A. N. Vasiliev、E. Popova2006-08-01Low Temperature Physics
A brief review of the physical properties of the rare-earth ferroborate family RFe3(BO3)4 is given. At high temperatures some of these compounds exhibit a first-order structural phase transition from the high-symmetry R32 to the low-symmetry P3121 modification. The temperature of this transition decreases systematical…
High-pressure geophysics and materialsMultiferroics and related materialsCrystal Structures and Properties
Britto S. Sandanaraj、Robert Demont、Sivakumar V. Aathimanikandan 等 5 位作者2006-08-01Journal of the American Chemical Society
Nonconjugated fluorogenic amphiphilic polymers containing an anthracene chromophore exhibit fluorescence quenching in the presence of metalloproteins, although the binding of the polymer to proteins is not selective. The reason for this difference is that the possible conformational changes that protein binding could…
Advanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniquesMolecular Sensors and Ion DetectionLuminescence and Fluorescent Materials
Qi Liang、Jianguo Yu、Ju Li2006-08-01The Journal of Chemical Physics
Hydrogen oxidation on Pt (111) surface is modeled by density functional theory (DFT). Previous DFT calculations showed too large O2 dissociation barriers, but we find them highly coverage dependent: when the coverage is low, dissociation barriers close to experimental values (approximately 0.3 eV) are obtained. For th…
Advanced Chemical Physics StudiesElectrocatalysts for Energy ConversionCatalytic Processes in Materials Science
Yong Zhu、Kenichi Haji、M. Otsubo 等 4 位作者2006-08-01IEEE Transactions on Plasma Science
This paper describes the surface degradation of unfilled high-temperature vulcanized silicone rubber (HTV-SR) resulting from creeping corona discharges under atmospheric pressure. In this paper, HTV-SR specimens were exposed to corona stress generated by a parallel needle-plate electrode system; furthermore, physicoch…
Surface Modification and SuperhydrophobicityAdvanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting MaterialsHigh voltage insulation and dielectric phenomena
Jessica Listak、Michael R. Bockstaller2006-08-01Macromolecules
Polymer-coated nanoparticle additives are shown to stabilize the formation of high-energy tilt and twist grain boundary structures in amorphous lamellar block copolymer/nanoparticle blends. The distribution of the particle additives within the grain boundary region depends on the level of perturbation of the equilibri…
Advanced Polymer Synthesis and CharacterizationPolymer Surface Interaction StudiesBlock Copolymer Self-Assembly
Bernard Lotz、Jrjeng Ruan、A. Thierry 等 8 位作者2006-08-01Macromolecules
Isotactic copolymers of 1-propene and 1-hexene that contain over 10% and up to about 25% of hexane units in the chain have been shown to crystallize in an unusual crystal modification that differs significantly from the well-known structures of isotactic polypropylene (α, β, and γ phases) or of isotactic poly(1-hexene…
Polymer crystallization and propertiesPolymer Nanocomposites and Propertiesbiodegradable polymer synthesis and properties
Vassilis Papadakis、Theofanis N. Kitsopoulos2006-08-01Review of Scientific Instruments
In this study we demonstrate that it is possible to perform velocity mapping and slice imaging of charged particle products using a single field (two electrodes) improving on the multielectrode geometries of the past. The performance of this new geometry is competitive to the multielectrode ones, presently limited by…
Nuclear Physics and ApplicationsAtomic and Subatomic Physics ResearchElectron and X-Ray Spectroscopy Techniques
Andrej Atrens、N. Winzer、Guang‐Ling Song 等 5 位作者2006-08-01Advanced Engineering Materials
Evaluation of recent data for hydrogen (H) diffusion in magnesium (Mg) yielded a new equation for the diffusion coefficient of H in Mg. This indicates that there can be significant H transport ahead of a stress corrosion crack in Mg at ambient temperature and that H may be involved in the mechanism of stress corrosion…
Corrosion Behavior and InhibitionMagnesium Alloys: Properties and ApplicationsHydrogen Storage and Materials
Víctor Hugo Uc、J. Raúl Alvarez‐Idaboy、Annia Galano 等 5 位作者2006-08-01The Journal of Physical Chemistry A
The OH abstraction of a hydrogen atom from both the side chain and the ring of toluene has been studied in the range 275-1000 K using quantum chemistry methods. It is found that the best method of calculation is to perform geometry optimization and frequency calculations at the BHandHLYP/6-311++G(d,p) level, followed…
Advanced Chemical Physics StudiesCatalytic Processes in Materials ScienceCatalysis and Oxidation Reactions
S. Venkataraman、R.S. Gorur2006-08-01IEEE Transactions on Dielectrics and Electrical Insulation
This paper describes the development of a theoretical model to predict flashover voltage of nonceramic insulators. The model is based on reignition and arc constants that have been derived from electric field simulations and experimental data of flashover voltage and surface resistance measurements. New and field-aged…
High voltage insulation and dielectric phenomenaPower Transformer Diagnostics and InsulationElectrical Fault Detection and Protection
