{"title":"Resonant Waveguide Absorption in a Cholesteric Liquid Crystal Layer Confined by ITO Electrodes","authors":"V. V. Lazarev, I. V. Simdyankin, S. P. Palto","doi":"10.1134/S1063774526600067","DOIUrl":"10.1134/S1063774526600067","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Using Fourier spectroscopy in the visible and near-IR ranges, the polarization optical spectra of radiation transmitted in waveguide mode through a thin layer of cholesteric liquid crystal (CLC), confined by transparent ITO electrodes, were studied. A series of spectral bands were experimentally detected, which are explained by the resonant absorption associated with the phase matching between modes in CLC and ITO layers. The experimental results are consistent with the numerical simulation data obtained within the experimental sample multilayer model using the finite-difference time-domain method for solving Maxwell’s equations.</p>","PeriodicalId":527,"journal":{"name":"Crystallography Reports","volume":"71 3","pages":"441 - 449"},"PeriodicalIF":0.5,"publicationDate":"2026-09-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148962425","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Single-Crystal Growth and Fluorine-Ionic Conductivity of Tysonite-type Ternary (R, R')0.95Sr0.05F2.95 (R, R' = La−Nd) Solid Electrolytes","authors":"D. N. Karimov, N. I. Sorokin","doi":"10.1134/S1063774526601164","DOIUrl":"10.1134/S1063774526601164","url":null,"abstract":"<p>To search for superionic fluoride materials with improved conductive properties, the qualitative composition of the rare-earth component of crystals with the tysonite-type structure (sp. gr. <span>(Pbar {3}c1)</span>) in the ternary systems SrF<sub>2</sub>−LaF<sub>3</sub>−NdF<sub>3</sub> and SrF<sub>2</sub>−CeF<sub>3</sub>−PrF<sub>3</sub> was complicated, and conductometric properties were studied. Multicomponent crystals (<i>R</i>, <i>R</i>')<sub>0.95</sub>Sr<sub>0.05</sub>F<sub>2.95</sub> (<i>R, R</i>' = La−Nd) were grown from a melt by the vertical directional crystallization. Fluorine-ion conductivity σ<sub>dc</sub> = 8.8 × 10<sup>−4</sup> S/cm at 293 K is maximum for the (Ce<sub>0.5</sub>Pr<sub>0.5</sub>)<sub>0.95</sub>Sr<sub>0.05</sub>F<sub>2.95</sub> composition, which is currently the limit value for the class of tysonite-type crystals. A comparative analysis of the ion-conducting properties of ternary (<i>R</i>, <i>R</i>')<sub>0.95</sub>Sr<sub>0.05</sub>F<sub>2.95</sub> and binary <i>R</i><sub>0.95</sub>Sr<sub>0.05</sub>F<sub>2.95</sub> compositions was carried out. The effect of increasing ionic conductivity upon transition to ternary solid solutions (<i>R</i>, <i>R</i>')<sub>0.95</sub>Sr<sub>0.05</sub>F<sub>2.95</sub> is confirmed and explained within the crystal-chemical model framework. The results demonstrate the potential of quantitatively increasing the complexity of the crystal chemical composition and studying multicomponent solid electrolytes in ternary (and more complex) systems for further optimization and achieving maximum room-temperature fluoride-ion conductivity values.</p>","PeriodicalId":527,"journal":{"name":"Crystallography Reports","volume":"71 3","pages":"505 - 511"},"PeriodicalIF":0.5,"publicationDate":"2026-09-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148962326","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
O. Y. Grapenko, I. G. Sheptun, A. A. Zabolotnyi, A. A. Spivakov, E. V. Khramov, A. L. Trigub, E. S. Kulikova, A. Y. Seregin, V. G. Vlasenko, V. A. Shuvaeva, I. V. Lisnevskaya, N. V. Ter-Oganessian
{"title":"Investigation of the Local Atomic Structure of Ordered Medium-entropy Perovskite PbSc1/4Fe1/4Nb1/4Ta1/4O3 by Mössbauer and XAFS Spectroscopy","authors":"O. Y. Grapenko, I. G. Sheptun, A. A. Zabolotnyi, A. A. Spivakov, E. V. Khramov, A. L. Trigub, E. S. Kulikova, A. Y. Seregin, V. G. Vlasenko, V. A. Shuvaeva, I. V. Lisnevskaya, N. V. Ter-Oganessian","doi":"10.1134/S1063774526600110","DOIUrl":"10.1134/S1063774526600110","url":null,"abstract":"<p>The local atomic structure of the medium-entropy perovskite PbSc<sub>1/4</sub>Fe<sub>1/4</sub>Nb<sub>1/4</sub>Ta<sub>1/4</sub>O<sub>3</sub>, which exhibits local cationic ordering of the 1 : 2 type, was studied. Mössbauer spectroscopy revealed two