Rb87 spin-lattice relaxation in RbMnF3

Nuclear spin-lattice relaxation rate measurements of Rb⁸⁷ in the isotropic antiferromagnet RbMnF₃ have been performed from 27 to 500°K. Both the high temperature value of the relaxation rate and its temperature dependence are well explained by a theoretical calculation essentially based on Moriya's theory.     

Nuclear spin-lattice relaxation in antiferromagnetic RbMnF3

The ⁸⁷Rb and ¹⁹F nuclear relaxation rates in antiferromagnetic RbMnF₃ are calculated as a function of temperature. The large difference in the relaxation rates of both nuclei as well as their temperature dependences are well accounted for over a considerable temperature range by a two-magnon process induced by the dipolar and “contact” parts of the hyperfine interaction.     

Magnetoacoustic resonance on nuclear spin waves in the cubic antiferromagnet RbMnF3

Magnetoacoustic resonance on nuclear spin waves is measured in the cubic antiferromagnet RbMnF₃. A resonance change with respect to a constant magnetic field H ₀ with maximum damping at H ₀≈4×10³ Oe is observed in the amplitude of an acoustic pulse passing through a sample owing to excitation of nuclear spin waves under nuclear magnetoacoustic resonance conditions. A study of the angular dependence of the damping revealed a 90° periodicity consistent with the fact that the [001] direction, around which the rotation takes place, is a four-fold axis of the crystal. An analysis of the dispersion law for nuclear spin waves shows that longitudinal ultrasound propagating along the [001] axis perpendicular to H ₀ excites a branch of nuclear spin waves whose frequency depends on the magnitude of the constant magnetic field. Fiz. Tverd. Tela (St. Petersburg) 41, 297–300 (February 1999)     

The electron-hole drop and the impurity-induced semiconductor-metal transition

It is shown that metallic condensation should occur in Si even under condition of heavy doping. The density of delocalized donor-electrons strongly influences the equilibrium density of holes within the drop and in that fashion the half-width of the electron-hole recombination line. It is therefore possible to derive properties of the semiconductor-metal transition from a study of the electron-hole drop in doped samples. This is confirmed by an application to Si : P.     

Temperature dependence of the exciton and magnon-phonon sidebands in RbMnF3 in the 5500Å region

Absorption spectra of RbMnF₃ in the 5500Å region were investigated in the temperature interval 4.2–77°K. Similar temperature dependence was observed for the exciton-magnon and the magnon-phonon sidebands. The position of the exciton lines does not vary as the temperature is increased.     

Raman scattering in impurity-induced anharmonic crystals

The theory of first-, second-, and third-order Raman scattering is investigated for isotopically disordered anharmonic crystals. The theory of time-dependent thermodynamic Zubarev Green's functions is adopted to obtain the Raman tensor, intensity of Raman lines, and differential cross sections of various orders of scatterings. It is observed that each class of scattering can be separated into diagonal and nondiagonal parts. The first-order and nondiagonal parts are absent in the case of chemically pure crystals. The diagonal parts are separated into anharmonic and interference terms. The interference terms arise due to the interactions of anharmonic phonons with the local phonons. The temperature and defect dependencies are discussed in detail along with the nature of continuous and line spectra. It is proposed that very high-power laser sources will reveal the third-order spectra, and that the resulting structure can be explained with the help of temperature-dependent one-, two-, and three-phonon density of states.     

Field-controlled phase separation at the impurity-induced magnetic ordering in the spin-Peierls Magnet CuGeO3

The paramagnetic fraction surviving at the impurity-induced antiferromagnetic phase transition in the spin-Peierls magnet CuGeO3 is found to increase with an external magnetic field. This effect is explained by the competition of the Zeeman interaction and of the exchange interaction of local antiferromagnetic clusters formed on the spin-gap background near impurities.     

The luminescence of Fe3+ and Cr3+ IN α-gallia

The photoluminescence of Fe³⁺ in octahedral oxygen co-ordination has been observed in Fe³⁺- doped α-gallia. The energy of the emission is in good agreement with that predicted from measured spectral data for Cr³⁺ in α-gallia and the literature data for Cr³⁺ and Fe³⁺ in α-alumina.     

Influence of impurity-induced spin-orbit scattering on persistent spin helix

The persistent spin helix discovered in intrinsic spin-orbit coupled systems previously is reexamined using the motion equations of Green's functions by considering the effect of extrinsic impurity-induced spin-orbit coupling. We find both the intrinsic and extrinsic spin-orbit couplings can increase the excitation energy of spin helix. They together can reduce drastically the lifetime of the spin helix, making it severely departure from the ideal infinite value. The effect of impurity density on spin helix is also analyzed. The results may be helpful to understand experimental measurements on spin helix.     

X-ray induced luminescence of LiNbO3

X-ray induced luminescence has been observed in pure as well as Ni, Cu and Eu-doped LiNbO₃. The emission spectrum for both, pure congruently grown and doped samples, consists of a well-defined band peaked at ≈425 nm. The shape and height of this band is also independent of the amount of radiation-induced coloring in the crystal. It has been concluded that the emission corresponds to an intrinsic and bulk recombination process.     

