The electrical and structural properties of InyGa1 ? yAs/InxAl1 ? xAs/InP quantum wells with different InAs content

In _x Al_{1 − x} As/In _y Ga_{1 − y} As/In _x Al_{1 − x} As/InP HEMT structures has been investigated with a change in the InAs molar fraction both in the quantum well and the buffer layer. The electrical parameters of the samples are measured at different temperatures. The structural parameters of the layers and the characteristics of the interfaces between them are determined by double-crystal X-ray diffraction. An increase in the Hall mobility and electron concentration, as well as in the structural quality of the samples, is observed alongside an increase in the InAs molar fraction in the quantum well. It is established that high electron mobility is retained at small (to 5%) mismatches between the buffer layer and substrate.     

Crystal and magnetic structures of the Bi1 ? xSrxFeO3 ? δ and Bi1 ? xAxFe1 ? xMnxO3 (A = Sr, Ca) solid solutions

Bi_{1 − x} Sr _x FeO_{3 − x/2} (I), Bi_{1 − x} Sr _x Fe_{1 − x} MnxO₃ (II), and Bi_{1 − x} Ca _x Fe_{1 − x} Mn _x O₃ (III) solid solutions have been obtained. Their magnetization has been measured by X-ray and neutron diffraction and M?ssbauer spectroscopy. According to the M?ssbauer spectroscopy data, iron ions are in the trivalent state in system I. Near the concentration x ≈ 0.2, rhombohedral distortions (sp. gr. R3c) are transformed into tetragonal (P4/mmm). The symmetry of system II changes at x > 0.2 (R3c → R3c), whereas orthorhombic distortions (R3c → Pbnm) arise in system III at x > 0.2. The magnetic structure is antiferromagnetic (of G type). The samples of systems II and III exhibit weak ferromagnetism at x > 0.2 due to the Dzyaloshinski-Moriya interaction.     

Devitrification characteristics of GexSe1−x glasses

Amorphous Ge_xSe_1?x compounds have been prepared and carefully characterized in the range 0 ? x ? 0.43 (density and micro-hardness measurements and DTA experiments). By heating samples from the amorphous phase, the crystallization process has been investigated for 0.15 ? x ? 0.30. An immiscibility gap in the vitreous region is determined by optical microscopy, from phase-separation observations; moreover, a new metastable crystalline phase appearing as an intermediate step between phase separation and stable GeSe₂ is described.     

Invar effect in n-Nb2O5, αht-Nb2O5, and L-Nb2O5

An X-ray diffraction analysis of two commercial sets of niobium pentaoxide (Nb₂O₅) of Nbo-Pt grade has been performed. Each set reveals the coexistence of three modifications: n-Nb₂O₅, α_ht-Nb₂O₅, and L-Nb₂O₅. Anomalous behavior in the structural characteristics, with the occurrence of plateaus upon heating (the invar effect), is established for each phase. It is suggested that the coincidence of the temperature ranges with constant unit-cell parameters in Nb₂O₅ and complex Nb-containing oxides indicates the unified nature of the invar effect, which is related to the defect state of objects under study. Original Russian Text ? L.A. Reznichenko, V.V. Akhnazarova, L.A. Shilkina, O.N. Razumovskaya, S.I. Dudkina, 2009, published in Kristallografiya, 2009, Vol. 54, No. 3, pp. 517–526.     

Ionic conductivity of congruently melting Ca0.6Sr0.4F2 and Ca1 ? x ? ySryRxF2 + x (R = La, Ce, Pr, Nd) single crystals with fluorite structure

Single crystals of congruently melting compositions of the Ca_0.6Sr_0.4F₂ and Ca_{1 − x − y} Sr _y R _x F_{2 + x} (R = La, Ce, Pr, Nd; x = 0.16–0.21; y = 0.07–0.16) solid solutions with fluorite structure have been grown by the Bridgman-Stockbarger method. Their electrical properties have been investigated in the range from 473 to 823 K, and it is shown that they are ionic conductors. For Ca_0.6Sr_0.4F₂ crystals, the ionic conductivity σ = 2 × 10⁻⁶ S/cm at 673 K, and the ion transport activation energy E _a = 1.1 eV. For Ca_0.77Sr_0.07La_0.16F_2.16, Ca_0.70Sr_0.11Ce_0.19F_2.19, Ca_0.65Sr_0.15Pr_0.20F_2.20, and Ca_0.58Sr_0.21Nd_0.21F_2.21 crystals, the values of σ lie in the range from 9 × 10⁻⁷ to 2 × 10⁻⁶ S/cm at 500 K, and the activation energy E _a is 0.88–0.93 eV. The concentration and mobility of ionic charge carriers in Ca_{1 − x − y} Sr _y R _x F_{2 + x} crystals have been calculated. Original Russian Text ? N.I. Sorokin, D.N. Karimov, E.A. Krivandina, Z.I. Zhmurova, O.N. Komar’kova, 2008, published in Kristallografiya, 2008, Vol. 53, No. 2, pp. 297–303.     

