Crystal structure of poly(pentamethylene 2,6-naphthalate)

The crystal structure of poly(pentamethylene 2,6-naphthalate) (PPN) was determined by using X-ray diffraction and molecular modeling. The unit cell of PPN was found to be triclinic ( space group) with dimensions of a=0.457 nm, b=0.635 nm, c=2.916 nm, =121.6°, β=90.4°, γ=87.6°, and the calculated crystal density was 1.311 g cm⁻³. The unit cell contains one polymer chain with two repeating units. In the unit cell, the PPN backbone takes gauche/gauche conformation in the middle part of each pentamethylene unit, and two naphthalene rings are in face-to-face arrangement.     

Highly ordered orthorhombic mesoporous silica films

Mesoporous silica films are made by the spin-coating technique using an ethylene oxide––propylene oxide––ethylene oxide triblock copolymer (Pluronic PE6800) as template. After optimization of the polymer concentration in the silica sol, films are textured and organized over all the thickness. They exhibit an orthorhombic symmetry (a=16.0 nm, b=10.2 nm, c=23.0 nm) with the b-axis perpendicular to the substrate. This results from a body-centered cubic (bcc) micellar structure which is deformed along the [0 1 1]_bcc cubic axis, i.e. perpendicular to the film plane.     

In situ ellipsometric study of the growth and electrochemical cycling of polypyrrole films on platinum

The growth and potential cycling of polypyrrole films on platinum has been examined using time-resolved in situ ellipsometry. The optical properties of the films produced depend critically on the experimental conditions used to grow the films. Films grown from “wet” acetonitrile, or acidic ( n (1.25–1.35) at 633 nm, indicating the presence of a very strong absorption band in the near-infra-red (Lorentz oscillator model). Films grown in less optimal conditions (neutral aqueous solution, or with Fe(CN)³⁻₆-containing electrolyte) have higher n values (1.45–1.5). Comparison of calculated (from charge per unit area data) and measured (ellipsometric) film thickness shows that films grown in aqueous media are somewhat denser than those grown in acetonitrile. On reduction, the film thickness increases for films grown under all conditions, but the change is greater for films grown from aqueous solution. Changes in n and absorbance, k, are, as expected, wavelength-dependent, but in general n greatly increases (to 1.65–1.80); this is also rationalized using the Lorentz oscillator model, since the wavelengths employed are to low energy of a strong absorption in neutral polypyrrole at ca 390 nm. On potential cycling from the reduced to the oxidized form, the film thickness decreases between ca −0.6 and −0.2 V, but thereafter, although charge is still being passed, changes much more slowly.     

硝酸对溶胶-凝胶法制备AlOOH胶粒粒度的影响

为获得孔径可控的氧化铝滤膜,以异丙醇铝为原料,硝酸为胶溶剂,使用溶胶-凝胶法制备了AlOOH溶胶,并通过纳米粒度仪、Zeta电位等表征手段,研究了硝酸用量对AlOOH胶粒粒度及粒度分布的影响。结果表明,硝酸与异丙醇铝摩尔比R(n(HNO₃):n(Al(C₃H₇O₃)₃))为0.2~0.7时,随着R增大,AlOOH胶粒的平均粒径从66.69 nm(R=0.2)增大到138.80 nm(R=0.7),其粒度分布曲线的半高宽(FWHM)由144.62 nm增加到267.74 nm。AlOOH溶胶的粒度增大不是由颗粒团聚引起的,而是硝酸加入增大了异丙醇铝水解反应常数,使单位体积内能发生缩聚的中间产物增加,从而促进了AlOOH胶粒的生长。     

Ag exchange at Cds electrode surfaces

The inhibition effect of Ag⁺ ions on the photoanodic corrosion of CdS semiconductor electrodes has been studied in 0.5 M NaClO₄ + xM AgClO₄ solutions (0 x 10⁻², pH = 2) by means of potentiostatic current density-potential measurements, ac-impedance and atomic absorption. In the presence of Ag⁺ ions in the solution a thin Ag₂S film of ca. 30–300 nm thickness is formed on the CdS surface due to the heterogeneous cation exchange reaction CdS + 2Ag⁺ = Ag₂S + Cd²⁺. The Ag₂S film formation is a transport controlled process which can be described by a parabolic rate law. From kinetic investigations in the temperature range (298 T 348 K) the activation energy of this process was determined to be about 62 kJ mol⁻¹. Information about the morphology and composition of the surfaces was obtained from optical and scanning electron microscope investigations including EDAX.     

