Ferroelectricity in Potassium Nitrate at Room Temperature

1962 ◽  
Vol 9 (7) ◽  
pp. 285-286 ◽  
Author(s):  
James P. Nolta ◽  
Norman W. Schubring
Keyword(s):  
Room Temperature ◽  
Potassium Nitrate

14N and 39K Nuclear Quadrupole Coupüng in KNO3

1990 ◽  
Vol 45 (3-4) ◽  
pp. 459-463 ◽  
Author(s):  
T. J. Bastow ◽  
S. N. Stuart
Keyword(s):  
Phase Transition ◽  
Nuclear Magnetic Resonance ◽  
Room Temperature ◽  
Potassium Nitrate ◽  
Nuclear Quadrupole Interaction ◽  
Coupling Constants ◽  
Disorder Phase Transition ◽  
Nuclear Quadrupole ◽  
T Values ◽  
Asymmetry Parameters

Abstract The nuclear quadrupole interaction tensors of 14N and 39K in potassium nitrate at room temperature have been determined from nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) rotation studies of single crystals at 9.4 T. Values for the coupling constants and asymmetry parameters at 296 K are:14N: e2 qQ/h = 751 kHz, η = 0.022; 39K: e2 qQ/h = 1326kHz, η = 0.171. The temperature dependence, on approaching the order-disorder phase transition near 401 K, is linear.

scholarly journals Physiological quality of osmoprimed gherkin seeds

2013 ◽  
Vol 35 (3) ◽  
pp. 368-373 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rodrigo de Góes Esperon Reis ◽  
Humberto Pereira da Silva ◽  
José Maria Gomes Neves ◽  
Renato Mendes Guimarães
Keyword(s):  
Electrical Conductivity ◽  
Room Temperature ◽  
Dry Weight ◽  
Potassium Nitrate ◽  
Germination Percentage ◽  
Initial Profile ◽  
Randomized Design ◽  
Physiological Quality ◽  
Osmotic Potentials

It was aimed to verify the effect of different methodologies of osmopriming on physiological quality of gherkin seeds. Prior, it has been characterized the initial profile of the gherkin seeds. Then, the seeds were osmoprimed in gerboxes containing two blotter papers wetted with osmotic solutions in a volume equal to three times the paper dry weight and kept in BOD at 15 °C. After the priming, the seeds were dried at room temperature for 48 hours. Then, the following variables were evaluated: seeds moisture content, percentage of germination, percentage of emergence, emergence speed index and electrical conductivity. The analyses of variances were realized according to a randomized design in a factorial scheme 3 x 2 x 4: three solutes (polyetilene glycol 6000 - PEG, potassium nitrate - KNO3 and PEG + KNO3), two osmotic potentials (-0.55 and -1.10 MPa) and four times of priming (24, 48, 72 and 96 hours), followed by analyses of regression. It is concluded that the priming has no effect on germination and affects positively the vigor of the gherkin seeds lots; osmopriming with potassium nitrate is effective in improving the physiological quality of gherkin seeds lot.

scholarly journals Effects of Seed Treatments and Planting Depth on Emergence of Sea Buckthorn Species

1999 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
pp. 213-216 ◽  
Author(s):  
Thomas S.C. Li ◽  
Douglas A. Wardle
Keyword(s):  
Plant Height ◽  
Room Temperature ◽  
Nitrate Solution ◽  
Growing Season ◽  
Potassium Nitrate ◽  
Seed Treatments ◽  
Planting Depth ◽  
Potassium Nitrate Solution ◽  
Average Plant ◽  
Average Plant Height

The influence of seed treatments and planting depth on the percentage of seed emergence of Hippophae rhamnoides L. `Indian-Summer', H. tibetana Schlecht., H. neurocarpa Liu & He, H. salicifolia D. Don, and H. rhamnoides subsp. rhamnoides, sinensis, turkestanica, and mongolica were studied. Surface seeding had higher percentages of seed emergence and more rapid completion of emergence compared to a 1- or 2-cm (0.4- or 0.8-inch) seeding depth. Seeds soaked in water or potassium nitrate solution at room temperature emerged in higher percentages. Average plant height of the eight species and subspecies varied significantly at the end of first growing season.

scholarly journals Germination of native grasses with potential application in the recovery of degraded areas in Quadrilátero Ferrífero, Brazil

2012 ◽  
Vol 12 (3) ◽  
pp. 118-123 ◽  
Author(s):  
Maurílio Assis Figueiredo ◽  
Hudson Eustáquio Baêta ◽  
Alessandra Rodrigues Kozovits
Keyword(s):  
Native Species ◽  
Room Temperature ◽  
Potassium Nitrate ◽  
Native Grasses ◽  
Refrigerated Storage ◽  
Efficient Treatment ◽  
Land Rehabilitation ◽  
Future Studies ◽  
Quadrilátero Ferrífero ◽  
Setaria Parviflora

