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Conducting Properties (conducting + property)
Selected AbstractsHybrid Organic/Inorganic Supramolecular Conductors D2[Au(CN)4] [D = Diiodo(ethylenedichalcogeno)tetrachalcogenofulvalene], Including a New Ambient Pressure SuperconductorEUROPEAN JOURNAL OF INORGANIC CHEMISTRY, Issue 30 2007Tatsuro Imakubo Abstract Five diiodo(ethylenedichalcogeno)tetrachalcogenofulvalenes, DIEDSS {2-(5,6-dihydro[1,3]diselenolo[4,5- b][1,4]diselenin-2-ylidene)-4,5-diiodo-1,3-dithiole}, DIET-STF {2-(4,5-diiodo-1,3-diselenol-2-ylidene)-5,6-dihydro[1,3]dithiolo[4,5- b][1,4]dithiine}, DIEDS-STF {2-(4,5-diiodo-1,3-diselenol-2-ylidene)-5,6-dihydro[1,4]diselenino[2,3- d][1,3]dithiole}, DIETSe {2-(4,5-diiodo-1,3-diselenol-2-ylidene)-5,6-dihydro[1,3]diselenolo[4,5- b][1,4]dithiine}, and DIEDSSe {2-(4,5-diiodo-1,3-diselenol-2-ylidene)-5,6-dihydro[1,3]diselenolo[4,5- b][1,4]diselenine},have been synthesized without the use of the highly toxic reagent CSe2, and their Au(CN)4 salts have been prepared by electrochemical oxidation. Characteristic I···N iodine bonds are constructed in all crystals, and their packing motifs are classified into two groups by the difference in the space group symmetry. The salt of DIEDSS crystallizes in the monoclinic C2/c space group and a novel helical supramolecular architecture is constructed by the strong and directional I···N iodine bond. On the other hand, the rest of the four salts crystallize in the triclinic P space group and their donor packing motifs belong to the so-called ,-type. Conducting properties of the ,-type salts strongly depend on the number and positions of the selenium atoms on the donor molecule. The salts based on the diselenadithiafulvalene (DSDTF) derivatives, DIET-STF and DIEDS-STF, show metal,semiconductor transition and the salt of fully selenated ,-donor DIEDSSe shows stable metallic behavior down to 1.6 K. On the other hand, (DIETSe)2[Au(CN)4] is semimetallic down to low temperature and the superconducting transition occurs at around 2 K (onset).(© Wiley-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, 69451 Weinheim, Germany, 2007) [source] Lateralizing and Localizing Values of Ictal Onset Recorded on the Scalp: Evidence from Simultaneous Recordings with Intracranial Foramen Ovale ElectrodesEPILEPSIA, Issue 11 2001G. Alarcón Summary: ,Purpose: The value of scalp recordings to localize and lateralize seizure onset in temporal lobe epilepsy has been assessed by comparing simultaneous scalp and intracranial foramen ovale (FO) recordings during presurgical assessment. The sensitivity of scalp recordings for detecting mesial temporal ictal onset has been compared with a "gold standard" provided by simultaneous deep intracranial FO recordings from the mesial aspect of the temporal lobe. As FO electrodes are introduced via anatomic holes, they provide a unique opportunity to record simultaneously from scalp and mesial temporal structures without disrupting the conducting properties of the brain coverings by burr holes and wounds, which can otherwise make simultaneous scalp and intracranial recordings unrepresentative of the habitual EEG. Methods: Simultaneous FO and scalp recordings from 314 seizures have been studied in 110 patients under telemetric presurgical assessment for temporal lobe epilepsy. Seizure onset was identified on scalp records while blind to recordings from FO electrodes and vice versa. Results: Bilateral onset (symmetric or asymmetric) was more commonly found in scalp than in FO recordings. The contrary was true for unilateral seizure onset. In seizures with bilateral asymmetric onset on the scalp, the topography of largest-amplitude scalp changes at onset does not have localizing or lateralizing value. However, 75,76% of seizures showing unilateral scalp onset with largest amplitude at T1/T2 or T3/T4 had mesial temporal onset. This proportion dropped to 42% among all seizures with a unilateral scalp onset at other locations. Of those seizures with unilateral onset on the scalp at T1/T2, 65.2% showed an ipsilateral mesial temporal onset, and 10.9% had scalp onset incorrectly lateralized with respect to the mesial temporal onset seen on FO recordings. In seizures with a unilateral onset on the scalp at electrodes other than T1/T2, the proportions of seizures with correctly and incorrectly lateralized mesial temporal onset were 37.5 and 4.2%, respectively. Thus the ratio between incorrectly and correctly lateralized mesial temporal onsets is largely similar for seizures with unilateral scalp onset at T1/T2 (16.7%) and for seizures with unilateral scalp