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DOE OSTI2015

Effect of helium on irradiation creep behavior of B-doped F82H irradiated in HFIR

The diameter of pressurized tubes of F82H and B-doped F82H irradiated up to similar to 6 dpa have been measured by a non-contacting laser profilometer. The irradiation creep strains of F82H irradiated at 573 and 673K were almost linearly dependent on the effective stress level for stresses below 260 MPa and 170 MPa, respectively. The creep strain of (BN)-B-10-F82H was similar to that of F82H IEA at each effective stress level except 294 MPa at 573K irradiation. For 673K irradiation, the creep strain of some (BN)-B-10-F82H tubes was larger than that of F82H tubes. However, the generation of similar to 300 appm He did not cause a large difference in the irradiation creep behavior at 6 dpa.

Ando, M.↗
NASA NTRS1991

Thermal effects on cavity stability of chromium- and neodymium-doped gadolinium scandium gallium garnet laser under solar-simulator pumping

Results are presented on testing a Cr- and Nd-codoped Gd-Sc-Ga-garnet (Cr:Nd:GSGG) crystal and a Nd:YAG crystal (both of 3.2 mm diam and 76-mm long) for pulsed and CW laser operations using a flashlamp and solar simulator as pumping sources. Results from experiments with the flashlamp show that, at pulse lengths of 0.11, 0.28, and 0.90 ms, the slope efficiency of the Cd:Nd:GSGG crystal was higher than that of the Nd:YAG crystal and increased with pulse width. With the solar simulator, however, the CW laser operation of the Cr:Nd:GSGG crystal was limited to intensities not greater than 1500 solar constants, while the Nd:YAG laser successfully performed for all pump beam intensities available. It was found that the exposure for several minutes of the Cr:Nd:GSGG crystal to pump beam intensity of 3000 solar constants led to its damage by thermal cracking, indicating that a better solar-pumped CW laser performance may be difficult to realize with rod geometry.

Kim, Kyong H.↗
DOE OSTI2015

Study of morphology effects on magnetic interactions and band gap variations for 3d late transition metal bi-doped ZnO nanostructures by hybrid DFT calculations

Using density functional theory (DFT) based electronic structure calculations, the effects of morphology of semiconducting nanostructures on the magnetic interaction between two magnetic dopant atoms as well as a possibility of tuning band gaps have been studied in the case of the bi-doped (ZnO){sub 24} nanostructures with the impurity dopant atoms of the 3d late transition metals—Mn, Fe, Co, Ni, and Cu. To explore the morphology effect, three different structures of the host (ZnO){sub 24} nano-system, having different degrees of spatial confinement, have been considered: a two dimensional nanosheet, a one dimensional nanotube, and a finite cage-shaped nanocluster. The present study employs hybrid density functional theory to accurately describe the electronic structure of all the systems. It is shown here that the magnetic coupling between the two dopant atoms remains mostly anti-ferromagnetic in the course of changing the morphology from the sheet geometry to the cage-shaped geometry of the host systems, except for the case of energetically most stable bi-Mn doping, which shows a transition from ferromagnetic to anti-ferromagnetic coupling with decreasing aspect ratio of the host system. The effect of the shape change, however, has a significant effect on the overall band gap variations of both the pristine as well as all the bi-doped systems, irrespective of the nature of the dopant atoms and provides a means for easy tunability of their optoelectronic properties.

77 NANOSCIENCE AND NANOTECHNOLOGY↗
DOE OSTI2022

Electron–phonon interaction and ultrafast photoemission from doped monolayer MoS 2

We have examined the effect of electron–phonon coupling on photoluminescence and ultrafast response of electron doped monolayer MoS2, using a combination of density functional theory, time dependent density functional theory, and many-body theory. For small doping (~1–3%) of interest here, the electron–phonon coupling parameter is modest (~0.1–0.2) but its effect on the emissive properties and response of the system to femtosecond (fs) laser pulses is striking. We find an ultrafast (fs) relaxation of the electronic subsystem as well as a high fluence of visible light emission induced by electron phonon interaction. Together with high carrier mobility, these features of monolayer MoS2 may be relevant for optoelectronic technologies.

