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Nondipole Effects In The Photoionization Of Xe 4d5/2 And 4d3/2: Evidence For Quadrupole Satellites, Oliver Hemmers, Renaud Guillemin, D. Rolles, A. Wolska, Dennis W. Lindle, K. T. Cheng, W. R. Johnson, H. L. Zhou, S. T. Manson Sep 2004

Nondipole Effects In The Photoionization Of Xe 4d5/2 And 4d3/2: Evidence For Quadrupole Satellites, Oliver Hemmers, Renaud Guillemin, D. Rolles, A. Wolska, Dennis W. Lindle, K. T. Cheng, W. R. Johnson, H. L. Zhou, S. T. Manson

Environmental Studies Faculty Publications

Measurements of nondipole parameters in spin-orbit-resolved Xe 4d photoionization demonstrate dynamical differences arising from relativistic effects. The experimental data do not agree with relativistic random-phase approximation calculations of single ionization dipole and quadrupole channels. It is suggested that the discrepancy is due to the omission of multiple-excitation quadrupole channels, i.e., quadrupole satellite transitions.

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Dissolution, Reactor, And Environmental Behavior Of Zro2-Mgo Inert Fuel Matrix: Quarterly Report, July 2004 To September 2004, Kenneth Czerwinski, Earl Wolfram Sep 2004

Dissolution, Reactor, And Environmental Behavior Of Zro2-Mgo Inert Fuel Matrix: Quarterly Report, July 2004 To September 2004, Kenneth Czerwinski, Earl Wolfram

Fuels Campaign (TRP)

This project will examine inert fuels containing ZrO2 and MgO as the inert matrix, with the relative amount of MgO varied from 30% to 70% in ZrO2. Reactor physics calculations will be used to examine suitable quantities of burnable poisons from the candidate elements Gd, Er, or Hf with reactor grade Pu providing the fissile component, with up to 10 % of 239Pu. Ceramics will be synthesized and characterized based on the reactor physics results. The solubility the fuel ceramics, in reactor conditions, reprocessing conditions, and repository conditions, will be investigated in a manner to provide …

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Effects Of Barium On The Performance Of Secondary Alkaline Zinc Electrode, Yi Zheng, Jian-Ming Wang, Hua Chen, Hai-Bo Shao, Jian-Qing Zhang Aug 2004

Effects Of Barium On The Performance Of Secondary Alkaline Zinc Electrode, Yi Zheng, Jian-Ming Wang, Hua Chen, Hai-Bo Shao, Jian-Qing Zhang

Journal of Electrochemistry

The active material of secondary alkaline zinc electrode with barium additives was prepared by a chemical reaction method and characterized by scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and X-ray diffraction (XRD). The electrochemical performance of various pasted Zn electrodes was investigated by cyclic voltammetry, charge/discharge method and electrochemical impedance spectra (EIS) technology. The addition of barium can synthesize a compound barium zincate with the molecular structure of BaZn(OH)4·xH2O and improve the discharge performance. The EIS of the various Zn electrodes showed two time constants besides diffusion impedance, including a state variable representing the covering degree of discharge products …

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The Electrochemical Behavior And Determination Of Gsh At The Powder Microelectrode, Jian Chen, Zhong-Yu He, Chuansin Cha, Huan Liu Aug 2004

The Electrochemical Behavior And Determination Of Gsh At The Powder Microelectrode, Jian Chen, Zhong-Yu He, Chuansin Cha, Huan Liu

Journal of Electrochemistry

In this paper, the electrochemical behavior of GSH at the surface of platinum(Pt) electrode, glass carbon(GC) electrode and acetylene black packed powder microelectrode (AB-PME) was studied. It was found that the electrochemical oxidations of GSH at both Pt and GC electrode were highly irreversible. No current peak or current plateau could be observed from the CV curves. The direct electro-oxidation of GSH at carbon surface was achieved by using the PME technique.In this case, the apparent reversibility of GSH oxidation was enhanced significatly .The overpotential of GSH oxidation was reduced to 0.5 V at the surface of AB-PME compared with …

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A Dual-Cell Technique And Its Application In Electrocatalytic Study Of Pt-Ru Metals, Lei Su, Bing-Liang Wu Aug 2004

A Dual-Cell Technique And Its Application In Electrocatalytic Study Of Pt-Ru Metals, Lei Su, Bing-Liang Wu

