Optical Absorption in (Pb0.78Sn0.22)1–x In x Te

The spectral dependences of the absorption coefficient are investigated in (Pb_0.78Sn_0.22)_1–x In _x Te at T = 300 K, with the content of indium in the mix x = 0.001–0.050. Two additional-absorption lines exhibiting sharp red margins are found in the () spectra from all the specimens examined. It is shown that they are associated with the optical ionization of the sites, whose energy levels E ₀ and E ₁are located in the forbidden band. It is established that the energy parameters of the E ₀ and E ₁ bands (position of the maxima of the state density function and the half width) do not depend on x. It is demonstrated that the E ₀ band is accounted for by indium located in the sublattice sites. It is found out that the indium concentration in the sites differs from its content in the mix. No changes testifying to the hopping conduction via the impurity states of indium are found in the energy spectrum from (Pb_0.78Sn_0.22)_1–x In _x Te.     

Magnetic properties of (Mn1 − x Fe x )1.68Sn solid solutions

Solid solutions in the (Mn_{1 ? x} Fe _x )_1.68Sn system (x ≤ 0.5) with a Ni₂In-type structure are synthesized by the solid-phase reaction method in a stepwise temperature regime. The unit cell parameters a and c decrease with an increase in the iron concentration in the alloys and become equal to a = 0.430 nm and c = 0.538 nm for the (Mn_0.5Fe_0.5)_1.68Sn alloy. A superstructure with the unit cell parameters a _ss = 3a and c _ss = c is revealed in alloys of the system under investigation. The specific magnetization of the alloys increases nonlinearly from 53 G cm³ g^?1 in the Mn_1.68Sn alloy to 72 G cm³ g^?1 in the (Mn_0.5Fe_0.5)_1.68Sn solid solution. The Curie temperature changes from 270 K in the initial alloy of the composition Mn_1.68Sn to 365 K in the alloy of the composition (Mn_0.5Fe_0.5)_1.68Sn. All solid solutions in the (Mn_{1 ? x} Fe _x )_1.68Sn (x ≤ 0.5) system exhibit metallic conductivity in the temperature range from 77 to 450 K.     

Characterisation of Ba2In2 − x Sn x O5 + x/2 oxide ion conductors

The Ba₂In_2 − x Sn _x O_5 + x/2 solid solution was confirmed up to x = 1 by solid-state reaction. X-ray diffraction at room and at elevated temperatures, Raman scattering and impedance spectroscopy were used to characterise the samples. The structure refinement of the composition x = 0.1 from neutron diffraction data reveals that tin is preferentially located in the tetrahedral layers of the brownmillerite. Paper presented at the 11th EuroConference on the Science and Technology of Ionics, Batz-sur-Mer, Sept. 9–15, 2007     

Features of the plasma sputtering of polycrystalline Pb1 − x Sn x S films

The processes of the sputtering and modification of surfaces of polycrystalline films of the ternary solid solution Pb_{1 ? x} Sn _x S (x = 0.9–1.0) in a high-density Ar plasma of high-frequency low-pressure inductive discharge are studied. Films with thicknesses of 1–4 μm are grown on glass substrates using the “hot-wall” method and consist of plate-like crystallites. It is established that the sputtering rate for lead-tin sulfide films does not exceed 2.0 nm/s, which is determined by the presence of oxygen-containing compounds on the surfaces. In the case of plate-like crystallites with nanodimensional thicknesses, the effect of smoothing of the developed surfaces of the polycrystalline Pb_{1 ? x} Sn _x S layers during plasma treatment is observed; this is important for fabricating multilayer device structures.     

Critical behavior of La0.67−y (Sr, Ba, Ca)0.33+y Mn1−x Sn x O3 (x = 0.01, 0.02, y = 0, 0.07) perovskites

The magnetic critical behavior of the manganese perovskite series $ {\text{La}}_{{0.67 - y}} {\left( {{\text{Sr,}}\,\,{\text{Ba,}}\,\,{\text{Ca}}} \right)}_{{0.33 + y}} {\text{Mn}}_{{1 - x}} {\text{Sn}}_{x} {\text{O}}_{3} The magnetic critical behavior of the manganese perovskite series (x = 0.01, 0.02, y = 0, 0.07) is studied by means of dc magnetic measurements and ¹¹⁹Sn M?ssbauer spectroscopy. The structure can be described by a rhombohedral unit cell (space group R–3C) for the samples where the A-site is occupied by La and Sr or La and Ba ions and orthorhombic unit cell (space group Pnma) for the samples where the A-site is occupied by La and Ca ions. Arrott and scaling plots show that the samples, where the A-site is occupied by La and Sr or La and Ba ions, follow the behavior of a conventional second-order ferromagnetic transition. In contrast, the samples that contain La and Ca ions in the A-site show anomalous behavior around Curie point. M?ssbauer measurements show two magnetic phases below T _c. One of them exhibits stronger exchange interactions with more rapid electron transfer between Mn³⁺/Mn⁴⁺, compared to the other.     

