Barium Sodium Niobate Powders and Thin Films: Preparation and Ferroelectric Behavior

Powders and thin films of barium sodium niobate, Ba₄Na₂Nb₁₀O₃₀, of filled tungsten bronze type ferroelectric were processed by a sol-gel route using barium metal, niobium ethoxide and sodium methoxide as precursors. Polycrystalline powder resulted after heat treating the gel powder at or above 650°C. Thin films of Ba₄Na₂Nb₁₀O₃₀ showed no preferred orientation on Si(100), Pt/Si(100) and sapphire substrates. Hysteresis measurements at 1 kHz for the thin films annealed at 750°C, obtained using a prehydrolyzed precursor solution, and gave remanent polarization of 17.34 µC/cm² and coercive field of 62.5 kV/cm. Microstructural investigation of surface morphology of these films revealed grains about 0.3 µm in size. Prehydrolysis of the precursor solution was found to be necessary to achieve dense films with ferroelectric properties.     

Chemical Solution Deposition of Barium Titanate Thin Films with Ethylene Glycol as Solvent for Barium Acetate

Chemical solution deposition (CSD) of BaTiO₃ (BT) or BT-based thin films relies on using a carboxylic acid and alcohol as the solvents for alkaline-earth carboxylate and transition-metal alkoxide, respectively; however, the esterification reaction of the solvents may lead to in-situ water formation and precipitation. To avoid such an uncontrolled reaction, we developed a route in which ethylene glycol (EG) is used as the solvent for Ba-acetate. The EG-based BT coating solutions are stable for at least a few months. The thermal decomposition of the BT xerogel obtained by drying the EG-based solutions depends on the choice of the solvent for the Ti-alkoxide as well: in the case of EG and 2-methoxyethanol solvents carbon residues are removed at only about 1100 °C, while in the case of ethanol it is concluded at about 700 °C. About 100 nm thick BT films derived from the EG-ethanol solution deposited on platinized silicon reveal dense, crack-free columnar microstructure. They exhibit local ferro- and piezoelectric properties. The macroscopic polarization-electric field loops were obtained up to a quite high electric field of about 2.4 MV/cm. The EG-ethanol based CSD route is a viable alternative to the established acetic acid–alcohol route for BT and BT-based films.     

Preparation of La0.75Sr0.25MnO3 Nano-Phase Powders and Films from Alkoxide Precursors

The first purely alkoxide-based sol-gel route to nano-phase powders and thin films of perovskite La_0.75Sr_0.25MnO₃ is described. The phase and microstructure evolution on heat treatment of free gel films to form the target nano-phase oxide were investigated by TGA, IR spectroscopy, powder XRD, SEM and TEM-EDS. The xerogel consisted of a hydrated oxo-carbonate, without remaining alkoxo groups or solvent. Heating at 5°C·min^–1 decomposed the carbonate groups and yielded the pure perovskite La_0.75Sr_0.25MnO₃ at 760°C. The cell dimensions were virtually unchanged from the first observation of perovskite at 680°C, to 1000°C, 4 h. The monoclinic cell of La_0.75Sr_0.25MnO₃ obtained at 1000°C, 4 h, had the dimensions a = 5.475(1), b = 5.504(2), c = 7.771(1) Å, = 90.50(2), fitting the literature data quite well. Crack-free, homogenous, 150 nm thick La_0.75Sr_0.25MnO₃ films were prepared by spin-coating Si/SiO₂/TiO₂/Pt and polycrystalline -Al₂O₃ substrates with a 0.6 M alkoxide solution, followed by heating at 5°C·min^–1 to 800°C, 30 min.     

