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Silica As A Matrix For Encapsulating Proteins:Surface Effects On Protein Structure Assessed By Circular Dichroism Spectroscopy, Daryl K. Eggers, P. J. Calabretta, M. C. Chancellor, C. Torres, G. R. Abel Jr., C. Neihaus, N. J. Birtwhistle, N. M. Khouderchah, G. H. Zemede Jan 2012

Silica As A Matrix For Encapsulating Proteins:Surface Effects On Protein Structure Assessed By Circular Dichroism Spectroscopy, Daryl K. Eggers, P. J. Calabretta, M. C. Chancellor, C. Torres, G. R. Abel Jr., C. Neihaus, N. J. Birtwhistle, N. M. Khouderchah, G. H. Zemede

Daryl K. Eggers

The encapsulation of biomolecules in solid materials that retain the native properties of the molecule is a desired feature for the development of biosensors and biocatalysts. In the current study, protein entrapment in silica-based materials is explored using the sol-gel technique. This work surveys the effects of silica confinement on the structure of several model polypeptides, including apomyoglobin, copper-zinc superoxide dismutase, polyglutamine, polylysine, and type I antifreeze protein. Changes in the secondary structure of each protein following encapsulation are monitored by circular dichroism spectroscopy. In many cases, silica confinement reduces the fraction of properly-folded protein relative to solution, but addition …


Chemical Activity In Yba2cu3o7 − Δ Across The Normal To Superconducting Phase Transition, Juana Vivó Acrivos Nov 2011

Chemical Activity In Yba2cu3o7 − Δ Across The Normal To Superconducting Phase Transition, Juana Vivó Acrivos

Juana Vivó Acrivos

The Gibbs free enthalpy, chemical activity across the transition temperature to superconductivity, Tc in YBa2Cu3O7 − δ is obtained from reciprocally enhanced X-Ray absorbance, XAS and diffraction, XRD data near the Ba L3,2 edges' energy Ea, and orientations in the X-ray beam for preferred Miller indexed [HKL] planes' scattering, that are enhanced near Tc. The standard enthalpy and entropy for the formation of mixed normal metal/superconducting domains above Tc, determined individually across the two Ba L3,2 edges, to better than a percent accuracy: ΔH≠≥ = − 220 meV, and ΔS≠≥ = − 2 meV/K when 121 ≥ T ≥ 92 …


Speciation, Luminescence, And Alkaline Fluorescence Quenching Of 4-(2-Methylbutyl)Aminodipicolinic Acid (H2mebadpa), Gilles Muller, A. J. Ingram, A. G. Dunpal, R. Dipietro Jan 2011

Speciation, Luminescence, And Alkaline Fluorescence Quenching Of 4-(2-Methylbutyl)Aminodipicolinic Acid (H2mebadpa), Gilles Muller, A. J. Ingram, A. G. Dunpal, R. Dipietro

Gilles Muller

4-(2-Methylbutyl)aminodipicolinic acid (H2MEBADPA) has been synthesized and fully characterized in terms of aqueous phase protonation constants (pKa's) and photophysical measurements. The pKa's were determined by spectrophotometric titrations, utilizing a fully sealed titration system. Photophysical measurements consisted of room temperature fluorescence and frozen solution phosphorescence as well as quantum yield determinations at various pH, which showed that only fully deprotonated MEBADPA2– is appreciably emissive. The fluorescence of MEBADPA2– has been determined to be quenched by hydroxide and methoxide anions, most likely through base-catalyzed excited-state tautomerism or proton transfer. This quenching phenomenon has been quantitatively explored through steady-state and time-resolved fluorescence measurements. …


A Bulk Water-Dependent Desolvation Energy Model For Analyzing The Effects Of Secondary Solutes On Biological Equilibria, Daryl K. Eggers Jan 2011

A Bulk Water-Dependent Desolvation Energy Model For Analyzing The Effects Of Secondary Solutes On Biological Equilibria, Daryl K. Eggers

Daryl K. Eggers

A new phenomenological model for interpreting the effects of solutes on biological equilibria is presented. The model attributes changes in equilibria to differences in the desolvation energy of the reacting species that, in turn, reflect changes in the free energy of the bulk water upon addition of secondary solutes. The desolvation approach differs notably from that of other solute models by treating the free energy of bulk water as a variable and by not ascribing the observed shifts in reaction equilibria to accumulation or depletion of solutes next to the surfaces of the reacting species. On the contrary, the partitioning …


