Relaxation of Vibrationally Excited States in Solid Binary Carbonate-Sulfate Systems

Physics of the Solid State - The processes of molecular relaxation in solid binary carbonate-sulfate systems, such as Li2CO3-Li2SO4, Na2CO3-Na2SO4, K2CO3-K2SO4, have been studied by Raman...     

Effects of acid anions,major metallic elements,and chlorides on Li detection by DFWM in graphite furnace

In trace Li analysis with degenerate four-wave mixing （DFWM） method, acid anions and major metallic elements are dominant interferences in Li-eontaining samples. To better use DFWM technique to analyze trace Li in actual samples, we study their effects on Li DFWM signal intensity. It is found that K, Cs, and Ni can enhance the Li DFWM signal, SO4^2, PO^34-, Cl-, and Ca can cause significant suppression, and NO3-, Mg, Ba, Sr, and Na almost have no effects. Finally, we use HaBOa to eliminate the depressive effects of chlorides on Li DFWM signal. The result is also of reference in other trace elements analysis with DFWM.     

Raman Spectra of Polycrystalline Lithium Sulfate,Sodium Sulfate,and Potassium Sulfate in the Pretransition Temperature Range Lower the Structural Phase Transition

Physics of the Solid State - Molecular relaxation processes in lithium sulfate (Li2SO4), sodium sulfate (Na2SO4), and potassium sulfate (K2SO4) are studied using Raman spectroscopy (RS). The order...     

PVC敏感膜离子识别作用的傅立叶变换——衰减全反射红外光谱研究

为了观察PVC敏感膜各成分在对离子识别时发生的变化,应用傅立叶变换-衰减全反射红外光谱研究了含有二苯并24冠8的PVC敏感膜对多种离子的识别作用。傅立叶变换-衰减全反射红外光谱显示,在PVC敏感膜与浓度为0.1mol/L的CdSO4、ZnSO4、Pb(NO3)2、Na2SO4、KCl、NaCl溶液分别反应后,归属于二苯并24冠8的吸收峰,峰高明显增高,其他一些吸收峰也有增高;而PVC敏感膜与浓度为0.1mol/L的Li2SO4、MgCl2分别反应后,PVC敏感膜各吸收峰无显著变化。还讨论了影响识别作用的一些因素,如反应时间、阴离子的作用、敏感膜发生识别作用的位置。结果表明:含有二苯并24冠8的PVC敏感膜对不同离子有选择识别的作用,可选择识别Cd2+、Zn2+、Pb2+、K+、Na+,不能识别Li+、Mg2,PVC敏感膜中的中性离子载体二苯并24冠8对离子的识别起主要作用,四(4—氯苯)硼钾也参与了识别作用。     

Vibrational Spectra of Ion–Molecular Carbonate Crystals in the Pretransition Region near Structural Phase Transitions

Optics and Spectroscopy - Molecular relaxation processes in lithium (Li2CO3), sodium (Na2CO3), and potassium (K2CO3) carbonates are studied by Raman spectroscopy. It is found that the first-order...     

Experimental evidence of crystallization pressure inside porous media

Crystallization pressure of salt in porous materials is one of the mechanisms that may induce serious damage, for example, weathering of buildings and monuments of cultural heritage. Since this pressure also causes the solubility of the salt inside a porous material to differ from the bulk solubility, it can be assessed experimentally by measuring the solubility inside the pores. We show that this is possible by NMR, and study Na(2)CO(3) and Na(2)SO(4) in a series of model porous materials. Using the solubility data the crystal-liquid surface energies are estimated as gamma = 0.09 N/m for Na(2)CO(3) . 10H(2)O and gamma = 0.06 N/m for Na(2)SO(4) . 10H(2)O. For pore sizes below about 30 nm, the resulting pressure exceeds the tensile strength of typical building materials (3 MPa). No pressure is induced by the metastable Na(2)SO(4) . 7H(2)O, which suggests for this crystal a value of gamma close to zero.     