Au/Al2O3纳米复合薄膜的制备和表征

用溶胶-凝胶法制备了Au/Al₂O₃纳米复合薄膜。利用X-射线衍射、X-射线光电子能谱、原子力显微镜以及紫外-可见光谱对薄膜的微观结构、表面形貌及光学性能进行了表征,研究表明:Au/Al₂O₃纳米复合薄膜是由纳米微晶组成的颗粒膜, 复合薄膜均匀、致密、无裂纹,Au以纳米晶核形式镶嵌于Al₂O₃基体中,纳米Au晶核的粒径为23～26nm;复合薄膜在可见光区有较强的吸收,吸收峰位置与烧结温度有关,吸收强度随烧结温度和金添加量增大而增大。     

在LaNiO3-Pt复合电极上Pb(Zr，Ti)O3铁电薄膜及其成分梯度薄膜的制备和研究

LaNiO₃(LNO) thin films were prepared on Pt(111) / Ti / SiO₂/ Si substrate by metal-organic decomposition (MOD) method. Pb(Zr,Ti)O₃ ferroelectric thin films and their compositionally graded thin films were prepared on LNO / Pt / Ti / SiO₂ /Si substrates by Sol-gel method. The composition depth profile of a typical up-graded film was determined by using a combination of Auger Electron Spectroscopy (ASE) and Ar Ion Etching. The results confirm that the processing method produces graded composition changes. XRD analysis showed that the graded thin films possessed composite structure of tetragonal and rhombohedral. The dielectric constants of Up-graded and Down-graded thin films were higher than that of each thin film unit. The dielectric constants were 277 and 269 at 10 kHz, respectively. The loss tangents were 0.019 and 0.018 at 10 kHz, respectively. The Hysteresis loops showed that the remanent polarizations of graded thin films were higher than that of each thin film unit, but the coercive fields were smaller. The remanent polarizations of Up-graded and Down-graded thin films were 30.06 and 26.96 μC·cm^-2, respectively. The coercive fields were 54.14, 54.23 kV·cm^-1, respectively. The pyroelectric coefficients of Up-graded and Down-graded thin films were 4.62, 2.51×10^-8 C·cm^-2·K^-1 at room temperature, respectively. They were higher than that of each thin film unit.     

Synthesis,Ferroelectric and Optical Properties of (Pb,Ca)TiO3 Thin Films by Soft Solution Processing

Calcium modified lead titanate sol was synthesized using a soft solution processing, the so-called polymeric precursor method. In soft chemistry method, soluble precursors such as lead acetate trihydrate, calcium carbonate and titanium isopropoxide, as starting materials, were mixed in aqueous solution. Pb_0.7Ca_0.3TiO₃ thin films were deposited on platinum-coated silicon and quartz substrates by means of the spinning technique. The surface morphology and crystal structure, dielectric and optical properties of the thin films were investigated. The electrical measurements were conducted on metal-ferroelectric-metal (MFM) capacitors. The typical measured small signal dielectric constant and dissipation factor at a frequency of 100 kHz were 299 and 0.065, respectively, for a thin film with 230 nm thickness annealed at 600°C for 2 h. The remanent polarization (2P_r) and coercive field (E _c) were 32 C/cm² and 100 kV/cm, respectively. Transmission spectra were recorded and from them, refractive index, extinction coefficient, and band gap energy were calculated. Thin films exhibited good optical transmissivity, and had optical direct transitions. The present study confirms the validity of the DiDomenico model for the interband transition, with a single electronic oscillator at 6.858 eV. The optical dispersion behavior of PCT thin film was found to fit well the Sellmeir dispersion equation. The band gap energy of the thin film, annealed at 600°C, was 3.56 eV. The results confirmed that soft solution processing provides an inexpensive and environmentally friendly route for the preparation of PCT thin films.     

Preparation and Characterization of Titania Thin Films from Aqueous Solutions

Dip- or spin-coating and characterization of titania (TiO₂) thin films from various aqueous solutions have been studied. The aqueous titanium solutions mainly used in this study were halogen- and chelate-free solutions with the concentrations up to 1.4 M derived from titanium isopropoxide (TIP) with tetramethylammonium hydroxide (TMAOH) or some alkylamines, while aqueous and alcoholic solutions containing titanium atoms stabilized chelating ligands were examined for comparison. The TiO₂ films prepared from the TIP-TMAOH solution were already crystallized at 350°C to anatase form and those formed at 600°C had high transparency and refractive indices of 2.40. No carbon residue in the film prepared at 400°C was detected by XPS. The pure anatase form was sustained up to 850°C. Interestingly, it was found that the (004) preferentially oriented anatase films were obtained from TIP-lactic acid (LA) system until 700°C. The solutions containing citric acid (CA) or alkanolamines yielded anatase and rutile form fired at the temperatures equal to or higher than 600°C. Carbon residue was detected in the film fired at 400°C. The film thickness monotonically decreased from the upper to the bottom ends of the substrate. However, it was found that the thickness uniformity was drastically improved by an addition of sucrose to the aqueous solutions. The effects of the solution composition and polyhydroxy compounds on the crystal modifications of formed films and the film uniformity are discussed.     

