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Iron substitution in NdCoAsO: crystal structure and magnetic phase diagram
The effects of replacing small amounts of Co with Fe in NdCoAsO are reported.
Polycrystalline materials with compositions NdCo1-xFexAsO (x = 0.05, 0.10,
0.15, and 0.20) are studied and the results compared to previous reports for
NdCoAsO. Rietveld analysis of powder x-ray diffraction data shows that as Fe
replaces Co on the transition metal (T) site, the T-As distance increases, and
the As tetrahedra surrounding the T-site become more regular. Electrical
resistivity and magnetization measurements indicate that the three magnetic
phase transitions in NdCoAsO are suppressed as Co is replaced by Fe, and these
transitions are not observed above 1.8 K for x = 0.20. Based on these results,
the magnetic phase diagram for the Co-rich side of the NdCoAsO-NdFeAsO system
is constructed.Comment: Accepted for publication in Physical Review B, revised text and
figures, 5 pages, 5 figure
Unusual Phase Transitions and Magnetoelastic Coupling in TlFe1.6Se2 Single Crystals
Structural, magnetic, electrical transport, and heat capacity data are
reported for single crystals of TlFe1.6Se2. This compound crystallizes in a
tetragonal structure similar to the ThCr2Si2 structure, but with vacancies in
the Fe layer. The vacancies can be ordered or disordered depending on
temperature and thermal history. If the vacancies are ordered, the basal plane
lattice constant increases from a to \sqrt{5}a. Antiferromagnetic order with
the Fe spins along the c-axis occurs below T_N ~ 430K as shown by single
crystal neutron diffraction and the magnetic structure is reported. In
addition, for the vacancy ordered crystal, two other phase transitions are
found at T_1 ~ 140K, and T_2 ~ 100K. The phase transitions at T_1 and T_2 are
evident in heat capacity, magnetic susceptibility, resistivity data, a and c
lattice parameters, and in the unusual temperature dependence of the magnetic
order parameter determined from neutron scattering. The phase transitions at
T_1 and T_2 result in significant changes in the magnetic moment per iron, with
1.72(6)\mu_B observed at 300K, 2.07(9)\mu_B at 140\,K, 1.90(9)\,\mu_B at
115\,K, and 1.31(8)\mu_B for 5\,K if the same "block checkerboard" magnetic
structure is used at all temperatures. The phase transitions appear to be
driven by small changes in the c lattice constant, large magnetoelastic
coupling, and the localization of carriers with decreasing temperature.Comment: Accepted for publication in Physical Review
Methanol production by a broad phylogenetic array of marine phytoplankton
© The Author(s), 2016. This article is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License. The definitive version was published in PLoS 11 (2016): e0150820, doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0150820.Methanol is a major volatile organic compound on Earth and serves as an important carbon and energy substrate for abundant methylotrophic microbes. Previous geochemical surveys coupled with predictive models suggest that the marine contributions are exceedingly large, rivaling terrestrial sources. Although well studied in terrestrial ecosystems, methanol sources are poorly understood in the marine environment and warrant further investigation. To this end, we adapted a Purge and Trap Gas Chromatography/Mass Spectrometry (P&T-GC/MS) method which allowed reliable measurements of methanol in seawater and marine phytoplankton cultures with a method detection limit of 120 nanomolar. All phytoplankton tested (cyanobacteria: Synechococcus spp. 8102 and 8103, Trichodesmium erythraeum, and Prochlorococcus marinus), and Eukarya (heterokont diatom: Phaeodactylum tricornutum, coccolithophore: Emiliania huxleyi, cryptophyte: Rhodomonas salina, and non-diatom heterokont: Nannochloropsis oculata) produced methanol, ranging from 0.8–13.7 micromolar in culture and methanol per total cellular carbon were measured in the ranges of 0.09–0.3%. Phytoplankton culture time-course measurements displayed a punctuated production pattern with maxima near early stationary phase. Stabile isotope labeled bicarbonate incorporation experiments confirmed that methanol was produced from phytoplankton biomass. Overall, our findings suggest that phytoplankton are a major source of methanol in the upper water column of the world’s oceans.This project was solely supported by a grant to TJM from the National Science Foundation (Award# CHE-OCE 1131415)
Hubungan Variabilitas Iklim (Curah Hujan, Suhu, Dan Kelembaban) Dengan Kejadian Diare Di Kota Denpasar, Provinsi Bali
