Gd1.96-xYxEu0.04O3 (x=0.0, 0.49, 0.98, 1.47, 1.96 mol%) nanophosphors: Propellant combustion synthesis, structural and luminescence studies

Gd1.96-xYxEu0.04O3 (x = 0.0, 0.49, 0.98, 1.47, 1.96 mol%) nanophosphors were synthesized by propellant combustion method at low temperature (400 degrees C). The powder X-ray diffraction patterns of as formed Gd1.96Eu0.04O3 showed monoclinic phase, however with the addition of yttria it transforms from monoclinic to pure cubic phase. The porous nature increases with increase of yttria content. The particle size was estimated from Scherrer's and W-H plots which was found to be in the range 30-40 nm. These results were in well agreement with transmission electron microscopy studies. The optical band gap energies estimated were found to be in the range 5.32-5.49 eV. PL emission was recorded under 305 nm excitation show an intense emission peak at 611 nm along with other emission peaks at 582, 641 nm. These emission peaks were attributed to the transition of D-5(0) —> F-7(J) (J = 0, 1, 2, 3) of Eu3+ ions. It was observed that PL intensity increases with increase of Y content up to x = 0.98 and thereafter intensity decreases. CIE color co-ordinates indicates that at x = 1.47 an intense red bright color can be achieved, which could find a promising application in flat panel displays. The cubic and monoclinic phases show different thermoluminescence glow peak values measured under identical conditions. The response of the cubic phase to the applied dose showed good linearity, negligible fading, and simple glow curve structure than monoclinic phase indicating that suitability of this phosphor in dosimetric applications. (C) 2014 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.

Co-existence of tetragonal and monoclinic phases and multiferroic properties for x <= 0.30 in the (1-x)Pb(Zr0.52Ti0.48)O-3-(x)BiFeO3 system

Compositions with x <= 0.30 in the system (1- x)Pb(Zro(0.52)Ti(0.48))O-3-(x)BiFeO3 were synthesized by sol-gel method. Rietveld analysis of X-ray diffraction data reveals tetragonal structure (P4mm) for x <= 0.05 and monoclinic (Cm) phase along with the existence of tetragonal phase for 0.10 <= x <= 0.25 and monoclinic phase for x = 0.30. Transformation of E(2TO) and E + B1 vibrational modes in the range 210-250 cm(-1) (present for x <= 0.25) into A' + A `' modes at similar to 236 cm(-1) for x = 0.30, and occurrence of new vibrational modes A' and A `' in Raman spectra for x >= 0.10 unambiguously support the presence of monoclinic phase. Occurrence of remnant polarisation and enhanced magnetization with concentration of BiFeO3 indicates superior multiferroic properties. Variation of magneto-capacitance with applied magnetic field is a strong evidence of magneto-electric multiferroic coupling in these materials. (C) 2014 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.

不同剂量C离子注入Si单晶中Si_(1-x)C_x合金的形成及其特征

室温下在单晶Si中注入(0.6-1.5)%的C原子，利用高温退火固相外延了Si_(1-x)C_x合金，研究了不同注入剂量下Si_(1-x)C_x合金的形成及其特征，如果注入C原子的浓度小于0.6%，在850-950℃退火过程中，C原子容易与注入产生的损伤缺陷结合，难于形成Si_(1-x)C_x合金相。随注入C原子含量的增加，C原子几乎全部进入晶格位置形成Si_(1-x)C_x合金，但如果注入C原子的浓度达到1.5%，只有部分C原子参与形成Si_(1-x)C_x合金。升高退火温度，Si_(1-x)C_x合金相基本消失。

