Structural,Optical and Electrochromic Properties of WO_3 Thin Films Prepared by Chemical Spray Pyrolysis Versus Spin Coating Technique

In this study, Tungsten Oxide (WO₃) thin films were prepared by Chemical Spray Pyrolysis (CSP) and Spin Coating (SC) techniques and it was investigated effects of technique and parameter on the films. WO₃ thin films were deposited on ITO (Indium Tin Oxide) coated glasses. The structural, optical and electrochromic properties of the WO₃ thin films were characterized by XRD, SEM, UV, and CV measurements. The sharpest (200) peak was observed in the XRD spectra and optical band gaps were calculated around 2.6～3.1 eV via UV-Vis spectra for all of the samples. Micro fibrous reticulated surface (filamentous like) morphology for the films deposited by CSP technique and smooth surface morphology with high optical transmittance for the film deposited by SC Technique were obtained from SEM images. In addition to these results, it was revealed that all the samples exhibit good electrochromic performance.     

Synthesis and Characterization of New Unsymmetrically Substituted Phthalocyanines

 Unsymmetric metallophthalocyanines (M=Zn, Co, Ni) carrying alkylthio and acetyloxyethylthio groups on peripheral positions were prepared from 4,5-bis-alkylthio-phthalonitrile, 4,5-bis-(acetyloxyethylthio)-phthalonitrile, and the corresponding anhydrous metal salts Zn(CH₃COO)₂, NiCl₂, and CoCl₂. The extremely soluble compounds were characterized by their IR, ¹H NMR, and UV/Vis spectra. Their long wavelength absorption band was found to be bathochromically shifted; their solubility is superior to that of symmetrical phthalocyanines.     

Synthesis and Complexation of a New vic -Dioxime Ligand

 A new vic-dioxime ligand, N,N′-bis-(8-salicylideneimino-1-naphthyl)-diaminoglyoxime, has been synthesized from anti-dichloroglyoxime and 1-amino-8-salicylideneiminonaphthalene which has been prepared via the condensation product of 1,8-diaminonaphthalene and salicylaldehyde. The vic-dioxime ligand forms trinuclear complexes with Cu(II), Ni(II), Co(II), and Pd(II). The uranyl complex of this ligand has a 2:1 metal-ligand ratio and a binuclear structure with μ-hydroxo bridges.     

Spectrofluorimetric Determination of Aflatoxin B1 in Winter Herbal Teas via Magnetic Solid Phase Extraction Method by using Metal–Organic Framework (MOF) Hybrid Structures Anchored with Magnetic Nanoparticles

MIL53(Al)-SiO₂@Fe₃O₄ composite was prepared by co-precipitation route with a typical Stöber synthetic process and ultrasonic-agitation, then subsequently utilized as a multi-component novel sorbent in solid-phase microextraction (SPME) of aflatoxin B1 in winter herbal teas. Microstructural properties of MIL53(Al)-SiO₂@Fe₃O₄ composite was characterized by using Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy, powder X-ray diffraction (XRD), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), transmission electron microscopy (TEM) methods, and Brunauer–Emmett–Teller (BET) surface area measurement. The MIL53(Al)-SiO₂@Fe₃O₄ composite was found to be a very effective sorbent in spectrofluorimetric determination of aflatoxin B1 (AFB1) in winter herbal teas via magnetic solid-phase extraction (SPE) route. The proposed method showed a wide linear range from 0.5 to 150 ng/ml, low limit of detection (LOD = 0.5 ng/ml), and an acceptable recovery values (70.7–96.5%) in real samples analysis. This study shows that the suggested method possesses an important potential to use for detecting AFB1 in quality control laboratories.     

The effects of substituting Sn for Ni on the thermal and some other characteristics of NiTiSn shape memory alloys

Journal of Thermal Analysis and Calorimetry - In this study, the thermal stability and phase transformation of Ni50-xTi50Snx (x?=?0.5, 1.0, 1.5, 2.0, 2.5, 3.0, and 3.5 at%) SMAs have...     

The determination of calcium concentrations in human milk with energy dispersive X-ray fluorescence

This work reports on an alternative method for the determination of element concentrations in human milk. Energy dispersive X-ray fluorescence (EDXRF) spectrometer with an annular Am²⁴¹ and Fe⁵⁵ sources was applied for the analysis of human milk samples. A sample preparation method suitable for the EDXRF analysis was described. The results were presented in Table 1. Energy dispersive X-ray fluorescence technique has been successfully used for the determination of calcium and other elements in human milk. For this reason, the experimental approach and the analytical method used in this study appear adequate for the purpose and can therefore be exploited for similar investigations.     

Fibonacci oscillators

We discuss the properties of oscillators whose spectrum is given by a generalized Fibonacci sequence. The properties include: invariance under the unitary quantum group, generalized angular momentum, coherent states and difference calculus, relativistic interpretation.     

Three-way Resolution of the Overlapping Ultrahigh-performance Liquid Spectrochromatograms for the Analysis of a Quaternary Mixture Using Parallel Factor Analysis

This paper presents a new application of three-way parallel factor analysis (3W-PARAFAC) model to the coeluting spectrochromatograms for the quantitative resolution of a quaternary mixture system consisting of paracetamol, propyphenazone, and caffeine with aspirin as an internal standard. Spectrochromatograms of calibration standards, validation sets, and unknown samples were recorded as a function of retention time and wavelength in the range of 0.0–2.5?min and 200–400?nm, respectively, using ultra-performance liquid chromatography with photodiode array detection (UPLC-PDA). Three-way UPLC-PDA data array X (retention time?×?wavelength?×?sample) was obtained from the data matrices of the spectrochromatograms. 3W-PARAFAC decomposition of three-way UPLC-PDA data array provided three loading matrices corresponding to chromatographic mode, spectral mode, and relative concentration mode. Quantitative estimation of paracetamol, propyphenazone, and caffeine in analyzed samples was accomplished using the relative concentration mode obtained by the deconvolution of the UPLC-PDA data set. The validity and ability of 3W-PARAFAC model were checked by analyzing independent test samples. It was observed from analyses that 3W-PARAFAC method has potential to uniquely resolve strongly overlapping peaks of analyzed compounds in a spectrochromatogram, which was obtained under experimental conditions consisting of the lower flow rate, short run time, and simple mobile phase composition. The proposed three-way chemometric approach was successfully applied to the simultaneous quantification of paracetamol, propyphenazone, and caffeine in tablets. Experiments showed that the determination results were in good agreement with label amount in commercial pharmaceutical preparation.     

Evidence for involvement of cationic intermediate in epoxidation of chiral allylic alcohols and unfunctionalised alkenes catalysed by MnIII(quinazolinone) complexes

A pair of Mn^III(quinazolinone) complexes was prepared and evaluated in the catalytic epoxidation of the chiral allylic alcohols and unfunctionalised alkenes with iodosylbenzene. Epoxidation of chiral allylic alcohols with 1,3-allylic strain proceeded chemo- and diastereoselectively to give threo-epoxy alcohol (up to 99% d.r). Epoxidation of unfunctionalised alkenes by the proposed catalyst system proceeded nonselectively, as evidenced by the formation of isomerization and rearrangement products in the epoxidation of (Z)-stilbene. A three-step pathway involving a cationic intermediate is proposed for the formation of isomerization and rearrangement products. The fact that only products resulting from the cationic intermediate were detected in the oxidation of a mechanistic probe, (2-methoxy-3-vinylcyclopropyl)benzene, with Mn^III(quinazolinone) and PhIO substantiated the cationic oxygen transfer mechanism.