Preparation and Characterization of Mesoporous Ce0.5Zr0.5O2 Mixed Oxide

Mesoporous （MSU） Ce0.5Zr0.5O2 mixed oxide with a high specific surface area has been synthesized under weak acidic condition in the presence of an anionic surfactant, sodium dodecylbenzenesulfonate. The effect of the pH value on the formation of mesostructure and the thermal stability of the material has been evaluated. The products were characterized by transmission electron microscopy, powder X-ray diffraction and nitrogen adsorption-desorption measurements. The results showed that the as-prepared Ce0.5Zr0.5O2 mixed oxide possessed a specific surface area of 163.3 m^2·g^-1, which had a cubic fluorite-type structure and possessed specific surface areas of 148.4 and 62.4 m^2·g^-1 after calcination at 500 and 800 ℃ for 2 h, respectively. The material showed excellent thermal stability.     

Magnetic properties of Cu0.5Fe0.5 ? x Ga x Cr2S4 solid solutions

Solid solutions between ferrimagnet Cu_0.5Fe_0.5Cr₂S₄ (T _C = 347 K) and antiferromagnet Cu_0.5Ga_0.5Cr₂S₄ (T _N = 31 K) have been synthesized, and their magnetic properties studied. Both compounds belong to the A _0.5 ⁺ A _0.5 ³⁺ Cr₂X₄ group with the 1 : 1 order of A⁺ and A³⁺ ions in the tetrahedral spinel sites. Measurements on a SQUID magnetometer over wide ranges of fields (0.05?C40 kOe) and temperatures (5?C300 K) provided a deeper insight into the nature of magnetism and cation distribution in the studied samples.     

Mössbauer spectra of (Fe0.5Zn0.5)PS3 and its pyridine intercalate

Mössbauer spectra of (Fe_0.5Zn_0.5)PS₃, which is isomorphous with FePS₃, were measured at 300 and 80 K, and were compared with those of FePS₃. We succeeded in preparing (Fe_0.5Zn_0.5)PS₃ intercalated with pyridine. In the XRD pattern of the intercalate the diffraction peaks corresponding to (Fe_0.5Zn_0.5)PS₃ were completely missing, suggesting that the intercalation was completely performed with pyridine. The Mössbauer spectra were changed significantly by the intercalation suggesting the charge transfer from guest molecules to the host matrix. The replacement of iron by zinc has no influence on the electronic state of the iron atom, except for the magnetic interaction.     

稀土取代的复合氧化物Eu0.5RE0.5Fe0.5Mn0.5O3的XPS研究

利用固相反应合成了稀土取代的复合氧化物Ｅｕ０．５ＲＥ０．５Ｆｅ０．５Ｍｎ０．５Ｏ３（ＲＥ＝Ｌａ，Ｐｒ，Ｎｄ，Ｓｍ，Ｇｄ，Ｔｂ，Ｄｙ，Ｈｏ，Ｅｒ，Ｔｍ，Ｙｂ），测量了这些化合物的ＸＲＤ和ＸＰＳ谱，在ＸＰＳ研究中发现，稀土取代而使稀土元素本身的结合能相对于其倍半氧化物中的有所降低，在取代的复合氧化物中，随着ＲＥ离子半的减小，Ｆｅ２ｐ３／２，Ｍｎ２ｐ３／２的结合能随之增加。     

Relationship between oxygen content and superconductivity of Tl0.5Pb0.5Sr2CuOy(y≈5)

The electronic energy band structures of the Tl_0.5Pb_0.5Sr₂Cu0_y (y5) superconductor were calculated and the effect of the oxygen content on its electronic structures was studied in the present paper. The results show that the oxygen content has a great influence on its electronic structures. The moderate oxygen content causes the number of bands near the Fermi surface to increase and results in a sudden change in the densities of states at the Fermi level E _f. The influence of the oxygen content on the electronic structures is mainly due to the peroxide pairs in the unit cell. The lower or higher oxygen content results in the decrease in the number of bands near E _f and the densities of states at E _f, which is of no advantage to superconductivity.     

La0.5Sr0.5MnO3活性中心的探讨

本文企图通过中毒研究钙钛矿催化剂的活性中心及其作用.实验方法和条件与前文完全相同.     

