Various mesoporous materials were investigated to choose the best material for experiments requiring high yield of long-lived positronium. We found that the fraction of 3\gamma annihilation determined using \gamma-ray energy spectra and positron annihilation lifetime spectra (PAL) changed from 20% to 25%. The 3\gamma fraction and o-Ps formation probability in the polymer XAD-4 is found to be the largest. Elemental analysis performed using scanning electron microscope (SEM) equipped with energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscope EDS shows high purity of the investigated materials

Shot peening influence on alloys based on iron, aluminum, and titanium was studied using positron annihilation lifetime spectroscopy (PALS) and residual stress measurements. The PALS spectra were analyzed assuming two lifetime components. While the residual stresses change in a similar way in all the samples, the PALS results show an opposite tendency of a component relative intensities change with the time of shot peening for the Ti alloy as compared to steel or the Al alloy. A comparison between the depth profiles of positron implantation and the residual stress distribution reveals that the positron range covers a whole depth where residual stress is observed only in the Ti alloy. Based on this observation, the evolution of the defect concentration is presumed, consisting in migration of large defects away from the surface, while only smaller ones remain close to the surface. Furthermore, the positron lifetime distribution in the Al alloy was determined using the MELT program. The results showed that the initial single, wide distribution of lifetime splits into two narrower ones with increasing shot peening time.

Nanoparticles of manganese ferrite were obtained by the impregnation of highly ordered mesoporous MCM-41 silica support. The investigated sample contained 20% wt. Fe. The obtained nanocrystallites were strongly dispersed in silica matrix and their size was about 2 nm. The sample annealing at 500°C led to increase of particle size to about 5 nm. The Mössbauer spectroscopy investigations performed at room temperature show on occurrence of MnFe₂O₄ nanoparticle in superparamagnetic state for the sample annealed in all temperatures. The coexistence of superparamagnetic and ferromagnetic phase was observed at liquid nitrogen temperature. The sample annealed at 400°C and 500°C has bigger manganese ferrite particle and better crystallized structure. One can assign them the discrete hyperfine magnetic field components.

Some technological features of p-type Hg _1-x Cd _x Te ( x ≈ 0.3) liquid phase epitaxy layers grown on Cd _1-y Zn _y Te ( y ≈ 0.04) substrates are briefly discussed. Energy dispersive analysis of mercury-cadmium-telluride (MCT) layers and metal contacts (Au(In)/Cr(Mo,Ti)) to MCT layers together with their current-voltage characteristics at T ≈ 80 and 300 K are considered. It is shown that Cr(Mo,Ti)/MCT contacts have ohmic characteristics or close to them at T ≈ 80 and 300 K for both n- and p-type MCT layers. This gives the opportunity to form ohmic contacts to n- and p-type pads in one technological cycle. The contact resistance R _c is much smaller as compared to the HgCdTe p-n junction resistance R ₀ [ R _c A (< 10 ^–2 Ω cm ² ) ≪ R ₀ A (> 10 ³ Ω cm ² ), where R ₀ is the zero bias diode resistance at T = 80 K, and A is the MCT ( x ≈ 0.3) junction area]. So, such contacts are appropriate for the fabrication of photovoltaic HgCdTe detectors.