37 INORGANIC, ORGANIC, PHYSICAL, AND ANALYTICAL CH↗
DOE OSTI2018

Effect of Yb Substitution on Microstructure and Superconducting Properties of Y{sub 1−x}Yb{sub x}Ba{sub 2}Cu{sub 3}O{sub 7−δ} Films

The purpose of this study was to improve the critical current density (J{sub c}) of YBa{sub 2}Cu{sub 3}O{sub 7−δ} (YBCO) superconducting films at high magnetic fields. Thin Y{sub 1−x}Yb{sub x}Ba{sub 2}Cu{sub 3}O{sub 7−δ} (Y{sub 1−x}Yb{sub x}BCO) superconducting films on LaAlO{sub 3} substrates were prepared by modified low-fluorine metal organic deposition method (LF-MOD) in order to investigate the effect of Yb substitution on the microstructure and superconducting properties of a YBCO-coated conductor. In this study, single-phased, c-axial-aligned Y{sub 1−x}Yb{sub x}BCO films were obtained. Yb doping had a little effect on the critical temperature (T{sub c}) and transition width (ΔT) values of Y{sub 1−x}Yb{sub x}BCO films. An abnormal phenomenon was observed that the J{sub c} of Y{sub 1−x}Yb{sub x}BCO films at low field was smaller than that of the pure YBCO film, but the J{sub c} of Y{sub 1−x}Yb{sub x}BCO films at high field was much greater than that of the undoped YBCO film. Compared to pure YBCO film, the J{sub c} values of Y{sub 0.75}Yb{sub 0.25}BCO and Y{sub 0.25}Yb{sub 0.75}BCO films were enhanced by a factor of 8 at 8 T, 65 K, which meant that chemical substitution of Yb into the Y site could improve flux pinning significantly under the high magnetic field in Y{sub 1−x}Yb{sub x}BCO coated conductors.

75 CONDENSED MATTER PHYSICS, SUPERCONDUCTIVITY AND↗
NASA NTRS1997

Growth, Spectroscopy and Photorefractive Investigation of Vanadium Doped CdSSe

We present two-wave mixing results obtained with a CdS(0.8)Se(0.2):V crystal. The CdS(0.8)Se(0.2):V crystal was grown by physical vapor transport (PVT) along with a concentration of 150 ppm (nominal) vanadium for creating trap centers. The as-grown crystal has a large crystal size, good optical quality, and a medium resistivity of 10(exp 6) - 108 ohms-cm. A large photorefractive gain coefficient of ().24 cm-' was observed at 633 nm with an optical intensity of 60 mW/cm(exp 2) and a grating period of 1.6 microns. To our knowledge, this is the first observation of the photorefractive effect in a vanadium doped CdSSe crystal. Room temperature absorption and low temperature photoluminescence spectroscopy measurements are also discussed. With a significant photorefractive effect, the CdSSe:V crystals are promising for device applications based on photorefractive effect, in the wavelength range of 600-700 nm.

Davis, Michelle↗
DOE OSTI2020

Influence of substrate misorientation on the optical properties of Mg-doped GaN

The GaN substrate miscut angle has a significant effect on the optical properties of Mg-doped GaN grown by metal-organic chemical vapor deposition. We have studied the optical properties of epilayers grown on c-plane GaN wafers with nominal miscut angles of 0.3° and 4° toward the [11¯00] direction. Periodic surface steps are observed in thin films grown on 0.3° miscut substrates. The step separation and height, as well as the surface roughness, increase with layer thickness, leading to a decrease in Mg doping efficiency. For films grown on 4° miscut substrates, step bunching causes the formation of visually observable wavy features on the film surface with strong spatial variations in cathodoluminescence characteristics, indicating a significant effect of surface morphology on the nature of Mg incorporation and p-type characteristics.

Liu, Hanxiao (ORCID:0000000331067542)↗
DOE OSTI2017

Doped-carbon composites, synthesizing methods and applications of the same

A method of synthesizing a doped carbon composite includes preparing a solution having a carbon source material and a heteroatom containing additive, evaporating the solution to yield a plurality of powders, and subjecting the plurality of powders to a heat treatment for a duration of time effective to produce the doped carbon composite.

36 MATERIALS SCIENCE↗
DOE OSTI2019

Doped-carbon composites, synthesizing methods and applications of the same

A method of synthesizing a doped carbon composite includes preparing a solution having a carbon source material and a heteroatom containing additive, evaporating the solution to yield a plurality of powders, and subjecting the plurality of powders to a heat treatment for a duration of time effective to produce the doped carbon composite.

36 MATERIALS SCIENCE↗
DOE OSTI2020

Probing the low-temperature limit of the quantum anomalous Hall effect

Quantum anomalous Hall effect has been observed in magnetically doped topological insulators. However, full quantization, up until now, is limited within the sub–1 K temperature regime, although the material’s magnetic ordering temperature can go beyond 100 K. Here, we study the temperature limiting factors of the effect in Cr-doped (BiSb)2Te3 systems using both transport and magneto-optical methods. By deliberate control of the thin-film thickness and doping profile, we revealed that the low occurring temperature of quantum anomalous Hall effect in current material system is a combined result of weak ferromagnetism and trivial band involvement. Our findings may provide important insights into the search for high-temperature quantum anomalous Hall insulator and other topologically related phenomena.

