Electrochemical investigations of the system LiUO2F2

Uranyl fluoride, UO₂F₂, and a lithiated uranyl fluoride, Li₂UO₂F₂, have been studied as the electrochemically active materials in nonaqueous lithium batteries. Both open circuit and discharge potentials have been measured as a function of utilization. The reversibility of the couple has been demonstrated. It is concluded that the phase Li₂UO₂F₂ is an end member of a nonstoichiometric homogeneity range of generalized composition Li_xUO₂F₂ where x varies from 0 to 2.     

在发光二极管背光源上极具应用前景的Beta-sialon (Si6-zAlzOzN8-z):Eu2+窄带绿色荧光粉

基于氮化镓的白光发光二极管(LED)是目前一项崭新的背光源技术,广泛应用于宽色域、高光效的液晶显示屏。 在此项技术中,作为关键材料的荧光粉决定着背光单元的色域范围、发光效率和可靠性,因而要求它应具合适的发射波长和窄带发射。 β-sialon:Eu²⁺(sialon:silicon aluminum oxynitride(赛龙))就是一款非常适合背光应用的绿色荧光粉,这得益于其位于525~545 nm发射峰和只有55 nm狭窄的峰宽。 此文回顾和综述了β-sialon:Eu²⁺的合成方法、光谱特性、电子结构、晶体结构、可靠性和它的具体应用。 计算模拟和实验测试结果表明,Eu²⁺位于沿c轴方向的大孔道之中,并与6个最紧邻的(O,N)原子等距离配位。 因而,Eu²⁺的狭窄发射峰源自于Eu²⁺局域结构的高度对称性。 β-sialon:Eu²⁺的发射波长和带宽都能通过组成裁剪,即z值,进行调控;低z值组成能够实现更短波长发射和更窄带宽。 与传统的基于钇铝石榴石(YAG)荧光粉的背光源相比,β-sialon:Eu²⁺再搭配红色荧光粉制备的背光源具有更宽的色域,色域范围可提高15%以上。 其优异的发光性能和高可靠性使得β-sialon:Eu²⁺成为应用于先进显示屏的极其重要的绿色发光材料。     

Y2O3包覆LiCo1/3Ni1/3Mn1/3O2的电化学性能

通过在硝酸钇水溶液浸渍并焙烧的简单工艺, 在LiCo1/3Ni1/3Mn1/3O2材料表面包覆了一层Y2O3. 采用X射线衍射(XRD), 扫描电子显微镜(SEM), 透射电子显微镜(TEM), 循环伏安(CV)和恒流充放电对包覆和未包覆的LiCo1/3Ni1/3Mn1/3O2进行了测试分析. 结果表明, Y2O3包覆并没有改变LiCo1/3Ni1/3Mn1/3O2的晶体结构, 只存在于LiCo1/3Ni1/3Mn1/3O2的表面; 与未包覆的材料相比, Y2O3包覆后的材料在高电位下具有更好的容量保持率和放电容量. CV测试表明, 包覆层的存在有效抑制了材料层状结构的转变及电极与电解液的负反应.     

Ce0.5-xZr0.5-xBa2xO2负载TiO2光催化降解气相苯

在密闭不锈钢反应器内研究了Ce0.5-xZr0.5-xBa2xO2负载锐钛型TiO2光催化降解气相苯的性能.确定了该系列光催化剂的最佳Ba含量,并应用X射线衍射、紫外-可见漫反射光谱以及X射线光电子能谱对催化剂进行了表征.结果表明,TiO2在载体表面均匀分散.在210~400 nm范围内,TiO2/Ce0.5-xZr0.5-xBa2xO2比TiO2吸收更多的紫外光.TiO2/Ce0.5-xZr0.5-x-Ba2xO2包含Ti和O两种元素,TiO2/Ce0.5-xZr0.5-xBa2xO2的Ti 2p结合能向低能端偏移.Ce0.5-xZr0.5-xBa2xO2表面负载TiO2能有效提高催化剂的光催化活性.Ce0.5-xZr0.5-xBa2xO2的作用是转移电子和使催化剂在紫外区的吸收增强.     

