Miscibility of zinc sulfide and zinc phosphide

Solid solutions in the system zinc sulfide/zinc phosphide (Zn(2+)(x)S(2-2xP(2x)) were investigated using the cyclic cluster model within the semiempirical MSINDO method. Results of cyclic cluster calculations for binding energies of the perfect ZnS and Zn(3)P(2) are presented and compared with the experimental data. The miscibility of ZnS and Zn(3)P(2) over the whole composition range of 0 < x < 1 was investigated by calculating the Gibbs free energy of mixing Delta(M)G for different values of x. A miscibility gap was found at both ends of the composition range and compared with experimental data.     

Fast electrodeposition of zinc onto single zinc nanoparticles

The zinc deposition reaction onto metallic zinc has been investigated at the single particle level through the electrode-particle collision method in neutral solutions, and in respect of its dependence on the applied potential and the ionic strength of a sulphate-containing solution. Depending on the concentration of sulphate ions in solution, different amounts of metallic zinc were deposited on the single Zn nanoparticles. Specifically, insights into the electron transfer kinetics at the single particles were obtained, indicating an electrically early reactant-like transition state, which is consistent with the rate-determining partial de-hydration/de-complexation process. Such information on the reaction kinetics at the nanoscale is of vital importance for the development of more efficient and long-lasting nanostructured Zn-based negative electrodes for Zn-ion battery applications.

     

Contrasting melting behavior of zinc stearate and zinc oleate

The influence of a double bond in the middle of an otherwise flexible hydrocarbon chain on the melting of such assemblies has been investigated by comparing the melting behavior of zinc stearate and zinc oleate. By monitoring features in the infrared spectra that are characteristic of the global conformation of the hydrocarbon chain, it is shown that the double bond effectively decouples the thermal evolution of conformational disorder in the chain segments on either side of the double bond and the melting of each of these segments in the assembly occurs as independent events.     

EDTA滴定法测定再生锌原料中的锌含量

采用氟化铵-盐酸-硝酸-硫酸分解样品,氨水沉淀分离铁、锰、铅等共存元素,滤液中加入掩蔽剂掩蔽少量干扰元素,在pH=5～6的乙酸-乙酸钠缓冲溶液中,以二甲酚橙为指示剂,用EDTA标准滴定溶液滴定。测得结果为锌、镉合量,扣除镉量,即为锌量。方法用于测定再生锌原料中锌,结果的相对标准偏差(RSD,n=11)为0.15%～1.0%。按照实验方法对再生锌原料样品进行加标回收实验,回收率为99.1%～102%。能满足日常对再生锌原料中锌含量的检测要求。     

Microwave synthesis of zinc sulfite and porous zinc oxide microrods

ZnSO(3) microrods with uniform size and shape can be prepared under microwave irradiation at much higher speed than a conventional heating bath, usually in minutes. The annealing of ZnSO(3) microrods produced porous ZnO microrods with pore size between 50-200 nm.     

Hydrolytic reaction by zinc finger mutant peptides: successful redesign of structural zinc sites into catalytic zinc sites

To redesign a metal site originally required for the stabilization of a folded protein structure into a functional metal site, we constructed a series of zinc finger mutant peptides such as zf(CCHG) and zf(GCHH), in which one zinc-coordinating residue is substituted into a noncoordinating one. The mutant peptides having water bound to the zinc ion catalyzed the hydrolysis of 4-nitrophenyl acetate as well as the enantioselective hydrolysis of amino acid esters. All the zinc complexes of the mutant peptides showed hydrolytic activity, depending on their peptide sequences. In contrast, the zinc complex of the wild-type, zf(CCHH), and zinc ion alone exhibited no hydrolytic ability. These results clearly indicate that the catalytic abilities are predominantly attributed to the zinc center in the zinc complexes of the mutant peptides. Kinetic studies of the mutant peptides demonstrated that the catalytic hydrolysis is affected by the electron-donating ability of the protein ligands and the coordination environment. In addition, the pH dependence of the hydrolysis strongly suggests that the zinc-coordinated hydroxide ion participates the catalytic reaction. This report is the first successful study of catalytically active zinc finger peptides.     

On the identification of zinc as zinc tetrathiocyanatomercurate(II)

The presence of iron(III) at the precipitation of zinc tetrathiocyanatomercurate(II) renders the identification of zinc unambiguous.     

Functionalized manganese-doped zinc sulfide quantum dot-based fluorescent probe for zinc ion

We report on a simple strategy for the determination of zinc ion by using surface-modified quantum dots. The probe consists of manganese-doped quantum dots made from zinc sulfide and capped N-acetyl-L-cysteine. The particles exhibit bright yellow-orange emission with a peak at 598?nm which can be attributed to the ⁴T₁→⁶A₁ transition of Mn(II). This bright fluorescence is effectively quenched by modifying the sulfur anion which suppresses the radiative recombination process. The emission of the probe can then be restored by adding Zn(II) which causes the formation of a ZnS passivation layer around the QDs. The fluorescence enhancement caused is linear in the 1.25 to 30?μM zinc concentration range, and the limit of detection is 0.67?μM.

