Synthesis and Characterization of New (Z)‐5‐((1H‐1,2,4‐Triazol‐1‐yl)methyl)‐3‐arylideneindolin‐2‐ones

Ten compounds of new (Z)‐5‐((1H‐1,24‐triazol‐1‐yl)methyl)‐3‐arylideneindolin‐2‐ones ( 5a – j ) have been synthesized by the Knoevenagel condensation of 5‐((1H‐1,2,4‐triazol‐1‐ylmethyl)indolin‐2‐one ( 3 ) with 4‐substituted aromatic aldehydes ( 4a – j ).     

Synthesis and Biological Evaluation of New Ibuprofen‐1,3,4‐oxadiazole‐1,2,3‐triazole Hybrids

A new hybrid polydentate template comprising distinctive pharmacophoric groups, namely, ibuprofen, 1,3,4‐oxadiazole, and 1,2,3‐triazole linked through a thioether bridge was achieved by one‐pot synthesis by exploring multicomponent Cu‐catalyzed “click chemistry” approach. The target structures were characterized by NMR, IR, and LC‐Mass. The X‐ray analysis of 2‐(1‐(4‐isobutylphenyl)ethyl)‐5‐(((1‐(3‐nitrophenyl)‐1H‐1,2,3‐triazol‐4‐yl)methyl)thio)‐1,3,4‐oxadiazole ( 8a ) confirmed the assigned structure. The in vitro antibacterial and anticancer activity of these compounds revealed that 2‐(1‐(4‐isobutylphenyl)ethyl)‐5‐(((1‐phenyl‐1H‐1,2,3‐triazol‐4‐yl)methyl)thio)‐1,3,4‐oxadiazole ( 8b ) demonstrated more potent antibacterial activity against Gram‐negative strains (Escherichia coli and Pseudomonas aeruginosa) and 2‐(((1‐(2,4‐dimethylphenyl)‐1H‐1,2,3‐triazol‐4‐yl)methyl)thio)‐5‐(1‐(4 isobutylphenyl)ethyl)‐1,3,4‐oxadiazole ( 8e ) exhibited anticancer activity with IC₅₀ of 27.50 and 31.03 μg/mL against HeLa and MCF‐7 cell lines, respectively.     

Performance parameters for highly-focused electromagnetic waves

New performance parameters are presented for electromagnetic focusing systems of high numerical aperture. The field in the focal region is expanded into either electric/magnetic dipole components, or transverse electric/magnetic components. The treatments can be applied to the important case of electric dipole waves, where the focused polarization distribution is the same as that of an electric dipole. For the limiting case of a system of unity numerical aperture, the transverse focus for a focused electric dipole field is sharpened up by 19% compared with an aplanatic system with plane-polarized input, while at the same time the focal intensity for a given input power is increased by 17%. This should be contrasted with using a pupil filter, in which case, as the focal spot is made smaller the focal intensity also decreases. Pure TE polarization results in an even smaller central lobe. Other inhomogeneous polarizations can also be investigated as linear combinations of electric/magnetic or TE/TM components.     

Flattop all-fiber wavelength interleaver for DWDM transmission: Design analysis, parameter optimization, fabrication and characterization recipe

Flattop response within the passband is an important desirable feature of any wavelength selective component that goes into a DWDM optical network. In this paper, we report design and fabrication recipe for realizing wavelength interleavers/slicers with flattop wavelength response, configured around unbalanced all-fiber 2-stage Mach-Zehnder interferometers (MZI). Based on a comprehensive analysis, we have developed a design process/algorithm to determine the optimum splitting ratios as well as the relationship between the splitting ratios of the couplers that constitute the 2-stage MZI, to achieve a flattop wavelength response. The implication of the second delay line with respect to its presence in the upper/lower arm of the second stage of the MZI is highlighted through an algebraic analysis. This revealed that there would be corresponding changes in the optimum splitting ratios of the couplers. These features of our design analysis were then exploited to fabricate a wavelength interleaver with a near box-like response, which validated our algorithm. The polarization dependent losses of the device were measured to be ≈ 0.4 dB. Our analysis and fabrication recipe should be useful in the realization of flattop all-fiber wavelength interleavers for deployment in DWDM networks of high spectral efficiency.     