Surface dynamics during latex film formation

Surface dynamics during latex film formation has been investigated theoretically and experimentally by atomic force microscopy. The peak-to-valley distance, y(t), of the latex particles in the surface plane of the latex film decayed exponentially with time during film formation. A theoretical relationship between y(t) and time, t, is given by y(t)=y(0) exp[−t/τ], where y(0) is the value of y(t) when t is zero. τ is a characteristic constant related to the nature of polymer, the particle radius, the surface diffusion coefficient and the temperature. The relationship between the surface diffusion coefficient, D_s, y(0), the radius of the latex particles, R, temperature, T, and τ is given approximately by D_s=1.2×10⁻²⁰y(0)²[2R−y(0)]²T/τ (cm²/s), where the units are manometers for y(0) and R, kelvin for temperature, and seconds for τ. By measuring the decay of y(t) with time, the surface diffusion coefficient can be obtained. The surface diffusion coefficient for a poly(methyl methacrylate-co-butylacrylate) (50:50) copolymer latex film was found to be A×10⁻¹³ cm²/s, A is temperature-dependent.     

Thickness‐dependent domain wall reorientation in 70/30 lead magnesium niobate‐ lead titanate thin films

Continued reduction in length scales associated with many ferroelectric film‐based technologies is contingent on retaining the functional properties as the film thickness is reduced. Epitaxial and polycrystalline lead magnesium niobate‐lead titanate (70PMN‐30PT) thin films were studied over the thickness range of 100‐350 nm for the relative contributions to property thickness dependence from interfacial and grain‐boundary low permittivity layers. Epitaxial PMN‐PT films were grown on SrRuO₃/(001)SrTiO₃, while polycrystalline films with {001}‐Lotgering factors >0.96 were grown on Pt/TiO₂/SiO₂/Si substrates via chemical solution deposition. Both film types exhibited similar relative permittivities of ~300 at high fields at all measured thicknesses with highly crystalline electrode/dielectric interfaces. These results, with the DC‐biased and temperature‐dependent dielectric characterization, suggest irreversible domain wall mobility is the major contributor to the overall dielectric response and its thickness dependence. In epitaxial films, the irreversible Rayleigh coefficients reduced 85% upon decreasing thickness from 350 to 100 nm. The temperature at which a peak in the relative permittivity is observed was the only measured small signal quantity which was more thickness‐dependent in polycrystalline than epitaxial films. This is attributed to the relaxor nature present in the films, potentially stabilized by defect concentrations, and/or chemical inhomogeneity. Finally, the effective interfacial layers are found to contribute to the measured thickness dependence in the longitudinal piezoelectric coefficient.     

Fracture Mechanics of aV-peel Adhesion Test - Transition from a Bending Plate to a Stretching Membrane

A linear elastic solution is proposed for a “V-peel” adhesion test for a thin film adhered to a rigid substrate. The mechanical responses of a stiff plate-like coating under pure bending, a semi-flexible film under mixed bending and stretching, and a flexible membrane-like film under pure stretching are discussed. For delamination to occur, the mechanical energy release rate is shown to be G = χ(Fw₀/2bl) with χ a numerical constant varying from 3/2 for a plate-like disc to 3/4 for a thin flexible membrane.     

Soft and Hard Adhesion

The force needed to pull a cylindrical stud from a soft elastomeric film depends on their elastic and geometric properties. For a rigid stud and a thick elastomeric film, the pull-off stress (σ) depends on the elastic modulus (E) of the film and the radius (a) of the stud as σ ∼ (E/a)^1/2 (soft adhesion). However, when the film is very thin, the pull-off stress is significantly higher than the case with thick films, and its value depends on the elastic modulus and the thickness (h) of the film as σ ∼ (E/h)^1/2 (hard adhesion). Here, we study the pull-off behavior of a soft cylindrical stud, one flat end of which is coated with a high modulus thin baseplate. As the flexural rigidity of this baseplate is varied, we observe the transition between the two types of adhesion. We present a simple physical interpretation of the problem, which could be of value in understanding various biofouling and adhesive situations.     

