Magnetic properties of High-Entropy Alloys based on the Fe-Co-Ni-Al-Mn system are reported. High-Entropy Alloys are cutting-edge technological materials containing five or more elements in relatively high concentrations ...

Bioinspired metal-based nanoparticles have potential uses in many applications, but before a possible commercial exploitation, it is important to clarify the pathways of their production and deposition inside the organisms, ...

With the advance of superconducting quantum computing and the attempts of extending its operating range to higher temperatures, a special attention is paid to nanostructured quantum circuits. In particular, quasi one-dimensional ...

Magnetic nanoparticles are of widespread use in nanotechnology. One of the most unusual are magnetic palladium nanoparticles that combine magnetism with high catalytic activity. These nanoparticles could be obtained ...

Anomalous resistive and magnetic behavior of GdOH thin films, which belong to the novel class of materials known as oxyhydrides, is reported. The oxyhydrides contain hydrogen in its rare negatively-charged anion state in ...

This chapter describes the state of the art in computer simulations in the context of the development of high-efficiency solar cells. It discusses how one analyses by theoretical means the structural, electronic, and optical ...

Direct imaging of the accumulation of magnetic flux and antiflux resulted from the excitation of vortex-antivortex pairs inside thin superconducting films is reported. Thin-film superconductors, like YBa2Cu3O7/PrBa2Cu3O7 ...

We report an unusual effect of channeled magnetic flux motion in YBa2Cu3O7−δ/PrBa2Cu3O7−δ superlattices grown by pulsed laser deposition. Magneto-optical imaging reveals that flux moves along a set of parallel and perpendicular ...

By specific design of the sample, in which SrTiO3 substrate is fully covered by a thin film of the colossal magnetoresistive material La0.67Ca0.33MnO3 (LCMO) and the latter is partially covered by high-temperature ...

We report unusual effect of channeled magnetic flux flow in YBa2Cu3O7-PrBa2Cu3O7- superlattices grown by pulsed laser deposition. Magneto-optical imaging reveals that flux moves along a set of mutually perpendicular ...

Direct imaging of the accumulation of magnetic flux and antiflux resulted from the excitation of vortex-antivortex pairs inside thin superconducting films is reported. Thin-film superconductors, like YBa2Cu3O7PrBa2Cu3O7 ...

Renewal energy economy relies on a range of novel materials for efficient production, distribution and consumption of energy. Nano science is playing increasingly important role in design and production of these materials. ...

An anomalous magnetism is observed in an ex-situ bilayer of high-temperature superconductor YBa2Cu3O7-? (YBCO) and colossal magnetoresistive material La0.67Ca0.33MnO3 (LCMO). The magnetism results in strong in-plane ...

Niobium nitride (NbN) thin films are extensively used in superconducting devices such as single–photon detectors, hot electron bolometers, microwave resonators and kinetic inductance detectors. The operation of these devices ...

Plasma accelerators support accelerating fields of 10-100’s of GV/m over meter-scale distances and routinely produce femtosecond-scale, multi-kA electron bunches. The so called Trojan Horse underdense photocathode plasma ...

Wafer-level thermocompression bonding (TCB) using aluminum (Al) is presented as a hermetic sealing method for MEMS. The process is a CMOS compatible alternative to TCB using metals like gold (Au) and copper (Cu), which are ...

The thermoelectric material ZnSb has been studied intensively in recent years and has shown promising features. The other zinc-antimonide compound, Zn4Sb3 has remarkable low thermal conductivity, but it is accompanied with ...