Changes In Apparent Molar Water Volume And Dkp Solubility Yield Insights On The Hofmeister Effect, Daryl K. Eggers, A. Y. Payumo, R. M. Huijon, D. D. Mansfield, L. M. Belk, A. K. Bui, A. E. Knight Jan 2011

Changes In Apparent Molar Water Volume And Dkp Solubility Yield Insights On The Hofmeister Effect, Daryl K. Eggers, A. Y. Payumo, R. M. Huijon, D. D. Mansfield, L. M. Belk, A. K. Bui, A. E. Knight

Daryl K. Eggers

This study examines the properties of a 4 × 2 matrix of aqueous cations and anions at concentrations up to 8.0 M. The apparent molar water volume, as calculated by subtracting the mass and volume of the ions from the corresponding solution density, was found to exceed the molar volume of ice in many concentrated electrolyte solutions, underscoring the nonideal behavior of these systems. The solvent properties of water were also analyzed by measuring the solubility of diketopiperazine (DKP) in 2.000 M salt solutions prepared from the same ion combinations. Solution rankings for DKP solubility were found to parallel the …


The Investigation Of Epr Paramagnetic Probe Line Width And Shape Temperature Dependence In High-Temperature Superconductors Of Bi–Pb–Sr–Ca–Cu–O System, J. G. Chigvinadze, Juana Vivó Acrivos, I. G. Akhvlediani, M. I. Chubabria, T. L. Kalabegishvili, T. I. Sanadze Jan 2009

The Investigation Of Epr Paramagnetic Probe Line Width And Shape Temperature Dependence In High-Temperature Superconductors Of Bi–Pb–Sr–Ca–Cu–O System, J. G. Chigvinadze, Juana Vivó Acrivos, I. G. Akhvlediani, M. I. Chubabria, T. L. Kalabegishvili, T. I. Sanadze

Juana Vivó Acrivos

The work is related with the finding out of magnetic phases in strongly anisotropic high-temperature superconductor Bi1,7Pb0,3Sr2Ca2Cu3O10-δ in the temperature region where the superconductor is in the normal state. It was studied the temperature dependence of the paramagnetic probe EPR line width. In the normal state at T>Tc near 175 K it was revealed a pick in the temperature dependence of line width. In this region it was observed the time increase of the line width with the characteristic time ~ 17 min. This shows the possibility of magnetic phase formation in this material.


A Promising Change In The Selection Of The Circular Polarization Excitation Used In The Measurement Of Eu(Iii) Circularly Polarized Luminescence, K. Do, F. C. Muller, Gilles Muller Jan 2008

A Promising Change In The Selection Of The Circular Polarization Excitation Used In The Measurement Of Eu(Iii) Circularly Polarized Luminescence, K. Do, F. C. Muller, Gilles Muller

Gilles Muller

A judicious change in the selected transition used for circular polarization excitation will overcome the low oscillator strength limitation of the currently allowed magnetic-dipole 5D1 ← 7F2 (Eu(III)) transition chosen for circularly polarized luminescence (CPL) measurement. The proposed allowed magnetic-dipole 5D1 ← 7F0 (Eu(III)) transition will facilitate the detection of CPL from the Eu(III) systems of interest. CPL on the acetonitrile solution of the chiral tris complex of Eu(III) with (R,R)-N,N′-bis(1-phenylethyl)-2,6-pyridinedicarboxamide ([Eu((R,R)-1)3]3+), recently suggested as an effective and reliable CPL calibrating agent, confirms the feasibility of the proposed experimental procedure. A comparable CPL activity exhibited by the acetonitrile solution of …


Favourable Influence Of Hydrophobic Surfaces On Protein Structure In Porous Organically-Modified Silica Glasses, Daryl K. Eggers, B. Menaa, M. Herrero, V. Rives, M. Lavrenko Jan 2008

Favourable Influence Of Hydrophobic Surfaces On Protein Structure In Porous Organically-Modified Silica Glasses, Daryl K. Eggers, B. Menaa, M. Herrero, V. Rives, M. Lavrenko

