Preparation, Electronic Structure and Optical Properties of the Electrochromic Thin Films

A new multilayer electrochromic device has been constructed according to the following pattern: glass1/ITO/WO3/gel electrolyte/BP/ITO/glass2, where ITO is a transparent conducting film made of indium and tin oxide and with the surface resistance equal 8–10 Ω/cm2 . The electrochromic devices obtained in the research are characterized by great (considerable) transmittance variation between coloration and bleaching state (25–40% at applied voltage of 1.5 to 3 V), and also high coloration efficiency (above 100 cm2 /C). Selfconsistent energy bands, dielectric permittivity and optical parameters are calculated using a full-potential linear muffin-tin orbital method. The numerical solution of the Debye-Smoluchowski equations is developed for simulating recombination probability of Li+ ions in amorphous electrolyte

Magnetoelectric Properties of Zinc-Substituted BiFeO3 Multiferroics

The magnetoelectric properties of ceramic samples of BiFe1–xZnxO3 and Bi1–xZnxFe1–xZnxO3 multiferroics have been studied in magnetic fields from 0 to 80 kOe at room temperature. All the samples have the linear dependences of magnetoelectric coefficient αME with low hump-like maxima of αME at 10 kHz and also at 85 kHz. These magnetoelectric studies of the bismuth ferrites with doubly substituted Zn show that the double substitution of Zn2+ ions for Bi3+ and Fe3+ ions does not lead to desired enhancement of the mag- netoelectric properties as compared with the ordinary substitution of Zn2+

Structural transformation and magnetoelectric behaviour in Bi1−xGdxFeO3 multiferroics

The crystal structure, dielectric, magnetic and magnetoelectric (ME) properties of Bi1−xGdxFeO3 (BGFO, x = 0, 0.05, 0.1, 0.15, 0.2) multiferroic ceramics have been studied. The substitution of bismuth by gadolinium induces a R3c → Pnma phase structural transition at x>0.1, which leads to the suppression of the spiral modulated spin structure and develops weak ferromagnetic properties in the BiFeO3-based materials. Through studying the temperature/magnetic field dependence of the ME coefficient, we have revealed the effect of the substitution of Gd3+ ions on the ME properties, and have demonstrated the possibility of manipulating the electric state in BGFO multiferroics by applying magnetic field at room temperature

Heat capacity of nanostructured multiferroics BiFe1–x Zn x O3

The heat capacity of ceramic BiFe1–x Zn x O3 multiferroics has been studied in the temperature range 150–750 K. It is found that the antiferromagnetic transition temperature T N slightly shifts to lower temperatures as the concentration of the substitutional impurity Zn increases. An excess heat treatment has been observed; it is considered as the Schottky anomaly in three-level states

ЗАВИСИМОСТЬ СИГНАЛА ГИГАНТСКОГО КОМБИНАЦИОННОГО РАССЕЯНИЯ СВЕТА ОТ ФОРМЫ СЕРЕБРЯНЫХ НАНОСТРУКТУР, ВЫРАЩЕННЫХ В ПОРАХ SiO2 /n-Si-ШАБЛОНА

