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The Peculiarities of the Spectral Characteristics of Different Lu1 – xRExBO3 Structural Modifications
The structure, the IR absorption spectra, and the luminescence spectra of microcrystals of orthoborates Lu1 – xEuxBO3, Lu0.99 – xTbxEu0.01BO3, and Lu0.99 – xYxEu0.01BO3 with 0 < x < 0.25 synthesized at 970°C have...
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Influence of Indium on the Spectral and Structural Characteristics of Lu0.98 – xInxEu0.02BO3
The structure, IR absorption spectra, and luminescence spectra of orthoborates Lu0.98 ‒ xInxEu0.02BO3 at 0 ≤ x ≤ 0.1 has been studied. It is shown that a Lu1 – xInxBO3 solid solution consisting of lutetium borate...
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Influence of Cerium on the Spectral and Structural Characteristics of LuBo3(Ce,Tb)
Studies of the structure, IR absorption spectra, luminescence spectra, and excitation of luminescence of Ce3+ and Tb3+ ions in crystals of solid solutions of Lu1 – x – yCexTbyBO3 at 0 ≤ x ≤ 0.01 and 0.07 ≤ y ≤ 0....
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Spectral and Structural Characteristics of (Lu1 – xEux)2(WO4)3 Tungstates
The structure, luminescence, and IR absorption spectra of (Lu1 – xEux)2(WO4)3 solid solutions are studied in a wide range of europium concentrations (0 ≤ x ≤ 1). As the europium concentration increases, two types...
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Spectral and Structural Characteristics of Molybdates (Lu1 – xEux)2(MoO4)3
The structure, the photoluminescence, and IR absorption spectra of solid solutions (Lu1 ‒ xEux)2(MoO4)3 have been studied over a wide range of europium concentrations (0 ≤ x ≤ 1). It has been found that there is ...
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Evolution of the spectral characteristics upon annealing of lithium borate glasses containing europium and aluminum
The spectral and structural characteristics of lithium borate glasses containing europium and aluminum have been investigated upon annealing at different temperatures. It has been found that the spectral chara...
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Structural transformations in La1 − x Ba x Mn0.98 57Fe0.02O3 + δ (x = 0.05−0.20)
A systematic investigation of the structural transformations in La1 − x Ba x Mn0.98 57Fe0.02O3 + δ (x = 0.05−0.20) at different Ba...
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Specific features of the structural transformations in La1 − x Ca x Mn0.98 57Fe0.02O3 + δ (x = 0.05−0.50)
The specific features of the structural transformations in La1 − x Ca x Mn0.98 57Fe0.02O3 + δ (x = 0.05−0.50) at different Ca conc...
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Synthesis of a periodic SiC/C nanostructure
Highly porous periodic structures consisting of a three-dimensional replica of pores in the initial opal lattice have been synthesized by high-temperature thermochemical treatment of opal matrices filled with ...
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Photoluminescence properties of core-shell SiO2/Lu2O3: Eu monodisperse heteronanoparticles
Core-shell monodisperse heteroparticles of the composition SiO2/Lu1.86Eu0.14O3 have been synthesized using the developed technique for preparing spherical colloidal silicon dioxide particles with the size dispers...
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Three-dimensional periodic lattice of ZrO2 nanocrystals in transparent silica matrix
The conditions for synthesizing an opal-zirconia-carbon nanocomposite in the form of monolithic (without pores) transparent silica with an ordered distribution of nanocrystals throughout the sample have been d...
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Mössbauer and X-ray studies of the structural phase transformations and suppression of polymorphism in La1 − x Sr x Mn0.98Fe0.02O3 + δ (x = 0.05−0.30)
The specific features of the structural transformations in La1 − x Sr x Mn0.98Fe0.02O3 + δ (x = 0.05−0.30) as functions of the Sr content have been invest...
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Synthesis of α-SiC nanocrystals by carbothermal reduction of spherical nanoparticles of amorphous silicon dioxide
The method for carbothermal reduction of spherical particles of amorphous silicon dioxide is developed, and hexagonal α-SiC polytype nanocrystals are synthesized. The prepared samples are characterized by X-ra...
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Mössbauer and X-Ray studies of the dynamics of phase transformations and suppression of polymorphism in the LaMn1 − x Fe x O3 + δ compound (x = 0.015–0.500)
The effect of iron impurity on the structural transformations and the suppression of polymorphism of the LaMn1 − x Fe x O3 + δ compound (x = 0.015–0.500) ...
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Nanocrystallization of an amorphous Fe80B20 alloy during severe plastic deformation
The structural evolution of an amorphous Fe80B20 alloy subjected to severe plastic deformation at room temperature or at 200°C was studied. Deformation leads to the formation of α-Fe nanocrystals in an amorphous ...
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Electron transport, penetration depth, and the upper critical magnetic field in ZrB12 and MgB2
We report on the synthesis and measurements of the temperature dependences of the resistivity ρ, the penetration depth λ, and the upper critical magnetic field H c2, for polycrystalline samples of dodecaboride Z...
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On electron transport in ZrB12, ZrB2, and MgB2 in normal state
We report on measurements of the temperature dependence of resistivity, ρ(T), for single-crystal samples of ZrB12, ZrB2, and polycrystalline samples of MgB2. It is shown that the cluster compound ZrB12 behaves as...
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Electron transport in diborides: Observation of superconductivity in ZrB2
We report on syntheses and electron transport properties of polycrystalline samples of diborides (AB2) with different transition metals atoms (A=Zr, Nb, Ta). The temperature dependence of resistivity, ρ(T), and a...
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Phase segregation and crystallization in the amorphous alloy Ni70Mo10P20
Structural evolution of the amorphous alloy Ni70Mo10P20 has been studied by x-ray diffraction, and by following transmission and high-resolution electron microscopy annealing both above and below the glass-transi...
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Erratum: Production, structure and microhardness of nanocrystalline Ni-Mo-B alloys [Phys. solid state 40, 8–13 (January 1998)]