Fine-dispersed YGdAG:Ce nanopowders with various degrees of isomorphic substitution yttrium by gadolinium were synthesized. The structure and luminescent properties studied X-ray diffraction, attenuated total reflection Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy, luminescence spectroscopy scanning electron microscopy. possibility synthesis a degree up to 60% nanocrystals average sizes 25–30 nm sho...

-Yttria (Y2O3) has become a promising gate oxide material to replace silicon dioxide in metal-oxide-semiconductor (MOS) devices. The characterization of native point defect in Y2O3 is essential to understand the behavior of the material. We used the firstprinciples pseudopotential method to study the electronic structure, defect structure and formation energy of native point defects in Y2O3. Va...

A synthetic avenue for the formation of yttrium oxide thin films on Si native oxide surfaces is demonstrated by the reaction of Tris(2,2,6,6tetramethyl-3,5-heptanedionato) yttrium(III) with inorganic (H2O2) and organic (tert-butyl and di-tert-amyl) peroxides in supercritical carbon dioxide. The reactions are carried out in a hot wall reactor at temperatures below 130 °C and pressures ranging fr...

Impregnation and deposition-precipitation syntheses have been used to obtain Y2O3/SiO2 samples. In the deposition method, the urea causes the precipitation of yttrium hydroxide, which leads to the formation of yttria nanocrystalline particles in the final composites. Delaying the silica addition up to the visible muddying of the solution, a relevant formation of yttria nanocrystalline particles...

OBJECTIVE Camptodactyly-arthropathy-coxa-vara-pericarditis (CACP) syndrome is an autosomal recessive disorder caused by mutations in PRG4 gene that encodes for proteoglycan 4, the main lubricant for joints and tendon surfaces. It is a non-inflammatory arthropathy, characterized by joint effusions and synovial hypertrophy. So far, there is no effective treatment for this disorder. To evaluate th...

Yttrium oxide (Y₂O₃) nanocrystallites were synthesized by mean of a sol-gel method using two different precursors. Raw materials used were yttrium nitrate and yttrium chloride, in methanol. In order to promote oxygen vacancies, P-123 poloxamer was incorporated. Synthesized systems were heat-treated at temperatures from 700 °C to 900 °C. Systems at 900 °C were prepared in the presence and absenc...

Yttrium, titanium, and yttrium-titanium getter thin films were elaborated on silicon by coevaporation in ultrahigh vacuum. Y-Ti exhibit nanometric crystallites size (18–35 nm) leading to a very high grain boundary density, which is favorable microstructure for activation at low temperature. The yttrium content alloys influences size, resistance against room temperature oxidation, gettering perf...