Karakterisasi Film Tipis Cu-c60/mgo Akibat Penuaan(ageing)dengan Teknik Hamburan Raman

KARAKTERISASI FILM TIPIS Cu-C60/MgO AKIBAT PENUAAN(AGEING)DENGAN TEKNIK HAMBURAN RAMAN. Film tipis campuran antara Cu dan C60 telah dianalisis dengan menggunakan spektroskopi Raman. Campuran secara atomik dideposit pada substrat Mg(001). Pengujian topografi dengan mikroskop optik menunjukkan bahwa warna film di sebagian besar sisi luar adalah coklat muda dan berubah menjadi coklat tua pada bagian tengah film. Terjadinya Perubahan warna dapat diatributkan dengan baberapa jenis interaksi kimia antara Cu-Cu, Cu-C60, C60-C60 dan Perubahan alotrop molekul C60. Dari analisis spektroskopik Raman dapat disimpulkan bahwa ciri spektrum secara kuat berkorelasi dengan variasi warna yang bergantung pada daerah pengamatan. Pada tepi filmdengan warna coklat terang (ditunjukkan pada daerah 2 dan 3) atom-atom Cu berinteraksi secara kimia dengan fullerene (Cu-C60). Pada iteraksi ini terjadi pergeseran puncak kira-kira 6 cm-1dari puncak pristine C60 yang diamati untuk puncak-puncak Ag(2) dan Hg(8). Pada pusat film dengan warna coklat gelap (ditunjukkan pada daerah 3, daerah 4 dan daerah 5) terlihat sebagai puncak baru yanang secara tipikal seperti puncak D dan G yang secara umum berkaitan dengan formasi disordered graphite melalui konversi kimia dari C60 dibawah pengaruh oksidasi

Pengaruh Iluminasi Laser Pada Film Campuran Emas-fullerene (Auc60) Dalam Analisis Spectroskopi Raman

PENGARUH ILUMINASI LASER PADA FILM CAMPURAN EMAS-FULLERENE (AUC60) DALAM ANALISIS SPECTROSKOPI RAMAN. Analisis Raman secara rinci pada campuran antara emas danfullerene (C60) telah dilakukan dengan cara mengubah intensitas laser secara sistematik untuk mempelajari pengaruh agitasi termal pada campuran. Analisis pergeseran Raman menunjukkan bahwa Perubahan secara sistematik daya laser menyebabkan pergeseran dan penyempitan puncak Raman. Kenaikan daya laser dari 0,5 miliwatt ke 3 miliwatt akan menyebabkan pergeseran-penurunan frekuensi Raman. Besarnya pergeseran frekuensi Raman kira-kira 2 cm" dan 5,4 cm", masing-masing untuk mode Ag(2) dan Hg(8). Penurunan pergeseran yang diamati berkaitan dengan beberapa macam interaksi antara atom Au dan molekul C60, seperti Au dan C60 ,,softly bound'' yang peka pada suhu sehingga kemungkinan terjadi difusi Au dalam campuran, Nano-kristal Au menunjukkan sifat kimia yang bergantung ukuran (tergantung jumlah atom Au) dan hal penting dari nano-Au adalah kemungkinan penggunaan untuk penandaan DNA, dan posisi-sensitif spektroskopi Raman memberikan kita kesempatan untuk menganalisis reaksi bio-kimia dalam ruang topologi. Kenaikan daya iluminasi menyebabkan pergeseran frekswensi teramati. Iluminasi 0,5 miliwatt dipilih sebagai satu kondisi moderat

Thermal evolution of defects in as-grown and electron-irradiated ZnO studied by positron annihilation

Vacancy-type defects in as-grown ZnO single crystals have been identified using positron annihilation spectroscopy. The grown-in defects are supposed to be zinc vacancy (VZn)-related defects, and can be easily removed by annealing above 600 °C. VZn-related defects are also introduced in ZnO when subjected to 3 MeV electron irradiation with a dose of 5.5×1018 cm−2. Most of these irradiation-induced VZn are annealed at temperatures below 200 °C through recombination with the close interstitials. However, after annealing at around 400 °C, secondary defects are generated. A detailed analysis of the Doppler broadening measurements indicates that the irradiation introduced defects and the annealing induced secondary defects belong to different species. It is also found that positron trapping by these two defects has different temperature dependences. The probable candidates for the secondary defects are tentatively discussed in combination with Raman scattering studies. After annealing at 700 °C, all the vacancy defects are annealed out. Cathodoluminescence measurements show that VZn is not related to the visible emission at 2.3 eV in ZnO, but would rather act as nonradiative recombination centers

Conformal invariance: from Weyl to SO(2,d)