Daryl K. Eggers

Organically-modified siloxanes were used as host materials to examine the influence of surface chemistry on protein conformation in a crowded environment. The sol–gel materials were prepared from tetramethoxysilane and a series of monosubstituted alkoxysilanes, RSi(OR′)3, featuring alkyl groups of increasing chain length in the R-position. Using circular dichroism spectroscopy in the far-UV region, apomyoglobin was found to transit from an unfolded state to a native-like helical state as the content of the hydrophobic precursor increased from 0 to 15%. At a fixed molar content of 5% RSi(OR′)3, the helical structure of apomyoglobin increased with the chain length of the R-group, …


Protein Adsorption Onto Organically-Modified Silica Glass Leads To A Different Structure Than Sol-Gel Encapsulation, Daryl K. Eggers, B, Menaa, C. Torres, M. Herrero, V. Rives, A. R.W Gilbert Jan 2008

Protein Adsorption Onto Organically-Modified Silica Glass Leads To A Different Structure Than Sol-Gel Encapsulation, Daryl K. Eggers, B, Menaa, C. Torres, M. Herrero, V. Rives, A. R.W Gilbert

Daryl K. Eggers

The secondary structures of two proteins were examined by circular dichroism spectroscopy after adsorption onto a series of organically modified silica glasses. The glasses were prepared by the sol-gel technique and were varied in hydrophobicity by incorporation of 5% methyl, propyl, trifluoropropyl, or n-hexyl silane. Both cytochrome c and apomyoglobin were found to lose secondary structure after adsorption onto the modified glasses. In the case of apomyoglobin, the α-helical content of the adsorbed protein ranged from 21% to 28%, well below the 62% helix found in solution. In contrast, these same glasses led to a striking increase in apomyoglobin structure …


Hydrophobic, Organically-Modified Silica Gels Enhance The Structure Of Encapsulated Apomyoglobin, Daryl K. Eggers, V. A. Rocha Jan 2007

Hydrophobic, Organically-Modified Silica Gels Enhance The Structure Of Encapsulated Apomyoglobin, Daryl K. Eggers, V. A. Rocha

Daryl K. Eggers

Insertion of hydrophobic groups in a silica matrix, by addition of propyl- or trifluoropropyltrimethoxysilane, leads to a surprising increase in the helical content of apomyoglobin following encapsulation by the sol–gel technique


Characterization Of The Electronic Excited-State Energetics And Solution Structure Of Lanthanide(Iii) Complexes With The Polypyridine Ligand 6,6'-Bis[Bis(2-Pyridylmethyl)Aminomethyl]-2,2'-Bipyridine, Gilles Muller, P. Gawryszewska, J. Sokolnicki, A. Dossing, J. P. Riehl, J. Legendziewicz Jan 2005

Characterization Of The Electronic Excited-State Energetics And Solution Structure Of Lanthanide(Iii) Complexes With The Polypyridine Ligand 6,6'-Bis[Bis(2-Pyridylmethyl)Aminomethyl]-2,2'-Bipyridine, Gilles Muller, P. Gawryszewska, J. Sokolnicki, A. Dossing, J. P. Riehl, J. Legendziewicz

Gilles Muller

Absorption, emission, and excitation spectra for solid-state and solution of Tb(III), Dy(III), and Gd(III) complexes with the polypyridine ligand 6,6‘-bis[bis(2-pyridylmethyl)-aminomethyl]-2,2‘-bipyridine (C36H34N8) are presented. Measurements of excited-state lifetimes and quantum yields in various solvents at room temperature and 77 K are also reported and used to characterize the excited-state energetics of this system. Special attention is given to the characterization of metal-to-ligand energy transfer efficiency and mechanisms. The measurement of circularly polarized luminescence (CPL) from the solution of the Dy(III) complex following circularly polarized excitation confirms the chiral structure of the complexes under study. No CPL is present in the luminescence …


Yba2cu3o7 Electro-Magneto-Optic Effects In Ba L2,3 X-Ray Absorption Near Tc, Juana Vivó Acrivos Jan 2005

Yba2cu3o7 Electro-Magneto-Optic Effects In Ba L2,3 X-Ray Absorption Near Tc, Juana Vivó Acrivos

