SiO44-对Li3Sc2(PO4)3快离子导体的阴离子替代效果研究

Li3Sc2(PO4)3因具有有利的离子传导通道、低的电子电导率和高的稳定性而成为全固态锂离子电池用固体电解质最具竞争力的材料之一,然而这一化合物只有在245℃以上的γ相才具有快离子传导特性。人们主要采用Zr4+、Ti4+等阳离子部分取代其中的Sc3+以改善材料的室温电导率,有关该化合物PO43-阴离子替代的报道还很少。本研究试图利用机械研磨技术,通过向Li3Sc2(PO4)3原料混合物中加入适量SiO2,以期能够实现对该化合物的部分阴离子替代。研究结果表明:所制备的Li3+xSc2(PO4)3-x(SiO4)x(x=0~0.6)系列化合物在x=0.15时电导率达到最大值,σ298=9.55×10-4 S.m-1,离子传导激活能达到最小值45.06 kJ.mol-1。29Si MAS-NMR测试结果证实所加入的SiO2主要以[SiO4]四面体形式存在替代Li3Sc2(PO4)3中部分[PO4]四面体。     

NH4PO3-SiO2复合电解质的溶胶凝胶法制备和导电性能

用溶胶凝胶法制备了复合固体电解质xNH₄PO₃-SiO₂(x=1，2，4)，并研究了该电解质在125～250 ℃范围内的导电性能。复合电解质的相结构分析表明，NH₄PO₃和SiO₂在溶胶凝胶法制备过程中没有发生化学反应;复合电解质的电导率随着NH₄PO₃含量增大而提高，并与NH₄PO     

Steady-state photocatalytic epoxidation of propene by O2 over V2O5SiO2 photocatalysts

A silica-supported, lowly loaded vanadium oxide (V2O5/SiO2) photocatalyst promotes the photocatalytic epoxidation of propene with O2 at steady state in a flow reactor system. Very little deep oxidation of propene into CO2 takes place over V2O5/SiO2, in contrast to the results obtained over a TiO2 photocatalyst in which total oxidation is the main path. With each loading, the sums of the selectivities into propene oxide (PO) and propanal (PA) at steady state were almost the same. The monomeric VO4 tetrahedral species dispersed on SiO2 yield PO under UV irradiation. The less dispersed vanadium oxide species on SiO2 promote the isomerization of PO into PA. We utilized a flow reactor system in which the short contact time reduced the isomerization and resultant decomposition of PO over the catalyst surface.     

Synthesis and characterization of cyclotriphosphazenes containing silicon as single solid-state precursors for the formation of silicon/phosphorus nanostructured materials

The synthesis and characterization of new organosilicon derivatives of N(3)P(3)Cl(6), N(3)P(3)[NH(CH(2))(3)Si(OEt)(3)](6) (1), N(3)P(3)[NH(CH(2))(3)Si(OEt)(3)](3)[NCH(3)(CH(2))(3)CN](3) (2), and N(3)P(3)[NH(CH(2))(3)Si(OEt)(3)](3)[HOC(6)H(4)(CH(2))CN](3) (3) are reported. Pyrolysis of 1, 2, and 3 in air and at several temperatures results in nanostructured materials whose composition and morphology depend on the temperature of pyrolysis and the substituents of the phosphazenes ring. The products stem from the reaction of SiO(2) with P(2)O(5), leading to either crystalline Si(5)(PO(4))(6)O, SiP(2)O(7) or an amorphous phase as the glass Si(5)(PO(4))(6)O/3SiO(2).2P(2)O(5), depending on the temperature and nature of the trimer precursors. From 1 at 800 degrees C, core-shell microspheres of SiO(2) coated with Si(5)(PO(4))(6)O are obtained, while in other cases, mesoporous or dense structures are observed. Atomic force microscopy examination after deposition of the materials on monocrystalline silicon wafers evidences morphology strongly dependent on the precursors. Isolated islands of size approximately 9 nm are observed from 1, whereas dense nanostructures with a mean height of 13 nm are formed from 3. Brunauer-Emmett-Teller measurements show mesoporous materials with low surface areas. The proposed growth mechanism involves the formation of cross-linking structures and of vacancies by carbonization of the organic matter, where the silicon compounds nucleate. Thus, for the first time, unique silicon nanostructured materials are obtained from cyclic phosphazenes containing silicon.     

