Metal-like to insulator transition in Lu3Fe5O12

Polycrystalline Lu₃Fe₅O₁₂, prepared using the solid state reaction method, has Fe in the mixed valence state as inferred from the X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy. A spectral change in the impedance plot at 343 K is attributed to metal-like to insulator transition (MIT), which is analyzed in terms of localized and delocalized _eg$e_g$ electrons. The change in the slope at 343 K in the DC conductivity plot also proves the MIT. The dependence of Z^′${\mathrm{Z}}^{\prime }$ on temperature and Z^″${\mathrm{Z}}^{″}$ on frequency clearly substantiates the presence of localized electrons up to 343 K and delocalized electrons above 343 K.     

Multiplication of electronic excitations in nanophosphors Lu2O3:Eu and Lu2O3:Tb

Luminescence properties of Lu₂O₃:Eu³⁺ and Lu₂O₃:Tb³⁺ nanocrystalline powders with the particle size varying from 46 to 6 nm were studied under excitation by synchrotron radiation in the photon energy range (up to ∼22.5 eV) covering the region where the processes of multiplication of electronic excitation occur. It was found that the excitation spectra of Tb³⁺ emission from all Lu₂O₃:Tb³⁺ nanopowders have similar behavior, whereas the shape of the excitation spectra of Eu³⁺ emission from Lu₂O₃:Eu³⁺ nanopowders strongly depends on the particle size. The difference in the behavior of Lu₂O₃:Eu³⁺ and Lu₂O₃:Tb³⁺ nanophosphor systems was explained by different mechanisms of the energy transfer from the host to Eu³⁺ or Tb³⁺ ions (either the hole or electron recombination mechanism, respectively), which are differently influenced by losses of electronic excitations near the particle surface.     

Intrinsic ultraviolet luminescence from Lu2O3, Lu2SiO5 and Lu2SiO5:Ce

Radioluminescence and thermally stimulated luminescence measurements on Lu₂O₃, Lu₂SiO₅ (LSO) and Lu₂SiO₅:Ce³⁺ (LSO:Ce) reveal the presence of intrinsic ultraviolet luminescence bands. Characteristic emission with maximum at 256 nm occurs in each specimen and is attributed to radiative recombination of self-trapped excitons. Thermal quenching of this band obeys the Mott-Seitz relation yielding quenching energies 24, 38 and 13 meV for Lu₂O₃, LSO and LSO:Ce, respectively. A second intrinsic band appears at 315 nm in LSO and LSO:Ce, and at 368 nm in Lu₂O₃. Quenching curves for these bands show an initial increase in peak intensity followed by a decrease. Similarity in spectral peak position and quenching behavior indicate that this band has a common origin in each of the samples and is attributed to radiative recombination of self-trapped holes, in agreement with previous work on similar specimens. Comparison of glow curves and emission spectra show that the lowest temperature glow peaks in each specimen are associated with thermal decay of self-trapped excitons and self-trapped holes. Interplay between the intrinsic defects and extrinsic Ce³⁺ emission in LSO:Ce is strongly indicated.     

金属离子掺杂的Lu2Si2O7的第一性原理研究

焦硅酸镥掺铈(LPS:Ce)具有突出的闪烁性能, 比如高光产额和快衰减, 但晶格中的氧空位会影响其闪烁性能. 本文通过第一性原理方法研究了Li, Na, Mg和Ca在LPS中的稳定性和对氧空位的影响. 结果表明: 在缺氧环境下, 这些离子倾向于占据间隙位, 从而可能抑制氧空位. 分析了杂质离子对LPS电子结构的影响. 关键词： 第一性原理 焦硅酸镥 杂质缺陷     

Magnetic order and crystal field in Dy2Ru2O7 and Yb2Ru2O7

The magnetic properties of R₂Ru₂O₇ pyrochlore compounds (R=Yb, Dy) were studied using specific heat down to 0.4 K and bulk magnetic measurements. These two rare-earth elements were chosen to demonstrate the effect of Ru-R exchange interaction on R magnetic sublattice, in two cases of anisotropy: axial in Dy and planar in Yb. Dy₂Ru₂O₇ undergoes a second order transition to a fully ordered state at 1.85 K with no signs of the spin-ice state. In Yb₂Ru₂O₇ the Yb sublattice orders gradually around 8 K due to the Ru molecular field and no further transition is observed down to 0.4 K. Including the Ru molecular field at the R site in calculations based on crystal field parameters known from titanates R₂Ti₂O₇, allowed us to interpret experimental data.     

