Samir Mammadov, Salima Mekhtiyeva, Rahim Alekberov, Lamiye Afendiyeva
{"title":"Glass Transition and Crystallization Kinetics of Ge17.5As15Se52.5S15 Chalcogenide Glass","authors":"Samir Mammadov, Salima Mekhtiyeva, Rahim Alekberov, Lamiye Afendiyeva","doi":"10.1134/S1063783426601384","DOIUrl":"10.1134/S1063783426601384","url":null,"abstract":"<p>The glass transition and crystallization behavior of Ge<sub>17.5</sub>As<sub>15</sub>Se<sub>52.5</sub>S<sub>15</sub> chalcogenide glass were analyzed by differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) under various heating and cooling rates ranging from 10 to 25 K/min. It was observed that both the glass transition temperature (<i>T</i><sub>g</sub>) and the peak crystallization temperature (<i>T</i><sub>p</sub>) systematically increase with increasing rate. The activation energy associated with the glass transition (<i>E</i><sub>g</sub> ≈ 250.5 kJ/mol) was evaluated using the Moynihan approach, whereas the crystallization activation energy (<i>E</i><sub>c</sub> ≈ 205.2 kJ/mol) was determined based on the Kissinger method. The calculated fragility index (<i>m</i> ≈ 28) suggests that the studied glass behaves as a relatively strong system. Overall, the obtained results indicate a stable thermal response and a notable resistance to crystallization, offering valuable insight into the kinetic and structural features of Ge–As–Se–S chalcogenide glass systems.</p>","PeriodicalId":731,"journal":{"name":"Physics of the Solid State","volume":"68 10","pages":"848 - 852"},"PeriodicalIF":2.4,"publicationDate":"2026-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148859816","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"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}
{"title":"Cross-Relaxation Dynamics in a Neodymium Doped Chalcogenide Crystal","authors":"S. G. Asadullayeva, T. G. Naghiyev","doi":"10.1134/S1063783426603115","DOIUrl":"10.1134/S1063783426603115","url":null,"abstract":"<p>For the first time, the investigation of the infrared photoluminescence emission (PL) and photoluminescence excitation (PLE) behavior of Nd<sup>3+</sup>-doped ZnIn<sub>2</sub>S<sub>4</sub> crystals were studied. The observed emission peaks were attributed to radiative transitions of Nd<sup>3+</sup> from the metastable <sup>4</sup><i>F</i><sub>3/2</sub> level to the lower <sup>4</sup><i>I</i><sub>9/2</sub>, <sup>4</sup><i>I</i><sub>11/2</sub>, and <sup>4</sup><i>I</i><sub>13/2</sub> levels. The influence of dopant concentration on the optical properties was examined, revealing evidence of energy transfer between neighboring Nd<sup>3+</sup> ions. Analysis of the photoluminescence excitation spectra further confirmed that this interaction proceeds predominantly via a cross-relaxation mechanism.</p>","PeriodicalId":731,"journal":{"name":"Physics of the Solid State","volume":"68 10","pages":"832 - 836"},"PeriodicalIF":2.4,"publicationDate":"2026-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148859752","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"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}
{"title":"On the Origin of the Positive Curie–Weiss Temperature in Ferrimagnetic GdTiO3","authors":"Airat Kiiamov","doi":"10.1134/S1063783426601645","DOIUrl":"10.1134/S1063783426601645","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Recent investigations into the magnetic properties of high-quality GdTiO<sub>3</sub> single crystals have reported an isotropic ferrimagnetic ordering at <i>T</i><sub>N</sub> ≈ 32 K, accompanied by a positive Curie–Weiss temperature (θ<sub>CW</sub> ≈ 34–35 K) in the paramagnetic regime. The original study interpreted this positive θ<sub>CW</sub> as arising from antiferromagnetic interactions between the Gd and Ti magnetic sublattices, together with ferromagnetic interactions within the individual sublattices. Here we reassess this interpretation within the Néel molecular-field theory for two-sublattice ferrimagnets. The analysis shows that an antiferromagnetic inter-sublattice coupling gives a negative contribution to the asymptotic Curie–Weiss temperature. Therefore, the observed positive θ<sub>CW</sub> requires a dominant positive intra-sublattice contribution. Because the Curie constant of the Gd<sup>3+</sup> sublattice is about 21 times larger than that of the Ti<sup>3+</sup> sublattice, the high-temperature susceptibility is expected to be governed mainly by ferromagnetic Gd–Gd correlations, whereas the antiferromagnetic Gd‒Ti coupling determines the antiparallel locking of the two sublattices in the ferrimagnetic state.</p>","PeriodicalId":731,"journal":{"name":"Physics of the Solid State","volume":"68 10","pages":"829 - 831"},"PeriodicalIF":2.4,"publicationDate":"2026-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148859814","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"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}
