PAL spectroscopy of rare-earth doped Ga–Ge–Te/Se glasses

Positron annihilation lifetime (PAL) spectroscopy was applied for the first time to study free-volume void evolution in chalcogenide glasses of Ga–Ge–Te/Se cut-section exemplified by glassy Ga₁₀Ge₁₅Te₇₅ and Ga₁₀Ge₁₅Te₇₂Se₃ doped with 500 ppm of Tb³⁺ or Pr³⁺. The collected PAL spectra reconstructed within two-state trapping model reveal decaying tendency in positron trapping efficiency in these glasses under rare-earth doping. This effect results in unchanged or slightly increased defect-related lifetimes τ₂ at the cost of more strong decrease in I₂ intensities, as well as reduced positron trapping rate in defects and fraction of trapped positrons. Observed changes are ascribed to rare-earth activated elimination of intrinsic free volumes associated mainly with negatively-charged states of chalcogen atoms especially those neighboring with Ga-based polyhedrons.     

Lead−barium fluoroborate glass ceramics doped with Nd<Superscript>3+</Superscript> or Er<Superscript>3+</Superscript>

Lead?barium fluoroborate glasses in the PbF₂–BaF₂–B₂O₃, PbF₂–BaO–B₂O₃, and PbO_– BaF₂–B₂O₃ systems doped with rare-earth ions (Nd³⁺ or Er³⁺) are synthesized and studied. It is shown that, based on these glasses, it is possible to produce transparent glass ceramics with fluoride crystalline phases, including ceramics with one crystalline phase of the fluorite structure. The spectral and luminescent properties of the doped glasses, glass ceramics, and polycrystalline complex fluorides containing Pb, Ba, and rare ions are studied.     

荧光捕获效应对Yb3+磷酸盐玻璃光谱性质的影响

测试了不同掺杂浓度和不同厚度下Yb³⁺磷酸盐玻璃的吸收光谱、荧光光谱和荧 光寿命，计算了积分吸收截面、吸收截面、受激发射截面、自发辐射寿命以及荧光有效线宽等光谱参数，讨论了荧光俘获效应对Yb³⁺磷酸盐玻璃光谱性质的影响.结果表明荧光俘 获效应随样品厚度和掺杂浓度的增加而增大.由于荧光俘获效应的存在使得测量的Yb^{3+磷酸盐玻璃荧光寿命明显长于计算的荧光寿命，在0.2mol%Yb₂O₃低掺 杂浓度下 关键词： 荧光俘获 掺镱磷酸盐玻璃 荧光光谱}     

Positron trapping defects in free-volume investigation of Ge–Ga–S–CsCl glasses

Evolution of free-volume positron trapping defects caused by crystallization process in (80GeS₂–20Ga₂S₃)_100−х(СsCl)_x, 0 ≤ x ≤ 15 chalcogenide-chalcohalide glasses was studied by positron annihilation lifetime technique. It is established that CsCl additives in Ge–Ga–S glassy matrix transform defect-related component spectra, indicating that the agglomeration of free-volume voids occurs in initial and crystallized (80GeS₂–20Ga₂S₃)_100−х(СsCl)_x, 0 ≤ x ≤ 10 glasses. Void fragmentation in (80GeS₂–20Ga₂S₃)₈₅(СsCl)₁₅ glass can be associated with loosing of their inner structure. Full crystallization in each of these glasses corresponds to the formation of defect-related voids. These trends are confirmed by positron-positronium decomposition algorithm. It is shown, that CsCl additives result in white shift in the visible regions in transmission spectra. The γ-irradiation of 80GeS₂–20Ga₂S₃ base glass leads to slight long-wavelength shift of the fundamental optical absorption edge and decreasing of transmission speaks in favor of possible formation of additional defects in glasses and their darkening.     

Positron annihilation at defects in sintered high-T c perovskite superconductors

We report positron lifetime measurements in sintered superconducting YBa₂Cu₃O_7–x and GdBa₂Cu₃O_7–x oxides. It is shown that the thermal behaviour of the positron lifetime spectra strongly depends on the preparation of the ceramics. A lifetime of 190±3 ps is attributed to oxygen deficient regions. Two lifetimes of 251±7 ps and 225 ±5 ps are attributed to a cation vacancy presenting a temperature dependent atomic arrangement. The lifetime transition (251225ps) occurs during decreases in temperature across the resistivity superconducting transition. This lifetime change indicates that the volume of the cation vacancy decreases in the superconducting state.     

