Transition from smectic-A to crystalline phase in the mean field approximation

We present here a smectic-A to crystalline phase transition curve for liquid crystals, in addition to the phase diagram previously reported which includes the isotropic, nematic, and smectic-A phases calculated in the mean field approximation.     

Global existence and convergence rates of smooth solutions for the compressible magnetohydrodynamic equations

In this paper, we are concerned with the global existence and convergence rates of the smooth solutions for the compressible magnetohydrodynamic equations in R³. We prove the global existence of the smooth solutions by the standard energy method under the condition that the initial data are close to the constant equilibrium state in H³-framework. Moreover, if additionally the initial data belong to L^p with , the optimal convergence rates of the solutions in L^q-norm with 2≤q≤6 and its spatial derivatives in L²-norm are obtained.     

Liquid-liquid extraction of thorium(IV) and uranium(VI) with three ether-amide type tripodands

N,N,N',N',N',N'-Hexaethyl-2,2′,2'-(nitrilotrisethyleneoxy-2-benzyloxy)tris(acetamide) (L3) has been prepared and characterized by using IR, ¹H NMR and positive-ion FAB mass spectra. The extraction of Th⁴⁺ and UO₂ ²⁺ with N,N,N',N',N',N'-hexaethyl-2,2',2'- (nitrilo-trisethyleneoxy)tris(acetamide) (L1), N,N,N',N',N',N'-hexaisopropyl-2,2',2'-(nitrilotrisethyleneoxy)tris(acetamide) (L2), and L3 was studied at 20±1 °C as a function of diluent, concentration of free extractant in organic phase and concentration of picrate in aqueous phase. It was found that the extracting powers of L1 and L2 for Th⁴⁺ are almost identical. The extracting power of L2 for UO22+ was slightly higher than that of L1. The difference in terminal groups (ethyl or isopropyl) of the extractants (L1 and L2) with same backbone has a little effect on the extracting power for both Th4+ and UO22+. The extracting powers of L3 for both Th4+ and UO22+ were larger than those of L1 and L2. The extractants (L1 and L3) having the same terminal group (ethyl) with different backbones have obviously different extracting powers for Th4+ or UO22+. The extracting powers of all three extractants L1, L2, and L3 for Th4+ were larger than those for UO22+. The compositions of extracted species in organic phase were predominantly ThL(Pic)3NO3 and UO2L(Pic)NO3, respectively (L denotes L1, L2 and L3). This revised version was published online in July 2006 with corrections to the Cover Date.     

铷蒸气激光器3D理论模型的建立及阈值特性模拟

基于三能级速率方程理论,结合惠更斯-菲涅尔衍射积分公式,利用分步光束传播方法建立了半导体泵浦碱金属蒸气激光器(DPAL)端面泵浦3D理论计算模型,用于模拟研究铷蒸气激光器的泵浦阈值特性。该模型将光束传播、光与物质相互作用独立考虑,利用迭代算法求解。考虑激光器腔内模式与泵浦光模式匹配对阈值特性的影响,模拟了单端泵浦铷蒸气激光器内部的三维动力学过程。在具体算例中研究了模式匹配最佳时,在阈值工作状态下铷蒸气室中的三维粒子数分布,以及沿不同轴线的增益分布。仿真了在最佳模式匹配位置附近,泵浦光模式变化对阈值特性的影响。根据蒸气池中粒子数分布和光场分布具体分析了模式匹配影响阈值特性的机理。同时还模拟了不同长度蒸气池对阈值特性的影响。结果表明,腔参数与泵浦光模式之间存在一定的关系,对于特定的泵浦光模式,存在恰当的腔参数,使得阈值达到最小。     

Growth and properties of (Pb0.90La0.10)TiO3 thick films prepared by RF magnetron sputtering with a PbO buffer layer

The (Pb_0.90La_0.10)TiO₃ [PLT] thick films (3.0 μm) with a PbO buffer layer were deposited on the Pt(1 1 1)/Ti/SiO₂/Si(1 0 0) substrates by RF magnetron sputtering method. The PLT thick films comprise five periodicities, the layer thicknesses of (Pb_0.90La_0.10)TiO₃ and PbO in one periodicity are fixed. The PbO buffer layer improves the phase purity and electrical properties of the PLT thick films. The microstructure and electrical properties of the PLT thick films with a PbO buffer layer were studied. The PLT thick films with a PbO buffer layer possess good electrical properties with the remnant polarization (P_r=2.40 μC cm⁻²), coercive field (E_c=18.2 kV cm⁻¹), dielectric constant (ε_r=139) and dielectric loss (tan δ=0.0206) at 1 kHz, and pyroelectric coefficient (9.20×10⁻⁹ C cm⁻² K⁻¹). The result shows the PLT thick film with a PbO buffer layer is a good candidate for pyroelectric detector.     

