Surface diffusion of potassium on theW (112) plane

Dependent on temperature and coverage, numerous spectral density functionsW(f) of the field-emission flicker noise of potassium adsorbed on the tungsten (112) plane were determined. The analysis in terms of the Timm and van der Ziel model gives surface diffusion energies between 0.55 and 0.83 eV for (average) coverages from 0.3 to 1.0 and diffusion coefficients between 2×10^–10 and 3×10^–9 cm²/s at 400 K. The results are compared with those obtained previously for the tungsten (111) region. Some conclusions as to the mechanism of diffusion and the manifestation of phase transitions between commensurate and incommensurate adlayer structures are discussed.On leave from Wrocaw University     

Effects of excited-state absorption and stimulated emission in UV dyes on the shortening of laser pulses interacting with saturable absorbers

Saturation properties of the dyes in the presence of excited-state absorption and amplified spontaneous emission in the dye are studied theoretically. In the analysis the above two effects are included separately and it is shown that they are deleterious to the pulse-shortening capabilities of the dyes. It is also shown that in the conventional single-pass shortening of laser pulses with saturable dyes large pulse shortening ratios (20) may be expected if the dye saturation is combined with a properly delayed dye generation.     

An electrochemical investigation on (MoO<Subscript>3</Subscript>+PVP+PVA) nanobelts for lithium batteries

Molybdenum trioxide (MoO₃) xerogel films modified with poly(vinyl alcohol)+poly(vinyl pyrrolidone) (PVP+PVA) polyblends were obtained by ion-exchange method with sol-gel technique. Investigations were conducted using X-ray “diffractometry”, Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, and cyclic voltammetry. The results show that the H atoms in polyblend are H-bonded with the O atoms in the Mo=O bonds of MoO₃ xerogel, which effectively shield the electrostatic interaction between MoO₃ interlayer and Li⁺ ions when MoO₃ xerogel is modified by the intercalation of (PVP+PVA). The reversibility of the insertion/extraction of Li⁺ ions is greatly improved by the modification with polyblend of MoO₃ nanocomposite films. MoO₃ and (PVP+PVA) _x MoO₃ (x = 0, 0.5) nanobelts were obtained by a simple hydrothermal process from MoO₃ sol. The electrochemical cells with configuration Li/(LiPF₆+EC+DMC)/MoO₃ modified by (PVP+PVA) were fabricated and their discharge profiles studied.     

Schwefel(IV)-Verbindungen als Liganden. II. Die Kristall- und Molekülstruktur von Pentacarbonyl-(schwefeldioxid)chrom

Sulfur(IV) Compounds as Ligands. II. The Crystal and Molecular Structure of Pentacarbonyl--(sulfur dioxide)chromium The structure of pentacarbonyl(sulfurdioxide)chromium ( 1 ) has been determined from single crystal X-ray data. The compound crystallizes with eight formula units in the rhombic unit cell (space group Pbn2₁) of the dimensions a = 657.8(2) pm, b = 1245.2(4) pm, c = 2177.4(5) pm (at 180 K). The sulfur dioxide is η¹-coplanar coordinated, the Cr? S distance is 219 pm, the shortest bond reported so far between chromium(0) and sulfur. The Cr? C(ax) bond (189 pm) was found only marginally shorter than the Cr? C(eq) bonds (190 pm) providing proof of the high π-acceptor capacity of SO₂.     

Collisions at thermal energy between metastable hydrogen atoms and hydrogen molecules: total and differential cross sections

A metastable hydrogen (deuterium) atom source in which groundstate atoms produced by a RF discharge dissociator are bombarded by electrons, provides a relatively large amount of slow metastable atoms (velocity 3–5 km/s). Total integral cross sections for H*(D*)(2s) + H₂(X ¹Σ _g ⁺ ,v=0) collisions have been measured in a wide range of relative velocity (2,5–30 km/s), by using the attenuation method. A significant improvement of accuracy is obtained, with respect to previous measurements, at low relative velocities. Total cross sections for H* and D*, as functions of the relative velocity, are different, especially in the low velocity range. H* + H₂ total differential cross sections have also been measured, with an angular spread of 3.6°, for two different collision energy distributions, centered respectively at 100 meV and 390 meV. A first attempt of theoretical analysis of the cross sections, by means of an optical potential, is presented.     

After-effects of Auger ionization following electron capture in organic 125iodine compounds

The emission Mössbauer spectra of ¹²⁵I labeled iodobenzene, methyl iodide, and of their dilute solutions in benzene and hexane, were computer analyzed. Two species were observed, in one of which tellurium is presumably attached to two organic moieties, while in the other, tellurium is attached to a single organic moiety.     

