P. M. Korusenko, E. V. Beletskii, O. V. Levin, K. A. Kharisova, D. A. Luk’yanov, A. A. Vereshchagin, E. V. Alekseeva
{"title":"Ion Beam and Plasma Modification of Carbon Nanomaterials for Electrochemical Applications","authors":"P. M. Korusenko, E. V. Beletskii, O. V. Levin, K. A. Kharisova, D. A. Luk’yanov, A. A. Vereshchagin, E. V. Alekseeva","doi":"10.1134/S0020168524701231","DOIUrl":"10.1134/S0020168524701231","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Large-scale practical use of 0D, 1D, and 2D carbon nanomaterials, such as fullerenes, carbon nanotubes, carbon nanofibers, and graphene, depends crucially on the development of techniques for controlled surface modification with the aim of imparting special properties to carbon nanomaterials, which is a key issue in science and technology. This review summarizes various approaches to the preparation of carbon nanomaterials covalently modified by anionic groups with the use of ion beam and plasma treatment processes and considers application areas of such materials in electrocatalysis and electrochemical power sources.</p>","PeriodicalId":585,"journal":{"name":"Inorganic Materials","volume":"60 8","pages":"939 - 959"},"PeriodicalIF":0.9,"publicationDate":"2025-03-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143602339","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":"Methods for Synthesis of PbIn1/2Ta1/2O3 with the Perovskite Structure","authors":"A. A. Gusev, I. P. Raevski","doi":"10.1134/S002016852470122X","DOIUrl":"10.1134/S002016852470122X","url":null,"abstract":"<p>We have studied the effect of mechanical activation on the synthesis of lead indium tantalate and the formation of the perovskite and pyrochlore phases during both mechanochemical synthesis and subsequent firing. To reduce the electrical conductivity of resulting ceramics, lithium carbonate was added to starting mixtures, which is known to stabilize the perovskite structure. PbIn<sub>1/2</sub>Ta<sub>1/2</sub>O<sub>3</sub> samples were prepared in the presence of 1–3 wt % superstoichiometric lithium carbonate at firing times from 30 min to 2 h. We have found conditions that ensure the preparation of single-phase material with the perovskite structure in the presence of lithium carbonate additions at different firing temperatures. The sequence in which reagents are introduced into the starting mixture and their activation have been shown to have a significant effect on the synthesis of the tantalate and the formation of the perovskite phase. We have compared a number of sample preparation procedures differing in mechanical activation conditions and the way in which the starting materials are introduced. Optimal conditions have been found which ensure the preparation of piezoceramics containing the maximum amount of the perovskite phase and having the highest density.</p>","PeriodicalId":585,"journal":{"name":"Inorganic Materials","volume":"60 8","pages":"970 - 975"},"PeriodicalIF":0.9,"publicationDate":"2025-03-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143602338","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}
M. V. Papezhuk, C. N. Ivanin, V. A. Volynkin, P. P. Yakupov, L. V. Vasil’eva
{"title":"Synthesis, Properties, and Antibacterial Activity of Zinc-Substituted Hydroxyapatite","authors":"M. V. Papezhuk, C. N. Ivanin, V. A. Volynkin, P. P. Yakupov, L. V. Vasil’eva","doi":"10.1134/S0020168524701243","DOIUrl":"10.1134/S0020168524701243","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Hydroxyapatite (HA) and zinc-substituted hydroxyapatite (ZnHA) have been prepared via precipitation from solution. The lattice parameters of ZnHA (<i>а</i>, <i>b</i> = 9.41766 Å, <i>с</i> = 6.88048 Å) are about 0.001 Å smaller than those of HA (<i>а</i>, <i>b</i> = 9.41866 Å, <i>с</i> = 6.88158 Å). The change in the lattice parameters of the ZnHA studied confirms partial Zn<sup>2+</sup> substitution for Ca<sup>2+</sup> in the crystal lattice of hydroxyapatite. IR spectra indicated the presence of functional groups (OH<sup>–</sup> and <span>({text{PO}}_{4}^{{3 - }})</span>) in the composition of HA. According to scanning electron microscopy data, the particle