Solidification and crystallization properties of CaO-SiO_2-Na_2O based mold fluxes

Crystallization properties play an important role in keeping a smooth running of continuous casting process and high surface quality of cast strands. To reduce fluorine pollution in slag, a new type of CaO-SiO2-Na2O （CSN） based mold flux was studied. The solidification and crystallization properties, including crystallization temperature, crystallization ratio and solidification mineragraphy, were measured, which were compared with the CaO-SiO2-CaF2 （GF） mold flux. The results show that the crystallization performance is equal to the high fluoride mold powder and CSN can be used for peritectic steel grades sensitive to longitudinal cracking in continuous casting.

Studies on the Crystallization Properties and Morphology Structure of the Cationic Dyeable Polypropylene Fibers

The crystallization properties and morphology structure of the cationic dyeable polypropylene fibers which were produced by the blending spinning method were studied by making use of X-ray and scanning electron microscopy (SEM). It comes to the conclusions that the larger the crystallite size in the fibers is , the better the dyeable properties of the fibers are and there is a little compatibility between the dyeable agent and polypropylene resin. And the dye-uptake of the fibers may be up to 90% because the dyeable agent can uniformly be scattered in polypropylene.

CRYSTALLIZATION AND MAGNETIC PROPERTIES OF AMORPHOUS Nd_6Fe_(81)B_(13)ALLOY

The magnetic properties and the crystallization and its influence on the magnetic and struc- tural properties for rapidly quenched amorphous Nd_6Fe_(81)B-(13) alloy have been studied.The low temperature magnetic properties,the Curie temperature and the crystallization behavior are discussed.A small addition(6at.-%)of Nd in amorphous Fe-B alloys increases largely the crystallization temperature T_x but causes a decrease of the Curie temperature Tc·A new phase was observed in the sample annealed at 873 K.

Crystallization and Luminescence Properties of Sm3＋-Doped SrO-Al2O3-SiO2 Glass-Ceramics

The Sm^（3＋）-doped SrO-Al2O3-SiO2（SAS） glass-ceramics with excellent luminescence properties were prepared by batch melting and heat treatment. The crystallization behavior and luminescent properties of the glass-ceramics were investigated by DTA, XRD, SEM and luminescence spectroscopy. The results indicate that the crystal phase precipitated in this system is monocelsian（SrAl2Si2O） and with the increase of nucleation/crystallization temperature, the crystallite increases from 66 % to 79 %. The Sm（3＋）-doped SAS glass-ceramics emit green, orange and red lights centered at 565, 605, 650 and 715 nm under the excitation of 475 nm blue light which can be assigned to the 4 G5/2→6 Hj/2（j=5, 7, 9, 11） transitions ofSm^（3＋）, respectively. Besides, by increasing the crystallization temperature or the concentration ofSm^（3＋）, the emission lights of the samples located at 565, 605 and 650 nm are intensified significantly. The present results demonstrate that theSm^（3＋）-doped SAS glassceramics are promising luminescence materials for white LED devices by fine controlling and combining of these three green, orange and red lights in appropriate proportion.

Luminescence Properties and Crystal Growth of Er/Yb Codoped KGd(WO_4)_2

In this paper, the spectral and luminescence properties of a series of KGd（WO4）2 powder samples codoped with different concentrations of Er^3＋ and Yb^3＋ were reported,and the best doping concentrations were found to be lat% Er^3＋ and 10at% Yb^3＋ for attaining the strongest intensity. The Er^3＋/yb^3＋ codoped KGd（WO4）2 crystal with good optical quality was grown by the TSSG method and the growth conditions were presented. The unpolarized absorption and emission spectra of the crystal have been measured. The strong absorption peak is at 980 nm with a FWHM of 65 nm, and the emission peak is at 1536 nm when pumped by 976 rim. The fluorescence lifetime of manifold ^4I13/2 is estimated to be 4.5 ms at room temperature.Investigations of Er, Yb：KGW crystal have shown it to have necessary combination of properties to get an effective generation of - 1.54 μm eye-safe radiation with laser diode pumping.