The variability of some climate elements could be expected to affect the increase of diarrheal diseases. This study aims to determine the relationship between variability of climate elements and the incidence of diarrhea in the city of Denpasar. The variables analyzed were the elements of the climate (rainfall, rainy days, temperature, and humidity) and the number of diarrheal cases from 2010 to 2014. The climate data and data incidence of diarrhea are from Updated Model of Surveillance System Impact of Climate Change on Health Research and Development in 2014. Data analysis was performed to generate univariable, bivariables, and multivariables data using Microsoft Excell software. The analysis showed that during the period 2010 until 2014 increased rainfall compared with the data from 2008, the highest incidence of diarrhea in Denpasar are 10,823 cases (2011). The multivariate analysis showed that there is a significant relationship between diarrhea and rainfall, rainy days, and humidity (P <0.05, r2 = 0.703; lag time 1). It can be concluded that there is a relationship between incidence of diarrhea and climate variables of 1 week earlier. There is a need to increase public awareness in maintaining environmental sanitation and hyigienic conditions during a peak of rainy and dry seasons
The formation of monosubstituted cyclopropenylidene derivatives in the interstellar medium via neutral-neutral reaction pathways
Five substituted cyclopropenylidene derivatives (c-C3HX, X = CN, OH, F, NH2), all currently undetected in the interstellar medium (ISM), are found herein to have mechanistically viable, gas-phase formation pathways through neutral-neutral additions of ·X onto c-C3H2. The detection and predicted formation mechanism of c-C3HC2H introduces a need for the chemistry of c-C3H2 and any possible derivatives to be more fully explored. Chemically accurate CCSD(T)-F12/cc-pVTZ-F12 calculations provide exothermicities of additions of various radical species to c-C3H2, alongside energies of submerged intermediates that are crossed to result in product formation. Of the novel reaction mechanisms proposed, the addition of the cyano radical is the most exothermic at -16.10 kcal mol-1. All five products are found to or are expected to have at least one means of associating barrierlessly to form a submerged intermediate, a requirement for the cold chemistry of the ISM. The energetically-allowed additions arise as a result of the strong electrophilicity of the radical species as well as the product stability gained through substituent-ring conjugation
Magnetic Phase Transitions in NdCoAsO
Magnetization measurements reveal that NdCoAsO undergoes three magnetic phase
transitions below room temperature. The crystal and magnetic structures of
NdCoAsO have been determined by powder neutron diffraction, and the effects of
the phase transitions on physical properties are reported. Near 69 K a
ferromagnetic state emerges with a small saturation moment of about 0.2 Bohr
magnetons, likely on Co atoms. At 14 K the material enters an antiferromagnetic
state with propagation vector (0 0 1/2) and small ordered moments (~0.4 Bohr
magnetons) on Co and Nd. Near 3.5 K a third transition is observed, and
corresponds to the antiferromagnetic ordering, with the same propagation
vector, of larger moments on Nd reaching 1.30(2) Bohr magnetons at 1.4 K. In
addition, transport properties and heat capacity results are presented, and
show anomalies at all three phase transitions.Comment: Some minor changes made, and lower temperature neutron diffraction
results are included. Accepted for publication in Physical Review
Superconductivity at 22 K in Co-doped BaFe2As2 Crystals
Here we report bulk superconductivity in BaFe1.8Co0.2As2 single crystals
below Tc = 22 K, as demonstrated by resistivity, magnetic susceptibility, and
specific heat data. Hall data indicate that the dominant carriers are
electrons, as expected from simple chemical reasoning. This is the first
example of superconductivity induced by electron doping in this family of
materials. In contrast to the cuprates, the BaFe2As2 system appears to tolerate
considerable disorder in the FeAs planes. First principles calculations for
BaFe1.8Co0.2As2 indicate the inter-band scattering due to Co is weak.Comment: 9 pages, 3 figure
Electron Correlations in the Low Carrier Density LaFeAsO0.89F0.11 Superconductor (Tc = 28 K)
The crystal structure and numerous normal and superconducting state
properties of layered tetragonal (P4/nmm) LaFeAsO, with F-doping of 11 %, are
reported. Resistivity measurements give an onset transition temperature Tc =
28.2 K, and low field magnetic susceptibility data indicate bulk
superconductivity. In applied magnetic field, analysis of the resistive
transition results in a critical field Hc2 = 30 T and a coherence length 35 A.
An upper limit for the electron carrier concentration of 1 x 10^21 cm-3 is
inferred from Hall data just above Tc. Strong electron-electron correlations
are suggested from temperature-dependent resistivity, Seebeck coefficient, and
thermal conductivity data. Anomalies near Tc are observed in both Seebeck
coefficient and thermal conductivity data.Comment: 13 pages, 8 figure
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