size of the ZnHA powder prepared via precipitation followed by heat treatment at 900°C is 200–400 nm. Energy dispersive X-ray microanalysis was used to determine the Ca/P and (Ca + Zn)/P ratios in HA and ZnHA: 1.68 and 1.66, respectively. The solubility of ZnHA in physiological saline was found to be twice that of HA, suggesting good ZnHA resorption in the human body. Tests of disk-shaped samples in SBF solution demonstrated active formation of a new calcium phosphate layer as a result of chemisorption of Ca<sup>2+</sup>, Mg<sup>2+</sup>, <span>({text{HPO}}_{4}^{{2 - }})</span>, <span>({text{PO}}_{4}^{{3 - }})</span>, and OH<sup>–</sup> ions from solution. ZnHA exhibits activity for both gram positive (<i>Bacillus cereus</i> and <i>Staphylococcus aureus</i>) and gram negative (<i>Escherichia coli</i> and <i>Acinetobacter calcoaceticus</i>) microorganisms.</p>","PeriodicalId":585,"journal":{"name":"Inorganic Materials","volume":"60 8","pages":"1012 - 1022"},"PeriodicalIF":0.9,"publicationDate":"2025-03-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143602286","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":"TiO2-Based Coating Grown on Fabric by Magnetron Sputtering: Photoactive Properties of the Fabric","authors":"N. P. Prorokova, T. Yu. Kumeeva, B. L. Gorberg","doi":"10.1134/S0020168524701310","DOIUrl":"10.1134/S0020168524701310","url":null,"abstract":"<p>We have evaluated properties of polyester fabric with coatings based on titanium dioxide and titanium dioxide + silver deposited by magnetron sputtering and compared characteristics of coatings produced by magnetron sputtering and via deposition of sol–gel derived titanium dioxide. A colorimetric method has been used to evaluate the photocatalytic properties of coated polyester fabric and the wear resistance of the coatings. The antimicrobial properties of the coated fabric have been evaluated using a “counting” method.</p>","PeriodicalId":585,"journal":{"name":"Inorganic Materials","volume":"60 8","pages":"1031 - 1038"},"PeriodicalIF":0.9,"publicationDate":"2025-03-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143602273","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. O. Patrushev, A. M. Kut’in, A. D. Plekhovich, K. V. Balueva, A. P. Velmuzhov, E. A. Tyurina, I. I. Evdokimov, A. E. Kurganova
{"title":"Thermal Properties of Extrapure Glasses of the Ga15Ge10Te75–xIx System","authors":"D. O. Patrushev, A. M. Kut’in, A. D. Plekhovich, K. V. Balueva, A. P. Velmuzhov, E. A. Tyurina, I. I. Evdokimov, A. E. Kurganova","doi":"10.1134/S0020168524701279","DOIUrl":"10.1134/S0020168524701279","url":null,"abstract":"<p>We have prepared extrapure Ga<sub>15</sub>Ge<sub>10</sub>Te<sub>75–<i>x</i></sub>I<sub><i>x</i></sub> (<i>x</i> = 0–6 at %) glasses with a concentration of 31 impurity elements no higher than 0.2 ppm and studied the effect of iodine on the characteristic temperatures, crystallization resistance, thermal expansion, and density of the glasses. The results have been interpreted in terms of the structural connectivity approach. A technique has been proposed for dynamic dilatometry data processing with the aim of determining the linear thermal expansion coefficient (LTEC) as a function of temperature. The LTEC of the Ga<sub>15</sub>Ge<sub>10</sub>Te<sub>75–<i>x</i></sub>I<sub><i>x</i></sub> glasses has been determined as a function of temperature in the range from 293 to 412 K.</p>","PeriodicalId":585,"journal":{"name":"Inorganic Materials","volume":"60 8","pages":"1023 - 1030"},"PeriodicalIF":0.9,"publicationDate":"2025-03-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143602285","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 Composition on the Electrical Properties of (TlInS2)1–x(TlGaSe2)х Multicomponent Solid Solutions","authors":"S. N. Mustafaeva, S. M. Asadov, M. M. Gojaev","doi":"10.1134/S0020168524701292","DOIUrl":"10.1134/S0020168524701292","url":null,"abstract":"<p>We have synthesized the ternary compounds TlInS<sub>2</sub> and TlGaSe<sub>2</sub> and (TlInS<sub>2</sub>)<sub>1–<i>x</i></sub> (TlGaSe<sub>2</sub>)<sub><i>х</i></sub> (<i>x</i> = 0.1, 0.2, 0.4) solid solutions. The phase composition and lattice