Spin polarized photoemission from the Fe 3s core levels

The origin of the core level splitting in the Fe 3s spectra has been investigated by spin resolved photoemission. The two Fe 3s spectral features, separated by 4.4 eV, are found to be characterized by large and opposite spin polarization. This observation proves that the exchange interaction is the main cause of the Fe 3s splitting.     

Evolution of dielectric and optical properties in PbIn1/2Nb1/2O3-PbMg1/3Nb2/3O3-PbTiO3 single crystals in an electric field

A study is reported of various modes of dc electric field application (0 < E < 3 kV/cm) on structural phase transformations and behavior of the phase boundary in [001]-oriented 30PbIn_1/2Nb_1/2O₃-37PbMg_1/3Nb_2/3O₃-33PbTiO₃ single crystals located close to the morphotropic phase boundary. Dielectric methods of investigation have been complemented for the first time with optical methods. It has been found that the number, symmetry, and stability of the phases formed in the field depend on the actual mode of field application. The E-T phase diagrams have been constructed for different field application modes. It has been shown that phase diagrams obtained for the same crystal are different for different field application modes.     

E-T phase diagrams of a solid solution of the multicomponent PbZn1/3Nb2/3O3-PbMg1/3Nb2/3O3-PbNi1/3Nb2/3O3-PbTiO3 system near the morphotropic phase boundary

The specific features of the dielectric and pyroelectric responses of a solid solution in the barium-doped multicomponent yPbZn_1/3Nb_2/3O₃-mPbMg_1/3Nb_2/3O₃-nPbNi_1/3Nb_2/3O₃-xPbTiO₃ system of the composition y = 0.0982, m = 0.4541, n = 0.1477, and x = 0.3 near the morphotropic phase boundary have been investigated. It has been assumed that the maxima revealed in the dependences of the reversible permittivity on the electric field strength with both the forward and backward changes in the field (E ₌) are associated with the induced phase transition. Based on the experimental results, the E-T phase diagrams are constructed in the temperature range from ?100 to 150°C for different temperature-field regimes: (i) variation in the electric field E ₌ at a fixed temperature of the sample and (ii) variation in the temperature of the sample at a constant value of E ₌. It has been found that there is a singular point in the E-T phase diagram and that, in the vicinity of this point, the dielectric and pyroelectric responses of the studied ceramics exhibit specific features.     

Band structure and chemical bonding in Cu2O and Ag2O oxides

The band structure, total and projected densities of states, and distributions of the valence and difference electron densities for copper and silver oxides are calculated in the framework of the density functional theory in the local approximation with ab initio norm-conserving pseudopotentials in the basis set of pseudoatomic orbitals. The results obtained are compared with the experimental data and calculations performed by other authors. The energy spectrum and spatial distribution of electrons in crystals are similar to each other. Metal ions are bonded to each other through charge density channels with a weakly pronounced maximum at the center of the empty tetrahedron.     

Magnetoelectricity in the PbFe1/2Nb1/2O3 Ceramics

The magnetodielectric effect (the influence of a magnetic field H on the dielectric constant ?) and the magnetoelectric effect (the influence of an electric field E on the magnetoelectric constant ??) of the PbFe_1/2Nb_1/2O₃ ceramics have been investigated at temperatures T in the range from 50 to 200°C, including the Curie point T _C ? 98°C. It has been demonstrated that there is a correlation of these effects with the shift of the ferroelectric-paraelectric phase transition temperature in a magnetic field.     

Optical and acoustic properties of 33PbIn1/2Nb1/2O3-35PbMg1/3Nb2/3O3-32PbTiO3 single crystals in an electric field

The influence of different conditions of applying a dc electric field (0 < E < 4 kV/cm) on the behavior of optical transmission and on the acoustic parameters (sound velocity and attenuation) in the [001]- and [011]-oriented single crystals 33Pb(In_1/2Nb_1/2)O₃-35PbMg_1/3Nb_2/3O₃-32PbTiO₃ existing near the morphotropic phase boundary has been investigated. It has been found that the optical transmission, sound velocity, and attenuation sharply change near the phase transition in a narrow range of electric fields for any method of their applying. In the field applied along [001], the change in the sound velocity due to the phase transition is 1.5 times greater than that in the field applied along [011]. This is caused by a larger contribution of the piezoelectric effect to the elastic modulus determining the sound velocity along [001] as compared to [011]. It has been shown that the number, symmetry, and stability of the phases formed in the field depend on the conditions of applying the field.     

