Coaxial conducting polymer nanotubes: polypyrrole nanotubes coated with polyaniline or poly(<Emphasis Type="Italic">p</Emphasis>-phenylenediamine) and products of their carbonisation

Polypyrrole nanotubes were prepared by the oxidation of pyrrole with iron(III) chloride in a reaction mixture containing methyl orange. They were subsequently coated with polyaniline or poly(p-phenylenediamine) in situ during the oxidation of respective monomers in their presence. A part of the coaxial nanotubes was deprotonated using ammonia solution. The conductivity of polypyrrole nanotubes of 60 S cm^?1, was reduced after the coating, and again after the deprotonation, but maintained at a level above 10^?4 S cm^?1. Infrared and Raman spectra reflect the presence of the polymer overlayer deposited on the polypyrrole template. Thermogravimetric analysis was used as a tool for the analytical carbonisation of samples in an inert nitrogen atmosphere. The conversion of conducting polymers to nitrogen-containing carbon nanotubes was confirmed using Raman spectra.     

Effect of water release on thermal properties of polyaniline

Conducting polyaniline (PANI) was studied by thermal expansion measurement, thermogravimetric analysis and by electrical conductivity measurement. Relative elongation and coefficient of thermal expansion (CTE) were determined from room temperature to 60 °C. Various temperature profiles were used. During heating, the treatment of samples at a constant temperature higher than the room temperature, or evacuation, water was released from the samples. Water release was detected by mass and thermogravimetric analysis. Water release was connected with shrinkage of the PANI samples and apparent negative CTE in the first thermal cycle. In the following thermal cycles, it increased and reached a positive value. CTE of PANI attained values in the range of ?30 × 10^?6 K^?1 up to 20 × 10^?6 K^?1 in dependence on water content in the sample before measurement and on experimental conditions of measurement. Irreversible shrinkage of the polymer was the largest in the first thermal cycle. Water release exhibited a strong time and temperature dependence, and it was only partially reversible. The electrical conductivity was measured by a four-point van der Pauw method. Relative electrical conductivity decreased with amounts of water release. Relative decrease of electrical conductivity reached as far as 20% after evacuation 7 h at the room temperature.     

Conducting materials prepared by the oxidation of <Emphasis Type="Italic">p</Emphasis>-phenylenediamine with <Emphasis Type="Italic">p</Emphasis>-benzoquinone

p-Phenylenediamine was oxidized with p-benzoquinone in the aqueous solutions of methanesulfonic acid (MSA). The conductivity of the products increased with increasing concentration of MSA from 1.5?×?10^?12 S cm^?1 in 0.1 M MSA up to 3.4?×?10^?4 S cm^?1 in 5 M MSA. The low-molecular-weight products are basically composed of one p-benzoquinone and two p-phenylenediamine molecules. Their molecular structure is discussed on the basis of mass, Fourier-transform infrared, Raman, NMR and electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR) spectroscopies. The formation of 2,5-di(p-phenylenediamine)-p-benzoquinone protonated with methanesulfonic acid best complies with the information provided by spectroscopic techniques. Its conversion to hydroquinone tautomer explains the formation of unpaired spins observed by EPR and their potential contribution to the conduction.     

Magnetism in a UNi2/3Rh1/3Al single crystal

We report a magnetization, magnetostriction, electrical resistivity, specific heat and neutron scattering study of a UNi_2/3Rh_1/3Al single crystal, a solid solution of an antiferromagnet UNiAl and a ferromagnet URhAl. The huge uniaxial magnetic anisotropy confining the principal magnetic response to the c axis in the parent compounds persists also for the solid solution. The magnetization curve at 1.6 K has a pronounced S shape with an inflection at 12 T. The temperature dependence of magnetic susceptibility exhibits a maximum around 10 K and is magnetic history dependent at lower temperatures where the resistivity increases linearly with decreasing temperature. The low-temperature ρ(T) anomaly is removed in a magnetic field applied along c, which yields a large negative magnetoresistance amounting to m46 zin 14T (at 2 K). The C/T values exhibit a minimum around 12 K and below 8 K they become nearly constant (about 250 mJ mol^?1 K^?2), which is strongly affected by magnetic fields. Neutron scattering data confirm a non-magnetic ground state of UNi_2/3Rh_1/3Al. The bulk properties at low temperatures are tentatively attributed to the freezing of U magnetic moments with antiferromagnetic correlations. The additional intensities detected on top of nuclear reflections in neutron diffraction in a magnetic field applied along c are found to be proportional to the field-induced magnetization, which reflects field-induced ferromagnetic coupling of U magnetic moments. This scenario is corroborated also by finding low-temperature magnetostriction data that also scale with the square of magnetization.     

Statistics for Inhomogeneous Space-Time Shot-Noise Cox Processes

In the paper we introduce a flexible inhomogeneous space-time shot-noise Cox process model and derive a two-step estimation procedure for it. In the first step the inhomogeneity is estimated by means of a Poisson score estimating equation and in the second step we use minimum contrast estimation based on second order properties to obtain estimates of the clustering parameters. The suggested model is not separable but it has a special interaction structure which enables to use the spatial and temporal projections of the process for parameter estimation. Efficiency of the introduced method is investigated by means of a simulation study and it is compared to a previously used method.     

