Temperature-induced phase transition in phlogopite revealed by Raman spectroscopy

Raman study of a natural hydrous phlogopite was carried out at temperatures up to 500 °C for the first time. Evolution of four well-resolved Raman modes at wavenumbers 196, 278, 322, and 682 cm⁻¹ was followed in detail with temperature increase. The analysis of data reveals linear decrease of vibrational wavenumbers in the studied temperature range, with small but experimentally significant discontinuities occurring at a temperature of 365±15 °C. Although the overall appearance of Raman spectra remains intact on crossing this temperature, the presence of discontinuities, as well as a marked difference between Gruneisen parameters calculated for high- and low-temperature ranges, signifies the presence of a temperature-induced phase transformation. By combining and correlating the results of the present Raman study with the high-temperature X-ray work performed by Tutti et al. [High-temperature study and thermal expansion of phlogopite, Phys. Chem. Miner. 27 (2000) 599-603] we arrive at the interpretation of a temperature-induced structural phase transformation in phlogopite without a significant symmetry change, with an underlying microscopic mechanism involving deformation of Mg octahedra and rotation of tetrahedral grid from ditrigonal toward hexagonal at the transition temperature.     

Joint Distribution of Rises and Falls

The marginal distributions of the number of rises and the number of falls have been used successfully in various areas of statistics, especially in non-parametric statistical inference. Carlitz (1972, Duke Math. J. 39, 268–269) showed that the generating function of the joint distribution for the numbers of rises and falls satisfies certain complex combinatorial equations, and pointed out that he had been unable to derive the explicit formula for the joint distribution from these equations. After more than two decades, this latter problem remains unsolved. In this article, the joint distribution is obtained via the probabilistic method of finite Markov chain imbedding for random permutations. A numerical example is provided to illustrate the theoretical results and the corresponding computational procedures.     

Characteristic reactions of group 9 transition metal compounds in organic synthesis

Group 9 metal compounds in organic synthesis have two characteristic reactions. The first occurs because the group 9 metals have a high affinity to carbon–carbon or carbon–nitrogen π‐bonds. The first type of characteristic reactions in these group 9 metal compounds includes Pauson–Khand reactions, the Pauson–Khand‐type reactions ([2 + 2 + 1] cyclization), the other cyclizations and coupling reactions. The second occurs because the group 9 metals have a high affinity to carbonyl groups. The second type of characteristic reactions includes carbonylations such as hydroformylations, the carbonylations of methanol, amidocarbonylations and other carbonylations. The first characteristic reactions are applied for the synthesis of fine chemicals such as pharmaceuticals and agrochemicals. However, the second characteristic reactions are utilized not only for fine chemicals but also for important bulk commodity chemicals such as aldehydes, carboxylic acids and alcohols. Copyright © 2009 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

A New One-dimensional Dicyanamide Bridged Zinc(II) Complex Containing Nitronyl Nitroxide Radicals:Synthesis,Crystal Structure and Magnetic Properties

A new one-dimensional dicyanamide bridged zinc(II) complex containing nitronyl nitroxide radicals Zn(NO3)(NIT-1'-MeBzIm)(dca)n·(H2O)n(NIT-1'-MeBzIm = 2-{2'-(l'-me-thyl)benzimidazolyl}-4,4,5,5-tetramethylimidazoline-1-oxyl-3-oxide, dca = dicyanamide anion) has been prepared and structurally characterized by single-crystal X-ray diffraction.The complex crystallizes in triclinic, space group P1, with a = 7.428(3), b = 9.839(3), c = 16.708(6), α = 93.270(4), β = 101.642(4), γ = 100.632(4)°, C17.5H21N8O5.5Zn, Mr = 496.79, V = 1169.7(7) 3, Dc = 1.411 g/cm3, μ(MoKα) = 1.096 mm-1, Z = 2, F(000) = 512, R = 0.0583 and wR = 0.1663 for 4295 observed reflections with I > 2σ(I).X-ray analysis reveals that the zinc(II) ion is six-coordinated with a distorted octahedral geometry.These units develop as 1D species where dicyanamide ligands bridge zinc(II) ions.In addition, molecules are linked by π-π piling interactions to form 1-D double-chains.Magnetic investigation indicates that the weak intramolecular interactions are antiferromagnetic with J =-0.27 cm?1, where the spin Hamitonian is defined as H =-2∑i,jJi,jSiS within the complex.     

