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    Wireless magnetic-based closed-loop control of self-propelled microjets
    (San Francisco, CA : Public Library of Science, 2014) Khalil, I.S.M.; Magdanz, V.; Sanchez, S.; Schmidt, O.G.; Misra, S.
    In this study, we demonstrate closed-loop motion control of self-propelled microjets under the influence of external magnetic fields. We control the orientation of the microjets using external magnetic torque, whereas the linear motion towards a reference position is accomplished by the thrust and pulling magnetic forces generated by the ejecting oxygen bubbles and field gradients, respectively. The magnetic dipole moment of the microjets is characterized using the U-turn technique, and its average is calculated to be 1.3x10-10 A.m2 at magnetic field and linear velocity of 2 mT and 100 μm/s, respectively. The characterized magnetic dipole moment is used in the realization of the magnetic force-current map of the microjets. This map in turn is used for the design of a closed-loop control system that does not depend on the exact dynamical model of the microjets and the accurate knowledge of the parameters of the magnetic system. The motion control characteristics in the transient- and steady-states depend on the concentration of the surrounding fluid (hydrogen peroxide solution) and the strength of the applied magnetic field. Our control system allows us to position microjets at an average velocity of 115 μm/s, and within an average region-of-convergence of 365 μm.
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    Spectral dynamics of shift current in ferroelectric semiconductor SbSI
    (Washington : National Academy of Sciences, 2019) Sotome, M.; Nakamura, M.; Fujioka, J.; Ogino, M.; Kaneko, Y.; Morimoto, T.; Zhang, Y.; Kawasaki, M.; Nagaosa, N.; Tokura, Y.; Ogawa, N.
    Photoexcitation in solids brings about transitions of electrons/ holes between different electronic bands. If the solid lacks an inversion symmetry, these electronic transitions support spontaneous photocurrent due to the geometric phase of the constituting electronic bands: the Berry connection. This photocurrent, termed shift current, is expected to emerge on the timescale of primary photoexcitation process. We observe ultrafast evolution of the shift current in a prototypical ferroelectric semiconductor antimony sulfur iodide (SbSI) by detecting emitted terahertz electromagnetic waves. By sweeping the excitation photon energy across the bandgap, ultrafast electron dynamics as a source of terahertz emission abruptly changes its nature, reflecting a contribution of Berry connection on interband optical transition. The shift excitation carries a net charge flow and is followed by a swing over of the electron cloud on a subpicosecond timescale. Understanding these substantive characters of the shift current with the help of first-principles calculation will pave the way for its application to ultrafast sensors and solar cells.