Electrical properties of nanointerface at poly(3-hexylthiophehe) and metal junctions probed directly with potential tip

Electrical properties at the nanointerfaces of head-to-tail coupled poly(3-hexylthiophene), PHT and metals (Au, Al) in sandwich type Al/PHT/Au diodes have been investigated using a nanomanipulator with the potential probing tip. It has been directly found that the highly insulating layer and the appreciable contact resistance are formed at Al/PHT with the thickness of several tens nanometer and PAT/Au, respectively. The bias dependence of the interface resistances at Al/PHT shows the origin of rectification. It has also been found that the interface resistance at PAT/Au is unexpectedly large, though the current–voltage behavior is ohmic. The results indicate the contact resistances between PHT and metals at the nanometric region are important factors to determine the diode performance.     

Selective photoinduced energy transfer from a thiophene rotaxane to acceptor

An energy transfer process was investigated using cyclodextrin-oligothiophene rotaxanes (2T-[2]rotaxane). The excited energy of 2T-[2]rotaxane is transferred to the sexithiophene derivative which is included in the cavity of β-CD stoppers of 2T-[2]rotaxane.     

Electrical Conduction Mechanisms of MxPS3, M1−xM'xPS3 and their Intercalation Compounds

Abstract

In the M_xPS₃ and M_1?xM'_xPS₃ systems, the P₂S₆ cluster contributes to the poor electrical conductivity for the compounds in which the energy level of the metal 3d orbital is deeper than those of the P, S 3p orbitals. For the compounds in which metal 3d orbital is closed to P and S 3p orbitals and has mixed valency, the induced mixed valency of P₂S₆, cluster and/or hopping mechanism contribute to the electrical conductivity. In the organic electron donor intercalation into M_xPS₃ and M_1?xM'_xPS₃ compounds, the new intercalation reaction is discovered, in which formation of tris-complexes of metal ions with guest molecules occurs in the host interlayer.     

Molecular rotation and lattice dynamical properties for cyclodextrin-ferrocene and some its ring-substituted derivative clathrates

This paper reports the unusual relaxation effect in the⁵⁷Fe Mössbauer spectra of -cyclodextrin(-cyclopentadienyl)(-ethylcyclopentadienyl)iron(II) clathrate. At low temperatures it consists of a simple quadrupole doublet. However, the Mössbauer spectrum collapses to a broad peak at 320 K. This behavior is interpreted in terms of a model that a ferrocene molecule in the cavity of clathrate lattices rotates as temperature is raised. The relaxation reaches a critical rate, a lifetime of the excited nuclear state. The relaxation time for the reorientation of (-cyclopentadienyl)(-ethylcyclopentadienyl)iron(II) in a cavity was 1.2×10^–7 s at 320 K and a barrier to rotation of about 8.8 KJ/mol was estimated.     

Semiautomated synthesis of oligonucleotides on a silica gel support

Dodecadeoxynucleotides have been synthesized by the phosphotriester method on a column of γ-aminopropyl silica gel or benzylaminopolystyrene by using a programmed synthesizer.     

Construction and performance of a newly developed X-ray excited optical luminescence spectrometer

A newly developed XEOL spectrometer was constructed having the following features: (1) high energy X-ray tube and its well regulated power supply, (2) minimized leakage of scattered X-rays, (3) sample heating device suppressing host luminescence, and (4) improved resolving power of the optics.The direct determination of rare earth elements in La₂O₃ was explored using this instrument in a performance test. The results showed a great improvement in sensitivity and reproducibility using this method.