Methane hydrate crystal growth on shell substrate

Hydrate crystals growth on the surface of methane bubble (hydrate film) in pure water was studied by using a high-pressure visible microscope under the conditions of subcooling ΔT = 5.44–13.72 K and methane concentration difference ΔC = 2.92–8.19 mol·L^-1. It was found the hydrate film is porous and the hydrate crystals grow towards the liquid phase on the film substrate. The crystal morphology and growth rate are affected by ΔT and ΔC. When ΔT < 8.82 K and ΔC < 4.12 mol·L^-1, the hydrate grows into scattered columnar crystals, and the axial growth rate of the crystal gradually decreases. When ΔT > 8.82 K or ΔC > 4.12 mol·L^-1, the hydrate crystals grow in dendritic shape, and the axial growth rate increases first and then decreases. The perimeter and area of the growing hydrate crystals were measured, and the fractal dimension of hydrate crystal under different ΔC and ΔT was calculated. The results show that the fractal dimension of columnar hydrate crystal is greater than 3. When 3.87 mol·L^-1 < ΔC < 4.20 mol·L^-1 and 7.4 K < ΔT < 8.8 K, the fractal dimension of columnar hydrate crystal is greater than 4; The fractal dimension of dendritic hydrate crystal is less than 3. When ΔC > 4.77 mol·L^-1, ΔT < 8.52 K, the fractal dimension of dendritic hydrate crystal is less than 2.     

Chemical structures and photoelectric properties of carbonaceous materials prepared by solvent-extraction of petroleum pitch

The effects of aromatic molecular size on the electronic properties of carbonaceous materials were studied using materials extracted from a petroleum pitch. Structural analysis using the combined data of elemental analysis and ¹H-NMR revealed that the solvent-extraction technique successfully gave fractions with different size of aromatic systems. Optical band gaps calculated from the absorption spectra of the extracted carbonaceous materials showed a strong correlation with the aromatic molecular size. Junctions between the materials and n-type silicon were prepared by a spin-coating technique of pyridine solutions of the components. They were subjected to photocurrent measurement with infrared light (λ = 940 nm). The following results were obtained: (1) the photocurrent depended on the thickness of the extracted carbonaceous film on the n-Si substrate, (2) the junction with a closer optical band-gap energy to the photon energy showed a large photocurrent, (3) no photocurrent was observed for junctions made with silicon pre-cleaned by hydrofluoric acid. Photocarrier generation was concluded to take place near the interface between the film and the n-Si substrate. Carbonaceous film/oxide/n-Si was essential for the photoresponse of those junctions. The solvent-extraction technique is a promising way to obtain carbon-based material with suitable electronic properties.     

Field emission of polycrystalline diamond films grown by microwave-plasma chemical vapor deposition. I. Effects of surface morphology of diamond

The effects of surface morphology on the field emission of non-doped polycrystalline diamond films with thicknesses ranging from 5 to 55 μm were studied. Diamond films grown by a microwave-plasma chemical vapor deposition technique had both the diamond and non-diamond components with pyramidal and angular crystalline structures. Although the average crystallite size increased with increasing the film thickness (d), the volume fraction of the non-diamond components in the films was insensitive to the film thickness. However, the turn-on electric field, F_T, (defined as the low-end electric field to emit electrons) showed a U-shape dependence on the film thickness. This U-shape dependence was explained by a model in which the emission current was controlled by Fowler–Norheim tunneling of electrons at surface of the pyramids when d was thinner than 20 μm and by carrier transport in the polycrystalline diamond film when d was thicker than 20 μm. The lowest field of 4 V/μm was obtained in the film with 20 μm thick.     

