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Zirconia nanotubular layer with an outer tube diameter 25 nm was synthesized by potentiostatic anodization. The Zr/ZrO2-NT/Au memristive structure is fabricated using stencil mask and magnetron sputtering techniques. Current-voltage…
A relationship between the chemical composition, structure and luminescent properties of light-emitting SiOxNy(Si) composite layers with Si nanocrystals is demonstrated. Photoluminescence (PL) with a maximum of intensity at 500-600 nm is…
We will show that the complex shapes of snow crystals can be explained from a simple basic mechanism that is also responsible for the appearance of many others structures in nature. We expect that this new physical mechanism, that follows…
Nanoparticles have become increasingly interesting for a wide range of applications, because in principle it is possible to tailor their properties by controlling size, shape and composition. One of these applications is heterogeneous…
The composition, crystal structure and precipitation crystallography of a newly found precipitate are characterized by a Cs-corrected scanning transmission electron microscopy (STEM). The composition of the plate-like precipitate could be…
A new kind of aperiodic tiling is introduced. It is shown to underlie a structure obtained as a superposition of waves with incommensurate periods. Its connections to other other tilings and quasicrystals are discussed.
Single crystals of Sc5Rh6Sn18 were grown from Sn-flux. The crystal structure (SG: I41/acd, a = 13.5529(2) {\AA}, c = 27.0976(7) {\AA}) was studied by high-resolution X-ray diffraction on powder and single crystal material as well as by TEM.…
The optical properties of cesium chloride (CsCl) are changed with presence of vacancies in the crystal structure giving rise to what is called as "color centers". We have unconventionally adopted Tauc's method to determine the…
Structural studies on the icosahedral quasicrystals in Zn-Mg-Sc, Cu-Ga-Mg-Sc, and Zn-Mg-Ti alloys as well as their corresponding 1/1 cubic approximants, have revealed that these quasicrystals belong to a new structural group similar to…
In the electronic packaging and energy storage sectors, the study of Cu6Sn5 intermetallic compound (IMC) is getting more attention. At temperatures above 186 oC, this IMC exists in a hexagonal closed packed (HCP) crystalline structure.…
The structural investigations of nanomaterials motivated by their large variety and diverse set of applications have attracted considerable attention. In particular, the ever-improving machinery, both in laboratory and at large scale…
In the present paper, we investigate the polarization properties of the cholesteric liquid crystals (CLCs) with an isotropic/anisotropic defect inside them. Possibilities of amplification of the polarization plane rotation and stabilization…
High temperature crystal structure of UPt$_2$Si$_2$ determined using single-crystal neutron diffraction at 400 K is reported. It is found that the crystal structure remains of the primitive tetragonal CaBe$_2$Ge$_2$ type with the space…
Obtained is a new thermostable material for active elements of tunable IR-lasers - Zn1-xMgxSe:Cr2+ single crystals. The position of the absorption band of Cr2+ ions in wurtzite-type Zn0.8Mg0.2Se matrix is established.
We report the synthesis and electronic properties of polycrystalline samples of Zr6MBi2 (M = Ru and Fe) crystallizing in the hexagonal Zr6CoAl2-type structure. Based on their electrical resistivity, magnetization, and heat capacity data,…
This article reports the experimentally clarified crystal structure of a recently discovered sulfur hydride in high temperature superconducting phase which has the highest critical temperature Tc over 200 K which has been ever reported. For…
We shall realize certain affine geometric crystal of type $G^{(1)}_2$ explicitly in the fundamental representation $W(\varpi_1)$. Its explicit form is rather complicated but still keeps a positive structure.
The structural and optical properties of 3 different kinds of GaAs nanowires with 100% zinc-blende structure and with an average of 30% and 70% wurtzite are presented. A variety of shorter and longer segments of zinc-blende or wurtzite…
Although the sensitivity of THz spectra to the crystal form of the sample being analysed makes it an ideal tool for differentiating polymorphic forms of crystalline materials, the lack of adequate knowledge about the THz response to various…
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