Time-resolved polymer deformation using polarized planar array infrared spectroscopy

Polarized planar array infrared (PA-IR) spectroscopy is shown for the first time to be a powerful approach to study the mechanical deformation of polymers. A dual-beam PA-IR spectrometer was built to enable the simultaneous recording of parallel- and perpendicular-polarized spectra at the same sample spot. The technique provides orientation and structural information during and after fast irreversible deformations with a low-ms (or sub-ms) time resolution and a low data scatter. In proof-of-concept experiments, the possibilities of polarized PA-IR spectroscopy are illustrated by studying the deformation of poly(ethylene terephthalate) thin films.     

Morphology and physical properties of a liquid–crystalline main-chain polymer with flexible side chains

A molecular laminate model is used to explain the properties of unoriented and oriented films of poly(p-phenylene-2,5-didodecyloxyterephthalate) cast from solution. In oriented films the two different crystal modifications, A and B, give rise to room temperature tensile moduli of 15 and 30 GPa respectively. The packing (in clusters) of the side chains in modification A, leading to a glass–like transition in the side-chain regions around ?40°C, is largely responsible for this difference. Oriented films of modification A and B have coefficients of thermal expansion of +0.3×10^?5 and ?1× 10^?5 K^?1 respectively. It is concluded that the properties of this class of polymers can be adjusted in a systematic way.     

Ca+RBr→CaBr+R(R=CH3,C2H5,n-C3H7)反应的矢量相关和产物的转动取向

采用准经典轨线方法研究了碰撞反应 Ca RBr(R=CH_3,C_2H_5 和 n-C_3H_7)的矢量相关性质和产物 CaBr 分子的转动取向.计算了不同碰量相关撞能情况下产物分子的转动取向参数和反应物与产物之间的矢分布几率函数.矢量相关由角分布函数 P(θ_r)!P(φ_r)和 P(θ_r,φ_r)以及极化相关微分截面来描述.Ca CH_3Br 反应产物 CaBr 的 P(θ_r)峰值大于 Ca C_2H_5Br 和 Ca n-C_3H_7Br 反应产物 CaBr 的 P(θ_r)峰值.对于反应 Ca RBr 的 P(θ_r)在φ_=3π/2处的峰值明显大于φ_r=π/2处的峰值.计算结果表明,在碰撞反应过程中,产物 CaBr 分子的转动角动量不仅发生取向,而且沿着垂直于散射面方向发生定向：产物 CaBr 分子强烈地沿着反应物相对速度方向向前散射；产物分子转动角动量的定向和取向将不同程度地影响产物的散射方向.     

On cyclically orientable graphs

Graph G is called cyclically orientable (CO) if it admits an orientation in which every simple chordless cycle is cyclically oriented. This family of graphs was introduced by Barot et al. [Cluster algebras of finite type and positive symmetrizable matrices, J. London Math. Soc. (3) 73 (2006) 545-564]. The authors obtained several nice characterizations of CO-graphs, being motivated primarily by their applications in cluster algebras. Here we obtain several new characterizations that provide algorithms for recognizing CO-graphs and obtaining their cyclic orientations in linear time. We show that the edge maximal CO-graphs are 2-trees; that is, G=(V,E) is a 2-tree if and only if G is CO and G^′=(V,E^′) is not CO whenever E is a proper subset of E^′.     

Dynamic analysis of aggregation of methylene blue with polarized optical waveguide spectroscopy

Polarized optical waveguide (POW) spectroscopy permits analysis of the changing molecular state of methylene blue (MB), including aggregate order and orientation at the waveguide surface. Monomer or dimer, dissolved randomly in MB aqueous solution, tends to aggregate at the waveguide surface during air drying. Furthermore, POW spectroscopy dynamically revealed that MB molecules became oriented vertically to the waveguide surface with increasing aggregation order.     

