Synthesis and investigation of structural,optical, magnetic,and biocompatibility properties of nanoferrites AFeO2

Sol-gel method has been used for the synthesis of biocompatible superparamagnetic nanoferrites of AFeO₂ (A = Li, Na, K, Ca). Structural study of the nanoferrites reveals that LiFeO₂ exhibits cubic phase on the other hand NaFeO₂, KFeO₂, CaFeO₂ nanoparticles possess orthorhombic phase. Transmission electron microscopy (TEM) suggests that synthesized nanoferrites are nano-sized with spherical morphology. Optical properties confirm that nanoferrites emit and absorb light in a visible range of the electromagnetic spectrum. International Commission on Illumination (CIE) study discloses that the nanoparticles can be used to produce light of various colors. Magnetic study reveals that the nanoferrites exhibit superparamagnetic nature with high values of saturation magnetization 40.26 emu/g, 41.69 emu/g, 57.16 emu/g, and 43.66 emu/g, respectively for LiFeO_2, NaFeO₂, KFeO₂, and CaFeO₂. Biocompatibility study of the nanoferrites has been performed using Sulforhodamine B (SRB) and 3-(4,5-dimethylthiazol-2-yl)-2,5-diphenyltetrazolium bromide (MTT) assay. The reason behind the observed properties and behavior has been discussed.     

Negative thermal expansion in NbF_3 and NbOF_2:A comparative theoretical study

Thermal expansion control is always an obstructive factor and challenging in high precision engineering field. Here,the negative thermal expansion of Nb F_3 and Nb OF_2 was predicted by first-principles calculation with density functional theory and the quasi-harmonic approximation(QHA). We studied the total charge density, thermal vibration, and lattice dynamic to investigate the thermal expansion mechanism. We found that the presence of O induced the relatively strong covalent bond in Nb OF_2, thus weakening the transverse vibration of F and O in Nb OF_2, compared with the case of Nb F_3.In this study, we proposed a way to tailor negative thermal expansion of metal fluorides by introducing the oxygen atoms.The present work not only predicts two NTE compounds, but also provides an insight on thermal expansion control by designing chemical bond type.     

Quinoid-Aromatic Resonance for Very Small Optical Energy Gaps in Small-Molecule Organic Semiconductors: A Naphthodithiophenedione-oligothiophene Triad System

Organic semiconductors with very small optical energy gaps have attracted a lot of attention for near-infrared-active optoelectronic applications. Herein, we present a series of donor-acceptor-donor (D−A−D) organic semiconductors consisting of a highly electron-deficient naphtho[1,2-b:5,6-b′]dithiophene-2,7-dione quinoidal acceptor and oligothiophene donors that show very small optical energy gaps of down to 0.72 eV in the solid state. Investigation of the physicochemical properties of the D−A−D molecules as well as theoretical calculations of their electronic structures revealed an efficient intramolecular interaction between the quinoidal acceptor and the aromatic oligothiophene donors in the D−A−D molecules; this significantly enhances the backbone resonance and thus reduces the bond length alternation along the π-conjugated backbones. Despite the very small optical energy gaps, the D−A−D molecules have low-lying frontier orbital energy levels that give rise to air-stable ambipolar carrier transport properties with hole and electron mobilities of up to 0.026 and 0.043 cm² V⁻¹ s⁻¹, respectively, in field-effect transistors.     

Synthesis of guar gum-based hydrogel for sugarcane field solid conditioning

The water crisis is increased everywhere in recent years, which has affected the water demand in different sectors like industries, agriculture, residential, etc. The present research aims to the development of superabsorbent polymer (SAP) using bio-material. The hydrogel is synthesized by grafting Guar gum (GG) with methyl methacrylate (MMA) and crosslinking with polyethylene glycol (PEG). The developed GG-based hydrogelwas characterized by various analytical instruments. The Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM) demonstrated hydrogels havepores of size 50 ​μm–10 ​μm. The Transmission Electron Microscopy (TEM) analysis has shownthat thematerial consists of spherical shapesand particles of size 141.11nm–182.19 ​nm.The Fourier-Transform Infrared Spectroscopy (FTIR) and Thermogravimetric analysis (TGA) study have confirmedthepresence of functional groups of material, and thermal resistivity. The absorption capacity of developed hydrogelwas found to be 110 ​ml per gram (110% of its dry weight). The hydrogelwasapplied in the field of sugarcane crop and measured soil moisture content after 20 days of application. A better resultwas found of moisture content in the area of hydrogel application (28%) compared to the area without hydrogel application (10%). Moreover, the comparison of different hydrogels is also shown in a study, and the developed hydrogel proves good moisture retention capacity. This technology could be promising in terms of improving perennial crop productivity and combating moisture stress in agriculture. As a soil conditioning material for agricultural applications, the synthesized hydrogel showed tremendous potential.     

