化学镀制备镍纳米线/管阵列铂钯催化剂载体

以阳极氧化铝作为模板,用化学镀的方法制备了可以用作铂钯复合催化剂载体的镍纳米线和纳米管阵列,利用置换反应将铂钯复合催化剂沉积在镍纳米阵列材料上．SEM图片表明镍纳米线的平均直径 为100 nm,镍纳米管的平均内径为20 nm． EDS扫描的结果表明铂钯元素均匀地分布在阵列材料上．循环伏安研究发现载有铂钯催化剂的镍纳米管阵列对乙醇氧化的电催化活性明显高于载有铂钯催化剂的镍纳米线阵列．     

新型金阴极及其紫外光电发射特性

采用直流磁控溅射法制备了不同厚度的金纳米薄膜,在高纯氮气气氛、800 ℃条件下快速退火,在石英基底上制备了具有表面微纳颗粒的新型金阴极。应用扫描电子显微镜对阴极的表面形貌进行表征,结果表明:阴极表面形成了均匀分布的金纳米颗粒,平均粒径随金纳米薄膜厚度的增加（5 nm至20 nm）从300 nm增大到800 nm。在190~360 nm紫外光下,对阴极的光电子发射特性进行了研究,结果表明:相对于平面阴极,新型金阴极的光电子发射效率提高了10倍以上,最高可达到平面阴极的16倍,且随颗粒粒径的减小而增大。采用三步光电发射模型对上述结果进行理论分析,表明阴极光电效率的提高主要由于阴极光电发射面积的增加和局域强电场导致的表面势垒降低。     

纳米锗颗粒镶嵌薄膜的荧光特性研究

研究了不同颗粒尺寸的纳米Ge-SiO₂镶嵌薄膜的室温荧光光谱以及不同激发光能量对荧光峰的影响．实验结果表明，沉积态Ge-SiO₂薄膜样品在可见光区域不发光．退火后的样品（平均锗颗粒尺寸为3.2—6.0nm）在380—520nm波长范围内有明显的蓝光发射现象．当用λ=300nm的光激发，观测到中心波长为420nm（2.95eV）的光致荧光峰；而用633nm波长的光激发，谱图上出现中心波长分别为420和470nm的两个荧光峰．随着纳米锗颗粒尺寸的增加，光致荧光峰的相 关键词：     

角度组合对多角度动态光散射测量的影响

针对多角度动态光散射中角度组合对颗粒粒度分布测量的影响,对5组模拟的双峰分布颗粒体系(114/457 nm,202/800 nm,307/541 nm,433/721 nm和600/900 nm)分别选取3、4、5和6个散射角,采用不同角度组合进行测量.粒度反演结果表明,在选取同样数量散射角条件下,不同的角度组合会得到不同的测量结果.当选取的各散射角对应的Mie散射光强差异显著,特别是对应光强值包含了Mie散射光强曲线的极大值和极小值点时,测量结果更准确.采用标准聚苯乙烯乳胶颗粒进行的测量实验,实验结果与反演结果一致.这种角度组合影响的原因在于,随着散射角的增多,得到的颗粒粒度信息也相应增加,但只有增加的散射角所对应的散射光强显著不同时,才会较多地增加颗粒粒度信息,从而改善测量效果;否则,增加的信息会被增加的角度校准噪声所抵消.     

纳米颗粒悬浮在加热铂丝上的过冷沸腾

本文对加热铂丝上25 nm SiO2颗粒与水悬浮液的过冷沸腾进行实验观察,纯水和纳米颗粒悬浮液的沸腾过程基本相同,但低热流密度下纳米颗粒悬浮液中的气泡重叠(或气泡团聚体)现象非常普遍。在实验观察基础上分析了气泡重叠(或气泡团聚体)成因,纳米颗粒在气泡表面的吸附和浓聚增大了气泡间吸引力和气泡质量,最终导致气泡重叠(或气泡团聚体)的形成。     

加压密相气力输送煤粉颗粒荷电特性研究

介绍了一种非接触式移动颗粒静电测试方法,并在加压密相气力输送实验装置上对质量浓度在128～230 kg/m3,气体表观速度在6～15 m/s条件下的煤粉颗粒荷电特性进行了实验研究.颗粒平均粒径为35.6μm.实验结果表明:粉体颗粒荷电指示值随着颗粒浓度的增加逐步增大,浓度在150～160 kg/m3之间时达到最大值,随后减小;指示值随着气体表观速度的增加而增大,而后趋于饱和值.     

