Physics of the Solid State -- July 2003

Low-Temperature Anomalies in the Specific Heat and Thermal Conductivity of MgB₂
N. V. Anshukova, B. M. Bulychev, A. I. Golovashkin, L. I. Ivanova, A. A. Minakov, and A. P. Rusakov
pp. 1207-1212    Full Text: PDF (77 kB)

On the Superconducting Transition Temperature for Metallic Nanocrystals
M. N. Magomedov
pp. 1213-1218    Full Text: PDF (69 kB)

Andreev Reflection in Natural Grain Boundaries of Polycrystalline High-T_c Superconductor La_1.85Sr_0.15CuO₄
M. I. Petrov, D. A. Balaev, D. M. Gokhfel'd, and K. A. Shaikhutdinov
pp. 1219-1222    Full Text: PDF (64 kB)

Pseudogap and Its Temperature Dependence in YBCO from the Data of Resistance Measurements
D. D. Prokof'ev, M. P. Volkov, and Yu. A. Boikov
pp. 1223-1232    Full Text: PDF (134 kB)

Excitons in Monoclinic Zinc Diphosphide: The A-Exciton Series and Fano Effect
A. P. Krokhmal', V. A. Gubanov, and Z. Z. Yanchuk
pp. 1233-1241    Full Text: PDF (128 kB)

The Influence of Imperfection of the Crystal Lattice on the Electrokinetic and Magnetic Properties of Disordered Titanium Monoxide
A. I. Gusev and A. A. Valeeva
pp. 1242-1250    Full Text: PDF (136 kB)

Thermal Conductivity of Bi₂Te₃ : Sn and the Effect of Codoping by Pb and I Atoms
M. K. Zhitinskaya, S. A. Nemov, T. E. Svechnikova, L. N. Luk'yanova, P. P. Konstantinov, and V. A. Kutasov
pp. 1251-1253    Full Text: PDF (52 kB)

Description of the Thermodynamic Properties of a Nonmetallic Solid (Germanium): A Self-Consistent Thermodynamic Approach
V. Yu. Bodryakov and A. A. Povzner
pp. 1254-1259    Full Text: PDF (70 kB)

Mechanism of F-Center Luminescence in Anion-Defective Aluminum Oxide Single Crystals
V. S. Kortov, I. I. Mil'man, S. V. Nikiforov, and V. E. Pelenev
pp. 1260-1266    Full Text: PDF (87 kB)

Serrated Deformation of a Pd₄₀Cu₃₀Ni₁₀P₂₀ Bulk Amorphous Alloy during Nanoindentation
Yu. I. Golovin, V. I. Ivolgin, A. I. Tyurin, and V. A. Khonik
pp. 1267-1271    Full Text: PDF (85 kB)

Domain Dynamics in (210)-Oriented Single-Crystal (Bi,Y,Lu,Pr)₃(Fe,Ga)₅O₁₂ Films
V. V. Randoshkin, V. A. Polezhaev, Yu. N. Sazhin, and R. R. Sysoev
pp. 1272-1279    Full Text: PDF (1383 kB)

The Nature of Magnetoelastic Anomalies in Nd_0.5Sr_0.5MnO₃ upon Suppression of Charge Ordering by a Magnetic Field
Yu. F. Popov, A. M. Kadomtseva, G. P. Vorob'ev, K. I. Kamilov, Ya. S. Shtofich, V. Yu. Ivanov, A. A. Mukhin, and A. M. Balbashov
pp. 1280-1283    Full Text: PDF (61 kB)

Enhancement of the Magnetoelectric Effect in Thin Ferroelectric Films
I. E. Chupis
pp. 1284-1287    Full Text: PDF (45 kB)

Potential Relief on the Surface of Polarized Ferroelectric Electrets from an Analysis of the Anomalous Electron Emission Spectra
A. T. Kozakov, A. V. Nikol'skii, and I. V. Novikov
pp. 1288-1294    Full Text: PDF (93 kB)

Heterophase States in 0.10PbTiO₃–0.90Pb(Zn_1/3Nb_2/3)O₃ Crystals
V. Yu. Topolov
pp. 1295-1297    Full Text: PDF (53 kB)