C.-I. Kim, C.-H. Jong, T.-S. So, C.-S. Yun, C.-J. Kang
{"title":"Stability of Tripartite Entangled State in Spin Trimer Coupled to a Magnetic Ion","authors":"C.-I. Kim, C.-H. Jong, T.-S. So, C.-S. Yun, C.-J. Kang","doi":"10.1134/S1063783425602711","DOIUrl":"10.1134/S1063783425602711","url":null,"abstract":"<p>A model of a spin-1/2 trimer coupled to a magnetic ion with spins ranging from 1/2 to 5/2 is introduced. We numerically calculate tripartite negativity of spin trimer. Numerical results show that the tripartite negativity has a nonzero plateau regardless of spin of the magnetic ion. We focus on tripartite entangled state corresponding to this plateau. As spin and exchange coupling of the magnetic ion increase, the tripartite entangled state becomes increasingly stable with respect to changes in external magnetic field and temperature. This phenomenon originates from the fact that internal magnetic field formed by the magnetic ion compensates the external magnetic field applied to spin trimer.</p>","PeriodicalId":731,"journal":{"name":"Physics of the Solid State","volume":"68 10","pages":"837 - 847"},"PeriodicalIF":2.4,"publicationDate":"2026-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148859815","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"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}
{"title":"Interface Trap-Induced Variability and Thermal Reliability in Epitaxial Layer Heterojunction Vertical Tunnel FET","authors":"Swati Dixit, Varun Mishra, Manisha Pattanaik","doi":"10.1134/S1063783426601335","DOIUrl":"10.1134/S1063783426601335","url":null,"abstract":"<p>This study presents an Epitaxial Layer Heterojunction Vertical Tunnel Field Effect Transistor (EL‑HJ-VTFET) employing Mg<sub>2</sub>Si as the source and a SiGe epitaxial layer to enhance band-to-band tunneling (BTBT) and overall device efficiency. The narrow bandgap of Mg<sub>2</sub>Si (0.6–0.7 eV) enables effective carrier injection, while the SiGe layer improves band alignment, reduces tunneling width, strengthens the electric field, and mitigates lattice mismatch defects, thereby increasing device reliability. The impact of interface trap charge (ITC) density (±10<sup>10</sup> to ± 10<sup>12</sup> cm<sup>–2</sup>) and temperature (250–400 K) is analyzed to analyze the reliability. Positive interface charge yields a high current ratio (<i>I</i><sub>ON</sub>/<i>I</i><sub>OFF</sub> ≈ 2.10 × 10<sup>9</sup>) but increases threshold voltage and degrades subthreshold swing. In contrast, negative interface charge achieves a steep subthreshold swing (~23.18 mV/dec), lower threshold voltage, and reduced leakage, albeit with a lower current ratio (~2.15 × 10<sup>7</sup>). Benchmarking has been carried out with reported experimental devices in terms of electrical metrics. Therefore, the device shows strong potential for ultra-low-power VLSI and biosensing applications.</p>","PeriodicalId":731,"journal":{"name":"Physics of the Solid State","volume":"68 9","pages":"795 - 805"},"PeriodicalIF":2.4,"publicationDate":"2026-08-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148719121","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"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}
{"title":"Spin-Coated ZnO Thin Films: Optical Bandgap Analysis Based on Rotational Speed and Dislocation Density Modeling","authors":"Abdelhakim Saadi, Abdallah Attaf, Mohamed Othmane, Hanane Saidi","doi":"10.1134/S1063783425603480","DOIUrl":"10.1134/S1063783425603480","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Zinc oxide (ZnO) thin films were successfully synthesized on glass slide substrates via the sol–gel spin coating method using a zinc acetate-propanol-MEA precursor (Monoethanolamine). The impact of rotational speed on the structural and optical properties was systematically examined by varying the rotational speed between 350 and 950 rpm, followed