Anomalous europium luminescence in LaF3

Optical spectra (absorption, emission, excitation, decay) and dielectric relaxation were measured for divalent europium and partially for ytterbium in lanthanum fluoride crystals. Optical absorption of LaF₃–Eu²⁺ contains not only asymmetric weakly structured band at 245 nm but also less intense bands at 330, 380 nm. Broadband Eu²⁺ emission at 600 nm appeared below 80 K with decay time 2.2 μs at 7.5 K. Emission at 600 nm is attributed to so-called anomalous luminescence. Bulk conductivity is directly proportional to absorption coefficient of Eu²⁺ bands. Dielectric relaxation peak of LaF₃–EuF₃ is attributed to rotation of dipoles Eu²⁺-anion vacancy. The long-wavelength absorption at 300–400 nm region are assigned to transitions from 4f⁷Eu²⁺ ground state to states of neighbouring fluorine vacancy.     

The luminescence of bismuth and europium in Ca4YO(BO3)3

A series of Bi³⁺/Eu³⁺ singly and doubly activated Ca₄YO(BO₃)₃ phosphors were synthesized by solid-state reaction method. The structures and photoluminescent properties of the phosphors were investigated at room temperature. Under UV excitation Bi³⁺ and Eu³⁺ show a high light output. Ca₄YO(BO₃)₃:Eu³⁺ has potential application as a phosphor for fluorescent lamps. The luminescence of Bi³⁺ and Eu³⁺ in Ca₄YO(BO₃)₃ resembles more that in the rare earth oxides than that in borates. The free oxygen ion in the host lattice, which is not bonded to any boron ions seems to be responsible for that. In this host lattice energy migration between linear Eu³⁺ chains occurs. The emission of Bi³⁺ is completely quenched when Eu³⁺ is co-doped. A model was proposed to explain it.     

Magnetic field dependence of impurity-induced muon depolarization in noble metals

We have measured the magnetic field dependence of the muon depolarization rate up to 5 kOe in AuGd (350 ppm), AgGd (340 ppm) and AgEr (300 ppm). A simple model which includes both dipolar and nearest-neighbor contact interactions between the muon and the magnetic impurity does not fit the data. An axial crystal-field interaction, arising from the electric field gradient induced by the muon at the site of the impurity, is found to dominate the Hamiltonian, and may have a large effect on the field dependence.Supported in part by the U.S. Department of Energy and the National Science Foundation.Work performed at Sandia National Laboratories supported by the U.S. Department of Energy under contract DE-AC04-76DP000789.     

Temperature dependence of the fine structure of the C and E absorption bands in RbMnF3 below the Néel temperature

The variation in the parameters (width, position, intensity) of the fine structure lines in the C[⁶ A _1g → ⁴ A _1g , ⁴ E _g(⁴ G)] and E[⁶ A _1g → ⁴ E _g(⁴ D)] bands in RbMnF₃ with temperature is studied in the temperature range 10–70 K. In the C band, two narrow (<6 cm^?1) lines are are distinguished at distances of 77 and 80 cm^?1 from the exciton line at T = 10 K. The other lines in the C band and all lines in the E band are more than 20 cm^?1 wide. It is demonstrated that the narrow lines become allowed because of the spin-exchange interaction within a long-range magnetic order model and originate from the excitation of exciton-magnon bound states and that the other lines are made allowed by the exchange-vibronic mechanism within a short-range magnetic order model and originate from the excitation of bound states composed of an exciton, magnon, and oddparity phonon. The vibrational replicas of the main exciton-magnon-phonon lines are due to the quadratic vibronic interaction with odd-parity vibrations. Variations of the intensities and widths of the absorption lines with temperature indicate that these parameters are affected by relaxation and delocalization of the bound states.     

The luminescence of ZnO ceramics

The luminescence properties of ZnO ceramics with grains 100–5000 nm sintered by different techniques from nanopowders were studied. The luminescence decay times were compared with that obtained for ZnO single crystal. The temperature dependence of non-exponential decay of defect luminescence (2.0–2.6 eV) was measured in wide time, intensity and temperature range. The luminescence decay kinetic at T ≤ 20 K shows the decay close to I(t) ～ t^?1 dependence. At temperature region 50–250 K the decay kinetics is more complicate since the TSL was observed in this temperature region. It is shown that the luminescence properties of NP and ceramics strongly depend on defect distribution on grains surface and the volume/surface ratio determine the luminescence decay in ZnO nanostructures and ceramics.     

Dy3+掺杂硼硅酸盐玻璃的发光特性

采用高温熔融法制备了Dy3+掺杂硼硅酸盐玻璃,通过测试激发光谱和发射光谱,研究了其光谱性质.研究了玻璃组分及Dy3+掺杂浓度对发射光谱及发光强度的影响,并计算了色坐标,均位于白光区域.通过改变玻璃组分及掺杂浓度,调节黄、蓝发射峰的强度比,在387 nm长紫外光激发下实现了单一基质上有效的白光发射.