Surface-enhanced Raman scattering is a powerful method used in chemoand biosensorics. The aim of this work was to determine the relationship between the signal of Surface-enhanced Raman scattering and the shape of silver nanostructures under the influence of laser radiation with different power.Plasmonic nanostructures were synthesized in silicon dioxide pores on monocrystalline silicon n-type substrate. The pores were formed using ion-track technology and selective chemical etching. Silver deposition was carried out by galvanic displacement method. Synthesis time was chosen as a parameter that allows controlling the shape of a silver deposit in the pores of silicon dioxide on the surface of single-crystal n-silicon during electrodeless deposition. Deposition time directly effects on the shape of metal nanostructures.Analysis of the dynamics of changing the morphology of the metal deposit showed that as the deposition time increases, the metal evolves from individual metallic crystallites within the pores at a short deposition time to dendritic-like nanostructures at a long time. The dependence of the intensity of Surface-enhanced Raman scattering spectra on the shape of the silver deposit is studied at the powers of a green laser (λ = 532 nm) from 2.5 μW to 150 μW on the model dye analyte Rodamin 6G. The optimum shape of the silver deposit and laser power is analyzed from this point of view design of active surfaces for Surface-enhanced Raman scattering with nondestructive control of small concentrations of substances.The silver nanostructures obtained in porous template SiO2 on n-type silicon substrate could be used as plasmon-active surfaces for nondestructive investigations of substances with low concentrations at low laser powers. Гигантское комбинационное рассеяние, усиленное поверхностью, является мощным методом, применяемым в хемо- и биосенсорике. Целью данной работы являлось определение взаимосвязи сигнала гигантского комбинационного рассеяния света с формой серебряных наноструктур при воздействии лазерного излучения с различной мощностью.Плазмонные наноструктуры синтезировались в порах диоксида кремния на подложке монокристаллического кремния n-типа, в котором поры формировались с использованием ионно-трековой технологии и селективного химического травления. Синтез серебра проводился методом безэлектродного осаждения. В качестве параметра, позволяющего управлять формой серебряного осадка в порах диоксида кремния на поверхности монокристаллического n-кремния при безэлектродном осаждении, выбрано время синтеза, которое непосредственно влияет на степень разрастания металлических наноструктур. Анализ динамики изменения морфологии металлического осадка показал, что при увеличении времени осаждения металл эволюционирует от отдельных металлических кристаллитов внутри пор при малых временах осаждения до дендритоподобных наноструктур при больших временах. Изучена зависимость интенсивности спектров гигантского комбинационного рассеяния света от формы серебряного осадка при мощностях зеленого лазера (λ = 532 нм) от 2,5 до 150 мкВт на модельном аналите Родамин 6Ж. Проведен анализ оптимальной формы серебряного осадка и мощности лазера с точки зрения последующего конструирования активных поверхностей для гигантского комбинационного рассеяния света при неразрушающем контроле малых концентраций веществ.Полученные серебряные наноструктуры в порах шаблона SiO2 на кремниевой подложке n-типа могут использоваться в качестве плазмонно-активных поверхностей при неразрушающем исследовании низких концентраций веществ на малых мощностях лазера.

Effect of Co-Doping on Magnetic Properties of Bismuth Ferrite

The effect of co-doping on structure and magnetic properties of the BiFeO3-based multiferroics with a partial isovalent substitution of bismuth for La3+, Gd3+, Dy3+, and Er3+ ions have been experimentally investigated by X-ray diffraction and magnetic methods. The ceramic R1xR20.2−xBi0.8FeO3 type (x = 0, 0.05, 0.10, 0.15, 0.20; R1, R2 = La, Gd, Dy, Er) samples have been prepared by a solid-state reaction method under cold pressing at high pressure P = 4 GPa. Temperature dependences of magnetization for the co-doped BiFeO3 demonstrate magnetic “weak ferromagnetic–antiferromagnetic” phase transitions in a high temperature range T = 550–650 K. The presence of a weak ferromagnetism in all compositions is confirmed by open loops of magnetic field dependences. It has been found out that the magnetic characteristics strongly depend on the degree of substitution, temperature, and magnitude of magnetic field

DEPENDENCE OF THE SURFACE-ENHANCED RAMAN SCATTERING SIGNAL ON THE SHAPE OF SILVER NANOSTRUCTURES GROWN IN THE SiO2 /n-Si POROUS TEMPLATE

Surface-enhanced Raman scattering is a powerful method used in chemoand biosensorics. The aim of this work was to determine the relationship between the signal of Surface-enhanced Raman scattering and the shape of silver nanostructures under the influence of laser radiation with different power.Plasmonic nanostructures were synthesized in silicon dioxide pores on monocrystalline silicon n-type substrate. The pores were formed using ion-track technology and selective chemical etching. Silver deposition was carried out by galvanic displacement method. Synthesis time was chosen as a parameter that allows controlling the shape of a silver deposit in the pores of silicon dioxide on the surface of single-crystal n-silicon during electrodeless deposition. Deposition time directly effects on the shape of metal nanostructures.Analysis of the dynamics of changing the morphology of the metal deposit showed that as the deposition time increases, the metal evolves from individual metallic crystallites within the pores at a short deposition time to dendritic-like nanostructures at a long time. The dependence of the intensity of Surface-enhanced Raman scattering spectra on the shape of the silver deposit is studied at the powers of a green laser (λ = 532 nm) from 2.5 μW to 150 μW on the model dye analyte Rodamin 6G. The optimum shape of the silver deposit and laser power is analyzed from this point of view design of active surfaces for Surface-enhanced Raman scattering with nondestructive control of small concentrations of substances.The silver nanostructures obtained in porous template SiO2 on n-type silicon substrate could be used as plasmon-active surfaces for nondestructive investigations of substances with low concentrations at low laser powers