The heat capacity of the layer compounds (CH3CH2CH2NH3)2MnCl4 and (CH3CH2CH2NH3)2CdCl4 from 10 K TO 300 K

The heat capacity of the layer compounds tetrachlorobis (n-propylammonium) manganese II and tetrachlorobis (n-propylammonium) cadmium II, (CH₃CH₂CH₂NH₃)₂MnCl₄ and (CH₃CH₂CH₂NH₃)₂CdCl₄ respectively, has been measured over the temperature range 10 K ?T ? 300 K.Two known structural phase transitions were observed for the Mn compound in this temperature region: at T = 112.8 ± 0.1 K (ΔH_t= 586 ± 2 J mol^?1; ΔS_t = 5.47 ± 0.02 J K^?1mol^?1) and at T =164.3 ± (ΔH_t = 496 ± 7 J mol^?1; ΔS_t =3.29 ± 0.05 J K^?1mol^?1). The lower transition is known to be from a monoclinic structure to a tetragonal structure, while the upper is from the tetragonal phase to an orthorhombic one. From comparison with the results for the corresponding methyl Mn compound it is deduced that the lower transition primarily involves changes in H-bonding while the upper transition involves motion in the propyl chain.A new structural phase transition was observed in the Cd compound at T= 105.5 ± 0.1 K (ΔH_t= 1472.3 ± 0.1 J mol^?1; ΔS_t = 13.956 ± 0.001 J K^?1mol^?1), in addition to two transitions that have been observed previously by other techniques. The higher of these transitions(T = 178.7 ± 0.3 K; ΔH_t = 982 ± 4 J mol^?1 ΔS_t = 6.16 ± 0.02 J K^? mol^?1) is known to be between two orthorhombic structures, while the structural changes at the lower transition (T= 156.8 ± 0.2 K; ΔH_t = 598 ± 5 J mol^?1, ΔS_t = 3.85 ± 0.03 J K^?1 mol^?1) and at the new transition are not known. It is proposed that these two transitions correspond respectively to the tetragonal to orthorhombic and monoclinic to tetragonal transitions in the propyl Mn compounds.In addition to the structural phase transitions (CH₃CH₂CH₂NH₃)₂MnCl₄ magnetically orders at t? 130 K. The magnetic contribution to the heat capacity is deduced from the heat capacity of the corresponding diamagnetic Cd compound and is of the form expected for a quasi 2-dimensional Heisenberg antiferromagnet.     

Structure in the reaction π+p → Δ++ϱo AT 5 GeV/c

In a high statistics experiment a large dσ/dt′ slope of (23.7 ± 3.2) GeV^?2 is obtained in the forward direction. The natural parity exchange cross-section shows a dip at t′ ≈ 0.2 GeV² and peak at ≈ 0.6 GeV². The ?^o is separated from the S-wave background and we obtain ?₀₀^F ≈ 0.94, at t′ = 0.     

High resolution Raman spectroscopy of the fundamental vibrational band of 16O2

The vibrational Raman spectrum of ¹⁶O₂ has been recorded with high resolution (0.05 cm^?1 for the Q branch). The expansion of the Hamiltonian as a sum of irreducible tensors of the O(3) group allowed us to obtain easily the expressions for the energy levels, taking into account the off-diagonal matrix elements. From the analysis of the spectrum the excited state constants have been calculated; in particular the rotational constants obtained are: B₁ = 1.421884 ± 0.000013 cm^?1 and D₁ = (?4.864 ± 0.014)10^?6 cm^?1.     

Excitation of 3−1, 5−1 and 7−1 states in Te isotopes A = 120, 122; 124, 126, 128 WITH (p,t) reactions

The reactions ^ATe(p, t)^A?2Te have been studied with even-A targets using 51.9 MeV protons. Three or more strongly excited triton peaks were observed in the spectra of the ^A-2Te nuclei at energies of ≈ 2–3 MeV excitation. Angular distributions are analyzed using DWBA theory. The lowest octupole (3^?₁) states of five Te isotopes are strongly excited. The lowest 3^? state in ¹²⁰Te is established at 2.09 ±0.02 MeV. The systematics of excitation energies and cross sections for the lowest 5^? and 7^? states are interpreted by a quasiparticle model.     