ORGANOMETALLIC FERROELECTRIC LIQUID CRYSTALS Ⅰ. LIQUID CRYSTAL PROPERTIES OF ORTHO—PALLADATED BINUCLEAR COMPLEXES OF AZINE, IMINE AND AZO DERIVATIVES

The mesomorphie properties of title complexes are investigated by means of DSC and polarizing microscopy. The mesophase temperature ranges of complexes are wider than that of corresponding organic ligands. The bridging groups of the complexes have profoand effects on the mesomorphic behavior, When the bridging groups are opticallhy active. the compleve show chiral smectic

Synthesis,Crystal Structure and Properties of a 3-Fold Interpenetrating 3D Cd(Ⅱ)Complex Derived from 4-(2-Methyl-1H-imidazol-1-yl)benzoic Acid

A new Cd~Ⅱ coordination complex,namely [Cd（iba）_2]_n（1）,was prepared by the hydrothermal reaction of Cd（NO_3）_2·4H_2O with 4-imidazol-1-yl-benzoic acid（Hiba）. Single-crystal X-ray diffraction analysis shows that compound 1 crystallizes in monoclinic system,space group Cc with a = 11.403（4）,b = 30.480（9）,c = 7.732（3） ？,β = 130.189（4）o,V = 2503.0（1） ？~3,Z = 4,C_（22）H_（18）CdN_4O_4,Mr = 514.80,Dc = 1.666 g/cm^3,F（000） = 1032 and μ（Mo Kα） = 1.101 mm-1. The final R and wR are 0.0573 and 0.1823 for 4421 observed reflections with I 〉 2σ（I）. Each iba-ligand coordinates in a bidentate fashion,connecting the Cd（Ⅱ） atoms to form a 2D wave-shape layer structure,which can be simplified as a four-connected topological net. Interestingly,the 2D layers are further extended into a 3-fold interpenetrating 3D architecture. Compound 1 displays an emissive maximum at 455 nm in the solid state at room temperature and a response of the second harmonic generation（SHG） activity is approximately 0.8 times that of KDP.

Crystal Structure and Magnetic Properties of a Dinuclear Terbium Compound Tb_2(μ_2-anthc)_4(anthc)_2(1,10-phen)_2

A dinuclear Tb（Ⅲ） compound, Tb_2（μ_2-anthc）_4（anthc）_2（1,10-phen）_2（1, Hanthc = 9-anthracenecarboxylic acid and 1,10-phen = 1,10-phenanthroline）, was synthesized under solvothermal condition and structurally characterized by single-crystal X-ray diffraction. Compound 1 crystallizes in the triclinic system, space group P1, with a = 12.5061（12）, b = 13.3168（10）, c = 15.0079（12） ？, α = 110.620（7）, β = 102.941（7）, γ = 107.036（7）o, V = 2081.8（3） ？~3, Z = 1, C_（114）H_（70）N_4O_（12）Tb_2, M_r = 2005.58, D_c = 1.600 g/cm^3, μ = 1.759 mm^（-1）, F（000） = 1008, the final R = 0.0294 and w R = 0.0608 for 8900 observed reflections with I 〉 2s（I）. In compound 1, two Tb（Ⅲ） ions are linked by four carboxylate groups of the bridging anthc– ligands to give a dinuclear Tb_2（μ_2-anthc）_4 unit wherein each Tb（III） ion is further capped by a terminal anthc– ligand and a 1,10-phen ligand in a chelating fashion. Detailed direct-current and alternating-current susceptibility measurements showed no slow magnetism relaxation phenomenon was observed for 1.

Preparation and tensile properties of DD5 single crystal castings

The preparation procedure of DD5 single crystal castings was optimized. The microstructure characteristics of DD5 single crystal superalloy were investigated by microstructure observation and segregation behavior examination. The results show that the grain orientation is optimized by constraining the spiral crystallizer in [001] orientation and spatial scale. Also, the γ＇ phase of inter-dendrites is larger and more irregular than that in dendrite arms. High temperature tensile tests of DD5 single crystal castings exhibit that the peak stress increases with increasing temperature, while the area reduction shows an opposite trend, when the temperature is below 800℃; meanwhile, when the temperature is between 800℃ and 1000℃, the fracture stress of the alloy is the same as the peak stress. The fracture mode changes from shear to ductile with increasing temperature from 600℃ and 1000℃.