The present work deals with two different but subtilely related kinds of conformal mappings: Weyl rescaling in $d>2$ dimensional spaces and SO(2,d) transformations. We express how the difference between the two can be compensated by diffeomorphic transformations. This is well known in the framework of String Theory but in the particular case of $d=2$ spaces. Indeed, the Polyakov formalism describes world-sheets in terms of two-dimensional conformal field theory. On the other hand, B. Zumino had shown that a classical four-dimensional Weyl-invariant field theory restricted to live in Minkowski space leads to an SO(2,4)-invariant field theory. We extend Zumino's result to relate Weyl and SO(2,d) symmetries in arbitrary conformally flat spaces (CFS). This allows us to assert that a classical $SO(2,d)$-invariant field does not distinguish, at least locally, between two different $d$-dimensional CFSs.Comment: 5 pages, no figures. There are slight modifications to match with the published versio

Propiedades ópticas de películas de dióxido de vanadio como recubrimiento termocrómico en ventanas

The optical properties of vanadium dioxide (VO2) thin film have been studied for the potential application of intelligent windows. The results show that VO2 film deposited on sapphire substrates exhibits good thermochromic effects, its IR transmittance changes 60% before and after phase transition, and has less thickness dependence than UV transmittance. Doping can significantly reduce transition temperature, such as to 30°C for 1.5% Mo doped VO2.Se han investigado las propiedades ópticas del dióxido de vanadio (VO2) aplicado como películas delgadas para posibles aplicaciones en ventanas inteligentes. Cuando el VO2 se deposita sobre sustratos de zafiro da lugar a efectos termocrómicos considerables; así, su transmitancia en el infrarrojo cambia en un 60 % después de la transición de fase del dióxido de vanadio, teniendo una dependencia menor con el espesor que la transmitancia en el ultravioleta. El efecto de aditivos sobre estas películas de dioxido de vanadio da lugar a una disminución de la temperatura de dicha transición responsable del efecto termocrómico, de manera que se produce a 30°C con el 1,5 % de adición de Mo

Imatinib and Nilotinib Reverse Multidrug Resistance in Cancer Cells by Inhibiting the Efflux Activity of the MRP7 (ABCC10)

One of the major mechanisms that could produce resistance to antineoplastic drugs in cancer cells is the ATP binding cassette (ABC) transporters. The ABC transporters can significantly decrease the intracellular concentration of antineoplastic drugs by increasing their efflux, thereby lowering the cytotoxic activity of antineoplastic drugs. One of these transporters, the multiple resistant protein 7 (MRP7, ABCC10), has recently been shown to produce resistance to antineoplastic drugs by increasing the efflux of paclitaxel. In this study, we examined the effects of BCR-Abl tyrosine kinase inhibitors imatinib, nilotinib and dasatinib on the activity and expression of MRP7 in HEK293 cells transfected with MRP7, designated HEK-MRP7-2.We report for the first time that imatinib and nilotinib reversed MRP7-mediated multidrug resistance. Our MTT assay results indicated that MRP7 expression in HEK-MRP7-2 cells was not significantly altered by incubation with 5 microM of imatinib or nilotinib for up to 72 hours. In addition, imatinib and nilotinib (1-5 microM) produced a significant concentration-dependent reversal of MRP7-mediated multidrug resistance by enhancing the sensitivity of HEK-MRP7-2 cells to paclitaxel and vincristine. Imatinib and nilotinib, at 5 microM, significantly increased the accumulation of [(3)H]-paclitaxel in HEK-MRP7-2 cells. The incubation of the HEK-MRP7-2 cells with imatinib or nilotinib (5 microM) also significantly inhibited the efflux of paclitaxel.Imatinib and nilotinib reverse MRP7-mediated paclitaxel resistance, most likely due to their inhibition of the efflux of paclitaxel via MRP7. These findings suggest that imatinib or nilotinib, in combination with other antineoplastic drugs, may be useful in the treatment of certain resistant cancers

ACAP-A/B Are ArfGAP Homologs in Dictyostelium Involved in Sporulation but Not in Chemotaxis

Arfs and Arf GTPase-activating proteins (ArfGAPs) are regulators of membrane trafficking and actin dynamics in mammalian cells. In this study, we identified a primordial Arf, ArfA, and two ArfGAPs (ACAP-A/B) containing BAR, PH, ArfGAP and Ankyrin repeat domains in the eukaryote Dictyostelium discoideum. In vitro, ArfA has similar nucleotide binding properties as mammalian Arfs and, with GTP bound, is a substrate for ACAP-A and B. We also investigated the physiological functions of ACAP-A/B by characterizing cells lacking both ACAP-A and B. Although ACAP-A/B knockout cells showed no defects in cell growth, migration or chemotaxis, they exhibited abnormal actin protrusions and ∼50% reduction in spore yield. We conclude that while ACAP-A/B have a conserved biochemical mechanism and effect on actin organization, their role in migration is not conserved. The absence of an effect on Dictyostelium migration may be due to a specific requirement for ACAPs in mesenchymal migration, which is observed in epithelial cancer cells where most studies of mammalian ArfGAPs were performed