Magnetic and dielectric properties of alkaline earth Ca and Ba ions co-doped BiFeO3 nanoparticles

Ca²⁺ and Ba²⁺ ions co-doped BiFeO₃ nanoparticles, Bi_0.8Ca_0.2−xBa_xFeO₃ (x=0-0.20), were prepared by a sol-gel method. The phase structure, grain size, dielectric and magnetic properties of the prepared samples were investigated. The results showed that the lattice structure of the nanoparticles transformed from rhombohedral (x=0) to orthorhombic (x=0.07-0.19) and then to tetragonal (x=0.20) with x increased. The dielectric properties of the nanoparticles were affected by the properties of the substitutional ions as well as the crystalline structure of the samples. The magnetic properties of the nanoparticles were greatly improved and the T_N of the nanoparticles was obviously increased. All the Ca²⁺ and Ba²⁺ ions co-doped BiFeO₃ nanoparticles presented the high ratio of M_r/M from 0.527 to 0.571 and large coercivity from 4.335 to 5.163 KOe.     

柠檬酸凝胶燃烧法合成YAG∶Ce,RE荧光粉及其光谱性能研究

以柠檬酸为螯合剂和燃料,采用溶胶凝胶燃烧合成法制备了一系列组成的YAG∶Ce,RE(RE=Lu,Gd,La)荧光粉。通过XRD、FTIR、SEM、荧光光谱研究了不同煅烧温度、不同共掺杂元素和浓度对荧光粉晶体结构、颗粒形貌及发光性能的影响。结果表明:在煅烧温度900℃时即可制得结晶较好的荧光粉,随煅烧温度的升高,样品的平均颗粒尺寸由50 nm左右逐渐增大到200 nm,发光强度逐渐增强。随离子的半径从La3+到Gd3+再到Lu3+逐渐减小,引起基质相变的取代上限逐渐增大,在仅有50 mol%的La3+掺杂下,样品的主晶相已经变成LaAlO3;Gd3+掺量达到90 mol%~99 mol%时,样品主晶相仍为立方的YAG相;而Lu3+可以完全取代Y3+而仍然保持立方YAG的石榴石结构不变。当Gd3+取代Y3+时,YAG∶Ce3+的发射光谱红移,未出现GdAlO3前最大红移为21 nm,完全取代后最大红移达33 nm,而Lu3+全部取代Y3+时发生24 nm的蓝移。运用晶体场理论和位形坐标模型对此进行了解释。     

Er3+单掺和Er3+/Yb3+双掺铋硼酸盐玻璃的研究

用高温熔融法制备了Er^3 单掺和Er^3 /Yb^3 双掺铋硼酸盐玻璃样品，测量了上述玻璃样品的吸收光谱，荧光光谱，荧光寿命以及红外透过率。对高浓度掺杂Er^3 的铋硼酸盐玻璃中的浓度猝灭现象作出了解释。分析了Er^3 ／Yb^3 双掺铋硼酸盐玻璃样品中Yb^3 离子对Er^3 离子的敏化过程。研究发现Er^3 ／Yb^3 双掺铋硼酸盐玻璃在1．5～1．6μm波段有宽达81nm的荧光半峰全宽。实验还发现在熔制过程中通入氧气对其荧光寿命和红外透过率都有明显的提高。由于该玻璃材料表现出较好的物化性能。因此该材料可望成为宽带光纤放大器的适宜的基质材料。     

Sol-gel法制备Er3+-Yb3+共掺杂Al2O3粉末光致发光特性

采用异丙醇铝[Al(OC₃H₇)₃]为前驱体,溶胶-凝胶(Sol-gel)法制备Er³⁺-Yb³⁺共掺杂Al₂O₃粉末.实验结果表明:900 ℃烧结的粉末为固溶Er³⁺、Yb³⁺的γ-(Al,Er,Yb)₂O₃相和少量θ-(Al,Er,Yb)₂O₃相的混合物.Er³⁺-Yb³⁺共掺杂Al₂O₃粉末具有中心波长为1.533 μm的光致发光(PL)特性.1 mol % Er³⁺和1 mol% Yb³⁺共掺杂的Al₂O₃粉末的PL强度较1 mol % Er³⁺掺杂提高2倍,半峰宽从53 nm增加到63 nm.随泵浦功率的提高,PL强度呈线性增加后渐呈饱和趋势.     

Ce3+-Yb3+共掺CaF2纳米粒子的近红外发光

采用简单的水热方法制备了一系列Ce3+ -Yb3+共掺的CaF2纳米粒子.XRD测试结果表明,Ce3+和Yb3+不同掺杂浓度下的CaF2纳米粒子结晶良好.SEM和TEM分析表明,纳米粒子的平均粒径为30 nm左右.系统地研究了各样品的发光性质包括激发谱、紫外-可见发射谱、近红外发射谱和荧光寿命.激发Ce3+的5d能级,在900 ～ 1050 nm波长范围得到很强的近红外发射.随着Yb3离子浓度的增加,Ce3的发射强度降低,Yb3+的发射强度先升高后降低,Ce3+的寿命减少,能量传递效率增加.作为一个下转换光转换器,这种材料应用于硅基太阳能电池前端,能够减少电池热损失,增加电池转换效率.     

