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Radical Polymerization of Styrene Controlled by Half-Sandwich Mo(III)/Mo(IV) Couples: All Basic Mechanisms Are Possible
2001
Density functional calculations of bond dissociation energies (BDEs) have been used as a guide to the choice of metal system suitable for controlling styrene polymerization by either the stable free radical polymerization (SFRP) or the atom transfer radical polymerization (ATRP) mechanism. In accord with the theoretical prediction, CpMo(eta(4)-C(4)H(6))(CH(2)SiMe(3))(2), 2, is not capable of yielding SFRP of styrene. Still in accord with theoretical prediction, CpMo(eta(4)-C(4)H(6))Cl(2), 1, CpMo(PMe(3))(2)Cl(2), 3, and CpMo(dppe)Cl(2) (dppe = 1,2-bis(diphenylphosphino)ethane), 4, yield controlled styrene polymerization by the SFRP mechanism in the presence of 2,2'-azobisisobutyronitrile (A…
LiF crystals irradiated with 150MeV Kr ions: Peculiarities of color center creation and thermal annealing
2013
Abstract Color centers in LiF crystals are studied under irradiation at room temperature with 150 MeV Kr ions in the fluence (Φ) range of 1010–1014 ions/cm2 with a beam current density of 10, 50, and 100 nA/cm2, corresponding to flux of 4.46 × 109, 2.23 × 1010 and 4.46 × 1010 ions/(cm2 × s), respectively. At Φ ⩾ 3 × 1012 ions/cm2 besides F and Fn centers also charged F 3 + centers are created. Thermal annealing of irradiated LiF crystals with Φ ⩾ 1013 ions/cm2 at 400 K leads to a decrease of F centers (due to annihilation with H centers) and an enhancement of complex Fn color centers (neutral and charged) due to interaction with thermally activated anion vacancies. Annealing LiF crystals at…
Basic properties of the F-type centers in halides, oxides and perovskites
2010
We present a short survey of the optical properties of primary radiation-induced point defects in alkali halides, simple oxides and some ABO3 perovskites. We discuss in details the optical properties of single electron F and F + centers in rock-salt (f.c.c.) alkali halides and oxides and show that the Mollwo–Ivey law well-known for the F-type centers in alkali halides may be extended for other rock-salt structure insulators. We also discuss the major differences in point defect production mechanisms in halides and oxides. We show that the Rabin–Klick diagram may be generalized for a whole family of alkali halides. The F-type center migration and aggregation into metal colloids in alkali hal…
Experimental Determination of Four-Time Stimulated Echoes in Liquids, Colloidal Suspensions, and Crystals
1998
Four-time stimulated echo experiments have been used to monitor the temporal evolution of the reorientation rates of deuterated molecules or colloidal suspensions. We present extended phase cycles for this seven-pulse experiment. In order to test its performance three vastly different materials are chosen. These include a crystal in which the molecules carry out well-defined 180 degrees flips and a supercooled liquid characterized by a distribution of jump angles centered around 10 degrees. As an example for rotational diffusion, data on a concentrated suspension of polystyrene spheres in a viscous medium are presented. Copyright 1998 Academic Press.
Computer modeling of metal colloid formation in tracks of swift heavy ions in ionic solids
2001
Abstract We present results of computer modelling of the aggregation of primary radiation defects—F centers—in ionic crystals within tracks of swift heavy ions. We study how F-aggregate properties depend on the initial density of primary Frenkel defects in the track and its radius. The mean number of F centers in aggregates is typically very small, about five defects, which greatly complicates detection of expected metal colloids by ESR.
Nucleation kinetics in deionized charged colloidal suspension
2011
A systematic experimental study on the nucleation, crystallization and crystal-growth of one-componentcharged colloidal particles (122 nm diluted in pure water with densities between 0.5 μm−3bnpb5 ...
Experimental visualization of inoculation using a charged colloidal model system
2012
Inoculation is widely used to tune the microstructure of a polycrystalline solid from the melt and thus its material properties. We present here a systematic time resolved experimental study of inoculation in a charged colloidal model system investigating the changes of the crystallization scenario upon adding spherical seeds and show that the nucleation kinetics solely determines the resulting microstructure.
The Grignard Reaction − Unraveling a Chemical Puzzle
2020
More than 100 years since its discovery, the mechanism of the Grignard reaction remains unresolved. Ambiguities arise from the concomitant presence of multiple organomagnesium species and the competing mechanisms involving either nucleophilic addition or the formation of radical intermediates. To shed light on this topic, quantum-chemical calculations and ab initio molecular dynamics simulations are used to study the reaction of CH3MgCl in tetrahydrofuran with acetaldehyde and fluorenone as prototypical reagents. All organomagnesium species coexisting in solution due to the Schlenk equilibrium are found to be competent reagents for the nucleophilic pathway. The range of activation energies …
Nucleation and crystal growth in a suspension of charged colloidal silica spheres with bi-modal size distribution studied by time-resolved ultra-smal…
2014
A suspension of charged colloidal silica spheres exhibiting a bi-modal size distribution of particles, thereby mimicking a binary mixture, was studied using time-resolved ultra-small-angle synchrotron X-ray scattering (USAXS). The sample, consisting of particles of diameters d(A) = (104.7 ± 9.0) nm and d(B) = (88.1 ± 7.8) nm (d(A)/d(B) ≈ 1.2), and with an estimated composition A(0.6(1))B(0.4(1)), was studied with respect to its phase behaviour in dependance of particle number density and interaction, of which the latter was modulated by varying amounts of added base (NaOH). Moreover, its short-range order in the fluid state and its eventual solidification into a long-range ordered colloidal…
Crystal growth kinetics in binary mixtures of model charged sphere colloids
2007
From the formation of crystalline materials from their melts is at the heat of many important industrial processes. A rigorous and comprehensive understanding of the crystallization process, however, is still lacking, and its experimental and theoretical investigation has remained a considerable challenge. We studied the crystal growth velocities v of random composition body centred cubic (rc-bcc) colloidal crystals formed from a shear molten binary mixture of charged colloidal spheres suspended in deionized water. We used Bragg microscopy at constant particle number density n and as a function of the number fraction of large particles p. With increasing p the growth velocity v first drops …