碲镉汞液相外延薄膜的应力研究

用X射线衍射方法对液相外延(LPE)技术生长的碲镉汞(MCT)外延薄膜和CdTe衬底进行了观察与分析。研究表明:MCT薄膜中存在着不同程度的应力,主要表现为晶格的扭曲(300″～1200″范围),这种扭曲致使外延膜双晶回摆曲线宽化,宽化值为100″～150″,外延膜的晶格扭曲与CdTe衬底的不完整性有对应关系。研究还表明:LPE的生长条件对外延膜中的晶格扭曲也有较大影响。本文还讨论了CdTe衬底晶格扭曲形成的因素并探究了减少外延膜晶格扭曲的方法。     

Direct Synthesis of a Dimeric Mixed-Anions Bismuth(III) Complex: Synthesis and Structural Characterization of [Bi2(Phen)4(No3)4.4I0.6]I3 (A New Dimeric Compound)

A direct synthetic method of mixing Bi(NO₃)₃ and NaI with 1,10-phenanthroline yielded red crystals of [Bi₂(phen)₄(NO₃)_4.4I_0.6]I₃. In this complex the cationic part is in fact binuclear and contains two [Bi(phen)(NO₃)_1.7I_0.3] groups linked via a bridging NO^? ₃ anion. The I^? ₃ anion was not coordinated to bismuth(III) and the lone pair of valence electrons of the bismuth(III) ions appears to be stereochemically inactive. There are two independent NO^? ₃ anions, one coordinated to bismuth but another shares a position with I^? anion. The final results of crystallography show that 40% of these positions are occupied by NO^? ₃ anions and 60% by I^? anions that are coordinated to bismuth atom in bidentate fashion (NO^? ₃) and in unidentate fashion (I^?). An interesting point is that the I^? ₃ anion was produced by direct synthetic method (Branched tube method). There is a π-π stacking interaction between the parallel aromatic rings around the Bi(III) ion.     

Social media usage and organizational performance: Reflections of Malaysian social media managers

Social media usage among organizations is growing tremendously. Organizations are now building and maintaining social media public pages to improve their social network salience, enhance interest in their organizations, and build relationships with the online public. The majority of the studies on social media usage are based on the individual perspective while some are from the organizational perspective. However, not many studies have investigated the actual impact of social media usage on organizational performance. Therefore, using the qualitative approach, this study investigates the various purposes of social media usage and its impact on organizational performance. This study however, focuses only on the social media managers’ views. The senior managers of six organizations that are using social media are interviewed from which we find that social media is used for various purposes in organizations, such as advertising and promotion, branding, information search, building customer relations and many more. The results also show that social media has a greater impact on the performance of organizations in terms of enhancement in customer relations and customer service activities, improvement in information accessibility and cost reduction in terms of marketing and customer service.     

APICOPHILICITY AND RING-STRAIN IN FIVE-COORDINATE PHOSPHORANES

Abstract

In order to dicuss mechanism in organophosphorus chemistry a number of assumptions have to be made. Among them are: (a) that substitutions at tetrahedral phosphorus proceed via five-coordinate intermediates; (b) these intermediates are trigonal bipyramidal; (c) they are formed by apical attack and decompose by apical loss; and (d) if sufficiently long-lived, they may undergo permutational isomerization, that is the ligands may alter their relative dispositions round the phosphorus, before going on to products or back to reactants.

Assuming that the course of a given substitution is dictated primarily by thermodynamic considerations, in order to understand the course of that substitution one needs to know how to assess the relative stabilities of the four isomeric tbps (trigonal bipyramids) that can be formed initially and of the others that could be formed by subsequent isomerization, the barriers to those isomerizations, and the relative rates of the various product-forming steps. We have concentrated on the first of these factors and this lecture describes our attempts to provide the necessary data.

The energy difference between two isomeric tbps can be analyzed in terms of changes in the relative apicophilicities¹ of the groups occupying apical positions, changes in ring-strain as small rings move between apical-equatorial and diequatorial positions, and changes in steric strain. I shall consider each of these in turn. Ligand subset symmetry may also have to be taken into account.^1,2     

Synthesis,structure and reactivity of a macrocyclic imine: aza-[13]-macrodiolides

The in situ synthesis and subsequent reactions of macrocylic imine 2 are reported. The imine was trapped with cyanotrimethylsilane to give α-amino nitrile aza-[13]-macrodiolides in a 1:1 ratio of diastereomers. A crystal structure of the syn α-cyano nitrile diastereomer, 7a, provided insights into the lack of selectivity in reactions of 2 relative to macrocyclic alkene 1. Reactions to functionalize the syn diastereomer 7a are also reported.     

