Effect of thermal treatment on the magnetization processes of nanocrystalline Fe80Ge3Nb10B7 alloys

The dynamic magnetization processes of nanocrystalline Fe₈₀Ge₃Nb₁₀B₇ alloys after annealing at different temperatures are studied through the permeability spectroscopy. Three steps of crystallization are found when amorphous Fe₈₀Ge₃Nb₁₀B₇ alloys are heated from 300to 1200 K. The dominant magnetization process varies with different annealing temperatures. Domain wall bulging is the main magnetization mechanism under weak applied field. When the applied field exceeds pinning field H_p, the depinning-involved domain wall displacement occurs. Different annealing temperature results in different H_p. The lower value of μ′ and high relaxation frequency after heating at 923 and 973 K are due to the strengthened domain wall pinning and the increase of magnetocrystalline anisotropy.     

Sol-gel derived nanoparticles of Zn substituted lithium ferrite (Li0.32Zn0.36Fe2.32O4): magnetic and Mössbauer effect measurements and their theoretical analysis

Nanoparticles of Zn substituted lithium ferrite (Li_0.32Zn_0.36Fe_2.32O₄) have been prepared by a sol-gel method where the ultra-sonication technique has been adopted to reduce the agglomeration effect among the nanoparticles. The samples were heat-treated at three different temperatures and the formation of the nanocrystalline phase was confirmed by X-ray diffractograms (XRD). The average particle size of each sample has been estimated from the (311) peak of the XRD pattern using the Debye-Scherrer formula and the average sizes are in the range of 10-21 nm. The average particle size, crystallographic phase, etc. of some selected samples obtained from the high-resolution transmission electron microscopy are in agreement with those estimated from the XRD patterns. Static magnetic measurements viz., hysteresis loops, field cooled and zero field cooled magnetization versus temperature curves of some samples carried out by SQUID in the temperature range of 300 to 5 K clearly indicate the presence of superparamagnetic (SPM) relaxation of the nanoparticles in the samples. The maximum magnetization of the SPM sample annealed at 500 °C is quite high (68 Am²/Kg) and the hysteresis loops are almost square shaped with very low value of coercive field at room temperature (827.8 A/m). The particle size, magneto-crystalline anisotropy, etc. have been estimated from the detailed theoretical analysis of the static magnetic data. The dynamic magnetic behavior of the samples was also investigated by observing the ac hysteresis loops and magnetization versus field curves with different time windows at room temperatures. The different soft magnetic quantities viz., coercive field, magnetization, remanance, hysteresis losses, etc. were extracted from dynamic measurements. Dynamic measurements confirmed that the samples are in their mixed state of SPM and ordered ferrimagnetic particles, which is in good agreement with the results of static magnetic measurements. Mössbauer spectra of the samples recorded at room temperature (300 K) and at different temperatures down to 20 K confirmed the presence of the SPM relaxation of the nanoparticles of the samples.     

Optical and electrical properties of hydrogenated yttrium nanoparticles

We studied the effect of hydrogen in yttrium nanoparticles on a quartz substrate, using optical spectroscopy and electrical resistance measurements. Pulsed laser deposition is used to obtain the Y clusters in an UHV environment. We show, that these clusters are highly sensitive to monoatomic H₁ produced from ambient hydrogen gas pressures, ranging from 10^-5 to 50 mbar with our experimental arrangement. The changes of optical and electrical properties due to the chemical reaction within the particles are sufficient to consider this material as a possible sensor for low concentrations of hydrogen. Received 29 November 2000     

Material characterization of a nanocrystal based photovoltaic device

Nanocomposites have shown promise as the active layer for photovoltaic energy conversion. One example is the CdSe nanocrystal \polymer composite demonstrated by Hyunh and Greenham [#!Ref1!#,#!Ref2!#]. In this paper we investigate the baseline properties of the materials used in such a device. We present surface chemical information for CdSe nanocrystals and chemical analysis for poly-(3-hexylthiophene) (P3HT) polymer. Received 30 November 2000     

氢化非晶硅薄膜退火形成的纳米硅及其光致发光

本文报道对氢化非晶硅(a-Si:H)薄膜在600～620℃温度下快速退火10s可以形成纳米晶硅(nc-Si),其Raman散射表明,在所形成的nc-Si在薄膜中的分布是随机的,直径在1.6～15nm范围内,并且在强激光辐照下观察了nc-Si在薄膜中的结晶和生长情况.经退火所形成的nc-Si可见光辐射较弱,不能检测到它们的光致发光(PL),但用氢氟酸腐蚀钝化后则可检测到较强的红PL,并且钝化后的nc-Si在空气中暴露一定的时间后,其辐射光波长产生了蓝移.文中就表面钝化和量子限制对可见光辐射的重要性作了讨论.     

