Crystals, Volume 15, Issue 4

The influence of intrinsic impurities on the formation of band-like inhomogeneities in ZGP single crystals containing two highly volatile elements has been analyzed. It has been shown that the formation of growth bands occurs due to the accumulation...

In the present work, we report the synthesis and characterization of 2-(4-(diphenylamino)benzylidene) malononitrile (DPAM) via a piperidine-catalyzed Knoevenagel condensation reaction. Two distinct crystal forms (A-1 and A-2) of this product were obt...

In this study, we investigated and compared the influence of alumina nanoparticles (Al-NPs) and silicon nitride (SiNx) layers individually deposited on multi-crystalline silicon (mc-Si) on mc-Si’s structural, optical, and optoelectronic characteristi...

Based on the friction phenomenon, this study proposes a new method for localized electrodeposition preparation and prepares Cu-SiC composite deposited layers on copper substrates. The morphology of the deposited layer was observed using optical micro...

Taranakite is a mineral consisting of a hydrated layered aluminum phosphate, with the formula K3Al5(PO3OH)6(PO4)2·18H2O; its structure belongs to the R-3C group. If the mineral grows in an environment rich in bat and bird guano, the high nitro...

In this study, the experimental design of response surface methodology was used to explore the interaction between spraying parameters to obtain an optimized process to reduce the porosity of the coating, and to prepare an excellent chromium oxide co...

The effect of the void defect on β−HMX−based polymer−bonded explosives (PBXs) for a comprehensive understanding of the deformation and fracture process is lacking. In this paper, the atomic scale model of the β−HMX c...

Among hole transport materials (HTMs), 2,2′,7,7′-Tetrakis(N,N-di-p-methoxyphenylamino)-9,9′-spirobifluorene (spiro-OMeTAD) is the most frequently adopted, due to its suitable energy band level in conventional-type perovskite solar c...

Metamaterials represent artificially structured materials that exhibit unusual properties, such as a negative refractive index, negative permeability and permittivity, negative cloaking by Poisson ratios and optical effects, etc., which are inaccessi...

In the present work, the influence of a magnetron-sputtered copper interlayer on the process of electron beam welding of Ti6Al4V and Al6082-T6 plates was investigated. A sample without a filler was also prepared as a control. The microstructure, micr...