Journal of Electrochemistry

Two local electrochemical reactive interfaces are established using two strips of Nafion membrane separated each other, which are in contact with different surface regions of the same metal-sheet working electrode. One potentiostatis used to control thepotentialof one electrochemical reactive interface to generate adsorbed surface speciesand the other potentiostatto hold the potential of the second interface as a detector of the intermediate. The adsorbed surface species driven by the difference in surface concentration diffuses alongthe surface of the metal-sheet between both local electrochemical interfaces and can be detected at the second interface when they achieveover there.The surface diffusion coefficient of the …

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Electrochemical Reduction Of Nitrobenzene On The Wc Electrode In Acidic Solution, Chun-An Ma, You-Qun Chu, Ying-Hong Zhu, Zhi-Hua Xu Aug 2004

Electrochemical Reduction Of Nitrobenzene On The Wc Electrode In Acidic Solution, Chun-An Ma, You-Qun Chu, Ying-Hong Zhu, Zhi-Hua Xu

Journal of Electrochemistry

The tungsten carbide (WC) electrode was constructed by using polyterafluoroethylene as binder. The electrochemical behavior of nitrobenzene on the WC electrode in acidic solution was investigated by cyclic voltammetry, linear scan method and chronoamperometry. Experimental results showed that WC electrode had good activity for the electrochemical reduction of nitrobenzene, and the electrode process was controlled by diffusion and electrochemical stepssimultaneously. The apparent active energy of the electrode process is 23.7kJ⋅mol-1, while the active energy of the electrochemicalstep is 10.91kJ⋅mol-1.

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Synthesis Of (S)-3-Phenylpropane-2-Tert-Butoxycarbonylamino-1-Thiol And Its Electrochemical Behavior Self-Assembled On Gold, Ru Sun, Jian-Feng Ge, Mei Wang, Ren-Ao Gu Aug 2004

Synthesis Of (S)-3-Phenylpropane-2-Tert-Butoxycarbonylamino-1-Thiol And Its Electrochemical Behavior Self-Assembled On Gold, Ru Sun, Jian-Feng Ge, Mei Wang, Ren-Ao Gu

Journal of Electrochemistry

The synthesis of (S)-3-Phenylpropane-2-tert-butoxycarbonylamino-1-thiol(N-Boc-APT) from L-phenylalanine was reported. L-Phenylalanine was reduced to the corresponding amino alcohol, protection of the amino group using tert-butyl pyrocarbonate gave (S)-2-tert-butoxycarbonylamino-3-phenylpropane-1-ol, which was then O-mesylated and treated with potassium thioacetate in DMF to give 3-phenylpropane-2-tert- butoxycarbonylamino-1-etylmercapto. After the acetyl group was removed with ammonia in alcohol, the desired target molecular was obtained. The structure of intermediate and target molecular was conformed by IR and 1HNMR. We made N-Boc-APT self-assemble-modificated gold electrode and investigated its electrochemical behavior. The CV results of methylene blue on nano-Au/N-Boc-APT SAM/Au electrode showed that nano-Au could speed this electron transfer …

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Solid State Synthesis And Electrocatalysis Of Pt/Moo3 For The Oxidation Of Methanol, Qing Wang, Yi-Ming Zhou, Yang Shao, Yi-Gang Ji, Juan Xu, Ya-Wen Tang, Tian-Hong Lu, Tao Shen Aug 2004

Solid State Synthesis And Electrocatalysis Of Pt/Moo3 For The Oxidation Of Methanol, Qing Wang, Yi-Ming Zhou, Yang Shao, Yi-Gang Ji, Juan Xu, Ya-Wen Tang, Tian-Hong Lu, Tao Shen

Journal of Electrochemistry

The electrocatalyst, Pt/MoO3 synthesized by solid state reaction, was used for the oxidation of methanol in direct methanol fuel cells. The X-Ray diffraction and cyclic voltammetry were employed to investigate the performance of the material. It was shown that the typical diffraction peaks for Pt appeared in XRD. And a good electrocatalysis for methanol oxidation was observed. The peak potential of the methanol oxidation appeared at ca. 0.63V(vs.SCE) and the peak current density for the oxidation was 78.1 mA⋅cm-2.