Vapor-phase synthesis of mesoporous SiO2-P2O5 thin films

Mesoporous SiO2-P2O5 films were synthesized from the vapor phase onto a silicon substrate. First, a precursor solution of cetyltrimethylammonium bromide (C16TAB), H3PO4, ethanol, and water was deposited on a silicon substrate by a spin-coating method. Then, the C16TAB-H3PO4 composite film was treated with tetraethoxysilane (TEOS) vapor at 90-180 degrees C for 2.5 h. The H3PO4-C16TAB composite formed a hexagonal structure on the silicon substrate before vapor treatment. The TEOS molecules penetrated into the film without a phase transition. The periodic mesostructure of the SiO2-P2O5 films was retained after calcination. The calcined films showed a high proton conductivity of about 0.55 S/cm at room temperature. The molar ratio of P/Si in the SiO2-P2O5 film was as high as 0.43, a level that was not attained by a premixing sol-gel method. The high phosphate group content and the ordered periodic mesostructure contributed to the high proton conductivity.     

基于离子交换和表面引发接枝聚合制备阴离子表面印迹材料及其识别特性研究

建立了一种新的离子表面印迹(IIP)方法. 使用偶联剂γ-氨丙基三甲氧基硅烷(AMPS)对微米级硅胶微粒进行表面改性, 制得表面含有氨基的改性硅胶AMPS-SiO₂. 凭借离子交换作用, 阳离子单体甲基丙烯酰氧乙基三甲基氯化铵(DMC)结合在模板离子磷酸根周围; 改性硅胶AMPS-SiO₂表面的氨基与溶液中的过硫酸盐构成氧化还原引发体系, 使DMC及交联剂N,N'-亚甲基双丙烯酰胺(MBA)在硅胶微粒表面发生接枝交联聚合, 从而实现了磷酸根离子的表面印迹, 制得了阴离子表面印迹材料IIP-PDMC/SiO₂. 采用静态与动态两种方法, 考察研究了IIP-PDMC/SiO₂对PO₄^3-离子的识别特性与结合性能. 研究结果表明, 离子表面印迹材料IIP-PDMC/SiO₂对PO₄^3-离子具有特异的识别选择性与优良的结合亲和性, 相对于对比离子高锰酸根离子, IIP-PDMC/SiO₂对PO₄^3-离子的识别选择性系数为9.58.     

Dinuclear oxovanadium(IV) thiolate complexes with ferromagnetically coupled interaction between vanadium centers

Two dinuclear oxovanadium(IV) thiolate complexes, [N(C5H11)4]2[VOL1]2 (1) and [N(C4H9)4][(VOL2)2(mu-OCH3)] (2) (where L1 = [(CH3)SiO(C6H4-2-S)2]3- and L2 = [(C6H5)PO(C6H4-2-S)2]2-), have been synthesized and characterized. The geometry of the anion in 1 can be classified to an edge-sharing bi-square-pyramid with a syn-orthogonal configuration. The one in 2 can be view as a face-sharing bioctahedron with two oxo groups in syn positions. Of note, these two complexes display intramolecular ferromagnetic interaction between two metal centers.     

