Three-dimensional electronic structure in highly doped NaxCoO2 studied by angle-resolved photoemission spectroscopy

We have investigated three-dimensional electronic structure for Na_xCoO₂ (x=0.77 and 0.65) by high-resolution angle-resolved photoemission spectroscopy to study the origin of antiferromagnetic (AF) transition of highly doped Na_xCoO₂(x>0.75). The a_1g large hole-like Fermi surface (FS) in x=0.77 shows distinct three-dimensionality along the k_z direction, and a three-dimensional small electron pocket appears around Γ point, indicating strong inter-layer electronic correlation. On the other hand, x=0.65 sample does not show three-dimensional behavior. This result indicates that transition of FS as a function of band filling is closely related to the occurrence of the magnetic transition in highly doped Na_xCoO₂.     

Recurrence formulas for molecular integrals over Laguerre Gaussian-type functions

Recurrence formulas for overlap, nuclear attraction, and electron-repulsion integrals over Laguerre Gaussian-type functions are presented. They have been derived using compact recurrence relations for homogeneous solid spherical harmonic operators but are rather lengthy as compared to those over Cartesian Gaussian-type functions. © 1998 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. Int J Quant Chem 66 : 273–279, 1998     

微分求积方法对于桩基大变形分析的应用

本文基于大变形的理论,采用弧坐标首先建立了具有初始位移的桩基的非线性数学模型,一组强非线性的微分-积分方程,其中,地基的抗力采用了Winkeler模型;其次,引入变数变换将微分-积分方程转化为一组非线性微分方程,并用微分求积方法离散了方程组,得到一组离散化的非线性代数方程;最后用Newton-Raphson迭代方法对离散化方程进行了求解,得到了桩基变形前后的构形、弯矩和剪力.计算中选取了两种不同类型的初始位移,并考察了它们对桩基大变形力学行为的影响.     

Disulfide interchange reactions by superoxide

Superoxide, which was produced by an electrochemical method, catalyzes instantaneously the interchange reaction of disulfides. The relationship between the half-wave potentials of disulfides and the amounts of superoxide required to complete the reaction were examined.     

Many-body interactions in hole-doped high-Tc cuprates studied by high-resolution ARPES

We have performed high-resolution angle-resolved photoemission spectroscopy on hole-doped high-T_c cuprate superconductors (HTSCs) to study many-body interaction and the universality of low-energy excitation gap. In Bi₂Sr₂CaCu₂O₈ (Bi2212), we observed a kink in the dispersion in the off-nodal region in the superconducting state, which remarkably weakens on impurity substitution. We also find that the appearance of the kink in the off-nodal region is a common feature of Bi2212 and La_1.85Sr_0.15CuO₄ (LSCO), while the energy scale is remarkably different between two compounds (70 and 20 meV). We discuss universality of the kink in dispersion in the hole-doped HTSCs in terms of the coupling of electrons with spin fluctuations.     

弹性地基上HDAJ接头桩的非线性稳定性分析

本文采用弧坐标首先建立了弹性地基中受轴向载荷作用的高柔性抗震拼接头桩(High Ductility Aseis-matic Joint Spliced Pile)的非线性数学模型,并假定土(基础)对桩基的反作用力服从Winkler模型;在此基础上对该模型进行了线性化,并得到HDAJ接头桩的临界载荷。最后根据分叉理论的观点和方法,讨论了HDAJ接头桩在临界载荷处的稳定性问题。研究结果表明HDAJ接头桩在临界载荷附近必发生分叉,且分叉解是唯一的,稳定的,并且给出了分叉解的渐近表达式。物理上,这表示HDAJ接头桩的平衡构形在临界载荷处必然发生改变,并且从一个稳定的平衡构形变化到另一个稳定的平衡构形。同时考察了土的液化对临界载荷的影响,说明液化的影响是非常明显的。当考虑土的液化时,桩基的临界载荷低于不考虑土的液化时桩基的临界载荷。     

Protective effects of an antioxidant derived from serine and vitamin B6 on skin photoaging in hairless mice

The generation of reactive oxygen species (ROS) by ultraviolet radiation (UVR) accelerates skin aging, which is known as photoaging. Because cutaneous iron catalyzes ROS generation, sequestering iron by chelating agents is thought to be an effective approach toward preventing photoaging. Previously, N-(4-pyridoxylmethylene)-l-serine (PYSer) was designed as an antioxidant to suppress iron-catalyzed ROS generation by its iron-sequestering activity. In this study, PYSer showed protective effects against skin damage in hairless mice irradiated with ultraviolet B (UV-B). Topical application of PYSer to the skin significantly delayed and/or decreased the visible wrinkle formation induced by chronic UV-B irradiation. A histological study indicated that UV-B-induced epidermal hypertrophy and lymphocytic infiltration were suppressed by PYSer. Moreover, PYSer showed suppressive activity against the UV-B-induced increase in glycosaminoglycans (GAG). These results indicate that PYSer is a promising antioxidant for the prevention of chronic skin photoaging by its iron-sequestering activity.     

Active oxygen species generated from photoexcited fullerene (C60) as potential medicines: O2-* versus 1O2

To characterize fullerenes (C(60) and C(70)) as photosensitizers in biological systems, the generation of active oxygen species, through energy transfer (singlet oxygen (1)O(2)) and electron transfer (reduced active oxygen radicals such as superoxide anion radical O(2)(-)* and hydroxyl radical *OH), was studied by a combination of methods, including biochemical (DNA-cleavage assay in the presence of various scavengers of active oxygen species), physicochemical (EPR radical trapping and near-infrared spectrometry), and chemical methods (nitro blue tetrazolium (NBT) method). Whereas (1)O(2) was generated effectively by photoexcited C(60) in nonpolar solvents such as benzene and benzonitrile, we found that O(2)(-)* and *OH were produced instead of (1)O(2) in polar solvents such as water, especially in the presence of a physiological concentration of reductants including NADH. The above results, together with those of a DNA cleavage assay in the presence of various scavengers of specific active oxygen species, indicate that the active oxygen species primarily responsible for photoinduced DNA cleavage by C(60) under physiological conditions are reduced species such as O(2)(-)* and *OH.     

Photoemission study of electronic structure evolution across the metal-insulator transition of heavily B-doped diamond

We studied the electronic structure evolution of heavily B-doped diamond films across the metal-insulator transition (MIT) using ultraviolet photoemission spectroscopy (UPS). From high-temperature UPS, through which electronic states near the Fermi level (E_F) up to ∼5k_BT can be observed (k_B is the Boltzmann constant and T the temperature), we observed the carrier concentration dependence of spectral shapes near E_F. Using another carrier concentration dependent UPS, we found that the change in energy position of sp-band of the diamond valence band, which corresponds to the shift of E_F, can be explained by the degenerate semiconductor model, indicating that the diamond valence band is responsible for the metallic states for samples with concentrations above MIT. We discuss a possible electronic structure evolution across MIT.