Oxygen-ionic conductors based on substituted bismuth molybdates with column-type structural fragments

The possibility of synthesizing oxygen-ionic conductors from substituted bismuth molybdates containing [Bi12O14] n 8n+ columns, MoO4 tetrahedra, and isolated Bi ions in their structure was studied. The specifics of their structure and electric conductivity were investigated. The general formula of the solid solutions can be recorded as Bi13Mo5 - x Me x O 34 - δ, where Me is the fouror five-valent d metal (Ti, Zr, V, Nb). The electric conductivity of doped bismuth molybdates considerably increased compared with that of the matrix compound. The electric conductivity reached 5.5 × 10-3 S cm-1 at 700 C and 1.8 × 10-4 S cm-1 at 350 C for the zirconium-doped compound with x = 0.4. The porosity of the ceramics was less than 5%; the thermal expansion coefficient was of the order of 14 × 10-6 K-1. Based on the set of their characteristics, these compounds are recommended as materials for membranes of electrochemical devices. © 2013 Pleiades Publishing, Ltd

Chiral phase transitions in strong chromomagnetic fields at finite temperature and dimensional reduction

Dynamical fermion mass generation in external chromomagnetic fields is considered at non--zero temperature. The general features of dynamical chiral symmetry breaking ($D\chi SB$) are investigated for several field configurations in relation to their symmetry properties and the form of the quark spectrum. According to the fields, there arises dimensional reduction by one or two units. In all cases there exists $D\chi SB$ even at weak quark attraction, confirming the idea about the dimensional insensitivity of this mechanism in a chromomagnetic field.Comment: LATEX file, 12 pages, no figure

Synthesis, structure, and conductivity of BINBVOX ceramics

The preparation and the structure and transport characteristics of Bi 4V2 - x Nb x O11 (BINBVOX) were studied. A comparative analysis of the synthesis of solid solutions was performed. The sintering of ceramics and the electrical conductivity as a function of temperature, composition and partial oxygen pressure were studied. © 2013 Pleiades Publishing, Ltd

Structure and electrical conductivity of cobalt-doped Bi 26Mo10O69

The existence boundaries, structures, and transport parameters of Bi 1 - x Co x [Bi12O14]Mo 5O20 ± δ and Bi[Bi12O 14]Mo5 - y Co y O20 ± δ solid solutions, which have a unique columnar structure, were studied. Electrical conductivity in these solid solutions was studied by impedance spectroscopy. © 2013 Pleiades Publishing, Ltd

Neutrino magnetic moment in a magnetized plasma

The contribution of a magnetized plasma to the neutrino magnetic moment is calculated. It is shown that only part of the additional neutrino energy in magnetized plasma connecting with its spin and magnetic field strength defines the neutrino magnetic moment. It is found that the presence of magnetized plasma does not lead to the considerable increase of the neutrino magnetic moment in contrast to the results presented in literature previously.Comment: 7 page, 1 figures, based on the talk presented by E.N.Narynskaya at the XVI International Seminar Quarks'2010, Kolomna, Moscow Region, June 6-12, 2010, to appear in the Proceeding

Structural and transport characteristics of substituted bismuth niobates

The results of studying solid solutions with the composition of Bi 3Nb1 - y Zr y O7 ± δ, Bi2.95Y0.05Nb1 - y Zr y O 7 ± δ (y = 0-0.5; Δy = 0.1), and Bi 6.95Y0.05Nb2 - y Zr y O 15.5 (y = 0.1-1; Δy = 0.1) are presented. XRD and electron microscopy with X-ray microanalysis are used to determine the homogeneity regions of solid solutions; crystallochemical parameters are calculated. It is shown that irrespective of the ratio of Bi: Nb, two cubic phases are formed at an increase in the dopant amount. One of these represents a solid solution based on Bi3NbO7 (δ-phase) and the second one is a solid solution based on δ-Bi2O3 (δ′-phase). Conductivity of sintered samples is studied using the impedance spectroscopy technique. Introduction of yttrium into the bismuth sublattice results in no increase in conductivity of solid solutions, while in the case of the ratio of Bi: Nb = 3: 1, overall conductivity of solid solutions is somewhat higher at similar dopant concentrations. © 2013 Pleiades Publishing, Ltd

Electrochemical characteristics, thermal and chemical compatibility in the La0.7Sr0.3CoO3 electrode-γ-BIFEVOX electrolyte system

The electrochemical characteristics and compatibility of components of the electrode-electrolyte system, where the electrolyte is chosen to be γ-BIFEVOX compositions crystallizing in a stable tetragonal phase and the cathode material is chosen to be composite electrodes of composition La 0.7Sr0.3CoO3 + Bi4V 1.7Fe0.3O11-δ, were studied. © 2013 Pleiades Publishing, Ltd

Leptonic Decays of the W-Boson in a Strong Electromagnetic Field

The probability of W-boson decay into a lepton and a neutrino in a strong electromagnetic field is calculated. On the basis of the method for deriving exact solutions to relativistic wave equations for charged particles, an exact analytic expression is obtained for the partial W-decay width at an arbitrary value of the external field strength. It is found that, in the region of comparatively weak fields, field-induced corrections to the standard decay width of the W-boson in a vacuum are about a few percent. In these conditions at first we observe the decrease of the W-boson partial decay width with the increase of the external field strength parameter. At absolute minimum the W-width deviates from the corresponding vacuum value by a factor 0,926. Then with further augmentation of the background field intensity the W-boson decay width grows monotonously. In superstrong fields the partial W-width is greater than the corresponding one in vacuum in a dozen of times.Comment: LaTex file, 19 pages, 2 Postscript figur

Systems of Hess-Appel'rot Type and Zhukovskii Property

We start with a review of a class of systems with invariant relations, so called {\it systems of Hess--Appel'rot type} that generalizes the classical Hess--Appel'rot rigid body case. The systems of Hess-Appel'rot type carry an interesting combination of both integrable and non-integrable properties. Further, following integrable line, we study partial reductions and systems having what we call the {\it Zhukovskii property}: these are Hamiltonian systems with invariant relations, such that partially reduced systems are completely integrable. We prove that the Zhukovskii property is a quite general characteristic of systems of Hess-Appel'rote type. The partial reduction neglects the most interesting and challenging part of the dynamics of the systems of Hess-Appel'rot type - the non-integrable part, some analysis of which may be seen as a reconstruction problem. We show that an integrable system, the magnetic pendulum on the oriented Grassmannian $Gr^+(4,2)$ has natural interpretation within Zhukovskii property and it is equivalent to a partial reduction of certain system of Hess-Appel'rot type. We perform a classical and an algebro-geometric integration of the system, as an example of an isoholomorphic system. The paper presents a lot of examples of systems of Hess-Appel'rot type, giving an additional argument in favor of further study of this class of systems.Comment: 42 page

Magnetic catalysis of parity breaking in a massive Gross-Neveu model and high-temperature superconductivity

In the framework of a (2+1)-dimensional P-even massive Gross-Neveu model, an external magnetic field is shown to induce a parity breaking first order phase transition. Possibility of applying the results obtained to description of magnetic phase transitions in high-temperature superconductors is discussed.Comment: LaTeX 2.09, 8 pages, 2 eps figure