氢气引入对宽光谱Mg和Ga共掺杂ZnO透明导电薄膜的特性影响

为适应宽光谱高效率硅基薄膜太阳电池的应用需求,本文尝试采用直流磁控溅射技术在553 K衬底温度下生长氢化Mg和Ga共掺杂ZnO(HMGZO)透明导电氧化物(TCO)薄膜.通过对薄膜微观结构、表面形貌、电学以及光学性能的测试和分析,详细地研究了氢气(H2)流量(0—16.0 sccm)对HMGZO薄膜结晶特性及光电性能的影响.实验结果表明:生长获得的HMGZO薄膜均为六角纤锌矿结构的多晶薄膜,择优取向为(002)晶面生长方向.薄膜的生长速率随着氢气流量的增加呈现逐渐减小趋势,主要归因于溅射产额的减小.适当的氢气引入会引起晶粒尺寸的增加.随着氢气流量由0增加至4.0 sccm,ZnO薄膜电阻率从177?·cm急剧减小至7.2×10-3?·cm,主要是由于H施主的引入显著地增加了载流子浓度;然而进一步增加氢气流量(4.0—16.0 sccm)造成电阻率的轻微增加,主要归因于载流子浓度的减小以及过多氢杂质引入造成杂质散射的增加.所有生长获得的HMGZO薄膜平均光学透过率在波长λ～320—1100 nm范围内可达87%以上.由于Mg的作用及Burstein-Moss效应的影响造成了带隙展宽,带隙变化范围～3.49—3.70 eV,其中最大光学带隙Eg可达～3.70 eV.     

硼/氮原子共注入金刚石的原子级研究

利用Tersoff势和分子动力学方法研究了室温下500 eV的能量粒子硼(4个)和氮(8个)共注入金刚石晶体中晶体结构的变化特征和缺陷分布特征.结果表明：粒子注入金刚石后产生的空位比间隙原子更靠近晶体的近表层分布；间隙原子主要以四面体间隙(T形)和哑铃状分裂间隙的形式存在于晶体中，T形间隙结构更容易存在，并且大部分间隙原子富集在空位的周围；注入金刚石中的硼原子和氮原子有78%左右处于替代位置,硼、氮原子之间的键长比完整金刚石结构的键长短13%，硼氮原子成键有利于减少金刚石晶格的畸变程度.     

New Variations in the Colloidal Route to ErIII@ZnO Nanocrystals and Films

1-propanolic particulate ZnO nanocolloids were co-doped with Er^III ions and various silanes prior to coating. The resulting functionalized sols and sintered films were examined by UV/Vis-, FTIR- and time-resolved NIR-fluorescence spectroscopy. As a result, methyl- and phenyl triethoxysilanes (MTEOS, PTEOS) were found to block the slow ageing of the ZnO sols while the higher substituted silanes did not. Furthermore, film samples prepared from TEOS co-doped Er^III/ZnO sols and sintered at 400°C showed no fluorescence whereas PTEOS co-doping allows to detect the complex NIR-Er^III-fluorescence decay. In the last part of this contribution, the effect of thermal ZnO particle healing on the subsequent co-dopings and NIR-fluorescence dynamics will be discussed. Briefly, with increasing healing temperature the life time of the 1.54 m fluorescence decreases. Interestingly, in ZnO sols healed at 170°C, the erbium acetate precursor is no more soluble which means that the ZnO nanocrystals could not be doped either.     

固相燃烧法制备去顶角八面体LiZn0.08Al0.01Mn1.91O4正极材料及其电化学性能

通过固相燃烧法快速合成了包含{111}、{100}和{110}晶面的单晶去顶角八面体形貌LiZn_0.08Al_0.01Mn_1.91O₄正极材料。结果表明,Zn-Al共掺促进了尖晶石型LiMn₂O₄材料的晶体发育和晶面择优生长,形成了单晶去顶角八面体形貌晶粒,有效抑制了Jahn-Teller效应,减缓了Mn溶解,增强了其晶体结构稳定性,显著提升了合成材料的电化学性能。LiZn_0.08Al_0.01Mn_1.91O₄在5C和10C下的首次放电比容量分别为92.6和76.5 mAh·g^-1,经过2 000次循环后的容量保持率分别为70.4%和74.8%。即使在15C高倍率下,仍有64.2 mAh·g^-1的首次放电比容量,循环800次后容量保持率达到82.2%。与LiZn_0.08Mn_1.92O₄相比,LiZn_0.08Al_0.01Mn_1.91O₄正极材料具有较大的Li+扩散系数(1.02×10^-11 cm²·s^-1)和较小的表观活化能(25.60 kJ·mol^-1),表明Zn-Al共掺和单晶形貌调控策略能够降低Li+在脱/嵌过程的能垒和增大Li+在电极材料中的扩散速率。     

First-principles study of metallic carbon nanotubes with boron/nitrogen co-doping

Using the first-principles calculations, we investigate the electronic band structure and the quantum transport properties of metallic carbon nanotubes (MCNTs) with B/N pair co-doping. The results about formation energy show that the B/N pair co-doping configuration is a most stable structure. We find that the electronic structure and the transport properties are very sensitive to the doping concentration of the B/N pairs in MCNTs, where the energy gaps increase with doping concentration increasing both along the tube axis and around the tube, because the mirror symmetry of MCNT is broken by doping B/N pairs. In addition, we discuss conductance dips of the transmission spectrum of doped MCNTs. These unconventional doping effects could be used to design novel nanoelectronic devices.