Tb3Pd2, Er3Pd2 and Er6Co5–x: structural variations and bonding in rare‐earth‐richer binary intermetallics

The three binary Tb/Er‐rich transition metal compounds Tb₃Pd₂ (triterbium dipalladium), Er₃Pd₂ (trierbium dipalladium) and Er₆Co_5–x (hexaerbium pentacobalt) crystallize in the space groups Pbam (Pearson symbol oP20), P4/mbm (tP10) and P6₃/m (hP22), respectively. Single crystals of Tb₃Pd₂ and Er₆Co_5–x suitable for X‐ray structure analysis were obtained using rare‐earth halides as a flux. Tb₃Pd₂ adopts its own structure type, which can be described as a superstructural derivative of the U₃Si₂ type, which is the type adopted by Er₃Pd₂. Compound Er₆Co_5–x belongs to the Ce₆Co_2–xSi₃ family. All three compounds feature fused tricapped {TR₆} (R = rare‐earth metal and T = transition metal) trigonal prismatic heterometallic clusters. R₃Pd₂ is reported to crystallize in the U₃Si₂ type; however, our more detailed structure analysis reveals that deviations occur with heavier R elements. Similarly, Er₆Co_5–x was assumed to be stoichiometric Er₄Co₃ = Er₆Co_4.5. Our studies reveal that it has a single defective transition‐metal site leading to the composition Er₆Co_4.72(2). LMTO (linear muffin‐tin orbital)‐based electronic structure calculations suggest the strong domination of heteroatomic bonding in all three structures.     

Optimal spectral phase control of femtosecond laser-induced up-conversion luminescence in Sm^3+:NaYF4 glass

The spectral phase of the femtosecond laser field is an important parameter that affects the up-conversion(UC)luminescence efficiency of dopant lanthanide ions.In this work,we report an experi-mental study on controlling the UC lmiiinescence efficiency in Sm^3+:NaYF4 glass by 800-nm femtosec-ond laser pulse shaping using spectral phase modulation.The optimal phase control strategy efficiently enhances or suppresses the UC luminescence intensity.Based on the laser-power dependence of the UC luminescence intensity and its comparison with the luminescence spectrum under direct 266-nm fem-tosecond lciser irradiation,we propose herein an excitation model combining non-resonant two-photon absorption with resonance-media ted three-photon absorption to explain the experimental observations.     

Structure determination of KScS2, RbScS2 and KLnS2 (Ln = Nd,Sm, Tb,Dy, Ho,Er, Tm and Yb) and crystal–chemical discussion

The title structures of KScS₂ (potassium scandium sulfide), RbScS₂ (rubidium scandium sulfide) and KLnS₂ [Ln = Nd (potassium neodymium sufide), Sm (potassium samarium sulfide), Tb (potassium terbium sulfide), Dy (potassium dysprosium sulfide), Ho (potassium holmium sulfide), Er (potassium erbium sulfide), Tm (potassium thulium sulfide) and Yb (potassium ytterbium sulfide)] are either newly determined (KScS₂, RbScS₂ and KTbS₂) or redetermined. All of them belong to the α‐NaFeO₂ structure type in agreement with the ratio of the ionic radii r³⁺/r⁺. KScS₂, the member of this structural family with the smallest trivalent cation, is an extreme representative of these structures with rare earth trivalent cations. The title structures are compared with isostructural alkali rare earth sulfides in plots showing the dependence of several relevant parameters on the trivalent cation crystal radius; the parameters thus compared are c, a and c/a, the thicknesses of the S—S layers which contain the respective constituent cations, the sulfur fractional coordinates z(S²⁻) and the bond‐valence sums.     

RIG型磁光薄膜的研究进展及应用

随着光通信技术与光子集成电路的发展,非互易性器件作为光通信系统中重要的组成部分得到了越来越广泛的研究与应用。基于磁光效应制成的磁光隔离器和环行器是目前应用最为广泛的非互易性器件,为了将非互易性器件整块集成在硅片上,需制备性能与块状磁光材料相当的磁光薄膜。在近红外通信波段(1 550 nm),以钇铁石榴石(Y₃Fe₅O₁₂,YIG)为代表的稀土铁石榴石(RIG)具备优良的磁光效应,是最具应用前景的磁光材料之一。研究发现,使用稀土离子对YIG薄膜进行掺杂可以有效改善其磁光性能,尤其是Bi³⁺和Ce³⁺掺杂的YIG表现出巨法拉第效应。本文首先介绍了法拉第效应原理,介绍了三种常见磁光薄膜的生长方法,回顾了近年来的主要研究成果,介绍了磁光薄膜在光隔离器和环行器中的应用,最后对磁光薄膜的未来发展趋势进行了展望。     

Two Rare-Earth Molecular Ferroelectrics with High Curie Temperatures,Large Spontaneous Polarization,Switchable Second Harmonic Generation Effects,and Strong Photoluminescence

Smart multifunctional molecular ferroelectrics bearing high Curie temperatures and diverse excellent physical properties, such as second harmonic generation (SHG) responses, luminescence, and semiconductivity, among others, have significant applications but have seldom been documented. Herein, the rare-earth metals Nd and Pr are introduced into a simple molecular system (nBu₄N )₃[M(NO₃)_x(SCN)_y] (nBu₄N₌tetrabutyl ammonium, M=rare-earth metal, nBu=CH₃CH₂CH₂CH₂), and two new multifunctional molecular ferroelectrics are obtained: (nBu₄N )₃[Nd(NO₃)₄(SCN)₂] ( 1 ) and (nBu₄N )₃[Pr(NO₃)₄(SCN)₂] ( 2 ). Their distinct heat and dielectric anomaly dependence on temperature verifies that compounds 1 and 2 experience high-temperature para-ferroelectric phase transitions at 408 and 413 K, respectively. Strikingly, both molecular ferroelectrics possess large spontaneous polarization with P_s values of 9.05 and 8.50 μC cm⁻², respectively, and are further characterized by the appearance of multiple intersecting non-180° domains and polarization switching behavior. In particular, compounds 1 and 2 show good stability with only a small decrease in SHG intensity after switching cycles, suggesting that they have great potential for application in nonlinear optical (NLO) switches. Simultaneously, the rare-earth compounds 1 and 2 present bright yellow–red and bright green fluorescence, respectively, at room temperature.     

