scholarly journals A New Family of Bimetallic Framework Materials Showing Reversible Structural Transformations

2009 ◽  
Vol 9 (7) ◽  
pp. 3104-3110 ◽  
Author(s):  
Olha Sereda ◽  
Fritz Stoeckli ◽  
Helen Stoeckli-Evans ◽  
Oleg Dolomanov ◽  
Yaroslav Filinchuk ◽  
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2019 ◽  
Vol 55 (78) ◽  
pp. 11735-11738 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zhong Li ◽  
Jing Zhang ◽  
Li-Dan Lin ◽  
Jin-Hua Liu ◽  
Xin-Xiong Li ◽  
...  

In this work, novel dimeric polyoxotantalate (POTa) clusters {Cu(en)(Ta6O19)}2/{Cu(enMe)(Ta6O19)}2 were introduced as SBUs to construct a new family of extended POTa materials, including the first two 3D POTa frameworks and two 2D POTa layers.


1998 ◽  
Vol 549 ◽  
Author(s):  
David S. Bern ◽  
Robert L. Bedard ◽  
Robert W. Broach ◽  
E. Alejandro Leon-Escamilla ◽  
Jana L. Gisselquist ◽  
...  

AbstractA family of microporous zirconium-silicate framework materials designated as UZSi (UOP zirconium silicates) has been synthesized and structurally characterized. A general hydrothermal synthesis approach yielded a variety of known and novel zirconium-silicate topologies consisting of ZrOa23(oct) and SiO20(tet) units. A novel microporous framework (UZSi-9, Na2ZrSi3O9·x H2O) has been synthesized and structurally characterized. This framework contains A- and A-propeller units, which can also be found in the framework of the compositionally similar UZSi-1 1 (Na2ZrSi3O9·x H2O). Both UZSi-9 and UZSi-II adsorb and desorb water with a Type I microporous isotherm.


2021 ◽  
Vol 287 ◽  
pp. 02005
Author(s):  
Marhaina Ismail ◽  
Mohamad Azmi Bustam ◽  
Nor Ernie Fatriyah Kari

Adsorption using porous adsorbents is widely applied in carbon dioxide (CO2) capture due to its potential energy saving with low operating cost. Metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) are preferable over conventional adsorbents as MOFs have tunable structure properties. Organic linkers from phytochemical-based give a new idea in forming MOFs. Gallic acid is classified under phytochemicals can act as an alternative organic linker in a new family of hybrid framework materials due to low cost, low toxicity, easy availability and naturally abundant. Due to unique property of MOFs that can be tailored, screening using systematic tool is very important. Molecular modeling is proven to play a crucial role in providing an estimation on adsorption capacity, selectivity and adsorbent selection. Grand Canonical Monte Carlo (GCMC) method via Sorption module in Material Studio was performed to compute loading curves of CO2 and methane (CH4) in MOFs. Based on the simulation results, it shows that gallate-based MOFs can be a new promising adsorbent in CO2 capture as the predicted CO2 loading is significantly higher than CH4. The highest predicted CO2 adsorption capacity is achieved by Mg-gallate and the lowest is by Ag-gallate with 7.79 mmol/g and 6.35 mmol/g respectively. The applicability of gallic acid to act as an alternative linker is relevant for practical applications.


Author(s):  
Y. P. Lin ◽  
J. S. Xue ◽  
J. E. Greedan

A new family of high temperature superconductors based on Pb2Sr2YCu3O9−δ has recently been reported. One method of improving Tc has been to replace Y partially with Ca. Although the basic structure of this type of superconductors is known, the detailed structure is still unclear, and various space groups has been proposed. In our work, crystals of Pb2Sr2YCu3O9−δ with dimensions up to 1 × 1 × 0.25.mm and with Tc of 84 K have been grown and their superconducting properties described. The defects and crystal symmetry have been investigated using electron microscopy performed on crushed crystals supported on a holey carbon film.Electron diffraction confirmed x-ray diffraction results which showed that the crystals are primitive orthorhombic with a=0.5383, b=0.5423 and c=1.5765 nm. Convergent Beam Electron Diffraction (CBED) patterns for the and axes are shown in Figs. 1 and 2 respectively.