金纳米流体的电场可调光学性质

利用多次还原法制备了不同粒径的金纳米颗粒,SEM和粒度分析表明其平均粒径分别为11 nm,35 nm和58 nm.进一步通过表面活性剂辅助的液相转移法制备出不同粒径的油基金纳米流体,测试了金纳米流体在电场作用下的光学性质.结果表明金纳米流体在电场作用下表现出明显的双折射现象,且随电场强度的变化双折射具有可调节性.金颗粒粒径和浓度对折射率有明显影响,在实验采用的浓度范围内,折射率随金颗粒浓度和粒径的增加而减小.最后,利用电流变液结构转变机理对金纳米流体的电致双折射进行了分析. 关键词： 纳米流体 双折射 电流变液     

动态光散射技术的角度依赖性

与单角度动态光散射技术相比,多角度动态光散射(MDLS)颗粒测量技术能够提高颗粒粒度分布的测量准确性。但在MDLS技术中,测量角度的选择常常与被测颗粒体系的分布有关。对100nm、500nm的单峰模拟分布和300nm与600nm混合的双峰模拟分布的颗粒体系,分别在1、3、6、9个散射角条件下进行了测量。颗粒粒度反演结果表明,随着散射角个数的增大,颗粒粒度分布更趋于真实的颗粒粒度分布。对数量比为5:1的100nm与503nm双峰分布的聚苯乙烯颗粒,分别在1、3、5、10个散射角条件下进行了测量,实测结果表明采用单角度测量只能得到单峰分布,3个及更多散射角可得到双峰分布,并且双峰的数量比随散射角数量的增加逐渐趋近真实的数量比。因此,MDLS颗粒测量技术能够改善颗粒粒度分布的测量结果,但这种改善程度会随散射角的增多逐渐降低。由于散射角个数的增多会增加散射角的校准噪声和光强相关函数的测量噪声,因而会导致在有些情况下颗粒粒度分布的测量结果反而变差。     

小粒径同质/异质壳层结构NaGdF_4:3%Nd~(3+)纳米颗粒的近红外发光特性

采用共沉淀法制备了粒径小于5 nm的六方相NaGdF_4:3%Nd~(3+)纳米颗粒.纳米颗粒表面缺陷会使发光中心产生严重的淬灭,对其表面包覆适当厚度的壳层可以有效地减少发光淬灭,提高发光性能.对NaGdF_4:3%Nd~(3+)核心纳米颗粒分别进行同质和异质包覆并且通过调节核壳比制备了不同壳层厚度的NaGdF_4:3%Nd~(3+)@NaGdF_4和NaGdF_4:3%Nd~(3+)@Na YF4纳米颗粒,研究了不同的壳层厚度对核心纳米颗粒发光的影响,并对两种不同核壳结构纳米颗粒的发光性能进行了对比.在808 nm近红外光激发下,NaGdF_4:3%Nd~(3+)纳米颗粒发射出位于约866,893,1060 nm的近红外发射.与核心纳米颗粒相比,核壳结构的纳米颗粒的荧光强度增强,荧光寿命增长,并且随着壳厚的增加,荧光强度出现先增强后减弱、荧光寿命逐步增长的趋势.与相同条件下同质包覆的NaGdF_4:3%Nd~(3+)@NaGdF_4纳米颗粒相比,异质包覆的NaGdF_4:3%Nd~(3+)@NaYF_4纳米颗粒光谱荧光强度增强,寿命增长.     

钛酸锶纳米颗粒界面层特性的光谱学研究

利用拉曼光谱和紫外—可见光漫反射吸收光谱研究了颗粒度为10—80 nm的钛酸锶纳米颗粒的界面层特性.研究发现,当样品颗粒度从80 nm减小至10 nm时,一阶极化TO₂模的拉曼强度有显著增加,表明在样品边界层中存在由增强表面缺陷偶极子造成的微极化区.相反,一阶非极化TO₃模的拉曼强度随颗粒度的减小而降低.同时,发现TO₂和TO₃模的频率随着颗粒度的减小而发生软化,表明Ti—O 键的键长随颗粒度减小而增加,与XRD观察到 关键词： 纳米钛酸锶颗粒 微极化区 晶格扩张 表面缺陷态     