Juana Vivó Acrivos

The onset of electro magneto-optic effects, observed at the Ba L2,3 edges synchrotron X-ray absorption by a YBa2Cu3O7 single crystal, 10 K above the transition temperature to superconductivity, Tc ~ 92 K is used to identify the role played by the Ba donor layer in the transition to superconductivity in the CuO2 layers. Negative permeability leads to Faraday rotation of the transmitted beam below T = 112 to 56 K for the 22 μm thick single crystal (c-axis orientation of 8π/18 relative to εX-rays) and sharp changes in the density of empty final states lead to zero transmitted radiation in …


Lanthanide Spectroscopic Studies Of The Dinuclear And Mg(Ii)-Dependent Pvuii Restriction Endonuclease, Gilles Muller, L. M. Bowen, J. P. Riehl, C. M. Dupureur Jan 2004

Lanthanide Spectroscopic Studies Of The Dinuclear And Mg(Ii)-Dependent Pvuii Restriction Endonuclease, Gilles Muller, L. M. Bowen, J. P. Riehl, C. M. Dupureur

Gilles Muller

Type II restriction enzymes are homodimeric systems that bind four to eight base pair palindromic recognition sequences of DNA and catalyze metal ion-dependent phosphodiester cleavage. While Mg(II) is required for cleavage in these enzymes, in some systems Ca(II) promotes avid substrate binding and sequence discrimination. These properties make them useful model systems for understanding the roles of alkaline earth metal ions in nucleic acid processing. We have previously shown that two Ca(II) ions stimulate DNA binding by PvuII endonuclease and that the trivalent lanthanide ions Tb(III) and Eu(III) support subnanomolar DNA binding in this system. Here we capitalize on this …


Temperature And Pressure Dependence Of Excitation Spectra As A Probe Of The Solution Structure And Equilibrium Thermodynamics Of A Eu(Iii) Complex Containing A Modified Dota Ligand, Gilles Muller, S. D. Kean, D. Parker, J. P. Riehl Jan 2002

Temperature And Pressure Dependence Of Excitation Spectra As A Probe Of The Solution Structure And Equilibrium Thermodynamics Of A Eu(Iii) Complex Containing A Modified Dota Ligand, Gilles Muller, S. D. Kean, D. Parker, J. P. Riehl

Gilles Muller

No abstract provided.


Familial Als-Associated Mutations Decrease The Thermal Stability Of Distinctly Metallated Species Of Human Copper/Zinc Superoxide Dismutase, Daryl K. Eggers, J. A. Rodriguez, J. S. Valentine, J. A. Roe, A. Tiwari, R. H. Brown, L. J. Hayward Jan 2002

Familial Als-Associated Mutations Decrease The Thermal Stability Of Distinctly Metallated Species Of Human Copper/Zinc Superoxide Dismutase, Daryl K. Eggers, J. A. Rodriguez, J. S. Valentine, J. A. Roe, A. Tiwari, R. H. Brown, L. J. Hayward

Daryl K. Eggers

We report the thermal stability of wild type (WT) and 14 different variants of human copper/zinc superoxide dismutase (SOD1) associated with familial amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (FALS). Multiple endothermic unfolding transitions were observed by differential scanning calorimetry for partially metallated SOD1 enzymes isolated from a baculovirus system. We correlated the metal ion contents of SOD1 variants with the occurrence of distinct melting transitions. Altered thermal stability upon reduction of copper with dithionite identified transitions resulting from the unfolding of copper-containing SOD1 species. We demonstrated that copper or zinc binding to a subset of “WT-like” FALS mutants (A4V, L38V, G41S, G72S, D76Y, …


Chemical Analysis By X-Ray Spectroscopy Near Phase Transitions In The Solid State, Juana Vivó Acrivos, L. Nguyen, T. Norman, C. T. Lin, W. Y. Liang, J. M. Honig, P Somasundaran Jan 2002

Chemical Analysis By X-Ray Spectroscopy Near Phase Transitions In The Solid State, Juana Vivó Acrivos, L. Nguyen, T. Norman, C. T. Lin, W. Y. Liang, J. M. Honig, P Somasundaran

Juana Vivó Acrivos

The methods discussed in this work show that the types of changes which may be observed, by precise XAS measurements of Absorbance A versus temperature, across a phase transition are: the changes in the relaxation time of the final states  due to fluctuations near a phase transition; the detection of the anomalous Bragg condition coupled to phonon modes XAS enhancement that identifies the temperature interval where the phonon modes are active, the symmetry changes which introduce new allowed transitions to finite states below an element edge, near Tc indicate what symmetry changes occur, and the method of XTDAFST0 = …


