Neo-Pentoxide Precursor Synthesis,Solution Preparation,and Electronic Properties of (Ba,Sr)TiO3 Thin Films Derived from a Solution Route

We have recently isolated the neo-pentoxide (HOCH₂CMe₃, ONp) derivatives of Ba, Sr, and Ti as Ba₄(ONp)₈(HONp)₆(py)₂, Sr₅(O)(ONp)₈(Solv)₅ (Solv = solvent), and Ti₂(ONp)₈, respectively. The combination of these precursors were found to be readily soluble in a wide range of solvents and thus were excellent candidates for preparation of barium strontium titanate ((Ba,Sr)TiO₃ or BST) thin films using spin-cast deposition techniques. The highest quality BST films for this system were generated from ternary mixtures dissolved in either pyridine or pyridine/toluene. By in situ VT-GIXRD analysis it was determined that the perovskite phase of BST was readily formed at 650°C. The electronic properties of films crystallized at 700°C indicated that the thin films (300 nm) possessed a dielectric constant of 120 (tan = 0.03) with a tunability of 29% at ±10 V. 300 nm films (700°C) which had been generated from a standard BST solution modified with a novel tridentate ligand, had a higher dielectric constant of 180 and a tunability of 35% at ±10 V. The collective characteristics of these precursors offer an attractive alternative to the more complex, less stable sol-gel precursors currently in use.     

SOL-GEL法制备钛酸锶钡(BST)粉体

Ba1-x SrxTiO3 (BST) powders were fabricated by sol-gel process by using strontium carbonate for the substitution of strontium acetate. Barium acetate, strontium carbonate and titanium-tetrabutoxide were used as raw materials. The BST gel was studied by thermal analysis techniques, the physical structure of the BST powders was measured by XRD and the grain size was measured. The results showed that the powders possess a single perovskite phase after 700℃ and the ideal powder size even after 800℃ calcining. This indicated that the powder can be used for BST ceramics and the fabrication of the sol-gel derived BST can be carried out well by using carbonate as the starting materials.     

Crystallization Behavior of Sol-Gel Derived Films by Self-Seeding Process

We propose the novel preparation method, Self-seeding Process, based on the following concept for low temperature crystallization of oxide films. Introduction of desirable inhomogeneity should give lowering of a crystallization temperature through heterogeneous nucleation accompanied with reduced activation energy. We carried out inspection of the above concept through use of PZT films. PZT gel films with the desirable inhomogeneity of microstructure were prepared, and their crystallization behaviors was examined. The PZT film was successfully crystallized at 500°C by the self-seeding process. The single phase (001) oriented PZT film with 0.55 m in thickness was obtained at 550°C for 5 min. The self-seeding process by microstructure control is efficient for the low temperature process of the oxide thin film.     

Preparation of Transparent, Partially-Crystallized BaTiO3 Monolithic Xerogels by Sol-Gel Processing

Transparent, partially-crystallized nanostructured barium titanate (BaTiO3) monolithic xerogels (dried at 90°C) have been successfully synthesized via hydrolysis of Ba, Ti alkoxide precursor solutions in a concentration range of 1.0 mol/l with addition of water with a molar ratio of H2O/Ba 6.3. Transparent monolithic xerogels obtained from a precursor solution of 1.0 mol/l remained transparent even after firing at 500°C in oxygen, although the degree of their transparency was considerably decreased. Firing at temperatures above 500°C yielded translucent ceramics of BaTiO3, and ultimately, firing above 600°C resulted in normal opaque ceramic bodies. Those obtained from a more concentrated precursor solution of 1.2 mol/l were, on the other hand, still transparent after firing at 600°C in oxygen, and turned opaque at 700°C. The results demonstrate that the materials retained their transparency even after pyrolysis of organic compounds involving exothermic oxidation at temperatures in the range of 200 to 400°C. The densification behavior of transparent BaTiO3 monolithic xerogels obtained was found to be excellent; for example, those derived from a 1.0 mol/l precursor solution could be sintered to form monolithic BaTiO3 ceramics with a relative sintered density of about 94% and an average grain size of 1 m by firing at 1100°C for 2 h in oxygen.     