Total attenuated reflection infrared analysis of silicon-stabilized tri-calcium phosphate

Bioceramics based on silicon stabilized tricalcium phosphate [Si-TCP] have been investigated by attenuated total reflection infrared spectroscopy using an experimental preparation that ensures consistent high-quality spectral data. Phase normalized measurements show that changes in OH bands are primarily due to a decrease in the hydroxyapatite content; however, a band at 945 cm(-1) associated with dehydration of the apatite is visible and correlated with silicon doping. Changes in absorption bands with Si content associated with PO(4)(3-) differ for SiO(2) doping levels less than and greater than 0.2 mol of SiO(2)/mol of HA as the amount of Si-TCP phase saturates. Increased resolution allows the study of weak bands linked to Si at 668, 800, 863, and 892 cm(-1) and suggests that the loss of PO(4)(3-) coincides with the development of different silicate groups-SiO(4) at lower doping levels and a new silicon species at higher doping.     

A vibrational spectroscopic study of perhamite, an unusual silico-phosphate

The silico-phosphate mineral perhamite has been studied using a combination of electron and vibrational spectroscopy. SEM photomicrographs reveal that perhamite morphology consists of very thin intergrown platelets that can form a variety of habits. Infrared spectroscopy in the hydroxyl-stretching region shows a number of overlapping bands which are observed in the range 3581-3078 cm(-1). These wavenumbers enable an estimation to be made of the hydrogen bond distances in perhamite: 3.176(0), 2.880(5), 2.779(6), 2.749(3), 2.668(1) and 2.599(7)A. Intense Raman bands are observed in the region 1110-1130 and 966-996 cm(-1) and are assigned to the SiO(4) and PO(4) symmetric stretching modes. Other bands are observed in the range 1005-1096 cm(-1) and are attributed to the nu(3) antisymmetric bending modes of PO(4). Some low intensity bands around 874 cm(-1) were discovered and remain unclassified. Bands in the low-wavenumber region are assigned to the nu(4) and nu(2) out-of-plane bending modes of the OSiO and PO(4) units. Raman spectroscopy is a useful tool in determining the vibrational spectroscopy of mixed hydrated multi-anion minerals such as perhamite. Information on such a mineral would be difficult to obtain by other means.     

酵素菌肥的金属元素营养分析

在磷酸根、硅酸根存在下以2％硝酸镧作机体改进剂,测定了酵素菌肥中多种金属元素的含量,各元素的平均回收率分别为：K98．69％,Ca100.37%,Mg97．81％,Na96．06％,Cu98．26％,Fe96．45％,Zn99．78％,Sr93．54％,Li94．22％。方法简便,快速可靠,肯定 酵素菌肥的金属元素营养价值。     

Phase evolution in lithium disilicate glass-ceramics based on non-stoichiometric compositions of a multi-component system: structural studies by 29Si single and double resonance solid state NMR

The crystallization mechanism of a high-strength lithium disilicate glass-ceramic in the SiO(2)-Li(2)O-P(2)O(5)-Al(2)O(3)-K(2)O-(ZrO(2)) system, used as restorative dentistry material, has been examined on the basis of quantitative (29)Si magic angle spinning (MAS) and (29)Si{(7)Li} rotational echo double resonance (REDOR) NMR spectroscopy. Crystallization occurs in two stages: near 650 °C a significant fraction of the Q(3) units disproportionates into crystalline Li(2)SiO(3) and Q(4) units. Upon further annealing of this glass-ceramic to 850 °C the crystalline Li(2)SiO(3) phase reacts with the Q(4) units of the softened residual glass matrix, resulting in the crystallization of Li(2)Si(2)O(5). The NMR experiments provide detailed insight into the spatial distribution of the lithium ions suggesting the absence of lithium ion clustering in the residual glassy component of the final glass-ceramic. (31)P MAS-NMR spectra indicate that phosphate acts as a lithium ion scavenger, resulting in the predominant formation of orthophosphate (P(0)) and some pyrophosphate (P(1)) groups. Crystallization of Li(2)SiO(3) occurs concomitantly with the formation of a highly disordered Li(3)PO(4) phase as evidenced from strong linebroadening effects in the (31)P MAS-NMR spectra. Well-crystallized Li(3)PO(4) is only formed at annealing conditions resulting in the formation of crystalline lithium disilicate. These results argue against an epitaxial nucleation process previously proposed in the literature and rather suggest that the nucleation of both lithium metasilicate and lithium disilicate starts at the phase boundary between the disordered lithium phosphate phase and the glass matrix.     

