Molar volume, excess enthalpy, and Prigogine-Defay ratio of some silicate glasses with different (P,T) histories

Structural relaxation in silicate glasses with different (p,T) histories was experimentally examined by differential scanning calorimetry and measurements of molar volume under ambient pressure. Temperature and pressure-dependent rates of changes in molar volume and generation of excess enthalpy were determined for sodium trisilicate, soda lime silicate, and sodium borosilicate (NBS) compositions. From the derived data, Prigogine-Defay ratios are calculated and discussed. Changes of excess enthalpy are governed mainly by changes in short-range structure, as is shown for NBS where boron coordination is highly sensitive to pressure. For all three glasses, it is shown how the relaxation functions that underlie volume, enthalpy, and structural relaxation decouple for changes in cooling rates and pressure of freezing, respectively. The magnitude of the divergence between enthalpy and volume may be related to differences in structural sensitivity to changes in the (p,V,T,t) space on different length scales. The findings suggest that the Prigogine-Defay ratio is related to the magnitude of the discussed decoupling effect.     

Modulation of a supramolecular bowl and pot by changing solvent systems and/or metal/ligand ratios

A resorcin[4]arene-based ligand 2 a with four pyrimidine substituents at the upper rim was synthesized, and the generation of different metal-mediated superstructures from the same ligand and metal ions utilizing the unfavorable incorporation of the third and fourth Pd(II) ions to ligand 2 a was investigated. The supramolecular bowl 3 a, which comes from a 1:2 combination of ligand 2 a and [Pd(en)(NO(3))(2)], was obtained in water even though excess of Pd(II) complexes were employed. By adding methanol, the supramolecular pot 4 gradually formed, which was the major product when the ratio of mixed solvent reached methanol/water=5:1 (v/v). Host-guest complexation phenomena of 3 a toward several aromatic carboxylates were demonstrated by isothermal titration calorimetry (ITC) and by (1)H NMR spectroscopy; both the enthalpy gain from electrostatic and hydrophobic interactions, and the entropy gain from desolvation cooperatively contribute to the binding of anionically charged guests. The crystal structure of supramolecular pot 4 shows direct evidence for the hydrogen bonding between water and the aromatic pi electrons in the solid state. The modulation between supramolecular bowl 3 a and pot 4 was also made possible by changing the metal/ligand ratios in aqueous methanol solution as well as by varying the water content of the mixed solvent.     

在RuO2|Pd|YSZ|PddeNOx电解池中O2-传导的速控步骤

研究了500～750℃富氧条件下RuO₂|M|YSZ|Pd(M=Ag,Pd,Pt,Au)固体电解质电解池在0～4V直流电压下对NO的分解性质.600℃下,O^2-在Pd|YSZ阴极界面处的传导是O^2-在RuO₂|Pd|YSZ|Pd固体电解质电解池中传导过程的速控步骤.反应温度越低,RuO₂|Pd|YSZ|Pd电解池上NO电催化分解相对于氧分解的选择性因子α越大.600℃下O^2-在M|YSZ阴极界面处的传导阻力按Ag2|Ag|YSZ|Pd电解池上分解率为15.3%,NO选择性因子达到13.4.     

催化增强化学蒸气沉积法在聚酰亚胺上沉积钯-铂合金薄层

以N₂，O₂作载气，通过催化增强化学蒸气沉积(CECVD)分别制得在聚酰亚胺上的金属铂、钯及其合金薄层。铂、钯配合物的共同沉积可生成Pt-Pd合金薄膜。在Pd-Pt合金的沉积过程中，Pd/Pt的原子数比率随共同沉积的条件改变而变化。O₂为载气、300 ℃条件下,用Pd(η³-allyl)(hfac)和Pt(COD)Me₂作前驱体共沉积制备Pd-Pt合金，得到含Pd 37.2%，Pt 62.8%且不     

