The first three anisotropy constants of nickel

The technique of ferromagnetic resonance at 23 GHz has been used to determine the first three anisotropy constants of pure Ni down to 4.2K. A temperature and orientation dependent linewidth has also been observed.     

On the restriction map of the Fourier-Stieltjes algebra B(G) and Bp(G)

G is a locally compact group that contains the semidirect product J of a closed normal subgroup H and a closed connected subgroup K. Conditions on J are given that imply that the restriction map B_p(G) → B_p(H) (1 < p < ∞; G amenable if p ≠ 2) of the Fourier-Stieltjes algebras is not surjective. It is also shown that if the restriction map B(J) → B(H) is surjective, J need not be a direct product, even if H is nilpotent.     

Heat capacity investigation of dopant effects on the magnetic disordering temperature in Fe3O4†

The heat capacities of ZnFe₂O₄, Zn_0.005Fe_2.995O₄, Zn_0.066Fe_2.934O₄, and Cd_0.010Fe_2.990O₄ were measured over the temperature range of 350–1000 K by means of differential scanning calorimetry. The temperatures at which the maximum in heat capacity occurs due to the ferrimagnetic anomaly in the doped-Fe₃O₄ samples were found to decrease with increasing dopant. The excess entropy associated with the ferrimagnetic anomaly was estimated using three methods. One method, used previously for Fe₃O₄, employed a calculated lattice contribution for Fe₃O₄. The other two methods used the experimentally determined heat capacity of ZnFe₂O₄, either unmodified or mass adjusted, to approximate contributions from lattice vibrations.     

Structural and physical properties of the ferromagnetic tris-dithiooxalato compounds,A[M(II)Cr(III)(C(2)S(2)O(2))(3)], with A(+) = N(n-C(n)()H(2)(n)(+1))(4)(+) (n = 3-5) and P(C(6)H(5))(4)(+) and M(II) = Mn,Fe, Co,and Ni

The structural and magnetic properties of the tris-dithiooxalato salts, A[M(II)Cr(C(2)S(2)O(2))(3)], have been investigated with A(+) = PPh(4)(+), N(n-C(n)()H(2)(n)()(+1))(4)(+), with n = 3-5, where M(II) is Mn, Fe, Co, and Ni. With the exception of A[MnCr(C(2)S(2)O(2))(3)], all the salts are ferromagnets with Curie temperatures, T(c), between 5 and 16 K. In contrast to the corresponding oxalates which are ferromagnetic, the A[MnCr(C(2)S(2)O(2))(3)] compounds are paramagnetic above 2 K. Powder neutron diffraction studies of d(20)-PPh(4)[FeCr(C(2)S(2)O(2))(3)] indicate that no structural phase transitions occur between 2.4 and 285 K and that the coefficient of linear expansion is four times larger for the c-axis than for the a-axis. The crystal structure refined from powder neutron diffraction data confirms the honeycomb layer arrangement observed in the related bimetallic tris-oxalate salts. The M?ssbauer spectra reveal that the iron(II) in PPh(4)[FeCr(C(2)S(2)O(2))(3)] is coordinated mainly to six oxygen atoms of the dithiooxalato ligand but with a minor component of sulfur coordination that increases with aging of the sample; the iron(II) is high-spin in both cases. Powder neutron diffraction profiles of d(20)-PPh(4)[FeCr(C(2)S(2)O(2))(3)] below T(c) show magnetic intensity with a q = 0 propagation vector, confirming the presence of ferromagnetic order.     

Efficient red light photo-uncaging of active molecules in water upon assembly into nanoparticles

We introduce a means of efficiently photo-uncaging active compounds from amino-1,4-benzoquinone in aqueous environments. Aqueous photochemistry of this photocage with one-photon red light is typically not efficient unless the photocaged molecules are allowed to assemble into nanoparticles. A variety of biologically active molecules were functionalized with the photocage and subsequently formulated into water-dispersible nanoparticles. Red light irradiation through various mammalian tissues achieved efficient photo-uncaging. Co-encapsulation of NIR fluorescent dyes and subsequent photomodulation provides a NIR fluorescent tool to assess both particle location and successful photorelease.