Study on the growth,defects, and optical properties of Tm:YAP crystal

Tm:YAP crystal was grown by the Czochralski method. Color center absorption phenomenon is significantly weakened in the ultraviolet and visible region. Dominated forced convection or increased crystal diameter may reduce the crystal-like scattering dispersion. The average value of absorption coefficient and cross-section are calculated to be 2.09 cm^?1 and 6.03 × 10^?21 cm², respectively. The described techniques may be useful for the further improvement of the quality of Tm:YAP crystals.     

Directional dispersion of excitons in anthracene,probed by electron spectroscopy

Anthracene single crystal foils have been investigated by electron energy loss in the range from 3 eV to 25 eV for various directions of the crystal excitation wave vector k. Experimental evidence for axial dispersion is obtained. Calculations in which a dielectric tensor is used in the oriented gas model explain the anisotropy in the energy loss data and allow the assignment of the losses in this whole energy range to ¹A_u and ¹B_u crystal excitations originating from molecular ¹A_1g → ¹B_1u and → ¹B_1u excitations.     

Spectral properties of Nd-doped BiB3O6 crystal

Transparent Nd: BiB₃O₆ crystal has been grown by top-seeded method. The refraction indices of the crystal were measured and the parameters of chromatic dispersion were fitted. The room temperature absorption spectra of the crystal have been measured and compared with that of 0.2 mol/L NdCl₃ solution. According to Judd-Ofelt (JO) theory, the spectral strength parameters Ω₂ = 0.1776×10^?20 cm², Ω₄ = 0.1282?10^?201 cm² and Ω₆ = 0.1357X10^-20 cm² of Nd³⁺ ion were fitted. The radiative transition probabilities A_J,J’, oscillator strengths f_J,J’, radiative lifetime rand the branching ratio β_J’ have all been calculated. Based on these parameters, the properties and application perspective are discussed.     

Spectral properties of Nd-doped BiB3O6 crystal

Transparent Nd: BiB₃O₆ crystal has been grown by top-seeded method. The refraction indices of the crystal were measured and the parameters of chromatic dispersion were fitted. The room temperature absorption spectra of the crystal have been measured and compared with that of 0.2 mol/L NdCl₃ solution. According to Judd-Ofelt (JO) theory, the spectral strength parameters Ω₂ = 0.1776×10⁻²⁰ cm², Ω₄ = 0.1282−10⁻²⁰1 cm² and Ω₆ = 0.1357X10^-20 cm² of Nd³⁺ ion were fitted. The radiative transition probabilities A_J,J’, oscillator strengths f_J,J’, radiative lifetime rand the branching ratio β_J’ have all been calculated. Based on these parameters, the properties and application perspective are discussed.     

Vibrational spectra of sodium gadolinium tungstate NaGd(WO4)2 single crystals: Observation of spatial dispersion

Room temperature polarized Raman scattering and infrared reflectance spectra of a NaGd(WO₄)₂ single crystal have been measured. The IR spectra interpretation was aided by a Kramers-Krönig analysis, and fitted to the independent oscillator model. All 13 theoretically expected Raman-active bands have been identified and assigned, as well as 7 out of 8 expected IR active bands. Splitting of bands in both Raman and IR clearly indicates a lowering of the crystal symmetry due to occupation disorder in the 4a site, that randomly accommodates either an Na⁺ or a Gd³⁺ ion. The reflectance IR spectra reveal a spatial dispersion, namely a dependence of the transverse optical (TO) polariton frequencies, on the propagation direction in the crystal. The crystal vibrational modes are correlated to the internal modes of the tungstate group WO₄^2?, and to the internal modes of the molecular skeleton. A detailed correlation map of the symmetry analysis is presented.     

Rheo-optical studies on the deformation mechanism of semicrystalline polymers. XIV. Alpha and beta mechanical dispersions of spherulitic high-density polyethylene and the dynamic orientation distribution function of crystallites

