Variation of tube diameter and film thickness of capillary columns

This paper briefly surveys three important considerations related to the tube diameter and film thickness. These are the interrelationship of these two parameters through the phase ratio, the different meanings of the term “efficiency”, and the influence of film thickness and tube diameter on sample capacity. Comparative examples are given for columns having different diameters and film thicknesses.     

Quantitative X-Ray Microanalysis of Heterogeneous Materials Using Monte Carlo Simulations

Monte Carlo simulations are used to obtain new results of x-ray microanalysis of sample types frequently encountered in practical analytical situations such as a vertical layer embedded in a homogeneous matrix and a spherical particulate deposited on a substrate. The simulations show that a 10-nm layer of boron in a steel matrix can be imaged using backscattered electrons and detected using x-ray microanalysis with a field emission scanning electron microscope even with an electron beam energy equals to 20 keV and also that these simulations can be useful to estimate the optimum acceleration voltage to perform such analyses. For a carbon spherical particulate located on the top of a gold substrate, it is shown that x-ray emission and electron backscattering are a strong function of the diameter of the particulate and also of the electron beam energy. Finally, a new method to determine the thickness of a thin film deposited on a substrate is proposed that does not require the measurement of the beam current. That technique can also be used for a spherical particulate deposited on a substrate.     

Observation of negative and positive trions in the electrochemically carrier-doped single-walled carbon nanotubes

Understanding of electronic and optical features of single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWNTs) has been a central issue in science and nanotechnology of carbon nanotubes. We describe the detection of both the positive trion (positively charged exciton) and negative trion (negatively charged exciton) as a three-particle bound state in the SWNTs at room temperature by an in situ photoluminescence spectroelectrochemistry method for an isolated SWNT film cast on an ITO electrode. The electrochemical hole and electron dopings enable us to detect such trions on the SWNTs. The large energy difference between the singlet bright exciton and the negative and positive trions showing a tube diameter dependence is determined by both the exchange splitting energy and the trion binding energy. In contrast to conventional compound semiconductors, on the SWNTs, the negative trion has almost the same binding energy to the positive trion, which is attributed to nearly identical effective masses of the holes and electrons.     

Energy transfer caused by reactions in a graphite tube atomizer

A spectrometer with a charge coupled device detector is employed to measure the temperature inside a graphite furnace using the wavelength distribution of the radiation continuum. For steady-state heating and blank firings, the results are good approximations to those expected from the black body theory. The calculated temperatures from 1900 to 2700 K, can be affected by the emissivity of the tube wall and radiating area by ±60 K. The vaporization of microgram quantities of Mg, Be, Pd and Cu as nitrates is accompanied by transient light scattering and an emission continuum. The effect occurs for Cu in both Ta-lined and pyrocoated tubes, and for Mg, Be and Pd only in the pyrocoated tube. Wavelength distribution of the transient radiation is also characteristic of a black body radiator, but with temperature increase of 400–600 K in comparison with that of the tube wall. The emission originates from the clouds of condensed particles formed almost simultaneously with the vaporization of the sample. The effect is accompanied by increased vaporization rate and appearance of some particularities in the vapor spectra. The concept of isothermal atomization fails to explain both phenomena. Hence, the hypothesis is advanced concerning the evolution of chemical energy during sample interaction with the tube material. Energy transfer and dissipation in the vicinity of the sample control both mass output and kinetic energy of the released atoms. The exothermic process of nucleation and aerosol formation causes release of energy through radiation. It is suggested that such phenomena can occur in the tube furnace during trace element determination in the presence of microgram quantities of matrix and chemical modifiers.     

Aggregation of photolytic gold nanoparticles at the surface of chitosan films

Formation and aggregation of photolytic gold nanoparticles at the surface of chitosan (CTO) films have been investigated. When thin films of chloroauric acid salt of CTO were irradiated with UV light in wet air at room temperature for 10 min, gold nanoparticles of approximately 10 nm size are formed at the film surface. Detailed X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) study and field emission type scanning electron microscopy (FE-SEM) observation have been carried out to characterize gold nanoparticles at the film surface. The shift of Au(4f) peak to the higher energy side and broadening of full width at half-maximum in the XPS spectrum are the direct evidence of the existence of gold atoms and small clusters in the early stage of photolysis. According to FE-SEM observation, growth in the particle diameter and aggregation of nanoparticles were observed after prolonged irradiation, and, finally, the film surface was densely covered with gold particles of 20-100-nm size. Gold atoms and clusters could move in the film and precipitate to the irradiated surface. Chemical composition analysis further suggests that gold particles at the surface are covered with an ultrathin CTO layer, which is partly oxidized by oxygen and chlorinated by chlorine during photochemical reactions.     

