Cu2+ Coordination of Covalently Cross-linked β-Amyloid Dimers

Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is a neurodegenerative disorder characterized by deposition of extracellular amyloid plaques comprised from fibrillar aggregates of the amyloid-β peptide (Aβ). Cu²⁺ interactions with Aβ appear to be involved in both the production of reactive oxygen species and the misfolding of Aβ into oligomeric intermediates including covalently cross-linked dimers. We have previously investigated the Cu²⁺ coordination of Aβ monomers in detail, whilst others have shown that Aβ fibrils coordinate Cu²⁺ in a similar manner to Aβ monomers. However, the coordination of low-molecular-weight Aβ species, which are believed to be responsible for neuronal dysfunction in AD, has not been widely investigated. Here, we report the first study of Cu²⁺ coordination by synthetic Aβ dimers containing an artificial diaminopimelic acid (DAP) or a dityrosine cross-link at residue 10. Our preliminary findings show that dityrosine cross-linking imparts unique structural constraints, resulting in Cu²⁺ coordination distinct from Aβ monomers and fibrils, which may be relevant to the greater toxicity of low-molecular-weight Aβ oligomers in AD.     

Luminescence of Cu+-β“-alumina

A series of monovalent copper containing β-alumina single crystals have been prepared by standard ion exchange techniques. The crystals exhibit strong luminescence which we attribute to the 3d⁹4s → 3d¹⁰ interconfigurational transition. The peak wavelength of this transition can be varied by 135 nm by the presence of other cations in the β“-alumina conduction plane, allowing the luminescence to be varied throughout the visible spectrum. Single-pass gain measurements of several of these crystals show gains of the order of 0.1/cm, suggesting the potential use of these materials for solid-state tunable lasers.     

主成分回归法同时测定Cu2+、Pb2+、Hg2+和Cd2+

研究了用双硫腙光度法结合多元线性回归技术直接分析水相中有毒重金属离子的方法.结果表明,在β-环糊精和非离子表面活性剂Triton X-100的存在下,金属离子-双硫腙配位体系具有更高的灵敏度和稳定性.使用多元线性回归技术,可以在多种干扰金属离子共存的条件下,不经萃取和化学分离直接分析4种常见的有毒重金属离子.     

Calorimetric evidence of antiferromagnetism in GdBa2Cu3O6+δ

Heat capacity measurements between 1.8 and 10K have been made on the superconductor GdBa₂Cu₃O_6+δ with δ ⋍ 0.7 and T_c ⋍ 94K. A well defined magnetic transition prevails at 2.22K. The entropy involved agrees well with the complete antiferromagnetic ordering of Gd³⁺ ions.     

EPR of Cu2+-doped Cs2CO3 and CsHCO3: evidence of the Jahn–Teller effect

Cu²⁺-doped Cs₂CO₃ and CsHCO₃ single crystals were investigated by electron paramagnetic resonance between 113–273 and 173–313 K, respectively. For both single crystals, two sites were observed for the Cu²⁺ at ambient temperature for arbitrary orientations of the single crystals in the magnetic field. However, when the temperature is varied, the spectra indicate the equivalence of the two sites at 225 and 240 K for the single crystals, respectively, to the above order. Below and above these temperatures two sites for Cu²⁺ appear, and below 133 and 173 K the signals do not vary and two sites were always observed. This is attributed to the transition of the dynamic Jahn–Teller effect to a static situation at lower temperatures. Cu²⁺ seems to replace Cs⁺ and the charge compensation is fulfilled by another Cs⁺. Spin-Hamiltonian parameters for both single crystals at ambient temperature are reported and discussed.     

