Growth and characterization of thin films of Y2O3, La2O3 and La2CuO4

Films of Y₂O₃, La₂O₃, and La₂CuO₄ were prepared by an ultrasonic nebulization and pyrolysis method using acetylacetonates of the corresponding metals in alcohol solvents as source materials. Homogeneous, uniform films with good adherence have been obtained using this simple technique. As-deposited yttrium and lanthanum oxide films were poorly crystallized. After postannealing in oxygen at higher temperature, they crystallized into cubic and hexagonal phases, respectively. Transparent yttrium and lanthanum oxide films have high electric breakdown voltages. Single phase polycrystalline La₂CuO₄ thin films were obtained from a source solution with a La:Cu ratio of 2:1.     

Ion-beam irradiation of lanthanum compounds in the systems La2O3-Al2O3 and La2O3-TiO2

Thin crystals of La₂O₃, LaAlO₃, La_2/3TiO₃, La₂TiO₅, and La₂Ti₂O₇ have been irradiated in situ using 1 MeV Kr²⁺ ions at the Intermediate Voltage Electron Microscope-Tandem User Facility (IVEM-Tandem), Argonne National Laboratory (ANL). We observed that La₂O₃ remained crystalline to a fluence greater than 3.1×10¹⁶ ions cm⁻² at a temperature of 50 K. The four binary oxide compounds in the two systems were observed through the crystalline-amorphous transition as a function of ion fluence and temperature. Results from the ion irradiations give critical temperatures for amorphisation (T_c) of 647 K for LaAlO₃, 840 K for La₂Ti₂O₇, 865 K for La_2/3TiO₃, and 1027 K for La₂TiO₅. The T_c values observed in this study, together with previous data for Al₂O₃ and TiO₂, are discussed with reference to the melting points for the La₂O₃-Al₂O₃ and La₂O₃-TiO₂ systems and the different local environments within the four crystal structures. Results suggest that there is an observable inverse correlation between T_c and melting temperature (T_m) in the two systems. More complex relationships exist between T_c and crystal structure, with the stoichiometric perovskite LaAlO₃ being the most resistant to amorphisation.     

Effect of inert components (Y2O3, Al2O3, and Ga2O3) on the chemistimulating effect of the Sb2O3 activator of GaAs thermal oxidation

Chemistimilated thermal oxidation of gallium arsenide was studied using Sb₂O₃ activator oxide in compositions with Ga₂O₃, Al₂O₃, and Y₂O₃ inert components. For Sb₂O₃-Y₂O₃ compositions, the thickness of the resulting oxide layer on GaAs was found to be a linear function of composition over the enter range of the compositions. For antimony oxide compositions with Ga₂O₃ and Al₂O₃ inert components, nonadditivities were observed near the component ordinates. For the Sb₂O₃-Ga₂O₃ system, the chemistimulating efficiency noticeably weakened at low concentrations of the inert component. The linear trend observed for this system within 0–60 mol % Sb₂O₃ is additively determined by the oxide layer thickness on GaAs in the presence of Sb₂O₃ and in the absence of activator. In the presence of inert Al₂O₃, the chemistimulating effect was enhanced near the Al₂O₃ ordinate and the resulting function was nonadditive with respect to the thicknesses reached in the presence of the individual components.     

La2O3/γ-Al2O3催化剂用于二甲醚二氧化碳重整制氢

采用等体积浸渍法制备了不同负载量的La₂O₃/γ-Al₂O₃催化剂,并考察了负载量和反应温度对催化剂用于二甲醚二氧化碳重整制氢反应的性能影响。结果表明,反应温度为550℃、La₂O₃负载量为15%时,催化剂表现出最好的性能：二甲醚的转化率为100%,二氧化碳的转化率达到85.4%,产物氢气的选择性高达93.3%,一氧化碳的选择性为76.04%,副产物甲烷的选择性仅为6.3%。550 ℃时其平均积炭速率为1.387 5 mg/（g·h）。研究还利用XRD、BET、TEM、TG等方法对催化剂进行了表征。     

Synthesis and properties of highly porous MeOx/Al2O3/Al composites (Me = Mg, Ca, La, Ti, Al)

The influence of various oxide additives, such as CaO, MgO, La₂O₃, TiO₂, and alumina on the reactivity of aluminium particles during their hydrothermal oxidation as well as on the thermal decomposition of hydroxides during the composite preparation has been studied. For some promoters, these additives were found to affect the crushing strength of composite granules and their microporous structure.     

