Structure and Magnetic Properties of the Radical Cation Salt of a TTF-based NiII Complex

Chemical oxidation of a TTF-based NiII complex with I2 produces the corresponding radical cation salt 1, [Ni2Cl2(L)2](I3)2(I5)2(I2)(H2O)2(C4H8O)3, (L=4,5-bis(2-pyridylmethylsulfanyl)-4',5'-ethylenedithiotetrathiafulvalene). The results of magnetic susceptibility measurements show the occurrence of intramolecular magnetic exchange interactions in 1. The lack of close S···S contacts, confirmed by crystal structure analysis, results in an insulating behavio

Іван Франко - публіцист

Проаналізовано соціально-економічну і культурно-освітню публіцистику І. Франка, зокрема, його ставлення до податкової політики Австро-Угорщини, діяльності банківської системи, еміграції з Галичини, кооперативного руху, майбутнього української держави.The article analyses social and economic and cultural and educational publications by Ivan Franko, as well as his attitude to tax policies in Austro-Hungarian Empire, banking system activities, emigration from Halychyna, co-operative societies movement, and the future of Ukraine

Применение методов ядерной физики и ускорителей ННЦ ХФТИ для изучения состава, структуры и свойств твердых тел

Излагается применение методов ядерной физики и ускорителей ННЦ ХФТИ для решения научных и технологических задач в области физики металлов, сплавов, полупроводников, металлоксидных и магнитных материалов. Представляются результаты экспериментов по определению концентрации и распределения элементов, выполненных с помощью пучков ионов водорода и гелия, ускоренных в электростатическом ускорителе до энергии 0,5…4,0 МэВ. Для идентификации элементов и изотопов использовались резонансные ядерные реакции, кулоновское и резонансное ядерное рассеяние и возбуждаемое ускоренными частицами характеристическое рентгеновское излучение. Излагаются результаты и возможности применения каналированных частиц и ориентационных эффектов для изучения локализации, структуры, ориентации, образования, распада и аннигиляции простейших дефектов, определения концентрации и распределения дефектов в радиационно нарушенных кристаллах.Викладається застосування методів ядерної фізики і прискорювачів ННЦ ХФТИ для рішення наукових і технологічних задач в області фізики металів, сплавів, напівпровідників, металооксидних та магнітних матеріалів. Приведені результати експерементів з визначення концентрації та розподілу елементів, виконаних за допомогою пучків іонів водню та гелію, що прискорюються в електростатичному прискорювачю до енергії 0,5 - 4,0 МеВ. Для ідентифікації елементів і ізотопів використовувалися резонансні ядерні реакції, кулонівське і резонансне ядерне розсіювання та збуджуване прискореними частками характеристичне рентгенівське випромінюваня. Викладаються результати і можливості застосування часток що каналюють та орієнтаційных ефектів для вивчення локалізації, структури, орієнтації, утворення, розпаду й анігіляції найпростіших дефектів, визначення концентрації і розподілу дефектів у радіаційно порушених кристалах.Nuclear physics methods and use of the NSC KIPT accelerators as applied to scientific and technological problems in the field of physics of metals, alloys, semiconductors, metal oxide and magnetic materials are surveyed. The results of the experiments relevant to determination of element concentration and distribution using 0,5 - 4,0 MeV hydrogen and helium ions of electrostatic accelerator are presented. Resonance nuclear reactions, coulomb and nuclear resonance scattering as well as X-ray radiation were used for element and isotope identification. The possibilities of application of channeling particles and oriented effects for study of localization, structure, orientation, formation, disintegration and annihilation of elementary defects, determination of defect concentration and distribution in radiation disturbed crystals

The ARC-EN-CIEL radiation sources

MOPC005International audienceThe ARC-EN-CIEL (Accelerator-Radiation for Enhanced Coherent Intense Extended Light) project proposes a panoply of light sources for the scientific community on a 1 GeV superconducting LINAC (phase 2) on which two ERL loops (1 and 2 GeV) are added in phase 3. LEL1 (200-1.5 nm), LEL2 (10-0.5 nm) and LEL4 (2-0.2 nm) are three kHz High Gain Harmonic Generation Free Electron Laser sources seeded with the High order Harmonics generated in Gas, with 100-30 FWHM pulses. A collaboration, which has been set-up with the SCSS Prototype Accelerator in Japan to test this key concept of ARC-EN-CIEL, has led to the experimental demonstration of the seeding with HHG and the observation up the 7th non linear harmonic with a seed at 160 nm. LEL3 (40-8 nm) installed on the 1 GeV loop is a MHz FEL oscillator providing higher average power and brilliance. In addition, in vacuum undulator spontaneous emission source extend the spectral range above 10 keV and intense THz radiation is generated by edge radiation of bending magnets. Optimisations and light sources characteristics are described