by annealing at 500°C. X-ray diffraction (XRD) confirmed the wurtzite hexagonal phase and revealed clear variations in crystallite size, dislocation density, and lattice strain as a function of deposition speed. UV-Visible spectroscopy showed that the optical bandgap energy was strongly influenced by the film microstructure, with the best balance of high transparency and low defect density achieved at 800 rpm (<i>E</i><sub><i>g</i></sub> ≈ 3.229 eV). To provide predictive insight, two mathematical models were established: a quadratic function linking <i>E</i><sub><i>g</i></sub> to rotational speed and a logarithmic decay describing its relationship with dislocation density. Both models reproduced the experimental results with very small relative errors, ranging between 0.04–1.35% and 0.11–1.15%, respectively, confirming their robustness. The optimized ZnO thin film at 800 rpm exhibits properties well suited for ultraviolet photodetectors, where controlled defect density and tunable bandgap are essential. This dual-model approach provides a powerful framework for guiding the process-driven design of ZnO-based optoelectronic devices.</p>","PeriodicalId":731,"journal":{"name":"Physics of the Solid State","volume":"68 9","pages":"806 - 820"},"PeriodicalIF":2.4,"publicationDate":"2026-08-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148719119","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"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}
Z. A. Jahangirli, I. A. Mamedova, V. B. Aliyeva, S. I. Mammadova, S. S. Ragimov, T. G. Mammadov, N. A. Abdullayev, A. I. Najafov
{"title":"Electronic and Optical Properties of the TlIn3S5 Crystals: Ab Initio Calculation and Experiment","authors":"Z. A. Jahangirli, I. A. Mamedova, V. B. Aliyeva, S. I. Mammadova, S. S. Ragimov, T. G. Mammadov, N. A. Abdullayev, A. I. Najafov","doi":"10.1134/S1063783426601505","DOIUrl":"10.1134/S1063783426601505","url":null,"abstract":"<p>The electronic band structure, origin of energy states, partial densities of states projected onto atoms, and spectral dependences of optical functions at different polarizations of incident light for the TlIn<sub>3</sub>S<sub>5</sub> crystals have been studied using ab initio calculations. Good applicability of the single effective oscillator model to the TlIn<sub>3</sub>S<sub>5</sub> crystals is demonstrated<sub>.</sub> The TlIn<sub>3</sub>S<sub>5</sub> crystals have been synthesized at room temperature and their luminescence spectrum and dependence of the photoluminescence intensity on the exciting radiation power have been experimentally studied. The nonlinear refractive indices and the first- and third-order nonlinear susceptibilities have been calculated, which indicate the prospects of integration of the compound into various nonlinear optical systems.</p>","PeriodicalId":731,"journal":{"name":"Physics of the Solid State","volume":"68 9","pages":"741 - 749"},"PeriodicalIF":2.4,"publicationDate":"2026-08-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148719125","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"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}
{"title":"Crucial Role of Partial Fluorination in Modulation of Thermal Conductivity of Graphene Nanoribbon: Non-Equilibrium Molecular Dynamics Simulations","authors":"Yong-Chol Ju, Chol-Gun Choe, Nam-Chol Ri","doi":"10.1134/S1063783426601116","DOIUrl":"10.1134/S1063783426601116","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Molecular dynamics simulations have been performed to investigate the modulation of the thermal conductivity of graphene nanoribbon as function of partial fluorographene nanoroad. Thermal conductivities of the hybrid systems keep stable value below 25 ps of simulation time. All hybrid graphene nanoribbons have remarkably decreased thermal conductivity than pure graphene nanoribbon. The thermal conductivity of hybrid system with armchair orientation decreases more dramatically than that of zigzag orientation. The thermal conductivity of the hybrid system decreases as width of fluorographene nanoroad increases. Especially, the thermal conductivity of the hybrid system formed by middle fluorographene nanoroad decreases more rapidly than that of edge fluorographene nanoroad. The results offer guide of graphene and fluorographene application based on their thermal properties. The decrease of the thermal conductivity in fluorographene nanoroad and the increase of the thermal conductivity in graphene nanoroad can be used to control the thermal properties of graphene nanoribbons.</p>","PeriodicalId":731,"journal":{"name":"Physics of the Solid State","volume":"68 9","pages":"765 - 773"},"PeriodicalIF":2.4,"publicationDate":"2026-08-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148719123","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"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}