types of Fe<sup>3+</sup> ion environment: octahedral (FeO<sub>6</sub>, ~44%) and with a coordination number of 5 (FeO<sub>5</sub>, ~56%), indicating the presence of oxygen vacancies in the sample. Based on the analysis of XANES and EXAFS spectra of Fe-, Nb <i>K</i>-edges and Ta-, Pb <i>L</i><sub>3</sub>-absorption edges, it has been found that Nb<sup>5+</sup> and Ta<sup>5+</sup> ions occupy relatively symmetrical octahedral positions, while the Fe<sup>3+</sup> environment exhibits significant static heterogeneity due to chemical disorder and defects. Based on the obtained results, a model of the structure of medium-entropy perovskite PbSc<sub>1/4</sub>Fe<sub>1/4</sub>Nb<sub>1/4</sub>Ta<sub>1/4</sub>O<sub>3</sub> has been proposed, in which the global cubic symmetry coexists with nanoscale ordered regions of two types: enriched with trivalent (<span>({{[{text{Pb}}(B_{{2/3}}^{{3 + }}B_{{1/3}}^{{5 + }}){{{text{O}}}_{3}}]}^{{1/3 - }}})</span>) and pentavalent (<span>({{[{text{Pb}}(B_{{1/3}}^{{3 + }}B_{{2/3}}^{{5 + }}){{{text{O}}}_{3}}]}^{{1/3 + }}})</span>) cations, the charge of which is compensated by oxygen and lead vacancies, respectively.</p>","PeriodicalId":527,"journal":{"name":"Crystallography Reports","volume":"71 3","pages":"409 - 419"},"PeriodicalIF":0.5,"publicationDate":"2026-09-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148962421","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Electron Diffraction Study of Ga0.25In1.75S2Se and Ga0.33In1.67S2Se Crystals","authors":"M. G. Kyazumov, S. M. Rzayeva, A. S. Avilov","doi":"10.1134/S1063774526601528","DOIUrl":"10.1134/S1063774526601528","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Ga<sub>0.,25</sub>In<sub>1.75</sub>S<sub>2</sub>Se and Ga<sub>0.33</sub>In<sub>1.67</sub>S<sub>2</sub>Se crystals were synthesized using individual elements. The unit cell parameters were determined based on the electron diffraction patterns of the Ga<sub>0,25</sub>In<sub>1,75</sub>S<sub>2</sub>Se textures and single crystal: <i>а</i> = 7.636 Å, <i>с</i> = 18.563 Å, space group <i>Р</i><span>(bar {3})</span><i>m</i>1. Ga<sub>0.33</sub>In<sub>1.67</sub>S<sub>2</sub>Se crystals have the same parameters and structures, but have a superlattice with the parameter <i>а</i><sub>sup</sub> = <span>(sqrt 3 )</span><i>а</i>. The positions and composition of cations (а, b, с) in the closest packing of anions (positions А, В, С) were determined: …E<sub>2</sub>(с)AсBaCE<sub>1</sub>(a,с)AсBaCE<sub>2</sub>(a)… …1/12Ga S 11/12In Se 3/4In S 1/4Ga; 1/4Ga S 3/4In Se 11/12 In S 1/12Ga…, where E<sub>1</sub>(a,c) are interpacket, and E<sub>2</sub>(a) and E<sub>2</sub>(c) are intercell tetrahedral positions.</p>","PeriodicalId":527,"journal":{"name":"Crystallography Reports","volume":"71 3","pages":"347 - 351"},"PeriodicalIF":0.5,"publicationDate":"2026-09-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148962422","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
I. A. Subbotin, A. L. Vasiliev, A. P. Nosov, A. O. Belyaeva, M. M. Borisov, O. A. Kondratev, I. N. Trunkin, K. A. Merentsova, M. A. Artemyev, S. S. Dubinin, E. M. Pashaev
{"title":"Influence of Substrate Temperature on Structural Features of Thin Iron-Doped Chromium Oxide Films","authors":"I. A. Subbotin, A. L. Vasiliev, A. P. Nosov, A. O. Belyaeva, M. M. Borisov, O. A. Kondratev, I. N. Trunkin, K. A. Merentsova, M. A. Artemyev, S. S. Dubinin, E. M. Pashaev","doi":"10.1134/S1063774526601334","DOIUrl":"10.1134/S1063774526601334","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Using X-ray diagnostics and electron microscopy, the structural features of iron-containing chromium oxide films formed at various sapphire substrate temperatures were studied. It has been shown that when films are formed on a “cold” (300°C) substrate, iron atoms are located in interstitial positions, resulting in an increase in the unit cell volume. When films are formed on “hot” (600°C) substrates, iron atoms migrate to substitutional positions, the defect density decreases, and the oxygen content in the upper film layers changes.