ZnS:Zn,Pb蓝粉在低压阴极射线激发下的应用

通过对ZnS:Zn,Pb蓝色荧光粉进行表面包覆SiO₂以改善其稳定性;In₂O₃材料的适量混合,提高了荧光粉的导电性,降低了它的起辉电压。采用沉淀法制备荧光屏,考察了阳极电压和阳极电流对亮度以及衰减过程的影响,实验结果表明ZnS:Zn,Pb的性能优于ZnS:Ag,Cl和ZnS:Zn,可适用于FED等低压显示器。     

Investigation of the microstructure and tribological behavior of cold-sprayed tin-bronze-based composite coatings

In this paper, tin-bronze/TiN and tin-bronze/quasicrystal (AlCuFeB) composite coatings were fabricated by cold spray process. Microstructure and microhardness of the prepared coatings were investigated. Ball-on-disc dry sliding wear tests were conducted in an ambient condition to examine the tribological behavior of the composite coatings. The results show that the microhardness and the density of composite coatings increase significantly compared to the pure tin-bronze coating. The friction coefficient of composite coating decreases when reinforcing particles were introduced. Furthermore, the bronze/quasicrystal composite coating has a lower friction coefficient and wear rate than the bronze/TiN coating. Tribological mechanisms of the composite coatings were discussed.     

ZnS nanorod arrays synthesized by an aqua-solution hydrothermal process upon pulse-plating Zn nanocrystallines

Via a simple aqua-solution hydrothermal route, uniform ZnS nanorod arrays were fabricated upon pulse-plating Zn nanocrystallines. Particularly, low temperature (95 °C) and short time (1 h) were employed in the hydrothermal reaction. ZnS nanorods were found to be grown along certain Zn crystalline direction. Control experiments which were performed by replacing Zn nanocrystallines with Zn plate found no one-dimensional ZnS nanostructure on the substrate. Therefore, it was proposed that pulse-plating Zn nanocrystallines acted as both reactant and seed during the hydrothermal process. ZnS nanorod arrays could be theoretically fabricated on almost any raw base plate as long as Zn nanocrystallines could be pulse-plated on the plate. The ZnS nanorod arrays with high length-to-diameter ratio were expected to be a potential candidate for future field-emission devices.     

Microstructure and dry-sliding wear resistance of PTA clad (Cr, Fe)7C3/γ-Fe ceramal composite coating

A wear resistant (Cr, Fe)₇C₃/γ-Fe ceramal composite coating was fabricated on substrate of a 0.45%C carbon steel by plasma transferred arc (PTA) cladding process using the Fe-Cr-C elemental powder blends. The microstructure, microhardness and dry-sliding wear resistance of the coating were evaluated. Results shown that the plasma transferred arc clad ceramal composite coating has a rapidly solidified microstructure consisting of blocky primary (Cr, Fe)₇C₃ and the inter-blocky (Cr, Fe)₇C₃/γ-Fe eutectics and is metallurgically bonded to the 0.45%C carbon steel substrate. The ceramal composite coating has high hardness and excellent wear resistance under dry sliding wear test condition.     

Effect of the manufacturing parameters on the structure of nitrogen-doped carbon nanotubes produced by catalytic laser-induced chemical vapor deposition

Series of self-assembled and mono-dispersed bovine serum albumin (BSA)-conjugated ZnS/CuS nano-composites with different Zn/Cu ratios had been successfully synthesized by a combination method of the biomimetic synthesis and ion-exchange strategy under the gentle conditions. High-resolution transmission electron microscopy observation, Fourier transform infrared spectra and zeta potential analysis demonstrated that BSA-conjugated ZnS/CuS nano-composites with well dispersity had the hierarchical structure and BSA was a key factor to control the morphology and surface electro-negativity of final products. The real-time monitoring by atomic absorption spectroscopy and powder X-ray diffraction revealed that the Zn/Cu ratio of nano-composites could be controlled by adjusting the ion-exchange time. In addition, the metabolic and morphological assays indicated that the metabolic proliferation and spread of rat pheochromocytoma (PC12) cells could be inhibited by nano-composites, with the high anti-cancer activity at a low concentration (4 ppm). What were more important, Zn and Cu in nano-composites exhibited a positive cooperativity at inhibiting cancer cell functions. The microscope observation and biochemical marker analysis clearly revealed that the nano-composites-included lipid peroxidation and disintegration of membrane led to the death of PC12 cells. Summarily, the present study substantiated the potential of BSA-conjugated ZnS/CuS nano-composites as anti-cancer drug.     

