?
Band-Gap Engineering of High-Entropy Fluorite Metal Oxide Nanoparticles Facilitated by Pr3+ Incorporation by Gel Combustion Synthesis
Gels. 2025. Vol. 11. No. 2. Article 117.
Anandkumar M., Kesavan K. P., Sudarsan S., Zaitseva O. V., Ostovari Moghaddam A., Iarushina D. V., Трофимов Э.
Tailoring the bandgap of a material is necessary for improving its optical properties. Here, the optical bandgap of high-entropy oxide Ce0.2Gd0.2Sm0.2Y0.2Zr0.2O2-δ (HEO) nanoparticles was modified using Pr3+. Various concentrations of Pr3+ (x = 0, 0.01, 0.02, 0.05, 0.075, 0.1, 0.15) were incorporated into the host high-entropy oxide using a gel combustion synthesis. After the gel combustion step, the powders were heat-treated at various temper-
atures (650 ◦C, 800 ◦C, 950 ◦C) for 2 h. The obtained Pr3+-incorporated HEO powders were characterized using X-ray diffraction (XRD), field emission scanning electron microscopy (FESEM), and UV–visible spectroscopy. The results indicate that, when the samples are calcined at 950 ◦C, a single-phase cubic fluorite structure is obtained without any phase separation or impurity. The optical absorbance red-shifts to higher wavelengths when the
concentration of Pr3+ is increased. This reduces the bandgap of the material from 3.15 eV to 1.87 eV for Pr3+ concentrations of x = 0 (HEO-0) and x = 0.15 (HEO-6), respectively. The obtained HEOs can be suitable candidates for photocatalytic applications due to their absorbance in the visible region.
Andreev D. V., Kornev S. A., Bondarenko G.G. et al., Inorganic Materials: Applied Research 2026 Vol. 17 No. 5 P. 1226–1230
Comparative studies are carried out to investigate high-field charge degradation effects in the gate
dielectric of metal—insulator—semiconductor (MIS) structures with aluminum and polysilicon gates.
Charging phenomena in MIS structures are explored using high-field electron injection into the dielectric
under conditions of gradually increasing voltage current density, with periodic short-term switching to a measurement
mode at a constant low injection ...
Added: September 15, 2026
Cherkashina N. I., Pavlenko V. I., Bondarenko G.G. et al., Inorganic Materials: Applied Research 2026 Vol. 17 No. 5 P. 1247–1257
The description is given to the synthesis of a flexible polymer composite for radiation protection
based on a rubber matrix and rare-earth metal oxides (Dy2O3 and Gd2O3). The physico-mechanical parameters
are established for the compositions with dysprosium oxide as follows: the density ranging from 1.31 to
2.44 g/cm3, tensile strength is staying between 6.06 and 1.72 MPa. In ...
Added: September 15, 2026
Ahsan M., Imran Ali, Chemical Papers 2026
Benzenoid hydrocarbons are structurally regular aromatic compounds, which makes them well suited for quantitative structure–property relationship (QSPR) studies. This study presents a QSPR analysis of nineteen benzenoid hydrocarbon species using degree-based topological co-indices. We developed a Python program to compute eleven degree-based topological co-indices from molecular graphs and evaluated their ability to explain variations in ...
Added: September 8, 2026
P. M. Marychev, A. A. Shanenko, Physical Review B: Condensed Matter and Materials Physics 2026 Vol. 114 No. 7 Article 074509
We investigate the effect of weak interband impurity scattering on the intertype (IT) domain between type-I and type-II superconductivity in diffusive two-band superconductors. Our results show that the significant broadening of the IT domain with increasing band diffusivity ratio, previously established in the absence of interband scattering, persists under weak interband scattering. However, depending on ...
Added: September 7, 2026
Zhou J., Zhou X., Zaman N. et al., ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces 2026 Vol. 18 No. 36 P. 49359–49369
Blue QLEDs face a critical challenge in balancing high luminous efficiency with operational stability, primarily due to uncontrolled electron injection and interfacial trap-assisted recombination. Here, we present a facile aqueous ZnCl2 post-treatment strategy to engineer ZnMgO (ZMO) electron transport layers (ETLs). This approach leverages a synergistic mechanism of hydrolysis-induced recrystallization and chloride-mediated surface passivation to transform ...
Added: September 5, 2026
Tomayeva M., Vyacheslav D. Neverov, Arkady A. Shanenko et al., Physical Review B: Condensed Matter and Materials Physics 2026 Vol. 114 No. 2 Article 024516
We report a thermally driven structural crossover of vortex matter in a two-dimensional superconducting Penrose quasicrystal. At low temperatures, vortices are pinned by the quasiperiodic lattice, forming an aperiodic pattern. With increasing temperature, vortex-vortex interactions dominate, leading to a conventional triangular Abrikosov lattice. Our findings reveal a tunable interplay between intrinsic pinning and vortex interactions, ...