Syntheses and characterizations of complex perovskite oxynitrides LaMg1/3Ta2/3O2N, LaMg1/2Ta1/2O5/2N1/2, and BaSc0.05Ta0.95O2.1N0.9

The following complex oxynitride perovskites have been prepared: LaMg_1/3Ta_2/3O₂N, LaMg_1/2Ta_1/2O_5/2N_1/2, and BaSc_0.05Ta_0.95O_2.1N_0.9. Synchrotron X-ray powder diffraction analyses show that LaMg_1/3Ta_2/3O₂N and LaMg_1/2Ta_1/2O_5/2N_1/2 are isostructural to the oxide La₂Mg(Mg_1/3Ta_2/3)O₆ (space group P2₁/n), whereas BaSc_0.05Ta_0.95O_2.1N_0.9 has a simple cubic symmetry similarly to BaTaO₂N. The orderings of octahedral cations are markedly diminished in the above oxynitrides, as compared with the related oxides such as La₂Mg(Mg_1/3Ta_2/3)O₆ and Ba₂ScTaO₆. The optical band gaps are similar for the homologous compositions, LaMg_1/3Ta_2/3O₂N, LaMg_1/2Ta_1/2O_5/2N_1/2 and LaTaON₂ (1.9 eV), and BaSc_0.05Ta_0.95O_2.1N_0.9 and BaTaO₂N (1.8 eV), while the absorption edges become broader for the complex derivatives. As revealed from the impedance spectroscopic analysis, the oxynitrides have clearly different dielectric components from those of comparable oxides containing Ta⁵⁺. Impedance spectroscopy reveals interesting capacitor geometry in BaSc_0.05Ta_0.95O_2.1N_0.9 in which the semiconducting oxynitride grains are separated by insulating secondary phases. Most notably BaSc_0.05Ta_0.95O_2.1N_0.9 has a bulk component with a high relative permittivity (κ=7300) and the grain boundary component with an even higher κ.     

Synthesis and characterization of Ti1−2xNbxNixO2−x/2 solid solutions

Doped-rutile has been traditionally used in ceramic pigments for its intense optical properties. In this paper, we compare the classical ceramic synthesis of Ti_1−2xNb_xNi_xO_2−x/2 system with the sol-gel methodology, which allows a reduction of the anatase-rutile transformation temperature. The composition was optimised in order to obtain a unique rutile phase with the minimum amount of pollutant Ni(II) and enhanced chromatic coordinates. Incorporation of the doping ions in the rutile structure was corroborated by XRD and Rietveld refinements. The species responsible for the colour mechanism were studied by different techniques. UV-VIS spectroscopy showed the characteristic features of Ni²⁺ ions, whose existence was corroborated by EPR and magnetic measurements. From these results, (Ni,Nb)doped-TiO₂ powder samples can be now shaped as thin films, monoliths, etc. by using sol-gel methodology without modifying their properties. This study introduces new possibilities of coloured TiO₂-based solid solutions in new combined advanced applications (colouring agent and photocatalyst, etc.).     

Long-range ordering in the Bi1−xAexFeO3−x/2 perovskites: Bi1/3Sr2/3FeO2.67 and Bi1/2Ca1/2FeO2.75