Muon-oxygen bonding in V2O3

A muon site search using calculated internal fields has been performed for V₂O₃, where purely dipolar fields allow a site determination free from covalent complications. The obtained sites are a subset of the Rodriguez and Bates sites found in α-Fe₂O₃ and indicate muon oxygen bond formation. The sites missing at low temperatures are consistent with the vanadium pairing mechanism for the metal-to-insulator (corundum-to-monoclinic) phase transition.     

化学溶液法制备的Pb(Mg1/3 Nb2/3)O3-PbTiO3薄膜的光学性能

用化学溶液方法在宝石衬底及有LaNiO3缓冲层的Pt/TiO2/SiO2/Si衬底上制备了92%Pb(Mg1/3 Nb2/3)O3-8%PbTiO3(PMNT)薄膜,X射线衍射测试结果表明:在有LaNiO3缓冲层的Pt/TiO2/SiO2/Si衬底上制备的PMNT薄膜几乎是纯钙钛矿相,且薄膜呈现(110)择优取向.通过对Pt/TiO2/SiO2/Si衬底上的PMNT薄膜在2.5-12.6μm波长范围内的红外椭圆偏振光谱测试,并拟合得到了PMNT薄膜在2.5-12.6μm波长范围内的光学常数(n和k),通过对宝石衬底上的PMNT薄膜在200-1100nm波长范围内的可见-紫外透过率测试,并拟合得到了PMNT薄膜在200-1100nm波段的光学常数(n和k)和吸收系数α,进而推导出PMNT薄膜的禁带宽度为4.03eV.     

93Nb and 17O NMR chemical shifts of niobiophosphate compounds

Niobiophosphate compounds with a large range of niobium and oxygen environments were studied with (93)Nb and (17)O solid-state NMR. (93)Nb isotropic chemical shift of pure niobate Nb(ONb)(6), pure phosphate Nb(OP)(6) and mixed phosphate-niobate Nb(OP)(x)(ONb)((6-x)) (1相似文献   

Ferroelastic transition and the relaxor state in SrTiO3-PbMg1/3Nb2/3O3

Dielectric and acoustic properties of the (1 ? x)SrTiO₃?xPbMg_1/3Nb_2/3O₃ solid solutions (0 ? x ? 1) have been studied at temperatures ranging from 4.2 to 350 K. It has been found that the improper ferroelastic transition exists up to a concentration x = 0.4 and that the phase transition temperature grows with x increasing from 0 to 0.4. As the concentration of the second component is further increased, the transition becomes suppressed by the relaxor phase forming at x _c ≈ 0.22. The results obtained are discussed in terms of the current concepts of relaxor ferroelectrics.     

Effect of electric field on the smeared phase transition in crystals PbIn1/2Nb1/2O3-28PbTiO3 and PbIn1/2Nb1/2O3-37PbTiO3

The effect of a direct-current electric field (0 < E < 3 kV/cm) on the smearing of the phase transition and the Curie-Weiss exponent (γ) for two PbIn_1/2Nb_1/2O₃-28PbTiO₃ and PbIn_1/2Nb_1/2O₃-37PbTiO₃ crystals lying at different distances from the morphotropic phase boundary has been investigated. The universal Curie-Weiss law has been used to approximate the temperature dependences of the dielectric permittivity. It has been shown that the more remote is the crystal from the morphotropic phase boundary, the larger is the exponent γ and, consequently, the more smeared is the phase transition (in the zero field, γ = 1.67 and 1.49 for PbIn_1/2Nb_1/2O₃-28PbTiO₃ and PbIn_1/2Nb_1/2O₃-37PbTiO₃, respectively). It has been found that a weak electric field (no greater than 2–3 kV/cm) in the case of the more smeared phase transition almost does not affect the Curie-Weiss exponent, whereas for the PbIn_1/2Nb_1/2O₃-37PbTiO₃ crystal, this exponent decreases with increasing electric field strength and approaches γ = 1, which is characteristic of the conventional ferroelectric.     

