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Fluxon cotunneling in coupled Josephson junctions: Perturbation theory
Physical Review B: Condensed Matter and Materials Physics. 2025. Vol. 112. No. 14. Article 144501.
We investigate the effects of fluxon cotunneling and quantum Coulomb drag in a system of two small
Josephson junctions coupled by means of mutual capacitanceCm. Depending on the value ofCm we identify three
different regimes of strong, intermediate, and weak coupling. Focusing our attention on the last two regimes we
develop a perturbation theory in the interaction and explicitly derive fluxon cotunneling amplitudes at sufficiently
small mutual capacitance values. We demonstrate that the Coulomb drag effect survives at any nonzero Cm
and evaluate the nonlocal voltage response that is in general determined by a trade-off between two different
cotunneling processes. Our predictions can be straightforwardly generalized to bilinear Josephson chains and
directly verified in future experiments.
Arutyunov K., JIANG1 Q., FANG J. et al., Science China Information Sciences 2026 Vol. 69 No. 6 P. 1–11
Resonators based on nanoelectromechanical systems (NEMS) using two-dimensional (2D) materials with high-quality factors and excellent electrical control are critical for tunable coherent phonon dynamics, resonant sensors and wireless communications. However, their performance is fundamentally limited by the lack of a unified framework governing energy dissipation mechanisms and their electrical tunability. Here, we synergistically modulate both ...
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Elesin L., Shilov A., Jana S. et al., Advanced Functional Materials 2026 P. 1–10
Thermoelectric materials, long explored for energy harvesting and thermal sensing, convert heat directly into electrical signals. Extending their application to the terahertz (THz) frequency range opens opportunities for low-noise, bias-free THz detection, yet conventional thermoelectrics lack the sensitivity required for practical devices. Thermoelectric coefficients can be strongly enhanced near van Hove singularities (VHS), though these ...
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Kaveev A. K., Fedorov V. V., Pavlov A. V. et al., Journal of Materials Chemistry C 2026 Vol. 14 No. 7 P. 2697–2705
Bismuth nanostructures represent a promising material platform for semiconductor nanooptoelectronics and colorimetry owing to the multi-colored light reflection and quantum confinement. In this work, we study the photoluminescent properties of bismuth nanostructures grown using molecular beam epitaxy on the planar CaF2/Si(111) surface. We demonstrate the different surface morphologies of Bi, ranging from planar films obtained ...
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Масютин Д. А., Moiseev E., Komarov S. et al., Письма в Журнал технической физики 2026 Т. 52 № 7 С. 27–30
Исследованы инжекционные полупроводниковые микролазеры с кольцевым резонатором радиусом 15 мкм с несимметричным расположением внутреннего отверстия резонатора. Показано, что асимметрия обеспечивает формирование в диаграмме направленности двух лепестков излучения, разориентированных на 50° относительно оси смещения внутреннего отверстия. Измеренная добротность резонаторов сопоставима с добротностью дисковых резонаторов и находится на уровне ∼ 10^6. ...
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Rathish S., Andrey S. Vasenko, Thazhathenair A. et al., The Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters 2026 Vol. 17 No. 18 P. 5386–5394
We demonstrate and rationalize the effect of Au nanoparticles (NPs) on the hierarchical g-C3N4/CeO2 heterojunction. g-C3N4/CeO2 decorated with monodispersed plasmonic Au NPs was synthesized. Detailed analyses showed that CeO2 nanocubes and monodispersed Au NPs were evenly distributed over the 2D g-C3N4 surface, forming a robust interface enriched with abundant active sites. The structure enabled efficient separation of photogenerated charge ...
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Paul R., Das A., Sharma N. et al., Colloids and Surfaces A: Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects 2026 Vol. 728 Article 138830
Niobium-doped TiO2 (Nb-TiO2), demonstrates dual functionality as an efficient photocatalyst for dye degradation and a promising photoelectrocatalyst for water oxidation. Nb incorporation via a facile hydrothermal method was confirmed by XRD (Rietveld refinement), XPS, TEM, FT-IR, Raman, and BET analyses, indicating successful lattice doping and structural modification. Photocatalytic dye degradation experiments were conducted using a model ...
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Гущина В. А., / Series chemrxiv-2023-vpzhz-v2 "ChemRxiv". 2023.