表面活性单体DMBAC光聚合动力学研究

采用偶氮二异丁脒盐酸盐(AIBA)作为光引发剂,光引发聚合并研究了阳离子表面活性单体——甲基丙烯酰氧乙基二甲基苄基氯化铵(DMBAC)的均聚及其与丙烯酰胺(AM)共聚合反应的动力学行为,聚合反应均在高于DMBAC临界胶束浓度(CMC)的条件下进行.研究结果显示DMBAC均聚合反应速率与引发剂浓度的0.29次方以及单体浓度的0.89次方成正比,均聚合反应的表观活化能约为13.74 kJ/mo1;DMBAC与AM共聚合反应速率与引发剂浓度的0.82次方以及单体总浓度的0.83次方成正比,共聚合反应的表观活化能约为10.97 kJ/mo1;同时测得DMBAC与AM共聚合反应的单体竞聚率为r₁=0.27(AM)、r₂=2.00(DMBAC),说明AM趋向于形成共聚物,而DMBAC更趋向于形成均聚物.     

人工种植黄芩根、茎、叶、花、种子中营养元素的光谱分析

使用火焰原子吸收光谱法对人工种植黄芩的根、茎、叶、花、种子5个部位中的Ca,Cu,Fe,Mn,Zn,K六种矿物元素的含量进行了测定分析。结果表明,黄芩各部位均含有丰富的矿物元素,根中营养元素由高到低的顺序是为Ca>Fe>Cu>Mn>Zn>K,茎中的为Fe>Mn>Zn=Cu>K>Ca,叶中的为Fe>Mn>Zn>Cu>K>Ca,花中的为Ca>Fe>Mn>Zn>Cu>K,种子中的为Ca>Fe>Zn>Mn>Cu>K。研究认为人工种植黄芩茎、叶、花、种子中Fe, Mn, Zn含量皆较高,花和种子中还富含Ca, 根中富含Ca和Fe元素。     

傅变光谱仪数据处理中相位误差非线性的分析及对Mertz相位修正方法的讨论

傅里叶变换成像光谱仪在遥感应用中是一种很重要的科学仪器,在傅里叶变换光谱仪信号处理中存在相位误差的问题,文章阐述了相位误差产生的原因,分析了由零点采样偏移带来的相位误差的非线性,说明了产生这种非线性的原因是干涉图为有限长的离散序列,从一个新的角度通过数学推导的结果给出了这种非线性的解释和表达。接着由相位误差的非线性讨论了Mertz相位修正方法中的相位插值可能存在的误差,分析了已有的研究中的较好的处理方法,并提出了一种改进这种误差的补零变换的方法。使用通过标准光谱库中的源光谱数据仿真的干涉数据,对方法进行了比较和验证,说明了补零变换法可以改善相位插值的误差以及在一些情况下的相位突变,得到质量更好的复原光谱。     

毛竹化学成分光谱分析的快速建模方法研究

研究了毛竹综纤维素和木质素含量近红外光谱定量分析方法的建立。选用不同竹龄、纵向和横向部位的54个竹材粉末样品,用湿化学方法测定其综纤维素和木质素含量。在综纤维素和木质素含量的分布范围内,从低值、中间值和高值中挑选11个代表性样品,11个样品按预定比例混合得到21个混合样品,混合样品的综纤维素和木质素含量计算得到,再挑选22个目标成分含量不同的样品组成54个样品的校正集。用偏最小二乘法分别建立样品综纤维素含量、木质素含量和近红外漫发射光谱之间的相关模型。结果表明,综纤维素含量的预测模型的相关系数(R_p)为0.92,标准偏差(SEP)为1.04％;木质素含量的预测模型的R_p为0.93,SEP为0.91％,与常规方法建立的模型预测精度相似。说明利用样品混合的方式可快速增加校正集样品的数量、改善校正集样品的分布状况,继而建立稳定可靠的近红外定量分析模型。     

反演波段对DOAS测量大气中O3的性能影响研究

臭氧(O3)浓度通常被认为是一个地方污染水平的基准,所以其绝对值的准确性至关藿要.在差分光学吸收光谱技术(DOAS)对O3的测量过程中,光谱反演波段的选择可直接决定O3浓度的测量准确度.文章主要研究了在不同光谱波段O3特征吸收结构和差分光学厚度(D')的不同,在不同光谱波段O3浓度反演的干扰来源以及影响程度,确定了实际检测时大气消光对不同波段光强的影响,最后通过对多种污染物标准气体进行了同时临测,计算出标准气体在不同光谱分辨率不同O3浓度时的测量误差,确定了对O3的最适用光谱波段范围.在此波段既能够实现对痕量气体的准确定性定量,又能达到测量所需要的高灵敏度,强选择性和适用的时间分辨率.     

拉曼光谱技术在中国古玉、古玉器鉴定和研究中的应用

激光拉曼光谱技术是应用于科技考古研究中的高技术之一,属于无损分析研究,但作为一种很好的无损分析方法它在中国古代玉器研究中的应用并不非常广泛。文章首先介绍了激光拉曼光谱技术的基本原理及近几年来国内外的最新进展,然后从矿物结构与拉曼特征峰之间的关系入手比较了目前国内外5种常见玉石的激光拉曼研究结果。然后分别通过对浙江良渚遗址和河南安阳殷墟遗址出土的4件中国古代玉器与新疆和田地区出产的软玉样品进行对比研究,成功地利用激光拉曼光谱技术对一批中国古代玉器进行了无损鉴定,从而阐明该项技术在中国古代玉器结构测试和材质鉴定中是一种很好的无损分析研究方法。最后,讨论了目前激光拉曼光谱技术在中国古玉和古代玉器研究中存在的局限性并对其发展前景进行了展望。