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O/HO vapor generator for contrast-variation neutron scattering有馬 寛*; 高田 慎一; 笠井 聡*; 大内 啓一*; 森川 利明*; 宮田 登*; 宮崎 司*; 青木 裕之; 岩瀬 裕希*; 廣井 孝介; et al.
Journal of Applied Crystallography, 56(6), p.1802 - 1812, 2023/12
被引用回数：0 パーセンタイル：0.02(Chemistry, Multidisciplinary)The contrast-variation technique in neutron scattering experiments plays a pivotal role in distinguishing partial structures within multi-component complexes, facilitating the elucidation of distinct sample constituents. This differentiation is achieved using different isotopes, namely hydrogen and deuterium, which possess varying neutron scattering characteristics. This study presents a novel vapor generator designed for neutron scattering experiments, enabling continuous control of the DO/HO ratio of the vapor. This feature is especially useful for contrast-variation studies. The generator features two saturators and four mass flow controllers, allowing for the rapid and independent generation of DO/HO vapors. Additionally, the incorporation of the two-temperature method ensures accurate dew point control within a margin of 
0.2
Cdp. This setup proves useful for conducting time-resolved experiments and can accelerate research on functional polymers, such as polymer electrolyte membranes for fuel cells, where water potential assumes critical importance.
Liu, Y.*; 宮田 登*; 宮崎 司*; 春藤 淳臣*; 川口 大輔*; 田中 敬二*; 青木 裕之
Langmuir, 39(29), p.10154 - 10162, 2023/06
被引用回数：1 パーセンタイル：52.07(Chemistry, Multidisciplinary)Water absorbed by epoxy resins from a humid atmosphere considerably influences their structure and properties. Examining the effects of absorbed water on epoxy resins at their interfaces with solid substrates is crucial because of their adhesive applications in various fields. The spatial distribution of absorbed water in epoxy resin thin films under high humidity was investigated in this study by neutron reflectometry. Water molecules were found to accumulate at the SiO
/epoxy resin interface after exposure at a relative humidity of 85% for 8 h. The formation of an ca.1 nm-thick condensed water layer was observed, and the thickness of this layer varied with curing conditions of epoxy systems. Furthermore, the water accumulation at the interface was noted to be affected by high-temperature and high-humidity environments. The formation of the condensed water layer is presumed to be related to the features of the polymer layer near the interface. The construction of the interface layer of epoxy resin would be affected by the interface constraint effect on the cross-linked polymer chain during the curing reaction. This study provides essential information for understanding the factors influencing the accumulation of water at the interface in epoxy resins. In the practical application, the process of improving the construction of epoxy resin near the interface would be a reasonable solution to resist the water accumulation in the interface.
下北 啓輔*; 山本 勝宏*; 宮田 登*; 中西 洋平*; 柴田 基樹*; 竹中 幹人*; 山田 悟史*; 瀬戸 秀樹*; 青木 裕之; 宮崎 司*
Soft Matter, 19(11), p.2082 - 2089, 2023/03
被引用回数：0 パーセンタイル：0(Chemistry, Physical)In the case of poly(methyl methacrylate) (PMMA) thin films on a Si substrate, thermal annealing induces the formation of a layer of PMMA chains tightly adsorbed near the substrate interface, and the strongly adsorbed PMMA remains on the substrate, even after washing with toluene (hereinafter called adsorbed sample). Neutron reflectometry revealed that the concerned structure consists of three layers: an inner layer (tightly bound on the substrate), a middle layer (bulk-like), and an outer layer (surface) in the adsorbed sample. When an adsorbed sample was exposed to toluene vapor, it became clear that, between the solid adsorption layer (which does not swell) and bulk-like swollen layer, there was a "buffer layer" that could sorb more toluene molecules than the bulk-like layer. This buffer layer was found not only in the adsorbed sample but also in the standard spin-cast PMMA thin films on the substrate. When the polymer chains were firmly adsorbed and immobilized on the Si substrate, the freedom of the possible structure right next to the tightly bound layer was reduced, which restricted the relaxation of the conformation of the polymer chain strongly. The "buffer layer" was manifested by the sorption of toluene with different scattering length density contrasts.
