Synthesis and Ferrimagnetic Behaviour of Mn Doped Rare Earth Iron Garnets

Rare earth iron garnets R₃Fe_5–xMn_xO₁₂(R=Pr, Nd, Sm, Eu) were prepared through mild hydrothermal method. The initial alkalinity of solutions was thought to play an important role in governing the content of Mn. The effect of substitution Fe³⁺ ions by Mn³⁺ ions on magnetic properties was investigated. The saturation magnetizations of Mn-doped samples are larger than that of corresponding parent compounds due to the moment of Mn³⁺ ion being smaller than that of Fe³⁺. It is clearly shown that incorporation of Mn³⁺ gives rise to significant variations in the Curie temperature. With increasing of Mn content x, Curie temperatures reduced sharply for the garnets, which could be explained by the exchange interaction between a-d Fe³⁺ being reduced in these compounds.     

Peculiarities of the excitation energy transfer in europium and terbium aromatic carboxylates and nitrate complexes with sulfoxides: Blocking effect

The influence of modification of the aromatic ligands on the excitation energy transfer to Ln³⁺ ions in europium and terbium carboxylates and nitrates was examined. The luminescence excitation spectra of three groups of the europium and terbium compounds: phenyl-, diphenyl-, triphenylacetates, phenoxyacetates and triphenylpropionates; 1- and 2-naphthylcarboxylates and 2-naphthoxyacetates; lanthanide nitrates with diarylsulfoxides (diphenyl- and dibenzylsulfoxides) and dialkylsulfoxides were investigated. The spectra of adducts of terbium phenylcarboxylates with 1,10-phenanthroline were also analyzed. The effect of the aliphatic bridges, which decouple the π–π- or p–π-conjugation in the ligand, on the energy transfer to Ln³⁺ ions (so-called blocking effect) was investigated. It was shown, that this decoupling leads to significant lowering of the energy of “ligand–metal ion” charge transfer states (LM CTS) in the europium carboxylate salts, just down to 27,800 cm⁻¹ in europium 2-naphthoxyacetate. As a consequence, the probability of the LM CTS participation in the excitation energy dissipation processes increases. A channel of the excitation energy dissipation in the region of 31,750 cm⁻¹ related to ligand electronic transitions was found in the europium and terbium nitrates with sulfoxides. It was demonstrated that a part of the energy absorbed by the aromatic ligand having aliphatic bridge can be emitted as the ligand fluorescence.     

Effect of soluble calcium on the determination of the labile metal content of sediments with ion-exchangers

Equilibration of sediments with cation-exchangers results in a transfer of loosely bound labile metal species to the exchanger phase. Dissolution of the matrix is also promoted and selectivity rules suggest that some of the cations released (particularly Ca) could effectively compete with metal ions for exchange sites. This potential source of error has been evaluated by studying synthetic mixtures of Ca²⁺ and other metal ions (Cu²⁺, Pb²⁺, Cd²⁺, Zn²⁺) and by analysis of two calcium-rich wastes (a calcine and a jarosite). The ion uptake most influenced by calcium competition was that of zinc; uptake of lead was least affected. For minimum error, i.e., optimum transfer of “available” or “labile” metal ion, the level of free Ca²⁺ introduced into the solution should not exceed 300 mg/l., and the amount of exchanger added must provide an excess of exchange sites relative to the amount of cations released from the sample. By use of exchangers of different types it is possible to attempt some classification of the labile metal content, e.g., acid-displaced, exchangeable, salts of weak acids.     

明胶大分子的照相性质研究——Ⅲ.穆斯堡尔谱法研究铁离子与明胶蛋白的络合形态

明胶中总含有几个至几十个ppm的微量Fe,这些微量Fe在照相过程中起着复杂的作用,探求其与明胶结合的形态(价态及络合态),不但对于寻求正确的去离子化的工艺条件,而且对于深入了解明胶中微量金属杂质对于照相性能影响的机理,都具有重要的意义。本文应用穆斯堡尔谱法对浓缩后明胶粉末进行了测试,结果表明:明胶中的Fe离子(Fe²⁺,Fe³⁺)不是以游离状态存在,而是以络合状态存在着。明胶与Fe的络合呈多种状态,既有Fe²⁺,也有Fe³⁺,还有介于二价,三价之间的过渡状态(由共振结构所致),以及其它特种状态存在,络合的微化学环境也有差别。     

Spectral studies on VO ions in potassium thiourea bromide single crystals using EPR and optical absorption spectroscopy

Electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR) studies have been carried out on VO²⁺ ions doped in single crystals of ferroelectric material, potassium thiourea bromide (PTB) at room temperature and in the temperature range 103–343 K on X-band MW frequency. An isotropic octet spectrum characteristic of VO²⁺ ion was obtained due to the fast re-orientation of the VO²⁺ in PTB lattice, which exhibits glassy nature at certain range around room temperature. The temperature dependant EPR spectra of VO²⁺ ions in this host lattice has been attributed to the occurrence of multiple phase transitions due to the combined environment effects of KBr and thiourea materials in the single crystal. From the optical absorption spectrum, the crystal field splitting parameter Dq, tetragonal parameters Ds and Dt have been evaluated and discussed.     

About the TATB assumption: effect of charge reversal on transfer of large spherical ions from aqueous to non-aqueous solvents and on their interfacial behaviour

We present a molecular dynamics study of the solvation properties of large spherical ions S⁺ and S⁻ of same size, in water, chloroform and acetonitrile solutions, and at a water–chloroform interface. According to the “extrathermodynamic” TATB hypothesis, such ions have identical free energies of transfer from water to any solvent. We find that this is not the case, because S⁻ interacts better than S⁺ with water (by about 20 kcal mol⁻¹), while S⁺ is better solvated by acetonitrile (by about 2 kcal mol⁻¹) and chloroform (about 8 kcal mol⁻¹) solvents. The importance of “long-range” electrostatic interactions on the charge discrimination by solvent is demonstrated by the comparison of standard vs corrected methods to calculate: (i) the electrostatic potential at the centre of the solute; (ii) the interaction energies between the ions and the solvents; and (iii) the free energies of charging the neutral sphere S⁰ to S⁺ and S⁻, respectively. These conclusions are obtained with several solvent models and simulation conditions. The question of ion pairing for the S⁺S⁻, S⁺Cl⁻ and S⁻Na⁺ pairs is also examined in the three solvents. Finally, simulations at a liquid–liquid water–chloroform interface represented explicitly, show that S⁺ and S⁻ are highly surface active, although they do not possess, like classical surfactants, an amphiphilic topology. Adsorption at the interface is found with different methodologies and at different ion concentrations. These results are important in the context of the “TATB hypothesis”, and for our understanding of solvation of large hydrophobic ions in pure liquids or in heterogeneous liquid environments.     

Spectroscopic properties of rare earth borohydrides: Er(BH4)3·3THF in pure and mixed crystals

The optical spectra of Er(BH₄)₃·3THF neat crystals and La, Gd, Y(BH₄)₃·3THF mixed crystals are reported and analyzed. Lanthanum borohydride is found to have a different room temperature crystal structure (triclinic) from Er, Gd, Y(BH₄)₃·3THF (Pbcn). At low temperature the Pbcn crystals undergo a phase transition to a structure with two crystallographically inequivalent sites in a unit cell. The optical spectra of Er(BH₄)₃·3THF in Er, Y, Gd(BH₄)₃·3THF crystals clearly evidence these two sites. Large vibronic intensity is observed at 1.6 K and 77 K and nine “molecular” vibrations are assigned. These modes are quite similar to those found for U(BH₄)₄. Er (BH₄)₃·3THF spectra are very different: no vibronic transitions are observed but many (often upwards of fifty for a given manifold) weak sharp “satellite” lines are found associated with pure electronic transitions. These data are discussed in terms of structural differences and comments on bonding and covalent character in lanthanide borohydrides are made.     

Density functional study on the structure and stability of positive iron rare-gas complexes, FeXn (X=Ar, Xe; n=1–6)

The structures and atomization energies of positively charged complexes of iron with argon and xenon, Fe⁺X_n (X=Ar, Xe; n=1–6) are investigated by density functional theory calculations. We explain the special stability of some of these complexes (“magic numbers”) – that has been observed in previous laser ablation and multi-photon ionization experiments – and predict their geometries.     

Exchange constants of Al(III) and Fe(III) on Dowex 50W-X8

The exchange constants tor Al³⁺ and Fe³⁺ ions on the cation-exchange resin Dowex 50W-X8 (H⁺-form) are reported. A batch method of equilibrium at room temperature was used to determine these constants, which are Al³⁺ + 3HR AIR₃ + 3H⁺, K = 1·66 Fe³⁺ + 3HR FeR₃ + 3H⁺, K = 2·19 R denoting the resin.     

