Chasing H- in Rare-earth Metal Oxyhydride Thin Films

Rare-earth metal oxyhydride thin films show a photochromic effect, where their transparency decreases (reversibly) with exposure to light with energy greater than its optical band gap. The precise underlying mechanism behind this effect is unknown, but is investigated in this thesis by using techniques such as muon spin relaxation, or materials...

Dissolution and Electrochemical Reduction of Rare Earth Oxides in Fluoride Electrolytes

Rare earth elements (REEs) are a group of 17 metallic elements, including 15 lanthanides, scandium and yttrium, which have remarkably similar chemical and physical properties. Nowadays, rare earth metals are widely used in such fields as electronics, petroleum, and metallurgy. Rare earth elements are considered as vitamin to modern industry and...

Magnetic properties of Dy nanoparticles and Al2O3-coated Dy nanocapsules