Microwave spectral study of 2-fluorophenol: cis conformer

The microwave spectra of 2-fluorophenol and its deuterated species have been observed and analyzed in the frequency ranges 12.5–18.0 GHz (KU band) and 21.5–26.0 GHz (K band) in the ground vibrational state at room temperature. For the normal species, the radio frequency-microwave double resonance spectrum has been recorded in the frequency range 30.0–38.0 GHz. Three rotational and five quartic centrifugal distortion constants for the normal species, $\text{A}\text{?}\text{= 3337.86 ± 0.02}$, $\text{B}\text{?}\text{= 2231.92 ± 0.01}$, $\text{C}\text{?}\text{= 1337.52 ± 0.01}$, d_J = (3.5 ± 2.9) × 10^?4, d_JK = (?4.9 ± 1.5) × 10^?3, d_K = (?3.2 ± 1.0) × 10^?3, d_WJ = (?2.0 ± 1.0) × 10^?7, d_WK = (2.6 ± 0.8) × 10^?6 (in MHz), and three rotational constants for the deuterated species, $\text{A}\text{?}\text{= 3324.70 ± 0.03}$, $\text{B}\text{?}\text{= 2177.95 ± 0.03}$, $\text{C}\text{?}\text{= 1315.96 ± 0.03}$ (in MHz), have been obtained. Consideration of the r_s coordinate of the hydroxyl hydrogen atom leads to the assignment of the spectra to the cis conformer of the molecule. An r₀ structure for the cis conformer has been proposed. The nonbonded OH ? F distance is lower by about 0.3 Å than the sum of the van der Waals radii.     

High-resolution infrared spectrum of the ν2 + ν3 band of 14N16O2

The ν₂ + ν₃ band of ¹⁴N¹⁶O₂ has been recorded with resolution of 0.028 cm^?1. Ground state and upper state rotational constants have been obtained. The band center obtained, ν₀ = 2355.1517 ± 0.0011 cm^?1 (error cited is 3σ), has been combined with the band centers recently determined for ν₃ and ν₂ to calculate X₂₃ = ?11.348 ± 0.020 cm^?1 where the uncertainty cited is based on reasonable estimates of the absolute frequency error.     

Phonon coupled cooperative low-spin 1A1high-spin 5T2 transition in [Fe(phen)2(NCS)2] and [Fe(phen)2(NCSe)2] crystals

Heat capacities of [Fe(phen)₂(NCS)₂] and [Fe(phen)₂(NCSe)₂] were measured between 13⁵ and 375 K. A heat capacity anomaly due to the spin-transition from low-spin ¹A₁ to high-spin π₂ electronic ground state was found at 176·29 K for the SCN-compound and at 231·26 K for the SeCN-compound, respectively. Enthalpy and entropy of transition were determined to be ΔH = 8·60 ± 0·14 kJ mol^?1 and ΔS = 48·78 ± 0·71 J K^?1 mol^?1 for the SCN-compound and ΔH = 11·60 ± 0·44 kJ mol^?1 and ΔS = 51·22 ± 2·33 J K^?1 mol^?1 for the SeCN-compound. To account for much larger value of ΔS compared with the magnetic contribution, we suggest that there is significant coupling between electronic state and phonon system. We also present a phenomenological theory based on heterophase fluctuation. Gross aspects of magnetic, spectroscopic, and thermal behaviors were satisfactorily accounted for by this model. To examine closely the transition process, infrared spectra were recorded as a function of temperature in the range 4000 ? 30 cm^?1. The spectra revealed clearly the coexistence of the ¹A₁, and the ⁵T₂ ground states around T_c.     

