Measurements of Silica Aggregate Particle Growth Using Light Scattering and Thermophoretic Sampling in a Coflow Diffusion Flame

The evolution of silica aggregate particles in a coflow diffusion flame has been studied experimentally using light scattering and thermophoretic sampling techniques. An attempt has been made to calculate the aggregate number density and volume fraction using the measurements of scattering cross section from 90° light scattering with combination of measuring the particle size and morphology from the localized sampling and a TEM image analysis. Aggregate or particle number densities and volume fractions were calculated using Rayleigh–Debye–Gans and Mie theory for fractal aggregates and spherical particles, respectively. Using this technique, the effects of H₂ flow rates on the evolution of silica aggregate particles have been studied in a coflow diffusion flame burner. As the flow rate of H₂ increases, the primary particle diameters of silica aggregates have been first decreased, but, further increase of H₂ flow rate causes the diameter of primary particles to increase and for sufficiently larger flow rates, the fractal aggregates finally become spherical particles. For the cases of high flame temperatures, the particle sizes become larger and the number densities decrease by coagulation as the particles move up within the flame. For cases of low flame temperatures, the primary particle diameters of aggregates vary a little following the centerline of burner and for the case of the lowest flame temperature in the present experiments, the sizes of primary particles even decrease as particles move upward.     

单体迁移驱使的聚集体生长

本文提出了一个可解的聚集体生长模型。在系统中，在质量为l的B聚集体的作用下，一个单体从质量为i的A聚集体迁移到质量为j的A聚集体，这个迁移反应速率核为K(i;j;l) i^μ j^ν l^varpi（ω≥0）。利用平均场速率方程方法，本文得到了几种不同情况下的聚集体质量分布的解析解。对μ=ν的系统，在μ<3/2的情况下系统的聚集体质量分布a_k(t)具有一种普适的标度形式。对于μ≠ν的系统，只有在μ<ν和μ+ν<2的情况下a_k(t)才满足标度形式。同时，在μ+ν>2（μ≠ν）或者μ>3/2（μ=ν）的情况下，系统将发生类凝胶相变。此外，本文也研究了反应核为K(i;j;l)μ(i^μ j^ν+ i^νj^μ )lω的系统的动力学标度行为。结果表明，聚集体质量分布只有在μ+ν<3的情况下才遵循标度律，而在其他情况下系统将在足够长的时间后发生类凝胶相变。     

Aggregate state of tin nanoparticles at room temperature

The aggregate state of tin nanoparticles produced by laser ablation of a solid target in liquid was studied. The study was performed using optical spectroscopy, electron and atomic-force microscopy, and photon correlation spectroscopy. Based on the experimental data obtained, it was shown that tin nanoparticles smaller than 50 nm are liquid under normal conditions. It is in agreement with presented theoretical estimates.     

Exciton Dynamics in a Helical Molecular Aggregate

The formation of excitons in a helical molecular nanochain is considered. The model equations are derived with allowance for a spatial dispersion of the polarization of optical transitions treated in the approximation of nearest-neighbor interaction and constant dipole moment of molecules. Models of the medium are formulated, which determine the formation of polarization domains. Some examples are considered, which show that a helical medium admits the formation of stable localized structures (solitons) due to the curvature of the molecular chain. These features of the nanosystem can produce a critical influence on the luminescent properties of the chiral medium.     

