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Physical Review B

Volume 55, Issue 14

1 April 1997

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Structure, structural phase transitions, mechanical properties, defects, etc.

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Microwave transmission through a periodic three-dimensional metal-wire network containing random scatterers

M. Stoytchev and A. Z. Genack

Phys. Rev. B 55, R8617(R) (1997) - Published 1 April, 1997

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Single-crystal neutron-diffraction study of a structural phase transitioninduced by a magnetic field in ${La}_{1 - x}$ ${Sr}_{x}$ ${MnO}_{3}$

A. J. Campbell, G. Balakrishnan, M. R. Lees, D. McK. Paul, and G. J. McIntyre

Phys. Rev. B 55, R8622(R) (1997) - Published 1 April, 1997

Inhomogeneous, disordered, and partially ordered systems

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Localization in a rough billiard: A σ-model formulation

Klaus M. Frahm

Phys. Rev. B 55, R8626(R) (1997) - Published 1 April, 1997

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Conductivity of the two-dimensional Coulomb glass

A. Pérez-Garrido, M. Ortuño, E. Cuevas, J. Ruiz, and M. Pollak

Phys. Rev. B 55, R8630(R) (1997) - Published 1 April, 1997

Dynamics, dynamical systems, lattice effects, quantum solids, etc.

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Polaron effective mass from Monte Carlo simulations

P. E. Kornilovitch and E. R. Pike

Phys. Rev. B 55, R8634(R) (1997) - Published 1 April, 1997

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Fröhlich-interaction-induced multiphonon Raman scattering in ${SrCuO}_{2}$ sand ${Sr}_{0.5}$ ${Ca}_{0.5}$ ${CuO}_{2}$ s

M. V. Abrashev, A. P. Litvinchuk, C. Thomsen, and V. N. Popov

Phys. Rev. B 55, R8638(R) (1997) - Published 1 April, 1997

Magnetism

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Chemical disorder and charge transport in ferromagnetic manganites

W. E. Pickett and D. J. Singh

Phys. Rev. B 55, R8642(R) (1997) - Published 1 April, 1997

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Two-impurity Kondo problem for correlated electrons

Karen Hallberg and Reinhold Egger

Phys. Rev. B 55, R8646(R) (1997) - Published 1 April, 1997

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Magnetoresistance in GdNi: Magnetic-polaronic-like effect near the Curie temperature and low-temperature sign reversal

R. Mallik, E. V. Sampathkumaran, P. L. Paulose, and V. Nagarajan

Phys. Rev. B 55, R8650(R) (1997) - Published 1 April, 1997

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Nonanalytical magnetoresistance, the third angular effect, and a methodto investigate Fermi surfaces in quasi-two-dimensional conductors

A. G. Lebed and N. N. Bagmet

Phys. Rev. B 55, R8654(R) (1997) - Published 1 April, 1997

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Switching of the gapped singlet spin-liquid state to an antiferromagnetically ordered state in Sr( ${Cu}_{1 - x}$ ${Zn}_{x}$ $)_{2}$ $O_{3}$

M. Azuma, Y. Fujishiro, M. Takano, M. Nohara, and H. Takagi

Phys. Rev. B 55, R8658(R) (1997) - Published 1 April, 1997

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K-edge resonant x-ray magnetic scattering from a transition-metal oxide: NiO

J. P. Hill, C.-C. Kao, and D. F. McMorrow

Phys. Rev. B 55, R8662(R) (1997) - Published 1 April, 1997

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Local lattice distortion during the spin-state transition in ${LaCoO}_{3}$

S. Yamaguchi, Y. Okimoto, and Y. Tokura

Phys. Rev. B 55, R8666(R) (1997) - Published 1 April, 1997

Superfluidity and superconductivity

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Low-temperature specific heat of κ-(BEDT-TTF $)_{2}$ Cu[N(CN $)_{2}$ ]Br in the superconducting state

Y. Nakazawa and K. Kanoda

Phys. Rev. B 55, R8670(R) (1997) - Published 1 April, 1997

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Field dependence of the specific heat of single-crystal ${HgBa}_{2}$ ${Ca}_{2}$ ${Cu}_{3}$ $O_{8 + δ}$

