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Synthesis, Crystal Structure, Photophysical Properties, and Antibacterial Activities of the Copper(II) Complex Derived from 4-Chloro-2-{[(2,6-Dimethylphenyl)Imino]Methyl}Phenol
A new asymmetrical Schiff base ligand, (E)-4-chloro-2-{[(2,6-dimethylphenyl)amino] methyl}phenol (HL), and its mononuclear Cu(II) complex are synthesized. The molecular structures and spectroscopic properties of ...
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Open AccessDuality of positive and negative integrable hierarchies via relativistically invariant fields
It is shown that the relativistic invariance plays a key role in the study of integrable systems. Using the relativistically invariant sine-Gordon equation, the Tzitzeica equation, the Toda fields and the seco...
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Inhomogeneity of Minority Carrier Lifetime in 4H-SiC Substrates
The minority carrier lifetimes in lightly N-doped n-type and V-doped semi-insulating 4H-SiC crystals were measured by microwave photo-conductance decay method. The resistivity map** of the n-type 4H-SiC wafer l...
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Atomic-Scale Investigation of the Borides Precipitated in a Transient Liquid Phase-Bonded Ni-Based Superalloy
Boron is widely used as a melting point depressant (MPD) element in filler materials for utilization in transient liquid phase (TLP) bonding. Various kinds of borides will precipitate in the diffusion-affected...
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Integrable discretization of nonlinear Schrödinger equation and its application with Fourier pseudo-spectral method
A new integrable discretization of the nonlinear Schr¨odinger (NLS) equation is presented. Different from the one given by Ablowitz and Ladik, we discretize the time variable in this paper. The new discrete sy...
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Open AccessThe Wyckoff positional order and polyhedral intergrowth in the M3B2- and M5B3-type boride precipitated in the Ni-based superalloys
Ni-based single superalloys play a crucial role in the hottest parts of jet engines. However, due to the complex geometry and macro-segregation during the solidification process, the cast defect such as stray ...
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On-farm assessment of soil erosion and non-point source pollution in a rain-fed vegetable production system at Dianchi lake’s catchment, southwestern China
Vegetable is important cash crop in Dianchi lake’s catchment, but the non-point source (NPS) pollution from the intensive agricultural production systems is a critical hurdle on the alleviation of serious eutr...
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A novel hepatitis C virus vaccine approach using recombinant Bacillus Calmette-Guerin expressing multi-epitope antigen
Hepatitis C virus (HCV) is a major cause of liver disease worldwide. HCV infection is associated with high morbidity and has become a major problem in public health. Until now, there has been no effective prop...
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Applying the Pfaffianization Procedure to the Two-Dimensional Leznov Lattice
We derive Wronskian and Grammian determinant solutions for the two-dimensional Leznov lattice and provide a Pfaffianized version of this Leznov lattice using Hirota and Ohta’s Pfaffianization procedure. We giv...
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Growth and characterization of a LaCa4O(BO3)3 crystal
The non-linear optical (NLO) crystal LaCa4 O(BO3)3 (LaCOB ) has been grown by the Czochralski method. X-ray diffraction experiments show that LaCOB crystal possesses the space group Cm, and its unit cell consta...
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Thermal behaviors of mesocarbon microbeads and physical properties of carbon plates
Mesophase microbeads are a prominent precursor of carbon artifacts with high density and high strength since the powder has significant self-sintering ability. The formation of sintering bridges as a consequen...
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Open AccessRational Solutions of an Extended Lotka-Volterra Equation
A series of rational solutions are presented for an extended Lotka-Volterra equation. These rational solutions are obtained by using Hirota’s bilinear formalism and Bäcklund transformation. The crucial step is...
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Integrable Extended Blaszak–Marciniak Lattice and Another Extended Lattice with Their Lax Pairs
Two new lattices are given. One is an extended system of the Blaszak–Marciniak lattice, and the other is the extended system of the lattice given by Wu and Hu. Lax pairs for these two lattices are derived from...
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Effect of sensitizing Cr3+ ion on optical parameters of Nd-doped yttrium calcium oxyborate crystals
Pure, Nd doped, and Nd–Cr bidoped yttrium calcium oxyborate Yca4O(BO3)3 (YCOB), NdxY1−xCa4O(BO3)3 (NYCOB) with x = 0.86, and Cr:NdxY1−xCa4O(BO3)3 (Cr:NYCOB) with x = 0.45 and a small amount of Cr3+ ions crystalli...
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Growth Twins in YbxY1-xAl3(BO3)4 and NdxGd1-xAl(BO3)4 Crystals Observed by White-Beam Synchrotron Radiation Topography
Growth twins in Ybx Y1-xAl3(BO3)4 (YbYAB) and NdxGd1-xAl3(BO3)4 (NGAB) crystals were observed by white-beam synchrotron radiation topography combined with chemical etch. It was found that growth twins in YbYAB cr...
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Dielectric Properties of Bi2Ti2O7 Thin Films with (111) Orientation
Bismuth titanate thin films have been prepared on silicon by metalorganic decomposition□MOD) technique with bismuth nitrate and titanium butoxide as source materials. The growth procedure of the Bi2Ti2O7 thin fil...
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Preparation of nanocrystalline SnO2 thin films used in chemisorption sensors by pulsed laser reactive ablation
Nanocrystalline SnO2 thin films were fabricated by pulsed laser reactive ablation using a metallic Sn target. Oxidation of Sn to SnO2 occurred principally on the substrate surface and was negligible during transp...
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X-ray topographic study of twins in Nd x Y(1−x)Al3(BO3)4 crystal
The twins in self-frequency-doubling laser crystal Nd x Y(1−x)Al3(BO3)4 (NYAB) have been investigated by the transmission synchrotron topography and conventional Lang topography....
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X-ray topographic investigation of tungstate flux-grown KTiOAsO4 crystals
White-beam synchrotron radiation and Lang topographic investigations of non-linear optical crystal KTiOAsO4 have been carried out. It is shown that domains and growth striations are primary planar defects in tung...
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Pulsed Laser Deposition and Acoustic Property of Piezoelectric / Nonpiezoelectric Multilayer Films
Piezoelectric/nonpiezoelectric multilayer films were prepared by using pulsed laser deposition technique. The piezoelectric ZnO layers were completely (0001) textured and had the piezoelectric coefficient d33. Th...