含磷酰杂菲侧基的苯乙烯衍生物聚集诱导发光特性及其在过渡金属离子检测中的应用

以2-(6-氧化-6-氢-二苯基(c,e)<1,2>氧杂磷酰基)-1,4-二羟基苯(ODOPB) 为中心结构单元, 通过两步酯化反应, 在两侧分别引入4-戊氧基苯甲酰基和4-乙烯基苯甲酰基, 得到苯乙烯衍生物(MED).由于磷酰杂菲基团的大π共轭结构和极性共同作用, 使得形成聚集体后分子内转动受到限制, 降低了非辐射去活效率, 使 MED在达到一定聚集程度时, 荧光强度成倍增加, 呈现出聚集诱导发光增强(AIEE) 特性. 同时, Pt²⁺, Ru³⁺, Fe³⁺的加入对MED有显著的猝灭效果; 而Fe²⁺只是在形成聚集体过程中才有猝灭效果.     

Determination of iron(III) with salicylic acid by the fluorescence quenching method

The spectrofluorimetric determination of Fe³⁺ using salicylic acid as an emission reagent has been investigated by measuring the decrease of fluorescence intensity of salicylic acid due to the complexation of Fe³⁺–salicylic acid. An emission peak of salicylic acid, which is decreased linearly by addition of Fe³⁺, occurs at 409 nm in aqueous solution with excitation at 299 nm. The determination of the ferric ion is in the range 1×10⁻⁶–10×10⁻⁶ M Fe³⁺ (0.0558–0.558 μg/ml) and the detection limit is 5×10⁻⁸ M. The quenching effect of Fe³⁺ on the fluorescence intensity of salicylic acid may be considered on the basis of complexation between salicylic acid and Fe³⁺. The effects of foreign ions were investigated.     

Analysis of the diffuse bands near 6100 Å in the fluorescence spectrum of Cs2

The diffuse bands near 6100 Å in the laser-induced fluorescence spectrum of Cs₂ are analyzed through quantum-mechanical spectral simulations. These bands are interpreted as bound-free emission to the vibrational continuum of the ground state from an excited state of ion-pair character. The lower region of this state, which we have labeled E′, is described approximately by the spectroscopic constants, T_e = 19400 cm⁻¹, R_e = 9 Å, and ω_e = 13 cm⁻¹. Experiments with a single-mode Ar⁺ laser as excitation source clearly reveal fine structure in the E′ → X spectrum, which was not evident for multimode laser excitation. This fine structure confirms our analysis and supports our suggestion that extensive averaging over initial (υ′, J′) levels is responsible for the absence of fine structure in the spectra excited by a multimode laser. Various averaging mechanisms are investigated in the spectral calculations. The paper includes a brief review of other work on “structured continua” in diatomic spectra, and a semiclassical treatment of such structure, with emphasis on the distinction between “reflection” structure and “interference” structure.     

溴代酞菁铁配合物的光谱电化学性质研究

本文对μ-氧-四溴酞菁铁配合物([TBPcFe]₂O)的电化学性质及光谱电化学性质进行了研究。结果表明,μ-氧-四溴酞菁铁在所研究的电压区问内经历了三个单电子氧化还原反应,其半波电势为0.06V,—0.75V及—1.33V(相对于甘汞电极),分别对应于Fe³⁺/Fe³⁼、Fe²⁺/Fe⁺及TBPc^2-/TBPc^3-电对的氧化还原反应。光谱电化学性质研究亦观察到相应酞菁配合物的特征光谱。     

Determination of labile Cu(2+) in fresh waters by chemiluminescence: interference by iron and other cations

Analysis of labile Cu²⁺ in fresh waters using the Cu²⁺-catalysed oxidation of 1,10-phenanthroline by superoxide anion radical has been investigated. It was found that certain metal ions, notably Fe³⁺, Fe²⁺ and Pb²⁺ enhance the chemiluminescence (CL) intensity of this reaction by up to an order of magnitude when present in the μM concentration range. This enhancement is considered to arise through coordination of the metal ion to 1,10-phenanthroline, which prevents free rotation of the benzene rings in the excited state intermediate thought to be responsible for light emission. This introduces a potential interference when analyzing fresh waters, which usually contain Fe³⁺ concentrations of this magnitude. However, the enhancement effect saturates at about 4 μM Fe³⁺, so that reliable results can be obtained if the water sample is supplemented with Fe³⁺ to reach this level. Application of the enhanced technique to a river water, and a reservoir to which CuSO₄ had been added to control algal growth, are described. In both cases, only a small fraction of total dissolved Cu²⁺ is labile with respect to the chemiluminesence method.     

