Hydrothermal synthesis of ZnSe hollow micropheres

ZnSe hollow spheres aggregated from nanoparticles with size of 60∼100 nm have been successfully synthesized via simple hydrothermal routes. NaOH and cetyltrimethyl ammonium bromide (CTAB) were used to control the shape and size, respectively. The as‐prepared microspheres were characterized with powder X‐ray diffraction (XRD), field emission scanning electron microscopy (SEM), transmission electron microscopy (TEM) and UV‐vis spectroscopy. The results indicate that the products are well dispersed and uniform. The effect of two additives was discussed. (© 2006 WILEY‐VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim)     

Hydrothermal conversion of ZnO2 to ZnO flowers: A mechanistic investigation and characterization

In this article, we report a novel but simple method for the phase transformation of ZnO₂ to flower‐like ZnO microstructures hydrothermally at 90 °C with and without the assistance of hexadecylamine as surfactant. The generation of zincate ion ZnO$^{2-}_{2}$ as a growth unit from the reaction between ZnO₂ and peroxide ion O$^{2-}_{2}$ in situ plays a key role in the phase transformation of ZnO₂ to ZnO. The morphology, structure, and composition of the products have been investigated by scanning electron microscopy (SEM), transmission electron microscopy (TEM), Powder X‐ray diffraction (PXRD) and energy dispersive X‐ray analysis (EDX). It has been demonstrated that the as‐fabricated ZnO flowers are composed of self‐assembled brooms and rods in the presence and absence of hexadecylamine respectively. On the basis of experimental results, a possible reaction mechanism and the growth processes involved in the formation of flower‐like ZnO microstructures are discussed.     

辅助水热法制备不同形貌的柱状ZnO微晶

本文采用乙醇辅助水热法制备得到了柱状ZnO微晶.得到的微晶形貌多样,有单脚、三脚、四脚、五脚、六脚以及多脚状,并以"骨架+支架"模型进行解释.X射线衍射分析结果表明产物为纯的六方相纤锌矿结构,扫描电子显微镜(SEM)观察表明产物具有单晶属性.本文还研究了ZnO的室温光谱性能.     

水热法合成氧化锌晶体

本文采用水热法,通过改变矿化剂浓度,合成了具有不同晶体形态的氧化锌晶体.在430℃,填充度为35;,矿化剂浓度为1M KOH时,只合成了氧化锌微晶.氧化锌晶体的长度为几百纳米到几微米,晶体形状为六棱锥体.当矿化剂为3M KOH或2M KOH、1M KBr时,合成了高质量的氧化锌晶体.反应 24h后,合成的最大晶体长度(c轴方向)超过1mm,晶体呈单锥六棱柱体,显露柱面m{1010}、锥面p{1011}、负极面o面{0001}.另外还生成多种不同形态的微晶体,最小几微米,中等的几十微米,为六棱锥体,显露锥面p{1011}、负极面o面{0001},没有显露柱面.     

Synthesis of highly‐ordered hierarchical ZnO nanostructures and their application in dye‐sensitized solar cells

In order to improve the performance of ZnO‐based solar cells, highly‐ordered hierarchical ZnO nanostructures were design and fabricated. The hierarchical nanostructures were grown on FTO (fluorine doped tin oxide, SnO₂:F) glass substrates via a facile, low‐temperature, and low‐cost chemical route. The morphology and structure of the obtained products has been confirmed by field‐emission scanning electron microscopy and X‐ray diffraction measurements. The performance investigation of the prepared dye‐sensitized solar cells (DSSCs) demonstrates that the hierarchical ZnO nanostructure‐based solar cell shows a higher short‐circuit current density compared with the ZnO nanowire counterpart. The enhanced current density may be due to the fact that the surface area of the hierarchical nanostructures is increased. These results indicate that hierarchical ZnO nanostructures are more suitable for the application as photoelectrode of DSSCs. (© 2010 WILEY‐VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim)     

Kinetically controlled synthesis of hollow Cu2O nanocubes under solvothermal condition

Hollow Cu₂O nanocubes have been fabricated under solvothermal condition using N,N ‐dimethylformamide (DMF) as solvent at 120 °C for 12 h. The products were characterized by transmission electron microscopy (TEM), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), X‐ray powder diffraction (XRD) and high‐resolution transmission electron microscopy (HRTEM). Series of experiment confirmed that the amount of water, the reaction time and temperature played important roles in the morphology evolution of hollow Cu₂O nanocubes. DMF is a relatively weak alkali solvent and could release a certain amount of OH^– under the given conditions. As the release speed of OH^– from DMF became substantially slow, the nucleation and growth of Cu₂O nanocubes turned into kinetically controlled process. (© 2009 WILEY‐VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim)     

CdWO4闪烁晶体的生长及其光学性能的研究

本工作生长出了φ57mm×45mm的大尺寸CdWO4单晶,并报道了该晶体的最佳生长工艺.对CdWO4原料的一次烧结物、生长炉壁的挥发物进行了XRD谱的测试分析,结果表明一次烧结可以得到基本成相的多晶料;生长原料CdO较WO3更易挥发.同时,测试了CdWO4晶体的一些光学性能,初步探讨了该晶体的发光特性,分析表明氧退火有利于提高晶体的透过率,这可能是由氧退火使氧空位减少所致.此外,该晶体的本征发光主要是由蓝、绿光所组成的.     