onset at electrodes other than T1/T2 (11.2%). The onset of scalp changes before the onset of clinical manifestations is not associated with a lower proportion of seizures with bilateral onset on the scalp, or with a higher percentage of mesial temporal seizures or of mesial temporal seizures starting ipsilateral to the side of scalp onset. In contrast, the majority (78.4%) of mesial temporal seizures showed clinical manifestations starting after ictal onset on FO recordings. Conclusions: A bilateral scalp onset (symmetric or asymmetric) is compatible with a mesial temporal onset, and should not deter further surgical assessment. Although a unilateral scalp onset at T1/T2 or T3/T4 is associated with a higher probability of mesial temporal onset, a unilateral onset at other scalp electrodes does not exclude mesial temporal onset. A unilateral scalp onset at electrodes other than T1/T2 is less likely to be associated with mesial temporal onset, but its lateralizing value is similar to that of unilateral scalp onset at T1/T2. The presence of clinical manifestations preceding scalp onset does not reduce the localizing or lateralizing values of scalp recordings. [source] Charge conducting properties of hydrated DNA duplex between Au electrodes obtained by molecular simulations and Green's function theoryINTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF QUANTUM CHEMISTRY, Issue 10 2009Takayuki Tsukamoto Abstract The dependence of charge conducting properties through DNA-duplex + Au-electrode systems on DNA base sequence, DNA conformation, structure of Au electrodes, and solvating water molecules was investigated by using molecular simulations and Green's function theory. The simulated results indicate that the conducting properties depend most strongly on the structure of Au electrodes. It is also clarified that the charge conductance through DNA duplex is largely affected by the conformational change of DNA and the structure of connection between DNA-duplex and Au electrodes. © 2009 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Int J Quantum Chem, 2009 [source] Giant Permittivity of a Bismuth Zinc Niobate,Silver CompositeJOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CERAMIC SOCIETY, Issue 11 2007Sumesh George Bismuth zinc niobate,Silver (BZN,Ag) composites were prepared by the solid-state ceramic route. The sintering temperature of BZN,Ag composites was lowered to 850°C/2 h. The structure and surface morphology of the composites were investigated using X-ray diffraction and optical microscope. The dielectric and conducting properties of the composites were systematically investigated with the volume fraction of silver in the frequency range from 1 KHz to 1 MHz. The dielectric constant of the composite increases with the silver content and is in good agreement with the power law below the percolation limit. Addition of 0.14 volume fraction of silver increases the dielectric constant of BZN+2 wt% B2O3 from 150 to 2350 at 1 MHz. However, 15 volume percentage of silver loading results in a large permittivity of (,r),105 with a low dielectric loss (tan ,,10,2) at 1 MHz. Subsequent increase in silver loading decreases the dielectric constant. The BZN,B2O3,Ag composite with large permittivity may find applications in electromechanical and tunable devices. [source] Ion irradiation and reduction effect on the conductivity and optical absorption of heavily MgO-doped LiNbO3 single crystalsPHYSICA STATUS SOLIDI (C) - CURRENT TOPICS IN SOLID STATE PHYSICS, Issue 1 2005V.F. Pichugin Abstract The confirmation of MgNb defects in heavily MgO doped LiNbO3 single crystals were investigated through optical absorption, electrical conductivity measurements, optical spectroscopy with nanosecond time resolution, and Raman spectroscopy technique. An increase in the MgO concentration up to 10 mole% provides an essential change of the luminescence of LiNbO3, the appearance of a supplementary optical absorption band at the 1.1 eV, an alteration of the Raman spectra caused by the formation of (MgNb) defects, a shift of the edge of the supplementary optical absorption due to ion irradiation toward the shorter wavelength region as the MgO concentration increases. The effect of Ar+ ions irradiation on the conduction of the MgO doped LiNbO3 samples was studied. The important role of reduction in modification of the conducting properties of the ion-irradiated crystals was established. The increase of the MgO concentration leads to a decrease of the reduction efficiency. (© 2005 WILEY-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim) [source] | ||||||||||