Microstructure and ferroelectric properties of r.f. magnetron sputtering derived PZT thin films deposited on interlayer (PbO/TiO2)

Lead zirconate titanate (PZT) thin films were deposited on Pt/Ti/SiO₂/Si and interlayer/Pt/Ti/SiO₂/Si substrate by radio frequency (r.f.) magnetron sputtering with a Pb_1.1Zr_0.53Ti_0.47O₃ target. The crystallization of the PZT thin films was formed only by substrate temperature. When interlayer (PbO/TiO₂) was inserted between the PZT thin film and the Pt electrode, the grain growth and processing temperature of the PZT thin films were considerably improved. Compared to PZT/Pt structure, the dielectric constant and polarization properties of the PZT/interlayer/Pt structure were fairly improved. In particular, PZT/interlayer/Pt at the substrate temperature of 400 °C showed prevalent ferroelectric properties (_r=475.97, tanδ=0.0591, P_r=23 μC/cm²). As a result of an X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) depth-profile analysis, it was found that PZT/interlayer/Pt deposited only by substrate temperature without the post-annealing process via r.f. magnetron sputtering method remained independent of each other regardless of substrate temperatures.     

Structure-relationships in electrocatalysis: oxygen reduction and hydrogen oxidation reactions on Pt(111) and Pt(100) in solutions containing chloride ions

Kinetics of the oxygen reduction reaction (orr) and the hydrogen evolution–oxidation reactions (her/hor) were studied on the Pt(111) and Pt(100) surfaces in 0.05 M H₂SO₄ containing Cl⁻. The orr is strongly inhibited on the (100) surface modified by adsorbed Cl⁻ (Cl_ad), and it occurs as a 3.5e⁻ reduction via solution phase peroxide formation. In the hydrogen adsorption (H_upd) potential region, the orr is even more inhibited, and corresponds only to a 2 e⁻ reduction at the negative potential limit where the electrode is covered by one monolayer of H_upd and some (unknown) amount of Cl_ad. On the Pt(111)---Cl_ad surface, the orr is inhibited relatively little (in addition to that caused by strong bisulfate anion adsorption on this surface), and the reaction pathway is the same as in Cl⁻ free solution. The kinetics of the hor on Pt(111) are the same in pure solution and in a solution containing Cl⁻, since Cl_ad does not affect platinum sites required for the breaking of the H---H bond. A relatively large inhibition of the hor is observed on the (100) surface, implying that strongly adsorbed Cl_ad is present on the surface even near 0 V.     

DFT Study of Thiophene Adsorption on the Pd（111） and Pt（111） Surfaces

Thiophene adsorption on the(111) surfaces of Pd and Pt have been investigated by density functional theory.The results indicate that the adsorption at the hollow sites is the most stable.To our interest,the molecular plane of thiophene ring is distorted with C=C bond being elongated to 1.450  and C-C bond being shortened to 1.347 ,and the C-H bonds tilt 13.91～44.05o away from this plane.Furthermore,analysis on population and density of states verified the calculated adsorption geometries.Finally,charge analysis suggests that thiophene molecule is an electron acceptor,reflecting the interaction between the lone pair of sulfur and the d-orbitals of metal.     

Chemical Reconstruction of Pt-Rh(100) Alloy and Pt/Rh(100), Rh/Pt(100) Bimetallic Surfaces

When Cu(110), Ni(l 10), Ag(110) surfaces are exposed to O₂ at room temperature, one dimensional metal-oxygen strings grow in the < 001 > direction of the (110) surfaces. A similar phenomenon occurs in the adsorption of H₂ on Ni( 110) surface at room temperature, where the one dimensional strings grow along the < 110 > direction. These phenomena are undoubtedly different from the adsorption induced reconstruction but are explained by the chemical reconstruction involving the formation of quasi-compounds and their self-ordering on the metal surfaces. The chemical reconstruction is indispensablly important to understand the structure and catalysis of alloy and bimetallic surfaces. Pt_0.25Rh_0.75(100) alloy surface being active for the reaction of NO with H₂ is an interesting example. When the Pt-Rh(100) alloy surface is exposed to NO or O₂ at arround 500 K, a p(3 × 1) ordered Rh-O over-layer is obtained on a Pt-enriched 2nd layer by the chemical reconstruction. Ordering of Rh-0 in the p(3 × 1) structure on the Pt(100) surface was reproduced by heating a Rh/Pt(100) bimetallic surface in O₂, and the chemical reconstruction making the p(3 × 1) Rh-O overlayer on a Pt enriched 2nd layer was also proved by heating a Pt/Rh(100) bimetallic surface in O₂ or NO. The activation mechanism of the Pt-Rh alloy and the Pt/Rh bimetallic surfaces by the chemical reconstruction was evidently shown by using a Pt deposited Rh(100), Pt/Rh(100), surface. That is, the Pt/Rh(100) is not so active for the reaction of NO with H₂, but the reconstructed p(3 × 1)Rh-O/Pt-layer/Rh(100) surface is very active for the reaction. Therefore, it was concluded that the chemical reconstruction of the Pt-Rh catalyst makes the active surface which is composed of Rh-O and a Pt layer.     