Hydrothermal synthesis and electrochemical properties of MnO2 nanostructures

Manganese oxide (MnO₂) nanowires with diameters of 40–50 nm and lengths up to several micrometers have been successfully synthesized through a simply hydrothermal route. The influences of synthetic parameters, such as reaction time, and reaction temperature, on the growth and morphologies of MnO₂ nanowires have been investigated. It is found that MnO₂ nanowires can be evolved into MnO₂ microrods with the reaction time/temperature increased. The electrochemical characterization of MnO₂ nanostructures was carried out in 1 M Na₂SO₄ aqueous electrolyte at the scan rate of 10 mV s^‐1. The results indicate that the MnO₂ microrods obtained when the reaction performed at 200 °C for 24 h showed the best performance for supercapacitor. (© 2009 WILEY‐VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim)     

Hydrothermal synthesis of nano‐crystalline BaMoO4 under mild conditions using simple additive

Large‐scale high‐quality BaMoO₄ nanocrystals have been synthesized in aqueous solutions under mild conditions with citrate as a simple additive. The crystals have bone‐like, spindle‐like and wheatear‐like morphologies assembled from nanoparticles, nanofibers and have been characterized by X‐ray diffraction (XRD), field emission scanning electron microscopy (FESEM) and transmission electron microscopy (TEM) techniques. The results showed that experimental parameters had great influences on the shape evolution of products. The adjustment of these parameters such as room temperature stirring time, reaction temperature and reaction time of hydrothermal reaction, can lead to obvious morphology changes of products, and the growth mechanism has been proposed. Room‐temperature photoluminescence indicated that the as‐prepared BaMoO₄ nanocrystals had a strong blue emission peak at 481.5 nm. This facile route could be employed to synthesize more promising nanomaterials with interesting self‐assembly structures. (© 2010 WILEY‐VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim)     

Low‐temperature urea‐assisted hydrothermal synthesis of Bi2S3 nanostructures with different morphologies

Different morphologies of single‐crystalline orthorhombic phase bismuth sulfide (Bi₂S₃) nanostructures, including sub‐microtubes, nanoflowers and nanorods were synthesized by a urea‐assisted hydrothermal method at a low temperature below 120 °C for 12 h. The as‐synthesized powders were characterized by X‐ray diffractometry (XRD), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), transmission electron microscopy (TEM), high‐resolution transmission electron microscopy (HRTEM) and UV‐vis spectrophotometry. The experimental results showed that the sulfur sources had a great effect on the morphology and size of the resulting powders. The formation mechanism of the Bi₂S₃ nanostructures with different morphologies was discussed. All Bi₂S₃ nanostructures showed an appearance of blue shift relative to the bulk orthorhombic Bi₂S₃, which might be ascribed to the quantum size effect of the final products. (© 2009 WILEY‐VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim)     

原料对DKDP晶体生长习性及光学性能的影响

通过传统降温法,利用不同原料从氘化程度为85;的溶液中生长DKDP晶体并对加工样品进行了相关测试.研究了不同原料对DKDP晶体的生长和光学性能的影响.实验表明:采用高纯原料所得DKDP晶体的光学性能提高,但其晶体生长容易出现外扩现象.     

Growth of Gallium Orthophosphate Single Crystals under Hydrothermal Conditions

Gallium orthophosphate (GaPO₄) single crystals have been grown from phosphoric acid solutions under hydrothermal conditions. The crystals have been studied in terms of twinning because of the strong effect of this structural defect on the piezoelectric properties. The growth rates of individual faces have been compared to each other by considering the dipyramidal habit of the grown crystals.     

