Synthetic Semiconductor Diamond Electrodes: Electrochemical Characteristics of Homoepitaxial Boron-doped Films Grown at the (111), (110), and (100) Faces of Diamond Crystals

Electrode behavior of homoepitaxial (single-crystal) boron-doped diamond films deposited onto differently orientated faces of dielectric diamond single crystals is studied by the electrochemical impedance and potentiodynamic curve methods. It is shown that the acceptor concentration determined from the slope of Mott–Schottky plots decreases, in the epitaxial films grown under the same conditions, in the series: (111) > (110) > (100). This is explained by different intensity of boron incorporation, from gas phase, into differently orientated faces of the diamond crystals during their growth. The rate of electrode reactions in the Fe(CN)₆ ^3–/4– and Ru(NH₃)₆ ^2+/3+ redox systems decreases in the above series, which obeys the earlier found interrelationship between the electrochemical kinetics at diamond electrodes and their doping level.     

Composition-dependent microhardness and its relationship to bonding in sodium tungsten bronzes

The technique of microhardness measurements using diamond indenters is outlined and assessed for its potential use in quantifying bonding changes and studying reactions in nonstoichiometric crystals. Results are presented for both Vickers and Knoop hardness values on {001} and {011} crystal planes of cubic sodium tungsten bronzes, Na_xWO₃, with x in the range 0.5 to 0.75. The Knoop data show that in only one direction, 〈110〉 on {001}, is the hardness sensitive to changes in composition. Hardness in the 〈110〉 directions and the degree of anisotropy increase as the sodium content of the bronze increases. All the crystal faces examined showed marked anisotropic behavior, with 〈110〉 being about 50% harder than 〈100〉 on {001} faces, while on {011} planes hardness increases in the sequence $\text{〈100〉:〈21}\text{1}\text{〉:〈11}\text{1}\text{〉 ≈ 〈01}\text{1}\text{〉}$. Hardness results from isomorphous and isoelectronic ReO₃ are considered with the Na_xWO₃ data to show the dominant role played by Na⁺WO₃ matrix interactions in determining the properties of these materials. The results are discussed in terms of current bonding theories for bronzes.     

The elastic strain energy of crystallographic shear planes in ReO3-related oxides. I. The formation energy of isolated CS planes

The formation energy of isolated CS planes in the ReO₃ structure type has been estimated. The CS planes considered are {102}, {103}, {104}, {105}, {106}, {107}, and {001}. The major components of the formation energy were considered to be the loss of oxygen from the crystal and the elastic strain energy of the matrix surrounding the CS plane so formed. In addition, the internal energy of the CS plane itself was also large and of importance. It was found that {102} CS planes have the lowest formation energy, but {001} CS planes are only slightly less favorable. These results are compared with the experimental data available for the materials NbO₂F and WO₃.     

Binuclear complexes with uranyl ions in non-equivalent coordination environments: synthesis and electrochemistry of complexes with binucleating aroyl hydrazones and 2,2′-bipyridine

The binuclear complexes [(UO₂bipy)₂L^1–3]NO₃, (1–3), {H₃L^1–3=1-(2-hydroxybenzoyl)-2-(2-hydroxy-benzal/3-methoxybenzal/naphthal)hydrazine}, and [(UO₂bipy)₂L^4–5](AcO)₂, (4–5), [H₂L^4–5 = 1-(2-aminobenzoyl)-2-(2-hydroxy-benzal/naphthal)hydrazine], have been synthesised. Complexes (4–5) possess longer O=U=O bonds than those in the complexes (1–3) as the strong -donating phenolate is replaced by the amino group. The spectral data and electrochemical behaviour confirm the electronic nonequivalence of the coordination environments around the two uranyl ions in these complexes.     

<Emphasis Type="Italic">Ab initio</Emphasis> Study of Al(III) Adsorption on Stepped 100 Surfaces of KDP Crystals

Crystals of potassium dihydrogen phosphate (KH₂PO₄, KDP) are grown in large scale for use as nonlinear material in laser components. Traces of trivalent metal impurities are often added to the supernatant to achieve habit control during crystal growth, selectively inhibiting the growth of the {100} face. Model systems representing AlPO₄-doped KDP {100} stepped surfaces are prepared and studied using ab initio quantum methods. Results of Hartree–Fock partial optimizations are presented, including estimated energies of ion pair binding to the steps. We find that the PO₄^3– ion takes a position not unlike that of a standard phosphate in the crystal lattice, while the aluminum atom is displaced far from a K⁺ ion position to establish coordinations with the PO₄^3– ion and to bind with another lattice-bound phosphate. Our optimized structures suggest that it is the formation of a fourth coordination of Al(III) to a third phosphate ion from solution, or perhaps from a nearby position in the lattice, that disrupts further deposition, pinning the steps.     

