Effects of Neutron Irradiation on Superconducting Properties of GdBa2Cu3O7-δ Single Domain Superconductor

The effects of neutron irradiation with a fluence of 1015 n/cm2 on the superconducting properties of GdBa2Cu3O7-δsingle domain sample were studied. The point and cascade defects produced by the neutron irradiation were observed by high-resolution transmission electron microscopy. The cascade defects were found to have the sizes of about 4-7 nm which is comparable to the coherence lengths of high temperature superconductors. The point defects disappear while the cascades still exist through thermal annealing. The temperature dependence of magnetization for the magnetic field parallel to the crystallographic c axis shows that the neutron irradiation leads to a dramatic degradation of uperconductivity for the as-irradiated sample, a decrease of critical current density (Jc), and the weakening of the fishtail effect in the Jc versus magnetic induction B curve. However, for the as-irradiated sample annealed in the flowing oxygen atmosphere, it shows that Jc under high magnetic fields is greatly enhanced, the fishtail shifts towards higher magnetic fields, and its superconductivity is partially recovered as well due to the remaining effecive pinning centers of the cascades. These results suggest a prospective application for such a treated GdBa2Cu3O7-δsuperconductor.     

Structural investigation of the EuBa2Cu3O7-δ high TC superconductor by 151Eu, 119Sn, 57Fe and 57Co Mössbauer spectroscopy

By introducing ¹⁵¹Eu, ¹¹⁹Sn, ⁵⁷Fe and ⁵⁷Co into the orthorhombic perovskite lattice of YBa₂Cu₃O_7-δ high T_C superconductors, the localization and distribution of these probe nuclides were investigated by Mössbauer spectroscopy in order to get further information on the structure of high T_C superconductors. The Mössbauer spectra of superconductor samples were considered as superpositions of subspectra belonging to Mössbauer nuclides occupying different sites with various surroundings in the lattice. The ¹⁵¹Eu spectra were evaluated as singlets corresponding to Eu^III situated at the normal rare earth site. The ¹¹⁹Sn spectra were decomposed into a singlet and a doublet, which were associated with Sn^IV at the Cu(2) and the Cu(1) sites, respectively. The ⁵⁷Fe and ⁵⁷Co spectra could be fitted with three doublets representing Fe^III and Fe^IV at the Cu(1) site as well as Fe^III at the Cu(2) site. Comparing the relative area fractions of Mössbauer lines corresponding to different Cu sites it was suggested that iron and cobalt prefer the Cu(1) site, while tin prefers the Cu(2) site in these superconductors.     

Preparation and hydrogen permeation properties of BaCeo.95Nd0.05O3-δ membranes

Dense mixed proton and electron conducting membrane made of BaCe0.95Nd0.05O3-δ （BCNd5） was prepared by pressing followed by sintering. X-ray diffraction （XRD） was used to characterize the phase structure of both the powder and the sintered membranes. The microstructure of the sintered membranes was studied by scanning electron microscopy （SEM）. Hydrogen permeation through the BCNd5 membrane was studied using a high temperature permeator. The hydrogen permeation fluxes under wet conditions are higher than those under dry conditions, which is due to H^＋ hopping via surface OH groups. At 925℃, a hydrogen permeation flux of 0.02 mL/min cm^2 was obtained under wet condition, which recommends BCNd5 as a potential material for hydrogen-selective membranes.     

Molar heat capacity and thermodynamic properties of crystalline Eu(C2H5O2N)2Cl3·3H2O

A complex of europium hydrochloric acid coordinated with 2-aminoacetic acid (C₂H₅O₂N), Eu(C₂H₅O₂N)₂Cl₃·3H₂O was synthesized and characterized by IR and elements analysis. The heat capacities of the complex was measured with an automatic adiabatic calorimeter, and the thermodynamic functions [H _T ? H _298.15] and [S _T ? S _298.15] were derived in the temperature range from 80 to 340 K with temperature interval of 5 K. Thermal decomposition behavior of the complex in nitrogen atmosphere was studied by thermogravimetric (TG) analysis and differential scan calorimeter (DSC).     