Spin-Exchange Term In The Solvent Equation Of State Near The Critical Point For Electron Transfer Reactions, Juana Vivó Acrivos Jan 2000

Spin-Exchange Term In The Solvent Equation Of State Near The Critical Point For Electron Transfer Reactions, Juana Vivó Acrivos

Juana Vivó Acrivos

Phenomenological Equations of State (EOS) for fluids near their critical point have been obtained using literature compression factor data, Zc = Pc Vc/(n R Tc) = 0.40 to 0.10 in Table I (Pc, Vc/n, Tc are the pressure, volume per n mole, and the absolute temperature of the fluid at the critical point). The objective is to explain the deviations from the van der Waals value, Zc(vdW) = 3/8 (-70 % for molten Se and alkali metals up to 6 % for molten Pb, Hg, and In) by including in the commonly used phenomenological thermodynamic relations a term which explicitly …


Solid State Phase Transitions Characterized By Esr And Xas, Juana Vivó Acrivos Jan 2000

Solid State Phase Transitions Characterized By Esr And Xas, Juana Vivó Acrivos

Juana Vivó Acrivos

Measurements of the relaxation time,  of electron systems to a disturbance, by two different spectroscopic methods are examined in detail, with the purpose to establish how the presence of fluctuations near a solid state phase transition are made evident in insulators, conductors and superconductors. The absolute temperature and the relaxation time determine the thermodynamic stability of the electronic system near a phase transition by the Uncertainty Principle. At a given temperature T, Landau and Lifshitz obtain the stability from the lower limit of the uncertainty in entropy in units of the Boltzmann constant, S/kB << 1 when T  >> 3.82 K ps. Magnetic resonance …


Radicals, Metals And Magnetism, David J R Brook Jan 1998

Radicals, Metals And Magnetism, David J R Brook

David J. R. Brook

The interaction between unpaired electrons governs many physical properties of materials. Although in a fundamental sense the interaction is simple, a full understanding of the interaction in molecular systems is complicated by the presence of other bonding and non-bonding electrons. The resulting many body problem is very challenging. Nevertheless, much qualitative understanding can be obtained from applying simple molecular orbital theory and considering only the partly filled orbitals. The resulting model can be used to describe existing diradical and metal-radical systems and also has predicative value in the search for molecular magnets and design of nanoscale devices.


Complexes Between Nascent Polypeptides And Their Molecular Chaperones In The Cytosol Of Mammalian Cells, Daryl K. Eggers, W. J. Welch, W. J. Hansen Jan 1997

Complexes Between Nascent Polypeptides And Their Molecular Chaperones In The Cytosol Of Mammalian Cells, Daryl K. Eggers, W. J. Welch, W. J. Hansen

Daryl K. Eggers

Folding of newly synthesized proteins in vivo is believed to be facilitated by the cooperative interaction of a defined group of proteins known as molecular chaperones. We investigated the direct interaction of chaperones with nascent polypeptides in the cytosol of mammalian cells by multiple methods. A new approach using a polyclonal antibody to puromycin allowed us to tag and capture a population of truncated nascent polypeptides with no bias as to the identity of the bound chaperones. In addition, antibodies that recognize the cytosolic chaperones hsp70, CCT (TRiC), hsp40, p48 (Hip), and hsp90 were compared on the basis of their …


Dynamic Phenomena In Superconducting Oxides By Esr, Juana Vivó Acrivos, Lei Chen, C. M. Burch, P. Metcalf, J. M. Honig, R. S. Liu, K. K. Singh Jan 1994

Dynamic Phenomena In Superconducting Oxides By Esr, Juana Vivó Acrivos, Lei Chen, C. M. Burch, P. Metcalf, J. M. Honig, R. S. Liu, K. K. Singh

