Magnetic properties of multiwalled carbon nanotubes as a function of acid treatment

We investigate the electronic properties of multiwalled carbon nanotubes both before and after acid treatment with concentrated sulphuric and nitric acids. Magnetic susceptibility measurements were performed using a SQUID magnetometer and show that there is a considerable enhancement in the density of states at the Fermi level. The data shows that the diamagnetic influence from the graphitic nanotubes dominates. We experimentally observe, after acid treatment, that the diamagnetic susceptibility remains unchanged at 5 K but notably decreases at 77 K. We propose the acid treatment has increased the Van Vleck paramagnetic contribution lowering the diamagnetic response from the π-electron orbital magnetisation. The Van Vleck paramagnetic contribution is finite-temperature dependent with a diminishing contribution at higher fields.     

The Becker-Döring equations at large times and their connection with the LSW theory of coarsening

A systematic procedure is given for obtaining the asymptotic late-time behavior of the Becker-Döring equations describing the time evolution of a population of clusters of particles. In lowest order of approximation, the distribution of the sizes of the largest clusters satisfies the equations of the Lifshitz-Slyozov-Wagner theory of coarsening.     

A Dual 13C and 15N Long Term Labelling Technique to Investigate Uptake and Translocation of C and N in Beech (Fagus sylvatica L.)

Abstract

A continuous dual ¹³CO₂ and ¹⁵NH₄ ¹⁵NO₃ labelling experimental set-up is presented that was used to investigate the C and N uptake and allocation within 3-year old beech (Fagus sylvatica L.) during one growing season. The C and N allocation pattern was determined after six, twelve and eighteen weeks of growth. The carbon uptake was distinctly different in the three phases examined: The first six weeks after budbreak were dedicated to leaf growth with a R/S (root to shoot) ratio of 0.14 for the new carbon. The second growth phase showed a balanced R/S ratio of C allocation and after week 13, the root compartment was the main carbon sink (R/S = 6.97).

Nitrogen allocation was more basipetal as compared to carbon. In the second growth phase, R/S of N_new was 5.57 but fell to 3.54 for the third growth phase probably due to formation of reserves in buds and stem.     

Deterministic Secure Quantum Communication with Cluster State and Bell-Basis Measurements

We present a novel protocol for deterministic secure quantum communication by using the lour-qubit cluster state as quantum channel. It is shown that two legitimate users can directly transmit the secret messages based on Bellbasis measurements and classical communication. The present protocol makes use of the ideas of block transmission and decoy particle checking technique. It has a high capacity as each cluster state can carry two 5its of information, and has a high intrinsic efficieney 5ecause almost all the instances except the decoy checking particles （its numSer is negligible） are useful. Furthermore, this protocol is feasible with present-day technique.     

Investigation of Syntheses and Spectra (UV,IR,CV) of Some Fe3S3 Cluster Compounds

1　INTRODUCTIONIron- sulfurproteins are found in mostofthe life forms,yetitisnotuntilaround1 96 0 that there are iron- sulfur proteins in photosynthetic organism〔1〕,nitrogen- fix-ing bacteria〔2〕,and submitochondrial fractions of mammalian origin〔3〕,etc〔4 ,5〕,it isoxidoreductive systems.There are various kinds of iron- sulfur clusters active posi-tions in these proteins,they play an important role in transmitting electrons.Bymany kinds and complex properties of biology,different iro…     

SiO2溶胶的簇团特性及其对增透膜光学性能的影响

在碱性条件下制备的ＳｉＯ２溶胶,经旋转法镀膜,得到具有增透效果的膜层。结果表明随着与陈化温度和陈化时间密切相关的溶胶族团的粒度分布及交联行为直接影响膜层的增透效果,膜层增透效果与溶胶族团的特性间存在一定的内在规律。     

聚碳酸亚丙酯聚氨酯的合成与性能

用ＣＯ２与环氧丙烷共聚产物聚碳酸亚丙酯制备出聚氨酯（ＰＰＣＰＵ）．同时探讨了ＰＰＣＰＵ最佳合成方法,考察了异氰酸酯基与羟基的比值、扩链交联剂用量等因素对其力学性能的影响．研究了ＰＰＣＰＵ的形态结构及其性能对配比的依赖关系．发现聚碳酸亚丙酯的耐热性因聚氨酯的形成而得到较大的改善,并发现该类材料具有优异的耐水性能．