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Nonlinear lattice parameter–concentration relationship and its role in microstructural evolution of alloys 非线性点阵参数-浓度关系及其在合金微观组织演化中的作用
IF 2.8 3区 物理与天体物理
Physica B-condensed Matter Pub Date : 2025-05-08 DOI: 10.1016/j.physb.2025.417289
Jeonghwan Lee , Yulan Li , Shenyang Hu , Kunok Chang
{"title":"Nonlinear lattice parameter–concentration relationship and its role in microstructural evolution of alloys","authors":"Jeonghwan Lee ,&nbsp;Yulan Li ,&nbsp;Shenyang Hu ,&nbsp;Kunok Chang","doi":"10.1016/j.physb.2025.417289","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.physb.2025.417289","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Elastic interactions are a key driving force in microstructural evolution. While conventional phase-field models typically employ Vegard’s law — assuming a linear dependence of lattice parameters on solute concentration — this approximation breaks down in concentrated alloys, where the relationship becomes inherently nonlinear. In this work, we develop an advanced phase-field model that explicitly incorporates nonlinear elastic interactions by capturing the nonlinear dependence of lattice parameters on concentration. This enhanced formulation reveals that such nonlinearities can substantially alter the equilibrium concentration profiles, leading to more accurate predictions of microstructural behavior.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":20116,"journal":{"name":"Physica B-condensed Matter","volume":"713 ","pages":"Article 417289"},"PeriodicalIF":2.8,"publicationDate":"2025-05-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143931948","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"物理与天体物理","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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Micron scale scanning imaging and diagnostics of natural and treated diamond with nitrogen-vacancy centers as a probe 以氮空位中心为探针的天然和处理金刚石微米级扫描成像与诊断
IF 2.8 3区 物理与天体物理
Physica B-condensed Matter Pub Date : 2025-05-08 DOI: 10.1016/j.physb.2025.417374
Valentina V. Yakovleva , Kirill V. Likhachev , Ivan V. Ilyin , Marina V. Muzafarova , Anna P. Bundakova , Roman A. Babunts , Sergey V. Titkov , Pavel G. Baranov
{"title":"Micron scale scanning imaging and diagnostics of natural and treated diamond with nitrogen-vacancy centers as a probe","authors":"Valentina V. Yakovleva ,&nbsp;Kirill V. Likhachev ,&nbsp;Ivan V. Ilyin ,&nbsp;Marina V. Muzafarova ,&nbsp;Anna P. Bundakova ,&nbsp;Roman A. Babunts ,&nbsp;Sergey V. Titkov ,&nbsp;Pavel G. Baranov","doi":"10.1016/j.physb.2025.417374","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.physb.2025.417374","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Micron scale scanning imaging and diagnostics of diamonds of various origin using nitrogen-vacancy NV centers as a probe are presented. Natural plastically deformed crystals, natural cryptocrystalline aggregates (carbonado), treated crystal of type IIa, HPHT diamond bulk crystal and sintered compact were studied with photoluminescence (PL) and optically detected magnetic resonance (ODMR) spectroscopy based on a scanning confocal microscope.</div><div>NV<sup>−</sup> centers carry information about the local properties of diamonds, such as the concentration of NV<sup>−</sup> centers, their charge states, stresses and strains at the location of the NV<sup>−</sup> center, the coherent properties of NV<sup>−</sup> centers, and the interaction of these centers with donor nitrogen. The distribution of local stress and strain was obtained from the splitting of the ODMR line of NV<sup>−</sup> centers in zero magnetic field. The average distance between NV<sup>−</sup> center and nitrogen donors (P1 centers) and the local nitrogen concentration were estimated by ratio of satellite and central lines intensities in ODMR spectra in zero magnetic field, where the satellite lines are formed (in case of high concentrations of nitrogen donors) by the interaction of NV<sup>−</sup> centers with single P1 centers and P1-P1 pairs. The magnetic field application causes an additional ODMR lines splitting which makes it possible to define the degree of mutual microcrystals orientation in cryptocrystalline aggregates. Information on the local distribution of the two NV center charge states, neutrally charged NV<sup>0</sup> and negatively charged NV<sup>−</sup> was obtained. The ratio of the NV center charge states is of fundamental interest for the applications of NV centers in sensorics and as an element base for quantum computing.</div><div>Confocal 3D scanning of PL- and ODMR-signals of NV centers allows us to reveal their space distribution within natural and treated diamonds and to obtain micron-scale images of internal structure.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":20116,"journal":{"name":"Physica B-condensed Matter","volume":"713 ","pages":"Article 417374"},"PeriodicalIF":2.8,"publicationDate":"2025-05-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144070024","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"物理与天体物理","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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Magnetoelectric coupling mechanism in metal-organics [CH3NH3][Co(HCOO)3]: Dzyaloshinsky-Moriya role 金属-有机物[CH3NH3][Co(HCOO)3]中的磁电耦合机理:Dzyaloshinsky-Moriya作用