Two-ordered perovskites, Bi_1/3Sr_2/3FeO_2.67 and Bi_1/2Ca_1/2FeO_2.75, have been stabilized and characterized by transmission electron microscopy, Mössbauer spectroscopy and X-ray powder diffraction techniques. They both exhibit orthorhombic superstructures, one with a≈b≈2a_p and c≈3a_p (S.G.: Pb2n or Pbmn) for the Sr-based compound and one with a≈b≈2a_p and c≈8a_p (S.G.: B222, Bmm2, B2mm or Bmmm) for the Ca-based one. The high-resolution transmission electron microscopy (HRTEM) images evidence the existence of one deficient [FeO_x]_∞ layer, suggesting that Bi_1/3Sr_2/3FeO_2.67 and Bi_1/2Ca_1/2FeO_2.75 behave differently compared to their Ln-based homolog. The HAADF-STEM images allow to propose a model of cation ordering on the A sites of the perovskite. The Mössbauer analyses confirm the trivalent state of iron and its complex environment with three types of coordination. Both compounds exhibit a high value of resistivity and the inverse molar susceptibility versus temperature curves evidence a magnetic transition at about 730 K for the Bi_1/3Sr_2/3FeO_2.67 and a smooth reversible transition between 590 and 650 K for Bi_1/2Ca_1/2FeO_2.75.     

A study of the spinel materials LiTi2O4 and Li43Ti53O4 by photoelectron spectroscopy

HeI-excited valence-band ultraviolet photoelectron spectra and MgKα-excited Ti-2p X-ray photoelectron spectra are reported for the spinel materials LiTi₂O₄ and $\text{Li}{}_{\mathrm{<mtext>4</mtext><mtext>3</mtext>}}\text{Ti}{}_{\mathrm{<mtext>5</mtext><mtext>3</mtext>}}\text{O}{}_4$. The presence of a Fermi edge in the ultraviolet photoelectron spectrum of LiTi₂O₄ confirms the metallic nature of this material, although the measured density of states at the Fermi energy is much lower than that expected from an independent-electron interpretation of the magnetic susceptibility. This difference is attributed to a strong interaction of the conduction electrons with the lattice vibrations. The localization of conduction electrons that occurs in the final state in the Ti-2p X-ray photoelectron spectrum of LiTi₂O₄ is attributed to a Coulomb interaction with a core hole.     

Crystal structure of Na3PO4 · 12H2O

The crystal structure of trisodium monophosphate hemihydrate was determined. The space group is $\text{C2}\text{c}$ and a unit cell contains eight formula units. The unit cell dimensions of $\text{Na}{}_3\text{PO}{}_4\text{·}\text{1}\text{2}\text{H}{}_2\text{O}$ are a = 9.631(3), b = 5.416(2), c = 16.938(8) Å, β = 102.60(5)°. The final R value is 0.027 for a set of 1430 independent reflections. This atomic arrangement is mainly a three-dimensional network of distorted NaO₆ octahedra. The hydrogen bonding scheme is given.     

CexZr1-xO2/Co/C-N催化CO2加氢性能研究

将不同比例的铈锆前驱体负载到ZIF-67,氮气气氛焙烧制备CexZr1-xO2/Co/C-N催化剂,对催化剂进行了XRD,H2-TPR、XPS表征,并在固定床反应器评价其CO2加氢制甲醇性能。XRD结果表明,在铈中加入适量锆形成铈锆固溶体,铈锆固溶体与钴物种较强的相互作用力可以阻止表明金属Co的氧化。但过量加入的锆又会削弱这一作用力,部分金属Co被氧化为Co3O4。H2-TPR结果表明适量的锆的加入改善催化剂的还原性能,催化剂还原温度降低。XPS证实了25%Ce0.67Zr0.33O2/Co/C-N催化剂中含有更多的氧空穴及氮含量,氧空穴和碱性氮都有利于CO2的解离吸附。优化后的25%Ce0.67Zr0.33O2/Co/C-N 催化剂在225 oC,2 MPa,GHSV = 6 L/gcat/h反应条件下取得最高甲醇时空收率,为3.0 mmol/gcat/h。     

