Development of zeolite-derived novel aluminosilicate phosphors

In this research, zeolite-derived aluminosilicate phosphors were synthesized through the ion exchange route. Red light-emitting property of Eu³⁺-doped aluminosilicate phosphors were discussed from a view point of the Eu content, heat-treatment condition and the oxidation state of Eu ions. The crystalline phase of the host aluminosilicates could be successfully controlled as designed based on the published NaAlO₂–SiO₂ binary phase diagram. Orange-red emission peaks derived from the ⁵D₀→⁷F_j (j=0, 1, 2, 3, 4) transition of Eu³⁺ were observed around 590–700 nm, and 4f⁶5d→4f⁷ transition of Eu²⁺ was observed at around 400–500 nm. The relative intensity I(⁵D₀→⁷F₂) of the dominant emission peak at 612 nm increased consistently with the Eu content. The results of the XANES spectroscopy analysis revealed that Eu²⁺ ion in the 1400 °C as heat-treated host aluminosilicate were successfully converted to Eu³⁺ by the additional annealing at 1100 °C. The Eu contents and heat-treatment conditions were determined to exhibit the best performance as a red phosphor, which were 10 wt% and 1500 °C, respectively     

Planar-chiral metal complexes comprised of square-planar metal and achiral tetradentate ligands: design, optical resolution, and thermodynamics

Planar-chiral palladium complexes {[[N,N'-[1,4-butanediylbis(oxy-7,1-naphthalenediyl)]bis(2-pyridinecarboxamidato)](2-)-κN(1),κN(1)',κN(2),κN(2)']palladium (PdL(4)) and [[2,2'-[1,4-butanediylbis[[(oxy-7,1-naphthalenediyl)imino]methyl]]dipyrrolato](2-)-κN(1),κN(1)',κN(2),κN(2)']palladium (PdL(5))} were synthesized from achiral tetradentate ligands N,N'-[1,4-butanediylbis(oxy-7,1-naphthalenediyl)]bis(2-pyridinecarboxamide) (H(2)L(4)) and N,N'-bis[(1H-pyrrol-2-yl)methylidene]-7,7'-(1,4-butanediyldioxy)bis(1-naphthalenamine) (H(2)L(5)) bearing two dissymmetric bidentate units at both ends and a Pd(II) ion, respectively. The palladium complexes were crystallized in the monoclinic space group P2(1)/n with the unit cell parameters a = 16.5464(6) ?, b = 11.3534(4) ?, c = 17.6697(7) ?, β = 115.5300(10)°, and Z = 4 for PdL(4) and a = 17.2271(8) ?, b = 10.1016(5) ?, c = 17.9361(9) ?, β = 105.6310(10)°, and Z = 4 for PdL(5). The planar-chiral structures of PdL(4) and PdL(5) were confirmed by single-crystal X-ray analyses, resulting in the fact that the crystals were racemic mixtures. The racemic mixtures were successfully resolved by using chiral high-performance liquid-chromatography techniques. Racemizations of the complexes were found to be drastically dependent on the arrangement of the charged or uncharged metal-binding N atoms of the ligands.     

Electric fields from model lightning discharges in a neutral atmosphere

The electric fields created by lightning discharges in a neutral atmosphere are calculated in the time representation. It is shown that asymmetric strokes containing horizontal currents can generate pronounced pulsed electric fields. A high-power quasistatic field can influence the middle atmosphere together with pulses. The motion of the current wave in a complex-geometry stroke channel can lead to an increase in the number of emitted pulses. At the periphery of the lightning cell, upon the arrival of the pulse, the electric field vector turns upward, to the stroke axis, and sideward. We also expect an increase in atmospheric turbulence due to convection at the frontal part of the cloud. The emerging inhomogeneities of the atmospheric temperature and density can facilitate the onset of plasma processes generated by the electric field of a strong thunderstorm. Since convection and the focusing electric fields are concentrated at the periphery, their joint action can lead to the appearance of circular and prolate luminous formations. Institute of Radiophysics and Electronics of the National Academy of Sciences, Khar’kov, Ukraine; The University of Electro-Communications, Tokyo, Japan. Translated from Izvestiya Vysshikh Uchebnykh Zavedenii, Radiofizika, Vol. 41, No. 6, pp. 699–722, June, 1998.     

