Mechanism of Crystal Phosphor Luminescence

An experimental method has been developed for determining the mechanism of luminescence of crystals by the changes arising in the intensity of a burst of their luminescence under the action of a constant electric field. An example of determining the mechanism of luminescence of AgBr crystals and AgBr_0.95 and AgBr_0.60Cl_0.40 solid solutions by the method proposed is presented. We were the first to establish that the low-temperature photoluminescence of AgBr_0.95I_0.05 in the band with _max = 540 nm proceeds by the Schone–Klasens recombination mechanism. It has also been established that the longwave luminescence of AgBr, AgBr_0.95I_0.05, and AgBr_0.60Cl_0.40 in the band with _max = 630 nm arises as a result of the recombination of electrons localized on a luminescence center with free holes.     

On the Theory of X-Ray Diffractional Laue Focusing on Two Bent Crystals

The Laue focusing of a spherical x-ray wave onto dynamical diffraction by a double-bent crystal system is studied. The geometrical equations of two-dimensional Laue focusing and the intensity distribution formula are derived. A high sensitivity of the two-dimensional Laue focusing to the crystal thickness and bending radii difference is revealed. It is shown that this sensitivity can be used to control the crystal thickness with accuracy up to 100 and bending radii up to 10^-2 m. The focusing process of the spherical wave inside crystals as well as in vacuum is investigated. The possibility of using the two-crystal Laue system as a lens for x-ray microscopy is studied. The spectral characteristics of a twice-diffracted wave are discussed. The spectral resolution is demonstrated to be 10⁶.     

Using Pseudoperiodicity for Polycrystal XRD Determination of the General Structural Motif of Coordination Compounds

This review summarizes experience in polycrystal diffractogram analysis for 100 coordination compounds using the translation sublattice isolation technique. The most widespread cases are described, and the general strategy of analysis is proposed. Conditions for transition from a rhombohedral sublattice to cubic lattices with different centerings are discussed.     

Synthesis and Crystal Structure of 18-Tungstotetranickel(II) diphosphate Na_(10){(PW_9O_(34))_2Ni_4(H_2O)_2}·26H_2O

1 INTRODUCTIONThe inorganic chemistry concentrating on polyoxometallates, is in a position to connect elementary building blocks and their derivatives in different ways, enabling people to synthesize a large variety of remarkable substances, especially those in the "nanoworld". Of particular importance is the anionic-type which has {MOx}-type building-block units, where M stands for the d block elements in high oxidation states.[1] In 1973 Weakley, Evans and Showell isolated[2] K10P2W1…     

Crown Inclusion Compounds with 3,4-Diamino-1,2,5-Oxadiazole. X-Ray Structures of Its 1:1 Inclusion Complexes with 15-Crown-5 and Benzo-15-crown-5

The X-ray crystal structures of two closely related molecular complexes of 15-crown-5 and benzo-15-crown-5 with 3,4-diamino-1,2,5-oxadiazole are reported (I and II). Both complexes are of 1:1 stoichiometry with the host–guest alternation in the infinitechains formed due to the unsymmetrical H-bonding patterns between the components. Crystals of I are monoclinic, P2_1/c, a = 7.856(3), b = 12.994(1), c = 16.033(1) , = 94.79(2)°, Z = 4, final R-factor is 0.0488. Crystals of II are orthorhombic, P2₁2₁2₁, a = 8.260(4), b = 15.692(5),c = 13.955(7) , Z = 4, final R-factor is 0.0522.     

Characteristic variations in the effect of diluents on polymer crystallization and melting observed for a sample of poly(ethylene-co-octene)

Melting points in mixtures of a crystallizable polymer with a low-molar-mass diluent depend on both, the diluent fraction and the crystal thickness. A differentiation of the two factors can be achieved by temperature-dependent SAXS experiments. A corresponding study, complemented by DSC, dilatometry, microscopy and AFM-imaging, was carried out for mixtures of a poly(ethylene-co-octene) with n-C₁₆H₃₄, c-C₁₆H₃₂ and methyl-anthracene, respectively. All diluents lead for a constant crystal thickness to melting point depressions in agreement with Raoult's law. On the other hand, the effect of the diluents on the thickness of the crystals formed at a fixed crystallization temperature varies. While in the presence of the two alkanes thicker crystals form, no effect arises for the methyl-anthracene—as was previously found for the octene-co-units. We consider these observations as a further support for our view that polymer crystallization follows a multi-stage route which includes a passage through an intermediate mesomorphic phase. Under such conditions crystal thicknesses would only be affected if the diluent is still present in the mesomorphic phase and stay invariant if the diluent molecules are already rejected when this intermediate phase forms.