Log-polar transform-based wavelet-modified maximum average correlation height filter for distortion-invariant target recognition

In this paper, we report a log-polar transform-based filter for in-plane rotation and scale-invariant target recognition. The log-polar transform is a known space-invariant image representation used in several image vision systems to eliminate the effects of scale and rotation in an image. In case of in-plane rotation invariance, peaks shift horizontally, while in case of scale invariance, peaks shift vertically. For full out-of-plane rotation-invariance (0–360°), log-polar transformed images are used to train the wavelet-modified maximum average correlation height (WaveMACH) filter. Correlation peak height and peak-to-sidelobe ratio have been calculated as metrics of goodness of the log-polar transform-based WaveMACH filter. This filter would reduce the memory requirement for filter storage in a practical system. Simulation results have been presented.     

Towards flexible inorganic "mesomaterials": one-pot low temperature synthesis of mesostructured nanocrystalline titania

We hereby report a simple route for the low temperature synthesis of mesoporous nanocrystalline titania involving brief hydrothermal treatment of butanolic precursors and non-ionic tri-block-copolymer surfactant at 100 degrees C, followed by evaporation induced self assembly to make a crack-free flexible film. At no time in the film-forming process is a temperature of more than 120 degrees C reached, thereby permitting the use of substrates that are not stable to higher temperatures.     

Development and implementation of an angle detector using nanoporous silicon-based photovoltaic sensor

The present work deals with the design, development, and implementation of an angle detector using n-ATO/p-PSi photovoltaic sensor. Nanoporous structures have been developed over p-type porous silicon wafers by anodization technique under optimized conditions. Photoluminescence studies of porous silicon show emission between 700 and 702 nm for the constant excitation at 350 nm, which illustrates that the band gap can be tuned according to the HF:H₂O:C₂H₅OH ratio. n-ATO/p-PSi O heterojunction photovoltaic sensor has been developed by cost-effective Spray pyrolysis method. I–V characteristics under dark and different illumination intensities have been investigated, and the results are discussed. The fabricated sensor is employed for sensitive angle detection of a light source. The sensor is attached to a DC motor, which rotates at 30 rpm. When the light is from the source incident on the light sensor, a dc voltage has been produced, which in turn is amplified, and the signal has been used to stop the motor. The motor is coupled to a rotary transducer, which is calibrated to read or display 0–3.60 V for 0–360°. Paper presented at the Third International Conference on Ionic Devices (ICID 2006), Chennai, Tamilnadu, India, Dec. 7–9, 2006.     

Mechanism of Diiron Hydrogenase Complexes Controlled by Nature of Bridging Dithiolate Ligand

Bio-inorganic complexes inspired by hydrogenase enzymes are designed to catalyze the hydrogen evolution reaction (HER). A series of new diiron hydrogenase mimic complexes with one or two terminal tris(4-methoxyphenyl)phosphine and different μ-bridging dithiolate ligands and show catalytic activity towards electrochemical proton reduction in the presence of weak and strong acids. A series of propane- and benzene-dithiolato-bridged complexes was synthesized, crystallized, and characterized by various spectroscopic techniques and quantum chemical calculations. Their electrochemical properties as well as the detailed reaction mechanisms of the HER are elucidated by density functional theory (DFT) methods. The nature of the μ-bridging dithiolate is critically controlling the reaction and performance of the HER of the complexes. In contrast, terminal phosphine ligands have no significant effects on redox activities and mechanism. Mono- or di-substituted propane-dithiolate complexes afford a sequential reduction (electrochemical; E) and protonation (chemical; C) mechanism (ECEC), while the μ-benzene dithiolate complexes follow a different reaction mechanism and are more efficient HER catalysts.     

All-oxide-based and metallic electrode-free artificial synapses for transparent neuromorphic computing

The extraordinary abilities of the human brain rely on the functioning of biological synapses in the nervous system. Emulating human brain activity for neuromorphic computing has been an alluring prospect in artificial intelligence, and this would become possible with the development of an efficient artificial synapse. The human brain assimilates most information through visual perception. Therefore, optoelectronic synapses can be considered an important keystone of neuromorphic computing due to their efficient ability to process optoelectronic input signals. In this work, a metallic electrode-free, all-oxide-based optoelectronic synapse was developed that demonstrated efficient and repeatable electronic and photonic synaptic plasticity behaviour. A unique artificial synapse with an n–n heterostructure was developed using ZnO and V₂O₅. This artificial synapse structure has high optical transparency and does not require a metallic electrode for data acquisition. The device exhibits resistive switching memory behaviour, along with electronic and photonic synaptic behaviour. The storing and erasing of information, as well as learning-experience behaviour, was also successfully demonstrated in the V₂O₅/ZnO artificial synapse. This work could therefore be beneficial to the development of artificial intelligence when transparent and metallic electrode-free synaptic devices are considered necessary.