A. Carrington, C. Marcenat, F. Bouquet, D. Colson, A. Bertinotti, J. F. Marucco, and J. Hammann

Phys. Rev. B 55, R8674(R) (1997) - Published 1 April, 1997

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Phonon mode coupling in superconducting ${LuNi}_{2}$ $B_{2}$ C

C. Stassis, M. Bullock, J. Zarestky, P. Canfield, A. I. Goldman, G. Shirane, and S. M. Shapiro

Phys. Rev. B 55, R8678(R) (1997) - Published 1 April, 1997

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Josephson junctions with alternating critical current density

R. G. Mints and V. G. Kogan

Phys. Rev. B 55, R8682(R) (1997) - Published 1 April, 1997

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Excitation of Josephson plasma and vortex oscillation modes in ${Bi}_{2}$ ${Sr}_{2}$ ${CaCu}_{2}$ $O_{8 + δ}$ in parallel magnetic fields

Y. Matsuda, M. B. Gaifullin, K. Kumagai, K. Kadowaki, T. Mochiku, and K. Hirata

Phys. Rev. B 55, R8685(R) (1997) - Published 1 April, 1997

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Effect of midgap states in d-wave superconductors on the flux quantization in tricrystal rings

Manoj P. Samanta and Supriyo Datta

Phys. Rev. B 55, R8689(R) (1997) - Published 1 April, 1997

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Vortex lattice transitions in borocarbides

V. G. Kogan, M. Bullock, B. Harmon, P. Miranovic-acute, Lj. Dobrosavljevic-acute-Grujic-acute, P. L. Gammel, and D. J. Bishop

Phys. Rev. B 55, R8693(R) (1997) - Published 1 April, 1997

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Josephson-junction thermodynamics and the superconducting phase transitionin a SQUID device

Alec Maassen van den Brink and H. Dekker

Phys. Rev. B 55, R8697(R) (1997) - Published 1 April, 1997

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In-plane and out-of-plane transport properties of ${Bi}_{2}$ ${Sr}_{2}$ ${CaCu}_{2}$ $O_{8 + x}$ epitaxial films: Fluctuations and transition into a vortex solid state

D. V. Livanov, E. Milani, G. Balestrino, and C. Aruta

Phys. Rev. B 55, R8701(R) (1997) - Published 1 April, 1997

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Angular dependence of the first-order vortex-lattice phase transition in ${Bi}_{2}$ ${Sr}_{2}$ ${CaCu}_{2}$ $O_{8}$

B. Schmidt, M. Konczykowski, N. Morozov, and E. Zeldov

Phys. Rev. B 55, R8705(R) (1997) - Published 1 April, 1997

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Nature of the vortex liquid in ${Bi}_{2}$ ${Sr}_{2}$ ${CaCu}_{2}$ $O_{y}$

T. Tsuboi, T. Hanaguri, and A. Maeda

Phys. Rev. B 55, R8709(R) (1997) - Published 1 April, 1997

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Neutron-irradiation effects on the V-I characteristics of ${YBa}_{2}$ ${Cu}_{3}$ $O_{7 - δ}$ twinned crystals:Linking transport results in a variety of copper oxide superconductors

Brandon Brown, J. M. Roberts, J. Tate, and J. W. Farmer

Phys. Rev. B 55, R8713(R) (1997) - Published 1 April, 1997

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Local vortex mobility below the irreversibility line of ${Tl}_{2}$ ${Ba}_{2}$ ${CaCu}_{2}$ $O_{8}$ :t A ${}^{205}{Tl}$ NMR study of the transverse relaxation in single crystals

E. G. Nikolaev, J. Witteveen, M. de Kok, and H. B. Brom

Phys. Rev. B 55, R8717(R) (1997) - Published 1 April, 1997

ARTICLES

Structure, structural phase transitions, mechanical properties, defects, etc.