Nguyen Minh Phuong、Paula T. Hammond2006-08-01Langmuir
A novel amphiphilic ABA dendritic-linear-dendritic block copolymer consisting of poly(amidoamine) and poly(propylene oxide) has been synthesized. The solution-phase behavior of the block copolymer was studied as a function of the generation of the dendritic block, ionic strength, and solution pH. The triblock self-ass…
Advanced Polymer Synthesis and CharacterizationDendrimers and Hyperbranched PolymersSynthesis and properties of polymers
Amelia R. Soto、Hong Zheng、Dorinda Shoemaker 等 6 位作者2006-08-01Applied and Environmental Microbiology
Marine coccolithophorid algae are thought to play a significant role in carbon cycling due to their ability to incorporate dissolved inorganic carbon (DIC) into both calcite and photosynthetic products. Among coccolithophorids, Emiliania huxleyi is the most prolific, forming massive blooms that affect the global envir…
Algal biology and biofuel productionCalcium Carbonate Crystallization and InhibitionEnzyme function and inhibition
Bo Yi、Ramakrishnan Rajagopalan、Henry C. Foley 等 6 位作者2006-08-01Journal of the American Chemical Society
A nanocomposite carbon was prepared by grafting a carbonizable polymer, poly(furfuryl alcohol) (PFA), to a single-wall carbon nanotube (SWNT). The SWNT was first functionalized with arylsulfonic acid groups on the sidewall via a method using a diazonium reagent. Both Raman and FTIR spectroscopies were used to identify…
Carbon Nanotubes in CompositesGraphene research and applicationsConducting polymers and applications
Claude Forano、Stéphanie Vial、Christine Mousty2006-08-01Current Nanoscience
Bioinorganic hybrid materials constitute a new generation of materials at the interface of biology and material science, able to display functionalities as complex as that of natural systems such as drug vectorization and delivery, molecular machinery functions or sensing properties. Among these bioinorganic structure…
Mesoporous Materials and CatalysisPolyoxometalates: Synthesis and ApplicationsChemical Synthesis and Reactions
H. Timmermann、Daniel Fouquet、André Weber 等 6 位作者2006-08-01Fuel Cells
Abstract The internal reforming of methane on Ni/CGO and Ni/YSZ anodes was investigated with single cells operated at steam to carbon ratios from 0 to 3 and at temperatures of 800 °C and 950 °C. The incorporation of gas extraction ports allowed the measurement of the local gas composition in the anode gas compartment…
Advancements in Solid Oxide Fuel CellsCatalysis and Oxidation ReactionsElectronic and Structural Properties of Oxides
Thitima Lhinhatrakool、Somyote Sutthivaiyakit2006-08-01Journal of Natural Products
Two new cardenolides (1 and 2) along with 12 known compounds were isolated from the dichloromethane extract of the leaves of Calotropis gigantea. The structural elucidation was accomplished by spectroscopic methods. Some of the isolates were evaluated for cytotoxic activity against KB, BC, and NCI-H187 cancer cell lin…
Phytochemistry and Biological ActivitiesPhytochemistry and Bioactive CompoundsPhytochemistry and Bioactivity Studies
Daniel J. Harrison、Neilson Nguyen、Alan J. Lough 等 4 位作者2006-08-01Journal of the American Chemical Society
The nickel bis(dithiolene) complex Ni(S2C2(CF3)2)2 employs its sulfur centers in reactions with alkenes, and stable interligand S-bonded alkene adducts can be formed. The present study shows that the selectivity of alkene binding to charge-neutral Ni(S2C2(CF3)2)2 is influenced by the anion [Ni(S2C2(CF3)2)2]-. In the a…
Fluorine in Organic ChemistryOrganic and Molecular Conductors ResearchInorganic Fluorides and Related Compounds
Chi-Yen Huang、Hung-Chih Pan、Chia-Ting Hsieh2006-08-01Japanese Journal of Applied Physics
We investigated the electrooptical properties of a carbon nanotube (CNT)-doped twisted nematic (TN) liquid crystal (LC) cell. Experimental results reveal that the doped CNTs influence the elastic constant of LC–CNT dispersion. Using a small amount of CNT dopant, the field-on response time of the LC cell is nearly inva…
Photonic and Optical DevicesLiquid Crystal Research AdvancementsMechanical and Optical Resonators
Robert C. Leif、L.M. Vallarino、Margie C. Becker 等 4 位作者2006-08-01Cytometry Part A
This review compares the chemical and physical properties of lanthanide ion complexes and of other narrow-emitting species that can be used as labels for cytometry. A series of luminescent lanthanide ion macrocyclic complexes, Quantum Dyes, which do not release or exchange their central lanthanide ion, do accept energ…
Lanthanide and Transition Metal ComplexesAdvanced Biosensing Techniques and ApplicationsBiotin and Related Studies
Martin Müller、Manfred Burghammer、Junji Sugiyama2006-08-01Holzforschung
Abstract Single tension-wood fibres from poplar were investigated using a synchrotron radiation X-ray microbeam. The resulting diffraction patterns are highly resolved (smallest d -spacing 0.11 nm). In the gelatinous layer, cellulose microfibrils of high perfection are found in almost ideal parallel alignment. Their c…
Natural Fiber Reinforced CompositesAdvanced Cellulose Research StudiesLignin and Wood Chemistry