Transparent Colloids of Detonation Nanodiamond: Physical, Chemical and Biological Properties.

Aqueous suspensions (colloids) containing detonation nano-diamond (DND) feature in most applications of DND and are an indispensable stage of its production; therefore, the interaction of DND with water is actively studied. However, insufficient attention has been paid to the unique physico-chemical and biological properties of transparent colloids with DND content (≤0.1%), which are the subject of this review.

Temperature- and Field-Induced Transformation of the Magnetic State in CoGeBO.

A tetravalent-substituted cobalt ludwigite CoGeBO has been synthesized using the flux method. The compound undergoes two magnetic transitions: a long-range antiferromagnetic transition at = 84 K and a metamagnetic one at = 36 K. The sample-oriented magnetization measurements revealed a fully compensated magnetic moment along the - and -axes and an uncompensated one along the -axis leading to high uniaxial anisotropy.

Evidence of symmetry lowering in antiferromagnetic metal TmBwith dynamic charge stripes.

Precise angle-resolved magnetoresistance (ARMR) and magnetization measurements have revealed (i) strong charge transport and magnetic anisotropy and (ii) emergence of a huge number of magnetic phases in the ground state of isotopicallyB-enriched single crystals of TmBantiferromagnetic (AF) metal with fcc crystal structure and dynamic charge stripes. We analyze for the first time the angular-phase diagrams of AF state of TmBreconstructed from experimental ARMR and magnetization data arguing that the symmetry lowering leads to the appearance of several radial phase boundaries between different phases in the AF state. It is proposed that the suppression of the indirect Ruderman-Kittel-Kasuya-Yosida (RKKY) exchange along ⟨110⟩ directions between nearest neighboring magnetic moments of Tmions and subsequent redistribution of conduction electrons to quantum fluctuations of the electron density (dynamic stripes) are the main factors responsible for the anisotropy.

Development and large volume production of extremely high current density YBaCuO superconducting wires for fusion.

The fusion power density produced in a tokamak is proportional to its magnetic field strength to the fourth power. Second-generation high temperature superconductor (2G HTS) wires demonstrate remarkable engineering current density (averaged over the full wire), J, at very high magnetic fields, driving progress in fusion and other applications. The key challenge for HTS wires has been to offer an acceptable combination of high and consistent superconducting performance in high magnetic fields, high volume supply, and low price.

Fine details of crystal structure and atomic vibrations in YbB with a metal-insulator transition.

The crystal structure of single-crystal Kondo insulator YbB was studied at nine temperatures in the range 85-293 K based on X-ray diffraction data. Very weak Jahn-Teller distortions of the cubic lattice were detected at all temperatures, but did not require a revision of the structural model. Heat capacity and electrical conductivity of YbB single crystals were studied in the temperature range 1.