Properties of exchange interaction in Yb3Fe5O12 under extreme conditions

In Yb₃Fe₅O₁₂, the exchange effective field can be expressed as H_eff=−λ·M_Fe=−λχ_eff·H_e=−γ·H_e where γ is named as the exchange field parameter and H_e is the external magnetic field. Then, in this paper, by the discussions on the characteristics of the exchange field parameter γ, the properties of exchange interaction in ytterbium iron garnet (Yb₃Fe₅O₁₂) are analyzed under extreme conditions (high magnetic fields and low temperatures). Our theory suggests that the exchange field parameter γ is the function of the temperatures under different external magnetic fields, and γ=a+b·T+c·T², where the coefficients a, b, c are associated with the external magnetic fields and the magnetized directions. Thus, the temperature-dependence, field-dependence and anisotropic characteristics of the exchange interaction in Yb₃Fe₅O₁₂ are revealed. Also, excellent fits to the available experiments are obtained.     

Structural study of the Lu2Si2O7-Sc2Si2O7 system

Different compositions in the Lu₂Si₂O₇-Sc₂Si₂O₇ system have been synthesized following the ceramic method. All XRD patterns are compatible with the thortveitite structure (β-RE₂Si₂O₇ polymorph). Unit cell parameters change linearly with composition, which indicates a complete solid solubility of Sc₂Si₂O₇ in Lu₂Si₂O₇. ²⁹Si MAS NMR spectra show a decrease of the ²⁹Si chemical shift with increasing Sc content. A correlation reported in the literature to predict ²⁹Si chemical shifts in silicates is applied here to obtain the theoretical variation in ²⁹Si chemical shift values in the system Lu₂Si₂O₇-Sc₂Si₂O₇ and the results compare favourably with the values obtained experimentally. The FWHM values of the ²⁹Si MAS NMR curves indicate a random distribution of Lu and Sc in the structure of the intermediate members. Finally, the IR study of the system confirms the solubility of Sc₂Si₂O₇ in Lu₂Si₂O₇, showing the splitting of several modes in the intermediate members and a linear shift of the frequency on going from one end-member to the other.     

EPR study of Ce ions in lutetium silicate scintillators Lu2Si2O7 and Lu2SiO5

Two Ce³⁺-doped scintillator crystals, LSO (Lu₂SiO₅:Ce) and LPS (Lu₂Si₂O₇:Ce), are studied by EPR spectroscopy. The analysis indicates that Ce³⁺ substitutes for Lu³⁺ ion in a C₂-symmetry site for LPS and in two C₁-symmetry sites for LSO, with a preference for the largest one, with 6+1 oxygen neighbors. Angular dependence of the EPR spectrum shows that the electronic ground state of Ce³⁺ is different in these two matrices. It is mainly composed of |M_J|=5/2 state in LPS and |M_J|=3/2 state in LSO. The temperature dependence of the linewidth shows a noticeably long spin lattice relaxation time, especially in LPS, which is the result of a stronger crystal field in LPS than in LSO.     

Lu2Ti2O7和Lu2TiO5陶瓷材料的Kr离子辐照损伤研究

钛酸盐因其优异的物理化学性能,可作为高放射性核废物（HLW）和锕系元素（钚）的重要候选固化材料之一。采用传统的陶瓷烧结工艺制备了多晶的Lu₂Ti₂O₇和Lu₂TiO₅陶瓷材料。在室温下,用800 keVKr2+对两种材料进行辐照,辐照后的样品采用GIXRD进行表征,观察到两种样品都经历了先肿胀、然后再发生非晶相变的过程。不同的是Lu₂Ti₂O₇的晶格肿胀程度大于Lu₂TiO₅。另外,Lu₂TiO₅样品的辐照到2×10₁₄ ions/cm₂时非晶含量达95.54%,而Lu₂Ti₂O₇样品在此剂量下非晶含量只有74.66%。通过第一性原理计算了Lu₂Ti₂O₇晶体的晶格肿胀随反位浓度的变化关系,结果表明,Lu₂Ti₂O₇出现非晶前的晶格肿胀主要由阳离子反位导致,而Lu₂TiO₅是无序的萤石结构,其辐照所导致的晶格肿胀不含阳离子反位的贡献,晶格肿胀程度较低。     

