Temperature dependence of the magnetic penetration depth in YBa2Cu3O6.95

We report precision transverse fieldSR measurements of the internal field distribution in the vortex state of crystalline YBa₂Cu₃O_6.95. A novel low background apparatus was used to study a mosaic sample of three high quality single crystals (T_c=93.3K). The observed frequency spectra in magnetic fields of 5kG and 15 kG applied along the c-axis have the characteristic features expected for a regular vortex lattice with some additional broadening. From a preliminary analysis we find that [(0)/(T)]² has a linear temperature coefficient forT<30 K. Such a term is inconsistent with simple s-wave pairing in the superconducting state. These results support recent microwave measurements of(T) on similar crystals in zero applied field but differ significantly from previousSR reports on sintered powders and crystals with lower T_c.This research was supported by the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada.     

A metallo-capped polyrotaxane containing calix[4]arenes and cyclodextrins and its highly selective binding for Ca2+

A water-soluble nanometer-scale metallocapped polyrotaxane has been prepared by the inclusion complexation of azo-calixarenes with metallo-bridged bis(beta-CD)s, displaying highly selective binding for Ca(2+).     

Photothermochemical process in ammonium perchlorate crystals: II

The influence of phase transition (PT) on the process of thermal development of a latent image arising after X-ray and uv irradiation of ammonium perchlorate (AP) crystals has been studied. Despite the production of a large number of new dislocations accompanying PT, it essentially does not influence the thermal development: The developed image does not smear at PT, remaining as clear as before it. By comparing mirror-symmetric surfaces of cleavage planes of AP crystals, it has been shown that at doses of X-ray and uv irradiation sufficient for obtaining an image, no production of new dislocations was observed in AP crystals. It is suggested that latent image arises due to formation during irradiation of chlorine oxidic products of radiolysis: ClO₃, ClO₂, and ClO as well as the corresponding ions ClO^?, ClO^?₂, and ClO^?₃, i.e., initiators of AP low-temperature decomposition.