下北 啓輔*; 山本 勝宏*; 宮田 登*; 有馬 寛*; 中西 洋平*; 竹中 幹人*; 柴田 基樹*; 山田 悟史*; 瀬戸 秀樹*; 青木 裕之; et al.
Langmuir, 38(41), p.12457 - 12465, 2022/10
被引用回数：0 パーセンタイル：0(Chemistry, Multidisciplinary)We measured the neutron reflectivity (NR) of isotactic polypropylene (PP) thin films deposited on Si substrates modified by hexamethyldisilazane (HMDS) at the saturated vapor pressure of deuterated water at 25C and 60C/85% RH to investigate the effect of HMDS on the interfacial water accumulation in PP-based polymer/inorganic filler nanocomposites and metal/resin bonding materials. We found that the amount of water accumulated at the PP/Si interface decreased with increasing immersion time of the Si substrate in a solution of HMDS in hexane prior to PP film deposition. During the immersion of the Si substrate, the HMDS molecules were deposited on the Si substrate as a monolayer without aggregation. Furthermore, the coverage of the HMDS monolayer on the Si substrate increased with increasing immersion time. At 60C and 85% RH, only a slight amount of interfacial water was detected after HMDS treatment for 1200 min. As a result, the maximum concentration of interfacial water was reduced to 0.1 from 0.3, where the latter corresponds to the PP film deposited on the untreated substrate.
Yamaguchi, Ko*; 川口 大輔*; 宮田 登*; 宮崎 司*; 青木 裕之; Yamamoto, Satoru*; 田中 敬二*
Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, 24(36), p.21578 - 21582, 2022/09
被引用回数：5 パーセンタイル：70.33(Chemistry, Physical)A better understanding of the chemical reaction between epoxy and amine compounds at a solid interface is crucial for the design and fabrication of materials with appropriate adhesive strength. Here, we examined the curing reaction kinetics of epoxy phenol novolac and 4,4'-diaminodiphenyl sulfone at the outermost interface using sum-frequency generation spectroscopy, and X-ray and neutron reflectivity in conjunction with a full atomistic molecular dynamics simulation. The reaction rate constant was much larger at the quartz interface than in the bulk. While the apparent activation energy at the quartz interface obtained from an Arrhenius plot was almost identical to the bulk value, the frequency factor at the quartz interface was greater than that in the bulk. These results could be explained in terms of the densification and orientation of reactants at the interface, facilitating the encounter of the reactants present.
草野 完也*; 一本 潔*; 石井 守*; 三好 由純*; 余田 成男*; 秋吉 英治*; 浅井 歩*; 海老原 祐輔*; 藤原 均*; 後藤 忠徳*; et al.
Earth, Planets and Space (Internet), 73(1), p.159_1 - 159_29, 2021/12
被引用回数：6 パーセンタイル：51.19(Geosciences, Multidisciplinary)PSTEPとは、2015年4月から2020年3月まで日本国内の太陽・地球惑星圏に携わる研究者が協力して実施した科研費新学術領域研究である。この研究枠組みから500以上の査読付き論文が発表され、様々なセミナーやサマースクールが実施された。本論文では、その成果をまとめて報告する。
和泉 篤士*; 首藤 靖幸*; 柴山 充弘*; 宮田 登*; 宮崎 司*; 青木 裕之
Langmuir, 37(47), p.13867 - 13872, 2021/11
被引用回数：2 パーセンタイル：14.88(Chemistry, Multidisciplinary)The structural formation mechanism of phenolic resin-silica interfaces was investigated in situ by neutron reflectometry during curing. There was a 4 nm thick novolac resin adsorption layer on the silica surface before curing. The curing reaction of the novolac resin with hexamethylenetetramine (HMTA) increased the coherent neutron scattering length density of the resin due to the cure shrinkage accompanied by the volatilization of ammonia, which is a byproduct of HMTA decomposition. As curing proceeded at 180C, the thickness of the bulk layer increased despite the cure shrinkage, and the thickness of the interfacial layer decreased from 4 to 1 nm. This is attributed to the diffusion of decomposed HMTA fragments generated in the bulk layer into the interfacial novolac adsorption layer during diffusion throughout the bulk layer, incorporating the upper part of the interfacial layer reacting with the fragment into the bulk layer. On the other hand, the fragments could not diffuse into the tightly bound immobile segments of novolac resin in direct contact with the silica surface, retaining the 1-2 nm thick interfacial layer in the cured resin. This structural formation mechanism caused interfacial cross-link inhomogeneity in the cured resin on the silica surface.
