A first-principles study of (R)- and (S)-PPA Molecules on Cu(111)

The adsorption of (R)- and (S)-2-phenylpropionamide (PPA, C(9)H(11)ON) molecules on a Cu(111) surface has been investigated using the density functional method with supercell models. The adsorption orientations of both (R)- and (S)-PPA molecules on the surface are the same: the phenyl rings are approximately parallel to the Cu(111) surface and positioned in the hollow sites, the amino and methyl groups occupy two-bridge sites, and the carbonyl occupies the top site. After the adsorption, the bond lengths in the two enantiomers are almost unchanged, but the changes for two dihedral angles show differences, especially for (R)-PPA molecule. The first angles between the (N,C9,C7) plane and the (C9,C7,C6) plane are 19.4 and 0.7 degrees for (R)- and (S)-PPA molecules, respectively, and the second angles between the (C8,C7,C6) plane and the (C7,C6,C5) plane are 74.8 and 0.4 degrees for (R)- and (S)-PPA molecules, respectively. The adsorption energies of (R)- and (S)-PPA molecules are calculated to be -34 and -26 kJ mol(-1), respectively. The simulated scanning tunneling microscopy (STM) images of (R)- and (S)-PPA molecules on the Cu(111) surface display different features and are coincident with the experimental ones. The interaction between the adsorption molecule and the metal surface is found to be responsible for the discrimination of (R)- and (S)-PPA molecules on the surface.     

Mo(W)-Cu(Ag)-S簇合物的非线性光学性能研究

本文介绍了非线性光学性测试中的Ｚ－扫描方法。总结了Ｍｏ（Ｗ）－Ｃｕ（Ａｇ）－Ｓ簇合物的光限制效应、非线性吸收和非线性折射等光学性质。讨论了簇合物结构与光学性能的关系。     

Effect of La2O3／γ—Al2O3 Catalyst on the Activation of CH4 and CO2 to C2 Hydrocarbons under Non—equilibrium Plasma

In the reaction of methane and carbon dioxide to C2 hydrocabons under non-equilibrium plasma, methane conversion was decreased,but selectivity of C2 hydroxarbons was increased when using La2O3/γ-Al2O3 as catalyst. So the yield of C2 hydrocarbons was higher than using plasma alone. The synergism of La2O3/γ-Al2O3 and plasma gave methane conversion of 24.9% and C2 yield of 18.1%. The distribution of C2 hydrocarbons changed when Pd-La2O3/γ-Al2O3 was used as catalyst,the major C2 product was ethylene.     

A study of the chemiluminescence behavior of myoglobin with luminol and its analytical applications

A chemiluminescence signal at 425 nm was observed when ferric state myoglobin was mixed with luminol in alkaline medium. Because the signal was remarkably enhanced in the presence of Fe(CN)₆ ^4–, analytical applications were investigated in a flow-injection system. The increase in chemiluminescence was linearly dependent on myoglobin concentration in the range 0.1 to 100 nmol L^–1, and the limit of detection was 0.04 nmol L^–1 with relative standard deviation 3.2% (3). It was also found that binding of Mb with the ligands CN^–, SCN^–, and F^– significantly inhibited the chemiluminescence reaction. The linear dynamic ranges for the ligands were 1.0–300.0, 0.1–3.0, and 0.5–100.0 nmol L^–1, and the limits of detection (S/N=3) 0.4, 0.04, and 0.2 nmol L^–1, for F^–, CN^–, and SCN^–, respectively. The relative standard deviations were 5.32%, 6.13%, and 3.38% for 0.1 nmol L^–1 CN^–, 0.5 nmol L^–1 SCN^–, and 1.0 nmol L^–1 F^–, respectively. At a flow rate of 2.0 mL min^–1 the assay could be accomplished in 1 min, including sampling and washing. The method has been successfully applied to the determination of myoglobin in human urine and F^– in water samples. A possible mechanism of chemiluminescence production by myoglobin and luminol is presented.     

Vapor-liquid equilibria for the nitrogen-isobutane system

Vapor-liquid equilibria have been investigated experimentally for the nitrogen-isobutane system at temperatures from 120 K to 220 K and at pressures up to 150 bar. Below 126.5 K, two liquid phases were observed as pressure was increased to near the vapor pressure of pure nitrogen. The equilibrium ratio of nitrogen in the binary system and the Henry’s law constants for nitrogen in isobutane were determined from experimental data. The experimental phase equilibrium data were correlated by means of the Peng-Robinson equation of state.     

What can we do with only a pair of rusty compasses?

Compasses are called rusty, if one can draw only the unit circle with them. We prove that from two points A and B, with only rusty compasses, one can draw the points of k-section of AB, and all the vertices of a regular n-gon which has a side AB, where k is any integer greater than 1, and n=3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 12, 17, 257, ..., etc. Generally, let A be (0, 0) and let B be (, 0), then one can draw all the points (x, y) where x and y are any elements in some regular 2 ^m -extension of the rational field, for m=1, 2, 3, ...     

Preparation and characterization of spherical V2O3 nanopowder

V₂O₃ nanopowder with spherical particles was prepared by reducing pyrolysis of the precursor, (NH₄)₅[(VO)₆(CO₃)₄(OH)₉]·10H₂O, in H₂ atmosphere. The thermolysis process of the precursor in a H₂ flow was investigated by thermogravimetric analysis and differential thermal analysis. The results indicate that pure V₂O₃ forms at 620°C and crystallizes at 730°C. The effects of various reductive pyrolysis conditions on compositions of V₂O₃ products were studied. Scanning electron micrographs show that the particles of the V₂O₃ powder obtained at 650°C for 1 h are spherical about 30 nm in size with more homogeneous distribution. Experiments show that nanopowder has larger adsorption capacity to gases and is more easily reoxidized by air at room temperature than micropowder. Differential scanning calorimetry experiment indicates that the temperature of phase transition of nano-V₂O₃ powder is −119.5°C on cooling or −99.2°C on heating. The transition heats are −12.55 J g⁻¹ on cooling and 11.42 J g⁻¹ on heating, respectively.     

均分散胶体的研究 V. 锆化合物均分散颗粒的制备

根据部分稳定氧化锆陶瓷(PSZ)的增韧机制,减小陶瓷粉料ZrO_2颗粒的尺寸是提高陶瓷韧性及其它机械性能的关键,因此合成细微ZrO_2粉料的研究开展得十分活跃.韩利成等用液相沉淀法制备尺寸在微米级以下的氢氧化锆颗粒.村濑嘉夫等在H_2O_2存在下升温水解ZrOCl_2溶液,制备ZrO_2超细颗粒.从所发表的透射电子显微镜(TEM)照片看,他们所制得的颗粒形状和尺寸都不均一,而且粘连,恐难以满足烧制高韧性PSZ