Thin-film assemblies of magnesium fluoride/aluminium/BK7-glass (MgF2/Al/BK7) and rutile/aluminium/BK7-glass (TiO2/Al/BK7) are experimentally studied, both by a direct coupling of evanescent waves and by a coupling of guided waves into surface plasmon waves (SPWs). Anisotropic effects of the prism coupler as well as the MgF2 and the TiO2 films on the phase-matching condition are examined theoretically and experimentally. The dielectric function of the Al films is recovered from SPW experiments with an uncertainty <10%. 相似文献
Direct coupling or transformation of inert alkanes based on the selective C–H activation is of great importance for both chemistry and chemical engineering. Here, we report the coupling of polyenes that are transformed from n-dotriacontane (n-C32H66)through on-surface cascade dehydrogenation on Cu (110) surface, leading to the formation of polyacetylene (PA). Three distinct linkages have been resolved by scanning tunneling microscope (STM) and noncontact atomic force micros... 相似文献
Two kinds of TiO(2) nanobelts were prepared from commercial P-25 powders via an alkaline hydrothermal method with and without an acid etching process. The uncauterized nanobelts (TNs) exhibited a smooth surface, and mixed phases of anatase and TiO(2) (B), whereas the cauterized ones (CTNs) displayed a rough surface and a pure anatase structure. TNs and CTNs were then deposited onto a glassy carbon electrode (GCE) surface with a conductive adhesive (CA), and the resulting chemically modified electrodes exhibited electrocatalytic activities in the oxidation of nucleobases in a 0.1 M phosphate buffer solution (PBS) at pH 7.4. For guanine and adenine, well-defined oxidation peaks were observed in voltammetric measurements at about +0.62 and +0.89 V, respectively, at a potential sweep rate of 100 mV s(-1), whereas for cytosine, uracil and thymine, the voltammetric features were not obvious. The average surface coverages (Γ) of guanine and adenine on the CTNs/CA/GCE electrode were estimated to be 4.75 × 10(-10) and 7.44 × 10(-10) mol cm(-2), respectively, which were about twice those at the TNs/CA/GCE electrode. The enhanced activity of the CTN-based electrode towards purine nucleobase oxidation was ascribed to the large specific surface area and anatase structures with enhanced (001) facets of the CTN that facilitated adsorption of the analytes onto the electrode surface and charge transport through the electrode surface layer. 相似文献
A practical synthesis of α-haloaryl esters has been achieved via a chemoselective Negishi coupling of poly-halogenated aromatics and Reformatsky reagents in the presence of catalytic Pd(dba)2 and Xantphos. This chemistry tolerates a variety of aryl halides and was successfully applied to the synthesis of Ibuprofen. The α-haloaryl ester products, exemplified by ethyl 2-(4-bromo-2-chlorophenyl)acetate (3a), can be further functionalized via palladium or copper catalysis to afford an array of α-aryl esters. 相似文献
To enhance the removal of trichloroacetic acid (TCA) by anodic contact glow discharge electrolysis (CGDE), the combined degradation of TCA by the action of anodic CGDE, denoted anodic degradation, and normal electrolytic processes at the cathode, denoted cathodic degradation, was investigated. Here, this overall process is termed simultaneous degradation. Compared to anodic degradation, in simultaneous degradation, the reduction rates for TCA and total organic carbon (TOC) increased from 65.32% and 62.03% to 91.82% and 73.03%, respectively. Meanwhile, the dechlorination rate rose from 64.6 to 80.12%. For simultaneous degradation, the disappearance of TCA, the reduction in the TOC, and the dechlorination of TCA, followed first-order kinetics. The reaction intermediates were detected and, based on the intermediates and the observed kinetics, the effects of the simultaneous degradation of TCA, TOC, and dechlorination of TCA are discussed. The cathode materials, length of the anode dipped into the electrolyte, and Pd loading on the Ni cathode all affected the simultaneous degradation of TCA significantly. The effect of the addition of Fe2+ was also investigated. The additive and synergistic effects of the combination of anodic and cathodic degradations on simultaneous degradation are discussed. Based on these results, an analysis of the degradation of TCA suggests that ·OH and ·H/e?aq generated by the action of anodic CGDE, as well as the ·Hads generated on the Pd-loaded Ni cathode surface, are the key species responsible for the dechlorination of TCA. Furthermore, possible mechanistic routes for the simultaneous degradation of TCA are proposed.
Sitting at the intersection of spintronics and thermoelectricity, research investigating the coupling of thermoelectric, magnetic, and electrical transport properties in materials has recently found that the ferromagnetic Heusler alloys are the ideal testbeds. These materials have attracted a lot of attention due to their useful magnetotransport properties and the possibility of tailoring these properties by modifying their composition or producing heterostructures. With the diverse range of interesting phenomena in the Heusler alloys, ferromagnetic Heusler alloys are also ideal candidates for engineering spin caloritronic devices that can take advantage of the interplay of the physics of heat flow, magnetism, and electric potential. The fundamental physical concepts important to spin-dependent thermoelectrics research are introduced and recent studies of several ferromagnetic Heusler compounds are reviewed, highlighting some exceptional latest experiments on half-metallic Co2TiSn and the ferromagnetic Weyl semimetal Co2MnGa. Furthermore, the potential to generate useful magnetothermoelectric voltages in electronic devices based on the anomalous Nernst effect is discussed. 相似文献