TiO_2纳米管阵列薄膜制备及生长机理的研究

本论文采用阳极氧化的方法,在NH4HF2+NH4H2PO4的混合水溶液中于室温下以金属钛为基体原位合成氧化钛纳米管阵列薄膜。讨论了电解液成分、外加电压、溶液的pH值对氧化钛纳米管阵列薄膜微观结构及形貌的影响,并建立了阳极氧化钛纳米管阵列薄膜的生长模型。氧化钛纳米管的结构与外加电压有很大的关系,只有电压在5～35V范围内才能制备出二氧化钛纳米管阵列薄膜,其管径随着电压的升高而增加,且管径范围为30～160nm。而薄膜的厚度与电解液有关,通过控制电解液的成分及pH值,可获得厚度为6.5μm的氧化钛纳米管阵列薄膜。     

Preparation and Optical Characterization of Sol-Gel Deposited Pb(Zr0.45Ti0.55)O3 Films

Homogeneous crack-free lead zirconate titanate (Pb(Zr_0.45Ti_0.55)O₃: PZT 45/55) films were prepared by a chemically modified sol-gel process using lead acetate trihydrate, zirconium n-propoxide, and titanium isopropoxide precursors. The coating solutions were modified by the addition of diethanolamine. Single and multilayer films were deposited with a 2000 rpm spin rate on fused silica and MgO(100) substrates. Multiple spin coating with an intermediate heat treatment in air at 400°C for 3 min between coatings was performed to obtain films up to 2 m in thickness. The formation of the tetragonal perovskite structure was found to depend on the intermediate firing temperature, final annealing temperature, and annealing time. A 650°C rapid thermal annealing treatment in oxygen was required to crystallize the PZT film into the perovskite structure. The films were characterized using optical spectroscopy, X-ray diffraction (XRD), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), and thermo-gravimetry and differential scanning calorimetry (TG-DSC). The optical constants of the PZT films were evaluated from spectral transmittance and reflectance measurements. Optical constants are presented over the visible and near infrared region.     

Preparation and Characterization of (Ba,Ca)(Ti,Zr)O3 Thin Films Through Sol-Gel Processing

(Ba_0.92,Ca_0.08)(Ti_0.92,Zr_0.08)O₃ thin films were prepared from Ba-Ti and Ca-Zr precursors by sol-gel processing. Polymerizable solutions containing Ba-Ti and Ca-Zr, respectively, were newly synthesized. Decomposition of the starting compounds and crystallization behavior of the film were examined by using TG/DTA and XRD. Microstructure of thin films was observed by using SEM. Polycrystalline (Ba_0.92,Ca_0.08)(Ti_0.92, Zr_0.08)O₃ films obtained by firing at 800°C were dense with fine grains. The thin films showed a dielectric constant of 1200 and dielectric loss of 0.5%.     

M5(PO4)3F (M=Ca, Sr, Ba)中Sm3+的电荷迁移态及Sm3+和Eu3+的电荷迁移能量关系

采用高温固相反应合成了M_5-2xSm_xNa_x(PO₄)₃F(M=Ca,Sr,Ba)荧光体,研究了其在真空紫外-可见光范围的发光特性。发现在Ca₅(PO₄)₃F中Sm³⁺的电荷迁移带约在191 nm,在Sr₅(PO₄)₃F中约在199 nm,而在Ba₅(PO₄)₃F中约在204 nm,随着被取代碱土离子半径的增大电荷迁移能量逐渐减小。比较了M₅(PO₄)₃F (M=Ca,Sr,Ba)中Sm³⁺和Eu³⁺电荷迁移能量的关系。     

后处理对TiO2纳米薄膜的表面结构和光催化活性的影响

半导体TiO2光催化材料对环境中各种污染物的明显去除效果已引起人们的广泛关注[1～6].在普通钠钙玻璃表面涂制高光催化活性的TiO2纳米薄膜,制成环保建筑材料,不仅可以自洁玻璃表面,而且可以用于净化空气、处理废水等.     

