Water‐Assisted Vapor Deposition of PEDOT Thin Film

The synthesis and characterization of poly(3,4‐ethylenedioxythiophene) (PEDOT) using water‐assisted vapor phase polymerization (VPP) and oxidative chemical vapor deposition (oCVD) are reported. For the VPP PEDOT, the oxidant, FeCl₃, is sublimated onto the substrate from a heated crucible in the reactor chamber and subsequently exposed to 3,4‐ethylenedioxythiophene (EDOT) monomer and water vapor in the same reactor. The oCVD PEDOT was produced by introducing the oxidant, EDOT monomer, and water vapor simultaneously to the reactor. The enhancement of doping and crystallinity is observed in the water‐assisted oCVD thin films. The high doping level observed at UV–vis–NIR spectra for the oCVD PEDOT, suggests that water acts as a solubilizing agent for oxidant and its byproducts. Although the VPP produced PEDOT thin films are fully amorphous, their conductivities are comparable with that of the oCVD produced ones.

     

Electroanalytical Studies and Simultaneous Determination of Amlodipine Besylate and Atorvastatine Calcium in Binary Mixtures Using First Derivative of the Ratio‐Voltammetric Methods

The electrochemical behavior of atorvastatin and amlodipine at a glassy carbon electrode has been studied using different voltammetric techniques. First derivative of the ratio voltammetric methods for determination of amlodipine and atorvastatin in tablets in the presence of the other compound has been described. This technique depends on the measuring of first derivative of the ratio voltammograms of each concentration as a function of the increased concentrations. DP and SW voltammetric methods depend on first derivative of the ratio‐voltammetry by measurements of the selected potentials for amlodipine and atorvastatin. The linear response was within the range of 4×10^?6–1×10^?4 M for amlodipine and 2×10^?6–1×10^?4 M for atorvastatin. The proposed methods have been extensively validated.     

Frequency domain analysis of modes in a photonic crystal micro-opto-electro-mechanical system with periodically arranged circular holes

Optical and Quantum Electronics - In the present work we investigate the electromagnetic properties of a photonic crystal micro-opto-electro-mechanical system. It consists of vertically arranged...     

Influence of molecular weight on the short‐channel effect in polymer‐based field‐effect transistors

In this study, we demonstrate how the intrinsic properties of a polymer can influence the electrical characteristics of organic field‐effect transistors (OFETs). OFETs fabricated with three batches of poly[2‐methoxy,5‐(3′,7′‐dimethyl‐octyloxy)]‐p‐phenylene vinylene (MDMO‐PPV) were investigated. The properties of the polymers were initially investigated using Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), impedance spectroscopy (IS), gel permeation chromotography (GPC), and cyclic voltammetry (CV), respectively. The structure and purity of the polymer batches were found to be very comparable, but the molecular weight (M_n and M_w) and polydispersity (PDI = M_w/M_n), varied between the samples and the HOMO and LUMO levels of the polymers were found to depend on the molecular weight properties. OFETs were then fabricated with the polymers and electrically characterized. It was observed that the channel current and the field‐effect mobility increase with increasing polymer molecular weight. The output characteristics of the transistors, on the other hand, were found to depend on the PDI of the polymer. Saturation of the channel current occurs at higher source–drain voltages and short‐channel behavior was observed to start at longer channel lengths for polymers with a higher PDI. This behavior is observed to be thickness dependent, and the short‐channel behavior was more pronounced for thicker MDMO‐PPV films. These results are explained in terms of influences of chain packing and ordering and high bulk currents on the FET output and transistor parameters. © 2011 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Polym Sci Part B: Polym Phys 50: 117–124, 2012     

一个解剖基人体下肢的生物动力模型--第三部分:肌肉效应

本将人体下肢的肌肉根据其解剖特征，分为５个肌群，并在由本第一部分所建立的基本的解剖基模型的基础上，计入其对人体下肢动力运动的效应。本所建立的５个肌群，则主要代表着膝关节处的运动和稳定肌。最后，作为应用，研究了一个献中的特例。     

Gross alpha and beta activities of airborne particulate samples from Wawel Royal Castle Museum in Cracow, Poland

PM-10, PM-2.5 and PM-1.0 concentrations were measured over an 8 h period at sites both inside and outside the museum of Wawel Royal Castle in Cracow, Poland. Gross alpha (α) and beta (β) activities seemed to vary across the particle size range with generally higher levels of activities in the PM-2.5 particle fraction, and higher activities in the PM-10 fraction, while both the highest and the lowest beta activities were found in PM-1.0 fraction. However, statistically there was no significant difference. The highly radioactive PM-1.0 fraction comprised mainly ²¹⁰Pb and the ²¹⁰Pb progeny, ²¹⁰Bi and ²¹⁰Po, and can be attributed to anthropogenic sourced outdoor radioactive particles brought indoors by visitors. ²¹⁰Pb is considered to be a good tracer of secondary aerosols produced by gas-to-particle conversion. Inside the Museum, the highest level of gross alpha activity was detected in the PM-10 fraction, and was mainly due to the uranium isotopes (²³⁴U, ²³⁵U and ²³⁸U) and their daughter products (²²⁶Ra, ²³²Th, ²¹⁰Po or ²²⁴Ra), and ¹³⁷Cs. The minimum and maximum total indicative doses per 8 h are caused by ¹³⁷Cs and ²³²Th, respectively.     

Natural radioactivity and hazard-level assessment of Portland cements in Turkey

The natural radioactivity levels and some radiological parameters of Turkish Portland cements (PC) originated in various regions were determined in this study. The activity concentration of cement samples for ²²⁶Ra, ²³²Th, and ⁴⁰K were measured using a gamma-ray spectrometer with high purity germanium radiation detector. The PC samples had activity concentrations of 33.0, 16.7, and 239.5 Bq kg⁻¹ for ²²⁶Ra, ²³²Th, and ⁴⁰K, respectively. The mean value of radium equivalent value (Ra_eq) was found to be 75.4 Bq kg⁻¹. The radium equivalent values in the cement samples were lower than the acceptable level of 370 Bq kg⁻¹. The calculated radiological parameters were found to be below the acceptance levels.

     

Sampling Issues in Assessing Particle Degradation in Pneumatic Conveying Systems

The evaluation or design of a granular material handling process requires reliable data if executive decisions are to be made. Material behavior in a given process is usually investigated by collecting and analyzing material samples from different locations within the system. However, sampling can be a significant source of errors, as a poor sampling method can lead to measurements not truly representative of the real process.     

Existence of positive solutions for fractional boundary value problems

In this paper, by introducing a new operator, improving and generating a p-Laplace operator for some $p > 1$, we discuss the existence and multiplicity of positive solutions to the four point boundary value problems of nonlinear fractional differential equations. Our results extend some recent works in the literature.