Synthesis of Aluminum Oxide Nanostructures on the Silicon Surface

Data on the synthesis of aluminum oxide nanostructures on the silicon surface by the oxidation of atomic aluminum layers with a high-frequency inductively coupled oxygen discharge plasma are reported. The conditions for the formation and the properties of aluminum oxide nanolayers were determined. It was found that this method affords oxide films with uniform structure and composition.__________Translated from Khimiya Vysokikh Energii, Vol. 39, No. 5, 2005, pp. 379–381.Original Russian Text Copyright © 2005 by Potapov, Matyuk, Trakhtenberg.     

Electrokinetic Properties of the Methylated Surface of Quartz Capillaries

The surface charge and electrokinetic potential of quartz capillaries with hydrophobized (methylated) surface are measured. It is shown that, during the flow of an electrolyte solution through the capillary, the potential lowers with time due to formation of gas bubbles on the surface screening the surface charge. In a certain period of time, drastic jump of the potential to its initial value is observed, which is interpreted as a detachment of bubbles by the flowing solution. The formation of bubbles is provoked by the roughness of the methylated surface with asperities of up to 20 nm in height. The profiles of the methylated surface were obtained by the atomic force microscopy. An addition of a nonionic surfactant hydrophilizing the hydrophobic surface to the electrolyte solution lowers the -potential, which could be caused by the suppression of the slip effect. Estimations made on the basis of an earlier developed theory lead to the values of slip coefficient that are close to those measured for micron-sized hydrophobic capillaries.     

硅基芯片表面化学性质对蛋白质固定化的影响

制备蛋白质芯片的关键在于将蛋白质固定到芯片表面并保持其生物学活性.本实验中,我们分别采用物理吸附、直接化学固定、加入间隔臂化学固定和生物亲和作用固定的方法将癌胚抗原(CEA)抗体固定到硅基芯片的二氧化硅表面.基于抗原-抗体的特异性相互作用,利用双抗体夹心酶联免疫法(ELISA)评价各种方法固定抗体的效果.实验结果表明,在修饰有氨基的表面采用戊二醛作为偶联试剂固定CEA抗体具有最高的偶联效率,引入多聚赖氨酸(poly-L-lysine)作为间隔臂可以显著增强固定效果,并可进一步降低非特异性吸附.而利用生物亲和作用固定CEA抗体也可获得较好的固定效果,但是非特异性吸附较严重.     

Covalently Attached Monolayer of Phthalocyanine on Chemically Modified Silicon Oxide Surface

Highly stable monolayers of 2,9,16,23-tetracarboxyl phthalocyanine on 3-aminopropyl-triethoxysilane (ATS) modified silicon and quartz substrates were prepared by reaction of carboxyl and amine. The monolayers were characterized by UV-Vis spectra and AFM measurements. The results indicated that the ultra-thin films on silicon or quartz were smooth, and the ordered structures were observed in these films.     

Effect of the Surface Conductance on Electrokinetic Potential Measured in Nonaqueous Media

The effect of the surface conductance on the -potential of dispersed particles determined from their electrophoretic mobility in nonaqueous electrolyte solutions was considered. The conductivity of dilute quartz suspensions and the electrophoretic mobility of quartz particles in NaBr solutions in butanol-1 and dimethyl sulfoxide as well as in LiBr solutions in acetone at the salt concentration C= 10^–5–10^–2M were determined by conductometry and microelectrophoresis. The dependences of surface conductivity and -potential on the electrolyte content were calculated by formulas of the Wagner and Henry theories. It was shown that, in the region of dilute solutions, (log C) curves thus obtained significantly differ from corresponding functions calculated by the Smoluchowski equation. At the same time, these dependences agreed closely with the (log C) dependences determined for the same systems by the streaming potential method with allowances for experimental values of the surface conductivity. Using aluminum oxide suspensions in NaBr and HBr ethanol solutions as examples, it was shown that, to obtain correct values of the -potential from electrophoretic mobility of porous particles impregnated with a solution, it is necessary to allow for the bulk conductance of the particles.     

