Capacitance scaling of grain boundaries with colossal permittivity of CaCu3Ti4O12-based materials

Samples of copper-deficient CaCu₃Ti₄O₁₂ (CCTO) compared to the nominal composition, all synthesized via organic gel-assisted citrate process, show huge change of grain boundaries capacitance as deduced from a fit of an RC element model to the impedance spectroscopic data. The grain boundary capacitance is found to scale with the permittivity measured at 1 kHz weighted by the size of the grains. This result is found consistent with the internal barrier layer capacitance (IBLC) model.     

Investigation on densification of Al2O3/B4C ceramic by ab initio calculation and experiment

Compared to experiment, the adsorption energies, bonding properties, and electronic structure of two different Al₂O₃/B₄C bridge sites with seven different Al₂O₃ surfaces are investigated by ab initio periodic density functional theory. The Al₂O₃/B₄C ceramic sintered in Ar is synthesized and measured by XRD and TEM. The calculated results reveal that the densification of O_bridge site of Al₂O₃/B₄C surface is better than that of Al_bridge. The Al₂O₃ (1 1 3)/B₄C with O_bridge is the most favorable and stable. The electronic structure shows that the electron hybridization exists between Al, O atoms and C, B atoms. The results indicate that the calculated results are in good agreement with the experiment.     

氢还原重量法测定三氯化钌产品中钌的含量

建立了氢还原重量法测定三氯化钌产品大样中钌含量的新方法,研究并优化了测定条件,结合原子吸收光谱法(AAS)、电感耦合等离子体原子发射光谱法(ICP-AES)和氯化铵纯度考察了杂质元素对了分析结果的误差影响。结果表明,钌含量为0.3~0.6g的三氯化钌与5~7g氯化铵能完全形成(NH4)2RuCl6配合物,于约100℃烘干水分、350℃分解铵盐、750℃氢还原为海绵钌和105℃干燥水气的条件下,测定3.94%,5.88%,7.32%,9.47%,10.84%和12.93%含量的钌,极差、标准偏差(S)、相对标准偏差(RSD,n=22)和重复性限(r)分别为±0.01%,0.0030%~0.0050%,0.0369%~0.0761%和0.008%~0.014%。样品加标回收率99.96%~99.98%。方法的结果准确,精密度好,且与YS/T562—2009标准分析方法的吻合。     

Protonic mobility in acidic colloids

Colloidal monoclinic zirconia ZrO₂ particles have been synthesized by hydrothermal treatment from acetate solutions. To increase their surface acidity, they have been treated by aqueous solutions of phosphoric acid, sulfophenylphosphonic acid (SPPA, (HO)₂(O)–C₆H₆–SO₃H) and sulfodifluoromethylphosphonic acid (SFPA, (HO)₂(O)P–CF₂–SO₃H). This leads to the covalent bonding of phosphoric or sulfonic acid groups onto the surface of the particles. Solid state NMR (³¹P, ¹H) studies show the covalent grafting of the phosphate and phosphonates groups and qualitatively illustrate the fast proton dynamics of these surface conducting materials as compared with that of crystalline α-Zr(HPO₄)₂. H₂O. But, water adsorption is still necessary to increase the long distance proton mobility. Then, the macroscopic conductivity remains low (between 10^− 4 S cm^− 1 and 10^− 3 S cm^− 1 25 °C, RH 70%) and shows a strong hysteresis while cycling the relative humidity. The mechanism limiting the conductivity seems to be interparticle transfer.     

Pt/ZrO2-Al2O3催化剂催化氧化C3H6和CO性能

采用共沉淀法合成了ZrO₂与Al₂O₃的不同质量比的ZrO₂-Al₂O₃复合氧化物,并以此为载体通过等体积浸渍法制备了1.5% Pt/ZrO₂-Al₂O₃（w/w）催化剂。以C₃H₆和CO为反应物的催化性能评价显示,在系列催化剂中以Pt/Zr（0.4）-Al催化剂催化氧化活性最为优异,其C₃H₆和CO的起燃温度（T₅₀）小于125℃,完全转化温度（T₉₀）小于150℃。采用XRD、低温N₂吸附、H₂-TPR、CO脉冲吸附等分析表征技术探索了催化剂物相结构、比表面积、颗粒尺寸等对催化活性的影响规律。结果发现,ZrO₂-Al₂O₃复合氧化物具有Al₂O₃材料的介孔织构和大比表面积特性,且产生了Al_xZr_1-xO_y固溶体新物相。适当的ZrO₂与Al₂O₃的质量比,是改善Pt与ZrO₂-Al₂O₃的相互作用强度,促进贵金属Pt的分散,提升Pt/ZrO₂-Al₂O₃催化剂的低温氧化活性的关键。     