Influence of adding salt on ultrasonic atomization in an ethanol-water solution

Ethanol was enriched by ultrasonic atomization. Enrichment ratios were increased by adding salt to the ethanol solution. Different enrichment ratios were observed for different types of salts in a range of low ethanol concentrations. The enrichment ratio was significantly improved by adding K(2)CO(3) or (NH(4))(2)SO(4). It is concluded that this is due to enhanced interfacial adsorption of the ethanol. Addition of Na(2)CO(3) to the ethanol solution also enhanced the interfacial adsorption of the ethanol, but the effect was relatively small. Addition of NaCl to the ethanol solution did not enhance the interfacial adsorption of the ethanol.     

碱金属碳酸盐的拉曼光谱研究

报导了用高温激光Raman光谱仪测定了不同温度 (至 1 2 73K)下固体和熔融态的Li2 CO3、Na2 CO3和K2 CO3的Raman光谱 ,分析了CO2 -3 对称伸缩振动模随温度升高的波数移动情况和半高宽的变化 ,结合前人的振动光谱和X射线测试结果以及分子动力学模拟工作 ,讨论了碳酸盐熔体的结构特征 ,以及不同的碱金属离子对碳酸根离子的振动造成的不同影响     

植物标样多元素测定的五种前处理方法比较

本文采用植物样品的五种前处理方法,即干灰化法,硝酸＋硫酸＋高氯酸法,硝酸＋硫酸＋高氯酸＋氢氟酸法、硫酸＋过氧化氢法、灰化＋碱熔法,对植物标样ＧＢＷ０７６０３作样品分解,试液用ＩＣＰ－ＡＥＳ法进行十九种常量及微量元素的测定。     

Ce~(3+)、Tb~(3+)在SrZnP_2O_7材料中的发光及能量传递

采用高温固相法制备了Ce3+、Tb3+激活的SrZnP2O7材料,并研究了材料的发光性质。在290 nm紫外光激发下,SrZnP2O7∶Ce3+材料的发射光谱为双峰宽谱,主峰位于329 nm。SrZnP2O7∶Tb3+材料的发射光谱由420,443,491,545,587,625 nm六个峰组成,分别对应Tb3+的5D3→7F5、5D3→7F4、5D4→7F6、5D4→7F5、5D4→7F4和5D4→7F3特征发射;监测545 nm最强发射峰,所得激发光谱覆盖200~400 nm,主峰为380 nm。研究了Ce3+、Tb3+在SrZnP2O7材料中的能量传递过程,发现,Ce3+对Tb3+具有很强的敏化作用,提高了SrZnP2O7∶Tb3+材料的发射强度,当Ce3+摩尔分数为3%时,SrZnP2O7∶Tb3+材料的发射强度提高了近2倍。引入电荷补偿剂可提高SrZnP2O7∶Tb3+材料的发射强度,其中以掺入Li+和Cl-时效果最明显。     

Density functional theory studies on the electronic, structural, phonon dynamical and thermo-stability properties of bicarbonates MHCO(3), M?=??Li, Na, K

The structural, electronic, phonon dispersion and thermodynamic properties of MHCO(3) (M = Li, Na, K) solids were investigated using density functional theory. The calculated bulk properties for both their ambient and the high-pressure phases are in good agreement with available experimental measurements. Solid phase LiHCO(3) has not yet been observed experimentally. We have predicted several possible crystal structures for LiHCO(3) using crystallographic database searching and prototype electrostatic ground state modeling. Our total energy and phonon free energy (F(PH)) calculations predict that LiHCO(3) will be stable under suitable conditions of temperature and partial pressures of CO(2) and H(2)O. Our calculations indicate that the [Formula: see text] groups in LiHCO(3) and NaHCO(3) form an infinite chain structure through O?H?O hydrogen bonds. In contrast, the [Formula: see text] anions form dimers, [Formula: see text], connected through double hydrogen bonds in all phases of KHCO(3). Based on density functional perturbation theory, the Born effective charge tensor of each atom type was obtained for all phases of the bicarbonates. Their phonon dispersions with the longitudinal optical-transverse optical splitting were also investigated. Based on lattice phonon dynamics study, the infrared spectra and the thermodynamic properties of these bicarbonates were obtained. Over the temperature range 0-900 K, the F(PH) and the entropies (S) of MHCO(3) (M =Li, Na, K) systems vary as F(PH)(LiHCO(3)) > F(PH)(NaHCO(3)) > F(PH)(KHCO(3)) and S(KHCO(3)) > S(NaHCO(3)) > S(LiHCO(3)), respectively, in agreement with the available experimental data. Analysis of the predicted thermodynamics of the CO(2) capture reactions indicates that the carbonate/bicarbonate transition reactions for Na and K could be used for CO(2) capture technology, in agreement with experiments.     

