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Mg-5Li-5Al-3Zn-xCd(x=0,2,3,4,5) alloys were prepared. The densities of these alloys were measured with Archimedes' method. The influence of Cd element on the microstructure and the properties of these alloys were also studied. The results indicate that these alloys possess low density ranging from 1.5 to 1.7 g·cm^-3. The addition of Cd has the refining effect on the α-Mg phase and causes the formation of Mg₃Cd intermetallic compound. The refinement and the formation of Mg₃Cd improve the mechanical properties of alloys. When the Cd content is 3 wt.%, the tensile strength of alloy reaches its peak value(288 MPa).

In this research, the ground state gamma ray bands of even ^114-124Cd isotopes are calculated using interacting boson model (IBM-1). The theoretical energy levels for Z = 48, N = 66–76 up to spin-parity 8⁺ have been obtained by using PHINT computer program. The values of the parameters in the IBM-1 Hamiltonian yield the best fit to the experimental energy spectrum. The calculated results of the ground state energy band are compared to the previous experimental results and the obtained theoretical calculations in IBM-1 are in good agreement with the experimental energy level.

The anharmonicity in the $Z=48$Cd, and $Z=52$Te chain of isotopes, which lie close to magic number $Z=50$, is analyzed from the study of the correlation of the energy levels in the ground band, and some anomalies in the various entities are pointed out. The split of the degeneracy of the phonon triplet and quintuplet is illustrated. Formation of multiple coexisting phonon multiplets, associated with higher lying excited $0^{+}$ and $2^{+}$ states, and intruder states, including 2p4h excitation, with varying deformations, in ${}^{110-118}$Cd is discussed. The interacting boson model (IBM) is applied for $N=62,66$${}^{110,114}$Cd. The results of a previous study of $N=66$ isotones in the dynamic pairing plus quadrupole model are cited for Cd and Te. The problem of collectivity as reflected in the quadrupole moments and $B(E2,2_1^{+}-0_1^{+})$ values is analyzed. The enigma of deformation features in spherical ${}^{120-124}$Te, reflected in the transition probability $B(E2,0_1^{+}-2_1^{+})$ is resolved. Charge dependence of $E$2 transitions for vibrational nuclei, in producing enhanced $B(E2,0_1^{+}\to 2_1^{+})$ strengths in Te versus Cd is illustrated.

This paper contains the results of the structural and spectroscopic characterizations of undoped and Cadmium-doped cobalt oxide thin films with different Co/Cd molar ratios (3%, 5%, 7% and 9%). The nanosized undoped and cadmium-doped Co₃O₄ thin layers were prepared using sol–gel process and deposited on glass substrates by dip coating. The changes caused by the incorporation of cadmium at different levels of doping have been highlighted by the techniques UV–Visible (UV–Vis) spectroscopy, Infrared (IR) spectroscopy, X-ray diffraction (XRD) measurements, SEM coupled EDX and impedance spectroscopy. From the UV–Vis spectroscopy analysis, it was found that all the films are two direct bandgap energies. The optical transmittance and the bandgap energy decrease with increase in Cd concentration. The XRD spectra confirm the films were polycrystalline with a cubic spinel structure. The results of the impedance spectroscopy show that the equivalent circuit of the synthesized samples is an RC parallel circuit.