(Sm0.5Gd0.2Nd0.3)2(Hf0.3Ce0.7)2O7复合氧化物的热物理性能

为寻求新型热障涂层用陶瓷材料,本文采用高温固相烧结法制备了(Sm_0.5Gd_0.2Nd_0.3)₂(Hf_0.3Ce_0.7)₂O₇复合氧化物。利用XRD分析了其晶体结构,SEM分析其显微组织,膨胀仪测试其热膨胀性能,激光热导仪测试其热扩散系数。结果表明,成功制备了具有单一萤石晶体结构的(Sm_0.5Gd_0.2Nd_0.3)₂(Hf_0.3Ce_0.7)₂O₇复合氧化物。其显微组织结构致密,晶界清晰无其他相存在。由于复杂的元素组成和较大的原子量,其热导率明显低于7YSZ和Sm₂Ce₂O₇。其较低的热膨胀系数则归因于B位离子较小的离子半径,但其热膨胀系数依然满足热障涂层的要求。     

电感耦合等离子体质谱（ICP-MS）法测定黄精中15种稀土元素及其指纹图谱绘制

为了准确测定黄精中稀土元素的含量,采用电感耦合等离子体质谱（ICP-MS）法同时测定黄精中15种稀土元素（La、Ce、Pr、Nd、Pm、Sm、Eu、Gd、Tb、Dy、Ho、Er、Tm、Yb、Lu）的含量,进而绘制稀土元素指纹图谱,以稀土元素含量的平均值构建黄精稀土元素标准指纹图谱,作为鉴定黄精中药材的参考依据。黄精样品采用微波消解法处理后,通过在线引入内标溶液,采用ICP-MS法测定15种稀土元素的含量,采用OriginPro 2021绘制稀土元素指纹图谱和进行主成分分析,采用SPSS 26.0进行聚类分析。15种稀土元素的线性关系、重复性、精密度良好,平均加标回收率在97.0%~103.3%,相对标准偏差小于等于1.74%。黄精中Ce、La、Nd含量相对较高,Ce含量为53.02～2004.58 μg/kg,位居第一。聚类分析和主成分分析结果表明,样品聚为2类,同一产地的样品能够较好地聚在一起。黄精药材中15种稀土元素的指纹图谱具有相似的分布形态,具有较强的特征性和一致性,相似度均大于0.950。该方法操作简单,准确可靠,能满足实验分析要求,可为黄精的质量控制和药理研究提供参考;建立的指纹图谱可用于黄精的鉴别。     

氟化铵快速分解－电感耦合等离子体质谱法测定地球化学样品中的稀土元素

测定地球化学样品中的微量稀土元素常用混酸分解法或碱熔融法,这些常规方法往往存在耗费试剂量多、基体效应大、操作周期长等缺点。本文采用氟化铵作熔剂,在旋盖聚四氟乙烯坩埚中220℃熔融样品,后采用2毫升硝酸和0.5毫升高氯酸、硫酸（1+1）在电热板上继续分解,建立了氟化铵分解 －电感耦合等离子体质谱法测定岩石、土壤和水系沉积物中15种微量稀土元素的分析方法。本方法能快速、有效地分解样品,经三种国家标准物质验证（岩石、土壤、水系沉积物）,方法的准确度ΔlgC在0.001～0.02之间,测定值与认定值相符。方法检出限为0.001～0.04μg／g之间,精密度RSD%在1.11％ ～4.85％之间,能够满足微量稀土元素的分析要求,方法具有简单快捷、消耗试剂少、检出限低、精密度与准确度好等特点,适合于地球化学等地质样品微量稀土元素的批量快速分析测定。     

1H-苯并三唑-1-乙酸稀土配合物的合成、表征及性质

溶液法合成了铕、铽与1H-苯并三唑-1-乙酸及1,10-邻菲啰啉的稀土配合物。通过元素分析、稀土配位滴定、摩尔电导、红外光谱、紫外光谱等手段对配合物进行了表征。结果表明,配合物的可能组成为Ln(L)3phen(Ln=Eu(III),Tb(III);HL=1H-苯并三唑-1-乙酸,Hbtaa;phen=1,10-邻菲啰啉)。利用荧光光谱、热分析和电化学方法讨论了配合物性质。荧光光谱表明配合物均有较好的发光性能。     

电解铜箔表面电沉积Zn-Ni-P-La合金工艺

为了缓解我国高性能铜箔依靠进口的局面,进行了将类金属(P)和稀土金属(La)引入电解铜箔锌镍合金镀层中以获得高耐腐蚀性铜箔的实验。 利用电子能谱(XPS)、X射线衍射(XRD)、扫描电子显微镜(SEM)等技术手段分析镀层质量。 在最佳工艺下获得非晶态Zn-Ni-P-La合金镀层,镀层表面平整均匀、结晶致密,未钝化的情况下,铜箔镀件在180 ℃烘箱中保持1 h不变色,表现出较理想的抗氧化和抗腐蚀能力。 表明镀层中适量的P和稀土La对改善镀层质量有着重要的作用,具有较好的工业应用前景。