固相燃烧法制备去顶角八面体LiZn0.08Al0.01Mn1.91O4正极材料及其电化学性能

通过固相燃烧法快速合成了包含{111}、{100}和{110}晶面的单晶去顶角八面体形貌LiZn_0.08Al_0.01Mn_1.91O₄正极材料。结果表明,Zn-Al共掺促进了尖晶石型LiMn₂O₄材料的晶体发育和晶面择优生长,形成了单晶去顶角八面体形貌晶粒,有效抑制了Jahn-Teller效应,减缓了Mn溶解,增强了其晶体结构稳定性,显著提升了合成材料的电化学性能。LiZn_0.08Al_0.01Mn_1.91O₄在5C和10C下的首次放电比容量分别为92.6和76.5 mAh·g^-1,经过2 000次循环后的容量保持率分别为70.4%和74.8%。即使在15C高倍率下,仍有64.2 mAh·g^-1的首次放电比容量,循环800次后容量保持率达到82.2%。与LiZn_0.08Mn_1.92O₄相比,LiZn_0.08Al_0.01Mn_1.91O₄正极材料具有较大的Li+扩散系数(1.02×10^-11 cm²·s^-1)和较小的表观活化能(25.60 kJ·mol^-1),表明Zn-Al共掺和单晶形貌调控策略能够降低Li+在脱/嵌过程的能垒和增大Li+在电极材料中的扩散速率。     

固相燃烧法制备去顶角八面体LiZn0.08Al0.01Mn1.91O4正极材料及其电化学性能

通过固相燃烧法快速合成了包含{111}、{100}和{110}晶面的单晶去顶角八面体形貌LiZn_0.08Al_0.01Mn_1.91O₄正极材料。结果表明,Zn-Al共掺促进了尖晶石型LiMn₂O₄材料的晶体发育和晶面择优生长,形成了单晶去顶角八面体形貌晶粒,有效抑制了Jahn-Teller效应,减缓了Mn溶解,增强了其晶体结构稳定性,显著提升了合成材料的电化学性能。LiZn_0.08Al_0.01Mn_1.91O₄在5C和10C下的首次放电比容量分别为92.6和76.5 mAh·g^-1,经过2 000次循环后的容量保持率分别为70.4%和74.8%。即使在15C高倍率下,仍有64.2 mAh·g^-1的首次放电比容量,循环800次后容量保持率达到82.2%。与LiZn_0.08Mn_1.92O₄相比,LiZn_0.08Al_0.01Mn_1.91O₄正极材料具有较大的Li+扩散系数(1.02×10^-11 cm²·s^-1)和较小的表观活化能(25.60 kJ·mol^-1),表明Zn-Al共掺和单晶形貌调控策略能够降低Li+在脱/嵌过程的能垒和增大Li+在电极材料中的扩散速率。     

固相燃烧法制备去顶角八面体LiZn0.08Al0.01Mn1.91O4正极材料及其电化学性能

通过固相燃烧法快速合成了包含{111}、{100}和{110}晶面的单晶去顶角八面体形貌LiZn_0.08Al_0.01Mn_1.91O₄正极材料。结果表明,Zn-Al共掺促进了尖晶石型LiMn₂O₄材料的晶体发育和晶面择优生长,形成了单晶去顶角八面体形貌晶粒,有效抑制了Jahn-Teller效应,减缓了Mn溶解,增强了其晶体结构稳定性,显著提升了合成材料的电化学性能。Li Zn_0.08Al_0.01Mn_1.91O₄在5C和10C下的首次放电比容量分别为92.6和76.5 mAh·g^-1,经过2 000次循环后的容量保持率分别为70.4%和74.8%。即使在15C高倍率下,仍有64.2 m Ah·g^-1的首次放电比容量,循环800次后容量保持率达到82.2%。与LiZn_0.08Mn_1.92O...     

Kinetics and mechanism of chromium(VI) oxidation of L-methionine

The kinetics and mechanism of chromium(VI) oxidation of L-methionine in acidic medium have been studied spectrophotometrically. The reaction proceeds via the formation of a transient intermediate (_max = 410–420 nm) which decomposes by a proton catalyzed pathway. The rate law is:

The Homoleptic U(NCSe)84– Anion in (Pr4N)4U(NCSe)8·2CFCl3 and Th(NCSe)4(OP(NMe2)3)4·0.5CH3CN·0.5H2O: First Structurally Characterised Actinide Isoselenocyanates