C离子注入Si中Si_(1-x)C_x合金的形成及其稳定性

利用离子注入和高温退火的方法在Si中生长了C含量为0.6%～1.0%的Si_(1-x)C_x合金，研究了不同注入剂量下Si_(1-x)C_x合金的形成及其在退火过程中的稳定性。如果注入剂量小于引起Si非晶化的剂量，850℃退火后，注入产生的损伤缺陷容易与C原子结合形成缺陷团簇，难于形成Si_(1-x)C_x合金。随着注入C离子剂量的增大，注入产生的损伤增强，容易形成Si_(1-x)C_x合金，但注入的剂量增大到一定程度，Si_(1-x)C_x合金的应变将趋于饱和，即只有部分C原子进入晶格位置形成合金相。Si_(1-x)C_X合金一旦形成，在950℃仍比较稳定，而温度高于1000℃，合金的应力将部分释放。随着合金中C原子浓度的升高，合金的稳定性变差。

不同剂量C离子注入Si单晶中Si_(1-x)C_x合金的形成及其特征

室温下在单晶Si中注入 (0 6— 1 5 ) %的C原子 ,利用高温退火固相外延了Si1-xCx 合金 ,研究了不同注入剂量下Si1-xCx 合金的形成及其特征 .如果注入C原子的浓度小于 0 6 % ,在 85 0— 95 0℃退火过程中 ,C原子容易与注入产生的损伤缺陷结合 ,难于形成Si1-xCx 合金相 .随注入C原子含量的增加 ,C原子几乎全部进入晶格位置形成Si1-xCx 合金 ,但如果注入C原子的浓度达到 1 5 % ,只有部分C原子参与形成Si1-xCx 合金 .升高退火温度 ,Si1-xCx 合金相基本消失 .

C离子注入Si中Si_(1-x)C_x合金的形成及其稳定性

利用离子注入和高温退火的方法在Si中生长了C含量为0.6%~1.0%的Si1?xCx合金, 研究了不同注入剂量下Si1?xCx合金的形成及其在退火过程中的稳定性. 如果注入剂量小于引起Si非晶化的剂量, 850℃退火后, 注入产生的损伤缺陷容易与C原子结合形成缺陷团簇, 难于形成Si1?xCx合金. 随着注入C离子剂量的增大, 注入产生的损伤增强, 容易形成Si1?xCx合金, 但注入的剂量增大到一定程度, Si1?xCx合金的应变将趋于饱和, 即只有部分C原子进入晶格位置形成合金相. Si1?xCx合金一旦形成, 在950℃仍比较稳定, 而温度高于1 000℃, 合金的应力将部分释放. 随着合金中C原子浓度的升高, 合金的稳定性变差.

Inclusive pi(0), eta, and direct photon production at high transverse momentum in p plus p and d plus Au collisions at root s(NN)=200 GeV

We report a measurement of high-p(T) inclusive pi(0), eta, and direct photon production in p + p and d + Au collisions at root s(NN) = 200 GeV at midrapidity (0 < eta < 1). Photons from the decay pi(0) -> gamma gamma were detected in the barrel electromagnetic calorimeter of the STAR experiment at the Relativistic Heavy Ion Collider. The eta -> gamma gamma decay was also observed and constituted the first eta measurement by STAR. The first direct photon cross-section measurement by STAR is also presented; the signal was extracted statistically by subtracting the pi(0), eta, and omega(782) decay background from the inclusive photon distribution observed in the calorimeter. The analysis is described in detail, and the results are found to be in good agreement with earlier measurements and with next-to-leading-order perturbative QCD calculations.

C-60 trianion-mediated electrocatalysis and amperometric sensing of hydrogen peroxide

Heterogeneous electrocatalytic reduction of hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) by C-60 is reported for the first time. C-60 is embedded in tetra octyl ammonium bromide (TOAB) film and is characterized by scanning electron microscopy and cyclic voltammetry. Electrocatalytic studies show that the trianion of C-60 mediates the electrocatalytic reduction of H2O2 in aqueous solution containing 0.1 M KCl. Application of such film modified electrode as an amperometric sensor for H2O2 determination is also examined.

