najoNanosystems: Physics, Chemistry, MathematicsНаносистемы: физика, химия, математика2220-80542305-7971Университет ИТМО10.17586/2220-8054-2018-9-5-603-608najo-679Research ArticlePHYSICSФИЗИКАFlintstone as a nanocomposite material for photonicsFedorovP. P.

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ppfedorov@yandex.ruMaslovV. A.

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VoronovV. V.

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ChernovaE. V.

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KudryavtsevO. S.

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RalchenkoV. G.

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VlasovI. I.

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ChislovA. S.

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MayakovaM. N.

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YarotskayaE. G.

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GaynutdinovR. V.

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PopovP. A.

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ZentsovaA. I.

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Prokhorov General Physics Institute of the Russian Academy of SciencesRussian FederationCrystallography and Photonics Federal Research Center, Russian Academy of SciencesRussian FederationPetrovskii State UniversityRussian Federation20181208202595603608Copyright © Fedorov P.P., Maslov V.A., Voronov V.V., Chernova E.V., Kudryavtsev O.S., Ralchenko V.G., Vlasov I.I., Chislov A.S., Mayakova M.N., Yarotskaya E.G., Gaynutdinov R.V., Popov P.A., Zentsova A.I., 20252025Fedorov P.P., Maslov V.A., Voronov V.V., Chernova E.V., Kudryavtsev O.S., Ralchenko V.G., Vlasov I.I., Chislov A.S., Mayakova M.N., Yarotskaya E.G., Gaynutdinov R.V., Popov P.A., Zentsova A.I.Fedorov P.P., Maslov V.A., Voronov V.V., Chernova E.V., Kudryavtsev O.S., Ralchenko V.G., Vlasov I.I., Chislov A.S., Mayakova M.N., Yarotskaya E.G., Gaynutdinov R.V., Popov P.A., Zentsova A.I.Данная работа распространяется под лицензией Creative Commons Attribution 4.0.This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.https://nanojournal.ifmo.ru/jour/article/view/679

Studying natural flintstone samples’ properties, including optical transparency and thermal conductivity, by various physical methods (X-ray diffraction, atomic force microscopy, optical microscopy, etc.) revealed that said specimens contain chalcedony nanoparticles bund into the complex hierarchial structure. 

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