（C5H7N2O2）4（SiMo12O40）的合成、结构及催化氧化碘离子研究

采用常规水溶液法合成了一种新型的有机-无机杂化多金属氧酸盐（C₅H₇N₂O₂）₄（SiMo₁₂O₄₀）（简称SiMo-12）。采用红外光谱（IR）、热重分析（TG）、单晶和粉末X射线衍射（XRD）、元素分析等对SiMo-12进行了表征。以过氧化氢为氧化剂,运用SiMo-12催化碘离子氧化,考察了催化剂用量、氧化剂用量、pH、温度等因素对反应速率的影响。结果表明：该化合物属三斜晶系,P-1空间群,晶胞参数a=1.097 58（4） nm、b=1.144 88（4） nm、c=1.252 66（4） nm、α=64.665（1）°、β=64.804（1）°、γ=83.441（1）°、V=1.282 89（8） nm³、Z=1、R=0.034 0、wR₂=0.079 9。化合物由4个1-咪唑乙酸和一个经典的Keggin型[SiMo₁₂O₄₀]^4-单元组成,有机配体和多金属氧酸阴离子之间通过静电作用、质子转移以及氢键作用沿x轴形成一维链,链与链之间相互平行形成平行于xy面的二维层,层与层之间再通过氢键连接而得到三维网状结构。SiMo-12在催化碘离子氧化中表现出较为优异的催化活性,在c（SiMo-12）=2.0×10^-4 mol/L、c（过氧化氢）=2.0×10^-3 mol/L、pH=1.4、50 ℃条件下反应速率达到2.641 6×10^-5 mol/（L·s）,比未加催化剂时的反应速率提高了1 565倍。     

Suppression of Liquid Film Migration and Improvement of Dielectric Properties in Niobium-Doped Strontium Titanate

In an attempt to improve the dielectric properties of SrTiO₃-based boundary-layer capacitors (BLCs), the effects of infiltrant composition on the liquid film migration and dielectric properties in 0.2-mol%-Nb₂O₅-doped SrTiO₃ were investigated. Powder compacts were sintered at 1480°C for 5 h in 5H₂·95N₂ and infiltrated with 80Bi₂O₃·20( x CaO–(1 – x )BaO) at 1300°C for various times in air. When the value of x was 0, 0.2, 0.7, and 1.0, liquid film migration occurred, which formed a new solid-solution layer containing solute species. On the other hand, when x = 0.5, no liquid film migration was observed. The effective dielectric constant was the highest in the sample with x = 0.5 (no liquid film migration), and it decreased as the migration distance increased. In addition, the loss tangent was the lowest, <1%, in the sample with x = 0.5. Agreement between the estimated effective dielectric constants and the measured values showed that the suppression of liquid film migration improved the dielectric constant. The agreement further indicated that the prediction of the dielectric constant in SrTiO₃-based BLCs was possible using a two-layer model with a liquid-infiltrated layer and a SrTiO₃-based oxidized layer.     

Structural and optical properties of MoO3 and V2O5 thin films prepared by Spray Pyrolysis

MoO₃ and V₂O₅ thin films were prepared on glass substrates by Spray Pyrolysis technique at a substrate temperature of 423 K. The precursor solutions were obtained by varying the concentrations of MoCl₅ and VCl₃ in bi-distilled water. The structural investigation conducted by X-ray diffraction showed that MoO₃ and V₂O₅ thin films were polycrystalline with orthorhombic structure. The optical properties studied in the 300–2500 nm range suggest that the thin film behaviours are related to bound electronic states. The optical band gaps have been estimated from slopes of ln(hν) versus hν plots of MoO₃ and V₂O₅ films were 3.35 and 2.44 eV, respectively. The electrical conductivity was measured using four probes method.     

H2O2/乙腈体系下MgO催化环己酮Baeyer-Villiger绿色氧化合成ε-己内酯的研究

在H₂O₂/乙腈体系下以沉淀法制备的MgO为催化剂催化Baeyer-Villiger（B-V）氧化环己酮合成ε-己内酯,考察了制备条件和反应条件对环己酮转化率和己内酯收率的影响。根据实验结果,Mg(NO₃)₂·6H₂O为前体,在煅烧温度为600℃、煅烧时间为2 h时制备MgO氧化性能最佳,由X射线衍射（XRD）、扫描电镜（SEM）进行了分析,可知随温度升高MgO粒径逐渐增大,500~800℃范围内,MgO晶粒尺寸由9.53 nm增大到29.49 nm。在n（催化剂）∶n（环己酮）=0.45∶1、n（乙腈）∶n（环己酮）=12∶1、n（双氧水）∶n（环己酮）=10∶1、70℃、6 h时获得环己酮转化率95.2%及ε-己内酯收率83.1%。对双氧水B-V氧化环己酮机理进行了深入的研究,采用在线原位红外光谱对反应进行实时监测与分析,验证了其过氧缩酰胺反应路径。     