Positron annihilation spectroscopic studies of Mn substitution-induced cubic to tetragonal transformation in ZnFe2–xMnxO4 (x = 0.0–2.0) spinel nanocrystallites

The replacement of cations at the B-sites in the spinel ferrite ZnFe₂O₄ by Mn³⁺ ions brings in several interesting changes, the most striking among them being a transformation from the spinel cubic structure to a body-centered tetragonal one. Concomitantly, there are variations in the nanocrystallite sizes and also in the lattice parameters. These are examined through high-precision X-ray diffraction measurements and transmission electron microscopic analysis. A more interesting aspect is the success of positron annihilation spectroscopy comprising of the measurements of positron lifetime and coincidence Doppler broadening measurements in understanding the effects of cation replacement and the resultant generation of vacancy-type defects. There are definite changes in the positron lifetimes and intensities which show positron trapping in trivacancy-type defect clusters and the nanocrystallite surfaces. The presence of ortho-positronium atoms within the extended intercrystallite region is also identified, although in small concentrations. The cubic to tetragonal transformation is indicated through definite decrease in the values of the positron lifetimes. We also performed a model analysis to predict the expected effect of substitution on the positron lifetime in the bulk of the sample and the experimentally obtained positron lifetimes significantly differed, indirectly hinting at the possibility of a structural transformation. Finally, Mössbauer spectroscopic studies have indicated a ferromagnetic nature for one of the samples, i.e. the one with Mn³⁺ doping concentration x = 0.4, which incidentally had the lowest crystallite size ~10 nm.     

荧光俘获效应对掺饵氧化物玻璃光谱性质的影响

测试了不同掺杂浓度和样品厚度下掺铒磷酸盐和碲酸盐玻璃的吸收光谱、荧光光谱和荧光寿 命，计算了Er³⁺离子在1.53 μm处的吸收截面(σ_a)、发射截面(σ _e)、自发辐射跃迁概率(A_rad)、辐射跃迁寿命(τ_rad) 、以及辐射跃迁量子效率(η)等光谱参数.讨论了荧光俘获效应对掺铒磷酸盐和碲酸盐玻璃 光谱性质及光谱参数的影响.结果表明即使在铒离子低掺杂浓度(0.1 mol% Er₂O ₃)下，荧光俘获效应也普遍存在于掺铒玻璃材料中，使得荧光寿命(τ_{f)和荧光半高宽(FWHM)随样品的厚度和铒离子掺杂浓度增加而增大，导致碲酸盐和磷酸 盐玻璃中τf分别增加11%—37％和6%—17%，FWHM分别增加15%—64%和11%—55% ，使得掺铒玻璃材料的放大品性参数(σe×FWHM) 也相应被估高.由于铒离子在 碲酸盐玻璃中在1.53 μm处吸收和发射截面重叠面积较大，加之铒离子在前者基质中的发射 截面高于后者，使得掺铒碲酸盐玻璃中的荧光俘获效应高于磷酸盐玻璃. 关键词： 荧光俘获 铒离子 碲酸盐玻璃 磷酸盐玻璃}     

Positron annihilation in Ge-S glasses

Positron lifetime and Doppler broadening measurements have been carried out on GeS_1.375 and GeS_1.5 glasses. A pronounced decrease of the mean lifetime was observed at crystallization of GeS_1.375 glass into the GeS structure. Also the Doppler-broadened curves are strongly sensitive to this solid-solid phase transition. Unlike the situation for many metals, the positron annihilation parameters were found non-sensitive to fast neutron irradiation doses as high as 10¹⁹ n/cm². No difference between positron annihilation parameters measured on GeS_1.375 and GeS_1.5 glasses was found. The state of the positron in the GeS glasses is discussed on the basis of these results. The idea is put forward, that the GeS-GeS₂ system provides possibilities of sample parameter variations that might prove useful in the understanding of the positron state in non-metallic solids.     

