Studies of multilayers of Cu-Hf with a variable-energy positron beam

We report on the results of depth-profiling experiments of multilayers of Cu-Hf using a slow position beam. Experimental data reveal that the Hf layers contain many open-volume type defects and that there might be thin oxidized Hf that reduces theS parameter in the interfaces between Cu-Hf.     

An improved method for proteomics studies in C. elegans by fluorogenic derivatization, HPLC isolation, enzymatic digestion and liquid chromatography--tandem mass spectrometric identification

An improved method for proteomics studies, which includes the fluorogenic derivertization of protein mixtures with 7-chloro-4-(dimethylaminoethylaminosulfonyl)-2,1,3-benzoxadiazole (DAABD-Cl), followed by HPLC isolation, enzymatic digestion and identification of the derivatized proteins by HPLC-electrospray ionization (ESI)-MS/MS with the probability-based protein identification algorithm, identified 103 proteins in the soluble extract (10 microg protein) of Caenorhabditis elegans.     

Epoxidation with an electrocatalytic p-450 model system in an acidic solution

An electrochemical P-450 model system using meso-tetraphenylporphyrinatomanganese(III) chloride (MnTPP), imidazole and acetic acid was tested in an acetonitrile solution, and epoxide was obtained with a good current efficiency. The results of cyclic voltammetry revealed that acid plays an important role in the second electron transfer.     

Experimental observation of vertically polarized transverse dust-lattice wave propagating in a one-dimensional strongly coupled dust chain

Externally driven, vertically polarized transverse dust-lattice waves were observed in a one-dimensional strongly coupled dust chain levitated in the plasma-sheath boundary of a dc argon plasma at low gas pressure around 5 mtorr. Real and imaginary parts of the complex wave number were measured in the experiments. The experimental result clearly shows that the observed transverse dust-lattice wave propagates as a backward wave, which is in good agreement with the theoretical prediction.     

Specular reflectivity studies of the electrosorption of aromatic hydrocarbons on gold electrode in 2-methoxyethanol solution

Electrosorption of some aromatic hydrocarbons on gold electrode has been studied by the measurement of the specular reflectivity change in 2-methoxyethanol containing about 0.2 M NaClO₄. In the presence of the hydrocarbons, the reflectivity decrease was found to be enhanced in the positive side of the potential region, the decrease being ascribed to the taking place of adsorption. With the assumption that the reflectivity decrease is proportional to the coverage, the observed change was analysed by varying the concentrations of the hydrocarbon at varied potentials. The observed values could fairly be elucidated on the basis of the modified Langmuir isotherm in which the potential dependent term is included and the adsorption is assumed to proceed through the replacement of an adsorbed solvent molecule. Regarding a larger molecule, a larger number of solvent molecules was replaced and a larger negative value of the energy of adsorption was obtained. This is in accordance with the mechanism that the hydrocarbons are adsorbed by lying flat on the surface through the π-electron interaction. The rate of adsorption was examined at a lower concentration range and could be elucidated in terms of the diffusion controlled mechanism. Extension of the McIntyre-Aspnes theory to the multilayer system has been attempted and the net reflectivity change was shown to be the sum of the change due to each layer. The major cause of the reflectivity change was examined by comparing the observed wavelength dependence of the change with those calculated on the basis of the increase in the refractive index in the double layer or the electroreflectance. Both of the calculated curves were not in accordance with the observed curve, indicating that the other mechanism might play an important role.     

Catalyzed insertion reactions of substituted α-diazoesters. A new synthesis of cis-enoates

The decomposition of α-diazoesters is notably catalyst-dependent; with rhodium (II) carboxylates a stereoselective insertion reaction leads to the title structures in high yield.