Diamond formation by reduction of carbon dioxide at low temperatures

This Communication reports a low-temperature diamond synthesis technique, in which diamonds (10-250 mum) can form at a temperature as low as 440 degrees C by reduction of dense CO2 with metallic Na. The X-ray diffraction pattern of a powder sample shows three reflection peaks, indexed with 111, 220, and 311, corresponding unambiguously to cubic diamond. The Raman spectrum of the product exhibits an intense first-order peak at 1332 cm-1, which is the characteristic signature of the cubic diamond, indicating the formation of well-crystallized diamond. Carbon dioxide is a nontoxic low-energy molecule, abundant on earth. This novel reduction method could allow studies of large-size diamond growth using CO2 as the carbon source.     

Layer-by-layer assembly of metal-mediated multiporphyrin arrays

Two types of multiporphyrin arrays, mediated by PdCl4(2-) complex ions at the air-water interface, were alternately transferred onto solid supports to form three-dimensional organized multilayers by a layer-by-layer method.     

Tetrahedral onsager crosses for solubility improvement and crystallization bypass

Pure organic molecules exhibiting a suitable concave rigid shape are expected to give porous glasses in the solid state. Such a feature opens new opportunities to avoid crystallization and to improve molecular solubility in relation to the high internal energy of these solid phases. To quantitatively explore the latter strategy, a series of rigid tetrahedral conjugated molecules nC and the corresponding models nR have been synthesized. Related to the present purpose, several properties have been investigated using UV absorption, steady-state fluorescence emission, differential scanning calorimetry, (1)H NMR translational self-diffusion, magic angle spinning (13)C NMR, and multiple-beam interferometry experiments. The present tetrahedral crosses are up to 8 orders of magnitude more soluble than the corresponding model compounds after normalization to the same molecular length. In addition, they give concentrated monomeric solutions that can be used to cover surfaces with homogeneous films whose thickness goes down to the nanometer range. Such attractive features make cross-like molecular architectures promising for many applications.     

Optical activity of microemulsion induced by electric field and its tunable behaviors

It has been shown that optical activity can occur in microemulsion under external electric field and rotation angle can also be tuned by the electric field. A set of microemulsions (water/Span80/transformer oil) with different water concentration were prepared and their optical activity was measured with the changes of applied electric field and θ, the angle between the electric vector of the incident linearly polarized light and the external electric field, using an automatic polarimeter. The experiments indicate that when none of the external electric field, water concentration and θ are zero, there is optical activity in microemulsions. For a given concentration, rotation angle ψ increases with electric field, and it firstly increases, passes through a maximum at C = C0,then monotonically decreases as C increases when electric field keeps constant. The relationship between the rotation angle and θ is also obtained. It is thought that the electric field-induced destroy of spatial symmetry of microemulsion is responsible for the optical activity of microemulsion.     

On the Upper Bound of Second Eigenvalues for Uniformly Elliptic Operators of any Orders

Abstract Let Ω R~m(m≥1)be a bounded domain with piecewise smooth boundary Ω.Let t and r bepositive integers with t>r+1. We consider the eigenvalue problems(1.1)and(12),and obtain Theorem 1and Theorem 2, which generalize the results in[1,2.5].     

Computing an Integer Point of a Class of Convex Sets

A simplicial algorithm is proposed for computing an integer point of a convex set ^CRn satisfying

In-situ Synthesis of Copper Phthalocyanine in Silica Xerogel Matrix

Using a newly developed in-situ syntheses technique during sol-gel process, copper phthalocyanine (CuPc) is synthesized in-situ in silica xerogel matrix homogeneously. It has been confirmed by UV-Vis and IR spectroscopies that the copper ions which existed in the form of complex-ions [Cu(H₂O)₄]²⁺ and [CuCl₄]^2– in the stages of sol and wet gel were destroyed in the heat treatment process, meanwhile the copper phthalocyanine molecules were synthesized in-situ gradually during the wet gel to xerogel transition. The dimerization phenomenon of CuPc in the composite is suppressed greatly because the in-situ synthesized CuPc molecules were well isolated in the micro-pores of the xerogel matrix. The doping concentration of Copper phthalocyanine in sol-gel derived matrix can be enhanced also by this in-situ synthesis method.     

GaN FP-HEMTs中击穿电压与电流崩塌的关系

研究了钝化在抑制电流崩塌的同时，会引起HEMT器件击穿电压的下降.而采用场板结构的AlGaN/GaN场板HEMT器件(FP-HEMT)的击穿电压从46V提高到了148V，表明了场板对提高击穿电压有显著作用(3倍以上).接着，比较了FP-HEMT器件与常规HEMT器件，钝化后HEMT器件在应力前后的电流崩塌程度，得出了采用场板结构比之钝化对器件抑制电流崩塌有更明显作用的结论.从理论上和实验上都表明，采用场板结构能够很好解决提高击穿电压与抑制电流崩塌之间的矛盾. 关键词： GaN 场板 击穿电压 电流崩塌     

SAC/SAC-CI方法研究LiH基态(X1∑+)以及A1∑+、B1∏激发态结构与性质

利用SAC(Symmetry-Adapted Cluster)/SAC-CI(Configuration Interaction)理论中的SAC-CI-NV(Non-variational)and SAC-CI-V(Variational)方法,以及6-311 g**基组对LiH分子的基态(X1∑ )和A1∑ 、B1∏激发态的平衡结构以及性质进行了研究计算.两种方法对LiH分子的三个态进行处理,并将优化结果与现有实验值进行了比较,结果显示,理论计算值都与实验值符合较好.同时利用SAC/SAC-CI方法中的AllProperties关键字对我们所关心的LiH分子的基态(X1∑ )和A1∑ 、B1∏激发态进行了计算,并给出各个态在其平衡点位置处的偶极矩、振子强度和抗磁化率等一些性质参数,对以后的实验作理论参考.     

Ti-50.8at%Ni马氏体相变中的电磁特性

研究Ti-50.8at%Ni合金在马氏体-奥氏体相变温度附近的电磁性质.由M-H曲线分析了传导电子的顺磁性以及少量局域电子引起的铁磁性.在M-T曲线中，降温曲线在180K附近有突降，升温曲线在230K附近有突升.在电阻率测量中，降温和升温的ρ-T曲线也有类似的突变.升温过程的质量热容c_p曲线在230K附近出现了由奥氏体相变引起的跳跃.这些实验结果表明，样品的马氏体相变温度约 关键词： TiNi合金 电磁性质 马氏体-奥氏体相变 质量热容