All-inorganic perovskite CsPbBr3 and Cs4PbBr6 nanoparticles are being intensively studied due to their unique properties and wide range of applications; however, however, the nature of their optical properties is not yet fully understood due to the difficulty of synthesis of singlephase nanoparticles. In this article we describe the features of the synthesis of single-phase particles ...
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Гущина В. А., Mendeleev Communications 2025 Vol. 35 No. 2 P. 193–195
All-inorganic perovskite CsPbBr3 and Cs4PbBr6 nanoparticles are intensively studied for their unique optical properties, though synthesizing single-phase nanoparticles has posed challenges. Detailed synthesis method of CsPbBr3 and Cs4PbBr6 single-phase nanoparticles and their chemical and phase analysis are described. Distinctive optical characteristics, such as photoluminescence, optical band gap and the Urbach tail region, are revealed and explained within the current ...
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Гущина В. А., Physics of Complex System 2026 Vol. 7 No. 1 P. 3–15
Heterostructures based on ZnO nanorods and CsPbBr3 nanocrystals were investigated for their potential as semiconductor SERS substrates. We found that ZnO morphology governs the efficiency of interfacial energy transfer, leading to enhanced photoluminescence under 390 nm excitation and a noticeable reduction of the bandgap in the composites. Raman analysis revealed a pronounced intensity enhancement and ...
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Гущина В. А., Russian Journal of Inorganic Chemistry 2024 Vol. 69 No. 6 P. 940–948
Currently, ABX3 nanoparticles (NPs) based on lead halides attract the attention due to their unique optical properties and a wide range of applications. The preparation of NPs with lead as a partial or complete replacement is particularly interesting because of the toxicity of this chemical element and most of its compounds. In this study, we propose a ...
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Nikolai N. Kalikin, Petr E. Brandyshev, Yury A. Budkov, Journal of Chemical Physics 2026 Vol. 164 No. 15 Article 154904
This study presents a mean-field theory for zwitterionic polymer solutions confined within attractive slit-like nanopores. Building upon our prior model for self-coacervation [Budkov et al., Soft Matter 19, 3281–3289 (2023)], we demonstrate that strong electrostatic dipole–dipole correlations between monomeric units, coupled with attraction to pore walls, can induce capillary-driven liquid–liquid phase separation inside the pore—a ...
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Moiseev E., D.A. Masyutin, I.A. Melnichenko et al., Optics and Laser Technology 2026 Vol. 201 No. 115289 Article 115289
Lasing at a wavelength near 255 nm is demonstrated in AlGaN whispering gallery mode microlasers with radii ranging from 1 to 3 µm fabricated on sapphire substrates, representing one of the shortest-wavelength realizations of microdisk lasers on this technologically relevant platform. The minimum threshold energy was 8.8 pJ (power density ≈ 280 kW/cm2) for a microlaser with a ...
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Шугабаев Т., Мельниченко И. А., Кузнецов А. et al., Nanoscale Horizons 2026 P. 1–8
The combination of plasmonic systems and the high optical gain of InGaN is a promising approach for the fabrication of nanolasers and other nanoscale light sources. Here, we demonstrate, for the first time, the use of MBE-grown GaN nanowires with embedded InGaN quantum wells as the key components for plasmonic nanolasers. The utilization of quantum ...
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Babichev A., Makhov I., Kryzhanovskaya N. et al., IEEE Journal on Selected Topics in Quantum Electronics 2026 Vol. 32 No. 6 Article 1700208
Micropillar cavity lasers demonstrate operation up to 255 K. At this temperature, the lasing threshold and Q-factor, extracted at lasing threshold for a 4 μm diameter pillar are about 2 mW and 16800. For pillar lasers, the concept of which is based on an optical aperture, continuous-wave lasing is realized at room temperature (300 K). ...
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Карцев А. И., Сафронов А. А., Радиотехника и электроника 2024 Т. 69 № 10 С. 989–995
The first-principle modeling of two different quasi-two-dimensional phases based on the volume phases Cr2Te3 and CrTe3 is carried out. Structural relaxation of the obtained 2D compounds and their volumetric prototypes was performed within the framework of the density functional method and the projection plane wave method. Magnetic anisotropy in various crystallographic planes of quasi-two-dimensional structures and corresponding ...
