Dye doped Eosin yellowish silica nanoparticles as novel fluorophore for a peroxyoxalate chemiluminescence system

In this work, we report the preparation and characterization of novel dye doped fluorophore Eosin yellowish silica nanoparticles (ESNPs). We synthesized ESNPs by the St?ber method via encapsulation of Eosin Yellowish in silica particles by the condensation of tetraethyl orthosilicate under alkaline condition at room temperature. The resulted ESNPs were characterized by transmission electron microscopy, atomic force microscopy; UV–Visible, fluorescence and Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy. The sizes of the nanoparticles have been found to be 300.0 (±1.0), 400.0 (±1.1) and 500.0 (±5.2) nm depending the reaction conditions under which they were synthesized. Furthermore, because of intense light emission, the ESNPs were used as fluorophore in a peroxyoxalate chemiluminescence system. The effect of solvent and concentrations of necessary reagents, bis(2,4,6-trichlorophenyl)oxalate, sodium salicylate, hydrogen peroxide and the effects of size of the ESNP and temperature on the luminescence efficiency of the system were examined. The activation kinetic parameters of the system were also evaluated from the temperature investigation.     

The discovery of 3-(1-aminoethylidene)quinoline-2, 4(1H,3H)-dione derivatives as novel PSII electron transport inhibitors

Based on the structures of the 4-hydroxyphenylpyruvate dioxygenase inhibitor mesotrione and natural product fischerellin A, a series of imine derivatives of ( $E$ )-3-acyl-quinoline-2,4(1H,3H)-dione (6, 12 and 16) were designed, synthesized and systematically evaluated for their herbicidal activity. The bioassay results indicated that most of the synthesized compounds displayed good to excellent herbicidal activity, of which 6e, 6g, 6h, 6q and 6t exhibited more than 50 % inhibition against Brassica napus L., Amaranthus retroflexu or Digitaria adscendens at a dosage of $94\,\hbox {g}\,\hbox {ha}^{-1}$ or lower. The symptom of injured leaves in vivo, the high Hill reaction inhibitory activity of 6h in vitro ( $\hbox {IC}_{50}\,0.1\, \upmu \hbox {g}\,\hbox {mL}^{-1})$ and the computer-based binding model of compound 6h with D1 protein in photosystem II (PSII) reaction centre suggest this novel structure to likely be a new type of PSII electron transport inhibitor. Thus, we have found a novel type of diketone enamine structure targeted at the PSII reaction centre.     

Use of Nile Red as a long-wavelength fluorophore in dual-probe studies of ligand-protein interactions

The long-wavelength fluorescence probe, Nile Red, has polarity-dependent fluorescence intensity and wavelength properties that can be used to monitor the binding of drugs and other ligands to plasma proteins such as albumin and -1 acid glycoprotein. This paper shows that it can be used in tandem with another fluorescence probe, 1-anilinonaphthalene-8-sulfonic acid, to study two or more types of ligand binding sites simultaneously. Some ligands displace one or the other probe from the protein/dual-probe complex, other ligands displace both probes. In each case the resulting decrease in fluorescence can be used to estimate the numbers of binding sites and their association constants.     

Unification of 3-3-1 models

A 3-3-1 model is constructed for three families that can be embedded into a single SU(8) unified model. Assuming appropriate branching rules and symmetry-breaking pattern, a complete fermion content is found within irreducible representations of SU(8), where light Standard Model fermions, heavy 3-3-1 fermions and superheavy fermions may be distinguished.     

A study of a 1-3-2 type piezoelectric composite

A novel 1-3-2 type piezoelectric composite is developed. There are piezoelectric ceramic framework supports at transverse and longitudinal directions in its structure, so it is free from the influence of any outside mechanic impact and environmental temperature change. The sample characteristic is good coherence. It has many advantages, such as a high piezoelectricity, lower density and acoustic impedance matching with water and tissue easily. Based on Newnham's series and parallel theory of composites, the calculation formulae of dielectric and piezoelectric constants of a 1-3-2 type piezoelectric composite are deduced. The sample's characteristics indicate that a 1-3-2 type piezoelectric composite's theoretic calculation values are in good agreement with the measurement results. Element samples have been designed, manufactured and measured. The results indicate that the resonant frequency, resonant impedance, piezoelectricity and static capacity of these samples are stable. It is easy to design sensor array elements using this material.     