Ce:Lu2Si2O7闪烁晶体的结构和光谱特性

采用中频感应提拉法生长出Ce:Lu₂Si₂O₇（Ce:LPS） 晶体. 通过x射线粉 末衍射分析，晶体结构属单斜晶系的C2/m空间群. 光学显微镜下可观测到晶体的（110 ）解理. 在室温下测试了Ce:LPS晶体的吸收光谱、激发光谱和发射光谱. 结果表明，Ce:LPS 晶体的吸收峰只有两个，分别位于302和349 nm，且与激发峰的位置一致，归因于Ce³⁺ 的4f¹→5d¹跃迁的特征吸收所致. 发射光谱具有Ce^{3+< /sup>典型的双峰特征 ，经Gaussian多峰值拟合，带状谱是由384和407 nm两个发射峰叠加而成，且后者的强度明 显高于前者. 关键词： 2Si₂O₇')" href="#">Ce:Lu₂Si₂O₇ 提拉法 晶体结构 光学 特性}     

Non-magnetic impurity effect in two-gap superconductor Lu2Fe3Si5

We report detailed study of non-magnetic impurity effects in a two-gap superconductor Lu₂Fe₃Si₅ by replacing Lu with Sc. We find that the superconducting transition temperature T_c is drastically suppressed by slight substitution of Sc, while lattice constants change linearly with the substitution. These results strongly indicate that a slight substitution of Sc increases the inter-band scattering and causes averaging the amplitude of two gaps, which leads to the drastic suppression of T_c.     

The spin-glass state in Y2Co2/3Mo4/3O7 and Y2Fe2/3Mo4/3O7 complex oxides

The magnetic properties of Y₂ B _2/3Mo_4/3O₇ complex oxides (B = Co, Fe) were studied in the temperature range 2–300 K. At low temperatures, these compounds exhibit spin-glass properties with freezing temperatures T _f=26 and 33 K, respectively, and typical features in the magnetic hysteresis and in the dependences of the real part of the dynamic magnetic susceptibility on temperature and ac magnetic field frequency. Above T _f, the static magnetic susceptibility of the samples studied depends on the applied magnetic field, which is tentatively assigned to the presence of metallic cobalt and/or yttrium orthoferrite YFeO₃ introduced in the course of sample preparation. __________ Translated from Fizika Tverdogo Tela, Vol. 47, No. 12, 2005, pp. 2182–2188. Original Russian Text Copyright ? 2005 by Bazuev, Korolev.     

Trap-controlled behavior in ultrathin Lu2O3 high-k gate dielectrics

Amorphous Lu₂O₃ high-k gate dielectrics were grown directly on n-type (100) Si substrates by the pulsed laser deposition (PLD) technique. High-resolution transmission electron microscope (HRTEM) observation illustrated that the Lu₂O₃ film has amorphous structure and the interface with Si substrate is free from amorphous SiO₂. An equivalent oxide thickness (EOT) of 1.1 nm with a leakage current density of 2.6×10⁻⁵ A/cm² at 1 V accumulation bias was obtained for 4.5 nm thick Lu₂O₃ thin film deposited at room temperature followed by post-deposition anneal (PDA) at 600 °C in oxygen ambient. The effects of PDA process and light illumination were studied by capacitance-voltage (C-V) and current density-voltage (J-V) measurements. It was proposed that the net fixed charge density and leakage current density could be altered significantly depending on the post-annealing conditions and the capability of traps to trap and release charges.     

First-principles calculation of structural and electronic properties of pyrochlore Lu2Sn2O7

A Density functional theory method within generalized gradient approximation has been performed to obtain the static lattice parameters, oxygen positional parameter, bond length and bond angle and electronic properties of ideal Lu₂Sn₂O₇ pyrochlore. The results are in excellent agreement with available experimental measurements. Density of states (DOS) of this compound was presented and analysed. We also notice the presence of the hybridization between oxygen and Lu metal. The band structure calculations show that the compound has direct band gap of 2.67 eV at the Γ point in the Brillouin zone and this indicates that the material has a semi-conducting feature.     

Curie temperatures of Y3Fe5O12/Gd3Fe5O12 superlattices

The magneto-optical Kerr effects (MOKE) of epitaxial Y₃Fe₅O₁₂/Gd₃Ga₅O₁₂ (YIG/GGG) garnet superlattices grown on (1 1 1)GGG previously by pulsed laser deposition (PLD) were measured. A series of superlattices were investigated with the thickness of the ferrimagnetic YIG layer varied from six unit cells to only one unit cell while keeping the Curie paramagnetic GGG fixed at one unit cell. It was demonstrated that the ellipsometric technique employing photoelastic modulators (PEM) is sensitive enough to measure the MOKE signals of these ultrathin oxide samples. The Curie temperatures, determined by MOKE, are fit with a power law, yielding a shift exponent λ = 3.1 ± 1.2.     