Synthesis and characterization of new calcium phenylphosphonates and 4-carboxyphenylphosphonates

Three new calcium phenylphosphonates, CaC(6)H(5)PO(3).2H(2)O, Ca(3)(C(6)H(5)PO(3)H)(2)(C(6)H(5)PO(3))(2).4H(2)O, and CaC(6)H(5)PO(3).H(2)O, and two calcium 4-carboxyphenylphosphonates, Ca(HOOCC(6)H(4)PO(3)H)(2) and Ca(3)(OOCC(6)H(4)PO(3))(2).6H(2)O, were prepared. It was found that CaC(6)H(5)PO(3).2H(2)O transformed into previously known Ca(C(6)H(5)PO(3)H)(2) via Ca(3)(C(6)H(5)PO(3)H)(2)(C(6)H(5)PO(3))(2).4H(2)O in the presence of phenylphosphonic acid, and vice versa, Ca(C(6)H(5)PO(3)H)(2) turned into CaC(6)H(5)PO(3).2H(2)O in a weak basic medium. A similar relationship was found between Ca(HOOCC(6)H(4)PO(3)H)(2) and Ca(3)(OOCC(6)H(4)PO(3))(2).6H(2)O; i.e., Ca(3)(OOCC(6)H(4)PO(3))(2).6H(2)O transformed into Ca(HOOCC(6)H(4)PO(3)H)(2) in the presence of 4-carboxyphenylphosphonic acid. On the contrary, Ca(3)(OOCC(6)H(4)PO(3))(2).6H(2)O is formed from Ca(HOOCC(6)H(4)PO(3)H)(2) in the presence of ammonium as a weak base. The structure of Ca(HOOCC(6)H(4)PO(3)H)(2) was solved from X-ray powder diffraction data by an ab initio method using a FOX program. The compound is monoclinic, space group C2/c (No. 15), a = 49.218(3) A, b = 7.7609(4) A, c = 5.4452(3) A, beta = 128.119(3) degrees , and Z = 4. Its structure is one-dimensional with [Ca(2)(HOOCC(6)H(4)PO(3)H)(4)](infinity) ribbons forming basic building blocks. The ribbons are held together by hydrogen bonds between carboxylic groups.     

Recovery of Phosphate from Steel Manufacture Slag by Sulfuric Acid Treatment

The sulfuric acid treatment on steel manufacture slag (SMS) was performed to recover P resource. P element in SMS was successfully removed. Final products were a solid of CaSO 4 /SiO 2 and a solution containing PO 4 3 m , Fe, Al, Mg, and Mn.     

Novel yellow-emitting Sr8MgLn(PO4)7:Eu2+ (Ln=Y, La) phosphors for applications in white LEDs with excellent color rendering index

