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Terahertz scanning of the rabbit cornea with experimental UVB-induced damage: In vivo assessment of hydration and its verification
Journal of Biomedical Optics. 2021. Vol. 26. No. 4. P. 1–10.
Iomdina E. N., Seliverstov S. V., Teplyakova K. O., Jani E. V., Pozdniakova V. V., Polyakova O. N., Goltsman G.
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Significance: Water content plays a vital role in the normally functioning visual system; even a minor disruption in the water balance may be harmful. Today, no direct method exists for corneal hydration assessment, while it could be instrumental in early diagnosis and control of a variety of eye diseases. The use of terahertz (THz) radiation, which is highly sensitive to water content, appears to be very promising. Aim: To find out how THz scanning parameters of corneal tissue measured by an experimental setup, specially developed for in vivo contactless estimations of corneal reflectivity coefficient (RC), are related to pathological changes in the cornea caused by B-band ultraviolet (UVB) exposure. Approach: The setup was tested on rabbit eyes in vivo. Prior to the course of UVB irradiation and 1, 5, and 30 days after it, a series of examinations of the corneal state was made. At the same time points, corneal hydration was assessed by measuring RC. Results: The obtained data confirmed the negative impact of UVB irradiation course on the intensity of tear production and on the corneal thickness and optical parameters. A significant (1.8 times) increase in RC on the 5th day after the irradiation course, followed by a slight decrease on the 30th day after it was revealed. The RC increase measured 5 days after the UVB irradiation course generally corresponded to the increase (by a factor of 1.3) of tear production. RC increase occurred with the corneal edema, which was manifested by corneal thickening (by 18.2% in the middle area and 17.6% in corneal periphery) and an increased volume of corneal tissue (by 17.6%). Conclusions: Our results demonstrate that the proposed approach can be used for in vivo contactless estimation of the reflectivity of rabbit cornea in the THz range and, thereby, of cornea hydration.
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 ...
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Borisov V., Danilov V., Электросвязь 2025 № 12 С. 73–84
Представлены результаты математического моделирования процесса полевой эмиссии из катода малых размеров – одного из основных физических процессов, обеспечивающих работы многих электронных устройств, в частности FED-дисплеев (устройства, работающие на принципе полевой эмиссии), кантилеверов и т.д. Дается краткий обзор текущих результатов в области исследования, обосновывается актуальность задачи, приводятся примеры наиболее вероятного использования результатов решения задачи. Обсуждаются физические ...
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Arutyunov K., JIANG1 Q., FANG J. et al., Science China Information Sciences 2026 Vol. 69 No. 6 P. 1–11
Resonators based on nanoelectromechanical systems (NEMS) using two-dimensional (2D) materials with high-quality factors and excellent electrical control are critical for tunable coherent phonon dynamics, resonant sensors and wireless communications. However, their performance is fundamentally limited by the lack of a unified framework governing energy dissipation mechanisms and their electrical tunability. Here, we synergistically modulate both ...
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Elesin L., Shilov A., Jana S. et al., Advanced Functional Materials 2026 P. 1–10
Thermoelectric materials, long explored for energy harvesting and thermal sensing, convert heat directly into electrical signals. Extending their application to the terahertz (THz) frequency range opens opportunities for low-noise, bias-free THz detection, yet conventional thermoelectrics lack the sensitivity required for practical devices. Thermoelectric coefficients can be strongly enhanced near van Hove singularities (VHS), though these ...
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Degtyarev A., Bakhurin S., Yudin N., DSPA 2026 P. 1–6
This paper investigates one possible solution to the problem of self-interference cancellation (SIC) arising in the design of in-band full-duplex (IBFD) communication systems. Self-interference cancellation is performed in the digital domain using multilayer nonlinear models adapted via gradient-based optimization. The presence of local minima and saddle points during the adaptation of multilayer models limits the ...
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Qian X., Deng Y., Lev N. Shchur et al., Physica A: Statistical Mechanics and its Applications 2026 Vol. 696 Article 131679
We perform a Monte Carlo analysis of the Ising model on many three-dimensional lattices. By means of finite-size scaling we obtain the critical points and determine the scaling dimensions. As expected, the critical exponents agree with the three-dimensional Ising universality class for all models. The irrelevant field, as revealed by the correction-to-scaling amplitudes, appears to ...