Magnetic material arrangement in oriented termites: a magnetic resonance study

Temperature dependence of the magnetic resonance is used to study the magnetic material in oriented Neocapritermes opacus (N.o.) termite, the only prey of the migratory ant Pachycondyla marginata (P.m.). A broad line in the g=2 region, associated to isolated nanoparticles shows that at least 97% of the magnetic material is in the termite’s body (abdomen + thorax). From the temperature dependence of the resonant field and from the spectral linewidths, we estimate the existence of magnetic nanoparticles 18.5 ± 0.3 nm in diameter and an effective magnetic anisotropy constant, K_eff between 2.1 and 3.2 × 10⁴ erg/cm³. A sudden change in the double integrated spectra at about 100 K for N.o. with the long body axis oriented perpendicular to the magnetic field can be attributed to the Verwey transition, and suggests an organized film-like particle system.     

Properties of blends containing two liquid crystalline polymers

Blends containing two, wholly aromatic, naphthalene-based liquid crystalline polymers (LCPs) are studied. Experimental results show that the viscosities of the resulting blends are lower than the parent LCPs over the entire shear-rate range investigated. The orientation development following capillary flow demonstrates, that over a defined blend composition range, some blends have higher orientability than the constituent polymers. This is further manifested in the tensile and flexural properties of injection-molded specimens. A detailed analysis indicates that in the composition range where synergistic effects are observed in orientation development as well as in mechanical properties, only one glass transition temperature is detected. This suggests that “miscibility” is desirable for obtaining maximum properties in these blend systems.     

PNL分子在正、负电性纳米银上的吸附取向

制备了两种不同电性的纳米银粒子的脉体,发现当邻菲罗啉分子分别吸附在这两种纳米银上时,其表面增强喇曼谱有明显的不同.在正电性纳米银上,面外弯曲模式受到增强,而在负电性纳米银上,面内伸缩模式受到增强,通过分析增强谱的差异表明,分子在这两种不同电性胶态纳米银表面上可能分别以平躺及站立方式吸附.     

Influence of particle orientation on retrieving cirrus cloud properties by use of total and polarized reflectances from satellite measurements

The influence of ice crystal orientation was investigated on retrieving cirrus optical thickness (τ) and aspect ratio of ice crystals (Q) from satellite measurements using the total and polarized reflectances at a wavelength of . We considered columnar and plate like hexagonal ice crystals whose long axes are randomly oriented in the horizontal plane (2D model) with some amplitude of oscillation expressed by a Gaussian distribution function with the standard deviation of σ.The retrieved τ and Q values significantly depend on the assumption of σ, in particular for the plate type. Furthermore, the relationship between σ and the retrieved values depends on the solar, satellite, and target geometries. In our case study, for one target area, τ value retrieved using the 2D model with σ=5° was approximately twice larger than that using the 2D model with σ=20°, while the retrieved Q value was not significantly influenced by σ. For another target area, the τ(Q) retrieved using the 2D model with σ=5° was about 1.5 (1.8) times larger than that retrieved using the 2D model with σ=20°.     

Description of the state of deformation of ethylene–tetrafluoroethylene alternating copolymer films estimated by using a model proposed in terms of orientation of crystallites within a rod

To study the deformation mechanism of ethylene–tetrafluoroethylene alternating copolymer films caused by elongation, a model relating crystal orientation to the orientation of the rods was proposed. The orientation distribution of crystallites within the rod was given as the correlation with the rod orientation. The distribution functions of a given reciprocal lattice vector of the crystal plane were derived from the two functions of the crystallites and of rods with several parameters representing the orientation of rods and the rotation of crystallites within a rod. By choosing suitable values of the parameters, the calculated functions were in good agreement with the results of X-ray diffraction experiments. From the values of the parameters to give the best fit between calculated and observed results, it turned out that the characteristic orientation of the c-axis is mainly due to the preferential orientation of the rod with respect to a stretching direction and is hardly affected by the rotation of crystallites within the rod. Using the two orientation functions concerning rods and crystallites, Hv light scattering was formulated by introducing an interparticle interference effect of the rods. The calculated results assumed the characteristic profile of the observed patterns as the superposition of broadleaf lobes and a sharp pattern of streaks. Received: 28 April 2000 Accepted: 30 September 2000