Provenance study of volcanic glass using 266–1064 nm orthogonal double pulse laser induced breakdown spectroscopy

Double pulse laser induced breakdown spectroscopy in orthogonal configuration was used for the analysis of twelve samples of volcanic glass. Raw material and artifact samples originated from Czech, Slovak, German, Hungarian, Greek, Turkish, and Ukrainian sites. The primary 266 nm laser beam was focused onto a sample area of about 0.1 mm in diameter at the optimised energy of 10 mJ resulting in only very slight sample damage, almost unrecognizable even by a microscope. The secondary 1064 nm laser beam, positioned parallel to the sample surface and focused onto the intersection with the primary beam, induced a spark with enhanced radiation at the optimised energy of 100 mJ. Measurement of emission lines selected on basis of chemical composition, signal intensity, signal-to-background ratio, and minimum interference from the surrounding spectra: Si(I) 288.16 nm, Mg(II) 279.55 nm, 280.27 nm, Mg(I) 285.21 nm, Ca(II) 317.93 nm, Na(I) 589.59 nm, Al(I) 308.22 nm, Fe(II) 259.94 nm, Ti(II) 334.94 nm, Sr(II) 407.77 nm, Ba(II) 455.40 nm, K(I) 769.90 nm, provided experimental data sufficiently sensitive to differentiate the properties of the studied samples. Rare earth elements were not detected even though the double pulse technique is more sensitive than the single pulse variant. Visualisation methods of multidimensional statistical analyses such as radar chart, Chernoff faces, scatterplots, and the Spearman correlation matrix provided successful differentiation of the sample groups and/or particular samples by their origin.     

A ditopic ferrocene receptor for anions and cations that functions as a chromogenic molecular switch

A ferrocene-based ditopic receptor containing a urea and a benzocrown ether unit shows a remarkable colour switching (ON-and-OFF) function induced by anion and cation recognition.     

Method for determination of plasticizers in industrial emissions

Summary A simple method has been developed for the determination of dibutyl phthalate, di-(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate, diisodecyl phthalate, and di(2-ethylhexyl) adipate in industrial emissions. A cartridge packed with a modified silica gel is used as adsorbent and adsorbed compounds are eluted and analyzed by HPLC in normal and reversed phase system.Presented at the 2nd Conference on Solid Phase Extraction, Bratislava, Soovakian Republic, November 16–18, 1992.     

Solvent and catalyst effects on the complexation of toluene with Cr(CO)6

Summary The effect of 8 solvents on the rate as well as the yields of complexation of toluene with Cr(CO)₆ has been studied. It has been found that the intensity of boiling has a profound effect on the rate of complexation in some cases (whenn-hexanol, cyclohexanone or diglyme is used as solvent). The rates of complexation are highest in these cases, but a considerable extent of decomposition results in lower yields. Butyl acetate, dibutyl ether and decalin have been found to be the most feasible solvents. Additionally, 27 different catalysts have been tested for the complexation of toluene in decalin solution, their effect being quantified by rate constants and the isolated yields of the reaction. The rate constants have been obtained from the rate of CO evolution and vary from 6.6·10^–5 s^–1 for formic acid to 6.5·10^–4 s^–1 for ethyl acetamidomalonate. Cycloalkanones proved to be more efficient catalysts than acyclic ketones with a close boiling point. Lactones are more efficient than esters, both cyclic and acyclic ketones, and diesters, all having a similar boiling point.

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Lösungsmittel- und katalytische Effekte bei der Komplexierung von Toluol mit Cr(CO)₆

Zusammenfassung Es wurde der Effekt von 8 Lösungsmitteln auf Komplexierungsgeschwindigkeit und Ausbeute der Komplexbildung von Toluol mit Cr(CO)₆ untersucht. Dabei wurde festgestellt, daß die Intensität der Erhitzung beim Sieden in einigen Fällen einen wesentlichen Effekt auf die Komplexierungsgeschwindigkeit hat (bein-Hexanol, Cyclohexanon und Diglyme). Die Komplexierungsgeschwindigkeit ist in diesen Fällen die größte, die bereits beträchtlich einsetzende Zersetzung ergibt aber geringere Ausbeuten. Butylacetat, Dibutylether und Decalin erwiesen sich als die günstigsten Lösungsmittel. Außerdem wurden 27 verschiedene Katalysatoren für die Komplexierungsreaktion in Decalin als Lösungsmittel getestet und ihre Effizienz durch Geschwindigkeitskonstanten und isolierbare Ausbeute charakterisiert. Die Geschwindigkeitskonstanten wurden aus der Entwicklung von CO berechnet; sie liegen zwischen 6.5·10^–5 s^–1 für Ameisensäure bis zu 6.5·10^–4 s^–1 für Ethylacetamidomalonat. Cycloalkanone erwiesen sich als die besseren Katalysatoren gegenüber acyclischen Ketonen vergleichbaren Siedepunkts. Lactone sind effektvoller als Ester, cyclische sowohl als auch acyclische Ketone und Diester mit ähnlichen Siedepunkten.