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Melentiev P. N., Калмыков А. С., Гритченко А. С. et al., Успехи физических наук 2024 Т. 194 № 11 С. 1130–1145
Представлен краткий обзор достигнутого уровня оптических методов детектирования единичных молекул в биомедицинских приложениях. Показано, что регистрация флуоресценции единичных молекул красителей, ковалентно связанных с антителами (биомолекулами), совместно с использованием современных методов нанофотоники может быть применена для решения различных задач в биологии и медицине: визуализации биомолекул, токсинов, вирусных частиц, определения ультранизких концентраций аналитов напрямую во взятой пробе, ...
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Antsiferov P.S., Stepanov L.V., Matiukhin N. D., Review of Scientific Instruments 2025 Vol. 96 No. 12 Article 123506
The article presents the discharge plasma based source of extreme ultraviolet (EUV) radiation. The discharge circuit has been driven by means of stripe line storage with working voltage 10.5 kV. The main feature of the proposed source is that plasma electrons acquire the energy, necessary for the production of multiply charged ions with ionization potentials ...
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Анциферов П. С., Степанов Л. В., Матюхин Н. Д., Оптика и спектроскопия 2026 Т. 134 № 2 С. 214–218
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Shipilov F., Barnyakov A., Ivanov A. et al., / Series Physics "arxiv.org". 2026.
A fast simulation of the detector response is a vital task in high-energy physics (HEP). Traditional Monte-Carlo methods form the backbone of modern particle physics simulation software but are computationally expensive. We present a machine-learning-based approach to fast simulation of the Focusing Aerogel Ring Imaging Cherenkov (FARICH) detector response. Given a particle track and momentum, ...
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Malinovsky A. M., S. V. Pilipenko, Mikhalchenko A. O. et al., Astronomy Reports 2026 Vol. 70 No. 1 P. 1–6
Radiation from rotational transitions of CO molecules in distant galaxies creates a chaotic background with an intensity reaching 1000 Jy/sr at a wavelength of approximately 1 mm. This background will pose a serious problem, when measuring spectral distortions of the cosmic microwave background, in particular, the mu-distortion, which presumably has an intensity of less than ...
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Kaveev A. K., Fedorov V. V., Pavlov A. V. et al., Journal of Materials Chemistry C 2026 Vol. 14 No. 7 P. 2697–2705
Bismuth nanostructures represent a promising material platform for semiconductor nanooptoelectronics and colorimetry owing to the multi-colored light reflection and quantum confinement. In this work, we study the photoluminescent properties of bismuth nanostructures grown using molecular beam epitaxy on the planar CaF2/Si(111) surface. We demonstrate the different surface morphologies of Bi, ranging from planar films obtained ...
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T.V. Pavlova, Shevlyuga V. M., Applied Surface Science 2026 Vol. 736 Article 166813
The objective of miniaturizing doped areas in silicon, with the ultimate goal of achieving atomic-precision doping, requires a fundamental understanding of the dopant incorporation process at the atomic level. We present a combined scanning tunneling microscopy (STM) and density functional theory (DFT) investigation of single phosphorus atom incorporation into the Si(100) surface. Phosphorus was supplied ...
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Pasternak D., Romshin A., Khmelnitsky Р. et al., Carbon 2026 Vol. 256 Article 121655
A single-photon source (SPS) is a key component required for quantum communication devices. We report the
discovery of bright diamond-based SPS created by nature. It is shown that narrow (≤2 nm) lines observed in the
500-800 nm range in photoluminescence (PL) spectra of the surface layer of untreated Yakut diamonds rich in
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A.M. Smirnov, Kurtina D. A., Saitov S. R. et al., Optical Materials: X 2026 Vol. 30 Article 100441
Chiral semiconductor nanostructures and nanoparticles are promising materials for applications in biological sensing, enantioselective separation, photonics, and spin-polarized devices. Here we performed a detailed analysis of optical properties of chiral CdSe nanoplatelets with thickness of 2 and 3 monolayers (ML) with Nacetyl-L-cysteine ligands. We studied the absorption spectra peculiarities, analyzed time-resolved photoluminescence and investigated circular ...
