Hydrothermal syntheses, characterizations and crystal structures of three new cadmium (II) amino-diphosphonates: effects of substitute groups on the structures of metal phosphonates

Hydrothermal reactions of cadmium(II) chloride with three amino-diphosphonic acids, C₆H₅CH₂N(CH₂PO₃H₂)₂ (H₄L¹), C₆H₅CH₂CH₂N(CH₂PO₃H₂)₂ (H₄L²) and 4-CH₃-C₆H₄CH₂N (CH₂PO₃H₂)₂) (H₄L³) resulted in three new metal amino-diphosphonates, namely, Cd(H₃L¹)₂, 1 Cd(H₃L²)₂·2H₂O 2 and Cd(H₃L³)₂3. In all three complexes, the Cd(II) ion is octahedrally coordinated by six phosphonate oxygen atoms from six ligands. Complexes 1 and 3 have a similar structure in which the CdO₆ octahedra are cross-linked by bridging ligands into a double chain along the c-axis, such double chains are further interlinked via hydrogen bonds between non-coordinated phosphonate oxygen atoms to form 〈100〉 and 〈200〉 layers with the phenyl groups of the ligands orientated toward the interlayer space. The structure of complex 2 features a 〈100〉 cadmium(II) diphosphonate layer. The effects of the substitute groups attached to the amine groups on the structures of the metal phosphonates are also discussed.     

Kinetics and mechanism of the reaction of a quasi-aromatic copper(II) complex, [Cu(PnAO)-6H]0, with formaldehyde

The kinetics of the reaction of CH₂O with a quasi-aromatic metal complex (1,1,2,8,9,9-hexamethyl-4,6-dioxa-5-hydro-3,7,10,14-tetraazacyclotetradecane-2,7,10,12-tetraene)copper(II), [Cu(PnAO)-6H]⁰ (AH), have been studied spectrophotometrically under neutral conditions in 1/3(v/v) MeOH–H₂O. The Cu, 2N, 3C quasi-aromatic heterocyclic ring in AH is highly reactive towards CH₂O at the central-aromatic-carbon atom, C(12) and the following reaction mechanism is proposed. The compounds AH, A—CH₂OH and A—CH₂—A were isolated and identified by i.r spectroscopy and by elemental analysis. The kinetic data supported the proposed reaction sequence. All reactions were second order overall. The rate constants and corresponding activation parameters for every step were obtained and are discussed.     

Quantitative Investigation on Structural Evolution of Co-continuous Phase under Shear Flow

Components of co-continuous phase can form an interpenetrating network structure, which has great potential to synergistically improve the mechanical properties of the blends, and to impart the functional blends superior electrical conductivity and permeability. In this work, the effects of shear rates (50–5000 s^?1) at different temperatures on the phase morphology, phase size and lamellar crystallites of biodegradable co-continuous polybutylene terephthalate (PBAT)/polybutylene succinate (PBS) blend are quantitatively investigated. The results show that the above features of the PBAT/PBS have a strong dependence on the shear flow and thermal field. The co-continuous phase of the blend is well maintained at 130 °C. Interestingly, this phase structure transforms into a “sea-island” structure at 160 °C, which gradually recovers to a co-continuous phase when the shear rate increases from 1000 s^?1 to 5000 s^?1. The phase size decreases with the increase of shear rate both at 130 °C and 160 °C due to the refinement and deformation of phase structures caused by strong shear stress. Unexpectedly, a unique phenomenon is observed that the shear-induced lamellar crystallites are oriented perpendicular to shear direction in the range of 500–5000 s^?1 at 130 °C, while the orientation of lamellar crystallites at 160 °C is along the shear direction within the whole range of shear rates. The degree of orientation for the PBAT/PBS blend crystals increases first and then decreases at both temperatures above. In addition, the range of shear rate has reached the level in the industrial processing. Therefore, this work has important guiding significance for the regulation of the co-continuous phase structure and the performance for the blend in the practical processing.

     

Insight into the Excellent Tribological Performance of Highly Oriented Poly(phenylene sulfide)

Achieving low friction and wear of poly(phenylene sulfide)(PPS) without using fillers or blending is a challenging task, but one of considerable practical importance. Here we describe how neat PPS with high tribological performance is achieved by manipulating processing parameters(pressure, flow and temperature). The key to achieving high tribological performance is comparatively high molecular chain orientation, realized in neat PPS, at high shear rates and low pressure. The friction coefficient and wear rate are as low as ~0.3 and~10^-6 mm³·N^-1·m^-1, respectively, which break the record for neat PPS. These values are even better than those for PPS-based blends and comparable to PPS composites. Further studies show, for the first time, that wear rate decreases exponentially with increasing molecular chain orientation, prompting us to revise the classical Archard's law by including the effect of molecular chain orientation. These findings open the possibility of using neat PPS in highly demanding tribological applications.     