铂颗粒粒径效应:负载铂纳米颗粒的TiO2薄膜性质研究

制备了负载不同大小Pt纳米颗粒的TiO薄膜。利用TEM测定了Pt粒子的大小,XRD,UV—Vis和测量光电流等方法对TiO2复合膜进行了表征,以亚甲基蓝降解反应评价了Pt／TiO2薄膜的光催化活性。结果表明,在负载相同物质的量的Pt情况下,Pt颗粒的大小直接影响TiO2薄膜的性能,显示较强的粒径效应,当负载平均粒径约5nm的Pt粒子后,薄膜具有最高的光电流和光催化活性。     

A Rapid Method for Growth of Metal Nanoparticles on Nanowire Substrates

The production of nickel and platinum nanoparticles on silica nanowire substrates using plasma-enhanced chemical vapor deposition has been investigated. Determination of particle size and particle size distribution was done using transmission electron microscopy (TEM). Ni nanoparticle diameters were found to be between 2 and 6 nm, with particle size increasing as the substrate temperature increased from 573 to 873 K. The size of Ni nanoparticles was found to be dependent on the chamber pressure during growth. The results indicate a competition between pressure-related diffusion within the vapor and dissociation of the precursor. Pt nanoparticle diameters were consistently found to be 2.5–3.0 nm at all deposition conditions. Insufficient thermal energy within the studied range results in a minimal contribution from surface diffusion, the primary mechanism for nanoparticle growth.     

Enhanced activity of chaperonin GroEL in the presence of platinum nanoparticles

The chaperonin protein GroEL was mixed with varying concentrations of K₂PtCl₄ followed by a 20-fold concentration of sodium borohydride to afford GroEL–platinum nanoparticle complexes in a ratio of between 1:25 and 1:2,000. Typical colour change, from colourless or pale yellow to brown, occurred that was dependent on the amount of platinum present. These complexes were characterised by UV/Vis, inductively coupled plasma optical emission spectroscopy, Fourier transform infra red, transmission electron microscopy (TEM) and energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy. TEM analysis revealed that the size of nanoparticles increased as the molar ratio of platinum to GroEL increased with an average size diameter of 1.72–3.5 nm generated with GroEL–platinum molar ratios of 1:125–1:2,000. Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR) spectra showed no distinct changes in the structure of GroEL but confirmed that the nanoparticles were attached to the protein. The effect of platinum nanoparticles on the ATPase activity of GroEL showed an activity of 5.60 μmol min⁻¹ ml⁻¹ (87 % increase over a control) at the molar ratio of GroEL–platinum nanoparticles of 1:25.     

Sensing low concentrations of CO using flame-spray-made Pt/SnO2 nanoparticles

Tin dioxide nanoparticles of different sizes and platinum doping contents were synthesized in one step using the flame spray pyrolysis (FSP) technique. The particles were used to fabricate semiconducting gas sensors for low level CO detection, i.e. with a CO gas concentration as low as 5 ppm in the absence and presence of water. Post treatment of the SnO₂ nanoparticles was not needed enabling the investigation of the metal oxide particle size effect. Gas sensors based on tin dioxide with a primary particle size of 10 nm showed signals one order of magnitude higher than the ones corresponding to the primary particle size of 330 nm. In situ platinum functionalization of the SnO₂ during FSP synthesis resulted in higher sensor responses for the 0.2 wt% Pt-content than for the 2.0 wt% Pt. The effect is mainly attributed to catalytic consumption of CO and to the associated reduced sensor response. Pure and functionalized tin dioxide nanoparticles have been characterized by Brunauer, Emmett and Teller (BET) surface area determination, X-ray diffraction (XRD), high resolution transmission electron microscopy (HRTEM) and scanning transmission electron microscopy (STEM) while the platinum oxidation state and dispersion have been investigated by X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) and extended X-ray absorption fine structure (EXAFS). The sensors showed high stability (up to 20 days) and are suitable for low level CO detection: <10 ppm according to European and 50 ppm according to US legislation, respectively.     

Molecular dynamics simulation of mechanical properties of nanocrystalline platinum: Grain-size and temperature effects

A series of molecular dynamics simulations has been carried out to study the mechanical properties of nanocrystalline platinum. The effects of average grain size and temperature on mechanical behaviors are discussed. The simulated uniaxial tensile results indicate the presence of a critical average grain size about 14.1 nm, for which there is an inversion of the conventional Hall-Petch relation at temperature of 300 K. The transition can be explained by a change of dominant deformation mechanism from dislocation motion for average grain size above 14.1 nm to grain boundary sliding for smaller grain size. The Young's modulus shows a linear relationship with the reciprocal of grain size, and the modulus of the grain boundary is about 42% of that of the grain core at 300 K. The parameters of mechanical properties, including Young's modulus, ultimate strength, yield stress and flow stress, decrease with the increase of temperature. It is noteworthy that the critical average grain size for the inversion of the Hall-Petch relation is sensitive to temperature and the Young's modulus has an approximate linear relation with the temperature. The results will accelerate its functional applications of nanocrystalline materials.     