碳纳米管阵列的气相沉积制备及场发射特性

运用酞菁铁热解法气相沉积制备了碳纳米管阵列.所得碳纳米管呈多壁结构.单根碳纳米管的平均直径约为25 nm，长度约4～5 μm，且具有很好的准直性.研究了碳纳米管阵列的平面场发射特性，相应的开启电压和阈值电压分别为1.28和2.3 V•μm－1，表明碳纳米管具有很强的场发射能力.利用场发射显微镜观察了碳纳米管阵列的场发射像，发现碳纳米管阵列的场发射主要集中在样品薄膜的边缘部位.这是由于碳纳米管密度过大而产生的屏蔽效应所致.     

Synthesis of double-walled carbon nanotubes by catalytic chemical vapor deposition and their field emission properties

Double-walled carbon nanotubes (DWCNTs) were synthesized by catalytic chemical vapor deposition using Fe-Mo/MgO as a catalyst at 1000 degrees C under the mixture of methane and hydrogen gas. The nanotubes were purified by acid but were not damaged. Thermogravimetric analysis revealed the purity of the tubes to be about 90%. The high-resolution transmission electron microscopy image showed that DWCNTs have inner tube diameters of 1.4-2.6 nm and outer tube diameters of 2.3-3.4 nm. We observed radial breathing modes in Raman spectra, which are related to the diameter of inner nanotubes. The purified DWCNTs were mixed with organic vehicles and glass frit, and then they were screen-printed on glass substrate coated with indium tin oxide. The field emission properties of the screen-printed DWCNT films were examined by varying the amount of glass frit ingredient within the DWCNT paste. The results showed that DWCNT emitters had good emission properties such as turn-on field of 1.33-1.78 V/microm and high brightness. When the applied anode voltage was gradually increased, current density and brightness became saturated. We also observed DWCNTs adsorbed on the anode plate; they were DWCNTs peeled off from the cathode plate for field emission measurement.     

微孔晶体材料C12A7-Cl-的表面氯负离子发射性能和机理

利用飞行时间质谱(TOF-MS)观测到氯负离子从合成的微孔晶体材料C12A7-Cl-(11CaO·7Al2O3·CaCl2)表面发射出来, 详细研究了C12A7-Cl-的发射特性, 包括发射强度分支比、温度效应、电场效应和表观活化能. 在我们的检测范围内从C12A7-Cl-表面发射的离子中绝大部分是氯负离子(最大强度分支比为98%), 此外还有弱的氧负离子和电子发射. 各种离子的绝对发射电流强度都随着表面温度升高或引出电场强度的增加而显著增强, 随着引出电场强度从200增加到1200 V·cm-1, 氯负离子发射的表观活化能从180.9 kJ·mol-1减小到110.0 kJ·mol-1. 氯负离子和C12A7-Cl-表面之间的结合能大约是228 kJ·mol-1. 研究了氯负离子的发射稳定性, 并且应用一种电化学注入法, 以获得持续的氯负离子发射. 基于上述实验还讨论了氯负离子的形成和发射机理. 目前的方法可望被用于发展氯负离子储存/发生器.     

Oxygen gas-induced lip-lip interactions on a double-walled carbon nanotube edge

We have investigated adsorption of an O(2) molecule on a double-walled carbon nanotube (DWCNT) edge using density functional theory calculations. An O(2) molecule adsorbs exothermally without an adsorption barrier at open nanotube edges that are energetically favorable with a large adsorption energy of about -9 eV in most cases. Dissociative adsorption of an O(2) molecule induces various spontaneous lip-lip interactions via the bridged carbon atoms, generating the closed tube ends. This explains why the DWCNTs are chemically more stable than the single-walled nanotubes during observed field emission experiments. The field emission takes place via the localized states of the bridged carbon atoms, not via those of the adsorbed oxygen atoms particularly in the armchair nanotubes. We also find that some O(2) precursor states exist as a bridge between tube edges.     

Enhanced field emission from multiwall carbon nanotube films by secondary growth

We have studied nickel, gold, and ferritin coatings on catalytically grown multiwall carbon nanotubes as well as the generation of secondary nanotubes by resubmitting the decorated nanotubes to the chemical vapor deposition process. Nickel layers sputtered on nanotubes show a stronger interaction with the nanotube walls than gold coatings. At ambient temperature this results in a metal film that is more homogeneous for Ni than for Au. Surface mass transport at elevated temperatures leads to a transformation of the coating to nanoscale clusters on the nanotube surface. The resulting Au clusters are spherelike with a very small contact area with the nanotube whereas the Ni clusters are stretched along the tube axis and have a large contact area. Secondary nanotubes were established by growing nanotubes directly on the walls of primary nanotubes. Thin Ni layers or ferritin served as catalysts. We compared the field emission properties of samples with and without secondary nanotubes. The presence of secondary nanotubes enhances the field emission substantially.     