Theoretical investigation of the structure of κ- ${Al}_{2}$ $O_{3}$

Y. Yourdshahyan, U. Engberg, L. Bengtsson, B. I. Lundqvist, and B. Hammer

Phys. Rev. B 55, 8721 (1997) - Published 1 April, 1997

Systematic Mn d-configuration change in the ${La}_{1 - x}$ ${Ca}_{x}$ ${MnO}_{3}$ system: A Mn K-edge XAS study

M. Croft, D. Sills, M. Greenblatt, C. Lee, S.-W. Cheong, K. V. Ramanujachary, and D. Tran

Phys. Rev. B 55, 8726 (1997) - Published 1 April, 1997

Metric tensor as the dynamical variable for variable-cell-shape molecular dynamics

Ivo Souza and JoséLuís Martins

Phys. Rev. B 55, 8733 (1997) - Published 1 April, 1997

Resonant ${OH}^{-}$ photodissociation in alkali halide crystals

L. Gomes and S. P. Morato

Phys. Rev. B 55, 8743 (1997) - Published 1 April, 1997

Subnanometric-scale motion of the modulation wave in incommensurate solids studied by two-dimensional exchange-difference NMR

J. Dolinsek and G. Papavassiliou

Phys. Rev. B 55, 8755 (1997) - Published 1 April, 1997

Dynamical properties of epitaxial ferroelectric superlattices

Y. Kim, R. A. Gerhardt, and A. Erbil

Phys. Rev. B 55, 8766 (1997) - Published 1 April, 1997

Critical slowing down and dispersion of avalanche upconversion dynamics

Q. Shu and S. C. Rand

Phys. Rev. B 55, 8776 (1997) - Published 1 April, 1997

Inhomogeneous, disordered, and partially ordered systems

Short-range order, bulk moduli, and physical trends in c- ${Si}_{1 - x}$ $C_{x}$ alloys

P. C. Kelires

Phys. Rev. B 55, 8784 (1997) - Published 1 April, 1997

Photoinduced anisotropy in vitreous ${As}_{2}$ $S_{3}$ :mA reflectance-difference study

A. V. Kolobov, V. Lyubin, T. Yasuda, M. Klebanov, and K. Tanaka

Phys. Rev. B 55, 8788 (1997) - Published 1 April, 1997

Simulation of Mössbauer absorption spectra for decagonal AlCuCo

P. Kramer, A. Quandt, Th. Schneider, and H. Teuscher

Phys. Rev. B 55, 8793 (1997) - Published 1 April, 1997

Ab initio calculations of partial molar properties in the single-site approximation

A. V. Ruban and H. L. Skriver

Phys. Rev. B 55, 8801 (1997) - Published 1 April, 1997

Comparison of the electronic structure of AlPd and ${Al}_{70}$ ${Pd}_{20}$ ${Mn}_{10}$

M. Zurkirch, M. De Crescenzi, M. Erbudak, M. Hochstrasser, and A. R. Kortan

Phys. Rev. B 55, 8808 (1997) - Published 1 April, 1997

Dynamics, dynamical systems, lattice effects, quantum solids, etc.

Stationary self-localized magnons in Heisenberg antiferromagnets

J. Ohishi, M. Kubota, K. Kawasaki, and S. Takeno

Phys. Rev. B 55, 8812 (1997) - Published 1 April, 1997

Friedel oscillations in the force constants of metals

Peter J. Feibelman

Phys. Rev. B 55, 8821 (1997) - Published 1 April, 1997

Boundary-condition effects in anharmonic lattice dynamics: Existence criteria for intrinsic localized modes from extended-mode properties

D. Bonart, T. Rössler, and J. B. Page

Phys. Rev. B 55, 8829 (1997) - Published 1 April, 1997

Raman and Fourier-transform infrared photoacoustic spectra of granular ${ZrO}_{2}$

Liu Fangxin, Yang Jinlong, and Zhao Tianpeng

Phys. Rev. B 55, 8847 (1997) - Published 1 April, 1997

Path renormalization of quasiperiodic generalized Fibonacci chains

Dieter Walther and Ralph v. Baltz

Phys. Rev. B 55, 8852 (1997) - Published 1 April, 1997

Density-functional theory of freezing of quantum liquids at zero temperature using exact liquid-state linear response

C. N. Likos, Saverio Moroni, and Gaetano Senatore

Phys. Rev. B 55, 8867 (1997) - Published 1 April, 1997

Different mechanisms of nonlinear quenching of luminescence

D. A. Zubenko, M. A. Noginov, V. A. Smirnov, and I. A. Shcherbakov

Phys. Rev. B 55, 8881 (1997) - Published 1 April, 1997

Magnetism

Stimulated cooperative Jahn-Teller effect in ${TmPO}_{4}$

P. Morin and Z. Kazei

Phys. Rev. B 55, 8887 (1997) - Published 1 April, 1997

Low-lying excited states and low-temperature properties of an alternating spin-1–spin-1/2 chain: A density-matrix renormalization-group study