On the Kinetics of Slow Polarization in the Lead Magnoniobate Ferroelectric Relaxor
V. V. Gladkii, V. A. Kirikov, and E. V. Pronina
pp. 1298-1304    Full Text: PDF (102 kB)

Pyroelectric Effect in Lead-Magnoniobate-Based Solid Solutions
E. P. Smirnova, S. E. Aleksandrov, K. A. Sotnikov, A. A. Kapralov, and A. V. Sotnikov
pp. 1305-1309    Full Text: PDF (77 kB)

Dielectric Properties of Betaine Phosphite–Betaine Phosphate Solid-Solution Crystals in the Improper Ferroelastic Phase
E. V. Balashova and V. V. Lemanov
pp. 1310-1314    Full Text: PDF (67 kB)

Anisotropy of the Phonon–Phason Dynamics and the Pinning Effect in Icosahedral AlPdMn Quasicrystals
Y. A. Kozinkina, V. L. Lorman, and S. B. Rochal
pp. 1315-1321    Full Text: PDF (87 kB)

Structural Transformations and Phase Transitions in Aqueous Solutions of Gadolinium Nitrate in the Course of Freezing
G. P. Vishnevskaya, E. N. Frolova, A. M. Gataullin, F. M. Gumerov, and A. R. Fakhrutdinov
pp. 1322-1326    Full Text: PDF (59 kB)

Plasma Optics of Nanostructures
A. V. Klyuchnik, S. Yu. Kurganov, and Yu. E. Lozovik
pp. 1327-1331    Full Text: PDF (64 kB)

Drag Effect of One-Dimensional Electrons upon Photoionization of D^(–) Centers in a Longitudinal Magnetic Field
V. D. Krevchik and A. B. Grunin
pp. 1332-1341    Full Text: PDF (131 kB)

Quantum-Confined Stark Effect and Intraband Transitions in a Semiconductor Spherical Layer
V. A. Arutyunyan
pp. 1342-1346    Full Text: PDF (58 kB)

Influence of Phonons on the Electronic Energy Spectrum of Small Semiconductor Quantum Dots in a Dielectric Matrix
N. V. Tkach and R. B. Fartushinskii
pp. 1347-1354    Full Text: PDF (103 kB)

Nonlinear Absorption in Dielectric Layers Containing Copper Nanoparticles
R. A. Ganeev, A. I. Ryasnyanskii, A. L. Stepanov, and T. Usmanov
pp. 1355-1359    Full Text: PDF (67 kB)

The Anomalous Hanle Effect in Semimagnetic Semiconductor Quantum Wells
A. V. Kudinov, Yu. G. Kusraev, I. A. Merkulov, K. V. Kavokin, I. G. Aksyanov, and B. P. Zakharchenya
pp. 1360-1373    Full Text: PDF (190 kB)

Resonant Raman Scattering Spectra in a ZnCdSe/ZnSe Structure with a Quantum Well and Open Nanowires
V. Kh. Kaibyshev, V. V. Travnikov, and V. Yu. Davydov
pp. 1374-1378    Full Text: PDF (64 kB)

Resonance Exciton–Phonon Spectra in Open ZnCdSe/ZnSe Nanowires: Raman Scattering and Hot Luminescence, Extended and Localized Exciton States
V. V. Travnikov and V. Kh. Kaibyshev
pp. 1379-1387    Full Text: PDF (109 kB)

Rare-Earth Metal Adsorption on Silicon: Variation of the Work Function
S. Yu. Davydov and A. V. Pavlyk
pp. 1388-1391    Full Text: PDF (48 kB)

Study of the Initial Stage of Yttrium Oxidation Using Characteristic Electron-Energy-Loss Spectroscopy
M. N. Mikheeva, V. G. Nazin, and A. S. Kiparoidze
pp. 1392-1395    Full Text: PDF (64 kB)

Classification of Two-Shell Nanotubes with Commensurate Structures of Shells
Yu. E. Lozovik, A. M. Popov, and A. V. Belikov
pp. 1396-1402    Full Text: PDF (87 kB)

Unwinding Algorithm for Numerical Generation and Writing of Fullerenes
A. M. Livshits and Yu. E. Lozovik
pp. 1403-1407    Full Text: PDF (73 kB)