Measurement of Aggregate Fractal Dimensions Using Static Light Scattering

Aggregates formed from colloidal particles will vary in shape according to the aggregation regime prevalent. Compact structures are formed when the aggregation is slow, whilst loose tenuous structures are formed when rapid (or diffusion limited) aggregation prevails. These structures can be fractal in nature, that is, there is a relationship between porosity and the number of primary particles making up the aggregate, and is described by the fractal dimension, d_F. Fractal dimensions of hematite aggregates have been measured experimentally using the static light scattering technique. Fractal dimensions varied with aggregation regimes; for the rapid aggregation regime, d_F was found to be 2.8, whilst for conditions in which aggregation was slow (retardation forces prevail), d_F's of 2.3 were measured. For conditions which lead to aggregation in which both diffusion and retardation forces play a part, structures with fractal dimensions such that 2.3 < d_F < 2.8 were found. The effects of adsorbed fulvic acid, a naturally occuring organic acid, on the kinetics of hematite aggregation and on the resulting structure of hematite aggregates were also investigated. The study of aggregate structure shows that the fractal dimensions of hematite aggregates which are partially coated with fulvic acid molecules are higher than those obtained with no adsorbed fulvic acid. The scattering exponents obtained from static light scattering experiments of these aggregates range from 2.83 ± 0.08 to 3.42 ± 0.1. The scattering exponents of greater than 3 indicate that the scattering is the result of objects that contains pores which are bounded by surfaces with a fractal structure, and can be related only to surface fractal dimension. The high fractal dimensions are due to restructuring within the aggregates, which only occured at low coverage by the organic acid.     

Aggregate size distributions in migration driven growth models

The kinetics of aggregate growth through reversible migrations between any two aggregates is studied. We propose a simple model with the symmetrical migration rate kernel at which the monomers migrate from the aggregates of size k to those of size j. The results show that for the case, the aggregate size distribution approaches a conventional scaling form; moreover, the typical aggregate size grows as in the case and as in the case. We also investigate another simple model with the asymmetrical rate kernel ( ), which exhibits some scaling properties quite different from the symmetrical one. The aggregate size distribution satisfies the conventional scaling form only in the case of and , and the typical aggregate size grows as .Received: 14 October 2003, Published online: 23 December 2003PACS: 82.20.-w Chemical kinetics and dynamics - 68.43.Jk Diffusion of adsorbates, kinetics of coarsening and aggregation - 89.75.Da Systems obeying scaling laws     

含氟碳菁染料聚集行为的研究

本文对五种不同结构的含氟碳菁染料的甲醇溶液及吸附在碘溴化银T 颗粒表面的聚集行为进行了研究 ,测定了照相性能 ,计算了增感倍率。Dye1 ,Dye2 ,Dye3在甲醇溶液中测得的单分子态吸收曲线 ,当取代基从C2 H5→CH3→无取代基时 ,最大吸收峰对应的波长向短波方向移动 ;乙基取代基的增感染料 (Dye1 )吸附在碘溴化银表面形成的J 聚集态峰值较高 ,对应的增感倍率也高。没有取代基的增感染料 (Dye3)不形成J 聚集 ,增感倍率低 ,有减感作用。Dye4与Dye5相比 ,Dye4具有尖而窄的J 聚集反射光谱 ,增感倍率高。结果表明 :不同结构的增感染料吸附在卤化银颗粒上形成的J 聚集态不同 ,吸收谱带窄的J 聚集态增感染料具有较高的增感倍率。     

孔隙率对气溶胶凝聚粒子光学特性的影响

采用Monte-Carlo方法,对气溶胶凝聚粒子进行了模拟,讨论了凝聚粒子的孔隙特性,分析了空间结构、原始粒子数目对凝聚粒子孔隙率和等效折射率的影响。结合物质的电结构,将气溶胶凝聚粒子离散为一系列偶极子,利用离散偶极子近似方法,数值计算了不同孔隙率气溶胶凝聚粒子的散射、吸收和消光截面各种取向的统计平均值。结果表明,气溶胶凝聚粒子的孔隙率明显取决于其空间形状和所含原始微粒的数目;气溶胶凝聚粒子的等效折射率、吸收、散射和消光截面则随孔隙率的增加而减小。研究结果可为全面理解气溶胶粒子光学特性提供参考;也可为某些涂层材料光学性能的改变提供参考,通过改变涂层材料中凝聚粒子的孔隙率来改变涂层材料的等效折射率,进而改变涂层材料对光的散射和吸收。     

Modelling of Transport Phenomena at Cement Matrix—Aggregate Interfaces

The performance of a heterogeneous material like concrete is largely determined by the many interfaces in this material. This contribution focuses on the potential of numerical simulation models to investigate the character of the matrix-aggregate interfacial zone and to simulate hydration-induced moisture transport from the water-rich interfacial zone to the drying bulk paste. Typical features of the simulation model are presented, as well as results of the numerical analysis of the effect of moisture transport within the hardening paste.     