Luminescence and dielectric properties of nano-structured Eu3+:K2O–Nb2O5–SiO2 glass-ceramics

In the present study, results concerning luminescence and dielectric properties of Eu₂O₃ (0.5 wt% in excess) doped nano-crystallized KNbO₃ containing transparent glass-ceramics obtained from glass of composition 25K₂O–25Nb₂O₅–50SiO₂ (mol%) by varied heat-treatment duration at 800 °C have been analyzed and reported. The formed crystallization phase, crystallite size and morphology have been examined through XRD, FESEM, TEM and FTIRRS measurements. The observed steep increase in the dielectric constant (?) of glass-ceramics over the as-prepared glass is attributed to the formation of ferroelectric nano-crystalline KNbO₃ in glass matrix. The absorption spectra of all the samples have revealed the characteristic 4f–4f intraband absorption transitions of Eu³⁺ ions. The measured photoluminescence spectra have exhibited emission transitions ⁵D_{0, 1} → ⁷F_j (j = 0, 1, 2, 3 and 4) of Eu³⁺ ions. The excited level lifetimes have been determined from measured fluorescence decay curves. The rare earth ion site symmetry (nearly C_v) has been understood based on the nature of the Stark splittings of emission bands detected in both Eu³⁺: glass and Eu³⁺: glass-ceramics.     

Eu3+在SrZnP2O7中的发光性能和Eu3+, Bi3+间的能量传递

采用高温固相法合成了SrZnP2O7：Eu^3＋荧光粉,该荧光粉的激发主峰值位于400nm,适用于UVLED管芯的激发;在紫外激发下的发射峰由位于591和597nm（^5D0～^7F1）,616,624和629nm（^5D0～^7F2）,656nm（^5D0～^7F3）及688nm（^5D0～^7F4）4组线状峰构成,对应Eu^3＋的特征跃迁,呈现橙红色发光。分析了Eu^3＋离子浓度对样品发光效率的影响,随着浓度增加,其发射一直增强,但其发光效率已经开始减弱。Bi^3＋的加入使发光强度得到很大提高,并讨论了在SrZnP2O7基质中Bi^3＋对Eu^3＋的能量传递和敏化作用。     

Analysis of the energetic heterogenity of HgBa2Ca2Cu3O8+δ surfaces: Q-TG and Q-DTG data

Energetic heterogeneity of adsorbents is conditioned by the differences in topology of adsorption centres, dispersion of pore sizes and other factors. This paper describes theoretical and experimental studies that demonstrate a method for estimation of the energetic heterogeneity of adsorbents by making use of the results from single thermogravimetry Q-TG and Q-DTG curves, recorded under quasi-equilibrium conditions, for preadsorbed liquid on a porous solid surface.This revised version was published online in November 2005 with corrections to the Cover Date.     

掺杂Eu2O3的SrTiO3及SnO2光致发光

用具有大能隙的本征半导体(SrTiO₃及SnO₂)粉末作本体,分别掺杂1%(原子百分数)的Eu₂O₃;所得物质表现出Eu³⁺离子的线发射光谱特性,但相对发光强度及光谱形状有相当大的变化。X射线衍射结构分析显示Eu³⁺在SrTiO₃晶格里是处在间隙位置,而它在SnO₂晶格里则形成新物相Eu₂Sn₂O₇。     

Y2O3:Eu荧光粉表面包覆In2O3的研究

采用高温固相法合成了FED用Y2O3：Eu红色荧光粉，为提高其导电性，采用表面成膜包覆法对其进行了In2O3包膜研究。通过XRD，Zeta电位，SEM及低压光谱分析等检测手段分析了包膜前后Y2O3：Eu的晶体结构、电位、形貌与发光性能，探索了包膜工艺。结果表明：在Y2O3：Eu表面包覆3％的In2O3能有效改善荧光粉的发光亮度，这种改善的可能原因是包覆In2O3改善了Y2O3：Eu晶粒表面的导电性。     