Eu(2+)-activated Sr(8)MgY(PO(4))(7) and Sr(8)MgLa(PO(4))(7) yellow-emitting phosphors were successfully synthesized by solid-state reactions for applications in excellent color rendering index white light-emitting diodes (LEDs). The excitation and reflectance spectra of these phosphors show broad band excitation and absorption in the 250-450 nm near-ultraviolet region, which is ascribed to the 4f(7) → 4f(6)5d(1) transitions of Eu(2+). Therefore, these phosphors meet the application requirements for near-UV LED chips. Upon excitation at 400 nm, the Sr(8)MgY(PO(4))(7):Eu(2+) and Sr(8)MgLa(PO(4))(7):Eu(2+) phosphors exhibit strong yellow emissions centered at 518, 610, and 611 nm with better thermal stability than (Ba,Sr)(2)SiO(4) (570 nm) commodity phosphors. The composition-optimized concentrations of Eu(2+) in Sr(8)MgLa(PO(4))(7):Eu(2+) and Sr(8)MgY(PO(4))(7):Eu(2+) phosphors were determined to be 0.01 and 0.03 mol, respectively. A warm white-light near-UV LED was fabricated using a near-UV 400 nm chip pumped by a phosphor blend of blue-emitting BaMgAl(10)O(17):Eu(2+) and yellow-emitting Sr(8)MgY(PO(4))(7):0.01Eu(2+) or Sr(8)MgLa(PO(4))(7):0.03Eu(2+), driven by a 350 mA current. The Sr(8)MgY(PO(4))(7):0.01Eu(2+) and Sr(8)MgLa(PO(4))(7):0.03Eu(2+) containing LEDs produced a white light with Commission International de I'Eclairage (CIE) chromaticity coordinates of (0.348, 0.357) and (0.365, 0.328), warm correlated color temperatures of 4705 and 4100 K, and excellent color rendering indices of 95.375 and 91.75, respectively.     

多级孔无铝Beta分子筛的合成与表征

研究了氟介质条件下,合成参数对前驱体黏度和无铝Beta分子筛晶化过程的影响.X射线衍射结果表明,高水硅比可降低前驱体的黏度,但抑制分子筛的晶化.当合成体系中加入成核促进剂(二氧化锗)和晶化促进剂(高氯酸根或磷酸根)后,即使水硅摩尔比高达20~30,在150℃水热合成4 d,仍可获得高结晶性、微米级球形或多面体形无铝Beta分子筛.热重和能谱分析结果表明,极少量高氯酸根和磷酸根可进入分子筛孔道,并影响模板剂四乙基铵根离子的热分解过程.氮气吸附-脱附、扫描电子显微镜、透射电子显微镜和选区电子衍射分析结果表明,所得无铝Beta分子筛具有多级孔结构,介孔尺寸在3.4~3.8 nm之间,由纳米晶体或纳米棒堆积而成.     

γ-苄基膦酸-磷酸锆的合成、表征及插层性能研究

于220℃水热晶化下制备了高结晶度的γ-ZrP,合成了3种γ-苄基膦酸-磷酸锆层状化合物Zr(PO₄).(H₂PO₄)_0.15(C₆H₅CH₂PO₃H)_0.85·0.4H₂O(1,d=1.86nm),Zr(PO₄)(H₂PO₄)_0.30(C₆H₅CH₂PO₃H)_0.70·0.6H₂O(2,d=1.78nm)和Zr(PO₄)(H₂PO₄)_0.50(C₆H₅CH₂PO₃H)_0.50·0.7H₂O(3,d=1.66nm).用X射线粉末衍射和³¹P固态核磁共振等手段表征其结构,并研究了其与α-苯乙胺的插层性能.     

Deviation between the chemistry of Ce(IV) and Pu(IV) and routes to ordered and disordered heterobimetallic 4f/5f and 5f/5f phosphonates