Magnetic properties of (Cu0.5Ga0.5)1 − x Fe x Cr2S4 solid solutions

Magnetic properties are studied and a magnetic phase diagram is constructed for (Cu_0.5Ga_0.5)_{1 ? x} Fe _x Cr₂S₄ solid solutions formed between chromium chalcogenide spinels (Cu_0.5Ga_0.5)Cr₂S₄ and FeCr₂S₄.     

Effect of silver content on the phase transition and electrical properties of 0.95[(K0.5Na0.5)NbO3]–0.05LiSbO3 ceramics

Lead free 0.95[(K_0.5Na_0.5)_1−xAg_xNbO₃]–0.05LiSbO₃ (KNAN–LS) ceramics with x = 0, 0.02, 0.04, 0.06 and 0.08 have been synthesized by conventional solid state reaction route (CSSR). X-ray diffraction (XRD) analysis confirmed the transformation of mixed structure to pure tetragonal structure with the increase in Ag content in KNN–LS ceramics. The Curie temperature (T_c) of the ceramics decreased from 385.5 °C to 331 °C with the increase in silver (Ag) content. The poling temperature was optimized for better piezoelectric properties. The KNAN–LS ceramics with x = 0.06 showed better piezoelectric and ferroelectric properties (d₃₃ = 227 pC/N, k_p = 42.5%, T_c = 368 °C and P_r = 21.9 μC/cm²).     

Effect of BiFeO3 doping on ferroelectric properties of Na0.5Bi0.5TiO3–BaTiO3 based thin film derived by sol–gel method

0.94Na_0.5Bi_0.5TiO₃–0.06BaTiO₃ (NBT–6BT) and (0.94 ? x)Na_0.5Bi_0.5TiO₃–0.06BaTiO₃–xBiFeO₃ (NBT–6BT–xBFO, x = 0.03, 0.05 and 0.08) thin films were deposited on Pt/Ti/SiO₂/Si substrates by a sol–gel process. Relative permittivity and remnant polarization were maximized at 5 % BFO substitution. Compared with 0.94NBT–0.06BT, the leakage current density of 0.89NBT–0.06BT–0.05BFO at 600 kV/cm is reduced by one order of magnitude. Enhanced ferroelectricity was also achieved in 0.89NBT–0.06BT–0.05BFO, the remnant polarization (2P _r) values of 0.89NBT–0.06BT–0.05BFO and 0.94NBT–0.06BT are 46 and 24 µC/cm².     

Sm0.5Sr0.5CoO3阴极氧还原动力学

利用极化、交流阻抗技术考察了担载于La0.9Sr0.1Ga0.8Mg0.2O3(LSGM)电解质上的Sm0.5Sr0.5CoO3- La0.8Sr0.2Ga0.8Mg0.15Co0.05O3(SSC-LSGMC5)复合阴极的氧还原反应动力学.在SSC-LSGMC5阴极氧还原反应的阻抗谱中可以观察到明显的两个半圆.高频环的电导与氧分压无关,低频环的电导正比于氧分压的0.5次方.并且低频环的氧分压级数随着反应温度的降低而减小,可能对应于吸附氧原子的扩散过程. SSC-LSGMC5极化曲线与经典的Butler-Volmer方程吻合.阴、阳极的电荷转移系数均为1左右,交换电流密度的氧分压级数为1/4,对应于电荷转移过程. 实验结果显示SSC-LSGMC5上的氧还原反应机制随反应条件的不同而发生变化.     

Ultra-incompressible Ternary Diborides Re_（0.5）Ir_（0.5）B_2,Re_（0.5）Tc_（0.5）B_2,Os_（0.5）W_（0.5）B_2 and Os_（0.5）Ru_（0.5）B_2：Density Functional Calculation