Ferroelectric and optical properties of Ba6Ti2Nb8O30 single crystals

The dielectric, optical and non-linear optical properties of Ba₆Ti₂Nb₈O₃₀ single crystals were examined from room temperature up to the Curie temperature of 245°C. The spontaneous polarization at room temperature was estimated as 0·22±0·01 C/m². The linear electrooptic constants were measured as r₃₃^T=(1·17±0·02)×10^?10 and r₁₃^T=(0·42±0·01)×10^?10 m/V. The non-linear optical coefficients were d₃₃=(15·1±2·0)×10^?12 and d₃₁=(11·0±2·0)×10^?12 m/V, which are comparable to those of Ba₄Na₂Nb₁₀O₃₀. Temperature dependences of δ₃₃ and δ₃₁ (Miller's δ) were found to be proportional to that of P_s.     

High precision spectrum of N2O at 4.5 μm and determination of molecular constants for the ν3 and the (ν2 + ν3 − ν2) bands

A high precision wavenumber calibration has been achieved for the spectrum of N₂O at 4.5 μm. The values of the wavenumbers are reported for the (00°1-00°0) and for the (01¹1-01¹0) transitions. A new set of molecular constants is given for the upper and lower levels of these two transitions. In particular, the value of the H constant for the ground state (?2.02 ± 0.4) × 10^?13 cm^?1 determined in this work is significantly different from previous results.     

Mössbauer studies of europium and ytterbium hydrides

Mössbauer absorption spectra were obtained for the 21·6 ke V transition of ¹⁵¹Eu in EuH₂ at various temperatures and for the 84·3 keV transition of ¹⁷⁰Yb in YbH₂ at 4·1°K. The isomer shift of EuH₂ relative to Eu³⁺: Sm₂O₃ is ? 12·1 ± 0·3 mm. sec^?1, and the magnetic hyperfine field equals ? 305 ± 5 kOe at saturation. The Curie temperature is found to be 16·2 ± 0·05°K, and the critical parameters of the transition are D = 1·17 ± 0·02 and β = 0·35 ± 0·01. The magnetic field is perpendicular to the principal axis of the electric field gradient and the values of the quadrupole hyperfine interaction e²qQ₀(3 cos² θ ? 1)/8 is ? 28 ± 4 Mc . sec^?1. A large increase of the resonance area (21%) occurs at the transitio to the ferromagnetic state. The isomer shift of YbH₂ relative to Yb: TmAl₂ is ?0·11 ± 0·01 mm . sec^?1. The value of the quadrupole coupling constant e²qQ_c/4is ? 91·5 ± 2 Mc . sec^?1 and the asymmetry parameter of the electric field gradient equals 0·89 ± 0·05. The data for EuH₂ and YbH₂ is shown to be consistent with the hydridic model for the rare earth hydrides.     

Magnetization behaviour of DyAl2 single crystals

We report the theoretical interpretation of the magnetization and the magnetocrystalline anisotropy of ferromagnetic DyAl₂ single crystals between 4.2 and 60 K and magnetic fields up to 15 T. Good agreement between theory and experiment is obtained by using three temperature independent parameters: the two crystal field parameters B₄ = (?0.50 ± 0.05) × 10^?4 meV, B₆ = ? (0.51 ± 0.05) × 10^?6 meV and the Curie temperature T_c = (62 ± 2) K.     

Champs hyperfins magnetiques sur les noyaux de 121Sb5+ dans Cr2O3

The magnetic hyperfine interactions of the impurity Sb⁵⁺ in Cr₂O₃ have been examined by the Mössbauer effect of ¹²¹Sb.The magnetic field on the nucleus of ¹²¹Sb⁵⁺ (Cr₂O₃) measured at 77° K, H(0) = 170 ± 15 koe.The comparison of the results obtained for the impurity ¹²¹Sb⁵⁺ with those for the ¹¹⁹Sn⁴⁺ ions, occuring in the same matrix, suggests the preponderant effect of the decoupling of the electron spins of 5s valency on the values of the internal fields observed for those ions.     

