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Physical Review B

Volume 57, Issue 6

1 February 1998

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RAPID COMMUNICATIONS

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

RAPID COMMUNICATION

Multiscale modeling approach for calculating grain-boundary energies from first principles

O. A. Shenderova, D. W. Brenner, A. A. Nazarov, A. E. Romanov, and L. H. Yang

Phys. Rev. B 57, R3181(R) (1998) - Published 1 February, 1998

RAPID COMMUNICATION

Nitrogen-driven ${sp}^{3}$ to ${sp}^{2}$ transformation in carbon nitride materials

Jiangtao Hu, Peidong Yang, and Charles M. Lieber

Phys. Rev. B 57, R3185(R) (1998) - Published 1 February, 1998

RAPID COMMUNICATION

Neutron-diffraction study of the Jahn-Teller transition in stoichiometric ${LaMnO}_{3}$

J. Rodríguez-Carvajal, M. Hennion, F. Moussa, A. H. Moudden, L. Pinsard, and A. Revcolevschi

Phys. Rev. B 57, R3189(R) (1998) - Published 1 February, 1998

Inhomogeneous, disordered, and partially ordered systems

RAPID COMMUNICATION

Temperature dependence of the photoluminescence in polymeric solid $C_{60}$

U. D. Venkateswaran, D. Sanzi, A. M. Rao, P. C. Eklund, L. Marques, J.-L. Hodeau, and M. Núñez-Regueiro

Phys. Rev. B 57, R3193(R) (1998) - Published 1 February, 1998

Magnetism

RAPID COMMUNICATION

Vanishing of the negative-sign problem of quantum Monte Carlo simulations in one-dimensional frustrated spin systems

Tota Nakamura

Phys. Rev. B 57, R3197(R) (1998) - Published 1 February, 1998

RAPID COMMUNICATION

Magnetization plateau in an $S =$ $\frac{3}{2}$ antiferromagnetic Heisenberg chain with anisotropy

Tôru Sakai and Minoru Takahashi

Phys. Rev. B 57, R3201(R) (1998) - Published 1 February, 1998

RAPID COMMUNICATION

Structural properties and charge-ordering transition in ${LaSr}_{2} {Mn}_{2} O_{7}$

J. Q. Li, Y. Matsui, T. Kimura, and Y. Tokura

Phys. Rev. B 57, R3205(R) (1998) - Published 1 February, 1998

RAPID COMMUNICATION

Composition-driven spin-reorientation transition in ferromagnetic alloy films

A. Dittschar, M. Zharnikov, W. Kuch, M.-T. Lin, C. M. Schneider, and J. Kirschner

Phys. Rev. B 57, R3209(R) (1998) - Published 1 February, 1998

RAPID COMMUNICATION

Modification of the Landau-Lifshitz equation in the presence of a spin-polarized current in colossal- and giant-magnetoresistive materials

Ya. B. Bazaliy, B. A. Jones, and Shou-Cheng Zhang

Phys. Rev. B 57, R3213(R) (1998) - Published 1 February, 1998

RAPID COMMUNICATION

Huge anisotropic magnetostriction in ${La}_{1 - x} {Sr}_{x} {CoO}_{3 - δ}$ $(x >~ 0.3) :$ Field-induced orbital instability

M. R. Ibarra, R. Mahendiran, C. Marquina, B. García-Landa, and J. Blasco

Phys. Rev. B 57, R3217(R) (1998) - Published 1 February, 1998

Superfluidity and superconductivity

RAPID COMMUNICATION

Self-generated flux in Josephson junctions with alternating critical current density

R. G. Mints

Phys. Rev. B 57, R3221(R) (1998) - Published 1 February, 1998

RAPID COMMUNICATION

Superconducting $d$ -wave junctions: The disappearance of the odd ac components

Tomas Löfwander, Göran Johansson, Magnus Hurd, and Göran Wendin

Phys. Rev. B 57, R3225(R) (1998) - Published 1 February, 1998

RAPID COMMUNICATION

Observation of modulated magnetic long-range order in ${La}_{1.88} {Sr}_{0.12} {CuO}_{4}$