Preparation and Characterization of TiO2 Thin Films by Sol-Gel Method

Titanium dioxide (TiO₂) thin films have been deposited on silicon and glass substrates by the sol-gel process using titanium iso-propoxide [Ti(O-i-C₃H₇)₄]. The bond configuration of the TiO₂ thin films was analyzed by using FTIR in the wavenumber range from 400 to 4000 cm^–1. The spectral transmittance of as-deposited TiO₂ films deposited on fused silica glass was measured in the wavelength range from 200 to 900 nm. X-ray diffraction measurements were performed to determine the crystallinity of the TiO₂ films. As-deposited films were amorphous. As the film was annealed at higher temperature, the structure was transformed from amorphous to the anatase crystalline state. The chemical composition of the deposited film was investigated using X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS). The films are essentially stoichiometric with carbon as the dominant impurity on the surface. Raman spectra show the characteristic of TiO₂ anatase phase. The electrical properties of the TiO₂ films were measured using capacitance-voltage (C-V) and current-voltage techniques. From C-V measurements, the dielectric constants were calculated to be approximately 26 for the as-deposited films and 75–82 for films annealed at 700°C in different atmosphere. For the as-deposited samples, the breakdown voltage was 2.7 MV/cm, and for an electric field of 1 MV/cm, the leakage current was 5 × 10^–5 A/cm² and the resistivity was 2.2 × 10¹⁰ -cm.     

Application of MII 2MV 2(acac)2(OMe)12 Derivatives in Sol-Gel Preparation of Oxide and Oxide Nanocomposite Materials for Catalysis

Hydrolysis of M^II ₂M^V ₂(acac)₂(OMe)₁₂, M^II=Co or Ni and M^V=Nb or Ta, in dry toluene, subsequent evaporation of the solvent, and heating to 500°C, provides access to a catalytically active oxide. The thermogravimetry (TG) analyses of the thermal behaviour of the hydrolysed alkoxides show three distinct steps. The first weight loss occurs at 120°C, the second at 390°C, and the third at 480°C. The weight is constant at 67% of original weight from 480 to 900°C. The powder X-ray patterns of the Co-Ta hydrolysed alkoxide show that powder heated to 500°C is amorphous but powder heated to 900°C revealed the presence of an equimolar mixture of Co^IITa₂O₆ and Co₄ ^IITa₂O₉. Gelation and further transformation on thermal treatment were found to occur in the same way for Co₂Ta₂(acac)₂(OMe)₁₂, Ni₂Ta₂(acac)₂(OMe)₁₂, and Co₂Nb₂(acac)₂(OMe)₁₂.Interaction of Co₂Ta₂(acac)₂(OMe)₁₂ solution with NaY 12 Å zeolite was found to be an exothermic reaction providing access to a nanocomposite compound. The latter has been investigated with the aid of EXAFS spectroscopy. The interaction with NaY 12 Å zeolite was found to occur in the same way for Co₂Nb₂(acac)₂(OMe)₁₂.     

Crystallization Temperature Limit of (Ba,Sr)TiO<Subscript>3</Subscript> Thin Films Prepared by a Non Oxocarbonate Phase Forming CSD Route

A new chemical solution deposition (CSD) route for the fabrication of Ba_0.7Sr_0.3TiO₃ (BST) thin films has been developed which completely prevents the formation of an intermediate oxo-carbonate phase. The latter has been reported previously by several authors to be responsible for increased crystallization temperatures. Barium and strontium diaminoethoxides were synthesized starting from pure barium and strontium metal and aminoethanol. These alkoxides were found to be readily soluble in a wide range of solvents and thus were excellent candidates for the CSD process. To prepare a stable precursor solution the aminoalkoxides were dissolved in 2-butoxyethanol and then used for the deposition of BST thin films. We conclude that the minimum crystallization temperature of 600C to be independent of the formation of the oxo-carbonate phase. DTA-TGA were performed on the precursors and their solutions to study their decomposition behaviour. All films annealed at different temperatures were physically characterized by XRD, IR, and SEM. The films prepared by this route at 650C were found to have high dielectric constant and the leakage currents were comparable to BST films prepared by normal carboxylate based routes at 750C.     

Preparation of SnO2 Monolithic Gel by Sol-Gel Method

The effects of aging of a wet gel at room temperature and a use of a drying control chemical additive (DCCA) were investigated on the prevention of cracking of the gel during drying. N,N-Dimethylformamide (DMF) having low surface tension was used as a DCCA in this study. Before drying, the aged wet gel was immersed in DMF for several days to replace the pore liquid in the wet gel with DMF.The longer the aging and DMF immersing times became, a fewer cracks generated during drying. Especially, the immersion in DMF for over 8 days made it possible to obtain the SnO₂ gel monolith without cracking from the wet gel aged for short time (1 day). However, the wet gel aged for long time without immersing in DMF could not be dried without cracking. Therefore, the replacement of the pore liquid in the wet gel with DMF having low surface tension is thought to be more effective on avoiding a crack generation than aging. From a pore size distribution measurement by N₂ gas adsorption, it was found that the pore size and the breadth of the pore size distribution of the dried gel became larger and narrower respectively with increasing DMF immersing time. DMF is thought to be capable of forming strong hydrogen bonding to hydroxyl groups remaining on the surface of the wet gel and providing a shielding cage around the reactants (Sn–OH), thus further condensation reaction is probably suppressed. Consequently, a large pore distribution is developed in the gel, which reduces the magnitude of capillary stress induced during drying.     

