Search results for "CONDENSED MATTER"

Elongational flow of dilute polymer solutions

1974

In this work, elongational viscosity data obtained for dilute solutions of Separan NP 20 in glycerol, are presented. The data are taken under transient stress conditions with two different experimental techniques.

New insights for materials science characterisation using different complementary techniques combined with X-ray absorption Spectroscopy

2005

The combination of x-ray absorption spectroscopy (XAS) with UV-Vis and Raman spectroscopies or with Differential Scanning Calorimetry (DSC) has been recently carried out on the D44 beamline of DCI-LURE. The different set-ups used to perform such combinations are described and examples of combined investigations belonging to different field of materials science (coordination chemistry, sol-gel and catalysis) are presented.

Molecular surfaces: An advantageous starting point for the description of composition-dependent viscosities applied to polymer solutions

1999

The viscosity of polymer/solvent systems is modeled as a function of composition under the premises that the dissipation of energy is taking place at the molecular interfaces and that the friction between solvent and solute varies with composition due to a change in the flow mechanism (drainage of coils). The simple expression obtained in this manner contains three system-specific parameters: a geometric factor γ, which accounts for the differences of the surface to volume ratios of the components; a hydrodynamic parameter α, which measures the friction between solute and solvent in the case of fully draining polymer coils; and β, which corrects for changes in the friction between unlike mo…

Lithium intercalation chemistry, microstructure and superconductivity in zirconium and hafnium nitride halides

2000

Abstract Lithium intercalation in β-MNX (M=Zr, Hf; X=Cl, Br) leads to superconducting compounds with critical temperatures between 12 and 24 K. The lithium uptakes after treatment of the host materials with n-butyllithium/hexane solutions are ca. 0.2 atoms per formula for β-ZrNCl and β-ZrNBr, and between 0.07 and 0.67 for β-HfNCl. Electrochemical lithiation experiments agree with the results obtained with chemical methods, as samples with larger capacity on discharge are also those having larger lithium contents after chemical lithiation. Variations exist in the electrochemical profiles of different batches for the three compounds indicating differences in the intercalation reaction pathway…

Synthesis and activity of zirconocene catalysts supported on silica-type sol-gel carrier for ethylene polymerization

2001

Synthesis and activity of bis(cyclopentadienyl)zirconium dichloride catalyst supported on unconventional silica-type material obtained in sol-gel process and activated by organoaluminium co-catalyst were studied. The effect of support modification conditions (thermal dehydration and/or modification by organoaluminium compound) and a type of co-catalyst on an activity of the catalytic system in ethylene polymerization and properties of resulting polymers were investigated and compared with results obtained earlier for vanadium catalysts supported on mentioned sol-gel carrier. The most appropriate method of the sol-gel silica-type support preparation is thermal pre-treating (200°C) followed b…

Surface and bulk ordering in thin films of a symmetrical diblock copolymer

2013

Amphiphilic diblock copolymers have the ability to adapt their surface's molecular composition to the hydrophilicity of their environment. In the case of about equal volume fractions of the two polymer blocks, the bulk of these polymers is known to develop a laminar ordering. We report here our investigation of the relationship between bulk ordering and surface morphology/chemical composition in thin films of such an amphiphilic diblock copolymer. Upon annealing in vacuum, the expected lamella ordering in the bulk of the film is observed and we find the morphology of the film surface to be defined by the thickness of the as-deposited film: If the as-deposited thickness matches the height of…

Precise structural investigation of symmetric diblock copolymer thin films with resonant soft X-ray reflectivity

2013

Symmetric diblock copolymers are known to form lamellar structures in the bulk of an organic thin film. Polymer/polymer and polymer/substrate interfaces play a critical role in this application. Here, we report the investigation of multiple buried interfaces by using a novel technique resonant soft X-ray reflectivity which benefits from enhanced contrast between different polymers near the carbon K-edge. This allows us to obtain a precise interface structure. We also present an alternative method to determine optical constants of polymers by fitting X-ray reflectivity of polymers with known structural parameters at specific soft X-ray energies. This approach is compared with the way of obta…

New amphiphilic conjugates of mono- and bis(carboxy)-PEG(2,000) polymers with lipoamino acids as surface modifiers of colloidal drug carriers

2010

Alkyl and diether bridged N,N,N′,N′-tetra(2-hydroxybenzyl)diamines: effects of hydrogen bonding on structure and solubility

2012

A solvent-free one-step method has been used to prepare two N,N,N′,N′-tetra(2-hydroxy-3,5-dimethylbenzyl)diaminoalkanes containing a long n-alkyl bridge (6 and 8 CH2 groups between N-atoms). In addition, three novel N,N,N′,N′-tetra(2-hydroxy-5-alkyl-3-alkylbenzyl)-diaminoalkane-ethers (alkyl = methyl or t-butyl) have been prepared using the same method. The compounds were studied in the solid state using single crystal X-ray diffraction and their solubility was studied using UV/Vis spectroscopy. In the solid state, hydrogen bonding plays a key role in controlling the crystal packing and conformations of the molecules, thus affecting the solubility and properties of the compounds.

rac-(3E,3aR,6aR)-3-(Hydroxymethylene)-3,3a,6,6a-tetrahydro-2H-cyclopenta[b]furan-2-one

2007

The crystal structure of the title compound, C8H8O3, was determined in the course of our studies of the synthesis of cyclo­penta­[1,2-b]furan-4-one derivatives. The title compound has two chiral C atoms and was obtained as a racemic mixture. It was found to possess a vinylogous acid group with an E configuration at the double bond. The compound exists in the hydroxy­methyl­ene and not in the tautomeric carbaldehyde form. The asymmetric unit consists of two molecules.