IF 2.8 3区 物理与天体物理
Physica B-condensed Matter Pub Date : 2025-05-08 DOI: 10.1016/j.physb.2025.417371
Le Xiong
{"title":"Magnetoelectric coupling mechanism in metal-organics [CH3NH3][Co(HCOO)3]: Dzyaloshinsky-Moriya role","authors":"Le Xiong","doi":"10.1016/j.physb.2025.417371","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.physb.2025.417371","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>The multiferroic properties of metal-organic framework [CH<sub>3</sub>NH<sub>3</sub>][Co(HCOO)<sub>3</sub>] have been experimentally found and studied for a long time. As for the direct correlation between magnetic and electric orders, it is still absent in theory. In this letter, we propose a new spin model with Dzyaloshinsky-Moriya interaction to strictly confirm the experimental findings by quantum Green's function method. The spontaneous electric polarization <em>P</em> is related with long-range spin ordering. The magnetization <em>M</em> slowly decreases to zero with increasing temperature <em>T</em> (<em>T</em><sub><em>c</em></sub> = 20 K), regardless of magnetic field <em>B</em>. Meanwhile, we also find that magnetization <em>M</em> as a function of magnetic field <em>B</em> demonstrates a linear relationship at fixed temperature <em>T</em>. The calculated polarization <em>ΔP</em> (<span><math><mrow><mo>Δ</mo><msub><mi>P</mi><mi>max</mi></msub><mspace></mspace><mtext>equals</mtext><mspace></mspace><mtext>to</mtext></mrow></math></span> 0.08588 <span><math><mrow><mi>μ</mi><mi>C</mi><mo>/</mo><msup><mi>m</mi><mn>2</mn></msup></mrow></math></span>) is found in experiments.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":20116,"journal":{"name":"Physica B-condensed Matter","volume":"713 ","pages":"Article 417371"},"PeriodicalIF":2.8,"publicationDate":"2025-05-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143937865","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"物理与天体物理","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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Parafermionic representation of Potts-based cluster chain 基于potts的簇链的准离子表示
IF 2.8 3区 物理与天体物理
Physica B-condensed Matter Pub Date : 2025-05-07 DOI: 10.1016/j.physb.2025.417297
Tigran Hakobyan , Raffi Varosyan
{"title":"Parafermionic representation of Potts-based cluster chain","authors":"Tigran Hakobyan ,&nbsp;Raffi Varosyan","doi":"10.1016/j.physb.2025.417297","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.physb.2025.417297","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>The cluster chain with <span><math><mrow><msub><mrow><mi>Z</mi></mrow><mrow><mi>p</mi></mrow></msub><mo>×</mo><msub><mrow><mi>Z</mi></mrow><mrow><mi>p</mi></mrow></msub></mrow></math></span> symmetry-protected topological (SPT) order is decomposed into two distinct bilinear parafermionic chains, each possessing intrinsic topological order. These chains are formed by standard parafermions and time-reversal parafermions, respectively. Each subsystem retains its own <span><math><msub><mrow><mi>Z</mi></mrow><mrow><mi>p</mi></mrow></msub></math></span> symmetry component, which characterizes the total parity of constituent particles. Their topological orders are inherited from the two SPT orders of the cluster model. The transformations of particles under reflection, translation, and time reversal are derived. In the open chain, four zero-energy parafermionic edge modes are identified, and their structure is analyzed. For the closed system, the boundaries are twisted by the total parafermion parity. It is shown that the open chain is reflection-invariant when the number of spins is even, and <span><math><mi>PT</mi></math></span>-invariant when the number of spins is odd. Meanwhile, the closed model exhibits a symmetry characterized by an antiunitary analog of the dihedral group.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":20116,"journal":{"name":"Physica B-condensed Matter","volume":"713 ","pages":"Article 417297"},"PeriodicalIF":2.8,"publicationDate":"2025-05-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143937867","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"物理与天体物理","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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A computer vision-based model for predicting the glass-forming ability of alloys without feature engineering 基于计算机视觉的非特征工程合金非晶成形能力预测模型
