V-shaped Schiff’s base liquid crystals based on resorcinol: synthesis and characterisation

ABSTRACT

This paper designed and synthesised a series of V-shaped liquid crystal molecules (X-SBA_nE) with resorcinol as the core and Schiff base as the mesogenic arms (X-SBAA_n). The effects of polarity of terminal groups (X=-CH₃O,-CH₃,-Cl) and length of flexible chain (n = 4,6,8) on mesogenic ranges were discussed. The chemical structure of X-SBAA_n and X-SBA_nE was studied using FT-IR and ¹H-NMR while their thermal behaviour and mesogenic ranges were investigated via differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) and polarising optical microscopy (POM). The results indicated that X-SBAA_n containing OCH₃ and Cl substituents exhibited mesophase except for the analogue having CH₃ substituent which was found to be non-mesogenic. All of the synthesised X-SBA_nE had liquid crystal properties and exhibited nematic phases in heating and cooling. The length of the flexible spacers and terminal groups significantly influenced their mesogenic ranges.     

任意波形输入脉冲光纤背向瑞利散射的研究

背向瑞利散射是光纤中一种重要的物理过程,利用该物理现象实现的光时域反射计是一种重要且常见的光纤测量设备.本文理论研究了任意波形的输入脉冲在光纤中的背向瑞利散射过程,导出了将瑞利散射看作为一种线性系统的冲激响应函数,讨论了方波与有振荡拖尾的注入脉冲的背向散射输出波形.对于方波注入,利用商用光时域反射仪表对理论进行了验证;对于有拖尾的脉冲,进行了实验研究,结果表明仿真与实验结果一致.     

基于ASIC芯片的硅微条阵列探测器多通道前端电子学模块设计

描述了为兰州重离子加速器冷却储存环(HIRFL-CSR)外靶实验系统硅微条阵列探测器而设计的前端电子学模块。该模块采用专用ASIC芯片,可以处理96路能量信号。对前端电子学模块的性能进行了测试,结果表明,该模块在0.1～0.7 V范围内的积分非线性好于0.3%;其电子学分辨好于0.45%,最大串扰小于10%;通道一致性测试结果好于1.3%;在室温下连续工作24 h后,零点峰位最大漂移为1.48 m V。     

Autostereoscopic three-dimensional display with high dense views and the narrow structure pitch

An auto-stereoscopic three-dimensional （3D） display method with the narrow structure pitch and high dense viewpoints is presented. Normally, the number of views is proportional to the structure pitch of the lenticular lens array. Increasing the density of views will decrease the spatial display resolution. Here a lenticular lens array with one pitch covering 5.333 subpiexels and a novel subpixel arrangement method are designed, and a 32 view 3D display is demonstrated. Compared with the traditional 6-view 3D display, the angular resolution and the displayed depth of field are significantly improved.     

Synthesis of carbon nanotube/anatase titania composites by a combination of sol-gel and self-assembly at low temperature

A simple method is described for the synthesis of carbon nanotube/anatase titania composites by a combination of a sol-gel method with a self-assembly technique at 65 °C. This method makes use of polyelectrolyte for wrapping multi-walled carbon nanotube (MWCNT) and providing them with adsorption sites for electrostatically driven TiO₂ nanoparticle deposition. The composites were characterized using X-ray diffraction, transmission electron microscopy, Fourier transform infrared and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy, and photoluminescence for analyzing their crystal phase, microstructure, particle size, and other physicochemical properties. The results showed that MWCNT were covered with an anatase TiO₂ thin layer or surrounded by an anatase TiO₂ thick coating, which is constructed of TiO₂ particles about 6 nm in size. The composites were rich in surface hydroxyl groups. The excited e⁻ in conduction band of TiO₂ may migrate to MWCNT. Concerning the potential applicability, MWCNT/TiO₂ composites showed excellent photocatalytic activity toward the photodegradation of methyl orange.     

