2D superlattice nanostructures formed via self-assembly of discotic liquid crystals dominated by long range dipole–dipole interaction

2018 ◽  
Vol 6 (21) ◽  
pp. 5597-5600 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zhenhu Zhang ◽  
Huanzhi Yang ◽  
Ao Zhang ◽  
Jingze Bi ◽  
Yuwen Feng ◽  
...  

2D organic superlattice nanostructures were formed via hierarchical self-assembly of discotic liquid crystals, which were demonstrated by X-ray diffraction pattern and TEM.

2012 ◽  
Vol 16 (10) ◽  
pp. 1114-1123 ◽  
Author(s):  
Masaaki Ariyoshi ◽  
Makiko Sugibayashi-Kajita ◽  
Ayumi Suzuki-Ichihara ◽  
Takayuki Kato ◽  
Tenpei Kamei ◽  
...  

We have synthesized novel hexaphenoxy-substituted phthalocyanine derivatives, 2-(12-hydroxydodecyloxy)-3-methoxy-9,10,16,17,23,24-hexakis(3,4-di-n-alkoxyphenoxy)phthalocyaninato copper(II) (abbreviated as Cn(OC12OH)PcCu : n = 10, 12, 14), and investigated their columnar mesomorphism and homeotropic alignment property. These hexaphenoxy-substituted Pc derivatives could be successfully isolated and purified from the mixture products by polarity difference. It was revealed by using polarizing optical microscopic observations, differential scanning calorimetry and temperature-dependent X-ray diffraction studies that each of the hexaphenoxy-substituted Pc derivatives has plural mesophases, and that the tetragonal columnar (Coltet) mesophase shows spontaneous perfect homeotropic alignment between two non-surface-treated glass plates without any defects and polydomain boundaries.


2012 ◽  
Vol 16 (10) ◽  
pp. 1148-1158 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hiroyuki Sato ◽  
Kensaku Igarashi ◽  
Yoshitaka Yama ◽  
Masahiro Ichihara ◽  
Eiji Itoh ◽  
...  

We have synthesized 34 novel homologous discotic liquid crystals, octakis(m-alkoxyphenoxy)phthalocyaninato metal(II) {abbreviated as (m- CnOPhO)8PcM (M = Co(1), Ni(2), Cu(3), Zn(4) and H2 (5); n = 8(a), 10(b), 12(c), 14(d), 16(e), 18(f) and 20(g))}, and investigated parity effect of the number of d-electrons on the stacking distances in their columnar mesophases. It was revealed from temperature-dependent wide angle X-ray diffraction studies that each of the cobalt(II) (d7) complexes (1a–1g) and the copper(II) (d9) complexes (3b–3g) showed a single hexagonal ordered columnar (Colho) mesophase with a very short stacking distance at 3.3 Å, and that the nickel(II) (d8) complexes (2a–2g) and the metal-free (d0) derivatives (5a–5g) showed a single pseudo-hexagonal ordered columnar (Colrho) mesophase with a little bit longer stacking distances at 3.4 Å. Very interestingly, the nickel complex (2a) and metal-free derivatives (5a–5c) gave an extremely big (001) reflection peak with the second (002) reflection peak. Furthermore, the zinc(II) (d10) complexes (4a–4g) showed two different rectangular ordered columnar mesophases, Colro(P2/m) and Colro(P21/a), with a little bit longer stacking distance at 3.4 Å. Thus, the shorter stacking distance, 3.3 Å, appeared for the odd number of d-electrons, whereas the longer stacking distance, 3.4 Å, appeared for the even number of d-electrons. Hence, the stacking distances depend on parity of the number of d-electrons in the central metal(II). To our best knowledge, it is the first example of parity effect on the stacking distances in columnar mesophases.


Author(s):  
J. M. Galbraith ◽  
L. E. Murr ◽  
A. L. Stevens

Uniaxial compression tests and hydrostatic tests at pressures up to 27 kbars have been performed to determine operating slip systems in single crystal and polycrystal1ine beryllium. A recent study has been made of wave propagation in single crystal beryllium by shock loading to selectively activate various slip systems, and this has been followed by a study of wave propagation and spallation in textured, polycrystal1ine beryllium. An alteration in the X-ray diffraction pattern has been noted after shock loading, but this alteration has not yet been correlated with any structural change occurring during shock loading of polycrystal1ine beryllium.This study is being conducted in an effort to characterize the effects of shock loading on textured, polycrystal1ine beryllium. Samples were fabricated from a billet of Kawecki-Berylco hot pressed HP-10 beryllium.


Author(s):  
Daniel C. Pease

A previous study demonstrated that tissue could be successfully infiltrated with 50% glutaraldehyde, and then subsequently polymerized with urea to create an embedment which retained cytomembrane lipids in sectioned material. As a result, the 180-190 Å periodicity characteristic of fresh, mammalian myelin was preserved in sections, as was a brilliant birefringence, and the capacity to bind OsO4 vapor in the hydrophobic bilayers. An associated (unpublished) study, carried out in co-operation with Drs. C.K. Akers and D.F. Parsons, demonstrated that the high concentration of glutaraldehyde (and urea) did not significantly alter the X-ray diffraction pattern of aldehyde-fixed, myelin. Thus, by itself, 50% glutaraldehyde has little effect upon cytomembrane systems and can be used with confidence for the first stages of dehydration.


2019 ◽  
Vol 15 ◽  
pp. 102605
Author(s):  
Ian Gregory Shuttleworth

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
M. K. Eseev ◽  
A. A. Goshev ◽  
K. A. Makarova ◽  
D. N. Makarov

AbstractIt is well known that the scattering of ultrashort pulses (USPs) of an electromagnetic field in the X-ray frequency range can be used in diffraction analysis. When such USPs are scattered by various polyatomic objects, a diffraction pattern appears from which the structure of the object can be determined. Today, there is a technical possibility of creating powerful USP sources and the analysis of the scattering spectra of such pulses is a high-precision instrument for studying the structure of matter. As a rule, such scattering occurs at a frequency close to the carrier frequency of the incident USP. In this work, it is shown that for high-power USPs, where the magnetic component of USPs cannot be neglected, scattering at the second harmonic appears. The scattering of USPs by the second harmonic has a characteristic diffraction pattern which can be used to judge the structure of the scattering object; combining the scattering spectra at the first and second harmonics therefore greatly enhances the diffraction analysis of matter. Scattering spectra at the first and second harmonics are shown for various polyatomic objects: examples considered are 2D and 3D materials such as graphene, carbon nanotubes, and hybrid structures consisting of nanotubes. The theory developed in this work can be applied to various multivolume objects and is quite simple for X-ray structural analysis, because it is based on analytical expressions.


2020 ◽  
Vol 7 (21) ◽  
pp. 4197-4221 ◽  
Author(s):  
Francisco Colmenero ◽  
Jakub Plášil ◽  
Jiří Sejkora

The structure, hydrogen bonding, X-ray diffraction pattern and mechanical properties of six important uranyl carbonate minerals, roubaultite, fontanite, sharpite, widenmannite, grimselite and čejkaite, are determined using first principles methods.


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