Added: September 5, 2026
Неверов В. Д., Красавин А. В., Vagov A. et al., Physical Review B: Condensed Matter and Materials Physics 2026 Vol. 113 P. 1–6
We develop a neural network approach to solve the self-consistent Bogoliubov-de Gennes equations in strongly disordered s-wave superconductors. The method accurately reproduces inhomogeneous gap distributions and generalizes to system sizes far larger than those used in training. It reduces computational scaling from O(N6 ) to O(N2), enabling quantitative analysis of percolation phenomena and the superconductor-insulator ...
Added: September 5, 2026
Бондаренко Г.Г., Фишер М. Р., Кристя В. И., Известия РАН. Серия физическая 2026 Т. 90 № 4 С. 867–874
Сформулирована модель катодного слоя тлеющего газового разряда при наличии на
части рабочей поверхности катода тонкой диэлектрической пленки. Показано, что переход тлеющего разряда в дуговой разряд, сопровождающийся значительным увеличением плотности разрядного тока и уменьшением катодного падения напряжения, происходит наиболее быстро, если
пленка занимает примерно половину поверхности катода. ...
Added: September 4, 2026
Danil Kobtsev, Jarashneli A., Maman N. et al., Applied Sciences (Switzerland) 2026 Vol. 16 No. 17 Article 8577
AIVBVI semiconductors, particularly lead chalcogenides, remain key materials for mid-wave infrared (MWIR) photodetection due to their narrow bandgap and exceptional carrier transport properties. However, the realization of high-quality p-type PbTe thin films, suitable for p–n junction devices, remains a technological challenge. In this work, we report the fabrication of high-mobility p-type PbTe thin films grown on ...
Added: August 30, 2026
G. G. Bondarenko, Kristya V. I., Savichkin D. O. et al., Journal of Surface Investigation: X-Ray, Synchrotron and Neutron Techniques 2026 Vol. 20 No. 2 P. 417–423
A model of a glow gas discharge in a mixture of argon and mercury vapor is formulated in the presence
of a thin insulating film on the cathode surface. Dependences of the discharge characteristics on the
mixture temperature are calculated in the range of its variation, in which a noticeable contribution to ionization
of the working gas is ...
Added: August 1, 2026
Dmitry Vasilyev, Gorev V., Ikhsanov R. et al., Journal of Materials Science 2026 No. 61 P. 25452–25470
The orthorhombic phase of 𝛼-Mo2 C is a key component in electrocatalytic applications, as Mo2C-based catalysts can exhibit catalytic performance comparable to or exceeding that of noble metals. Despite its technological relevance, theoretical understanding of the anisotropy in the thermal expansion and related thermoelastic properties of 𝛼-Mo2 C remains limited. In this work, first-principles calculations ...
Added: July 23, 2026
Borovitskaya I. V., Pimenov V. N., Korshunov S. N. et al., Physics of Atomic Nuclei 2026 Vol. 89 No. 1 P. S48–S55
The effect of high-power pulsed laser radiation (LR) generated in the GOS 1001 setup in the
Q-modulated mode (with a flux power density q equal to 1 × 1014 W/m2, pulse duration t = 50 ns, and the
number of pulses N from 1 to 8 in vacuum) on the structure and microhardness of the surface of ...
Added: July 22, 2026
Kilinc N., ALI I., Economies 2026 Vol. 14 No. 7 Article 277
The increasingly rapid process of de-dollarization in the context of growing geopolitical fragmentation has significantly altered the monetary dynamics of the global economy, thereby posing important questions about economic resilience and sustainable development in the emerging world. This research investigates de-dollarization-related macro-financial conditions and their association with economic resilience in the BRICS+ countries during the ...
Added: July 14, 2026
Taye B. Z., Zhu J., Liu Z. et al., Materials Science and Engineering: R: Reports 2026 Vol. 171 Article 101262
Wide-bandgap (WBG) perovskites used in monolithic tandem solar cells are limited by nonradiative recombination losses and operational instability originating from defect formation during crystallization and their subsequent evolution under illumination. Here, we show that defect formation can be regulated at the precursor stage by coordination chemistry, instead of relying only on post-crystallization passivation. A fluorinated ...
Added: July 1, 2026
Г. Г. Бондаренко, Кристя В. И., Савичкин Д. О. et al., Поверхность. Рентгеновские, синхротронные и нейтронные исследования 2026 № 4 С. 29–36
Сформулирована модель тлеющего газового разряда в смеси аргона и паров ртути при наличии
на поверхности катода тонкой диэлектрической пленки. Рассчитаны зависимости характеристик
разряда от температуры в интервале ее изменения, в котором заметный вклад в ионизацию
рабочей газовой смеси дает ионизация атомов ртути метастабильными возбужденными атомами
аргона (реакция Пеннинга). Показано, что в случае катода без диэлектрической пленки при
повышении температуры до ...