σ-Aromaticity-Induced Stabilization of Heterometallic Supertetrahedral Clusters [Zn6Ge16]4− and [Cd6Ge16]4−

In this work, the largest heterometallic supertetrahedral clusters, [Zn₆Ge₁₆]⁴⁻ and [Cd₆Ge₁₆]⁴⁻, were directly self-assembled through highly-charged [Ge₄]⁴⁻ units and transition metal cations, in which 3-center–2-electron σ bonding in Ge₂Zn or Ge₂Cd triangles plays a vital role in the stabilization of the whole structure. The cluster structures have an open framework with a large central cavity of diameter 4.6 Å for Zn and 5.0 Å for Cd, respectively. Time-dependent HRESI-MS spectra show that the larger clusters grow from smaller components with a single [Ge₄]⁴⁻ and ZnMes₂ units. Calculations performed at the DFT level indicate a very large HOMO–LUMO energy gap in [M₆Ge₁₆]⁴⁻ (2.22 eV), suggesting high kinetic stability that may offer opportunities in materials science. These observations offer a new strategy for the assembly of heterometallic clusters with high symmetry.     

How the Aggregates Determine Bound Rubber Models in Silicone Rubber? A Contrast Matching Neutron Scattering Study

The correlation between aggregates and bound rubber structures in silicone rubbers(S(phr)) with various silica fractions(ΦSi) has been investigated by contrast matching small-angle neutron scattering(SANS), swelling kinetics, and low-field nuclear magnetic resonance(NMR).Mixed solvents with deuterated cyclohexane fractions of 4.9% and 53.7% were chosen to match the scattering length densities of the matrix(SMP(phr)) and the filler(SMS(phr)), respectively. All the data consistently suggest that:(i) There is a critical threshold ΦSic between 10 and 30 phr;below ΦSic, the isolated aggregates are dominant, while beyond ΦSic, some rubber fraction is trapped among the agglomerate;(ii) ΦSiindependent thicknesses around 7.5 nm(NMR) and 8.6 nm(SANS) suggest that the bound rubber formation is determined by inherent properties of the components, and the power-law around 4.2 suggests an exponential changed gradient density of the bound rubber;(iii) SMS(80) presents a bicontinuous bound rubber with three characteristic lengths of 41, 100, and 234 nm. The expanded correlation length, a 20 nm smaller aggregate sizes suggest that such existent bicontinuous network in dry samples with less ΦSi is kind of impacted by swelling. With the obtained bound rubber models, the reinforcing mechanism of filled silicone rubber is elucidated.     

A new type of Zeeman-effect atomic-absorption spectrophotometer

A new type of Zeeman-effect atomic-absorption spectrophotometer has been developed. It uses fast heating of a special atomizer made from a pyro-coated graphite tube lined with tungsten-tantalum alloy, for easier determination of refractory and rare-earth elements. A boxcar integrator is used, and the atomic absorption, background absorption and atomization temperature can be recorded. By means of the Zeeman effect, the instrument can correct for background absorbance up to 2.0.     

稳恒磁场下水热法制备钡铁氧体

利用XRD,SEM,TEM和振动样品磁强计(VSM)等检测手段对不同磁场强度下水热法制备的钡铁氧体粉末进行了分析.实验结果表明,无磁场下,150℃时得到的产物为BaFe2O4颗粒,而180℃时产物为片状BaFe12O19施加磁场后,150和180℃下水热反应产物都为棒状BaFe12O19随着磁感应强度的增加,水热反应产...     

一种研究自旋翻转散射效应的新方法

金属中自旋翻转散射长度远长于电子平均自由程，近来关于自旋翻转散射效应的研究主要集中于扩散区域．文章作者提出了一种使用双势垒磁性隧道结来研究纳米尺度结构中弹道区域的自旋翻转散射效应的新方法．这种方法可以从磁电输运性质的测量，得出中间隔离层中的自旋翻转散射效应的温度和偏压关系，进一步可以得出诸如电子平均自由程和自旋翻转散射长度等自旋散射信息，以及中间层的态密度和量子阱信息．