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CuMoO4 is a triclinic quantum magnet based on S = 1/2 moments at the Cu2+ site. It has recently attracted interest due to the remarkable changes in its chromic and volumetric properties at high temperatures, and in its magnetic properties…
Thin films of Cu-W-O ternary compounds were fabricated via DC magnetron co-sputtering from Cu and W metallic targets under controlled oxygen partial pressures, followed by thermal annealing. Low-oxygen conditions favored the formation of a…
We characterize a novel orthorhombic phase (gamma) of NaAlH4, discovered using first-principles molecular dynamics, and discuss its relevance to the dehydrogenation mechanism. This phase is close in energy to the known low-temperature…
Nanocrystalline CuO-CuFe2O4 composite thin films were developed from CuFeO2 ceramic target using a radio frequency sputtering method followed by a thermal oxidation process. This fabrication process helps to develop porous sensing layers…
Metastable nanostructures are kinetically trapped in local energy minima featuring intriguing surface and material properties. To unleash their potential, there is a need for non-equilibrium processes capable of stabilizing a large range of…
The magnetic, thermodynamic and dielectric properties of the $\gamma$ - Fe${_2}$WO${_6}$ system is reported. Crystallizing in the centrosymmetric $Pbcn$ space group, this particular polymorph exhibits a number of different magnetic…
A comprehensive study of the behavior of the Mott insulator Ca_2RuO_4 under electrical current drive is performed by combining two experimental probes: the macroscopic electrical transport and the microscopic X-Ray diffraction. The…
Ba2CaMoO6 was synthesized by solid state method. The crystal structure adopts cubic Fm-3m space group at room temperature with lattice parameters of 8.378231(5) {angstroms}. Upon cooling, Ba2CaMoO6 was determined to have a structural phase…
Methane (CH_4) gas sensing properties of novel vanadium dioxide (VO_2) nanostructured films is reported for the first time. The single phase nanostructures are synthesized by pulsed dc-magnetron sputtering of V target followed by oxidation…
Li2FeSiO4 is an important alternative cathode for next generation Li-ion batteries due to its high theoretical capacity (330 mA h/g). However, its development has faced significant challenges arising from structural complexity and poor…
We report the decomposition of La2-xSrxCuO4 into La2O3 and Cu nanoparticles in ultra-high vacuum, observed by in-situ heating experiments in a transmission electron microscope (TEM). The analysis of electron diffraction data reveals that…
The results of polarization-dependent Raman spectroscopy of single-crystalline LiVO$_2$ exhibiting transition to a diamagnetic state below $T_c \sim $500K are reported. Our measurements clearly detect additional peaks in the low-temperature…
We report on the synthesis and physical properties of the new ternary intermetallic Ce$_2$Rh$_2$Ga. Its formation and dimorphism have been investigated by powder and single crystal X-ray diffractometry, as well as by differential thermal…
Two new phases of hydrogen have been discovered at room temperature in Ref.1: phase IV above 220 GPa and phase V above ~270 GPa. In the present work we have found a new phase VI at P~360 GPa and T<200 K. This phase is likely metallic as…
Controlling the redox landscape of transition metal oxides is central to advancing their reactivity for heterogeneous catalysis or high-performance gas sensing. Here we report single Cu atom sites (1.42 wt%) anchored on Co3O4 nanoparticles…
First-principles calculations have been carried out to study the InVO4 compound under pressure. In this work, total energy calculations were performed in order to analyze the structural behavior of the experimentally known polymorphs of…
The multiferroic manganese tungstate (MnWO4) has been studied by high-pressure Raman spectroscopy at room temperature under quasi-hydrostatic conditions up to 39.3 GPa. The low-pressure wolframite phase undergoes a phase transition at 25.7…
The cohesive energies and structural properties of recently predicted, and never synthesized, B$_2$O$_3$ polymorphs are investigated from first principles using density functional theory and high-accuracy many-body methods, namely, the…
Metastability is fundamental not only to phase ordering and transitions, but also to a broad range of modern technologies, from memory devices to metallic glasses. In condensed-matter physics, charge density waves (CDWs) offer versatile…
This study systematically investigates the microstructural evolution of nanoparticle-based CuO, WO$_3$, and composite 'CuO-WO$_3$' thin films induced by their post-deposition annealing. The films were reactively deposited using a…