ZnS thin films grown by atomic layer deposition on GaAs and HgCdTe substrates at very low temperature

ZnS films grown on GaAs and HgCdTe substrates by atomic layer deposition (ALD) under very low temperature were investigated in this work. ZnS films were grown under several temperatures lower than 140 °C. The properties of the films were investigated with high-resolution X-ray diffraction (HRXRD), scanning electron microscope (SEM), atomic force microscopy (AFM), and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS). The results showed the ZnS films were polycrystalline. The growth rate monotonically decreased with temperature, as well as the root mean square (r.m.s) roughness measured by AFM. XPS measurement revealed the films were stoichiometric in Zn and S.     

Design and fabrication of multi-layers infrared antireflection coating consisting of ZnS and Ge on ZnS substrate

We have designed, fabricated and characterized a multi-layers antireflection coating on multispectral ZnS substrate, suitable for the infrared range of 8–12 μm. The 4-layers coating (Ge/ZnS/Ge/ZnS) with optimized thicknesses was fabricated by PVD technique and studied by FTIR, nanoindentation and AFM. From FTIR spectroscopy it was found that, in the wavelength range of 8–12 μm, the average transmittance of the double-side coated sample increases by about 26% and its maximum reaches about 98%. To improve the mechanical hardness, a bilayer of Y₂O₃/carbon was deposited on the coating. Nanoindentation test shows that the coating enhances the mechanical properties. The final coating have successfully passed durability and environmental tests.     

金属离子修饰的ZnS/PAMAM纳米复合材料的荧光性能研究

用荧光分光光度法研究了Zn2+,Mn2+,Cd2+,Na+,K+,Ag+,Cu2+和Pb2+等金属离子修饰的ZnS/PAMAM树形分子纳米复合材料的荧光发射性能。结果表明：不同金属离子修饰效果不同。Zn2+,Mn2+和Cd2+修饰后,ZnS/PAMAM树形分子纳米复合材料的荧光发射强度有不同程度提高;Ag+,Cu2+和Pb2+的修饰对荧光有不同程度的猝灭作用;而Na+和K+的修饰对荧光发射无明显影响。与修饰前相比,Cd2+离子修饰的ZnS/PAMAM树形分子纳米复合材料标记的潜指纹发射的蓝色荧光更加明亮,与背景反差更加明显。这对提高潜指纹的显现精度和准确率有很好的借鉴价值。     

Enhancement in the photoluminescence of ZnS nanowires by TiO2 coating and thermal annealing

Influences of the TiO₂ coating and thermal annealing on the photoluminescence (PL) properties of ZnS nanowires were investigated. ZnS nanowires were synthesized by thermal evaporation of ZnS powder and then coated with TiO₂ by using the sputtering technique. The PL emission of ZnS nanowires can be significantly enhanced without nearly changing the wavelength of the emission by coating them with a TiO₂ layer with an appropriate thickness and then annealing them in an Ar atmosphere. The optimum TiO₂ coating layer thickness for the highest PL emission enhancement was found to be about 6.5 nm. The PL emission of the ZnS-core/TiO₂-shell coaxial nanowires is degraded by annealing in an oxygen atmosphere whereas it is enhanced by annealing in an argon atmosphere.     

退火对ZnS/PS复合体系光致发光特性的影响

用脉冲激光沉积(PLD)技术以多孔硅(PS)为衬底生长了ZnS薄膜,分别测量了ZnS、PS以及ZnS/PS复合体系在室温下的光致发光(PL)光谱。结果发现,ZnS/PS复合体系的PL光谱中PS的发光峰位相对于新制备的PS有所蓝移。把该ZnS/PS样品分成三块,在真空400℃分别退火10,20,30 min,研究不同退火时间对ZnS/PS复合体系光致发光特性的影响。发现退火后样品的PL光谱中都出现了一个新的绿色发光带,归结为ZnS的缺陷中心发光。随着退火时间的延长,PS的发光强度逐渐降低且峰位红移。把ZnS的蓝、绿光与PS的红光相叠加,整个ZnS/PS复合体系在可见光区450~700 nm形成一个较宽的光致发光谱带,呈现较强的白光发射。     

Tribological behavior of microarc oxidation coatings formed on titanium alloys against steel in dry and solid lubrication sliding

The coatings mainly composed of nanostructured TiO₂ were deposited on Ti6Al4V alloy by microarc oxidation (MAO). The duplex coatings of microarc oxidation combined with spraying graphite process were fabricated for the antifriction purpose. The tribological properties of unpolished, polished and duplex coating against steel under dry friction conditions were examined. It is found that antifriction property of the polished microarc oxidation coating is superior to that of the unpolished one. The improvement is attributed to the low surface roughness and the nanocrystalline structure of coatings. The duplex coating exhibits best antifriction property, registering a lower and steady friction coefficient of ≈0.12 than that of the polished microarc oxidation coating sliding in the similar condition. The good tribological property is attributed to the specially designed duplex structure, the coating adhering strongly to the substrate and serving as the load-supporting underlayer and the graphite layer on top of it working as solid lubricant.     

