Influence of CO2 on Oxygen Surface Exchange Kinetics of Mixed-Conducting Ba0.5Sr0.5Co0.8Fe0.2O3?δ Oxide

The poisoning effect of CO₂ on the oxygen surface exchange kinetics of BSCF (Ba_0.5Sr_0.5Co_0.8Fe_0.2O_3-δ) is investigated with a novel pulse isotopic exchange technique. The surface exchange rate of BSCF severely decreases after in situ exposure to CO₂, which is ascribed to carbonate formation on the material surface. The detrimental effect of CO₂ starts at a low temperature of 375 ^oC and concentration as low as 1%, and becomes more pronounced at higher temperatures. Degradation of the surface exchange kinetics is associated with a rapid loss of oxygen permeation performance of BSCF in CO₂.     

Li mobility in Li0.5 − xNaxLa0.5TiO3 perovskites (0 ≤ x ≤ 0.5): Influence of structural and compositional parameters

The dependence of Li mobility on structure and composition of Li_0.5 − xNa_xLa_0.5TiO₃ perovskites (0 ≤ x ≤  0.5) has been investigated by means of neutron diffraction, nuclear magnetic resonance and impedance spectroscopy. At 300 K, all samples display a rhombohedral superstructure (R-3c S.G.), where octahedra are out of phase tilted along [111] direction of the ideal cubic cell. The elimination of the octahedral tilting is responsible for the rhombohedral–cubic transformation, detected near 1000 K. In these perovskites, La and Na cations are randomly distributed in A sites, but Li ions are fourfold coordinated at unit cell faces of the cubic perovskite. Lithium conductivity, σ_300 K, decreases with the sodium content, decreasing from values typical of fast ionic conductors, 10^− 3 S/cm, to those of good insulators, 10^− 10 S/cm, when the interconnectivity between vacant A sites is lost (x > 0.3). In samples with x < 0.3, dc conductivity displays a non-Arrhenius behaviour, decreasing activation energy from ~ 0.37 to 0.25 eV when the sample is heated between 77 and 500 K. The temperature dependence of B_Li factors shows the existence of two regimes for Li motion. Below 373 K, Li ions remain partially located near square oxygen windows that connect contiguous A sites, but above 400 K, extended Li motions become dominant. The additional decrease of activation energy from 0.25 to 0.16 eV (low-temperature ⁷Li NMR value), should require the full elimination of octahedral tilting which is only produced above 1000 °C.     

一锅法合成四芳基吡咯并[3,2-b]吡咯空穴传输材料及其在无掺杂倒置钙钛矿太阳电池的应用

本文采用一锅法合成了四芳基吡咯并[3,2-b]吡咯有机空穴输运材料(D41、D42、D43和D44),制备出无掺杂的倒置型平面钙钛矿太阳电池. 材料D41的芳环上含有甲基,具有供体-π-给体-π-供体结构;而D42、D43和D44具有受体-π-给体-π-受体结构,其中,芳环上分别含有氰基、氟和三氟甲基. 研究表明,芳环上取代基对其分子表面电荷分布和空穴输运层薄膜形貌有显著影响,钙钛矿晶体颗粒的大小与空穴输运材料分子结构有关,含有氰基的材料D42最有利于形成较大的钙钛矿晶粒,这主要是由于吡咯并[3,2-b]吡咯结构具有丰富的电子性质的缘故. D42制备的倒置型平面钙钛矿太阳电池光电转换效率为17.3%,在黑暗条件下22天后,仍保留了初始效率的55%. 吡咯并[3,2-b]吡咯结构具有良好的给电子特性,可作为高效钙钛矿薄膜的空穴传输材料.     

Anomalies of ultrasonic velocities, attenuation and elastic moduli in Nd1−xSrxMnO3 perovskite manganite materials

Nd_1−xSr_xMnO₃ perovskite manganite material with different compositions (x=0.31, 0.35, 0.37, 0.39 and 0.41) have been prepared employing solid-state reaction technique. The ultrasonic velocities and attenuation of the above samples have been measured employing through transmission method operated at a fundamental frequency of 5 MHz over wide range of temperatures. The temperature dependence of ultrasonic velocities, attenuation, relative percentage variation in velocities and elastic constants show an interesting anomaly in all compositions. The observed anomalies in ultrasonic parameters at T_c in all compositions have been revealed in terms of existence of ferromagnetic (FM) state. Similarly, the anomalies at T_co show the transition from FM to charge-ordered antiferromagnetic (AFM) state. The observed results have been used to explore the competitions between FM and AFM.     

