枝状纳米结构氧化锆的合成和表征

以PEG200为结构诱导剂,用诱导-陈化方法合成了枝状纳米结构氧化锆。电导率的测定表明,PEG200对特殊形貌氧化锆的形成具有诱导和调控作用。用SEM、XRD、UV等对所得氧化锆的形貌、结构和紫外吸收特性等的表征表明,合成的枝状氧化锆以四方相结构为主。产物除了在235nm处有较强的吸收外,在300nm附近还可观察到多重的吸收。     

Synthesis and characterization of TiO2 nanotubes for humidity sensing

The highly ordered TiO₂ thin films are prepared by anodic oxidation and calcined at 300, 400, 500 and 600 °C, respectively. X-ray diffraction (XRD) and field emission scanning electron microscopy (FESEM) are employed to analyze the structure and the morphology of the TiO₂ films. We design a novel sensor to investigate the humidity sensing behaviours of the samples. The samples calcined at 600 °C show high sensitivity with nearly two orders change in the resistance and short response and recovery time (<190 s) during the relative humidity variation from 11 to 95%.     

Low-temperature synthesis and growth mechanism of uniform nanorods of bismuth sulfide

A low-temperature solution-phase method has been demonstrated for the synthesis of uniform nanorods of Bi₂S₃ with diameter of 18 nm and length of below 200 nm. Transmission electron microscopy (TEM), selected-area electron diffraction (SAED), and X-ray diffraction (XRD) studies revealed that these nanorods were grown from a colloidal dispersion of amorphous Bi₂S₃ particles, which was first formed through a thermal reaction between Bi-thiol complexes Bi(SC₁₂)₃ and thioacetamide (TAA) in a pure dodecanethiol (C₁₂SH) solvent at a temperature of 95 °C. Based on these studies, the growth mechanism of Bi₂S₃ nanorods was properly proposed.     

Ionic liquid of [Bmim]Cl for the preparation of hierarchical nanostructured rutile titania

The rutile titania with hierarchical nanostructure was conveniently prepared in a room temperature ionic liquid (RTIL) of [Bmim]⁺Cl⁻ system. The obtained materials were characterized by powder X-ray diffraction (XRD), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), transmission electron microscopy (TEM), and N₂ adsorption-desorption analysis. XRD patterns revealed that only rutile phase was formed in the ionic liquid of [Bmim]⁺Cl⁻. The SEM and TEM micrographs as well as N₂ adsorption-desorption measurements showed that the nanorods of rutile titania were interaggregated to fabricate a large mesoporous structure and the voids packed in the nanorods formed a small mesostructure. It was proposed that the formation of rutile crystal phase was due to high acidity and high Cl⁻ content in the special reaction media, and also the combination of ionic liquid-templated effects with so-called reaction limited aggregation resulted in the hierarchical nanostructure.     

纳米Fe3O4/PVDF磁性复合膜的原位制备及表征

通过膜相渗透原位化学沉积法制备了聚合物基Fe3O4/聚偏氟乙烯（PVDF）磁性纳米复合膜，研究了复合膜制备的适宜条件，采用红外光谱（FT-IR）、差热分析（DSC）、X射线衍射、扫描电镜（SEM）等手段对复合膜的组成、结构进行了表征和分析，通过气体渗透法测定了复合膜的孔径随制备条件的变化情况. FT-IR和XRD图谱结果表明，在基膜中原位生成Fe3O4后不影响基膜PVDF的分子结构；复合膜中的Fe3O4粒子尺寸为68 nm左右，复合膜的磁化率达0.044 cm3•g－1；复合膜的磁化率、平均孔径、最大孔径及孔径分布范围随反应条件的改变而有明显变化.     

