Influence of growth conditions on microstructure and properties of GaSe crystals

GaSe crystals have been grown from melt. There are several reasons why it is difficult to meet ideal demands for nonlinear optic material, GaSe single crystal. First, these crystals have a tendency towards lamination because of great difference in a and c crystal lattice parameters and very weak Vander der Waals forces in c direction. Next, there is a great difference in saturation vapor pressure of the components, which can cause nonstoichiometry of a melt-grown crystal composition. Another obstacle in the growth of perfect GaSe crystals is dendrite formation caused by instability of the growth front. To overcome this obstacle we used Bridgman technique and have found the temperature and pressure conditions, and growth velocity which provide growth of perfect bulk single crystals of about 100 mm in length and 20 mm in diameter. Sharp Laue patterns and a rocking curve confirm perfect structure of the grown crystals. Electron-probe X-ray microanalysis shows stoichiometric composition of GaSe crystals and X-ray phase analysis reveals presence of single-phased hexagonal structure.     

Paramagnetic tunneling systems and their contribution to the polarization echo in glasses

Startling magnetic effects on the spontaneous polarization echo in some silicate glasses at low and ultralow temperatures have been reported in the last decade or so. Though some progress in search of an explanation has been made by considering the nuclear quadrupole dephasing of tunneling particles, here we show that the effect of a magnetic field can be understood quantitatively by means of a special tunnel mechanism associated with paramagnetic impurities. For the Fe(3+)-, Cr(3+)-, and Nd(3+)-contaminated glasses we provide reasonable fits to the published data as a function of applied magnetic field and temperature.     

Electrodeposition of silicon from three different ionic liquids: possible influence of the anion on the deposition process

The electrodeposition of silicon was investigated from three different ionic liquids with the cation 1-butyl-1-methylpyrrolidinium ([Py_1,4]⁺) and three different anions, namely, trifluoromethylsulfonate (TfO^?), bis(trifluoromethylsulfonyl)amide (TFSA^?) and tris(pentafluoroethyl)-trifluorophosphate (FAP^?) at room temperature and at 100 °C, respectively. The electrodeposition was performed on gold and on copper substrates. Cyclic voltammetry was used to evaluate the possible influence of anions on the deposition process. In situ STM studies were also carried out to examine the interfacial behaviour of the SiCl₄/[Py_1,4]TFSA and SiCl₄/[Py_1,4]FAP on Au(111) at room temperature. In situ STM measurements revealed that an underpotential deposition of Si in [Py_1,4]FAP occurred on Au (111) at ~ -0.5 V (vs. Fc/Fc⁺). In comparison, only adsorption of ionic liquid and gold surface reconstruction was found to occur in the potential regime between -0.3 and ?1.8 V (vs. Fc/Fc⁺), respectively, in the case of [Py_1,4]TFSA. In situ STM investigations reveal an effect of the anion on the interfacial processes. In situ I/U tunnelling spectroscopy shows that the band gap of the electrodeposits is ~1.1 eV, indicating that semiconducting silicon has been electrodeposited. Potentiostatic electrolysis was performed to deposit Si from the employed electrolytes at room temperature and at 100 °C. The deposits were characterised using scanning electron microscopy and X-ray diffraction. Thin films of Si could be obtained from the employed ionic liquids and the quality of the deposits was significantly improved at 100 °C.     

Mass spectrometry of the self-association and complexation of triterpene saponins and cholesterol

Electrospray ionization mass spectrometry has been used to study the self-association of α-hederin and hederacoside C (from Hedera) glycosides. The complexation of glycosides with cholesterol has been considered. It has been revealed that α-hederin forms self-associates registered in ESI mass spectra, while no self-associates have been found for hederacoside C and cholesterol. Cholesterol produces molecular complex with α-hederin, while complex formation between cholesterol and bisdesmoside hederacoside has not been observed.     

A0 Condensate in QCD

A survey devoted to A₀-condensate in gauge theories at high temperature is presented. Both theoretical foundations of the spontaneously generated condensate and known methods of its calculation are discussed. As the most important consequence, the SU (N) global symmetry breakdown is investigated in detail. The influence of A₀ on matter fields is studied in different aspects. Some new results concerning this subject are reported as well.