Electrosorption of hydrogen into palladium-gold alloys

Hydrogen electrosorption into Pd-Au alloys has been studied in acidic solutions (1 M H₂SO₄) using cyclic voltammetry. Pd-Au electrodes with limited volume were prepared by electrochemical co-deposition. It was found that the maximum H/(Pd+Au) ratios decrease monotonically with increasing gold content and reach zero at ca. 70 at% Au. Similarly to the case of Pd limited volume electrodes, two peaks in the hydrogen region, corresponding to two types of sorbed hydrogen, are observed on voltammograms for Pd-rich alloys. The hydrogen capacity, H/(Pd+Au), measured electrochemically, depends on the sweep rate in the cyclic voltammetry experiments, which suggests that two different mechanisms for hydrogen desorption from the Pd-Au alloy are possible. After a strong decrease of Pd concentration at the electrode surface, caused by long cyclic polarization to sufficiently anodic potentials, the amount of absorbed hydrogen is still significant for alloys initially rich in Pd. The results obtained from CO adsorption experiments suggest that only Pd atoms are active in the hydrogen absorption/desorption process. Electronic Publication     

Kinetic analysis of thermal decomposition of magnesite

The excess enthalpy of magnesite accumulated by vibration grinding at low specific grinding energy consumption is due predominantly to an increase in specific surface area; at higher energy supply, it is caused by changes in the X-ray amorphous phase content, and when the supplied energy exceeds ca 2000 kJ kg^–1 it is a result of the generation of other kinds of defects. The generated defects are relatively stable below 800 K and are the reason for a broad range of distribution of local molar Gibbs energies. Thus, at low temperatures only the active portion of samples is able to decompose. Defects relax above ca 800 K, with rates comparable with the rate of decomposition itself. Accordingly, the efficiency of mechanical activation is impressive only below this temperature.Dedicated to Dr. Robert Mackenzie on the occasion of his 75th birthday     

Effect of NaCl on the excess enthalpies of binary liquid systems

The excess molar enthalpies h^E₁₊₂₃ of ethanol+(water+NaCl), benzylalcohol+(water+NaCl), and cyclohexane+(methanol+NaCl) were measured at 298.15 K, those of methanol+(water+NaCl) at 298.15 and 323.15 K. An LKB flow microcalorimeter was used and a special flow-mix cell was developed with regard to the corrosive electrolyte solutions. Knowing the integral enthalpy of solution and the solution enthalpy at infinite dilution for a salt (3) in a solvent (2), the molar excess enthalpy h^E₁₂₃ can be calculated.     

新型钯-铜纳米点析氢助催化剂:优化界面氢脱附以实现高效光催化活性

助剂修饰是提高单相光催化剂催化制氢活性的有效策略之一.贵金属Pt是光催化制氢体系中较为理想的助催化剂,但价格高、储量少,严重限制了其广泛应用.在过去几十年中,研究者研发了一系列低成本的非Pt助催化剂,如金属氧化物、碳化物、氮化物、硫化物和磷化物等,并应用于光催化制氢,但其催化活性与Pt助催化剂相比有较大差距.近年来,与...     

Pd/Pt二元合金电极的制备及氧还原性能

本文利用欠电位沉积亚单层的Cu及Pt置换取代Cu的方法, 制备了具有不同表面元素组成的Pd/Pt二元合金电极(用Pd/Ptx表示, x指欠电位沉积Cu-Pt置换取代Cu过程的次数),并对其表面元素组成、氧还原性能进行了表征. 在控制欠电位沉积Cu的下限电位恒定(0.34 V)的前提下, 表面Pt/Pd的元素组成比通过重复欠电位沉积Cu及Pt置换取代Cu的次数(1~5次)来可控地调变. 光电子能谱(XPS) 以及红外光谱实验表明,Pd/Ptx电极表层区的Pt：Pd元素组成比随着Pt沉积次数增加而增加, 对Pd/Pt4电极, 在电极表层区约2~3 nm内的Pt/Pd的原子比大约是1:4,而最表层裸露Pd原子的比例仍在20%以上。循环伏安结果显示, 随着Pt沉积次数的增加(1-5次), Pd/Ptx电极表面越不易被氧化。氧还原测试结果显示随着Pt沉积次数的增加(1~4次), Pd/Ptx二元金属电极的氧还原活性依次增加, 经过第3次沉积后其氧还原活性已优于纯Pt,而经4次以上沉积,其氧还原活性基本不变。在其它反应条件相同条件的前提下, Pd/Pt4电极上氧还原的半波电位与纯Pt相比右移约25 mV。结合本文与文献的实验结果,我们初步认为Pd/Ptx二元金属体系氧还原性能改善主要源自表层Pd原子导致其邻近的Pt原子上含氧物种吸附能的降低.     