A novel one-pot conversion of amines to homologated esters in poly(ethylene glycol)

The first deaminative homologation of amines (-CH₂NH₂) to esters (-CH₂CH₂COOEt) in one-pot is reported. The reaction proceeds through, formation of an aldehyde from an amine in the presence of Pd/C as catalyst followed by Wittig reaction and catalytic hydrogenation using poly(ethylene glycol) as the solvent in one-pot.     

Electrochemical reduction of camphorquinone in DMF in the presence of a proton donor

The electroreduction of camphorquinone in DMF, at mercury electrodes, was investigated by a variety of techniques. In DMF, in the absence of proton donor, camphorquinone exhibits two one-electron waves: the first, a one-electron reversible wave to be due to a reversible charge transfer without a coupled chemical reaction. After the first charge transfer, the semidione anion radical is reduced to the dianion. The irreversibility of the second wave derives from a fast irreversible protonation of the dianion. A wide variety of changes in behaviour is observed in the reduction of camphorquinone as increasing amounts of benzoic acid are added: a new two-electron irreversible wave appears at a potential less negative than the original wave. A proton donor to substrate ratio of 2 is required to completely suppress the two original waves. A mechanism for the electroreduction of camphorquinone is proposed and discussed on the basis that the prewave current is controlled by the diffusion of the undissociated acid species and that the undissociated acid, rather than the solvated proton, takes part in the protonation, prior to the charge transfer.     

Dependence of the catalytic activity of organoaluminum compounds and some of their complexes on their composition

The influence of the acidity of organoaluminum compounds and their complexes on the catalytic activity in polymerization of trioxane has been studied. It is found that the catalytic activity of organoaluminum compounds of the type R_nALX_3?n depends on n as well as the nature of R or X. Catalytic activity of the complexes also depends on the type of cocatalyst used. The change of electroconductivity in the course of formation of some initiator complexes has been studied and an attempt has been made to determine the relation between conductivity and polymerization activity.     

Anwendung der Streustrahl-Methode zur Bestimmung der Elemente in Mineral?lprodukten mit Hilfe der R?ntgenfluorescenz-Spektral-Analyse am Beispiel der Bleibestimmung in Ottokraftstoffen

Zusammenfassung In einem relativ einfach durchzuführenden Verbundverfahren wird Selen im Sauerstoff-strom innerhalb 15 min bei 1100–1150°C quantitativ aus den Metall- bzw. Metalloxidschmelzen verdampft und in einer mit flüssigem Stickstoff gekühlten Vorlage aufgefangen. Das aus der Vorlage mit einer definierten Menge verdünnter HNO₃ in Gegenwart von Ni-Nitrat gelöste Selen läßt sich direkt durch AAS mit dem Graphitofen (FAAS) äußerst nachweisstark und zuverlässig bestimmen. Die Nachweisgrenze (elektrodenlose Entladungslampe) liegt bei 3×10^–11 g Se. Der Verfahrensverbund erlaubt mit Probenmengen 10 g in Ag und Au Se-Gehalte 0,05 ppb,inCu 0,1 ppb,in Bi 0,2 ppb und in Pb 10 ppb zu erfassen. Für draht-, stab- und spanförmige Proben erhält man für Se-Gehalte von 2–0,002 ppm Variationskoeffizienten zwischen 3 und 6%. Die Vollständigkeit der Se-Verdampfung aus den Matrices Cu, Ag, Au und Bi wurde ebenso wie die Richtigkeit des Gesamtverfahrens durch systematische Untersuchungen belegt.

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Determination of se by furnace atomic absorption spectrometry (FAAS) in the ppb-range in Cu, Cu alloys, Ag, Au, Pb and Bi after volatilization in an oxygen stream

Summary Selenium is evaporated in a multi-stage procedure within 15 min from metals or metal oxides fused at temperatures of 1100–1150°C under a stream of oxygen and is trapped in a receiver cooled with liquid nitrogen. The condensed SeO₂ is dissolved with a definite volume of diluted HNO₃ in the presence of Ni-nitrate and determined with high sensitivity and reliability by FAAS (electrodeless discharge lamp). The detection limit of the FAAS was found to be 3 · 10^–11 g of Se. The multi-stage procedure allows to detect Se levels 0.05 ppb in Ag and Au, 0.1 ppb in Cu, 0.2 ppb in Bi, and 10 ppb in Pb, respectively, with sample weights 10 g. For wire, rod, and chip samples the coefficients of variation are found to be between 3 and 6% for Se contents of 2 to 0.002 ppm. The quantitative evaporation of Se from Cu, Ag, Au, and Bi as well as the accuracy of the whole procedure have been checked systematically.

Die Arbeit wurde durch Mittel der DFG in dankenswerter Weise unterstützt.