Comprehensive characterisation of the E phase of 6-octyl-2-phenylazulene

Molecular dynamics in the soft crystal, E phase of 6-octyl-2-phenylazulene was studied by X-ray diffraction, and dielectric and Fourier transform infrared spectroscopies. Clear dielectric dispersion is observed due to the head-to-tail disordering in a kHz range around 400 K. The CH stretching frequencies exhibit more pronounced shifts at the phase transition point from the high-temperature ordered crystal to the E phase than that at the melting from the E phase to the isotropic liquid. The results are discussed in comparison with a typical E series, 4-n-alkyl-4′-isothiocyanatobiphenyl (n being the number of carbon atoms in the alkyl group).     

复合软模板法可控制备红毛丹状AlOOH/Al2O3纳米材料

以Al(NO₃)₃为铝源,尿素为均相沉淀剂, 在聚乙二醇400(PEG4000)-DL-天冬氨酸形成的复合软模板体系中, 通过简单的常压回流方式成功合成出形貌和尺寸较为均一的红毛丹状γ-AlOOH纳米结构, 继而考察了反应物和添加剂用量对前驱体形貌和尺寸的影响, 并对γ-AlOOH纳米结构可能的形成机理进行了探讨. 实验结果表明, 所合成的红毛丹状γ-AlOOH具有球中球的核壳结构, 统计得内球直径约为400 nm, 外壳外径约为600 nm, 密集状态的壳层厚度约为15 nm, 毛刺状凸出物长度可达60 nm以上. 前驱体样品经600℃煅烧5 h后即转变为具有良好形貌继承性的γ-Al₂O₃, Brunauer-Emmett-Teller (BET) N₂-吸附实验表明其比表面积高达299.97 m²·g^-1.     

多孔软硬磁Ni0.5Zn0.5Fe2O4/SrFe12O19复合纤维制备及吸波性能

通过静电纺丝技术制备了多孔软硬磁Ni_0.5Zn_0.5Fe₂O₄/SrFe₁₂O₁₉复合纤维,利用综合热重分析仪（TG-DSC）、X射线衍射仪（XRD）、扫描电子显微镜（SEM）、透射电子显微镜（TEM）、X射线能谱仪（EDS）和矢量网络分析仪（VNA）等对复合纤维的晶体结构、微观形貌和电磁性能进行了表征,研究了不同软硬磁质量比对纤维结构和性能的影响。结果表明：900℃下制备的复合纤维具有立体多孔结构,软硬磁质量比为1∶3时,复合纤维的比表面积达到55 m²·g^-1。吸波性能测试结果显示,当吸波剂涂层厚度为3.5 mm时,复合纤维在10.6 GHz处反射损失（R_L）值达到-31.9 dB,在2~18 GHz频率范围内,R_L值小于-10 dB的吸收带宽达到10.5 GHz,覆盖了整个X波段（8.2~12.4 GHz）和Ku波段（12.4~18 GHz）,显示出优异的宽波段吸收性能。     

Practical Synthesis of N‐Alkyl‐N‐alkyloxycarbonylaminomethyl Prodrug Derivatives of Acetaminophen,Theophylline, and 6‐Mercaptopurine

We report a novel synthesis of N‐alkyl‐N‐alkyloxycarbonylaminomethyl (NANAOCAM) prodrugs of acetaminophen, theophylline, and 6‐mercaptopurine by alkylation of the corresponding drug molecule with N‐alkyl‐N‐alkyloxycarbonylaminomethyl chlorides in good yield. Most of the alkylating agents were efficiently synthesized by chloromethylation of N‐alkyl carbamic acid alkyl esters, which in turn were made from alkyl amines and alkyl chloroformates. In cases where the alkyl chloroformates were not available, synthesis of N‐alkyl carbamic acid alkyl esters was accomplished by converting an alcohol to a chloroformate or to an activated acylating agent such as acyl imidazoles or p‐nitrophenylcarbonate esters, followed by their reaction with alkyl amines.     