Positron-annihilation investigation of high-temperature neutron-irradiated molybdenum

Molybdenum samples have been irradiated in EBR II at temperatures ranging from 600 to 1500°C. Both lifetime and Doppler-broadening measurements of the positron annihilation characteristics have been performed and the effects of voids on these measurements determined. Good correlation of both measurements with the suspected swelling behavior has been obtained consistent with a peak in the swelling between 0.3 and 0.4 T_m, where T_m is the melting-point temperature. These positron techniques appear to be a much more sensitive probe of void swelling than other investigative methods. At temperatures greater than 600°C, a change in the positron lifetime is attributed to the possible arrival of impurities at the void surface. A third, as yet unresolved lifetime component, appears to be present that causes the values of τ₁, the shorter lifetime associated with the free-lattice annihilations, to be too large relative to an annealed sample. A possible explanation is the presence of radiation-induced dislocation loops that can act as additional positron trapping sites.     

Temperature effect on positron trapping in Fe59Ni25Cr16 alloy containing voids

Positron annihilation measurements were performed in austenitic Fe₅₉Ni₂₅Cr₁₆ alloy containing vacancy-type defects. Lifetime data were recorded between 4K and 400K. The positron trapping process was studied as a function of temperature and cluster size. The smaller defects characterized by a lifetime of 260 ps yield an unchanged trapping rate during temperature scanning. However, the trapping phenomenon is strongly temperature dependent for the larger size defects, with a typical lifetime of 500 ps.     

Study of glasses and glass ceramics in Bi2O3-GeO2-Fe2O3 and Bi2O3-GeO2-Cr2O3 systems by optical spectroscopy

The ferroelectric Bi₂GeO₅ crystalline phase is synthesized by heat treatment of 1Bi₂O₃-1GeO₂-xFe₂O₃ and 1Bi₂O₃-1GeO₂-yCr₂O₃ glasses. The obtained glass ceramics and initial glasses are studied using X-ray diffraction analysis and optical spectroscopy. The dielectric characteristics are measured, and the Curie temperature is determined. The effect of chromium and iron ions on the absorption spectra and dielectric properties of glasses and glass ceramics is determined.     

Er3+/Yb3+共掺的氧化镧钇透明陶瓷的光谱性能研究

采用传统无压烧结工艺制备了Yb³⁺/Er³⁺共掺的氧化镧钇透明陶瓷并对其光谱性能进行了研究.样品具有较大的吸收和发射截面.La₂O₃的添加使样品的荧光寿命(τ_s)与玻璃接近，当Yb³⁺和Er³⁺的掺杂量分别为5at%和0.5at%时，测得τ_s=9.65　ms.这种荧光寿命长、发射截面大和线宽窄的特性有利于微型、可集成化和大功率激光输出的实现. 关键词： 透明陶瓷 吸收光谱 发射光谱 荧光寿命     

非晶离子导体B2O3-0.7Li2O-0.7LiCl-xAl2O3晶化过程的正电子湮没寿命谱和扫描电子显微镜研究

传统的粉末压片样品严重影响了正电子湮没寿命谱及电子显微镜测量的准确性和重复性。本文克服了以上困难,制出大片非晶离子导体样品,得到了晶化过程正电子湮没寿命谱及扫描电子显微镜研究的新结果。非晶离子导体B₂O₃-0.7Li₂O-0.7LiCl-xAl₂O₃的实验结果发现:Al₂O₃组分不同对非晶态样品在室温下的正电子平均寿命无较大影响。完全晶化后,正电子平均寿 关键词：     

Temperature dependence of positron annihilation parameters in neutron irradiated molybdenum

Positron lifetime measurements have been performed for molybdenum samples containing different densities of voids and dislocation loops. The samples consisted of single crystal molybdenum exposed to 2.7×10¹⁸ fast neutrons/cm₂ at 60°C, and subsequently annealed at 650°, 725°, 800°, and 875°C in vacuum (p<10^–7 Torr). After each annealing, where the densities of voids and loops were changed, positron lifetime measurements were performed in the temperature interval [–194°, 285°C]. In two-term fits of the measured spectra the longer lifetime, _e2-460 ps corresponds to an intensityI _e2 increasing with sample temperature. The shorter lifetime _e1 decreases with increasing temperature. A three-state trapping model with and without detrapping is discussed, and appears to be incapable of explaining the observed temperature dependences. A four-state positron trapping model including detrapping is necessary and satisfactory. It describes positron trapping to voids and trapping to dislocation loops, which is followed by a competition between detrapping and positron transition to jogs or other dislocation-bound defects. Mathematical expressions of the four-state trapping model including detrapping are worked out and calculations of the intensityI _e2 are compared with the experimental values ofI _e2. By use of special models for the temperature dependence of trapping rates, numerical values can be determined for the positron-dislocation-binding energy and for specific positron trapping rates.     

