Physics of the Solid State -- August 2005

General Factors Governing the Efficiency of Luminescent Devices
W. M. Yen
pp. 1393-1399    Full Text: PDF (91 kB)

New Crystals for Raman Lasers
T. T. Basiev
pp. 1400-1405    Full Text: PDF (57 kB)

Scintillation Mechanisms and Limiting Factors on Each Step of Relaxation of Electronic Excitations
C. Pédrini
pp. 1406-1411    Full Text: PDF (73 kB)

Scintillation Neutron Detectors Based on ⁶Li-Silica Glass Doped with Cerium
B. V. Shul'gin, V. L. Petrov, V. A. Pustovarov, V. I. Arbuzov, D. V. Raikov, K. V. Ivanovskikh, and A. V. Ishchenko
pp. 1412-1415    Full Text: PDF (93 kB)

VUV-Luminescence and Excitation Spectra of the Heavy Trivalent Rare-Earth Ions in Fluoride Matrices
M. Kirm, V. N. Makhov, M. True, S. Vielhauer, and G. Zimmerer
pp. 1416-1424    Full Text: PDF (135 kB)

Stark Structure of the Yb³⁺ Ion Levels in (Yb_xY_1 – x)₂Ti₂O₇ and the Crystal Field in Rare-Earth Titanates with a Pyrochlore Structure
S. A. Klimin, M. N. Popova, E. P. Chukalina, B. Z. Malkin, A. R. Zakirov, E. Antic-Fidancev, Ph. Goldner, P. Aschehoug, and G. Dhalenne
pp. 1425-1430    Full Text: PDF (255 kB)

Crystal Fields of Hexameric Rare-Earth Clusters in Fluorites
A. E. Nikiforov, A. Yu. Zakharov, M. Yu. Ugryumov, S. A. Kazanskii, A. I. Ryskin, and G. S. Shakurov
pp. 1431-1435    Full Text: PDF (79 kB)

Praseodymium Luminescence in Fluorides
A. S. Potapov, P. A. Rodnyi, S. B. Mikhrin, and I. R. Magunov
pp. 1436-1438    Full Text: PDF (56 kB)

Local Structure of Tm²⁺ and Yb³⁺ Impurity Centers in MeF₂ (Me = Ca, Sr, Ba) Fluoride Crystals
A. D. Gorlov, V. A. Chernyshev, M. Yu. Ugryumov, and A. V. Abrosimov
pp. 1439-1442    Full Text: PDF (55 kB)

Role of the Ce²⁺ Ions in Cerium Fluoride Luminescence
O. A. Snigireva and V. I. Solomonov
pp. 1443-1445    Full Text: PDF (47 kB)

Low-Temperature Time-Resolved VUV Luminescence Spectroscopy of SrF₂ : Er³⁺ Crystals
K. V. Ivanovskikh, V. A. Pustovarov, B. V. Shul'gin, and M. Kirm
pp. 1446-1449    Full Text: PDF (57 kB)

Paramagnetic Resonance of Gd³⁺ Ions in Nonstoichiometric Fluorite R_xM_1 – xF_2 + x (R = Y, Gd; M = Ca, Cd)
V. A. Vazhenin, A. P. Potapov, A. D. Gorlov, A. E. Nikiforov, S. A. Kazanskii, and A. I. Ryskin
pp. 1450-1453    Full Text: PDF (59 kB)

Influence of Interacting Resonances on the Electron Paramagnetic Resonance Spectrum of Gd³⁺ Dipole Centers in Fluorites
V. A. Vazhenin, V. B. Guseva, M. Yu. Artemov, and A. P. Potapov
pp. 1454-1456    Full Text: PDF (40 kB)

Photodynamic Processes in CaF₂ Crystals Activated by Ce³⁺ and Yb³⁺ Ions
A. S. Nizamutdinov, V. V. Semashko, A. K. Naumov, R. Yu. Abdulsabirov, S. L. Korableva, and M. A. Marisov
pp. 1457-1459    Full Text: PDF (50 kB)

Spectral Kinetics of Ce³⁺ Ions in Double-Fluoride Crystals with a Scheelite Structure
A. S. Nizamutdinov, M. A. Marisov, V. V. Semashko, A. K. Naumov, R. Yu. Abdulsabirov, and S. L. Korableva
pp. 1460-1462    Full Text: PDF (59 kB)

Spectroscopic Indications of the Possible Optical Cooling Effect in Fluoride Crystals Activated by Yb³⁺ and Tm³⁺ Ions
L. A. Nurtdinova, V. V. Semashko, A. K. Naumov, R. Yu. Abdulsabirov, and S. L. Korableva
pp. 1463-1466    Full Text: PDF (68 kB)