自润滑Al2O3/TiC/CaF2复合陶瓷材料摩擦特性

为了探索自润滑陶瓷材料的开发及应用,采用冷压烧结工艺制备Al2O3/TiC/CaF2自润滑复合陶瓷材料。在摩擦磨损实验机上对其进行摩擦磨损实验,并对其摩擦磨损行为及自润滑效应进行分析。结果表明:在实验过程中,Al2O3/TiC/CaF2复合陶瓷材料物理机械性能优于同条件下制备的Al2O3/TiC复合陶瓷材料,且具有较低的摩擦因数和磨损率,其减摩抗磨效果明显,具有一定的自润滑效应,其减摩抗磨机理为摩擦驱动下CaF2存在于摩擦副表面,形成减摩抗磨层,在表面形成一层平整、光滑的自润滑层,增加摩擦表面实际接触面积,起到自润滑效应。     

X-ray diffraction study of p -(alkoxybenzylidene)- p ′-toluidines C5H11O-C6H4-CH=N-C6H4-CH3 and C8H17O-C6H4-CH=N-C6H4-CH3

The molecular and crystal structures of two p-(alkoxybenzylidene)-p′-toluidines C₅H₁₁O-C₆H₄-CH=N-C₆H₄-CH₃ (1) and C₈H₁₇O-C₆H₄-CH=N-C₆H₄-CH₃ (2), which form the nematic phase upon melting, is determined by X-ray diffraction. The geometry of the benzylideneaniline fragments in molecules 1 and 2 is actually identical. The crystal packings of 1 and 2 are characterized by the alternation of layers formed by loosely packed aliphatic fragments of molecules and layers of closely packed aromatic fragments. The packing in the aromatic regions of 1 follows the parquet pattern. The crystal packing of 2 has a stacking structure, which is formed by π-stacking dimers superimposed on one another. The formation of the mesogenic phase upon melting of crystals 1 is due to the disturbance of the structurality of loose aliphatic layers with retention of the structure of the aromatic regions, which are stabilized by the cooperative effect of weak directed C-H ··· π-system interactions. The mesogenic phase of crystals 2 is formed upon melting as a consequence of the retention of the structure of π-stacking dimers. Original Russian Text ? L.G. Kuz’mina, N.S. Kucherepa, M.N. Rodnikova, 2008, published in Kristallografiya, 2008, Vol. 53, No. 6, pp. 1079–1085.     

Ti/SnO2 +Sb2Ox/PbO2耐酸阳极的寿命及电催化性能

用电沉积法制备了Ti/SnO2 +Sb2Ox/PbO2耐酸阳极,采用交流阻抗法测定了电极的导电性,利用加速寿命实验测定了电极的加速使用寿命,同时引入循环伏安新方法定量考察不同Sb掺杂物质的量分数对电极表面分形维数的影响,并且讨论了电极在酸性溶液中的析氧电催化性能。结果表明,Sb掺杂物质的量分数在0.02和0.10时Ti/SnO2 +Sb2Ox/PbO2电极的分形维数较高,表明电极表面粗糙程度较大,析氧电催化性能较好,是优良的高析氧电位下的阳极材料,适用于阳极氧化获得产品的电极过程。Sb掺杂物质的量分数为0.06时Ti/SnO2 +Sb2Ox/PbO2电极的导电性最好,加速使用寿命达到89 h。因此,Ti/SnO2 +Sb2Ox/PbO2电极是酸性溶液中较好的阳极材料。     

X-ray diffraction study of p -(alkoxybenzylidene)- p ′-toluidines C2H5O-C6H4-CH=N-C6H4-CH3 and C4H9O-C6H4-CH=N-C6H4-CH3

The molecular and crystal structures of two p-alkoxybenzylidene)-p′-toluidines C₂H₅O-C₆H₄-CH=N-C₆H₄-CH₃ (1) and C₄H₉O-C₆H₄-CH=N-C₆H₄-CH₃ (2) are determined by X-ray diffraction. Crystals 1 and 2 contain four and two crystallographically independent molecules, respectively. In 1, the geometry of the independent molecules is almost identical. In 2, the independent molecules differ in the conformation of the alkyl chain, which is disordered in one of them. An analysis of the crystal packing of 2 reveals the alternation of spacious layers formed by loosely packed aliphatic fragments of molecules and layers of closely packed aromatic fragments, which ensures the formation of the mesogenic phase in the course of melting of crystals 2. In crystal 1, loose aliphatic layers are absent. Original Russian Text ? L.G. Kuz’mina, N.S. Kucherepa, M.N. Rodnikova, 2008, published in Kristallografiya, 2008, Vol. 53, No. 6, pp. 1072–1078.     