超声动载荷下三维随机骨料混凝土的损伤

混凝土是一种由粗骨料与水泥砂浆组成的非均质复合材料。本研究利用APDL语言程序编写三维水泥混凝土骨料随机投放程序并导入ABAQUS中,同时赋予各相材料塑性损伤本构关系来研究混凝土动态加载下的破坏规律,运用超声波在混凝土破碎中的作用机理对混凝土动态损伤破坏过程进行模拟研究。结果表明:随着超声动态载荷的增大,粗骨料体积分数为40%的混凝土始终能够承受最大应力载荷;随着超声应力波幅值增大,混凝土在动载荷下的损伤值逐渐增大,且粗骨料体积分数为40%时,其抗损伤能力最优;当粗骨料最大粒径逐渐增大,或者当粗骨料最小粒径增大,混凝土级配不合理导致性能不稳定,更易损伤破坏。     

Aggregate formation on polydisperse ferrofluids: A Monte Carlo analysis

In this work, we report three-dimensional Monte Carlo simulations of a polydisperse magnetic fluid sample based on magnetite nanoparticles surface coated with dodecanoic acid dispersed in hydrocarbon. Monodisperse simulations are also performed and indicate that polydispersity is a key issue. Our simulations are consistent with both static magnetic birefringence and magnetic resonance measurements for a particle volume fraction smaller than 4%.     

Estimation of the Aggregate Stability of Silver Nanoparticles in a Gel Composition

Russian Physics Journal - The aggregate stability of silver nanoparticles (Ag – NPs) in a gel composition is estimated. It is established that during long-term storage (for 3 years), a...     

On‐line Determination of Aggregate Size and Morphology in Suspensions

Information concerning the aggregation state of fine solid particles is an important element for process control and monitoring of product quality in many applications of industrial slurries. This work deals with the application of different in‐line methods to the characterization of silica aggregate size and morphology. All of these methods exploit turbidity signals, obtained by various means including: from analysis of turbidity fluctuations in homogeneous suspension and from overall turbidity decrease during particle settling. This work also presents the opportunity to report progress in morphological and optical models of small aggregates. As a result of these models, the morphological characteristics of the aggregates along with the number of their constituting particles are derived from experimental results. Similarities between the different methods are examined and discussed.     

基于紫外-可见光谱法研究叶黄素聚集体结构及其动力学

利用紫外-可见分光光度计,检测了乙醇/水溶液中,不同温度下叶黄素吸收谱,并探测了光谱随时间的变化。结果表明,在1∶1乙醇/水溶液中,高浓度和低浓度样品中,叶黄素H-聚集体随温度升高呈线性降低规律。1∶2溶液中,叶黄素聚集结构不随温度变化而变化,结构稳定。对其吸收光谱的动力学检测发现,1∶1溶液中,随着时间的推移,H-聚集体呈指数增加。分析认为,溶液中水分子的氢键是形成叶黄素聚集结构的决定因素,水分子和氢键数目的增加促使叶黄素形成稳定的H-聚集结构。     

Aggregate structure and crystallite size of platinum nanoparticles synthesized by ethanol reduction