Crystal Structures,Characterizations and Fluorescence Properties of Two 3D Ca(Ⅱ)/Sr(Ⅱ)Coordination Polymers Based on 2-Sulfoterephthalate

Two alkaline earth metal coordination polymers [M（2-Hstp）（H2O）] （M = Ca2＋ （1） and Sr2＋ （2）, 2-H3stp = 2-sulfoterephthalate） were synthesized under hydrothermal conditions by the precursor [Mn（2-Hstp）2（4,4？-Hbpy）2] and alkaline earth metal salts. The two alkaline earth complexes are not isomorphic. Complex 1 crystallizes in the monoclinic space group P21/m, while 2 in the monoclinic space group P21/c, despite of their similar formulas. In 1, the Ca2＋ ion lies in a seven-coordinated pentagon bipyramidal configuration, coordinated with five 2-Hstp2- anions and one water molecule. However, the Sr2＋ ion in 2 is coordinated by nine oxygen atoms to form a single-capped square antiprism polyhedron. Both 1 and 2 exhibit π-π＊ emission of the 2-sulfotere- phthalate ligand.

Crystal Structure and Magnetic Properties of a Two-dimensional Compound{(Me2NH2)4[Co(SIP)2]·2(DMF)·3(H2O)}n

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Optical and defect properties of S-doped and Al-doped GaSe crystals

S-doped and Al-doped GaSe crystals are promising materials for their applications in nonlinear frequency conversion devices. The optical and defect properties of pure, S-doped, and Al-doped GaSe crystals were studied by using photoluminescence（PL） and Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy（FT-IR）. The micro-topography of（0001） face of these samples was observed by using scanning electron microscope（SEM） to investigate the influence of the doped defects on the intralayer and interlayer chemical bondings. The doped S or Al atoms form the SSe^0 or AlGa^＋1） substitutional defects in the layer GaSe structure, and the positive center of AlGa-^＋1 could induce defect complexes. The incorporations of S and Al atoms can change the optical and mechanical properties of the GaSe crystal by influencing the chemical bonding of the layer structure. The study results may provide guidance for the crystal growth and further applications of S-doped and Al-doped GaSe crystals.

Electro-optical properties of high birefringence liquid crystal compounds with isothiocyanate and naphthyl group

Liquid crystal（LC） compound with isothiocyanate and naphthyl group is an attractive high birefringence LC material,and can be used in optical devices. In this paper, the electro-optical properties of a series of this type of LC compounds were investigated. The melting points and enthalpy values of these LC compounds were higher than those of corresponding compounds with the phenyl group. These compounds exhibited high birefringence with a maximum value of 0.66. Fluorine substitution in the molecular almost does not affect the birefringence value. When these LC compounds with the naphthyl group were dissolved in a commercial LC mixture, the electro-optical properties depending on temperature were investigated. In the low-temperature region, LC mixtures with the naphthyl-group LC compounds exhibited higher viscosity than pure commercial LCs. In the high-temperature region, viscosity values very closely approached each other. When response performance was investigated, figure-of-merit（FoM） values were measured. The Fo M values of LC mixtures containing LC compounds with naphthyl group were lower than those of reference benzene LCs in the low-temperature region. However, in the high-temperature region, the results were reversed. These isothiocyanate LC compounds with naphthyl group can be applied in special fast-response LC device, particularly the ones used under high-temperature conditions.