固体和熔融碱金属碳酸盐的Raman光谱研究

用高温共焦显微激光 Raman光谱仪测定了不同温度下固体和熔融态的碳酸钠、碳酸锂以及不同成份的固态和液态 Li2 CO3- Na2 CO3混合物的 Raman光谱图 ,分析了 Na+和 Li+对碳酸根离子作用力的变化。根据 CO32 -对称伸缩振动模的波数移动情况 ,在固态混合物中也发现了混合效应     

Chemical and strontium isotope characterization of rainwater in France: influence of sources and hydrogeochemical implications

Strontium isotope ratios and Ca2+, Na+, K+, Mg2+, Cl-, SO4(2-), NO3- and Sr2+ concentrations were measured in rainwater samples collected in four stations in France (Brest, Dax, Orleans and Clermont-Ferrand) over a period of 1 year. Each sample represented a monthly series of rain events. The chemical composition and the 87Sr/86Sr ratios of the rainwater samples varied considerably. Using Na concentrations as an indicator of marine origin, the proportion of marine and crustal elements was estimated from elemental ratios. Strontium isotopes were used to characterize the different sources using data from the four stations and the literature. Such sources include sea salts, crustal sources (carbonates, silicates and volcanic rocks) and anthropogenic sources (fertilizers, automobile exhausts, incinerators and urban heating).     

Coupled-channel calculations of positron-atom scattering at intermediate energies

We present the cross sections for positron collisions with the alkali atoms Li, Na and K in the close-coupling approximation within the framework of a single-active-electron model. Our target basis sets are represented by Li(2s, 3s, 2p, 3p), Na(3s, 4s, 3p, 4p), and K(4s, 5s, 4p, 5p) respectively. The effects of coupling to the lowest lying Ps channels have been investigated by augmenting the target basis sets with the Ps(1s, 2s, 2p) eigenstates. The calculations have been made for impact energies below 50 eV. The interaction between the positron and the alkali target atom is represented by a model potential obtained using a single-active-electron approximation. The effect on elastic scattering and excitation due to the coupling between the direct and the Ps formation channels is found to be of great significance at low impact energies. The case of K is of particular interest. The inclusion of the Ps channels quantitatively reproduces the maximum in the total cross section at about 6 eV as reported in a recent experiment by Parikh et al. We find that the calculated total cross sections for Na and K are in good agreement with the experimental data of Parikh et al. and Kwan et al. respectively in the energy range of 2–50 eV provided allowance is made for the incomplete elastic discrimination in the experiment. The Ps formation reduces the K(4s4p) cross section at all energies below 30 eV and a reduction is also seen in the elastic cross section for energies below about 7 eV. Similar effects are observed in the case of Li. In the case of Na for impact energies between 2 and 20 eV Ps formation significantly reduces the Na(3s3p) excitation cross section, while the elastic scattering cross section increases. The calculated total Ps formation cross sections for Na and K are in good agreement with the preliminary experimental data of Kwan, Stein and co-workers.     

MAS-NMR at very high temperatures

We report MAS-NMR experiments at temperatures of approx. 1200 K using a CO(2) laser as the heating device. An internal NMR thermometer based on the (7)Li T1 data of Li(0.24)La(0.54)TiO(3) is used for temperature calibration. Using this setup, temperatures as high as 1191 K could be reached under MAS conditions as confirmed by the melting of Li(2)B(4)O(7) at 1191 K which could be followed by (7)Li-MAS-NMR.     

