Ferroelectric mobile water

In molecular dynamics simulations single-domain ferroelectric water is produced under ordinary ambient conditions utilizing carbon nanotubes open to a water reservoir. This ferroelectric water diffuses while keeping its proton-ordered network intact. The mobile/immobile water transitions and the step-wise changes in net polarization of water are observed to occur spontaneously. The immobile water becomes mobile by transforming into the single-domain ferroelectric water. Our general notion of relating a more highly ordered structure with a lower temperature has so far restricted researchers' attention to very low temperatures when experimenting on proton-ordered phases of water. The present study improves our general understanding of water, considering that the term 'ferroelectric water' has so far practically stood for 'ferroelectric ice,' and that single-domain ferroelectric water has not been reported even for the ice nanotubes.     

Composite constituent: lactucenyl acetate, a novel migrated lupane triterpenoid from Lactuca indica revision of structure of tarolupenyl acetate

Lactucenyl acetate (1), a new member of migrated lupane triterpenoids was isolated from Lactuca indica and its structure was elucidated on the basis of spectral analyses. The structure of tarolupenyl acetate was revised as lup-19(21)-en-3β-yl acetate (2).     

Formation of Light p-shell Ξ − Hypernucleus Via (K −, K +) Reaction

We have calculated ⁷Li(K ^?, K ⁺) reaction spectrum at ${p_{K^-} = 1.65}$ GeV/c and ${\theta_{K}^{+} = 0^\circ}$ within the framework of distorted wave impulse approximation (DWIA) using the ${[\Xi^-{-}^6{\rm He}(0^+)]-[\Xi^-{-}^6{\rm He}^*(2^+)]}$ coupled-channel Green’s function approach, and examined whether the peak corresponding to the Ξ ^? hypernuclear states can be visible in the reaction spectrum, by employing various Ξ ^??⁶He effective potentials.     

Biradical processes in reactions between benzyne and tropone

The title reactions were investigated experimentally and theoretically. The benzyne--tropone pair has been known to give a Diels?CAlder [4+2] cycloadduct. However, in the present experiment using two sources of benzyne, many unexpected products were obtained. In particular, a zwitterion with a C?CCl bond is strikingly a major product, the structure of which was determined by the X-ray analysis. The bond is formed by quenching the Cl atom from the solvent CH₂Cl₂, which demonstrates that the reactions proceed via radical processes. DFT calculations revealed the elementary processes of the reactions. The presence of the novel zwitterion in the solid state has been interpreted in terms of the permanent dipole?Cdipole attractions/interactions/stabilization.     

Study of crystallization process of Eu doped SrGa2S4 thin film phosphors by two electron beams evaporation and 355 nm Nd:YAG laser-annealing

In this study, the detailed crystallization mechanism of SrGa₂S₄: Eu²⁺ thin film phosphors annealed by Nd:YAG laser (355 nm) was examined. Using the spectral transmittance measurements of SrS and Ga₂S₃ thin films, the influence of temperature on SrGa₂S₄ thin film formation by laser irradiation was investigated using the thermal conducting equation. From the calculation, it is thought that Ga₂S₃ absorbed greater laser energy than SrS and generated the heat. By diffusing heat throughout the thin film, crystallization was promoted.     

Pressure-induced phase transitions in the Cd-Yb periodic approximant to a quasicrystal

The phase study of a Cd-Yb 1/1 approximant crystal over a wide pressure and temperature range is crucial for the comparison study between periodic and quasiperiodic crystals. The Cd(4) tetrahedra, the most inner part of the atomic clusters, exhibited various structural ordering in the orientation sensitive to pressure and temperature. Five ordered phases appeared in a P-T span up to 5.2 GPa and down to 10 K. The propagation direction of ordering alternated from [110] to <111> to at about 1.0 GPa and again to [110] at 3.5-4.3 GPa. The primarily ordered phases that appeared by cooling to 210-250 K between 1.0-5.2 GPa further transformed to finely ordered ones at 120-155 K. Besides the original short-range type interaction, a long-range type interaction was likely developed under pressure to lead to the primary ordering of Cd(4) tetrahedra. Coexistence of these interactions is responsible for the complicated phase behavior.     

Femtosecond laser modification of living neuronal network

An all-wet femtosecond laser microprocessing technique was utilized for patterning and cutting functional network of living neuronal cells on a multi-electrode dish (MED). The neuronal cells cultured on a source substrate were transferred onto an electrode in a MED probe in solution by utilizing a femtosecond laser-induced impulsive force and a pattern of neuronal cells were formed on the MED probe. The cellular activity of the detached neurons was supported that neurites could be regenerated around the electrodes. As another processing method, the neurons stretching between electrodes were selectively cut by the direct femtosecond laser irradiation and the spontaneous electrical activity of the neuronal network was evaluated. While the spontaneous action potentials of neurons were synchronized before the cutting, the synchronization disappeared after the cutting, indicating that the neuronal network is locally disconnected by the laser cutting. The present method is applicable to artificial reconstruction of living neuronal network.     

Split-aperture laser pulse compressor design tolerant to alignment and line-density differences

We introduce a four-pass laser pulse compressor design based on two grating apertures with two gratings per aperture that is tolerant to some alignment errors and, importantly, to grating-to-grating period variations. Each half-beam samples each grating in a diamond-shaped compressor that is symmetric about a central bisecting plane. For any given grating, the two half-beams impinge on opposite sides of its surface normal. It is shown that the two split beams have no pointing difference from paired gratings with different periods. Furthermore, no phase shift between half-beams is incurred as long as the planes containing a grating line and the surface normal for each grating of the pair are parallel. For grating pairs satisfying this condition, gratings surfaces need not be on the same plane, as changes in the gap between the two can compensate to bring the beams back in phase.