Single-mass-scale diagrams: construction of a basis for the -expansion

Exploring the idea of Broadhurst on the “sixth root of unity” we present an ansatz for construction of a basis of transcendental numbers for the -expansion of single mass scale diagrams with two particle massive cut. As example, several new two- and three-loop master integrals are calculated.     

Synthesis and Characterization of the Titanium Containing Mesoporous Molecular Sieve MCM-48

Ti-MCM-48 mesoporous materials have been synthesized by sequential addition of alkoxides. The atomic ratio of Si and Ti in the synthesis gel was 40 and 5, respectively. The materials were characterized by means of powder XRD, N₂ adsorption-desorption measurements. HREM, ²⁹Si MAS NMR, diffuse reflectance FT-IR spectroscopy, electrophoretic mobility measurements and electron probe microanalysis.     

Extended Bose-Hubbard model with pair hopping on triangular lattice

We study systematically an extended Bose-Hubbard model on the triangular lattice by means of a meanfield method based on the Gutzwiller ansatz. Pair hopping terms are explicitly included and a three-body constraint is applied. The zero-temperature phase diagram and a variety of quantum phase transitions are investigated in great detail. In particular, we show the existence and the stability of the pair supersolid phase.     

The solid-liquid phase diagrams of binary mixtures of even saturated fatty alcohols

This study is part of a work developed in the author's research group on the solid-liquid equilibrium of fatty substances. The phase diagrams of the following fatty alcohol systems were determined by differential scanning calorimetry (DSC): 1-octanol + 1-dodecanol, 1-octanol + 1-tetradecanol, 1-decanol + 1-tetradecanol, 1-decanol + 1-hexadecanol and 1-dodecanol + 1-octadecanol. The liquidus lines of three of these systems were previously reported in the literature but the other two systems were never published. Moreover other transitions, in addition to the eutectic temperature, were also detected in all the systems. A region of solid solution at the extreme left of the phase diagrams was observed for all the binary mixtures. Polarized light microscopy was used to complement the characterization of the systems for a full grasp of the phase diagrams. The solid-liquid equilibrium was modeled using the Margules 2-suffix, Margules 3-suffix, NRTL and UNIFAC Dortmund equations.     

ATR/FTIR characterization of Steinernema glaseri and Heterorhabditis indica

The use of Fourier transform mid-infrared spectroscopy with attenuated total reflection for characterizing entomopathogenic nematodes is evaluated for the first time. The resulting spectra of Steinernema glaseri and Heterorhabditis indica were compared with the spectrum of Caenorhabditis elegans. In the absorption spectra generated by the nematodes samples, the absorption bands were assigned to the molecular species and some important components were identified including triglycerides, trehalose, glycogen and collagen. Also, the use of star diagrams for the fingerprint section of nematode spectra for separating genera is discussed.     

Dynamic Simulation on Surface Hydration and Dehydration of Monoclinic Zirconia

The commonly used oxide-supported metal catalysts are usually prepared in aqueous phase, which then often need to undergo calcination before usage. Therefore, the surface hydration and dehydration of oxide supports are critical for the realistic modeling of supported metal catalysts. In this work, by ab initio molecular dynamics (AIMD) simulations, the initial anhydrous monoclinic ZrO\begin{document}$_2$\end{document}(111) surfaces are evaluated within explicit solvents in aqueous phase at mild temperatures. During the simulations, all the two-fold-coordinated O sites will soon be protonated to form the acidic hydroxyls (HO\begin{document}$_{\rm{L}}$\end{document}), remaining the basic hydroxyls (HO^*) on Zr. The basic hydroxyls (HO^*) can easily diffuse on surfaces via the active proton exchange with the undissociated adsorption water (H\begin{document}$_2$\end{document}O^*). Within the temperatures ranging from 273 K to 373 K, in aqueous phase a certain representative equilibrium hydrated m-ZrO\begin{document}$_2$\end{document}(111) surface is obtained with the coverage (\begin{document}$\theta$\end{document}) of 0.75 on surface Zr atoms. Later, free energies on the stepwise surface water desorption are calculated by density functional theory to mimic the surface dehydration under the mild calcination temperatures lower than 800 K. By obtaining the phase diagrams of surface dehydration, the representative partially hydrated m-ZrO\begin{document}$_2$\end{document}(111) surfaces (0.25\begin{document}$\leq$\end{document}\begin{document}$\theta$\end{document} < 0.75) at various calcination temperatures are illustrated. These hydrated m-ZrO\begin{document}$_2$\end{document}(111) surfaces can be crucial and readily applied for more realistic modeling of ZrO\begin{document}$_2$\end{document} catalysts and ZrO\begin{document}$_2$\end{document}-supported metal catalysts.     

