汽车尾气颗粒物的STXM和NEXAFS研究

为了研究汽车尾气颗粒物的结构和氮的种态,使用扫描透射X射线显微成像(STXM)技术研究了桑塔纳3000和高尔汽车尾气颗粒物.STXM表明单颗粒物的粒径为500nm,颗粒物质量分布不均匀,有中间空洞.比较汽车尾气颗粒物和(NH4)2SO4和NaNO3中N的1sX射线近边吸收精细结构谱(NEXAFS),铵盐在406eV有显著的σ*吸收峰,有肩部结构;汽车尾气颗粒物和NaNO3中N的近边吸收谱在412eV和418.5eV有明显的σ吸收峰;(NH4)2SO4中N的近边吸收谱在413.5eV和421.8eV更宽的σ吸收峰.硝酸盐是汽车尾气颗粒物中的N化学种态的主要存在形式.在395—418eV能量范围内对桑塔纳3000汽车尾气颗粒物进行堆栈扫描,经过主成分分析和聚类分析,发现其表层主要为硝酸盐,内部有少量铵盐.     

Synthesis, characterization and semi-empirical calculations for the thiocyanate linkage isomers of an (alpha-iminooxime)cobalt(III) macrocyclic complex

Herein we report the synthetic route and detailed characterization of the macrocyclic complex [Co(dohpn)(SCN)2] and its linkage isomer (dohpn=2,3,9,10-tetramethyl-1,4,8,11-tetraazaundecane-1,3,8,10-tetraen-11-ol-1-olate and py=pyridine) based on analytical, spectroscopic and electrochemical methods. Structural, vibrational and electronic features are discussed and a coherent assignment is proposed on the basis of semi-empirical theoretical calculations.     

Computational studies of the coordination stereochemistry, bonding, and metal selectivity of mercury

Knowledge of the bonding and selectivity of organic mercury, [H3C-Hg]+ (MeHg+), and inorganic Hg2+ for protein and DNA functional groups is important for understanding the mechanism of heavy metal poisoning. Herein, we elucidate (1) the differences between inorganic Hg2+ and organic MeHg+ in their interactions with different ligands of biological interest, (2) the protein and DNA functional groups that Hg2+ and MeHg+ target in aqueous solution, and (3) the likelihood of "soft" Hg2+ displacing the "borderline" Zn2+ bound to "harder" nitrogen/oxygen-containing side chains such as His and Asp/Glu. The results reveal that, relative to Hg2+, the lower positive charge on MeHg+ results in a longer and weaker bond with a given ligand, in accord with the observed kinetic lability of MeHg+ complexes. They also indicate that negatively charged or polar amino acid side chains containing S-/O-/S/N donors could coordinate to both organic MeHg+ and inorganic Hg2+. In addition, Gua and Cyt could also coordinate to MeHg+ and disrupt Gua...Cyt base pairing. A key novel finding is that Hg2+ is a far better electron acceptor than Zn2+, and can thus accept more negative charge from the Zn ligands than the native Zn2+, thus enhancing Hg-ligand interactions and enabling Hg2+ to displace the native cofactor from zinc essential enzymes and "structural" Zn proteins. The results herein support several possible mechanisms for Hg poisoning. Ways that mercury poisoning could be prevented in cells are discussed.     

Transverse momentum distribution of the Z produced at the Large Hadron Collider and related phenomena

From the recent theoretical result on the production of the Higgs boson at the Large Hadron Collider, it follows that other particles will also be produced with small transverse momentum, of the order of 1 GeV/c$1\text{GeV}/c$. The leptonic decay mode of the Z is especially suited for a first observation of this phenomenon. Other related effects, such as paired jets, are also discussed.     

Plasmonic waveguiding in a hexagonally ordered metal wire array

We propose the inclusion of a structured pattern of nanoscale metal wires in a silica fiber to form a symmetric plasmonic waveguide. The surface plasmon polariton modes within the waveguide are studied by varying the wire diameter and spacing. Simulation results show that hybridization of the single-wire mode and the gap plasmon mode can yield a hybrid mode with optimum propagation lengths comparable to those reported for other structures but with better light confinement. The fiber can be easily doped with a gain material to offset the loss so that the resultant waveguide will be useful for integration with electronic circuits at nanometer dimensions.     

Formation of porous silver by electrochemical alloying/dealloying in a water-insensitive zinc chloride-1-ethyl-3-methyl imidazolium chloride ionic liquid

This paper describes the formation of a porous silver surface by a convenient two-step process involving electrochemical formation of a binary silver-zinc alloy film on a silver surface followed by electrochemical etching of the zinc from the alloy. Both the deposition and the dealloying steps were performed in a single bath of low-temperature zinc chloride-1-ethyl-3-methylimidazolium chloride ionic liquid at temperatures below 150 degrees C without using any other corrosive acids or bases. The effects of the deposited zinc quantity, deposition potential, current, and temperature on the structures and morphologies of the porous silver film were examined. In comparison with conventional molecular electrolyte solutions, ionic liquids provide a more versatile environment for fabricating porous metals. Because the zinc(II) species consumed during the deposition step was recovered during the dealloying step, the ionic liquid is reusable.     

Modeling complexity in musical rhythm

This article constructs a tree structure for the music rhythm using the L‐system. It models the structure as an automata and derives its complexity. It also solves the complexity for the L‐system. This complexity can resolve the similarity between trees. This complexity serves as a measure of psychological complexity for rhythms. It resolves the music complexity of various compositions including the Mozart effect K488. © 2009 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Complexity, 2010     

Miscibility of Solution Blends of Unsaturated Polyester Resin with Polystyrene and Polycarbonate

Miscibility studies of unsaturated polyester resin (UPR) blends with two different thermoplastics—polystyrene (PS) and polycarbonate (PC), in a common solvent, chloroform, were carried out by viscosity, ultrasonic velocity, density, and refractive index methods. Two interaction parameters, μ and α were calculated using viscosity data for these blends. The positive interaction parameter values (μ and α > 0) obtained for the UPR/PS blend and the negative interaction parameter values (μ and α < 0) obtained for the UPR/PC blend indicate that the former is a miscible blend and the latter is an immiscible blend. These results were further confirmed by the ultrasonic velocity, density, and refractive index measurements.     

Ideal-Symmetric and Semiprime Rings

Lambek extended the usual commutative ideal theory to ideals in noncommutative rings, calling an ideal A of a ring R symmetric if rst ∈ A implies rts ∈ A for r, s, t ∈ R. R is usually called symmetric if 0 is a symmetric ideal. This naturally gives rise to extending the study of symmetric ring property to the lattice of ideals. In the process, we introduce the concept of an ideal-symmetric ring. We first characterize the class of ideal-symmetric rings and show that this ideal-symmetric property is Morita invariant. We provide a method of constructing an ideal-symmetric ring (but not semiprime) from any given semiprime ring, noting that semiprime rings are ideal-symmetric. We investigate the structure of minimal ideal-symmetric rings completely, finding two kinds of basic forms of finite ideal-symmetric rings. It is also shown that the ideal-symmetric property can go up to right quotient rings in relation with regular elements. The polynomial ring R[x] over an ideal-symmetric ring R need not be ideal-symmetric, but it is shown that the factor ring R[x]/xⁿR[x] is ideal-symmetric over a semiprime ring R.