SHG Materials Based on the AlPO4-5 Single Crystals

Large AlPO4-5 molecular sieve single crystals with high optical quality were synthesized hydrothermally by using TPA as template. As-synthesized crystals were calcined under O2 atmosphere to remove the organic templates in the channels. Disperse-Red-1 (DR1) and p-nitroaniline (pNA) molecules have been successfully incorporated into the one-dimensional channels of AlPO4-5 single crystals respectively by means of vapor phase diffusion. XRD patterns reveal that the loading of organic molecules has not destroyed the structures of AlPO4-5 crystals. Polarizing microscope and SHG results indicate that the DR1 and pNA molecules are well aligned in a preferred direction along the crystal channels. The different polarization-dependence SH intensity shows that different SHG processes occur in the DR1- and pNA-loaded AlPO4-5 crystals.     

Studies on the Structure and Properties of Cordierite Synthesized by Talc-Magnesite

Homogeneous cordierite has been synthesized at low cost by talc-magnesite and coal gangue as the main raw materials. The mechanism of synthesizing cordierite under such a com- posing system of raw materials, and the effect of temperature on the crystal cell parameters and microstructure and thermal expansion coefficient of cordierite crystal have been studied via testing methods of XRD, SEM, etc. The result shows that the homogeneous cordierite can be synthesized by the systematic composing materials of “talc-magnesite—coal gangue—talc” with heat pre- servation at 1350 ℃ for 1 h; as the keeping time is prolonged, Al3+ and Mg2+ in cordierite crystal are replaced by a few impurity ions such as Fe3+, Fe2+, etc., and the crystal cell parameters of cordierite present an increase trend; as the high-temperature heat preservation is prolonged, the content of glassy phase in the sample is increased, its density is improved, and its thermal expansion coeffi- cient presents an increase trend.     

Formation Enthalpy Calculation of Oxygen Vacancy Defect in Doped Lithium Niobate Crystals

The relationship between temperature and oxygen vacancy concentration is deduced in this paper. Based on the data of thermal weight-loss experiment, the formation enthalpies of congruent and several doped LN crystals have been calculated. It was found that the formation enthalpy of oxygen vacancies can be decreased evidently by doping valence-changeable ions. The experimental results were discussed and a new reduction process of the photorefractive LN crystal at a relatively low temperature was proposed, and the reduced crystals showed a good effect in practical use.     

SOLUTION CRYSTALLIZATION OF METALLOCENE SHORT CHAIN BRANCHED POLYETHYLENE:MORPHOLOGY AND MECHANISM*

Solution crystallization of metallocene short chain branched polyethylene (SCBPE) was carried out and very nicesingle crystals were obtained. Compared with single crystals grown from linear polyethylene, SCBPE single crystals are dirtydue to intermolecular heterogeneity The crystal morphology changes with crystallization temperatures. Lozenge, truncatedlozenge, hexagonal, rounded and elongated crystal morphologies have been found at much lower crystallization temperaturethan in linear polyethylene. The electron diffraction shows there is a possibility that the single crystals may have hexagonalpacking in a crystallization temperature range. The lateral habits of single crystal are discussed based on roughening theories.     

Structures, energy bands and conductivities of (Me_3NEt)[Pd(dmit)_2]_2 and (NEt_4)[Pd(dmit)_2]_2

The electrical conductive molecular crystals (Me3NEt)[Pd(dmit)2]2 and (NEt4)[Pd (dmit)2]2 (dmit = 4,5-dimercapto-1,3-dithiole-2-thione) have been prepared, and their crystal structures and conductivity-temperature curves have been determined. The fact that the conductivity at room temperature of (Me3NEt)[Pd(dmit)2]2 (a = 58 Ω· cm-1) is much higher than that of (NEt4)-[Pd(dmit)2]2(cr= 2.2 Q~1 ?cm'1) has been rationally explained by the results of energy band calculations. (MeNEt3)[Pd(dmit)2]2 belongs to monoclinic system, P21/m space group and (NEt4)[Pd (dmit)2]2 belongs to triclinic system, P1 space group. The structural conducting component of the crystals is the planar coordinative anion [Pd(dmit)2]05- which forms the face-to-face dimmer [Pd(dmit)2]2-. These dimers have been further constructed to be a kind of two-dimensional (2-D)conductive molecular sheet by means of S…S intermolecular interactions. The tiny difference of the above 2-D molecular sheets of the two title crystals has resulted in one     