Preparation and Characterization of Porous Titania by Modified Sol-Gel Method

Mesoporous titania, especially anatase, is attractive due to its potential applications. A novel method to control pore structure of titania, surfactant- or polymer modification, is proposed. The wet gels and gel films, prepared from Ti(O-nC₄H₉)₄ were dried at 90°C and annealed at 500°C after immersion in surfactant or polymer solutions, and mesoporous anatase was obtained. The pore size, pore volume and specific surface area of the surfactant-modified bulk gels, estimated from N₂ absorption-desorption curves, are more than twice larger than those of the gels without modification. The pore size of the surfactant-modified gel films, observed by SEM, are similar to that of the bulk gels. The pore size obviously depended on the size of micelles. The pore size of the gels modified with hydrophilic polymers hardly increased, but the pore volume and the specific surface area increased.     

溶剂化金属原子浸渍法制备高分散Au/TiO2低温CO氧化催化剂

用溶剂化金属原子浸渍法制备了不同金含量的高分散Ａｕ／ＴｉＯ２催化剂,ＸＲＤ和ＴＥＭ测定结果表明,随着金含量的增加,金颗粒度增大,但直径都在１．８～３．５ｎｍ范围内,ＸＰＳ研究表明上于金属态,Ａｕ／ＴｉＯ２在低温下就显示出较高的ＣＯ知性,３２３Ｋ时ＣＯ的转化率可达到１００％,金颗粒度为１．８ｎｍ的Ａｕ／ＴｉＯ２催化剂活性最高。     

无机溶胶凝胶法制取Y2O3纳米微粒

以廉价无机盐为原料，采用溶胶凝胶法制备出尺度均匀，一次颗粒尺寸平均为60nm，颗粒呈球形的高纯Y2O3，纳米微粒。研究发现适量SO4^2-离子的添加对生成前驱物溶胶及煅烧得到球形的Y2O3纳米微粒起关键作用。对前驱物在煅烧过程中的物相变化进行了研究，分析了煅烧温度对产物粒度和纯度的影响，结果表明在不使生成物颗粒过分长大的前提下，升高煅烧温度有助于制取高纯和晶化完全的Y2O3微粉。     

Preparation,Microstructure and Photocatalytic Activity of the Porous TiO2 Anatase Coating by Sol-Gel Processing

In this study the porous TiO² anatase coatings are prepared from alkoxide solutions containing polyethylene glycol (PEG) by a dip-coating technique. The effects of PEG addition to the precursor solution on the photocatalytic activity and microstructure of the resultant coatings are studied. The larger amount and the larger molecular weight of PEG, the larger size and more pores produced in the resultant coatings on the decomposition of PEG during heat-treatment. The adsorbed hydroxyl content of such porous coatings is found to increase due to the larger size and more pores in the coatings. However, the transmittance of the coatings decreases due to the scattering by the larger size and more pores. Photocatalytic degradation experiments show that organophosphorous insecticide, dimethyl-2,2-dichlorovinyl phosphate (DDVP), was efficiently degraded in the presence of the porous TiO₂ coatings by exposing the DDVP solution to sunlight. Photocatalytic degradation rate was related to the adsorbed hydroxyl content, transmittance and morphology of the resultant coatings.     

溶胶-凝胶法合成锂离子电池正极材料LiV3O8

锂钒氧化物;扩散系数;溶胶-凝胶法合成锂离子电池正极材料LiV3O8     

Sol-Gel Synthesis Route for the Preparation of Y(Ba1−x Sr x )2Cu4O8 Superconducting Oxides

Superconducting oxide ceramics of composition Y(Ba_1–x Sr _x )₂Cu₄O₈ (x = 0.00, 0.10, and 0.20) have been prepared by a simple sol-gel method based on the complexation of metal ions in aqueous medium, by chelating acetate and tartarate ligands. Homogeneous sols were obtained by complexing copper ions with tartaric acid, which prevented the flocculation of copper acetate during the gelation process. Single-phase bulk samples were obtained after firing the mixed-metal polymeric acetate-tartarate precursor to 835°C for 70 h in flowing oxygen atmosphere. Thermal decomposition of the gels was studied by thermogravimetry. Effect of strontium substitution on the properties of the compounds was studied by X-ray powder diffraction, electron microscopy, X-ray photoemission spectroscopy and resistivity measurements. These data indicate that nearly monophasic Y(Ba_1–x Sr _x )₂Cu₄O₈ superconducting samples were obtained for x < 0.30. The Sr-doping in the YBa₂Cu₄O₈ (Y-124) phase shows a pronounced effect on the superconducting properties enhancing the critical temperature from 78 K (for the non-substituted sample) to 88 K (for Y(Ba_1–x Sr _x )₂Cu₄O₈).     

