scholarly journals Low temperature enantiotropic nematic phases from V-shaped, shape-persistent molecules

Author(s):  
Matthias Lehmann ◽  
Jens Seltmann

A series of V-shaped, shape-persistent thiadiazole nematogens, based on an oligo(phenylene ethynylene) scaffold with ester groups connected via alkyloxy spacers, was efficiently prepared by a two-step procedure. Phase engineering results in an optimum of the mesophase range and low melting temperature when the nematogens are desymmetrised with a butoxy and a heptyloxy spacer. The mesophases are enantiotropic and over the whole temperature range nematic. For the optimised mesogen structure, optical investigations by conoscopy monitored a uniaxial nematic phase upon cooling from the isotropic phase to room temperature (ΔT = 150 °C). X-ray studies on magnetic-field-aligned samples of this mesogen family revealed a general pattern, indicating the alignment of two molecular axes along individual directors in the magnetic field. These observations may be rationalised with larger assemblies of V-shaped molecules isotropically distributed around the direction of the magnetic field.

Crystals ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (6) ◽  
pp. 547
Author(s):  
Si Wu ◽  
Yinghao Zhu ◽  
Junchao Xia ◽  
Pengfei Zhou ◽  
Haiyong Ni ◽  
...  

We have grown La 1.37 Sr 1.63 Mn 2 O 7 single crystals with a laser-diode-heated floating-zone furnace and studied the crystallinity, structure, and magnetoresistance (MR) effect by in-house X-ray Laue diffraction, X-ray powder diffraction, and resistance measurements. The La 1.37 Sr 1.63 Mn 2 O 7 single crystal crystallizes into a tetragonal structure with space group I4/mmm at room temperature. At 0 T, the maximum resistance centers around ∼166.9 K. Below ∼35.8 K, it displays an insulating character with an increase in resistance upon cooling. An applied magnetic field of B = 7 T strongly suppresses the resistance indicative of a negative MR effect. The minimum MR value equals −91.23% at 7 T and 128.7 K. The magnetic-field-dependent resistance shows distinct features at 1.67, 140, and 322 K, from which we calculated the corresponding MR values. At 14 T and 140 K, the colossal negative MR value is down to −94.04(5)%. We schematically fit the MR values with different models for an ideal describing of the interesting features of the MR value versus B curves.


2014 ◽  
Vol 24 (3S1) ◽  
pp. 90-94 ◽  
Author(s):  
Le Tuan Tu ◽  
Luu Van Thiem ◽  
Pham Duc Thang

The magnetic properties in Co-Ni-P nanowires arrays with diameter of 200 nm were investigated. All the samples were prepared by electrodeposition method with pH of 5.5 and at room temperature. During the deposition, a magnetic field in range of 0 - 750 Oe was applied parallel to the wires axis. The crystalline structure and morphology of the samples were characterized by X-ray Diffraction (XRD) and Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM), respectively. The hysteresis loops were measured at room temperature using vibrating sample magnetometry (VSM). The mixture of hcp phases of the Co-Ni-P based nanowires has been indicated by the XRD pattern. The obtained results show that with 750 Oe magnetic field applied during deposition we can obtain maximum coercivity value (2180 Oe). The \(M_{r}/M_{s}\) ratio was rapid increased when the magnetic field changed from 0 Oe to 750 Oe.


2000 ◽  
Vol 658 ◽  
Author(s):  
Claude Estournès ◽  
Cuong Pham-Huu ◽  
Nicolas Keller ◽  
Marc J. Ledoux

ABSTRACTSilicon carbide nanotubes have been prepared and decorated with CoFe2O4 spinel. These nanocomposites were prepared by incipient wetness impregnation of the dried SiC support with a stoichiometric aqueous solution of the cobalt and iron nitrates. After drying, subsequent annealing treatments were performed under air in the temperature range 873 to 1073 K. X-ray diffraction and high resolution transmission electron microscopy reveal the presence of spinel nanoparticles at the surface of the tubes. Magnetic properties of the nanocomposites show in the magnetic field explored (up to 5 T) that saturation magnetization is not observed neither at room temperature nor at 5Kelvin. The nanometric character and the nature of the spinel particles are also confirmed by the coercive field (1.6 T) observed at low temperature and the curie temperature.


2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Evgeny D. Filippov ◽  
Sergey S. Makarov ◽  
Konstantin F. Burdonov ◽  
Weipeng Yao ◽  
Guilhem Revet ◽  
...  

AbstractWe analyze, using experiments and 3D MHD numerical simulations, the dynamic and radiative properties of a plasma ablated by a laser (1 ns, 10$$^{12}$$ 12 –10$$^{13}$$ 13 W/cm$$^2$$ 2 ) from a solid target as it expands into a homogeneous, strong magnetic field (up to 30 T) that is transverse to its main expansion axis. We find that as early as 2 ns after the start of the expansion, the plasma becomes constrained by the magnetic field. As the magnetic field strength is increased, more plasma is confined close to the target and is heated by magnetic compression. We also observe that after $$\sim 8$$ ∼ 8  ns, the plasma is being overall shaped in a slab, with the plasma being compressed perpendicularly to the magnetic field, and being extended along the magnetic field direction. This dense slab rapidly expands into vacuum; however, it contains only $$\sim 2\%$$ ∼ 2 % of the total plasma. As a result of the higher density and increased heating of the plasma confined against the laser-irradiated solid target, there is a net enhancement of the total X-ray emissivity induced by the magnetization.


