Characteristics of GdGaO grown by MBE

Ga₂O₃/GdGaO dielectric stacks have been grown on GaAs for MOSFETs. This paper highlights variations in the characteristics of GdGaO as the Gd flux, Ga₂O flux and substrate temperature are changed. The growth rate, composition, crystallinity are discussed and the sheet resistance of final MOSFET structures are presented. The Gd compositional variation with depth is examined using Rutherford back scattering (RBS) and electron energy loss spectroscopy (EELS).     

Pulse compression and gain enhancement in a degenerate optical parametric amplifier based on aperiodically poled crystals

We describe theoretically a method of obtaining pulse compression and simultaneously improving amplification in a degenerate optical parametric amplifier by use of quasi-phase-matched engineered crystals. The scheme combines the possibility of increasing the signal spectral bandwidth that is offered by a degenerate parametric amplifier with the ability of engineered aperiodically poled crystals to compensate for group-velocity mismatch.     

Solubility of solid mixtures in supercritical fluids

Kurnik, R.T. and Reid, R.C., 1982. Solubility of solid mixtures in supercritical fluids. Fluid Phase Equilibria, 8: 93-105Supercritical fluids are receiving widespread attention as possible extraction agents for relatively non-volatile solids and liquids. Previous studies of the solubility of solids in supercritical fluids have been limited to pure solids. These pure-component data are interesting and indicate novel properties of supercritical fluids in this respect. The more general problem, however, lies in determining the solubility of multicomponent solids in supercritical fluids. Experimental data have now been obtained on the solubilities of binary, solid hydrocarbon mixtures in both supercritical carbon dioxide and supercritical ethylene. Most of the behavior exhibited by pure solids in supercritical fluids still exists for multicomponent solid solute systems (e.g., retrograde solidification, solubility extrema), but new phenomena were also found. The most interesting finding is that the solubility of a solid component when in a multicomponent solute system can be as much as 300% higher than the component solubility in a pure solid system at the same operating conditions. The multicomponent-solid-fluid data usually correlate well with thermodynamic theory.     

Degree frequencies in digraphs and tournaments

The number of vertices in a digraph G having a particular outdegree (indegree) is called the frequency of the outdegree (indegree). A set F of distinct positive integers {f₁, f₂, …, f_n} is the frequency set of the digraph G if every outdegree and indegree occurs with frequency f_j∈F and for each f_j∈F there is a least one outdegree and at least one indegree with frequency f_j. We prove that each nonempty set F of positive integers is the frequency set of some tournament, and we determine the smallest possible order for such a tournament. Similar results for asymmetric digraphs are also given. The results and techniques for frequency sets are used to derive corresponding results for vertex frequency partitions.     

Linearization of homogeneous Riccati equations

An autonomous system of n coupled homogeneous Riccati equations of the projective type linearizes to its linear part by means of a map which is analytic for almost all initial data. The explicit form of the map is presented.     

X-Ray crystal structure determination of a series of 1-aryl- 2-[3-(3-[2-aryl-1-diazenyl]-1,3-diazepan-1-ylmethyl)-1, 3-diazepan-1-yl]-1-diazenes obtained from the reaction of diazonium salts with mixtures of formaldehyde and 1,4-diaminobutane

A new series of bis-triazenes, the 1-aryl-2-[3-(3-[2-aryl-1-diazenyl]-1,3-diazepan-1-ylmethyl)-1,3-diazepan-1-yl]-1-diazenes has been synthesized from the reaction of diazonium salts with a mixture of 1,4-diaminobutane and formaldehyde. The structures of 1-(p-bromophenyl)-2-[3-{3-[2-(p-bromophenyl)-1-diazenyl]-1,3-diazepan-1-ylmethyl}-1,3-diazepan-1-yl]-1-diazene(1), 1-(p-cyanophenyl)-2-[3-{3-[2-(p-cyanophenyl)-1-diazenyl]-1,3-di azepan-1-ylmethyl}-1,3-diazepan-1-yl]-1-diazene(2), and 1-(p-methoxyphenyl)-2-[3-{3-[2-(p-methoxy-phenyl)-1-diazenyl]-1,3-diazepan-1-ylmethyl}-1,3-diazepan-1-yl]-1 diazene(3) have been unequivocally determined by X-ray crystallography. The new bis-triazenes are important since the structure contains the novel saturated heterocycle, 1,3-diazepane. The general conclusion of this study is that alkanediamines with 3 or 4 carbon atoms in the spacer link between the nitrogen atoms give rise to the linear bicyclic molecules of type 5, in contrast to the case of ethylenediamine (spacer link 2 carbon atoms), which affords molecules of type 6, which exemplify the general cage structure of type 4. The crystal structures of 1, 2 and 3 are compared with the previously reported structure of the hexahydropyrimidine analogue 8a(X=CN); compounds 2 and 8a(X=CN) are homologous with respect to the alkane spacer moiety. The structures of 2 and 8a(X=CN) are very different in one respect; in 2 the aryldiazenyl-1,3-diazepanyl groups are in the s-trans orientation around the central methylene group whereas in 8a(X=CN) the arrangement of the aryldiazenyl-hexahydropyrimidinyl groups is the s-cis orientation.Crystal data: 1 C₂₃H₃₀N₈Br₂, triclinic, space group P-1, a=8.3979(2), b=10.7828(3), c=14.4692(5) ?, α=83.670(1), β=78.662(1), γ=78.758(1)°, V=1256.48(6) ?³, for Z=2. 2 C₂₅H₃₀N₁₀, monoclinic, space group P2 ₁ /n, a=13.4046(6), b=9.4482(4), c=10.6913(4)?, β=103.239(2)°, V=2490.5(2) ?³, for Z=4. 3 C₂₅H₃₆N₈O₂, triclinic, space group P-1, a=8.5223(3), b=10.6913(4), c=14.4034(7)?, α=85.657(2), β=78.731(2), γ=80.153(1)°, V=1266.88(9) ?³, for Z=2.     