Prediction of polyimide materials with high glass‐transition temperatures

The prediction of chemical structures that possess higher glass‐transition temperatures (T_g's) is crucial for designing polyimides. Because of a lack of suitable parameters, several estimation methods cannot be used for this purpose. In this study, therefore, we used molecular dynamic simulation with the DREIDING II force field to predict T_g's for polyimides. Simulated results indicated a good agreement with experimental observations. A barrier analysis of the bridging bonds between moieties along the main‐chain backbone showed a correlation between T_g and the barrier height. This proved to be helpful in a preliminary selection before the molecular dynamic simulation for accelerating the process of research and development on new polyimides. © 2001 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. J Polym Sci Part B: Polym Phys 39: 2243–2251, 2001     

Discrete Symmetry Breaking for Certain Short-Range Interactions

Georgii's theorem ensures that, restricted to two-dimensional planes, a single ocean (i.e., infinite connected component) of a ground state and islands (i.e., finite connected components) are observed in lattice spin systems at sufficiently low temperature. This paper extends his results for higher dimensional hyperplanes. Our proof is mainly based on a kind of Peierls argument and is different from Georgii's, which relies on the percolation method.     

Kinetic Studies of Bulk Ge22Se78−xBix (x=0, 4 and 8) Semiconducting Glasses

Results of phase transformations, enthalpy released and specific heat of Ge₂₂Se_78–xBi_x(x=0, 4 and 8) chalcogenide glasses, using differential scanning calorimetry (DSC), under non-isothermal condition have been reported and discussed. The glass transition temperature, T _g, is found to increase with an average coordination number and heating rates. Following Gibbs—Dimarzio equation, the calculated values of T _g (i.e. 462.7, 469.7 and 484.4 K) and the experimental values (i.e. 463.1, 467.3 and 484.5 K) increase with Bi concentration. Both values of T _g, at a heating rate of 5 K min^–1, are found to be in good agreement. The glass transition activation energy increases i.e. 102±2, 109±3 and 115±8 kJ mol^–1 with Bi concentration. The demand for thermal stability has been ensured through the temperature difference T _c–T _g and the enthalpy released during the crystallization process. Below T _g, specific heat has been observed to be temperature independent but highly compositional dependent. The growth kinetic has been investigated using the Kissinger, Ozawa, Matusita and modified JMA equations. Results indicate that the crystallization ability is enhanced, the activation energy of crystallization increases with increasing the Bi content and the crystal growth of these glasses occur in 3 dimensions.This revised version was published online in November 2005 with corrections to the Cover Date.     

The Chemistry of the Noncrystalline State

This article sets out to describe and account for the chemical and physical consequences of the presence of gross disorder in solids. Knowledge of the structure of such disordered materials is an obvious prerequisite to a further understanding of other properties and behavior, and our current knowledge of the structure of various noncrystalline systems is discussed together with the experimental techniques which need to be employed in order to obtain such information. The so-called glass transition, which takes place as a liquid is supercooled below the crystallization temperature, is discussed in terms of the various models which have been proposed to account for this phenomenon. The effect of noncrystallinity on electronic properties is also discussed, and we highlight new developments in the understanding of electron localization and transport processes. Finally, two applications of amorphous solids are considered in some detail: optical fibers for use in communication networks and “superionic” glasses for possible use in solid-state batteries.     

多形性相变的分子动力学模拟

 本文利用分子动力学方法研究了KCl晶体在ρ＝ρ₀时的温度相变。面心立方（fcc）和体心立方（bcc）两种结构的径向分布函数随温度的变化的情况说明，在高压下，发生着bcc结构相fcc结构的转变，bcc结构是不稳定的。为了选取合理的势参数，利用了分子动力学程序在T＝0时的性质，计算了NaCl和KCl晶体的零温状态方程，研究了它们在压力作用下发生的多形性相变。计算表明，NaCl和KCl晶体将分别于18.8 GPa和5.9 GPa发生从fcc到bcc的多形性相变，这些值相当接近实验结果。着说明本文选用的势参数势有一定精度的。     

Electron scattering from an assembly of point scatterers in the presence of a quantizing magnetic field

Summary We have studied the scattering of electrons by a structured target in the presence of a quantizing static magnetic field, under the assumption that the presence of the field does not affect the behaviour of the massive target nuclei, but it influences only the motion of the incident electrons. In this case, the electron motion in the plane perpendicular to the magnetic field is confined within a typical distance given by the cyclotron radius ρ₀=(cℏ/|e|B)^1/2, that for particular values of the intensity of the magnetic field can be comparable with the distance between two scattering centres. The known field-free interference conditions are modified, depending both on the energy of the incident particle and on the intensity and the direction of the magnetic field. The general case of a three-dimensional scattering array has been derived in detail. Numerical results are given for the case of two scattering centres in perpendicular geometry. To speed up publication, the authors of this paper have agreed to not receive the proofs for correction.