{"title":"Regulation of ZnO Nanorod Arrays Performance by ZnS Shell Layer Using PLD Technique","authors":"Caifeng Wang, Fangjian Shang","doi":"10.1134/S1063783426601001","DOIUrl":"10.1134/S1063783426601001","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Vertically aligned ZnO@ZnS core-shell nanorod arrays were fabricated by pulsed laser deposition (PLD) of ZnS shell layers onto hydrothermally grown ZnO nanorods. X-ray diffraction (XRD) results verify well-defined crystallinity with characteristic ZnO (002) and β-ZnS (111) diffraction peaks. Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) observations reveal well-oriented vertical nanorod arrays, where ZnS encapsulation increases the nanorod diameter, further confirmed by energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDS). Optical measurements demonstrate improved visible-light transmittance for the core-shell structure relative to pure ZnO nanorods. Photoluminescence (PL) spectra display three emission bands centered at ~380 nm (ultraviolet), ~450 nm (blue), and ~540 nm (green). Compared with bare ZnO nanorods, ZnO@ZnS core-shell arrays exhibit strengthened near-band-edge ultraviolet emission and suppressed deep-level defect emission, accompanied by the generation and reinforcement of blue emission. Such structural modulation endows the ZnO@ZnS core-shell nanorods with great potential for high-performance optoelectronic applications.</p>","PeriodicalId":731,"journal":{"name":"Physics of the Solid State","volume":"68 9","pages":"758 - 764"},"PeriodicalIF":2.4,"publicationDate":"2026-08-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148719126","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"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}
A. A. Ovcharov, O. V. Andrukhova, D. A. Durasova, V. A. Bryzgalov, A. Y. Morkina, A. M. Kazakov, S. V. Dmitriev
{"title":"Plastic Deformation of a Carbon Nanotube Bundle under Transverse Loading","authors":"A. A. Ovcharov, O. V. Andrukhova, D. A. Durasova, V. A. Bryzgalov, A. Y. Morkina, A. M. Kazakov, S. V. Dmitriev","doi":"10.1134/S1063783426601517","DOIUrl":"10.1134/S1063783426601517","url":null,"abstract":"<p>There are numerous examples of crystalline media composed of particles whose shape and size can vary significantly under external loads. As an example of such a medium, this paper models the plastic deformation of a carbon nanotube (CNT) bundle under transverse compression in a two-dimensional setting, considering plane strain of its cross section. A pair of edge dislocations is introduced into the CNT bundle, and their interaction is analyzed as a function of the distance <i>s</i> between their parallel slip planes. Slip in one plane, when <i>s</i> = 0, leads to complete annihilation of the dislocations. If <i>s</i> is negative (positive) and small in absolute value, the interaction of dislocations leads to the formation of vacancies (interstitial CNTs). If | <i>s</i> | > 5, then dislocation dipoles are formed as a result of structural relaxation. Unlike metals, in a CNT bundle, vacancy clusters with more than two vacancies take the form of voidions (local decreasing density in close-packed rows), while interstitial CNTs always form crowdions (local increasing density in close-packed rows). It is shown that the observed effects are caused by deformation (elliptization) of the cross-sections of soft carbon nanotubes at the cores of defects. The obtained results highlight significant differences in the behavior of defects in crystals of deformable particles and in conventional crystals.</p>","PeriodicalId":731,"journal":{"name":"Physics of the Solid State","volume":"68 9","pages":"750 - 757"},"PeriodicalIF":2.4,"publicationDate":"2026-08-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148719122","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"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}