丸山 龍治; 山崎 大; 青木 裕之; 阿久津 和宏*; 花島 隆泰*; 宮田 登*; 曽山 和彦; Bigault, T.*; Saerbeck, T.*; Courtois, P.*
Journal of Applied Physics, 130(8), p.083904_1 - 083904_10, 2021/08
被引用回数：3 パーセンタイル：27.71(Physics, Applied)Ferromagnetic (FM) interlayer exchange coupling of ion-beam sputtered Fe/Ge multilayers was investigated by off-specular polarized neutron scattering measurements. We observed a monotonously growing correlation of magnetic moments in the out-of-plane direction with decreasing Ge thickness. The results of the Fe/Ge multilayers were used to invoke FM interlayer exchange coupling in a neutron polarizing supermirror in order to extend its bandwidth. Typically, the bandwidth is limited due to a Curie temperature close to room temperature of the thinnest Fe layers with less than 3 nm. We propose a modified layer sequence of the neutron polarizing supermirror, where the minimum Fe thickness was set to 3.5 nm whereas the Ge thickness was reduced. A performance test of the neutron polarizing supermirror showed that the FM interlayer exchange coupling contributed to the presence of the magnetization comparable to the bulk and resulted in a marked extension in the bandwidth.
宮崎 司*; 宮田 登*; 有馬 寛*; 吉良 弘*; 大内 啓一*; 笠井 聡*; 津村 佳弘*; 青木 裕之
Langmuir, 37(32), p.9873 - 9882, 2021/08
被引用回数：5 パーセンタイル：38.19(Chemistry, Multidisciplinary)We investigated the structure of the crystalline adsorption layer of poly(vinyl alcohol) (PVA) in hot water by neutron reflectivity in two cases: when the adsorption layer is exposed on the substrate by leaching the upper bulk layer and when it is deeply embedded between a relatively thick PVA film and substrate. In both cases, the PVA adsorption layer consists of three layers on the Si substrate. The bottom layer, consisting of amorphous chains that are strongly constrained on the substrate, is not swollen even in hot water at 90C. The middle layer, consisting of amorphous chains that are much more mobile compared with those in the bottom layer, has no freedom to assume a crystalline form. Only the molecular chains in the top layer are crystallizable in the adsorption layer, leading to a heterogeneous layered structure in the film thickness direction. This layered structure is attributed to the crystallizable chains of PVA during the formation of the adsorption layer driven by hydrogen bonding. However, the structure and dynamics in the adsorption layer may differ in both cases because the molecular chains in the vicinity of the surface seem to be affected by surface effects even in the adsorption layer.