The dynamic tensile deformation mechanism of spherulitic high-density polyethylene was investigated by dynamic x-ray diffraction at various temperatures and frequencies in order to assign the α and β mechanical dispersions explicity. The uniaxial orientation distribution function q(ζ_j,0) of the jth crystal plane and its dynamic response Δq′_j(ζ_j,0) in phase with dynamic strain were observed for the (110), (200), (210) and (020) crystal planes. Then the orientation distribution function w(ζ,0,η) of crystallites (crystal grains) and its dynamic response Δw′(ζ,0,η), also in phase with the dynamic strain, were determined by a mathematical transformation procedure proposed by Roe and Krigbaum on the basis of the Legendre addition theorem. The temperature and frequency dependences of w′(ζ,0,η) were analyzed in terms of the model parameters for dynamic spherulite deformation combining affine orientation of crystal lamellae with several types of preferential reorientation of the crystal grains within the orienting lamellae. The following assignments are made: (i) The α mechanical dispersion must be assigned to the dynamic orientation dispersion of crystal grains within the crystal lamellae, involving two types of preferential rotations of the grains about their own crystal b and a axes. The rotation about the b axis is associated with lamellar detwisting, mostly in the equatorial zone of uniaxially deformed spherulites; the rotation about the a axis is associated with intralamellar shearing, mostly in the polar zone of the spherulites. Thus both rotations are intralamellar grain-boundary phenomena. (ii) The β mechanical dispersion must be assigned to the dynamic orientation dispersion of the crystal lamellae behaving as rigid bodies. It is not accompanied by reorientation of the crystal grains, but is associated with orientation dispersion of noncrystalline material between the lamellae. Thus it is an interlamellar grain-boundary phenomena.     

Microtubule particle dispersion in liquid crystal hosts

Abstract

Microtubule particles and metal-coated microtubules were dispersed in various host liquid crystal mixtures. Dispersion effects were evaluated as a function of liquid crystal type, viscosity, dielectric anisotropy and surface interaction. Experimental results indicated that all the types of liquid crystals studied were aligned perpendicular to the microtubule surfaces, regardless of liquid crystal composition or various surface coatings used on the metal-coated microtubules. Low concentrations of the metal-coated microtubules in nematic liquid crystal hosts were aligned by flow or cell surface alignment conditions, and could be modulated by electric or magnetic fields. We observed better microtubules dispersion uniformity in high viscosity liquid crystal host mixtures and in liquid crystal-monomers than in isotropic fluids. Microtubules particles dispersed in ROTN-404 liquid crystal mixture had a much higher birefringence in the microwave region than dispersion in a paraffin oil.     

Raman scattering study of the β-BaB2O4 crystal under low temperature

We recorded the Raman spectra at the low temperature (84 K) and determined the directional dispersion of extraordinary phonons of β-BaB₂O₄ crystal. The vibration—intensity relations between the (B₃O₆)³⁻ ring and the β-BaB₂O₄ crystal are analysed. The G—F matrix method was used to calculate the vibrational frequencies of the (B₃O₆)³⁻ ring in the β-BaB₂O₄ crystal. The assignment of internal vibration modes and vibrational symmetry are presented.     

Rerefinement of K2[TiF6]

Crystals of dipotassium hexa­fluoro­titanate(IV), K₂[TiF₆], were grown from aqueous solution. The crystal structure was refined with anisotropic displacement parameters. Ti⁴⁺ is octahedrally coordinated by F^? (point group m), and K⁺ is 12‐coordinate (point group 3m). The dispersion of birefringence is presented.     

Crystallographic and Dynamic Aspects of Solid‐State NMR Calibration Compounds: Towards ab Initio NMR Crystallography

The excellent results of dispersion‐corrected density functional theory (DFT‐D) calculations for static systems have been well established over the past decade. The introduction of dynamics into DFT‐D calculations is a target, especially for the field of molecular NMR crystallography. Four ¹³C ss‐NMR calibration compounds are investigated by single‐crystal X‐ray diffraction, molecular dynamics and DFT‐D calculations. The crystal structure of 3‐methylglutaric acid is reported. The rotator phases of adamantane and hexamethylbenzene at room temperature are successfully reproduced in the molecular dynamics simulations. The calculated ¹³C chemical shifts of these compounds are in excellent agreement with experiment, with a root‐mean‐square deviation of 2.0 ppm. It is confirmed that a combination of classical molecular dynamics and DFT‐D chemical shift calculation improves the accuracy of calculated chemical shifts.     

Synthesis,spectroscopic (FT–IR and UV–Vis), crystallographic and theoretical studies,and a molecular docking simulation of an imatinib‐like template