An STM study of the localized atomic reaction of 1,2- and 1,4-dibromoxylene with Si(1 1 1)-7 × 7

Thermal reactions of 1,2- and 1,4-dibromoxylene (1,2- and 1,4-diBrXy) with Si(1 1 1)-7 × 7 were investigated by STM at room temperature under UHV conditions. Reaction led to the formation of single adsorbed Br-atoms or pairs of Br-atoms, in a ratio approx. 3:1 for both reagents. Experimental results were interpreted in terms of ‘parent-mediated’ (halogen atom accompanied by organic residue), and ‘daughter-mediated’ (no accompanying organic residue) reaction dynamics. Both mechanisms contributed to the bromination of the silicon surface in comparable amounts. For pairs of bromine atoms the Br–Br separation had a most probable value of 7.6 Å for 1,2-diBrXy, and 11.5 Å for 1,4-diBrXy. This separation was in each case greater than that in the diBrXy parent molecule by a few angstroms. For parent-mediated reaction the dynamics were revealed in detail by the STM images which gave the vectorial location of the halogen-atom products (distance and angle of the daughter atoms) relative to the prior location and alignment of the adsorbed parent molecule. Both reagents, 1,2- and 1,4-diBrXy, were found to be less reactive than the corresponding dibromobenzenes studied earlier in this laboratory [S. Dobrin et al., Surf. Sci. 561 (2004) 11], in both parent- and daughter-mediated modes.     

The interaction of fast H 3 + ions with a clean Ni-surface

Scattering of H ₃ ⁺ ions from a clean Ni(111) surface is observed at energies below 1 keV and grazing incidence in a time-of-flight system. The interaction with the surface leads to neutral particles mainly which are identified from the energy distributions as H and H₂. The neutralisation/dissociation mechanism is probably a resonant charge transfer of Ni electrons into the non-binding ground state of H₃.     

YBa2Cu3O7-δ和PrBa2Cu3O7-δ1/f噪声尺寸效应的研究

我们分别测量了YBa2Cu3O7-δ（YBCO）和PrBa2Cu3O7-δ（PRBCO）微桥样品在正常态沿ab面方向的1/f噪声，发现这两种材料分别存在着数量级为10^1μm和10^2μm的特征尺度，在此尺寸以下，噪声水平急剧下降，即噪声的尺寸效应，我认为这一结果反映出样品是由尺寸为10^0μm的独立小区组成，小尺寸样品噪声表现是这些小区涨落叠加的结果。     

Ordering of oxygen in halogen treated 1-2-3 systems as studied by NQR

We have investigated the low-temperature behavior of Cu NQR for iodinated RBa₂Cu₃O _x (R = Y, Gd) compounds. The different influence of Gd spins on the Cu(1) and Cu(2) sites was used to separate the contributions of both sites in the spectra. The distinct NQR lines associated with the different oxygen-coordinated Cu(1) sites have been observed. The NQR spectra of the Cu(1) sites show that the iodine treatment gives rise to the modifications of the oxygen sublattice. From the analysis of the NQR spectra of the Cu(1) sites follows an increase of the average length of the Cu(1)-O chains at treatment.     

A Quantum Monte Carlo Study on Mixed-Spin Chains of 1／2-1／2-1-1 and 3／2-3／2-1-1

The ground-state and thermodynamic properties of quantum mixed-spin chains of 1/2-1/2-1-1 and 3/2-3/2-1-1 are investigated by a quantum Monte Carlo simulation with the loop-cluster algorithm. For 1/2-1/2-1-1 chain, we find it hastwo phases separated by an energy-gap vanishing point in the ground-state. For 3/2-3/2-1-1 chain,the numerical results show two energy-gap vanishing points isolated by different phases in its ground-state. Our calculations indicate that all these ground state phases can be understood by means of valence-bond-solid picture, and the thermodynamic behavior at finite temperatures is continuous as a function of parameter α=J2/J1.     

A Quantum Monte Carlo Study on Mixed-Spin Chains of 1/2-1/2-1-1 and 3/2-3/2 -1-1

The ground-state and thermodynamic properties of quantum mixed-spin chains of1/2-1/2-1-1and 3/2-3/2-1-1are investigated by a quantum Monte Carlo simulation with the loop-cluster algorithm. For 1/2-1/2-1-1 chain, we find it has two phases separated by an energy-gap vanishing point in the ground-state. For 3/2-3/2-1-1 chain, the numerical results show two energy-gap vanishing points isolated by different phases in its ground-state. Our calculations indicate that all these ground state phases can be understood by means of valence-bond-solid picture, and the thermodynamic behavior at finite temperatures is continuous as a function of parameterα=J2/J1.