Swapan K. Pati, S. Ramasesha, and Diptiman Sen

Phys. Rev. B 55, 8894 (1997) - Published 1 April, 1997

Structural, magnetic, and transport properties of the giant magnetoresistive perovskites ${La}_{2 / 3}$ ${Ca}_{1 / 3}$ ${Mn}_{1 - x}$ ${Al}_{x}$ $O_{3 - δ}$

J. Blasco, J. García, J. M. de Teresa, M. R. Ibarra, J. Perez, P. A. Algarabel, C. Marquina, and C. Ritter

Phys. Rev. B 55, 8905 (1997) - Published 1 April, 1997

Effective potential for a scalar field in three dimensions: Ising model in the ferromagnetic phase

M. M. Tsypin

Phys. Rev. B 55, 8911 (1997) - Published 1 April, 1997

Magnetic-field dependence of macroscopic quantum tunnelingand coherence of ferromagnetic particles

Gwang-Hee Kim and Dae Sung Hwang

Phys. Rev. B 55, 8918 (1997) - Published 1 April, 1997

Variational and density-matrix renormalization-group studies of the frustrated antiferromagnetic Heisenberg S=1 quantum spin chain

A. Kolezhuk, R. Roth, and U. Schollwöck

Phys. Rev. B 55, 8928 (1997) - Published 1 April, 1997

Normalization factors for magnetic relaxation of small-particle systems in a nonzero magnetic field

Ll. Balcells, O. Iglesias, and A. Labarta

Phys. Rev. B 55, 8940 (1997) - Published 1 April, 1997

Magnetism and superconductivity of Fe/Nb/Fe trilayers

Th. Mühge, K. Westerholt, H. Zabel, N. N. Garif'yanov, Yu. V. Goryunov, I. A. Garifullin, and G. G. Khaliullin

Phys. Rev. B 55, 8945 (1997) - Published 1 April, 1997

g-factor formulas of ${3 d}^{5}$ ions in trigonal-symmetry fields and their applications

M. G. Zhao and Y. Lei

Phys. Rev. B 55, 8955 (1997) - Published 1 April, 1997

NMR study of deuteron interbond motion in ${CsDSO}_{4}$

D. Arcon, R. Blinc, J. Dolinsek, and L. A. Shuvalov

Phys. Rev. B 55, 8961 (1997) - Published 1 April, 1997

Spectral hole-burning study of hyperfine and nuclear quadrupole interactions of ${}^{243}{Am}^{3 +}$ in ${CaWO}_{4}$

G. K. Liu, Jin Huang, and M. M. Abraham

Phys. Rev. B 55, 8967 (1997) - Published 1 April, 1997

Magnetic transition in perovskite Mn oxides at T=0

Jie Jiang, Jinming Dong, and D. Y. Xing

Phys. Rev. B 55, 8973 (1997) - Published 1 April, 1997

Low-field magnetoresistance in diverse magnetic phases of γ- ${Fe}_{80 - x}$ ${Ni}_{x}$ ${Cr}_{20}$ alloys

G. Sinha, R. D. Barnard, and A. K. Majumdar

Phys. Rev. B 55, 8982 (1997) - Published 1 April, 1997

Asymmetric magneto-optic response in anisotropic thin films

R. M. Osgood, B. M. Clemens, and R. L. White

Phys. Rev. B 55, 8990 (1997) - Published 1 April, 1997

Superfluidity and superconductivity

Possible contribution of direct exchange to the superfluidity of ${}^{3}{He}$

J. E. Hirsch

Phys. Rev. B 55, 8997 (1997) - Published 1 April, 1997

Correlations between normal-state properties and superconductivity

J. E. Hirsch

Phys. Rev. B 55, 9007 (1997) - Published 1 April, 1997

Visualization of longitudinal and transverse currents in a Josephson medium by polarized neutrons

G. P. Gordeev, L. A. Akselrod, S. L. Ginzburg, V. N. Zabenkin, and I. M. Lazebnik

Phys. Rev. B 55, 9025 (1997) - Published 1 April, 1997

Characteristics of two-dimensional vortex dynamics from XY-type models with Ginzburg-Landau dynamics

