LiSr1.65 square 0.35B1.3B ' O-1.7(9) (B = Ti, Zr; B ' = Nb, Ta): New lithium ion conductors based on the perovskite structure

We describe the design and synthesis of new lithium ion conductors with the formula, LiSr(1.65)rectangle(0.35)B(1.3)B'O-1.7(9) (rectangle = vacancy; B = Ti, Zr; B' = Nb, Ta), on the basis of a systematic consideration of the composition-structure-property correlations in the well-known lithium-ion conductor, La-(2/3-x)Li(3x)rectangle((1/3)-2x)TiO3 (I), as well as the perovskite oxides in Li-A-B,B'-O (A = Ca, Sr, Ba; B = Ti, Zr; B' = Nb, Ta) systems. A high lithium-ion conductivity of ca. 0.12 S/cm at 360 degrees C is exhibited by LiSr(1.65)rectangle(0.35)Ti(1.3)Ta(1.7)O(9) (III) and LiSr(1.65)rectangle(0.35)Zr(1.3)Ta(1.7)O(9) (IV), of which the latter containing stable Zr(IV) and Ta(V) oxidation states is likely to be a candidate electrolyte material for all-solid-state lithium battery application. More importantly, we believe the approach described here could be extended to synthesize newer, possibly better, lithium ion conductors.

Analog/RF Built-in-Self-Test Subsystem for a Mobile Broadcast Video Receiver in 65-nm CMOS

A built-in-self-test (BIST) subsystem embedded in a 65-nm mobile broadcast video receiver is described. The subsystem is designed to perform analog and RF measurements at multiple internal nodes of the receiver. It uses a distributed network of CMOS sensors and a low bandwidth, 12-bit A/D converter to perform the measurements with a serial bus interface enabling a digital transfer of measured data to automatic test equipment (ATE). A perturbation/correlation based BIST method is described, which makes pass/fail determination on parts, resulting in significant test time and cost reduction.

Ce(0.67)Fe(0.33)O(2-delta) and Ce(0.65)Fe(0.33)Pt(0.02)O(2-delta): New water gas shift (WGS) catalysts

Ce(0.65)Fe(0.33)Pt(0.02)O(2-delta) and Ce(0.67)Fe(0.33)O(2-delta) have been synthesized by a new low temperature sonochemical method using diethylenetriamine as a complexing agent. Due to the substitution of Fe and Pt ions in CeO(2), lattice oxygen is activated in Ce(0.67)Fe(0.33)O(2-delta) and Ce(0.65)Fe(0.33)Pt(0.02)O(2-delta). Hydrogen uptake studies show strong reduction peaks at 125 C in Ce(0.65)Fe(0.33)Pt(0.02)O(2-delta) against a hydrogen uptake peak at 420 degrees C in Ce(0.67)Fe(0.33)O(2-delta). Fe substituted ceria, Ce(0.67)Fe(0.33)O(2-delta) itself acts as a catalyst for CO oxidation and water gas shift (WGS) reactions at moderate temperatures. The rate of CO conversion in WGS with Pt free Ce(0.65)Fe(0.33)O(2-delta) is 2.8 mu mol g(-1) s(-1) at 450 C and with Pt substituted Ce(0.65)Fe(0.33)Pt(0.02)O(2-delta) is 4.05 mu mol g(-1) s(-1) at 275 degrees C. Due to the synergistic interaction of the Pt ion with Ce and Fe ions in Ce(0.65)Fe(0.33)Pt(0.02)O(2-delta), the catalyst showed much higher activity for CO oxidation and WGS reactions compared to Ce(0.67)Fe(0.33)O(2-delta). A reverse WGS reaction does not occur over Ce(0.65)Fe(0.33)Pt(0.02)O(2-delta). The catalyst also does not deactivate even when operated for a long time. Nearly 100% conversion of CO to CO(2) with 100% H(2) selectivity is observed in WGS reactions even up to 550 degrees C. (C) 2011 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.

Processing of enriched elemental boron (B-10 similar to 65 at. %)

Procedures were developed for purification and processing of electrodeposited enriched boron powder for control rod application in India's first commercial Proto Type Fast Breeder Reactor (PFBR). Methodology for removal of anionic (F-, Cl-, BF4-) and cationic (Fe2+, Fe3+, Ni2+) impurities was developed. Parameters for grinding boron flakes obtained after electrodeposition were optimized to obtain the boron powder having particle size less than 100 gm. The rate of removal of impurities was studied with respect to time and concentration of the reagents used for purification. Process parameters for grinding and removal of impurities were optimized. A flowsheet was proposed which helps in minimizing the purification time and concentration of the reagent used for the effective removal of impurities. The purification methodology developed in this work could produce boron that meets the technical specifications for control rod application in a fast reactor.