Electron Paramagnetic Resonance in Mixed Crystals (BaF₂)_1 – x(LaF₃)_x Activated by Ce³⁺ Ions
L. K. Aminov, R. Yu. Abdulsabirov, S. L. Korableva, I. N. Kurkin, S. P. Kurzin, A. G. Ziganshin, and I. A. Gromov
pp. 1467-1469    Full Text: PDF (44 kB)

Ionoluminescence of Eu²⁺–Eu³⁺ Clusters in NaF : Eu Single Crystals
B. K. Dzholdoshov, M. M. Kidibaev, T. S. Koroleva, A. N. Cherepanov, D. V. Raikov, V. Yu. Ivanov, and O. V. Ryabukhin
pp. 1470-1472    Full Text: PDF (63 kB)

Radioluminescence Properties of Bulk, Fiber, and Nanosized NaF–U Crystals
T. S. Koroleva, M. M. Kidibaev, B. K. Dzholdoshov, Ch. Pédrini, B. Hautefeuille, K. Lebbou, O. Tillement, J.-M. Fourmigue, B. V. Shul'gin, A. N. Cherepanov, V. I. Solomonov, and M. G. Ivanov
pp. 1473-1475    Full Text: PDF (129 kB)

Local Structure of Zn²⁺ Impurity Centers in a LiF : U,Zn Crystal
V. A. Chernyshev, A. V. Abrosimov, T. S. Koroleva, and A. N. Cherepanov
pp. 1476-1478    Full Text: PDF (45 kB)

Rare-Earth Ions in Porous Matrices
M. M. Lezhnina, Heike Kätker, and Ulrich H. Kynast
pp. 1479-1484    Full Text: PDF (512 kB)

NIR- and Upconverted Luminescence from Rare-Earth Sodalites
M. M. Lezhnina and U. H. Kynast
pp. 1485-1488    Full Text: PDF (71 kB)

Identification of Luminescence Bands of Nd³⁺ Ions in Yttrium Aluminates Y₃Al₅O₁₂ and YAlO₃
A. V. Rasuleva and V. I. Solomonov
pp. 1489-1491    Full Text: PDF (41 kB)

Energy Transfer in Gd₂SiO₅–Ce, Y₂SiO₅–Ce, and Be₂La₂O₅–Ce Crystals during Selective VUV and Core Excitation
V. Yu. Ivanov, V. A. Pustovarov, M. Kirm, E. S. Shlygin, and K. I. Shirinskii
pp. 1492-1496    Full Text: PDF (87 kB)

Stark Structure and Exchange Splittings of Nd³⁺ Ion Levels in Chain Nickelate Nd₂BaNiO₅
M. N. Popova, E. A. Romanov, S. A. Klimin, E. P. Chukalina, B. V. Mill, and G. Dhalenne
pp. 1497-1503    Full Text: PDF (245 kB)

Spectral and Generation Properties of a New Laser Crystal (Cr³⁺,Li) : Mg₂SiO₄
V. F. Lebedev, I. D. Ryabov, A. V. Gaister, A. S. Podstavkin, E. V. Zharikov, and A. V. Shestakov
pp. 1504-1506    Full Text: PDF (57 kB)

Problems in Searching for New Solid-State UV- and VUV-Active Media: The Role of Photodynamic Processes
V. V. Semashko
pp. 1507-1511    Full Text: PDF (127 kB)

Magnetic Structure and Antiferromagnetic Resonance Spectrum in Manganites: The Effect of Orbital Structure
L. E. Gontchar and A. A. Mozhegorov
pp. 1512-1515    Full Text: PDF (88 kB)

Magnetic Ion Exchange Interactions in NiO–MgO Solid Solutions
N. Mironova-Ulmane, V. Skvortsova, A. Kuzmin, U. Ulmanis, I. Sildos, E. Cazzanelli, and G. Mariotto
pp. 1516-1522    Full Text: PDF (126 kB)

Hyperfine Interaction in Charge-Ordered Manganites
Yu. V. Leskova, L. É. Gonchar', S. É. Popov, and P. A. Agzamova
pp. 1523-1525    Full Text: PDF (33 kB)

Mechanism of Optical Absorption in Ferromagnetic Materials
A. V. Druzhinin, V. I. Varenkov, V. A. Kochedykov, and L. A. Akashev
pp. 1526-1527    Full Text: PDF (30 kB)

Spectroscopic Study of Magnetic Phase Transitions in Nd_xGd_1 – xFe₃(BO₃)₄
E. P. Chukalina and L. N. Bezmaternykh
pp. 1528-1531    Full Text: PDF (76 kB)

