi Iso, Yshai Avishai, Masaru Onoda, and Naoto Nagaosa

Phys. Rev. B 76, 205304 (2007) - Published 2 November, 2007

Interplay and optimization of decoherence mechanisms in the optical control of spin quantum bits implemented on a semiconductor quantum dot

A. Grodecka, C. Weber, P. Machnikowski, and A. Knorr

Phys. Rev. B 76, 205305 (2007) - Published 2 November, 2007

Structure and magnetism of self-organized ${Ge}_{1 - x} {Mn}_{x}$ nanocolumns on $Ge (001)$

T. Devillers, M. Jamet, A. Barski, V. Poydenot, P. Bayle-Guillemaud, E. Bellet-Amalric, S. Cherifi, and J. Cibert

Phys. Rev. B 76, 205306 (2007) - Published 5 November, 2007

Enhanced spin-orbit scattering length in narrow ${Al}_{x} {Ga}_{1 - x} N ∕ Ga N$ wires

Patrick Lehnen, Thomas Schäpers, Nicoleta Kaluza, Nicolas Thillosen, and Hilde Hardtdegen

Phys. Rev. B 76, 205307 (2007) - Published 6 November, 2007

Rectification and nonlinear transport in chaotic dots and rings

M. L. Polianski and M. Büttiker

Phys. Rev. B 76, 205308 (2007) - Published 7 November, 2007

Collective excitations in a magnetically doped quantized Hall ferromagnet

S. Dickmann, V. Fleurov, and K. Kikoin

Phys. Rev. B 76, 205309 (2007) - Published 8 November, 2007

Spin coherence of a two-dimensional electron gas induced by resonant excitation of trions and excitons in $Cd Te ∕ (Cd, Mg) Te$ quantum wells

E. A. Zhukov, D. R. Yakovlev, M. Bayer, M. M. Glazov, E. L. Ivchenko, G. Karczewski, T. Wojtowicz, and J. Kossut

Phys. Rev. B 76, 205310 (2007) - Published 8 November, 2007

Cross-plane Seebeck coefficient and Lorenz number in superlattices

Z. Bian, M. Zebarjadi, R. Singh, Y. Ezzahri, A. Shakouri, G. Zeng, J-H. Bahk, J. E. Bowers, J. M. O. Zide, and A. C. Gossard

Phys. Rev. B 76, 205311 (2007) - Published 9 November, 2007

Flux-dependent shot noise through an Aharonov-Bohm interferometer with an embedded quantum dot

Tie-Feng Fang, Shun-Jin Wang, and Wei Zuo

Phys. Rev. B 76, 205312 (2007) - Published 12 November, 2007

Effective medium theory for elastic metamaterials in two dimensions

Ying Wu, Yun Lai, and Zhao-Qing Zhang

Phys. Rev. B 76, 205313 (2007) - Published 13 November, 2007

Spin-valley Kondo effect in multielectron Si quantum dots

Shiue-yuan Shiau and Robert Joynt

Phys. Rev. B 76, 205314 (2007) - Published 14 November, 2007

Spin-dependent ringing and beats in a quantum dot system

Fabrício M. Souza

Phys. Rev. B 76, 205315 (2007) - Published 15 November, 2007

Definitive evidence of interlayer coupling between ${Ga}_{1 - x} {Mn}_{x} As$ layers separated by a nonmagnetic spacer

B. J. Kirby, J. A. Borchers, X. Liu, Z. Ge, Y. J. Cho, M. Dobrowolska, and J. K. Furdyna

Phys. Rev. B 76, 205316 (2007) - Published 16 November, 2007

Radiative recombination of excitons in disk-shaped $In As ∕ In P$ quantum dots

Shinichi Tomimoto, Atsushi Kurokawa, Yoshiki Sakuma, Tatsuya Usuki, and Yasuaki Masumoto

Phys. Rev. B 76, 205317 (2007) - Published 16 November, 2007

Nonlinear current of strongly irradiated quantum Hall gas

Assa Auerbach and G. Venketeswara Pai

Phys. Rev. B 76, 205318 (2007) - Published 20 November, 2007

Phonon-plasmon coupling in electron surface accumulation layers in InN nanocolumns

S. Lazić, E. Gallardo, J. M. Calleja, F. Agulló-Rueda, J. Grandal, M. A. Sánchez-Garcia, E. Calleja, E. Luna, and A. Trampert

Phys. Rev. B 76, 205319 (2007) - Published 20 November, 2007

Influence of metal-molecule contacts on decay coefficients and specific contact resistances in molecular junctions

Gunuk Wang, Tae-Wook Kim, Hyoyoung Lee, and Takhee Lee

Phys. Rev. B 76, 205320 (2007) - Published 20 November, 2007

Interband, intraband, and excited-state direct photon absorption of silicon and germanium nanocrystals embedded in a wide band-gap lattice

C. Bulutay

Phys. Rev. B 76, 205321 (2007) - Published 20 November, 2007

Electron transport through a conjugated molecule with carbon nanotube leads

Nicolas A. Bruque, Rajeev R. Pandey, and Roger K. Lake

Phys. Rev. B 76, 205322 (2007) - Published 20 November, 2007

Formation and dissolution of D-N complexes in dilute nitrides

Marina Berti, Gabriele Bisognin, Davide De Salvador, Enrico Napolitani, Silvia Vangelista, Antonio Polimeni, Mario Capizzi, Federico Boscherini, Gianluca Ciatto, Silvia Rubini, Faustino Martelli, and Alfonso Franciosi