The heterobimetallic actinide compound UO(2)Ce(H(2)O)[C(6)H(4)(PO(3)H)(2)](2)·H(2)O was prepared via the hydrothermal reaction of U(VI) and Ce(IV) in the presence of 1,2-phenylenediphosphonic acid. We demonstrate that this is a kinetic product that is not stable with respect to decomposition to the monometallic compounds. Similar reactions have been explored with U(VI) and Ce(III), resulting in the oxidation of Ce(III) to Ce(IV) and the formation of the Ce(IV) phosphonate, Ce[C(6)H(4)(PO(3)H)(PO(3)H(2))][C(6)H(4)(PO(3)H)(PO(3))]·2H(2)O, UO(2)Ce(H(2)O)[C(6)H(4)(PO(3)H)(2)](2)·H(2)O, and UO(2)[C(6)H(4)(PO(3)H)(2)](H(2)O)·H(2)O. In comparison, the reaction of U(VI) with Np(VI) only yields Np[C(6)H(4)(PO(3)H)(2)](2)·2H(2)O and aqueous U(VI), whereas the reaction of U(VI) with Pu(VI) yields the disordered U(VI)/Pu(VI) compound, (U(0.9)Pu(0.1))O(2)[C(6)H(4)(PO(3)H)(2)](H(2)O)·H(2)O, and the Pu(IV) phosphonate, Pu[C(6)H(4)(PO(3)H)(PO(3)H(2))][C(6)H(4)(PO(3)H)(PO(3))]·2H(2)O. The reactions of Ce(IV) with Np(VI) yield disordered heterobimetallic phosphonates with both M[C(6)H(4)(PO(3)H)(PO(3)H(2))][C(6)H(4)(PO(3)H)(PO(3))]·2H(2)O (M = Ce, Np) and M[C(6)H(4)(PO(3)H)(2)](2)·2H(2)O (M = Ce, Np) structures, as well as the Ce(IV) phosphonate Ce[C(6)H(4)(PO(3)H)(PO(3)H(2))][C(6)H(4)(PO(3)H)(PO(3))]·2H(2)O. Ce(IV) reacts with Pu(IV) to yield the Pu(VI) compound, PuO(2)[C(6)H(4)(PO(3)H)(2)](H(2)O)·3H(2)O, and a disordered heterobimetallic Pu(IV)/Ce(IV) compound with the M[C(6)H(4)(PO(3)H)(PO(3)H(2))][C(6)H(4)(PO(3)H)(PO(3))]·2H(2)O (M = Ce, Pu) structure. Mixtures of Np(VI) and Pu(VI) yield disordered heterobimetallic Np(IV)/Pu(IV) phosphonates with both the An[C(6)H(4)(PO(3)H)(PO(3)H(2))][C(6)H(4)(PO(3)H)(PO(3))]·2H(2)O (M = Np, Pu) and An[C(6)H(4)(PO(3)H)(2)](2)·2H(2)O (M = Np, Pu) formulas.     

异丁烷部分氧化V-P-O/SiO2催化剂的研究

The V2O5/SiO2 and V2O5-P2O5/SiO2 catalysts were prepared by the Sol-gel method. The surface composition,structure,chemisorption and reactivity of the catalysts were systematically studied by using the techniques of XRD,TPR,IR,TPD and icro-reactor. The results showed that the active component was dispersed uniformly on the surface of amorphous SiO2 . There existed Lewis base sites（V=O and V-O-V）and Lewis acid sites （Vn+）on the surface of these catalysts. An addition of PO43- could lower the activity of surface terminal oxygen of Lewis base sites V=O. Iso-butane could chemisorbed on surface terminal oxygen of Lewis base sites V=O by one or two H atoms in -CH3 to form molecular adsorption states. Reaction products of i-C4H10 on the V-P-O/SiO2 catalyst were mainly i-C4H8,MAL,MAA and COx . Conversion of i-C4H10 was 5% and selectivity of partial oxidation products is above 72% at 300℃. The addition of PO43- could improve the selectivity of partial oxidation products on the VSiO catalyst because PO43- could reduce the activity of lattice oxygen in V = O bond,and weaken the adsorption intensity of i-C4H10 .     