单相Ce0.5Zr0.5O2立方固溶体的高压高温合成

以化学沉淀法制备的 Ce O2 和 Zr O2 纳米微粒为前驱体 ,首次在高压高温 (3 .1 GPa,1 0 73 K)下合成了单相 Ce0 .5Zr0 .5O2 面心立方固溶体 .使用 X射线衍射、TG-DTA、XPS、Raman、电子自旋共振谱和交流阻抗谱等对样品的结构、Ce离子的价态和导电性进行了表征 .实验结果表明 ,纳米 Ce O2 -50 % Zr O2 混合物在高压 (0 .9GPa以上 )高温 (1 0 73 K以上 )条件下可以发生固态反应 ,高压下固溶温度明显降低 .Ce0 .5Zr0 .5O2 面心立方固溶体在 773 K以下是热稳定的 ,不发生结构转变 ,固溶体中 Ce离子完全以 Ce4 + 形式存在 ,773 K退火也不引起 Ce4 + 向 Ce3 + 转变 ,晶格中氧缺位非常少 .Ce0 .5Zr0 .5O2 面心立方固溶体是离子导电 ,82 3 K时电导率 σ=1 .2× 1 0 -5S/cm,与纯 Ce O2 在同温度下的电导率同数量级 ;1 1 2 3 K时 σ=2 .1× 1 0 -3 S/cm,小于掺入稀土或碱土氧化物的氧化锆和氧化铈基电解质的电导率 .在高温区和低温区 ln(σT)与 1 /T的关系满足斜率不同的二条直线 ,低温活化能小于高温活化能 .固溶体的显微硬度 (50 g载荷 )为 572 HV.     

A Dye-sensitized Nanocrystalline Solid State Photovoltaic Cell

Dye-sensitized photovoltaic cells based on nanocrystalline TiO, film are of considerabletechnological interest because of their high conversion efficiency and potential low cost.However the liquid junction photovoltaic cells have a series of technological problems inpractical applications. Recently, the replacement of liquid electrolyte by solid stateconductors such as ionic conducting polymers' and organic hole tfansport materialsZ hasbeen tested. In this papef, we report the fabrication of …     

Ti基纳米TiO_2-CNT-Pt复合电极制备、表征及电化学性能

以电合成前驱体Ti(OEt)4直接水解法和电化学扫描电沉积法制备Ti基纳米TiO2-CNT-Pt(Ti/nanoTiO2-CNT-Pt)复合电极.透射电镜(TEM)和X射线衍射(XRD)测试表明,锐钛矿型纳米TiO2粒子(粒径5～10nm)和碳纳米管(CNT)结合形成网状结构,Pt纳米粒子(平均粒径9nm)均匀地分散在纳米TiO2-CNT复合膜表面.循环伏安及计时电流测试表明,Ti/nanoTiO2-CNT-Pt复合电极具有高活性表面,对甲醇的电化学氧化具有高催化活性和稳定性,Pt载量为0.32mg/cm2时,常温常压下甲醇氧化峰电流达到480mA/cm2.     

纳米晶钛镧酸盐的水热合成和表征

报道了在TiO₂-La₂O₃-M₂O-H₂O水热体系中,新型钛镧酸盐M_0.5La_0.5TiO₃(M=La,Ag_0.66Na_0.33,Li_0.6Na_0.4)的水热合成,用XRD、SEM、TEM、ICP、DTA-TG、IR和ac阻抗分析技术进行了结构表征.讨论了水热合成反应体系pH、反应混合物的组成比以及晶化温度等因素对合成的影响.XRD分析表明,Na_0.5La_0.5TiO₃和Ag_0.33Na_0.17La_0.5TiO₃具有立方结构,晶胞参数分别为a=0.3877nm和a=0.3890nm.Li_0.3Na_0.2La_0.5TiO₃具有正交结构,a=0.3894nm,b=0.3912nm,c=0.3890nm.TEM测定显示Na_0.5La_0.5TiO₃和Ag_0.33Na_0.17La_0.5TiO₃是纳米尺度晶体,平均粒度分别为50nm和70nm.Li_0.3Na_0.2La_0.5TiO₃的平均粒度分布为5Lm.Ag_0.33Na_0.17La_0.5TiO₃在440℃的电导率为1.9×10^-5S/cm,Li_0.3Na_0.2La_0.5TiO₃的电导率为1.5×10^-6S/cm.     

Sol-gel法制备La1-xSrxMnO3巨磁电阻薄膜材料

利用sol-gel法在单晶硅Si(100)衬底上,制备了钙钛矿La