T. Suzuki, T. Goto, K. Chiba, T. Shinoda, T. Fukase, H. Kimura, K. Yamada, M. Ohashi, and Y. Yamaguchi

Phys. Rev. B 57, R3229(R) (1998) - Published 1 February, 1998

RAPID COMMUNICATION

Phase separation and weak ferromagnetism in lightly-oxygen-doped ${La}_{2} {CuO}_{4 + x}$ single crystals in low magnetic fields

A. A. Zakharov, A. A. Nikonov, and O. E. Parfionov

Phys. Rev. B 57, R3233(R) (1998) - Published 1 February, 1998

RAPID COMMUNICATION

Out-of-plane Hall effect in ${YBa}_{2} {Cu}_{3} O_{7 - δ} :$ Vortex-glass behavior and scaling of $c$ -axis and Hall resistivities

Yu. Eltsev and Ö. Rapp

Phys. Rev. B 57, R3237(R) (1998) - Published 1 February, 1998

RAPID COMMUNICATION

Charge localization and stripes in a two-dimensional three-band Peierls-Hubbard model

Z. G. Yu, J. Zang, J. T. Gammel, and A. R. Bishop

Phys. Rev. B 57, R3241(R) (1998) - Published 1 February, 1998

RAPID COMMUNICATION

Evidence of $d_{x^{2} - y^{2}}$ symmetry in the tunneling conductance density of states of ${Tl}_{2} {Ba}_{2} {CuO}_{6}$

L. Ozyuzer, Z. Yusof, J. F. Zasadzinski, R. Mogilevsky, D. G. Hinks, and K. E. Gray

Phys. Rev. B 57, R3245(R) (1998) - Published 1 February, 1998

RAPID COMMUNICATION

Nature of vortex lattice disordering at the onset of the peak effect

X. S. Ling, J. E. Berger, and D. E. Prober

Phys. Rev. B 57, R3249(R) (1998) - Published 1 February, 1998

ARTICLES

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

Nonhydrostatic compression of elastically anisotropic polycrystals. I. Hydrostatic limits of 4:1 methanol-ethanol and paraffin oil

J. W. Otto, J. K. Vassiliou, and G. Frommeyer

Phys. Rev. B 57, 3253 (1998) - Published 1 February, 1998

Nonhydrostatic compression of elastically anisotropic polycrystals. II. Direct compression and plastic deformation

J. W. Otto, J. K. Vassiliou, and G. Frommeyer

Phys. Rev. B 57, 3264 (1998) - Published 1 February, 1998

Delocalization of the effective interaction for inner-shell ionization in crystals

M. P. Oxley and L. J. Allen

Phys. Rev. B 57, 3273 (1998) - Published 1 February, 1998

Mechanical deformation of atomic-scale metallic contacts: Structure and mechanisms

Mads R. Sørensen, Mads Brandbyge, and Karsten W. Jacobsen

Phys. Rev. B 57, 3283 (1998) - Published 1 February, 1998

Effects of basis set quality on the prediction of structures, energies, and properties of amorphous tetrahedral carbon

Peter A. Schultz and E. B. Stechel

Phys. Rev. B 57, 3295 (1998) - Published 1 February, 1998

Structural changes, clustering, and photoinduced phase segregation in $\Pr_{0.7} {Ca}_{0.3} {MnO}_{3}$

D. E. Cox, P. G. Radaelli, M. Marezio, and S-W. Cheong

Phys. Rev. B 57, 3305 (1998) - Published 1 February, 1998

Unusual physical properties of ${KCu}_{7 - x} S_{4}$ at diffusive one-dimensional ordering transitions

Y.-K. Kuo, M. J. Skove, D. T. Verebelyi, H. Li, R. Mackay, S.-J. Hwu, M.-H. Whangbo, and J. W. Brill

Phys. Rev. B 57, 3315 (1998) - Published 1 February, 1998

Experimental evidence for a continuous phase transition in a multidimensional ferroelectric