IF 2.8 3区 物理与天体物理
Physica B-condensed Matter Pub Date : 2025-05-07 DOI: 10.1016/j.physb.2025.417352
Gongmin Wei, Yongchao Liang, Yuancheng Lin, Xin Fang, Jie Li, Qian Chen, Yun-jun Ruan, Jia-mu Zhao, Shengli He, Junjie Zeng
{"title":"A computer vision-based model for predicting the glass-forming ability of alloys without feature engineering","authors":"Gongmin Wei,&nbsp;Yongchao Liang,&nbsp;Yuancheng Lin,&nbsp;Xin Fang,&nbsp;Jie Li,&nbsp;Qian Chen,&nbsp;Yun-jun Ruan,&nbsp;Jia-mu Zhao,&nbsp;Shengli He,&nbsp;Junjie Zeng","doi":"10.1016/j.physb.2025.417352","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.physb.2025.417352","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Traditional empirical rule-based methods for metallic glass (MG) design exhibit limitations. Machine learning (ML) prediction of glass-forming ability (GFA) offers an effective solution. Most existing ML models require feature engineering, which introduces additional workloads. This study exclusively uses elemental composition as input and constructs images via outer product-based transformations to map elemental interactions, surpassing prior transformation methods. We enhanced the ResNet18 model with parallel multi-scale convolution, improving prediction performance without feature engineering. Results demonstrate the model's superiority over alternatives. To address data scarcity in deep learning (DL), Mixup outperformed Gaussian noise (GN) in data augmentation, achieving a coefficient of determination (<span><math><mrow><msup><mi>R</mi><mn>2</mn></msup></mrow></math></span>) of 0.86. Finally, the model's generalization capability was validated through comparisons between predicted and experimental values in Mg-Cu-Gd and Zr-Al-Cu alloy systems.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":20116,"journal":{"name":"Physica B-condensed Matter","volume":"713 ","pages":"Article 417352"},"PeriodicalIF":2.8,"publicationDate":"2025-05-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143937477","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"物理与天体物理","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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Andreev bound states in magnetic topological insulator Josephson junctions
IF 2.8 3区 物理与天体物理
Physica B-condensed Matter Pub Date : 2025-05-07 DOI: 10.1016/j.physb.2025.417296
Andrei Zadorozhnyi , Raz Rivlis , Yuri Dahnovsky
{"title":"Andreev bound states in magnetic topological insulator Josephson junctions","authors":"Andrei Zadorozhnyi ,&nbsp;Raz Rivlis ,&nbsp;Yuri Dahnovsky","doi":"10.1016/j.physb.2025.417296","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.physb.2025.417296","url":null,"abstract":"&lt;div&gt;&lt;div&gt;We study Andreev bound states in the presence of a magnetic moment in a ferromagnetic topological insulator in superconductor/magnetic topological insulator/superconductor Josephson junctions. We analytically find zero energy states for out-of-plane and in-plane directions of the magnetic moment. In the case of the out-of-plane magnetic moment, the energy is independent of the scattering angle. If both magnetic and nonmagnetic scattering mechanisms are considered, the zero energy state requires the scattering angle to the electrode to be zero as in the case of Majorana fermions. In the presence of an in-plane magnetic moment, the energy band always exhibits a nonvanishing gap if the magnetic moment has a nonzero &lt;span&gt;&lt;math&gt;&lt;mi&gt;y&lt;/mi&gt;&lt;/math&gt;&lt;/span&gt; component, i.e., there are no zero energy states. Here we assume that the electrons tunnel in the &lt;span&gt;&lt;math&gt;&lt;mi&gt;x&lt;/mi&gt;&lt;/math&gt;&lt;/span&gt; direction. If the magnetic moment is aligned with the tunneling direction, the zero energy states always exist and are independent of the scattering angle. Contrary to the Majorana fermion case, the phase shift between two superconductor electrodes is not &lt;span&gt;&lt;math&gt;&lt;mi&gt;π&lt;/mi&gt;&lt;/math&gt;&lt;/span&gt;. This phase difference depends on the system parameters such as the Fermi velocity, the &lt;span&gt;&lt;math&gt;&lt;mi&gt;δ&lt;/mi&gt;&lt;/math&gt;&lt;/span&gt;-barrier potential magnitude, the exchange coupling between localized and delocalized electrons, and the &lt;span&gt;&lt;math&gt;&lt;mi&gt;x&lt;/mi&gt;&lt;/math&gt;&lt;/span&gt; component