Hall effect and magnetoresistance of (SN)x films

Hall effect and electrical conductivity have been investigated between 77 K and 300 K and the magnetoresistance at 4.2 K for a number of (SN)_x films deposited at substrate temperatures between — 10 and 50°C. The small magnitude of the Hall mobility (? 1 cm² Vsec^?1 at 300 K) and its activated temperature dependence are interpreted in terms of a heterogenous model for (SN)_x films with thin depletion layers separating highly conductive islands. The hole concentration in these islands (p ≈ 10²¹ cm^?3, the microscopic mobility (μ ≈ 500 cm² Vsec^?1 at 4.2 K) and the temperatures dependence of μ are found to be close to values for (SN)_x crystals.     

Etude par spectrometrie Mössbauer (57Fe) de FeMo2S4

We have investigated FeMo₂S₄ by transmission Mössbauer spectroscopy on the ⁵⁷Fe nucleus between 4.2 and 1037 K, using both powdered and single crystal samples.The temperature dependences of the isomer shift and the quadrupole splitting indicate the existence of ferrous ions with well localized 3d electrons. The two different crystallographic Fe sites cannot be separated over the experimental temperature range. The local symmetry of the iron site is lower than axial (η ~ 0.47) and the crystal field splittings Δ₁ and Δ₂ of the Fe²⁺ ? T_2g Orbitals, estimated by the Ingalls' method, are close to 250 and 900 cm^?1.The hyperfine field makes an angle of 14° with the normal on the plane (a, b), deviating a little from the direction of the magnetic moments determined to be perpendicular to (a, b) by neutron diffraction study.At higher temperatures, and more particularly near T_N, a line broadening is observed, and the spectra have to be fitted by a hyperfine field distribution. The broadening comes from the presence of about 7% “abnormal” Fe-sites observed in the paramagnetic spectra, and whose origin is discussed.The Néel temperature was determined to be 112 ± 1 K for the powdered sample and 106 ± l K for the single crystal.     

Thermoelectric power of (Me4N)2Ag13I15 and (Et4N)2Ag13I15

Thermoelectric power using reversible silver electrodes and electrical conductivity on the compressed pellets of (Me₄N)₂Ag₁₃I₁₅, and (Et₄N)₂Ag₁₃I₁₅ have been measured between room temperature and below 160°C. The results of θ can be expressed by the equations:?θ = 0.115 (10³/T)+0.2905VK^?1 and ?θ = 0.150 (10³/T) + 0.305mV K^?1; and those of conductivity by the equations; σ = 28.7 exp (?0.17eV/kT) ohm^?1cm^?1 and $\text{σ = 216.6 exp (?0.24e}\text{V}\text{kT}\text{)}$ ohm^?1cm^?1; respectively for Me- and Et-electrolytes. The results are discussed and compared with those of previous authors.     

Tunable laser study of the ν10 + ν11 band of cyclopropane

Diode laser measurements of the ν₁₀ + ν₁₁ (l_tot = ±2) perpendicular band of cyclopropane have led to the assignments of roughly 600 lines in the 1880–1920-cm^?1 region. Most of the spectra were recorded and stored in digital form using a rapid-scan mode of operating the laser. These spectra were calibrated, with the aid of a computer, by reference to the R lines of the ν₁ + ν₂ band of N₂O. The ground state constants we obtained are (in cm^?1) B = 0.670240 ± 2.4 × 10^?5, D_J = (1.090 ± 0.054) × 10^?6, D_JK = (?1.29 ± 0.19) × 10^?6, D_K = (0.2 ± 1.1) × 10^?6. The excited state levels are perturbed at large J values, presumably by Coriolis couplings between the active E′(l_tot = ±2) and the inactive A′(l_tot = 0) states. Effective values for the excited state constants were obtained by considering only the J < 15 levels. The A₁-A₂ splittings in the K′ = 1 excited states were observed to vary as q_effJ(J + 1), with q_eff = (2.17 ± 0.17) × 10^?4 cm^?1.     