Dielectric, modulus and impedance analysis of lead-free ceramics Ba0.8La0.133Ti1−x Sn x O3 (x=0.15 and 0.2)

Titanate barium (BaTiO₃)-type oxide ceramics Ba_0.8La_0.133Ti_1?x Sn _x O₃ (BLTS) (here x=0.15 and 0.2) have been synthesized by the standard solid-state reaction method. Preliminary room temperature X-ray study confirms the formation of single-phase compounds in a rhombohedral crystal system. The electrical properties of BLTS were studied using the ac impedance spectroscopy technique over a wide range of temperature (120–320 K) in the frequency range of 40 Hz to 10 MHz. The presence of a single arc in the complex modulus spectrum at different temperatures confirms the single-phase character of the BLTS compounds.     

Crossover from ferroelectric to relaxor behavior in BaTi1− x Sn x O3 solid solutions

Dielectric relaxation of BaTi_{1? x} Sn _x O₃ ceramics is investigated by means of dielectric spectroscopy. The gradual crossover from ferroelectric to relaxor behavior is characterized by vanishing of the contribution due to domain walls and appearance of relaxation related to reorientation of polar nanosized regions. Typical behavior of relaxors is observed only in ceramics with x = 0.30, while the compositions with 0.175 ≤ x ≤ 0.25 show coexistence of both ferroelectric and relaxor features. The relaxor properties are supposed to be due to both weak random fields and disorder inherent in pure BaTiO₃.     

Quantum-chemical modeling of the electronic structure and magnetic properties of Sn1 − x − y M x Sb y O2, M = Cr, Mn, Co, or Ni (x = 0.25; y = 0, 0.25)

The electronic and magnetic structures of the Sn_0.75 M _0.25O₂ and Sn_0.5 M _0.25Sb_0.25O₂ (M = Cr, Mn, Co, Ni) compounds with a structure that is derivative of the rutile structure are modeled using the ab initio spin-polarized tight-binding linear muffin-tin orbital (TB-LMTO) method. The magnetic moments of the transition metal atoms are calculated. The data obtained are used to analyze the influence of the composition of Sn_{1 ? x ? y} M _x Sb _y O₂ phases on their electronic spectra and the magnetic and transport characteristics.     

机械合金化Cu＿（1－x）Sn＿x系的穆斯堡尔研究

利用机械合金化方法获得了几种铜－锡合金，特别是熔融法不易获得的，Ｘ射线衍射结果显示球磨使各样品纳米化，并形成包含确定合金相的固溶体，穆斯堡尔谱表明，各固溶体中除包含合金相外，还存在富锡相及富铜相，提出在机械合金化过程中，首先铜和锡纳米化，然后两种原子相互扩散形成包含合金相、富α－锡相和富ｆｃｃ铜相的固溶体。     

Photoelectric properties of Pb1−x−y Sn x Ge y Te:In epitaxial films

Pb_1–x–y Sn _x Ge _y Te:In epitaxial films are examined in a wide temperature interval and at various background fluxes. These films have high sensitivity to infrared radiation in the spectral range <20m. The lifetime depends exponentially on temperature and varies from several seconds at T=10 K to 10^–2 s at T=20 K. The two-electron model of Jahn-Teller centers is proposed to explain the results. Multielement photoresistors based on these films are fabricated and D*=1.7×10¹³ cm Hz^1/2 W^–1 at T=25 K is achieved. Noise of the photoresistors is independent of background flux when it varies from 10¹² cm^–2 s^–1 to 10¹⁸ cm^–2 s^–1. As compared with Si:Ga and Ge:Hg photoresistors, the responsitivity is several orders larger at the operating temperature 25–30 K.     

Pressure Induced Phase Transition in Sn1−xMn x Te*

We have investigated the pressure induced phase transition (B1 M B2) and other related properties of semimagnetic semiconductor (SMS) Sn 1 m x Mn x Te (0 h x h 0.70), using the three-body potential (TBP) approach. The lattice energy, according to this approach, consists of the long range Coulomb as well as three-body interaction and short range (SR) van der Waals (vdW) due to dipole-dipole interactions, and overlap repulsive interactions, effective up to the next nearest neighbours. The calculated phase transition pressure shows linear decrease as a function of Mn composition ( x ).     