金刚石（111）清洁／附氢表面与甲基的相互作用

利用Ａｍｌ分子轨道法计算了金刚石（１１１）清洁／附氢表面与甲基相互作用的特殊势能曲线，深入研究了清洁、附氢表面与甲基相互作用下基底弛豫重建、四甲基构型及成键能的差别，进而得到附氢表面较清洁表面更适合于甲基吸附，是更好的金刚石薄膜生长址的结论。在距基底表面０．５ｎｍ内，甲基与清洁、附氢表面皆有强烈的相互作用。     

Ru修饰前后Pd(111)面的性质及对糠醛吸附的比较研究

采用密度泛函理论研究了Pd(111)面和Ru-Pd(111)面的性质及对糠醛的吸附.原子尺寸因素、相对键长、形成能及d带中心等计算结果表明,Ru-Pd(111)面比Pd(111)面稳定且活性强,Ru的修饰优化了Pd(111)面的几何构型.糠醛在Pd(111)面及Ru-Pd(111)面的初始吸附位分别为P(top-bridge)位及P(Pd-fcc-Ru-fcc)位时,吸附能最大,吸附构型最稳定.由电荷布局和差分电荷密度可得,糠醛在Ru-Pd(111)面上电荷转移数更多,相互作用更强烈,因此吸附能更大.分析态密度可知,产生吸附的主要原因是位于-7.34 eV处至费米能级处的p,d轨道杂化.吸附于Ru-Pd(111)面后糠醛分子的p轨道向低能级偏移程度更明显,使Ru改性后的Pd催化剂具有更好的催化活性.     

The structure and vibrational spectra of some ferroelectric and ferroelastic alkylammonium halogenoantimonates(III) and bismuthates(III)

Crystals from the rich family of alkylammonium halogenoantimonates(III) and bismuthates(III) containing small bioctahedra as well as infinite two- or one-dimensional polyoctahedral units attract particular attention from the point of view of possible applications. Such crystals exhibit a wealth of phase transitions including those to ferroelectric and ferroelastic phases. The analysis of vibrational spectra performed in this paper with respect to modes assigned to alkylammonium group shows that their interactions with polyanionic sublattice is of medium strength. The absorption pattern and particularly the splitting of bands on cooling very well correlates with other anomalies of physical properties and particularly with the behaviour of second moment of PMR lines and T₁ and T_1ρ relaxation times as functions of temperature. The temperature behaviour of modes is well described in terms of pseudospin–phonon coupling model that we presented for different modes in various crystals. The role of anionic dynamics is not sufficiently recognised but in one case, namely for the low temperature transition in (MA)₃Bi₂Br₉ crystal this role is predominant, according to vibrational and NQR spectra of methylammonium and isostructural caesium salt.     

PZT/P(VDF-TrFE)纤维膜的静电纺丝制备及其性能

以锆钛酸铅压电陶瓷(PZT)和聚(偏氟乙烯-三氯乙烯)(P(VDF-TrFE))共聚物为原料,利用静电纺丝的方法制备了PZT/P(VDF-TrFE)纤维膜。用扫描电子显微镜、精密阻抗测试仪和拉力试验机对纤维膜的形貌、电学性能、力学性能进行了表征。结果表明,适当地提升PZT的质量分数能有效提升纤维膜中纤维丝的均匀性。当PZT质量分数为4%时,纤维丝的均匀性最佳;静电纺丝方法能够得到低介电常数的PZT/P(VDF-TrFE)纤维膜,并且通过调节PZT的质量分数,可以保证纤维膜的介电常数在一定范围内变化。PZT颗粒的加入能够有效调节PZT/P(VDFTrFE)纤维膜的拉伸强度和断裂伸长率,当PZT质量分数为4%时,纤维膜具有最佳的综合力学性能,能够满足可穿戴设备的要求。     