Anna Jonsson and Petter Minnhagen

Phys. Rev. B 55, 9035 (1997) - Published 1 April, 1997

Charge transport through superconductor/Anderson-insulator interfaces

Aviad Frydman and Zvi Ovadyahu

Phys. Rev. B 55, 9047 (1997) - Published 1 April, 1997

Lattice vibrations and electron-phonon coupling in superconducting quarternary borocarbides: An inelastic neutron-scattering investigation

F. Gompf, W. Reichardt, H. Schober, B. Renker, and M. Buchgeister

Phys. Rev. B 55, 9058 (1997) - Published 1 April, 1997

Resistance anomaly and excess voltage in inhomogeneous superconducting aluminum thin films

M. Park, M. S. Isaacson, and J. M. Parpia

Phys. Rev. B 55, 9067 (1997) - Published 1 April, 1997

Transition-temperature features of layered superconductors

T. A. Mamedov, M. de Llano, and T. Firat

Phys. Rev. B 55, 9077 (1997) - Published 1 April, 1997

c-axis Josephson tunneling in twinned and untwinned YBCO-Pb Junctions

C. O'Donovan, M. D. Lumsden, B. D. Gaulin, and J. P. Carbotte

Phys. Rev. B 55, 9088 (1997) - Published 1 April, 1997

Linear response and collective oscillations in superconductors with d-wave pairing

S. N. Artemenko and A. G. Kobelkov

Phys. Rev. B 55, 9094 (1997) - Published 1 April, 1997

Magnetic flux noise in superconducting rings and disks close to the superconducting transition

S. A. L. Foulds, J. Smithyman, G. F. Cox, C. M. Muirhead, and R. G. Humphreys

Phys. Rev. B 55, 9098 (1997) - Published 1 April, 1997

Critical exponents of the superconducting transition in granular ${YBa}_{2}$ ${Cu}_{3}$ $O_{7 - δ}$

R. J. Joshi, R. B. Hallock, and J. A. Taylor

Phys. Rev. B 55, 9107 (1997) - Published 1 April, 1997

Temperature-dependent modulation amplitude of the ${CuO}_{2}$ superconducting lattice in ${La}_{2}$ ${CuO}_{4.1}$

A. Lanzara, N. L. Saini, A. Bianconi, J. L. Hazemann, Y. Soldo, F. C. Chou, and D. C. Johnston

Phys. Rev. B 55, 9120 (1997) - Published 1 April, 1997

Thermal expansion of superconducting ${Bi}_{2}$ ${Sr}_{2}$ ${CaCu}_{2}$ $O_{8}$

T. Asahi, H. Suzuki, M. Nakamura, H. Takano, and J. Kobayashi

Phys. Rev. B 55, 9125 (1997) - Published 1 April, 1997

Relation of the superstructure modulation and extra-oxygen local-structural distortion in ${Bi}_{2.1 - y}$ ${Pb}_{y}$ ${Sr}_{1.9 - x}$ ${La}_{x}$ ${CuO}_{z}$

Mao Zhiqiang, Xu Gaojie, Zhang Shuyuan, Tan Shun, Lu Bin, Tian Mingliang, Fan Chenggao, Xu Cunyi, and Zhang Yuheng

Phys. Rev. B 55, 9130 (1997) - Published 1 April, 1997

Optical phonons in the orthorhombic double-chain ${Sr}_{1 - x}$ ${Ca}_{x}$ ${CuO}_{2}$ (x=0, 0.5)

M. V. Abrashev, A. P. Litvinchuk, C. Thomsen, and V. N. Popov

Phys. Rev. B 55, 9136 (1997) - Published 1 April, 1997

Energy level statistics of the two-dimensional Hubbard model at low filling

Henrik Bruus and Jean-Christian Angl`es d'Auriac

Phys. Rev. B 55, 9142 (1997) - Published 1 April, 1997

X-ray absorption spectroscopy of detwinned $\Pr_{x}$ $Y_{1 - x}$ ${Ba}_{2}$ ${Cu}_{3}$ $O_{7 - y}$ single crystals:Electronic structure and hole distribution

M. Merz, N. Nücker, E. Pellegrin, P. Schweiss, S. Schuppler, M. Kielwein, M. Knupfer, M. S. Golden, J. Fink, C. T. Chen, V. Chakarian, Y. U. Idzerda, and A. Erb

Phys. Rev. B 55, 9160 (1997) - Published 1 April, 1997