X-ray diffraction and dielectric spectroscopy studies on a partially fluorinated ferroelectric liquid crystal from the family of terphenyl esters

The fluorinated compound, (S)-4′′-(6-perfluoropentanoyoxyhexyl-1-oxy)-2′,3′-difluoro-4-(1-methylheptyloxycarbonyl)-[1,1′:4′,1′′]-terphenyl, which exhibits antiferroelectric SmC_A*, ferroelectric SmC* and paraelectric SmA* phases, has been investigated by polarising optical microscopy, differential scanning calorimetry, X-ray diffraction and frequency-dependent dielectric spectroscopy methods. X-ray studies have revealed that the layer thickness remains almost constant in the SmA* phase but within the SmC* and SmC_A* phases it decreases with decreasing temperature, a step jump being observed only at the SmA*–SmC* transition. The tilt angle in the SmC_A* phase decreases from 22.2° to 19.5°, and in the SmC* phase it decreases from 18.8° to 5.5°. Spontaneous polarisation is found to be quite high and varies between 74.1 and 118.7 nC cm^?2. The variation in ε′ and ε′′ with temperature shows a discontinuous change at the transition temperatures. Goldstone mode relaxation is only observed in the ferroelectric and antiferroelectric phases and is found to be of the Cole–Cole type. The soft mode is observed on application of a bias field near the SmC*–SmA* transition. Neither the soft mode nor the anti-phase azimuthal angle fluctuation mode is observed in SmC_A*. Rotational viscosity decreases quite rapidly with temperature but in a different manner in the ferroelectric and antiferroelectric phases. Activation energy for this process is found to be 48.14 kJ mol^?1 in the SmC* phase.     

Future of the Particle Replication in Nonwetting Templates (PRINT) Technology

Particle replication in nonwetting templates (PRINT) is a continuous, roll‐to‐roll, high‐resolution molding technology which allows the design and synthesis of precisely defined micro‐ and nanoparticles. This technology adapts the lithographic techniques from the microelectronics industry and marries these with the roll‐to‐roll processes from the photographic film industry to enable researchers to have unprecedented control over particle size, shape, chemical composition, cargo, modulus, and surface properties. In addition, PRINT is a GMP‐compliant (GMP=good manufacturing practice) platform amenable for particle fabrication on a large scale. Herein, we describe some of our most recent work involving the PRINT technology for application in the biomedical and material sciences.     

多体相互作用体系中的弛豫与扩散:一个尚未解决的问题

文章目的在于引起国内研究团体对一系列复杂相互作用体系中的弛豫和扩散的普适性进行关注.研究发现,无论是不同的化学结构(如无机物、有机物、聚合物、生物分子、胶体、金属和离子导电材料),还是不同的物理状态(如晶态、玻璃态、液体、熔体、混合体系和含水系统),以及不同的尺度(如从块体至纳米),这种普适性无处不在[K.L.Ngai.Relaxation and Diffusion in Complex Systems.NewYork:Springer,2011].该现象起源于多体系统的不可逆过程,取决于一些基本物理定律,与非简谐势引发的经典混沌有关.重新认识这种普适性不仅对众多不同领域的发展有利,而且能进一步弄清楚多体系统中的弛豫与扩散问题——一个重要而又未解决的物理问题.作者提出的耦合模型尽管不是一个严格而完整的答案,但却能够预测多体系统的弛豫和扩散特征,而且与实验结果吻合.基于该模型,绝大多数多体系统中的弛豫与扩散行为是相似的.该模型有望为这一难题的彻底解决奠定基石.     

An adjustable approach to fuzzy soft set based decision making

Molodtsov’s soft set theory was originally proposed as a general mathematical tool for dealing with uncertainty. Recently, decision making based on (fuzzy) soft sets has found paramount importance. This paper aims to give deeper insights into decision making based on fuzzy soft sets. We discuss the validity of the Roy-Maji method and show its true limitations. We point out that the choice value designed for the crisp case is no longer fit to solve decision making problems involving fuzzy soft sets. By means of level soft sets, we present an adjustable approach to fuzzy soft set based decision making and give some illustrative examples. Moreover, the weighted fuzzy soft set is introduced and its application to decision making is also investigated.