of the magnetic moment. We find an anomalous Josepheson current when the magnetic moment has a component in the &lt;span&gt;&lt;math&gt;&lt;mi&gt;x&lt;/mi&gt;&lt;/math&gt;&lt;/span&gt; direction, where the current is nonzero despite &lt;span&gt;&lt;math&gt;&lt;mrow&gt;&lt;mi&gt;ϕ&lt;/mi&gt;&lt;mo&gt;=&lt;/mo&gt;&lt;mn&gt;0&lt;/mn&gt;&lt;/mrow&gt;&lt;/math&gt;&lt;/span&gt;. This is due to the violation of time reversal and chiral symmetries in the Josepheson junction. This leads to the observation of the Josephson Diode effect as well. For large scattering magnitudes, we find that the transmission coefficient approaches one at larger barrier magnitudes. This is the main reason why in superconductor/magnetic topological insulator/superconductor Josephson junctions critical current is much higher than in superconductor/normal metal/superconductor junctions. This effect is similar in origin to Klein Tunneling for relativistic Dirac electrons. In the case of nonmagnetic and out-of-plane magnetic scatterings, the current vanishes when the barrier amplitudes are approximately equal and large. This effect cannot be explained by the relativistic nature of the Dirac equation and is specific to the model. We also study temperature dependencies for in- and out-of-plane magnetic moments. We find that current at high temperatures is significantly smaller than at low temperatures. The current approaches a constant value at low temperatures, at approximately &lt;span&gt;&lt;math&gt;&lt;mrow&gt;&lt;msub&gt;&lt;mrow&gt;&lt;mi&gt;k&lt;/mi&gt;&lt;/mrow&gt;&lt;mrow&gt;&lt;mi&gt;B&lt;/mi&gt;&lt;/mrow&gt;&lt;/msub&gt;&lt;mi&gt;T&lt;/mi&gt;&lt;mo&gt;/&lt;/mo&gt;&lt;msub&gt;&lt;mrow&gt;&lt;mi&gt;Δ&lt;/mi&gt;&lt;/mrow&gt;&lt;mrow&gt;&lt;mn&gt;0&lt;/mn&gt;&lt;/mrow&gt;&lt;/msub&gt;&lt;mo&gt;=&lt;/mo&gt;&lt;m","PeriodicalId":20116,"journal":{"name":"Physica B-condensed Matter","volume":"713 ","pages":"Article 417296"},"PeriodicalIF":2.8,"publicationDate":"2025-05-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143941160","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"物理与天体物理","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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Anthraphenylenes: Porous 2D carbon monolayers with biphenyl-anthracene frameworks 蒽:具有联苯-蒽框架的多孔二维碳单层
IF 2.8 3区 物理与天体物理
Physica B-condensed Matter Pub Date : 2025-05-07 DOI: 10.1016/j.physb.2025.417299
K.A.L. Lima , José A.S. Laranjeira , Nicolas F. Martins , Sérgio A. Azevedo , Julio R. Sambrano , L.A. Ribeiro Junior
{"title":"Anthraphenylenes: Porous 2D carbon monolayers with biphenyl-anthracene frameworks","authors":"K.A.L. Lima ,&nbsp;José A.S. Laranjeira ,&nbsp;Nicolas F. Martins ,&nbsp;Sérgio A. Azevedo ,&nbsp;Julio R. Sambrano ,&nbsp;L.A. Ribeiro Junior","doi":"10.1016/j.physb.2025.417299","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.physb.2025.417299","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Carbon’s versatility allows it to form diverse structures with unique properties, driven by its moderate electronegativity, small ionic radius, and ability to adopt <em>sp</em>, <em>sp<sup>2</sup></em>, and <em>sp<sup>3</sup></em> hybridizations, individually or in combination. In this work, we introduce three novel 2D carbon allotropes — <span><math><mi>α</mi></math></span>, <span><math><mi>β</mi></math></span>, and <span><math><mi>γ</mi></math></span>-anthraphenylenes — derived from biphenylene and Dewar-anthracene motifs, investigated through density functional theory calculations. Their thermodynamic and dynamic stability are confirmed by cohesive energy (<span><math><mrow><mo>−</mo><mn>7</mn><mo>.</mo><mn>02</mn></mrow></math></span> to <span><math><mrow><mo>−</mo><mn>7</mn><mo>.</mo><mn>26</mn></mrow></math></span> eV/atom), phonon dispersion, and <em>ab initio</em> molecular dynamics simulations. The electronic structure analysis shows that all three anthraphenylenes display metallic behavior. The mechanical analysis highlights significant anisotropy, mainly in <span><math><mi>γ</mi></math></span>-anthraphenylene, which exhibits the highest rigidity. These monolayers feature a porous architecture with tunable mechanical properties, making them promising candidates for nanoelectronics and energy storage applications. By expanding the family of 2D carbon materials, anthraphenylenes provide new avenues for functional nanomaterial design.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":20116,"journal":{"name":"Physica B-condensed Matter","volume":"713 ","pages":"Article 417299"},"PeriodicalIF":2.8,"publicationDate":"2025-05-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143941177","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"物理与天体物理","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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Investigation of physical and photodiode properties of Ir-doped NiO films 掺铁NiO薄膜的物理及光电二极管特性研究
