Nafion: A Flexible Template for Selective Structuring.

The peculiarities of crystal growth on a Nafion polymeric substrate from supersaturated aqueous solutions of initial substances were studied. The solutions were prepared based on deionized natural water and deuterium-depleted water. As was found earlier, in natural water (deuterium content 157 ± 1 ppm) polymer fibers are capable of unwinding towards the bulk of the liquid, while in deuterium-depleted water (deuterium content ≤ 3 ppm) there is no such effect.

Laser-Assisted Synthesis of Composite Nanoparticles of Perovskite BaTiO in Aqueous Solutions and Their Optical Properties.

Experimental results are presented on laser-assisted synthesis of composite nanoparticles of perovskite BaTiO with gold nanoparticles using the technique of laser ablation in water and aqueous solution of hydrogen peroxide. Nanoparticles of BaTiO are generated by near IR laser radiation with pulse durations of 170 fs, 1 ps, and 200 ns. Nanoparticles of barium titanate BaTiO (BTO) have tetragonal structure for all used pulse durations.