P. Czarnecki, A. Katrusiak, I. Szafraniak, and J. Wąsicki

Phys. Rev. B 57, 3326 (1998) - Published 1 February, 1998

Structural and electronic properties of neutral and charged silicalike clusters

James R. Chelikowsky

Phys. Rev. B 57, 3333 (1998) - Published 1 February, 1998

Undercooling-induced metastable $A 15$ phase in the Re-W system from drop-tube processing

S. Tournier, B. Vinet, A. Pasturel, I. Ansara, and P. J. Desré

Phys. Rev. B 57, 3340 (1998) - Published 1 February, 1998

Experimental determination of the phase-transition critical exponents $α$ and $η$ by integrating methods

C. Voges and H. Pfnür

Phys. Rev. B 57, 3345 (1998) - Published 1 February, 1998

Absorption spectroscopy of $R^{3 +} (R = P r, N d)$ ion pairs in ${CsCdCl}_{3}$

Samar Jana and Ranajit K. Mukherjee

Phys. Rev. B 57, 3356 (1998) - Published 1 February, 1998

Inhomogeneous, disordered, and partially ordered systems

Determination of local structure in nanophase palladium by x-ray-absorption spectroscopy

F. Boscherini, S. de Panfilis, and J. Weissmüller

Phys. Rev. B 57, 3365 (1998) - Published 1 February, 1998

Nonlinear dc response in composites: A percolative study

Abhijit Kar Gupta and Asok K. Sen

Phys. Rev. B 57, 3375 (1998) - Published 1 February, 1998

Liquid-to-glass transition in glycerol: A $^{1} H$ rotating-frame spin-lattice relaxation study

Luiz G. Mendes, M. Engelsberg, Inês C. L. de Souza, and Ricardo E. de Souza

Phys. Rev. B 57, 3389 (1998) - Published 1 February, 1998

Time-resolved fluorescence line narrowing in ${Yb}^{3 +}$ -doped fluoroindate glasses

I. R. Martín, V. D. Rodríguez, U. R. Rodríguez-Mendoza, and V. Lavín

Phys. Rev. B 57, 3396 (1998) - Published 1 February, 1998

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

Intrinsic resonant modes for a one-dimensional lattice with a soft optic mode

S. A. Kiselev, R. Lai, and A. J. Sievers

Phys. Rev. B 57, 3402 (1998) - Published 1 February, 1998

Ultrasonic properties of silica aerogels at low temperatures

Ying Xie and J. R. Beamish

Phys. Rev. B 57, 3406 (1998) - Published 1 February, 1998

Cyclotron resonance in uniaxial polar crystals with complex structure

D. E. N. Brancus and G. Stan

Phys. Rev. B 57, 3411 (1998) - Published 1 February, 1998

High-pressure Raman-scattering study of germanium diselenide

Z. V. Popović, Z. Jakšić, Y. S. Raptis, and E. Anastassakis

Phys. Rev. B 57, 3418 (1998) - Published 1 February, 1998

Path-integral effective-potential method applied to extended x-ray-absorption fine-structure cumulants

Toshihiko Yokoyama

Phys. Rev. B 57, 3423 (1998) - Published 1 February, 1998

Magnetism

Modulational instability of nonlinear spin waves in easy-axis antiferromagnetic chains

R. Lai and A. J. Sievers

Phys. Rev. B 57, 3433 (1998) - Published 1 February, 1998

Magnetic susceptibility and phase diagram of ${CuGe}_{1 - x} {Si}_{x} O_{3}$ single crystals

B. Grenier, J.-P. Renard, P. Veillet, C. Paulsen, R. Calemczuk, G. Dhalenne, and A. Revcolevschi

Phys. Rev. B 57, 3444 (1998) - Published 1 February, 1998

Magnetization plateau in the $S =$ $\frac{1}{2}$ Heinsenberg spin chain with next-nearest-neighbor and alternating nearest-neighbor interactions