Cation ordering in Ca2La8(SiO4)6O2

The distribution of La³⁺ and Ca²⁺ over the cation sites in Ca₂La₈(SiO₄)₆O₂ was determined by single-crystal X-ray diffraction. Ca₂La₈(SiO₄)₆O₂ has the apatite structure, and all available evidence indicates that the space group is $\text{P6}{}_3\text{m}$, thus precluding a completely ordered structure. The 6h lattice sites are occupied by La³⁺. In contrast, the 4f sites are occupied equally by La³⁺ and Ca²⁺ ions. Consideration of the properties of the La³⁺ and Ca²⁺ ions suggests that this distribution is thermodynamically favored for this composition. A simple Ising model suggests ordered columns. These would not be precluded by space group $\text{P6}{}_3\text{m}$, if the correlation between adjacent columns were random.     

The influence of La2O3 and TiO2 on NiO/MgO/α-Al2O3

Summary The effect of La₂O₃ and TiO₂ on product selectivity, methane conversion and coke formation over NiO/MgO/ α -Al₂O₃ catalyst were studied in a simultaneous steam and CO₂ reforming of methane to syngas. La₂O₃ and TiO₂ were added to the catalyst via incipient wetness impregnation and bulk precipitation techniques and catalyst activity was tested in a fixed bed quartz reactor. Results reveal that although the addition of these oxides has no effect on the product selectivity and methane conversion, but can reduce coke formation on the surface of the catalysts as it can enhance the mobility of lattice oxygen anions. The results further show that the catalysts prepared by bulk precipitation technique decrease the coke formation more effectively.     

La(OH)3和 La2O2CO3纳 米 棒 的 合 成 及 其 催 化 Claisen-Schmidt缩合反应性能简

通过调节溶液的pH值,在水热条件下合成出长径比为2-45的La（OH）₃纳米棒. 对水热合成过程中间体的结构演变分析,发现高碱度有利于小尺寸晶核的形成,La（OH）₃晶体结构的各向异性导致这些晶种沿着C轴方向生长,进而形成纳米棒结构. 将La（OH）₃纳米棒前驱体于773 K焙烧可以得到长径比为2-20的La₂O₂CO₃纳米棒. 随着长径比的增加,La₂O₂CO₃纳米棒暴露的（110）晶面逐渐增加,La³⁺-O^2-碱性位的数目也从0.08增加到0.24 mmol/g. 因此,在Claisen-Schmidt缩合反应中,La₂O₂CO₃纳米棒催化剂上的反应速率随着长径比的增加而逐渐增大.     

Cu/La2O3-ZrO2-Al2O3催化剂的制备及其对NO选择性还原的催化性能

采用将Al(NO3)3、La(NO3)3和ZrOCl2的混合液滴入沉淀剂(NH4)2CO3中的共沉淀法制备La2O3-ZrO2-Al2O3复合载体,然后负载上Cu2+,制成Cu/La2O3-ZrO2-Al2O3催化剂。考察了该催化剂在富氧条件下对C3H6选择还原NO的催化性能,并借助扫描电子显微镜（SEM）、X射线衍射（XRD）、比表面积测定（BET）、吡啶吸附红外光谱（Py-IR）、程序升温还原（TPR）和热重分析（TG）等方法研究催化剂制备方法与结构、性能的关系。实验结果表明,采用将Al(NO3)3滴入(NH4)2CO3制得的γ-Al2O3能有效地增大催化剂的比表面积,加入La2O3能提高催化剂的热稳定性,加入ZrO2能大幅度增加催化剂表面L酸和B酸的酸量。因此,采用共沉淀法制备的La2O3-ZrO2-Al2O3复合载体能够使Cu/La2O3-ZrO2-Al2O3催化剂具有良好的催化性能,最佳催化活性温度为300℃,NO最大转化率高达88.9%,在有10%水蒸气存在的情况下,仍可达81.9%。     

Preparation of Pt/K2La2Ti3O10 and its photo-catalytic activity for hydrogen evolution from methanol water solution

A layered perovskite-type oxide K₂La₂Ti₃O₁₀ was prepared with high-temperature solid-state reaction, and characterized with X-ray diffraction (XRD) and ultraviolet-visible diffuse reflectance spectroscopy (UV-Vis DRS). Platinum was loaded onto K₂La₂Ti₃O₁₀ as a co-catalyst with different methods. The dispersion of platinum on K₂La₂Ti₃O₁₀ was determined with HOT method. The photocatalytic activity of Pt/K₂La₂Ti₃O₁₀ was studied. This catalyst showed much higher activity in hydrogen evolution reaction than Ni/K₂La₂Ti₃O₁₀. The effects of different amounts of loaded platinum and several preparation methods were evaluated. The best achieved hydrogen evolution rate was 233.88 μmol·h⁻¹ by Pt(2%)/K₂La₂Ti₃O₁₀. A possible band structure and mechanism were discussed based on the results.     