掺Eu的SiO2-B2O3体系和SiO2-B2O3-Na2O体系的结构及Eu3+的发光性质

采用溶胶-凝胶技术制备了掺Eu3+的以SiO2-B2O3和SiO2-B2O3-Na2O为基质的玻璃态发光材料. 通过激发光谱、发射光谱研究了Eu3+的发光性质, 通过红外光谱、 TEM 、 XRT进一步研究了基质结构变化对发光性能的影响. 结果显示 材料经 600 ℃退火处理后, 结构已十分稳定. 在588 nm和613 nm处显示弱的Eu3+的特征发射光谱, 对应于Eu3+的5D0-7Fj(j=1,2)跃迁. 以SiO2-B2O3为基质的玻璃材料的红外光谱显示形成了Si-O-B键. 该结构对Eu3+的发光有严重的淬灭作用, 使Eu3+的发光强度大大减弱. 以SiO2-B2O3-Na2O为基质的玻璃材料显示Eu3+的发光增强, 红外光谱显示不存在Si-O-B键的振动吸收. 可能是Na取代B的位置, 形成了Si-O-Na键. 此结构对Eu3+的发光有一定增加作用.     

Thermo-Raman Studies on Dehydration of Na4P2O7⋅10H2O and Phase Transformations of Na4P2O7

In this work, dehydration of sodium diphosphate decahydrate Na₄P₂O₇⋅10H₂O and phase transformations of Na₄P₂O₇ in open air have been studied in detail by thermo-Raman spectroscopy. The spectra were measured continuously in a temperature range from room temperature up to 600°C for the bands of P₂O₇ ^4- and H₂O. The spectral variation showed one step of dehydration and four-phase transformations. The thermo-Raman intensity(TRI) and differential thermo-Raman intensity (DTRI) curves calculated from the characteristic bands of H₂O also showed one step of dehydration with the loss of all hydrated water in the temperature interval from 45 to 69°C. Thermogravimetric measurements supported this result. The thermo-Raman investigation indicated the transformation of Na₄P₂O₇ from low temperature phase to high temperature phase proceed through pre-transitional region from 75 to 410°C before the major orientational disorder at 418°C and minor structural modifications at 511,540 and 560°C. The results from differential scanning calorimetry and differential thermal analysis on Na₄P₂O₇ showed endotherms at 407,517, 523, 548, 557°C and 426, 528, 534, 555, 565°C, respectively. This revised version was published online in July 2006 with corrections to the Cover Date.     

Aspects of electronic transport in YBaCo4O7+δ pellets

YBaCo₄O_7+δ powders were obtained by standard solid state reaction und their structural, morphological and electrical properties carefully analyzed. The X-ray powder diffraction patterns showed reflexes corresponding to a pure hexagonal structure (space group P6₃mc). The lattice parameters resulted to be very close to those reported in the literature for high-quality samples. Raman spectra at room temperature allowed for identifying bands associated with vibrating modes of CoO₄ and Y₂O₆ in tetrahedral and octahedral coordination, respectively. Additional bands, which seemed to stem from CoO in octahedral coordination, were also clearly identified. The dependence of the resistivity on temperature showed a semiconducting-like behavior and no indication of structural phase transition was observed up to temperatures as low as 20 K. The electronic transport mechanism in this material was analyzed within the framework of standard models as thermal activation, polaronic-type conductivity or Mott variable-range hopping. Contrary to some reports in the literature in which thermal activation was reported to be the main transport mechanism, careful analysis of the obtained resistivity data (this work) favored the variable-range hopping conduction model. Certainly, the experimental data recorded in a wide temperature range were well described by the function ρ(T) = ρ₀exp[(T^*/T)^1/4]. The fit procedure yielded a temperature scale T^* ～ 10⁶ K, similar to that found in other transition metal oxides. This parameter, in turn, allowed for estimating the density of states at the Fermi level N(E_F) for this compound.     