Measurements of excess enthalpies at high temperature and pressure using a new type of mixing unit

A flow mixing unit (calorimetric cell and auxiliary devices) has been designed for measuring the enthalpy of mixing or reaction of two fluids (gas+liquid or liquid+liquid). The indicator of the heat effect is a differential heat flux calorimeter, SETARAM C-80, allowing measurements at temperatures up to 300°C. The mixing cell is made of a stainless-steel capillary (o.d 1.6 mm, length 2.4m) which is coiled in a cylindrical form and tightly fitted in the thermopile well of the calorimeter. The fluids are delivered from the high pressure piston pumps and circulated through the system at controlled flow rates ranging from 100 to 1500 L-min^–1. The tests were carried out at pressures up to 20 MPa. Special care was taken to allow good thermostatting of fluids entering the mixing cell. Check measurements were made with one liquid-liquid system (C₂H₅OH+H₂O) and one gas-liquid system (CO₂+C₆H₅CH₃); our enthalpies of mixing agreed with the literature values in most cases to 2%. For the system ethanol+water the experiments have been also performed at temperature of 250°C and pressures of 15 and 20 MPa. The endothermal mixing effect was higher than expected indicating an increase in the excess heat capacity.     

Hm and Vm thermodynamic surfaces for binary mixtures in the near critical region

Even for such simple mixtures as (argon+methane), the excess enthalpy H^E_m and the excess volume V^E_m in the near critical region are about two orders of magnitude higher than for the liquid mixture at low temperatures and pressures near ambient conditions. Mixtures for which the critical temperatures are close together, and for which the critical pressures are far apart, have similar H^E_m (x,p,T) and V^E_m (x,p,T) surfaces, and near critical isotherms show double maxima in the supercritical fluid region. Mixtures for which the critical pressures are close together, and the critical temperatures are far apart, also have similar H^E_m (x,p,T) and V^E_m (x,p,T) surfaces, but isobars on the surfaces are ‘S’ shaped. The shapes of these near-critical excess-function surfaces can be understood from an inspection of the enthalpy, or residual enthalpy curves of the mixture and of the pure components. Examples of both are given. Attention is drawn to the large value that these excess functions can have close to a pure component critical point.     

Theoretical Modelling and Facile Synthesis of a Highly Active Boron‐Doped Palladium Catalyst for the Oxygen Reduction Reaction

A highly active alternative to Pt electrocatalysts for the oxygen reduction reaction (ORR), which is the cathode‐electrode reaction of fuel cells, is sought for higher fuel‐cell performance. Our theoretical modelling reveals that B‐doped Pd (Pd‐B) weakens the absorption of ORR intermediates with nearly optimal binding energy by lowering the barrier associated with O₂ dissociation, suggesting Pd‐B should be highly active for ORR. In fact, Pd‐B, facile synthesized by an electroless deposition process, exhibits 2.2 times and 8.8 times higher specific activity and 14 times and 35 times less costly than commercial pure Pd and Pt catalysts, respectively. Another computational result is that the surface core level of Pd is negatively shifted by B doping, as confirmed by XPS, and implies that filling the density of states related to the anti‐bonding of oxygen to Pd surfaces with excess electrons from B doping, weakens the O bonding to Pd and boosts the catalytic activity.     

Thermodynamics of mixtures containing bromoalkanes. I. Estimation of DISQUAC interchange energy parameters for 1-bromoalkane + n-alkane mixtures. Comparison with other haloalkanes

The experimental literature data on vapor-liquid equilibria (VLE), excess molar Gibbs energies, molar excess enthalpies and activity coefficients and partial molar excess enthalpies at infinite dilution of 1-bromoalkane + n-alkane mixtures are interpreted in terms of the DISQUAC group contribution model. The model reproduces fairly well most of the experimental data using a pair (Gibbs energy and enthalpy) of constant quasichemical interchange energies and a pair (Gibbs energy and enthalpy) of dispersive interchange energies. The dispersive interchange energies of bromoethane and of the higher 1-bromoalkanes are constant, but larger than for bromomethane. Several sets of VLE data are likely to be in error. Characteristic discrepancies between calculated and experimental values are observed in mixtures containing molecules of widely different sizes. The dispersive interchange energies of 1-chloro, 1-bromo- and 1-iodoalkanes increase in the order Cl < Br < I, as do the differences between the cohesive energy densities of haloalkanes and n-alkanes. The quasichemical interchange energies decrease in the order Cl > Br > I, almost linearly with the increasing relative surface of the halogen groups. Tentative values for the interchange energies of 1-fluoroalkanes + n-alkanes were estimated from the few available experimental data.     

