Unsymmetrical N-Heterocyclic Carbene: 1-Isopropyl-3-benzylimidazol-2-ylidene as Catalyst for Ring-Opening Polymerization of ϵ-Caprolactone

An unsymmetrical N-heterocyclic carbene, namely 1-isopropyl-3-benzylimidazol-2-ylidene, is a highly active catalyst for ring-opening polymerization of ?-caprolactone (CL) to give polycaprolactone (PCL) with number average molecular weight (Mn) as high as 2.66 × 10⁴ at 0°C in 100 min in tetrahydrofuran (THF). The effects of monomer/initiator molar ratio ([M]/[I]), catalyst/initiator molar ratio ([C]/[I]), monomer concentration, as well as polymerization temperature and time have been investigated. The kinetic studies of CL polymerization have indicated that the polymerization rate is first-order with respect to both monomer and catalyst concentrations. The apparent activation energy amounts to 56.04 kJ/mol. The proposed mechanism is a monomer-activated process.     

大角度蚀刻衍射光栅的模拟

研究了平面波导密集波分复用器件中很有发展潜力的蚀刻衍射光栅(EDG).小角度范围光栅的模拟通常采用高斯近似的输入光场,由于近轴的高斯光场接近实际光场,所以模拟结果很准确.但这种方法应用于大角度范围的光栅则有偏差.本文提出了大角度蚀刻衍射光栅的模拟方法,分析了这种偏差并给出了模拟结果.事实上这种方法也适合于实际任意输入光场的模拟.     

Bimetallic NiCo Functional Graphene: An Efficient Catalyst for Hydrogen‐Storage Properties of MgH2

Bimetallic NiCo functional graphene (NiCo/rGO) was synthesized by a facile one‐pot method. During the coreduction process, the as‐synthesized ultrafine NiCo nanoparticles (NPs), with a typical size of 4–6 nm, were uniformly anchored onto the surface of reduced graphene oxide (rGO). The NiCo bimetal‐supported graphene was found to be more efficient than their single metals. Synergetic catalysis of NiCo NPs and rGO was confirmed, which can significantly improve the hydrogen‐storage properties of MgH₂. The apparent activation energy (E_a) of the MgH₂? NiCo/rGO sample decreases to 105 kJ mol^?1, which is 40.7 % lower than that of pure MgH₂. More importantly, the as‐prepared MgH₂? NiCo/rGO sample can absorb 5.5 and 6.1 wt % hydrogen within 100 and 350 s, respectively, at 300 °C under 0.9 MPa H₂ pressure. Further cyclic kinetics investigation indicates that MgH₂? NiCo/rGO nanocomposites have excellent cycle stability.     

Consideration of the growth mode in isochronal austenite-ferrite transformation of ultra-low-carbon Fe–C alloy

The three cooling rates of 10, 100, 200 K/min dilatometry experiments are used to investigate the kinetics of the isochronal austenite (γ) to ferrite (α) transformation of Fe–0.0036wt.%C alloy. “Normal transformation” and “abnormal transformation” have both been observed for transformations at different cooling rates. In accordance with the thermodynamic characteristics of the γ→α transformation investigated here and previous kinetic considerations, a JMAK-like approach for the kinetics of isochronal phase transformations was developed that incorporates three overlapping processes: site saturation nucleation, alternate growth modes (from interface-controlled to diffusion-controlled to interface-controlled growth), as well as impingement for random distribution nuclei. The JMAK-like approach has been employed to fit the experimental results, and the fitting results show that for the γ→α transformation of the Fe–C alloy at all applied cooling rates, the growth mode evolves in the corresponding order: from interface-controlled to diffusion-controlled growth; from interface-controlled to diffusion-controlled to interface-controlled growth; and interface-controlled growth.     

Degenerate four-wave mixing based all-optical wavelength conversion in a semiconductor optical amplifier and highly-nonlinear photonic crystal fiber parametric loop mirror

The idler is separated from the co-propagating pump in a degenerate four-wave mixing (DFWM) with a symmetrical parametric loop mirror (PALM), which is composed of two identical SOAs and a 70 m highly-nonlinear photonic crystal fiber (HN-PCF). The signal and pump are coupled into the symmetrical PALM from different ports, respectively. After the DFWM based wavelength conversion (WC) in the clockwise and anticlockwise, the idler exits from the signal port, while the pump outputs from its input port. Therefore, the pump is effectively suppressed in the idler channel without a high-speed tunable filter. Contrast to a traditional PALM, the DFWM based conversion efficiency is increased greatly, and the functions of the amplification and the WC are integrated in the smart SOA and HN-PCF PALM.     

三阶单位上三角非负矩阵

根据矩阵分解性质及原子间的乘积关系,首先探究了单位上三角非负矩阵的原子因式分解性质,然后给出了任意单位上三角非负矩阵A的最小原子因式分解长度l(A)的计算公式,并得到了A具有最小的原子因式分解长度的其中一种分解,从而完善了相关文献中的结果.     

Boundedness of commutators related to Marcinkiewicz integrals on hardy type spaces

In this paper, the authors study the boundedness of the operator [μΩ, b], the commutator generated by a function b ∈ Lipβ(Rn)(0 ＜β≤ 1) and the Marcinkiewicz integrals μΩ, on the classical Hardy spaces and the Herz-type Hardy spaces in the case Ω∈ Lipα(Sn-1)(0 ＜α≤ 1).     

铽-钛铁试剂络合物荧光猝灭法测定磷酸盐

研究Tb3 + 钛铁试剂 (TR)络合物荧光猝灭法测定无机磷酸盐的新方法 ,并讨论采用荧光光谱法测定时的最佳条件 :pH 6 .9六次甲基四胺 HCl缓冲溶液 ,1.2× 10 -6mol/LTb3 + ,4 .0× 10 -6mol/LTiron ,λex=317nm ,λem=5 4 6nm。该方法简便 ,灵敏度高 ,线性范围为 0 .0 0 5～ 30mg/L ,检测限为 4 .1μg/L。直接用于尿样中无机磷酸盐的加入回收测定 ,标准加入回收率为 93%～ 98% ,相对标准偏差为 3.5 %。     

Studies on morphology and molecular arrangement of pentacene on different substrates

Pentacene (C₂₂H₁₄) thin films with different thicknesses were fabricated to study the dynamic growth process and morphology of pentacene on different substrates. A discontinuous monomolecular layer was observed when a pentacene thin film is about 0.5 nm thick on native oxide silicon wafer. The terraced islands and dendritic structure gradually formed with increasing pentacene thin film thickness. The height of each layer is about 1.4 nm which corresponds well with the length of the long axis of the pentacene molecule at 1.45 nm. Experimental results show that the pentacene molecule is perpendicular to the silicon wafer surface with a slight tilted angle. However, the pentacene molecular orientation on a polymer pre-covered indium tin oxide coated substrate could not give any indication on the scale of nanometers. The surface roughness of substrates strongly influences pentacene molecular diffusion and the morphology of pentacene thin films.     

多金属氧酸盐及其溶液自聚集行为研究进展

多金属氧酸盐(POM)是一类由过渡金属与氧原子桥连而成的阴离子簇合物,由于其特殊的分子结构及优异的物理化学性质,使其在催化、医药、材料科学、表面化学、超分子化学等领域有广泛的应用价值。 POM在稀的水溶液中能够发生自聚集,形成类似两亲分子溶液中的“有序聚集体结构”,赋予其新的结构和性质,以期开发出新型纳米器件及在催化、药物等领域得到应用。 本文介绍了POM的主要结构、性质和近年来的应用,阐述了其在溶液中自聚集行为的研究状况和新进展。