Ultrasonic-assisted synthesis of Ce doped cubic–hexagonal ZnTiO3 with highly efficient sonocatalytic activity

Ce doped ZnTiO₃ as a novel catalyst with highly efficient and stable sonocatalytic activity was synthesized via an ultrasound-assisted sol–gel method using non-ionic surfactant Pluronic F127 as structure directing agent. Synthesized samples were characterized by using various techniques, such as XRD, TEM, SEM, EDX, ​XRF, BET, DRS, and PL, and their sonocatalytic activity studied toward degradation of p-Nitrophenol as a model organic compound. The synthesized mesoporous Ce/ZnTiO₃ had mixed cubic–hexagonal phase with large surface area (118.2 m² g^–1) and narrow pore size distribution (4.9 nm). The effects of cerium concentration, calcination temperature, and calcination time on the structure and the sonocatalytic activity of Ce/ZnTiO₃ were studied in detail. XRD results were suggested that the relation between the phase structure and the catalytic activity is considerable. Significant decrease in band-gap and PL intensity was observed with increasing the cerium concentration in the ZnTiO₃. It became clear that the Ce/ZnTiO₃ (0.81 mol%) shows high sonocatalytic activity compared with pure ZnTiO₃ and other Ce/ZnTiO₃ samples as well as commercial TiO₂-P25. The possible mechanism for the enhanced sonocatalytic activity of Ce/ZnTiO₃ was discussed in details. The electrical energy consumption was also considered during sonocatalytic experiments.     

Cross‐linking and properties of rubber magnetic composites cured with different curing systems

Rubber magnetic composites were prepared by incorporation of strontium ferrite into rubber compounds based on acrylonitrile butadiene rubber and ethylene propylene diene monomer rubber. The sulfur, peroxide, and mixed sulfur/peroxide curing systems were introduced as cross‐linking agents for rubber matrices. The aim was to investigate the influence of curing system composition on curing process and cross‐link density of composite materials. Then, static and dynamic mechanical properties and thermal and magnetic characteristics were investigated in relation to the cross‐link density of rubber magnetic composites and structure of the formed cross‐links. The changes of dynamical and physicomechanical properties were in close correlation with the change of cross‐link density, whereas the tensile strength of magnetic composites showed increasing trend with increasing amount of peroxide in mixed curing systems. On the other hand, thermal conductivity and magnetic characteristics were found not to be dependent on the curing system composition.     

Bonding in Barium Boryloxides,Siloxides, Phenoxides and Silazides: A Comparison with the Lighter Alkaline Earths

Barium complexes ligated by bulky boryloxides [OBR₂]⁻ (where R=CH(SiMe₃)₂, 2,4,6-ⁱPr₃-C₆H₂ or 2,4,6-(CF₃)₃-C₆H₂), siloxide [OSi(SiMe₃)₃]⁻, and/or phenoxide [O-2,6-Ph₂-C₆H₃]⁻, have been prepared. A diversity of coordination patterns is observed in the solid state for both homoleptic and heteroleptic complexes, with coordination numbers ranging between 2 and 4. The identity of the bridging ligand in heteroleptic dimers [Ba(μ₂-X₁)(X₂)]₂ depends largely on the given pair of ligands X₁ and X₂. Experimentally, the propensity to fill the bridging position increases according to [OB{CH(SiMe₃)₂}₂)]⁻<[N(SiMe₃)₂]⁻<[OSi(SiMe₃)₃]⁻<[O(2,6-Ph₂-C₆H₃)]⁻<[OB(2,4,6-ⁱPr₃-C₆H₂)₂]⁻. This trend is the overall expression of 3 properties: steric constraints, electronic density and σ- and π-donating capability of the negatively charged atom, and ability to generate Ba ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ F, Ba ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ C(π) or Ba ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ H−C secondary interactions. The comparison of the structural motifs in the complexes [Ae{μ₂-N(SiMe₃)₂}(OB{CH(SiMe₃)₂}₂)]₂ (Ae = Mg, Ca, Sr and Ba) suggest that these observations may be extended to all alkaline earths. DFT calculations highlight the largely prevailing ionic character of ligand-Ae bonding in all compounds. The ionic character of the Ae-ligand bond encourages bridging coordination, whereas the number of bridging ligands is controlled by steric factors. DFT computations also indicate that in [Ba(μ₂-X₁)(X₂)]₂ heteroleptic dimers, ligand predilection for bridging vs. terminal positions is dictated by the ability to establish secondary interactions between the metals and the ligands.     