A neutron diffraction study of the d and d lithium garnets Li3Nd3W2O12 and Li5La3Sb2O12

The garnets Li₃Nd₃W₂O₁₂ and Li₅La₃Sb₂O₁₂ have been prepared by heating the component oxides and hydroxides in air at temperatures up to 950 °C. Neutron powder diffraction has been used to examine the lithium distribution in these phases. Both compounds crystallise in the space group with lattice parameters a=12.46869(9) Å (Li₃Nd₃W₂O₁₂) and a=12.8518(3) Å (Li₅La₃Sb₂O₁₂). Li₃Nd₃W₂O₁₂ contains lithium on a filled, tetrahedrally coordinated 24d site that is occupied in the conventional garnet structure. Li₅La₃Sb₂O₁₂ contains partial occupation of lithium over two crystallographic sites. The conventional tetrahedrally coordinated 24d site is 79.3(8)% occupied. The remaining lithium is found in oxide octahedra which are linked via a shared face to the tetrahedron. This lithium shows positional disorder and is split over two positions within the octahedron and occupies 43.6(4)% of the octahedra. Comparison of these compounds with related d⁰ and d¹⁰ phases shows that replacement of a d⁰ cation with d¹⁰ cation of the same charge leads to an increase in the lattice parameter due to polarisation effects.     

La3Os2O10, a new compound containing isolated clusters Os2O10 with metal-metal bonds

The formula of a new compound isolated in the LaOsO system has been established by means of crystal structure determination. There are two La₃Os₂O₁₀ units in a face-centered monoclinic unit cell (S.G. $\text{C2}\text{m}$); a = 7.911(2) Å, b = 7.963(2) Å, c = 6.966(2)Å, β = 115.76(2)°;. For 1082 intensities, collected on an automated single-crystal diffractometer, the final R value was 0.025 after absorption corrections. The structure consists of isolated Os₂O₁₀ clusters composed of two edge-shared OsO₆ octahedra. These dimeric units are connected together by two types of La³⁺ ions in eightfold coordination. In view of the OsOs distance inside the pair (2.462 Å), La₃Os₂O₁₀ provides an example of metal-metal bonding involving a transition metal in a half-integral formal oxidation state of 5.5.     

Preparation of the cubic-type La2O3 phase by thermal decomposition of LaI3

Cubic lanthanum oxide was prepared by the oxidation of lanthanum iodide at 700 °C in air atmosphere. The oxide was characterized by X-ray fluorescence analysis, X-ray diffraction, and Fourier-transformed infrared spectroscopy. The cubic La₂O₃ is most likely a single lanthanum oxide phase containing periodate hydrate and hydroxycarbonate species. The cubic lanthanum oxide is found to be chemically stable even if they are dispersed in water because of the presence of hydroxycarbonate and periodate hydrate species which inhibit the bulk hydroxylation.     

Compatibility evaluation between La2Mo2O9 fast oxide-ion conductor and Ni-based materials

The chemical reactivity of La₂NiO_4+δ and nickel metal or nickel oxide with fast oxide-ion conductor La₂Mo₂O₉ is investigated in the annealing temperature range between 600 and 1000 °C, using room temperature X-ray powder diffraction. Within the La₂NiO_4+δ/La₂Mo₂O₉ system, subsequent reaction is evidenced at relatively low annealing temperature (600 °C), with formation of La₂MoO₆ and NiO. The reaction is complete at 1000 °C. At reverse, no reaction occurs between Ni or NiO and La₂Mo₂O₉ up to 1000 °C. Together with a previous work [G. Corbel, S. Mestiri, P. Lacorre, Solid State Sci. 7 (2005) 1216], the current study shows that Ni-CGO cermets might be chemically and mechanically compatible anode materials to work with LAMOX electrolytes in solid oxide fuel cells.     

Ce掺杂K2La2Ti3O10催化剂的可见光高效催化制氢的研究

采用高温固相法合成了铈掺杂的K₂La₂Ti₃O₁₀催化剂, 利用X射线衍射(XRD)、紫外-可见漫反射(UV-vis DRS)、透射电镜(TEM)和X射线光电子能谱(XPS)对催化剂进行了表征. 考察了催化剂的可见光催化分解甲醇水溶液制氢的活性, 并对可见光催化机理进行了分析. 研究表明, 铈的掺杂没有改变K₂La₂Ti₃O₁₀的微晶结构, 并使催化剂粒径有所减小. 紫外可见漫反射分析表明禁带宽度为2.3 eV左右, 对可见光具有较高吸收. XPS表明La和Ti为＋3和＋4价, 而Ce则是＋3和＋4的混合价态. 担载2 wt% Pt后, 在可见光下光催化活性大大提高, 当铈的掺杂量为0.5 mol%(即Ce取代La的摩尔百分量)时, 光催化活性达到最大, 产氢速率为0.05 mmol/h; 光照5 h后产氢量为0.22 mmol, 而纯K₂La₂Ti₃O₁₀的产氢量只有0.037 mmol.     