Native grasses are potential species to be used in land rehabilitation. However, due to the lack of better knowledge of their performance, preference is given to exotic plants, which may be invasive and negatively affect the local biodiversity. In order to better understand the propagation of native species of the Quadrilátero Ferrífero (Minas Gerais, Brazil) using their seeds, and in so doing, indicate possible candidates for land rehabilitation, this study investigated the germination patterns of the following grasses: Andropogon bicornis L.; Andropogon leucostachyus Kunth; Setaria parviflora (Poir.) Kerguélen; Cenchrus brownii Roem. & Schult; Echinolaena inflexa (Poir.) Chase, and Apochloa euprepes (Renvoize) Zuloaga & Morrone. The spikelets (depending on the species, removing or not the structures that surround the caryopsis) were treated as follows: T1-Control, T2-moistening with 0.2% potassium nitrate, T3-heating at 80 ºC for 2 minutes, T4-scarification with sulfuric acid (except genus Andropogon) and, for genera Andropogon and Setaria T5-storage at room temperature and T6- refrigerated storage. The treatment was repeated four times for 25 caryopses incubated at 25 ºC and constant light. Significant variation was observed when comparing germination rates from week to week, treatment to treatment and species to species. The most efficient treatment for genus Andropogon was T6, followed by T2 for A. bicornis and T3 for A. leucostachyus. T6 was also the most effective treatment for S. parviflora, followed by T5 and T2. C. brownii showed similar results when applying T1, T2 and T3 (mean 39%). E. inflexa and A. euprepes showed high levels of dormancy that were not overcome by the proposed treatments. A. bicornis, A. leucostachyus, S. parviflora and C. brownii showed higher germination potential, thus being possible candidates for the recovery of degraded areas. Future studies are indicated to find the most effective treatments for germination in field conditions.

Ferroelectric and Electrical Properties of Potassium Nitrate Thin Composite Layers

2011 ◽  
Vol 403-408 ◽  
pp. 607-617 ◽  
Author(s):  
Neeraj Kumar ◽  
Rabinder Nath
Keyword(s):  
Electrical Properties ◽  
Polyvinylidene Fluoride ◽  
Room Temperature ◽  
Ferroelectric Phase ◽  
Potassium Nitrate ◽  
Phase Iii ◽  
Heating And Cooling ◽  
Composite Layers ◽  
Ferroelectric Hysteresis ◽  
Phase Phase

The ferroelectric and electrical properties of potassium nitrate (KNO3): polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF) composite layers prepared by melt press method have been studied. The stability of ferroelectric phase (phase –III) of potassium nitrate (KNO3) in the composite layers at room temperature have been analyzed. The temperature dependence of ferroelectric hysteresis loop (P-E) characteristics have been investigated in the composite layers. The electrical conductivity (σ) and dielectric behaviour of composite layers have been characterized. The conductivity and dielectric variation with temperature during heating and cooling modes has been found to provide the knowledge of phase transition in the composite. The capacitance –-voltage (C-V) and conductance - voltage (G-V) characteristics clearly show the ferroelectric butterfly loop, which is attributed to the features of ferroelectricity in the composite layers at room temperature. The coexistence of ferroelectric phase (phase III) with paraelectric phase (phase II) has also been observed at room temperature in the composite layers during dielectric and conductivity measurements.

Growth and single-crystal refinement of phase-III potassium nitrate, KNO3

2009 ◽  
Vol 65 (6) ◽  
pp. 659-663 ◽  
Author(s):  
Evelyn J. Freney ◽  
Laurence A. J. Garvie ◽  
Thomas L. Groy ◽  
Peter R. Buseck
Keyword(s):  
Single Crystal ◽  
Room Temperature ◽  
Potassium Nitrate ◽  
High Temperature Phase ◽  
Phase Iii ◽  
Stable Phase ◽  
Temperature Phase ◽  
Spontaneous Transformation ◽  
Structure Determinations ◽  
Phase Phase

Oriented single crystals of the high-temperature phase of KNO3 (phase III), a ferroelectric compound that may also occur as an atmospheric aerosol particle, were grown at room temperature and pressure by atomizing a solution of KNO3 in water and allowing droplets to dry on a glass substrate. The crystals are up to 1 mm across and are stable unless mechanically disturbed. There is no evidence of the spontaneous transformation of phase III to the room-temperature stable phase (phase II), even after several months. Single-crystal structure determinations of phase III were obtained at 295 and 123 K. The unit cell regained its room-temperature dimensions after warming from 123 K. The phase-III KNO3 structure can be viewed as the stacking parallel to the c axis of alternating K atoms and planar NO3 groups. The NO3 groups connect the planes of K atoms, where each O is fourfold coordinated to one N and three K. Each K atom has nine O nearest neighbors, with three bonds at 2.813 and six at 2.9092 Å. The interatomic K—N—K distance alternates from 5.051 to 3.941 along the c axis. The N—O distances increase from 1.245 (2) Å at 295 K to 1.2533 (15) Å at 123 K. The nitrate group has a slight non-planarity, with the N atoms 0.011 Å above the O plane and directed toward the more distant K of the K—N—K chain.