Synthesis,spectroscopic and structural characterisation of vanadium(IV) and oxovanadium(IV) complexes with arsenic donor ligands

The reaction of o-C₆H₄(AsMe₂)₂ with VCl₄ in anhydrous CCl₄ produces orange eight-coordinate [VCl₄{o-C₆H₄(AsMe₂)₂}₂], whilst in CH₂Cl₂ the product is the brown, six-coordinate [VCl₄{o-C₆H₄(AsMe₂)₂}]. In dilute CH₂Cl₂ solution slow decomposition occurs to form the V^III complex [V₂Cl₆{o-C₆H₄(AsMe₂)₂}₂]. Six-coordination is also found in [VCl₄{MeC(CH₂AsMe₂)₃}] and [VCl₄{Et₃As)₂]. Hydrolysis of these complexes occurs readily to form vanadyl (VO²⁺) species, pure samples of which are obtained by reaction of [VOCl₂(thf)₂(H₂O)] with the arsines to form green [VOCl₂{o-C₆H₄(AsMe₂)₂}], [VOCl₂{MeC(CH₂AsMe₂)₃}(H₂O)] and [VOCl₂(Et₃As)₂]. Green [VOCl₂(o-C₆H₄(PMe₂)₂}] is formed from [VOCl₂(thf)₂(H₂O)] and the ligand. The [VOCl₂{o-C₆H₄(PMe₂)₂}] decomposes in thf solution open to air to form the diphosphine dioxide complex [VO{o-C₆H₄(P(O)Me₂)₂}₂(H₂O)]Cl₂, but in contrast, the products formed from similar treatment of [VCl₄{o-C₆H₄(AsMe₂)₂}_x] or [VOCl₂{o-C₆H₄(AsMe₂)₂}] contain the novel arsenic(V) cation [o-C₆H₄(AsMe₂Cl)(μ-O)(AsMe₂)]⁺. X-ray crystal structures are reported for [V₂Cl₆{o-C₆H₄(AsMe₂)₂}₂], [VO(H₂O){o-C₆H₄(P(O)Me₂)₂}₂]Cl₂, [o-C₆H₄(AsMe₂Cl)(μ-O)(AsMe₂)]Cl·[VO(H₂O)₃Cl₂] and powder neutron diffraction data for [VCl₄{o-C₆H₄(AsMe₂)₂}₂].     

New infrared laser transitions in Ag II

We have observed seven infrared laser transitions when exciting a He discharge in a silver hollow cathode. To our knowledge, five of the seven laser transitions have not been reported previously in the literature.     

Bestimmung von Kohlenstoff, Wasserstoff und Schwefel in organischen Substanzen

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Electrodeposition of germanium from supercritical fluids

Several Ge(II) and Ge(IV) compounds were investigated as possible reagents for the electrodeposition of Ge from liquid CH(3)CN and CH(2)F(2) and supercritical CO(2) containing as a co-solvent CH(3)CN (scCO(2)) and supercritical CH(2)F(2) (scCH(2)F(2)). For Ge(II) reagents the most promising results were obtained using [NBu(n)(4)][GeCl(3)]. However the reproducibility was poor and the reduction currents were significantly less than the estimated mass transport limited values. Deposition of Ge containing films was possible at high cathodic potential from [NBu(n)(4)][GeCl(3)] in liquid CH(3)CN and supercritical CO(2) containing CH(3)CN but in all cases they were heavily contaminated by C, O, F and Cl. Much more promising results were obtained using GeCl(4) in liquid CH(2)F(2) and supercritical CH(2)F(2). In this case the reduction currents were consistent with mass transport limited reduction and bulk electrodeposition produced amorphous films of Ge. Characterisation by XPS showed the presence of low levels of O, F and C, XPS confirmed the presence of Ge together with germanium oxides, and Raman spectroscopy showed that the as deposited amorphous Ge could be crystallised by the laser used in obtaining the Raman measurements.