Measurement of two-photon excitation cross-section of a new symmetric-type fluorene derivative

A new dye, 2,7-bis(4-methoxystyryl)-9,9-bis(2-ethylhexyl)-9H-fluorene, has been synthesized, which is a D-pi-D symmetrical-type fluorene derivative. The two-photon absorption (TPA) of this new dye has been experimentally studied by comparable two-photon-induced fluorescence method. This new dye has a TPA cross-section of 84 x 10(-50) cm(4) s/photon at 790 nm/13 fs. (c) 2004 Elsevier GmbH. All rights reserved.

Optical solitons in a four-level inverted-Y system

With one weak probe field and two strong pumping fields, the possibility of producing superluminal optical solitons is discussed in a lifetime-broadened inverted-Y atomic medium with proper parameters. As the group velocity of the solitons is larger than c, its occurrence can be controlled by modulating the intensities and the detunings of lasers.

Superbroadband 1310 nm emission from bismuth and tantalum codoped germanium oxide glasses

Near-infrared broadband emission from bismuth-tantalum-codoped germanium oxide glasses was observed at room temperature when the glasses were pumped by an 808 nm laser diode. The emission band covered the 0, E, S, C, and L bands (1260-1625 nm), with a maximum peak at similar to 1310 nm, a FWHM broader than 400 nm, and a lifetime longer than 200 lis. The observed broadband luminescence was attributed to bismuth clusters in the glasses. Bismuth-tantalum-codoped germanium oxide glass might be promising as amplification media for broadly tunable lasers and wideband amplifiers in optical communications. (c) 2005 Optical Society of America.

山茶属茶组植物分子系统学初步研究

山茶科植物的叶绿体基因和nrDNA基因分别为母系和双亲遗传，二者的联合分析为系统发育重建，特别是揭示网状进化过程提供了便利条件。茶组(Sect. Thea (L.) Dyer )属山茶科(Theaceae)山茶属(Camellia)，除茶（C. sinensis (L.) O. Kuntze）为广布种外，其余种主要分布在我国云南、广西、贵州和四川等地。自从W. T. Dyer（1874）建立茶组以来，该组作为一个自然类群，不存在大的争议，但是组下系统分类至今在国内外学术界中争议颇多。 本文选择来自于叶绿体的2个DNA片段，通过序列分析对茶组的28个种进行了系统发育重建。主要结果如下： (1) 叶绿体DNA rpS12-rpL20和trnS-G的序列分析 2个叶绿体DNA片段联合分析，将茶组植物分为两大支，部分种之间的系统发育关系得到了分辨。该叶绿体基因的分析结果支持茶组植物为一个单系类群，但与以往将茶组分为子房五室类群和三室类群的观点不相吻合。 (2) 茶组nrDNA ITS区研究结果 选用14个种茶组植物，对其nrDNA ITS区进行序列分析。茶组植物nrDNA ITS区扩增比较困难，且存在种内多态性，因而在测序之前需要对PCR产物进行克隆。

Morphometric analysis of Macaca arctoides and M-thibetana in relation to other macaque species

As a first step in reviewing the classification of the two stump-tailed macaque species, Macaca arctoides and M. thibetana, as compared with other species of the genus Macaca, 72 linear dental and cranial variables of 11 macaque species were examined by morphometric analyses. The results indicate that the two stump-tailed species are the largest of the macaques and although rather similar overall, they exhibit significant differences in the pattern of variation in most of the five skull regions as shown by Principal Components and Canonical Variate Analyses. Euclidean Distances based on Canonical Variate scores indicate that the females of M. arctoides and M. thibetana are more widely separated than eight other pairs of macaque species, and that the separations of the respective males are greater than those of three other pairs of species. These findings are consistent with FOODEN's classification of the stump-tailed macaques as two separate species (FOODEN, 1976; FOODEN et al., 1985). The present results suggest, as other researchers have proposed on the basis of external features, biochemistry and genetics, that the two stump-tailed macaque species and M. assamensis are closely related. The results also tentatively imply associations with M. fuscata and M. sylvanus but these require further study. The findings have implications for the assessment of the various Chinese Pleistocene macaque fossils.