双奇核中πi_(13/2)νi_(13/2)2-准粒子转动带旋称反转研究

利用重离子熔合蒸发反应和在束γ谱学实验方法研究了双奇核176,178Ir和182 Au的高自旋态结构 ,在这 3个双奇核中观测到了基于πi13 2 νi13 2 准粒子组态下的转动带 .以能级间隔系统学为判据 ,对184Au核中πi13 2 νi13 2 转动带能级自旋进行了指定 .指出176,178Ir和182 ,184Au 4个双奇核的πi13 2 νi13 2 转动带在低自旋区均出现旋称反转 .对πi13 2 νi13 2 转动带旋称反转现象进行了定性的讨论 .用推转壳模型对πh9 2 νi13 2 带和πi13 2 νi13 2 带能级结构进行了理论研究 ,发现当采用形变和对力自洽计算后 ,从理论上可以定性地解释两个半退耦带出现的旋称反转现象     

An optical rotatory detector for high-performance liquid chromatography using polarization modulation.

A sensitive and variable-wavelength optical rotatory (OR) detector for high-performance liquid chromatography is presented. This design is entirely different from that of conventional OR detectors consisting of a crossed polarizer pair. By placing a polarizing prism and a retardation plate into a commercial circular dichroism (CD) detector, the OR signal was obtained. The Mueller matrix approach was used to prove the principle of the OR signal appearance. Sugars and 4-androstene-3,17-dione were chosen as test compounds. The limit of detection was below 0.5 microg of injected sucrose at 260 nm, which was superior to that obtained with a conventional OR detector. For 4-androstene-3,17-dione, which is CD active, and shows a large anomalous OR dispersion curve, our detector gave a large OR signal with approximately half the intensity of the CD signal at 340 nm.     

Dissociation mechanism of electronically excited CHn (n = 3–5) neutrals formed by near-resonant neutralization using charge inversion mass spectrometry

Charge inversion mass spectrometry was used to produce the electronically excited species CH_n (n=3–5) from their corresponding positive ions by neutralization with an alkali metal target, and then to subsequently detect and mass-analyze the negative ions formed from the neutral fragments produced from the dissociation of the excited neutrals. The trapezoidal shape and the intensity of the peak associated with CH₂^- ions in the charge inversion spectrum of CH₃⁺ ions indicated that the CH₃ neutrals dissociated mainly into CH₂ + H without a large activation barrier. The most intense peak in the spectrum of CH₄⁺ ions was that associated with CH₂^- ions, and this peak comprised a combination of both trapezoidal and triangular shaped peaks. The trapezoidal shaped peak was attributed to CH₂^- ions resulting from direct dissociation of CH₄ into CH₂ + H₂. The concurrent dissociation of CH₄ into CH₃ + H was followed by the further subsequent dissociation of the deformed CH₃ fragments into CH₂ + H, and this was proposed to be the origin of the triangular shaped component of the CH₂^- peak. In the spectrum of CH₅⁺ ions, the CH₃^- peak was much less intense than the CH₂^- peak, which was proposed to be the result of the geometry of the CH₃, formed from the dissociation of CH₅ into CH₃ + H₂,being substantially distorted from the D_3h symmetry, leading to its further subsequent dissociation.     

Synthesis of poly(dipeptide)s on the surface of functional micelle and reversed micelle

Amphiphilic active 4-dodecanoyl-2-nitrophenyl esters of dipeptide containing β-alanine ( 1 – 5 ) were prepared and their polycondensation was studied in detail. The critical micelle concentrations of the active esters 1 – 5 were determined in water by the dye method and the apparent mean aggregation number of reversed micelles formed by model compound 6 was determined by the osmotic method. The results of polycondensation can be explained by assuming that aggregations such as micelle and reversed micelle play an important role in polycondensation. The obtained new poly(dipeptide)s were examined by IR, ¹H NMR, x-ray diffraction, and circular dichroism spectra.     

Multi-quasiparticle excitations in ~(145)Tb

Nuclei with N and Z near magic number can be well described by the nuclear shell model. The 145Tb nucleus has a valence proton and a pair of neutron holes with respect to the doubly closed 146Gd nucleus. Therefore, it is expected that the excitations in 145Tb be dominated by single-particle configurations. A detailed measurement of the excitation scheme in 145Tb would give us an opportunity to examine the behavior of multi-particle excitations involving high angular momentum orbits and provi…