Investigation of the thermal properties of [Cd(hydet-en)2Pd(CN)4] AND [Zn(hydet-en)2Pd(CN)4] single crystals

Thermal properties of the single crystals have been investigated by thermogravimetry (TG) and differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) techniques. The thermodynamic parameters such as activation energy and enthalpy and thermal stability temperature of the samples were calculated from the differential thermal analysis (DTA) and TG data. The activation energies for first peak of DTA curves were found as 496.65 (for Cd–Pd) and 419.37 kJ mol^–1 (for Zn–Pd). For second peak, activation energies were calculated 116.56 (for Cd–Pd) and 173.96 kJ mol^–1 (for Zn–Pd). The thermal stability temperature values of the Cd–Pd and Zn–Pd compounds at 10°C min^–1 heating rate are determined as approximately 220.7 and 203°C, respectively. The TG results suggest that thermal stability of the Cd–Pd complex is higher than that of the Zn–Pd complex.     

第23届国际凝聚态核科学会议（ICCF-23）介绍

ICCF是凝聚态核科学研究领域最重要的系列性国际会议, ICCF-23于2021年6月9～11日在厦门大学召开,会议主席是田中群院士.共有33个国家和地区的433名代表参会,收录摘要86篇.本次会议的主要进展是多个小组在Pd(Ni)-D_2O(H_2O)电解体系和Pd(Ni)-D_2(H_2)体系中观测到超热,突破了传统上只有Pd-D和Ni-H体系才能产生超热的成见;多个小组在合金-D_2(H_2)体系中观测到稳定的十瓦级超热;两个小组证实氧化层在超热产生中起重要作用,纳米或介观尺寸样品明显好于体样品.多个小组观测到含氢体系在电解、气相和放电条件下的核嬗变并呈现出某种规律性.     

Preparation of microporous polymer-encapsulated Pd nanoparticles and their catalytic performance for hydrogenation and oxidation

Palladium nanoparticles (Pd NPs) encapsulated by conjugated microporous polymers (CMPs) were prepared by the Pd-catalyzed polymerization followed by a thermal treatment with N₂ or H₂. The Pd catalysts were embedded in the porous network during polymerization and used as a precursor for the generation of Pd NPs in CMP. Although no Pd NPs were formed in the as-synthesized Pd/CMPs, Pd NPs with 1.6–3.5 nm size were formed after the thermal treatment. The obtained Pd/CMP-N₂ and -H₂ catalysts were highly selective in the hydrogenation of 4-nitrostyrene to 4-ethylnitrobenzene, whereas Pd NPs supported on carbon (Ketjen black) gave a fully reduced product, 4-ethylaniline. Substituents in CMP framework could change the catalytic activity of Pd NPs; hydroxy-substituted CMP encapsulated Pd NPs showed higher catalytic activity than Pd/CMP-H₂ for benzyl alcohol oxidation.     

Iminophosphine-palladium(0) complexes as catalysts in the alkoxycarbonylation of terminal alkynes

In the presence of methanesulfonic acid, the palladium(0)-olefin complexes: [Pd(η²-ol)(P---N)] [ol=dimethyl fumarate or fumaronitrile, P---N=1-(Ph₂P)C₆H₄-2-CH=NR (R=CMe₃ or C₆H₄OMe-4)] catalyse the alkoxycarbonylation of terminal alkynes. Moderately good rates are obtained when the catalysts are promoted with two equivalents of the free P---N ligand and a large excess of acid at 120°C. The catalytic data suggest that derivatives of the type [Pd(alkyne)(P---N)_n] (n=2–3) are the active catalytic species.     