Keisuke Totsuka

Phys. Rev. B 57, 3454 (1998) - Published 1 February, 1998

Elastic exchange scattering amplitude studied using magnetic EXAFS

D. Ahlers and G. Schütz

Phys. Rev. B 57, 3466 (1998) - Published 1 February, 1998

Calculation of the perpendicular giant magnetoresistance of Co/Cu(001) two-dimensional lateral superlattices

Murielle Villeret, J. Mathon, R. B. Muniz, and J. d’Albuquerque e Castro

Phys. Rev. B 57, 3474 (1998) - Published 1 February, 1998

Magnetic phase transitions and the magnetothermal properties of gadolinium

S. Yu. Dan’kov, A. M. Tishin, V. K. Pecharsky, and K. A. Gschneidner, , Jr.

Phys. Rev. B 57, 3478 (1998) - Published 1 February, 1998

$k$ -dependent exchange splitting of empty bands in nickel

F. Schedin, D. R. Warburton, G. Thornton, and M. A. Hoyland

Phys. Rev. B 57, 3491 (1998) - Published 1 February, 1998

Local-mean-field numerical studies in ${Fe}_{x} {Zn}_{1 - x} F_{2}$

E. P. Raposo and M. D. Coutinho-Filho

Phys. Rev. B 57, 3495 (1998) - Published 1 February, 1998

Effect of the transverse field on the bond-diluted mixed Ising spin system with single-ion anisotropy

Shi-Lei Yan and Chuan-Zhang Yang

Phys. Rev. B 57, 3512 (1998) - Published 1 February, 1998

Single-hole Green’s functions in insulating copper oxides at nonzero temperature

J. van den Brink and O. P. Sushkov

Phys. Rev. B 57, 3518 (1998) - Published 1 February, 1998

Morphology and magnetic properties of submonolayer Gd films

M. Gajdzik, T. Trappmann, C. Sürgers, and H. v. Löhneysen

Phys. Rev. B 57, 3525 (1998) - Published 1 February, 1998

Structure and magnetic properties of Fe/V (110) superlattices

P. Isberg, P. Granberg, E. B. Svedberg, B. Hjörvarsson, R. Wäppling, and P. Nordblad

Phys. Rev. B 57, 3531 (1998) - Published 1 February, 1998

Anomalous spin fluctuation in vanadium spinel ${LiV}_{2} O_{4}$ studied by $^{7} L i - N M R$

N. Fujiwara, H. Yasuoka, and Y. Ueda

Phys. Rev. B 57, 3539 (1998) - Published 1 February, 1998

Analysis of nuclear-quadrupole-resonance spectrum of incommensurate phases: The case of bis(4-chlorophenyl) sulfone

J. Schneider, C. Schürrer, A. Wolfenson, and A. Brunetti

Phys. Rev. B 57, 3543 (1998) - Published 1 February, 1998

Hybrid beat in nuclear forward scattering of synchrotron radiation

Yu. V. Shvyd’ko, U. van Bürck, W. Potzel, P. Schindelmann, E. Gerdau, O. Leupold, J. Metge, H. D. Rüter, and G. V. Smirnov

Phys. Rev. B 57, 3552 (1998) - Published 1 February, 1998

Three-loop renormalization-group analysis of a complex model with stable fixed point: Critical exponents up to $ε^{3}$ and $ε^{4}$

A. I. Mudrov and K. B. Varnashev

Phys. Rev. B 57, 3562 (1998) - Published 1 February, 1998

Superfluidity and superconductivity

Thermally activated Hall creep of flux lines from a columnar defect

D. A. Gorokhov and G. Blatter

Phys. Rev. B 57, 3577 (1998) - Published 1 February, 1998

Quantum depinning of a pancake vortex from a columnar defect

D. A. Gorokhov and G. Blatter

Phys. Rev. B 57, 3586 (1998) - Published 1 February, 1998

Electrical transport in a superconducting niobium nitride ultrathin granular film: A disordered two-dimensional Josephson-junction array