The aim of the present study was to report the crystal structure and spectroscopic, electronic, supramolecular and electrostatic properties of a new polymorph of 4‐(pyridin‐2‐yl)pyrimidin‐2‐amine (C₉H₈N₄). The compound was synthesized under microwave irradiation. The single‐crystal X‐ray structure analysis revealed an angle of 13.36 (8)° between the planes of the rings, as well as molecules linked by Nsp²—H…N hydrogen bonds forming dimers along the crystal. The material was analyzed by FT–IR vibrational spectroscopy, while a computational approach was used to elucidate the vibrational frequency couplings. The existence of Nsp²—H…N hydrogen bonds in the crystal was confirmed spectroscopically by the IR peaks from the N—H stretching vibration shifting to lower wavenumbers in the solid state relative to those in the gas phase. The supramolecular studies confirmed the formation of centrosymmetric R₂²(8) rings, which correspond to the formation of dimers that stack parallel to the b direction. Other weak C—H…π interactions, essential for crystal growth, were found. The UV–Vis spectroscopic analysis showed a donor–acceptor process, where the amino group acts as a donor and the pyridine and pyrimidine rings act as acceptors. The reactive sites of the molecule were identified and their quantitative values were defined using the electrostatic potential model proposed in the multifunctional wave function analyzer multiwfn. The calculated interaction energies between pairs of molecules were used to visualize the electrostatic terms as the leading factors against the dispersion factors in the crystal‐growth process. The docking results showed that the amino group of the pyrimidine moiety was simultaneously anchored by hydrogen‐bonding interactions with the Asp427 and His407 protein residues. This compound could be key for the realization of a series of syntheses of molecules that could be used as possible inhibitors of chronic myelogenous leukemia.     

Parallel Interactions at Large Horizontal Displacement in Pyridine–Pyridine and Benzene–Pyridine Dimers

A study of crystal structures from the Cambridge Structural Database (CSD) and DFT calculations reveals that parallel pyridine–pyridine and benzene–pyridine interactions at large horizontal displacements (offsets) can be important, similar to parallel benzene–benzene interactions. In the crystal structures from the CSD preferred parallel pyridine–pyridine interactions were observed at a large horizontal displacement (4.0–6.0 Å) and not at an offset of 1.5 Å with the lowest calculated energy. The calculated interaction energies for pyridine–pyridine and benzene–pyridine dimers at a large offset (4.5 Å) are about 2.2 and 2.1 kcal mol^?1, respectively. Substantial attraction at large offset values is a consequence of the balance between repulsion and dispersion. That is, dispersion at large offsets is reduced, however, repulsion is also reduced at large offsets, resulting in attractive interactions.     

Migration study of iodine in Beishan granite by a column method

The fate and migration behavior of radionuclides in environment are influenced by a series of physical and chemical processes such as advection, hydrodynamic dispersion (including mechanical dispersion and molecular diffusion), retention, chemical reaction and so on. In this study, the migration of ¹²⁵I^? in Beishan granite and the potential retention of iodine by silver halide additives were investigated by a pulse injection column method. All breakthrough curves were analyzed according to the analytical solution of transport equation and the dispersion coefficient (D), and first-order sorption constant (k) were obtained. For conservative nuclide, the dispersion behavior is only related to the dispersion medium. Silver halides were proved having sorption ability for ¹²⁵I^? in the order of AgCl > AgBr > AgI. The transport of iodine in the crushed granite column can be adequately described by the advection–dispersion equation with a first-order, irreversible sorption term. The pulse injection column method can be used as a fast method to evaluate the sorption or retention ability of solid phase.     

Dynamics of monolayer films formed on a substrate of square symmetry

The paper discusses the ground state properties and dynamics of monolayer films formed by atomic adsorbates on a square lattice, being the (100) plane of a face centered cubic crystal. The vibrations of films ordered into the commensurate c(2×2) as well as into the recently discovered ordered phase exhibiting a distorted Archimedean tiling of the type (3².4.3.4) are considered. The dispersion relations and the densities of states are determined and discussed.     

Nematic liquid crystal droplets with an enhanced quasi-linear electro-optical response

Nematic liquid crystal droplets dispersed in a thermoplastic matrix with a built-in d.c. electric field exhibit a quasi-linear response to an electric field. In this work we show a device characterized by a large light modulation. The device can store fields up to several V μm^-1 and operates well from d.c. to several kHz. In addition, we found that the experimental results are in agreement with a simple theoretical model for light scattering by a dispersion of liquid crystal droplets. This device allows us to overcome possible drawbacks, due to a reduced light modulation, in applications where polarity detection is required.     

Valence state of hydrogen in hydrides of intermetallic compounds

The experimental data on the mechanism of hydride dispersion of intermetallic compounds of the LaNi₅ type and the crystal structures of hydride phases based on these compounds were analyzed. A new approach was suggested and substantiated, which allows one to consider hydride dispersion as a result of a redox process associated with the formation of H^δ− hydride ions at concentrations of hydrogen in the solid hydrideC _H>-C _{H cr}. The value ofC _{H cr} is determined by the redox potential of the reaction H^δ++M^δ−⇌H^δ′−+M^δ′+. Translated fromIzvestiya Akademii Nauk. Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 2, pp. 214–217, February, 1998.     

