AgTh2(PO4)3 — A new case of the non-hydrogen bonded phosphate ferroelectric

The basic crystallographic data of AgTh₂(PO₄)₃ single crystals have been determined for the first time by means of X-ray diffraction methods. The crystals are monoclinic, space group isCc with four formula units per unit cell. The dimensions of the unit cell are:a=17·385 Å,b=6·815 Å,c=8·148 Å,β=101·10°. Using the Sawyer and Tower method it has been proved that the crystals possess ferroelectric properties. Performing the measurements at room temperature the values of spontaneous polarization and coercive field in the direction normal to (100) face have been determined.     

A theory of ion-guided and metastable-guided varieties of ionization waves (striations)

The well-known two varieties p and r of ionization waves (striations) in neon are explained as ion-guided and metastable-guided ionization waves with essentially identical propagation mechanism. To obtain both waves as a solution, in the basic system of equations the time-derivatives in the continuity equations for both the ions as well as the metastables are taken into account. At low discharge currents, the rate of change of the metastables is slower than the rate of change of ion density, and both wave varieties develop separately and can exist simultaneously.The hydrodynamic equations are used for the formulation of the theory and the electron energy distribution is characterised by the mean energy. The Druyvesteyn distribution for electrons (instead of the usually used Maxwellian distribution) is used for calculation of the transport coefficients of the electron gas at the low currents, while the dependence of ionization and excitation rates on the mean electron energy is chosen by trial only and fitted to experimental characteristics of the waves. With non-maxwellian transport coefficients, an instability of the ion-guided wave occurs without any influence of stepwise ionization.The authors are deeply indebted to V. Krejí and O. tirand for their valuable remarks, and also T. Rika for providing his recent results and for enlightening discussion.     

Gamma-ray spectrum of192Au

The gamma-ray spectrum of 5 h¹⁹²Au has been measured by means of the germanium detector. A number of about 200 new transitions were found in addition to the transitions known from the conversion electron measurement of Nyman et al. (Arkiv f. fysik29 (1965), 321) and 82 internal conversion coefficients were determined from the relations between conversion lineand gamma-ray intensities. From energies, intensities and multipolarities of transitions the existence of 20 new levels is very probable, in many cases with spin-parity assignments too.     

Surface states on the (100) plane of a sphalerite-type crystal

The surface states of an ideal (100) plane of a sphalerite-type crystal were studied in the one-electron approximation; both the plane formed by electronegative atoms (>0) and that consisting of electropositive atoms (<0) were investigated. The interpretation of surface states whose energy lies in the gap is the same as for the diamond-like lattice. The influence of electro-negativity or electropositivity of the surface on the position of these states in the gap was investigated and possible consequences of these states joining one of the energy bands of volume states were pointed out. The results of this paper can be used to discuss correlation effects on the (100) plane of a diamond-like crystal.     

Lumineszenz der Nacl-Ni-Kristalle

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