Room temperature magnetocaloric effect in Pr1.75Sr1.25Mn2O7 double-layered perovskite manganite system

Abstract

In this work, we have studied on double-layered perovskite (Ruddlesden–Popper) manganite structure in Pr_1.75Sr_1.25Mn₂O₇ synthesised by sol–gel method. The crystal structure of the double-layered perovskite is found as tetragonal from the X-ray diffraction analysis with I4/mmm space group. A high Curie temperature, T_C = 305 K is observed from the temperature dependence of magnetisation measurement. The isothermal magnetisation curves showed that magnetic phase transition is second order due to the positive slope of the Arrott plots. Maximum magnetic entropy change (ΔS_M) and adiabatic temperature change (ΔT_ad) values are calculated as 3.99 J kg^?1 K^?1 and 2.1 K under external magnetic field of 70 kOe, respectively. Since our double-layered perovskite manganite sample has desired T_C value and relatively high ΔS_M, it can be a potential candidate as a magnetocaloric material for room temperature magnetic cooling systems.     

Boron‐Containing Probes for Non‐optical High‐Resolution Imaging of Biological Samples

Boron has been employed in materials science as a marker for imaging specific structures by electron energy loss spectroscopy (EELS) or secondary ion mass spectrometry (SIMS). It has a strong potential in biological analyses as well; however, the specific coupling of a sufficient number of boron atoms to a biological structure has proven challenging. Herein, we synthesize tags containing closo‐1,2‐dicarbadodecaborane, coupled to soluble peptides, which were integrated in specific proteins by click chemistry in mammalian cells and were also coupled to nanobodies for use in immunocytochemistry experiments. The tags were fully functional in biological samples, as demonstrated by nanoSIMS imaging of cell cultures. The boron signal revealed the protein of interest, while other SIMS channels were used for imaging different positive ions, such as the cellular metal ions. This allows, for the first time, the simultaneous imaging of such ions with a protein of interest and will enable new biological applications in the SIMS field.     

Difference scheme for the Samarskii-Ionkin problem with a parameter

We consider a weighted difference scheme approximating the heat equation with the nonlocal boundary conditions

$$u(0,t) = 0, \frac{{\partial u}}{{\partial x}}(0,t) + \frac{{\partial u}}{{\partial x}}(1,t) = 0$$

. We show that in this case the system of eigenfunctions of the main difference operator is not a basis but can be supplemented with associated functions to form a basis. Using the method of expansions in the basis of eigenfunctions and associated functions, we find a necessary and sufficient condition for stability with respect to the initial data in some energy norm. We show that this stability condition cannot be weakened by choosing a different norm. The above-mentioned energy norm is shown to be equivalent to the grid L ₂-norm.

     

Analytical evaluation for two-center nuclear attraction integrals over slater type orbitals by using Fourier transform method

In this study, we shall suggest analytical expressions for two-center nuclear attraction integrals over STO’s with a one-center charge distribution by using Fourier transform method. The derivation is based on partial-fraction decompositions and Taylor expansions of rational functions. Analytical expressions obtained by this method are expressed in terms of Gegenbauer, and binomial coefficients and linear combinations of STO’s. Finally, it is relatively easy to express the Fourier integral representations of two-center nuclear attraction integrals with a one-center charge distribution mentioned above as finite and infinite of series of STO’s and irregular solid harmonics which may be considered to be limiting cases of STO’s.     

Relationship between the Omniphobic Properties and the Swelling Degree of SLIPS Coatings Based on Polymer Gel Thin Films

Doklady Physical Chemistry - The study addresses the relationship between the omniphobic properties of coatings based on polymer matrices doped with liquid lubricants (Slippery Liquid-Infused...     

利用清洁工艺生产柠檬酸的研究

本文设计了一条生产柠檬酸的新工艺，可望有效的解决柠檬酸生产中的环境污染问题，并对生产过程中所产生的化合物的再次利用提出了新的方法，实验结果表明，利用该工艺生产柠檬酸，其收率可从传统的80％提高到89％，产生的污染物可下降80％以上。     

Disk mini-adsorbers with radial flow for determination of 234Th concentration in seawater

A modified method has been developed for measuring the ²³⁴Th concentration in seawater, which is based upon the use of MnO₂-impregnated disk mini adsorbers with radial flow connected in-line and the direct beta counting of ²³⁴Th and/or its daughter ^234mPa. This allows determining the ²³⁴Th concentration in a relatively small volume of seawater (20–50 L) with the possibility to check the extraction efficiency in every individual sample. The field testing, which was carried out at different areas of Sevastopol Bay during different seasons, has shown applicability of the proposed method to evaluate particle fluxes in marine environments within a wide range of concentrations of suspended matter.