Electrostriction measurements in gadolinium doped cerium oxide

The equipment of the Ural Center for Shared Use “Modern nanotechnology” UrFU was used. The research was made possible with the financial support of Russian Foundation for Basic Research grant (15-52-06006-MNTI_a)

Uncovering the origin of local electrochemical response in Ce1.9Gd0.1O2

Cerium oxide (CeO) has a wide range of different applications such as gas sensing, water splitting and others. CeO is an attractive alternative to yttria-stabilized zirconia as an electrolyte for low-temperature fuel cells because of its high ionic conductivity, low reactivity and good chemical compatibility with many mixed conducting cathode materials [1].The equipment of the Ural Center for Shared Use"Modern nanotechnology" UrFU was used. This research was made possible in part by RFBR (Grant No. 15-52-06006 MNTI_a). This work was supported by the Israeli Ministry of Science and Technology within the program of Israel Russian Federation Scientific Collaboration, Grant No. 12421-3. A.L.K. and A.T. acknowledge the CICECO– Aveiro Institute of Materials POCI-01-0145-FEDER-007679 (Ref. FCT UID /CTM /50011/2013), financed by national funds through the FCT/MEC and when applicable co- financed by FEDER under the PT2020 Partnership Agreement. This work has been supported in part by the Ministry of Education and Science of the Russian Federation under Project No. 3.9534.2017/BP

Does cortisol manipulation influence outmigration behaviour, survival and growth of sea trout? A field test of carryover effects in wild fish

Highly sensitive laser interferometer was built to measure electromechanical coupling in Gd-doped ceria Ce0.9Gd0.1O2−x thin films in the frequency range up to 20 kHz. Spurious resonances due to substrate bending were avoided by the special mounting of the film in the center of substrate. Compact design allowed to reach high vertical resolution of about 0.2 pm. Electrostriction coefficient measured in 1 μm thick Ce0.9Gd0.1O2−x film was 4.3×10−21m2/V2 and slightly decreased with frequency till the extensional resonance of the substrate at about 20 kHz occurred. As expected, the displacement varied as a square of applied voltage without any sign of saturation. A comparison with ceramics showed much higher electrostriction coefficient in the latter in the same frequency range.The equipment of the Ural Center for Shared Use “Modern Nanotechnology” of the Ural Federal University was used. The research was made possible by Russian Foundation for Basic Research (grant 15-52-06006-MNTI_a) and by government of the Russian Federation (Act 211, Agreement 02.A03.21.0006)