</p>","PeriodicalId":527,"journal":{"name":"Crystallography Reports","volume":"71 3","pages":"456 - 465"},"PeriodicalIF":0.5,"publicationDate":"2026-09-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148962427","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Effect of Calcium Doping on the Coordination Polyhedra of PbWO4–PbMoO4 Solid Solutions","authors":"V. B. Dudnikova, N. N. Eremin","doi":"10.1134/S1063774526601267","DOIUrl":"10.1134/S1063774526601267","url":null,"abstract":"<p>The change in the local environment of ions in PbW<span>(_{{1--x}})</span>Mo<sub><i>x</i></sub>O<sub>4</sub> solid solutions upon additional calcium doping has been studied. Solid solutions of Pb<sub>0.825</sub>Ca<sub>0.125</sub>W<span>(_{{1--x}})</span>Mo<sub><i>x</i></sub>O<sub>4</sub> were simulated using the method of empirical interatomic potentials. It is shown that the addition of calcium decreases the unit-cell parameters, volume, and density. The nonlinear behavior of the unit-cell parameter <i>c</i> and volume in dependence of the molybdenum content disappears. Otherwise, the nature of the dependences on the molybdenum content remains: the parameter <i>a</i> and density decrease, while the parameter <i>c</i> and volume increase. With the addition of calcium, the average size of PbO<sub>8</sub> polyhedra decreases, while that of MoO<sub>4</sub> and WO<sub>4</sub> tetrahedra increases. At the same time, the trend in the variation of the polyhedra with increasing molybdenum fraction persists: PbO<sub>8</sub> polyhedra increase, while MoO<sub>4</sub> and WO<sub>4</sub> tetrahedra decrease. In all polyhedra, the difference in interatomic distances increases, indicating their distortion, which may contribute to improving the properties of the material.</p>","PeriodicalId":527,"journal":{"name":"Crystallography Reports","volume":"71 3","pages":"352 - 359"},"PeriodicalIF":0.5,"publicationDate":"2026-09-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148962206","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
A. A. Mololkin, A. G. Kulikov, B. A. Abduragimov, O. A. Buzanov, A. N. Zabelin
{"title":"A Study of the Defect Structure of Ca3TaGa3Si2O14 Single Crystal Using X-Ray Diffraction Methods","authors":"A. A. Mololkin, A. G. Kulikov, B. A. Abduragimov, O. A. Buzanov, A. N. Zabelin","doi":"10.1134/S1063774525602023","DOIUrl":"10.1134/S1063774525602023","url":null,"abstract":"<p>High-quality Ca<sub>3</sub>TaGa<sub>3</sub>Si<sub>2</sub>O<sub>14</sub> single crystals with dimensions of 80 × 50 × 95 mm<sup>3</sup> were synthesized using the Czochralski method from a crucible with a diameter of 120 mm. X-ray diffraction and topo-graphy methods were used to study the degree of structural perfection of the obtained crystal along the <i>Y</i> growth axis and to visualize the defect structure on the <i>YZ</i> section. The results demonstrate high quality of the obtained crystal and the absence of significant stresses in it. The growth bands and their location are typical for crystals of the langasite family.</p>","PeriodicalId":527,"journal":{"name":"Crystallography Reports","volume":"71 3","pages":"512 - 518"},"PeriodicalIF":0.5,"publicationDate":"2026-09-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148962145","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Growth of Single Crystals and Ionic Conductivity of Fluorite-type Solid Solution in the CaF2−SrF2−BaF2−LaF3 System","authors":"I. I. Buchinskaya, N. I. Sorokin","doi":"10.1134/S106377452660136X","DOIUrl":"10.1134/S106377452660136X","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Single crystals of a multicomponent solid solution with the fluorite-type structure in the quaternary system CaF<sub>2</sub>−SrF<sub>2</sub>−BaF<sub>2</sub>−LaF<sub>3</sub> were grown by the vertical directional crystallization (Bridgman) technique in a fluorinating atmosphere of He + CF<sub>4</sub>. Their ionic conductivity was studied using impedance spectroscopy. The LaF<sub>3</sub> concentration in the (Ca, Sr, Ba)<span>(_{{1 - x}})</span>La<sub><i>x</i></sub>F<span>(_{{2 + x}})</span> crystals varied from 10 to 30 mol %, the lattice parameters ranged from 5.838 to 5.925 Å. Electrophysical measurements were performed in the temperature range from 455 to 806 K in the cooling mode. The values of ionic conductivity and ion transport activation enthalpy for the samples are in the ranges of 1.4 × 10<sup>−6</sup>–1.9 × 10<sup>−5</sup> S/cm (500 K) and 0.725–0.905 eV, respectively. A comparative analysis of the ion-conducting properties of two-, three-, and four-component fluorite solid solutions based on <i>M</i>F<sub>2</sub> (<i>M</i> = Ca, Sr, Ba) and LaF<sub>3</sub> was carried out. Substitution of Sr<sup>2+</sup> and Ba<sup>2+</sup> with Ca<sup>2+</sup> cations in the crystal lattice increases the ion transport activation enthalpy and reduces the ionic conductivity of the fluorite solid solution.