V. A. Komornikov, D. S. Matveeva, I. S. Timakov, E. B. Rudneva, A. E. Voloshin
{"title":"Preparation Features and Some Properties of Nickel Chloride Crystal Hydrates","authors":"V. A. Komornikov, D. S. Matveeva, I. S. Timakov, E. B. Rudneva, A. E. Voloshin","doi":"10.1134/S1063774525601443","DOIUrl":"10.1134/S1063774525601443","url":null,"abstract":"<p>The temperature dependence of solubility in the NiCl<sub>2</sub>–H<sub>2</sub>O system in the temperature range of 25–60°C has been studied. The temperature ranges of crystallization of NiCl<sub>2</sub>⋅6H<sub>2</sub>O and NiCl<sub>2</sub>⋅4H<sub>2</sub>O compounds have been determined. Single crystals of nickel chloride hexahydrate and tetrahydrate have been obtained, the size and quality of which allowed to estimate the equilibrium faceting and optical spectra. A comparative analysis of the thermal stability of the obtained crystal hydrates was carried out. It was found that the transparency band in the short-wavelength range for nickel chloride crystals is shifted to the long-wavelength range as compared to the nickel sulfate crystal.</p>","PeriodicalId":527,"journal":{"name":"Crystallography Reports","volume":"70 6","pages":"1013 - 1020"},"PeriodicalIF":0.5,"publicationDate":"2025-12-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145814537","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}
E. M. Pashaev, A. P. Nosov, I. A. Subbotin, A. O. Belyaeva, O. A. Kondratev, S. G. Nikolaeva, I. N. Trunkin, A. L. Vasiliev
{"title":"Annealing-Induced Structural Transformation in NiO Thin Films","authors":"E. M. Pashaev, A. P. Nosov, I. A. Subbotin, A. O. Belyaeva, O. A. Kondratev, S. G. Nikolaeva, I. N. Trunkin, A. L. Vasiliev","doi":"10.1134/S1063774525601601","DOIUrl":"10.1134/S1063774525601601","url":null,"abstract":"<p>The results of structural studies using X-ray and electron microscopy diagnostics of NiO films obtained by magnetron sputtering have been analyzed. The difference in the phase and structural composition of films of different thicknesses before and after annealing is shown. The reasons for these differences are discussed, as well as the role of the interface layer formation for obtaining stable nanoscale NiO films on sapphire substrates.</p>","PeriodicalId":527,"journal":{"name":"Crystallography Reports","volume":"70 6","pages":"989 - 999"},"PeriodicalIF":0.5,"publicationDate":"2025-12-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145814539","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}
D. A. Chareev, V. O. Zyabchenkov, S. A. Badmaeva, A. N. Nekrasov
{"title":"Synthesis of Crystals of Ultimate Sulfides in Sulfur Melt in a Stationary Temperature Gradient","authors":"D. A. Chareev, V. O. Zyabchenkov, S. A. Badmaeva, A. N. Nekrasov","doi":"10.1134/S1063774525601674","DOIUrl":"10.1134/S1063774525601674","url":null,"abstract":"<p>The possibilities of growing ultimate sulfide crystals from a sulfuric melt in a stationary temperature gradient are described. The optimum synthesis mode is achieved when the temperature of the hot end (charge) is 550°C and the temperature of the cold end (crystallization region) is 460°C. As a result, TiS<sub>3</sub>, ZrS<sub>3</sub>, HfS<sub>3</sub>, V<sub>40</sub>S<sub>60</sub>, NbS<sub>3</sub>, TaS<sub>3</sub>, PdS<sub>2</sub>, CuS, Ag<sub>2</sub>S, metallic Au, HgS, CdS, Ga<sub>2</sub>S<sub>3</sub>, In<sub>2</sub>S<sub>3</sub>, SiS<sub>2</sub>, SnS<sub>2</sub>, PbS, Sb<sub>2</sub>S<sub>3</sub>, and Bi<sub>2</sub>S<sub>3</sub> crystals of millimeter and submillimeter sizes were grown. Only polycrystalline agglomerates several tens of micrometers in size were obtained when transferring some metals, in particular, tungsten. The possibility of growing crystals of double sulfides was demonstrated using CrPS<sub>3</sub> as an example. The considered technique makes it possible to obtain crystals of the required quality without special equipment; the small size of crystals is sufficient for laboratory study.