Asymptotic analysis of a multiferroic model

Theoretical and Mathematical Physics - We consider a system of nonlinear autonomous differential equations that describe the orientation of the antiferromagnetic vector in a multiferroic film and...     

Mechanisms of Magnetoelectric Effects in Oxide Multiferroics with a Perovskite Praphase

Physics of the Solid State - Magnetoelectric effects in multiferroics with a perovskite structure, such as bismuth ferrite, rare-earth orthochromites, and Ruddlesden–Popper structures...     

Simulation of magnetization reversal processes in finite ferromagnets with defects

The magnetization and magnetization reversal processes that occur through the mechanism of incoherent rotation of magnetic moments in cubic ferromagnets with limited sizes are investigated theoretically. It is established that the appropriate model representation of magnetic inhomogeneities arising in the region of defects is provided by 0° domain walls. The influence of the external magnetic field on the structure and the stability region of the 0° domain walls is determined. This makes it possible to reveal the characteristic features of the magnetization reversal of real crystals as a function of the material and defect parameters, in particular, in the vicinity of the spin-reorientation phase transition.     

Possible observational manifestations of wormholes in the Brans-Dicke theory

The energy flux emitted during the accretion of matter onto a wormhole in the Brans-Dicke theory has been calculated. This characteristic is compared with its values calculated previously for wormholes in general relativity and for a Schwarzschild black hole.     

Comprehensive study of electrosurface properties of detonation nanodiamond particle agglomerates in aqueous KCl solutions

The electrosurface properties of nanoporous agglomerates of detonation nanodiamond (DND) particles purified from acidic impurities by dialysis are comprehensively investigated. Acid-base potentiometric titration, laser Doppler electrophoresis, and conductometry are employed to measure the adsorption isotherms $\Gamma _{H^ + } (pH)$ and $\Gamma _{OH^ - } (pH)$ of potential-determining ions, as well as the dependences of surface charge density ??₀, electrophoretic mobility u _e, and specific conductivity K _p of the agglomerates on the pH = 3.5?C10.5 of aqueous 0.0001?C0.1 M KCl solutions. The obtained adsorption isotherms indicate heterogeneity of the DND surface, i.e., the presence of different proton-donor and proton-acceptor surface functional groups. Computer simulation of the adsorption isotherms is carried out for a DND surface containing two types of functional groups, namely, acidic carboxyl (-COOH) and amphoteric hydroxyl (-COH) groups, the predominant content of which is confirmed by FTIR spectroscopy data. The optimal values are determined for the reaction constants of ionization of these groups. It is revealed that the effective conductivity of the porous agglomerates is one or two orders of magnitude higher than the conductivity of equilibrium solutions. Corresponding values of electrokinetic potential ?? are calculated as functions of pH and KCl concentration from the electrophoretic mobility of the agglomerates using different equations of electrophoresis theory. It is shown that use of the Miller formula, which takes into account the electromigration fluxes of ions and electroosmotic flows of solutions in pores of dispersed particles, yields more correct ?? potential values for DND agglomerates.     

Peculiarities of electric polarization in bi-layered longitudinally magnetized ferrromagnetic film

Electric polarization arising in a vicinity of magnetic inhomogenety in longitudinally magnetized ferromagnetic films has been considered. A variety of polarization transformations induced by external magnetic field have been studied. It has been demonstrated that electric polarization can change continuously or with a jump-like character depending on intrinsic, mainly anisotropic properties of the layers, the direction and the value of external magnetic field.     

Synthesis of Optically Pure 3<Emphasis Type="Italic">R</Emphasis>-methylcyclopentan-1-one from L-(-)-menthol

Synthesis of optically pure 3R-methylcyclopentan-1-one using in the key step Dieckmann cyclization of diisopropyl 3R-methylhexan-1,6-dioate, which is accessible from L-(-)-menthol, was proposed. __________ Translated from Khimiya Prirodnykh Soedinenii, No. 5, pp. 448–450, September–October, 2005.     

N,N′-dialkyl-N,N′-dinitrosulfodiamides

N,N-dinitrosulfodiamides are formed in the nitration of sulfodiamides with concentrated nitric acid or nitronium borofluoride, and also on substitutional nitration of the corresponding N,N-di-tert.-butyl derivatives with those reagents. Sulfuryl chloride reacts with the disodium salt of ethylene N,N-dinitramine to produce 2,5-dinitro-1,2,5-thiadiazolidine-1,1-dioxide. The corresponding N-nitrosulfamides are formed when nitramine salts react with methane sulfochloride.Translated from Izvestiya Akademii Nauk SSSR, Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 8, pp. 1812–1815, August, 1989.     

Interplay between elasticity,ferroelectricity and magnetism at the domain walls of bismuth ferrite

Multiferroic domain walls have recently been proposed as the active element in devices related to spintronics, data storage, and magnetic logic. Among multiferroics, BiFeO₃ is by far the most studied material. Its domain walls have shown rich behaviours that include conductivity in an otherwise insulating crystal, and magnetotransport properties that are markedly different from those of the bulk. In this article we summarize the experimental evidence and the current models used to understand the interplay between elastic, electric, and magnetic properties of the domain walls. Starting from the considera‐ tion of antiferromagnetic domain structures on a background of ferroelectric domains, and emphasizing pinning effects, we proceed to discuss the microscopic behavior of ferroelectricity and magnetism at the walls. We describe how domain organization in BiFeO₃ is caused by structural transformations, and scrutinize modelling works pinpointing their characteristic features. Finally, we summarize the recent progress and list open questions for future study on BiFeO₃ domain structures. (© 2016 WILEY‐VCH Verlag GmbH &Co. KGaA, Weinheim)