On the structure of amorphous GexTe1−x systems

Calculations have been made for the quadrupole splitting of a $\text{3}\text{2}$ spin state of Te¹²⁵ in an amorphous Ge_xTe_1?x system. The results favour the existence of a threefold coordinated black phosphorus structure with an excess of TeTe chains for x-values between o and 0.5; beyond 0.5, threefold coordinated GeTe and an excess of amorphous Ge coexist.     

锂离子电池正极材料Li(Ni1/3Co1/3Mn1/3)O2电极过程动力学研究

采用共沉淀法制备锂离子电池正极材料Li(Ni1/3Co1/3Mn1/3)O2,通过循环伏安法和电化学交流阻抗分析,探讨了锂离子在LiNi1/3Co1/3Mn1/3O2中嵌入和脱出的机制。循环伏安测试结果表明,LiNi1/3Co1/3Mn1/3O2材料结构中不存在John-teller效应,从而抑制了电极材料和电解液之间的副反应。电化学交流阻抗测试结果表明,随着电压的升高Rct(电荷转移电阻)值逐渐减小,而随着循环次数的增加Rct值逐渐增大。     

Composition dependence of the refractive index and its photo-induced variation in the binary glass systems: Ge1−xSex and As1−xSex

The composition dependence of the refractive index and its photo-induced variation have been calculated for the Ge_1?xSe_x and As_1?xSe_x binary glass systems, using the random network model. It is found that the refractive index has a minimum in Ge_1?xSe_x at x = 0.8, while it shows a monotomic increase with increasing As content in As_1?xSe_x glasses. The refractive index of the Ge_1?xSe_x system decreases with illumination and the variation Δn of GeSe₂ is ?0.0316, while the refractive index of the As_1?xSe_x system increases with illumination and the variation of As₂Se₃ is 0.01. These results are in agreement with the experimental results reported by several workers.     

N,N′-Dihydrogenpiperazonium dichloridobis(dimethylglyoximato-k2N,N′)cobaltate(III) Dihydrate

Abstract  

The title complex: C₄H₁₂N₂[Co(C₄H₇N₂O₂)₂Cl₂]₂·2H₂O, viz., PpH₂[Co(dmgH)₂Cl₂]₂·2H₂O, where, dmgH⁻ = dimethylglyoximate and Pp = piperazine was synthesized and analyzed by single crystal XRD studies. The complex was grown as brown crystals by the slow evaporation method in ethanol. The complex crystallizes as triclinic with the space group p[`1] p\overline{1} and unit cell parameters a = 8.4521 (10) Å, b = 10.0999 (11) Å, c = 10.8952(13) Å; α = 94.066(6)°, β = 106.047(6)° and γ = 100.901(6)°. There are two complex molecules present in the unit cell. The short intra molecular O–H···O hydrogen bonds link the glyoximate moieties in the crystal.     

Defect structure and ionic conductivity of Ca1 ? xScxF2 + x (0.02 ≤ x ≤ 0.15) single crystals

Single crystals of the Ca_{1 − x} Sc _x F_{2 + x} (x = 0.106, 0.132, 0.156) solid solutions (CaF₂ structure type, space group Fm m) are investigated using X-ray diffraction. It is revealed that the crystals under investigation contain vacancies in the 8c positions and interstitial fluorine ions in the 48i positions. The coordination number of Sc³⁺ ions in the structure of the Ca_{1 −x} Sc _x F_{2 + x} solid solutions is equal to eight. The specific features of the concentration dependences of the ionic conductivity and the activation energy of ion transfer for the Ca_{1 − x} Sc _x F_{2 + x} (0.02 ≤ x ≤ 0.15) solid solutions are explained in the framework of the percolation model of conducting “defect regions.” The percolation threshold equal to 3–5 mol % ScF₃ corresponds to the model of [Ca_{14 − n} Sc _n F₆₈] octacubic clusters containing fluorine ions in the 48i positions. The ionic conductivity of the Ca_{1 − x} Sc _x F_{2 + x} solid solutions is analyzed in comparison with the change in this characteristic for the series of Ca_0.8 R _0.2F_2.2 crystals with rare-earth elements. Original Russian Text ? E.A. Sulyanova, V.N. Molchanov, N.I. Sorokin, D.N. Karimov, S.N. Sulyanov, B.P. Sobolev, 2009, published in Kristallografiya, 2009, Vol. 54, No. 4, pp. 612–622.     