Added: June 20, 2026
Zirnik G., Ostovari Moghaddam A., Zhukov S. et al., Journal of Materials Science: Materials in Electronics 2026 Vol. 37 Article 738
In regards to the advances in InGaZnO for flexible transistors applications, herein for the first time we measure the broadband radio-frequency range (10 Hz to 1 MHz) dielectric permittivity ε′ and electrical conductivity σ of InGaZnO4 nanoparticle layers at different temperatures ranging from 10 to 300 K. The InGaZnO4 nanoparticles prepared by metal–nitrate–glycol gel decomposition method exhibited ...
Added: June 6, 2026
Das A., Saikia J., Maji N. et al., ChemNanoMat 2026 Vol. 12 No. 5 Article e202500733
Developing efficient photoactive materials from bio-derived resources is vital yet challenging for achieving effective water splitting performance. In this work, nano carbon dots (CDs) of zero-dimensional (0D) were synthesized from papaya peel through a simple and eco-friendly process and subsequently anchored onto the two-dimensional (2D) layered structure of graphitic carbon nitride (g-C3N4, GCN) at various ...
Added: June 2, 2026
Wary R. R., Mahato B., Sharma N. et al., The Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters 2026 Vol. 17 No. 17 P. 5099–5107
Development of heterojunction materials is an efficient approach for enhancing photocatalytic and photoelectrochemical processes. We develop a ZnO/CuO heterojunction via Cu doping into a ZnO matrix. Structural characterization confirmed that Cu was effectively incorporated into ZnO without any structural changes. The improved optical properties and reduced charge carrier recombination of the doped samples were confirmed ...
Added: June 2, 2026
Duran E., Pulgar A., Izquierdo R. et al., Physica Status Solidi (A) Applications and Materials 2026 Vol. 223 No. 7 Article e202500942
Ceramic superconductors exhibit remarkable properties, including zero electrical resistance and potent magnetic behavior, operating at temperatures as high as the boiling points of liquid nitrogen (77 K) and liquid hydrogen (20 K). These characteristics position them as key enablers for sustainable technologies spanning electric propulsion, lossless energy transmission, advanced medical imaging, and quantum computation. This review presents ...
Added: June 1, 2026
Ostovari Moghaddam A., Mehrabi-Kalajahi S., Hossein Vasigh S. A. et al., The Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters 2026 Vol. 17 No. 13 P. 3978–3985
Water electrolysis is a key technology for sustainable energy conversion and hydrogen generation. Recently, high-entropy oxides (HEOs) have emerged as promising materials because they allow tuning of structural, electronic, and catalytic properties in multifunctional systems. Here, we report the synthesis of a multicomponent La(FeCoCuTiNiMnMgSnZn)O3 perovskite, and its hybridization with reduced graphene oxide (rGO) to form a ...
Added: June 1, 2026
Fominykh N., Stegailov V., Physical Review B: Condensed Matter and Materials Physics 2025 Vol. 111 No. 11 Article 115130
In this work, we apply the DFT+U approach for a detailed ab initio study of the refined structure of the low-temperature phase of magnetite [M. S. Senn et al., Nature (London) 481, 173 (2012)]. We compare the electronic properties of this structure and several alternatives with respect to the presence of trimeron ordering and the ...
Added: September 16, 2025
Ostovari Moghaddam A., Shaburova N., Pashkeev K. et al., Transactions of the Indian Institute of Metals 2025 Vol. 78 Article 61
In this study, BaFe12O19 and three corresponding BaFe6(AlCrTiGaCo)6O19, BaFe2(AlCrTiGaCo)10O19 and BaFe6(AlCrSnGaCo)6O19 high-entropy oxides (HEOs) particles were utilized as reinforcement particles to fabricate Al-matrix composites coatings using cold gas dynamic spraying technique. First, BaFe12O19 and HEOs reinforcement particles with a single BaFe12O19-type structure were fabricated by solid-phase sintering and ball milling. Then, Al-matrix composites with a ...
Added: February 8, 2025
Seyedsaeed M., Ahmad Ostovari Moghaddam, Hadavimoghaddam F. et al., ACS Applied Nano Materials 2024 Vol. 7 No. 5 P. 5513–5524
The development of noble metal-free heterogeneous catalysts holds promise for the solvent-free and selective aerobic oxidation of organic compounds. However, the moderate activity of these catalysts under atmospheric conditions limits their industrial use. In this work, the synthesis of noble metal-free (CoFeMnCuNiCr)3O4 high-entropy oxide (HEO) nanoparticles and their grafting on reduced graphene oxide (rGO) to produce ...
Added: January 12, 2025
Trofimov E., Ahmad Ostovari Moghaddam, Litvinyuk K. et al., Materials Letters 2025 Vol. 379 Article 137668
The possibility of fabricating novel high-entropy oxides (HEOs) with one ultrahigh-entropy sublattice consisting of 13 cations in RE2A2O7 (RE = [La, Sm, Nd, Gd, Dy, Yb, Y, Er, Eu, Tb, Ho, Lu, Tm], A = Zr, Hf, Ti, Sn, Ce or Pr) is demonstrated. All the samples exhibited a pure pyrochlore-type or defective fluorite crystalline structure with various ...
Added: January 7, 2025