In this paper, density functional computations have been applied to the structural, elastic and electronic properties of ternary transition metal diborides Re0.5Ir0.5B2, Re0.5Tc0.5B2, Os0.5W0.5B2 and Os0.5Ru0.5B2 in hexagonal (P63/mmc) and orthorhombic (Pmmn) structures with both local density approximation and generalized gradient approximation. LDA gives smaller lattice parameters and larger elastic moduli than GGA. Both results show that the hexagonal ones are more stable than orthorhombic ones except Os0.5Ru0.5B2. Moreover, the hexagonal structure has superior elastic property than orthorhombic one. Generally speaking, the calculated elastic moduli of Re0.5Ir0.5B2 and Os0.5Ru0.5B2 are smaller than those values of Re0.5Tc0.5B2 and Os0.5W0.5B2 within the same structure because of the filling of antibonding states. The relativistic effects result in weaker bonds of Tc-B (Ru-B) than those of Re-B (Os-B). All the diborides are ultra-incompressible. Re0.5Tc0.5B2 has the largest shear modulus and it is a promising superhard diboride like Os0.5W0.5B2. The elastic properties are in high correlation with the bond strength. The shear moduli are more sensitive than the bulk moduli to the bond strength.     

In situ study of electrochemical activation and surface segregation of the SOFC electrode material La0.75Sr0.25Cr0.5Mn0.5O(3±δ)

Mixed-conducting perovskite-type electrodes which are used as cathodes in solid oxide fuel cells (SOFCs) exhibit pronounced performance improvement after cathodic polarization. The current in situ study addresses the mechanism of this activation process which is still unknown. We chose the new perovskite-type material La(0.75)Sr(0.25)Cr(0.5)Mn(0.5)O(3±δ) which is a potential candidate for use in symmetrical solid oxide fuel cells (SFCs). We prepared La(0.75)Sr(0.25)Cr(0.5)Mn(0.5)O(3±δ) thin film model electrodes on YSZ (111) single crystals by pulsed laser deposition (PLD). Impedance spectroscopy (EIS) measurements show that the kinetics of these electrodes can be drastically improved by applying a cathodic potential. To understand the origin of the enhanced electrocatalytic activity the surfaces of operating LSCrM electrodes were studied in situ (at low pressure) with spatially resolving X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (μ-ESCA, SPEM) and quasi static secondary ion mass spectrometry (ToF-SIMS) after applying different electrical potentials in the SIMS chamber. We observed that the electrode surfaces which were annealed at 600 °C are enriched significantly in strontium. Subsequent cathodic polarization decreases the strontium surface concentration while anodic polarization increases the strontium accumulation at the electrode surface. We propose a mechanism based on the reversible incorporation of a passivating SrO surface phase into the LSCrM lattice to explain the observed activation/deactivation process.     

Low thermal expansion behavior and electrical conductivity of Mn3(Cu0.5SixGe0.5−x)N at low temperatures

Anti-perovskite manganese nitrides with the general formula Mn₃(Cu_0.5Si_xGe_0.5?x)N (x = 0.05, 0.1, 0.15, 0.2) were fabricated by mechanical ball milling followed by solid state sintering. The temperature dependence of thermal expansions, magnetic properties and electrical conductivities were investigated in the temperature range of 77–300 K. The results show that the operation-temperature window of negative thermal expansion (NTE) shifts to lower temperature and the magnitude of NTE becomes smaller with increasing Si content. Very low average coefficients of thermal expansion of 1.3 × 10^?6 K^?1 and 1.65 × 10^?6 K^?1 were observed in Mn₃(Cu_0.5Si_0.1Ge_0.4)N and Mn₃(Cu_0.5Si_0.15Ge_0.35)N within the temperature range of 77–300 K, respectively. In addition, the electrical conductivities of all the samples are in the range of 2.5–3.5 × 10⁵ (ohm m)^?1.     

Improved molten salt synthesis and structure evolution upon cycling of 0.5Li2MnO3·0.5LiCoO2 in lithium-ion batteries

The Li-rich cathode material Li_1.2Co_0.4Mn_0.4O₂(=0.5Li₂MnO₃·0.5LiCoO₂) was prepared by an improved molten salt method. The effects of sintering temperature and time on the physical and electrochemical properties of Li_1.2Co_0.4Mn_0.4O₂ were investigated. With increasing sintering temperature, excellent crystallinity and a stable structure are obtained, which lead to excellent electrochemical properties. However, the sample sintered at 900 °C has poor performance because its large powder diameter prolongs the transportation length of Li⁺ ions. Higher specific surface areas are obtained when samples are sintered at 850 °C for a shorter time, which leads to more activity and excellent charge/discharge capacity. The evolution of a derivative peak at about 3.0 V in the differential capacity (dQ/dV) curves is observed along with the formation of a spinel-like phase, which is verified by analysis using a high-resolution transmission electron microscope. Therefore, it is a simple and quick method to characterize the structure evolution upon cycling of Li-rich cathode materials by means of analysis of the derivative peak.     