TiO2包覆对LiCo1/3Ni1/3Mn1/3O2材料的表面改性

为了提高材料LiCo1/3Ni1/3Mn1/3O2的循环性能, 采用浸渍-水解法对其进行TiO2包覆. 用X射线衍射(XRD)、电化学交流阻抗谱(EIS)、电感耦合等离子体发射光谱(ICP-OES)和恒流充放电测试研究包覆材料的结构和电化学性能. TiO2仅在材料表面形成包覆层, 并未改变材料的结构. TiO2包覆能提高材料LiCo1/3Ni1/3Mn1/3O2的倍率性能和循环性能, TiO2包覆后的材料在5.0C(1.0C=160 mA·g-1)下的放电容量达到0.2C下的66.0%, 而包覆前的材料在5.0C下的放电容量仅为其0.2C下的31.5%. 包覆后的材料在2.0C下循环12周后的容量没有衰减, 而未包覆的材料容量保持率仅为94.4%. EIS测试表明包覆材料性能的提高是由于循环过程中材料的界面稳定性得到了提高. 循环后材料的XRD和ICP-OES测试表明, 包覆层能提高材料LiCo1/3Ni1/3Mn1/3O2的结构稳定性.     

Direct synthesis of dimethyl carbonate ?from CH3OH AND CO2 by H3PW12O40/CexTi1-xO2 catalyst

Summary Ce_xTi_1-xO₂ and H₃PW₁₂O₄₀/Ce_xTi_1-xO₂ catalysts were prepared using a sol-gel method, and applied to the direct synthesis of dimethyl carbonate from methanol and carbon dioxide. H₃PW₁₂O₄₀/Ce_xTi_1-xO₂ showed a better catalytic performance than the corresponding Ce_xTi_1-xO₂, due to the bifunctional catalysis of Br?nsted acid sites (provided by H₃PW₁₂O₄₀) and base sites (provided by Ce_xTi_1-xO₂). H₃PW₁₂O₄₀/Ce_0.1Ti_0.9O₂ showed the highest catalytic performance among the H₃PW₁₂O₄₀/Ce_xTi_1-xO₂ catalysts.     

纳米复合材料Ag/MxOy-TiO2(MxOy=ZnO、Al2O3和Fe2O3)的制备及其微波辅助光催化降解甲基橙

采用溶胶-凝胶-程序升温溶剂热一步法,利用表面活性剂EO₂₀PO₇₀EO₂₀(P123)作为模板剂,分别制备了三元纳米复合材料Ag/ZnO-TiO₂、Ag/Al₂O₃-TiO₂和Ag/Fe₂O₃-TiO₂。通过XRD、氮气吸附-脱附测定、TEM以及扫描电子显微镜配合X-射线能量色散谱仪(SEM-EDS)等对合成的3种催化剂进行了对比表征分析。结果表明,复合材料Ag/M_xO_y-TiO₂中Ag以单质形式存在并较好地分布在M_xO_y-TiO₂表面上。所合成产物颗粒尺寸较小(约10 nm左右),形貌较好。其中,Ag/ZnO-TiO₂的比表面积与Ag/Al₂O₃-TiO₂十分相近,略大于Ag/Fe₂O₃-TiO₂。光催化活性研究中,以甲基橙为模型分子且辅以微波场作用。结果显示,上述三元复合材料的活性均明显高于未掺杂银的二元复合材料,其中Ag/ZnO-TiO₂的光催化活性最好,在90 min内对甲基橙的降解率高达86%。     

Temperature-programmed desorption/pulse surface reaction (tpd/tpsr) studies of CH4, C2H6, C2H4, and CO over a cobalt/MWNTs catalyst