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Synthesis And Electrochemical Behavior Of Layered-Structure Limn1-XCrXO2, Jie Xiao, Hui Zhan, Yun-Hong Zhou Aug 2004

Synthesis And Electrochemical Behavior Of Layered-Structure Limn1-XCrXO2, Jie Xiao, Hui Zhan, Yun-Hong Zhou

Journal of Electrochemistry

The Layered-structure LiMn1-xCrxO2(x=0, 0.15) solid solution has been prepared by the rheological phase method. From the XRD results, undoped LiMnO2 crystallized almost entirely in the orthorhombic phase while the structure of LiMn0.85Cr0.15O2 belongs to monoclinic phase. TEM investigation shows that the final powder product consists of ultrafine spherical particles which are distributed homogeneously, with the average diameter ranging from 60 to 300nm. The initial discharge capacity of LiMn0.85Cr0.15O is much higher than that of undoped LiMnO2. After 40 cycles, the capacity retention …

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The Effect Of Ferrous Sulphate On The Electroless Depositionof Co-Fe-P Alloys, Sen-Lin Wang, Qing-Hua Li Aug 2004

The Effect Of Ferrous Sulphate On The Electroless Depositionof Co-Fe-P Alloys, Sen-Lin Wang, Qing-Hua Li

Journal of Electrochemistry

Electroless deposition of Co-P alloy and Co-Fe-P alloy from an alkaline bath, containing sodium hypophosphite as a reducer, boric acid as a buffer agent and sodium citrate as a complexing agent, was investigated respectively. The effects of process parameters, such as pH of solution and metallic salt mole ratio of CoSO4/FeSO4, on the plating rate were examined. It was found that the presence of ferrous sulfate in the bath has an inhibitory effect on the alloy deposition. As a consequence, the plating rate of Co-Fe-P is lower than that of Co-P. The electrochemical polarization measurements have …

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Study On The Electrochemical Behaviors Of Prussian Blue Film Using Electrochemical Quartz Crystal Microbalance, Hui Liao, Xia-Qin Wu, Zong-Rang Zhang Aug 2004

Study On The Electrochemical Behaviors Of Prussian Blue Film Using Electrochemical Quartz Crystal Microbalance, Hui Liao, Xia-Qin Wu, Zong-Rang Zhang

Journal of Electrochemistry

Prussian blue (PB) films were electrodeposited on the Pt/QCM electrodes in the solutions with or without Phenanthroline by cyclic voltammetry. The frequencyshift during electrodeposition wasmeasured, and the EQCM behaviors of these two types of PB films in potassium chloridewere also studied. Results show that electrodeposition process of PB film in the solution with phenanthroline wasdifferent from that in the solution without phenanthroline. The PB film modified Pt/QCM electrodeprepared in the solution with phenanthroline shown an excellent electrocatalytic activity for the reduction process of hydrogen peroxide.

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Chemical Microetching Of Three-Dimensional Gear-Like Pattern On Nickel Surface, Zhu-Fang Liu, Li-Ming Jiang, Jing Tang, Li Zhang, Zhong-Qun Tian, Zhao-Wu Tian, Pin-Kuan Liu, Li-Ning Sun Aug 2004

Chemical Microetching Of Three-Dimensional Gear-Like Pattern On Nickel Surface, Zhu-Fang Liu, Li-Ming Jiang, Jing Tang, Li Zhang, Zhong-Qun Tian, Zhao-Wu Tian, Pin-Kuan Liu, Li-Ning Sun

Journal of Electrochemistry

The chemical micromachining on nickel surface with three-dimensional (3D) gear-like mold was realized by confined etchant layer technique (CELT). By using effective chemical etching and scavenging system (HNO3 +NaOH) and optimizing experimental parameters, such as the etching time, etching current density, concentration of the etchant or and scavenger, we obtained the etched pattern, which is close to negative copy of the mold. The etched micro-pattern characterized by SEM and AFM, demonstrates that CELT can be applied to the 3-D microstructure replication on nickel surface.

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Synergisms Of Electric Or Electromagnetic Fields And Photodynamic Effects Induce Apoptosis And Necrosis Of Cancer Cells, Radeva Maria, Lambrera Maya, Angelova Plamena, Traitcheva Nelly, Berg Hermann Aug 2004

Synergisms Of Electric Or Electromagnetic Fields And Photodynamic Effects Induce Apoptosis And Necrosis Of Cancer Cells, Radeva Maria, Lambrera Maya, Angelova Plamena, Traitcheva Nelly, Berg Hermann

Journal of Electrochemistry

Weak pulsating sinusoidal electromagnetic fields (PEMF) have been applied to change membrane permeation and induction of apoptosis (necrosis). In the case of suspension of human cancer cells U-937 and K-562 inside of Helmholtz-coils the amplitude of PEMF B=10 and at 39mT (at 50 Hz) was combined gradually with the cytotoxic agent actinomycin-C on one hand with its novel photodynamic activity on the other.