Author(s):  
Martin Poenie ◽  
Akwasi Minta ◽  
Charles Vorndran

The use of fura-2 as an intracellular calcium indicator is complicated by problems of rapid dye leakage and intracellular compartmentalization which is due to a probenecid sensitive anion transporter. In addition there is increasing evidence for localized microdomains of high calcium signals which may not be faithfully reported by fura-2.We have developed a new family of fura-2 analogs aimed at addressing some of these problems. These new indicators are based on a modified bapta which can be readily derivatized to produce fura-2 analogs with a variety of new properties. The modifications do not affect the chromophore and have little impact on the spectral and metal binding properties of the indicator. One of these new derivatives known as FPE3 is a zwitterionic analog of fura-2 that can be loaded into cells as an acetoxymethyl ester and whose retention in cells is much improved. The improved retention of FPE3 is important for both cuvettebased measurements of cell suspensions and for calcium imaging.


Author(s):  
CE Bracker ◽  
P. K. Hansma

A new family of scanning probe microscopes has emerged that is opening new horizons for investigating the fine structure of matter. The earliest and best known of these instruments is the scanning tunneling microscope (STM). First published in 1982, the STM earned the 1986 Nobel Prize in Physics for two of its inventors, G. Binnig and H. Rohrer. They shared the prize with E. Ruska for his work that had led to the development of the transmission electron microscope half a century earlier. It seems appropriate that the award embodied this particular blend of the old and the new because it demonstrated to the world a long overdue respect for the enormous contributions electron microscopy has made to the understanding of matter, and at the same time it signalled the dawn of a new age in microscopy. What we are seeing is a revolution in microscopy and a redefinition of the concept of a microscope.Several kinds of scanning probe microscopes now exist, and the number is increasing. What they share in common is a small probe that is scanned over the surface of a specimen and measures a physical property on a very small scale, at or near the surface. Scanning probes can measure temperature, magnetic fields, tunneling currents, voltage, force, and ion currents, among others.


Author(s):  
Jean-Luc Rouvière ◽  
Alain Bourret

The possible structural transformations during the sample preparations and the sample observations are important issues in electron microscopy. Several publications of High Resolution Electron Microscopy (HREM) have reported that structural transformations and evaporation of the thin parts of a specimen could happen in the microscope. Diffusion and preferential etchings could also occur during the sample preparation.Here we report a structural transformation of a germanium Σ=13 (510) [001] tilt grain boundary that occurred in a medium-voltage electron microscopy (JEOL 400KV).Among the different (001) tilt grain boundaries whose atomic structures were entirely determined by High Resolution Electron Microscopy (Σ = 5(310), Σ = 13 (320), Σ = 13 (510), Σ = 65 (1130), Σ = 25 (710) and Σ = 41 (910), the Σ = 13 (510) interface is the most interesting. It exhibits two kinds of structures. One of them, the M-structure, has tetracoordinated covalent bonds and is periodic (fig. 1). The other, the U-structure, is also tetracoordinated but is not strictly periodic (fig. 2). It is composed of a periodically repeated constant part that separates variable cores where some atoms can have several stable positions. The M-structure has a mirror glide symmetry. At Scherzer defocus, its HREM images have characteristic groups of three big white dots that are distributed on alternatively facing right and left arcs (fig. 1). The (001) projection of the U-structure has an apparent mirror symmetry, the portions of good coincidence zones (“perfect crystal structure”) regularly separate the variable cores regions (fig. 2).


2019 ◽  
Vol 10 (45) ◽  
pp. 6116-6121 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tan Ji ◽  
Lei Xia ◽  
Wei Zheng ◽  
Guang-Qiang Yin ◽  
Tao Yue ◽  
...  

We present a new family of porphyrin-functionalized coordination star polymers prepared through combination of coordination-driven self-assembly and post-assembly polymerization. Their self-assembly behaviour in water and potential for photodynamic therapy were demonstrated.


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