Flow-injection spectrophotometric determination of silicate,phosphate and arsenate with on-line column separation

The simultaneous determination of silicate, phosphate and arsenate by using flow-injection analysis with on-line column separation is described. Determinations are based on measurement of the absorbance at 810 nm of the heteropoly blue formed with ascorbic acid as reducing reagent. Effects of flow rates, temperature of reaction coils and sample injection volumes are reported; optimum conditions are 0.25 ml min^?1 for the ascorbic acid stream, 95°C for the reaction coils and 300 μl for the injection volume. With the anion-exchange column (TSK-gel SAX), the optimal flow rate of the eluent is 0.75 ml min^?1. Relative retention times depend on the concentration of the KCl/NH₃/EDTA eluting solution; separation and simultaneous determination of the three ions are satisfactory at around 10^?4 mol l^?1 concentrations of the three ions.     

Dependences of structural and electrical properties on thickness of polycrystalline Ga-doped ZnO thin films prepared by reactive plasma deposition

Polycrystalline Ga-doped (Ga content: 4 wt%) ZnO (GZO) thin films were deposited on glass substrates at 200 C by a reactive plasma deposition with DC arc discharge technique. The dependences of structural and electrical properties of GZO films on thickness, ranging from 30 to 560 nm, were investigated. Carrier concentration, n, and Hall mobility, μ, increases with increasing film thickness below 100 nm, and then the n remains nearly constant and the μ gradually increases until the thickness reaches 560 nm. The resistivity obtained of the order of 10⁻⁴ Ω cm for these films decreases with increasing film thickness: The highest resistivity achieved is 4.4×10⁻⁴ Ω cm with n of 7.6×10²⁰ cm⁻³ and μ of 18.5 cm²/V s for GZO films with a thickness of 30 nm and the lowest one is 1.8×10⁻⁴ Ω cm with n of 1.1×10²¹ cm⁻³ and μ of 31.7 cm²/V s for the GZO film with a thickness of 560 nm. X-ray diffraction pattern for all the films shows a hexagonal wurtzite structure with its strongly preferred orientation along the c-axis. Full width at half maximum of the (002) preferred orientation diffraction peak of the films decreases with increasing film thickness below 100 nm.     

Improvement of pharmaceutical potential of all-trans retinoic acid with hydroxypropyl-��-cyclodextrin

2-Hydroxypropyl-??-cyclodextrin (HP-??-CyD) includes all-trans retinoic acid (RA), covering the double-bond area of RA with substituted hydroxypropyl groups on CyD ring, as proved by the nuclear Overhauser effect (NOE) between methylene protons on the hydroxypropyl groups and the proton on RA. The formation of an inclusion complex results in hydrophilicity and stability. The effect of RA/HP-??-CyD and that of RA without HP-??-CyD on wrinkle scores and skin elasticity during skin treatment were identical, and the cutaneous stimulus was reduced comparing with RA. The results indicated that the RA/HP-??-CyD complex should help to realize new approaches in skin rejuvenation therapy.     

The second-law analysis of mixed convection in rectangular ducts

 The rate of entropy generation, S˙ ^′ _G[W/mK], is examined both theoretically and numerically for forced and mixed convection in a rectangular duct heated at the bottom. Under fully-developed flow conditions S˙ ^′ _G is expressed in terms of relevant non-dimensional hydrodynamic and thermal parameters. Numerically, it is demonstrated that S˙ ^′ _G is a single, effective parameter to examine both thermal and hydrodynamic fields and their variations. Received on 22 November 1999     

On pattern selection in mixed convection in rectangular ducts

Mixed convection in a horizontal rectangular duct has the same critical Rayleigh number as natural convection in a rectangular cavity for the onset of convection. The linear stability analysis predicts either an odd or an even number of convective rolls to appear depending on the aspect ratio of the cross section. However, it has been shown both experimentally and numerically that an even number of convective rolls appears under supercritical conditions for fully developed mixed convection. The paper first presents an analytical solution for the buoyancy-induced mainstream velocity, w ^b , at the onset of buoyancy-induced motion in a forced convective flow. Then, a comparison in the initial growth rate of w ^b is made between the case of an odd and an even number of rolls; which shows the selection of an even number of rolls over an odd number in mixed convection except for low aspect ratio ducts.     