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Studies On The Electrochemical Behavior Of Copper Paratolysulfate And Its Complexes, Ji-Guo Song, Pei-Kang Shen Aug 2004

Studies On The Electrochemical Behavior Of Copper Paratolysulfate And Its Complexes, Ji-Guo Song, Pei-Kang Shen

Journal of Electrochemistry

Copper (II) paratolysulfate has been synthesized and characterized by thermo-gravimetric (TG) measurements and differential scanning calorimetric (DSC) analysis. This salt can easily lose all crystal water and the dehydrated salt does not deliquesce in the air. It is found for the first time that the complex of Cu(p-OTs)2/ethanolamine(1∶1) can catalyze the oxidation of 1,1′-bi-2-naphthol in DMSO and DMF, while the process is difficult to perform in H2O and CH3OH. The electrochemical behaviors of both Cu(p-OTs)2 and its complexes with ethanolamine have been studied on platinum electrode in DMSO, DMF, CH3OH and …

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Nucleation And Crystal Growth Of Pt Electrodeposition On Poly Crystal Au Microdisc Electrode, Zhi-Yong Tao, Pei-Fang Liu Aug 2004

Nucleation And Crystal Growth Of Pt Electrodeposition On Poly Crystal Au Microdisc Electrode, Zhi-Yong Tao, Pei-Fang Liu

Journal of Electrochemistry

Based on the Fleischmann's model of nucleation and crystal growth for electrodeposition combined with the Barradas-Bosco's adsorption-nucleation model for electrochemical phase formation, the chronoamperometry was well fitted for Pt deposition on polycrystalline Au micro disc electrodes (30 μm in diameter) in different H2PtCl6 concentrations at different over-potentials. The initial stage of Pt deposition in dilute H2PtCl6 could be interpreted by the model of H2PtCl6 adsorption combined with instantaneous nucleation and two-dimensional cylindrical growth. The rate constant of the two-dimensional growth increased linearly with overpotential. Then the deposit grew layer by layer …

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Preparation And Electrochemical Performance Of New Composite Seperators For Lithium-Ion Batteries, Hu Cheng, Hong-Yan Du, Yong Yang Aug 2004

Preparation And Electrochemical Performance Of New Composite Seperators For Lithium-Ion Batteries, Hu Cheng, Hong-Yan Du, Yong Yang

Journal of Electrochemistry

New composite seperators for lithium ion batteries were prepared by coating PEO mixed with nanosize SiO2 onto microporous polypropylene(PP) seperators. Highly conductive electrolytes were prepared by soaking them in an electrolyte solution. With these composite separators, the lithium ion cell consisting of Li anode and LiNi0.8Co0.2O2 cathode were assembled. The high initial discharge capacity and good capacity retention were obtained through the cell.

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Lithium Insertion Into Tio2(B) Nanobelts Synthesized By The "Soft Chemical" Method, Cha-Geng Nie, Zheng-Liang Gong, Lan Sun, Juan Zuo, Yue-Kun Lai, Chang-Jian Lin Aug 2004

Lithium Insertion Into Tio2(B) Nanobelts Synthesized By The "Soft Chemical" Method, Cha-Geng Nie, Zheng-Liang Gong, Lan Sun, Juan Zuo, Yue-Kun Lai, Chang-Jian Lin

Journal of Electrochemistry

TiO2(B) Nanobelts were synthesized by using the "Soft chemical"method. The products were characterized by means of transmission electron microscope(TEM), X-ray diffraction(XRD), Raman spectrum and energy dispersive spectrum(EDS). Galvanostatic charging and discharging tests showed that lithium-ion intercalation/deintercalation occurred reversibly in the TiO2(B) nanobelts electrode, and a high capacity (265 mAh·g-1) can be obtained. The results suggested that TiO2(B) Nanobelts might be a promising negative electrode material of second Lithium battery.