Preparation,Structures,Thermal Properties and Sintering Behaviors of B_2O_3-SiO_2-ZnO-BaO-Al_2O_3 Glass

B_2O_3-SiO_2-ZnO-BaO-Al_2O_3 glass with different Al_2O_3 contents（1mol%, 3mol%, 5mol%, and 7mol%） was prepared, and it was intended to be used as lead-free and low-melting glass sealants for solid oxide fuel cells. The effects of Al_2O_3 content on the structures, thermal properties, and sintering behaviors of the B_2O_3-SiO_2-ZnO-BaO-Al_2O_3 glass were investigated in detail. The Al_2O_3 content largely influenced the structures and thermal properties of the glass. When the Al_2O_3 content 5mol%, the transition temperature of the glass decreased with the Al_2O_3 content, while the crystallization temperature increased with the Al_2O_3 content. However, higher Al_2O_3 content degraded the stability of the glass. The B_2O_3-SiO_2-ZnO-BaO-Al_2O_3 glass with 5 mol% Al_2O_3 content exhibits the optimal sintering densification characteristics and can be used as glass sealants for solid oxide fuel cells.

Synthesis,Crystal Structure,Physical Properties and Theoretical Studies of the New Ternary Sulfide with Closed Cavities:CsYb_7S_(11)

A novel ternary rare-earth sulfide, CsYb7S（11）, has been successfully synthesized by high-temperature solid-state reaction of an elemental mixture with modified Cs Cl flux. The single-crystal X-ray diffraction data reveal its orthorhombic symmetry in space group Cmca（no. 64） with a = 15.271（3）, b = 13.414（2）, c = 18.869（3） A°, V = 3865.2（2） A°^3, Z = 8, Mr = 1696.85, Dc = 5.832 g/cm^3, μ = 36.538 mm^-1, F（000） = 5768, the final R = 0.0225 and w R = 0.0517 for 2258 observed reflections with I 〉 2σ（I）, 2.67〈θ〈27.48o, w = 1/[σ^2（Fo^2） ＋（0.0443 P）2 ＋ 8.7453 P], where P =（Fo^2 ＋ 2Fc^2）/3, S = 1.036,（Δρ）max = 1.609 and（Δρ）min = –1.922. The remarkable structural feature is the dual tricapped Cs2@S18 cube closed cavities far apart within the three-dimensional [Yb7S（11）]-covalent bonding matrix. Magnetic susceptibility measurements show that the title compound exhibits temperature-dependent（50～300 K） para-magnetism and obey the Curie-Weiss law. Moreover, the optical gap of 2.03 Ev for CsYb7S11 was deduced from the UV/Vis reflectance spectroscopy and DFT study indicates an indirect band gap with an electronic transfer excitation of S-3p to Yb-5d orbital.

Synthesis,Fluorescence and Magnetic Properties of a New Europium(Ⅲ) Complex Eu(L)3(Phen)2

A new europium（III） complex Eu（L）3（Phen）2（1） with 2-benzoylbenzoic acid（HL） and 1,10-phenanthroline（Phen） as ligands has been synthesized. Crystal data for the complex are as follows： monoclinic, space group P21/c, a = 2.2577（4）, b = 1.23484（19）, c = 1.8789（3） nm, β = 94.918（3）o, V = 5.2189（14） nm^3, Dc = 1.512 g/cm^3, Z = 4, μ（Mo Kα） = 1.269 mm^-1, F（000） = 2408, the final R = 0.0433 and w R = 0.1038. The Eu（III） ion is coordinated by nine atoms to give a single-capped square antiprism coordination geometry. 1 shows two intense fluorescence emission bands arising from the transitions of Eu^3＋： ^5D0→^7F1（597 nm） and ^5D0→^7F2（615 nm） with an excitation wavelength of 396 nm. In addition, 1 displays antiferromagnetic property at low temperature.

Coordination Assemblies of Cd^(Ⅱ)with 5-(Ethylthio)-1H-tetrazole and Halide Ions:Synthesis,Structure,and Luminescent Properties

Three cadmium（II）-halide complexes with 5-（ethylthio）-1H-tetrazole（Hett） as ligand, namely [Cd_7Cl_2（ett）_（12）（H_2O）_2]_n（1）, [Cd_2（OH）Br（ett）_2]_n（2） and [Cd_2（OH）I（ett）_2]_n（3）, have been hydrothermally synthesized and characterized. Complex 1 was synthesized at pH = 7 and exhibits a 3D supramolecular framework, where the adjacent Cd ions form a tetrahedron unit by ett ligands bridge and the tetrahedron units share vertices to connect each other by ett bridges to form a 2D layer architecture, which is further interlinked by μ_2-Cl to form 3D structures. Complexes 2 and 3 are isostructural, generated at pH = 8.0~9.0, displaying similar 2D networks via ett ligands and different halide ions（Br-in 2, I-in 3, respectively）. In addition, thermal stabilities and luminescent properties of new complexes 1~3 have been studied.

