Synthesis and Optical Properties of Fe@Au,Ni@Au Bimetallic Core–Shell Nanoparticles

Fe@Au and Ni@Au core–shell nanoparticles (NPs) were synthesized by liquid-phase reduction of iron and nickel compounds by sodium borohydride in an aqueous medium. Transmission electron microscopy, X-ray powder diffraction, and spectrophotometry were used to confirm the structure of the NPs and to determine their shape and the average core and shell size.     

Extraction of copper(II) ions from ammonia solutions with a β-diketone extractant

The extraction of copper(II) ions from ammonia solutions with a new β-diketone extractant, DX-510A, has been studied. Kinetic features of the copper(II) extraction and back extraction have been established: the reaction orders have been determined, and extraction and stripping rate constants have been calculated to be k_e1 = 4.14 × 10^–2 s^–1 and k_be1 = 3.20 × 10^–2 s^–1, respectively. It has been demonstrated that the extraction of copper(II) ions is not accompanied by the coextraction of ammonia. The type of extracted complex has been determined and its formula has been suggested.     

Study of the structural features of ε-Co nanoparticles synthesized by cobalt carbonyl decomposition in the presence of surfactant

Cobalt nanoparticles (3–7 nm in size) obtained by cobalt carbonyl decomposition in 1,2-dichlorobenzene in the presence of surfactants (trioctylphosphine oxide and oleic acid) have been studied by a complex of structural methods: small-angle X-ray scattering, electron diffraction, and transmission electron microscopy. The nanoparticles synthesized are found to consist of the cubic ε-Со phase; their crystal structure is described within the sp. gr. P4₁32, a = 6.097 Å. Using small-angle X-ray scattering, the size and shape of nanoparticles have been determined directly in the liquid dispersion. Most of the particles have a spherical shape; their average size is ≈3.5 ± 0.5 nm, which agrees with the electron microscopy data. Possible factors causing the ε-phase formation during synthesis of metallic Co nanoparticles are discussed.

     

Changes in the product composition during the detonation of an unconfined volume of a combustible mixture

For a model problem the solution to which describes the main features of changes in the parameters of the medium in the detonation of an unconfined gas mixture charge of in the air, direct numerical simulation, without of simplifying assumptions on changes in the composition of the mixture, was performed to study changes in the composition of the detonation products, determine the limits of applicability of the chemical equilibrium mixture model, and verify a previously obtained sufficient condition of applicability of the chemical equilibrium mixture model. The results of determining the limits of applicability of the chemical equilibrium mixture model previously obtained using an approximate method were confirmed.     

Calculation of distribution functions for two-component rigid-sphere molecules of a fluid

Analytical expressions are derived and a computational algorithm and program for calculating distribution functions of rigid spheres g _ij (r) necessary for calculations of the thermodynamic parameters of a binary fluid mixture are developed in the context of perturbation theory using the procedure based on the inversion of the Laplace transform for functions rg _ij (r) obtained from the Percus–Yevick equation.     

Copper nanoparticles on the surface of ultradispersed polytetrafluoroethylene nanograins

Nanosized copper-containing particles stabilized on the surface of polymer nanograins were obtained by thermal decomposition of copper-containing precursors in a fluidized bed of ultradispersed polytetrafluoroethylene. Transmission electron microscopy showed that the average size of nanoparticles is 10–12 nm. The structure of the particles was determined by EXAFS, EPR, and X-ray powder diffraction. The copper nanoparticles consist of a core and a shell and are well structured. The core is copper metal, whereas the surface layer, which constitutes no more than 2% of the nanoparticle weight, is copper oxide.     

Mass-spectrometric study of thermodesorption from the surface of rutile successively modified with butylamine and acetic acid

Using the method of mass-spectroscopic thermal analysis, it has been shown that when the surface of rutile is modified with n-butylamine and acetic acid, it is possible for the two substances to interact in the surface layer, with the result that the order in which the amine and the acid are adsorbed affects the structure of the resulting adsorbed layers. The chemisorbed layer on the surface of a sample of TiO₂-AA-BA consists of molecules of both modifiers and the product of their surface reaction. Acetic acid adsorbed on TiO₂-BA displaces the coordinatively bound amine molecules from the surfaces, leading to the formation of butylacetamide and the chemisorption of the acid molecules on unoccupied areas of the TiO₂ surface.Deceased.Translated from Izvestiya Akademii Nauk SSSR, Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 2, pp. 305–310, February, 1991.     

Single-electron transistor based on a single cluster molecule at room temperature

A single-electron molecular transistor is implemented at room temperature on the basis of a stable Langmuir monomolecular film consisting of a mixture of stearic acid and carborane clusters. Control of the tunneling current with the aid of an independent voltage source is recorded at room temperature. The results are compared with the “orthodox” theory of single-charge electronics. Pis’ma Zh. éksp. Teor. Fiz. 64, No. 7, 510–514 (10 October 1996)