The neutral thorium complex Th(NCSe)₄(OP(NMe₂)₃)₄ and homoleptic octa(isoselenocyanato)uranate anion U(NCSe)₈^4– in (Pr₄N)₄U(NCSe)₈·2CFCl₃ ( 1 ) were synthesised and structurally characterised. (Pr₄N)₄U(NCSe)₈·2CFCl₃ contains the U^IV anion U(NCSe)₈^4– and was characterised using IR spectroscopy and single‐crystal X‐ray diffraction. Th(NCSe)₄(OP(N(CH₃)₂)₃)₄·0.5CH₃CN·0.5H₂O ( 2 ) was characterised using IR and Raman spectroscopy, as well as ³¹P{¹H}, ¹⁵N{¹H}, ¹⁴N{¹H}, ¹³C{¹H}, ¹H and ⁷⁷Se NMR spectroscopy and structurally characterised using single‐crystal X‐ray diffraction. The U(NCSe)₈^4– anion and Th(NCSe)₄(OP(N(CH₃)₂)₃)₄·0.5CH₃CN·0.5H₂O complex are the first structurally characterised actinide‐isoselenocyanates. The crystal structures shows an approximate square antiprismatic arrangement of the ligands around the actinide(IV) atoms.     

The effect of pressure on the dissociation of boric acid and sodium borate ion pairs at 25°C

A high pressure UV-visible spectrophotometer was used to determine the dissociation constant of boric acid using an indicator technique. The measurements were made at 25°C and at ionic strengths of 0.1 and 1.0m over a pressure range of 1 to 2000 atm. Extrapolation to I=0 gave a thermodynamic dissociation constant of 5.16×10^–10 at 1 atm. The pressure dependence yielded a partial molal volume change of –28.9 and –31.8 cm³-mol^–1 and a compressibility change of –3.1 and –4.8×10^–3 cm³-mol^–1-atm^–1 for the dissociation at I=0.1 and 1.0m, respectively. The association constant for the formation of the sodium borate ion pair was determined by comparing the acid constants in tetramethylammonium chloride to those in sodium chloride solutions. Extrapolation to I=0 yielded a K_A for [NaB(OH)₄] of 0.64 at 1 atm. The pressure dependence of K_A gave and for the formation of the ion pair.     

Study of intermolecular interactions and complex formation of aminofurazans by IR spectroscopy

The IR spectra of 3-amino-4-nitrofurazan (1) and 4-amino-4-nitroazoxyfurazan (2) in the crystalline state and in solutions in CH{in2}Cl{in2}, CCl{in4}, and MeCN have been studied. It was shown that both compounds exist in the solid state as self-associates, which are destroyed on dissolution in an organic solvent. Compouns1 and2 form associate complexes with MeCN, the energies of formation of which are –5 and –3 kcal mol{su–1}, respectively.Translated fromIzvestiya Akademii Nauk. Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 12, pp. 2242–2246, December, 1994.     

Square-Planar Nickel(II) O,O′-Dialkyldithiophosphato Complexes with Triphenylphosphine of the Type [NiX(S2P{OR}2)(PPh3)] (X = Cl,Br, I and NCS)

A series of new [NiX(S₂P{O-c-Hex}₂)(PPh₃)](X = Cl^–, Br^–, I^– and NCS^–)(1)–(4) and [Ni(NCS)(S₂P{OR}₂)(PPh₃)][R =n-Pr (5), i-Pr (6)] complexes has been synthesized and characterized by elemental analyses, f.i.r., i.r., u.v.–vis., ¹H-, ¹³C{¹H}- and ³¹P{¹H}-n.m.r. spectra, magnetochemical and conductivity measurements. A single crystal X-ray analysis of [Ni(NCS)(S₂P{O-n-Pr}₂)(PPh₃)](5) reveals the molecular structure of the complex and confirms a square-planar geometry around the central atom of nickel with the NCS anion coordinated via the nitrogen atom.     

Interaction of singlet oxygen with α-and β-naphthols

The oxidation of - and -naphthol/PhOH/ sensitized by protoporphirin has been studied in benzene and Ccl₄ at 25 °C by a laser flash photolysis apparatus with a time resolution of 10 ns. Kinetics of the¹O₂ decay in the presence and in the absence of PhOH was followed spectrophotometrically by using 1,3-diphenylizobenzofurane /DPBF/ as an acceptor for¹O₂. The effective rate coefficients/k_eff/of the consumption of DPBF were measured as a function of the concentration of PhOH. In CCl₄ the value of k_eff remained practically unchanged after the addition of PhOH at a concentration of 10^–5–10^–4M, at the same time short-lived intermediates were formed which absorb at 400 nm in such solutions. In benzene at [PhOH]<4×10^–2M 5×10⁵M^–1s^–1 and 1×10⁵M^–1s^–1, as it has been calculated. Long-lived intermediates have not been observed in C₆H₆.     

