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Crystals, Volume 13, Issue 12

December 2023 - 92 articles

Cover Story: A comprehensive review is presented of the developments and applications of liquid crystals in luminescent optical concentrator films. A liquid crystal host induces a control over the absorption and emission properties in the film, and this has allowed the development of novel strategies with such hosts to combat the surface losses, which is usually considered a key factor limiting the performance of these concentrators. These strategies are extensively reviewed along with the associated materials and techniques for film fabrication, while making strides in linking these efforts together into a coherent storyline over a time period of at least a decade. The review concludes with the future perspectives for these exciting optical concentrators, while acting as a useful guideline or a reference manual for making further contributions. View this paper
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Articles (92)

  • Article
  • Open Access
2,129 Views
11 Pages

15 December 2023

We describe an all-optical method to achieve—prior to further advanced processing steps—a perfect match of the relevant wavelength-sensitive parameters of an InGaN/GaN semiconductor distributed feedback laser. Instead of permanently etchi...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
2,090 Views
13 Pages

High-Temperature Crystal Chemistry of Meta-Autunite Group Minerals: Metatorbernite, Cu(UO2)2(PO4)2(H2O)8 and Metazeunerite, Cu(UO2)2(AsO4)2(H2O)8

  • Evgeny V. Nazarchuk,
  • Vladislav V. Gurzhiy,
  • Yana G. Tagirova,
  • Dmitri O. Charkin,
  • Maria G. Krzhizhanovskaya,
  • Anatoly V. Kasatkin and
  • Oleg V. Eremin

15 December 2023

Thermal expansion of metatorbernite, Cu(UO2)2(PO4)2(H2O)8 (1), and metazeunerite, Cu(UO2)2(AsO4)2(H2O)8 (2), has been investigated using single-crystal and powder X-ray diffraction. Both minerals are prone to dehydration, which proceeds already at am...

  • Article
  • Open Access
3 Citations
3,210 Views
14 Pages

Crystal Growth of the R2SiO5 Compounds (R = Dy, Ho, and Er) by the Floating Zone Method Using a Laser-Diode-Heated Furnace

  • Vasile Cristian Ciomaga Hatnean,
  • Aurel Pui,
  • Arkadiy Simonov and
  • Monica Ciomaga Hatnean

14 December 2023

In recent years, rare earth silicate compounds have attracted the extensive attention of researchers owing to their potential for applications in scintillation crystals in gamma ray or X-ray detectors, as well as in thermal or environmental barrier c...

  • Feature Paper
  • Review
  • Open Access
3 Citations
2,921 Views
15 Pages

Impact of Structural Strain in Perovskite Epitaxial Thin Films on Their Functional Properties

  • Florin Andrei,
  • Maria Dinescu,
  • Valentin Ion,
  • Floriana Craciun,
  • Ruxandra Birjega and
  • Nicu Doinel Scarisoreanu

14 December 2023

The strain engineering effects induced by different means, e.g., the substrate lattice mismatch and/or chemical doping, on the functional properties of perovskite thin films have triggered interest in the use of these materials in different applicati...

  • Review
  • Open Access
3 Citations
1,961 Views
16 Pages

Relevant Parameters for the Mechanochemical Synthesis of Bimetallic Supported Catalysts

  • Maila Danielis,
  • Andrea Braga,
  • Núria J. Divins,
  • Jordi Llorca,
  • Alessandro Trovarelli and
  • Sara Colussi

14 December 2023

Mechanochemical synthesis for the preparation of bimetallic catalysts is gaining increasing interest, and in recent years, some important milestones have been reached. However, the complexity of mechanochemically prepared bimetallic supported catalys...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
5,005 Views
12 Pages

Investigations of Electrochemical Characteristics of Mg-Al-Ca Alloys

  • Ján Sovík,
  • Branislav Hadzima,
  • Nikolaus Peter Papenberg,
  • Aurel Ramon Arnoldt and
  • Stefan Gneiger

14 December 2023

Magnesium alloys possess a high strength-to-density ratio, thereby increasingly being utilized as lightweight structural materials in a range of industrial applications. Nevertheless, to compete with established materials like aluminum alloys, it is...

  • Article
  • Open Access
3 Citations
1,880 Views
10 Pages

14 December 2023

This article presents the results of a study to identify intermetallic phases whose role is to limit austenite grain growth in the low-pressure carburizing process. A drawback of high-temperature low-pressure carburizing is the austenite grain growth...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
1,851 Views
12 Pages

14 December 2023

Two 3D Zn(II) and Cd(II) coordination polymers, [Zn2(µ4-dppa)(µ-dpe)(µ-H2O)]n·nH2O (1) and [Cd2(µ8-dppa)(µ-dpe)(H2O)]n (2), have been constructed hydrothermally using 4-(3,5-dicarboxyphenoxy)phthalic acid (H4...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1,397 Views
14 Pages

14 December 2023

It is known that the meso- and microstructures of metals determine the physical, mechanical and operational properties of their final products. Scientific and technological progress of recent decades has given impetus to the elaboration and use of mo...

  • Review
  • Open Access
4 Citations
2,728 Views
15 Pages

Optical Biosensing of Polarized Light

  • Aleksey Kudreyko and
  • Vladimir Chigrinov

14 December 2023

Interactions between liquid crystal molecules and target analytes open up various biosensing applications for quick screening and point-of-care applications. In this review, we categorized biosensors by type, depending on the liquid crystal mesophase...

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