Polymer electrolyte membranes based on polystyrenes with phosphonic acid via long alkyl side chains

A series of polystyrenes with phosphonic acid ( 5 ) via long alkyl side chains (4, 6, and 8 methylene units) were prepared by the radical polymerization of the corresponding diethyl ω‐(4‐vinylphenoxy)alkylphosphonates, followed by the hydrolysis with trimethylsilyl bromide. The resulting phosphonated polystyrene membranes had a high oxidative stability against Fenton's reagent at room temperature. The membranes prepared from 5 exhibited a very low water uptake, similar to that of Nafion 117 over the wide range of 30 to 80% relative humidity (RH). The proton conductivities of these membranes are lower than that of Nafion 117 in the range of 30 to 90% RH, but comparable or higher than those of the reported phosphonated polymers with higher IEC values, such as the phosphonated poly(N‐phenylacrylamide) (PDPAA, IEC: 6.72 mequiv/g) and fluorinated polymers with pendant phosphonic acids (M47, IEC: 8.5 mequiv/g), at low RH conditions despite the much lower IEC values (3.0–3.8 mequiv/g) of these membranes. These results suggest that the flexible pendant side chains of 5 would contribute to the formation of hydrogen‐bonding networks by considering the very low water uptake of these polymers. © 2012 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Polym Sci Part A: Polym Chem, 2012     

Comment on “Density functional theory study of 1,2‐dioxetanone decomposition in condensed phase”

In the preceding paper results are presented, which are in serious conflict with state‐of‐the‐art ab initio method. Based on these new results the authors propose a new explanation of the reason for the preferential production of a phosphorescent state. Here we show that these controversial results are flawed, since the model use exclude biradical electron structures. © 2012 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.     

Anion-controlled geometrically different Cu(II) ion-based coordination polymers and green synthetic route for copper nanoparticles: a combined experimental and computational insight

Abstract

The Cu(II) ion-based polymeric complexes [Cu(2,2′-bpy).(N₃)₂]_n (I), [Cu₂(2,2′-bpy)₂.(N₃)₄]_n (II), and monomeric complex [Cu(2,2′-bpy).(NO₃)₂].5H₂O (III) have been synthesized with rigid (–N₃) and aromatic (2,2′-bpy = 2,2′-bipyridyl) ligand. The rigid azide group is responsible for the formation of 1-D extended structures in complexes I and II where as in the case of complex III, a monomeric complex is formed due to lack of a bridging group like –N₃, resulting in limitation in dimensionality. The thermal stability of the 1-D complexes is comparatively higher than monomeric complex III. Hirshfeld surface analysis has also been applied to investigate other weak interactions and compared with the results from single-crystal X-ray data. Due to the presence of paramagnetic metal centers and long metal···metal distances in complexes I and II and presence of lattice water molecules in complex III, decrease in luminescence intensities have been observed. To attain further insights into the aforementioned interesting species, some chemical concepts such as highest occupied molecular orbital–lowest unoccupied molecular orbital gap, electronic chemical potential, chemical hardness, and electrophilicity index, identified as a derivative of electronic energy, have also been emphasized employing the quantum chemical calculations in the framework of the density functional theory method using the M06-2X/ 6-31G** level of study. Further, these complexes have been used to synthesize copper nanoparticles by applying a green synthetic route.     

Light level control in birefringent fibres through thermal stress effects caused by the absorption of broadside incident light: a single-ended fibre-optic system

In this paper, light level control is demonstrated using optically induced thermal stress effects in a polarization-maintaining optical fibre. The controlling light beam is absorbed by a blackened segment of the fibre and produces local heating. Light control is demonstrated in the single-ended sensor configuration, which displays a response that cannot be explained from phase delays only, but requires the addition of the coupled mode theory.     

高掺镁LiNbO3晶体折射率温度系数的表示式

推导了掺５ｍｏｌ％ＭｇＯ的ＬｉＮｂＯ３晶体折射率温度系数的表示式。利用这些表示式可以计算２９３～４２８Ｋ温度和０．５３９８μｍ～１．３４１４μｍ波长范围内的折射率温度系度，结果表明：计算值和实验值的最大相对偏差是１２％，用具有最大相对偏差的折射率温度系数的计算值，计算１．０７９５μｍ波长的非临界相位匹配温度，其值为３８２．４Ｋ，它与实验值仅差６Ｋ。因此，本文得到的表示式，对于采用这种晶体，设计在上     

热爆炸临界参数的数值解法

本文提出的热爆炸临界参数的数值解法是一种变分方法.这种方法依据的是文献[1]给出的热爆炸临界参数的一个变分原理。数值计算的结果表明,这种方法是一种简便、经济而又精确度较高的方法。     

镓一镁二元相图研究

本文用两种差热分析方法即“一步法”和“二步法”以及多晶X-射线衍射法对镓-镁二元系相图进行了研究.修正了前人的工作. 为了考察该二元体系的金属间化合物是否以镓原子多面体簇状结构存在,作者对富镓部分相图(镓原子百分含量大于71.4％)进行了较为细致的研究.在三种不同比例下(含镓量分别为85at.％、90at.％、95at.％)合成,分离得到了颗粒状晶体.对这些晶体进行了差热分析和多晶X-射线研究.分析结果表明:从这三种不同比例的合金中分离得到的晶体为同一金属间化合物Mg_2Ga_5,也是该二元系镓含量最高的金属间化合物.考察Ga-Mg体系中存在的五种金属间化合物的结构,未能发现镓原子以多面体簇状结构存在的现象.     

Shape-Memory Effect in Polymer Composites with a Compactible Filler

The shape-memory effect has been investigated in formed porous polymers and composites under heating. An epoxy polymer, ultrahigh-molecular polyethylene, and polypropylene were used as the polymeric matrix and carbon materials of different bulk density were taken for the filler. An unconventional shape-memory effect, which is accompanied by an increase in volume, was created. Processing schemes by which this effect can be achieved are proposed. They make it possible to obtain products of varying configuration.     

Transport phenomena in a plane shock wave

With the use of the nonpolynomial closure 1/ _z in the Mott-Smith approximation of the solution of the Boltzmann equation, we obtain a value of the density gradient in the limit of a very weak shock wave that is close to the correct value. For the determination of the transverse temperature gradient we calculated the _x ² / _z moment of the Mott-Smith collision integral. The effective values of viscosity and thermal conductivity in the limit of a very weak shock wave were calculated for inverse-power potentials and found to agree almost exactly with the Chapman-Enskog values. Such a comparison can serve as a criterion for the evaluation of different bimodal theories. Various bimodal theories give different values of viscosity and thermal conductivity, but all of them give 33 % too high a value of the Eucken ratio.