Conformational behavior of nylon 6 in mixed solvents

The intrinsic viscosity [η], Huggins constant (K_H), laser light scattering, UV and IR measurements of Nylon 6 are made in m‐cresol and its mixture with 1,4‐dioxane at 20–60 °C. The intrinsic viscosity, R_g, A₂, (<S>²)^1/2 (calculated from viscosity data), R_H, and UV absorbance initially increase and then decrease with the rise in 1,4‐dioxane contents. The K_H and the transmittance of ? OH group in IR spectra show an opposite trend to that of [η]. The dielectric constant calculated from the refractive index of the solvent (m‐cresol with 1,4‐dioxane) and polymer solution shows a continuous decrease with the amount of 1,4‐dioxane. Activation energy shows a minimum while linear expansion coefficient (α³) maximum with the addition of 1,4‐dioxane. Change in [η], K_H, and other characteristics of the polymer solutions with alterations in solvent composition and temperature are the result of variation in the thermodynamic quality of the solvent, its selective adsorption, hydrogen bonding, and conformational transitions. It has been concluded that the addition of 1,4‐dioxane first enhances the quality of the solvent, encourages hydrogen bonding, and specific adsorption, and then deteriorates, bringing conformational transitions in the polymer molecules. © 2005 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Polym Sci Part B: Polym Phys 43: 534–541, 2005     

Frequency dependence of the dielectric and electro-optic response in suspensions of charged rod-like colloidal particles

We have performed an experimental investigation on the electrokinetic properties of charged rod-like fluorinated latex colloids. Systematic measurements of electrophoretic mobility, dielectric constant and electric birefringence have been performed as a function of the concentration of added nonionic surfactant and salt. In the investigated range of parameters, the zeta potential is a strongly decreasing function of the concentration of nonionic surfactant, while it is basically independent from ionic strength. We have obtained the frequency dependence of dielectric constant and Kerr constant as a function of zeta-potential and ionic strength. We observe the transition from a low frequency behavior, where both the dielectric constant and the Kerr constant are enhanced by the presence of the double layer, to a high frequency behavior, where both quantities take the value expected for unchanged particles in an insulating medium. The shape of the frequency dispersion of the Kerr constant coincides with that of the dielectric constant, but the cut-off frequencies are the same only when the zeta-potential of the particles is low.     

近地九芯电缆高空电磁脉冲耦合模拟试验

 几个单位联合进行了三轮近地电缆高空电磁脉冲耦合模拟试验。试验得到九芯电缆屏蔽层感应电流（皮电流）、芯线感应电压（芯电压）、芯线感应电流（芯电流）以及环境场之间的关系；分析了皮电流波形随外皮接地状态的变化，芯电压随负载电阻的变化；基于皮电流振荡频率与电磁波传播速度的关系，提出了屏蔽层-大地“传输线”等效相对介电常数概念，给出了等效相对介电常数随电缆高度变化的拟合式；皮电流计算与测量结果在波形、振荡周期、衰减规律等方面有较好的一致性。     

螺旋线型水介质长脉冲形成线的设计与改进

 设计了长2.2 m、直径0.40 m、工作电压400 kV、脉宽200 ns的螺旋线型水介质脉冲形成线加速器，并进行了实验研究。为消除输出脉冲的前沿上冲和后沿拖尾现象，分析了脉冲形成线中的连接段与螺旋线阻抗的不匹配对输出波形的影响。用高分子材料加工了内径为10 cm，外径为18 cm的高阻抗环套在螺旋线与主开关之间的连接段上，使这一段的阻抗与螺旋线阻抗接近，并使其电长度减小，消除了前沿上冲，减弱了后沿拖尾，得到了上升沿约18 ns、下降沿约40 ns的近似方波高电压脉冲输出。     

Theoretical study of relative width of photonic band gap for the 3-D dielectric structure

Calculations for the relative width (Δω/ω₀) as a function of refractive index and relative radius of the photonic band gap for the fcc closed packed 3-D dielectric microstructure are reported and comparison of experimental observations and theoretical predictions are given. This work is useful for the understanding of photonic crystals and occurrence of the photonic band gap.     

