Design and Construction of 3D Porous Na3V2(PO4)3/C as High Performance Cathode for Sodium Ion Batteries

An easy and delicate approach using cheap carbon source as conductive materials to construct 3D sequential porous structural Na3V2(PO4)3/C(NVP/C)with high performance for cathode materials of sodium ion battery is highly desired.In this paper,the NVP/C with 3D sequential porous structure is constructed by a delicate approach named as“cooking porridge”including evaporation and calcination stages.Especially,during evaporation,the viscosity of NVP/C precursor is optimized by controlling the adding quantity of citric acid,thus leading to a 3D sequential porous structure with a high specific surface area.Furthermore,the NVP/C with a 3D sequential porous structure enables the electrolyte to interior easily,providing more active sites for redox reaction and shortening the diffusion path of electron and sodium ion.Therefore,benefited from its unique structure,as cathode material of sodium ion batteries,the 3D sequential porous structural NVP/C exhibits high specific capacities(115.7,88.9 and 74.4 mA·h/g at current rates of 1,20 and 50 C,respectively)and excellent cycling stability(107.5 and 80.4 mA·h/g are remained at a current density of 1 C after 500 cycles and at a current density of 20 C after 2200 cycles,respectively).     

N-dimensional Schrödinger equation at finite temperature using the Nikiforov–Uvarov method

The N-radial Schrödinger equation is analytically solved. The Cornell potential is extended to finite temperature. The energy eigenvalues and the wave functions are calculated in the N-dimensional form using the Nikiforov–Uvarov (NV) method. At zero temperature, the energy eigenvalues and the wave functions are obtained in good agreement with other works. The present results are applied on the charmonium and bottomonium masses at finite temperature. The effect of dimensionality number is investigated on the quarkonium masses. A comparison is discussed with other works, which use the QCD sum rules and lattice QCD. The present approach successfully generalizes the energy eigenvalues and corresponding wave functions at finite temperature in the N-dimensional representation. In addition, the present approach can successfully be applied to the quarkonium systems at finite temperature.     

V2O5纳米片固载Pt纳米粒子催化剂的构建及其增强催化空气氧化脱硫性能

以铂系金属为代表的贵金属催化剂在工业反应中通常表现出优异的催化性能,这是因为其具有独特的d带电子结构和较高的价电子比.近年来,由于大气排放法规愈发严苛,铂系贵金属催化剂在催化空气氧化燃油脱硫方面的研究引起了广泛关注.在该催化反应中,铂系金属纳米粒子可以有效活化空气中的氧气,产生的活性氧物种可以将油品中的噻吩类硫化物氧化为其对应的强极性砜类物质,从而可以将其从非极性的油品中分离出来,有效实现油品中硫化物的深度氧化脱除.然而,在反应过程中铂系贵金属纳米粒子易发生流失和烧结,从而导致催化剂的失活.因此,急需寻找一类可以有效固载铂系贵金属纳米粒子的载体.在目前已报道的众多载体中,以ZrO₂、TiO₂、CeO₂、ZnO等为代表的过渡金属氧化物引起了广泛的关注.通常认为,铂系贵金属纳米粒子的d轨道电子和过渡金属氧化物之间可形成金属-载体强相互作用.然而,目前所使用的过渡金属氧化物载体的比表面积较小,从而导致铂系贵金属纳米粒子难以有效且均匀地分散于其表面.本文采用热膨胀气相剥离法制备了超薄V2O5纳米片,并通过超声辅助沉积法将Pt纳米粒子固载于其表面,从而得到一系列可高效活化空气氧化脱硫的催化剂(Pt NPs-n/V₂O₅纳米片).通过电感耦合等离子体光谱、高倍透射电镜、原子力显微镜、X射线光电子能谱、X射线衍射、拉曼光谱和氮气吸附脱附等方法对催化剂的结构和形貌进行了表征.结果表明,尺寸为4-5 nm的Pt纳米粒子可有效均匀分散于层数约为6层的V2O5纳米片表面;在空气氧化脱硫反应中,当催化剂中Pt理论负载量为2 wt%时,反应5 h后,油品的脱硫率可达99.1%,实现了硫化物的深度氧化脱除.该反应体系对不同硫浓度、不同含硫底物的油品均有较好的脱除效果,但对含有烯烃、芳烃的油品脱除效果较差.此外,催化剂循环使用7次后,其脱硫活性仍无明显下降,表现出优异的重复使用性能.对反应后的催化剂进行表征,发现Pt几乎不发生流失,这可能是由于Pt纳米粒子和V₂O₅纳米片之间形成了金属-载体强相互作用.该结果为其他空气氧化反应的有效进行提供了新思路.     

