Optical band gap and Raman spectra in some (Bi2O3)x(WO3)y(TeO2)100−x−y and (PbO)x(WO3)y(TeO2)100−x−y glasses

The glasses representing (Bi₂O₃)_x(WO₃)_y(TeO₂)_100?x?y and (PbO)_x(WO₃)_y(TeO₂)_100?x?y systems were prepared. The dilatometric glass-transition temperatures of examined glass samples were found in the region 383–434 °C, the coefficient of thermal expansion varied from 12 to 16 ppm/°C and the density ranged from 6.30₂ to 6.80₈ g/cm³. From the optical transmission measurements of thin glassy bulk samples prepared by a glass blowing, the optical gap values were found in the narrow region 3.21–3.36 eV. For the temperature interval 300–480 K, the values of the temperature coefficient of the optical band gap varied from 3.7 × 10^?4 to 5.24 × 10^?4 eV/K. It is suggested that Raman feature observed at around 350 cm^?1 can be assigned to an overlap of Raman bands attributed to WO₆ corner shared octahedra and to the following three atomic linkages: Bi–O–Te, Pb–O–Te and W–O–Te.     

Growth and characterization of lead-free Ba(1−x)CaxTi(1−y)ZryO3 single crystal

A lead-free Ba_(1?x)Ca_xTi_(1?y)Zr_yO₃ (BCZT) single crystal (x=0.08, y=0.26) was grown by the Czochralski (CZ) method in a mixed flux of TiO₂ and ZrO₂. The composition of as-grown BCZT was analyzed by electron probe micro-analysis. The structure, dielectric properties and phase transition were investigated at different temperatures. The X-ray diffraction results confirmed that the structure of the as-grown BCZT crystal was cubic both at 25 °C and 500 °C. The temperature dependence of the dielectric constant and Raman spectra characterization revealed that there was a phase transition from cubic to tetragonal, which happened between 200 K and 250 K. With increasing frequency, the Curie temperature shifted towards high temperature.     

Electromechanical and electro-optic properties of xBiScO3–yBiGaO3–(1−x−y)PbTiO3 single crystals

Single crystals in the xBiScO₃–yBiGaO₃–(1−x−y)PbTiO₃ (BS–BG–PT) system were grown by the high temperature solution method using Pb₃O₄ and Bi₂O₃ as the flux. The dielectric permittivity (ε_r) at room temperature for unpoled tetragonal crystals was determined to be 500–600 with dielectric loss tangents less than 0.3%. The Curie temperature was found to be around ∼420–450°C, with a dielectric maximum, exhibiting relaxor behavior. The longitudinal piezoelectric coefficient (d₃₃) was found to be ∼300 pC/N for 〈0 0 1〉 oriented tetragonal crystals with electromechanical coupling factor (k₃₃) of 75%, with a shear mode, d₁₅∼290 pC/N and k₁₅∼45%, lateral mode, d₃₁∼−55 pC/N and k₃₁∼−37%. The remnant polarization (P_r) was 46 μC/cm² with a coercive field (E_c) of 43 kV/cm at 1 Hz and DC field of 60 kV/cm. The linear electro-optic (E-O) coefficients of poled crystals determined using an automated scanning Mach–Zehnder interferometer method at room temperature and wavelength of 632.8 nm were r₃₃=36 and r₁₃=4 pm/V, respectively.     

Regiospecific CO substitution in (μ-H)Ru3(μ3− η3-CHCHCMe)(CO)9 by 4,5-bis(diphenylphosphino)-4-cyclopenten-1,3-dione(bpcd). X-ray structure of (μ-H)Ru3(μ3−η3-CHCHCMe)(CO)7(bpcd)⋅MeOH