动物体节发生模型及其相关基因研究进展

脊椎动物在胚胎发育的过程中沿身体前后轴形成一定数目的暂时性结构-体节(somite),随着胚胎的继续发育每个体节分化成为生骨区、生皮区和生肌区,继而生成各种组织。近30年来,研究者们就体节的发生和分化提出了多种解释模型,这包括时钟波峰模型、反应扩散模型、时钟诱导模型、时钟痕迹模型等,这些模型从不同角度不同程度解释了动物体节发生和分化的不同现象。尽管每个模型仍然存在一些不足,但大多提出了时钟分节(segmental clock)这一概念。对鸡的c-hairy1和c-hairy2、鸡和小鼠的l-fng以及斑马

Xenobiotics removal from polluted water by a multifunctional constructed wetland

Removal efficiencies on xenobiotics from polluted water in a twin-shaped constructed wetland consisting of a vertical flow chamber with the crop plant Colocasia esculenta L. Schott and a reverse vertical flow one with Ischaemum aristatum var. glaucum Honda, were assessed by chemical analysis and bioassays. After a four-month period of application, removal efficiencies of the applied pesticides parathion and omethoate were 100%, with no detectable parathion and omethoate in the effluent. For the applied herbicides, the decontamination was less efficient with removal efficiencies of 36% and 0% for 4-chloro-2-methyl-phenoxyacetic acid and dicamba, respectively. As shown by toxicity assay with duckweed Lemna minor L., growth retardation may occur if the water treated for herbicide removal is used in irrigation of sensitive cultivars in agriculture or horticulture. In contrast to I. aristatum var. glaucum Honda, the crop C esculenta L. Schott has a high yield in biomass production as a valuable source of renewable energy. (C) 2002 Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights reserved.

Visible blind p(+)-pi-n(-)-n(+) ultraviolet photodetectors based on 4H-SiC homoepilayers

p(+)-pi-n(-)-n(+) ultraviolet photodetectors based on 4H-SiC homoepilayers have been presented. The growth of the 4H-SiC homoepilayers was carried out in a LPCVD system. The size of the active area of the photodetectors was 300 x 300 mu m(2). The dark and illuminated I-V characteristics had been measured at reverse biases form 0 to 20 V at room temperature, and the illuminated current was at least two orders of magnitude than that of dark current below 13 V bias. The peak value zones of the photoresponse were located at 280-310 nm at different reverse biases, and the peak value located at 300 nm was 100 times greater than the cut-off response value in 380 nm at a bias of 10V, which showed the device had good visible blind performance. A small red-shift about 5 nm on the peak responsivity occurred when reverse bias increased from 5 to 15 V. (c) 2006 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

Morphological defects and uniformity issues of 4H-SiC homoepitaxial layers grown on off-oriented (0001)Si faces

The morphological defects and uniformity of 4H-SiC epilayers grown by hot wall CVD at 1500 degrees C on off-oriented (0001) Si faces are characterized by atomic force microscope, Nomarski optical microscopy, and Micro-Raman spectroscopy. Typical morphological defects including triangular defects, wavy steps, round pits, and groove defects are observed in mirror-like SiC epilayers. The preparation of the substrate surface is necessary for the growth of high-quality 4H-SiC epitaxial layers with low-surface defect density under optimized growth conditions. (c) 2006 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

Vertical PIN ultraviolet photodetectors based on 4H-SiC homoepilayers

Vertical PIN ultraviolet photodetectors based on 4H-SiC homoepilayers are presented. The growth of the 4H-SiC homoepilayers was carried out in a LPCVD system. The size of the active area of the photodetector was 300 x 300 mu m(2). The dark and illuminated I-V characteristics were measured at reverse biases from 0 V to 30 V at room temperature. The illuminated current was at least two orders of magnitude higher than the dark current at a bias of below 12 V. The photoresponse was measured from 200 nm to 400 nm at different reverse biases and the peak values of the photo response were located at 3 10 nm. The calculated spectral detectivity D* was shown to be higher than 10(13) cmHz(1/2)/W from 260 to 360 nm with a peak value of 5.9 x 10(13) cmHz(1/2) /W at 310 nm. The peak value of the photoresponse was hundreds of times higher than the response at 400 nm, which showed the device had good visible blind performance. (c) 2007 WILEY-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim.

Morphological defects and uniformity issues of 4H-SiC homoepitaxial layers grown on off-oriented (0001)Si faces

The morphological defects and uniformity of 4H-SiC epilayers grown by hot wall CVD at 1500 degrees C on off-oriented (0001) Si faces are characterized by atomic force microscope, Nomarski optical microscopy, and Micro-Raman spectroscopy. Typical morphological defects including triangular defects, wavy steps, round pits, and groove defects are observed in mirror-like SiC epilayers. The preparation of the substrate surface is necessary for the growth of high-quality 4H-SiC epitaxial layers with low-surface defect density under optimized growth conditions. (c) 2006 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