Electroanalysis of myoglobin and hemoglobin with a boron-doped diamond electrode

The electrochemical behavior of myoglobin (Mb) and hemoglobin (Hb) was investigated with a boron-doped diamond (BDD) electrode by cyclic voltammetry. In acetate buffer solutions, the oxygen reduction at the BDD electrode showed a very high overpotential while the reduction of Mb or Hb was observed in the more positive potential region. Owing to the electrocatalytic reaction of O₂ and the participation of H⁺ following the electrochemical reduction of ferric proteins, the voltammetric responses for Mb and Hb on the BDD electrode in the negative going scans became remarkable in acidic buffer solutions in air. The peak current was linearly proportional to the concentration of Mb in the range 1×10⁻⁶–2×10⁻⁵ M or the concentration of Hb from 1×10⁻⁶ to 1×10⁻⁵ M.     

Potentiometric Study of Reactions of Titanium Complexes in Phosphate–Perchlorate Acid Solutions

The potentiometric method is used to measure the equilibrium potential in the Ti(IV)/Ti(III) system and determine that monophosphate Ti(IV) complexes and Ti³⁺hydrated complexes dominate in phosphate–perchlorate acid solutions, 4M(H, Na)ClO₄, at of 5 × 10^–2to 4 × 10^–1M. Equations that describe the total electrode reaction are proposed. Decreasing the concentration of free hydrogen ions from 3 to 0.12 M results in the deprotonation of TiO(H₂PO₄)⁺complexes and the formation of TiO(HPO₄) complexes. Equilibrium constants for reactions of the formation of Ti(IV) monophosphate complexes and the protonation of TiO(HPO₄) complex are calculated.     

Electrochemically regenerative visible light-induced reactivity of α-Fe2O3 films with Ag(core)–AgCl(shell) microcrystal composites

Ag(core)–AgCl(shell) microcrystal composites (Ag@AgCl) have been formed on an α-Fe₂O₃ film-coated SnO₂ electrode by a 2 step method consisting of the electrochemical reduction of Ag⁺ ions and the subsequent electrochemical oxidation. The synergy of α-Fe₂O₃ and Ag@AgCl gave rise to a high visible light-induced reactivity (λ_ex > 420 nm) for the oxidation of 2-naphthol (2-NAP) used as a model water pollutant in the presence and absence of oxygen. These findings were attributable to the function of Ag@AgCl composites as an excellent charge-separation promoter and built-in acceptor.     

The elastic strain energy of crystallographic shear planes in ReO3-related oxides. II. CS plane arrays

The elastic strain energy of the matrix lying between pairs of crystallographic shear (CS) planes in the ReO₃ type structure has been calculated as a function of CS plane spacing and CS plane type. The CS planes considered are {104}, {105}, {106}, {107}, and {001}, and in addition the results for {102} and {103}, reported previously are included. These results are used to discuss and explain the relative stabilities of differing {10m} CS plane arrays and also the relative stabilities of members of the homologous series generated by ordered arrays of these CS planes. The microstructures of arrays of CS planes that may occur in reduced binary or ternary tungsten oxides, which are slightly distorted variants of the ReO₃ type, and in NbO₂F which has the ReO₃ structure are also considered.     

The Raman OH stretching bands of liquid water

In this work, from the discussion on water structure and clusters, it can be deduced that the OH stretching vibration is closely related to local hydrogen-bonded network for a water molecule, and different OH vibrations can be assigned to OH groups engaged in various hydrogen bonding. At ambient condition, the main local hydrogen bonding for a molecule can be classified as DDAA (double donor–double acceptor), DDA (double donor–single acceptor), DAA (single donor–double acceptor) and DA (single donor–single acceptor) and free OH vibrations. As for water at 290 K and 0.1 MPa pressure, the OH stretching region of the Raman spectrum can be deconvoluted into five sub-bands, which are located at 3014, 3226, 3432, 3572, and 3636 cm⁻¹, and can be assigned to ν_DAA-OH, ν_DDAA-OH, ν_DA-OH, ν_DDA-OH, and free OH₂ symmetric stretching vibrations, respectively.     

Chronovoltammetry of electrolytic molybdenum oxides at the electrochemical intercalation/deintercalation of lithium ions

Chemical diffusion coefficients of lithium ions in processes of electrochemical intercalation/deintercalation in electrolytic molybdenum oxides and the parameter of interaction between the intercalated particles (g) have been obtained by the following methods: the galvanostatic intermittent titration technique (GITT), the potential relaxation technique after current interruption (PRT), and the potential intermittent titration technique (PITT). In the potential range 2.40–1.40 V the values of of the order of 10^–11–10^–13 cm²/s have been obtained for Mo₄O₁₁ oxide. Intercalation/deintercalation was realized in one phase when g>4.Presented at the 3rd International Meeting on Advanced Batteries and Accumulators, 16–20 June 2002, Brno, Czech Republic