The triruthenium cluster ( -H)Ru₃( ₃–³-CHCHCMe)(CO)₉ reacts with the diphosphine ligand 4,5-bis(diphenylphosphino)-4-cyclopenten-1,3-dione (bpcd) in the presence of Me₃NO to afford ( -H)Ru₃( ₃– ³-CHCHCMe)(CO)₇(bpcd) in moderate yield. This new cluster has been isolated and characterized in solution by IR and NMR (¹H, ³¹P) spectroscopies, and the solid-state structure has been established by X-ray crystallography. ( -H)Ru₃( ₃– ³-CHCHCMe)(CO)₇(bpcd) MeOH crystallizes in the triclinic space group P , a = 11.2426(8) Å, b = 11.7141(8) Å, c = 16.195(1) Å, = 102.041(5)°, = 95.128(5)°, = 102.553(6)°, V = 2008.4(3) ų, Z = 2, d _calc. = 1.733 g/cm³; R = 0.0488, R _w = 0.0546 for 2212 observed reflections with I > 3 (I). The X-ray structure reveals that the bpcd ligand is bound exclusively to the Ru₃ core at the ruthenium center coordinated by the terminal CH unit of the -allylic ₃– ³-CHCHCMe moiety.     

Neutron refinement of the crystal structure of partially exchanged taurine, (ND 3 + )0.65(NH 3 + )0.35(CH2)2SO 3 −

Refinement of neutron-diffraction data from a partially deuteriated single crystal of taurine, 2-aminoethylsulfonic acid, confirms the zwitterion structure, ND ₃ ⁺ (CH₂)₂SO ₃ ^? , at room temperature; the S?C?C?N torsion angle of thegauche configuration in the solid state is ?69.4⁰. Hydrogen positions have been located more precisely than in the earlier X-ray analysis to yield apparent bond lengths N?D/H=1.02(1) Å and C?H=1.08(1) Å.     

Synthesis and molecular structure of the organometallic zwitterion (η5-C5H3MeBCl3)Fe(CO)3: evidence for alternative sites of nucleophilicity within the [(η5-C5R5)Fe(CO)2 − anion

The organometallic zwitterion (⁵-C₅H₃MeBCl₃)Fe(CO)₃ (2) is isolated as a minor product from the reaction between the sodium salt of the anion [(⁵-C₅H₄Me)Fe(CO)₂]^– and boron trichloride. The crystal structure of 2 [P2₁/n, a = 7.3927(5) Å, b = 13.8027(9) Å, c = 12.2759(9) Å, = = 90°, = 92.517(3)°] features discrete molecules in which the coordination sphere of the iron center comprises three carbonyls and a novel ( ⁵-C₅H₃MeBCl₃) ligand, derived from attack of BCl₃ on the ( ⁵-C₅H₄Me) moiety of the parent compound. The isolation of 2 confirms that the nucleophilic properties of organometallic anions of the type [( ⁵-C₅R₅)M(CO) _n ]^– (M = Fe, Ru, n = 2; M = Mo, W, n = 3) are not confined to the metal center, or to the carbonyl oxygens (examples of which have previously been reported) but also encompass the cyclopentadienyl ligand.     

Crystal structures of [(η5-C5H4COOH)W(CO)3R] (R=Me,I)

The crystal structures of [(₅-C₅H₄COOH)W(CO)₃R] (R=Me, I) have been determined. They crystallize in two different monoclinic space groups. R=Me isP2₁/c,a=10.4833(6),b=8.0144(7),c=13.0731(6) , =93.147(4)°, andD(calc)=2.374 g-cm^–3 forZ=4. R=I isP2₁/n,a=7.814(2),b=13.075(4),c=11.097(4) , =91.75(2)°, andD(calc)=2.953 g-cm^–3 forZ=4. Both possess a four-legged piano stool geometry. The methyl ligand in the R=Me complex is disordered between two positions insyn oranti relative to the substituted carbon of the cyclopentadienyl ligand. The iodo ligand in the R=I complex is, however, exclusively insyn-position.     