</p>","PeriodicalId":527,"journal":{"name":"Crystallography Reports","volume":"70 6","pages":"1047 - 1052"},"PeriodicalIF":0.5,"publicationDate":"2025-12-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145814574","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":"Problems with Synchrotron Radiation Phase-Contrast Imaging of Micro-objects in Crystals","authors":"T. S. Argunova, V. G. Kohn, J.-H. Lim","doi":"10.1134/S1063774525601261","DOIUrl":"10.1134/S1063774525601261","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Problems in experimental study of real crystal structures using phase-contrast imaging with synchrotron radiation (SR) are discussed, and methods for their solution are proposed. The experiment was performed at the Pohang Light Source in Pohang City, Republic of Korea. Diamond crystals were examined. The capabilities of the method in studying weak changes in the crystal density under conditions of spatially inhomogeneous beam intensity, beam statistical noise, and detector imperfections were analyzed. Images of various shapes and sizes were obtained, which indicated the presence of defects. However, a more detailed analysis is required to identify these defects.</p>","PeriodicalId":527,"journal":{"name":"Crystallography Reports","volume":"70 6","pages":"878 - 882"},"PeriodicalIF":0.5,"publicationDate":"2025-12-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145814522","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}
E. A. Denisov, V. A. Dmitriev, E. P. Gromov, A. A. Selivanov, A. D. Shchadnev
{"title":"Determination of the Terminal Solid Solubility of Hydrogen in Hafnium by the Hydrogen Permeation Method","authors":"E. A. Denisov, V. A. Dmitriev, E. P. Gromov, A. A. Selivanov, A. D. Shchadnev","doi":"10.1134/S1063774525601364","DOIUrl":"10.1134/S1063774525601364","url":null,"abstract":"<p>An approach proposed in this study, which is based on the hydrogen permeation method, has been used to determine the temperature dependence of the terminal solid solubility of hydrogen in iodide-refined hafnium GFI-1 in the temperature range from 350 to 550°C. The experiments were performed in the regime with maintaining a low constant saturation rate for a membrane sample, instead of the traditionally used regime with maintaining constant input pressure. This approach made it possible to obtain the values of terminal solid solubility under the conditions maximally close to equilibrium. It is shown that the obtained results are in good agreement with the few available data in the literature for the same temperature range.</p>","PeriodicalId":527,"journal":{"name":"Crystallography Reports","volume":"70 6","pages":"949 - 955"},"PeriodicalIF":0.5,"publicationDate":"2025-12-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145814567","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}
E. A. Sulyanova, B. P. Sobolev, V. I. Nikolaichik, A. S. Avilov
{"title":"Evolution of the Cluster Structure of Fluorite Nonstoichiometric Crystals of the Homologous Series ({text{C}}{{{text{a}}}_{{1-x}}}{{R}_{x}}{{{text{F}}}_{{2 + x}}}) (R = Sc, Y, La–Lu) in the Composition–Temperature System","authors":"E. A. Sulyanova, B. P. Sobolev, V. I. Nikolaichik, A. S. Avilov","doi":"10.1134/S106377452560084X","DOIUrl":"10.1134/S106377452560084X","url":null,"abstract":"<p>The unified model of the cluster structure of nanostructured fluorite crystals in the temperature–composition (<i>T</i>–<i>x</i>) system, proposed by the authors, was used to clarify the evolution of the cluster structure of crystals of the homologous series <span>({text{C}}{{{text{a}}}_{{1-x}}}{{R}_{x}}{{{text{F}}}_{{2 + x}}})</span> (<i>R</i> = La–Lu, Y). The defect structures of Ca<sub>0.75</sub>Nd<sub>0.25</sub>F<sub>2.25</sub>, Ca<sub>0.80</sub>Tb<sub>0.20</sub>F<sub>2.20</sub>, and Ca<sub>0.75</sub>Y<sub>0.25</sub>F<sub>2.25</sub> were studied by X-ray diffraction analysis at 293 and 85 K. They are based on octa-cubic clusters with cuboctahedron cores {F<sub>12</sub>}. The cores are formed by interstitial anions at the positions 32<i>f</i> (<i>f</i>-type clusters in Ca<sub>0.75</sub>Nd<sub>0.25</sub>F<sub>2.25</sub> and Ca<sub>0.80</sub>Tb<sub>0.20</sub>F<sub>2.20</sub>) and 48<i>i</i> (<i>i</i>-type clusters in Ca<sub>0.75</sub>Y<sub>0.25</sub>F<sub>2.25</sub>). Obtaining diffraction data with a resolution of 0.29 Å made it possible to identify cation displacements at the positions 24<i>e</i> and 32<i>f</i> in Ca<sub>0.75</sub>Y<sub>0.25</sub>F<sub>2.25</sub> and clarify the occupancies of these positions. Lowering the temperature from 293 to 85 K does not change the cluster structure of Ca<sub>0.75</sub>Nd<sub>0.25</sub>F<sub>2.25</sub>, Ca<sub>0.80</sub>Tb<sub>0.20</sub>F<sub>2.20</sub>, and Ca<sub>0.75</sub>Y<sub>0.25</sub>F<sub>2.25</sub>. An electron diffraction study of the Ca<sub>0.75</sub>Nd<sub>0.25</sub>F<sub>2.25</sub> crystal revealed (for the first time) diffuse scattering from structural defects with sizes on the order of one unit cell in crystals of the homologous series <span>({text{C}}{{{text{a}}}_{{1-x}}}{{R}_{x}}{{{text{F}}}_{{2 + x}}})</span>.</p>","PeriodicalId":527,"journal":{"name":"Crystallography Reports","volume":"70 6","pages":"917 - 927"},"PeriodicalIF":0.5,"publicationDate":"2025-12-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145814572","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":"Relationship between Lattice Parameters and Cation Radius in the Homologous Series of Rare-Earth Oxofluorides with the fluorite structure","authors":"N. I. Sorokin","doi":"10.1134/S1063774525601170","DOIUrl":"10.1134/S1063774525601170","url":null,"abstract":"<p>The relationship between the lattice parameters <i>a</i> and the ionic radii <i>r</i><sub><i>R</i></sub> of cations in the homologous series of rare-earth oxofluorides with the general formula <i>R</i>OF (12<i>R</i> = La−Er, Y) and the fluorite structure (sp. gr. <span>(Fmbar {3}m)</span>) was investigated. It was found that all <i>R</i>OF compounds obey the following equation: <i>a</i> [Å] = 2.365<i>r</i><sub><i>R</i></sub> + 3.004. The special electronic structure of the Y<sup>3+</sup> cation does not lead to deviation from the correlation equation. The obtained equation makes it possible to determine (from the structural data for fluorite oxofluorides <i>An</i>OF (<i>An</i> = Ac, Pu, Cm, Cf)) the unknown ionic radii of triply charged actinium cations Ac<sup>3+</sup> (<i>r</i><sub>Ac</sub> = 1.24 Å) and actinides Pu<sup>3+</sup> (<i>r</i><sub>Pu</sub> = 1.14 Å), Cm<sup>3+</sup> (<i>r</i><sub>Cm</sub> = 1.10 Å), and Cf<sup>3+</sup> (<i>r</i><sub>Cf</sub> = 1.08 Å) for the coordination number 8. Within the framework of the crystal chemical model, the values of the “effective” radii of the fluorine ion (<i>r</i><sub>F</sub> = 1.249 ± 0.017), oxygen ion (<i>r</i><sub>O</sub> = 1.373 ± 0.005), and the average radius of the anion (<i>r</i><sub>O,F</sub> = 1.327 ± 0.009 Å) for fluoride, oxide, and oxofluoride compounds with the fluorite structure were refined. The values of <i>r</i><sub>F</sub>, <i>r</i><sub>O</sub>, and <i>r</i><sub>O,F</sub> can be used in calculations of the crystallochemical properties of fluorite oxofluoride solid solutions.</p>","PeriodicalId":527,"journal":{"name":"Crystallography Reports","volume":"70 6","pages":"892 - 896"},"PeriodicalIF":0.5,"publicationDate":"2025-12-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145814520","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}