CdS纳米晶@碳点复合物膜的电致化学发光

采用热解柠檬酸法制备碳点(CDs),并将之与表面无包裹剂的CdS纳米晶(CdS NCs)超声复合制备CdS纳米晶@碳点(CdS NCs@CDs)复合物。研究了复合物膜阴极电致化学发光(ECL),探讨了CDs对CdS纳米晶膜ECL增强的机理。CDs分散性良好、尺寸在1.5~4 nm之间;与粒径约为4 nm的CdS纳米晶按体积比2∶3复合后,在360 nm光激发下复合物具有最强的荧光发射且表现为CDs的荧光。同时,复合物膜产生归属于激发态CdS纳米晶的最强的ECL发射,且ECL发光峰起置电势正移至-1.05 V。复合物膜的ECL发射是pH依赖的,在pH值为6时,复合物膜具有最大的ECL强度,为CdS纳米晶膜ECL强度的19倍。这种ECL增强源于CDs能束缚大量电子产生局域电场从而促进近邻CdS纳米晶激发态的形成与弛豫。     

Water vapor nucleation on a crystal surface in a strong electric field

Water vapor nucleation at 260 K in a transverse electric field has been simulated by the Monte Carlo method under conditions corresponding to an internal wall of a spatially extended microcrack in a silver iodide crystal. The bicanonical statistical ensemble method has been employed to calculate, at the molecular level, the free energy of addition and the work of formation of dense phase nuclei in fields with different strengths. In a moderate field, the film mechanism of nucleation characterized by intense distortions on the film surface remains preserved. A domain structure of a film layer in contact with the surface exhibits a high stability with respect to an external field and remains preserved until the film is completely destroyed. In a strong electric field, the nucleation mechanism is fundamentally changed; i.e., the film is destroyed to yield threadlike structures. Therewith, the area of the contact with the surface drastically decreases. The orientation of nanothreads along the electric field lines overcomes a low free energy barrier. The point of equilibrium of nanothreads with vapor depends on the presence of hydrogen bonds, while their stability is determined by longer-range dipole-dipole interactions. The observed form of existence of the condensate as polarized nanothreads seems to be analogous to the superpolarized state previously revealed for water microdroplets, the transition to which has the character of the first-order phase transition.     

Formation of AlOOH and silica composite hierarchical nanostructures thin film by sol–gel dip-coating for superhydrophobic surface with high adhesion force

Nanosheet AlOOH and silica spheres composite thin film was deposited onto glass by sol–gel dip-coating method through hydrolysis of boiling water immersion. A silica sol and an alumina sol are employed in dipping process for the preparation of hierarchical nanostructures thin film. The morphology and structure of the films were characterized using field emission scanning electron microscopy and X-ray diffraction. The super-hydrophobicity with high adhesion forces can be attributed to both the rough multi-scale structural coating and surface enrichment of low surface energy with the chemical vapor deposition of 1H,1H,2H,2H-perfluorodecyltriethoxysilane.     

Piled-lamellae structure in polyethylene film and its deformation

The fine structure of polyethylene film has been investigated by using a high-resolution scanning electron microscope equipped with a field emission source. The original film surface of a-axis-oriented blown polyethylene film and the surface of a necked region formed by drawing the film in the machine direction were observed. High magnification electron micrographs indicate that the basic unit of internal texture of this film consists of piled-lamellae units, each pile containing three to ten lamellar crystal sheets. The piled-lamellae unit acts as one body and does not separate into single lamellae during deformation. Many tie fibrils are formed between adjacent piled-lamellae units, when the film is drawn in the machine direction. Although little attention has been given to this mechanism, it is important in deformation. This fact seems to be reflected in different shapes of the stress-strain curves of films drawn the machine direction and perpendicular to it.     

Urchin-like Co3O4 Nanostructure and Their Electrochemical Behavior in Rechargeable Lithium Ion Battery

3D urchin-like Co₃O₄ have been successfully prepared by calcination of the urchin-like pre-cursors, which were synthesized through a facile hydrothermal route. The morphology and structure of the 3D urchin-like Co₃O₄ have been characterized by field emission scanning electron microscopy, transmission electron microscopy, high resolution transmission elec-tron microscopy, and X-ray powder diffraction. The as-synthesized Co₃O₄ products are of urchin-like structures with approximated 5-7 μm in diameter, and are composed of numer-ous nanoparticles chains with the particles diameter of about 15 nm. This kind of urchin-like Co₃O₄ exhibits superior energy storage properties with the high capacity of 1.369 Ah/g and its good cyclic stability shows great potential in the rechargeable Li-ion battery.     

