Functional Polyoxometalate Thin Films via Electrostatic Layer-by-Layer Self-Assembly

Polyoxometalates (POMs) comprise a structurally diverse class of inorganic transition metal oxygen clusters which—owing to their unique electronic properties—hold promise for a host of technological applications such as electrochromic windows, sensors, or heterogeneous catalysts, prototypic examples of which will be briefly exemplified. The integration of POMs into functional architectures and devices, however, necessitates the development of general methods that allow positioning these clusters in well-defined supramolecular architectures, thin films, or mesophases. This short review highlights recent advances in the preparation of composite multilayers fabricated by electrostatic layer-by-layer self-assembly (ELSA) of POMs and a variety of water-soluble cationic species, including transition metal complexes, cationic surfactants, polycations and bipolar pyridine.     

Isometric crystallization of stretched poly(e-caprolactone) sheets for medical applications

Low melting temperature thermoplastic sheets based on poly(e-caprolactone) (PCL) can be formed directly on the patient and are used as immobilization device (mask) in the radiation therapy. The immobilization mask is allowed to harden in isometric conditions on the body at room temperature. A new method for isometric crystallization kinetics of thermoplastic polymer sheets is developed using a tensile-strength instrument. The isometric crystallization method allows investigating the shrinkage force on time of crystallization of stretched samples of thermoplastic polymer sheets or immobilization medical devices. The dependence of the shrinkage force on time is described by Avrami equation and the kinetics parameters of isometric crystallization are calculated. This revised version was published online in July 2006 with corrections to the Cover Date.     

星状四芳胺类空穴传输材料的合成

有机电致发光器件 (ＯＥＬＤ)是继阴极射线管平板显示器 (ＣＲＴ)和液晶显示器 (ＬＣＤ)之后的第三代平板显示器。它具有主动发光、驱动电压低(2伏左右 )、发光亮度高 (1 3 0 0 0ｃｄ ｍ2 以上 ) ,无软Ｘ 射线污染 ,响应速度快 (1 0 -6 ～ 1 0 -8秒 )等优点。从 1 987年美藉华人邓清云等提出多层结构的ＯＥＬＤ的器件结构以来的十多年间 ,ＯＥＬＤ以及其材料的研究已成为显示技术以及显示材料等方面的研究热点 ,发展很快[1～ 3] 。在 1 999年日本先锋公司已开发出了单色的汽车用ＯＥＬ平板显示器商品 ,今年东芝公司又开发出了 2 .7英寸的彩…     

水中溶解氧的微量滴定

将微量滴定技术应用于常规的碘量法测定水中溶解氧。在实验中采用了WD-CO3型微量滴定装置，并使用自行设计制成的高精度微量移液管（移液的体积可准确至0．001mL），作为转移标准溶液及试样溶液的工具。对微量滴定及微量移液与常量滴定和常量移液作了对比试验，结果表明两者的分析结果完全吻合，微量滴定（其中包括微量移液）所得结果的精密度也在定量分析允许范围之内。由此，微量滴定技术应用于水中溶解氧的日常分析的可行性得到了验证。     

超支化共轭聚合物的合成、性质及在光电器件中的应用研究进展

简述超支化共轭聚合物光电活性材料研究进展,设计、合成了多种具有3-D立体结构的超支化共轭聚合物,研究了它们的结构与性能的关系及其在器件上的应用.实验结果表明,这种聚合物具有良好的溶解性,可成膜性和高的发光效率.可应用于发光二极管(LED),发光电化学池(LEC),光伏打电池等器件.这类化合物不仅可以作为发光材料,还可以通过修饰得到具有分子或离子识别、信息存储性能的特殊功能材料.     

Propagating transverse electric and transverse magnetic modes in liquid crystal-clad planar waveguides

ABSTRACT

In a planar dielectric waveguide, weak confinement of a propagating mode in a high index core leads to a measurable evanescent interaction with the cladding. In this work, we study the effect of a reorientable anisotropic cladding on the behaviour of Transverse Electric (TE) and Transverse Magnetic (TM) mode polarisations using a liquid crystal (LC)-clad waveguide architecture. The polarised evanescent field of a guided mode interacts with a voltage-tunable birefringent LC cladding to deflect an out-coupled beam. Experimental measurements are coupled with a theoretical framework and show good consistency with simulation results. We isolate the effect of mode confinement by changing the thickness of the high index core. Interactions between the LC index ellipsoid and the mode polarisation are probed by changing the initial alignment of the LC. Finally, we examine the difference in deflection between TE and TM modes, which incorporates both a change in mode confinement and a difference in LC index components.     

Quality assurance and statistical control

In scientific research laboratories it is rarely possible to use quality assurance schemes, developed for large-scale analysis. Instead methods have been developed to control the quality of modest numbers of analytical results by relying on statistical control: Analysis of precision serves to detect analytical errors by comparing thea priori precision of the analytical results with the actual variability observed among replicates or duplicates. The method relies on the chi-square distribution to detect excess variability and is quite sensitive even for 5–10 results. Interference control serves to detect analytical bias by comparing results obtained by two different analytical methods, each relying on a different detection principle and therefore exhibiting different influence from matrix elements; only 5–10 sets of results are required to establish whether a regression line passes through the origo. Calibration control is an essential link in the traceability of results. Only one or two samples of pure solid or aqueous standards with accurately known content need to be analyzed. Verification is carried out by analyzing certified reference materials from BCR, NIST, or others; their limited accuracy of 5–10% make them less suitable for calibration purposes.     

聚乙二醇蓄热调温性能及其在功能纺织品上的应用

对聚乙二醇(PEG)的自身交联及其与纤维素纤雏之间的交联反应进行了研究，探讨了交联前后PEG热活性的变化，并对PEG在焙烘交联时的受热稳定性以及分子量对热活性的影响进行了讨论。研究表明，PEG发生交联反应后，热性能参教产生偏移，热活性降低；热活性与分子量有直接关系；过高的焙烘温度将导致PEG氧化降解，热活性下降。在适宜的工艺条件下，纺织品经PEG后整理可获得热活性。     

Approaching supramolecular functionality

Functional molecules require a high degree of complexity which is difficult to achieve by covalent synthesis. This article discusses supramolecular approaches to the creation of larger architectures through noncovalent bonds, self-assembly, and template strategies. It highlights selected examples for the structural and conformational control of function and attempts to identify difficulties and challenges which may arise in future.