The bonding between NO and the NiO(100) surface

Summary The interaction between NO and different possible adsorption sites of the NiO(100) surface is studied. The Ni²⁺ cation gives a bonding to NO in reasonable agreement with experiment, but only if a crystal potential corresponding to less than completely ionic charges is assumed. The computed angle of 43° is also in good agreement with experiment. O^1– sites in both weak and strong crystal potentials also give a strong interaction with NO, 1.3 and 0.5 eV, respectively. In this case the angle is larger or around 70°. The O^2– anion and Ni¹⁺ sites do not give any significant bonding irrespective of assumed crystal potential and can be excluded as adsorption sites. The computed vibrational frequency for the adsorbed NO show shifts of +50, –85 and –200 cm^–1 for adsorption on Ni²⁺ in the weak potential, and O^1– in strong and weak potential, respectively. Only one, downwards shifted, frequency has been observed in the experiment but the most likely candidate for the experimentally observed adsorption site with a binding of 0.5 eV, is still the Ni²⁺ in a weak potential. Nitrogen core level shifts are also computed and discussed and the fully screened core-hole state is obtained for a cluster model, NiF₄O+NO, of Ni²⁺ in NiO with an ionicity lower than the standard ± 2.This work is dedicated to Prof. Inga Fischer-Hjalmars     

Structure‐Dependent Anchoring of Organic Molecules to Atomically Defined Oxide Surfaces: Phthalic Acid on Co3O4(111), CoO(100), and CoO(111)

We have performed a model study to explore the influence of surface structure on the anchoring of organic molecules on oxide materials. Specifically, we have investigated the adsorption of phthalic acid (PA) on three different, well‐ordered, and atomically defined cobalt oxide surfaces, namely 1) Co₃O₄(111), 2) CoO(111), and 3) CoO(100) on Ir(100). PA was deposited by physical vapor deposition (PVD). The formation of the PA films and interfacial reactions were monitored in situ during growth by isothermal time‐resolved IR reflection absorption spectroscopy (TR‐IRAS) under ultrahigh vacuum (UHV) conditions. We observed a pronounced structure dependence on the three surfaces with three distinctively different binding geometries and characteristic differences depending on the temperature and coverage. 1) PA initially binds to Co₃O₄(111) through the formation of a chelating bis‐carboxylate with the molecular plane oriented perpendicularly to the surface. Similar species were observed both at low temperature (130 K) and at room temperature (300 K). With increasing exposure, chelating mono‐carboxylates became more abundant and partially replaced the bis‐carboxylate. 2) PA binds to CoO(100) in the form of a bridging bis‐carboxylate for low coverage. Upon prolonged deposition of PA at low temperature, the bis‐carboxylates were converted into mono‐carboxylate species. In contrast, the bis‐carboxylate layer was very stable at 300 K. 3) For CoO(111) we observed a temperature‐dependent change in the adsorption mechanism. Although PA binds as a mono‐carboxylate in a bridging bidentate fashion at low temperature (130 K), a strongly distorted bis‐carboxylate was formed at 300 K, possibly as a result of temperature‐dependent restructuring of the surface. The results show that the adsorption geometry of PA depends on the atomic structure of the oxide surface. The structure dependence can be rationalized by the different arrangements of cobalt ions at the three surfaces.     

Interface diffusion and chemical reaction of PZT layer/Si (111) sample during the annealing treatment in air

The interface diffusion and chemical reaction between a PZT (PbZrxTi1-xO3) layer and a Si(111) substrate during the annealing treatment in air have been studied by using XPS (X-Ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy) and AES (Auger Electron Spectroscopy). The results indicate that the Ti element in the PZT precursor reacted with residual carbon and silicon, diffused from the Si substrate, to form TiCx, TiSix species in the PZT layer during the thermal treatment. A great interface diffusion and chemical reaction took place on the interface of PZT Si also. The silicon atoms diffused from silicon substrate onto the surface of PZT layer. The oxygen atoms, which came from air, diffused into silicon substrate also and reacted with Si atoms to form a SiO2 interlayer between the PZT layer and the Si (111) substrate. The thickness of SiO2 interlayer was proportional to the square root of treatment time. The formation of the SiO2 interlayer was governed by the diffusion of oxygen in the PZT layer at low annealing tempera     

CO在Pt(111)和Pt-M(111)(M=Ni,Mg)表面吸附的理论研究

采用密度泛函理论与周期性平板模型相结合的方法,对CO在Pt(111)表面top,fcc,hcp和bridge 4个吸附位和Pt-M(111)(M=Ni,Mg)表面h-top,M-top,Pt(M)Pt-bridge,Pt(M)M-bridge,Pt(Pt)M-bridge,M(Pt)M-bridge,Pt1M2-hcp...     