Single Crystal of Lanthanum Hydroxide La(OH)3: Controlled Synthesis by High Pressure Flux Method and Its Growth Mechanism

High pressure synthesis of solid material tends to increase the density,coordination number,symmetry of material and shorten bond length.The solid synthesized at a high pressure and decompressed to ambient pressure often exhibits a metastable "stretched" state,within the high pressure stability field.The crystal grown at a high pressure is of great importance with the development of high pressure technology.Crystal growth is an important factor in the material synthesis.And many methods including gas,solid and solution methods have been used to obtain various single crystals[1].Especially,flux method is an important method for crystal growth,where the components of the desired substance dissolved in a solvent(flux) grow in the process of deposit.Its advantage is that the crystal growth displays natural facets and the disadvantage is that the crystals are relatively small.Up to date,some solid materials have been successfully synthesized by high pressure flux method[2-7].     

PRELIMINARY CRYSTALLOGRAPHIC ANALYSIS OF DESHEXAPEPTIDE (B25—B30) INSULIN

Satisfactory single crystals of deshexapeptide(B25—B30) insulin for X-ray crystal structure analysis have been grown in citrate buffer by the method of hanging-drop gas phase diffusion. The crystal belongs to the monoclinic system with space group C2. The unit cell constants are α=42.6, b=37.9, c=27.2, β=125.4 and there is only one molecule of deshexapeptide insulin in an asymmetric unit.     

Two Low-temperature Phase Transition Compounds Based on Quinuclidine Derivatives with Fluorescence

Two phase transition materials[iPrQ]2MnBr4(1,iPrQ=N-isopropyl-quinuclidinium)and[iPrQ]₂MnCl₄(2)were synthesized and characterized.Dielectric measurements and differential scanning calorimetry showed that the two compounds underwent reversible phase transitions at ca.–47 and–37℃,respectively.Variable-temperature single-crystal X-ray diffraction suggested that the two compounds underwent the same phase transitions from space group C2/c to Cc but at different temperature.The variable crystal structures indicated that the structural phase transitions of the compound were ascribed to the torsional movement of quinuclidine ring and the disappearance of the c-slide plane.The second harmonic generation(SHG)response further proved this structural phase transition.Fluorescence tests showed that the two compounds have strong fluorescence.The strong variations in dielectric anomalies make compounds 1 and 2 suitable for promising switchable dielectric materials.     

Reversible phase transition of the 1:1 complex between 18-crown-6 and n-propylammonium triiodide

Solid-state structure of the crystalline 1:1 complex [C 3 H 10 N(18-crown-6)] + [I 3 ](1) between 18-crown-6 and n-propylammonium triiodide has been determined at 293 and 93 K,respectively,showing a change from monoclinic P2 1 /m to monoclinic P2 1 /a.Crystal structural analysis shows that in addition to van der Waals’ forces,conventional N-H···O hydrogen bonds are the key interactions.Measurements of unit cell parameters versus temperature show that the values of one of the three axes and the crystal volume change abruptly and remarkably at 220 K,indicating a first-order phase transition.The lack of the mirror plane in the low temperature structure is the most important differences between the two structural forms.Differential scanning calorimetry(DSC) measurement confirms that 1 undergoes a reversible phase transition at about 220 K with a thermal hysteresis of 3.5 K.The relatively large latent heat makes 1 a good candidate for phase change materials.The phase transition is accompanied by an anomaly of dielectric constant during heating and cooling process near the phase transition temperature.     

MULTIPLE MELTING AND CRYSTALLIZATION BEHAVIOR OF NYLON 1212

The wide-angle X-ray diffraction (WAXD) patterns of isothermally crystallized Nylon 1212 show that γ-form crystals form below 90℃ and the α-form crystals can exist above 140℃. In the temperature range of 90-140℃, the α-form and γ-form crystals coexist. Variable-temperature WAXD exhibits that the nylon 1212 γ-form does not show crystal transition on heating, while α-form isothermally crystallized at 160℃ exhibits Brill transition at a little higher than 180℃ on heating. The multiple melting behaviors of Nylon 1212 isothermally crystallized from melt come from a complex mechanism of different crystal structures, dual lamellar population and melting-recrystallization. In polarized optical microscope (POM) observations, Nylon 1212 isothermally crystallized at 175℃ shows the ringed banded spherulites. However, at temperatures below 160℃ the ringed banded image disappears, and cross-extinct spherulites are formed.     