Synthesis, Crystal Structure, and Magnetic Properties of a New Dinuclear Iron Complex with Schiff Base Ligand

A new dinuclear iron（Ill） complex has been synthesized and structurally charac- terized by X-ray crystallography： [Fem2（L）（C6HsCOO）（SO4）（CH3OH）2]·CH3CN＇CH3OH （1, H3L = N,N＇-bis（salicylidene）q,3-diamino-2-propanol）. Complex 1 belongs to orthorhombic space group Pna21 with a= 11.4400（8）, b = 22.9705（2）, c = 12.5712（9）A, V= 3303.5（4）A3, Z= 4, F（000） = 1576, Dc= 1.531 g·cm-3, Mr= 761.36,μ = 1.007 mm-1, S = 1.014, the final R= 0.0505 and wR= 0.1018. The crystal packing is stabilized by intermolecular O-H…O hydrogen bonds, forming an extended one-dimensional chain structure. The temperature dependence of magnetic susceptibility measurement shows that antiferromagnetic interaction is propagated between the metal centers. Fit as dinuclear arrangement gave parameters ofJ= 19.7 cm-1, g = 1.89 and R2 = 0.9999.

Synthesis, Crystal Structure and Two-photon Absorption Properties of 4′-(N,N-di(4-hydroxymethyl phenyl) amino)phenyl-2,2′:6′,2''-terpyridine

A novel donor-acceptor （D-A） triphenylamino terpyridine derivative L was facilely synthesized and fully characterized, and its single crystals were obtained and determined by X-ray diffraction analysis. It crystallizes in triclinic, space group P/ with a = 11.760（5）, b =12.516（5）, c = 12.850（5） A, α = 67.141（5）, β= 65.284（5）, γ = 75.876（5）°, Mr = 621.54, F= 1575.6（11） A3, Z= 2, Dc = 1.310 g/cm3,μ = 0.245 mm-1, F（000） = 648, the final R = 0.0671 and wR = 0.1869 for 11328 observed reflections with 1〉 2σ（I）. Linear and nonlinear optical properties of terpyridine derivative L were systematically investigated. The maximum two-photon cross-section of L was 382.5 GM （Goeppert-Mayer）, measured by two-photon excited fluorescence （TPEF） method. This result demonstrates that the increase of intramolecular charge transfer （ICT） leads to enhanced two-photon absorption （2PA）, which could be achieved by introducing additional electron-donor groups to the molecular framework.

Fluorescence Properties and Crystal Structures of Metal-organic Coordination Complexes Based on the 2,6-Naphthalenedicarboxylic Acid

Two metal-organic coordination complexes, [Zn（2,6-ndc）（1,2-bix）]n（1） and [Zn（2,6-ndc）（1,3-bix）]n（2）（2,6-H2ndc = 2,6-naphthalenedicarboxylic acid, 1,2-bix = 1,2-bis（imidazole-1-ylmethyl）-benzene and 1,3-bix = 1,3-bis（imidazole-1-ylmethyl）-benzene） have been synthesized by the hydrothermal method. Though the two complexes both crystallize in a triclinic system, space group P1 and show similar two-dimensional structures, weak intermolecular interactions（π-π packing interactions） only exist in complex 2. They are characterized by single-crystal X-ray diffraction analysis, fluorescence measurement, IR spectroscopy and TGA. Moreover, the solid-state fluorescence spectra of two complexes show maximal emission peaks at 365（λ（ex） = 329 nm） and 367 nm（λex = 344 nm）, respectively.