Electrocatalytic properties of Au(111)-Pd quasi-single-crystal film electrodes as probed by ATR-SEIRAS

Electrochemical and electrocatalytic properties of thin films Au(111-25 nm), which are quasi-single-crystal electrodes 25 nm thick made of gold with the (111) preferential orientation, and same electrodes modified with a monolayer (ML) of palladium are studied in 0.1 M solutions of HClO₄ and H₂SO₄ employing voltammetric techniques and surface enhanced infrared reflection absorption spectroscopy (ATR-SEIRAS). Spectroscopic experiments demonstrate strong adsorption of electrolyte species (H₂O, OH_ads, anions) on the Pd surface. The weak and reversible adsorption of CO on Au(111-25 nm) does not change the interfacial-water structure. Adsorption of CO on the Pd-modified film results in an irreversibly adsorbed CO adlayer stabilized by co-adsorbed isolated water species. Various electrooxidation mechanisms are discussed. Electrochemical and spectroscopic investigations on the adsorption and electrooxidation of HCOOH on bare and 1 ML Pd-Au(111-25 nm) electrodes reveal that electrooxidation proceeds in both cases via a direct or dehydrogenation pathway. This mechanism involves the formation of formate as intermediate, which is detected by in situ ATR-SEIRAS. The reactivity on Pd-modified surfaces is higher than on bare gold. The specifically adsorbed anions (sulfate/bisulfate) and the oxide formation on the substrate surface lower the reactivity for CO and HCOOH on both surfaces. Published in Russian in Elektrokhimiya, 2006, Vol. 42, No. 11, pp. 1312–1329. Based on the report delivered at the 8th International Frumkin Symposium “Kinetics of the Electrode Processes,” October 18–22, 2005, Moscow. The text was submitted by the authors in English.     

巴豆醛在Au(111)面上的吸附及选择性加氢机理研究

采用密度泛函理论计算了巴豆醛4种构型的稳定性,并选取最优构型进一步研究了其Au(111)面上的吸附及选择性加氢机理.计算结果表明,具有E-(s)-trans构型的巴豆醛稳定性最高.当巴豆醛通过C O吸附于Au(111)面的顶位时,该构型吸附能最大,吸附模型最稳定;巴豆醛向Au(111)表面转移电子0.045e,且其p轨道与金属表面的d轨道发生较强相互作用,使得巴豆醛的键级减弱.此外,通过分析各基元反应的活化能、反应热以及构型变化可知,巴豆醛在Au(111)面上按照2,1-加成机理(部分加氢机理)生成巴豆醇的可能性最大,且降低温度有利于反应转化率的提高.     

Novel rolltruded films. II. Effect of draw ratio on the gas transport properties of rolltruded isotactic poly (propylene)

Modification of the gas transport properties of rolltruded isotactic poly(propylene) films have been studied. Changes in the amorphous solubility, diffusivity, and the activation energies of CO₂, N₂, and CH₄ in iPP rolltruded at 150°C for draw ratios to ca. 20 are recorded. At this processing temperature variations in the transport coefficients have been found to be weakly dependent upon draw ratio and do not suffer the dramatic reductions often reported in uniaxially drawn polymers. In general, the morphological differences between uniaxially drawn and rolltruded films are subtle and are responsible for the significant difference in the measured transport properties. © 1994 John Wiley & Sons, Inc.     

Characterization of the adsorption state of carbonate ions at the Au(111) electrode surface using in situ IRAS

The spectro-electrochemical behavior of carbonate and bicarbonate ions at the Au(111) electrode surface was studied using the infrared reflection absorption spectroscopy (IRAS). An absorption band caused by the adsorbed carbonate ions was observed in the wavenumber region of 1425–1511 cm⁻¹ both in Na₂CO₃ and NaHCO₃ solutions. It was concluded that the adsorbed carbonate ions co-ordinate with the electrode surface in the unidentate state with their symmetry axis normal to the substrate. This orientation is retained in the whole potential region where carbonate ions adsorb on the electrode surface in contrast to the behavior of the carbonate ions adsorbed on the Pt(111) electrode surface.     