parameters of their single crystals grown by directional solidification have been determined by X-ray diffraction. At room temperature, the crystals have a layered monoclinic structure with space group <span>(C_{{2{text{h}}}}^{6}left( {C2{text{/}}c} right))</span>. Their properties have been shown to vary systematically with composition. The real (ε') and imaginary (ε″) parts of the complex dielectric permittivity, dielectric loss tangent (tan δ), and ac conductivity (σ<sub>ac</sub>) of the single-crystal TlInS<sub>2</sub>-based solid solutions have been measured as functions of frequency across the layers of the crystals. Their dielectric properties have been measured by a resonance technique at ac electric field frequencies <i>f</i> = 5 × 10<sup>4</sup> to 3.5 × 10<sup>7</sup> Hz. The observed hyperbolic decrease in tan δ with increasing frequency suggests that the solid solutions have conductivity losses. We have identified the hopping mechanism of charge transport in (TlInS<sub>2</sub>)<sub>1–<i>x</i></sub>(TlGaSe<sub>2</sub>)<sub><i>х</i></sub> and determined parameters of localized states in the band gap of the crystals: Fermi-level density of localized states (<i>N</i><sub>F</sub> = 5.8 × 10<sup>18</sup> to 1.9 × 10<sup>19</sup> eV<sup>–1</sup> cm<sup>–3</sup>), mean hop time (τ = 2 × 10<sup>–7</sup> s), mean hop distance (<i>R</i> = 86 Å), and the energy spread of the states localized in the vicinity of the Fermi level (Δ<i>E</i> = 47 meV). The parameters ε', ε″, tan δ, and σ<sub>ac</sub> of the (TlInS<sub>2</sub>)<sub>1–<i>x</i></sub>(TlGaSe<sub>2</sub>)<sub><i>х</i></sub> (<i>x</i> = 0.1, 0.2, 0.4) single crystals have been shown to increase with increasing TlGaSe<sub>2</sub> content.</p>","PeriodicalId":585,"journal":{"name":"Inorganic Materials","volume":"60 8","pages":"1002 - 1011"},"PeriodicalIF":0.9,"publicationDate":"2025-03-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143602287","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":"A Method for Calculating the Composition of a Heterophase Low-Temperature Plasma with Analysis of CO2 Conversion under the Effect of Gyrotron Radiation","authors":"A. M. Kut’in, D. A. Mansfeld, V. S. Polyakov","doi":"10.1134/S0020168524701206","DOIUrl":"10.1134/S0020168524701206","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Known calculational implementations of the extremum principle of chemical thermodynamics, which are used to analyze equilibrium plasmas, are extended to description of nonequilibrium steady states of a low-temperature plasma (LTP) with the use of a physical model for the excess of energy in partially independent subsystems (electronic and vibrational) with temperatures <i>T</i><sub>e</sub> and <i>T</i><sub>v</sub> relative to <i>T</i>. At a statistical level, we introduce “multitemperature” functions of LTP components, which make it possible, in the framework of the Gibbs energy minimization method, to predict conditions of formation of condensed substances (materials) from the LTP. The simulation results on the composition of a nonisothermal microwave gyrotron plasma in a CO<sub>2</sub> + Ar mixture, with the use of an experimentally determined electron temperature, <i>T</i><sub>e</sub> = 0.7 eV = 8120 K, confirm the 30% CO<sub>2</sub> conversion reached in practice at <i>T</i> = 1900 K; that is, the CO<sub>2</sub> splitting temperature is approximately 700 K lower than that calculated for a thermal plasma. The calculated plasma composition agrees with experimental data, and Ar plasma gas is shown to influence characteristics of the plasma and CO<sub>2</sub> splitting conditions. In addition, the simulation results predict that the CO<sub>2</sub> splitting products contain no condensed carbon.