锌溶液中痕量Cu2+、Co2+的检测光谱预处理方法

针对同时检测锌溶液中痕量Cu~(2+)、Co~(2+)浓度存在的灵敏度低、有效波段窄、光谱信号覆盖严重的问题,提出了一种多目标优化分数阶微分预处理方法。首先根据光谱特点确定影响Cu~(2+)、Co~(2+)同时检测的覆盖度和失真度,并拟合微分阶次与指标的函数关系、约束条件,然后基于多目标粒子群优化算法求解,最后对多目标优化微分阶数方法进行验证。结果表明:所提方法可以重构完全被覆盖的低灵敏度、窄有效波段的离子波峰,解决光谱信号被完全覆盖的问题,并在最大程度降低求导滤波的失真度,降低Cu~(2+)、Co~(2+)的光谱覆盖率。     

Cu2+离子注入的石英光波导的特性研究

利用Cu2+离子注入的方式在熔融石英和石英晶体上分别制备了平面光波导结构.通过棱镜耦合实验测试了两种光波导的导模特性,结果表明:在同样的注入条件下熔融石英上形成了增加型的光波导结构,而石英晶体上形成了位垒型的光波导结构.研究了退火温度对两种光波导导模折射率的影响,熔融石英光波导中导模的折射率随着退火温度的升高而降低,而石英晶体光波导中导模的折射率随着退火温度的升高先增加后降低.为了进一步分析离子注入两种材料形成光波导的微观机理,利用SRIM模拟了Cu2+离子注入两种材料的电子能量损失和核能量损失,并且模拟了两种光波导结构的折射率分布.模拟结果表明:熔融石英光波导的主要形成原因是离子注入表面的折射率大于其体材料的折射率,而石英晶体光波导的主要形成原因是离子射程末端的折射率小于其体材料的折射率.因此,在熔融石英光波导的形成中电子能量损失起主要作用,而在石英晶体光波导的形成中核能量损失起主要作用.     

Influence of Y2Cu2O5 nanoparticles doping on superconducting properties of YBa2Cu3O7-δ

ABSTRACT

The blue phase of YBa₂Cu₃O_{7- δ} (YBCO) family, Y₂Cu₂O₅ (Y202) nanoparticles were prepared and doped into (YBCO) superconductor and the effect of doping on critical current density and critical temperature was investigated. Y202 nanoparticles with particle sizes of 47, 107 and 206?nm were prepared by a sol–gel combustion method and added into the YBCO superconductor by 0.5–2?wt.%. XRD and scanning electron microscope measurements were used to characterize the samples. The measurement of critical current density at 77?K revealed that the doped superconductors had larger critical current density compared to the undoped superconductors. For a fixed dopant concentration, by increasing the size of nanoparticles, the J_c was increased. For the samples including 0.5?wt.% of nanoadditives, J_c was higher. The highest critical current density of 137?A/cm² was measured for the superconductors containing 0.5?wt.% of 206?nm Y202 nanoparticles. Also, by increasing the nanoparticles concentration, the T_c was reduced.     

Electron paramagnetic resonance and spinlattice relaxation of Cu2+ ions in ZnSeO4·6H2O

In this paper, we present detailed studies of the EPR spectra of Cu²⁺ ions in single crystals of ZnSeO₄·6H₂O. We describe the spectrum with a rhombic spin Hamiltonian with the following parameters: g_z=2.427; g_y=2.095; g_x=2.097; A _z ⁶⁵ =138.4·10^?4 cm^?1; A _x ⁶⁵ =22.3·10^?4 cm^?1. We studied spin-lattice relaxation in the temperature range 4–300 K at the frequency v≈9.3 GHz. The measured spin-lattice relaxation rate for the orientation H∥L₄ is described well at T<5 K by a linear dependence, while at T>5 K it is described by the sum of three exponentials: $$T_1^{ - 1} = 0.27T + 3.3 \cdot 10^{\text{s}} \exp \left( {\frac{{ - 69.5}}{T}} \right) + 2.6 \cdot 10^7 \exp \left( {\frac{{ - 140}}{T}} \right) + 1.36 \cdot 10^{10} \exp \left( {\frac{{ - 735.6}}{T}} \right){\text{ sec}}^{{\text{ - 1}}} $$ .We discuss possible reasons for the exponential dependence of T ₁ ^?1 for the Raman process.     

Defect structure of Cu2+ center in K2SO4‒Na2SO4‒ZnSO4 glasses

The spin Hamiltonian parameters (g factors g _//, g _⊥ and hyperfine structure constants A _//, A _⊥) of Cu²⁺ in K₂SO₄?Na₂SO₄?ZnSO₄ glasses are calculated from the high-order perturbation formulas of 3d⁹ ion in tetragonal octahedral sites. The calculated results are in agreement with the observed values. Since the EPR parameters are sensitive to the local structure of a paramagnetic impurity center, the defect structure of Cu²⁺ center in K₂SO₄?Na₂SO₄?ZnSO₄ glasses is estimated. The validity of results is discussed.     