Preparation and Ferroelectric Properties of YMnO3 Thin Films with c-Axis Preferred Orientation by the Sol-Gel Method

Hexagonal YMnO₃ has a ferroelectric property with an optimal remanent polarization along the c-axis. The c-axis oriented YMnO₃ thin films with a small leakage current were prepared by the sol-gel dipping method. The c-axis orientation of the films was promoted by the addition of diethanolamine to the Mn precursor solution. A heat treatment with multiple steps led to a dense film structure with fine grains. The dense structure resulted in the decrease of the leakage current. Furthermore, when the films were heat-treated in a vacuum, the leakage current became considerably small and the ferroelectricity of the YMnO₃ thin films was observed even at room temperature.     

Low Temperature Preparation of High Refractive Index and Mechanically Resistant Sol-gel TiO2 Films for Multilayer Antireflective Coating Applications

TiO₂ sol-gel thin films have attracted a large attention for applications which require high refractive index transparent layers. In this work, sol-gel TiO₂ layers were prepared by Aerosol-gel deposition followed by a thermal treatment procedure in air. Depending on the experimental conditions, abrasion resistant and high refractive index layers could be obtained after post-treatment at only 110°C. In this paper, the experimental parameters which allow the preparation of functional TiO₂ sol-gel layers at such low temperature are discussed. It is concluded that the preparation of high refractive index and mechanically resistant TiO₂ layers can be interpreted in terms of competition between polycondensation and densification mechanisms. This result allows to envisage the sol-gel processing at low temperature of multilayer antireflective coatings.     

Bi2Ti2O7薄膜的自组装法制备及表征

以Bi(NO3)3·5H2O和Ti(OC4H9)4为原料,采用自组装单层膜技术,在负载有功能化三氯十八烷基硅烷(octadecyl-trichloro-silane,OTS)的FTO基板上制备了Bi2Ti2O7薄膜。基板表面的亲水性测试表明,紫外照射使OTS自组装单层膜表面由疏水转变为亲水,实现功能化。借助X射线衍射(XRD)、X射线能量色散谱(EDS)、扫描电子显微镜(SEM)和原子力显微镜(AFM)分析分别对Bi2Ti2O7薄膜的组成、结构和微观形貌进行了表征。结果表明,沉积溶液浓度为0.02 mol·L-1时,所得Bi2Ti2O7薄膜均匀致密。560℃热处理1 h、厚度为0.4μm的Bi2Ti2O7薄膜在100 kHz的介电常数为153,介电损耗为0.089。     

LB膜诱导Ba(NO3)2晶体取向生长

In this work, Ba(NO₃)₂ crystals with single crystal face were induced by using the the method of bio-mimetic mineralization and double LB films of behenic acid (BA) as the template. The crystals were characterized by Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM) and X-Ray Diffraction (XRD). The crystals were observed in regular square shape with uniform size about 5～8 μm by SEM, and they were found by XRD to grow along the (111) plane. From these experiments, we can conclude that the good selection of the (111) crystal face of Ba(NO₃)₂ is due to the electrostatic interactions , the match between this crystal face and the definite lattice structure of the LB films.     

正钛酸胶溶法制纳米TiO2薄膜及性能表征

The Nanometer TiO₂ thin film was prepared by sol method with titanic acid precursor from industrial TiOSO₄ solution. The characters of the sol and the factors affecting sol formation were investigated by ζ electricity potential. The crystalline structure, particle size, appearance shape and photo-catalytic activity were characterized by XRD, SEM, TEM and spectrophotometer. The study show: (1) pH value and HNO₃concentration effected importantly on the forming process and stability of the sol. The thermodynamic condition for forming sol is pH=0.5～1.5. The lower the HNO₃concentration,the more stable the sol. The ζ electricity potential of the sol, with 5% HNO₃as gluing reagent, was up to 48 mV, and shelf life of the sol could more than 10 months. (2) The film, made from the sol and crystallized at 400 ℃, had the characters of anatase structure and crystal size of 18.5 nm by XRD analysis. The SEM imagines show that TiO₂ film was with the characteristics of tight surface structure, The TEM imagine showed the mean particle size is about 20 nm. The photo-degrading test data indicate that the photo-degrading rate to methyl orange solution of 20 mg·L^-1 was more than 84% in 5 hours.     

