Electric field assisted annealing effects on microstructure and ionic conductivity in ceria/YSZ oxide heterostructures

The effect of electric field assisted annealing on the microstructure, composition and ionic conductivity properties in CeO₂/YSZ oxide heterostructures have been investigated using molecular dynamics simulations. Amorphization–recrystallization steps were performed with and without external electric field of strength 10?MV/cm along three different orientations: in-plane (YZ), normal (X) and 45° resultant (XY) with respect to the oxide heterointerfaces. The microstructural and compositional differences at the interfaces and in the interior of the oxide heterolayers were evaluated and were found to show a clear correlation with the orientations of the applied field. In particular, the XY configuration displayed a compressive lattice strain of ～9% along with a reduced oxygen vacancy concentration when compared to the others. Ionic density profiles suggest pronounced segregation (～60% higher compared to the average value in the interior) of yttrium ions closer to the YSZ/CeO₂ interface for the XY configuration. Other configurations exhibit minimal to no such variations. These microstructural differences are found to affect the number of mobile charge carriers and the activation barriers associated with ionic migration through the oxide lattice and consequently, influence the ionic conductivity.     

Moduli for principal bundles over algebraic curves: I

We classify principal bundles on a compact Riemann surface. A moduli space for semistable principal bundles with a reductive structure group is constructed using Mumford's geometric invarian theory.     

Wavelet method for steady state immobilized enzyme kinetic model: an operational matrix approach

Journal of Mathematical Chemistry - This paper discusses a mathematical model of the diffusion and reaction in amperometric biosensor response with immobilized enzyme electrodes within a uniform...     

Control of porosity geometry in amino acid derived nanoporous materials

Substitution of the pillaring ligand in the homochiral open-framework [Ni(2)(L-asp)(2)(bipy)] by extended bipy-type ligands leads to a family of layer-structured, homochiral metal-organic frameworks. The 1D channel topology can be modified by the nature of the organic linker, with shape, cross-section and the chemical functionality tuneable. In addition, the volume of these channels can be increased by up to 36 % compared to the parent [Ni(2)(L-asp)(2)(bipy)]. The linker 1,4-dipyridylbenzene (3rbp) gives access to a new layered homochiral framework [Ni(2)(L-asp)(2)(3rbp)] with channels of a different shape. In specific cases, non-porous analogues with the linker also present as a guest can be activated to give porous materials after sublimation. Their CO(2) uptake shows an increase of up to 30 % with respect to the parent [Ni(2)(L-asp)(2)(bipy)] framework.     

Highly selective, sensitive and quantitative detection of Hg2+ in aqueous medium under broad pH range

Amidothiourea linked acridinedione derivatives selectively detect Hg(2+) in unbuffered aqueous solution under broad pH range with both single- and two-photon excitation. The observed linear fluorescence intensity change allows the quantitative detection of Hg(2+) in the concentration range of 22 nM-0.33 μM with the lower detection limit of 2 nM.     

Propylphosphonic anhydride (T3P): an efficient reagent for the one-pot synthesis of 1,2,4-oxadiazoles, 1,3,4-oxadiazoles, and 1,3,4-thiadiazoles

Propylphosphonic anhydride (T3P^®) has been demonstrated to be an efficient and mild reagent for the one-pot synthesis of 1,2,4-oxadiazoles, 1,3,4-oxadiazoles, and 1,3,4-thiadiazoles from carboxylic acids.     

Synthesis, spectroscopic, redox, catalytic and antimicrobial properties of some ruthenium(II) Schiff base complexes

A new series of mixed ligand semicarbazone or thiosemicarbazone complexes of Ru(II) having the general formula [RuCO(EPh₃)(B)L] (where E = P or As; B = PPh₃, AsPh₃ or Pyridine; L = dibasic tridentate ligand derived by the condensation of ethylacetoacetate/methylacetoacetate and thiosemicarbazide/semicarbazide) have been synthesized and characterized by physico-chemical, spectroscopic and electrochemical studies. A comparative study on the catalysis of oxidation of benzyl alcohol, cyclohexanol, cinnamyl alcohol, n-butanol, n-propanol and iso-butyl alcohol has been done with N-methylmorpholine-N-oxide and molecular oxygen as co-oxidants. Catalytic activity studies of the complexes in coupling reactions have been carried out. The antibacterial properties of the complexes have also been examined.     

Role of hadronic dynamics in proton decay

Aspects of hadronic dynamics which play a crucial role in proton decay (exclusive and inclusive) are examined in the context of a comprehensive Bethe-Salpeter (BS) formalism forq \(\bar q\) andqqq systems, under harmonic confinement. The BS model which is characterized by two basic parameters—the universal spring constant \(\tilde \omega \) GeV and the quark massm _q =0.28 GeV, has already provided an impressive set of agreements in respect of a large number and variety of hadronic observables (mass spectra, and an extensive list of e.m. and pionic couplings of both mesons and baryons). TheSU(5) GUT parameters, on the other hand, are kept fixed at the ‘standard’ values, (see e.g. Langacker's review). The absolute normalization of the baryon, which is rather crucial in this case, is fixed with reference to the (topologically equivalent) process of its ‘dissociation’ into three quarks by a hard photon, which makes use of the structure function sum rule \(\int\limits_0^1 {dxF_2^p (x)/x = \sum {Q_i^2 } } \) , instead of the usual BS normalization (which amounts to the conservation of charge). Thee ⁺ inclusive rate, which is about three times that of thee ⁺π⁰ mode, works out at0.54×10 ^?33 yr ^?1 which is smaller than most contemporary calculations by two orders of magnitude. Other exclusive modes are also consistent with the above estimate. The theoretical implications of these results vis a vis contemporary calculations as well as current experimental searches are discussed.     

The applicability of an approximate expression for radiative heating

An analysis considering small departures from radiative equilibrium within a gas, for which radiative heating is approximately formulated in terms of a radiative response time, is compared with an exact solution. It is shown that the approximate formulation does not properly describe local departures from radiative equilibrium, although it is useful in a spatially averaged context.