Study on the Growth and Quality of Potassium Dihydrogen Phosphate Grown from Acid-doped Solution

Potassium dihydrogen phosphate （KDP） single crystals have been grown respectively at the rates of about 1 and 20 mm/day from the pure and acid-added solutions by temperature reduction method. The effects of acid and supersaturation on the shape and size of grown crystals were compared and discussed. Samples were cut from different parts of the as-grown crystals for investigating the optical quality, including transmissibility, scattering centers and laser damage threshold. It is found that the stability of KDP growth solution improves to some extent and the growth rates in x- and z-directions have great difference after adding acid. Moreover, the acid causes remarkable differences in optical quality between prismatic and pyramidal sectors.     

Deformation investigation on iPP/SiO2 composites: Influence of stretching temperature and particle size on morphology evolution and crystalline structure of thin films

 In the present work, structure changes during stretching of isotactic polypropylene (emPP) and emPP/silicon dioxide (SiO₂) composites have been investigated systematically. The α-form crystal structure of both iPP and emPP/SiO₂ composites is destroyed and transforms into the mesophase as the samples are stretched at a low temperature (35℃), while stretching at high temperatures (90℃ and 120℃) can restrain the appearance of defects and keep the perfection of crystal structure. FTIR results reveal that the stretching temperatures show no obvious difference of the effect on the orientation of pure iPP, however, the orientation of emPP/SiO₂ composites is greatly changed by the tensile temperature. In the case of micron-sized SiO₂ particles (average particle diameter d>1 μm), the orientation of the composites is lower than that of pure iPP at all stretching temperatures. The above results suggest that the stretching temperature and the SiO₂ particle size have great influence on the structure variation and orientation behavior of emPP/SiO₂ composites.     

The Structure and Nonlinear Optical Properties of Octupolar Compound： 2, 4, 6－Tristyryl－s－triazine

The crystal of 2, 4, 6-tristyryl-s-triazine (TSTA) has been prepared and its crystal structure been determined to be in the polar non-centrosymmetric space group Cmc21. The molecular structure of TSTA is characterized by the slightly curved planar configuration and the octupolar C3v molecular symmetry. As exoected. TSTA crvstal shows a quite novel nonlinear optical (NLO) property with its powder second ha~onic generating(SHG) intensity of 1.8 times as that of urea. It also shows excellent transparency (with the peak position of 322 nm in absorption spectrum) and good thermal stability (with the melting point of 225-229℃).     

Investigation on photochromism of 1,2-bis(1,4-dimethyl-2-phenyl)perfluorocyclopentene

The photochromic diarylethene, 1,2-bis(1,4-dimethyl-2-phenyl)perfluorocyclopentene has been synthesized and its single crystal can be obtained in hexane at -4℃. The structure of diphenylperluorocyclopentene bearing C2/c space group and monoclinic crystal system is very different from that of dithienylperfluorocyclopentene derivatives bearing Pī space group and triclinic crystal system by X-ray crystallographic analysis. The compound undergoes the phototchromic reaction in solution but no optical activity in single crystal. In addition, its optimum conformation in solvent is also discussed.     

Enhanced <Emphasis Type="Italic">αγ</Emphasis>′ Transition of Poly(vinylidene fluoride) by Step Crystallization and Subsequent Annealing

Poly(vinylidene fluoride) (PVDF) exhibits pronounced polymorphs.Its γ phase is attractive due to the electroactive properties.The γ-PVDF is however difficult to obtain under normal crystallization condition.In a previous work,we reported a simple melt-recrystallization approach for producing y-phase rich PVDF thin films through selective melting and subsequent recrystallization.We reported here another approach for promoting the αγ'phase transition to prepare γ-phase rich PVDF thin films.To this end,a stepwise crystallization and subsequent annealing process was used.The idea is based on a quick generation of a large amount of α-PVDF crystals with some of their γ-PVDF counterparts at suitable crystallization temperature and then annealing at a temperature above the crystallization temperature for enhancing the molecular chain mobility to overcome the energy barrier of phase transition.It was found that crystallizing the PVDF melt first at 152 ℃ for4 h,then quenching to room temperature and finally annealing the sample at 160 ℃ for 100 h was the most efficient to produce γ-PVDF rich films.This is related to the melting and recrystallization of the α-PVDF crystals produced during quenching in the annealing process at 160 ℃,which favors the formation of γ-PVDF crystals for triggering the αγ'phase transition.     