宮嶋 佑典*; 斉藤 綾花*; 鍵 裕之*; 横山 立憲; 高橋 嘉夫*; 平田 岳史*
Geostandards and Geoanalytical Research, 45(1), p.189 - 205, 2021/03
被引用回数：5 パーセンタイル：21.77(Geochemistry & Geophysics)LA-ICP-MSによる方解石の同位体分析における不確実性は、主にデータの正規化と検証のために使われる標準試料の均質性によって支配される。本研究では、元素・同位体組成の均質な方解石の標準試料を作製するために、元素をドープした試薬溶液から沈殿させたアモルファス炭酸カルシウムを経由して、熱と圧力をかけて結晶化し、U, Pbと希土類元素を方解石に取り込ませた。X線吸収スペクトルから、Uは合成された方解石中にU(VI)として存在し、水性のウラニル・イオンとは異なる構造で存在することが示唆された。本研究の方解石へのUの取り込み率は、既報研究に比べ高かった。合成した方解石中の元素濃度のばらつきは12%未満で、概ね7%以内であった。
U/
Pb比のばらつきが各元素濃度のばらつきに応じて3-24%程度である一方で、
Pb/Pb比のばらつきは1%以下であった。この合成方解石を標準試料として用いて、天然の方解石標準試料(WC-1)の年代測定を行ったところ、3%以内の不確かさで年代が求められた。本研究で提示した合成手法は、元素濃度を任意に調整した均質な方解石の合成に有効であり、また、合成試料はU-Pb地質年代学のための天然標準試料に代わる有望なものである。
丸山 龍治; 山崎 大; 阿久津 和宏*; 花島 隆泰*; 宮田 登*; 青木 裕之; 曽山 和彦
JPS Conference Proceedings (Internet), 33, p.011092_1 - 011092_6, 2021/03
中性子偏極スーパーミラーは、熱及び冷中性子ビームを偏極するための光学素子であり、実機への応用には高偏極率であるとともに必要な外部磁場を小さく抑えること、即ち偏極スーパーミラーを構成する磁気多層膜が磁気的にソフトであることが重要である。本発表では、J-PARC MLFの共用ビームラインBL17等を用いて得られた偏極スーパーミラーの高偏極率化、及び磁気多層膜の軟磁性化を目指しこれを構成する多層膜特有の磁気特性の解明に関する成果について議論する。
S郷 慎太郎*; 井手口 栄治*; 横山 輪*; 青井 考*; Azaiez, F.*; 古高 和禎; 初川 雄一; 木村 敦; 木佐森 慶一*; 小林 幹*; et al.
Physical Review C, 103(3), p.034327_1 - 034327_8, 2021/03
被引用回数：4 パーセンタイル：57.13(Physics, Nuclear)Excited states in S were investigated by in-beam 
-ray spectroscopy using the 
Mg(
O, 2
1
) fusion-evaporation reaction. The de-exciting -rays were measured with germanium detector arrays along with the measurement of evaporated charged particles in a 
segmented Si detector array. The level scheme was extended up to 12470 keV. The obtained level structure is compared with the large-scale shell-model calculations. The possibility of isoscalar-pair excited states is discussed for 
states with comparison between the experimental and theoretical results.
大道 博行*; 山田 知典; 古河 裕之*; 伊藤 主税; 宮部 昌文; 柴田 卓弥; 長谷川 秀一*
Journal of Laser Applications, 33(1), p.012001_1 - 012001_16, 2021/02
被引用回数：2 パーセンタイル：24.82(Materials Science, Multidisciplinary)In order to preserve a safe working environment, in particular for nuclear decommissioning like the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station, special care should be taken to confine and retrieve such particles during laser processing. In the experiments, particle production from the vapor, as well as the molten phase layer in the targeted material were observed with a high speed camera with fine particles collected and analyzed using an electron microscope. The observed results were qualitatively interpreted with the help of a simplified one-dimensional hydrodynamic code coupled with a stress computation code. Characterization and classification of the results are expected to provide a useful database which will contribute to the decommissioning of nuclear facilities as well as other industrial applications.
宮崎 司*; 下北 啓輔*; 山本 勝宏*; 青木 裕之; 山田 悟史*; 宮田 登*
Langmuir, 36(49), p.15181 - 15188, 2020/12
被引用回数：6 パーセンタイル：31.74(Chemistry, Multidisciplinary)We investigated the polymer chain dynamics in a 2-3 nm thick poly(vinyl acetate) (PVAc) adsorption layer on a Si substrate with a native oxide layer via neutron reflectometry combined with toluene vapor-induced swelling. We can investigate the polymer chain dynamics difference in the film thickness direction by the difference in the degree of swelling of the polymer layers detected by neutron reflectometry. The mobility of the polymer chains depends on the distance from the substrate. The results elucidated that the interfacial layer with a thickness of approximately 1 nm did not swell at all with toluene vapor, which is a solvent for PVAc. Meanwhile, the surface layer excessively swells with toluene vapor compared to the bulk. This indicates that the polymer chain within the interfacial region is immobilized by the substrate through hydrogen-bonding interaction, but in the surface region, the surface effect overcomes this interfacial interaction. We concluded that the polymer chains in the adsorption layer are either strongly constrained to the substrate, owing to hydrogen bonding, or more mobile than the bulk, owing to the surface effect.
