264 research outputs found
Optical spectra, crystal-field parameters, and magnetic susceptibility of the new multiferroic NdFe3(BO3)4
We report high-resolution optical absorption spectra for NdFe3(BO3)4 trigonal
single crystal which is known to exhibit a giant magnetoelectric effect below
the temperature of magnetic ordering TN = 33 K. The analysis of the
temperature-dependent polarized spectra reveals the energies and, in some
cases, symmetries and exchange splittings of Nd3+ 84 Kramers doublets. We
perform crystal-field calculations starting from the exchange-charge model,
obtain a set of six real crystal-field parameters, and calculate wave functions
and magnetic g-factors. In particular, the values g(perpendicular) = 2.385,
g(parallel) = 1.376 were found for the Nd3+ ground-state doublet. We obtain
Bloc=7.88 T and |JFN|= 0.48 K for the values of the local effective magnetic
field at liquid helium temperatures at the Nd3+ site and the Nd - Fe exchange
integral, respectively, using the experimentally measured Nd3+ ground-state
splitting of 8.8 cm-1. To check reliability of our set of crystal field
parameters we model the magnetic susceptibility data from literature. A dimer
containing two nearest-neighbor iron ions in the spiral chain is considered to
partly account for quasi-one-dimensional properties of iron borates, and then
the mean-field approximation is used. The results of calculations with the
exchange parameters for Fe3+ ions Jnn = -6.25 K (intra-chain interactions) and
Jnnn = -1.92 K (inter-chain interactions) obtained from fitting agree well with
the experimental data.Comment: 13 pages, 8 figures, 2 table
Negative magneto-resistance of electron gas in a quantum well with parabolic potential
We have studied the electrical conductivity of the electron gas in parallel
electric and magnetic fields directed along the plane of a parabolic quantum
well (across the profile of the potential). We found a general expression for
the electrical conductivity applicable for any magnitudes of the magnetic field
and the degree of degeneration of the electron gas. A new mechanism of
generation of the negative magnetoresistance has been revealed. It has been
shown that in a parabolic quantum well with a non-degenerated electron gas the
negative magnetoresistance results from spin splitting of the levels of the
size quantization.Comment: 15 pages, 3 figure
Positive Magneto-Resistance in Quasi-1D Conductors
We present here a simple qualitative model that interpolates between the high
and low temperature properties of quasi-1D conductors. At high temperatures we
argue that transport is governed by inelastic scattering whereas at low
temperatures the conductance decays exponentially with the electron dephasing
length. The crossover between these regimes occurs at the temperature at which
the elastic and inelastic scattering times become equal. This model is shown to
be in quantitative agreement with the organic conductor .
Within this model, we also show that on the insulating side, the positive
magnetoresistance of the form observed in and
other quasi-1D conductors can be explained by the role spin-flip scattering
plays in the electron dephasing rate.Comment: 4 pages, Latex, no figure
Stimulated Raman Scattering in Melilite‐Type Crystals Ca2MgSi2O7 and Ca2Ga2SiO7
χ(3)‐nonlinear optical interactions in two melilite‐type stimulated Raman scattering (SRS)‐active non‐centrosymmetric crystals, Ca2MgSi2O7 and Ca2Ga2SiO7, formerly known as Nd3+‐laser media, are presented. Under picosecond pumping at 1.064 and 0.532 µm cascaded and cross‐cascaded effects occur in these tetragonal silicates. Besides the SRS‐promoting phonon modes with energy of ωSRS1 ≈ 908 cm−1 and ωSRS2 ≈ 668 cm−1 for Ca2MgSi2O7, and ωSRS1 ≈ 720 cm−1 and ωSRS2 ≈ 550 cm−1 for Ca2Ga2SiO7, respectively, combined phonon modes are observed. For Ca2MgSi2O7 new data in a broad wavelength range of refractive indices and their dispersion are given as well. The observed χ(3)‐nonlinear properties expand the functionality of the studied silicates and foreshadow their use in self‐frequency Raman laser converters (self‐SRS lasers)
Nanocrystalline lanthanide-doped Lu3Ga5O12 garnets: interesting materials for light-emitting devices
Nanocrystalline Lu3Ga5O12, with average particle sizes of 40 nm, doped with a wide variety of luminescent trivalent lanthanide ions have been prepared using a sol\u2013gel technique. The structural and morphological properties of the powders have been investigated by x-ray powder diffraction, high resolution transmission electron microscopy and Raman spectroscopy. Structural data have been refined and are presented for Pr3+, Eu3+, Gd3+, Ho3+, Er3+ and Tm3+ dopants, while room temperature excited luminescence spectra and emission decay curves of Eu3+-, Tm3+- and Ho3+-doped Lu3Ga5O12 nanocrystals have been measured and are discussed.
