Real-time monitoring of segmental dynamics during crystallization of poly(l(-)-lactide) by simultaneous DRS/SALS technique

A novel experimental set up consisting of dielectric spectroscopy and small angle light scattering (or potentially any other optical technique used in combination) is introduced. The sample is enclosed in a Dielectric-Optical-Shear (DOS) cell capable of precisely controlling temperature and thickness. This method allows for simultaneous in situ, real-time monitoring of the changes in the molecular dynamics and corresponding development of supramolecular structure of a given polymer system during various time-sensitive processes. The DOS cell is utilized to investigate relaxation phenomena related to the glass transition, T_g, of poly(l(−)-lactide) during isothermal crystallization under quiescent, partially constrained conditions. A decrease in T_g was observed in situ via a shift in dipolar relaxation to higher frequency (confirmed calorimetrically, ex situ). The shift was most rapid in the spherulitic impingement stage of crystallization, at approximately 30% overall crystallinity.     

吡啶-氯化钾水溶液/n型硫化镉电极界面上的表面增强喇曼散射

本文研究了在吡啶-KC1水溶液中吡啶吸附在n-CdS电极上的表面增强喇曼散射(SERS)。在光照下,CdS电极经过正极化予处理数分钟,就能观察到吡啶吸附在CdS电极上的很强的SERS谱。其特征峰是1010和1036cm~(-1)与纯吡啶的喇曼特征峰991,1030cm~(-1)相比有了明显位移。又SERS谱随着吡啶浓度的增加而增强。外加电位对SERS也有一定影响,其曲线形状与CdS的I～V曲线很相似。对这些实验结果,本文用n型CdS电极的光电化学特性进行了初步的考察和讨论。     

聚甲基丙烯酰氧乙基二甲基丁烷基溴化铵共振光散射法测定核酸

通过光谱法研究聚甲基丙烯酰氧乙基二甲基丁烷基溴化铵(PMDB)和核酸的作用。结果表明通过共振光散射法用PMDB检测微量的DNA可靠、准确和简单。     

An accelerated algorithm for full band electron–phonon scattering rate computation

Computing scattering rates of electrons and phonons stands at the core of studies of electron transport properties. In the high field regime, the interactions between all electron bands with all phonon bands need to be considered. This full band interaction implies a huge computational burden in calculating scattering rates. In this study, a new accelerated algorithm is presented for this task, which speeds up the computation by two orders of magnitude (100 times) and dramatically simplifies the coding. At the same time, it visually demonstrates the physical process of scattering more clearly.     

Interpretation of quasi-elastic light scattering data for flexible chains: model dependence

The autocorrelation functions and corresponding relaxation times obtained from the forward depolarized quasi-elastic light scattering experiment are exhibited for two quite similar models of flexible polymer chains in solution. A very small change in the chain dynamics is found to be sufficient to change the relaxation time from a relatively short time independent of chain length, with an autocorrelation function suggestive of an unweighted sum of contributions from all the relaxation times in the spectrum of chain motion, to a long time with an autocorrelation function identical with that for the end-to-end vector, strongly dependent upon chain length and dominated by the longest relaxation time in the spectrum. These results raise the question whether widely-used models in which information about short-range chain structure and motion is deliberately omitted can be expected to be appropriate for the interpretation of depolarized scattering experiments.     

High quality double wall carbon nanotubes with a defined diameter distribution by chemical vapor deposition from alcohol

We have synthesized double wall carbon nanotubes (DWNTs) with few defects and little amorphous carbon by hot wall chemical vapor deposition (CVD) of alcohol. Catalysts for the DWNT growth were made from cobalt and molybdenum acetates. Scanning electron microscopy, transmission electron microscopy, multi frequency resonance Raman spectroscopy and optical absorption spectroscopy were used for characterization of the product with regard to DWNT yield, the nanotube diameter distribution, defect concentration and amorphous carbon content. Base pressures lower than 1 × 10⁻⁵ mbar in the CVD reactor considerably suppress defects in the DWNTs. Optimized growth conditions for DWNT formation are presented.     

壳聚糖与DNA作用的共振光散射特征及微量DNA的光散射测定

通过光谱法研究壳聚糖和核酸的作用 ,结果表明通过共振光散射法用壳聚糖检测微量的 DNA方法可靠、准确且简单。     

Evaporative light scattering mass detection for high-performance liquid chromatographic analysis of sucrose polyester blends in cooking oils

A high-performance liquid chromatographic method is described to determine the sucrose polyester (SPE) content in seven blends of cooking oils. Four gel-permeation chromatography (GPC) columns were used in series with an evaporative light scattering mass detector to separate the SPE from the acylglycerols in the final chromatogram. The SPE fraction was collected off the GPC column and injected onto a reverse-phase C-18 column for quantitation with sucrose octaacetate as an internal standard and a gradient of nonaqueous solvents as mobile phase. The chromatograms were interference-free, with only two sharp peaks appearing. The standards were linear from 500 to 5000 μg/mL with a correlation coefficient of r=0.999. The mean percent recovery (n=9) and standard deviation were 102±6.7. The detector could detect amounts as low as 5 μg SPE.     

Measurement of Activity Coefficients from Unsteady State Evaporation and Growth of Microdroplets

Techniques are presented for determination of activity coefficients of binary systems from unsteady state evaporation and growth of single microdroplets in controlled environments. A high-precision light scattering method based on resonances observed in light scattering by microdroplets was used to determine the size and composition of a microdroplet as functions of time. The techniques were validated through data on growth of glycerol microdroplets in slowly developing water vapor concentration fields and evaporation of microdroplets, containing volatile dimethylphthalate (DMP) and nonvolatile dioctylphthalate (DOP), in vapor-free atmospheres. When the water vapor concentration in the surrounding gas changes slowly a glycerol droplet maintains a dynamic equilibrium with the water vapor; thus the activity coefficient of water was determined from knowledge of the droplet composition and the water vapor saturation ratio in the gas phase. The activity coefficients of DMP were determined on the basis that the instantaneous evaporation rate of a DMP-DOP microdroplet in a vapor-free atmosphere is equal to the product of the activity of DMP and the evaporation rate of a pure DMP droplet. The activity coefficient values obtained from microdroplet experiments are highly reproducible and agree with data available in the literature.