Mark W. Johnson and Alan M. Kadin

Phys. Rev. B 57, 3593 (1998) - Published 1 February, 1998

Edge effects in a frustrated Josephson-junction array with modulated couplings

E. Granato, J. M. Kosterlitz, and M. V. Simkin

Phys. Rev. B 57, 3602 (1998) - Published 1 February, 1998

Effect of linear defects on the field distribution in thin superconductors

Mahesh Chandran

Phys. Rev. B 57, 3609 (1998) - Published 1 February, 1998

Pinning by an antidot lattice: The problem of the optimum antidot size

V. V. Moshchalkov, M. Baert, V. V. Metlushko, E. Rosseel, M. J. Van Bael, K. Temst, Y. Bruynseraede, and R. Jonckheere

Phys. Rev. B 57, 3615 (1998) - Published 1 February, 1998

Phase diagram of vortices in the quasi-two-dimensional organic superconductor $α - {(B E D T - T T F)}_{2} {NH}_{4} {Hg (SCN)}_{4} :$ A system of pancake vortices with out-of-plane coupling dominated by the electromagnetic energy

Hiromi Taniguchi, Yasuhiro Nakazawa, and Kazushi Kanoda

Phys. Rev. B 57, 3623 (1998) - Published 1 February, 1998

Phenomenological model for organic superconductors

Stavros Theodorakis

Phys. Rev. B 57, 3635 (1998) - Published 1 February, 1998

Magnetic properties of ${UPt}_{3}$ in the superconducting state

Andreas Amann, Ana Celia Mota, M. Brian Maple, and Hilbert v. Löhneysen

Phys. Rev. B 57, 3640 (1998) - Published 1 February, 1998

Quasiparticle tunneling spectra of the high- $T_{c}$ mercury cuprates: Implications of the $d$ -wave two-dimensional van Hove scenario

J. Y. T. Wei, C. C. Tsuei, P. J. M. van Bentum, Q. Xiong, C. W. Chu, and M. K. Wu

Phys. Rev. B 57, 3650 (1998) - Published 1 February, 1998

Vortex phase diagram of ${Bi}_{2} {Sr}_{2} {CaCu}_{2} O_{8 + δ} :$ $c$ -axis superconducting correlation in the different vortex phases

M. F. Goffman, J. A. Herbsommer, F. de la Cruz, T. W. Li, and P. H. Kes

Phys. Rev. B 57, 3663 (1998) - Published 1 February, 1998

Electron spin resonance of ${Gd}^{3 +}$ in the normal state of $R {Ni}_{2} B_{2} C$ $(R = Y, L u)$

P. G. Pagliuso, C. Rettori, S. B. Oseroff, P. C. Canfield, E. M. Baggio-Saitovitch, and D. Sanchez

Phys. Rev. B 57, 3668 (1998) - Published 1 February, 1998

Unoccupied electronic structure of ${Sr}_{2} {CuO}_{2} {Cl}_{2}$ and ${Ba}_{2} {Cu}_{3} O_{4} {Cl}_{2}$ : Experiment and theory

S. Haffner, R. Neudert, M. Kielwein, M. Knupfer, M. S. Golden, K. Ruck, G. Krabbes, J. Fink, H. Rosner, R. Hayn, H. Eisaki, S. Uchida, Z. Hu, M. Domke, and G. Kaindl

Phys. Rev. B 57, 3672 (1998) - Published 1 February, 1998

Controlled modification of interfacial strain and twinning in ${YBa}_{2} {Cu}_{3} O_{7 - δ}$ films on vicinal ${SrTiO}_{3}$ (001)

J. Brötz, H. Fuess, T. Haage, and J. Zegenhagen

Phys. Rev. B 57, 3679 (1998) - Published 1 February, 1998

Observation of granular superconductivity in polycrystalline ${Sm}_{2 - x} {Ce}_{x} {CuO}_{4 - y}$

H. A. Blackstead, R. F. Jardim, P. Beeli, D. B. Pulling, and A. K. Heilman

Phys. Rev. B 57, 3683 (1998) - Published 1 February, 1998