Juana Vivó Acrivos

Dynamic electron spin resonance (ESR) measurements compare the paramagnetic and antiferromagnetic (AF) properties of superconducting oxides in the range 4 K to room temperature, at 8 MHz and 9.36 GHz. Two are derivatives of YBa2Cu30 7: 1: Nd(Nd0.05Ba0.95 )2Cu30 7, Te0 =72 K and II: Y0.2Cao.8Sr2[Cu2(Tlo.5Pb0.5 )]07, Te0 =108 K and two are cases where AF ordering dominates the weak superconductivity: III: Nb01.1> 1. 25 ~Teo~ 10 K and IV: La2Ni04.00, 70 K :::: Teo:::: 40 K. At temperatures 298:::: T:::: 64 K, the ESR absorption by I indicates orthorhombic symmetry. The peaks at Ke =2.06, gb =2.13, and Ka …


Esr Study Of Optically Induced Phase Transitions, Juana Vivó Acrivos, H. P. Hughes, S. S.P. Parkin Jan 1987

Esr Study Of Optically Induced Phase Transitions, Juana Vivó Acrivos, H. P. Hughes, S. S.P. Parkin

Juana Vivó Acrivos

We have identified an optically enhanced magnetic phase transition in the newly synthesized organic molecular charge transfer salt, (BEDT-TTF)3Ta2F11 (BEDT-TTF bisethylenedithiolotetrathiafulvalene) by ESR absorption measurements in the X band microwave region. At room temperature, only a doublet state ESR absorption is observed, but below 30 K severa~ tripl~t E.SR absorpti_ons appear. The orientation dependence of the ESR absorption under lllummat10n at energies near the band gaps in the material ( 640 nm, T = 12 to 5 K H0 < 0.34 T) indicates that there are rapid spin exchange processes with times r < w-s; near 7 ~o 5 K.along cert~in ~rystallographic directions with a temperature dependen~e suggesting spm-lattlce relaxation times which proceed via Van Vleck "direct processes." This, to our knowledge, is the first case where the magnetic properties of a charge transfer salt are altered by the interaction with photons of energy equal to the band gaps in a low dimensional solid providing a new, interesting way to investigate these materials.


Nmr Measurements On Intercalated 3r-Tas2.Ix (I=Nh3 And N2h4), N. H. Handly, Juana Vivó Acrivos Jan 1984

Nmr Measurements On Intercalated 3r-Tas2.Ix (I=Nh3 And N2h4), N. H. Handly, Juana Vivó Acrivos

Juana Vivó Acrivos

No abstract provided.


Xanes In (Tmtsef)2re04: Polarization Dependence Of The Se K-Edge, Juana Vivó Acrivos, S.S. P. Parkin Jan 1983

Xanes In (Tmtsef)2re04: Polarization Dependence Of The Se K-Edge, Juana Vivó Acrivos, S.S. P. Parkin

Juana Vivó Acrivos

We have measured XANES (X-ray Absorption Near Edge Spectra) near the Re Li (i=l,II,III) edges in (TMTTF)2Re04 and (TMTSeF) 2Re04 and the Se K edge in the latter compound. An important dependence of the XANES at the Se K edge on the polarisation of the incident beam with respect to the crystal axes was observed, whose interpretation can give information on the symmetry of the unoccupied conduction band states. The positions of the Re L edges were compared with those in several inorganic compounds containing Re in various oxidation states, and were found to be, within experimental error, the same …


Measurement Of Synchrotron X-Ray Energies And Line Shapes Using Diffraction Markers, Juana Vivó Acrivos, S.S. P. Parkin, K. Hathaway, J. R. Reynolds, M. P. Klein, A. Thompson, D. Goodin Jan 1982

Measurement Of Synchrotron X-Ray Energies And Line Shapes Using Diffraction Markers, Juana Vivó Acrivos, S.S. P. Parkin, K. Hathaway, J. R. Reynolds, M. P. Klein, A. Thompson, D. Goodin

Juana Vivó Acrivos

Standard reference markers for accurate, reproducible synchrotron x-ray energies are obtained using a three Si crystal spectrometer. The first two crystals are in the monochromator and the third is used to obtain diffraction markers which monitor the energy. Then for any value of the glancing angle on the reference Si crystal the energy for the (333) diffraction must occur at 3/4 that of the (444) and 3/5 of that for the (555). This establishes for the first time an absolute synchrotron energy scale. Higher-order diffractions are used to determine excitation line profiles. We conclude that the use of reference diffractions …


Effects Of N2h4 On The Transition Temperature In The Anisotropic Superconductor Tase3, K. Yamaya, T. H. Geballe, Juana Vivó Acrivos, J. Code Jan 1981

Effects Of N2h4 On The Transition Temperature In The Anisotropic Superconductor Tase3, K. Yamaya, T. H. Geballe, Juana Vivó Acrivos, J. Code

Juana Vivó Acrivos

No abstract provided.


