采用局部加热法选择性制备碳纳米管和纳米金刚石晶体

通过局部加热系统中的化学气相沉积法（chemical vapor deposition,CVD）实现了碳纳米管（carbon nanotube,CNT）和金刚石晶体的选择性生长加热系统只加热硅衬底而对反应过程及担载气体没有加热作用．在衬底温度为700℃时,没有生成CNT或明显的金刚石颗粒当温度升到740℃时,仍没有CNT生成,但是在模样化的铁膜上生成许多尺寸为几十纳米的金刚石颗粒温度为770℃时,在铁膜的中央部位生成许多尺寸为几十到几百纳米的金刚石颗粒,而在铁膜的边缘部位可同时观测到一些CNT的生成．当温度达到850℃时,CNT的生长区域扩大而纳米金刚石的平均尺寸和生成密度减小.在910℃的高温下,生成了大量的CNT,其平均直径为20nm,和通常的热CVD法生成的cNT相同在较低的衬底温度下,表面催化反应占主导地位而可能诱导具有sp^3结构的纳米金刚石的生成随着衬底温度的增加,围绕在衬底周围的气体被加热,在达到其气相自聚合温度后形成不饱和碳氢链,这些生成的碳氢链在sp^2结构CNT的生成中起到了重要的作用．     

Effect of Hydrogen Atmosphere on Pyrolysis of Cured Polycarbosilane Fibers

SiC-based fibers with various chemical compositions were synthesized using an irradiation-curing process. Polycarbosilane (PCS) fibers were cured by irradiation with an electron beam in a helium atmosphere. The cured PCS fibers were pyrolyzed at 1300°C under controlled hydrogen or argon atmospheres, and SiC fibers with C/Si of 0.84 to 1.56 were obtained. The fibers consisted of <1.0 wt% O, <0.2 wt% N, <0.1 wt% H, with the balance being Si and C. The mechanism of pyrolytic transformation of cured PCS to SiC-based ceramics was investigated using TG/DTA analysis. Greater mass losses were observed during pyrolysis in a hydrogen atmosphere than in argon. This result suggests that the hydrogen atmosphere suppresses H₂ evolution and helps to remove excess carbon as CH₄ during pyrolysis. The microstructure and mechanical properties of the resulting SiC-based fibers were found to be very dependent on their C/Si chemical compositions.     

Preparation and properties of negative thermal expansion Zr2WP2O12 ceramics

Using solid-state reaction method, Zr₂WP₂O₁₂ powder was synthesized for this study. The optimum heating condition was 1200 °C for 4 h. The obtained powder was compacted and sintered. The relative density of the Zr₂WP₂O₁₂ ceramics with no sintering additive was 60%. That of samples sintered with more than 0.5 mass% MgO was about 97%. The average grain size (D₅₀), as estimated from the polished surface of a sample sintered at 1200 °C for 4 h was about 1 μm. The obtained ceramics showed a negative thermal expansion coefficient of about −3.4 × 10⁻⁶ °C⁻¹. Young's modulus, Poisson's ratio, three-point bending strength, Vickers microhardness, and fracture toughness of the obtained ceramics were, respectively, 74 GPa, 0.25, 113 ± 13 MPa, 4.4 GPa and 2.3 MPa m^1/2.     

Skipping motion of 30 keV H ions on single crystal surface of KCl

The angular distributions and the energy spectra of scattered H⁺ ions are studied at glancing angle incidence of 30 keV H⁺ ions on the (001) surface of KCl single crystal. Discrete energy loss spectra of the scattered ions are observed. The observed exit angle distributions of the ions which have lost anomalous large amounts of energy at various angles of incidence do not depend on the angle of incidence. From the observed results, it is concluded that skipping motion occurs on the surface of KCl.     

