It is found that the sharp resistivity peak observed near the Curie temperature TC in the manganites R1-xAxMnO3 is closely correlated to the residual resistivity ρ0 of the sample, suggesting that nonmagnetic randomness plays an important role in deter . . .

We develop an analytical theory of the low-frequency ac quantum spin Hall (QSH) effect based upon the scattering matrix formalism. It is shown that the ac QSH effect can be interpreted as a bulk quantum pumping effect. When the electron spin is conser . . .

We numerically study the quantum Hall effect in biased bilayer graphene based on a tight-binding model in the presence of disorder. Integer quantum Hall plateaus with quantized conductivity σxy=νe2/h (where ν is an integer) are observed around the ban . . .

Using the four-terminal Landauer-Büttiker formula and Green’s function approach, we calculate numerically the spin-Hall conductance in a two-dimensional junction system with the Rashba spin-orbit (SO) coupling and disorder. We find that the spin-Hall . . .

We study electron tunnelling through two small ferromagnetic dots. Quantum charge fluctuations and interdot coupling cause each Coulomb peak of conductance at zero interdot coupling to split. The interdot tunnel coupling depends on the relative orient . . .

Topological insulators (TIs) are a new quantum state of matter discovered recently, which are characterized by unconventional bulk topological invariants. Proposals for practical applications of the TIs are mostly based upon their metallic surface or . . .

We numerically study the thermoelectric and thermal transport in trilayer graphene with different stacking orders in the presence of interlayer bias under a strong perpendicular magnetic field. In the biased ABA-stacked case, we find that the thermoel . . .

The spin Hall effect in a two-dimensional electron system on honeycomb lattice with both intrinsic and Rashba spin-orbit couplings is studied numerically. Integer quantized spin Hall conductance is obtained at the zero Rashba coupling limit when elect . . .

The Mini-Mental State Examination is a widely used cognitive screening measure. The purpose of the present study was to assess how 5 specific clusters of Mini-Mental State Examination items (ie, subscores) correlate with and predict specific areas of . . .

The quantum spin Hall (QSH) effect is known to be unstable to perturbations violating time-reversal symmetry. We show that creating a narrow ferromagnetic region near the edge of a QSH sample can push one of the counterpropagating edge states to the i . . .