Crystal structure of cis-[Ru(bpy)2{PMe(o-tol)2}Cl+][ClO−4]: Steric effects in some PMen(o-tol)3−n (n = 1-3) derivatives of ruthenium(II)

The complex cis-[Ru(bpy)₂{PMe(o-tol)₂}Cl⁺][ClO^– ₄] crystallizes in space group P2₁/c witha = 9.375(2) Å, b = 22.019(7) Å, c = 16.153(4) Å, = 90.83(2)°, V = 3333.9(16) ų and D(calc'd) = 1.547 g/cm³ for Z = 4. The Ru-PMe(o-tol)₂ bond length of 2.357(3) Å is significantly longer than distances of Ru-PMe₂(o-tol) = 2.324(2) Å and Ru-PMe₃ = 2.310(2) Å in analogous complexes. The corresponding Ru-P(o-tol)₃ complex has eluded synthesis, probably due to steric hindrance.     

Luminescence of Dy3+-doped GexGa5Se(95−x) glasses

Dysprosium doped Ge_xGa₅Se_(95?x) (x = 15–30) chalcogenide glasses were synthesized in this present work. The Vis–NIR transmission spectra, photoluminescence spectra and lifetime were measured. Glasses (x = 27.5, 29.17 and 30) doped with 0.2 wt% dysprosium ions shows relatively strong emission bands at 1146 and 1343 nm when pumped at 808 nm. The emission lifetime ranged from 440 to 540 μs. The oscillator strengths and intensity parameters Ω_t (t = 2, 4 and 6) were calculated using Judd–Ofelt theory.     

Stoichiometry–structure correlation of epitaxial Ce1−xPrxO2−δ (x=0−1) thin films on Si(111)

Epitaxial oxide thin film layers are of interest for model catalytic studies. We report the growth of Ce_1?xPr_xO_2?δ mixed oxide layers of different stoichiometries (x=0–1) and oxygen deficiency (δ>0) on Si(111) by co-evaporating molecular beam epitaxy. The main objective is to identify the crystal phases and to investigate the correlation between compositions and crystal structures. X-ray photoemission spectroscopy was performed to quantify the stoichiometries. An extensive laboratory and synchrotron based X-ray diffraction analysis was carried out to determine the vertical and lateral lattice orientations and the strain status of the layers. The study revealed that single crystalline Ce_1?xPr_xO_2?δ/Si(111) heterostructures can be epitaxially grown on Si(111) for model catalytic studies. In addition to the structure–stoichiometry relationship typical to mixed oxide bulk powders, we identified a hexagonal mixed Ce–Pr oxide thin film phase not yet reported in bulk studies.     

The crystal and molecular structure of spiro[1-(S)-Br-3-(S)-H-4-(R)-l-(1′ R,2′ S,5′R)-menthyloxy-5-oxo-6-oxa-bicyclo[3.1.0]hexane-2,3′-(R)-(4′-(R)-diphenylmethoxy-5′-l-(1′ R,2′ S,5′ R)-menthyloxy-butyrolactone)]

Crystal structure of C₄₁H₅₃O₇Br has been determined by single-crystal X-ray diffraction. The compound crystalline in the orthorhombic space group P2₁2₁2₁, with a = 11.264(2), b = 12.058(2), c = 29.337(6) Å, Z = 4. The bond angles of cyclopropane moiety in the molecule are approximate to 60° and agree with theoretic values of the internal angles in a cyclopropane, and two chiral menthyloxy groups are located above and under the whole chiral molecule, respectively. The configuration of the pentacyclic lactone is shown as envelope form.     

Crystal structure of α‴-(Zn1−x Cd x )3As2 (x = 0.26)

Single crystals of the α?-phase of (Zn_{1 ? x} Cd _x )₃As₂ solid solution (x = 0.26) have been prepared and investigated by X-ray diffraction analysis. The tetragonal unit-cell parameters are found to be a = b = 8.5377(2) Å, c = 24.0666(9) Å, sp. gr. I4₁/amd, Z = 16. Zn and Cd atoms in the crystal statistically occupy three symmetrically independent positions in the mirror planes and are tetrahedrally coordinated by arsenic atoms. (Zn,Cd) tetrahedra share edges to form a three-dimensional structure framework. The α?-phase is geometrically related to the fluorite structure. The character of arrangement of tetrahedral vacancies in fluorite-like unit cells is revealed. Chains of tetrahedral vacancies form microchannels oriented parallel the a and b axes, which pierce the three-dimensional structure framework at different levels along the c axis. The structure of α″-Cd₃As₂ crystals is found to be similar to that of α?-(Zn_0.74Cd_0.26)₃As₂.     

