Magnetocrystalline anisotropy and inversion degree of manganese-ferrous-ferrites

Torque measurements have been performed at 4 and 77 K on single crystals of Mn_1?xFe_2+xO₄ (0<x<0.05) and MnFe_2?xTi_xO₄ (0<x<0.1). The crystals were either quenched or slowly cooled causing a change of inversion by 0.1. It is found that the magnetic anisotropy due to the ferrous ions in the Ti-doped samples is 80 per cent larger than in the Mn_1?xFe_2+xO₄ crystals. In both crystal series the ferrous ion anisotropy in the slowly cooled crystals is 70 per cent higher than in the quenched crystals. The K₁ of MnFe₂O₄ at 4 K is found to decrease from ?3.6 × 10⁵ erg/cm³ after show cooling, down to ?2.6 × 10⁵ erg/cm³ after quenching.     

Quantum fluctuations and the closing of the Coulomb gap in a correlated insulator

The "switchable mirror" yttrium hydride is one of the few strongly correlated systems with a continuous Mott-Hubbard metal-insulator transition. We systematically map out the low temperature electrical transport from deep in the insulator to the quantum critical point using persistent photoconductivity as a drive parameter. Both activated hopping over a Coulomb gap and power-law quantum fluctuations must be included to describe the data. Collapse of the data onto a universal curve within a dynamical scaling framework (with corrections) requires znu=6.0+/-0.5, where nu and z are the static and dynamical critical exponents, respectively.     

Charge localization in collision-induced multiple ionization of van der Waals clusters with highly charged ions

Charge localization in multiple ionization and fragmentation of small argon clusters is reported. The processes are initiated by interaction of the neutral cluster with highly charged Xe(q+) (5< or =q< or =25). Products are detected by means of multicoincidence time-of-flight methods. A strong dependence of the fragmentation pattern on the Xe charge state q is observed. In particular, we find evidence for formation of multiply charged atomic Ar(r+) fragment ions up to r = 7. Such high charge states have neither been observed in fission of multiply charged van der Waals clusters nor in ion-induced fragmentation of fullerenes or metal clusters. This hints at fundamentally different excitation and fragmentation dynamics.     

卟啉纳米材料制备及在可视化传感器中的应用

在水/油体系中,利用表面活性剂辅助自组装制备出5,10,15,20-四苯基卟啉锌(ZnTPP)和5,10,15,20-四苯基卟啉钴(CoTPP)纳米材料,改变陈化时间制备多种形貌卟啉纳米材料,如纳米球、纳米棒和纳米片等。利用紫外-可见光谱和荧光光谱分析两种卟啉纳米材料的光学性质,ZnTPP纳米材料的荧光强度是其单体的4.5倍,具有良好光敏性。基于两种卟啉纳米材料构建可视化阵列芯片对挥发性气体己醛检测,卟啉纳米的响应度是它们单体的2倍。     

Integrated mechano-optical hydrogen gas sensor using cantilever bending readout with a Si3N4 grated waveguide

We demonstrate a proof of concept of a novel and compact integrated mechano-optical sensor for H(2) detection based on a microcantilever suspended above a Si(3)N(4) grated waveguide. The fabricated devices are mechanically and optically modeled and characterized. Sensing operation of the sensor is demonstrated with 1% H(2) in N(2). The error in detection of the cantilever bending induced by absorption of H(2) is estimated to be approximately 10 nm. Significantly improved sensitivity (down to ～33 pm) is expected for reduced initial bending of the microcantilever. The simulation and experimental results are in good agreement and provide a good guideline for further optimization of the sensor.     

Oxyallyl exposed: an open-shell singlet with picosecond lifetimes in solution but persistent in crystals of a cyclobutanedione precursor

Photoinduced decarbonylation of 2,4-bis(spirocyclohexyl)-1,3-cyclobutanedione 1 in the crystalline solid state resulted in formation of a deep blue transient with λ(max) = 550 nm and a half-life of 42 min at 298 K, identified as kinetically stabilized oxyallyl. Support for an open-shell singlet species was obtained by spectroscopic analysis and (4/4) CASSCF calculations with the 6-31+G(d) basis set and multireference MP2 corrections. The electronic spectrum of the singlet biradical, confirmed by femtosecond pump-probe studies in solution, was matched by coupled cluster calculations with single and double corrections.     

The radiative lifetime of metastable CO (a 3Pi, v=0)

We present a combined experimental and theoretical study on the radiative lifetime of CO in the a (3)Pi(1,2), v=0 state. CO molecules in a beam are prepared in selected rotational levels of this metastable state, Stark-decelerated, and electrostatically trapped. From the phosphorescence decay in the trap, the radiative lifetime is measured to be 2.63+/-0.03 ms for the a (3)Pi(1), v=0, J=1 level. From the spin-orbit coupling between the a (3)Pi and the A (1)Pi states a 20% longer radiative lifetime of 3.16 ms is calculated for this level. It is concluded that coupling to other (1)Pi states contributes to the observed phosphorescence rate of metastable CO.     

Interactions of neutral and singly charged keV atomic particles with gas-phase adenine molecules

KeV atomic particles traversing biological matter are subject to charge exchange and screening effects which dynamically change this particle's effective charge. The understanding of the collision cascade along the track thus requires a detailed knowledge of the interaction dynamics of radiobiologically relevant molecules, such as DNA building blocks or water, not only with ionic but also with neutral species. We have studied collisions of keV H(+), He(+), and C(+) ions and H(0), He(0), and C(0) atoms with the DNA base adenine by means of high resolution time-of-flight spectrometry. For H(0) and H(+) we find qualitatively very similar fragmentation patterns, while for carbon, strong differences are observed when comparing C(0) and C(+) impact. For collisions with He(0) and He(+) projectiles, a pronounced delayed fragmentation channel is observed, which has not been reported before.