Cell labeling and cytotoxicity of aqueously synthesized CdTe/CdS/ZnS core–shell–shell quantum dots by a water bath-hydrothermal method

CdTe/CdS/ZnS core–shell–shell quantum dots (QDs) were synthesized in aqueous solution via water-bathing combined hydrothermal method using L-cysteine as a stabilizer. The present method features markedly reduced synthesis time, higher fluorescent intensity and lower cytotoxicity of the QDs. Structural and spectroscopic properties of core–shell–shell QDs are well characterized by absorption and fluorescence spectroscopy, X-ray diffraction, transmission electron microscopy, and fourier transform infrared spectroscopy. Both CdS and ZnS shells were capped on the CdTe core and the fluorescence was greatly enhanced by the ZnS coating. The ternary QDs conjugated with transferrins were successfully employed for the biolabeling and fluorescent imaging of HeLa cells. Cytotoxicity evaluation shows that CdTe/CdS/ZnS was less toxic for cells than CdTe and CdTe/CdS due to the presence of a ZnS coating on surface, which inhibited the release of cadmium ions.     

The surface passivation of Cd1−xZnxTe as to ZnS thickness and pre-heating

The dielectric material of ZnS is used for the surface passivation of the CdZnTe. The surface morphology and the optical property of ZnS/CdZnTe structure according to variation of ZnS thickness is analyzed by AFM and low temperature photoluminescence (PL) measurement, respectively. As the results, it shows that the change of PL spectra of CdZnTe as to ZnS thickness indicates the significant alteration of electronic states near the interface of ZnS/CdZnTe. From the result of improvement for optical property of CdZnTe at ZnS thickness of 200 nm, it is known that the thickness is an essential condition for the passivation of CdZnTe. Also, the measurement of C–V for the MIS structure of Au/ZnS/CdZnTe is done to study the interface trap state of ZnS/CdZnTe structure as to pre-heating of CdZnTe. Therefore, it is shown that the pre-heating of CdZnTe is an essential process of the passivation in order to reduce the trap state. Seventy-seven Kelvin PL measurement is studied for the pre-heating condition of the CdZnTe surface. It is known that the optimum condition of pre-heating temperature and time is 200 °C and 60 min, respectively. And the result of I–V measurement shows that the surface leakage current of CdZnTe is considerably reduced after the passivation of ZnS with these conditions. It means that the electronic property of the interface should be improved after the passivation process.     

An evaluation of surface properties and frictional forces generated from Al–Mo–Ni coating on piston ring

Surface properties of the Al–Mo–Ni coating plasma sprayed on the piston ring material and the frictional forces obtained by testing carried out under different loads, temperatures and frictional conditions were evaluated.

Al–Mo–Ni composite material was deposited on the AISI 440C test steel using plasma spraying method. The coated and uncoated samples were tested by being exposed to frictional testing under dry and lubricated conditions. Test temperatures of 25, 100, 200, and 300 °C and loads of 83, 100, 200, and 300 N were applied during the tests in order to obtain the frictional response of the coating under conditions similar to real piston ring/cylinder friction conditions. Gray cast iron was used as a counterface material. All the tests were carried out with a constant sliding speed of 1 m/s.

The properties of the coating were determined by using EDX and SEM analyses. Hardness distribution on the cross-section of the coating was also determined. In addition, the variations of the surface roughness after testing with test temperatures and loads under dry and lubricated conditions were recorded versus sliding distance.

It was determined that the surface roughness increased with increasing loads. It increased with temperature up to 200 °C and then decreased at 300 °C under dry test conditions.

Under lubricated conditions, the roughness decreased under the loads of 100 N and then increased. The roughness decreased at 200 °C but below and above this point it increased with the test temperature.

Frictional forces observed under dry and lubricated test conditions increased with load at running-in period of the sliding. The steady-state period was then established with the sliding distance as a normal situation. However, the frictional forces were generally lower at a higher test temperature than those at a lower test temperature. Surprisingly, the test temperature of 200 °C was a critical point for frictional forces and surface roughness.     