Room-temperature growth of carbon nanofibers on plastic substrates

A very simple method to synthesize densely distributed carbon nanofibers (CNFs) on flexible plastic substrates at room temperature with no catalyst is demonstrated. Carbon film was deposited onto polyimide, poly-ethylene-terephthalate (PET) films, Si plates and a Ni mesh, which were then sputtered with obliquely incident Ar⁺ ions at 3 keV at room temperature. Linear-shaped CNFs oriented in the incidence direction of the ion beam grew on the sputtered substrates, as confirmed by scanning (SEM) and transmission electron microscopes (TEM). CNF growth on a PET substrate, which is a non-heat-tolerant plastic, has never been reported so far. CNFs thus grown were characterized as amorphous without a hollow structure. The diameter of CNFs was almost identical (20-30 nm) despite a large difference in CNF length (0.1-4 μm). In addition, the CNF-tipped cones were demonstrated to act successfully as a template to fabricate one dimensional (1-D) zinc oxide (ZnO) nanostructures on a PET substrate. Thus, it was believed that the ion-irradiation technique would open up a new approach to fabricate any kinds of 1-D nanomaterials on flexible substrates at room temperature.     

Cyclic Voltammetrically‐Prepared MnO2 Coated on an ITO Glass Substrate

For the first time, nanostructured manganese dioxide was successfully electrodeposited onto an ITO (indium tin oxide) glass substrate by cyclic voltammetry (CV) method from an aqueous solution of 0.1 M Na₂SO₄ containing 5 × 10⁻³ M MnSO₄. The obtained manganese dioxide‐modified ITO glass substrates were characterized by energy dispersive spectrometry (EDS), Fourier transform infrared spectrometry (FTIR) and scanning electron microscopy (SEM), respectively. All results not only proved the existence of MnO₂ on an ITO glass substrate but also demonstrated that the morphology of the obtained MnO₂ was greatly affected by the electrodeposition conditions. Also, this MnO₂‐modified ITO electrode was systematically investigated by cyclic voltammetry (CV), chronopotentiometry and electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS) in an aqueous electrolyte of 0.1 M Na₂SO₄. The results obtained from electrochemical measurement indicated that this developed MnO₂‐modified ITO electrode has a satisfied specific capacitance value of 264 F·g⁻¹ and exhibits excellent electrochemical stability and reversibility.     

Deposition of superhydrophobic nanostructured Teflon-like coating using expanding plasma arc

A novel approach was used to grow nanostructured Teflon-like superhydrophobic coatings on stainless steel (SS). In this method Teflon tailings were pyrolyzed to generate fluorocarbon precursor molecules, and an expanding plasma arc (EPA) was used to polymerize these precursors to deposit Teflon-like coating. The coating shows super hydrophobic behavior with water contact angle (WCA) of 165°. The coating was observed to be uniform. It consists of nanostructured (∼80-200 nm) features, which were confirmed by scanning electron microscopy. The chemical bond state of the film was determined by XPS and FTIR, which indicate the dominance of -CF₂ groups in the deposited coating. The combination of nanofeature induced surface roughness and the low surface energy imparted by Teflon-like coating is responsible for the observed superhydrophobic nature.     

Synthesis and surface characteristics of CeTbO3+δ induced by femtosecond laser irradiation

This work describes the use of focused, high-intensity light from a Ti:sapphire laser that generates femtosecond pulses to irradiate mixture of CeO₂ and Tb₄O₇ under ambient conditions. The prepared samples were investigated by means of X-ray diffraction (XRD), X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) and scanning electron microscope (SEM). XRD and XPS measurement results demonstrated that solid solution CeTbO_3+δ with cubic fluorite structure has been synthesized on the irradiated target surface. SEM micrographs showed that the ultra-short laser irradiation resulted in the formation of foamy structure and spherical particles with size varying from about 30 to 200 nm. The formation mechanism has been discussed in detail.     

Reverse microemulsion-directed synthesis of hydroxyapatite nanoparticles under hydrothermal conditions

Morphology controllable hydroxyapatite (HA) nanoparticles were synthesized using reverse microemulsion (aqueous solution/TX-100/n-butanol/cyclohexane) systems under hydrothermal conditions. The concentration of cetyltrimethylammonium bromide (CTAB) contained in the aqueous solution and pH value had significant effect on the morphology and crystal phases of the final products. All the as-synthesized HA nanoparticles had a larger a value but smaller c value compared with the standard values of the JCPDs card. The existence of CTAB could be attributed to the growth of HA along an axis, but inhibit the growth along the c-axis to some extent. A proposed model was established to explain the change of the lattice parameters.