Bonding and properties of superatoms. Analogs to atoms and molecules and related concepts from superatomic clusters

Expanding the versatility of well-defined clusters is a fundamental issue in the design of functional nanostructures. In this sense, the concept of super atoms allows us to gain a deeper understanding and rationalization of the different properties of metallic clusters by invoking more familiar aspects. Recently, the super atoms appear to be intimately connected to other relevant tools of great chemical significance which enhance a rational design of superatomic clusters mimicking more complex structures and networks. Here, we expect to account for the research efforts from Latin American groups in the field, highlighting their valuable contribution to superatomic and related clusters.     

In situ annealing effects on magnetic properties and variable-range hopping of iron-based ladder material BaFe2S3

正All iron-based superconductors,regardless of their detailed crystal structure,share the same conductive Fe_2X_2(X=As,P,Se,and S)layers as the crucial structural unit[1-8].In the Fe_2X_2 layers,edge-shared FeX_4 tetrahedra form a square lattice in quasi-two-dimensional(quasi-2D)planes.One may wonder what kind of properties will be manifested in the quasi-one-dimensional(quasi-1D)counterparts exhibiting an identical coordination as the above-mentioned quasi-2D     

Low temperature specific heat of 12442-type KCa2Fe4As4F2 single crystals

The Hubble constant H_0 represents the expansion rate of the Universe at present and is closely related to the age of the Universe.The accurate measurement of Hubble constant is crucial for modern cosmology.However,different cosmological observations give diverse values of Hubble constant in literature.Up to now,there are two methods to measure the Hubble constant.One is to directly measure the Hubble constant based on distance ladder estimates of Cepheids and so on.The other is to globally fit the Hubble constant under the assumption of a cosmological model,for example the "standard" ACDM model.Adopting the low-redshift observational datasets,including the Pantheon sample of Type Ⅰa supernovae,baryon acoustic oscillation measurements,and the tomographic Alcock-Paczynski method,we determine the Hubble constant to be 67.95_(-1.03)~(+0.78),69.81_(-2.70)~(+2.22) and66.75_(-4.23)~(+3.42) km s~(-1) Mpc~(-1) at 68% confidence level in the △CDM,wCDM and W_0W_a CDM models,respectively.Compared to the Hubble constant given by Riess et al.in 2019,we conclude that the new physics beyond the standard △CDM model is needed if all of these datasets are reliable.     

Temperature dependence of the helical period in the ferrielectric smectic phases of MHPOBC and 10OTBBB1M7

We have measured the temperature dependence of the helical period in the ferroelectric, ferrielectric and antiferroelectric phases of (R)-MHPOBC and (R)-10OTBBB1M7. A combination of polarizing microscopy, measurements of optical rotation and the frequency dispersion of the electro-optic linear response has been used to determine both the magnitude and sense of the helical period.