Effect of Size Reduction on Magnetic Ordering in Sm1-x Ca (x) MnO3 (x=0.35, 0.65 and 0.92) Manganites: Magnetic and EMR Studies

We have employed the highly sensitive electron magnetic resonance technique complimented by magnetization measurements to study the impact of size reduction on the magnetic ordering in nanosized Sm1-x Ca (x) MnO3 (x = 0.35, 0.65 and 0.92). In the bulk form, x = 0.35 sample shows a charge ordering transition at 235 K followed by a mixed magnetic phase, the sample with x = 0.65 exhibits charge order below 275 K and shows an antiferromagnetic insulator phase below 135 K while that with x = 0.92 has a ferromagnetic-cluster glass ground state. Thus, a comparative study of magnetic ground states of bulk and nanoparticles (diameter similar to 25 nm) enables us to investigate size-induced effects on different types of magnetic ordering. It is seen that in the bulk samples the temperature dependences of the EPR parameters are quite different from each other. This difference diminishes for the nanosamples where all the three samples show qualitatively similar behavior. The magnetization measurements corroborate this conclusion.

Prudentia Iuris, 2008, n° 64-65 (número completo)

Presentación -- Parte I -- Breve relato sobre el Anticristo / Vladimir Soloiev -- Las enseñanzas de la iconografía / Marisa Mosto -- ¿Cómo se hace un ícono? / María Bargalló -- Michel Villey: Destructor de ídolos, creador de íconos / Carlos Raúl Sanz -- La racionalidad al rescate de la Naturaleza y la Ley Natural / María Celestina Donadío Maggi de Gandolfi -- Part II -- El cuadragésimo aniversario de la reforma del Código Civil (ley 17.711) /Carlos Raúl Sanz -- Parte III -- Segundo Encuentro Interuniversitario de Derecho de Familia. Controversias Jurídicas Actuales. Facultad de Derecho de la Pontificia Universidad Católica Argentina. Buenos Aires, 4 de junio de 2008 -- Los principios ético-jurídicos del vínculo paterno-filial y familiar por adopción / Catalina Elsa Arias de Ronchietto -- Democratización de la familia y su incidencia en los vínculos jurídico-familiares / Ursula C. Basset -- El derecho del niño a la familia / Julio César Capparelli -- La filiación y sus controversias jurídicas modernas. Un asunto inquietante / Ursula C. Basset -- Impugnación de la paternidad matrimonial. La exclusión de la madre y del pretenso padre biológico / Jorge Oscar Perrino -- Parte IV -- Derecho y retórica. Una aproximación desde la academia estadounidense / Valentín Thury Cornejo -- Notas sobre la asistencia social / José Benjamín Gomez Paz -- La Justicia y el derecho en el pensamiento del Santo Tomás de Aquino y Hans Kelsen / Alberto Silvio Pestalardo -- San Agustín, Dante y la Globalización. Una invitación a la reflexión sobre la globalización y la laicidad / Carlos A. Gabriel Maino -- La esclavitud en la doctrina Aristotélica-Tomista / Sebastián Pierpaulli -- Hegel y la evangelización de la cultura / María Fernanda Balmaseda Cinquina -- Parte V -- Comentarios Bibliográficos -- Parte VI -- Las Enseñanzas del Papa S.S. Benedicto XVI -- Parte VII -- Documentos

Sapientia, 1962, Vol. XVII, nº 65 (número completo)

Contenido: Cultura latina / Octavio N. Derisi – Reflexión ontológica sobre el miedo y la angustia / Oswaldo Robles – Perfectibilidad y educabilidad / Francisco Ruiz Sánchez – Notas y comentarios -- Bibliografía

碳纳米管-Mg_(65)Cu_(25)Gd_(10)非晶复合材料玻璃转变的动力学性质

制备了Mg65Cu25Gd10大块非晶合金及其碳纳米管(CNTs)复合材料,对两种材料进行了不同扫描速率下的差热扫描量热分析,研究了加入CNTs对材料玻璃转变和晶化动力学效应的影响。结果表明:加入CNTs后,复合材料的玻璃转变和晶化行为仍然具有动力学效应,但加入的CNTs减小了材料晶化行为对升温速率的依赖程度;同时,加入CNTs加大了材料发生玻璃转变时需要克服的能量势垒,增大了峰值温度时的晶化反应速率常数,从而降低了材料的玻璃形成能力(GFA);对CNTs降低GFA的原因也进行了探讨。

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