EELS characterization of TiN grown by the DC sputtering technique

Titanium nitride thin films were deposited on monocrystalline silicon (mc-Si) substrates by direct current reactive magnetron sputtering. Auger electron spectra (AES) of deposited films at different nitrogen partial pressures, show the typical N KL₂₃L₂₃ and Ti L₃M₂₃M₂₃ Auger transition overlapping. Also, changes in the Ti L₃M₂₃M₄₅ Auger transition peak are observed. X-ray diffraction and high resolution electron microscopy (HRTEM) of a golden color TiN/mc-Si sample, reveal a preferential polycrystalline columnar growth in the 〈111〉 orientation. This sample was also analyzed by electron energy-loss spectroscopy (EELS). The N/Ti elemental ratio is slightly different to the value determined by AES. Atomic distribution around the N atoms is in agreement with that expected from the N atom in the fcc unit cell of TiN. This distribution was obtained via an extended energy-loss fine structure (EXELFS) analysis from EELS spectra.     

Cage-like structure and charge hollow in the immiscible Cu–Ta system

Ground states of the immiscible Cu–Ta system are investigated by a hybrid approach of first-principles calculation and cluster expansion method. The obtained pairs, triplets, and tetrads cluster interactions show that the closer-packed cluster may not always contribute to stabilize structures. A CuTa₇ phase with a cage-like structure is predicted to be stable at ground state. The obtained spatial valence charge density shows that there exists a charge hollow within this cage-like structure, contributing to stabilize CuTa₇ phase.     

Pt/ZrO2-Al2O3催化剂催化氧化C3H6和CO性能

采用共沉淀法合成了ZrO₂与Al₂O₃的不同质量比的ZrO₂-Al₂O₃复合氧化物,并以此为载体通过等体积浸渍法制备了1.5% Pt/ZrO₂-Al₂O₃（w/w）催化剂。以C₃H₆和CO为反应物的催化性能评价显示,在系列催化剂中以Pt/Zr（0.4）-Al₂O₃催化剂催化氧化活性最为优异,其C₃H₆和CO的起燃温度（T₅₀）小于125℃,完全转化温度（T₉₀）小于150℃。采用XRD、低温N₂吸附、H2-TPR、CO脉冲吸附等分析表征技术探索了催化剂物相结构、比表面积、颗粒尺寸等对催化活性的影响规律。结果发现,ZrO₂-Al₂O₃复合氧化物具有Al₂O₃材料的介孔织构和大比表面积特性,且产生了Al_xZr_1-xO_y固溶体新物相。适当的ZrO₂与Al₂O₃的质量比,是改善Pt与ZrO₂-Al₂O₃的相互作用强度,促进贵金属Pt的分散,提升Pt/ZrO₂-Al₂O₃催化剂的低温氧化活性的关键。     

A nanoflower shaped gold-palladium alloy on graphene oxide nanosheets with exceptional activity for electrochemical oxidation of ethanol

We report on a new and facile method for the preparation of well-dispersed gold-palladium (AuPd) flower-shaped nanostructures on sheets of graphene oxide (GO). Transmission electron microscopy and high angle annular dark field STEM were used to characterize the morphology and composition of the new nanohybrids. The AuPd/GO composites display high electrocatalytic activity for the oxidation of ethanol in strongly alkaline medium as examined by cyclic voltammetry and chronoamperometry. Both the current density (13.16 mA?·?cm^?2 at a working potential of ?0.12 V) and the long-time stability are superior to a commercial Pd-on-carbon catalyst which is attributed to the cooperative action of the catalytic activities of Au and Pd, and the good dispersion of the alloy on the nanosheets.

The liquid deposition fraction of sprays impinging vertical walls and flowing films

The impingement of coarse sprays with a mean diameter in the order of millimeters on vertical walls with and without an additionally supplied wall film was studied at conditions well below the Leidenfrost limit. The fraction of the sprayed liquid deposited on the wall was determined experimentally and theoretically for various impingement angles with the help of a flat fan spray directed against the wall. The deposition fraction shows a distinct minimum in the range of intermediate impingement angles. This fact cannot be described by single-droplet-based deposition-splash criteria when considering the droplet’s impact momentum alone. The investigation demonstrates that the measurement results can be explained by including the collision of splashed droplets with incoming ones. In principle, the entrainment of the primary spray’s fine fraction in the gas flow field may also be of relevance. For the coarse and relatively sparse sprays investigated, the importance of the collisions in determining the overall balance of deposited and splashed liquid was estimated by event statistics derived from Monte Carlo simulations. The main outcome of wall interaction for the coarse spray is splashing. The splashed droplets form a secondary spray. When the impingement angle is steep, the splashed liquid is redirected towards the wall as a result of the collision between the incoming primary spray and splashed droplets.