DFT studies on the interaction of PtxRuyMz (M = Fe,Ni, Cu,Mo, Sn,x + y + z = 4, x ≥ 1, y ≥ 1) alloy clusters with O2

The reaction mechanism of O₂ dissociation on Pt_xRu_yM_z (M = Fe, Ni, Cu, Mo, Sn, x + y + z = 4, x ≥ 1, y ≥ 1) alloy catalysts have been investigated with density functional theory calculations in this work. For bare alloy clusters, bimetallic clusters are more stable than the ternary alloy clusters. The geometries of the Pt_xRu_yM_z–O₂ system, O–O bond stretching frequency and electronic-structure details have been investigated. The energies of O₂ adsorption on PtRu clusters are slightly higher than those on Pt_xRu_yM_z clusters, and the more charge transfer to O₂ from the metal cluster, the higher O₂ the adsorption energy obtains. The reaction barriers show that the catalytic performance of trimetallic clusters are better than those of bimetallic clusters, and Pt₂RuM clusters exhibit superior catalytic activity for O₂ dissociation. The different performance of these alloy clusters for O₂ dissociation is scrutinised with aid of molecular orbital and natural bond orbital population analysis.     

237Np Mössbauer Investigations of (U1−x Np x )2Rh2Sn

Surprisingly, Np₂Rh₂Sn does not order magnetically whereas the uranium counterpart U₂Rh₂Sn orders antiferromagnetically at 24 K with a 5f moment μ _U ≈0.38μ _B . We have investigated the magnetic and electronic properties of (U_1−x Np _x )₂Rh₂Sn solid solutions. For x=0.25 and 0.5, the ordering temperature decreases to 11 K whereas the Np-rich compound (x=0.75) shows the onset of magnetic order around T≈6 K. The average Np magnetic moment amounts to 0.84 μ _B ,0.83μ _B and 0.25 μ _B respectively. The isomer shift slightly decreases, from −9.6 mm/s to −10.4 mm/s (versus NpAl₂) as x increases. The values of the quadrupole interaction parameter in the ordered and paramagnetic state suggest that Np moments are parallel to c for x=0.25 and then rotate to the basal plane for higher x. This revised version was published online in September 2006 with corrections to the Cover Date.     

Investigations of the inductively coupled argon plasma sputtering of Pb1 ? x Sn x Te ternary solid solution

Investigations of the sputtering of films of the Pb_{1 ? x} Sn _x Te ternary solid solution with 0 ?? x ?? 1 in RF high-density low-pressure inductively coupled argon plasma have been performed. The effect of a constant sputtering rate with variation in the composition of the semiconductor solid solution for (111)-oriented films with x < 0.6 and of a sputtering rate decrease with the appearance of (100)-oriented crystallites at x > 0.6 is found. The results are analyzed in the context of a model of ternary alloy sputtering based on the Sigmund solid sputtering theory when taking into account the sublimation energies of binary compounds that constitute a solid solution.     

Evolution of structural,magnetic and magnetocaloric properties in Sn-doped manganites La0.57Nd0.1Sr0.33Mn1−x Sn x O3 (x = 0.05–0.3)

Structural and magnetic properties of manganites series La_0.57Nd_0.1Sr_0.33Mn_1?x Sn _x O₃ with (0.05 ≤ x ≤ 0.30) have been investigated, and the critical exponents and magnetocaloric effect are studied around the room temperature, to shed light on Sn substitution influence. A solid-state reaction method was used in the preparation. A structural study using Rietveld refinement of XRD patterns indicates rhombohedral structure with R \( \overline{3} \) c space group for (0.05 ≤ x ≤ 0.20) and shows the existence of a secondary phase attributed to the neodymium tin oxide (Nd₂Sn₂O₇) pyrochlore for x = 0.3. The variation of the magnetization (M) vs. temperature (T), under an applied magnetic field of 0.05 T, reveals a ferromagnetic–paramagnetic transition at the Curie temperature T _C. In addition, it was discovered that increasing the tin content leads to a reduction in magnetization and a lowering of T _C from 282 K (x = 0.05) to 158 K (x = 0.20) with increasing Sn substitution. The samples exhibit the characteristics of spin/cluster-glass state which is evident from (zero-field-cooled and field-cooled) magnetization vs. temperature curves. Indeed, the thermal evolution of magnetization in the ferromagnetic phase at low temperature varies as T ^3/2, in accordance with Bloch’s law. The spin-stiffness constant D obtained from the Bloch constant was determined. A large magnetocaloric effect has been observed in both samples (x = 0.05 and x = 0.10): the maximum entropy change, \( \left| {\varDelta S_{\text{M} }^{\text{peak}} } \right| \) , reaches the highest value of 3.22 J/kg K under a magnetic field change of 5 T with a RCP value of 56 J/kg for x = 0.10 composition. This opens an interesting opportunity to this compound to compete with materials which work as magnetic refrigerants near room temperature. Besides, we show that the samples follow the conventional behavior of a second-order ferromagnetic transition. This was possible by investigating the critical behavior at the transition region by adopting the modified Arrott plot method. The values of the critical exponents (β, γ, δ and n) are determined and they are between those predicted by the three-dimensional Heisenberg model.     