Fine structure in optical transitions from 3d and 4d core levels to the lower conduction band in Ga-V and In-V compounds

We investigate fine structure in energy derivative reflectance (EDR) spectra near 20–21 eV in GaP, GaAs, and GaSb, and near 18–20 eV in InP, InAs, and InSb. Derived energy values for X^c₁ thresholds in GaP and GaSb, and L^c₁ and X^c₁ thresholds in GaAs, agree well with previous Schottky barrier electroreflectance (ER) results. L-X structure splittings in EDR spectra of InAs and InSb, for which Schottky barrier ER measurements cannot be performed, are 0.29 and 0.44 eV, respectively. Estimates of expected locations of these structures, based on XPS and absorption data and band structure calculations, indicate energy deficits of 0.2 eV for In4d-L^c₁ and 0.5 eV for In4d-X^c₁ transitions, respectively.     

Separation of Phases and Charge States in Relaxor Ferroelectric PbCo1/3Nb2/3O3

Journal of Experimental and Theoretical Physics - The permittivity, conductivity, electric polarization, and features of high-resolution X-ray diffraction scattering of a relaxor ferroelectric...     

Ferropiezoelectric properties and microstructure of PbFe1/2Nb1/2O3 ceramics

Ceramic samples of lead ferroniobate (PFN) having a rhombohedral symmetry at room temperature are obtained. Their ferroelectric and magnetic properties in the vicinity of the antiferromagnetic and ferroelectric phase transition temperatures are investigated. The electrophysical parameters of the polarized ceramic are presented. By means of electron-probe microanalysis, the number of inclusions of Fe-containing impurity phases (??0.2 vol %) is revealed to be several times higher than that in grains of the PFN ceramics. It is suggested that the above could be caused by the magnetic properties of PFN at room temperature.     

Influence of TEM specimen preparation on chemical composition of Pb(Mg1/3Nb2/3)O3–PbTiO3 single crystals

The influences of different transmission electron microscopy (TEM) specimen preparation techniques on the chemical composition of Pb(Mg_1/3Nb_2/3)O₃–PbTiO₃ (PMN–PT) single crystals was studied. Ion-milled samples where no cooling with liquid nitrogen (L-N₂) was applied show permanently changed composition also deep inside the bulk material. When the PMN–PT samples were cooled to L-N₂ temperature during the ion-milling process and in addition lower accelerating voltages were used, the chemical composition was altered only in the thinnest parts close to the specimen edge. Samples prepared using only tripod polishing technique show compositional irregularities close to the specimen edge. For the preparation of lead-containing samples, such as PMN–PT single crystals, a combination of tripod polishing and short Ar-ion-milling at low accelerating voltages while cooling the samples to liquid nitrogen temperature proved to be the most suitable to obtain artefact-free electron-transparent TEM lamellae.     

Photoemission study of the Ba core levels in YBa2Cu3O7-x

Angle dependent X-ray photoemission spectra of epitaxial thin YBa₂Cu₃O_7-x films show characteristic differences after various heat and oxygen pretreatments. The component with the lowest binding energy in Ba 3d _5/2 and 4d _5/2 peaks results from bulk Ba in YBa₂Cu₃O_7-x . A component with 2 eV higher binding energy results from Ba in the surface unit cell with different bonding if compared with the bulk superconductor. This surface structure is observed for all YBa₂Cu₃O_7-x surfaces which have been exposed to oxygen. It is not observed for UHV prepared surfaces after mechanical scraping or fracturing.     

Dielectric properties of solid solutions PbMg1/3Nb2/3O3-SrTiO3

Ceramic samples of the solid solutions PbMg_1/3Nb_2/3O₃-SrTiO₃ are synthesized. The dielectric properties are studied and a phase diagram is constructed. The results obtained are discussed in terms of ideas concerning relaxor ferroelectrics for solid solutions on the PMN side and from the standpoint of potential ferroelectrics on the SrTiO₃ side. The introduction of SrTiO₃ into PMN gradually degrades relaxor properties, and the introduction of PMN into SrTiO₃ does not result in initiation of the ferroelectric phase transition, possibly because of the appearance of random fields in the lattice. The possibility of practical applications of the synthesized system is also discussed. Fiz. Tverd. Tela (St. Petersburg) 41, 1091–1095 (June 1999)     

Mixing of atomic barium states 6s5d 3 D 1 and 6s5d 3 D 2 by laser radiation

Experimental studies of perturbation of atoms by laser radiation under conditions when, due to the Stark effect, the energies of two neighboring levels become equal are reported for the first time.