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Synthesis and Chemical physical characterization of a new series of hydroxil, acetylacetonate lanthanide (III) – ditungsten decacarbonyl hydride comp…
2004
A novel series of the heterometallic lanthanide(III) ionic cluster complexes of general formula Ln 9 (acac) 16 (OH) 10 [W 2 (CO) 10 (μ-H)] with Ln = Sm (la), Eu (1b), Gd (1c), Dy (1d), and Yb (le) was prepared and characterized by FTIR, 1 H NMR spectroscopy and single crystal X-ray analysis. The cluster series was obtained by reaction in ethanol solution of the 2,4-pentanedionate hydrate of lanthanide(III), Ln(acac) 3 .3H 2 O, with the hydridic ditungsten decacarbonyl, [W 2 (CO) 10 (μ-H)] - . X-ray analysis showed that the complexes la-le are isostructural. The complete structural characterization of the Eu derivative (1b) shows, similarly to their chromium derivative analogues, a square an…
Hybrid organic-inorganic mononuclear lanthanoid single ion magnets
2019
The first family of hybrid mononuclear organic-inorganic lanthanoid complexes is reported, based on [PW11O39]7− and 1,10-phenanthroline ligands. This hybrid approach causes a dramatic improvement of the relaxation time (×1000) with a decrease of the optimal field while maintaining the Ueff of the inorganic analogues.
Extended dipyrrin ligands : candidates for optical metal ion detection under competitive conditions
2017
Acylhydrazone based extended dipyrrins L1-H and L2-H are introduced as complexometric ppb sensitive metal ion detectors. The binding of lanthanide, transition as well as post-transition metal ions is followed by UV-Vis measurements. The carbohydrate based ligand L2 is water soluble and thus can act as a metal ion sensor in this medium.
Rare earths, zirconium and hafnium distribution in coastal areas: The example of Sabella spallanzanii (Gmelin, 1791)
2016
The Zr, Hf, Y and lanthanide (REE) distribution in biological tissues of Sabella spallanzanii and Styela plicata species collected from two harbours from the northern Sicily is studied for providing information regarding the Zr, Hf and REE uptake from the environment. Previous studies determined the fractionation of dissolved REE scavenged on binding sites onto biological surfaces. By comparing the recognised shale-normalised REE patterns of studied samples with evidence from reference data, the observed behaviour of these elements in biological tissues of Sabella spallanzanii and Styela plicata is interpreted to result from the preferential uptake of intermediate REE onto carboxylic sites.…
Full multiple scattering analysis of X-ray absorption near edge structure at the Eu L3-edge in EuO
2004
Abstract X-ray absorption near edge structure (XANES) at the Eu L 3 -edge in crystalline EuO is interpreted within full multiple scattering (FMS) formalism. Our theoretical results, based on the ab initio self-consistent (SC) potential calculations, are in good agreement with experimental data. The main features in the experimental signal are reproduced taking into account a cluster of about five coordination shells, centred at the europium atom and having EuO structure. An addition of more distant coordination shells makes features only better resolved. The relatively high intensity of the peak, located just above the Eu L 3 -edge, indicates that 5d states are well localised. Comparative a…
Slow magnetic relaxation in carbonato-bridged dinuclear lanthanide(iii) complexes with 2,3-quinoxalinediolate ligands
2012
The coordination chemistry of the 2,3-quinoxalinediolate ligand with different lanthanide(iii) ions in basic media in air affords a new family of carbonato-bridged M 2 III compounds (M = Pr, Gd and Dy), the Dy 2 III analogue exhibiting slow magnetic relaxation behaviour typical of single-molecule magnets. This journal is © 2012 The Royal Society of Chemistry.
Thermal expansion and magnetic properties of benzoquinone-bridged dinuclear rare-earth complexes.
2017
The synthesis and structural characterization of two benzoquinone-bridged dinuclear rare-earth complexes [BQ(MCl2·THF3)2] (BQ = 2,5-bisoxide-1,4-benzoquinone; M = Y (1), Dy (2)) are described. Of these reported metal complexes, the dysprosium analogue 2 is the first discrete bridged dinuclear lanthanide complex in which both metal centres reside in pentagonal bipyramidal environments. Interestingly, both complexes undergo significant thermal expansion upon heating from 120 K to 293 K as illustrated by single-crystal X-ray and powder diffraction experiments. AC magnetic susceptibility measurements reveal that 2 does not show the slow relation of magnetization in zero dc field. The absent of …
Proof of multilayer structural organization in self-assembled polycation-polyanion molecular films
1994
Abstract Multilayer organization of ultrathin polycation-polyanion self-assembled films is demonstrated using two approaches. (1) Fabrication of polyion superlattices with alternation of three different polyelectrolytes in (ABCB) n fashion, which gives rise to a Bragg peak in X-ray reflectivity. The spacing d=93.4 A corresponds to the repeat unit (ABCB) n . (2) Drying-induced manipulation of the film surface at regular intervals. Normally the layer-by-layer adsorption is carried out by keeping the film wet throughout all deposition cycles. Alternatively the film surface can be manipulated by gently drying the film in a stream of nitrogen or air after the adsorption of every layer. When the …
Photoelectropoling of azobenzene chromophores in molecular films
1994
The photoinduced reorientation and photoelectropoling processes were investigated in molecular films of aliphatically substituted azobenzenes. While polarized illumination leads to a conversion of isotropic samples into anisotropic ones, upon application of external electric fields even macroscopically polar materials are created. The macroscopic polarity can be reversed under suitable experimental conditions. Order parameters as a function of the poling field were determined by Stark spectroscopy. Using atomic force microscopy it is shown that the structure of the sample is well defined on a microscopic length scale, whereas on a macroscopic length scale it is not.
Length-scale effects in the nucleation of extended dislocations in nanocrystalline Al by molecular-dynamics simulation
2001
The nucleation of extended dislocations from the grain boundaries in nanocrystalline aluminum is studied by molecular-dynamics simulation. The length of the stacking fault connecting the two Shockley partials that form the extended dislocation, i.e., the dislocation splitting distance, rsplit, depends not only on the stacking-fault energy but also on the resolved nucleation stress. Our simulations for columnar grain microstructures with a grain diameter, d, of up to 70 nm reveal that the magnitude of rsplit relative to d represents a critical length scale controlling the low-temperature mechanical behavior of nanocrystalline materials. For rsplit>d, the first partials nucleated from the bou…