Na+ ion conductivity and crystallographic cell characterization in the Hf-nasicon system Na1+xHf2SixP3−xO12

We have measured the effect of varying the mobile ion concentration on the sodium ion conductivity in the Hf-Nasicon system, Na_1+xHf₂Si_xP_3-xO₁₂, for 1.4 ? x ? 2.8. The conductivity is greatest for Na_3.2Hf₂Si_2.2 P_0.8O₁₂: σ_25°C = 2.3 × 10^?3 (ω cm)^?1, and σ_250°C = 1.7 × 10^?1 (ω cm)^?1. These values are approximately 50% greater and worse, respectively, than the values reported for the best Zr-Nasicon. We have characterized the variation of lattice parameters with composition and found the behavior to be similar to that of Zr-Nasicon. A small distortion from rhombohedral to monoclinic symmetry occurs for compositions 1.8 ? x ? 2.2.     

High-resolution heat capacity of SnCl2·2H2O single crystal

The heat capacity of SnCl₂·2H₂O single crystal was measured in the close vicinity of the phase transition temperature, T_c = 217.994 ± 0.01 K. Its anomalous part ΔC could be expressed as ΔC = A_± ⊥ (T ? T_c)/T_c⊥^-α_±, where α₊ = 0.492 ± 0.02, α_- = 0.492 ± 0.02, A₊ = 1.148 JK^?mol^?, and A_- = 1.155 JK^?mol^?. A quasi-isothermal absorption of the enthalpy amounting to 34 J mol^? was observed at T_c.     

Mößbauereffekt in Eisenstilben und FeCl2·H2O

Using Mößbauer effect measurements in the temperature range between 3 °K and 310 °K the magnetic fields at the nucleus in iron-stilbene, FeCl₂·H₂O and FeCl₃ are determined to beH _T=0=(250±10) kOe, (252±18) kOe and (468±10) kOe; a Néel-temperature ofT _N=(23±1) °K is measured for iron-stilbene. The electric quadrupole splittings atT=0 °K for iron-stilbene and FeCl₂ ·H ₂ O, ΔE=(+2.52±0.02) mm/sec and (+2.50±0.05) mm/sec, yield electric field gradients at the iron nucleus ofq _z=+9.7·10¹⁷ V/cm² and +9.6·10¹⁷ V/cm², whereq _z⊥H; Debyetemperatures of θ=162 °K and 188 °K are obtained. The energy of the excited 3d-electron levels in iron-stilbene is estimated to Δ₁=309 cm^?1 and Δ₂=618cm^?1 as deduced from the temperature dependence ofΔE. In contrast to the suggestion ofEuler andWillstaedt bivalence of the iron in ironstilbene is found; its composition is shown to be 4(FeCl₂ ·H ₂O)·stilbene.     

Identification and intensities of the “forbidden” 3ν23 band of 12C16O2

Lines of the 3ν₂³ “forbidden” band of ¹²C¹⁶O₂ have been identified in the 2000-cm^?1 region of a long-path, 0.01-cm^?1 resolution laboratory absorption spectrum. This band has detectable intensity due to Δl = 2 Fermi interactions between the upper level and the nearby ν₁ + ν₂ and 3ν₂¹ levels. Intensities of 18 lines of this band have been measured using a nonlinear least-squares spectral fitting technique. The intensities are enhanced at high J and an expression for the intensity distribution as derived by Toth [Appl. Opt.23, 1825–1834 (1984)] is used for the analysis. In terms of the total sample pressure, the vibrational band intensity is 0.194 ± 0.008 × 10^?30 cm^?1/molecule-cm^?2 at 296 K. The coefficient in the F factor is analogous to the Coriolis coefficient ξ and has been determined to be ?0.0413 ± 0.0015. As expected by theory, its value is very close to that of ξ for the related ν₁ + ν₂ band.