Enhanced photoelectrochemical performance of P-doped g‑C3N4/Zn0.5Cd0.5S heterojunction photocathode for water splitting

Photoelectrochemical (PEC) hydrogen evolution reaction at semiconductor photocathode in the presence of visible light is a promising way to harvest renewable energy. Graphitic carbon nitride (g-C₃N₄) has intriguing properties, making it highly favorable for photoelectrode engineering. This work demonstrated P-doped g-C₃N₄ nanosheets (PCN-Nss) and Zn_0.5Cd_0.5S heterojunction (PCN-Nss/ZCS-40) for PEC hydrogen evolution reaction using simulated sunlight. A facile and simple two-step strategy developed PCN-Nss/ZCS-40 photocathode; including co-precipitation of ZnCdS in the highly dispersed suspension of PCN-Nss and then drop-casting it on the surface of a conductive substrate. The intimate contact between PCN-Nss and ZnCdS at the molecular level due to the formation of heterojunction efficiently triggers charge separation, suppressing electron-hole pair recombination and easing the movement of photo-generated holes towards the conductive substrate. PCN-Nss/ZCS-40 (40% P-C₃N₄ by weight) showed substantially improved photocurrent response (?12 µA cm^?2) at ?0.6 V vs Ag/AgCl reference electrode in 0.2 M Na₂S solution, which is almost 40 times greater than simple P-C₃N₄ nanosheets under the same conditions. This work will expose new applications for P-doped graphitic carbon nitride-based heterostructures for PEC water splitting.     

High-temperature electrical conductivity and electrochemical activity in oxygen redox reaction of La-doped Sr2FeCo0.5Mo0.5O6-δ

Journal of Solid State Electrochemistry - High-temperature electrical conductivity and electrochemical activity in the oxygen redox reaction of Sr2FeCo0.5Mo0.5O6-δ (SFCM) and...     

Relationship between powder structure and electrochemical performance of Ba0.5Sr0.5Co0.8Fe0.2O3 − δ cathode material

Highly pure Ba_0.5Sr_0.5Co_0.8Fe_0.2O_3???δ (BSCF) perovskite nanocompound was synthesized via glycine-nitrate process (GNP) and coprecipitation-azeotropic distillation method (ADM), respectively. Compared to ADM, GNP was proved to facilitate the synthesis of BSCF powder with small crystal and particle sizes as well as large surface area. BSCF material was employed as the cathode of solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC) incorporating with Sm_0.2Ce_0.8O_1.9 (SDC) electrolyte. Linear sweep voltammetry (LSV) and electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS) tests indicated that the GNP powder-based cathode not only exhibited high electrocatalytic activity but also possessed low oxygen diffusion resistance due to the high porosity. As a result, the cell with GNP powder-based cathode showed a power density of 0.35 W cm^?2 when the voltage was 0.7 V at 650 °C. Furthermore, the cathode performance was significantly improved at the high current density condition.     

Ce0.5Zr0.5O2固溶体的原位拉曼光谱

控制合成条件以湿化学法制备了Ｃｅ－Ｚｒ－Ｏ（Ｃｅ）／ｎ（Ｚｒ）＝１固溶体,ＸＲＤ结果证实催化剂前体经９２３Ｋ焙烧后可获得立方相Ｃｅ０．５Ｚｒ０．５Ｏ２固溶体,ＴＥ倒固溶体颗粒大小均一、分散、呈纤毛状、在氧化和还原气氛条件下分别对固溶体进行了原位拉曼光谱研究,结果表明,除４５０－４７０ｃｍ＾－１处出现而心立方晶格Ｆ２ｇ拉曼地应的强拉曼谱峰外,２９０－３２０ｃｍ＾－１,５７－６２０ｃｍ＾－１,７７０－     

Li4Mn0.5Ti0.5O4合成与鉴定

Li4Mn0.5Ti0.5O4合成与鉴定;LiMnTi复合氧化物;尖晶石型结构;离子筛;离子交换;锂