阿久津 和宏*; 吉良 弘*; 宮田 登*; 花島 隆泰*; 宮崎 司*; 笠井 聡*; 山崎 大; 曽山 和彦; 青木 裕之
Polymers (Internet), 12(10), p.2180_1 - 2180_10, 2020/10
被引用回数：2 パーセンタイル：7.04(Polymer Science)A large background scattering originating from the sample matrix is a major obstacle for fine-structure analysis of a nanometric layer buried in a bulk material. As polarization analysis can decrease undesired scattering in a neutron reflectivity (NR) profile, we performed NR experiments with polarization analysis on a polypropylene (PP)/perhydropolysilazane-derived SiO (PDS)/Si substrate sample, having a deep-buried layer of SiO to elucidate the fine structure of the nano-PDS layer. This method offers unique possibilities for increasing the amplitude of the Kiessig fringes in the higher scattering vector (Qz) region of the NR profiles in the sample by decreasing the undesired background scattering. Fitting and Fourier transform analysis results of the NR data indicated that the synthesized PDS layer remained between the PP plate and Si substrate with a thickness of approximately 109 
;. Furthermore, the scattering length density of the PDS layer, obtained from the background subtracted data appeared to be more accurate than that obtained from the raw data. Although the density of the PDS layer was lower than that of natural SiO, the PDS thin layer had adequate mechanical strength to maintain a uniform PDS layer in the depth-direction under the deep-buried condition.
有馬 寛*; 宮田 登*; 吉田 鉄生*; 笠井 聡*; 大内 啓一*; Zhang, S.*; 宮崎 司*; 青木 裕之
Review of Scientific Instruments, 91(10), p.104103_1 - 104103_7, 2020/10
被引用回数：9 パーセンタイル：56.16(Instruments & Instrumentation)We developed a novel humidity control system for neutron reflectivity measurements based on the two-way gas-flow method that can generate up to 85% relative humidity (RH) within a temperature range of 5-85C. The system consists of a gas-flow-type humidity generator and a thermostatic sample chamber, each of which can independently control the temperature. The key features include rapid humidity response and long stable operation time. The humidity reaches equilibrium within 2 to 5 min during the humidity change, and the system exhibited acceptable stability over a three-day, nonstop experimental measurement duration, with a precision of 1% RH at 85C and 85% RH. The sample chamber is capable of measuring substrate samples with dimensions of up to 2-in. in diameter and 5-mm in thickness. We demonstrate the reflectivity data measured at a pulsed neutron facility, MLF BL17, in the Japan Proton Accelerator Research Complex. The combined use of this system with neutrons permits in situ, time-resolved studies of the swelling process of polyvinyl alcohol and adhesive materials.
和泉 篤士*; 首藤 靖幸*; 柴山 充弘*; 吉田 鉄生*; 宮田 登*; 宮崎 司*; 青木 裕之
Macromolecules, 53(10), p.4082 - 4089, 2020/05
被引用回数：7 パーセンタイル：32.71(Polymer Science)The interfacial structure of a hexamethylenetetramine-cured phenolic resin on a silica surface was investigated by the complementary use of X-ray and neutron reflectivity (XRR and NR, respectively). The contrast-variation technique was applied using DO for the NR analysis in which the coherent neutron scattering length density (SLD) largely changed owing to the DO absorption of the dry phenolic resin and the hydrogen-to-deuterium exchange of phenolic hydroxyl groups. The XRR profile indicated no clear interfacial structure in terms of the mass density, whereas the NR profile indicated the presence of an interfacial nanolayer on the native silica surface according to the SLD. The thickness of the interfacial layer was 1-2 nm, which was independent of the thickness of the bulk resin layer. The formation of the interfacial layer on the silica surface could be caused by preferential adsorption of the novolac resin on the silica surface via strong hydrogen bonding between phenolic units in the novolac resin and silica surface comprising silanol and silyl ether groups resulting in interfacial cross-link inhomogeneity of the phenolic resin on the silica surface in the thickness direction. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first report of an experimental elucidation of the buried interfacial structure between the phenolic resins on the silica surface at a nanometer level.
scattering length from 
photoproduction on the proton near the reaction threshold石川 貴嗣*; 藤村 寿子*; 深澤 宏司*; 橋本 亮*; He, Q.*; 本多 佑記*; 保坂 淳; 岩田 高広*; 甲斐田 俊*; 笠木 治郎太*; et al.