The layer crystal structure of [In2(C2O4)3(H2O)3]·7H2O and microstructure of nanocrystalline In2O3 obtained from thermal decomposition

A new indium oxalate, [In₂(C₂O₄)₃(H₂O)₃]·7H₂O, with a layered structure has been synthesised from precipitation methods at room temperature. It crystallises with a monoclinic symmetry, space group P2₁/c (No. 14), a=8.7456(1) Å, b=11.1479(2) Å, c=21.9376(4) Å, β=112.1(1)°, V=1979.98(6) ų and Z=4. The structure is built from neutral [In₂(C₂O₄)₃(H₂O)₃] corrugated layers, between which water molecules are intercalated. The layers are built from chains with two different sequences of indium atoms and bichelating oxalate groups. Two independent indium atoms are present in the structure with two coordination polyhedra, i.e., InO₈ as a distorted square-based antiprism and InO₇ as a nearly regular pentagonal-based bipyramid. The thermal decomposition has been studied in situ by temperature dependent X-ray diffraction and thermogravimety. The final product is nanocrystalline indium oxide. The microstructure of the oxide has been characterised with both the Voigt/Langford method based on the integral breadth and the whole pattern fitting approach. The size of the isotropic crystallites increases from 322 to 924 Å, while microstrains decrease, in the annealing temperature range 500–750 °C.     

SrAl2B2O7:Eu3+的发光性能和电子结构研究

采用固相法合成了SrAl2B2O7:Eu3+系列荧光粉,研究了它们在紫外和真空紫外激发下的发光性能.紫外激发下,SrAl2B2O7:Eu3+的最强发射峰位于610 nm附近,具有较高的发射镁度和较好的色纯度,但是在真空紫外激发下,其发光强度却比较弱.通过分析SrAl2B2O7:Eu3+的激发光谱与基质晶体的电子结构计算结果,对该现象进行了解释.第一原理的模拟计算表明,Ba2+的掺杂可以使SrAl2B2O7的带隙变宽,由此推论Ba2+的掺杂可以提高SrAl2B2O7:Eu3+样品在真空紫外激发下的发光强度.本研究的实验结果也证实了这一推论.     

Enhancement of electrochemical performance and thermal compatibility of GdBaCo2/3Fe2/3Cu2/3O5+δ cathode on Ce1.9Gd0.1O1.95 electrolyte for IT-SOFCs

Transition-metal doped double-perovskite structure oxides GdBaCo_2/3Fe_2/3Ni_2/3O_5+δ (FN-GBCO), GdBaCo_2/3Fe_2/3Cu_2/3O_5+δ (FC-GBCO), GdBaCoCuO_5+δ (C-GBCO) and pristine GdBaCo₂O_5+δ (GBCO) were synthesized via a citrate combustion method. The thermal-expansion coefficient (TEC) and electrochemical performance of the oxides were investigated as potential cathodes for intermediate-temperature solid oxide fuel cells (IT-SOFCs). The TEC exhibited by the FC-GBCO cathode up to 900 °C is 14.6 × 10^?6 °C^?1, which is lower than the value of GBCO (19.9 × 10^?6 °C^?1). Area specific resistances (ASR) of 0.165 Ω cm² at 700 °C and 0.048 Ω cm² at 750 °C were achieved for the FC-GBCO cathode on a Ce_0.9Gd_0.1O_1.95 (CGO) electrolyte. An electrolyte supported (300 μm thick) single-cell configuration of FC-GBCO/CGO/Ni-CGO attained a maximum power density of 435 mW cm^?2 at 700 °C. The unique composition of GBCO co-doped with Fe and Cu ions in the Co sites exhibited reduced TEC and enhancement of electrochemical performance and good chemical compatibility with CGO, and this composition is proving to be a potential cathode for IT-SOFCs.     

