Spin‐on‐glass (SOG) for the trilayer imaging process

Maleic acid catalyzed hydrolysis and condensation of tetramethoxysilane was carried out in 1‐propoxy‐2‐propanol to prepare a spin‐on‐glass (SOG) material for the trilayer imaging process. The material was found to be stable enough for industry use. Minor amounts of methylsilsesquioxane and photoacid generators were introduced into the material. Thin resist (top layer) patterns were imaged on the SOG film (intermediate layer), which was coated on a hard‐baked i‐line resist (bottom layer). The SOG film showed sufficient adhesion to the resist patterns, and superior resist profiles were imaged on the film. © 2003 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Appl Polym Sci 88: 636–640, 2003     

A theoretical study on storage states of Li ions in carbon anodes of Li ion batteries using molecular orbital calculations

Semi-empirical molecular orbital calculations were carried out to clarify storage states of Li ions in amorphous carbon anodes of Li ion batteries. Storage states of Li ions between two graphene sheets were investigated and a favorable structure for a carbon anode to produce large reversible and small irreversible capacities is discussed. A polycyclic hydrocarbon molecule, C₅₄H₁₈, was used as a model of a graphene sheet. Relations between the interlayer distance of two graphene sheets and the storage state of Li ions were investigated, and preferable interlayer distances for specific numbers of Li ions were estimated. In particular, storage states with all Li ions on the basal area were treated, because the amount of basal carbons should be larger than that of edge carbons. The charge distribution of Li ions was also investigated. Calculated results suggested that a storage state in which a double Li ion layer was formed was preferable to achieve a larger capacity than the theoretical maximum capacity of graphitic carbons (372 mAh/g) and to reduce hysteresis in the charge-discharge process. Moreover, suitable distance between edges of graphene sheets to prevent the intercalation of electrolyte species was discussed. A recommended structure of carbon anodes suitable for the double Li ion layer storage and prevention of the intercalation of electrolyte species is proposed.     

Kinetic studies on Victorian brown coal hydroliquefaction

Reaction kinetics of the liquefaction of Victorian brown coal in a process development unit (PDU) having three reactors in series have been studied at temperatures of 430–470°C, and pressures of 15–25 MPa. It is shown that the rate of hydrogen consumption can be expressed as a function of the concentrations of coal and catalyst, hydrogen partial pressure, reaction temperature and residence time, and is controlled by the rates of hydrogenation of polynuclear aromatic components, and the rates of formation and stabilization of radicals. The relative contribution of these reactions, at any temperature, determine the influence of the hydrogen partial pressure on the rate of the hydrogen consumption. The kinetics of the decomposition reactions of brown coal to preasphaltene, asphaltene and to oil also have been studied. The apparent activation energies determined are 25 kJ mol^?1 for the brown coal to preasphaltene, 50 kJ mol^?1 for preasphaltene to asphaltene, 76 kJ mol^?1 for asphaltene to oil, and 184 kJ mole^?1 for oil to gases.     

Substituted thiobisphenols as antioxidants: Correlation between antioxidant activities and13C chemical shifts

The antioxidant activities of ten thiobisphenols were evaluated by an oxygen-absorption method at 60°C in tetralin and determination of peroxide values at 160°C in paraffin. For the 4,4′-thiobisphenols, alkyl groupsortho to the phenolic hydroxyl groups increased the induction period compared to that of other thiobisphenols for both oxidation of tetralin and paraffin. The data on electrochemical oxidation potentials that were determined by linear-sweep voltammetry and the¹³C nuclear magnetic resonance chemical shifts (δ) of these compounds were associated with antioxidant activities. In particular, the activities exhibited during the induction period closely correlated with the¹³C chemical shifts of ipso-carbon of the OH substituent.     

Structural study of amorphous In2O3 film by grazing incidence X-ray scattering (GIXS) with synchrotron radiation

Grazing incidence X-ray scattering (GIXS) using synchrotron radiation is a very useful method for structural analysis of amorphous films. We investigated the structure of amorphous In₂O₃ film utilizing GIXS at BL19B2 in SPring-8. Radial distribution function (RDF) was obtained from the measurement data. Structural models were constructed by molecular dynamics (MD) and reverse Monte-Carlo (RMC) simulations, and the calculated RDFs from the simulations were compared with that observed. It was found that the average oxygen coordination number around In ions was almost 6 and the average length 2.12 Å, which was smaller by about 3% than that of 2.18 Å in crystalline In₂O₃. It was concluded that the atomic arrangement of the amorphous In₂O₃ was characterized by the increase in the number and the boarder angle of distribution of corner-sharing In-O-In bond compared with crystalline In₂O₃.     