2012 ◽  
Vol 194 ◽  
pp. 187-193 ◽  
Author(s):  
J.M. Loureiro ◽  
Benilde F.O. Costa ◽  
Gerard Le Caër ◽  
Bernard Malaman

Ternary alloys, (Fe50−x/2Co50−x/2)Snx(x ≤ 33 at.%), are prepared by mechanical alloying from powder mixtures of the three elements. As-milled alloys are studied by X-ray diffraction and 57Fe and 119Sn Mössbauer spectroscopy. The solubility of Sn in near-equiatomic bcc FeCo is increased from ~0.5 at. % at equilibrium to ~20 at.% in the used milling conditions. The average 119Sn hyperfine magnetic field at room temperature is larger, for any x, than the corresponding fields in mechanically alloyed Fe-Sn solid solutions.


2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
jialu wu ◽  
Bo Li ◽  
Hong Wang ◽  
Ying Zhen Lai ◽  
Yue Ye ◽  
...  

A pair of enantiomers {[Cu(L-pro)(L-tyr)]·2H2O}n (L-1) and {[Cu(D-pro)(D-tyr)]·2H2O}n (D-1) based on the chiral ligands L/D-proline and L/D-tyrosine were synthesized and investigated by single-crystal X-ray structure analysis, IR, thermogravimetric analysis, solid-state...


2014 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
G. Tosolini ◽  
J. M. Michalik ◽  
R. Córdoba ◽  
J. M. de Teresa ◽  
F. Pérez-Murano ◽  
...  

AbstractWe present the magnetic characterization of cobalt wires grown by focused electron beam-induced deposition (FEBID) and studied using static piezoresistive cantilever magnetometry. We have used previously developed high force sensitive submicron-thick silicon piezoresistive cantilevers. High quality polycrystalline cobalt microwires have been grown by FEBID onto the free end of the cantilevers using dual beam equipment. In the presence of an external magnetic field, the magnetic cobalt wires become magnetized, which leads to the magnetic field dependent static deflection of the cantilevers. We show that the piezoresistive signal from the cantilevers, corresponding to a maximum force of about 1 nN, can be measured as a function of the applied magnetic field with a good signal to noise ratio at room temperature. The results highlight the flexibility of the FEBID technique for the growth of magnetic structures on specific substrates, in this case piezoresistive cantilevers.


1978 ◽  
Vol 33 (7) ◽  
pp. 749-760 ◽  
Author(s):  
G. E. J. Eggermont ◽  
P. W. Hermans ◽  
L. J. F. Hermans ◽  
H. F. P. Knaap ◽  
J. J. M. Beenakker

In a rarefied polyatomic gas streaming through a rectangular channel, an external magnetic field produces a heat flux perpendicular to the flow direction. Experiments on this “viscom agnetic heat flux” have been performed for CO, N2, CH4 and HD at room temperature, with different orientations of the magnetic field. Such measurements enable one to separate the boundary layer contribution from the purely bulk contribution by means of the theory recently developed by Vestner. Very good agreement is found between the experimentally determined bulk contribution and the theoretical Burnett value for CO, N2 and CH4 , yet the behavior of HD is found to be anomalous.


1991 ◽  
Vol 05 (21) ◽  
pp. 1447-1456 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. R. HARUTUNYAN ◽  
L. S. GRIGORYAN ◽  
A. S. KUZANYAN ◽  
A. A. KUZNETSOV ◽  
A. A. TERENTIEV ◽  
...  

Two samples of benzene-treated Bi–Pb–Sr–Ca–Cu–O powder exhibited at 300 K magnetic field dependent diamagnetism and magnetization irreversibility. The treatment with benzene resulted also in the appearance of microwave absorption at low magnetic fields, while is sensitive to magnetic history of the sample. From X-ray diffraction data one can see that upon benzene treatment the reflections of 85 K and 110 K phases do not change practically, but a series of new reflections appeared, indicating a lattice modulation with 4.9 nm periodicity. A microprobe analysis revealed substantial inhomogeneity of chemical composition across the samples. The room temperature anomalies were weakened in one sample and vanished in the second upon thermal cycling.


1992 ◽  
Vol 9 ◽  
pp. 211-215
Author(s):  
Y. Tanaka

AbstractBased on the recent Ginga results, following topics on X-ray binaries are briefly discussed: The cyclotron resonnance features observed from several X-ray pulsars, and related problem of the magnetic field decay. Search for millisec. pulsations from LMXRBs. Very bright transients which are suspected to be new black hole candidates, and an estimation of the number of such black hole sources in our galaxy.


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