79 ASTRONOMY AND ASTROPHYSICS↗
DOE OSTI2017

Phosphides or nitrides for better NLO properties? A detailed comparative study of alkali metal doped nano-cages

Highlights: • Alkali metal doped boron and aluminum phosphide nano-cages are evaluated for NLO properties. • The NLO response of phosphide nano-cages is compared with nitride nano-cages. • Phosphide nano-cages show better NLO properties than the corresponding nitride nano-cages. • Conductivity of doped nano-cages is much higher than pristine nano-cages. • MAl{sub 11}P{sub 12} and MB{sub 11}P{sub 12} show monotonic increase in hyperpolarizability with size of alkali metal. - Abstract: Phosphide nano-cages of MX{sub 12}P{sub 11} and MX{sub 11}P{sub 12} (where X = B or Al, M = Li, Na, K) are investigated theoretically for geometric, electronic and nonlinear optical (NLO) properties. Alkali metal is doped by replacing (a) aluminum or boron atom and (b) phosphorus atom. Alkali metal doping can remarkably alter the electronic and NLO properties of the nano-cages, regardless of doping site. HOMO-LUMO gap is decreased whereas first hyperpolarizability is enhanced significantly in doped AlP and BP nano-cages. PDOS (partial density of states) analysis suggests that diffuse excess electrons from alkali metal play important role in boosting NLO properties of phosphide nano-cages. TD-DFT calculations are performed to study the effect of alkali metal doping on absorption spectra. Red shift is observed in the UV–vis spectra of all considered nano-cages. Comparison of phosphide nano-cages with nitride nano-cages indicated that doping nitride nano-cages with alkali metal leads to greater hyperpolarizability and NLO response than doping phosphide nano-cages.

36 MATERIALS SCIENCE↗
DOE OSTI2014

Reinforcement of double-exchange ferromagnetic coupling by Ru in La{sub 1.24}Sr{sub 1.76}Mn{sub 2-y}Ru{sub y}O{sub 7} manganite system

Highlights: • Effect of Mn-site doping by Ru has been studied in La{sub 1.24}Sr{sub 1.76}Mn{sub 2-y}Ru{sub y}O{sub 7}. • Electrical resistance, magnetoresistance and magnetic properties were measured. • Ru substitution enhances the ferromagnetism and metallicity. • Results were interpreted by the ferromagnetically coupled Ru with Mn ions in Mn–O–Ru network. - Abstract: The effect of Mn-site doping on magnetic and transport properties in the bilayer manganites La{sub 1.24}Sr{sub 1.76}Mn{sub 2-y}Ru{sub y}O{sub 7} (y = 0.0, 0.04, 0.08 and 0.15) has been studied. The undoped compound La{sub 1.24}Sr{sub 1.76}Mn{sub 2}O{sub 7} exhibits a ferromagnetic metal to paramagnetic insulator transition at T{sub C} = 130 K and the substitution of Ru shifts the transition temperatures to higher temperature values. The increased metal–insulator transition by Ru substitution, obtained from temperature dependence of resistivity measurements, indicates that the Ru substitution enhances the metallic state at low temperature regime and favours the Mn–Ru pairs in the Ru doped samples. Moreover, the activation energy values calculated from the temperature dependence of resistivity curves suggest that the Ru substitution weakens the formation of polarons. The increased magnetoresistance ratio from 108% to 136% by Ru substitution, measured at 5 K, points out that the Ru substitution also enhances the inter-grain tunneling magnetoresistance. Thus, the ferromagnetic order and metallic state in La{sub 1.24}Sr{sub 1.76}Mn{sub 2}O{sub 7} system have been enhanced by the presence of Ru in the Mn-site. These reinforcements of ferromagnetic metallic state and magnetoresistance have been interpreted by the ferromagnetically coupled high spin states of Ru with Mn ions in the Mn–O–Ru network.

36 MATERIALS SCIENCE↗
DOE OSTI2024

Metal-to-insulator transition in oxide semimetals by anion doping

Dirac semimetals exhibiting nontrivial topological characteristics stand as exemplary parent compounds, offering great promise for the realization of novel electronic states. These materials also serve as a versatile platform for systematically investigating topological quantum phase transitions. In this study, we present compelling evidence of profound structural and transport phase shifts in a recently uncovered oxide Dirac semimetal, SrNbO3, achieved through effective in situ anion doping. Notably, a remarkable increase in resistivity of more than three orders of magnitude at room temperature is observed upon nitrogen-doping. The extent of electronic modulation in SrNbO3 is strongly correlated with the misfit strain, underscoring its phase instability to both chemical doping and crystallographic symmetry variations. Using first-principles calculations, we discern that elevating the level of nitrogen doping induces an upward shift in the conductive bands of SrNbO3-?N?. Consequently, a transition from a metallic state to an insulating state becomes apparent as the nitrogen concentration reaches a threshold of 1/3. This investigation sheds light on the potential of anion engineering in oxide Dirac semimetals, offering pathways for manipulating their physical properties. These insights hold promise for future applications that harness these materials for tailored functionalities.