Development of control technology for HTTR hydrogen production system with mock-up test facility: System controllability test for loss of chemical reaction

The Japan Atomic Energy Agency has been planning the demonstration test of hydrogen production with the High Temperature Engineering Test Reactor (HTTR). In a HTTR hydrogen production system (HTTR-H2), it is required to control a primary helium temperature within an allowable value at a reactor inlet to prevent a reactor scram. A cooling system for a secondary helium with a steam generator (SG) and a radiator is installed at the downstream of a chemical rector in a secondary helium loop in order to mitigate the thermal disturbance caused by the hydrogen production system. Prior to HTTR-H2, the simulation test with a mock-up test facility has been carried out to establish the controllability on the helium temperature using the cooling system against the loss of chemical reaction. It was confirmed that the fluctuations of the helium temperature at chemical reactor outlet, more than 200 K, at the loss of chemical reaction could be successfully mitigated within the target of ±10 K at SG outlet. A dynamic simulation code of the cooling system for HTTR-H2 was verified with the obtained test data.     

基于溶胶-凝胶技术结合多壁纳米碳管化学修饰电极的方法制备高灵敏葡萄糖生物传感器的研究

基于多壁纳米碳管修饰铂电极与二氧化硅溶胶-凝胶(sol-gel)固定化酶相结合的技术制备了葡萄糖氧化酶传感器,充分利用了溶胶-凝胶固定化酶稳定的优点和纳米碳管的高灵敏电催化作用,优化了该酶传感器的制备过程,提高了传感器的电流响应和反应线性.结果表明,sol-gel构建的优化条件是:H2O:TEOS为2.5～3.5,TritonX-100浓度为5%,pH值为5.5.在本实验条件下,多壁纳米碳管的最适固定量为5μl(0.25g/L),溶胶-凝胶与酶的优化体积比为3:2.工作电位 0.55V、pH 6.5、25℃为制备传感器的最适工作条件.该传感器对葡萄糖在0.5～6 mmol/L呈线性响应,响应时间为20 s,检出限为0.05mmol/L,45天时的响应值仍保持90%.     

Nanocellulose as a natural source for groundbreaking applications in materials science: Today’s state

Nanocelluloses are natural materials with at least one dimension in the nano-scale. They combine important cellulose properties with the features of nanomaterials and open new horizons for materials science and its applications. The field of nanocellulose materials is subdivided into three domains: biotechnologically produced bacterial nanocellulose hydrogels, mechanically delaminated cellulose nanofibers, and hydrolytically extracted cellulose nanocrystals. This review article describes today’s state regarding the production, structural details, physicochemical properties, and innovative applications of these nanocelluloses. Promising technical applications including gels/foams, thickeners/stabilizers as well as reinforcing agents have been proposed and research from last five years indicates new potential for groundbreaking innovations in the areas of cosmetic products, wound dressings, drug carriers, medical implants, tissue engineering, food and composites. The current state of worldwide commercialization and the challenge of reducing nanocellulose production costs are also discussed.     

Protonic Conduction in Perovskite-type Oxide Ceramics Based on LnScO3 (Ln=La, Nd, Sm or Gd) at High Temperature

Ionic transport properties of perovskite-type oxides based on LnScO₃, Ln_{1- x}Ca_xScO_3- (Ln=La, Nd, Sm and Gd) and LaSc_1-xMg_xO_3- were studied using an electrochemical method at elevated temperatures. Conductivity in these oxide systems increased by more than three orders of magnitude upon doping with divalent atoms such as Ca or Mg. However, when x0.1, conductivities are almost independent of x in La_{1- x}Ca_{xScO_3-} and LaSc_{1- x}Mg_xO_3-. Gd_0.9Ca_0.1ScO_3- showed lower conductivity than Ln_1-xCa_xScO_3- (Ln=La, Nd and Sm). Protonic conduction in these oxides under hydrogen containing atmospheres was confirmed by emf measurements of hydrogen concentration cells and by electrochemical hydrogen pumping using these oxides as a diaphragm. In LaSc_1-xMg_xO_3- the transport number of protons under hydrogen containing atmosphere was unity, suggesting that electronic conduction never became dominant, even under strong reducing conditions. Under condition of high oxygen partial pressure, the transport number of ions was less than 0.1, suggesting that the majority conductive carriers under such conditions were holes.     

Early structural change detection as an optimal stopping problem: solution theorem and its proof using reduction to absurdity

The change point detection (CPD) problem in a time series is when it is found that the structure of the data being generated has changed at some time and for some reason. We have formulated structural change detection in a time series as an optimal stopping problem using the concept of dynamic programming (DP), and we present the optimal solution and its correctness by numerical calculations. In this article, we present the solution theorem and its proof using reduction to absurdity.