(+)-cis-3,5-dimethyl-2-(3-pyridyl) thiazolidin-4-one hydrochloride (SM-12502) as a novel substrate for cytochrome P450 2A6 in human liver microsomes

(+)-cis-3,5-dimethyl-2-(3-pyridyl)thiazolidin-4-one hydrochloride (SM-12502) was oxidized by human liver microsomes to produce the S-oxide as a sole metabolite. Indirect evidence suggested that the S-oxidation was catalyzed by cytochrome P450 (CYP). Eadie-Hofstee plots showed biphasic pattern, suggesting that at least two enzymes were involved in the S-oxidation in human liver microsomes. Kinetic parameters of the S-oxidase with high-affinity showed Km and Vmax values of 20.9 +/- 4.4 microM and 0.111 +/- 0.051 nmol/min/mg microsomal protein, respectively. The S-oxidase activity was inhibited by coumarin and anti-CYP2A antibody. Among the contents of forms of CYP 20 samples of human liver microsomes, the content of CYP2A6 correlated with S-oxidase activity measured with 50 microM SM-12502 (r = .808, P < .0005). A close correlation (r = .908, P < .0001) was observed between activities of SM-12502 S-oxidase and coumarin 7-hydroxylase. Microsomes from genetically engineered human B-lymphoblastoid cells expressing CYP2A6 metabolized SM-12502 to the S-oxide efficiently. The results indicate that CYP2A6 isozyme is a major form of CYP responsible for the S-oxidation of SM-12502 in human liver microsomes. Thus, SM-12502 will be a useful tool in further research to analyze a human genetic polymorphism of CYP2A6.     

Enhancing Mechanisms of Saturated Fatty Acids on the Permeations of Indomethacin and 6-Carboxyfluorescein through Rat Skins

Effects of saturated straight-chain fatty acids at various chain lengths (C₈-C₁₈) on the permeation of indomethacin, a relatively lipophilic compound and 6-carboxyfluorescein, a hydrophilic compound were examined using rat skins in in vitro. Furthermore, the disordering degrees of intercellular lipid domain in stratum corneum, which were treated by preparation containing saturated fatty acids were measured by FT-IR method using excised rabbit ear skins. Capric acid (C₁₀), lauric acid (C₁₂) and myristic acid (C₁₄) within series of saturated fatty acids (0.07 M) showed the enhancing effects on the skin permeations of indomethacin and 6-CF. The permeation enhancing effects by these saturated fatty acids (C₈-C₁₈) except for capric acid (C₁₀), were relative to the degrees of wavenumber shift in the frequency of the asymmetric CHbond stretching absorbance (2920 cm^-1) on FT-IR spectra of the fatty acid treated stratum corneum. Therefore, the perturbation increase of lipid domain in stratum corneum by these fatty acids probably was the cause of the enhanced effects of permeation of indomethacin and 6-CF. On the other hand, capric acid appears to enhance the permeations of these two drugs by separate mechanisms.     

Effects of silicon content,thickness and heat treatment on iron loss properties of high silicon electrical steel sheets

The magnetic properties of high-silicon steel sheets ranging in thickness from 0.35 to 0.03 mm and silicon content from 3 to 7.5 percent is investigated. The minimum iron losses are obtained with the silicon higher than 6.5 percent at the high-frequency range over 30 kHz. The sheet thickness dependency index m is estimated. The heat treatment effects to soft magnetic properties also are studied.     

Thin CdS films prepared by metalorganic chemical vapor deposition

Polycrystalline CdS thin films have been deposited on borosilicate glass substrates coated with ITO film by metalorganic chemical vapor deposition using dimethyl cadmium and diethyl sulfide as source materials. The growth of CdS film occurred at substrate temperatures within the range of 280–360°C. The deposition rate increased with increasing VI/II molar ratio at any substrate temperature and showed a maximum value at the VI/II molar ratio of 4. The grain size of as-deposited CdS film prepared at substrate temperatures from 300°C to 360°C was about 0.1 μm. The CdS films consist of hexagonal form with a preferential orientation of the (0 0 2) plane parallel to the substrate. Thin CdS film with high optical transmittance was prepared at 350°C with the VI/II molar ratio of 4. The CdS film deposited by MOCVD may be used as a window layer for CdS/CdTe solar cell.