Effect of indium incorporation on properties of SnS thin films prepared by spray pyrolysis

Tin sulphide (SnS) thin films were deposited on glass substrate at different substrate temperature (T_s = 325 °C, 350 °C and 375 °C) by pyrolytic decomposition using stannous chloride and thiourea as precursor solutions. Also, indium-doped SnS thin films were prepared by using InCl₃ as dopant source. The dopant concentration [In/Sn] was varied from 2 at% to 6 at%. The XRD analysis revealed that the films were polycrystalline in nature having orthorhombic crystal structure with a preferred grain orientation along (1 1 1) plane. Due to In doping, the orientation of the grains in the (1 1 1) plane was found to be deteriorated. Atomic force microscopy (AFM) measurements revealed that the surface roughness of the films decreased due to indium doping. The optical properties were investigated by measuring the transmittance characteristics which were used to find the optical band gap energy, refractive index and extinction coefficient. The energy band gap value was decreased from 1.60 to 1.43 eV with increasing In concentration. The photoluminescence (PL) measurements of thin films showed strong emission band centered at 760 nm. Using Hall Effect measurements electrical resistivity, carrier concentration and Hall mobility have been determined.     

Synthesis and Characterization of a Novel Heterocyclic Schiff Base and Development of a Fluorescent Sensor for Vitamin B12

Journal of Fluorescence - A heterocyclic Schiff base (MPDPI)was synthesized by the condensation reaction of 1-phenylisatin with 4,5-dimethylphenylene diamine. It was characterized by using...     

5-Exo-dig radical cyclization of enediynes: the first synthesis of tin-substituted benzofulvenes

[reaction: see text] Bu(3)Sn-mediated 5-exo-dig radical cyclization of diaryl enediynes provides a mild and efficient approach to tin-substituted fulvenes. Further synthetic opportunities opened by this process and general factors responsible for the observed regio- and stereoselectivity are outlined.     

Hyperfine interaction in K2Ba[Fe(NO2)6

Magnetic hyperfine splitting observed in the low temperature M?ssbauer spectrum of potassium barium hexanitro ferrate(II), in the absence of any external field, is attributed to the 5T2g state of the central metal atom further split into a ground 5Eg state and a first excited 5B2g state under a distorted octahedral symmetry in contrast to the earlier prediction of 1A1g ground state on the basis of room temperature M?ssbauer spectral and other properties. The central iron atom is coordinated to six nitrito groups (NO2-), having an oxidation state of +2. The temperature dependence of M?ssbauer spectra is explained on the basis of electronic relaxation among the spin-orbit coupled levels of the 5Eg ground state. Various kinds of electronic relaxation mechanisms have been compared to explain the proposed mechanism. The observed temperature dependent spectra with varying internal magnetic field and line width can be explained by simple spin lattice relaxation.     

2'-O-[2-[2-(N,N-dimethylamino)ethoxy]ethyl] modified oligonucleotides: symbiosis of charge interaction factors and stereoelectronic effects

[structure: see text] Oligonucleotides with a novel, 2'-O-[2-[2-(N,N-dimethylamino)ethoxy]ethyl] (2'-O-DMAEOE) modification have been synthesized. This modification, a cationic analogue of the 2'-O-(2-methoxyethyl) (2'-O-MOE) modification, exhibits high binding affinity to target RNA (but not to DNA) and exceptional resistance to nuclease degradation. Analysis of the crystal structure of a self-complementary oligonucleotide containing a single 2'-O-DMAEOE modification explains the importance of charge factors and gauche effects on the observed antisense properties. 2'-O-DMAEOE modified oligonucleotides are ideal candidates for antisense drugs.     

Rehybridization as a general mechanism for maximizing chemical and supramolecular bonding and a driving force for chemical reactions

Dynamic variations in hybridization patterns (rehybridization) were analyzed at B3LYP/6-31G** and MP2/6-31+G* levels. Computations clearly illustrate the generality of rehybridization in a variety of chemical phenomena, which involve structural reorganization in hydrogen-bonded complexes, nonhyperconjugative stereoelectronic effects in saturated heterocycles, Mills-Nixon effect, and contrasting substituent effects in cycloaromatization reactions.     

