Effects of Dry-Jet Wet Spinning Parameters on Properties of Polysulfone Hollow Fiber Membranes

Russian Journal of Applied Chemistry - The influence of parameters of the dry-jet wet spinning process was studied on properties of porous polysulfone hollow fiber membranes. The air gap distance,...     

Synthesis and Crystal Structure of Fluoride K2(Ta0.9I0.1)F7 with the Micro-Isomorphic Substitution in the Ta Cationic Position

Crystallography Reports - Fluoride crystals K2(Ta0.9I0.1)F7 (sp. gr. Р21/c) complementary to the K2TaF7 and K2NbF7 fluoride family have been obtained by hydrothermal synthesis. Their...     

Nanocomposites Based on Poly(Amide-Imide) Matrix with Na–Mg Triple Chain Hydrosilicate

Crystallography Reports - A new polymer-inorganic nanocomposite composed of fibrous Na–Mg triple chain hydrosilicate with a poly(amide-imide) matrix was developed. Its structure, morphology,...     

Synthesis and Crystal Structure of New Indium Iodate (K<Subscript>0.6</Subscript>Na<Subscript>0.4</Subscript>Ba)In[IO<Subscript>3</Subscript>]<Subscript>6</Subscript>

Crystals of new indium iodate (K_0.6Na_0.4Ba)In[IO₃]₆ were prepared by the hydrothermal synthesis. The unit-cell parameters are a = 11.3984(3) Å, с = 11.3817(3) Å, sp. gr. R3?. The chemical formula of the compound was derived from the structure determination and refinement with anisotropic displacement parameters to R = 0.0284. In the structure the InO₆ octahedra share vertices with six umbrella-like [IO₃]–groups typical of iodates and form isolated 3?-symmetric charged \(\rm{In[IO_{3}]_6^{3-}}\) clusters. Large Ba, K, and Na cations occupy a common site on a threefold axis due to the isomorphous substitution and compensate the charge of the clusters. The new structure extends the family of the recently discovered alkali-metal and barium iodates containing Ti and Zr atoms in octahedral sites. The iodate K₂Ge[IO₃]₆ containing Ge atoms in the centers of octahedra is the parent compound of this structural family.     

The technology of fabricating focusators of infrared laser radiation

The possibility of fabricating focusators of infrared laser radiation, based on photolithographic technology, is analysed. The realizability of focusator fabrication is based on the possibility of producing a set of binary photomasks and achieving the necessary depth of etching the substrate of the pattern while forming the microrelief. The possibility of producing these photomasks is evaluated with regard to the focusator's extremal zone width and the appearance of photomasks displayed on the screen. Forming of step-by-step microrelief is achieved using plasma etching or wet etching and depends on the minimum element's dimension and the etching depth. Examples of the microrelief's profiles, of focusators fabricated using photolithography, and the result of the transformation of a focusator's radiation into a straight line segment, are discussed.     

Magnetic resonance spectrum of a two-phase state in single crystals of La0.7Pb0.3MnO3 lanthanum manganite

Two absorption lines are observed over a wide temperature range below T _c in the magnetic resonance spectrum of an La_0.7Pb_0.3MnO₃ single crystal. These lines correspond to two magnetic phases in the sample. The frequency-field dependence of spectra obtained in the range of microwave radiation frequencies 10–77 GHz allows these phases to be interpreted as ferromagnetic and paramagnetic phases. The phase volume ratio depends on the temperature and the magnitude of the external magnetic field. Features in the temperature behavior of parameters of the magnetic absorption line are observed in the region of the highest magnetic resistance of the sample. The results are interpreted within the mechanism of electronic phase separation.     

Pion radii in the nonlocal chiral quark model

The electromagnetic radius of a charged pion and the transition radius of a neutral pion are calculated in the framework of the nonlocal chiral quark model. It is shown in this model that the vector meson contributions to the pion radii are noticeably suppressed in comparison with a similar contribution in the local Nambu-Jona-Lasinio model. The form factor for the process is calculated for -1 GeV²< q ² < 1.6 GeV². Our results are in satisfactory agreement with experimental data.Received: 28 November 2003, Published online: 13 July 2004PACS: 14.40.-n Mesons - 11.10.Lm Nonlinear or nonlocal theories and models - 12.39.Ki Relativistic quark model     

Magnetic Susceptibility and Spin Fluctuations in the Nonsuperconducting Phase of PuCoGa5

Physics of the Solid State - Within the Hubbard model with allowance for Hund’s and spin–orbit interactions, the concepts of thermal spin fluctuations in a strongly correlated system of...     

Microgravimetric study of electrochemical properties of PEDOT/WO3 composite films in diluted sulfuric acid

Journal of Solid State Electrochemistry - Poly-3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene composite films with tungsten oxide (PEDOT/WO3) were obtained by potentiodynamic deposition of tungsten oxide from acidic...