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Within linear response theory, the absorptive part of highly anisotropic optical conductivities are analytically calculated for distinct tilts in two-dimensional (2D) tilted semi-Dirac bands (SDBs). The transverse optical conductivities…
Recently a generic model has been proposed for the single-particle properties of gapless superconductors with simultaneously present pair-conserving and pair-breaking impurity scattering (the so-called Dynes superconductors). Here we…
We present a generalized formalism to describe the optical energy flow and spatially resolved absorption in arbitrarily anisotropic layered structures. The algorithm is capable of treating any number of layers of arbitrarily anisotropic,…
The classical criterion for classification of superconductors as type-I or type-II based on the isotropic Ginzburg-Landau theory is generalized to arbitrary temperatures for materials with anisotropic Fermi surfaces and order parameters. We…
The longitudinal ultrasonic attenuation at low temperatures for a $d$-wave superconducting order parameter is examined. The ratio of the superconducting to normal state attenuation, $\alpha_{s}/\alpha_{n}$, depends strongly on the direction…
Electromagnetic waves propagating in a layered superconductor with arbitrary momentum with respect to the main crystallographic directions display an unavoidable mixing between longitudinal and transverse degrees of freedom. Here we show…
The absorption spectra of silicon nanowires (SiNW) are calculated using semi-empirical $sp^{3}d^{5}s^{*}$ tight binding (TB) and Density Functional Theory (DFT) methods. The role of diameter, wave function symmetry, strain and…
The superconducting order parameter and LDOS spectra near an impenetrable surface are studied on the basis of selfconsistent calculations for a two band superconductor with nodeless extended s-+wave order parameter symmetry, as possibly…
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The conductivity of doped graphene is considered taking into account scattering by short-range nonsymmetric defects, when the longitudinal and transverse components of conductivity tensor appear to be different. The calculations of the…
We study superconductor-ferromagnet bi-layers, not only for s-wave but also for d-wave superconductors. We observe oscillations of the critical temperature when varying the thickness of the ferromagnetic layer for both s-wave and d-wave…
General analytic expressions for the total absorption coefficient of strong electromagnetic waves caused by confined electrons in Infinite semi-parabolic plus Semi-inverse Squared Quantum Wells (ISPSISQW) are obtained by using the quantum…
We address the question of whether an anisotropic gap $d_{x^2-y^2}$ symmetry is compatible with localized states in the normal phase. The issue is important in high $T_c$ superconductors where a superconductor to insulator transition is…
Near perfect infrared light absorption at multi-spectral wavelengths has been experimentally demonstrated by using multiplexed metal square plasmon resonance structures. Optical power absorption over 95% has been observed in dual-band…
The possibility of asymmetric absorption and reflection for flexural waves is demonstrated though analytical and numerical examples. We focus on the 1D case of flexural motion of a beam and consider combinations of point scatterers which…
There has long been a discrepancy between microwave conductivity measurements in high temperature superconductors and the conductivity spectrum expected in the simplest models for impurity scattering in a d-wave superconductor. Here we…
We consider the attenuation of longitudinal ultrasonic waves in a clean two-dimensional d-wave superconductor. We show that the attenuation coefficient is linear in temperature at low temperatures for all in-plane directions of the…
Through systematic experimental and theoretical studies of layer-thickness-dependent absorption in semiconducting MoSe$_2$ and WS$_2$ across the visible to near-infrared spectral range, we demonstrate a universal absorption behavior in…
Absorption of electromagnetic energy by a dissipative material is one of the most fundamental electromagnetic processes that underlies a plethora of applied problems, including sensing and molecular detection, radar detection, wireless…
The transverse ultrasound absorption in cubic crystals with positive and negative anisotropies of the second-order elasticity moduli is analyzed. The scattering of the ultrasound by defects and during anharmonic scattering processes is…