</p>","PeriodicalId":585,"journal":{"name":"Inorganic Materials","volume":"60 7","pages":"933 - 938"},"PeriodicalIF":0.9,"publicationDate":"2025-03-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143583504","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":"PbIn1/2Ta1/2O3 Synthesis Methods","authors":"A. A. Gusev, I. P. Raevski","doi":"10.1134/S0020168524701152","DOIUrl":"10.1134/S0020168524701152","url":null,"abstract":"<p>This paper describes different lead indium tantalate synthesis methods: Pb<sub>2</sub>InTaO<sub>6</sub> synthesis from oxides without stabilizing additives, via firing for 2–8 h, followed by quenching; hot pressing; synthesis with the use of an InTaO<sub>4</sub> precursor presynthesized at different temperatures; and synthesis of boron oxide-stabilized Pb<sub>2</sub>InTaO<sub>6</sub>. We have assessed the effect of mechanical activation on the synthesis of lead indium tantalate and the formation of its perovskite and pyrochlore phases during both mechanochemical synthesis and subsequent firing. The results demonstrate that the key factor for the synthesis is to properly choose conditions of starting mixture preparation for sintering. We have compared different starting mixture preparation procedures differing in the mechanical activation sequence and the conditions under which the reagents were added, and identified optimal conditions that enable the preparation of piezoceramics containing the largest amount of the perovskite phase and having the highest density.</p>","PeriodicalId":585,"journal":{"name":"Inorganic Materials","volume":"60 7","pages":"880 - 885"},"PeriodicalIF":0.9,"publicationDate":"2025-03-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143583358","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. D. Plekhovich, A. M. Kut’in, E. E. Rostokina, K. V. Balueva, M. E. Komshina, K. F. Shumovskaya, I. I. Evdokimov, S. V. Kurashkin, E. N. Razov
{"title":"Preparation of Glass-Ceramics via Impregnation of Erbium-Doped Yttrium Aluminum Garnet with Molten BaO–B2O3–Bi2O3 Glass","authors":"A. D. Plekhovich, A. M. Kut’in, E. E. Rostokina, K. V. Balueva, M. E. Komshina, K. F. Shumovskaya, I. I. Evdokimov, S. V. Kurashkin, E. N. Razov","doi":"10.1134/S002016852470105X","DOIUrl":"10.1134/S002016852470105X","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Glass-ceramic materials have been prepared by impregnating pressed erbium-doped yttrium aluminum garnet with molten 20Bi<sub>2</sub>O<sub>3</sub>–65B<sub>2</sub>O<sub>3</sub>–15BaO glass. A series of samples prepared at temperatures from 700 to 1500°C have been characterized by X-ray diffraction and differential scanning calorimetry, and their density has been measured as a function of impregnation temperature. We have found conditions for chemical and phase formation of yttrium and erbium borates and their subsequent conversion into the structure of Er:YAG.</p>","PeriodicalId":585,"journal":{"name":"Inorganic Materials","volume":"60 7","pages":"897 - 907"},"PeriodicalIF":0.9,"publicationDate":"2025-03-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143583360","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 Gamma Irradiation on the Electrical Properties of Extruded Bi0.85Sb0.15 Solid Solution Samples Doped with Pb Acceptor Impurities","authors":"M. M. Tagiyev, I. A. Abdullayeva, G. D. Abdinova","doi":"10.1134/S0020168524701024","DOIUrl":"10.1134/S0020168524701024","url":null,"abstract":"<p>The effect of gamma irradiation on the electrical properties of extruded Bi<sub>0.85</sub>Sb<sub>0.15</sub> solid solution samples doped with 0.001 to 0.05 at % Pb has been studied in the range ~77–300 K. The results suggest that irradiation of the undoped material to a gamma dose of ~1 Mrad produces donor defects and leads to an increase in carrier concentration <i>n</i> and electrical conductivity σ. The radiation-induced donor defects in the material containing 0.001 at % Pb compensate Pb acceptor centers, reducing σ. In the materials containing ≥0.005 at % Pb, conduction electrons are compensated by Pb acceptor centers, so electrons generated by gamma irradiation lead to an increase in σ. A good correlation is observed between the dependences of electrical conductivity σ, thermoelectric power α and Hall coefficient <i>R</i><sub>H</sub> on Pb content and gamma irradiation dose.</p>","PeriodicalId":585,"journal":{"name":"Inorganic Materials","volume":"60 7","pages":"822 - 827"},"PeriodicalIF":0.9,"publicationDate":"2025-03-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143583369","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}