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Preliminary Study Of Speek Membranes For Direct Methanol Fuel Cells Application, Su-Zhen Ren, Zhen-Xing Liang, Xin-Sheng Zhao, Qin Xing, Gong-Quan Sun, Xue-Feng Yang Aug 2004

Preliminary Study Of Speek Membranes For Direct Methanol Fuel Cells Application, Su-Zhen Ren, Zhen-Xing Liang, Xin-Sheng Zhao, Qin Xing, Gong-Quan Sun, Xue-Feng Yang

Journal of Electrochemistry

This paper describes the methanol permeability characterization of SPEEK membranes and their feasibility for DMFC application. The SPEEK membranes showed a significant lower methanol permeation than Nafion 115 determined from voltammetric methods. An increase in open circuit voltage was found in the performance of SPEEK membranes in DMFC. The power density of the cell using SPEEK membrane was considerably poorer than that of Nafion 115. If modified properly, the SPEEK membranes can be chosen for DMFC application based on this study.

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Fabrication Of Solid Oxide Fuel Cells And Analysis Of Their Structure And Performance, Nai-Tao Yang, Bo Meng, Ru-Jun Yu, Xiao-Yao Tan Aug 2004

Fabrication Of Solid Oxide Fuel Cells And Analysis Of Their Structure And Performance, Nai-Tao Yang, Bo Meng, Ru-Jun Yu, Xiao-Yao Tan

Journal of Electrochemistry

An intermediate temperature solid oxide fuel cell (IT-SOFC) was fabricated by co-copressing-sintering methods, and the electrolyte of Ce0.8Gd0.2O1.9 (CGO) and cathode materials of La0.6Sr0.4Co0.2Fe0.8O3-α (LSCF) were prepared by sol-gel method. The effect of preparation methods on the microstructure of the prepared fuel cells was analyzed by SEM . It shows that the cells prepared by the co-pressing/co-sintering method possess a dense electrolyte layer and a compact interface between electrolyte and anode but a curved configuration, while those prepared by the colloidal technique have a flat configuration …

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Study On An Intermediate Temperature Planar Solid Oxide Fuel Cell, Shao-Rong Wang, Wen-Xia Chen, Ting-Lian Wen, Jia-Di Cao, Zhi-Yi Lv, Da-Qian Wang Aug 2004

Study On An Intermediate Temperature Planar Solid Oxide Fuel Cell, Shao-Rong Wang, Wen-Xia Chen, Ting-Lian Wen, Jia-Di Cao, Zhi-Yi Lv, Da-Qian Wang

Journal of Electrochemistry

Tape cast method was applied to prepare green sheets of Ni/YSZ anode supported YSZ thin film. After isostatic pressure treatment and cosintering, the YSZ film on the Ni/YSZ anode was gas-tight dense, and 15~30 μm thick. The area of the composite film was over 100 cm2. A Ce0.8Sm0.2O1.9 (CSO) interlayer was sintered on to the YSZ electrolyte film to protect La0.6Sr0.4CoO3 (LSCO) cathode from reaction with YSZ at high temperatures. The LSCO cathode layer was screen printed onto the CSO interlayer and sintered at 1200 ℃ for 3 …

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Preparation Of Photo-Electrochemical Anticorrosion Tio2 Films By Anodization Method, Peng-Fei Wu, Mou-Cheng Li, Jia-Nian Shen, Mei-Qun Xiao, Dong Liu Aug 2004

Preparation Of Photo-Electrochemical Anticorrosion Tio2 Films By Anodization Method, Peng-Fei Wu, Mou-Cheng Li, Jia-Nian Shen, Mei-Qun Xiao, Dong Liu

Journal of Electrochemistry

Titanium oxide films have photo-electrochemical anticorrosion effect. We investigated the TiO2 films prepared by anodization method to protect for 45# carbon steel in man-made seawater(3%NaCl). Various parameters, including voltages, electrolytes nature and concentration of electrolyte were examined. The polarization curves and of TiO2 and coupling photo-current curve between TiO2 film and 45#  carbon steel were measured.