Gas phase studies of the interactions of Fe2+ with cysteine-containing peptides

Gas-phase complexes of cysteine-containing peptides and Fe²⁺ were produced by fast atom bombardment and studied by tandem mass spectrometry. Specific and strong interactions of the iron and sulfur from the thiol group of the cysteine side chain are preserved in the gas phase and are the basis for highly specific fragmentation to give abundant [a_n − 2H + Fe]⁺ ions, where n is position of the cysteine residue from the N-terminus of peptide. Metal/peptide complexes containing more than one Cys residue were also investigated; they display similar chemistry upon collisionally activated decompositions, indicating that the Fe²⁺ ion primarily binds at cysteine sites.     

Relationship between temperature-programmed reduction profile and activity of modified ferrite-based catalysts for WGS reaction

A series of modified ferrites were prepared by doping iron oxide with various transition/non-transition/inner-transition metal ions [M = Cr, Mn, Co, Ni, Cu, Zn and Ce] in situ during synthesis. All the modified ferrites thus obtained exhibit remarkably high surface areas, greater than that of pure iron oxide (Fe₂O₃) sample. The efficacy of the dopant ions in modifying the resultant specific surface area, could be directly related to variations in the rate of crystal growth. The nature and concentration of the foreign cations present in the system govern this variation. Interestingly all the modified ferrites, exhibit a narrow pore size distribution in the range of 4.9–25 nm. XRD analysis revealed the existence of hematite (Fe₂O₃) phase in all the as-prepared samples. The X-ray diffraction experiments performed on activated catalysts, confirmed the existence of magnetite (Fe₃O₄) phase with a nominal composition of Fe_2.73M_0.27O₄. These inverse or mixed spinels with general formula A_(1−δ)B_δ[A_δB_(2−δ)]O₄, possess highly facile Fe³⁺  Fe²⁺ redox couple, the degree of facileness depends on the extent of synergistic interaction between iron and the other substitutent metal ion. The rapid electron hopping between Fe³⁺  Fe²⁺ in the Fe₃O₄ lattice system is essential to catalyze WGS reaction. From TPR it was observed that, incorporation of metal cations into the hematite (-Fe₂O₃) crystal structure alters the reducibility of the hematite particles, which in turn depends on the nature of the incorporated metal cation. A plausible explanation for the WGS activity over various modified ferrites has been attempted with the help of TPR analysis.     

Some remarks on the theory of nitration

Experiments on formation of nitric esters of starch (“O-nitration” of starch) led to the conclusion, that nitration occurs not necessarily by means of NO₂⁺ ions, but NO₃⁻ ions and/or undissociated nitric acid are nitrating agents.

Nitrating mixtures rich in nitric acid may yield products of higher nitrogen content owing to the fact that the reaction occurs in one phase system.     

Transition metal complexes with long-chain amines thermal behaviour and crystal structure of (n-CaH2a+1NH2)2ZnCl2

The thermal behaviour of (n-C_aH_2n+1NH₂)₂ZnCl₂ complexes with n = 6, 8, … 16 has been investigated by DSC and by temperature variable IR and X-ray powder diffraction techniques. Complexes with n = 12,14,16 show solid—solid phase transition which are “melting” transitions of the hydrocarbon regions of the structure. The crystal structure of both the low and the high temperature polymorphs is characterized by the piling of sandwiches, each formed by an “inorganic” layer sandwiched between two alkylammonium layers.     

Spectres de rotation de la molécule de chlorobenzéne : I. Variétés isotopiques monosubstituées et structure rs

The microwave spectra of chlorobenzene “(1)-³⁵Cl”, all eight mono-[“(1)-³⁷Cl”, “(1)-³⁵Cl, (2)D”, “(1)-³⁵Cl, (3)D”, “(1)-³⁵Cl, (4)D”, “(1)-³⁵Cl, (1)-¹³C”, “(1)-³⁵Cl, (2)-¹³C”, “(1)-³⁵Cl, (3)-¹³C”, “(1)-³⁵Cl, (4)-¹³C”], one di[“(1)-³⁵Cl, (2,6)D₂,”] and one trisubstituted species [“(1)-³⁷Cl, (2,6)D₂”] have been investigated. From the moments of inertia of the vibrational ground state the r_s structure was derived. The reliability of the two small a coordinates could be enhanced through use of the multiply substituted species. The errors of the moments of inertia were propagated to the structural parameters. It could be shown that the benzene ring is deformed. However the quantitative deformation could not be established due to the rather large errors of some structural parameters.