锰—铈复合氧化物催化剂表面氧的性质

氧化锰催化剂广泛用于一氧化碳常温氧化及汽车尾气的净化等,CeO_2是氧化物催化剂的优良助剂。非贵金属催化剂中添加CeO_2能提高催化剂的氧化活性已有很多报道,但有关Ce对氧化锰结构及表面氧脱附性能影响的研究尚不多见。本文运用XRD、DTA和TPD-MS等手段对共沉淀法制得的Mn-Ce复合氧化物进行了物相结构和脱氧活性研究。     

Structures and Properties of Silicon Oxide Clusters by Theoretical Investigations

In this paper, we outline our computational work in the area of silicon oxide clusters. To reduce the computational cost, we designed an economic basis set for silicon oxide systems, and reliable structures were obtained by this approach. To reveal the formation mechanism of silicon nanowires, we investigated the structures and properties of silicon suboxide clusters in particular monoxide clusters that play an important role in the oxide-assisted growth. And to improve our understanding of the silicon dioxide clusters and to bridge the gap between gas phase and solid phase silica, we proposed several models based on the two-membered ring (2MR), three-membered ring (3MR), four-membered ring (4MR), the hybrid of the 2MR and 3MR, or the 3MR and 4MR.     

Surface Properties of Impregnated Mixed Oxide Catalysts

The results of a comparative study of nickel oxide-alumina and nickel oxide-silica alumina catalysts in the light of the characteristics of the support systems alumina and silica-alumina are presented. The impregnation of NiO does not produce any significant change in the textural characteristics like surface area and pore volume of the support oxides. However the deposited nickel oxide leads to the modification of the surface acidity determined by Hammett indicators. In the case of parent oxides the ammonia adsorption is strong (from heat of adsorption measurement) for alumina and silica-alumina, though for the former it is slightly stronger at comparable surface coverages. But the adsorption of ammonia on NiO? Al₂O₃ is weak while it is strong on NiO/SiO₂? Al₂O₃ at the same comparable surface coverages. The reduction in acidity is reflected in the poor dehydration and absence of skeletal isomerisation on NiO impregnated catalysts.     

硅表面复合自组装膜的制备及其摩擦性能

采用自组装技术在单晶硅表面制备了3-氨基丙基三乙氧基硅烷(APTES)-SiO2-APTES复合膜,并对其表面的组成、结构及摩擦性能进行了表征.结果表明:复合膜表面对水的接触角约为63°,且表面平整、致密,其平均粗糙度(Ra)约为0.963nm.通过原子力显微镜(AFM)和透射电子显微镜(TEM)观察到夹层中SiO2颗粒的粒径约为20-50nm,较均匀地分布在第一层APTES膜的表面.与APTES自组装单层膜(SAMs)相比,APTES-SiO2-APTES复合膜由于纳米SiO2颗粒的引入而表现出更低的摩擦系数和更长的耐磨寿命.     

Influence of the Native Oxide Layer on the Silicon Surface During Initial Stages of Nitridation

 Thin SiO₂ layers were produced by thermal oxidation of Si wafer material. To study the effect of nitridation on the oxide layers, the specimens were nitrided in a furnace at high temperature. Non-destructive ion beam analysis was performed to determine changes in the elemental concentrations and depth profiles of the major components. In particular, N and O concentrations were measured using the non-resonant nuclear reactions ¹⁴N(d, α)¹²C and ¹⁶O(d, p)¹⁷O, respectively. To obtain depth profiles of the as-prepared and nitrided specimens, the samples were measured with RBS and heavy ion elastic recoil detection analysis. The ion beam analyses revealed an increase in thickness of the SiO₂ layers with temperature. The specimens nitrided at 1200 °C were almost free of N. Surface topology investigations with scanning electron microscopy revealed concentric annular artificial patterns at the surfaces. In the centre of the pattern, only silicon was measured. Additionally, a band consisting of Si, O, and N surrounding the pattern was discovered. The findings are in agreement with specimens prepared at higher temperatures. Received June 19, 2000. Revision December 9, 2000.     

