Field emission investigations of RuO2-doped SnO2 wires

Field emission studies of a bunch and a single isolated RuO₂:SnO₂ wire have been performed. A current density of 5.73 × 10⁴ A/cm² is drawn from the single wire emitter at an applied field of 8.46 × 10⁴ V/μm. Nonlinearity in the Fowler-Nordheim (F-N) plot has been observed and explained on the basis of electron emission from both the conduction and the valence bands of the semiconductor. The current stability recorded at the preset value of 1.5 μA is observed to be good. Overall the high emission current density, good stability and mechanically robust nature of the RuO₂:SnO₂ wires offer advantages as field emitters for many potential applications.     

A note on disturbances in a semi-infinite piezoelectric medium excited by an impulsive,polarized, tangential electric field

Zusammenfassung Die Gleichungen für die quasi-eindimensionale Strömung einer idealen, reibungslosen, kompressiblen und elektrisch vollkommen leitenden Flüssigkeit unter Wärmezufuhr und unter dem Einfluss eines willkürlichen Magnetfeldes werden in charakteristischer Form dargestellt.Wird die Untersuchung beschränkt auf kleine Störungen in einer ursprünglich parallelen, isentropen Strömung konstanten Querschnittes, so können die Grundgleichungen linearisiert werden. Hierzu wurden allgemeine Lösungen entwickelt.Die Lösungen für die entsprechenden Probleme aus der konventionellen Gasdynamik und für die Strömung unter dem Einfluss eines quergerichteten Magnetfeldes sind als Spezialfälle mitenthalten.     

A note on disturbances in a piezoelectric slab

Summary In the present note, the equations of electricity and the equations of motion have been used to investigate the disturbances in a piezoelectric slab excited by a step electric field. The application of the Laplace transform facilitates the solution of the problem.     

The measurement of the spatial average temporal average intensity I(sata) and ultrasonic power W in composite ultrasonic transducers for medical application

Two possible methods to determine the spatial average temporal average intensity I(sata) and ultrasonic power W in composite ltrasonic transducers for medical application are described. Results showed that integrals using one method will yield accurate results but a vast amount of computational effort is required. On the other hand, using an alternative method these integrals may readily be solved at the expense of the accuracy of the results deduced.     

B and collider physics: Working group report

This report summarises the work done during WHEPP-6 (Institute of Mathematical Sciences, Chennai, India, Jan 3–15, 2000) in Working group on ‘B and collider physics’.     

A model with no strongly separable almost disjoint families

We answer a question of Shelah and Steprāns [6] by producing a model of ZFC where there are no strongly separable almost disjoint families. The notion of a strongly separable almost disjoint family is a natural variation on the well known notion of a completely separable almost disjoint family, and is closely related to the metrization problem for countable Fréchet groups.     

Interfacing High-Energy Charge-Transfer States to a Near-IR Sensitizer for Efficient Electron Transfer upon Near-IR Irradiation

Push–pull systems comprising of triphenylamine–tetracyanobutadiene (TPA-TCBD), a high-energy charge-transfer species, are linked to a near-IR sensitizer, azaBODIPY, for promoting excited-state CS. These systems revealed panchromatic absorption owing to intramolecular CT and near-IR absorbing azaBODIPY. Using electrochemical and computational studies, energy levels were established to visualize excited state events. Fs-TA studies were performed to monitor excited state CT events. From target analysis, the effect of solvent polarity, number of linked CT entities, and excitation wavelength dependence in governing the lifetime of CS states was established. Electron exchange between two TPA-TCBD entities in 3 seem to prolong lifetime of the CS state. We have been successful in demonstrating efficient CS upon both high-energy CT and low-energy near-IR excitations, signifying importance of these push–pull systems for optoelectronic applications operating in the wide optical window.     

Suslin Lattices

In their work on spreading models in Banach spaces, Dilworth et al. (Isr J Math 161:387–411, 2007) introduced the notion of a Suslin lower semi-lattice, a seemingly slight weakening of the notion of a Suslin tree. They posed several problems of a set theoretic nature regarding their notion. In this paper, we make a systematic study of the notion of Suslin lower semi-lattice, answering some of the questions raised by Dilworth, Odell, and Sari.     

7-β- and 10-β-Hydroxylated congeners of CAF-603; elucidation of absolute configuration of CAF-603 family,and their SAR studies in the anti-fungal activity

Novel 7-β- and 10-β-hydroxylated congeners of CAF-603 (4 and 5, respectively) were isolated from Trichoderma crassum. Relative configuration of 4 was determined by NOE experiments. Stereochemistry of 7-β-hydroxy group in 5 was established by a combination of vicinal ³J_H–H analyses and quantum chemical calculations. Absolute configurations of 4 and 5 were established by observing the Cotton effects of their bis(2-naphthoate) esters. T. crassum also produce known CAF-603 (1), 14-hydroxy and 8,9-β-epoxy derivatives (2 and 3, respectively). Present study first established the absolute configuration of CAF-603 family by taking their biosyntheses into account. Preliminary biological experiments revealed that the molecular target strictly recognizes the β-side of the cycloheptane ring.