Asymptotic behavior of solutions of linear homogeneous second-order difference equations

We analyze and study the asymptotic behavior (asn→∞) of the general solutionx _n of the equationx _n+2 =Ax _n +Bx _n+1 ,A≠0,n=0,1,2,..., for various possible values of coefficients and initial data. Translated fromMatematicheskie Zametki, Vol. 66, No. 2, pp. 211–215, August, 99.     

Dissociation of LiAlO2 and LiGaO2

The thermodynamic calculations of dissociation of LiAlO₂ and LiGaO₂ as function of temperature and oxygen pressure are presented. It has been found that LiGaO₂ evaporates congruently at the melting point under the oxygen pressure equal to 1 · 10^—5 atm. LiAlO₂ evaporates incongruently, the equilibrium oxygen partial pressure at the melting point is equal to 9.6 · 10^—5 atm and the partial pressure of Li and Al oxides decrease with increasing of oxygen pressure.     

Lenar Timofeevich Bugaenko (1930–2005)

Obituary

Lenar Timofeevich Bugaenko (1930–2005)     

Observation of Spin and Valley Splitting of Landau Levels under Magnetic Tunneling in Graphene/Boron Nitride/Graphene Structures

Resonance magnetic tunneling in heterostructures formed by graphene single sheets separated by a hexagonal boron nitride barrier and bounded by two gates has been investigated in a strong magnetic field, which has allowed observing transitions between spin- and valley-split Landau levels with various indices belonging to different graphene sheets. An unexpected increase with the temperature in the interlayer tunneling conductance owing to transitions between the Landau levels in strong magnetic fields cannot be explained by existing theories.     

Theory of sheath in a collisional multi-component plasma

The aim of this brief report is to study the behaviour of sheath structure in a multi-component plasma with dust-neutral collisions. The plasma consists of electrons, ions, micron size negatively charged dust particles and neutrals. The sheath-edge potential and sheath width are calculated for collisionally dominated sheath. Comparison of collisionless and collisionally dominated sheath are made.     

Dissolution of Silk Fibroin in N-methylmorpholine-N-oxide and Its Mixtures with Organic Solvents

Preparation of concentrated solutions of natural silk fibroin in N-methylmorpholine-N-oxide and its mixtures with protonic and aprotic solvents was experimentally studied. Solutions with the fibroin concentration of 6 wt % and more were prepared.     

Thermoluminescence of a polyethylene surface after plasma treatment with a high-frequency glow discharge

The plasma treatment of polyethylene (PE) gives a specific pattern of thermoluminescence (TL). The qualitative difference between the TL curves of PE after plasma treatment and the curves for radioluminescence appears to be due both to specific features of the plasma treatment (attack on the surface of the sample and the unavoidable effect of photobleaching) and to the particular structure of the surface of the polymer (the existence or formation in the surface layer of special low-molecular structures). TL after plasma treatment can therefore be used to investigate the surface structure of polymers.Translated from Izvestiya Akademii Nauk SSSR, Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 8, pp. 1742–1744, August, 1990.     

Use of the CNDO method with modified shell repulsion potential for calculation of interactions in solutions

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Effect of structure of ionic liquids on their dissolving power toward natural polymers

Experimental and calculated data on the effect of anion and cation structure on the dissolving power of ionic liquids based on imidazole toward the natural polymers cellulose, fibroin and keratin are presented.     

Tunneling in Graphene/h-BN/Graphene Heterostructures through Zero-Dimensional Levels of Defects in h-BN and Their Use as Probes to Measure the Density of States of Graphene

JETP Letters - The evolution of the manifestation of levels of defects in h-BN in tunneling through graphene/h-BN/graphene heterostructures with various degrees of perfection, from completely...