Nonlinear frequency response analysis: a recent review and perspectives

The nonlinear frequency response analysis (NFRA) can be seen as an extension of electrochemical impedance spectroscopy. NFRA gives a full and detailed representation of the system response and can establish a connection between model parameters and the experimentally observed phenomena. In this article, different theoretical NFRA approaches and the most recent application examples are discussed. A simple electrochemical example is used to showcase the benefits and disadvantages of analyzing the system response by using different approaches. In addition, it was shown how to extract experimental harmonic values and analyze them.     

Magnetic structures in Ni80Fe20/Ru multilayers

Using polarized neutron reflectivity (PNR) measurements together with associated simulation, magnetic structures of two Ni₈₀Fe₂₀ (1 1 1)/Ru (0 0 0 1) multilayer samples with Ru thickness of 9 and 21 Å were investigated under various external magnetic fields at room temperature. The results reveal the existence of layer thickness, interface roughness, magnetic moment, interlayer coupling angle and non-collinear coupling. The former three are independent of Ru thickness; while the latter two are strongly dependent of Ru thickness.     

Analysis of Corrugated Long-Period Gratings in Planar Waveguides and Their Polarization Dependence

We present a theoretical analysis of corrugated long-period gratings in planar waveguides. In particular, we calculate the transmission spectra for both the TE and TM polarizations and highlight the polarization-independence conditions.     

Addition of hydroxide to an isoelectronic series of bis-diazineplatinum(II) complex ions

Base hydrolysis of bis-bipyridylplatinum(II) occurs via a 1:1 intermediate adduct with hydroxide ion. The equilibrium constants for this 1:1 addition of hydroxide inwater to complex ions [PtL2]2+, where L=one of theisoelectronic set 2,2-bipyridyl (bpy); 2,2- bipyrazine (bpz); 3,3-bipyridazine (bpdz) and 2,2- bipyrimidine (bpym) are respectively (as log10K at 25°C): 4.23; 4.59; 3.82; 6.14. This result is rationalized in terms of addition at the 6–position of the ligand.     

Viscosities ofn-alkylamines from 15 to 80°C

The viscosities of seven n-alkylamines from n-butylamine to n-decylamine were determined from 15 to 80°C at 5°C intervals. The intrinsic volumes were determined by extrapolation of the plot of fluidity against molar volume to zero fluidity and found to be a linear function of the number of carbon atoms. Plots of the logarithm of viscosity vs. reciprocal absolute temperature were almost linear. The energies of activation for viscous flow for the n-alkylamines were calculated and found to increase with increase in the carbon number. The B values, based on Hildebrand's equation and representing a measure of a molecules resistance to transport of momentum, were calculated for each of the n-alkylamines. A modified form of the equation describing the change fluidity with temperature was then formulated. It is suggested that the activation energy for viscous flow consists of the sum of the energy required for the expansion of the void volume and the energy required to overcome intermolecular interactions. These energies were calculated and discussed.     

Composite weak bosons inpp(p\bar p) \to W^ \pm Z^0 X

We study the production process , where is a proton (antiproton), allowing an anomalous weak magnetic dipole moment parameter _Z in the ZWW vertex. We compute the pairWZ mass invariant, and total cross section production for various values of _Z .     

Flame atomic absorption spectrometric determination of silver after preconcentration on Amberlite XAD-16 resin from thiocyanate solution

A method of silver preconcentration by using a column containing Amberlite XAD-16 resin and this future determination by a flame AAS after elution is proposed. The effect of the factors such as pH, the nature of complexing agent, sample volume, flow rate, the type and concentration of elution solution on the preconcentration efficiency have been investigated. The influence of some matrix elements on the recovery of silver were also examined. It was found, that the quantitative recovery of thiocyanate complex of silver was obtained from nitric acid solution (pH 2) as 99.20+/-0.07% at the 95% confidence level. A preconcentration factor up to 75 could be obtained. The detection limit of silver was 0.047 mg l(-1). The adsorption of silver onto Amberlite XAD-16 can be formally described by a Langmuir equation with maximum adsorption capacity 4.66 mg g(-1) (0.043 mmol g(-1)). The proposed method was applied to determination of silver in standard alloy with relative error 6.25%.