The endothelial mineralocorticoid receptor regulates vasoconstrictor tone and blood pressure

Pathophysiological aldosterone (aldo)/mineralocorticoid receptor (MR) signaling has significant effects on the cardiovascular system, resulting in hypertension and cardiovascular remodeling; however, the specific contribution of the vascular MR to blood pressure regulation remains to be established. To address this question, we generated a mouse model with conditional overexpression of the MR in endothelial cells (MR-EC). In basal conditions, MR-EC mice developed moderate hypertension that could be reversed by canrenoate, a pharmacological MR antagonist. MR-EC mice presented increased contractile response of resistance arteries to vasoconstrictors (phenylephrine, thromboxane A(2) analog, angiotensin II, and endothelin 1) in the absence of vascular morphological alterations. The acute blood pressure response to angiotensin II or endothelin 1 infusion was increased in MR-EC mice compared with that in littermate controls. These observations demonstrate that enhanced MR activation in the endothelium generates an increase in blood pressure, independent of stimulation of renal tubular Na(+) transport by aldo/MR or direct activation of smooth muscle MR and establish one mechanism by which endothelial MR activation per se may contribute to impaired vascular reactivity

Toward a new hybrid proton conductor: lanthanum niobate layered perovskites as a source of tailorable surfaces

The modification of metal oxide surfaces with organic moieties has been widely studied as a method of preparing organic-inorganic hybrid materials for various applications. Among inorganic oxides, the ion-exchangeable layered perovskites [1], materials composed by perovskite-like slabs and intercalated cations, stimulated authors\u2019 interest in reason of some encouraging electronic and reactive properties. In particular it is well known that the interlayer surface of such materials in their protonated form can be easily functionalized with organic groups (such as alcohols [2-3] or organophosphonic acids [4]) thus allowing the production of stable hybrid materials with new electronic and reactive features. As a first step to design a new inorganic-organic hybrid proton conductor, a comprehensive theoretical investigation of the MLaNb2O7 (M=H, Li, Na, K, Rb and Cs) series of ion-exchangeable layered perovskite is presented. In particular, their structural and electronic properties have been investigated by periodic calculations in the framework of DFT. A general very good agreement with the available experimental data has been found. The protonated compound (HLaNb2O7) has been then functionalized with imidazole trying two different settings: in the first arrangement the molecule is adsorbed on the layered oxide exposing the interlayer surface, in the second the organic moiety is just put between two perovskites slabs. This latter model, including the effect of the confinement, allowed to better reproduce the experimental structural XRD data and 13C-NMR measurements of the hybrid system. [1] Schaak, R. E. and Mallouk T. E., Chem. Mat. 2002, 14, 1455-1471. [2] Takahashi S. et al., Inorg. Chem. 1995, 34, 5065-5069. [3] Suzuki H. et al., Chem. Mater. 2003, 15, 636-641. [4] Shimada, A. et al., Chem. Mat. 2009, 21, 4155-4162

Stability and Electronic Properties of TiO2 Nanostructures With and Without B and N Doping

We address one of the main challenges to TiO2-photocatalysis, namely band gap narrowing, by combining nanostructural changes with doping. With this aim we compare TiO2's electronic properties for small 0D clusters, 1D nanorods and nanotubes, 2D layers, and 3D surface and bulk phases using different approximations within density functional theory and GW calculations. In particular, we propose very small (R < 0.5 nm) but surprisingly stable nanotubes with promising properties. The nanotubes are initially formed from TiO2 layers with the PtO2 structure, with the smallest (2,2) nanotube relaxing to a rutile nanorod structure. We find that quantum confinement effects - as expected - generally lead to a widening of the energy gap. However, substitutional doping with boron or nitrogen is found to give rise to (meta-)stable structures and the introduction of dopant and mid-gap states which effectively reduce the band gap. Boron is seen to always give rise to n-type doping while depending on the local bonding geometry, nitrogen may give rise to n-type or p-type doping. For under coordinated TiO2 surface structures found in clusters, nanorods, nanotubes, layers and surfaces nitrogen gives rise to acceptor states while for larger clusters and bulk structures donor states are introduced

LUNEX5 : A FEL PROJECT TOWARDS THE FIFTH GENERATION IN FRANCE

ISBN978-3-95450-117-5 - http://accelconf.web.cern.ch/AccelConf/FEL2011/papers/tupa09.pdfInternational audienc