Atom transfer radical polymerization with activators regenerated by electron transfer of acrylonitrile from silica nanoparticles,and adsorption properties of the resin for Hg2+ after amidoximation with hydroxylamine

Polyacrylonitrile (PAN) was grafted from surfaces of chloro‐modified silica‐gel with their surface chlorines as initiation sites, using an iron (III)‐mediated surface‐initiated atom transfer radical polymerization (ATRP) with activators regenerated by electron transfer (SI‐ARGET ATRP) method. The graft reaction exhibits first‐order kinetics with respect to the polymerization time in the low‐monomer‐conversion stage. The conversion of monomer (C%) and the percentage of grafting (PG%) increased with increasing of the polymerizing time and reached 23 and 730% after a polymerizing time of 24 hr, respectively. Hydroxylamine (NH₂OH·HCl) was used to modify the cyano groups of SG‐g‐PAN to obtain amidoxime (AO) groups. The AO SG‐g‐PAN was used to remove Hg²⁺. The adsorption kinetics indicated that the pseudo‐second‐order model was more suitable to describe the adsorption kinetics of AO SG‐g‐PAN for Hg²⁺. The adsorption isotherms demonstrated that Langmuir model was much better than Freundlich model to describe the isothermal process. Copyright © 2010 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

稀土丙烯酸盐与8－羟基喹啉三元固态配合物的合成与表征

稀土丙烯酸盐与８－羟基喹啉三元固态配合物的合成与表征李长正，王学智，唐宁，谭民裕（兰州大学化学系兰州７３００００）关键词：稀土，丙烯酸，８－羟基喹琳，三元配合物８－羟基喹琳因其具有优良的配位性能而被广泛应用于金属离子的分离和分析中［１］。文献中有关它...     

Anion/cation induced optical switches based on luminescent lanthanide (Tb3+ and Eu3+) hydrogels

Two novel silica based lanthanide complexes (Tb(a)(2) and Eu(a)(2)) were encapsulated into poly(acrylic acid) host. Both Tb(III) and Eu(III) containing hydrogels have typical and easily distinguished narrow line emissions occurring in the green and red region respectively. Particularly, the excitation wavelength for Eu complex can be extended into nearly visible light range (λ(ex) = 395 nm). Interestingly, we discover that these target materials not only exhibit selective emission response towards HSO(4)(-) (detection limit 10(-5) M) compared with CH(3)COO(-), F(-), Cl(-), Br(-) and I(-) but also give unique quenching to Cu(2+) (detection limit 10(-5) M) (tested cations: Cu(2+), Pd(2+), Cd(2+), Co(2+) and Mn(2+)). More importantly, this kind of materials can be recycled more than 10 times.     

Characterization, synthesis and self-aggregation of (-)-alternarlactam: a new fungal cytotoxin with cyclopentenone and isoquinolinone scaffolds

(-)-Alternarlactam [(-)-1], a new promising cytotoxin against two human cancer cell lines, was isolated from an endophyte culture and synthesized (along with (+)-1) from readily available starting materials. The absolute configuration, chirality-activity relevance and self-aggregation of (-)-1 were assigned by a combination of synthetic, spectroscopic and computational approaches. The full characterization of the new fungal cytotoxin may provide valuable information in the discovery of new antitumor agents.     

双层旋转壳流固耦合振动有限元分析

本文采用旋转壳体元和流体元分析了双层旋转壳体流固耦合振动特性,基于Novozhilov壳体理论、水弹性理论以及Hamilton变分原理推导出耦合系统运动方程,计算结果与实测值比较表明本分析方法有较好的精度。