153 research outputs found
Study of interfaces chemistry in type-II GaSb/InAs superlattice structures
There is a considerable interest in type-II GaSb/InAs superlattice system due to several modern applications
including infrared detectors. In these studies X-ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy (XPS) and Spectroscopic
Ellipsometry (SE) have been used to extensive characterization of the surface and interface of GaSb/InAs
superlattice. Application of XPS and SE techniques provide precise information from topmost layers of structure
and allow excluding presence of GaAs-type interfaces in GaSb/InAs superlattices. Simultaneously, these results
indicate that InSb-type or GaInSb-type interfaces have been detected in the structures studied
Ruthenium-Catalyzed Decarboxylative Rearrangement of 4-Alkenyl-isoxazol-5-ones to Pyrrole Derivatives
Easily accessible isoxazol-5(4H)-ones are useful precursors of heterocycles. In this context, we report the ruthenium-catalyzed transformation of 4-alkenyl-substituted isoxazol-5-ones to afford 1H-pyrrole derivatives. The operative conditions were proven to be effective also on cyclohexane-fused isoxazolones giving 4,5,6,7-tetrahydroindoles. The reactions, which allow for access to tri-and tetra-substituted pyrroles in moderate to high yields, occur through decarboxylative ring-opening/ring-closure involving C-H functionalization of the alkenyl moiety
In-plane uniaxial anisotropy rotations in (Ga,Mn)As thin films
We show, by SQUID magnetometry, that in (Ga,Mn)As films the in-plane uniaxial
magnetic easy axis is consistently associated with particular crystallographic
directions and that it can be rotated from the [-110] direction to the [110]
direction by low temperature annealing. We show that this behavior is
hole-density-dependent and does not originate from surface anisotropy. The
presence of uniaxial anisotropy as well its dependence on the
hole-concentration and temperature can be explained in terms of the p-d Zener
model of the ferromagnetism assuming a small trigonal distortion.Comment: 4 pages, 6 Postscript figures, uses revtex
Disorder suppression and precise conductance quantization in constrictions of PbTe quantum wells
Conductance quantization was measured in submicron constrictions of PbTe,
patterned into narrow,12 nm wide quantum wells deposited between
PbEuTe barriers. Because the quantum confinement imposed by
the barriers is much stronger than the lateral one, the one-dimensional
electron energy level structure is very similar to that usually met in
constrictions of AlGaAs/GaAs heterostructures. However, in contrast to any
other system studied so far, we observe precise conductance quantization in
units, {\it despite of significant amount of charged defects in the
vicinity of the constriction}. We show that such extraordinary results is a
consequence of the paraelectric properties of PbTe, namely, the suppression of
long-range tails of the Coulomb potentials due to the huge dielectric constant.Comment: 7 pages, 6 figures, submitted to Phys. Rev.
Ising Quantum Hall Ferromagnet in Magnetically Doped Quantum Wells
We report on the observation of the Ising quantum Hall ferromagnet with Curie
temperature as high as 2 K in a modulation-doped (Cd,Mn)Te
heterostructure. In this system field-induced crossing of Landau levels occurs
due to the giant spin-splitting effect. Magnetoresistance data, collected over
a wide range of temperatures, magnetic fields, tilt angles, and electron
densities, are discussed taking into account both Coulomb electron-electron
interactions and sd coupling to Mn spin fluctuations. The critical behavior
of the resistance ``spikes'' at corroborates theoretical
suggestions that the ferromagnet is destroyed by domain excitations.Comment: revised, 4 pages, 4 figure
Ultra-Rapid Warming Yields High Survival of Mouse Oocytes Cooled to −196°C in Dilutions of a Standard Vitrification Solution
Intracellular ice is generally lethal. One way to avoid it is to vitrify cells; that is, to convert cell water to a glass rather than to ice. The belief has been that this requires both the cooling rate and the concentration of glass-inducing solutes be very high. But high solute concentrations can themselves be damaging. However, the findings we report here on the vitrification of mouse oocytes are not in accord with the first belief that cooling needs to be extremely rapid. The important requirement is that the warming rate be extremely high. We subjected mouse oocytes in the vitrification solution EAFS 10/10 to vitrification procedures using a broad range of cooling and warming rates. Morphological survivals exceeded 80% when they were warmed at the highest rate (117,000°C/min) even when the prior cooling rate was as low as 880°C/min. Functional survival was >81% and 54% with the highest warming rate after cooling at 69,000 and 880°C/min, respectively. Our findings are also contrary to the second belief. We show that a high percentage of mouse oocytes survive vitrification in media that contain only half the usual concentration of solutes, provided they are warmed extremely rapidly; that is, >100,000°C/min. Again, the cooling rate is of less consequence
Melatonin in maturation media fails to improve oocyte maturation, embryo development rates and DNA damage of bovine embryos
Genetic polymorphism of the iron-regulatory protein-1 and -2 genes in age-related macular degeneration
Iron can be involved in the pathogenesis of AMD through the oxidative stress because it may catalyze the Haber–Weiss and Fenton reactions converting hydrogen peroxide to free radicals, which can induce cellular damage. We hypothesized that genetic polymorphism in genes related to iron metabolism may predispose individuals to the development of AMD and therefore we checked for an association between the g.32373708 G>A polymorphism (rs867469) of the IRP1 gene and the g.49520870 G>A (rs17483548) polymorphism of the IRP2 gene and AMD risk as well as the modulation of this association by some environmental and life-style factors. Genotypes were determined in DNA from blood of 269 AMD patients and 116 controls by the allele-specific oligonucleotide-restriction fragment length polymorphism and the polymerase chain reaction-restriction fragment length polymorphism. An association between AMD, dry and wet forms of AMD and the G/G genotype of the g.32373708 G>A-IRP1 polymorphism was found (OR 3.40, 4.15, and 2.75). On the other hand, the G/A genotype reduced the risk of AMD as well as its dry or wet form (OR 0.23, 0.21, 0.26). Moreover, the G allele of the g.49520870 G>A-IRP2 polymorphism increased the risk of the dry form of the disease (OR 1.51) and the A/A genotype and the A allele decreased such risk (OR 0.43 and 0.66). Our data suggest that the g.32373708 G>A-IRP1 and g.49520870 G>A-IRP2 polymorphisms may be associated with increased risk for AMD
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