Bianchi Type V magnetized string dust cosmological models with Petrov-type degenerate

Bianchi Type V massive string cosmological models with free gravitational field of Petrov Type degenerate in the presence of magnetic field with variable magnetic permeability are investigated. The magnetic field is due to an electric current produced along the x-axis. The F ₂₃ is the only non-vanishing component of electromagnetic field tensor F _ij . Maxwell’s equations F _[ij;k] = 0 and F _;j ^ij = 0 are satisfied by F ₂₃ = constant. The behaviour of the model in the presence and absence of magnetic field and other physical aspects are also discussed.      

Sol–gel based anti-reflection coatings on wedged laser rods using a spin coater

Anti-reflection (AR) sol–gel coatings are deposited on wedge glass optics for high-power lasers using spin coating technique. Characterization of these coatings on BK-7 glass substrates is carried out in terms of thickness profile across the surface, thickness variation w.r.t. wedge angle, and its effect on AR coating reflectivity, at different wedge angles from 1° to 7°. Results of the study are used to deposit AR coatings on inclined end faces of Nd:phosphate glass laser rods.     

Synthesis of transition‐metal‐ion‐selective poly(N‐isopropylacrylamide) hydrogels by the incorporation of an Aza crown ether

A functionalized cyclam was synthesized by the attachment of a polymerizable acryloyl group to one of the four nitrogens on the cyclam molecule. The polymerization of the functionalized cyclam was performed with N‐isopropylacrylamide and N,N′‐methylene bisacrylamide, and the gels obtained were studied in the presence of different transition‐metal‐ion solutions. There was a drastic difference in the phase‐transition temperature (T_c) of the poly(N‐isopropylacrylamide) (PNIPAAm)/cyclam gel in comparison with the pure PNIPAAm gel. For the described system, a T_c shift of 15 °C was obtained. The presence of functionalized cyclam increased the hydrophilicity and T_c of the aforementioned polymer gels in deionized water (at pH 6) because of the presence of protonated amino moieties. The PNIPAAm/cyclam gels showed a dependence of the swelling behavior on pH. T_c of the pure PNIPAAm gel was weakly influenced by the presence of any transition‐metal ions, such as Cu²⁺, Ni²⁺, Zn²⁺, and Mn²⁺. The addition of Cu²⁺ or Ni²⁺ to the PNIPAAm/cyclam gel reduced T_c of the polymer gel, and a shift of approximately 12 °C was observed. © 2003 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Polym Sci Part A: Polym Chem 41: 1594–1602, 2003     

Static Dielectric Constants and Kirkwood Correlation Factor of the Binary Mixtures of N-Methylformamide with Formamide,N,N-Dimethylformamide and N,N-Dimethylacetamide

Static dielectric constant values of the binary mixtures of N-methylformamide with formamide, N,N-dimethylformamide and N,N-dimethylacetamide have been measured in the whole composition range at 303 K. The Kirkwood correlation factor values of the amide–amide mixtures were determined from the measured values of the static dielectric constant and high-frequency limit dielectric constant. The evaluated values of the excess dielectric constant and deviation in the Kirkwood correlation factor infer that deviations of their mixture values occur from the mole-fraction mixture law. Results confirm that there are strong hydrogen-bond interactions between unlike molecules of amide–amide mixtures and that 1:1 complexes are formed.     

Effect of melt compounding temperature on dielectric relaxation and ionic conduction in PEO–NaClO<Subscript>4</Subscript>–MMT nanocomposite electrolytes

Polymer nanocomposite electrolytes (PNCEs) of poly(ethylene oxide) and sodium perchlorate monohydrate complexes with montmorillonite (MMT) clay up to 20 wt.% MMT concentration of poly(ethylene oxide) (PEO) are synthesized by melt compounding technique at melting temperature of PEO (∼70 °C) and NaClO₄ monohydrate (∼140 °C). Complex dielectric function, electric modulus, alternating current (ac) electrical conductivity, and impedance properties of these PNCEs films are investigated in the frequency range 20 Hz to 1 MHz at ambient temperature. The direct current conductivity of these materials was determined by fitting the frequency-dependent ac conductivity spectra to the Jonscher power law. The PNCEs films synthesized at melting temperature of NaClO₄ monohydrate have conductivity values lower than that of synthesized at PEO melting temperature. The complex impedance plane plots of these PNCEs films have a semicircular arc in upper frequency region corresponding to the bulk material properties and are followed by a spike in the lower frequency range owing to the electrode polarization phenomena. Relaxation times of electrode polarization and ionic conduction relaxation processes are determined from the frequency values corresponding to peaks in loss tangent and electric modulus loss spectra, respectively. A correlation is observed between the ionic conductivity and dielectric relaxation processes in the investigated PNCEs materials of varying MMT clay concentration. The scaled ac conductivity spectra of these PNCEs materials also obey the ac universality law.     

