Admittance spectroscopy as a method for investigating relaxation processes in quantum-sized heterostructures

The wide possibilities of admittance spectroscopy as a tool for the effective study of relaxation processes in quantum-sized heterostructures are demonstrated by the example of comprehensive investigations of InGaN/GaN semiconductor heterostructures with multiple quantum wells. The nature of emitting centers in InGaN/GaN nanoheterostructures was determined from the character of charge carrier relaxation, as revealed from the temperature spectra of conductance.     

On the localization of plastic strain at the prefailure stage and the possibility of predicting the site and time of ductile rupture

The localization of macrodeformation during the transition from plastic flow to ductile rupture is studied for a wide class of metals. It is found that the mechanism behind this process is the same as that behind plastic deformation and as such can be described as a change in the type of localized deformation autowave in the following sequence: phase autowave → steady dissipative structure → collapse of autowave or its contraction at the site of ensuing failure. The kinetic characteristics of an autowave collapsing at the prefailure stage, which can be found experimentally, allow one to predict the spatio-temporal coordinates of rupture long before its signs appear.     

Uranyl complexes with methyl derivatives of alicyclic dioximes

A reaction of uranyl dioxalate complexes with methyl derivatives of alicyclic ??-dioximes, 3-methyl-1,2-cyclohexanedione dioxime and 3-methyl-1,2-cyclopentanedione dioxime, was studied. The structure of (CN₃H₆)₄[(UO₂)₂(C₆H₈N₂O₂)(CO₃)(C₂O₄)₂] · (C₆H₁₀N₂O₂) · 2H₂O and NH₄(CN₃H₆)₃[(UO₂)₂(C₇H₁₀N₂O₂)(CO₃)(C₂O₄)₂] · 2H₂O based on binuclear complex anions with carbonate-dioximate fragment was studied by X-ray diffraction.     

Photophysical properties of CdSe/ZnS quantum dot–porphyrin surface complexes in aqueous media

We have studied complexes between CdSe/ZnS quantum dots and metal-free porphyrin molecule in aqueous solution and in human blood plasma. We have established that in aqueous solution, transition of the porphyrin to a stable form occurs 2-5 h after formation of the complexes. We have observed that the porphyrin molecules react with the components of the blood plasma, which hinders direct formation of complexes between them and quantum dots in this medium. When previously prepared complexes between quantum dots and porphyrin molecules are added to the blood plasma, they partially dissociate. In aqueous solutions and in human blood plasma, we observe efficient intracomplex transfer of the photoexcitation energy from the quantum dots to the porphyrin molecules.     

Investigation of the inelastic deuteron scattering mechanism for 24Mg at E d = 15.3 MeV

Results from measuring the angular dependence of differential cross sections of elastic and inelastic deuteron scattering by the ²⁴Mg nucleus with the formation of the ground and first excited states 2⁺, 1.369 MeV at E _d = 15.3 MeV for deuteron angles interval from 21.5° to 161.5° (lab) are presented. Experimental results are compared with calculations in various approximations of the coupled channels model. The influence of heavy particle stripping mechanisms and consecutive particle transfer is also discussed.     

Heat capacity of Bio-SiC and SiC/Si ecoceramics prepared from white eucalyptus, beech, and sapele tree wood

This paper reports on measurement of the heat capacity at constant pressure C _p of silicon bio-carbide prepared within the 5–300 K temperature interval from beech tree wood (bio-SiC(BE)), and within 80–300 K, from tree wood of sapele (bio-SiC(SA)), as well as SiC/Si ecoceramics of beech, sapele, and white eucalyptus wood. It has been shown that in bio-SiC(BE) the measured heat capacity contains a significant contribution of surface heat capacity, whose magnitude decreases with increasing temperature. Of the ecoceramics, only SiC/Si(SA) characterized by a high enough porosity has revealed a small contribution to the heat capacity coming from its surface component. The experimental results obtained are discussed.     

Study of calcium-containing orthophosphates of NaZr2(PO4)3 structural type by high-temperature X-ray diffraction

Orthophosphates Ca_0.5Ti₂(PO₄)₃, Ca_0.5Zr₂(PO₄)₃, Ca_0.75Zr₂(SiO₄)_0.5(PO₄)_2.5, and CaMg_0.5Zr_1.5(PO₄)₃ (structural type NaZr₂(PO₄)₃), having different occupancies of interframework positions by calcium, have been prepared by the sol-gel method with the subsequent thermal treatment of dried gels and investigated by IR spectroscopy and X-ray diffraction. The analytical indexing of X-ray diffraction patterns is performed within the sp. gr. $R\bar 3$ . High-temperature X-ray diffraction was used to investigate the behavior of the orthophosphates upon heating: thermal expansion in the temperature range of 20–610°C (up to 500°C for Ca_0.5Zr₂(PO₄)₃). The coefficients of thermal expansion are calculated from the shift of diffraction peaks. The unit-cell parameters of crystals at different temperatures are determined. The dependences of thermal expansion and its anisotropy on the occupancy of cation M positions by calcium are revealed.     

Uranyl aquahydroxylaminate complexes

Uranylaqua complexes with N-methyl-, N-ethyl-, N-isopropyl-, and N,N-dimethylhydroxylamines were studied. The structure of [UO₂{(CH₃)₂NO}₂(H₂O)₂] was determined by X-ray crystallography. The N, N -dimethylhydroxylaminate ion is coordinated to uranyl through the nitrogen and oxygen atoms with the formation of a three-membered chelate ring.     

Effect of silver content on the mechanical and electrical properties of the YBaCuO/Ag ceramic

Doping the YBaCuO superconducting ceramic with 3–5 wt % silver is shown to substantially increase its microplasticity and strength. Temperature spectra of microplastic strain rates for YBaCuO/Ag ceramics with 0, 1.6, 2.9, 4.2, and 7.6 wt % silver were obtained. The structure of the spectra and the relation of one of the peaks to the superconducting transition are discussed. The specific features of the I–V characteristics of samples cooled in a magnetic field are considered. It is shown that the position of the rising branch of a I–V characteristic depends on its origin; this observation can be used to fix two or more stable states of an HTSC-based memory cell.