Structure and antiferroelectric properties of cesium niobate, Cs2Nb4O11

The compound cesium niobate, Cs₂Nb₄O₁₁, is an antiferroelectric, as demonstrated by double hysteresis loops in the electric field versus polarization plot. The crystal structure refinement by X-ray diffraction at both 100 and 297 K shows it to have a centrosymmetric structure in point group mmm and orthorhombic space group Pnna, which is consistent with its antiferroelectric behavior. The 100-K structure data is reported herein. The lattice is comprised of niobium-centered tetrahedra and octahedra connected through shared vertices and edges; cesium atoms occupy channels afforded by the three-dimensional polyhedral network. Antiferroelectricity is produced by antiparallel displacements of niobium atoms along the c-axis at the phase transition temperature of 165 °C. The critical field for onset of ferroelectric behavior in a single-crystal sample is 9.5 kV/cm at room temperature.     

Multiple-beam Ramsey interference and quantum decoherence

We study the effect of photon scattering from a path of a four-beam atomic interference setup, which is based on a cesium atomic beam and two subsequent optical Ramsey pulses projecting the atoms onto a multilevel dark state. While in two-beam interference, any attempt to keep track of an interfering path reduces the fringe contrast, we demonstrate that photon scattering in a multiple-path arrangement cannot only lead to a decrease, but - under certain conditions - also to an increase of the interference contrast. The results are confirmed by a density-matrix calculation. We are aware that in all cases the “which-path” information carried away by the scattered photons leads to a loss of information that is contained in the atomic quantum state. An approach to quantify this “which-path” information using observed fringe signals is presented; it allows for an appropriate measure of quantum decoherence in multiple-path interference. Received: 27 July 2000 / Published online: 6 December 2000     

Spherical growth and surface-quasifree vibrations of Si nanocrystallites in Er-doped Si nanostructures

Si-based Er-doped Si nanostructures were fabricated for exploring efficient light emission from Er ions and Si nanocrystallites. High-resolution transmission electron microscopy observations reveal that Si nanocrystallites are spherically embedded in the SiO2 matrix. Energy-dispersive x-ray analysis indicates that the Er centers are distributed at the surfaces of nanocrystallites surrounded by the SiO2 matrix. Low-frequency Raman scattering investigation shows that Lamb's theory can be adopted to exactly calculate the surface vibration frequencies from acoustic phonons confined in spherical Si nanocrystallites and the matrix effects are negligible.     

Unified boundary integral equation for the scattering of elastic and acoustic waves: solution by the method of moments

A unified boundary integral equation (BIE) is developed for the scattering of elastic and acoustic waves. Traditionally, the elastic and acoustic wave problems are solved separately with different BIEs. The elastic wave case is represented in a vector BIE with the traction and displacement vectors as unknowns whereas the acoustic wave case is governed by a scalar BIE with velocity potential or pressure as unknowns. Although these two waves can be unified in the form of a partial differential equation, the unified form in its BIE counterpart has not been reported. In this work, we derive the unified BIE for these two waves and then show that the acoustic wave case can be derived from this BIE by introducing a shielding loss for small shear modulus approximation; hence only one code needs to be maintained for both elastic and acoustic wave scattering. We also derive the asymptotic Green's tensor for zero shear modulus and solve the corresponding vector equation. We employ the method of moments, which has been widely used in electromagnetics, as a numerical tool to solve the BIEs involved. Our numerical experiments show that it can also be used robustly in elastodynamics and acoustics.     

流动注射化学发光法测定盐酸曲普利啶

在碱性溶液中,N-氯代丁二酰亚胺可以氧化二氯荧光素产生化学发光。盐酸曲普利啶的存在可以显著地增强这一反应的化学发光信号。基于此,结合流动注射技术,优化了实验条件,建立了测定盐酸曲普利啶的流动注射化学发光新方法。该方法测定盐酸曲普利啶的线性范围1.0×10^-9—1.0×10^-7g/mL,检出限为5.0×10^-10g/mL。对浓度为7.0×10^-9g/mL盐酸曲普利啶溶液进行11次平行测定的相对标准偏差为4.1%。该方法已用于药物制剂中盐酸曲普利啶的含量测定,结果令人满意。     

Hydroxyundecanethiol-Modified Steel Fibers for the Selective Solid-Phase Microextraction of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons from River and Wastewater

A novel organic–inorganic composite-coated fiber was developed for selective solid-phase microextraction (SPME) by direct electrodeposition of zinc oxide microparticles on a pretreated stainless steel wire followed by self-assembly of hydroxyundecanethiol with zinc–sulfur bonds. The performance of the hydroxyundecyl-modified zinc oxide-coated steel fiber was then assessed for SPME of polar aromatic compounds coupled to high-performance liquid chromatography with ultraviolet detection. Excellent extraction and selectivity were obtained for polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons. The extraction and desorption times, temperature, stirring rate, and ionic strength were optimized. The limits of detection were from 0.034 to 0.132?µg?L^?1. The relative standard deviations were from 3.4 to 4.9% for a single fiber and from 5.1 to 6.4% for multiple fibers. The recovery of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in environmental water fortified at 5.0 and 50?µg?L^?1 was from 83.1 to 103% with relative standard deviations below 8.4%. This fiber was shown to withstand at least 200 extraction and desorption cycles. The method was used for the preconcentration and determination of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in environmental water.     