Mössbauer study on microwave synthesized (Cu,Fe) sulfide composites and correlation with natural mineral—cubanite

In nature, the mineral ‘Cubanite’ with composition CuFe₂S₃ occurs in orthorhombic structure in the matrix of chalcopyrite and pyrrhotite. Synthesis of this mineral in the laboratory conditions has not been reported yet. An attempt to synthesize the orthorhombic Cu–Fe–Sulfide (cubanite) by resistive as well as microwave heating technique is reported. MW-heated sample shows the presence of orthorhombic component along with isocubanite and pyrrhotite. The synthesized samples were studied in details through XRD and Mössbauer spectroscopy. The synthesis process, responsible for different proportions of the minerals, may indicate the conditions of their genesis in nature. Formation of isocubanite (cubic cubanite) seems unavoidable under the conditions of synthesis. The striking indistinguishable character of cubanite and chalcopyrite could be challenged through Mössbauer hyperfine parameter—the hyperfine field of chalcopyrite (~37 T) being quite different from that of cubanite (~33 T).     

Pure spin currents and the associated electrical voltage

We present a generalized Landauer-Büttiker transport theory for multiterminal spin transport in the presence of spin-orbit interaction. Using this theory we point out that there exists equilibrium spin currents and nonequilibrium pure spin currents, without any magnetic element in the system. Quantitative results are presented for a Y-shaped conductor. It is shown that pure spin currents cause a voltage drop and, hence, can be measured.     

Characterization of heterogeneous interaction in binary mixtures of ethylene glycol oligomer with water, ethyl alcohol and dioxane by dielectric analysis

The associating behaviour of the binary mixtures of ethylene glycol oligomer (EGO), i.e. ethylene glycol (EG), diethylene glycol (DEG) and poly(ethylene glycol)s (PEG200, PEG300, PEG400 and PEG600) with water (W), ethyl alcohol (EA) and 1,4-dioxane (DX) over the entire concentration range at 25 °C have been investigated through their accurately measured values of dielectric constant. The static dielectric constant ε_o, high frequency limiting dielectric constant ε_∞, dielectric relaxation strength Δε, excess dielectric parameters ε^E₀ and ε^E_∞, effective Kirkwood correlation factor g^eff and corrective correlation factor g_f of EGO–W, EGO–EA and EGO–DX mixtures were determined to obtain qualitative and quantitative information about the complex formation through H-bond in these systems. Most of the evaluated dielectric parameters of EG and DEG in different ‘cosolvents’ have different characteristics as compared to the PEG–cosolvent mixture. The observed linear and non-linear behaviour of Δε against EGO monomer unit mole fraction X confirms the variation in the homogeneous structures in their binary mixtures with concentration variation. Appearance of the maximum in ε^E₀ against X plots indicates that a complex stable adduct is formed in the EGO–W mixtures at stoichiometric ratio 1:1.7 for lower oligomers but this ratio seems to be 1.7:1 for higher EGO molecules, which confirms that the EGO size and chain flexibility affects the complex formation between EGO and W. In case of EG–EA mixture 1:1 stoichiometric ratio form stable adduct whereas for higher EGO–EA, it is 3:1, at EGO monomer unit level. The complex formation behaviour of DEG–EA has entirely different characteristics when compared to the other studied EGO–EA mixtures. Although, 1,4-dioxane has weak polar behaviour dielectric properties of EG–DX and DEG–DX confirm the formation of stable adducts at the stoichiometric ratio 2:1 of EGO monomer unit mole fraction to the DX. For the higher EGO–DX mixtures, stable adduct forms at the stoichiometric ratio 9:1. Except DEG–EA mixtures, the EGO–W and EGO–EA form the complex with reduction in the effective number of dipoles. In EG–DX mixtures, the heterogeneous species form with a large reduction in the effective number of dipoles, which changes as the effective number of dipoles increases with the increase in monomer repeat units of EGO. Further the net electronic polarization in these binary mixtures increases due to heterogeneous interaction over the entire mixing concentration range.     

Nano 5% Fe–ZnO: A highly efficient and recyclable heterogeneous solid nano catalyst for the Biginelli reaction

In this paper, we report the synthesis and catalytic application of 5% Fe–ZnO nanocatalyst for the synthesis of 3,4-dihydropyrimidin-2-one derivatives as a highly efficient heterogeneous nanocatalyst. The structural and morphological features of the synthesized nanocatalysts were investigated by X-ray diffraction (XRD) and scanning electron microscopy (SEM). Using Debye-Scherer's formula, the average particle size for undoped ZnO was calculated to be 24.55 nm, while the average particle size for 5% Fe–ZnO was calculated to be 22.37 nm. The high resolution transmission electron microscopy (HR-TEM) revealed a hexagonal crystal lattice type. The Brunauer–Emmett–Teller (BET) surface area of ZnO and 5% Fe–ZnO was found to be 56.50 m²/g and 72.65 m²/g, respectively. Energy Dispersive X-Ray Analysis (EDX) confirmed the elemental composition of undoped ZnO and doped 5% Fe–ZnO nanocatalysts. Biginelli products were produced using a one-pot three-component reaction of urea, β-dicarbonyl compound, and various aromatic aldehydes using 5% Fe–ZnO under clean conditions. It was found that a 5% Fe–ZnO nanocatalyst is a highly efficient heterogeneous nanocatalyst for the synthesis of 3,4-dihydropirimidinones. ¹H NMR and ¹³C NMR analysis was used to confirm the structure of the synthesized Biginelli adducts. This synthetic protocol offers several advantages, including a short reaction time and purity of the synthesized, reusability and ease of catalyst separation, and a clean and quick workup.