Monodispersed platinum (Pt) nanoparticles were synthesized from reducing hydrated hydrogen hexachloroplatinic acid (H₂PtCl₆·nH₂O) with ethanol in the presence of polyvinylpyrrolidone (PVP) as a steric stabilizer. Concentration of both PVP and ethanol influenced the aggregate structure and crystallite size of the nanoparticles. When the molar ratio of monomeric unit of PVP to Pt, i.e., [PVP]/[Pt], was one, the synthesized Pt particles coagulated pronouncedly into an inter-connected particulate network or self-organized into spherical superstructures with an apparent diameter ranging from 60 to 80 nm, depending on the ethanol concentration. The geometry and structure of these complex aggregates were characterized by fractal analysis. Fractal dimensions of 2.13–2.23 in three dimensions were determined from the Richardson’s plot, which suggests that a reaction-limited cluster–cluster aggregation model (RCLA) was operative. The Pt colloids became apparently more stable when the [PVP]/[Pt] ratio was increased greater than 20. Crystallite size of the Pt nanoparticles was found to increase linearly with the ethanol concentration as the [PVP]/[Pt] was held at one. This suggests that the reduction rate of PtCl₆ ²⁻ ions in solution is critically important to the synthesized crystallite size.     

Surface Plasmon Resonance and Aggregate Stability of Silver Nanoparticle Complexes with Chemotripsin

Extinction spectra, effective sizes, and aggregate stability of silver nanoparticles and nanocomplexes of silver nanoparticles with chymotrypsin obtained by the reactions of chemical reduction of silver nitrate using sodium borohydride as a reducing agent are studied. It is shown that silver nanoparticles obtained in the absence of chymotrypsin are aggregatively stable only at pH values immediately after synthesis. The placement of the synthesized silver nanoparticles in buffer solutions with pH values from 3.0 to 12.0 resulted in the appearance of a wide absorption band in the visible region of the spectrum, which is due to the agglomeration of silver nanoparticles, which appears to be the result of the destruction of the double electric layer formed by the ions making up sodium borohydride. The presence of chymotrypsin in the reaction medium resulted in significant spectral changes. Unlike silver nanoparticles synthesized in the absence of chymotrypsin, for nanocomplexes of silver nanoparticles with chymotrypsin with a change in pH, the shape of the extinction spectra and the position of the surface plasmon resonance band were preserved, while nanocomplexes of silver nanoparticles with chymotrypsin retained the aggregative stability in solutions in the pH range from 3.0 to 12.0 within a month. The observed stabilization effect of silver nanoparticles over a wide pH range induced by the presence of chymotrypsin in the reaction medium can be used further to develop methods for immobilizing enzymes on nanoparticles of biogenic elements and for creating polyfunctional pharmaceuticals, in which the components of nanocomplexes have different biological activity.     

Aggregate color center formation processes in lithium fluoride crystals after irradiation

Lithium fluoride crystals were irradiated by different doses of gamma photons at a temperature of 77 K. We measured the aggregation kinetics for the color centers with different annealing temperatures above the temperature of anion vacancy mobility. We show that the lifetimes of the vacancies decrease while the lifetimes of the F₂⁺ F_2^{+} centers increase as the irradiation dose increases. We explain these types of dependences based on the aggregation processes for color centers in the post-radiation period. We determine the time constants and energies (analogous to activation energies in the Arrhenius equation) for the various processes involving rise and fall in the concentration of aggregate color centers. Based on the experimental data obtained, we have established the processes forming F ₂ and F₃⁺ F_3^{+} centers in the post-radiation period. The F ₂ centers are formed when vacancies ν_a add to F₁^- F_1^{-} centers. Vacancies arising during irradiation of the crystal participate in their creation in the first fast stage. In the long final stage, vacancies are used which appear in the post-radiation period on occurrence of the reaction F₂⁺ F_2^{+} + H → ν_a + fluoride ion at the lattice site, where H is an interstitial fluorine atom. The F₃⁺ F_3^{+} centers are formed both by merging F₂⁺ F_2^{+} and F ₁ centers and as a result of addition of vacancies to F ₂ centers. In this case, vacancies are used that are generated not only during irradiation of the crystal but also in the post-radiation period. The rise in the concentration of F₃⁺ F_3^{+} centers occurs faster than the rise in the concentration of F ₂ centers.