Structure of x-ray photoelectron 2p and 1s spectra and x-ray Kα emission line of copper in YBa2Cu3O7−δ and CuO,on the basis of SCF-Xα-SW calculations

Conclusions Through an analysis of the electronic structure of the ground state and 2p and 1s hole states of the CuO₄ ^6– cluster, modeling the immediate environment of a copper atom (one of the two types) in YBa₂Cu₃O_7– and the immediate environment of the copper atom in CuO, it has been shown that upon ionization of core levels of copper, there is a radical reconstruction of the valence band of the cluster with a change in character of the chemical bond from covalent to ionic. Along with this, charge is transferred from the copper-oxygen bond to the central atom. Ionization of core levels leads to intense excitation of electrons into the upper semifilled valence level of the cluster 3b_1g, and also leads to the appearance in the x-ray photoelectron and x-ray spectra (K spectra, for example) of intense satellite lines with strong multiplet splitting (with the exception of the satellite of the x-ray photoelectron 1s spectrum). We have confirmed the interpretation of the x-ray photoelectron 2p_3/2 (2p_1/2) spectrum and have predicted the form of the x-ray photoelectron 1s spectrum of copper(II). On the basis of the same approach, a complex structure has been predicted for the x-ray K emission line and it has been confirmed that the shift of this line in compounds of copper(II) must be made with some caution, as the shift may be due (for example) to a change in relative intensities of the main and satellite lines, which are located relative to each other at a distance of 0.4 eV.Institute of Inorganic Chemistry, Siberian Branch, Russian Academy of Sciences. Translated from Zhurnal Strukturnoi Khimii, Vol. 33, No. 4, pp. 14–22, July–August, 1992.     

Eu3+掺杂SiO2-Al2O3-B2O3玻璃制备及光谱性能研究

高温溶制了Eu^3＋掺杂SiO2-Al2O3-B2O3-MxOy（M=Li^＋,Na^＋,K^＋,Mg^2＋,Ca^2＋,Sr^2＋,RE^3＋）硼硅酸盐玻璃,测试了玻璃样品的发射光谱、激发光谱和透射光谱,研究了不同碱金属离子、碱土金属离子对该系统荧光性能的影响。利用发射光谱计算了Ω2,Ω4以及^5D0到^7F2,^7F4的自发辐射几率和振子强度f（^5D0→^7F2）,f（^5D0→^7F4）。结果表明,材料的发射能级为^5D0→^7F1（590nm）,^5D0→^7F2（617nm）,^5D0→^7F4（698nm）,而且材料的结构对称性越差,跃迁戒律打破地越彻底,荧光发射越强。     

Infrared,Raman and XPS spectroscopic studies of Bi2O3–B2O3–Ga2O3 glasses

Glasses with compositions 60Bi₂O₃–(40?x)B₂O₃–xGa₂O₃ (x = 5, 10, 15, 20 mol%) are prepared by conventional melting method. The thermal properties are investigated by differential thermal analysis (DTA) and the structures of the glasses were probed by Infrared, Raman and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS). The results show that density, refractive index and optical basicity increase with the increase of Ga₂O₃. The glass transition temperature (T_g), the onset crystallization temperature (T_x), ΔT (T_x?T_g) decrease with the content of Ga₂O₃. The cut-off edges in ultraviolet and infrared shift to longer wavelength with the increase of Ga₂O₃. On the other hand, the addition of Ga₂O₃ causes a progressive coordination number change of the boron atom from 3 to 4. XPS result indicates both Bi⁵⁺ and Bi³⁺ exist in 5 mol% Ga₂O₃ content, while Bi⁵⁺ amounts decrease with the increase of Ga₂O₃ contents. The glass is mainly composed of [BiO₆], [BO₃], [BO₄] and [GaO₄] polyhedra. Glasses are supposed to have layer structure. [BO₃] triangle and [BO₄] tetrahedra may be located between the [GaO₄] tetrahedral and [BiO₆] octahedra to prevent crystallization and to compensate electric charge.     

Synthesis and thermochemical characteristics of Na2O · Al2O3 · 2.5H2O

A pure phase of monosodium aluminate hydrate Na₂O · Al₂O₃ · 2.5H₂O (MAH) is synthesized and characterized by means of XRD, IR, SEM, TGA, and DSC. The heat capacity of the compound is measured in the temperature range of ?100 to 100°C, and the thermal contributions to enthalpy and entropy are calculated. The standard entropy, enthalpy, and Gibbs energy of formation of MAH at 298 K are estimated.