On the dispersion relations for an inhomogeneous waveguide with attenuation

Some general laws concerning the structure of dispersion relations for solid inhomogeneous waveguides with attenuation are studied. An approach based on the analysis of a first-order matrix differential equation is presented in the framework of the concept of complex moduli. Some laws concerning the structure of components of the dispersion set for a viscoelastic inhomogeneous cylindrical waveguide are studied analytically and numerically, and the asymptotics of components of the dispersion set are constructed for arbitrary inhomogeneity laws in the low-frequency region.     

Synthesis of Mg<Superscript>2+</Superscript>-, Al<Superscript>3+</Superscript>-, and Ga<Superscript>3+</Superscript>-containing layered hydroxides and supported platinum catalysts based thereon

The effect of the cationic composition of MgAl(Ga) layered double hydroxides on the structure, texture, and acid–base properties of related oxide supports for platinum catalysts has been investigated. As gallium is progressively substituted for aluminum in the mixed oxide, the properties of the support change only slightly, while the activity of the Ga–Pt catalysts in propane conversion increases, the propylene selectivity remains high (99%), and C–C bond hydrogenolysis is hampered.     

Influence of a Buffer Layer on the Formation of a Thin-Film Nickel Catalyst for Carbon Nanotube Synthesis

Technical Physics - The formation of nanoparticles of a thin-film nickel catalyst applied on a buffer layer in the form of pure titanium, titanium oxide, or titanium nitride has been studied. It...     

Computer Simulation of Luminophore Solubilization in Reverse Micelles

The solubilization of ionic (sodium naphthalene-2,6-disulfonate) and nonionic (diethyl 2,5-dihydroxyterephthalate) organic luminophores in water–isooctane–NaАОТ (sodium 1,4-bis[(2-ethylhexyl) oxy]-1,4-dioxybutane-2-sulfonate) reverse micelles is simulated by the molecular dynamics method. In a stationary state, the localization of luminophore molecules in a micelle appears to be the same irrespective of their initial positions in the system. The position and orientation of solubilized luminophores relative to a reverse micelle depend on the hydrophobicity and the capability for dissociation of the functional groups of their molecules, the size of the reverse micelle, and the structure of its electrical double layer.