Magnetocaloric effect in (La0.47Gd0.2)Sr0.33MnO3 polycrystalline nanoparticles

In this paper, nanosized particles of (La_0.47Gd_0.2)Sr_0.33MnO₃ perovskite-type oxides were successfully synthesized at a relatively low calcinated temperature at 800 °C for 10 h using amorphous molecular alloy as precursor. X-ray diffraction (XRD) and electron diffraction (ED) revealed that the resulting product is of pure single-phase rhombohedral structure. The Curie temperature T_C and magnetic entropy change (MCE) in (La_0.47Gd_0.2)Sr_0.33MnO₃ polycrystalline nanoparticles are determined and compared to those of similar systems prepared by the conventional solid-state reaction method. The Curie temperature T_C is shifted to 298 k, and a relatively large MCE with a broad peak around Curie temperature is observed in (La_0.47Gd_0.2)Sr_0.33MnO₃ polycrystalline particles. These results suggested that this material is a suitable candidate as working substance in magnetic refrigeration near room temperature.     

Tuning magnetic properties of magnetoelectric BiFeO3-NiFe2O4 nanostructures

Multifunctional thin film nanostructures containing soft magnetic materials such as nickel ferrite are interesting for potential applications in microwave signal processing because of the possibility to shrink the size of device architecture and limit device power consumption. An essential prerequisite to future applications of such a system is a firm understanding of its magnetic properties. We show that nanostructures composed of ferrimagnetic NiFe₂O₄ pillars in a multiferroic BiFeO₃ matrix can be tuned magnetically by altering the aspect ratio of the pillars by depositing films of varying thickness. Magnetic anisotropy is studied using ferromagnetic resonance, which shows that the uniaxial magnetic anisotropy in the growth direction changes sign upon increasing the film thickness. The magnitude of this anisotropy contribution can be explained via a combination of shape and magnetostatic effects, using the object-oriented micromagnetic framework (OOMMF). The key factors determining the magnetic properties of the films are shown to be the aspect ratio of individual pillars and magnetostatic interactions between neighboring pillars.     

Structural properties and electrical behaviour in the polycrystalline lanthanum-deficiency La1−x□xMnO3 manganites

Electrical conductance and X-ray diffraction (XRD) measurements of lanthanum-deficiency La_1−x□_xMnO₃ (x=0.05, 0.10 and 0.20) polycrystalline samples were performed to examine the effect of the internal pressure at B-site on the conduction mechanism. The structural study reveals that all samples crystallize in the rhombohedral system. The electronic conduction appears to be thermally activated at high temperature, which indicates the presence of semiconductor behaviour. The increase of the x content converts 3x Mn³⁺ to 3x Mn⁴⁺ ions with smaller ionic radius, which reduces the internal pressure and leads to the increase of the one-electron bandwidth W. This increase causes the appearance of metallic behaviour at low temperature for x=0.10 and 0.20 content.     

(La1-xCex)2/3Ca1/3MnO3体系的输运性质和反常磁特性研究

本文报告了对Ce掺杂锰氧化物(La1-xCex)2/3Ca1/3MnO3 (x=0～1.0)系列样品的输运特性和反常磁特性的研究结果.实验表明,Ce掺杂对Tc有明显的抑制作用,整体上电阻率随Ce掺杂含量增加而上升,在外加磁场时表现出极大的磁电阻效应.磁化强度随温度变化的曲线出现了两个转变,高温处对应于Mn离子磁矩的铁磁金属转变,低温处的转变则对应于Ce离子磁矩自旋有序排列的形成.表明Ce掺杂引起样品中铁磁双交换作用和反铁磁超交换作用之间的竞争,Ce离子与Mn离子有很强的相互作用.随Ce掺杂含量的增加,铁磁有序转变温度下降,而反铁磁有序转变温度则向高温处移动,铁磁区域明显减小.     

X-ray-induced persistent photoconductivity in La0.9A0.1MnO3 (A=Sr, Ca)

We observed persistent photoconductivity (PPC) in La-based perovskite manganese oxides, La_0.9Sr_0.1MnO₃ (LSMO) and La_0.9Ca_0.1MnO₃ (LCMO), under X-ray irradiation. The PPC in LSMO was attributed to the collapse of the charge- and orbital-ordered (CO and OO, respectively) states, similar to that reported in previous papers. This PPC effect was different from that observed in a similar compound with a slightly different composition. This difference was explained in terms of doped carriers. This observation of PPC in LCMO is the first result of the PPC in a compound in which the ground state is not the CO phase; it was attributed to the collapse of the OO ground state. We proposed that OO ground state is a prerequisite for the occurrence of PPC in these compounds.     

Novel Ba_(0.5)Sr_(0.5)Fe_(0.8)Zn_(0.2)O_(3-δ) membranes for POM

A novel cobalt-free perovskite based on Ba_(0.5)Sr_(0.5)Fe_(0.8)Zn_(0.2)O_(3-δ)(BSFZ)were prepared by EDTA-citric acid method.The lattice constants of the BSFZ perovskite were characterized by in situ high-temperature X-ray diffraction(HTXRD).The thermal expansion coefficient of BSFZ is 10.5×10~(-6)K~(-1),which is lower than that of cobalt-based perovskite materials.The BSFZ membrane was also used to construct reactors for the partial oxidation of methane(POM)to syngas.Results show that the BSFZ membrane...