The crystal structure of La3Ru3O11: A new cubic KSbO3 derivative oxide with no metal-metal bonding

La₃Ru₃O₁₁ was prepared by the reaction of La₂O₃, RuO₂, and NaClO₃ in a KCl flux under vacuum at 950°C. The crystal structure of this new cubic KSbO₃ derivative oxide was determined from single-crystal X-ray diffraction data collected on an automated diffractometer with MoKα radiation. Principal crystallographic data: Cubic, space group Pn3; a = 9.451(2), Å; V = 844.2ų; d_X = 7.049 g cm^?3. Final discrepancy indices R = 0.036, R_w = 0.042. La₃Ru₃O₁₁ is isomorphous with Bi₃Ru₃O₁₁, but is notably different in showing no direct bonding between ruthenium atoms; the closest RuRu contact in this new oxide is 2.994(1) Å.     

Effect of La2O3 on a Precipitated Iron Catalyst for Fischer-Tropsch Synthesis

A series of La₂O₃-promoted precipitated iron catalysts (100Fe/2.8Si/nLa, n = 0, 0.5, 1, 2, and 4, atomic ratio) were prepared and characterized by in situ X-ray diffraction, CO temperature-programmed reduction, and N₂ adsorption-desorption. The catalytic performance for Fischer-Tropsch synthesis was studied in a fixed-bed reactor. It was found that the addition of a small amount of La₂O₃ (La/Fe ≤ 0.01) gave a large decrease in the particle size of Fe₂O₃, which increased the specific surface area and dispersion of the catalysts. This also favored the formation of iron carbides, which gave a high catalytic activity in Fischer-Tropsch synthesis. With increasing La₂O₃ content (La/Fe ≥ 0.02), a high La₂O₃ coverage and the formation of a LaFeO₃ compound decreased the formation of iron carbides, and the reaction activity decreased. The optimum La₂O₃ content was La/Fe = 0.01. The addition of La₂O₃ increased the selectivity for methane and suppressed the formation of C₅₊ hydrocarbons.     

Sm2O3Ga2O3 and Gd2O3Ga2O3 phase diagrams

Four definite compounds exist in the Sm₂O₃Ga₂O₃ binary phase diagram, namely: Sm₃GaO₆, Sm₄Ga₂O₉, SmGaO₃, and Sm₃Ga₅O₁₂. The $\text{3}\text{1}$ compound is orthorhombic (space group Pnna - Z.4) with the cell parameters: a = 11.40₀Å, b = 5.51₅Å, c = 9.07Å and belongs to the oxysel family. Sm₃GaO₆ and SmGaO₃ melt incongruently at 1715 and 1565°C; Sm₄Ga₂O₉ and Sm₃Ga₅O₁₂ have a congruent melting point at 1710 and 1655°C. With regard to the Gd₂O₃Ga₂O₃ system three definite compounds have been identified: Gd₃GaO₆, Gd₄Ga₂O₉, and Gd₃Ga₅O₁₂. Only the garnet melts congruently at 1740°C with the following composition: Gd_3.12Ga_4.88O₁₂. Gd₃GaO₆, and Gd₄Ga₂O₉ melt incongruently at 1760 and 1700°C. GdGaO₃ is only obtained by melt overheating which may yield an equilibrium or a metastable phase diagram.     

La2Ti6O15-CeTi21O38-PbTiO3 ceramics formed in gaseous penetration of La-Ce into PbTiO3 and their electric properties

The gaseous penetration of La-Ce into PbTiO₃ ceramics is reported. The compounds of La₂Ti₆O₁₅ and CeTi₂₁O₃₈ are formed and the new La₂Ti₆O₁₅-CeTi₂₁O₃₈-PbTiO₃ ceramics are prepared by the penetration of La and Ce in the gaseous state. The new ceramic materials have a significant change in electric properties. The room temperature resistivity decreases from 2.0×10¹⁰ to 0.248 Ω. m, and the grain resistance exhibits an obvious PTCR effect with the change of temperature. However, the grain boundary resistance decreases rapidly with increase in temperature. The change rule of the total resistance is similar to that of the grain boundary, and the PTCR effect disappears and the tendency of transition to a conductive body is manifest. The XPS analysis suggests that the particles that are Pb, Ti, La and Ce in La₂Ti₆O₁₅-CeTi₂₁O₃₈-PbTiO₃ ceramics all change their valence and lead to decreasing resistivity, and the bound energy peak values of elements in La₂Ti₆O₁₅-CeTi₂₁O₃₈-PbTiO₃ ceramics are also reported. The La₂Ti₆O₁₅-CeTi₂₁O₃₈-PbTiO₃ ceramics have a better thermal stability in high temperatures through TG-DTA analysis.