Cietvielu fizikas institūts / Institute of Solid State Physics: Recent submissions
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Peculiarities of Phase Formation in Mn-Based Na SuperIonic Conductor (NaSICon) Systems: The Case of Na1+2 xMnxTi2- x(PO4)3(0.0 ≤ x ≤ 1.5)
(American Chemical Society, 2021)NAtrium SuperIonic CONductor (NASICON) structured phosphate framework compounds are attracting a great deal of interest as suitable electrode materials for "rocking chair"type batteries. Manganese-based electrode materials ... -
Effect of Yb3+ doping level on the structure and spectroscopic properties of ZnO optical ceramics
(Institute of Physics Publishing, 2021)Zinc oxide optical ceramics with hexagonal structure doped with 0.6 –5.0 wt% Yb were fabricated by uniaxial hot pressing of commercial oxide powders at 1180 °C in vacuum. The ceramics were characterized by X-ray diffraction, ... -
Nanostructured Coating for Aluminum Alloys Used in Aerospace Applications
(The Electrochemical Society, 2022)A thin industrial corrosion-protection nanostructured coating for the Al alloy AA2024-T3 is demonstrated. The coating is prepared in a two-step process utilizing hard anodizing as a pre-treatment, followed by sealing and ... -
Cladding-Pumped Er/Yb-Co-Doped Fiber Amplifier for Multi-Channel Operation
(MDPI, 2022)Cladding-pumped erbium (Er3+)/ytterbium (Yb3+)-co-doped fiber amplifiers are more advantageous at high output powers. However, this amplification technique also has potential in telecom-related applications. These types ... -
Impact of Helium Ion Implantation Dose and Annealing on Dense Near-Surface Layers of NV Centers
(MDPI, 2022)The implantation of diamonds with helium ions has become a common method to create hundreds-nanometers-thick near-surface layers of NV centers for high-sensitivity sensing and imaging applications; however, optimal ... -
Pulsed Electric Field: Fundamentals and Effects on the Structural and Techno-Functional Properties of Dairy and Plant Proteins
(MDPI, 2022)Dairy and plant-based proteins are widely utilized in various food applications. Several techniques have been employed to improve the techno-functional properties of these proteins. Among them, pulsed electric field (PEF) ... -
Antidepressive-like Behavior-Related Metabolomic Signatures of Sigma-1 Receptor Knockout Mice
(MDPI, 2022)Sigma-1 receptor (Sig1R) has been proposed as a therapeutic target for neurological, neu-rodegenerative, and psychiatric disorders, including depression and anxiety. Identifying metabolites that are affected by Sig1R absence ... -
Synthesis, structural and luminescent properties of Mn-doped calcium pyrophosphate (Ca2P2O7) polymorphs
(Nature Research, 2022)In the present work, three different Mn2+-doped calcium pyrophosphate (CPP, Ca2P2O7) polymorphs were synthesized by wet co-precipitation method followed by annealing at different temperatures. The crystal structure and ... -
Ion-Track Template Synthesis and Characterization of ZnSeO3 Nanocrystals
(MDPI, 2022)ZnSeO3 nanocrystals with an orthorhombic structure were synthesized by electrochemical and chemical deposition into SiO2/Si ion-track template formed by 200 MeV Xe ion irradiation with the fluence of 107 ions/cm2 . The ... -
Multimode Representation of the Magnetic Field for the Analysis of the Nonlinear Behavior of Solar Activity as a Driver of Space Weather
(MDPI, 2022)Estimating and predicting space weather is important to the space industry and space missions. The driver of space weather, especially near the Earth, is solar activity, the study of which is an important task. In particular, ... -
Microwave-assisted synthesis and characterization of undoped and manganese doped zinc sulfide nanoparticles
(Elsevier, 2022)Undoped and Mn-doped ZnS nanocrystals were produced by the microwave-assisted solvothermal method and characterized by X-ray diffraction, photoluminescence spectroscopy and scanning electron microscopy with energy-dispersive ... -
Metal–Organic Frameworks (MOFs) Containing Adsorbents for Carbon Capture
(MDPI, 2022)In this study, new composite materials of montmorillonite, biochar, or aerosil, containing metal–organic frameworks (MOF) were synthesized in situ. Overall, three different MOFs—CuBTC, UTSA‐16, and UiO‐66‐BTEC—were used. ... -
Membrane-less amphoteric decoupled water electrolysis using WO3 and Ni(OH)2 auxiliary electrodes
(Royal Society of Chemistry, 2022)Energy storage and delivery play a crucial role in the effective management of renewable power sources such as solar and wind. Hydrogen energy is proposed to be one of the major substitutes to fill the gap between the ... -
Magnetotransport Studies of Encapsulated Topological Insulator Bi2Se3 Nanoribbons
(MDPI, 2022)The majority of proposed exotic applications employing 3D topological insulators require high-quality materials with reduced dimensions. Catalyst-free, PVD-grown Bi2Se3 nanoribbons are particularly promising for these ... -
Oxygen Vacancy Formation and Migration within the Antiphase Boundaries in Lanthanum Scandate-Based Oxides: Computational Study
(MDPI, 2022)The atomic structure of antiphase boundaries in Sr-doped lanthanum scandate (La1−xSrxScO3−δ) perovskite, promising as the proton conductor, was modelled by means of DFT method. Two structural types of interfaces formed by ... -
Liquid-assisted grinding/compression: a facile mechanosynthetic route for the production of high-performing Co–N–C electrocatalyst materials
(Royal Society of Chemistry, 2022)Worldwide implementation of energy conversion devices such as metal–air batteries and fuel cells needs an innovative approach for the sustainable design of noble metal-free electrocatalysts. A key factor to be considered ... -
Electrocaloric Effect in (1−x)(0.8Na0.5Bi0.5TiO3-0.2BaTiO3)− xCaTiO3 Solid Solutions at High Electric Fields
(MDPI, 2022)Recently, promising results were obtained in studies of the electrocaloric effect in thin films. Therefore, research into this effect at high applied electric field values in bulk ferroelectrics is an important task for ... -
Investigation of Nonlinear Optical Processes in Mercury Sulfide Quantum Dots
(MDPI, 2022)The authors report the third-harmonic generation, nonlinear refraction, and nonlinear absorption in HgS quantum dot (QD) suspensions and films using the nanosecond and femtosecond pulses. High conversion efficiency (7 × ... -
Influence of Au, Ag, and Cu Adatoms on Optical Properties of TiO2 (110) Surface: Predictions from RT-TDDFT Calculations
(MDPI, 2022)In this paper, real-time time-dependent density-functional theory (RT-TDDFT) calculations are performed to analyze the optical property and charge transitions of a single noble metal atom deposited on rutile TiO2 (110) ... -
CO2 and CH2 Adsorption on Copper-Decorated Graphene: Predictions from First Principle Calculations
(MDPI, 2022)Single-layer graphene decorated with monodisperse copper nanoparticles can support the size and mass-dependent catalysis of the selective electrochemical reduction of CO2 to ethylene (C2 H4 ). In this study, various active ...