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Franck-Condon Effects In Collision-Induced Electronic Energy Transfer: I2(E;V=1,2)+He,Ar, Pooja P. Chandra , '03, Thomas Alex Stephenson Aug 2004

Franck-Condon Effects In Collision-Induced Electronic Energy Transfer: I2(E;V=1,2)+He,Ar, Pooja P. Chandra , '03, Thomas Alex Stephenson

Chemistry & Biochemistry Faculty Works

Collisions of I-2 in the E electronic state with rare gas atoms result in electronic energy transfer to the D, beta, and D-' ion-pair electronic states. Rate constants for each of these channels have been measured when I-2 is initially prepared in the J=55, v=1 and 2 levels in the E state. The rate constants and effective hard sphere collision cross sections confirm the trends observed when v=0 in the E state is initially prepared: He collisions favor population of the D state, while Ar collisions favor population of the beta state. Final state vibrational level distributions are determined by …

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Collision-Induced Non-Adiabatic Transitions Between The Ion-Pair States Of Molecular Iodine: A Challenge For Experiment And Theory, T. V. Tscherbul, A. A. Buchachenko, M. E. Akopyan, S. A. Poretsky, A. M. Pravilov, Thomas Alex Stephenson Jul 2004

Collision-Induced Non-Adiabatic Transitions Between The Ion-Pair States Of Molecular Iodine: A Challenge For Experiment And Theory, T. V. Tscherbul, A. A. Buchachenko, M. E. Akopyan, S. A. Poretsky, A. M. Pravilov, Thomas Alex Stephenson

Chemistry & Biochemistry Faculty Works

The ion-pair states of molecular iodine provide a unique system for studying the efficiency, selectivity, and mechanisms of collision-induced non-adiabatic transitions. Non-adiabatic transitions between the first-tier ion-pair states in collisions with molecular partners and rare gases are analyzed and discussed. The qualitative features of the rate constants and product state distributions under single collision conditions are summarized and interpreted in terms of appropriate theoretical approaches. Two mechanisms for the non-adiabatic transitions are clearly identified. The first, operative for collisions involving molecular partners possessing permanent or transition electrostatic moments, is highly selective. It connects the initially prepared level in the E …

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Evidence For Partial Quenching Of Orbital Angular Momentum Upon Complex Formation In The Infrared Spectrum Of Oh-Acetylene, Mark D. Marshall, James B. Davey, Margaret E. Greenslade, Marsha I. Lester Jun 2004

Evidence For Partial Quenching Of Orbital Angular Momentum Upon Complex Formation In The Infrared Spectrum Of Oh-Acetylene, Mark D. Marshall, James B. Davey, Margaret E. Greenslade, Marsha I. Lester

Chemistry

The entrance channel leading to the addition reaction between the hydroxyl radical and acetylene has been examined by spectroscopic characterization of the asymmetric CH stretching band of the π-hydrogen bonded OH-acetylene reactant complex. The infrared action spectrum observed at 3278.6 cm−1 (origin) consists of seven peaks of various intensities and widths, and is very different from those previously reported for closed-shell HF/HCl-acetylene complexes. The unusual spectrum arises from a partial quenching of the OH orbital angular momentum in the complex, which in turn is caused by a significant splitting of the OH monomer orbital degeneracy into 2A′ …

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Nearest-Neighbor-Atom Core-Hole Transfer In Isolated Molecules, Renaud Guillemin, Oliver Hemmers, D. Rolles, S. W. Yu, A. Wolska, I. Tran, A. C. Hudson, J. Baker, Dennis W. Lindle Jun 2004

Nearest-Neighbor-Atom Core-Hole Transfer In Isolated Molecules, Renaud Guillemin, Oliver Hemmers, D. Rolles, S. W. Yu, A. Wolska, I. Tran, A. C. Hudson, J. Baker, Dennis W. Lindle

Environmental Studies Faculty Publications

A new phenomenon sensitive only to next-door-neighbor atoms in isolated molecules is demonstrated using angle-resolved photoemission of site-selective core electrons. Evidence for this interatomic core-to-core electron interaction is observable only by measuring nondipolar angular distributions of photoelectrons. In essence, the phenomenon acts as a very fine atomic-scale sensor of nearest-neighbor elemental identity.