Luminescence enhancement of Mn doped ZnS nanocrystals passivated with zinc hydroxide

Mn-doped ZnS nanocrystals prepared by solvothermal method have been successfully coated with different thicknesses of Zn(OH)₂ shells through precipitation reaction. The impact of Zn(OH)₂ shells on luminescent properties of the ZnS:Mn nanocrystals was investigated. X-ray diffraction (XRD) measurements showed that the ZnS:Mn nanocrystals have cubic zinc blende structure. The morphology of nanocrystals is spherical shape measured by transmission electron microscopy (TEM). ZnS:Mn/Zn(OH)₂ core/shell nanocrystals exhibited much improved luminescent properties than those of unpassivated ZnS:Mn nanocrystals. The luminescence enhancement was observed with the Zn(OH)₂ shell thickening by photoluminescence (PL) spectra at room temperature and the luminescence lifetime of transition from ⁴T₁ to ⁶A₁ of Mn²⁺ ions was also prolonged. This result was led by the effective, robust passivation of ZnS surface states by the Zn(OH)₂ shells, which consequently suppressed nonradiative recombination transitions.     

Enhanced visible-light photoactivity of La-doped ZnS thin films

ZnS and La-doped ZnS thin films were successfully synthesized using chemical-bath deposition on conductive glass substrates. The effects of La-doping on the surface morphology, composition, structure and optical properties of the films were investigated. The photocatalytic performances of undoped and doped ZnS films were evaluated by photodegrading methyl orange aqueous solution under both ultraviolet-light and visible-light irradiation. The results show that the stoichiometry ratio and the properties of ZnS can be tailored by the La-doping concentration. An appropriate amount of La-doping effectively extends the absorption edge to visible-light region, which leads to the significant enhancement of the photocatalytic activity of ZnS thin films under visible-light irradiation. The mechanism of enhanced visible-light photoactivity by La-doping is briefly discussed. The present study provides a simple method for designing the highly efficient semiconductor photocatalysts that can effectively utilize sunlight.     

高压下ZnS的电子结构和性质

运用密度泛函理论体系下的平面波赝势(PWP)和广义梯度近似(GGA)方法，计算研究了闪锌矿结构的ZnS晶体在不同的外界压强下的电子结构. 通过分析发现，随着外界压强的增大，晶格常数和键长在不断缩小，从S原子向Zn原子转移的电荷越来越少，Zn—S键的共价性逐渐增强，Zn原子和S原子的态密度都有不同程度的变化，而且还有向低能量移动的趋势. 当外界压强达到24GPA时，ZnS从直接带隙半导体变成间接带隙半导体，而且随着压强的增大，间接带隙逐渐变小，直接带隙逐渐增大. 关键词： 闪锌矿结构 态密度 能带结构 密度泛函理论     

低温硫化制备ZnS薄膜的物理性质研究

采用磁控溅射方法先在玻璃衬底上室温下沉积Zn金属薄膜,接着先后在200和400 ℃温度下的硫蒸气和氩气流中进行退火,生长出 ZnS 薄膜。薄膜样品的微观结构、物相结构、表面形貌和光学性质分别采用正电子湮没技术 (PAT)、X射线衍射仪 (XRD)、扫描电子显微镜 (SEM)和紫外-可见分光光度计进行表征。该ZnS薄膜在可见光范围具有约80%的高透光率,随着硫化时间的增加,其带隙由3.55 增加到3.57 eV,S/Zn原子比从0.54上升至0.89,薄膜质量明显得到改善,相对于以前报道的真空封装硫化所制备的ZnS薄膜,硫过量问题得到了较好解决。此外,慢正电子湮没多普勒展宽谱对硫化前后薄膜样品中膜层结构缺陷研究表明,硫化后薄膜的S参数明显增大,生成的ZnS 薄膜结构缺陷浓度高于Zn薄膜。     

Zinc sulfide nanoparticles: Spectral properties and photocatalytic activity in metals reduction reactions

Formation of zinc sulfide nanocrystals in aqueous solutions of various polymers has been studied. Spectral properties of ZnS nanoparticles have been investigated, the structure of the long-wave edge of the fundamental absorption band of ZnS nanocrystals has been analyzed. It has been shown that the variation of the synthesis conditions (stabilizer nature and concentration, solution viscosity, ZnS concentration, etc.) allows tailoring of the ZnS nanocrystals size in the range of 3–10 nm. Photochemical processes in colloidal ZnS solutions, containing zinc chloride and sodium sulfite, have been investigated. It has been found that the irradiation of such solutions results in the reduction of Zn(II), the rate of this reaction growing at a decrease in the size of ZnS nanoparticles. Kinetics of photocatalytic Zn(II) reduction has been studied. It has been concluded that two-electron reduction of adsorbed Zn(II) species is the rate-determining stage of this reaction. Photocatalytic activity of ZnS nanoparticles in KAu(CN)₂ reduction in aqueous solutions has been discovered. Spectral characteristics and kinetics of ZnS/Au⁰ nanocomposite formation have been studied. It has been shown that the photoreduction of gold(I) complex is the equilibrium reaction due to the reverse oxidation of gold nanoparticles by ZnS valence band holes.