</p>","PeriodicalId":527,"journal":{"name":"Crystallography Reports","volume":"71 3","pages":"498 - 504"},"PeriodicalIF":0.5,"publicationDate":"2026-09-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148962205","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
I. P. Makarova, N. N. Isakova, A. I. Kalyukanov, R. V. Gainutdinov, A. L. Tolstikhina, V. A. Komornikov
{"title":"Neutron Diffraction Study of Cs3(HSO4)2(H2PO4) Crystals As a Representative of the CsHSO4–CsH2PO4 System: Atomic and Real Structure","authors":"I. P. Makarova, N. N. Isakova, A. I. Kalyukanov, R. V. Gainutdinov, A. L. Tolstikhina, V. A. Komornikov","doi":"10.1134/S1063774526601450","DOIUrl":"10.1134/S1063774526601450","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Superprotonic crystals Cs<sub>3</sub>(HSO<sub>4</sub>)<sub>2</sub>(H<sub>2</sub>PO<sub>4</sub>), grown in the water-salt system CsHSO<sub>4</sub>–CsH<sub>2</sub>PO<sub>4</sub>–H<sub>2</sub>O, have been studied using neutron diffraction methods at the MOND station (National Research Centre “Kurchatov Institute”). Experimental diffraction data were obtained, structural parameters were refined, hydrogen atoms were localized with high accuracy. The presence of three types of hydrogen bonds in the crystal structure was shown: characterized by a double-minimum potential curve between SO<sub>4</sub> and PO<sub>4</sub> tetrahedra; with a symmetrical double-minimum potential curve between PO<sub>4</sub> tetrahedra; and, unlike the initial compounds of the system, dynamically disordered bonds between SO<sub>4</sub> tetrahedra already at room temperature. Using atomic force microscopy, the correlation of the growth surface structure of single crystals with the atomic structure and the hydrogen bond system has been established.</p>","PeriodicalId":527,"journal":{"name":"Crystallography Reports","volume":"71 3","pages":"376 - 387"},"PeriodicalIF":0.5,"publicationDate":"2026-09-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148962218","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
R. K. Rastsvetaeva, V. M. Gridchina, N. V. Chukanov, S. M. Aksenov
{"title":"Dissymmetrization in Labuntsovite-Group Minerals. II: Refined Pm-Model of the Lemmleinite-Ba Crystal Structure","authors":"R. K. Rastsvetaeva, V. M. Gridchina, N. V. Chukanov, S. M. Aksenov","doi":"10.1134/S1063774525602011","DOIUrl":"10.1134/S1063774525602011","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Lemmleinite-Ba, a labuntsovite-group mineral with the ideal formula Na<sub>4</sub>K<sub>4</sub>Ba<sub>2</sub>Ti<sub>8</sub>(Si<sub>4</sub>O<sub>12</sub>)<sub>4</sub>O<sub>4</sub>(OH)<sub>4</sub>⋅ 8H<sub>2</sub>O, from the Kukisvumchorr mountain pegmatite of the Khibiny alkaline massif (Kola Peninsula), was investigated by X-ray diffraction analysis. The crystal structure of the mineral was previously studied within the centrosymmetric space group <i>C</i>2/<i>m</i>. It differs from the structures of other labuntsovite-group members in the ordered distribution of K and Ba. The monoclinic unit-cell parameters are <i>a</i> = 14.216(2) Å, <i>b</i> = 13.755(3) Å, <i>c</i> = 7.767(5) Å, β = 116.7(1)°, <i>V</i> = 1357(1) Å<sup>3</sup>. Lemmleinite-Ba was re-studied in the space group <i>Pm</i>. The structure was refined to <i>R</i> = 0.038 using 1934 observed reflections with <i>F</i> > 2σ(<i>F</i>). The transition to a model with reduced symmetry made it possible to identify subtle features of the distribution of cations over structural positions.</p>","PeriodicalId":527,"journal":{"name":"Crystallography Reports","volume":"71 3","pages":"420 - 425"},"PeriodicalIF":0.5,"publicationDate":"2026-09-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148962320","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}