Influence of YSZ buffer layer on the electric properties of compositionally graded (Ba,Sr)TiO<Subscript>3</Subscript> thin film

Compositionally graded Ba_1−x Sr _x TiO₃ (BST) (0 ≤ x ≤ 0.4) thin films were fabricated on Pt/Ti/SiO₂/Si and YSZ/Pt/Ti/SiO₂/Si substrates by a modified sol–gel technique. The YSZ buffer layer was prepared by RF magnetron sputtering. The microstructure of the graded BST films was investigated by X-ray diffraction (XRD), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), and atomic force microscopy (AFM). The results showed that all the films have uniform and crack-free surface with a perovskite structure. The graded BST film with an YSZ buffer layer has larger dielectric constant and lower dielectric loss. The leakage current density of the graded BST film with an YSZ buffer layer lowers two orders than the film without buffer layer. The improved electric properties of the graded films with an YSZ buffer layer was attributed to the YSZ buffer layer act as an excellent seeding layer to enhance the graded BST film growth.     

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%.     

（Sr，Ba）_（1－x）Eu_xTiO_3的高温高压合成及XPS研究

用高温高压法合成了Ｓｒ１－ｘＥｕｘＴｉＯ３（ｘ＝０．０，０．１，０．２，０．３，０．４，０．５）及Ｂａ０．３Ｅｕ０．７ＴｉＯ３化合物．结果表明，所有样品均为立方结构，样品中存在Ｅｕ（Ⅱ）和Ｅｕ（Ⅲ）的混合价．Ｅｕ３＋的掺入直接影响了Ｓｒ离子与氧离子的结合，使Ｓｒ３ｐ３／２的结合能随ｘ的增加而增加．     

(Ba, Sr)TiO3纳米棒的反相微乳法制备与表征

在氢氧化钡和氢氧化锶水溶液/Triton X-100/环己烷/正己醇四元W/O型反相微乳液中制备了钛酸锶钡纳米棒, 研究了ω₀值(水与表面活性剂Triton X-100的物质的量之比)、反应物浓度、陈化时间对产品形貌和尺寸的影响, 用TEM, SAED, SEM, EDS和XRD等技术对产品进行了表征. 结果表明, 所得Ba_0.7Sr_0.3TiO₃纳米棒长约500～1200 nm、直径约为50～120 nm; 具有立方相单晶结构. 产品中钡、锶、钛的物质的量之比约为0.7∶0.3∶1.     

低温苯甲醇醇解法制备高活性锐钛矿型纳米晶TiO2光催化剂

 以TiCl4 为钛源,采用低温苯甲醇醇解法制备了不同粒径及晶相组成的大表面TiO2纳米晶,利用X射线衍射、热重-差热分析、透射电子显微镜、拉曼光谱、紫外-可见漫反射光谱和N2物理吸附等方法考察了焙烧温度和焙烧时间对其晶相组成、晶粒尺寸、比表面积及孔体积等微结构性质的影响,并以苯酚的光催化降解为模型反应评价了样品的光催化活性. 结果表明,未经任何热处理的TiO2样品即为锐钛矿晶相,控制焙烧温度及焙烧时间可进一步调控样品的粒径、比表面积、晶相结构及表面氧缺位浓度. 经400 ℃焙烧3 h制备的纳米晶TiO2具有最佳的光催化活性,其活性比商用Degussa P-25 TiO2更高.     

Preparation and Characterizations of TiO2/Organically Modified Silane Composite Materials Produced by the Sol-Gel Method

TiO₂/organically modified silane (ORMOSIL) composite materials produced by the sol-gel method were studied for optical waveguide applications. High optical quality waveguiding films on different substrates, including silicon, gallium arsenide, silica/silicon substrates, and microscope glass slides, were prepared from high titanium content (0.2 molar) ÿ-glycidoxypropyltrimethoxysilane at low temperature. Scanning electron microscopy (SEM), atomic force microscopy (AFM), differential thermal analysis (DTA), thermal gravimetric analysis (TGA), Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FT-IR) and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) have been used to investigate the optical and structural properties of the composite films. The TGA/DTA results showed that the organic compounds in the film would tend to decompose in the temperature range from 200°C to 500°C. SEM and AFM results showed that a dense and porous-free composite material film could be obtained at the heat treatment temperature of 100°C. It was also shown that ORMOSIL is integrated in the glass, providing low shrinkage and high cracking resistance. The propagation loss properties of the composite films were also investigated. About 1.1 dB/cm propagation loss of the planar waveguide film was obtained at the wavelength of 633 nm.