水母雪莲化学成分的研究（Ⅱ）

前文已报道从水母雪莲(Saussurea Medusa Maxim)中分得4种黄酮甙,本文报道另外6种化合物的分离和鉴定。 1 化合物Ⅰ—Ⅳ物化性质及分离鉴定 1.1 化合物Ⅰ 黄色结晶,m.p.:249～251℃,水解所得甙元鉴定为木樨草素,纸层析检出鼠李糖和葡萄糖。MS(FAB):m/z 595(M~++1),287(M~++H-葡萄糖基-鼠李糖)。化合物I与木樨草素的~(13)C NMR比较,C_6、C_8、C_(10)分别向低场位移1.1、1.0、1.8 ppm,而C,向高场移动     

Synthesis and crystal structure of 5-amino-4-cyano-1-[(5-methyl-1-t-butyl-4-pyrazolyl)carbonyl]-3-methylthio-1H-pyrazole

The title compound, 5-amino-4-cyano-1-[(5-methyl-1-t-butyl-4-pyrazolyl)carbonyl]-3-methylthio-1H-pyrazole 5, was synthesized by the treatment of 4 (5-methyl-1-t-butylpyrazole-4-carbohydrazide) with 2-cyano-3, 3-dimethylthio-acrylonitrile, and its crystal structure was determined by X-ray diffraction method. The crystal belongs to monoclinic, space group P2₁/c with unit cell parameters a = 13.566(4) Å, b = 10.833(3) Å, c = 11.202(3) Å, α = 90°, β = 98.073(5)°, γ = 90°, V = 1629.9(8) ų, Z = 4, D _c = 1.298, M _r = 318.40, μ = 0.210 mm⁻¹, F(000) = 672, R ₁ = 0.0488 and wR ₂ = 0.1250.     

Structural relaxation of Ti40Zr25Ni8Cu9Be18 bulk metallic glass

Ti₄₀Zr₂₅Ni₈Cu₉Be₁₈ bulk metallic glass has a unique quenched-in nuclei/amorphous matrix structure. The crystallization of quenched-in nuclei, when the experimental isothermal annealing time is within its incubation time, may not disturb the enthalpy relaxation, which makes it have the accordingly common enthalpy relaxation behavior with amorphous materials. The alloy's annealing time dependence of recovery enthalpy follows a stretched exponential function with the mean relaxation time obeying an Arrhenius law. The equilibrium recovery enthalpy ΔH_T^eq, mean relaxation time τ and stretching exponent β are all dependent on the annealing temperature, and generally, a higher annealing temperature comes with a lower value of ΔH_T^eq, τ and a higher value of β. Two parameters, β_g and τ_g, representing the stretching exponent and the mean structural relaxation time at the calorimetric glass transition temperature, respectively, are correlated with glass forming ability and thermal stability, respectively. For Ti₄₀Zr₂₅Ni₈Cu₉Be₁₈ BMG, the high value of β_g, which is much higher than 0.84 and approaches unity, reveals its good glass forming ability, while, on the other hand, the low value of τ_g indicates a worse thermal stability compared with typical BMGs.     

[Bi(C10H8N2)(C5H4NCOO)(NO3)2]·0.5H2O的合成与光谱性质

以Bi(NO3)3·5H2O、2-吡啶甲酸和2,2'-联吡啶为原料,合成了配合物[Bi(C10H8N2)(C5H4NCOO)(NO3)2]·0.5H2O,并采用元素分析、红外光谱(FT-IR)、热重分析(TG-DSC)、X射线粉末衍射(XRD)和荧光光谱对其组成和结构进行了表征.结果表明,该配合物具有荧光性质,且Bi3+与2-吡啶甲酸中的两个羧基O原子、2,2'-联吡啶的2个N原子及两个NO3-形成六配位螯合物.在空气中其热分解包括失去结晶水、配体的逐步挥发与氧化分解过程,550℃后完全形成Bi2O3.对其X射线粉末衍射数据进行指标化计算证实该配合物晶体结构属于单斜晶系,晶胞参数为:a=1.810 nm,b=1.285 nm,c =1.214 nm,β=88.83°.