低浓度甲烷甲醇深度氧化Ag/La0.6Sr0.4MnO3催化剂

Ag-modified La0.6Sr0.4MnO3 catalysts were prepared and their catalytic performance for deep oxidation of CH4 and CH3OH at low concentrations were investigated. The results showed that the La0.6Sr0.4MnO3 host catalyst with the perovskite-type nano-crystallite structure displayed considerably high catalytic activity for deep oxidation of CH4 and CH3OH at low concentrations. Ag modification to the La0.6Sr0.4MnO3 host catalyst resulted in significant enhancement of the catalyst activity, making the T95 (the reaction temperature needed for conversion of 95%of CH4 or CH3OH) lowered down to 735K (for CH4) and 421K (for CH3OH) from 813 and 465 K over the Ag-free system under the reaction conditions:0.1MPa,CH4/O2/N2=2/12/86(molar ratio),GHSV=45000 h-1 and CH3OH/O2/N2= 0.2/1.0/98.8 (molar ratio),GHSV=58000 h-1,respectively.The carbon containing product was almost CO2 and the contents of HCHO and CO in the reaction exit gas were both under GC detectable limit in both cases.
The results of spectroscopic characterization indicated that modification by proper amount of Ag-dopant did not change the perovskite structure of the La0.6Sr0.4MnO3 host catalyst as a whole. Interaction of Ag-dopant with the surface of the host catalyst,La0.6Sr0.4MnO3,was in favor of high dispersion of the Ag component at the catalyst surface and led to the oxidation of part of the Mn3+species to Mn4+,resulting in an increase of amounts of the reducible Mnn+ species and a decrease of their reduction temperature. On the other hand, this interaction led also to enhancement of adsorption ability of the catalyst toward O2 at relatively low temperature. High activity of the Ag modified La0.6Sr0.4MnO3 catalyst for CH4 and CH3OH complete oxidation was closely related to high redox-activity of the catalyst and its prominent adsorption-activation ability to O2 at relatively low temperatures.     

Dielectric,Ferroelectric Properties of KTa0.65Nb0.35O3 Thin Films Prepared by Sol-Gel Process on Pt(111)/Ti/MgO(100) Substrates

KTa_0.65Nb_0.35O₃(KTN) thin films were prepared by sol-gel process on Pt(111)/Ti/MgO(100) substrates from KOAc, Ta(OC₂H₅)₅ and Nb(OC₂H₅)₅ in ethanol. The KTN thin films had a prefferred (100) orientation on Pt(111)/Ti/MgO(100) substrates and contained a small amount of pyrochlore structure phase. The 0.8-m-thick KTN film showed a room-temperature relative permittivity of 2160 and a room-temperature dielectric loss of 0.0098 at 1.0 kHz. The maximum relative permittivity of the KTN film was 4232 at 294 K and 1.0 kHz. The remanent polarization and coercive field of the KTN film were 2.8 C/cm² and 5.0 kV/cm, respectively, at 263 K.     

太阳光活性的ZnTiO3 /TiO2纳米复合催化材料的制备及其表征

通过溶胶-凝胶(Sol-Gel)法制备了ZnTiO3/TiO2纳米复合光催化剂,利用透射电子显微镜(TEM)、X射线衍射(XRD)、紫外-可见光谱(UV-Vis)、红外光谱(FTIR)和ζ电位等技术进行了表征。以亚甲基蓝(MB)的降解为模型反应,考察了煅烧条件对复合材料光催化性能的影响。结果表明:600℃下焙烧3 h时所得样品具有最佳的光催化效果。如太阳光下7 h可使MB溶液的脱色降解率达92.9%,而TiO2的催化脱色率仅为68.9%;该催化剂还具有良好的稳定性能,重复使用5次后仍能保持MB溶液的脱色降解率在80%以上,且该催化剂易于离心分离去除。样品的结构缺陷-氧空位和TiO2-ZnTiO3相结与其催化性能有密切关系。