液晶聚芳醚酮/聚芳醚酮共混体系的相行为、凝聚态结构与流变性能研究

聚芳醚酮是一种高性能热塑性材料，但其熔融温度高，熔体粘度大，流动性较差。液晶聚芳醚酮则具有非常丰富的液晶相织构和复杂的相转变行为，并且其熔体粘度低，流动性较好。将二者共混，液晶的加入势必降低聚芳醚酮的熔融粘度，改善其熔体流动性，另一方面液晶聚芳醚酮的液晶织构和相行为等势必受很大影响。因此开展这一研究工作不但有重要的理论意义，同时对改善这类材料的性能和拓宽其应用范围具有重要的实际意义。发现液晶聚芳醚酮／聚醚醚酮共混物的复杂相行为与组成密切相关。在以液晶聚芳醚酮为主的共混物中，高分子量的聚醚醚酮易于从低分子量的液晶聚芳醚酮基质相中分离出来，形成了特殊的环带结构。在50：50液晶聚芳醚酮／聚醚醚酮共混物中，两个组分在熔融状态下发生了液一液相分离，导致环带结构和聚醚醚酮球晶同时形成。在以聚醚醚酮为基质相的共混物中，低分子量的液晶聚芳醚酮很难从高分子量的聚醚醚酮基质相中分离出来，最后只能在聚醚醚酮球晶的边界形成单独的相区。当聚醚醚酮含量很高时，仅生成聚醚醚酮球晶。首次在液晶聚芳醚酮与聚醚醚酮共混物中发现了环带球晶，并利用溶剂选择性蚀刻的方法确定了其相结构和组成。环带球晶中的亮心和亮环是液晶聚芳醚酮相，其c���（分子链方向）垂直于膜平面，而。和b轴则在膜平面内没有固定的取向。暗环则是聚醚醚酮与部分液晶聚芳醚酮的共存相，其中液晶聚芳醚酮晶体的分子链也垂直于膜平面，但聚醚醚酮片晶则呈现复杂的结晶取向。确定环带球晶的形成机理，从分子水平上提出环带球晶的生长模型，即间歇式增长过程，符合结构不连续模型。总结了环带球晶的形成规律和必要条件为：（l���液晶聚芳醚酮为主要成分；（2）液晶聚芳醚酮与聚醚醚酮有一定相容性，至少在熔融态分子相容；（3）液晶聚芳醚酮的各向同性相向液晶相的转变温度要高于聚芳醚酮的结晶温度；（4）液晶聚芳醚酮相转变（或结晶）速率与共混物的相分离速率相匹配或前者略大于后者；（5）降温速率或等温结晶温度适当。聚醚醚酮／含氟液晶聚芳醚酮共混物在熔体状态下的流动行为与共混物的组成、两相的相容性及相的转变有着密切的关系。在聚醚醚酮／含氟液晶聚芳醚酮共混物中，当前者为主要成份时，流动曲线形状与纯PEEK的相似，而当后者为主要成份时，表现出与含氟液晶聚芳醚酮相似的流变行为。共混物的复数粘度、储存模量和损失模量总体来说随F一队EK含量的增加而逐渐下降，只有当含氟液晶聚芳醚酮含量为50％时，共混物的复数粘度、储存模量和损失模量出现了局部极大值。

2,3'-联吡啶还原合成毒藜碱、安那他品和异毒藜碱

本论文从2，3'-联吡啶出发，利用两个吡啶环上氮的反应活性差异，选择性合成了单烷基盐1-甲基-2，3，-联吡啶盐、1-甲基-1，一氧-2，3，-联吡啶盐和1'-甲基／节基2，3气联吡啶盐，还原单烷基盐合成了天然生物碱毒黎碱、安那他品和异毒黎碱及其衍生物：对异毒黎碱的合成由还原N，-节基盐后脱节基简化为一步实现还原和脱节基直接得到异毒黎碱。通过用（R）-BINOL���（S）-BINOL���N，-节基异毒黎碱拆分得到了旋光纯的N，-节基异毒黎碱和异毒黎碱，-N，-节基异毒黎碱的旋光度［a］D20：-61．50（c���2．0，乙醇），卜异毒黎碱的旋光度fa］D20：-14．4"（c-1．0，乙醇）；将C���异毒黎碱用（RMTPA和（s）MT队衍生为Mosher酞胺，应用Mosllel���法确定了C���异毒黎碱手性中心的绝对构型为R型，即（R）-C���异毒黎碱，同时发现，由（R）一MTPA合成的Mosller酞胺中顺式旋转异构体占优。而通常在环胺的Mosller酞胺中，是反式旋转异构体占优。这一例外被MollteCarlo模型模拟计算结果解释：稀溶液中C���异毒黎碱的Moshel���酞胺，顺式构型能量上比反式更有利。不对称合成天然生物碱更具有挑战性。对异毒黎碱还原合成中的呱l���烯类中间体，用BINAP-灿催化体系进行了催化不对称还原的合成研究，氢化N'-节基-1，，4，，5，，6，-四氢一2，3，一联吡陡时得到了最高为21．5％的对映体选择性，而对N'-节基一1，，2'，5'，6，-四氢-2，3'一联吡陡的氢化则只得到了不超过10．0％的对映体选择性。