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Immobilization Of Fission Iodine By Reaction With A Fullerene Containing Carbon Compound And Insoluble Natural Organic Matrix: Quaterly Report April-June 2004, Spencer M. Steinberg Jun 2004

Immobilization Of Fission Iodine By Reaction With A Fullerene Containing Carbon Compound And Insoluble Natural Organic Matrix: Quaterly Report April-June 2004, Spencer M. Steinberg

Separations Campaign (TRP)

The recovery of iodine released during the processing of used nuclear fuel poses a significant challenge to the transmutation of radioactive iodine. This proposal will develop and examine the use of Fullerene Containing Carbon (FCC) compounds as potential sorbents for iodine release from the reprocessing of nuclear fuel. This work will also include the development of bench-scale testing capabilities at UNLV to allow the testing of the FCC material in a simulated process off-gas environment. This experimental capability will also be used to test other potential sorption materials and processes, such as natural organic matter (NOM) and other promising alternatives. …

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Evaluation Of Fluorapatite As A Waste-Form Material: Third Quarter Report, March 1- May 31, 2004, Dennis W. Lindle, Oliver Hemmers May 2004

Evaluation Of Fluorapatite As A Waste-Form Material: Third Quarter Report, March 1- May 31, 2004, Dennis W. Lindle, Oliver Hemmers

Separations Campaign (TRP)

Fluorapatite, fluorinated calcium phosphate, has been identified as a potential matrix for the entombment of the zirconium fluoride fission product waste stream from the proposed FLEX process. If the efficacy of fluorapatite-based waste-storage can be demonstrated, then new and potentially more-efficient options for handling and separating high-level wastes, based on fluoride-salt extraction, will become feasible. This proposal will develop a dual-path research project to develop a process to fabricate a synthetic fluorapatite waste form for the ZrF4, FP waste stream, characterize the waste form, examine its performance under environmental conditions, and correlate the behavior of the waste form …

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Studies Of Infrared Optical Properties Of Palladium Nanoparticles With Different Sizes And Dispersed States, Yan-Xia Jiang, Hong-Gang Liao, Wei Chen, Shi-Gang Sun May 2004

Studies Of Infrared Optical Properties Of Palladium Nanoparticles With Different Sizes And Dispersed States, Yan-Xia Jiang, Hong-Gang Liao, Wei Chen, Shi-Gang Sun

Journal of Electrochemistry

Pd nanoparticles with different sizes and dispersed states were prepared. Their infrared optical properties were studied with CO molecule probe. The infrared spectroscopic investigation revealed that Pdn of 6.6 nm and Pdn(cube)of 100～150nmexhibit normal IR absorption. The center of IR bands are around 1970 cm-1 and 1910cm-1. Pdnis introduced into the surface of electrode, and is induced by interface electric fieldto form the aggregation of nanoparticles Pdn(ag). The Pdn(ag) has a different IR optical property from Pdn. The direction of IR absorption band of Pdn …

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Preparation And Optical Properties Of Highly Ordered Cds Nanowire Arrays, Lan Sun, Chang-Jian Lin May 2004

Preparation And Optical Properties Of Highly Ordered Cds Nanowire Arrays, Lan Sun, Chang-Jian Lin

Journal of Electrochemistry

Highly ordered CdS nanowire arrays have been prepared by using dc electrodeposition in the porous anodic aluminum oxide template. Scanning electro microscopy (SEM) and transmission electron microscopy (TEM) reveal that the nanowires are uniform and highly ordered. The measurements of X-ray diffraction and high-resolved electron microscopy (HRTEM) show that the nanowires are hexagonal structure with the crystallographic c-axis preferentially oriented along the length of the pore. The UV-Vis absorption spectra of CdS nanowire arrays show that the absorption edges of the nanowire arrays shift towards short wavelength with the decrease of the nanowire size. The photoluminescence measurements show that the …

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Preparation, Characterization And Photoelectrochemical Activities Of Cu-Tio2/Ito Films, Dong Shu, Chun He, Han-Xia Zhang, Ya Xiong May 2004

Preparation, Characterization And Photoelectrochemical Activities Of Cu-Tio2/Ito Films, Dong Shu, Chun He, Han-Xia Zhang, Ya Xiong

Journal of Electrochemistry

Cu-TiO2/ITO films were prepared by direct photo-reduction deposition of Cu2+ on TiO2/ITO films. The nanocomposite films were characterized by UV-vis diffuse reflectance spectra (DRS), XRD spectra, Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM) technology, and photovoltage measurement. The feasibility of improving the photocatalytic activity of TiO2 film by combining the modification of Cu nanoparticles with the application of anodic bias was investigated. The experimental results showed that the deposited Cu has an apparent enhancement effect with respect to suppressing the recombination between the photogenerated charge carriers and enhancing the photocatalytic oxidation of formic acid. The combination could …

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