Physical Review C, 101(5), p.052201_1 - 052201_6, 2020/05
被引用回数：4 パーセンタイル：45.12(Physics, Nuclear)Photoproduction of the omega meson on the proton has been experimentally studied near the threshold. The total cross sections are determined at incident energies ranging from 1.09 to 1.15 GeV. The 1/2 and 3/2 spin-averaged scattering length 
and effective range 
between the CO meson and proton are estimated from the shape of the total cross section as a function of the incident photon energy: = (-0.97 
+ 
(0.07 
) fm and = (+2.78 
) + (-0.01 
) fm, resulting in a repulsive force. The real and imaginary parts for and are determined separately for the first time. A small 
-wave contribution does not affect the obtained values.
F from 
O
?Tang, T. L.*; 上坂 友洋*; 川瀬 頌一郎; Beaumel, D.*; 堂園 昌伯*; 藤井 俊彦*; 福田 直樹*; 福永 拓*; Galindo-Uribarri, A.*; Hwang, S. H.*; et al.
Physical Review Letters, 124(21), p.212502_1 - 212502_6, 2020/05
被引用回数：14 パーセンタイル：74.18(Physics, Multidisciplinary)中性子過剰核Fの構造が(
)反応で調査した。
軌道の分光学的因子は1.00.3と大きいが、一方で残留核であるOが基底状態である割合は約35%,励起状態は約0.65%であることが明らかになった。この結果は、Fのコア核Oは基底状態とは大きく異なり、Oの
軌道に陽子がひとつ加わることでOとFの中性子軌道が相当に変化していると推測される。これは酸素同位体ドリップライン異常のメカニズムである可能性がある。
宮崎 司*; 宮田 登*; 吉田 鉄生*; 有馬 寛*; 津村 佳弘*; 鳥飼 直也*; 青木 裕之; 山本 勝宏*; 金谷 利治*; 川口 大輔*; et al.
Langmuir, 36(13), p.3415 - 3424, 2020/04
被引用回数：14 パーセンタイル：58.64(Chemistry, Multidisciplinary)We investigated in detail the structures in the poly(vinyl alcohol) (PVA) adsorption layers on a Si substrate, which remained on the substrate after immersing the relatively thick 30 - 50 nm films in hot water, by neutron reflectometry under humid conditions. For the PVA with a degree of saponification exceeding 98 mol %, the adsorption layer exhibits a three-layered structure in the thickness direction. The bottom layer is considered to be the so-called inner adsorption layer that is not fully swollen with water vapor. This may be because the polymer chains in the inner adsorption layer are strongly constrained onto the substrate, which inhibits water vapor penetration. The polymer chains in this layer have many contact points to the substrate via the hydrogen bonding between the hydroxyl groups in the polymer chain and the silanol groups on the surface of the Si substrate and consequently exhibit extremely slow dynamics. Therefore, it is inferred that the bottom layer is fully amorphous. Furthermore, we consider the middle layer to be somewhat amorphous because parts of the molecular chains are pinned below the interface between the middle and bottom layers. The molecular chains in the top layer become more mobile and ordered, owing to the large distance from the strongly constrained bottom layer; therefore, they exhibit a much lower degree of swelling compared to the middle amorphous layer. Meanwhile, for the PVA with a much lower degree of saponification, the adsorption layer structure consists of the two-layers. The bottom layer forms the inner adsorption layer that moderately swells with water vapor because the polymer chains have few contact points to the substrate. The molecular chains in the middle layer, therefore, are somewhat crystallizable because of this weak constraint.