The Eu3+ emission spectrum shows typical bands due to 5D0 \u21927FJ (J = 0, 1, 2, 3, 4) transitions and the broadening of these emission bands with the non-exponential behaviour of the decay curves indicates the presence of structural disorder around the lanthanide ions.
Lanthanide-doped nanocrystalline Lu3Ga5O12 materials show better luminescence intensities compared to Y2O3, Gd3Ga5O12 and Y3Al5O12 nanocrystalline hosts. Moreover, the upconversion emission intensity in the blue-green region for the Tm3+- and Ho3+-doped samples shows a significant increase upon 647.5 nm excitation with respect to other common oxide hosts doped with the same lanthanide ions
Comparative characterization of different kinds of chromatographic quantification using the double standard addition method
Различные варианты обработки результатов количественного газохроматографического анализа способом двойной стандартной добавки сопоставлены по точности. Три основных из них: I – простое сравнение данных, получаемых с использованием однократной и двойной добавок, II – аппроксимация зависимости m(S) в координатах «площадь пика определяемого компонента» (S) – «масса добавки» (mдоб) методом наименьших квадратов по уравнению линейной регрессии и III–вычисление количеств определяемых компонентов (mx) по каждой из стандартных добавок с последующей линейной экстраполяцией их значений на «нулевую» стандартную добавку, mx(mдоб® 0). Показано, что результаты определений в различных вариантах стандартных добавок сопоставимы по точности, но несколько занижены относительно заданных количеств аналитов. Главной причиной таких систематических погрешностей является испарение растворителя при последовательном дозировании проб одних и тех же образцов в хроматограф. В результате площади пиков, определяемые после ввода стандартных добавок в образцы, оказываются несколько завышенными, что и приводит к занижению результатов. Второй (менее значимый) фактор – незначительное увеличение объема образцов за счет добавок определяемых компонентов. Отмечено, что погрешности определений различными вариантами способа стандартной добавки не превышают случайных составляющих погрешностей. Лучшие результаты (с учетом знаков отклонений) обеспечивает вычисление содержания определяемого аналита методом двойной стандартной добавки с экстраполяцией результатов на «нулевую» величину добавки. Для исключения влияния «человеческого фактора» (увеличение точности результатов в ходе анализа серий однотипных образцов за счет опыта аналитиков) все параллельные определения были проведены студентами бакалавриата Института химии Санкт-Петербургского государственного университета в ходе выполнения ими лабораторных работ. Такая организация экспериментов повышает их достоверность, поскольку исключает зависимость результатов от различий в квалификации аналитиков.Different algorithms for processing the quantitative gas chromatographic analysis data using the double standard addition method are compared for their accuracy. Three principal approaches are possible for such processing: I – simple comparison of values determined by single and double standard additions, II – approximation of «peak area of analyte» (S) – «mass of standard addition» (madd) dependence by the least squares method [linear regression, m(S)], and III – independent quantification of analyte with both standard additions followed by the linear extrapolation of two subresults on the socalled «zero standard addition», mx(madd ® 0). It is concluded that the quantitation results obtained using the various modes of the method are comparable in accuracy, but somewhat underestimated relative to the specified amounts of analytes. The principal reason of such systematic errors is the evaporation of the solvent during the successive injecting of the same samples into the gas chromatograph. Due to this reason the peak areas, measured after the standard addition, appear to be slightly increased and this leads to the systematic underestimation of the results. The second (less important) factor is the small increase of the sample volumes due to the addition of the components to be determined. It is confirmed that the systematic errors of different modes of standard addition are not exceeding the values of their random uncertainties. The optimal results (considering their signs of deviations) are provided using the double standard addition method with extrapolation of subresults on «zero standard addition». In order to exclude the possible influence of «human factor» (increasing the results precision during the series of analyses of similar samples due to the rising experience of analytical chemists) all parallel measurements have been performed by bachelor students of the Chemistry Institute of the St. Petersburg State University in the course of their laboratory practical works in chromatography. Such organization of experiments increases their credibility as it excluded the dependence of the results on the qualification of chemists.Студенческая лабораторная работа, результаты которой составили предмет настоящего сообщения, выполнена с использованием оборудования Ресурсного Центра «Методы анализа состава вещества» Санкт-Петербургского государственного университета. Авторы благодарят сотрудников Центра за содействие.The students’ work, results of which are discussed in the current paper, was carried out using the equipment of the “Methods of analysis of substance’s composition” Resource Centre at the St. Petersburg State University. The authors are grateful to the staff of this Center for assistance
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