Regiospecific synthesis of bicyclo- and heterobicyclo-gem-difluorocyclobutenes using functionalized fluoroallenes and a novel Mo-catalyzed intramolecular [2 + 2] cycloaddition reaction

The first synthesis of functionalized gem-difluoroallenes 4 served as platform for an unprecedented molybdenum-catalyzed intramolecular allene-alkyne [2 + 2]-cycloaddition that produced 6, a hitherto unknown class of bicyclo- and heterobicyclo-CF2-containing cyclobutenes.     

Anomalous momentum dependence of the quasiparticle scattering rate in overdoped Bi2Sr2CaCu2O8

The question of the anisotropy of the electron scattering in high temperature superconductors is investigated using high resolution angle-resolved photoemission data from Pb-doped Bi2Sr2CaCu2O8 (Bi2212) with suppressed superstructure. The scattering rate of low energy electrons along two bilayer-split pieces of the Fermi surface is measured (via the quasiparticle peak width), and no increase of scattering towards the antinode (pi,0) region is observed, contradicting the expectation from Q=(pi,pi) scattering. The results put a limit on the effects of Q=(pi,pi) scattering on the electronic structure of this overdoped superconductor with still very high T(c).     

Nature of the high-pressure transition in Fe2O3 hematite

We present a new method to separate the crystallographic and electronic phase transitions in hematite using x-ray emission spectroscopy and x-ray diffraction. Our observations, based on the behavior of a metastable high-pressure phase in the stability domain of the low-pressure phase, show that the electronic transition is preempted by the crystallographic transition. The former occurs only afterwards in the high-pressure phase, possibly as a result of a Mott transition. The idea that the electronic transition drives the transition in hematite is therefore invalidated. Such methods should help elucidate the mechanics and the driving forces behind a number of first-order high-pressure phase transitions.     

Electronic structure of the trilayer cuprate superconductor Bi(2)Sr(2)Ca(2)Cu(3)O(10+delta)

The low-energy electronic structure of the nearly optimally doped trilayer cuprate superconductor Bi(2)Sr(2)Ca(2)Cu(3)O(10+delta) is investigated by angle-resolved photoemission spectroscopy. The normal state quasiparticle dispersion and Fermi surface and the superconducting d-wave gap and coherence peak are observed and compared with those of single- and bilayer systems. We find that both the superconducting gap magnitude and the relative coherence-peak intensity scale linearly with T(c) for various optimally doped materials.     

Ion-implanted Nd:YVO(4) planar waveguide: refractive-index characterization and propagation mode reduction

We report for what is believed to be the first time planar waveguide formation and propagation mode reduction in Nd:YVO(4) crystal, which were achieved by 3.0-MeV silicon-ion implantation followed by annealing under specific conditions. After the implantation, an enhanced refractive-index region was formed with a width of ~2microm beneath the sample surface to act as a waveguide structure. We found that there were four propagation modes for the as-implanted Nd:YVO(4) waveguide, whereas after annealing at 240-360 degrees C for several hours the number of modes could be reduced to three, two, and one. After annealing at 400 degrees C for 1 h the monomode waveguide was destroyed completely, and no mode was observed in the sample.     

Continuous-wave photothermal deflection spectroscopy with fundamental and harmonic responses

A diffraction theory of continuous-wave photothermal deflection (PD) spectroscopy with fundamental and harmonic responses is presented. The displacement of the probe beam centroid is found to be a rigorous measurement of PD effect, which leads to a set of analytical solutions to the fundamental and the second-order harmonics. Harmonics are caused by the diffraction of the probe beam in the mirage region, which could not be handled by geometric-optics theory. This theory can be used to study bulk materials, thin films, and layered-structure samples. Experimental results are in good agreement with the theory.     

The Crystallization of Poly (3-dodecyltbiophene) in an Oriented Solidification Environment

Poly (3-alkylthiophenes) (P3ATs) have made up of a family of conductive polymerswhich are soluble, fusible and processable, since the introduction of flexible alkyl sidechains"'. It is generally accepted that P3ATs can form similar layered structures. inwhich the thiophene rings possess planarity and the side chains act as spacers'-'. Whenthe number. of 'carbon atoms of alkyl side chains is more than 10, some orderlyarrangements will occur for side chains betWeen the' layers'. It has been w…     

Low tropospheric wind measurement with Mie Doppler Lidar

A double edge Mie Doppler lidar at 1064 nm was developed in Hefei, China in 2005 for low tropospheric wind measurement. Intercomparison experiments with a wind profiler and a wiresonde were held. Intercomparisons of concurrent lidar and other instrument observations show good agreement with expected measurement accuracy. The examples of validated lidar wind profiles obtained during these experiments as well as an example of continuous wind observations are presented. The instrument has demonstrated the capability of atmospheric wind field measurement from 0.2 to 5 km altitude, achieving below 2 m/s accuracy with 1 min averaging and 21.2 m vertical resolution.     

Capillary electrophoresis using diol-bonded fused-silica capillaries

In this paper, 3-glycidoxypropyltrimethoxysilane was used to produce diol-bonded capillaries at room temperature for capillary electrophoresis (CE). A variety of standard reference compounds and authentic biological samples including ribonucleotides, peptides and proteins were used to test the columns. It was found that greatly suppressed electroosmotic flow was measured over a pH range of 3–10. Lower than 1.6% relative standard deviation (>10 runs) in migration time was observed for the analysis of test proteins. For real samples of ribonucleotides in tumor cell extracts, 1 million theoretical plates and excellent peak shapes were obtained. The high column efficiency and symmetrical peaks allowed the separation of samples with only 0.6% maximum difference in migration times. The diol-bonded fused-silica capillary columns were stable when used in a pH range of 2–8 under typical CE conditions. The column preparation method involved a simple dynamic coating procedure at room temperature, greatly simplifying the more typical static coating methods that require vacuum pumps and ovens.