Anomalous upper critical field in ternary iron-silicide superconductor Lu2Fe3Si5

We report the upper critical field H_c2 in a ternary iron-silicide superconductor Lu₂Fe₃Si₅ with T_c  6 K obtained by the resistivity measurements. We find that H_c2 increases linearly with decreasing temperature down to T_c/3, and H_c2(T = 0) exceeds the orbital depairing field described by the Werthamer–Helfand–Hohenberg theory. We also find that the anisotropy of H_c2 is nearly independent of temperature and the angular dependence of H_c2 is well-described by the anisotropic Ginzburg–Landau model. These results strongly indicate the presence of two distinct superconducting gaps in Lu₂Fe₃Si₅ although the behavior is slightly different from that of the typical two-gap superconductor MgB₂.     

Influence of Lu2O3 on electrical and microstructural properties of CaCu3Ti4O12 ceramics

In this work, the influence of Lu₂O₃ doped on the dielectric and electrical properties of CaCu₃Ti₄O₁₂ was reported. Lu₂O₃-doped CCTO was prepared by a conventional solid state technique using CuO, TiO₂, and CaCO₃ as starting materials. The samples were studied by X-ray diffraction (XRD) and scanning electron microscopy (SEM); dielectric measurements were measured in the 10² Hz–10⁷ Hz frequency range at room temperature; and the nonlinear behavior of all samples was measured. The doping of Lu₂O₃ resulted in an increase in the dielectric constant of CCTO, but decreased the stability of the frequency dependence. Increasing concentrations of Lu₂O₃ resulted in decreasing nonlinear coefficients.     

金属纳米颗粒在Lu_2O_3薄膜中的应变场分析

利用有限元分析法对镶嵌在Lu2O3薄膜中的Au、Cu、Pt、Co金属纳米颗粒的应变场分布进行分析.分析表明:金属纳米颗粒在生长过程中受Lu2O3薄膜的压缩应力作用,从而在纳米颗粒内部和表面产生相应应变,应变分布与金属纳米颗粒的杨氏模量和泊松比有关.杨氏模量大的金属纳米颗粒表面应变和内部应变差异较大;而杨氏模量小的金属纳米颗粒内外应变差相对较小.随着金属纳米颗粒在基体材料内部不断生长,其受到的偏应变也逐渐增大.金属纳米颗粒生长过程中的这种偏应变的存在和变化将极大地影响其内部晶格结构和表面形貌,进而影响金属纳米颗粒的性能.     

Radioluminescence of Lu2O3:Eu nanocrystalline powder and vacuum-sintered ceramic

Nanocrystalline powders of Lu₂O₃:Eu with the activator content varying in the range of 0.2–10% were prepared through a combustion technique. The powders were only slightly agglomerated and the size of crystallites were about 30 nm. Some of the powders were co-doped with Mg, Ca, Sr, Ba, La of various concentrations. Such powders were cold-pressed and sintered at 1750°C for 5 h in vacuum. X-ray-excited luminescence spectra of both the powders and the sintered ceramics were recorded and the efficiency was compared to the commercial standard Gd₂O₂S:Pr,Ce,F X-ray phosphor. It was found that the nanocrystalline powders of Lu₂O₃:Eu,Ca emit photons four-times less than the commercial micron-sized Gd₂O₂S:Pr,Ce,F powder. In the case of sintered materials the emission efficiency from our Lu₂O₃:Eu5%, Ca was roughly equal to the efficiency of the commercial-sintered Gd₂O₂S:Pr,Ce,F. The co-doping ions were shown to have various effects on the transparency of the sintered Lu₂O₃:Eu. Mg hindered the sintering process producing completely opaque pellets. Other ions facilitated the sintering course and the best results were obtained by co-doping the samples with 0.5% of Ba. Sr and La also significantly stimulated the sintering and the final pellets were only slightly cloudy.     

Magnetic properties and 57Fe Mössbauer effect in Lu6Fe23 and Lu6Fe23H8

Hydrogen absorption in the cubic compound Lu₆Fe₂₃ ($\text{a}\text{= 11.936}\text{A}\text{?}$) leads to a ternary hydride of the composition Lu₆Fe₂₃H₈ ($\text{a}\text{= 12.072}\text{A}\text{?}$). The H₂ take-up causes a slight increase in the saturation magnetization corresponding to an increase in Fe moment from 1.54 /u_B to 1.64/u_B per atom. The hydrogen absorption did not lead to a substantial change in the linewidth of the ⁵⁷Fe Mössbauer spectrum. On the basis of the Mössbauer data it was inferred that the H atoms occupy the f-type interstitial holes characterized by a tetrahedron formed of three Lu atoms and one Fe atom. The decrease in hyperfine field upon charging was correlated with an increase in Curie temperature.