Direct oxidation of methane at low temperature using Pt/C,Pd/C,Pt/C-ATO and Pd/C-ATO electrocatalysts prepared by sodium borohydride reduction process

The main objective of this paper was to characterize the voltammetric profiles of the Pt/C,Pt/C-ATO,Pd/C and Pd/CATO electrocatalysts and study their catalytic activities for methane oxidation in an acidic electrolyte at 25 ℃ and in a direct methane proton exchange membrane fuel cell at 80 ℃. The electrocatalysts prepared also were characterized by X-ray diffraction( XRD) and transmission electron microscopy( TEM). The diffractograms of the Pt/C and Pt/C-ATO electrocatalysts show four peaks associated with Pt face-centered cubic( fcc) structure,and the diffractograms of Pd/C and Pd/C-ATO show four peaks associated with Pd face-centered cubic( fcc) structure. For Pt/C-ATO and Pd/C-ATO,characteristic peaks of cassiterite( SnO_2) phase are observed,which are associated with Sb-doped SnO_2( ATO) used as supports for electrocatalysts. Cyclic voltammograms( CV) of all electrocatalysts after adsorption of methane show that there is a current increase during the anodic scan. However,this effect is more pronounced for Pt/C-ATO and Pd/C-ATO. This process is related to the oxidation of the adsorbed species through the bifunctional mechanism,where ATO provides oxygenated species for the oxidation of CO or HCO intermediates adsorbed in Pt or Pd sites. From in situ ATR-FTIR( Attenuated Total Reflectance-Fourier Transform Infrared) experiments for all electrocatalysts prepared the formation of HCO or CO intermediates are observed,which indicates the production of carbon dioxide. Polarization curves at 80 ℃in a direct methane fuel cell( DMEFC) show that Pd/C and Pt/C electroacatalysts have superior performance to Pd/C-ATO and Pt/C-ATO in methane oxidation.     

Liquid-phase hydrogenation of alkenes and aromatic compounds with Pd-loaded oxidized diamond catalyst

Hydrogenation reactions of alkenes (cyclohexene, ethyl acrylate, styrene and 1,5-cyclooctadiene) and aromatic compounds (o-, m- and p-xylene) were carried out in order to examine the activity of palladium-loaded surface-oxidized diamond (Pd/O-Dia) catalyst in liquid-phase hydrogenation. The catalytic performance was compared to commercial palladium-loaded activated carbon (Pd/C) catalyst. The catalyst activities were evaluated by conversions of reactants and H₂ uptake rates in the early stage of the reaction. In all the hydrogenation reactions of alkenes and aromatic compounds, the activity of Pd/O-Dia was almost the same as or slightly higher than that of Pd/C. Dispersion of Pd metal was measured by a CO-pulsed adsorption technique and TEM observations of the catalysts. Pd dispersions were on the same order of magnitude according to the CO-pulsed adsorption technique, although the Pd/C catalyst had a higher surface area (718 m²/g) than that of Pd/O-Dia (23 m²/g). The Pd particle sizes on O-Dia measured by TEM observation were slightly smaller than those on the activated carbon. Such highly dispersed Pd particles on O-Dia would contribute to higher activity for the hydrogenation reaction of alkenes and aromatic compounds.     

N2在Pd金属表面的吸附行为

对Pd原子采用相对论有效原子实势(RECP/SDD), N原子采用AUG-cc-pVTZ基函数, 利用B3LYP方法计算了PdN和PdN2分子的微观结构以及不同温度下的热力学函数. 以气态分子总能量中的振动能EV代替该分子处于固态时的振动能量, 以电子运动和振动运动熵SEV代替分子处于固态的熵的近似方法, 计算了不同温度下金属Pd与N2反应的ΔHӨ、ΔSӨ、ΔGӨ及氮化反应平衡压力, 导出了氮化反应平衡压力与温度的关系. 由此可看出, 在常压及298.15～998.15 K温度条件下, N2在金属Pd表面的吸附过程以Pd(s) + N2 = PdN2(s)反应进行. 计算得出在标准条件下, PdN(s)的生成焓为254.37 kJ·mol-1, PdN2(s)的生成焓为－80.59 kJ·mol-1. 并与Pd氢化反应平衡压力比较, 得到平衡常数Kp(N2)比Kp(H2)约小两个数量级, 说明N2较难被金属Pd表面吸附, 在热力学上有利于氢置换氮.