G. A. Politova, N. Yu. Pankratov, I. S. Tereshina, T. A. Aleroeva, Z. S. Umkhaeva, O. A. Alekseeva, A. V. Filimonov, A. I. Rudskoy
{"title":"Features of Thermal Expansion and Magnetostructural Phase Diagram of the Multicomponent System (Tb,Y,Sm)Fe2","authors":"G. A. Politova, N. Yu. Pankratov, I. S. Tereshina, T. A. Aleroeva, Z. S. Umkhaeva, O. A. Alekseeva, A. V. Filimonov, A. I. Rudskoy","doi":"10.1134/S1063774525601583","DOIUrl":"10.1134/S1063774525601583","url":null,"abstract":"<p>The paper presents the results of studying the thermal expansion of alloys of the multicomponent system (Tb<span>(_{{1-x}})</span>Y<sub><i>х</i></sub>)<sub>0.8</sub>Sm<sub>0.2</sub>Fe<sub>2</sub> (where <i>х</i> is the substitution parameter) using tensometric and X-ray diffraction methods in a wide temperature range. A detailed study of the diffraction pattern was carried out at room temperature; splitting of the peaks was found for compositions with <i>х</i> = 0–0.4, indicating distortion of the initial cubic crystal lattice. Temperature dependences of the thermal expansion coefficient α(<i>T</i>) were plotted and analyzed. Features of thermal expansion in the region of magneto-phase transitions were discussed. A magnetostructural phase diagram of the alloy system (Tb<span>(_{{1-x}})</span>Y<sub><i>х</i></sub>)<sub>0.8</sub>Sm<sub>0.2</sub>Fe<sub>2</sub> was constructed.</p>","PeriodicalId":527,"journal":{"name":"Crystallography Reports","volume":"70 6","pages":"956 - 963"},"PeriodicalIF":0.5,"publicationDate":"2025-12-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145814525","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":"New Data on the Isomorphism in Eudialyte-Group Minerals: XIII. Crystal Structure of “Ferrofeklichevite”—a Potentially New High-Calcium Mineral from Khibiny Massif","authors":"R. K. Rastsvetaeva, V. M. Gridchina, N. V. Chukanov, S. M. Aksenov","doi":"10.1134/S1063774525600619","DOIUrl":"10.1134/S1063774525600619","url":null,"abstract":"<p>The crystal structure of a high-calcium eudialyte-group mineral from alkaline rocks of the Khibiny massif has been studied. The trigonal unit cell parameters are <i>a</i> = 14.221(1) Å, <i>c</i> = 30.04(1) Å, <i>V</i> = 5261.3(4) Å<sup>3</sup>, sp. gr. <i>R</i>3<i>m</i>. The crystal structure has been refined to a final <i>R</i> = 2.8% in the isotropic approximation of atomic displacement parameters, using 1714 reflections with <i>F</i> > 3σ(<i>F</i>). The studied mineral is similar in chemical composition to feklichevite, but differs from it in the predominance of divalent iron, as well as in a lower calcium content and a higher manganese content. The structural features of calcium-rich eudialyte-group members from three alkaline massifs are discussed.</p>","PeriodicalId":527,"journal":{"name":"Crystallography Reports","volume":"70 6","pages":"928 - 933"},"PeriodicalIF":0.5,"publicationDate":"2025-12-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145814569","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}
N. N. Kozlova, M. V. Koldaeva, E. B. Rudneva, V. L. Manomenova, A. E. Voloshin
{"title":"Microhardness of Guanylurea Hydrogen Phosphite Single Crystal","authors":"N. N. Kozlova, M. V. Koldaeva, E. B. Rudneva, V. L. Manomenova, A. E. Voloshin","doi":"10.1134/S1063774525601212","DOIUrl":"10.1134/S1063774525601212","url":null,"abstract":"<p>The microhardness of the (100), (001), and (111) planes and the cleavage plane (010) of the GUHP crystal has been studied. It is found that (001) is also a cleavage plane.</p>","PeriodicalId":527,"journal":{"name":"Crystallography Reports","volume":"70 6","pages":"964 - 970"},"PeriodicalIF":0.5,"publicationDate":"2025-12-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145814526","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}