Helium blistering of niobium: Large swelling measurements supporting the gas pressure model

Crystal potentials are usually obtained through a combination of theoretical calculation and the fitting of crystal properties. Because of thermal expansion of the crystal, the equilibrium condition is not satisfied at all temperatures unless the crystal potential is made temperature-dependent. A quasiharmonic potential that satisfies the equilibrium condition at all temperatures is derived from KC1 and used to calculate temperature-dependent defect energies (at constant volume). Other thermodynamic defect parameters are then derived by combining these results with the experimental Gibbs energies. The temperature-dependence of these parameters is displayed.     

Effect of melt viscosity and surface tension of polymers on the percolation threshold of conductive-particle-filled polymeric composites

The electrical conductivities of carbon-black-filled low-density polyethylene (LDPE), poly(methyl methacrylate) (PMMA), and poly(vinyl chloride)-vinyl acetate (PVC/ VAc) copolymer were measured as functions of carbon content and melt viscosity of the matrix at the temperatures at which the composites were prepared. Sharp breaks in the relationship between the carbon filler content and the conductivity of composites were observed in all specimens at some content of the carbon filler. The conductivity jumps as much as 10 orders of magnitude at the break point. This phenomenon has been known as the “percolation threshold”. The critical carbon content corresponding to the break point     

Effect of dispersion degree of orientation on dielectric properties of (100)-oriented PST thin film

(100) Oriented (Pb_xSr_1−x)TiO₃ (PST) thin films were prepared on indium tin oxide coated glass substrates by sol–gel technique with rapid thermal processing. The dielectric permittivity and tunability of the thin films with different dispersion degrees of orientation were investigated in detail by characterizing the full width at half maximum of their (100) peak based on rocking curves at different annealing temperatures. Influence of orientation dispersion on dielectric properties was exhibited in the tunable dielectric thin films. It shows that the dielectric constant and hence the tunability of the sol–gel derived PST thin films are improved with the decrease in the dispersion degree of orientation of the perovskite phase other than the increase in the content of crystalline phase in the thin films. The dielectric constant (capacitance) and figure of merit of the oriented thin films are 3–6 times and 1 times higher than that of randomly oriented thin film respectively.     

Conductance of KCI-Glycerol Solutions: Test of the Fuoss Paired Ion Model

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The electrical conductance of KC1 in glycerol solutions has been measured at concentrations between 1.5 mol m^?3 and 353 mol m^?3 at 22°C. The results are compared with the Fuoss paired ion model and fits to the data are obtained assuming a Gurney co-sphere having a radius in the approximate range 6 ± 10^?10 m to 9 ± 10^?10 m. The model leads to an estimate of ionic association which is less than that given by the theory of Bjerrum.     

Determination of Cadmium and Lead in Sea Water after Extraction Using Electrothermal Atomisation. Minimisation of Interferences from Co-Extracted Sea Salts

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Interferences from small amounts of sea salt in the determination of cadmium and lead were investigated. Test samples were made to mimic solutions obtained after extraction of sea water for trace metal analysis. Sea salt concentrations in the range 0–400 mg/l were investigated. Background absorption from this salt was high but easily minimised through the addition of nitric acid (2 % v/v). Sensitivity reductions due to the salt were considerable and varied from one graphite tube to the other. This problem was overcome by the addition of 1000 mg lanthanum per litre of sample. The positive effect of the lanthanum matrix modification is thought to be due to a change of the graphite tube surface.     

The Hard Rod Fluid in a Uniform Gravitational Field

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The system of hard rods in an external, uniform gravitational field is studied and exact expressions obtained for the partition functions, and the one- and two-particle distributions. In principle all higher order distributions can be exactly expressed as finite sums and the Laplace transforms of the one-particle density and pressure for a semi-infinite system are reducible to single integrals. Limiting cases of weak field and small rod diameters are examined. In the former case, these results agree with Percus and Lebowitz's local density expansion. In the latter case, corrections to the barometric pressure and density laws are obtained. Finally some mathematical difficulties involved in the calculation of the virial expansion and distribution of roots of the grand partition function are mentioned.     

Energy Levels and Band Intensities of Neodymium Organic Acid Complexes

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The optical absorption spectra of Nd³⁺ ion in glutamic, L-aspartic and maleic acids in UV-VIS and NIR regions have been recorded. From the spectral data thus obtained, various spectroscopic parameters are evaluated. The radiative lifetimes (γ_R) and branching ratios (β) for the excited states of Nd³⁺ ion in three acids have been computed. The relationship between the environment sensitive Judd-Ofelt parameter (ω₂) and the intensities of hypersensitive level (⁴G_5/2) is in good coincidence following the Judd-Ofelt theory.     

Étude des Interactions du Zinc et de l'Or dans l'Étain Liquide

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Les auteurs ont étudié par voie électroehimique l'influence de faibles additions d'or sur les propriétés thermodynamiques du zinc en solution diluée dans l'étain fondu. Le paramètre d'interaction de Wagner ?_Zn ^Au et sa variation avec la température ont été déterminés dans l'intervalle de température 420–650°C: ?_Zn ^Au = 2.71 – 5.92. 10³/T.     

Carbon-13 NMR Characterization of an O-Alkylated Derivative of the Theophylline Metabolite 1,3-Dimethyluric Acid

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The structure of the derivative formed during the reaction of 1,3-dimethyluric acid, the major metabolite of theophylline in humans, with iodopropane was elucidated. GC-MS analysis indicated the presence of a single dipropylated product even though three positional isomers are possible. The stability of the product was lower than anticipated since one of the alkyl groups added was readily removed by acid hydrolysis. Carbon-13 NMR proved to be the most useful technique for establishing the positions of alkylation. Assignment of carbon-13 resonances were consistent with placement of propyl groups on N-7 and on the oxygen at C-8. The structure of the product was assigned as 1,3-dimethyl-7-(1-propyl)-8-(1-propyloxy)xanthine. This O-alkylated structure is unusual since most heterocycles that can exist as lactim-lactam tautomers alkylate primarily on ring nitrogens.