Enhanced ionic conductivity in La3+ and Sr2+ co-doped ceria: carbonate nanocomposite

Ionics - A series of ceria-based nanocomposites consisting of Ce0.85La0.125Sr0.025O1.9125 (LSCO) and binary carbonate mixture Li2CO3–Na2CO3 (LNCO) have been prepared as functional...     

Investigations on the EPR parameters and tetragonal distortions for Cu2+ in alkali lead tetraborate glasses

The electron paramagnetic resonance parameters (g factors and hyperfine structure constants) and local structures are theoretically investigated for Cu²⁺ in alkali lead tetraborate 90R₂B₄O₇·9PbO·CuO (R = Li, Na and K) glasses based on the high-order perturbation calculations for a tetragonally elongated octahedral 3d⁹ complex. The [CuO₆]^10? complexes are found to experience the relative tetragonal elongation ratios 18%, 23% and 30% for R = Li, Na and K, respectively, due to the Jahn–Teller effect, much larger than those for similar ARbB₄O₇ (A = Li, Na and K) glasses. This point is attributed to the lattice expansion (longer A–O bond lengths) with doped PbO, yielding lower force constants and more intense Jahn–Teller elongations in the 90R₂B₄O₇·9PbO·CuO glasses. The increasing tendency (Li > Na > K) of the relative elongation ratio λ, covalency and the ratio Δg_///Δg_⊥ for g-shifts are systematically analysed in a uniform way.     

Effect of charge compensation on emission spectrum of Ca2SiO4:Dy3+ phosphor

The Ca2SiO4:Dy3+ phosphor was synthesized by the high temperature solid-state reaction method in air.The emission spectrum of Ca2SiO4:Dy3+ phosphor shows several bands at 486, 575, and 665 nm under the 365-nm excitation. The effects of Li+, Na+, and K+ on the emission spectrum of Ca2SiO4:Dy3a+ phosphor were studied. The results show that the emission spectrum intensity is greatly influenced by Li+, Na+,and K+. The charge compensation concentration corresponding to the maximum emission intensity is different with different charge compensations.     

ACaPO_4:Eu~(2+),Nd~(3+)(A=Li,K,Na)的近红外发光与能量传递

采用高温固相法制备了ACaPO4∶Eu2+,Nd3+(A=Li,K,Na)系列近红外发光材料,研究了材料中Eu2+对Nd3+的近红外发光的敏化作用。发现共掺Eu2+后,材料的Nd3+的近红外发光显著提高。同时考察了ACaPO4∶Eu2+可见荧光性能、ACaPO4∶Eu2+,Nd3+近红外荧光发光性能及其荧光寿命,研究了不同Eu2+的发射波长对Nd3+近红外发光的敏化效果,分析探讨了ACaPO4体系中Eu2+-Nd3+之间的能量传递机理。在ACaPO4(A=Li,K,Na)中,随基质的不同,Eu2+的发射峰有逐步红移的现象,与Nd3+的不同激发峰重叠程度也会发生明显的变化,表明Eu2+的荧光发射波长是影响能量传递的一个重要因素,可以推测发射波长处于500～550 nm之间的Eu2+对Nd3+近红外发光具有最佳的敏化效果。     

Relevance of the Heisenberg-Kitaev model for the honeycomb lattice iridates A2IrO3

Combining thermodynamic measurements with theoretical calculations we demonstrate that the iridates A2IrO3 (A=Na, Li) are magnetically ordered Mott insulators where the magnetism of the effective spin-orbital S=1/2 moments can be captured by a Heisenberg-Kitaev (HK) model with interactions beyond nearest-neighbor exchange. Experimentally, we observe an increase of the Curie-Weiss temperature from θ≈-125 K for Na2IrO3 to θ≈-33 K for Li2IrO3, while the ordering temperature remains roughly the same T(N)≈15 K. Using functional renormalization group calculations we show that this evolution of θ and T(N) as well as the low temperature zigzag magnetic order can be captured within this extended HK model. We estimate that Na2IrO3 is deep in a magnetically ordered regime, while Li2IrO3 appears to be close to a spin-liquid regime.