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Employing first principles parallel tempering molecular dynamics in the microcanonical ensemble, we report the presence of a clear solid-liquid-like melting transition in Al20+ clusters, not found in experiments. The phase transition…
We report the effect of field, temperature and thermal history on the time dependence in resistivity and magnetization in the phase separated state of Al doped Pr$_{0.5}$Ca$_{0.5}$MnO$_3$. The rate of time dependence in resistivity is much…
RuP single crystals of MnP-type orthorhombic structure were synthesized by the Sn flux method. Temperature-dependent x-ray diffraction measurements reveal that the compound experiences two structural phase transitions, which are further…
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First-principles calculations within the Local Density Approximation (LDA) or Generalized Gradient Approximation (GGA), though very successful, are known to underestimate redox potentials, such as those at which lithium intercalates in…
Polyelectrolytes, such as polyacrylic acid (PAA), can effectively mitigate $\mathrm{CaCO_3}$ scale formation. Despite their success as antiscalants, the underlying mechanism of $\mathrm{Ca^{2+}}$ binding to polyelectrolyte chains remains…
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Thermochemical characteristics of Nd1+xBa2-xCu3Oy solid solutions were studied by solution calorimetry. Dependences of formation enthalpies from Nd content were constructed. It was established that decomposition of solid solution on the…