Fe3O4-C核壳型纳米纤维的正电子研究

利用正电子手段研究新型多功能材料Fe₃O₄-C 纳米管核壳结构纳米纤维的内部电子结构,通过测量和分析正电子湮没寿命谱和符合双多普勒展宽谱,发现在这种材料中部分正电子在Fe₃O₄内部的单空位中发生湮灭,部分正电子在Fe₃O₄的微空洞中发生湮灭,部分正电子在壳层碳纳米管中湮灭.并估算了各个部分的湮灭比例,在一定程度上揭示了Fe₃O₄-C 关键词： 正电子 纳米纤维 寿命 符合多普勒     

POSITRON ANNIHILATION STUDY OF YBa2(Cu1-xSnx)3Oy SUPERCONDUCTORS

The positron annihilation lifetime spectra and their temperature dependence for the YBa₂Cu₃O_y superconducting ceramics doped with Sn have been studied. The resutts of analyses indicate that the element Sn is substituted for Cu(1) sites, and this leads to the ordering of the oxygen atoms as well as the increase of local electronic density in the Cu(1)-O layer where Cu(1) is substituted by Sn.     

Emission characteristics of Dy3+ ions in lead antimony borate glasses

Glasses with the composition 30PbO–25Sb₂O₃–(45?x)B₂O₃–xDy₂O₃ for x=0 to 1 were prepared in steps of 0.2 by the melt-quenching method. Various physical parameters, viz., density, molar volume, and oxygen packing density, were evaluated. Optical absorption and luminescence spectra of all the glasses were recorded at room temperature. From the observed absorption edges optical band gap, the Urbach energies are calculated; the optical band gap is found to decrease with the concentration of Dy₂O₃. The Judd–Ofelt theory was applied to characterize the absorption and luminescence spectra of Dy³⁺ ions in these glasses. Following the luminescence spectra, various radiative properties, like transition probability A, branching ratio β and the radiative life time τ for different emission levels of Dy³⁺ ions, have been evaluated. The radiative lifetime for the ⁴F_9/2 multiplet has also been evaluated from the recorded life time decay curves, and the quantum efficiencies were estimated for all the glasses. The quantum efficiency is found to increase with the concentration of Dy₂O₃.     

钠米材料Fe2O3微结构的正电子寿命谱学研究

用Ｘ射线衍射确定了纳米材料Fe₂O₃的平均粒径。测量了正电子的寿命。给出了平均粒径随退火温度的变化和短寿命成分τ₁、中等寿命成分τ₂以及它们的强度比Ｉ₂／Ｉ₁随平均粒径的变化。讨论了纳米材料Fe₂O₃的界面结构、平均正电子寿命τ与多普勒展宽谱Ｓ参效间的对应关系。 关键词：     

Enhancing magnetoelectric properties of 0–3 particulate composite ceramics by introducing nano-sized sintering aids via self-combustion method

The 0.55Pb(Ni_1/3Nb_2/3)O₃-0.05PbHfO₃-0.4PbTiO₃/Ni_0.875Zn_0.125Fe₂O₄ (PNNHT/NZF) 0–3 particulate composite ceramics were prepared by the conventional solid-state reaction method via introducing the nano-sized WO₃ and CuO sintering aids by the self-combustion method. Due to the introducing of nano-sized sintering aids, densified PNNHT/NZF composite ceramics are synthesized sintered at low sintering temperature. Furthermore, the nano-sized sintering aids act effectively as blocking layers, leading to compact composite ceramics with homogenously dispersed and isolated microstructure morphology, inhibiting inter-phase diffusion, avoiding interfacial chemical reaction, and achieving strong inter-phase coupling. Therefore, the synthesized PNNHT/NZF composite ceramics exhibit enhanced magnetoelectric properties.     

To the fading problem of various glasses on the base of P2O5

In this paper is demonstrated that the fading of the given glasses cannot be explained only by the ionization of trapping centres. We must consider the second process (the diffusion of oxygen in glasses) to explain the high fading of glasses on the base of P₂O₅.