Tuning rheochaos by temperature in wormlike micelles

We investigate the critical role played by the mean micellar length during the route to rheochaos for wormlike micellar gels of surfactant cetyltrimethylammonium tosylate in the presence of salt sodium chloride that show coupling of flow to concentration fluctuations. To this end, we have carried out stress/shear rate relaxation experiments at a fixed shear rate/stress but at different temperatures to take the sample through the route to rheochaos. We see the type-II intermittency route to rheochaos in stress relaxation measurements and the type-III intermittency route to rheochaos in shear rate relaxation measurements. We have also carried out linear rheology measurements at different temperatures to estimate the mean micellar length (-)L, the reptation time tau(rep), and the breaking time tau(break). It is shown that (-)L changes by approximately 58%, as the sample goes through the route to rheochaos.     

Structural properties and magnetic interactions in Al3+ and Cr3+ co-substituted CoFe2O4 ferrite

A series of CoAl_xCr_xFe_2−2xO₄ systems (x = 0.1 to 0.5 in steps of x = 0.1) spinel ferrites have been synthesized successfully using wet chemical co-precipitation technique. The samples were characterized by X-ray diffraction (XRD), infrared spectroscopy (IR) and magnetization measurements. The powder XRD patterns confirm the single phase spinel structure for the materials synthesized. X -ray diffraction measurements were performed to yield the lattice constant as function of the amount x corresponding to Al-Cr substitution. Lattice parameters, X-ray density, bulk density and particle size decrease whereas porosity increases with the increase in Al-Cr content, ‘x’. Infrared studies show two absorption bands at about 400 cm⁻¹ and 600 cm⁻¹ for octahedral and tetrahedral sites, respectively. Saturation magnetization decreases with the increase in Al-Cr content x. AC magnetic susceptibility measurements were carried out as a function of temperature to measure the Curie temperature, which was found to decrease with Al-Cr content x. The decrease of Curie temperature has been explained by A-B interaction.      

Identification of distinct Brønsted acidic sites in zeolite mordenite by proton localization and [27Al]-1H REAPDOR NMR

[27Al]-1H REAPDOR (Rotational Echo Adiabatic Passage DOuble Resonance) NMR experiments distinguish structurally dissimilar Br?nsted acid sites located in main 8 and 12 membered-ring channels of the zeolite mordenite.     

Conformational and configurational studies on 3-azabicyclo[3.3.1]nonane (3-abn) derivatives and related systems employing carbon-13 NMR spectroscopy

The ¹³C nmr spectra of 4 cis-2,4-diphenyl-3-azabicyclo[3.3.1]nonanes, 11 cis-2,4-diaryl-3-azabicyclo[3.3.1]-nonan-9-ones, 26 cis-2,4-diaryl-3-azabicyclo[3.3.1]-nonan-9-ols or acetates thereof, 5 cis-2,4-diaryl-3-azabi-cyclo[4.3.1]decan-10-ones or -10-ols and 5 cis-2,4-diphenyl-3-aza-7-thiabicyclo[3.3.1]nonan-9-ones, -9-ols or 9-yl acetates have been recorded. Except for the 7-thia compounds, which appear to exist mainly in the configuration and conformation with the nitrogen-containing ring in the boat form, these compounds seem to exist overwhelmingly in chair-chair conformations. The configuration of the 9-ols and their acetates (syn or anti to the nitrogen-containing ring) has been deduced from the spectra. In a number of cases, the structures assigned differ from those earlier postulated. Broadening of one set of aryl signals (probably those due to the ortho carbons) in the case of N-methyl (but not N-H) compounds without ortho substituents is ascribed to restricted phenyl rotation.     

Kinetics of perborate oxidation of quinol

The perborate oxidation of quinol in aqueous acetic acid is first order with respect to perborate, zero order with respect to quinol, and first order with respect to H⁺. The oxidation is faster than H₂O₂ oxidation. Breakdown of protonated perboric acid is suggested as the rate-limiting step.

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Dispersion and nonlinear management for femtosecond optical solitons

We consider the concept of femtosecond propagation for optical solitons in a dispersion management fiber and study the optimal amplification of optical solitons through dispersion wells and barriers and also for the dispersion tailored profile case. For the former, we observed periodic soliton trapping for the in-phase injection case when their respective velocities were equal and opposite with their amplitudes being unequal and no soliton trapping for the off-phase injection case when the two pulses are having a phase difference of π. For the latter, we observed an enormous amplification of the soliton pulses which is one of our main results in this Letter.     

Multinuclear (27Al, 29Si, 47,49Ti) solid-state NMR of titanium substituted zeolite USY

Multinuclear solid-state NMR spectroscopy, employing 29Si MAS,27Al MAS/3Q-MAS and (47,49)Ti wide-line experiments, has been used for the structural characterization of titanium substituted ultra-stable zeolite Y (Ti-USY). 27Al MAS experiments show the presence of aluminum in four (Al(IV)), five (Al(V)), and six (Al(VI)) coordination, whereas the multiplicity within Al(IV) and Al(VI) is revealed by 27Al 3Q-MAS experiments. Two different tetrahedral and octahedral Al environments are resolved and their isotropic chemical shifts (delta(CS)) and second-order quadrupole interaction parameters (P(Q)) have been determined by a graphical analysis of the 3Q-MAS spectra. The emergence of signal with higher intensity at -101 ppm in the 29Si MAS spectrum of Ti-USY samples indicates the possible occurrence of Q4(3Si,1Ti) type silicon environments due to titanium substitution in the faujasite framework. High-field (11.74T) operation, using a probehead specially designed to handle a large sample volume, has enabled the acquisition of 47,49Ti static spectra and identification of the titanium environment in the zeolite. The chemical shielding and electric field gradient tensors for the titanium environment in the zeolite have been determined by a computer simulation of the quadrupolar broadened static 47,49Ti NMR spectra.     

Thermal convection in an infinite porous medium due to a source in sphere

A simple mathematical theory is proposed using the Brinkman model, for the analysis of the free convection motion in an unbounded porous medium, inducedby an instantaneous point heat source which is enveloped by a solid sphere. The theory consists of retaining only the leading terms of the series expansions of the dependent variables in terms of the Rayleigh number and is valid in the limit of small Rayleigh number only. The heat generating rate is assumed to be not excessive so that the induced flow is slow. The evolution of the flow field is demonstrated by drawing the streamlines at various times and the results are delineated by comparing them with those of the Darcy flow model. The significance of the presence of the enveloping solid sphere is highlighted.