Summary Temperature-programmed desorption (TPD) of CH₄, C₂H₆, C₂H₄, and CO and temperature-programmed pulse surface reactions (TPSR) of CH₄, C₂H₆, C₂H₄, CO, and CO/H₂ over a Co/MWNTs catalyst have been investigated. The TPD results indicated that CH₄ and C₂H₆ mainly exist as physisorbed species on the Co/MWNTs catalyst surface, whilst C₂H₄ and CO exist as both physisorbed and chemisorbed species. The TPSR results indicated that CH₄ and C₂H₆ do not undergo reaction between room temperature and 450^oC. Pulsed C₂H₄ can be transformed into CH₄ at 400 ^oC whilst pulsed CO can be transformed into CO₂ at 100 or 150^oC. In gaseous mixtures of CO and H₂ containing excess CO, the products of pulsed reaction were CH₃CHO and CH₃OH. When the ratio of CO and H₂ was 1:2, pulsed CO and H₂ were transformed into CH₃CHO, CH₃OH and CH₄. In H₂ gas flow, pulsed CO was transformed into a mixture of CH₃CHO and CH₄ between 200 and 250^oC and was transformed into CH₄ only above 250^oC.     

Crystal Structure of Pseudorhombohedral InFe1−xTixO3+x/2 (x=2/3)

The structure of pseudorhombohedral-type InFe_1−xTi_xO_3−x/2 (x=2/3) was refined by Rietveld profile fitting. The crystal is a commensurate member of a series in a solution range on InFeO₃-In₂Ti₂O₇ including incommensurate structures. The structure with the unit cell of a=5.9188(1), b=10.1112(2), and c=6.3896(1) Å, β=108.018(2)°, and a space group P2₁/a is the alternate stacking of an edge-shared InO₆ octahedral layer and an Fe/Ti-O plane along c^*. Metal sites on the Fe/Ti-O plane are surrounded by four oxygen atoms on the Fe/Ti-O plane and two axial ones. Electric conductivities of the order 10⁻⁴ S/cm were observed for the samples at 1000 K, while the oxide ion transport number is almost zero as no electromotive force was detected by an oxygen concentration cell.     

Fluorine sites in glasses and transparent glass-ceramics of the system Na2O/K2O/Al2O3/SiO2/BaF2

The transparent glass-ceramics obtained in the silicate system Na₂O/K₂O/SiO₂/BaF₂ show homogeneously dispersed BaF₂ nano crystals with a narrow size distribution. The X-ray diffraction and the nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy were applied to glasses and the respective glass-ceramics in order to clarify the crystallization mechanism and the role of fluorine during crystallization. With an increasing annealing time, the concentration and also the number of crystals remain approximately constant. With an increasing annealing temperature, the crystalline fraction increases until a saturation limit is reached, while the number of crystals decreases and the size of the crystals increases. Fluoride in the glassy network occurs as Al-F-Ba, Al-F-Na and also as Ba-F structures. The latter are transformed into crystalline BaF₂ and fluoride is removed from the Al-F-Ba/Na bonds. However, some fluorine is still present in the glassy phase after the crystallization.     

SiO2负载氮掺杂TiO2可见光响应光催化剂的制备及性能

以四氯化钛为钛源,尿素为氮源,采用液相水解-沉淀法制得SiO2负载N掺杂TiO2可见光响应TiO2-xNy/SiO2光催化剂(TSN)。以苯酚为模型物,考察了TSN在可见光区、紫外光区及太阳光下的光催化活性,以及催化剂的使用寿命、分离性能。采用XPS、FTIR、UV-Vis DRS、XRD、TEM和低温氮物理吸附等对催化剂的结构进行表征。结果表明,N以阴离子形式进入TiO2体相并置换晶格中的O,适量N掺杂的TSN在紫外光区、可见光区及太阳光下均表现出较高的活性。SiO2与TiO2界面间有Ti-O-Si键形成,结合牢固。N掺杂在TiO2表面生成Ti-O-N键,形成新的能级结构,使催化剂的吸收红移至450~500 nm,诱发TiO2可见光催化活性。SiO2负载可减小TiO2颗粒平均尺寸,增加催化剂比表面积;同时SiO2负载还可改善催化剂的分离性能,提高催化剂使用寿命。     