Mott G-Ratios In Rbx(Nh3)1-X And Oxidation State Of Rubidium Compounds From Xas, Juana Vivó Acrivos, K. Hathaway, A. Robertson, M. P. Klein, A. Thompson Jan 1981

Mott G-Ratios In Rbx(Nh3)1-X And Oxidation State Of Rubidium Compounds From Xas, Juana Vivó Acrivos, K. Hathaway, A. Robertson, M. P. Klein, A. Thompson

Juana Vivó Acrivos

The x-ray absorption spectra (XAS) of Rb metal, Rh,("JH,J, ,, 2H-NbSe2Rb111x and RbBr near the Rb K-edge have been used to ascertain that the oxidation state V of rubidium dissolved in ammonia and intt:rcalated in the layer compound is in the range 0 < V < I. Theobservededge shifts with temperature for semimctals are explainedin terms of the population of band states, and the ratio of the density states near the mobility edge over that calculated for a free electron model, i.e. the Mott ratio g, is ascertained using a semiempirical relation developed for the x-ray absorbance from Is levels to empty states ncar the mobility edge.


Conduction Band Symmetry In Ta Chalcogenides From Ta L Edge X-Ray Absorption Spectroscopy (Xas), Juana Vivó Acrivos, S.S. P. Parkin, J. Code, J. Reynolds, K. Hathaway, H. Kurasaki, E. Marseglia Jan 1981

Conduction Band Symmetry In Ta Chalcogenides From Ta L Edge X-Ray Absorption Spectroscopy (Xas), Juana Vivó Acrivos, S.S. P. Parkin, J. Code, J. Reynolds, K. Hathaway, H. Kurasaki, E. Marseglia

Juana Vivó Acrivos

No abstract provided.


Properties Of Hxtas2, D. W. Murphy, F. J. Disalvo, G. W. Hull, J. V. Waszczak, S. F. Meyers, G. R. Stewart, S. Early, Juana Vivó Acrivos, T. H. Geballe Jan 1975

Properties Of Hxtas2, D. W. Murphy, F. J. Disalvo, G. W. Hull, J. V. Waszczak, S. F. Meyers, G. R. Stewart, S. Early, Juana Vivó Acrivos, T. H. Geballe

Juana Vivó Acrivos

The preparation of Hx TaS2 (0 < x < 0.87) is described. The compounds are only marginally stable at room temperature, slowly evolving H2S and H2 (and possibly Hp in air). Magnetic susceptibility data show that a low temperature transformation in 2H ... TaS2 (at so•K) is suppressed with the addition of hydrogen, and· at the same time the superconducting transition temperature T c rises from 0.8 to ~4.2•K at x = 0.11. Heat capacity measurements near this concentration show the superconductivity to be a bulk effect. Finally, by correlation of this data with susceptibility and T c measurements in other intercalation compounds, we suggest that the rise of T c (at low electron transfer) is due to suppression of the low temperature transformation and not due to an excitonic mechanism of superconductivity.


Properties Of Intercalated 2h-Nbse2, 4hb-Tas2 And 1t-Tas2, S. F. Meyer, R. E. Howard, G. R. Stewart, Juana Vivó Acrivos, T. H. Geballe Jan 1975

Properties Of Intercalated 2h-Nbse2, 4hb-Tas2 And 1t-Tas2, S. F. Meyer, R. E. Howard, G. R. Stewart, Juana Vivó Acrivos, T. H. Geballe

Juana Vivó Acrivos

The layered compounds 2H-NbSe, 24Hb-TaS, 2and 1T-TaS2 have been intercalated with organic molecules; and the resulting crystal structure, heat capacity, conductivity, and superconductivity have been studied. The coordination in the disulfide layers was found to be unchanged in the product phase. Resistance minima appear and the superconducting transition temperature is reduced in the NbSe2 complex. Conversely, superconductivity is induced in the 4Hb-TaS2 complex. Corresponding evidence of a large change of the density of states, negative for 2H-NbSe2 and positive for 4Hb-TaS2, was also observed upon intercalation. The transport properties of all the intercalation complexes show a pronounced dependence upon the …