Hong, Haitao↗
DOE OSTI2016

Study of spin momentum density in Ga doped cobalt ferrite

We have studied spin dependent electron momentum density in CoGa{sub 0.3}Fe{sub 1.7}O{sub 4} at 300 K using magnetic Compton spectroscopy. It is observed that major contribution to total spin moment mainly arises from Co ions while itinerant electrons show negative polarization. Orbital contribution has been deduced by comparing the magnetic Compton spectroscopy with the magnetization data. It is revealed that the anisotropy in magnetization in the system increases with the Ga doping.

75 CONDENSED MATTER PHYSICS, SUPERCONDUCTIVITY AND↗
DOE OSTI2018

Highly sensitive and accurate optical thermometer through Er doped tellurite glasses

Highlights: • Upconversion mechanisms of transparent Er{sup 3+} doped tellurite glasses are discussed. • Sensitivity of the thermometer based on the FIR technique increases monotonously with the decreasing doping concentration. • Highly sensitive and accurate optical thermometer is achieved using low doping sample as the probe and high power laser as the pumping source. - Abstract: We investigate the thermal effects of Er{sup 3+} doped tellurite glasses on the upconversion properties. It is found that the sensitivity of the thermometer based on the FIR technique increases monotonously with the decreasing doping concentration. However, low doping leads to weak upconversion intensity and further decrease the sensing accuracy, which makes it difficult to achieve the high sensitivity and accuracy simultaneously. Influences of the irradiating laser power on the sensing behaviors were studied in the purpose of enhancing the signal intensity. It is found that the heating effect of incident laser (up to hundreds of mW) can be neglected, indicating the feasibility of using high laser power and low doping sample to produce both high sensitivity and high accuracy. In addition, this paper respectively discusses the mechanisms of the upconversion processes and the concentration dependent sensitivity.

36 MATERIALS SCIENCE↗
DOE OSTI2023

Biopolymer‐assisted Synthesis of P‐doped TiO 2 Nanoparticles for High‐performance Lithium‐ion Batteries: A Comprehensive Study

Abstract TiO 2 material has gained significant attention for large‐scale energy storage due to its abundant, low‐cost, and environmentally friendly properties, as well as the availability of various nanostructures. Phosphorus doping has been established as an effective technique for improving electronic conductivity and managing the slow ionic diffusion kinetics of TiO 2 . In this study, non‐doped and phosphorus doped TiO 2 materials were synthesized using sodium alginate biopolymer as chelating agent. The prepared materials were evaluated as anode materials for lithium‐ion batteries (LIBs). The electrodes exhibit remarkable electrochemical performance, including a high reversible capacity of 235 mAh g −1 at 0.1 C and excellent first coulombic efficiency of 99 %. An integrated approach, combining operando XRD and ex‐situ XAS, comprehensively investigates the relationship between phosphorus doping, material structure, and electrochemical performance, reinforced by analytical tools and first principles calculations. Furthermore, a full cell was designed using 2 %P‐doped TiO 2 anode and LiFePO 4 cathode. The output voltage was about 1.6 V with high initial specific capacity of 148 mAh g −1 , high rate‐capability of 120 mAh g −1 at 1 C, and high‐capacity retention of 96 % after 1000 cycles at 1 C.

El Halya, Nabil↗
DOE OSTI2016

Irradiation-induced grain growth and defect evolution in nanocrystalline zirconia with doped grain boundaries

Grain boundaries are effective sinks for radiation-induced defects, ultimately impacting the radiation tolerance of nanocrystalline materials (dense materials with nanosized grains) against net defect accumulation. However, irradiation-induced grain growth leads to grain boundary area decrease, shortening potential benefits of nanostructures. A possible approach to mitigate this is the introduction of dopants to target a decrease in grain boundary mobility or a reduction in grain boundary energy to eliminate driving forces for grain growth (using similar strategies as to control thermal growth). Here, in this study, we tested this concept in nanocrystalline zirconia doped with lanthanum. Although the dopant is observed to segregate to the grain boundaries, causing grain boundary energy decrease and promoting dragging forces for thermally activated boundary movement, irradiation induced grain growth could not be avoided under heavy ion irradiation, suggesting a different growth mechanism as compared to thermal growth. Furthermore, it is apparent that reducing the grain boundary energy reduced the effectiveness of the grain boundary as sinks, and the number of defects in the doped material is higher than in undoped (La-free) YSZ.

36 MATERIALS SCIENCE↗