Rotational Analysis of the B2Σ+-X2Σ+ Bands of 12C18O+

The emission spectrum of the B²Σ⁺-X²Σ⁺ (First Negative) system of the molecular ion ¹²C¹⁸O⁺ have been photographed at a resolution sufficient to observe the spin splitting of the lines with N > 18. Four bands, 0-1, 0-3, 1-4 and 2-5, have been rotationally analyzed and the molecular constants of the B²Σ⁺ , v = 0,1, 2 and X²Σ⁺ , v =1, 3, 4, 5 have been obtained.     

Cu2+掺杂ZnAl2 O4纳米颗粒的光学性能

采用水热法和热处理技术制备了不同掺杂比例的Zn_(1-x)Cu_xAl_2O_4(x=0,0.05,0.10,0.15,0.20)纳米颗粒,通过X射线衍射(XRD)、场发射透射电子显微镜(FETEM)、傅里叶红外光谱(FT-IR)、X射线光电子能谱(XPS)、光致发光光谱(PL)和紫外可见光谱(UV-Vis)对样品的晶体结构、形貌、元素分布、结合能和光学性能进行表征,并通过第一性原理计算得到了ZnAl_2O_4结构中存在的各种缺陷的能带结构。实验结果表明本方法制备的Zn_(1-x)Cu_xAl_2O_4纳米颗粒为尖晶石结构,XPS能谱说明Zn_(0.9)Cu_(0.10)Al_2O_4样品中Cu~(2+)全部占据了四面体位置,PL光谱显示Cu~(2+)掺杂的样品出现了猝灭现象,紫外光谱表明Cu~(2+)掺杂后样品出现了新的吸收峰。并结合第一性原理计算对样品的光学性质给出了合理解释。     

Electrical and magnetic properties of Gd(Ba2-xLax)Cu3O7+δ

We have studied the structural, electrical, and magnetic properties of the normal and superconducting states Gd(Ba2-xLax)Cu3O7+ [Gd(BaLa)123] samples with 0.0 x 0.8 prepared by the standard solid-state reaction. XRD characterization shows an orthorhombic-tetragonal structural transition at x=0.2. Iodometric titration analysis shows the oxygen content of the samples increase with the increase of La doping. The resistivity curves show that for x0.15, there is metallic behavior, and for x0.2, there is a gradual insulating transition behavior in the normal state. The metal-insulator and superconductor-insulator transitions occur between x=0.35 and x=0.4. The superconducting transition temperature decreases with the increase of La content as two-step curve. The normal-state resistivity is fitted for two and three dimensional variable range hopping (2D&3D-VRH) and Coulomb gap (CG) regimes, separately. The results show that the dominant mechanism is CG for x0.35, and VRH for x0.4. The pinning energy U, derived from the thermally activated flux creep (TAFC) model and Ambegaokar-Halperin (AH) theory, shows a power-law relation as UH -. The critical current density decreases with the increase of La doping and magnetic field. The E-J curves show that the induced electric field increases with the increase of magnetic field and La concentration. The magnetization measurements indicate that the critical penetration fields and magnetic current density decrease with La doping.     

Cu2+对鲁米诺阳极电致化学发光的抑制作用

本文研究了Ｃｕ＾２＋对碱性鲁米诺阳极电致化学发光的影响,发现Ｃｕ＾２＋对发光峰强度有明显的抑制作用。通过对溶液ｐＨ值及离子强度、溶液中支持电解质种类、理米诺浓度和ＥＤＴＡ对抑制作用影响的讨论,结合Ｐｔ电极表现ＸＰＳ谱图的分析结果,给出了可能的抑制机理;非常微小的Ｃｕ（ＯＨ）２分子聚体参与了电极氧化过程中双电层的形成,阻碍了电化学发光活性物质的生成和传质速率。在一定条件下,发光峰强度的减小量与Ｃｕ＾