Experimental data are presented for the energy extraction of a nanosecond pulse propagating with different energy flux densities in a grid-type double-discharge TEA-CO2 amplifier. The results show that the amplifying medium behaves essentially as a two-level system with a saturation energy of 155 mJ/cm2. 相似文献
The polymerization of 1,2-butylene oxide initiated with triphenylmethyl hexafluoroarsinate in the ?20 to +25°C temperature range with 1,2-dichloroethane as solvent is characterized by a rapid nonstationary initial stage. This is followed by a second slower stage, during which the disappearance of monomer is first-order with respect to its concentration. The conversion of monomer at the end of the first stage is related to the initial catalyst concentration but not to the initial monomer concentration. Invoking the hypothesis of an instantaneous initiation reaction, the experimental results lead to the conclusion of the existence of a unimolecular termination step. Propagation-to-termination rate constant ratios yield a propagation–termination activation energy difference of 5.9 kcal/mole. The termination step proposed is thought to involve the formation of stable macrocyclic oxonium ions. These, in turn, can reactivate the polymerization by an intramolecular reaction leading to the formation of new active centers. An energy of activation of 8.7 kcal/mole was calculated for this reactivation. GPC analyses of the reaction products recovered at the end of the first stage revealed the presence of large proportions of oligomers. Based on kinetic data, the formation of oligomers is explained by a backbiting process similar to the reactivation reaction suggested for the initiation of the second stage. 相似文献
The use of decatungstate in combination with silanes to generate silyl radicals under green fluorescence bulb irradiation as well as sunlight exposure is described. The mechanisms are investigated by ESR and laser flash photolysis experiments. The high potential of this reaction is evidenced here when using a decatungstate/silane/diphenyl iodonium salt combination as an initiating system for the ring opening photopolymerization of epoxides.
X-ray photoelectron valence spectra of lithium salts LiBF4, LiPF6, LiTFSI, and LiBETI have been recorded and analyzed by means of density functional theory (DFT) calculations, with good agreement between experimental and calculated spectra. The results of this study are used to characterize electrode/electrolyte interfaces of graphite negative electrodes in Li-ion batteries using organic carbonate electrolytes containing LiTFSI or LiBETI salts. By a combined X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) core peaks/valence analysis, we identify the main constituents of the interface. Differences in the surface layers' composition can be evidenced, depending on whether LiTFSI or LiBETI is used as the lithium salt. 相似文献
Co and Na NMR are used to probe the local susceptibility and charge state of the two Co sites of the Na-ordered orthorhombic Na(0.5)CoO(2). Above T(N) = 86 K, both sites display a similar T dependence of the spin shift, suggesting that there is no charge segregation into Co(3+) and Co(4+) sites. Below T(N), the magnetic long range commensurate order found is only slightly affected by the metal-insulator transition at T(MIT) = 51 K. Furthermore, the electric field gradient at the Co site does not change at these transitions, indicating the absence of charge ordering. All these observations can be explained by successive spin-density wave induced by two nestings of the Fermi surface specific to the x = 0.5 Na ordering. 相似文献
We have fabricated a set of self-assembled monolayers consisting of naphthalene and dansyl derivatives in a range of surface loading ratios for the purpose of examining excitation transport in mixed self-assembled monolayer systems. Both tethered chromophores were immobilized on an epoxide-terminated adlayer on silica via an identical spacer, where the linking chemistry produced an amide linkage. X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), ellipsometry, and contact angle measurements were used to characterize these chromophore-containing layers. The excitation transfer behavior of these monolayers has been examined using steady-state and time-resolved fluorescence spectroscopy. Steady-state fluorescence measurements show that excitation transfer from the naphthalene to dansyl chromophores occurs, with the efficiency of excitation transport scaling with chromophore surface loading densities, as expected. The donor lifetimes decrease with increasing acceptor loading density, and the functional form of the acceptor decay was independent of the donor/acceptor ratio. Our findings are not consistent with a homogeneous adlayer, but do provide information on the structural heterogeneity that is characteristic of these interfaces. 相似文献
The Aurora family of serine/threonine kinases are mitotic regulators involved in centrosome duplication, formation of the
bipolar mitotic spindle and the alignment of the chromosomes along the spindle. These proteins are frequently overexpressed
in tumor cells as compared to normal cells and are therefore potential therapeutic oncology targets. An Aurora A high throughput
screen revealed a promising sub-micromolar indazole-benzimidazole lead. Modification of the benzimidazole portion of the lead
to a C2 linker with a phenyl ring was proposed to achieve novelty. Docking revealed that a conjugated linker was optimal and
the resulting compounds were equipotent with the lead. Further structure-guided optimization of substituents on the 5 & 6
position of the indazole led to single digit nanomolar potency. The homology between the Aurora A & Aurora B kinase domains
is 71% but their binding sites only differ at residues 212 & 217 (Aurora A numbering). However interactions with only the
latter residue may be used for obtaining selectivity. An analysis of published Aurora A and Aurora B X-ray structures reveals
subtle differences in the shape of the binding sites. This was exploited by introduction of appropriately sized substituents
in the 4 & 6 position of the indazole leading to Aurora B selective inhibitors. Finally we calculate the conformational energy
penalty of the putative bioactive conformation of our inhibitors and show that this property correlates well with the Aurora
A binding affinity. 相似文献
A series of alternating 3,4‐ethylenedioxythiophene–alkynylpyridine oligomers (DA)n with increased solubility are synthesized and their photophysical properties and nonlinear optical properties are investigated. Their quadratic polarizabilities are determined from hyper‐Rayleigh scattering experiments to obtain information on their conformations in solution. These chromophores, based on the alternation of electron‐rich (D) and electron‐deficient (A) moieties, exhibit optical properties that arise from the combination of dipolar and helicoidal features in the (DA)n homologue series where n=1–4. The transition from dipolar conjugated planar structures (n=1, 2) to helicoidal structures (n=3, 4) is clearly evidenced by results from symmetry‐sensitive second‐order nonlinear optical experiments. This suggests an approach towards highly efficient chiral chromophores for second‐order nonlinear optics. Interestingly, this structural evolution also has significant impact on the photophysical properties: both absorption and fluorescence emission show bathochromic and hyperchromic shifts with increasing number of repeating units in the dipolar planar derivatives (n=1–2) but show saturation effects in the helicoidal structures (n=2–4). In addition, the helicoidal structures show sizeable two‐photon absorption at 700–750 nm (40–100 GM) for compounds lacking either electron‐donating or electron‐withdrawing substituents. 相似文献