Small angle neutron scattering and small angle X-ray scattering studies of platinum-loaded carbon foams

The morphology of carbon nanofoam samples comprising platinum nanoparticles dispersed in the matrix was characterized by small angle neutron scattering (SANS) and small angle X-ray scattering (SAXS) techniques. Results show that the structure of pores of carbon matrix exhibits a mass (pore) fractal nature and the average radius of the platinum particles is about 2.5 nm. The fractal dimension as well as the size distribution parameters of platinum particles varies markedly with the platinum content and annealing temperature. Transmission electron micrographs of the samples corroborate the SANS and SAXS results.      

Synthesis and optical characterization of monodispersed Mn doped CdS nanoparticles

Monodispersed Mn²⁺ doped CdS nanoparticles with average size as small as 1.8 nm have been synthesized through chemical method. The nanostructures of the prepared nanoparticles have been confirmed through X-ray diffraction (XRD), ultraviolet-visible (UV-vis) absorption and transmission electron microscope (TEM) measurements. The photoluminescence emission covering 450-650 nm of the visible region is observed under ultraviolet light excitation, from Mn²⁺ doped CdS nanoparticles dispersed in dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO).     

Photoluminescence enhancement by localized surface plasmons in AlGaN/GaN/AlGaN double heterostructures

Double heterostructures AlGaN/GaN/AlGaN grown by hydride vapor phase epitaxy and designed for use as light emitting diodes for 360 nm wavelength were patterned by shallow nanoholes and injected with Ag/SiO₂ or Al nanoparticles. A 1.8 times increase in the photoluminescence and microcathodoluminescence signal from the GaN active region was observed for 100 nm diameter Al nanoparticles, the efficiency decreased compared to the reference planar samples for small Al nanoparticles of 30–40 nm diameter, and a moderate increase of 1.2 times was detected for Ag/SiO₂ nanoparticles. The observed phenomena are explained by the GaN emitter coupling with localized surface plasmons produced by metallic nanoparticles. (© 2015 WILEY‐VCH Verlag GmbH &Co. KGaA, Weinheim)     

Cerium oxide and platinum nanoparticles protect cells from oxidant-mediated apoptosis

Catalytic nanoparticles represent a potential clinical approach to replace or correct aberrant enzymatic activities in patients. Several diseases, including many blinding eye diseases, are promoted by excessive oxidant stress due to reactive oxygen species (ROS). Cerium oxide and platinum nanoparticles represent two potentially therapeutic nanoparticles that de-toxify ROS. In the present study, we directly compare these two classes of catalytic nanoparticles. Cerium oxide and platinum nanoparticles were found to be 16 ± 2.4 and 1.9 ± 0.2 nm in diameter, respectively. Using surface plasmon-enhanced microscopy, we find that these nanoparticles associate with cells. Furthermore, cerium oxide and platinum nanoparticles demonstrated superoxide dismutase catalytic activity, but did not promote hemolytic or cytolytic pathways in living cells. Importantly, both cerium oxide and platinum nanoparticles reduce oxidant-mediated apoptosis in target cells as judged by the activation of caspase 3. The ability to diminish apoptosis may contribute to maintaining healthy tissues.     

过渡金属表面紫外线激发的表面增强Raman光谱(UV-SERS)研究

本文以紫外光325 nm作为激发线,成功获得了不同形貌的铂纳米粒子(铂纳米立方体和纳米絮状物),电化学粗糙的钴和镍电极在紫外区的表面增强拉曼散射(UV-SERS)效应。同时发现不同形貌的铂纳米结构在紫外区有不同的SERS效应,不同金属在紫外区的增强效应也不同,其中铂纳米立方体产生了最好的增强效应,这一结果也预示有必要发展更优的基底。为了利用UV-SERS研究具有重要应用意义的分子,同时也为了验证铂纳米立方体在紫外区的增强效应具有分子的普适性,我们研究了CO和腺嘌呤分子吸附在铂纳米立方体上的UV-SERS。