Temperature sensitive molecularly imprinted microspheres for solid-phase dispersion extraction of malachite green,crystal violet and their leuko metabolites

This article demonstrates the feasibility of an alternative strategy for producing temperature sensitive molecularly imprinted microspheres (MIMs) for solid-phase dispersion extraction of malachite green, crystal violet and their leuko metabolites. Thermo-sensitive MIMs can change their structure following temperature stimulation. This allows capture and release of target molecules to be controlled by temperature. The fabrication technique provides surface molecular imprinting in acetonitrile using vinyl modified silica microspheres as solid supports, methacrylic acid and N-isopropyl acrylamide as the functional monomers, ethyleneglycol dimethacrylate as the cross-linker, and malachite green as the template. After elution of the template, the MIMs can be used for fairly group-selective solid phase dispersion extraction of malachite green, crystal violet, leucomalachite green, and leucocrystal violet from homogenized fish samples at a certain temperature. Following centrifugal separation of the microspheres, the analytes were eluted with a 95:5 mixture of acetonitrile and formic acid, and then quantified by ultra-high performance liquid chromatography tandem mass spectrometry (UHPLC-MS/MS) with isotope internal calibration. The detection limits for malachite green, crystal violet and their metabolites typically are 30 ng·kg^?1. Positive samples were identified by UHPLC-MS/MS in the positive ionization mode with multiple reaction monitoring. The method was applied to the determination of the dyes and the respective leuko dyes in fish samples, and accuracy and precision were validated by comparative analysis of the samples by using aluminum neutral columns.

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Graphical abstract We describe an alternative strategy for producing temperature sensitive molecularly imprinted microspheres for solid-phase dispersion extraction of malachite green, crystal violet and their metabolites in fish samples.

     

Intra‐ and Intermolecular Dispersion Interactions in [n]Cycloparaphenylenes: Do They Influence Their Structural and Electronic Properties?

Cycloparaphenylenes (CPPs) are nanosized structures with unique isolated and bulk properties, and are synthetic targets for the template‐driven bottom‐up synthesis of carbon nanotubes. Thus, a systematic understanding of the supramolecular order at the nanoscale is of utmost relevance for molecular engineering. In this study, it is found that intramolecular noncovalent (dispersion) interactions must be taken into account for obtaining accurate estimates of the structural and optoelectronic properties of [n]CPP compounds, and their influence as the number of repeat units increases from n=4 to n=12 is also analyzed, both in the gas phase and in solution. The supramolecular self‐assembly, for which both intra‐ and intermolecular noncovalent interactions are relevant, of [6]CPP is also investigated by calculating the binding energies of dimers taken along several crystal directions. These are also used to estimate the cohesive energy of the crystal, which is compared to the value obtained by means of dispersion‐corrected DFT calculations using periodic boundary conditions. The reasonable agreement between both computational strategies points towards a first estimate of the [6]CPP cohesive energy of around 50 kcal mol^?1.     

Andhraxylocarpins A–E: Structurally Intriguing Limonoids from the True Mangroves Xylocarpus granatum and Xylocarpus moluccensis

Five new limonoids, including andhraxylocarpins A and B ( 1 and 2 ) which contain a 9‐oxa‐tricyclo[3.3.2.1^{7, 10}]undecane‐2‐ene motif, andhraxylocarpins C and D ( 3 and 4 ), which contain a (Z)‐bicyclo[5.2.1]dec‐3‐en‐8‐one substructure, and andhraxylocarpin E ( 5 ), which contains a tricyclo[3.3.1.1^{3, 6}]decane‐9‐one scaffold, were isolated from the seeds of two true mangroves, Xylocarpus granatum and Xylocarpus moluccensis, that were collected in the estuaries of Andhra Pradesh, India. The absolute configurations of these compounds were determined by extensive NMR investigations, single‐crystal X‐ray diffraction analysis, and by circular dichroism and optical rotatory dispersion spectroscopy, in combination with quantum‐chemical calculations. The pronounced structural diversity of limonoids from these mangroves might originate from environmental factors.     

Determination of the dielectric tensor function of triclinic CuSO4·5H2O

We present the first successful dispersion analysis of a triclinic crystal in the infrared spectral region. The corresponding scheme involves the parallel evaluation of 12 polarized reflection spectra recorded from three mutual perpendicular faces of a cube-shaped crystal. The dispersion analysis was carried out on a CuSO₄·5H₂O single crystal. The determined oscillator parameters and the corresponding dielectric function tensor were used to model the spectra of polycrystalline CuSO₄·5H₂O. The good correspondence between modeled and experimental spectra of the polycrystalline species proves the correctness of the approach.