Self-activated luminescence of zinc sulfide

The nature of the luminescence of zinc sulfide in the spectral range (360), 380–420 nm (SAL) at 80K is analyzed. It is shown that the appearance of SAL radiation is accompanied by additional absorption in the region (350) 365–370 nm at 80K. The low-temperature spectra of sphalerite, exposed to different radiation and subjected to different treatment, are studied. The multiband luminescence of the isoelectronic sulfur impurity in ZnO deposits in the region 383–640 nm is discussed. It is concluded that SAL luminescence is attributable to the localization of excitons in ZnS on clusters, whose formation precedes the precipitation of the ZnO·S phase. The formation of oxygen clusters and deposits on dislocations in ZnS is studied.Translated from Izvestiya Vysshikh Uchebnykh Zavedenii, Fizika, No. 2, pp. 60–66, February, 1987.     

Calculated structures of asymmetric modifications of cyanospinels

Structural mechanisms of formation of low-symmetry phases of cyanospinels are described in terms of the phenomenological theory of phase transitions. These are examined for transitions from a spinel structure to two cubic and four rhombohedral phases, induced by automorphic irreducible representations 9-2 and 9-3. Atomic coordinates and the symmetry types of occupied positions in asymmetric phases are determined. Criteria for discrimination between the two as well as between the four phases are formulated. The structures of complex cyanides Tl₂Zn(CN)₄ , K₂Zn(CN)₄, K₂Hg(CN)₄, and Rb₂Hg(CN)₄ are calculated. The displacements and irreducible representations inducing transitions from spinel structures to these phases are determined. Novocherkassk State Technological University. Translated fromZhumal Struktumoi Khimii, Vol. 35, No. 5, pp. 41–49, September–October, 1994. Translated by L. Smolina     

Structure, dielectric, magnetoelectric, and dissipative properties of AFe2/3W1/3O3 (A = Ba, Sr, Pb) ceramics in wide frequency and temperature ranges

High-density impurity-free AFe_2/3W_1/3O₃ (A = Ba(BWF), Sr(SWF), Pb(PWF)) ceramics with well-developed microstructures were synthesized. Their structures and dielectric properties were investigated over wide temperature (10–973 K) and frequency (25 Hz-1 MHz) ranges. These materials are found to be almost transparent in the microwave range. They were characterized by weak magnetoelectric interactions; ?(BWT) ≈ 50 up to 400 K and ?(BWT) and ?(PWT) have second maxima between 400 and 600 K. All properties are easily reproduced, regardless of slight variations in synthesis conditions.     

Electron spin resonance in the spin-1/2 quasi-one-dimensional antiferromagnet with Dzyaloshinskii-Moriya interaction BaCu2Ge2O7

We have investigated the electron spin resonance (ESR) on single crystals of BaCu2Ge2O7 at temperatures between 300 and 2 K and in a large frequency band, 9.6-134 GHz, in order to test the predictions of a recent theory, proposed by Oshikawa and Affleck (OA) [Phys. Rev. Lett. 82, 5136 (1999)]], which describes the ESR in a spin-1/2 Heisenberg chain with the Dzyaloshinskii-Moriya interaction. We find, in particular, that the ESR linewidth, Delta H, displays a rich temperature behavior. As the temperature decreases from T(max)/2 approximately 170 to 50 K, Delta H shows a rapid and linear decrease, Delta H approximately T. At low temperatures, below 50 K, Delta H acquires a strong dependence on the magnetic field orientation and for H axially c it shows a (h/T)(2) behavior which is due to an induced staggered field h, according to OA's prediction.     

Standard enthalpies of formation of 4-methylbiphenyl and 4,4′-dimethylbiphenyl

The energies of combustion of 4-methylbiphenyl and 4,4′-dimethylbiphenyl in the crystal state were measured in a precision calorimeter equipped with a self-sealing bomb at 298.15 K. The enthalpies of vaporization of these substances were measured in an isothermal heat-conducting Calvet microcalorimeter. Standard enthalpies of formation were calculated for 4-methylbiphenyl and 4,4′-dimethylbiphenyl in the crystal, liquid, and gas states.     

The Influence of the Composition on the Atomic Structure of Bi1 – xYxFeO3 Ceramics

Technical Physics - The variation of the Bi1 – xYxFeO3 ceramics atomic structure with yttrium concentration x = 0, 0.10, 0.15, and 0.20 has been analyzed. Ceramic samples have been prepared...     

Structure, phase transitions, 55Mn NMR, and magnetoresistive properties of La0.6Sr0.2Mn1.2 ? yCryO3 ± δ

The structure and properties of lanthanum strontium manganite perovskites La_0.6Sr_0.2Mn_{1.2 − y} Cr _y O_{3 ± δ} (y = 0–0.3) sintered at 1430°C have been studied by X-ray, resistive, and magnetic (χ_ac and ⁵⁵Mn NMR) methods. The parameter of the rhombohedrally distorted (R $ \bar 3 $ \bar 3 c) perovskite structure decreases with increasing y. The real perovskite structure contains point (anion and cation vacancies) and cluster-type nanostructure defects. The analysis of asymmetrically broadened ⁵⁵Mn NMR spectra has confirmed the high-frequency electron-hole exchange Mn³⁺ ↔ Mn⁴⁺ and local inhomogeneity of their surrounding by other ions and point and cluster-type defects. An increase in the Cr content leads to an increase in the resistivity and the magnetoresistive effect and a decrease in the metal-semiconductor and ferromagnetic-paramagnetic phase transition temperatures (T _ms and T _c ) due to the distortion of the exchange interactions Mn³⁺ ↔ Mn⁴⁺ by chromium ions, vacancies, and clusters. Introduction of Cr decreases the ferromagnetic component and increases the activation energy. The magnetoresistive effect near T _ms and T _c is caused by scattering of charge carriers from intercrystallite nanostructure inhomogeneities of the lattice, and the low-temperature effect is associated with the tunneling on mesostructural intercrystallite boundaries.