Intense red mechanoluminescence from (ZnS)1−x(MnTe)x

Intense mechanoluminescent (ZnS)_1−x(MnTe)_x powder samples with x=0.02,0.05,0.10,0.15,0.20 and 0.25 were prepared by simple Solid State Reaction method. All samples were polycrystalline with wurtzite structure. Mechanoluminescence (ML) and Photoluminescence (PL) were observed in all the samples in the red region peaking around 650 nm. The red emission is attributed to the presence of Te along with Mn. ML is attributed to the release of holes due to the stress on the phosphors which then recombine with metastable Mn²⁺ emitting light. The intensity of ML is found to be strongly dependent on both the impact pressure and composition. The maximum intensities in both ML and PL were observed in samples with x=0.05.     

Performance study of LaBr3:Ce detectors coupled to R2083 PM tube for energy and timing characteristics

Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry - Performance of 1″?×?1″ LaBr3 (5% Ce) scintillator coupled to Hamamatsu R2083 PM Tube has been investigated for the...     

Montmorillonite-based ceramic membranes as novel lithium-ion battery separators

Novel montmorillonite-based ceramic membrane (CM) has been prepared with poly(vinylidene fluoride-co-hexafluoropropene) (PVdF-HFP) copolymer as binder. Physical properties such as surface morphology, porosity, liquid electrolyte uptake and thermal stability were analysed. The ceramic membrane was activated by soaking it in a non-aqueous liquid electrolyte (1.0 M LiPF₆ solution in 1/1 v/v ethylene carbonate/diethyl carbonate mixture) for 10 min. The compatibility of the membrane with lithium metal anode as a function of storage time was analysed by assembling a Li/CM/Li symmetric cell. Finally, a lab-scale cell composed of Li/CM/LiFePO₄ is assembled and its cycling performance analysed at different C-rates. Although the ceramic membrane is not flexible, it shows high thermal stability and stable interfacial properties when in contact with the lithium metal anode. A stable cycling behaviour is demonstrated even at 1C-rate with limited fade in capacity.     

Investigation and optimization of the recovery of coal fines using oil agglomeration process: Use of waste oils from different sectors

The high cost of the bridging liquid subdues the implementation and commercialization of oil agglomeration process. To overcome this problem, waste oils from different sectors were used in this present study. The performance of the process was assessed based on the responses like ash rejection and organic matter recovery. The aim of the present study was to investigate the usage of waste oils from different sectors and to optimize and analyze the behavioral pattern showcased by different variables (pulp density, oil dosage, agglomeration time and oil type) using response surface methodology (Box-Behnken design). Experimental investigation shows that the optimum pulp density, oil dosage, agglomeration time and oil type condition obtained as 3%, 15%, 15?min and waste engine oil, respectively. At optimum condition, the % ash rejection and % organic matter recovery obtained as 63.94% and 81.8%, respectively.     

Mechanism of Evolution of Koneramine Complexes from One‐Pot Reactions: Snapshots of Intermediates Offer Facile Routes to New Dipicolylamines

Koneramines (L^ROR′, R=Ph or Ts; R′=Me, iPr) and their complexes were found to emerge from the system of pyridine‐2‐carboxaldehyde and N‐phenyl/tosylethylenediamine when a primary or secondary alcohol was used as solvent. Imidazolidinylpyridines (L^R, R=Ph or Ts) became major emergents whereas hemi‐aminals (L^ROH, R=Ph or Ts) are minor emergents of the system when tertiary butanol was used as the solvent; the bulky tertiary butyl group prevented the addition of alcohol to the iminium ion that diverted the equilibrium towards imidazolidinylpyridines. By playing with the components of the reaction mixture, crystals of the metastable intermediates bound to copper(II) and/or zinc(II) were obtained and the structures were determined by X‐ray diffraction analysis. The reported results shed light on how to control the emergents of the multicomponent reaction mixture that forms koneramines. Reactivity studies of the intermediates pave the way for a new type of koneramine complexes that are new dipicolylamines where the two pyridine moieties of the resulting koneramine are not the same.     

Synthesis and Reversible Hydration of a Pseudoprotein,a Fully Organic Polymeric Desiccant by Multiple Single‐Crystal‐to‐Single‐Crystal Transformations

A diphenylalanine derivative, N3‐Phe‐Phe‐NHCH2CCH, was designed for topochemical azide–alkyne cycloaddition (TAAC) polymerization. This dipeptide adopted β‐sheet arrangement as designed, in its crystals, but the azide and alkyne were not fitly aligned for their topochemical reaction. However, the voids present around these groups allowed them to attain a reactive geometry upon heating and their consequent TAAC polymerization to a pseudoprotein in a single‐crystal‐to‐single‐crystal (SCSC) fashion. This motion led to the creation of channels in the product crystal and it absorbed water from the surroundings to fill these channels as H‐bonded water wire. The pseudoprotein undergo reversible hydration/dehydration in SCSC fashion many times under mild conditions: hydration at low relative humidity and dehydration at low temperature. Vapor sorption analyses suggest that this fully organic polymer might be useful as an energy‐efficient desiccant material for controlling indoor humidity.