Proton Conduction at High Temperature in High-Symmetry Hydrogen-Bonded Molecular Crystals of RuIII Complexes with Six Imidazole-Imidazolate Ligands

A new H-bonded crystal [Ru^III(Him)₃(Im)₃] with three imidazole (Him) and three imidazolate (Im⁻) groups was prepared to obtain a higher-temperature proton conductor than a Nafion membrane with water driving. The crystal is constructed by complementary N−H⋅⋅⋅N H-bonds between the Ru^III complexes and has a rare Icy-c* cubic network topology with a twofold interpenetration without crystal anisotropy. The crystals show a proton conductivity of 3.08×10⁻⁵ S cm⁻¹ at 450 K and a faster conductivity than those formed by only HIms. The high proton conductivity is attributed to not only molecular rotations and hopping motions of HIm frameworks that are activated at ∼113 K, but also isotropic whole-molecule rotation of [Ru^III(Him)₃(Im)₃] at temperatures greater than 420 K. The latter rotation was confirmed by solid-state ²H NMR spectroscopy; probable proton conduction routes were predicted and theoretically considered.     

Equilibrium phase behavior of aqueous two-phase systems containing 17R4/L64 and citrates

The cloud points (CPs) of the copolymers 17R4 and L64 were first measured, and then the effects of salts ((NH₄)₃C₆H₅O₇, K₃C₆H₅O₇) on 17R4 and L64 were researched. After finishing the work described above, the temperature (278.15, 283.15, and 288.15) K of aqueous two-phase systems was determined, which consist of 17R4-(NH₄)₃C₆H₅O₇, 17R4-K₃C₆H₅O₇, L64-(NH₄)₃C₆H₅O₇, and L64-K₃C₆H₅O₇. Finally, the liquid–liquid equilibrium (LLE) data of binodal curve and the tie line for 17R4-(NH₄)₃C₆H₅O₇ aqueous two- phase systems (ATPSs) 17R4-K₃C₆H₅O₇ ATPSs, L64-(NH₄)₃C₆H₅O₇ ATPSs, and L64-K₃C₆H₅O₇ ATPSs were obtained. Nonlinear fitting of the empirical equation was used for making the diagram. The results showed that the change in the size of the two-phase areas increases with the increase of temperature. The capacity of the salts to induce phase segregation follows the Hofmeister series, that is, K₃C₆H₅O₇?>?(NH₄)₃C₆H₅O₇. In addition, the findings also showed that the phase separation ability of 17R4 is better than that of L64.     

A new type of microemulsion containing task-special ionic liquid [NH2ebim][BF4]

The formation of microemulsions in the presence of cyclohexane, Triton X-100, n-butanol, water, and task-special ionic liquid (TSIL) (1-2-aminoethyl-3-butylimidazolium tetrafluoroborate) was studied at 25°C. The phase behavior of this ternary system was investigated. Three subregions (namely, water-in-oil phase, bicontinuous phase, and oil-in-water phase) were identified in the single-phase region by dynamic light scattering (DLS) technique and electrical conductivity measurement. Microstructures of microemulsions with different water contents have been predicted by using dissipative particle dynamics (DPD) simulation. It was found that the DPD simulations successfully reproduce the experimental results in the article. The location of TSIL in the microemulsions was predicted by DPD simulation further. The result indicates that TSIL is more easy to locate in the surfactant and cosurfactant layer and has amphiphilicity, which provides us new insights into the potential applications of TSIL-based microemulsions in separation and new nano-scale material preparation because of the interaction of TSIL with some special components at the interface of oil and water.     

计算化学在分子轨道教学中的应用

分子轨道理论是理解分子电子结构与微观性质的重要理论之一,也是本科生与研究生结构化学教学中的重点与难点。学生对原子轨道组合形成分子轨道、分子轨道能级交叉混合等知识的理解缺乏形象直观、定量的认识。本文通过基于量子化学或密度泛函理论的Gaussian 03计算软件,计算、绘制并分析了F_2、O_2、N_2、HF、CO等的分子轨道能级图,将学生较难理解的内容定量、直观地呈现出来,形象地解释了分子轨道成键原则与电子填充原则等分子轨道理论中的重难点,加深了学生对分子轨道理论的理解,特别是sp轨道混杂导致的σ_(2p_z)与π_(2p)轨道能级交叉这一难点,激发了学生学习的主动性和积极性,提高了教学质量。在此基础上,利用分子轨道理论分析了CO_2的电子结构,使学生学会应用分子轨道理论解决实际问题,巩固了相关课堂理论知识。