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Melnikov A., Sokolik A. A., Selivanov Y. G. et al., Journal of Applied Physics 2025 Vol. 137 Article 163104
We report the observation of the electro-optic effect in Bi Se crystals induced by an intense single-cycle terahertz pulse. The effect reveals itself as a transient change of the polarization state of a femtosecond laser pulse reflected from the crystal that is exposed to the terahertz electric field. The corresponding experimental signal follows the field with a ...
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A. N. Lyubchak, K. V. Shein, G.N. Goltsman et al., St. Petersburg Polytechnical University Journal: Physics and Mathematics 2024 Vol. 17 No. 3.2 P. 116–120
Terahertz (THz) integrated circuits is a promising platform to create low cost and efficient components for high-speed sixth-generation (6G) communication networks. One of the key components for this application is detectors and mixers integrated on THz silicon waveguide. Graphene, due to its unique and tunable properties such as zero band gap, high charge mobility and low electronic heat capacity, has ...
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Kravtsov M., Shilov A. L., Yang Y. et al., Nature Nanotechnology 2025 Vol. 20 No. 1 P. 51–56
Light incident upon materials can induce changes in their electrical conductivity, a phenomenon referred to as photoresistance. In semiconductors, the photoresistance is negative, as light-induced promotion of electrons across the bandgap enhances the number of charge carriers participating in transport. In superconductors and normal metals, the photoresistance is positive because of the destruction of the ...
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Adamov R. B., Melentev G. A., Podoskin A. A. et al., St. Petersburg Polytechnical University Journal: Physics and Mathematics 2024 Vol. 17 No. 1.1 P. 68–76
Comprehensive studies of the luminescence of p–i–n structures with 10 compensated GaAs/AlGaAs quantum wells have been performed. The studies were carried out in the terahertz (THz) and near-infrared (NIR) spectral ranges with both optical and electrical pumping of nonequilibrium charge carriers. The THz photoluminescence spectra revealed an emission line caused by electron transitions from the first size-quantization ...
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Svaytodukh S. S., Селиверстов С. В., Applied Physics Letters 2023 Vol. 124 No. 12
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Blank T. G., Grishunin K. A., K. A. Zvezdin et al., Physical Review Letters 2023 Vol. 131 No. 2 Article 026902
The interaction of a single-cycle terahertz electric field with the topological insulator MnBi2Te4 triggers strongly anharmonic lattice dynamics, promoting fully coherent energy transfer between the otherwise noninteracting Raman-active Eg and infrared (IR)-active Eu phononic modes. Two-dimensional terahertz spectroscopy combined with modeling based on the classical equations of motion and symmetry analysis reveals the multistage process underlying the excitation of the ...
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Adamov R. B., Melentev G. A., Sedova I. V. et al., Journal of Luminescence 2024 Vol. 266 Article 120302
Terahertz (THz) luminescence in doped nanostructures with GaAs/AlGaAs quantum wells is studied under conditions of interband optical pumping. The study is carried out on compensated quantum wells with different doping profiles. In one structure, compensation is carried out directly in each quantum well by introducing donors and acceptors with the same concentration. In the other, ...
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Firsov D., Makhov I., Panevin V. et al., , in: Proceedings of the 9th International Symposium OPTICS-2022.: Springer, 2022. Ch. 2 P. 21–38.
A review of the results of studies of terahertz radiation associated with impurity electron transitions in n-doped GaAs/AlGaAs quantum wells under conditions of interband optical excitation of nonequilibrium charge carriers is presented.The principles of radiation generation and methods of controlling its intensity are described: a decrease in the lifetime of electrons at impurity levels due ...
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Ivan S. Makhov, Panevin V., Vorobjev L. et al., , in: 2021 46th International Conference on Infrared, Millimeter and Terahertz Waves (IRMMW-THz).: IEEE, 2021. P. 1–2.
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