Investigation of the structure and properties of (K x (NH4)1 − x )3H(SO4)2 single crystals

The influence of isomorphous replacement in the cation sublattice on the kinetics of the phase transition in single crystals of the solid solutions (K _x (NH₄)_{1 ? x} ) _m H _n (SO₄)_{(m + n)/2} · yH₂O belonging to the K₃H(SO₄)₂-(NH₄)₃H(SO₄)₂-H₂O salt system was studied. Superproton phase transitions for the end compositions of this system have been found earlier. The optical and thermal properties of crystals with the composition (K,NH₄)₃H(SO₄)₂ in the temperature range from 295 to 500 K were investigated, and the crystal structure was determined at 295 K. The results of the study and the comparison with the literature data show that the replacement of potassium atoms with ammonia leads to a fundamental change in the kinetics of the phase transition, the phase-transition temperature remaining virtually unchanged.     

Production and properties of high purity TeO2− WO3−(La2O3, Bi2O3) and TeO2− ZnO−Na2O−Bi2O3 glasses

TeO₂–WO₃ (TW), TeO₂–WO₃–La₂O₃ (TWL), TeO₂–WO₃–La₂O₃–Bi₂O₃ (TWLB) and TeO₂–ZnO–Na₂O–Bi₂O₃ (TZNB) glasses were produced by high-purity oxide mixtures melting in platinum or gold crucible at 800 °C in the atmosphere of purified oxygen. The total content of Cu, Mn, Fe, Co and Ni impurities was not more than 0.1–0.5 ppm wt in the initial oxides and glasses. The stability of TZNB glasses to crystallization, characterized by (T_x ? T_g) value more than 150 °C, was demonstrated by DSC measurements at heating rate 10 K/min. In the case of La₂O₃-containing glasses the thermal effects of both crystallization and fusion of the crystallized phases were not observed. The hydroxyl groups absorption coefficients of pure tellurite glasses at the maximum of the absorption band (λ ~ 3 μm) were in the region of 0.012–0.001 cm^?1. The optical absorption losses, measured by the laser calorimetry method at λ = 1.56 and 1.97 μm, did not exceed 100 dB/km.     

Electrical properties of glass and liquid semiconductor system (As2Te3)x(Tl2Se)1−x

We have measured the electrical conductivity and thermoelectric power of the pseudobinary system (As₂Te₃)_x(Tl₂Se)_1−x both in the glass and liquid states. The effect of the addition of excess Tl has also been examined. It has been found that the activation energy of electronic conduction is closely related to the average atomization energy of these materials.     

Primary to secondary sphere coordination of 18-crown-6 to lanthanide (III) nitrates: Structural analysis of [Pr(NO3)3-(18-crown-6)] and [M(NO3)3(OH2)3]·18-crown-6 (M=Y,Eu, Tb−Lu)