Isotopic production cross sections of fragmentation residues produced by 18O ions on a carbon target near 260 MeV/nucleon

The isotopic cross sections of residual nuclei produced in fragmentation reactions of ¹⁸O projectiles impinging on a carbon target at energies near 260 MeV/nucleon were measured at the HIRFL facility in Lanzhou (China). A full identification of atomic and mass numbers of fragments was achieved from the determination of their magnetic rigidity, energy loss, and time of flight. The production cross sections for a dozen of nitrogen, carbon, and boron isotopes were determined with uncertainties below 30% for most of the cases. The obtained cross sections for N and B isotopes show a rather good agreement with previous experimental data obtained with different projectile energies. The cross sections for some C isotopes seem to exhibit a dependence on the projectile energy. A comparison of the data and several theoretical model calculations are presented.     

氧气放电等离子体温度测量研究

为了考察电激励氧碘激光器中放电腔内的宏观气体温度,由两片蚌形铜电极和一根长30 cm内径1.65 cm的耐热玻璃管构成放电腔装置,用一台最高功率500 W,频率13.56 MHz的射频装置对压力1 330Pa的纯氧气体进行了介质阻挡放电研究。利用O2(b,ν=0)的P支发射光谱,分别采用波尔兹曼直线作图法和计算机模拟发射光谱法,测量了氧气射频放电等离子体的宏观气体温度。对于低分辨率光谱,利用高斯拟合进行了分峰处理,利用峰面积表征发光强度,通过波尔兹曼作图法得到了宏观气体温度。利用氦氖激光器测得的光谱仪狭缝函数获得了计算1机模拟发射光谱,以最小二乘法作为判据,通过比较计算机模拟发射光谱和实测光谱获得了宏观气体温度。     

Preparation and Characterization of MgO Thin Films by a Novel Sol-Gel Method

MgO thin films have been prepared on Si substrates by a novel and simple sol-gel method using magnesium nitrate and collodion as starting material. Solutions consisting of magnesium nitrate in a mixture of collodion and ethanol were spin-coated onto silicon substrates. It was found that collodion was a necessary component to form stable sols and the crystallization and structures were clearly dependent on the amount of the collodion and the annealing temperature. The MgO thin films with good crystallization were obtained after annealing at 800°C. Meanwhile, the microstructure of the MgO films was examined by transmission electron microscopy and atomic force microscopy.     

When Molecular Probes Meet Self‐Assembly: An Enhanced Quenching Effect

We demonstrate that the incorporation of one or two amino acids of phenylalanine (F) or 4‐fluoro phenylalanine (^fF) will greatly lower the background fluorescence intensities of conventional quenched probes with quenchers. This enhanced quenching effect was due to the synergetic effect of the aggregation caused quenching and the presence of a quencher. Such strategy will not greatly affect the enzyme recognition properties to the probes. We also demonstrated that our self‐assembled nanoprobe with the enhanced quenching effect showed a better performance in cells for the detection of cell apoptosis than the unassembled probes. Our study demonstrates that using molecular self‐assembly can optimize and improve the performance of molecular probes and it provides a simple but very useful strategy to boost the signal‐to‐noise ratios of fluorescence probes.     

N-[2-(1H-吲哚-3)乙基]-2-乙酰噻唑-4-甲酰胺及其类似物的合成

N-[2-(1H-吲哚-3)乙基]-2-乙酰噻唑-4-甲酰胺是最近从海洋细菌中分离得到的一种新型的天然杀藻剂, 以D-丙氨酸为原料合成了该化合物, 并用类似的方法首次合成了它的类似物2, 3和4. 其关键步骤为通过将取代的4-噻唑甲酸制成混酐与色胺连接的偶联反应. 各中间体都通过¹H NMR和¹³C NMR得到证实. 最终产品通过¹H NMR, ¹³C NMR和HRMS证实, 与文献所报道相一致.