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Chowde Gowda C., Alexey Kartsev, Tiwari N. et al., Small 2024 Vol. 20 No. 47 Article 2405197
A vast majority of electrical devices have integrated magnetic units, which generate constant magnetic fields with noticeable vibrations. The majority of existing nanogenerators acquire energy through friction/mechanical forces and most of these instances overlook acoustic vibrations and magnetic fields. Magnetic two-dimensional (2D) tellurides present a wide range of possibilities for devising a potential flexible energy ...
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Карцев А. И., Physics of Metals and Metallography 2025 Vol. 125 No. 14 P. 1935–1939
The problem of the maximum oscillation frequency of composite bimetallic microactuators excited by thermal pulses has been theoretically investigated. Both traditional bimetallic composites made of metals and alloys with different coefficients of thermal expansion and composites in which one of the layers is made of a mechanically pre-stressed shape memory alloy (SMA) and the other ...
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Kushchuk L. I., Veretimus D. K., Lega P. V. et al., Journal of Surface Investigation: X-Ray, Synchrotron and Neutron Techniques 2025 Vol. 18 No. 4 P. 859–863
The densities of electronic states in quasi-two-dimensional vanadium nitrides have been studied using density functional theory and the method of the crystal orbital Hamilton population. The contribution of various orbital pairs and their influence on the stability of the magnetic subsystem of these compounds have been analyzed using the crystal orbital Hamilton population (COHP) algorithm. ...
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Kushchuk L. I., Alexey Ivanovich Kartsev, Nanoscale 2025 Vol. 17 No. 16 P. 10292–10302
We have systematically examined various parameters of t- (tetragonal) and h- (hexagonal) lattices of transition metal nitride (TMN) monolayers through first-principles calculations, emphasising their structural and magnetic properties. Our study reveals that all TMN monolayers exhibit a preference for a magnetic ground state. Employing the Heisenberg model, we extract exchange interaction and magnetic anisotropy parameters. ...
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Карцев А. И., Сафронов А. А., Махов М. И., Журнал радиоэлектроники 2024 № 3
In this paper, we find an analytical expression for the energy spectrum of a particle in a one-dimensional potential well with infinitely high walls. One of the walls with the coordinate x = 0 is motionless, the other wall, which has the coordinate x = a at the initial moment of time, moves at a constant speed. The results obtained can ...
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Лебедев И. С., Кудрявцев А. В., Карцев А. И. et al., Журнал радиоэлектроники 2025 № 11 Статья 30
n this paper, the effect of doping on the electronic and magnetic properties of a monolayer compound Cr(ClxF1-x)3 is studied based on a first-principles calculation. The densities of electronic states, the values of the band gap, the constants of the crystal lattice and the difference in total energies for ferromagnetic and antiferromagnetic configurations at different mutual ...
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S. A. Andreeva, Dzhikirba K. R., Shibalov M. V. et al., Physical Review B: Condensed Matter and Materials Physics 2026 Vol. 113 No. 10 Article L100503
In present work we report the first observations of two-dimensional plasma resonance with linear dispersion in superconducting NbN films fabricated by atomic layer deposition on sapphire and high-resistive (HR) silicon substrates. We have detected several consecutive resonance dips in THz transmission of the sample processed into the disc geometry. Increasing temperature results both in the ...
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Lukmanova R.M., Cohn I.A., Minakova V. E. et al., Physical Review B: Condensed Matter and Materials Physics 2025 Vol. 111 No. 22 Article 224510
The magnetoresistance of superconductor–topological insulator–superconductor structures, with indium as the superconductor and TaSe3 as the topological insulator, shows steplike features on the resistance under magnetic fields. These resistance steps result from the suppression of superconductivity, induced by the superconducting proximity effect in both the bulk and surface states of the topological insulator. The position and ...
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Vyacheslav D. Neverov, Karabassov T., Andrey V. Krasavin et al., Research 2026 Vol. 9 Article 1087
Majorana zero modes (MZMs) localized in vortex cores of topological superconductors are widely regarded promising building blocks for fault-tolerant quantum computation. However, their unambiguous detection is hindered by the extremely small energy spacing separating them from conventional Caroli-de Gennes-Matricon states. Using a microscopic Bogoliubov-de Gennes approach, we demonstrate that nonmagnetic impurities, rather than suppressing, can ...
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