The direct reaction of hydrated lanthanide nitrate salts with 18-crown-6 in 31 CH₃CNCH₃OH has resulted in the isolation and structural characterization of [Pr(NO₃)₃(18-crown-6)] and [M(NO₃)₃(OH₂)₃]·18-crown-6 (M=Y, Eu, Tb–Lu). (The Eu and Yb analogs were confirmed with preliminary cell data only.) [Pr(NO₃)₃(18-crown-6)] is 12-coordinate icosahedral and crystallizes in the orthorhombic space group Pbca with (at 20°C)a=12.230(2),b=15.598(4),c=21.777(9)Å andD _calc=1.89 g cm^–3 forZ=8. The seven isostructural [Pr(NO₃)₃(18-crown-6)] complexes all contain 9-coordinate capped square antiprismatic metal centers hydrogen bonded via the bound water molecules to D_3d 18-crown-6 within the lattice to form hydrogen bonded polymeric chains. Each complex is orthorhombic Pnma with cell parameters as follows: M=Tb (20°C):a=15.242(6),b=14.253(11),c=11.070(6)Å,D _calc=1.83 g cm^–3 forZ=4; M=Dy (20°C):a=15.248(3),b=14.239(5),c=11.058(3)Å,D _calc=1.84 g cm^–3 forZ=4; M=Y (19°C):a=15.260(2),b=14.238(2),c=11.048(3) Å,D _calc=1.64 g cm^–3 for Z=4; M=Ho (20°C):a=15.226(4),b=14.208(15),c=11.028(3)Å,D _calc=1.86 g cm^–3 forZ=4; M=Er (20°C):a=15.250(3),b=14.208(7),c=11.028(3)Å,D _calc=1.87 g cm^–3 forZ=4; M=Tm (20°C):a=15.246(6),b=14.190(16),c=11.013(6) Å,D _calc=1.88 g cm^–3 forZ=4; M=Lu (21°C):a=15.244(9),b=14.158(6),c=10.980(7)Å,D _calc=1.90 g cm^–3 forZ=4.     

Synthesis and crystal structure of (+)-(2R,3R)-N, N′-bis-trityl-2,3-bis-aziridine

A new C₂ symmetric bis-aziridine derivative was synthesized starting from L-(+)-tartaric acid. The molecular structure of (+)-(2R, 3R)-N, N-bis-trityl-2,3-bis-aziridine 4, was determined by ¹H, ¹³C NMR and elemental analysis and was confirmed by single-crystal X-ray diffraction. Crystal data for 4: C₄₂H₃₆N₂, orthorhombic, space group: P2₁2₁2₁, a = 12.7633(14), b = 14.5661(6), c = 17.4184(14) Å, and Z = 4.     

Selective dissolution of Agx(As0.33S0.67−ySey)100−x chalcogenide thin films

Thin films of As₃₃S₆₇, As₃₃S_33.5Se_33.5 and As₃₃Se₆₇ prepared by vacuum thermal evaporation were selectively etched in alkaline organic solutions of amines i.e. 1,2-diaminopropane, morpholine, aminoethanol, cyclohexylamine, hexylamine, butylamine and propylamine. Dissolution rates v, resolution coefficients γ and surface quality are discussed and compared to recently published results of etching process in inorganic solutions of NaOH, Na₂S and (NH₄)₂S. The resolution coefficients achieved in amine based solutions are by the order of magnitude higher than ones in inorganic etchants. Etching in organic solutions showed increase of the resolution coefficient and decrease of dissolution rate of exposed and unexposed film in the sequence of propylamine, butylamine, hexylamine and cyclohexylamine solution. The role of different type of amine on dissolution rate and resolution coefficient is discussed. The dissolution parameter γ is getting worse in the same type of solvent with increasing content of Se. The dissolution mechanism and relation between photo-structural change and dissolution behavior of films are proposed. New results of negative selective etching of Ag_x(As_0.33Se_0.67)_100?x in NaCN are presented and compared with selective etching curves of recently published Ag_x(As_0.33S_0.67)_100?x and Ag_x(As_0.33S_0.335Se_0.335)_100?x thin films. Potential application is shown in fabrication of ‘microlenses like’ motive into the Ag–As₃₃S₆₇ thin film.     

Er~(3 ),Yb~(3 )∶YAl_3(BO_3)_4晶体的光谱性质研究

采用助熔剂法生长了Er3 ,Yb3 共掺的YAl3 (BO3 ) 4 晶体 ,测量了晶体的室温吸收谱。由此吸收谱 ,根据Judd Ofelt理论计算了Er3 在Er3 ,Yb3 ∶YAl3 (BO3 ) 4 晶体中的强度参数、自发辐射几率、积分发射截面等参数。强度参数为Ω2 =2 .4 4× 10 -2 0 cm2 、Ω4=2 .0 0× 10 -2 0 cm2 、Ω6=6 .10× 10 -2 0 cm2 。研究了晶体的荧光特性 ,并在 976nm激光泵浦下得到了上转换绿色荧光。