Intradiffusion coefficients for perchlorate ions in zinc perchlorate and zinc chloride solutions at 25°C: Comparing transport properties of zinc chloride and zinc perchlorate systems

Intradiffusion coefficients for³⁶ClO ₄ ^– have been measured in solutions of zinc perchlorate of concentration 0.1 to 3 mol dm^–3 at 25°C by the diaphragm cell technique. In addition, intradiffusion coefficients for perchlorate ions in zinc chloride solutions have been measured over a concentration range at 25°C. The results confirm previous work on the effect of complexation on diffusion in zinc chloride solutions above a salt concentration of 0.1M. The present data, together with literature data for diffusion coefficients of the other species present in the zinc perchlorate electrolyte system, have enabled a simple analysis of the hydration around the zinc ions to be carried out. This indicates that the water diffusion data are consistent with the zinc ions having an effective hydration sphere of 11 (±2) water molecules. This is in keeping with values obtained for other simple divalent electrolytes using the same model. The model is extended here to allow analysis of water diffusion in zinc chloride solutions taking into account the presence of complexed chloro-zinc species. The experimental data are consistent with the effective hydration of the chloro-zinc complexes being independent of the number of chloride ligands and equal to 18±3 over a concentration range of 0 tol mol-dm^–3. This postulate is discussed in terms of its consequences on the water ligand dynamics for the complex equilibria.     

Uranium recovery with zinc distillation from a liquid zinc cathode for pyroprocessing

Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry - U recovery test was performed on a Zn-U alloy to confirm the feasibility of Zn as an alternative cathode material. An evaporation test of pure Zn...     

Separation of zinc and copper with cyanoacetamide in the determination of zinc

The new use of cyanoacetamide as a selective masking agent for copper in the determination of microgram amounts of zinc with zincon is described. It is very possible that the unique masking action of this compound may have importance in eliminating the interference of copper in other spectrophotometric and titrimetric procedures for zinc thereby reducing the time required to complete the analysis by decreasing or eliminating laborious separation or extraction techniques. The possibility of using cyanoacetamide as a masking agent for other ions should not be overlooked.     

Induced zinc desorption from zinc oxide during exposure to a reducing agent

CH₃CH₂OD (deuterated ethanol) pulses (5 × 10^–4 ML, 20 ms) are offered to polycrystalline ZnO under ultra high vacuum conditions. The reaction products are monitored with a rate of 1000 spectra per second by a time of flight mass spectrometer. D₂O and CO₂, both including lattice oxygen, are observed in desorption. The creation of surface oxygen vacancies destabilizes zinc atoms nearby which appear also in desorption. The rate constant k_a (inverse relaxation time) increases below 900 K. Above this temperature k_a decreases. The decrease may be due to bulk oxygen diffusing to the surface and refilling the surface oxygen vacancies.     

Solution-grown zinc oxide nanowires

We review two strategies for growing ZnO nanowires from zinc salts in aqueous and organic solvents. Wire arrays with diameters in the nanoscale regime can be grown in an aqueous solution of zinc nitrate and hexamethylenetetramine. With the addition of poly(ethylenimine), the lengths of the wires have been increased to 25 mum with aspect ratios over 125. Additionally, these arrays were made vertical by nucleating the wires from oriented ZnO nanocrystals. ZnO nanowire bundles have been produced by decomposing zinc acetate in trioctylamine. By the addition of a metal salt to the solution, the ZnO wires can be doped with a range of transition metals. Specifically, ZnO nanowires were homogeneously doped with cobalt and showed a marked deviation from paramagnetic behavior. We conclude by highlighting the use of these solution-grown nanowire arrays in dye-sensitized solar cells. The nanowire cells showed an improvement in the charge collection efficiency over traditional nanoparticle cells.     

Heteroleptic zinc dipyrromethene complexes

¹H NMR spectroscopy has been used to study the complexation of a per‐alkyl dipyrromethene with zinc acetate. An intermediate, assigned to be the heteroleptic Zn(dipyrromethene)(acetate) complex, is observed under titration conditions although only zinc(dipyrromethene)₂ is obtained after simple work‐up. This indicates that disproportionation occurs during work‐up and that dipyrromethene complexation does not occur under self‐assembled control.     

p-Type zinc oxide powders

Zinc oxide powders prepared by decomposition of zinc peroxide and zinc nitrate show evidence of acceptor states from iodometric titrations. Chemical analysis also shows the presence of nitrogen in the samples prepared by nitrate decomposition. The evidence for acceptor states disappears on heating samples, eliminating the possibility of transport measurements on sintered samples. Complex impedance spectra suggest room temperature conductivities as high as 5 × 10⁻⁴ and 2 × 10⁻³ S/cm for these peroxide and nitrate derived zinc oxide powders, respectively. As zinc oxide particles become small there is an increase in unit cell dimensions and a red shift of the absorption edge. An even stronger red shift is observed in the case of N doping.     

Alkali metal zinc vanadates

The phase composition of the M₂O-ZnO-V₂O₅ (M = Li, Na, K, Rb, Cs) systems at subsolidus temperatures is investigated. Three groups of double vanadates are identified: M₂Zn(VO₃)₄ for M = K, Rb, or Cs; M₂ZnV₂O₇ for M = Na, K, or Rb; and MZnVO₄ for M = Li or Cs. Double pyrovanadate Rb₂ZnV₂O₇ is synthesized for the first time. Phase diagrams are designed for all systems. Comparative phase-formation features of the systems in the alkali oxide series are considered.