Structure and composition of arytenoid cartilage of the bullfrog (Lithobates catesbeianus) during maturation and aging

The aging process induces progressive and irreversible changes in the structural and functional organization of animals. The objective of this study was to evaluate the effects of aging on the structure and composition of the extracellular matrix of the arytenoid cartilage found in the larynx of male bullfrogs (Lithobates catesbeianus) kept in captivity for commercial purposes. Animals at 7, 180 and 1080 days post-metamorphosis (n = 10/age) were euthanized and the cartilage was removed and processed for structural and biochemical analysis. For the structural analyses, cartilage sections were stained with picrosirius, toluidine blue, Weigert’s resorcin-fuchsin and Von Kossa stain. The sections were also submitted to immunohistochemistry for detection of collagen types I and II. Other samples were processed for the ultrastructural and cytochemical analysis of proteoglycans. Histological sections were used to chondrocyte count. The number of positive stainings for proteoglycans was quantified by ultrastructural analysis. For quantification and analysis of glycosaminoglycans were used the dimethyl methylene blue and agarose gel electrophoresis methods. The chloramine T method was used for hydroxyproline quantification. At 7 days, basophilia was observed in the pericellular and territorial matrix, which decreased in the latter over the period studied. Collagen fibers were arranged perpendicular to the major axis of the cartilaginous plate and were thicker in older animals. Few calcification areas were observed at the periphery of the cartilage specimens in 1080-day-old animals. Type II collagen was present throughout the stroma at the different ages. Elastic fibers were found in the stroma and perichondrium and increased with age in the two regions. Proteoglycan staining significantly increased from 7 to 180 days and reduced at 1080 days. The amount of total glycosaminoglycans was higher in 180-day-old animals compared to the other ages, with marked presence of chondroitin- and dermatan-sulfate especially in this age. The content of hydroxyproline, which infers the total collagen concentration, was higher in 1080-day-old animals compared to the other ages. The results demonstrated the elastic nature of the arytenoid cartilage of L. catesbeianus and the occurrence of age-related changes in the structural organization and composition of the extracellular matrix. These changes may contribute to alter the function of the larynx in the animal during aging.     

Tin-rich Phases RE2Au3Sn6 with RE = La,Ce, Pr,Nd, Sm – Synthesis,Structure, Magnetic Properties,and 119Sn Mössbauer Spectra

The stannides RE₂Au₃Sn₆ (RE = La, Ce, Pr, Nd, Sm) were synthesized from the elements by arc-melting. Small single crystals were grown by annealing samples in sealed tantalum tubes in an induction furnace with a special annealing sequence. The polycrystalline phases were characterized through their X-ray powder diffraction pattern. The structures of Ce₂Au₃Sn₆, Pr₂Au₃Sn₆, and Nd₂Au₃Sn₆ were refined from single-crystal X-ray diffractometer data. The RE₂Au₃Sn₆ stannides crystallize with the orthorhombic La₂Zn₃Ge₆ type, space group Cmcm. The basic structural building units are Au1@Sn₄ tetrahedra and Au2@Sn₅ square pyramids. These units are condensed to layers and the structure can be described by a simple stacking of tetrahedral and pyramidal layers with the rare earth cations in between. Temperature dependent susceptibility studies indicate that all rare earth atoms are in the trivalent oxidation state, as their effective magnetic moments match the expected values of the free RE³⁺ ions. Pr₂Au₃Sn₆ and Nd₂Au₃Sn₆ exhibit antiferromagnetic ordering at T_N = 6.3(1) and 6.7(1) K. Investigations of the electrical resistivity of La₂Au₃Sn₆ and Ce₂Au₃Sn₆ confirmed that these compounds are metallic, for La₂Au₃Sn₆ a lower resistivity was observed, in line with the absence of screening unpaired electrons. ¹¹⁹Sn Mössbauer spectra for La₂Au₃Sn₆, Ce₂Au₃Sn₆, Pr₂Au₃Sn₆ and Nd₂Au₃Sn₆ show a complex superposition of three sub-spectra which can be differentiated through their distinctly different quadrupole splitting parameters. The isomer shifts (1.87 to 2.22 mm · s^–1) indicate significant s electron density at the tin nuclei.     

Applications of Raman-based techniques to on-site and in-vivo analysis

Raman-based technologies have proved to be excellent tools for on-site and in-vivo analysis, due to the non-invasive nature of their detection, their capability of providing structure information, their high tolerance to aqueous samples, the ultra-sensitivity of surface-enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) and resonance Raman scattering (RRS), the high spatial resolution of tip-enhanced Raman scattering (TERS), and the ultrashort spectra-acquisition time for coherent anti-Stokes Raman scattering (CARS) and stimulated Raman scattering (SRS).In this review, we highlight the recent success of Raman-based technologies in various applications, including:

• (1) 

  on-site surface analysis and chemical-reaction monitoring;

• (2) 

  on-site identification of cultural objects, archeological studies and planetary science;

• (3) 

  in-vivo analysis of cells and microorganisms;

• (4) 

  in-vivo diagnosis inside human and animal bodies;

• (5) 

  in-vivo fast Raman imaging and mapping;

• (6) 

  the study of SERS processes; and,

• (7) 

  assessment of nanomaterial safety.

     

Effect of heat treatment on the structure and morphology of ZnO nanorod array and its composite with titania precursor

ABSTRACT

Effects of the elevated temperature on the structure evolution of the ZnO nanorod array (ZNA) and their hybrid nanocomposite with layered (tetramethyl)ammonium titanate (LTMAT) prepared by the liquid phase deposition were investigated. The vertically oriented ZnO nanorods were deposited on a quartz plate by a chemical bath deposition method and then they were penetrated by the LTMAT using the dip-coating method from the water solution. As a result of such an experimental procedure, an assembly composed of the ZNA with LTMAT was obtained and called hybrid nanocomposite. Since the LTMAT converts to TiO₂ upon subsequent sintering at 350 °C, it can be regarded as TiO₂ precursor for the thermal treatment experiments. The experiments with ZNA and their hybrid nanocomposite at the elevated temperature revealed coalescence of the deposited ZnO nanorods and crystallization of zinc titanate with Zn₂TiO₄ stoichiometry.