Resonant tunneling via localized impurity states in metal-insulator-metal junctions

Strongly temperature dependent peaks in the tunnel conductance of Al-Al oxide-Pd diodes appearing at low temperatures are interpreted in terms of resonant tunneling via impurity states. Such structure was not observed when non-transition metals (Ag, Au, Pb, Sn) were used as counter electrodes.     

Ion acoustic waves excited by boundary sheaths

Low frequency signals applied to a grid immersed in a plasma excite ion acoustic waves at the plasma boundaries simulataneous with those excited at the grid. A mechanism is suggested which involves the “direct coupled signal”.     

Synthesis of cyclopropyl-iron σ complexes by decarbonylation of acyl complexes

Contrary to earlier reports [1,2] cyclopropyliron σ complexes can be conveniently prepared in fair to excellent yields by photodecarbonylation of the corresponding acyl complexes.     

Phonon anomalies in transition metal nitrides: δ-NbN

The phonon dispersion curves in δ-NbN have been measured at room temperature in the high symmetry directions Δ, Σ, and ? by coherent inelastic neutron scattering. Anomalies in the dispersion of the acoustic branches have been detected which are quite different from those which have already been reported for superconducting transition metal compounds with 9 valence electrons. In the 10 valence electron compound δ-NbN the soft mode region has moved from the middle of the Σ-direction to the zone boundary. The experimental results are well described by a double shell model which has also been used to calculate the density of states. Using the formalism of Varma and Weber the measured dispersion curves have been reproduced. This shows that the change in the anomalies when going from 9 to 10 valence electrons, is due to a shift in Fermi energy in an essentially rigid band scheme.     

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Volume dependence of the spin-orbit splitting in the Au d-band

Self-consistent, Dirac relativistic band-structure calculations have been performed for gold with compressed as well as expanded lattices. Although spin-orbit (SO) parameters usually increase under compression it was found that, in the volume ranges considered here, the SO-splittings in the Au d-band have a positive volume derivative. This is mainly due to the volume-dependent SO-induced hybridization between the E_gandT_2g states.     

Artificial glycosyl phosphorylases

alpha- and beta-Cyclodextrin 6(A),6(D)-diacids (1 and 2), beta-cyclodextrin-6-monoacid (14), beta-cyclodextrin 6(A),6(D)-di-O-sulfate (16) and beta-cyclodextrin-6-heptasulfate (19) were synthesised. Acids 1, 2 and 14 were made from perbenzylated alpha- or beta-cyclodextrin, by diisobutylaluminum hydride (DIBAL)-promoted debenzylation, oxidation and deprotection. Addition of molecular sieves was found to improve the debenzylation reaction. Sulfates 16 and 19 were made by sulfation of the appropriately partially protected derivatives and deprotection. Catalysis of 4-nitrophenyl glycoside cleavage by these cyclodextrin derivatives was studied. Compounds 1, 2 and 16 were found to catalyse the reaction, with the catalysis following Michaelis-Menten kinetics and depending first order on the phosphate concentration. In a phosphate buffer (0.5 M, 59 degrees C, pH 8.0), K(M) varied from 2-10 mM and the k(cat)/k(uncat) ratio from 80-1000 depending on the stereochemistry of the substrate and the catalyst, with 2 being the best catalyst and with the sulfated 16 also displaying catalytic ability. The monoacid 14 and the heptasulfate 19 were not catalytic.     

Spin-orbit splitting of the copper halides and its volume dependence

We have investigated theoretically and experimentally the dependence of the spin-orbit splitting of the edge excitons in CuCl, CuBr, and CuI on volume. The results indicate a large contribution of the change in p(halogen)-d(Cu) hybridization with volume, especially for CuCl.