In－BiCaVIG的晶体生长与性能

本文报导了用助熔剂法成功地生长大尺寸掺铟ＢｉＣａＶＩＧ晶体的方法以及实验结果，介绍了该单晶在近红外区的磁光器件中的重要应用。     

表面稳定模式铁电液晶的电光特性测试

采用一种改进的高分子膜摩擦定向法成功地实现了表面稳定模式铁电液晶的光学双稳态，对比度大于１４０，响应时间达１００微秒。     

Ce,Eu双掺BSO晶体光折变效应研究

在ＢＳＯ晶体中同时掺入Ｃｅ和Ｅｕ离子，生长了Ｃｅ：Ｅｕ：ＢＳＯ晶体，对晶体的二波耦合和四波混频性能了测试。结果表明，Ｃｅ和Ｅｕ离子对晶体的光折变效应起到了增强的作用。     

大尺寸氟化铅晶体的生长

描述了不用高真空条件，在通常的Ｂｒｉｄｇｍａｎ－Ｓｔｏｃｋｂａｒｇｅｒ炉中，用高温下的反应方法，消除了原料及生长炉内残存的Ｏ＾２－及ＯＨ＾－，生长出优质，大尺寸的β－ＰｂＦ２晶体。在晶体生长时，出现的主要问题是在晶体中的针状结构及开裂，但可通过控制条件来解决。     

激光晶体的新发展

本文根据最新资料对固体激光器所用激光晶体的近期发展作了详尽综述，并对我国应如何发展激光晶体研究提出建议。     

MIS型单晶硅液晶光阀

详细介绍了一种新颖、快速响应的金属－绝缘层－半导体构成的MIS型单晶硅液晶光阀的结构、工作机理、制作工艺和性能参数测试。液晶采用45°扭曲向列型混合场效应工作模式。所得到的光阀的极限分辨率为40lp／mm，口径40mm，最大对比度＞100：1，在930nm（△λ＝40nm）写入光灵敏度为20μW／cm2，响应时间为15ms。报道了该光阀在大屏幕投影显示中的应用。     

Use of helical parameters to generate candidate conformations for crystal packing: illustrative application to a polyimide

This communication describes the application and extension of a method for calculating the helical parameters with which to describe molecular conformations. The method, which was originally developed by Shimanouchi and others, is applied to a polyimide of 3,3′,4,4′-benzophenonetetracarboxylic dianhydride (BTDA) and 2,2-dimethyl-1,3-(4-aminophenoxy)propane (DMDA) which has eight torsional bonds in the chemical repeat unit. Discrete low energy states for these torsions were determined by Ramanchandran energy maps of sequential dihedral pairs or single bond torsional energy diagrams. The total number of possible low energy conformations for these states is 1152 including conformationally related isoenantiomorphs. The method conveniently generates the conformations for subsequent crystal structure packing and refinement. Consideration of these together with the X-ray data of Cheng and co-workers reduces the number to about 15 with about a 2/1 conformation and a c axis of approximately 49.2 Å. Of these, about half appear to be good candidates for crystal packing.     

Crystal orientation of β-phase isotactic polypropylene induced by magnetic orientation of N,N′-dicyclohexyl-2,6-naphthalenedicarboxamide

Melt crystallization of isotactic polypropylene (iPP), containing crystallites of N,N′-dicyclohexyl-2,6-naphthalenedicarboxamide (DCNDCA) as a nucleating agent of the the β-phase iPP crystal, is carried out under a magnetic field (6 T) to obtain the alignment of the iPP crystal induced by magnetic alignment of DCNDCA. In a previous paper, DCNDCA was reported to undergo magnetic alignment in a liquid suspension. The obtained iPP sample exhibits alignment of the β-phase crystal with the c-axis aligned perpendicular to the magnetic field. The comparison of this alignment of iPP with the reported magnetic alignment of DCNDCA indicates that the β-phase crystal grows epitaxially on the DCNDCA crystal. The (330)_β plane of the iPP crystal lies on the bc-plane of the DCNDCA crystal in which the direction of the c-axis of the iPP coincides with the direction of the b-axis of the DCNDCA crystal.     

Hydrogen incorporation in Ni–P films prepared by electroless deposition

Electroless NiP films, with 12 to 16 wt % P, were deposited from a moderately acid solution. Thermogravimetric analysis indicates the presence of occluded hydrogen in the layers, which desorbs upon heating. The amount of incorporated hydrogen decreases when the pH of the solution or the nickel sulfate concentration is increased; by contrast it increases with hypophosphite concentration. Cyclic voltammetry, using an electrochemical quartz crystal microbalance, confirms the existence of parasitic reactions, namely the reduction of protons of the solvent during the cathodic process and oxidation of hydrogen during the dissolution of the layers. This behaviour is in qualitative agreement with the proposed reaction scheme.     

New polymer syntheses: 59. Homo-and copolyesters of 4-(4′-hydrophenoxy)benzoic acid

The homopolyester of 4-(4′-hydroxyphenoxy)benzoic acid (poly(4-HPBA)), was prepared under two different reaction conditions and compared with a sample provided by another research group. Depending on the synthetic route, different melting points, d.s.c. traces and crystal lattices were found. However, after repeated heating and cooling, one thermodynamically stable modification with a melting point of 370–375°C can be obtained. Copolyesters of 4-hydroxybenzoic acid and 4-(4′-hydroxyphenoxy)benzoic acid were prepared with various molar ratios either in the melt (condensation in bulk) or in solution. These copolyesters were characterized by elemental analyses, ¹H n.m.r. spectroscopy, d.s.c. measurements, wide-angle X-ray scattering measurements at various temperatures, and optical microscopy. Whereas copolyesters prepared in solution do not melt below 500°C, those prepared by polycondensation in bulk show melting points down to approximately 260°C and form a nematic melt.