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Crystals2026, 16(1), 2;https://doi.org/10.3390/cryst16010002 
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19 December 2025

This study addresses the issue of adapting the thermal drilling process for joining dissimilar thin-walled materials—sheets made of non-ferrous metal alloys and polymer composites with a thermoplastic matrix reinforced with glass and carbon fib...

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Lithium Niobate Tantalate Solid Solutions Probed by Luminescence Spectroscopy

  • Felix Sauerwein,
  • Niklas Dömer,
  • Tobias Hehemann,
  • Moritz Huesmann,
  • Steffen Ganschow and
  • Mirco Imlau

19 December 2025

The polar oxide Lithium Niobate Tantalate is probed using time-resolved luminescence spectroscopy with the goal of revealing an initial structural insight into the solid solution by analyzing the spectral properties and dynamics of radiatively decayi...

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Radiation-Induced Disorder and Lattice Relaxation in Gd3Ga5O12 Under Swift Xe Ion Irradiation

  • Zhakyp T. Karipbayev,
  • Gulnara M. Aralbayeva,
  • Abil T. Zhalgas,
  • Kymbat Burkanova,
  • Amangeldy M. Zhunusbekov,
  • Ilze Manika,
  • Abdirash Akilbekov,
  • Aizat Bakytkyzy,
  • Sergii Ubizskii and
  • Gibrat E. Sagyndykova
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18 December 2025

This study presents a comprehensive Raman spectroscopic and mechanical investigation of Gd3Ga5O12 (GGG) single crystals irradiated with 231 MeV 131Xe ions at fluences ranging from 1 × 1011 to 3.3 × 1013 ions/cm2. Raman analysis reveals th...

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18 December 2025

The potential of graphene for electric field sensing is limited by its zero bandgap. This study employs a combined first-principles and experimental approach to enhance its response via heterojunctions with ZnO, SnO2, and Al2O3. Calculations reveal s...

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Broadband Seismic Metamaterials Based on Gammadion-Shaped Chiral Structures

  • Yawen Shen,
  • Boyang Zhang,
  • Pengcheng Ma,
  • Qiujiao Du,
  • Hongwu Yang,
  • Pai Peng and
  • Fengming Liu

18 December 2025

Controlling seismic wave propagation to protect critical infrastructure through metamaterials has emerged as a frontier research topic. The narrow bandgap and heavy weight of a resonant seismic metamaterial (SM) limit its application for securing bui...

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17 December 2025

Modeling elementary diffusion processes in nanostructured materials is essential for developing platforms capable of interacting with high-speed physical signals. In this work, the photothermal response of a nano-hydroxyapatite/carbon nanotube (nHAp/...

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Structural Diversity, Thermal, and Semiconducting Characteristics of Two N,N′-bis(phosphonomethyl)-1,4,5,8-Naphthalenediimide-Based Compounds

  • Kenya V. Medina,
  • Juan L. Pinedo,
  • Kimberly P. Hernandez,
  • Julian I. Ramirez,
  • Callah Preti,
  • Dimitrios Bourmas,
  • Kenya Rosas,
  • Ryan A. Flores,
  • Josemaria S. Soriano and
  • Hadi D. Arman
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16 December 2025

Two crystals of N,N′-bis(phosphonomethyl)-1,4,5,8-naphthalenediimide were grown in the presence of neutral (water) and charged (imidazolium cation) species, yielding [(H2O3P)CH2-(C14H4N2O4)-CH2(PO3H2)]∙H2O (1) and [C3H5N2][(H1.5O3P)CH2-(C...

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The Influence of Annealing on the Structural, Optical and Electrical Properties of Copper Selenite Nanocrystals Synthesized by the Chemical Deposition Method

  • Gulnaz Sarsekhan,
  • Abay Usseinov,
  • Aiman Akylbekova,
  • Abdirash Akilbekov,
  • Alma Dauletbekova,
  • Diana Junisbekova,
  • Ainash Abdrakhmetova,
  • Gulnara Aralbayeva,
  • Leila Kassenova and
  • Zein Baimukhanov

14 December 2025

This work presents a study of copper selenite nanocrystals, obtained for the first time by chemical deposition (template synthesis) in a SiO2/Si track template, and investigates their properties. The obtained nanostructures were subjected to structur...

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Basic Concept of Purity Analysis of Facilities for High-Temperature Non-Oxide Crystal Growth

  • Elena Voronina,
  • Elena Mozhevitina,
  • Karina Kim,
  • Victoria Solomatina,
  • Oleg Nefedov and
  • Igor Avetissov

14 December 2025

The general procedure for measurement of impurities in hot zones of high-temperature growth setups is proposed and developed. In the first step, we prepared extra-pure 15 × 15 × 8 mm collecting cubes from composite graphite by high-temper...

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The Effect of Electrolytic-Plasma Hardening Time on the Microstructure, Hardness, and Corrosion Behavior of Medium-Carbon Steel

  • Yeldos Mukhametov,
  • Aibek Shynarbek,
  • Bauyrzhan Rakhadilov,
  • Ainur Zhassulan,
  • Nadir Ibragimov,
  • Kuanysh Ormanbekov and
  • Nurlat Kadyrbolat

13 December 2025

This study investigates the effect of electrolytic-plasma hardening time on the microstructure formation, hardness distribution, and corrosion behavior of grade 45 structural steel. The treatment was performed in a 15% aqueous sodium carbonate (Na2CO...

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