IF 2.8 3区 物理与天体物理
Physica B-condensed Matter Pub Date : 2025-05-06 DOI: 10.1016/j.physb.2025.417368
Arsen Demiroglu, Mujdat Caglar
{"title":"Investigation of physical and photodiode properties of Ir-doped NiO films","authors":"Arsen Demiroglu,&nbsp;Mujdat Caglar","doi":"10.1016/j.physb.2025.417368","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.physb.2025.417368","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>In this paper, we focus on pure and Ir-doped NiO films fabricated on glass and n-Si substrates via sol-gel spin coating. A comprehensive investigation on the structural, optical, electrical and morphological properties of the films was carried out. The results obtained from this study depending on the increasing Ir doping exhibit a decrease in the crystallite size from 27.6 nm to 16.7 nm, a decrease in the optical band gaps obtained by Tauc plot and Kubelka-Munk methods from 3.71 eV to 3.67 eV and 3.43 eV–3.00 eV and an increase in the Urbach energy values from 0.16 eV to 0.37 eV. In the context of diode analysis, an increase in the ideality factor was observed, along with a decrease in both barrier height and RR. The diodes obtained with Ir-doped NiO films on n-type Si have decreased ideality factors, barrier heights and RR ratios due to Ir doping.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":20116,"journal":{"name":"Physica B-condensed Matter","volume":"713 ","pages":"Article 417368"},"PeriodicalIF":2.8,"publicationDate":"2025-05-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143928578","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"物理与天体物理","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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Valence electron energy loss spectroscopy (VEELS) characterization for the band gap energy, complex dielectric function, and optical properties of CdMgZnO: Eu3+ nanoparticles CdMgZnO: Eu3+纳米颗粒带隙能、复介电函数和光学性质的价电子能损失谱(VEELS)表征
IF 2.8 3区 物理与天体物理
Physica B-condensed Matter Pub Date : 2025-05-06 DOI: 10.1016/j.physb.2025.417307
Onyekachi Kalu , Jonah T. Mbatwen , R.E. Mfon , A. Reyes-Rojas
{"title":"Valence electron energy loss spectroscopy (VEELS) characterization for the band gap energy, complex dielectric function, and optical properties of CdMgZnO: Eu3+ nanoparticles","authors":"Onyekachi Kalu ,&nbsp;Jonah T. Mbatwen ,&nbsp;R.E. Mfon ,&nbsp;A. Reyes-Rojas","doi":"10.1016/j.physb.2025.417307","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.physb.2025.417307","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Characterization of CdMgZnO: Eu<sup>3+</sup> by valence-electron energy loss spectroscopy (VEELS) is studied. Rietveld refinement from x-ray diffraction shows the hexagonal wurtzite structure aligned with the interplanar observed in the 100 planes of the HRTEM image. VEELS spectroscopy has achieved the chemical composition of CdMgZnO: Eu<sup>3+</sup> in the energy range of 0–50 eV with a local band gap energy of 2.74 eV. The complex dielectric constant <span><math><mrow><msub><mi>ε</mi><mo>∗</mo></msub></mrow></math></span> = 3.869, determined from the real component of the complex dielectric function utilized in the Kramers-Kronig analysis. Consequently, the refraction index <em>n</em> is derived from the complex dielectric function. At zero energy, the estimated index value, n = 1.966, is for CdMgZnO: Eu<sup>3+,</sup> and the dielectric constant value at zero energy is roughly equal to the index squared. The bulk and surface plasmon at 18.75 eV and 9.45 make CdMgZnO: Eu<sup>3+</sup> a candidate for the UV region's plasmonic systems and device applications.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":20116,"journal":{"name":"Physica B-condensed Matter","volume":"712 ","pages":"Article 417307"},"PeriodicalIF":2.8,"publicationDate":"2025-05-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143918288","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"物理与天体物理","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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Pressure optimized 2D-IV monochalcogenide for enhanced photovoltaic performance in skyscraper-integrated solar cell: A computational insight 压力优化2D-IV单硫系用于增强摩天大楼集成太阳能电池的光伏性能:计算洞察力
IF 2.8 3区 物理与天体物理
Physica B-condensed Matter Pub Date : 2025-05-06 DOI: 10.1016/j.physb.2025.417353
Muhammad Tariq , R. Ahmed , S.A. Tahir , Bakhtiar Ul Haq , Faheem K. Butt
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