单晶硅表面周期性微结构的减反射特性及光伏特性

利用聚苯乙烯胶体球自组装技术和纳米压印技术在单晶硅表面构筑了两种周期性微结构. 反射光谱表明, 两种周期性微结构都能够对特定波长的入射光有一定的减反射效果; 表面光电压谱和吸收光谱相对应, 在具有减反射效果的波长范围内观察到了表面光电压增强的现象, 说明这种表面构筑微结构的技术可以有效地利用在单晶硅太阳能电池的制造和设计上, 从而提高单晶硅太阳能电池的光电转换效率. 对这种周期性微结构的减反射机理进行了初步探讨.     

氧化铽团簇的表面修饰及对其荧光特性影响的研究

采用脉冲激光轰击浸于流动相中的氧化铽固体靶，考察了流动相及其流速、脉冲激光输出功率、修饰剂、添加修饰剂顺序等对所获得的氧化铽有机溶胶荧光性能的影响。UV-Vis和荧光光谱的测试表明：以含有修饰剂的无水乙醇作为流动相，可得到良好荧光性能的氧化铽乙醇溶胶，而环己酮与醋酸乙酯均不适合作为该体系的流动相;最佳流速为0.15 mL·s^-1；脉冲激光输出功率大有利于其荧光性能；最佳修饰剂为乙酰丙酮(acac)和2，2′-联吡啶(2，2′-bipy)，且应原位修饰。     

多孔硅表面钝化对其发光性能的影响

报道多孔硅（PS）的表面钝化对其光致发光（PL）和电致发光（EL）的影响。PL和EL谱表明,经钝化处理的PS的PL和EL强度明显增强,且发光峰位较大蓝移;存放实验表明,经钝化处理的PS的PL和EL发光强度和发光峰位具有较好的稳定性;I～V曲线显示,经钝化处理的PS发光器件具有较低的启动电压。这些结果表明：用钝化处理的方法是提高PS的PL和EL强度和稳定性及改善其器件性能的有效途径。     

The Effect of Thermal Treatment on the Structural and Electrokinetic Properties of Porous Glass Membranes

The properties of porous glass membranes prepared by acid leaching of sodium borosilicate glasses 8B and 8V and also 8B glass containing small amounts of fluorine and phosphorus (SFP) are comprehensively studied. The effect of the composition and conditions of thermal treatment of the original and porous glasses on their structural (specific surface area, structure resistance coefficient, average pore radius, volume porosity, and filtration factor) and electrokinetic characteristics (conductivity, counterion transport numbers, and electrokinetic potential) in KCl solutions at neutral pH values is studied. It is shown that an increase in thermal treatment temperature T _TT of the porous glasses from 120 to 750°C leads to a decrease in structure resistance coefficient β of 8B membranes. For membranes prepared from SFP glass, β values, efficiency coefficients, and counterion transport numbers are virtually independent of T _TT at 120–600°C and increase at T _TT = 750°C. Specific surface area and volume porosity decrease with a rise in T _TT for all studied membranes. The observed regularities of variations in the membrane characteristics are explained by the increasing fraction of large pores because of sintering of small pores with an increase in T _TT and by the different amounts of secondary silica in the pore space of porous glasses.__________Translated from Kolloidnyi Zhurnal, Vol. 67, No. 3, 2005, pp. 299–307.Original Russian Text Copyright © 2005 by Volkova, Ermakova, Sidorova, Antropova, Drozdova.     

