Search results for "Stoichiometry"
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A First-Principles Study of the Ag/a-Al2O3(0001) Interface
2001
Ab initio simulations of the Ag/a-Al2O3(0001) interface have been performed for periodic slab models. We have considered Al- and O-terminated corundum surfaces, low and high substrate coverages by silver, as well as the two preferred Ag adsorption sites. The two different terminations give rise to qualitatively different results: silver physisorption on the Al-terminated substrate and chemisorption on O-terminated one. The latter could be treated as a possible model for the defective Al-terminated substrate, where the outermost aluminium ions are removed (completely or partly). This makes O-terminated surface highly reactive towards a deposited metal, in order to restore initial corundum st…
A three-way perspective of stoichiometric changes on host–parasite interactions
2015
Changes in environmental nutrients play a crucial role in driving disease dynamics, but global patterns in nutrient-driven changes in disease are difficult to predict. In this paper we use ecological stoichiometry as a framework to review host–parasite interactions under changing nutrient ratios, focusing on three pathways: (i) altered host resistance and parasite virulence through host stoichiometry (ii) changed encounter or contact rates at population level, and (iii) changed host community structure. We predict that the outcome of nutrient changes on host–parasite interactions depends on which pathways are modified, and suggest that the outcome of infection could depend on the overlap in…
ChemInform Abstract: Electrochemical Behavior of Metal Hydrides
2010
Metal hydride electrodes are of particular interest owing to their potential and practical application in batteries. A large number of hydrogen storage materials has been characterized so far. This paper deals with the effect of the chemical nature and stoichiometry of specific alloy families (AB5, A2B, AB/AB2 and AB2) on the hydride stability, hydrogen storage capacity and kinetics of hydrogen sorption-desorption in the solid phase/gas and solid phase/electrolyte solution systems. Special attention has been paid towards the electrochemical properties of metal hydrides in terms of their performance in Ni-MH rechargeable alkaline cells.
In situ measurement of elastic properties of PdH , PdD , and PdT
2003
Abstract The Young’s modulus E of palladium hydride PdH x , deuteride PdD x and tritide PdT x were measured for studying the effect of both hydrogen stoichiometry x and isotope nature. A special technique based on optical detection of flexural modes of a palladium cylindrical microcantilever was adapted to in situ measurements to guarantee the sample homogeneity during the hydriding process. A 10% decrease in E was found between pure polycrystalline palladium and hydride phases. The non linear dependence observed with the H content was discussed in terms of lattice expansion, phonons and electronic properties. Sensitivity of the technique enables to distinguish an isotope effect on E .
Hydrogen: a good partner for rhodium-catalyzed hydrosilylation
2014
The influence of hydrogen pressure on the hydrosilylation of ketones catalyzed by [((S)-SYNPHOS)Rh(nbd)]OTf has been studied. We have notably demonstrated that hydrogen significantly affected the outcome of the reaction while not being consumed as stoichiometric reducing agent. In THF, diethyl ether or toluene, the hydrogen pressure exceedingly accelerated the hydrosilylation reaction and preserved or even improved the enantioselectivity of the process. In CH2Cl2, the rhodium catalyst also showed generally higher catalytic activity under hydrogen pressure. Most serendipitously, several ketones were found to give products of absolute opposite configuration upon performing the hydrosilylation…
Optimal hydrogen storage in sodium substituted lithium fullerides
2017
Through the substitution of Li with Na in Li6C60, we synthesized a series of mixed alkali cluster intercalated fullerides, NaxLi6−xC60. These compounds share lattices of Na6C60 and Li6C60 with a cubic parameter linearly dependent on x. H2 absorption and desorption were studied by means of charge/discharge kinetic measurements and coupled calorimetric–manometric evaluation. By varying the stoichiometry, we found the best compromise among the absorption rate, temperature and amount of hydrogen for x = 0.5 and 1. Small concentrations of Na substituted to Li significantly lower the absorption temperature of Li6C60, improving the hydrogenation capacity, the kinetics, and the dehydrogenation enth…
Correlation between optical properties and barrier composition in InxGa1−xP/GaAs quantum wells
1998
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Molecular structure of Te(OMe)4.ClTe(OMe)3, a model for ligand exchange between Te(IV) centers.
2001
ClTe(OiPr)3 could be prepared from stoichiometric amounts of TeCl4 and Te(OiPr)4, a reaction that requires the exchange of ligands between different Te centers. Ligand redistribution between telluranes was studied, and rapid exchange of -Cl and -OR (R = Me, iPr) ligands in solutions of several binary mixtures of Te(OMe)4, Te(OiPr)4, ClTe(OMe)3, and ClTe(OMe)3, and ClTe(OiPr)3 was established by multinuclear NMR spectroscopy. The solid-state structure of Te(OMe)4.ClTe(OMe)3, the first structurally characterized adduct between different telluranes, was investigated by single-crystal X-ray diffraction. It exhibits a very short Te-O...Te bridge between the two Te centers and additional Te...O a…
Reactivity of Distibanes toward Trialkylalanes and -gallanes: Syntheses and X-ray Structures of Bisadducts and Heterocycles
2001
Reactions between distibanes of the type Sb2R4 and trialkylalanes and -gallanes R‘3M in 1:2 stoichiometry yield eight bisadducts of the type [Sb2R4][MR‘3]2 (R = Me, R‘ = t-Bu, M = Al 1, Ga 2; R = Et, M = Al, R‘ = Me 3, Et 4, t-Bu 5; M = Ga, R‘ = Me 6, Et 7, t-Bu 8), which were characterized by multinuclear NMR studies and elemental analysis. In addition, 1, 2, 5, and 8 are the first structurally characterized neutral main group Lewis acid−distibane bisadducts. 1−8 are unstable in solution toward the formation of heterocycles of the type [R2SbMR‘2]x. [Me2SbGa(t-Bu)2]3 (9) and [Et2SbGa(t-Bu)2]2 (10) have been isolated and their solid state structures determined by single-crystal X-ray diffrac…
In situ— High Temperature Mössbauer Spectroscopy of Iron Nitrides and Nitridoferrates
2003
The stoichiometric iron nitrides γ′-Fe4N, e-Fe3N and ζ-Fe2N were characterized by Mossbauer spectroscopy. The thermal decomposition of e-Fe3N was studied in-situ by means of a specially developed Mossbauer furnace. We found e-Fe3N to γ′-Fe4N and e-Fe3Nx (x ≥ 1.3) as decomposition products and determined the border of γ′/e transformation at T ≅ 930 K. Mossbauer spectroscopy was applied to study in-situ the thermal decomposition of the nitridometalate Li3[FeIIIN2] and the formation of Li2[(Li1-xFeIx)N], the compound with the largest local magnetic field ever observed in an iron containing material. The kinetics of formation and the stability of Li2[(Li1-xFeIx)N] was of particular interest in …