Synthesis, characterization and electrical properties of solid state electrolyte materials La2-xCaxMo1.7W0.3O9-delta (0 <= x <= 0.2)

The new compounds La2-xCaxMo1.7W0.3O9-delta (0 <= x <= 0.2) in which La3+ substituted with Ca2+ were synthesized by dry-chemistry techniques based on the oxygen Ionic conductor La2Mo1.7W0.3O9. The new series were characterized by X-ray Diffraction (XRD), Raman and X-ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy (XPS) and the electrical conductivity of samples were investigated by AC impedance spectroscopy. The lattice parameters were reduced due to the smaller atomic radius of the Ca2+ compared with that of the La3+. Furthermore, Additional oxygen vacancies were introduced into La2Mo1.7W0.3O9 lattice by substitution, and then the oxygen ionic conductivity was increased. At 550 degrees C, the conductivity increased 89.9%, that is, from 0.79 x 10(-4) S center dot cm(-1) (x=0) to 1.5 X 10(-4)S center dot cm(-1) (x=0.16, 0.2).

Multiplicative spectra of Banach spaces

The multiplicative spectrum of a complex Banach space X is the class K(X) of all (automatically compact and Hausdorff) topological spaces appearing as spectra of Banach algebras (X,*) for all possible continuous multiplications on X turning X into a commutative associative complex algebra with the unity. The properties of the multiplicative spectrum are studied. In particular, we show that K(X^n) consists of countable compact spaces with at most n non-isolated points for any separable hereditarily indecomposable Banach space X. We prove that K(C[0,1]) coincides with the class of all metrizable compact spaces.

Sequentially continuous non-linear fundamental systems of solutions of affine equations in locally convex spaces

According to the Mickael's selection theorem any surjective continuous linear operator from one Fr\'echet space onto another has a continuous (not necessarily linear) right inverse. Using this theorem Herzog and Lemmert proved that if $E$ is a Fr\'echet space and $T:E\to E$ is a continuous linear operator such that the Cauchy problem $\dot x=Tx$, $x(0)=x_0$ is solvable in $[0,1]$ for any $x_0\in E$, then for any $f\in C([0,1],E)$, there exists a continuos map $S:[0,1]\times E\to E$, $(t,x)\mapsto S_tx$ such that for any $x_0\in E$, the function $x(t)=S_tx_0$ is a solution of the Cauchy problem $\dot x(t)=Tx(t)+f(t)$, $x(0)=x_0$ (they call $S$ a fundamental system of solutions of the equation $\dot x=Tx+f$). We prove the same theorem, replacing "continuous" by "sequentially continuous" for locally convex spaces from a class which contains strict inductive limits of Fr\'echet spaces and strong duals of Fr\'echet--Schwarz spaces and is closed with respect to finite products and sequentially closed subspaces. The key-point of the proof is an extension of the theorem on existence of a sequentially continuous right inverse of any surjective sequentially continuous linear operator to some class of non-metrizable locally convex spaces.

QCD sum rules for the production of the X(3872) as a mixed molecule-charmonium state in B meson decay

We use QCD sum rules to calculate the branching ratio for the production of the meson X(3872) in the decay B -> X(3872)K, assumed to be a mixture between charmonium and exotic molecular vertical bar c (q) over bar vertical bar vertical bar q (c) over bar vertical bar states with J(PC) = 1(++). We find that in a small range for the values of the mixing angle, 5 degrees <= theta <= 13 degrees, we get the branching ratio B(B -> XK) = (1.00 +/- 0.68) x 10(-5), which is in agreement with the experimental upper limit. This result is compatible with the analysis of the mass and decay width of the mode J/psi(n pi) and the radiative decay mode J/psi gamma performed in the same approach. (C) 2011 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.

Measurement of W gamma and Z gamma production in pp collisions at root s=7 TeV

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First study of the radiation-amplitude zero in W gamma production and limits on anomalous WW gamma couplings at root s=1.96 TeV

We present results from a study of p (p) over bar -> W gamma+X events utilizing data corresponding to 0.7 fb(-1) of integrated luminosity at root s = 1.96 TeV collected by the D0 detector at the Fermilab Tevatron Collider. We set limits on anomalous WW gamma couplings at the 95% C.L. The one-dimensional 95% C.L. limits are 0.49

W gamma Production and Limits on Anomalous WW gamma Couplings in p(p)over-bar Collisions at root s=1.96 TeV

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