稀土氧化物对Si3N4结合SiC制品烧结过程及其性能影响

对Si3N4结合SiC制品进行了掺入稀土氧化物的系统实验, 并对产品进行了X射线衍射测试、常温力学性能测试和扫描电子显微镜观察. 实验结果表明, 稀土氧化物使Si3N4 结合SiC 制品的Si3N4含量提高而氮氧化合物含量明显减少, 使得制品的常温抗折强度与抗压强度都有显著提高. 最后, 从烧结动力学和反应机理等方面初步探讨了掺入稀土的Si3N4结合SiC 制品性能优于普通Si3N4结合SiC制品的原因.     

Synthesis and Surface Tension Properties of Polyethyleneimine—Polyethylene Oxide Block Copolymers

IntroductionInrecentyearstherehavebeenincreasingactivitiesinblockcopolymersynthesisandcharacterization .Manystudieshaveshownthatblockcopolymersformmicellesofcloseasso ciationupondissolutionintoaselectivesolvent,whichactsthermodynamicallyasagoodsolventforoneblockandapoorsolventfortheotherblock .1Theimportanceofthesesyntheticactivitieshasbeenemphasizedbyblockcopolymermicelles ,whichhavebeendemonstratedaspotentialdrugcarriers,2 ,3andotherinvestigationshaverevealedtheirexcellentutilityincancerchem…     

Control over Rheological Properties of Powdered Formulations Based on Phosphate-Ammonium Salts and Hydrophobized Silicon Oxide

Surface of silicon oxide (white black BS-120) was hydrophobized with a polymethylhydrosiloxane solution. IR spectroscopy demonstrated that the hydrophobization process involves free silanol groups of the silicon oxide surface. It was found that a stable superhydrophobic state of the surface is observed upon hydrophobization of silicon oxide, with the wetting angle exceeding 150°. Introduction of hydrophobized silicon oxide into a fire-extinguishing powdered formulation based on ammonium phosphates can improve its rheological characteristics. The influence exerted by the fraction composition of dispersed systems based on phosphorus-ammonium salts on their rheological properties was examined.     

Electrosurface Properties of Hydr(oxides) and Oxide Nanostructures in 1 : 1 Electrolyte Solutions: 2. Electrokinetic Characteristics of Boehmite, Goethite, and Silicon Dioxide

The electrophoretic mobility of particles of silicon dioxide, aluminum hydroxide, and iron hydroxide was measured as a function of pH in NaCl and KCl background solutions. Isoelectric points for the investigated objects were determined. Electrokinetic potentials were calculated with allowances for the particle shape and the polarization of the electrical double layer within the framework of the Overbeek–Boes–Wiersema model.     

Synthesis of Multicomponent Oxide Low-Dimensional Systems on the Surface of Porous Silicon Dioxide Using the Molecular Layering Method

Reflecting the research in the field of the surface chemistry of solids over the last 25-30 years, the results related to the application of the molecular layering method for the synthesis of surface low-dimensional structures of complex composition are presented. The regularities of formation of multicomponent mono-, multilayers on the surface of solid-phase matrices are studied on examples of chemical interactions, by a preset program, of chlorides and oxychlorides of titanium, vanadium, phosphorus, chromium, zinc, and iron with hydroxy and secondary functional groups of porous silicon dioxide. On the basis of chemical-analytical and spectroscopic data, structural schemes of synthesized products are proposed and functional interactions in multicomponent monolayers on the surface are considered. The reactivity of the element chlorides and oxychlorides as a function of the chemical composition of surface functional groups of silica and on synthesis conditions is estimated. In view of the revealed regularities of formation of complex low-dimensional systems on silica surface, prospects of application of the resulting data are considered for elaboration of scientific foundations of the chemical nanotechnology of production of solid-phase materials of various functional use, based on the molecular layering method.     

添加剂对铈锆复合氧化物性能的影响

制备了铈锆及含有氧化钇、氧化镧和氧化镨的铈锆复合氧化物,并用XRD和BET手段对新鲜及高温老化后的样品进行了表征.结果表明,制备的样品具有单一的立方晶相,并能耐较高的温度;同时,添加剂能增大铈锆复合氧化物的孔径,提高其耐热性能.