0.2wt% Bi2O3、CuO、B2O3对5Ca0.6La0.267TiO3-5Ca(Mg1/3Nb2/3)O3微波介质陶瓷的性能影响

采用传统的固相反应法,研究了三种烧结助剂Bi2O3、CuO、B2O3对5Ca0.6La0.267TiO3-5Ca(Mg1/3Nb2/3)O3微波介质陶瓷的烧结性能和介电性能的影响。实验结果表明,掺入0.2wt%的Bi2O3、CuO、B2O3产生了液相,有效地降低了体系的烧结温度。Bi2O3和CuO的加入没有改变烧结体的微观形貌,它们介电常数和品质因数随烧结温度的变化趋势和体积密度趋于一致,均在体积密度最大时最高。当温度大于1300℃时,加入0.2wt%B2O3试样有柱状晶体生成,并随着烧结温度的升高而增多,柱状晶体的存在可能促使Q×f值较大的提高,当烧结温度过高时(1350℃),由于柱状晶体过多使得烧结体不均匀导致Q×f值下降。Bi2O3、CuO、B2O3的加入没有改变烧结体的晶相组成,因此所有烧结体均有近零的温度系数。结果表明,加入0.2wt%B2O3的5Ca0.6La0.267TiO3-5Ca(Mg1/3Nb2/3)O3在1325℃烧结温度具有最佳的介电性能:εr=54.87,Q×f=55 726 GHz,τf=-0.6 ppm/℃。     

ac Conductivity of 4.5 TiO2−x · 2 P2O5

The ac conductivity of a member of the family of glasses 4.5 TiO_2?x · 2 P₂O₅ has been measured between 77 and 300 K, and up to 100 kHz. The dc conductivity was measured over only part of this temperature range. The measured ac conductivity can be represented by σ_ac = σ₀ + σ₁ω^s, with s < 1, and temperature dependent. A similar equation describes the ac dielectric constant, ?_ac = ?₀ + ?₁ω^s?1, where $\text{?}{}_1\text{= σ}{}_1\text{tan}\text{1}\text{2}\text{sπ}$. A simple proportionality of s to temperature holds at low temperature; at the higher temperatures, the T-dependence of s is no longer simple. The observed behaviour of the ac properties of this glass is in general accordance with a recently proposed model for systems where transport occurs by hopping. The over-all behaviour is comparable to other transition metal glasses.Using the model and treating the carriers as polarons yields an expression for s in terms of temperature. Values for the polaron radius and the effective dielectric constant are then extracted from the measurements. These values are in good agreement with values for similar systems obtained by other means.     

Characterization and synthesis of Y0.9Ca0.1Ba1.8Sr0.2Cu3O7−δ via combining sol-gel and solid-state route

We applied the conventional sol-gel and solid-state reactions in this study to prepare double-substituted superconducting Y_0.9Ca_0.1Ba_1.8Sr_0.2Cu₃O_7−δ. The result and the effect of calcium and strontium doping on high-T_c compound Y-123 have been investigated. The precursor gel Ca-Ba-Sr-Cu-O was prepared by acetate-tartrate sol-gel route which involved hydrolysis and olation (polycondensation). Y_0.9Ca_0.1Ba_1.8Sr_0.2Cu₃O_7−δ was obtained by solid-state reaction between Y₂O₃ and Ca-Ba-Sr-Cu-O heated at 880 °C for 18 h with step cooling 50 °C/h until 450 °C. Without oxygen flow during the whole annealing process, the sample still showed good superconducting properties with T_c-zero close to 80 K. The presence of organic material in the sol-gel precursor Ca-Ba-Sr-Cu-O is nucleophile species, which is chemically reactive to Y₂O₃ during solid-state reaction thus enhance the diffusion rate. Moreover, -OH group in the precursor gel has ability to provide a sufficient amount of oxygen for the sample to stabilized the multicomponent superconductor.     

Crystal Structure of [Me2NCH(O)]2Mg[(μ-OPri)2Al(OPri)2]2

Abstract  

Magnesium aluminum isopropoxide coordinates two solvent molecules when crystallized from dimethylformamide yielding the title compound, [Me₂NCH(O)]₂Mg[(μ-OPr ⁱ )₂Al(OPr ⁱ )₂]₂, a potential CVD and sol–gel precursor of spinel, MgAl₂O₄: monoclinic, P2₁/c, a = 18.876(3) ?, b = 12.5225(19) ?, c = 18.578(3) ?, β = 108.333(2)°, V = 4168.6(11) ?³, Z = 4, Mg[(μ-OPr ⁱ )₂Al(OPr ⁱ )₂]₂.