Curvatures of tangent hyperquadric bundles

We study geometry of tangent hyperquadric bundles over pseudo-Riemannian manifolds, which are equipped, as submanifolds of the tangent bundles, with the induced Sasaki metric. All kinds of curvatures are calculated, and geometric results concerning the Ricci curvature and the scalar curvature are proved. There exists a hyperquadric bundle whose scalar curvature is a preassigned constant.     

Molecular simulation of binary colloidal mixtures: Gelation and aging phenomena

We investigate the aging dynamics of colloidal depletion gel by computer simulation. In this study, we employ an alternative approach using the effective pair potential to avoid the slow convergence in binary mixtures due to cage effect, and the structural formation of colloidal depletion gels is then clarified. We study the mean square displacement (MSD) of each segment in depletion gels by stochastic molecular dynamic simulations. It is shown that the MSD obeys a power-law, indicating sub-diffusive behavior of depletion gels. We also observe aging phenomena of the colloidal depletion gels from intermediate scattering functions. Power-law behavior of a characteristic time in this system, as a function of a waiting time, is also clarified.     

Thermally responsive shuttling behavior of a pillar[6]arene-based [2]rotaxane

A [2]rotaxane constructed from a per-ethylated pillar[6]arene as a wheel and a pyridinium derivative as an axle was prepared. The wheel segment of the per-ethylated pillar[6]arene moved from one station to another along the axle as a result of thermal stimuli.     

Improvement in SOFC anode performance by finely-structured Ni/YSZ cermet prepared via heterocoagulation

A novel preparation technique for a nanostructured anode for a solid oxide fuel cell is investigated. By mixing nanometer-sized NiO and YSZ powders in a pH-controlled aqueous media, a fine mixture of nanoparticles is successfully obtained through heterocoagulation. The anode prepared from thus prepared mixture has a large triple phase boundary and shows a great improvement in the anode performance by increasing the electric conductivity and effective surface area.     

Syntheses, characterization, and catalytic ability in alkane oxygenation of chloro(dimethyl sulfoxide)ruthenium(II) complexes with tris(2-pyridylmethyl)amine and its derivatives

New ruthenium(II) complexes having a tetradentate ligand such as tris(2-pyridylmethyl)amine (TPA), tris[2-(5-methoxycarbonyl)pyridylmethyl]amine [5-(MeOCO)3-TPA], tris(2-quinolylmethyl)amine (TQA), or bis(2-pyridylmethyl)glycinate (BPG) have been prepared. The reaction of the ligand with [RuCl2(Me2SO)4] resulted in a mixture of trans and cis isomers of the chloro(dimethyl sulfoxide-kappaS)ruthenium(II) complexes containing a TPA or a BPG, whereas a trans(Cl,N(amino)) isomer was selectively obtained for 5-(MeOCO)3-TPA and TQA. The trans and cis isomers of the [RuCl(TPA)(Me2SO)]+ complex were easily separated by fractional recrystallization. The molecular structures of trans- and cis(Cl,N(amino))-[RuCl(TPA)(Me2SO)]+ complexes and the trans(Cl,N(amino))-[RuCl{5-(MeOCO)3-TPA}(Me2SO)]+ complex have been determined by X-ray structural analyses. The reaction of TPA with [RuCl2(PhCN)4] gave a single isomer of the chloro(benzonitrile)ruthenium(II) complex, whereas the bis(benzonitrile)ruthenium(II) complex was obtained with BPG. The cis(Cl,N(amino))-[RuCl(TPA)(Me2SO)]+ complex is thermodynamically much less stable than the trans isomer and isomerizes in dimethyl sulfoxide at 65-100 degrees C. Oxygenation of alkanes catalyzed by these ruthenium(II) complexes has been examined. The chloro(dimethyl sulfoxide-kappaS)ruthenium(II) complexes with TPA and its derivatives using m-chloroperbenzoic acid as a cooxidant showed high catalytic ability. Adamantane was efficiently and selectively oxidized to give 1-adamantanol up to 88%. The chloro(dimethyl sulfoxide-kappaS)ruthenium(II) complex with 5-(MeOCO)3-TPA was found to be the most active catalyst among the complexes examined.     

The synthesis of new azoniathiahelicenes

Synthesis of new azonia derivatives of thia[6]helicene ( 1 ) and thia[7]helicene ( 2 ) is described. The Knoevenagel condensation of 2‐methylbenzothieno[3,2‐a]quinolizinium salt ( 8 ) with appropriate arylaldehydes yielded 2‐(arylvinyl)benzothieno[3,2‐a]quinolizinium salts ( 9 and 10 ), respectively. Photocyclization of 2‐styrylbenzothieno[3,2‐a]quinolizinium salt ( 8 ) gave 7a‐azonia‐5‐thia[6]helicene ( 1 ) in 63% yield. Similarly, 2‐[2‐(2‐naphthyl)vinyl]benzothieno[3,2‐a]quinolizinium salt ( 10 ) afforded 7a‐azonia‐5‐thia[7]helicene ( 2 ) in 56% yield. The complete and unambiguous assignment of their ¹H‐ and ¹³C‐nmr spectra was performed by utilizing two‐dimensional nmr spectroscopic methods.     

Effect of UV lamp irradiation during oxidation of Zr/Pt/Si structure on electrical properties of Pt/ZrO2/Pt/Si structure

Metal-insulator-metal (MIM) capacitors were fabricated using ZrO₂ films and the effects of structural and native defects of the ZrO₂ films on the electrical and dielectric properties were investigated. For preparing ZrO₂ films, Zr films were deposited on Pt/Si substrates by ion beam deposition (IBD) system with/without substrate bias voltages and oxidized at 200 °C for 60 min under 0.1 MPa O₂ atmosphere with/without UV light irradiation (λ = 193 nm, Deep UV lamp). The ZrO₂(∼12 nm) films on Pt(∼100 nm)/Si were characterized by X-ray diffraction pattern (XRD), field emission scanning electron microscopy (FE-SEM) and high-resolution transmission electron microscopy (HRTEM), capacitance-voltage (C-V) and current-voltage (I-V) measurements were carried out on MIM structures. ZrO₂ films, fabricated by oxidizing the Zr film deposited with substrate bias voltage under UV light irradiation, show the highest capacitance (784 pF) and the lowest leakage current density. The active oxygen species formed by UV irradiation are considered to play an important role in the reduction of the leakage current density, because they can reduce the density of oxygen vacancies.     

Quinolizinium hexafluorophosphate

The crystal structure of the title compound, C₉H₈N⁺·PF₆⁻, was measured at 145 K. The cationic part of the compound has crystallographically imposed 2/m symmetry with N/C disorder.