MoO3 / Al2O3、MoO3 / TiO2与NiO-MoO3 / TiO2催化剂上活性相还原行为的XPS考察

The H_2 reduction behaviours of MoO_3/Al_2O_3, MoO_3/TiO_2 and NiO-MoO_3/TiO_2 samples prepared by impregnation method were studied at various temperatures for different times by XPS technique. The recored XPS spectra of Mo3d from those samples were treated by computer curve fittingprogram to measure the distribution of various molybdenum oxide species with different valence states. The results of computer fitting shows that there areMo(Ⅵ), Mo(Ⅴ)and Mo(Ⅳ) on the all of reduced samples. However, after H_2 reductonin same way, the percentage of low valence species Mo(V) and Mo(IV) on the MoO_3/TiO_2 is much higher than on the MoO_3/Al_2O3 (Fig.2). For example, after H_2 treatment at 500 ℃ for 2 hrs., Mo(IV) species on the surface of MoO_3/TiO_2 sample is about 60% and it is three times higher than what is found on the MoO_3/Al_2O_3 sample. In addition, the reduction of molybdena on TiO_2 support is much easier and faster than on Al_2O_3 support (Fig.3). Addition of NiO further promotes the reduction of molybdena to cause the strting reduction temperature producing Mo(IV) and Mo(V) to be decreased about 100 ℃. and 80% of molyb dena on NiO-MoO_3/TiO_2 support could be reduced to Mo(IV) (Fig.2). A detail discussion about the interaction between molybdena and carries was presented. It was suggested that TiO_2 is certainly involved in the reduction and oxidation process of molybdenum oxide species on the surface of it.     

B2Au20/-/2-: 硼金团簇中的硼-硼多重键

采用密度泛函和波函数理论方法对B₂Au^20/-/2-的几何结构和电子结构进行研究. 计算结果表明阴离子B₂Au^2- ([Au-B B-Au]^-) (C_2h, ²A_u)和B₂Au^22- ([Au-B≡B-Au]^2-) (C_2h, ¹A_g)的基态结构均为线性结构, 即以含有多重键的BB单元(B B或B≡B)为中心, 两端各连接一个Au原子, 但两端的B－Au键不在同一直线上, 结构稍有变形; 而中性分子B₂Au₂ ([Au-B＝B-Au]) (D_∞h, ³Σ_g^-)的基态结构是以B＝B为中心, 两端各与一个Au原子相连的完美的线性结构. C_2h B₂Au^2-的单电子垂直剥离能和对称性伸缩振动频率的计算结果为实验表征提供依据.另外, 计算发现无机盐B₂Au₂Li₂结构中仍包含B≡B, 此结果一方面为其实验合成提供了可能性, 另一方面表明含有B≡B的B₂Au₂^2-结构极为稳定, 可作为结构单元存在于凝聚相中.     

ZrO2包覆的层状富锂正极材料0.6Li[Li1/3Mn2/3]O2·0.4LiNi5/12Mn5/12Co1/6O2的电化学性能

采用喷雾干燥法合成了富锂层状氧化物正极材料0.6Li[Li_1/3Mn_2/3]O₂·0.4LiNi_5/12Mn_5/12Co_1/6O₂(简称LNMCO),并使用Zr (CH₃COO)₄进行ZrO₂的包覆改性。TEM测试结果显示纳米级的ZrO₂颗粒附着在LNMCO的表面。包覆质量分数为1.5%的ZrO₂包覆样品的首圈库伦效率和放电比容量有着显著提升,在室温下其首圈库伦效率和放电比容量(电流密度：20 mA·g^-1,电压：2.0~4.8 V)分别为87.2%,279.3 mAh·g^-1,而原样则为75.1%,224.1 mAh·g^-1,循环100圈之后,1.5% ZrO₂包覆样品的放电比容量为248.3 mAh·g^-1,容量保持率为88.9%,高于原样的195.9 mAh·g^-1和87.4%。