Graphite surfaces were bombarded with Ne, Ar and Xe ions at 450 eV–1 keV to induce the carbon nanofiber (CNF) growth at room temperature, and the dependence of size and numerical density of ion-induced CNFs on the ion species and ion energy was investigated in detail. The ion-sputtered surfaces were covered with densely distributed conical protrusions and aligned CNFs grew on the tips, except f...

The new signaling probes 2-6, rhodamine-B derivatives of various receptors which contain different donor atoms for effective metal ion coordination, were synthesized and their absorption as well as fluorescence spectral responses were evaluated in the presence of various metal ions. All these probes along with the reference probe 1 have exhibited optimal metal ion-induced absorption and fluores...

The laser damage resistance of optical coatings is a key point for a large number of applications. The aim of this work is to test and analyze the laser damage resistance of a thin film material commonly used for high power applications (SiO2) and deposited with different techniques: Electron Beam Deposition, Ion Assisted Deposition, Low Voltage Reactive Ion Plating and Dual Ion Beam Sputtering...

Time-resolved dynamics of the photodissociation of molecular oxygen, O(2), via the (3)Sigma(u) (-) ion-pair state have been studied with femtosecond time resolution using a pump-probe scheme in combination with velocity map imaging of the resulting O(+) and O(-) ions. The fourth harmonic of a femtosecond titanium-sapphire (Ti:sapphire) laser (lambda approximately 205 nm) was found to cause thre...

New rhodamine based molecules have been designed as dual probes for the ppb-level selective detection of Hg(2+) and F(-) ions in aqueous medium at physiological pH 7.4. The probes have been designed in such a way to utilize both the properties of the metal ion induced 'turn-on' detection mechanism of the spirolactam ring opening of the rhodamine moiety and the reaction based cleavage of the O-s...

this review describes the Auger Electron Spectroscopy (AES), Low Energy Electron Diffraction (LEED), Raman Spectroscopy & Field Ion Microscopy (FIM) techniques for materials characterization at the atomic and molecular level along with composition, and vibration frequencies of a substance. The goal is to provide an overview of the utilization of these instrumental methods for analyzing the surf...

fabrication of a cysteamine (ca) self-assembled monolayer (sam) modified gold electrode insitufunctionalized with l-lysine (lys) is presented and described. the fabricated electrode was used forhighly selective and sensitive accumulation and the determination of copper ions (cu2+) in a nanomolarconcentration. techniques like cyclic voltammetry (cv) and electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (ei...

Catalytic effects of cupric ion (Cu2+) and zero-valent copper (Cu0) on ozonation in aqueous solution were discussed this research using 1,4-dioxane as a radical probe. Ozonation with Cu0 enhance...

We report measurements and simulations of laser-induced fluorescence in ultracold neutral plasmas. We focus on the earliest times, when the plasma equilibrium is evolving and before the plasma expands. In the simulation, the ions interact via the Yukawa potential in a small cell with wrapped boundary conditions. We solve the optical Bloch equation for each ion in the simulation as a function of...

Pyranine as a new class of fluorescent chemosensor for the Cu(+) ion is reported. The probe is capable of discriminating ranges of cations from the Cu(+) ion, even in competing environment. The dye displayed a rapid fluorescence response (t1/2 = 1.66 min) towards the Cu(+) ion, and the micromolar detection limit enabled the detection of the ion in environmental samples. The observed stoichiomet...