Cation distribution in co-doped ZnAl2O4 nanoparticles studied by X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy and 27Al solid-state NMR spectroscopy.

Co(x)Zn(1-x)Al(2)O(4) (x = 0.01-0.6) nanoparticles were synthesized by the citrate sol-gel method and were characterized by X-ray powder diffraction and transmission electron microscopy to identify the crystalline phase and determine the particle size.

Dielectric and electromechanical properties of rare earth calcium oxyborate piezoelectric crystals at high temperatures.

The electrical resistivity, dielectric, and electromechanical properties of ReCa(4)O(BO(3))(3) (ReCOB; Re = Er, Y, Gd, Sm, Nd, Pr, and La) piezoelectric crystals were investigated as a function of temperature up to 1000 °C. Of the studied crystals, ErCOB and YCOB were found to possess extremely high resistivity (p): p > 3 × 10(7) ω.cm at 1000 °C.

[Raman scattering spectra of Ca3NbGa3Si2O14 (CNGS) crystals].

The CNGS crystal belongs to the trigonal system, the 32 point group and the P321 space group, which is the same as the LGS crystal. Its lattice constants are a = 0.808 73 nm and c = 0.