Stabilization of counter streaming electron beam instability

Instability at half the electron cyclotron frequency that arises in a system of symmetrical counter streaming electron beams is stabilized by the injection of third beam.     

Optically detected cyclotron resonance in semiconductors

In high quality semiconductor crystals, occurrence of cyclotron resonance is beautifully reflected on luminescence spectra. This feature is demonstrated in typical elemental semiconductor Ge, both doped and undoped. One obtains new information of kinetics in free carriers, free excitons, bound excitons and electron-hole drops.     

Application of exact occupation statistics to surface coverage effect on heat of adsorption

Using an exact expression for the number of nearest-neighbor pairs, the exact relations for the change in heat of adsorption of single particles with surface coverage have been calculated within the framework of random distribution taking into account the first, second and third nearestneighbor interactions. It is shown that (1) when the total number of sites is less than about 30, the influence of the corners and edges of a lattice on the heat of adsorption cannot be neglected, and that (2) when the third nearest-neighbor interactions are taken into account for a rectangular or a hexagonal lattice, the heat of adsorption varies with coverage obeying a quadratic equation.     

Broadband laser emission from color centers inside MgO microcrystals

We report room-temperature broadband laser emission in the near-ultraviolet to the blue-green spectral range using color centers in MgO microcrystals. The lasing MgO microcrystals are obtained through a solid phase reaction between SiO and Mg at 450 degrees C in an argon atmosphere and are mostly composed of an accumulation of microcubes enclosed by [100] facets. The laser action was observed in the wavelength region from 350 to 600 nm without using cavity mirrors. In the present MgO microcrystals, some of the color centers will be stabilized at the interfaces and/or boundaries of the microcrystalline domains, probably explaining the stable laser action even at room temperature.     

Bond fluctuation of S/Se anchoring observed in single-molecule conductance measurements using the point contact method with scanning tunneling microscopy

Conductance was measured for the single molecules with S/Se anchoring on a Au surface using the point contact method with scanning tunneling microscopy that enables us to selectively perform a repeated analysis of a chosen target molecule. Apparent conductance changes observed in sequential measurements suggest the existence of bond fluctuation among the adsorption sites.     

A theoretical study of photoelectron spectra of NbO2, MoO2 and RuO2 by cluster models

DV-Xα calculations have been applied to various small clusters of rutile-family dioxides (NbO₂, MoO₂ RuO₂). It appears that by taking into consideration the potential due to the atomic charges, the density, the ionization cross sections of the energy levels, and by summing the density of states (DOS) of the two different clusters representing surface structures, computations on even small clusters provide information which compares well with the experimental XPS spectra.     

Thermal hysteresis and thickness dependence of the molecular orientation of poly(di-n-hexylsilane) in the film state

Molecular orientation of poly(di-n-hexylsilane) adsorbed on poly(vinyl alcohol) film has been studied by making use of the stretching technique. Dichroic ratio, Rd, strongly depended on the thickness of poly(di-n-hexylsilane) thin film and the highest value ca. 19 was observed at the film thickness of 110 +/- 30 nm. The thermal hysteresis of the molecular orientation was observed in the heating-cooling cycles. By studying the fluorescence spectrum it was confirmed that a portion of the poly(di-n-hexylsilane) molecules were in transoid conformation even at 320 K, although most of poly(di-n-hexylsilane) molecules were in disordered conformation (conformation D). This poly(di-n-hexylsilane) in transoid conformation is formed in the stretching process and may play a role of crystallization nucleus to induce the whole orientation of the poly(di-n-hexylsilane) in the film state.     

Trimethylsilyl-group containing polyphenylacetylenes for oxygen and ethanol permselective membranes

Phenylacetylenes having one or two trimethylsilyl groups at their benzene ring were synthesized, and polymerized by [Rh(cyclooctadiene) (PPh₃)₂]PF₆, [Rh(norbornadiene)Cl]₂, or WCl₆ to afford high molecular-weight polymers in high yields. These poly(phenylacetylene)s were soluble in many kinds of solvents and were fabricated to tough membranes by the solvent casting method. The oxygen permselectivities of these membranes were very good. The oxygen permeability coefficients (P_o2) and oxygen separation factors (α = P_o2/P_N2) of poly[2,4-(o,p)-bis(trimethylsilyl)phenylacetylene] [poly ( o-1-p-1 )] and poly[(4(p)-trimethylsilyl)phenylacetylene] [poly( p-1 )] membranes were 4.73 × 10^?8 cc(STP) cm/cm² s cmHg and 2.65, and 1.52 × 10^?8 cc(STP) cm/cm² s cmHg and 3.39, respectively. In the case of poly( o-1-p-1 ), P_o2 was comparable to that of polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) and α was higher than that of PDMS. However, the P_o2 value reduced to 48% of its initial value in about 1 year. In the case of poly( p-1 ), the P_o2 value did not change in about 1 year. Ethanol permeated preferentially through these membranes (α^EtOH > 1) in pervaporation of aqueous ethanol solution, whereas poly(phenylacetylene) [poly( PhA )] showed water permselectivity (α^EtOH < 1). These favorable effects of trimethylsilyl groups on the oxygen and ethanol permselectivities were discussed on the basis of comparison with those of poly( PhA ), other poly(substituted phenyl-acetylene)s, and trimethylsilyl-group containing polystyrenes. © 1994 John Wiley & Sons, Inc.