Double Exchange in Cubic Crystals with Pairs of Exchange-Coupled Mixed-Valence 3d³ –3d⁴ Ions
V. V. Bannikov and V. Ya. Mitrofanov
pp. 1532-1534    Full Text: PDF (66 kB)

Magnetic Resonance in Pb_xNb_yO_z Ceramics as a System Containing Chemical Fluctuation Regions
V. S. Vikhnin, H. R. Asatryan, R. I. Zakharchenya, A. B. Kutsenko, and S. E. Kapphan
pp. 1535-1539    Full Text: PDF (109 kB)

Electron Spin Resonance of Localized Copper States in Sr_1 – xA_xCuO₂ Ceramics (A = Li⁺, K⁺, La³⁺; x <= 0.15)
T. A. Ivanova, I. Jacyna-Onyszkiewicz, M. A. Augustyniak-Yablokova, Yu. V. Yablokov, and V. A. Shustov
pp. 1540-1543    Full Text: PDF (61 kB)

Luminescence and Vibration Spectra of Zinc Manganese Diphosphates
G. I. Gaididei, O. V. Gomenyuk, S. G. Nedelko, A. A. Sleptsov, N. M. Antraptseva, V. V. Boiko, and N. V. Tkachova
pp. 1544-1547    Full Text: PDF (63 kB)

Charge Transfer Vibronic Excitons: Charge-Transfer Lattice-Instability Effects
V. S. Vikhnin
pp. 1548-1551    Full Text: PDF (51 kB)

Lattice Instability Induced by 3d Impurities in II–VI Compound Semiconductors
V. I. Sokolov, S. F. Dubinin, S. G. Teploukhov, V. D. Parkhomenko, and N. B. Gruzdev
pp. 1552-1555    Full Text: PDF (61 kB)

Specific Features of the Absorption and Phase Velocity of Ultrasound near the Low-Temperature Phase Transition Induced by 3d Impurities in a ZnSe Crystal
V. V. Gudkov, A. T. Lonchakov, V. I. Sokolov, I. V. Zhevstovskikh, and N. B. Gruzdev
pp. 1556-1559    Full Text: PDF (61 kB)

Charge State of a Transition Metal Impurity in II–VI Semiconductors
A. V. Lukoyanov, I. A. Nekrasov, V. I. Sokolov, and V. I. Anisimov
pp. 1560-1562    Full Text: PDF (790 kB)

Specific Features of the Phonon Thermal Conductivity of II–VI Compound Semiconductors Doped with 3d Transition Metal Ions
A. T. Lonchakov, V. I. Sokolov, and N. B. Gruzdev
pp. 1563-1566    Full Text: PDF (70 kB)

A Raman Study of Lattice Vibrations in II–VI Semiconductors Doped with 3d Elements
V. I. Sokolov, F. Fillaux, F. Romain, P. Lemmens, and N. B. Gruzdev
pp. 1567-1569    Full Text: PDF (51 kB)

Excitons and Energy Transfer in KPb₂Cl₅ and RbPb₂Br₅ Laser Crystals
V. A. Pustovarov, I. N. Ogorodnikov, N. S. Kuz'mina, A. A. Smirnov, and A. P. Yelisseyev
pp. 1570-1572    Full Text: PDF (45 kB)

Donor Excitons in LiH and LiD Single Crystals
G. I. Pilipenko
pp. 1573-1575    Full Text: PDF (34 kB)

Luminescence Centers Generated by Chromium Ions in Potassium–Aluminum (Indium) Diphosphates
S. Nedelko, O. Gomenyuk, N. Slobodyanik, and N. Stus'
pp. 1576-1578    Full Text: PDF (47 kB)

Properties of a Thin-Film Electroluminescent Diode Based on Poly(N-vinylcarbazole) Doped by the Tris Complex of Europium with Dibenzoylmethane and 1,10-Phenanthroline
K. P. Zhuravlev and Yu. O. Yakovlev
pp. 1579-1583    Full Text: PDF (62 kB)

Electron Spin Filtering in the GaAs/AlGaAs Interface Space Charge Field
R. I. Dzhioev, B. P. Zakharchenya^[dagger], M. V. Lazarev, and M. N. Tkachuk
pp. 1584-1589    Full Text: PDF (77 kB)

Manifestation of a Ferroelectric Phase Transition in Ultrathin Films of Polyvinylidene Fluoride
A. R. Geivandov, S. G. Yudin, V. M. Fridkin, and S. Ducharme
pp. 1590-1594    Full Text: PDF (104 kB)