Giant piezoelectric and dielectric enhancement in disordered heterogeneous systems

Effective complex piezoelectric and dielectric constants of disordered heterogeneous systems, such as statistical mixtures consisting of spheroidal particles of the same orientation but with random distribution in space, are studied. It is found for the first time that, in such systems, there exists giant piezoelectric enhancement accompanied by giant relaxation of piezoelectric coefficients and permittivity. The piezoelectric and dielectric spectra differ considerably from the Debye spectra and have a Cole-Cole character. The dependence of the effects considered on the aspect ratios of the spheroids is investigated. The physical mechanisms responsible for the anomalous behavior of the piezoelectric coefficients and permittivity are considered.     

Ag-induced atomic structures on the Si(110) surface

We report the results of STM investigation of the initial stage of Ag adsorption on an Si(110) surface. At 0.21 ML Ag coverage, the size and orientation of the unit cell correspond to the parameters of a 16 × 2 unit cell of clean Si(110) surface. With increasing of the Ag coverage up to 0.42 ML, the type of surface reconstruction changes to a 4 × 1-Si(110)-Ag structure. The text was submitted by the authors in English.     

Reactions of SH-Substituted Purine Bases with Glycidol

The regioselectivity of S-alkylation of SH-substituted purine bases with glycidol tends to grow with decreasing temperature. A procedure was developed for epoxidation of these compounds in wet liquid ammonia. The products were tested for immunostimulating activity.     

Electron beam forming system for irradiation of large diameter cylindrical products

The report describes electron beam electromagnetic forming system, which is destined for irradiation of cylindrical long goods, specifically for PE tubes 160 mm diameter. System consists of electromagnet, power supply units, beam distributions control units, etc. for use at an electron accelerator at 5 MeV and 50 kW. The particular geometry of the magnet poles and their mutual arrangement are creating an irradiation field that allows the electrons to irradiate the surface of the product close to 90°.     

Preparation of rare metallic actinides (248Cm,249Bk,249Cf) and investigation of their crystal structure

²⁴⁸Cm and²⁴⁹Bk metals were prepared by thermal reduction of their oxides with thorium and metallic²⁴⁹Cf with metallic lanthanum. These rare actinide samples of 1.0 mg in mass were thin layers on a flat substrate and were investigated by X-ray technique. Dhcp lattice parameters of -Cm, -Bk and -Cf as main phases in X-ray diagrams are presented. The effect of impurities on the -Cm lattice parameters is shown. Fcc lattices for the high temperature form of Cm metal (-Cm) with a=0.4933 nm, and of Cm and Bk monoxides (a=0.502–0.504 nm and a=0.5002 nm, respectively) have been observed. Thermal expansion coefficients for -Cm and -Bk at 80–300 K were calculated. Identification problems of fcc lattices and oxidation features of metals prepared are discussed.