煤燃烧过程中氟析出特性与生成机理

通过建立的固定床管式炉煤燃烧氟析出试验装置，研究了煤燃烧过程中气态氟的排放特性，并根据燃煤氟析出等温动力学实验建立了气态氟生成动力学模型。结果表明：氟析出率随燃烧温度的升高而逐渐增加，煤中氟在300 ℃～400 ℃开始析出，500 ℃～1 100 ℃为主要析出温度范围；氟析出率随煤在炉内停留时间的增加而增加，但前5 min为主要析出阶段；炉内还原性气氛对氟析出有一定的影响；氟析出率与煤中氟赋存形态和含氟量有关。燃煤过程中氟析出过程可用一级反应动力学描述，反应活化能E和频率因子A依赖于煤中氟的赋存形态和氟化物的热稳定性。不同煤种E为28.0 kJ·mol－1～65.1 kJ·mol－1，A为12.5 min－1～46.0 min－1。     

溶液法制备的碳纳米管薄膜的结构分析与场致电子发射机理研究

结合紫外光电子能谱和拉曼光谱对溶液法制备的碳纳米管薄膜的场致电子发射性能进行研究。采用溶液滴涂法制备的碳纳米管薄膜的场致电子发射开启电场约为3.33 MV/m,阈值电场约为5.44 MV/m,以福勒-诺得海姆(Fowler-Nordheim,FN)理论对电子发射进行解释,其发射的增强因子接近103。通过对紫外光电子能谱的分析,发现碳纳米管薄膜的低能量截止端在外加电场作用下逐步降低,表明纳米管薄膜的表面有效势垒在外加电场作用下逐步下降,从而使得碳纳米管薄膜的电子更加容易发射进入真空。结合拉曼光谱和电学特性的研究,发现界面过渡层的接触电阻与碳纳米管薄膜中的非晶碳成分均可以增强场致电子发射。     

Au nanoparticle micropatterns prepared from self-assembled films

A kind of hybrid multilayer film based on mercaptobenzoic acid-capped Au nanoparticles (MBA-Au-NPs) and photoreactive nitrodiazoresin (NDR) has been fabricated via electrostatic self-assembly. Upon exposure to UV light, the initial ionic bonds between the layers of the film convert into covalent bonds and the film stability toward polar solvents, salt, or surfactant solutions increases significantly. The micropatterned NDR/MBA-Au-NP film with the covalently linked architecture was formed by selecting exposure of the film through a photomask and later developed in sodium dodecyl sulfate (SDS) aqueous solution. The metallic Au-NP micropatterns, furthermore, are produced by sintering the micropatterned NDR/MBA-Au-NP film at 550 degrees C, at which the organic components are removed completely. The well-defined micropatterns were characterized with atomic force microscopy (AFM), field emission scanning electron microscopy (FE-SEM), microscope with a charge-coupled device (CCD) camera, and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS).     

The mixing interaction and energy transfer between the conduction band of SrS and the levels of Ce3+

The behavior of hot-electrons is very important for thin film electroluminescence (TFEL) devices. In SrS:Ce TFEL, the electrons in excited states of Ce³⁺ ions are easily to be ionized into conduction band under a high electric field, and are easily trapped by the ionized luminescent centers under a low electric field. In this paper, the dependence of ionization possibility on the field strength is studied and the emission wave forms were determined. The energy transfer process is discussed.     

Characterization of Plasma-Polymerized 4-vinyl Pyridine with Silver Nanoparticles on Poly(ethylene terephthalate) Film for Anti-Microbial Properties

4-vinyl pyridine was polymerized on poly(ethylene terephthalate) (PET) film by using lower energy pulsed AC plasma under low pressure in Ar atmosphere. The plasma polymerized coating was characterized by ATR Fourier transform infrared (FT-IR), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), field emission scanning electron microscopy (FE-SEM), atomic force microscopy (AFM) and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS). Different thicknesses of poly(4-vinyl pyridine) coating under different plasma polymerization conditions were studied. Silver nanoparticles with diameter around 50nm deposit were precipitated on the poly(4-vinyl pyridine) coating by UV irradiation in Silver nitride water solution, in order to enhance the anti-microbial properties. Different kinds of modified PET films were tested for anti-microbial properties against yeast (Debaryomyces hansenii) by using microbiological analyser µ-4200 and direct microscopic count method.