Characterisation and ac-electrical investigation of sublimated bis(dimethylglyoximato)palladium(II) thin films

Thin films of bis(dimethylglyoximato)palladium(II) complex of polycrystalline structure were prepared by sublimation in a vacuum at 140 °C, on glass and p-Si substrates. The films were characterised by spectral optical absorption, energy dispersion X-ray fluorescence (EDXRF), and X-ray diffraction (XRD) methods. After characterisation, metal-insulator (complex)-semiconductor MIS devices were fabricated to measure the frequency dependence of ac-conductivity in a range of 5-100 kHz. Data of ac-measurements follow the correlated barrier-hopping CBH model, from which one of the fundamental absorption peaks, the minimum hopping distance, and other parameters of the CBH model were determined, connecting and relating the optical, structural, and electrical measurements. The dielectric properties of the complex were studied through Debye model, from which the relaxation time for the dipoles (2.45 × 10⁻⁶ s) and the molecular dipole moment (3.63 × 10⁻³⁰ C m ) were determined.     

Density Functional Theory Study of Water Diffusion and Clustering on Pd（111）

1 INTRODUCTION The interaction of water molecules with metal sur- faces plays a vital role in a number of important pro- cesses, such as corrosion, heterogeneous catalysis, electrochemical processes in aqueous solutions, hydrogen production, etc.[1] The structure and pro- perties of water adsorbed on well-defined metal sur- faces have been the subject of numerous experi- mental and theoretical investigations. There have been a number of experimental studies of water on metal surfaces throu…     

Three Cu(II) (R)-2-chloromandelato complexes generated from dipyridyl-type ligands with different spacer lengths: syntheses,crystal structures,and ferroelectric properties

Three Cu(II) complexes, Cu₂(bpy)(H₂O)(Clma)₂ (1), Cu₂(bpe)(H₂O)₂(Clma)₂ (2), and Cu(bpp)(Clma) (3), were synthesized (HClma = (R)-2-Chloromandelic acid, bpy?=?4,4′-dipyridine, bpe?=?1,2-di(4-pyridyl)ethylene, bpp?=?1,3-di(4-pyridyl)propane). Complexes 1, 2, and 3 are constructed from 1-D coordination arrays generated from Cu₂(H₂O)(Clma)₂, Cu₂(H₂O)₂(Clma)₂, and Cu₂(Clma)₂ moieties and linked through bpy, bpe, and bpp co-ligands, respectively. 1 and 2 are assembled into 3-D supramolecular networks via O–H?O hydrogen bonds with topology of (6³)(6⁹·8) and (4¹²·6³), respectively, and 3 is assembled into a 3-D architecture through C–H?O hydrogen bonds with topology of (4³·6³)(4³)(4⁴·6⁵·8)(4⁶·6⁶·8³). Compounds 1, 2, and 3 crystallized in acentric space groups P2₁, P1, and P2₁, which exhibit significant ferroelectricity (remnant polarization Pr?=?0.008?μC?cm^?2, coercive field Ec?=?21.4?kV?cm^?1, the spontaneous saturation polarization Ps?=?0.167?μC?cm^?2 for 1, Pr?=?0.183?μC?cm^?2, Ec?=?1.69?kV?cm^?1, and Ps?=?0.021 μC?cm^?2 for 3). Results from infrared and thermal analyses are also discussed.     

Application of diffusive gradient in thin films technique (DGT) to measurement of mercury in aquatic systems

The diffusive gradient in thin films (DGT) technique was investigated and used to measure mercury concentration in river water. Mercury ions are covalently bound to amide nitrogen groups of commonly used polyacrylamide, which makes this gel unsuitable as a diffusive medium. In contrast, agarose gel was found as the diffusive gel for mercury measurements. Basic performance tests of agarose DGT verified the applicability of Fick's first law for DGT measurements. Two selective resins, Chelex-100 with iminodiacetic groups and Spheron-Thiol with thiol groups were used. The measured diffusion coefficient in agarose gel was close to that in water. The concentration of mercury in Svitava river measured by DGT with Speron-Thiol resin gel was higher (0.0116 ± 0.0009 μg l⁻¹) than those obtained by Chelex-100 (0.0042 ± 0.0005 μg l⁻¹). Different capture efficiencies of two adsorbents enable to estimate fractions of mercury bonded in different complexes in the river water. The concentrations of mercury found by DGT both Chelex-100 and Speron-Thiol resin gels are much lower than that measured directly in the river water (0.088 ± 0.012 μg l⁻¹). This difference indicates that DGT concerns inorganic ions and labile species only, and that it is not able to include inert organic species and colloids.