Electronic structure of Rh, Pt, In, and Sn in the mixed-valence systems Eu(Rh1−x Ptx)2 and U(In1−x Snx)3

The electronic structure of Rh, Pt, In, and Sn in the mixed-valence systems Eu(Rh_1−x Pt_x)₂ and U(In_1−x Sn_x)₃ has been studied by the x-ray K line-shift method. It has been found that the occupation of the Rh 4d-shell in Eu(Rh_1−x Pt_x)₂ is higher than that in the metal, and that it grows with decreasing Eu valence (i.e., with increasing 4f-shell occupation). The electronic structure of Pt, In, and Sn in Eu(Rh_1−x Pt_x)₂ and U(In_1−x Sn_x)₃ does not depend on the Eu and U valence and is practically the same as in the metals. These features in the electronic structure of Rh, Pt, In, and Sn in Eu(Rh_1−x Pt_x)₂ and U(In_1−x Sn_x)₃ suggest that the electron released in the f ⁿ → f ⁿ −1+e transitions, rather than transferring to the common conduction band, remains localized at the Eu and U atoms. Fiz. Tverd. Tela (St. Petersburg) 41, 1529–1531 (September 1999)     

On the special points on the (P,T, x)-phase diagram for Sn2P2(Se x S1− x )6 crystals: acoustic studies of Sn2P2(Se0.28S0.72)6

On the basis of temperature dependences of the acoustic wave velocity and the acoustic attenuation in Sn₂P₂(Se_0.28S_0.72)₆ crystals under normal conditions and hydrostatic pressures, we show that increasing pressure causes these crystals to move away from the tricritical point and enter into the region of first-order phase transitions (PTs) in (P,?T,?x)-space. Still higher hydrostatic pressures lead to an increase in the attenuation of the acoustic wave with the velocity v ₂₂ and broadening of its anomaly in the PT region, thus hinting at splitting of the PT, with the appearance of an intermediate incommensurate phase approximately at P?=?3.3?kbar. We offer a (P,?T,?x)-phase diagram for the solid solutions Sn₂P₂(Se _x S_{1? x} )₆, which includes two special lines of PTs, tricritical and triple ones, which can intersect at the Lifshitz point at negative hydrostatic pressures. The variations of the surface of acoustic wave velocities occurring with changing temperature are obtained for Sn₂P₂(Se_0.28S_0.72)₆ crystals under the atmospheric pressure.     

Shell model structure at100Sn — The nuclides98Ag,103In,and104, 105Sn

The neutron deficient nuclei⁹⁸Ag,¹⁰⁴Sn withT _z =2 and¹⁰³In,¹⁰⁵Sn (T _z=5/2) were studied in-beam following the reaction of 250 MeV⁵⁸Ni+⁵⁰Cr. Neutron and charged particle (p, ) gated-coincidence spectra were used to identify these nuclei, which are populated with yields between 0.05% and 2% of the total residue cross section, and to determine their level schemes. In a comprehensive shell model study various approaches for the residual interaction were used to describe these newly and several previously studied neutron deficient nuclei. As a result predictions for the neutron single particle energies for¹⁰⁰Sn are obtained and used to discuss the next generation of experiments.The authors gratefully acknowledge the assistance of L. Käubler and H. Rotter in the experiment, of R. Jerecic in the centroid shift analysis, and fruitful discussions with D. B. Fossan, D. Seweryniak and our collegues from the NORDBALL collaboration.     

Electrical,magnetic, and thermal properties of UCu5− x Pt x

We report measurements of the structural and electronic properties of UCu_{5??? x} Pt _x , a Pt-based analogue of the nFL system UCu_{5??? x} Pd _x , in the concentration range 0≤?x?≤?5. Forx?≤?2.5 and x?≥?4.5, the UCu_{5??? x} Pt _x system crystallizes in the AuBe₅ structure, but is mixed phase in the range 2.5?<?x?<?4.5. We observe a rapid suppression of long range antiferromagnetic order for small concentrations of Pt. The electrical resistivity, DC magnetic susceptibility, and specific heat of UCu_{5??? x} Pt _x in the concentration range 0.75?≤?x?≤?1 have temperature dependencies at low temperature (T?≤?10?K) consistent with the non-Fermi liquid behaviour found in UCu_{5??? x} Pd _x . Above x?=?1, there is a transition from non-Fermi liquid behaviour to Fermi liquid behaviour with no observation of any spin glass behaviour.