Phys. Rev. B 76, 205323 (2007) - Published 20 November, 2007

Impact of size, shape, and composition on piezoelectric effects and electronic properties of $In (Ga) As ∕ Ga As$ quantum dots

Andrei Schliwa, Momme Winkelnkemper, and Dieter Bimberg

Phys. Rev. B 76, 205324 (2007) - Published 21 November, 2007

Structures and defects of atomic wires on Si(553)-Au: An STM and theoretical study

Kyung-Deuk Ryang, Pil Gyu Kang, Han Woong Yeom, and Sukmin Jeong

Phys. Rev. B 76, 205325 (2007) - Published 21 November, 2007

Spin polarization in biased Rashba-Dresselhaus two-dimensional electron systems

P. Kleinert and V. V. Bryksin

Phys. Rev. B 76, 205326 (2007) - Published 28 November, 2007

Effect of structure, surface passivation, and doping on the electronic properties of Ge nanowires: A first-principles study

D. Medaboina, V. Gade, S. K. R. Patil, and S. V. Khare

Phys. Rev. B 76, 205327 (2007) - Published 30 November, 2007

Surface physics, nanoscale physics, low-dimensional systems

Density-functional and Monte Carlo study of $O ∕ Mo (110)$ : Structures and desorption

N. V. Petrova and I. N. Yakovkin

Phys. Rev. B 76, 205401 (2007) - Published 1 November, 2007

Zero modes and edge states of the honeycomb lattice

Mahito Kohmoto and Yasumasa Hasegawa

Phys. Rev. B 76, 205402 (2007) - Published 2 November, 2007

Excitation energy dependence of the photoluminescence spectrum of an ${In}_{x} {Ga}_{1 - x} N ∕ GaN$ single quantum well structure

Nicholas P. Hylton, Philip Dawson, Menno J. Kappers, Clifford McAleese, and Colin J. Humphreys

Phys. Rev. B 76, 205403 (2007) - Published 5 November, 2007

Bulk and surface electronic structures of alkaline-earth metal oxides: Bound surface and image-potential states from first principles

Björn Baumeier, Peter Krüger, and Johannes Pollmann

Phys. Rev. B 76, 205404 (2007) - Published 6 November, 2007

Electronic structures and superconductivity of endohedrally doped $C_{28}$ solids from first principles

Nichols A. Romero, Jeongnim Kim, and Richard M. Martin

Phys. Rev. B 76, 205405 (2007) - Published 6 November, 2007

Surface phonons of the $Si (111) : In − (4 \times 1)$ and $(8 \times 2)$ phases

K. Fleischer, S. Chandola, N. Esser, W. Richter, and J. F. McGilp

Phys. Rev. B 76, 205406 (2007) - Published 7 November, 2007

$1 ∕ f^{γ}$ tunnel current noise through Si-bound alkyl monolayers

Nicolas Clément, Stéphane Pleutin, Oliver Seitz, Stéphane Lenfant, and Dominique Vuillaume

Phys. Rev. B 76, 205407 (2007) - Published 8 November, 2007

Quantum Hall plateau transition in the lowest Landau level of disordered graphene

Pallab Goswami, Xun Jia, and Sudip Chakravarty

Phys. Rev. B 76, 205408 (2007) - Published 8 November, 2007

Theoretical study of the photoabsorption spectrum of small chromium clusters

J. I. Martínez and J. A. Alonso

Phys. Rev. B 76, 205409 (2007) - Published 8 November, 2007

Hydrogen interaction with native defects in $SiC$ nanotubes

R. J. Baierle and R. H. Miwa

Phys. Rev. B 76, 205410 (2007) - Published 8 November, 2007

Electron-phonon coupling and electron self-energy in electron-doped graphene: Calculation of angular-resolved photoemission spectra

Matteo Calandra and Francesco Mauri

Phys. Rev. B 76, 205411 (2007) - Published 9 November, 2007

Theory of Coster-Kronig preceded Auger processes in solids

Michele Cini, Enrico Perfetto, Gianluca Stefanucci, and Simona Ugenti

Phys. Rev. B 76, 205412 (2007) - Published 9 November, 2007

Hydrolysis at $Mg O (100) ∕ Ag (100)$ oxide-metal interfaces studied by $O 1 s$ x-ray photoelectron and Mg $K L_{23} L_{23}$ Auger spectroscopy

S. Altieri, S. F. Contri, and S. Valeri

Phys. Rev. B 76, 205413 (2007) - Published 12 November, 2007

Local structural and compositional determination via electron scattering: Heterogeneous Cu(001)-Pd surface alloy

J. Sun, J. B. Hannon, G. L. Kellogg, and K. Pohl

Phys. Rev. B 76, 205414 (2007) - Published 13 November, 2007

Noncontact atomic force microscopy studies of vacancies and hydroxyls of $Ti O_{2} (110)$ : Experiments and atomistic simulations

Georg H. Enevoldsen, Adam S. Foster, Mona C. Christensen, Jeppe V. Lauritsen, and Flemming Besenbacher

Phys. Rev. B 76, 205415 (2007) - Published 13 November, 2007

Efficient on-chip source of microwave photon pairs in superconducting circuit QED

Florian Marquardt

Phys. Rev. B 76, 205416 (2007) - Published 13 November, 2007

Reversible phase transformation of $La Ni O_{3 - x}$ thin films studied in situ by spectroscopic ellipsometry

Bruno Berini, Niels Keller, Yves Dumont, Elena Popova, Wafaa Noun, Marcel Guyot, Jacky Vigneron, Arnaud Etcheberry, Nuno Franco, and Rui M. C. da Silva

Phys. Rev. B 76, 205417 (2007) - Published 13 November, 2007