稀土三元催化体系ZnO/SiO2负载化及季铵盐催化CO2与环氧丙烷合成高分子量聚碳酸酯

由环氧丙烷(PO)和CO2交替共聚合成脂肪族聚碳酸亚丙酯,CO2利用率高, 所得产物具有一定的力学性能和生物降解性能, 具有广泛应用前景. 目前, 用于CO2和环氧化合物共聚的催化体系主要包含锌、钴、镉、铬、铝和稀土等金属活性中心, 结构、活性各异的催化剂体系, 其催化性能和产物性能也各具特色. 其中, 稀土三元催化剂(ZnEt2-甘油-三氯乙酸钇)因合成聚碳酸酯产物的分子量高、碳酸酯单元含量高、聚醚及环碳酸酯副产物少的特点而受到关注. 但是由于催化剂催化效率低, 聚合时间长, 产品成本高, 使得工业化规模生产受到限制.本文基于稀土三元催化体系, 将催化剂负载于硅胶及锌改性硅胶, 优化了其制备条件, 同时考察了添加季铵盐对催化CO2/环氧丙烷共聚合成聚碳酸酯性能的影响. 结果表明, 在1 L聚合釜中, 于3.5 MPa和70 oC反应条件下, ZnO担载量及ZnO/SiO2添加量对反应性能均有影响. 当3 wt% ZnO/SiO2的添加量为5 g时, 稀土三元催化体系的活性为4845.2 g/molZn..所得聚合物经过多次纯化处理后, 能够有效提高材料的热学性能, 即有效除去产物中的ZnO对聚合物的热稳定性有重要作用. 添加含有不同阴离子(F- , Cl- 和Br- )的季铵盐可显著影响稀土三元催化剂的活性. 其中, 仅四甲基氟化铵可以明显提高反应活性乃至聚合物分子量. 在3 wt% ZnO/SiO2载体和四甲基氟化铵的协同作用下, 稀土三元催化体系的共聚性能明显提 升, 活性最高可达5223.0 g/molZn. 聚合物结构分析表明, 在载体和四甲基氟化铵存在下, 聚合物分子量明显提高, 可达到20万以上, 分子量分布明显变窄, 且聚合物结构如碳酸酯的单元含量、副产物含量以及聚合物产品玻璃化温度基本不变, 后者均保持在40-41 ?C. 基于此, 我们提出了在ZnO改性硅胶载体及四甲基氟化铵存在下稀土三元催化体系催化CO2/环氧丙烷共聚的反应机理: ZnO/SiO2载体有利于稀土三元催化体系的分散, 而四甲基氟化铵则有利于吸附在ZnEt2上的环氧丙烷开环.     

Metal-controlled assembly of uranyl diphosphonates toward the design of functional uranyl nanotubules

Two uranyl nanotubules with elliptical cross sections were synthesized in high yield from complex and large oxoanions using hydrothermal reactions of uranyl salts with 1,4-benzenebisphosphonic acid or 4,4'-biphenylenbisphosphonic acid and Cs(+) or Rb(+) cations in the presence of hydrofluoric acid. Disordered Cs(+)/Rb(+) cations and solvent molecules are present within and/or between the nanotubules. Ion-exchange experiments with A(2){(UO(2))(2)F(PO(3)HC(6)H(4)C(6)H(4)PO(3)H)(PO(3)HC(6)H(4)C(6)H(4)PO(3))}·2H(2)O (A = Cs(+), Rb(+)), revealed that A(+) cations can be exchanged for Ag(+) ions. The uranyl phenyldiphosphonate nanotubules, Cs(3.62)H(0.38)[(UO(2))(4){C(6)H(4)(PO(2)OH)(2)}(3){C(6)H(4)(PO(3))(2)}F(2)]·nH(2)O, show high stability and exceptional ion-exchange properties toward monovalent cations, as demonstrated by ion-exchange studies with selected cations, Na(+), K(+), Tl(+), and Ag(+). Studies on ion-exchanged single crystal using scanning electron microscopy and energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (SEM/EDS) provide evidence for chemical zonation in Cs(3.62)H(0.38)[(UO(2))(4){C(6)H(4)(PO(2)OH)(2)}(3){C(6)H(4)(PO(3))(2)}F(2)]·nH(2)O, as might be expected for exchange through a diffusion mechanism.