Ti-6Al-4V微弧氧化陶瓷膜的微观结构及摩擦磨损性能研究

在NaAlO2和Na3PO4混合电解液中,利用微弧氧化技术在Ti-6Al-4V表面制备了氧化物陶瓷膜.用扫描电子显微镜、X射线衍射仪及显微硬度仪分别对微弧氧化膜的微观结构、相组成及其断面硬度进行分析,并对氧化膜致密层的摩擦磨损性能进行研究.结果表明:氧化膜表面呈现出多孔结构,氧化膜疏松层与致密层无明显界限,氧化膜与基底以犬牙交错形式结合;氧化膜主要由TiAl2O5和TiO2相组成,还含有少量AlPO4相和Al2O3相,氧化膜疏松层中TiAl2O5相的含量明显高于致密层;氧化膜内距Ti-6Al-4V基底约21 μm处的硬度存在最大值,两侧硬度降低;微弧氧化膜与Si3N4球对摩时具有较高的摩擦系数,磨损率比Ti-6Al-4V降低2个数量级,说明氧化膜致密层具有良好的耐磨性能,其磨损机制为微区脆性断裂.     

Micellar Catalysis on the Redox Reaction of Ascorbic Acid-Vanadium(V) System

Stoichiometry of the redox reaction of vanadium(V) by ascorbic acid (H₂A) has been experimentally determined to be H₂A + 2V(V) → A + 2V(IV) + 2H ⁺ . Evidence of induced polymerization of acrylonitrile and the reduction of mercuric chloride indicates that a free-radical mechanism operates during the course of reaction. Vanadium(V) is only reduced to vanadium(IV). The kinetics of this redox reaction have been investigated spectrophotometrically at 35°C in acidic media of H₂SO₄. In this kinetic study we have observed the nature of vanadium(V)-H₂A interaction in presence of anionic surfactant of SDS. In V(V)-H₂A system, the addition of anionic surfactant (SDS) enhanced the reaction rate and shows catalytic effect. This trend was explained by the incorporation/solubilization of vanadium(V) and ascorbic acid in the Stern layer.     

Surface and Catalytic Properties of K/V Catalysts Coating on Porous Al2O3 Substrate

The morphology of different ratio K/V catalysts supported on porous α‐alumina substrate was investigated by atomic force microscopy (AFM). Changes in the particle size distribution, pore size distribution were analyzed respectively using AFM software. In addition, their catalytic activities and compositions for carbon oxidation were studied by x‐ray diffraction (XRD), differential scanning calorimetry (DSC), and temperature‐programmed reactions (TPR). As a result, with the increase of K concentration, the mean particle size gradually increased and the mean pore size decreased. According to the catalytic activity studies, the catalytic activity of the KVO₃ and K₃V₅O₁₄ phases are more effective than KCl.     

The Synthesis of 1,3-Bis(Phenylseleno)-2-Propanol

A general and efficient synthetic method of 1,3-bis(phenylseleno)-2-propanol by reducing diphenyl diselenides with sodium borohydride in basic environment and then reacting with epichlorohydrin are described.     

Determination of chikusetsusaponin V and chikusetsusaponin IV in rat plasma by liquid chromatography–mass spectrometry and its application to a preliminary pharmacokinetic study

A sensitive liquid chromatography–electrospray ionization–mass spectrometry method has been developed and validated for determination of two major bioactive saponins in rat plasma after oral administration of saponins extracted from Rhizoma Panacis Japonici, including chikusetsusaponin V and chikusetsusaponin IV for the first time. Akebia saponin D was used as the internal standard (IS). Plasma samples were prepared by protein precipitation with methanol. A Phenomenex C₁₈ column (150 × 4.6 mm, 4 µm) was used as the analytical column with a mobile phase of acetonitrile and 0.05% aqueous formic acid. Mass spectrometric detection was achieved by single quadrupole mass spectrometer equipped with an electrospray ionization interface operating in negative ionization mode. Calibration curves showed good linearity over the concentration range of 5–500 ng/mL for the two analytes in rat plasma. The lower limit of quantification was 5 ng/mL. The intra‐ and inter‐batch precisions were within 10.3% and accuracy ranged from ?3.9 to 5.4%. The method was validated and successfully applied to the preliminary pharmacokinetic study of chikusetsusaponin V and chikusetsusaponin IV in rat plasma after oral administration of saponins extracted from Rhizoma Panacis Japonici. Copyright © 2013 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.