Cu-3-trz-PMo12的合成、结构及催化氧化碘离子性能

采用水热法合成了一例新的多酸基有机-无机杂化物,通过X射线单晶衍射、傅里叶变换红外光谱（IR）、热分析测试（TG）、X射线衍射分析（XRD）、扫描电子显微镜（SEM）、元素分析对化合物进行了表征。X射线单晶衍射分析结果表明,化合物的结构式为（PMo₁₂O₄₀） ［Cu₆（C₂H₄N₄）₆］（PMo₁₂O₄₀）?H₂O（简称为Cu-3-trz-PMo₁₂）,属于三方晶系,R-3空间群,晶胞参数a=1.756 66（3） nm、b=1.756 66（3） nm、c=2.303 24（6） nm、α=β=90°、γ=120°、V=6.155 2（3） nm³、Z=3、R₁=0.023 8、wR₂=0.059 2。化合物是由6个3-氨基-1,2,4-三氮唑、6个Cu⁺、两个经典的Keggin型［PMo₁₂O₄₀］^3-及一个间隙水分子组成的二聚体,两个这样的二聚体通过氢键交替相连形成次级单元,每个次级单元之间又通过氢键作用进而形成一个三维超分子结构。催化研究表明,该非均相催化剂在催化过氧化氢氧化碘离子中表现出较为优异的催化活性且具有较稳定的可重复性。     

Fracture Mechanics of a Shaft-loaded Blister Test - Transition from a Bending Plate to a Stretching Membrane

A linear elastic solution is proposed for a circular disc in transition from a plate-like (pure bending) to a membrane-like behavior (pure stretching) under a central point load. The strain energy release rate for film delamination is found to be G = χ(Pw₀/πa²) with χ a numerical constant varying from 1/2 for a plate-like disc to 1/4 for a thin flexible membrane.     

RIBBING INSTABILITY OF A TWO-ROLL COATER: NEWTONIAN FLUIDS

Data are presented for the critical conditions at which the ribbing instability appears on the surface of a Newtonian liquid film emerging from the nip between two rotating rolls. Data are obtained over two decades in Capillary number (Ca = μU/σ) for values of H₀/R in the range 3 × 10^-3 to 5 × 10^-2. The critical Capillary number is found to be given by the expression

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Data are compared to the predictions that follow from a theory due to Savage, and agreement is found to be poor.     

Structures of two crystal forms of poly(ethylene oxide)-sodium thiocyanate complex with molar ratios of 3:1 and 1:1

The poly(ethylene oxide) (PEO)-sodium thiocyanate system was found to exhibit polymorphism: there exist at least three crystal modifications. Among them, the crystal structures of two kinds of PEO-NaSCN complex with molar ratios (EO:NaSCN) of 3:1 (form I) and 1:1 (form II), respectively, were determined by X-ray diffraction. Crystal data are as follows: form I, monoclinic P2₁/a, a = 16.83, b = 10.64, c(chain axis)=7.19 Å^°

1 Å=10⁻¹ nm, γ=125.5° (c-unique), N=12 EO units (2 chains) and 4 NaSCN ions; form II, monoclinic P2₁/c, a=7.55, b=12.10, c(chain axis)=5.83 Å, β=97.5° (b-unique), N=4 EO units (2 chains) and 4 NaSCN ions. Form I has a crystal structure resembling that of the PEO-NaI complex. The polymer chains have a twofold helical structure of conformation, the chain repeat comprising six EO units. The helical polymer chain coils around an array of Na ions and each Na ion is coordinated by four polymer O atoms and two N of the SCN ions (the coordination number is six). In form II, which exists only under high tension, the polymer chains have a glide structure of conformation, the chain repeat comprising two EO units. Since the PEO chain in form II takes a rather stretched conformation, the Na ions are not wrapped by the polymer chain. The coordination number is again six, but each Na ion is coordinated by two polymer O atoms, two N and two S of the SCN ions. Form II is transformed into form I when the tension is released.