Contribution of Temperature Modulated DSC® to the Study of the Molecular Mobility in Glass Forming Pharmaceutical Systems

The temperature modulated differential scanning calorimetry (MDSC^®) technique has been used to characterise the low frequency molecular mobility of indomethacin and maltitol just above their respective calorimetric glass transition temperatureT _g. Analysis has been made using the concept of complex specific heat. Spectroscopic information are thus obtained through the temperature dependence of the isochronal real and imaginary parts C′ and C″. This gives access to the fragility index m and the stretched exponent β. The comparison with dielectric spectroscopy has been performed to check the coherence of spectroscopic information. Measurements on maltitol enable to demonstrate the useful complementarity of the technique when the low frequencies dielectric relaxations are occulted by the presence of conductors default.     

Influence of dielectric microcavity on the spontaneous emission rate of atom: a perspective on the closed-orbit theory of photons

The formulas of the quantum electrodynamics have been applied to calculate the spontaneous emission rate of excited atom in dielectric microcavity.The results exhibit damping oscillating Patterns which depend sensitively on the scaling parameter and geometrical structure.Compared with the case that the emitting atom is immersed in dielectric,the spontaneous emission rate is depressed obviously and the center or the mean value of the oscillations is intimately related to the real refractive index of the local position where the atom is.In order to explain this phenomenon,we utilize the closed-orbit theory to deal with the classical trajectories of the emitted photon.and extract the corresponding frequencies of the oscillations by Fourier transform.It is found that the oscillations can be represented in terms of the closed-orbits of the photon motion constrained in dielectric microcavity,thus providing another perspective on the spontaneous emission of atom sandwiched by dielectric slabs.     

Temperature dependence of ratio between dielectric anisotropy and order parameter in fluorinated nematic liquid crystals

Temperature dependence of ratio between dielectric anisotropy and order parameter of fluorinated nematic liquid crystal is investigated by using a semi-empirical molecular orbital package that can accurately calculate an angle between molecular dipole moment and long axis. We optimize the molecular conformations with three semi-empirical Hamiltonians AM1, PM3 and PM5, and then make a comparison between computational results and experimental measurements. It is shown that the results obtained from AM1 method are in good agreement with the measurements. The present study offers an applicable method to predict the dielectric properties of liquid crystal material.     

Dielectric measurements of new antiferroelectric liquid crystals

Three new pure antiferroelectric materials, synthesized at the Military University of Technology (MUT), were investigated by dielectric means. Clear relaxation modes were detected, i.e., Soft, Goldstone, low frequency in-phase (P_L) as well high frequency anti-phase (P_H) modes for paraelectric Sm A*phase, ferroelectric Sm C* phase and antiferroelectric Sm C_A* phase, respectively. Additionally, a high relaxation mode in Sm C_A* was found. The relaxation frequencies f_R of the observed modes were calculated from Cole-Cole diagrams.     

Synthesis of transparent BaTiO<Subscript>3</Subscript> nanoparticle/polymer hybrid

Transparent BaTiO₃ nanoparticle/polymer hybrid was synthesized by polymerization and hydrolysis of barium titanium alkoxide modified with 2-vinyloxyethoxy ligand. Barium alkoxide, titanium alkoxide and 2-vinyloxyethanol were reacted affording a BaTiO₃ precursor, which was then hydrolyzed and polymerized to form BaTiO₃ particle/polymer hybrids below 100°C. BaTiO₃ particles increased in crystallinity with increasing water amount for hydrolysis. The absorption edge of the hybrid film on silica plates shifted to shorter wavelength with decreasing crystallite size. Nano-sized BaTiO₃ particle/polymer hybrid polymerized with methyl methacrylate (MMA) was shaped into a transparent and self-standing film with a refractive index of 1.595 at 589 nm.