Pinning properties in 100 nm thick continuous and porous superconducting Nb films are examined by ac susceptibility and dc magnetization measurements. The Nb film was deposited on a smooth Si substrate, while the porous film, NbP, was deposited on an anodized Al oxide substrate. Pores or “antidots” 40 nm in diameter, 100 nm apart, form a triangular array. The porous film presents commensurate or matching field effects for applied magnetic fields where the magnetic flux threading each unit cell is an integer number of the flux quantum, where ac shielding capability and dc diamagnetic magnetization show an abrupt increase. The response to ac fields as a function of temperature and dc field provided a way to determine that NbP sample has higher pinning than the continuous one, and that TC suppression due to fluxoid quantization is not relevant for the investigated temperature range. 相似文献
Mutations and changes in a protein's environment are well known for their potential to induce misfolding and aggregation, including amyloid formation. Alternatively, such perturbations can trigger new interactions that lead to the polymerization of folded proteins. In contrast to aggregation, this process does not require misfolding and, to highlight this difference, we refer to it as agglomeration. This term encompasses the amorphous assembly of folded proteins as well as the polymerization in one, two, or three dimensions. We stress the remarkable potential of symmetric homo‐oligomers to agglomerate even by single surface point mutations, and we review the double‐edged nature of this potential: how aberrant assemblies resulting from agglomeration can lead to disease, but also how agglomeration can serve in cellular adaptation and be exploited for the rational design of novel biomaterials. 相似文献
Geometry optimization for a series of ten, two-ring diimine Ru(II) complexes was effected using the Gaussian 98 protocol at density functional theory (DFT) B3LYP level with basis sets 3-21G*and 3-21G**. HOMO-LUMO energy difference values compared favorably to the experimental data from electrochemistry [Delta E(1/2) = (E(1/2ox) - E(1/2red))] and the lowest energy absorption maxima, which for these complexes correspond to the metal-to-ligand charge transfer (MLCT) band. The HOMO and LUMO distributions from DFT support the idea that the lowest energy transitions are metal-to-ligand charge transfer and that the lowest energy LUMO for the mixed ligand complexes is located on 2,2'-bipyrazine (bpz), followed by 2,2'-bipyrimidine (bpm) and then 2,2'-bipyridine (bpy). 相似文献
The evolution of a single long wave of finite amplitude at the interface of two immiscible fluids of different viscosities and densities, between two horizontal plates is solved, using a boundary layer flow approximation for the equation of motion in each fluid layer. It is found that when the nonlinear inertial effects are taken into account in a moderate manner, at least in the frame of the boundary layer approximation, the initial unperturbed flow with smooth interface is stable to a single wave perturbation at the interface, even in the presence of adverse density and viscosity stratifications. However, when the nonlinear effects are increased in a specific way, and the magnitudes of the parameters involved are kept within the order of magnitude established for the present theory, an unstable flow configuration can be obtained. 相似文献
Bader indicated as the most convenient approaches for the determination of an element by atomic absorption spectrometry the (1) continuous variation of standard at constant total volume, and (2) continuous variation of the unknown analyte at constant total volume. Considering the relevance of the ease of atomization, Bader's statement were put to the test in the determination of copper, nickel, and chromiun in nodular iron by use of analysis of variance (ANOVA). The results presented here lead to the conclusion that Bader's modes (1) and (2) are not equivalent for all cases. 相似文献
Alkoxide derived gels were prepared in the system Na2O---B2O3---SiO2. The gel compositions were situated in the liquid-liquid immiscibility area of the phase equilibrium diagram.
Hydrolytic resistance tests were performed on the gels heat-treated at temperatures ranging between 120 to 850 °C. The Na2O, B2O3 and SiO2 extracted from the attack gels were analyzed. The experimental results indicate that the amount of B2O3 has a significant influence on the chemical durability of the heat-treated gels. At temperatures of 850 °C the greater the B2O3 mol% the greater are the amounts of Na2O and B2O3 extracted. Different behaviour was observed for gels heat-treated at 600 °C where the amounts of B2O3 and Na2O extracted slightly increases as the B2O3 mol% increases. Small amounts of extracted SiO2 were always observed.
These results are complemented with other measurements so that an explanation of the controlling mechanism is given. 相似文献
Catechols were synthesized from safrole. Nine derivatives were prepared and assessed for antiproliferative effects using different human cell lines. The in vitro growth inhibition assay was based on the sulphorhodamine dye to quantify cell viability. The derivatives 4-allylbenzene-1,2-diol (3), 4 4-[3-(acetyloxy)propyl]-1,2-phenylene diacetate (6) and 4-[3-(acetyloxy)propyl]-5-nitro-1,2-phenylene diacetate (10) showed higher cytotoxicity than the parent compound 2 in tests performed on two breast cancer cell lines (MCF-7 and MDA-MB-231). The IC?? values of 40.2 ± 6.9 μM, 5.9 ± 0.8 μM and 33.8 ± 4.9 μM, respectively, were obtained without toxicity towards dermal human fibroblast (DHF cells). 相似文献
Recent years have witnessed increasing interest in the field of asymmetric organocatalysis. In particular, efforts in this field have been devoted to the use of small organic molecules in asymmetric processes based on enantiotopic face discrimination and, only recently, efforts have also been devoted to asymmetric organocatalytic desymmetrization of prochiral substrates-a process based on enantiotopic group discrimination. This critical review documents the advances in the use of organocatalysis for the enantioselective desymmetrization of achiral and meso anhydrides and its application to the synthesis of valuable compounds as reported until 2010 (134 references). 相似文献
The influence of the polarisation of the solvent on the mean dimensions of model polyelectrolytes is incorporated by solving numerically the Poisson equation for each conformation of the chain embedded in a continuous dielectric media. The mean squared end to end distance reveals the screening effect introduced by the charges induced within the dielectric. The highest departure from continuous dielectric models occurs at intermediate values of the Coulomb coupling strength. 相似文献