Effect of barium titanate nanoparticles of different particle sizes on electro-optic and dielectric properties of ferroelectric liquid crystal

A comparative study of two different particle sizes of ferroelectric barium titanate (BaTiO₃) nanoparticles as a dopant on the molecular structure, spontaneous polarization and dielectric behavior of a pure ferroelectric liquid crystal 6F₆T have been studied. It has been found that there is a remarkable decrease in isotropic temperature of both doped samples as compared to the pure 6F₆T sample. The spontaneous polarization also decreases for both the doped samples and the reduction is more pronounced in case of the dopant with large particle size. The dielectric spectroscopy confirms the presence of soft mode as well as Goldstone mode and also shows the decrease in the value of dielectric permittivity ?' as a function of frequency for both doped samples. The improvised properties of liquid crystal host doped with BaTiO₃ nanoparticles mainly depend upon the synthesis method of nanoparticles and also upon the particle size of dopant.     

三个稀土-主族三金属Ln(III)-Sr(II)-K(I)配合物的结构与发光性质

用2,4,6-吡啶三甲酸和稀土钐、镝或钆的高氯酸盐溶液、碳酸锶、碳酸钾在180℃水热条件下进行反应,制备出3个含有3种金属离子的配位聚合物[LnSrK（ptc）₂（H₂O）]_n（Ln=Sm（1）、Dy（2）、Gd（3）,H₃ptc=2,4,6-吡啶三甲酸）。X射线单晶衍射分析表明三者具有相同的结构,属三斜晶系,P1空间群。配合物中配体2,4,6-吡啶三甲酸根以2种不同的配位方式与3种金属离子配位,一种方式中连接了7个金属离子,另一种方式中连接了8个金属离子。Ln（Ⅲ）为八配位,与羧基上的6个氧原子和2个吡啶环上的2个氮原子配位;Sr（Ⅱ）也是八配位,配位原子均为氧原子;K（I）与5个氧原子配位。荧光发射光谱表明,钐和镝的配合物在紫外光激发下均发射Sm（Ⅲ）和Dy（Ⅲ）两种离子的特征荧光,钆的配合物在紫外光激发下由于发生荷移跃迁而发射绿色荧光。     

枝晶簇四方相钛酸钡的制备及其电场响应性能的研究

为了提高BaTiO3粒子在含水复合弹性体中的电场响应能力,本文采用简单的水热合成法,在不引入任何表面活性剂的情况下,仅通过对反应温度和溶液pH值的调控获得了新颖形貌的钛酸钡粒子。通过借助X射线衍射(XRD)、拉曼光谱(Raman)、扫描电子显微镜(SEM)及接触角(Contact Angle)测量等手段对粒子的微观结构和表面特性进行表征发现:该粒子为高纯四方相枝晶簇结构,具有良好的亲水性,而且在含水复合弹性体中对电场具有优良的响应能力。     

结构稳定的CuO/TiO2纳米管的功能化溶胶修饰法制备及其催化CO氧化性能研究

以水热处理方法得到的钛酸纳米管为载体,采用含有醋酸铜的功能化钛溶胶对其进行一步浸渍修饰,制备结构稳定的CuO修饰TiO₂纳米管催化剂(CuO/TiO₂NTs)。通过XRD(X-射线衍射)、TEM(透射电子显微镜)、HR-TEM(高倍透射电子显微镜)、XPS(X-射线光电子能谱)、BET(氮气吸附-脱附法)、TPD(程序升温脱附法)等表征材料的结构和性质,并研究其催化CO氧化的性能。研究表明：经过溶胶浸渍处理过程,不仅将功能化铜组分负载在纳米管上,而且纳米管载体的耐热性能明显提高;催化剂载体、铜钛原子比及焙烧温度对催化剂的活性有明显影响,且400℃焙烧的Cu/Ti原子比为1∶5的CuO/TiO₂NTs的活性最高。     

层状、花形和棒状钛酸铋纳米结构的可控合成及光催化性能

通过可控水热法,制备出层状、花形和棒状钛酸铋(Bi4Ti3O12,BIT)纳米结构。通过X射线衍射(XRD)和场发射扫描电子显微镜(FESEM)观测其结构和形貌特征。XRD图显示,所制备的样品为层状钙钛矿结构。FESEM结果表明,通过控制水热过程的反应参数可以得到不同形貌的纳米粉体。紫外-可见漫反射光谱(UV-Vis DRS)表明BIT样品的带隙能约为2.63～2.95 eV。利用可见光(λ>420 nm)照射下的甲基橙降解实验评价了BIT样品的光催化性能。结果表明,BIT的光催化活性比掺氮TiO2(N-TiO2)高得多。所制备的层状BIT纳米结构光催化效率最高,经可见光照射360 min,甲基橙溶液的降解率可达95.0%。同时还研究了结构和形貌对不同条件下制备的BIT样品光催化活性的影响。