Synthesis and physicochemical studies of some novel picrate derivatives

(1)H and (13)C NMR spectra were recorded for some novel picrate derivatives derived from some 3,3-methyl-2,6-diarylpiperidin-4-ones and 3-benzyl-2,6-diarylpiperidin-4-one. The difference in the chemical shift of equatorial methylene proton and axial methylene proton at C(5) [Δ = δ(eq)-δ(ax)] is highly negative which is in contrast to the value observed in the corresponding parent piperidin-4-ones and this is attributed to the syn 1,3-diaxial interaction between the axial N-H bond and axial hydrogen at C-5. The effect of protonation on the chemical shifts was studied in detail. The chemical shifts of the heterocyclic ring protons are influenced by the picrate anion. Solvatochromism of picrates were studied in detail. DFT calculations were carried out in order to find out the NBO analysis, HOMO-LUMO energies, MEP studies and hyperpolarisability behaviour. The electric dipole moment (μ) and the first-hyperpolarisability (β) value of the investigated molecules have been studied theoretically which reveal that the synthesized molecules have microscopic non-linear optical (NLO) behaviour with non-zero values.     

2'-O-[2-(amino)-2-oxoethyl] oligonucleotides

[structure: see text] Oligonucleotides with novel modifications, 2'-O-[2-(amino)-2-oxoethyl] (2'-O-NAc), 2'-O-[2-(methylamino)-2-oxoethyl] (2'-O-NMAc), 2'-O-[2-(dimethylamino)-2-oxoethyl] (2'-O-DMAc), and 2'-O-[2-[[2-(dimethylamino)ethyl]amino]-2-oxoethyl] (2'-O-DMAEAc), have been synthesized. These modified oligonucleotides exhibit high binding affinity to complementary RNA (and not to DNA) and considerably enhance the nuclease stability of oligonucleotides with t(1/2) > 24 h.     

Conformational and configurational studies on 3-azabicyclo[3.3.1]nonane (3-abn) derivatives and related systems employing carbon-13 NMR spectroscopy

The ¹³C nmr spectra of 4 cis-2,4-diphenyl-3-azabicyclo[3.3.1]nonanes, 11 cis-2,4-diaryl-3-azabicyclo[3.3.1]-nonan-9-ones, 26 cis-2,4-diaryl-3-azabicyclo[3.3.1]-nonan-9-ols or acetates thereof, 5 cis-2,4-diaryl-3-azabi-cyclo[4.3.1]decan-10-ones or -10-ols and 5 cis-2,4-diphenyl-3-aza-7-thiabicyclo[3.3.1]nonan-9-ones, -9-ols or 9-yl acetates have been recorded. Except for the 7-thia compounds, which appear to exist mainly in the configuration and conformation with the nitrogen-containing ring in the boat form, these compounds seem to exist overwhelmingly in chair-chair conformations. The configuration of the 9-ols and their acetates (syn or anti to the nitrogen-containing ring) has been deduced from the spectra. In a number of cases, the structures assigned differ from those earlier postulated. Broadening of one set of aryl signals (probably those due to the ortho carbons) in the case of N-methyl (but not N-H) compounds without ortho substituents is ascribed to restricted phenyl rotation.     

Synthesis of spherical polymer and titania photonic crystallites

The fabrication of small structured spherical particles that are essentially small photonic crystals is described. The particles are 1-50 microm in diameter and are porous with nearly close-packed monodisperse pores whose size is comparable to the wavelength of light. The solid matrix of the particles is titania, which provides a large refractive index contrast between the particle matrix and pores. The particles are made by encapsulating polymer colloidal particles in emulsion droplets of hexanes in which a titanium alkoxide precursor is dissolved. Subsequent osmotic removal of the hexanes from the droplets and condensation of the alkoxide precursor leads to spherical aggregates of polymer spheres with titania filling the spaces between the polymer spheres. The polymer particles are then burned out leaving behind the desired porous titania particles. The size and structure of the pores and high refractive index of the titania matrix are expected to produce particles that are very efficient scatterers of light, making them useful as pigments.