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Quantum-well and modified image-potential states in thin Pb(111) films: an estimate for the local work function
Journal of Physics: Condensed Matter. 2020. Vol. 32. Article 435001.
Aladyshkin A. Y.
Quantum-confined electronic states such as quantum-well states (QWS) inside thin Pb(111) films and modified image-potential states (IPS) above the Pb(111) films grown on Si(111)7×7 substrate were studied by means of low-temperature scanning tunnelling microscopy (STM) and spectroscopy (STS) in the regime of constant current I. By plotting the position of the n-th emission resonances U_n versus n^(2/3) and extrapolating the linear fit for the dependence U_n (n^2/3) in the high-n limit towards n = 0, we estimate the local work function for the Pb(111) film: W=3.8 ± 0.1 eV. We experimentally demonstrate that modifications of the shape of the STM tip can change the number of the emission peaks associated with the resonant tunnelling via quantized IPS levels for the same Pb terrace; however it does not affect the estimate of the local work function for the flat Pb terraces. We observe that the maxima in the spectra of the differential tunnelling conductance dI/dU related to both the QWS and the modified IPS resonances are less pronounced if the STM tip becomes more blunt.
Dmitriev A., Kornilov V., Batienkov R., Lecture Notes in Civil Engineering 2026 Vol. 886 P. 249–255
Numerous studies have provided compelling evidence that the probability distribution of avalanche sizes follows a power law, and that 1/f noise is present in the stochastic dynamics of landslides. We present a theoretical explanation of these phenomena within the framework of self-organized criticality theory, proposing a discrete-time model in the form of a sandpile cellular ...
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Dmitriev A., Shulman I., Lebedev A., Studies in Computational Intelligence 2026 Vol. 1265 P. 266–273
A discrete-time model is presented for the self-organization of the X/Twitter social network to the edge of a phase transition, characterized by avalanche-like propagation of information in the network. The model is based on the analogy between the critical dynamics of the X social network and sandpile cellular automata with Manna rule on the Chung-Lu ...
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Arutyunov K., Kharitonov I. A., Petrosyants K. O., JETP Letters 2026 Vol. 124 No. 6 P. 1–16
Superconducting properties of metallic micro- and nanowires can be entirely different from those of bulk superconductors. Of particular interest is the nonequilibrium current-induced state of a quasi-one-dimensional superconducting channel. The most interesting phenomenon here is the stepped I–V characteristic, explained by a process known as phase slip center activation. If the origin of such step-like ...
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Makarov D. M., Kalikin N., Fashchevsky K. A. et al., Electrochimica Acta 2026 Vol. 579 Article 150159
Machine learning (ML) has become a powerful tool for accelerating the development of carbon-based supercapacitors;
however, most published models assume that a single predictive framework can describe both conventional
porous carbons and hybrid carbon electrodes. Here, we test this assumption using a comprehensive
benchmark dataset and an extended literature-curated dataset enriched with synthesis- and electrolyte-related
descriptors. Three ML algorithms ...
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Махлуф М., Ozhegov R., Elezov M. et al., Фотоника 2026 Vol. 20 No. 6 P. 414–423
This paper compares the ranging precision of direct time-of-flight (dToF) and non-line-of-sight (NLOS) LiDAR architectures, both using a superconducting nanowire single-photon detector (SNSPD). Both systems operate at 1550 nm with a 50 ps pulsed laser and time-correlated single-photon counting (TCSPC). The dToF configuration achieved approximately 100 µm precision at 10 m, while the NLOS configuration achieved 500 µm precision for ...
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Singapore: Springer, 2026.
This volume presents the Proceedings of the 34th IUPAP Conference on Computational Physics (CCP2023), held in Kobe, Japan on August 4–8, 2023. It offers a collection of peer-reviewed articles that highlight recent developments in computational and simulation research across various areas of physics. Key topics include the use of data science, quantum computing, and machine ...
