New nanostructured manganites of LaMeIICuZnMnO6 (MeII — Mg, Ca, Sr, Ba)

The copper-zinc manganites of LaMeIICuZnMnO6 (MeII — Mg, Ca, Sr, Ba) have been synthesized with the high-temperature interaction of alkaline earth metals carbonates with oxides of lanthanum (III), copper (II), zinc (II) and manganese (III). The synthesized polycrystalline copper-zinc manganites have been grinded on the Retsch vibration mill MM301 (Germany). As a result their nanostructured particles have been obtained. Their sizes have been determined using an electron microscope Mira3 LMU, Tescan. Methods of radiography determined that all synthesized nanostructured copper-zinc manganites crystallize in the cubic syngony with the following parameters of a lattice: LaMgCuZnMnO6 — а = 13.530.02 Å, Vo = 2476.810.06 Å3, Z = 4, Voelect.cell = 619.200.02 Å3, roent = 4.52; pick = 4.500.01 g/cm3; LaCaCuZnMnO6 — а = 13.690.02 Å, Vo = 2565.730.06 Å3, Z = 4, Voelect.cell. = 641.430.02 Å3, roent = 4.43; pick = 4.410.01 g/cm3; LaSrCuZnMnO6 — а = 13.910.02 Å, Vo = 2691.420.06 Å3, Z = 4, Voelect.cell = 672.850.02 Å3, roent = 4.99; pick. = 4.960.01 g/cm3; LaBaCuZnMnO6 — а = 14.550.02 Å, Vo = 3080.270.06 Å3, Z = 4, Voelect.cell = 770.070.02 Å3, roent = 4.95; pick = 4.940.01 g/cm3. The X-ray investigations demonstrated that the values of lattice parameters of the studied copper-zinc manganites have been increased from Mg to Ba. As a result of the investigations, these compounds can be included in Pm3m spatial group.

Effects of temperature and repeat layer spacing on mechanical properties of graphene/polycrystalline copper nanolaminated composites under shear loading

In the present study, the characteristics of graphene/polycrystalline copper nanolaminated (GPCuNL) composites under shear loading are investigated by molecular dynamics simulations. The effects of different temperatures, graphene chirality, repeat layer spacing, and grain size on the mechanical properties, such as failure mechanism, dislocation, and shear modulus, are observed. The results indicate that as the temperature increases, the content of Shockley dislocations will increase and the maximum shear stress of the zigzag and armchair directions also decreases. The mechanical strength of the zigzag direction is more dependent on the temperature than that of the armchair direction. Moreover, self-healing occurs in the armchair direction, which causes the shear stress to increase after failure. Furthermore, the maximum shear stress and the shear strength of the composites decrease with an increase of the repeat layer spacing. Also, the shear modulus increases by increasing the grain size of copper.