Decisive problems of zone-circulating flow injection analysis and its solution

Although experiment and computer analysis of zone-circulating flow injection analysis (ZCFIA) data have been investigated, there are still some essential problems inherent to ZCFIA. Computer program of high dimensional modified simplex method was used for resolving peaks of ZCFIA damped response curves. Peaks are resolved on the basis of the criterion that each area of the peak surrounded by the curve and the abscissa is equal, because each sample zone circulates repeatedly in the manifold in equal volume. As a result, the peaks of the damped response curve have been resolved into each component and the curve obtained by summing these components has been proved to be equal to the original response curve. By following up the data analysis of ZCFIA, it was found that there were many conflicts in the manual analysis of data by Li. At least, the dispersion in a flow system should not be investigated by ZCFIA, and it might be studied by the single-line manifold of FIA.     

Refractive index change mechanisms in swift-heavy-ion-implanted Nd:YAG waveguide

A buried planar Nd:YAG waveguide has been fabricated by 20-MeV N-ion implantation. From Raman and optical characterization, it has been found that the refractive index has a larger increase when the crystal damage is heavier. According to our analysis, this crystal damage is caused by the electronic energy loss in the first several micrometers of irradiated regions, while nuclear energy loss also acts on the damage near the end of the ion range. This work is helpful to understand the mechanisms of swift-heavy-ion-implanted Nd:YAG waveguide formation.     

用MeV离子透射沟道来研究Si(100)-Au界面

本文描述了用能量为MeV的He离子透射沟道技术来研究Si(100)-Au界面反应初始阶段的问题。由于透射的MeV He离子在样品出口面处有很强的流峰,也由于不存在Au表面层对Si原子的遮蔽问题,因而有可能更好地确定Au原子的晶格位置。实验表明,在Au原子低覆盖时,至少直至1.5原子层时,淀积在Si(100)2×1表面的Au原子是按衬底的原子结构来堆积的。随着Au的覆盖的增加,Au的角扫描曲线的谷而变浅。当Au的覆盖层达到10原子层时,在角扫描中沟道谷消失,这表明,在这个阶段形成了非晶形的硅化金。     

Experimental study on heat transfer of thermally developing and developed, turbulent, horizontal pipe flow of dilute air-solids suspensions

Heat transfer characteristics of a turbulent, dilute air-solids suspension flow in thermally developing/developed regions were experimentally studied, using a uniformly heated, horizontal 54.5 mm-ID pipe and 43-μm-diameter glass beads. The local heat transfer was measured at 27 locations from the inlet to 120-dia downstream of the heated section over a range of Reynolds numbers 3×10⁴−1.2×10⁵ and solids loading ratio 0–3, and the fully developed profiles of air velocity/temperature and particle mass flux were measured at a location 140-dia downstream of the heated section using specially designed probes, inserted into the suspension flow. The effects of the Reynolds number, solids loading ratio, and azimuthal/longitudinal locations on the heat transfer characteristics and their interactions are discussed through comparison of the present results with the data obtained by other investigators. Received on 14 October 1996     

Swift heavy-ion irradiated active waveguides in Nd:YAG crystals: fabrication and laser generation

An Nd:YAG planar waveguide laser has been fabricated by ultra-low-fluence (2×10(12) cm(-2)) swift heavy-ion irradiation (60 MeV Ar(4+) ions). The appearance of the buried waveguiding has been associated with an increased refractive index layer as a consequence of the ion-induced electronic damage. Continuous-wave laser oscillations at 1064.2 nm have been observed from the waveguide under 808 nm optical excitation, with the absorbed pump power at threshold and laser slope efficiency close to 26 mW and 5.9%, respectively.