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Goncharov A., Chibisov A., Advanced Theory and Simulations 2023 Vol. 12 No. 13 Article 2200816
Designing stable quantum computers with the ability to correct errors responsibly requires a detailed understanding of the physical processes that underlie these devices. In this study, detailed quantum mechanical simulations of the atomic structure, charge distribution of electron density, and distribution and orientation of magnetic and quantum states as a function of applied external pressure ...
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Chibisov A., Gnidenko A., Chibisova M. et al., FlatChem 2023 Vol. 41 Article 100533
Manufacturing precise quantum computers with small errors in quantum operations, long coherence times, and low power consumption is the most important challenge in modern nanoelectronics. To understand the operating modes of such calculators in detail, both the optimal arrangement of the qubit system within the structure and changes in its magnetic properties must be comprehensively ...
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N.I. Fedotov, Maizlakh A. A., V.V. Pavlovskiy et al., Surfaces and Interfaces 2022 Vol. 31 Article 102015
Bi2Te3 is a material with high efficiency of thermoelectric energy conversion. Recently, it was also recognized as a topological insulator, and is often used as the basis for creation of other types of topological matter. Pulsed laser deposition (PLD) is widely considered as a simple method for growing of multicomponent films, but not as a ...
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Aladyshkin A. Y., Journal of Physical Chemistry C 2023 Vol. 127 No. 27 P. 13295–13301
Local structural and electronic properties of thin Pb(111) films grown on Si(111)7x7 surface are experimentally studied by means of low-temperature scanning tunneling microscopy and spectroscopy (STM/STS). It is shown that the visible height h of the monatomic step on Pb(111) surface demonstrates oscillatory dependence on bias voltage U. The period of these oscillations coincides with the period ...
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Putilov A. V., Di Giorgio C., Vadimov V. L. et al., Physical Review B: Condensed Matter and Materials Physics 2019 Vol. 99 Article 144514
Low-temperature scanning tunneling microscopy and spectroscopy has been used to image the vortex core and the vortex lattice in FeSe single crystals. The local tunneling spectra acquired at the center of elliptical vortex cores display a strong particle-hole asymmetry with spatial oscillation, characteristic of the quantum-limit vortex core. Furthermore, a quasihexagonal vortex lattice at low ...
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Aladyshkin A. Y., Schouteden K., Journal of Physical Chemistry C 2022 Vol. 126 No. 31 P. 13341–13348
Field-emission resonances (FERs) for two-dimensional Pb(111) islands grown on Si(111)7x7 surfaces were studied by low-temperature scanning tunneling microscopy and spectroscopy (STM/STS) in a broad range of tunneling conditions with both active and disabled feedback loop. These FERs exist at quantized sample-to-tip distances Z_n above the sample surface, where n is the serial number of the ...
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Fedotov N., Zaitsev-Zotov S., Physica Status Solidi - Rapid Research Letters 2019 Vol. 13 No. 5 Article 1800617
Topologically protected surface states of three-dimensional topological insulators provide a model framework for studying massless Dirac electrons in two dimensions. Usually a step on the surface of a topological insulator is treated as a scatterer for the Dirac electrons, and the study of its effect is focused on the interference of the incident and scattered ...
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Marques C. A., Neat M. J., Yim C. M. et al., New Journal of Physics 2020 Vol. 22 No. June Article 063049
In a superconductor that lacks inversion symmetry, the spatial part of the Cooper pair wave function has a reduced symmetry, allowing for the mixing of spin-singlet and spin-triplet Cooper pairing channels and thus providing a pathway to a non-trivial superconducting state. Materials with a non-centrosymmetric crystal structure and with strong spin–orbit coupling are a platform ...
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Sedov E., Golokolenov I., Konstantinidis G. et al., , in: Cryogenics 2019. Proceedings of the 15th IIR International Conference: Prague, Czech Republic, April 8-11, 2019Vol. 15.: P.: IIF-IIR, 2019. P. 363–368.
It is well known that new effects appear in superconductors with the reduction of their size. Among them one is the most interesting – phenomenon of changing of critical temperature. It can be both decrease and increase in different metals, however, despite the number of existing works, there is still no generally accepted conception of ...
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