Dependence of Intergranular Fracture on Boundary Topography and Cohesion

1973 ◽  
Vol 31 ◽  
pp. 150-151
Author(s):  
J. E. Doherty ◽  
A. F. Giamei ◽  
B. H. Kear ◽  
C. W. Steinke
Keyword(s):  
Grain Boundary ◽  
Room Temperature ◽  
Nickel Base Superalloy ◽  
Boundary Shear ◽  
Room Temperature Ductility ◽  
Solid Solution Matrix ◽  
Nickel Base ◽  
Solution Matrix ◽  
Different Levels ◽  
Base Superalloy

Recently we have been investigating a class of nickel-base superalloys which possess substantial room temperature ductility. This improvement in ductility is directly related to improvements in grain boundary strength due to increased boundary cohesion through control of detrimental impurities and improved boundary shear strength by controlled grain boundary micros true tures.For these investigations an experimental nickel-base superalloy was doped with different levels of sulphur impurity. The micros tructure after a heat treatment of 1360°C for 2 hr, 1200°C for 16 hr consists of coherent precipitates of γ’ Ni3(Al,X) in a nickel solid solution matrix.

Hepatocyte Alterations in Guinea Pigs FED Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs), Dibenzodioxins (PCDD), AND DIBENZOFURANS (PCDF)

1982 ◽  
Vol 40 ◽  
pp. 56-57
Author(s):  
J. N. Turner ◽  
D. N. Collins
Keyword(s):  
Guinea Pigs ◽  
Room Temperature ◽  
Dose Group ◽  
Methyl Cellulose ◽  
Uranyl Acetate ◽  
Target Organ ◽  
Office Building ◽  
Lead Citrate ◽  
Control Groups ◽  
Cooling Fluid

A fire involving an electric service transformer and its cooling fluid, a mixture of PCBs and chlorinated benzenes, contaminated an office building with a fine soot. Chemical analysis showed PCDDs and PCDFs including the highly toxic tetra isomers. Guinea pigs were chosen as an experimental animal to test the soot's toxicity because of their sensitivity to these compounds, and the liver was examined because it is a target organ. The soot was suspended in 0.75% methyl cellulose and administered in a single dose by gavage at levels of 1,10,100, and 500mgm soot/kgm body weight. Each dose group was composed of 6 males and 6 females. Control groups included 12 (6 male, 6 female) animals fed activated carbon in methyl cellulose, 6 males fed methyl cellulose, and 16 males and 10 females untreated. The guinea pigs were sacrificed at 42 days by suffocation in CO2. Liver samples were immediately immersed and minced in 2% gluteraldehyde in cacadylate buffer at pH 7.4 and 4°C. After overnight fixation, samples were postfixed in 1% OsO4 in cacodylate for 1 hr at room temperature, embedded in epon, sectioned and stained with uranyl acetate and lead citrate.

Domain Formation in Synthetic Quartz

1971 ◽  
Vol 29 ◽  
pp. 156-157
Author(s):  
Joseph J. Comer
Keyword(s):  
Electron Beam ◽  
Room Temperature ◽  
Domain Formation ◽  
Synthetic Quartz ◽  
Transmission Electron ◽  
Black Spots ◽  
Diffraction Mode ◽  
Domain Boundaries ◽  
Kikuchi Lines ◽  
Straight Lines

Domains visible by transmission electron microscopy, believed to be Dauphiné inversion twins, were found in some specimens of synthetic quartz heated to 680°C and cooled to room temperature. With the electron beam close to parallel to the [0001] direction the domain boundaries appeared as straight lines normal to <100> and <410> or <510> directions. In the selected area diffraction mode, a shift of the Kikuchi lines was observed when the electron beam was made to traverse the specimen across a boundary. This shift indicates a change in orientation which accounts for the visibility of the domain by diffraction contrast when the specimen is tilted. Upon exposure to a 100 KV electron beam with a flux of 5x 1018 electrons/cm2sec the boundaries are rapidly decorated by radiation damage centers appearing as black spots. Similar crystallographio boundaries were sometimes found in unannealed (0001) quartz damaged by electrons.

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