A Novel Organic—Inorganic Complex：Synthesis and Crystal Structure of [Ca（DMSO）5（H2O）]2 SiMo12O40

It is becoming a focus to synthesize and assemble organic-inorganic materials, especially, to synthesize charge-transfer complexes formed by polyoxometalate and organic donors. They have attracted much attention because such complexes are active in their electric, magnetic and optic properties1-4, many investigations about them have been done and some crystal structures of them were reported5-6. But, the disadvantage of these crystals is instability at room temperature. According to the view…     

Insights into the Decomposition and Polymerization of Cage Energetic Crystal Octanitrocubane under High Pressure: a DFT-D Study

Dispersion-corrected DFT calculations have been performed to study the crystal structure, initial decomposition mechanism, polymerization mechanism, electronic structure and absorption properties of the most powerful CHNO energetic compound octanitrocubane(ONC) under hydrostatic pressure of 0~200 GPa. Our results show that the lattice parameter c is sensitive to van der Waals interactions and the structure is the stiffest in the a direction. ONC decomposes by the breaking of N–O bond in nitro group at 195 GPa. At 200 GPa, ONC decomposes through the breaking of N–O bond in nitro group and polymerizes through the forming of a new C–O covalent bond between a carbon atom in the cage skeleton and one oxygen atom of nitro group in another ONC molecule. ONC becomes more and more sensitive under high pressure and transforms into a metallic phase in the pressure range of 175~200 GPa. ONC also has higher optical activity and wider absorption range under compression.     

THE STUDY OF SPECTRA AND X-RAY CRYSTAL STRUCTURE OF A NOVEL BIONICS INSECTICIDE——(CH_3)_2NHCH(CH_2S_2O_3)_2Na·H_2O

IR and NMR spectra of novel bionics insecticide—C_5NS_4O_6H_(12)Na·H_2O have been studied. The molecular and crystal structures of the compound also have been determined. The compound crystallizes in the monoclinic space group C_(2h)~5, - P2_1/n with α= 8.0972. (9) , b =16.262(4), c = 10.370(3), β= 94.26(2)° and z = 4.The result shows that N atom in this compound captures a proton to form HN~ group, Na~ is in statistical disorder. Therefore, the structural formula of tho compound is (CH_3)_2HN~ —CH(CH_2S_2O_3~-)_2·1/2 (Na~ )_2·H_2O.     

胶溶-水热晶化过程中纳米TiO2相稳定性研究

The phase stability of nanocrystaline anatase and rutile TiO2 in sols peptized at different temperature has been studied by X-ray Diffraction (XRD) and thermodynamical analysis. The results show that the stability of nanocrystaline TiO2 of different crystal types is a function of particle size. According to the thermodynamical analysis, anatase TiO2 becomes more stable than rutile TiO2 when the particle size is less than ca. 14 nm, which coincides with the experimental data obtained by XRD. Both surface Gibbs free energy and surface stress play important roles in the thermodynamically phase stability. Comparing the data calculated thermodynamically with the experimental results obtained under different temperatures, it is found that the constant K in the function relation, f=KGS, between surface free energy GS and surface stress f is temperature dependent and equal to 1 at 333 K and 2 at 453 K, respectively.     

p-Type CaFe_2O_4 semiconductor nanorods controllably synthesized by molten salt method

Pure phase, regular shape and well crystallized nanorods of p-type semiconductor CaFe_2O_4 have been fabricated for the first time by a facile molten salt assisted method, as confirmed by XRD, TEM, SEM and HRTEM. UV-vis diffuse reflectance spectra and Mott–Schottky plots show that the band structure of the CaFe_2O_4 nanorods is narrower than that of the CaFe_2O_4 nanoparticles synthesized by conventional method. The enhancement of the visible-light absorption is due to narrowness of the band gap in CaFe_2O_4 nanorods. The appropriate ratio between the molten salt and the CaFe_2O_4 precursors plays an important role in inhibiting the growth of the crystals along the(201) plane to give the desired nanorod morphology. This work not only demonstrates that highly pure p-type CaFe_2O_4 semiconductor with tunable band structure and morphology could be obtained using the molten salt strategy, but also affirms that the bandgap of a semiconductor may be tunable by monitoring the growth of a particular crystal plane.Furthermore, the facile eutectic molten salt method developed in this work may be further extended to fabricate some other semiconductor nanomaterials with a diversity of morphologies.