A template‐free route for controlled synthesis of dumbbell‐like Sb2S3 microcrystals

Large amounts of dumbbell‐like Sb₂S₃ microcrystals were synthesized via a simple solvothermal treatment method. Various techniques such as x‐ray diffraction (XRD), field‐emission scanning electron microscope (FESEM), high‐resolution transmission electron microscope (HRTEM), selected area electron diffraction (SAED), and photoluminescence spectrometry (PL) have been used to characterize the obtained products. The results showed that the products belong to the orthorhombic Sb₂S₃ phase, and the dumbbell‐like Sb₂S₃ microcrystals were composed by uniform microrods. Besides, the morphologies of Sb₂S₃ microcrystals could be changed from microshperes to dumbbell‐like microcrystals by only adjusting the reaction solvent. The solvent effects are discussed in detail. Furthermore, the PL properties of the obtained Sb₂S₃ microcrystals clearly show shape effects. (© 2009 WILEY‐VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim)     

Facile solvothermal synthesis,growth mechanism and thermoelectric property of flower‐like Bi2Te3

Hierarchical flower‐like Bi₂Te₃ was synthesized through a facile solvothermal method. The crystal structure and morphology of the as‐prepared samples were characterized by X‐ray diffraction (XRD), filed emission scanning electron microscopy (FESEM), transmission electron microscopy (TEM), and high resolution TEM. The reaction parameters such as reaction time, the amount of glucose, concentration of NaOH and the reaction temperature were systematically investigated. Based on the FESEM observations, a possible mechanism defined as a self‐assembly process accompanied by anisotropic growth mechanism was proposed. Moreover, the thermoelectric properties were measured at the temperature range of 300–600 K. The hierarchical flower‐like Bi₂Te₃ presented good thermoelectrical properties. The maximum ZT value reached up to 0.6 at 600 K, which was higher than that of Bi₂Te₃ nanoparticles.     

稀土离子掺杂氟化物激光晶体研究进展

稀土离子掺杂氟化物晶体具有宽透光波段高透过率、低声子能量、长荧光寿命、负热光系数等优良特性,可以产生从紫外到中红外波段激光,是一类重要的激光增益介质。本文综述了本团队在稀土离子掺杂LiLuF₄、LiYF₄、BaY₂F₈、LaF₃、PbF₂、CeF₃等氟化物晶体生长、光学和激光性能等方面的研究进展,总结了稀土离子共掺敏化、退激活、能级耦合调控以及多离子发光等方面的研究工作,展望了稀土离子掺杂氟化物激光晶体的研究发展趋势。     

生长温度对KDP晶体光学性质影响的研究

用降温法在不同的温度下快速生长KDP晶体,并测量其透过光谱、光学均匀性、金属杂质含量和光散射性能.结果表明随着生长温度的提高,KDP晶体的紫外光吸收和光散射点密度明显降低,但均匀性和杂质金属离子含量并无明显变化.     

水热法ZnO晶体特征研究

ZnO具有优良的综合性能使其成为极有前途的下一代光电材料,水热法是一种重要的生长ZnO晶体的方法.本文对水热法生长的面积约150mm2的ZnO晶体进行了报道,研究了晶体不同方向的生长速度、形貌特征和光学性能.X射线摇摆曲线表明晶体的质量较好.对于光学性质的分析表明晶体生长时加入H2O2能显著提高晶体的质量.494nm附近的发光带可能与氧空位有关.520nm的发光可能与Na或者Si所形成的杂质能级跃迁有关.     

Growth and characterization of semiconducting cadmium selenide thin films

Semiconducting thin films of cadmium selenide have been grown by conventional thermal evaporation technique. The effect of various growth parameters like rate of deposition and deposition temperature has been studied in detail. Films deposited at room temperature are cadmium rich with segregated selenium globules. A deposition temperature of 453 K has been found to yield stoichiometric, homogeneous films. The films have been analysed for optical band gap and thermal activation energies. Films of low electrical resistivity have been obtained for possible applications.     

La2Ca1-xSrxB10O19(Sr2+∶LCB)晶体的生长及光学性质

通过顶部籽晶法生长出掺5;和8;Sr2+的La2CaB10O19(LCB)晶体,ICP测得LCB晶体中Sr2+掺入量分别为1.75;和2.02;.XRD证实Sr2+的掺入对LCB晶体晶胞参数的影响较小.摇摆曲线测得Sr2+∶LCB晶体半高宽为36",表明晶体具有较高质量.Sr2+∶LCB晶体在300～2000 nm波段具有较高的透过率,紫外截止边为172 nm.拟合的色散方程符合Sr2+∶LCB晶体折射率的实验值,理论计算表明Sr2+∶LCB晶体可实现相位匹配,其最短二倍频波长小于LCB晶体.     

Fabrication of hollow ZnO nanostructures by a CTAB‐assisted chemical bath deposition method

ZnO films consisted of hollow nanostructures were prepared by a CTAB‐assisted chemical bath deposition (CBD) method. ZnO rings, bowls and assemblies of hollow structures were successfully obtained on different substrates. Dense ZnO films consisted of sunken prisms can also be achieved by controlling the concentration of CTAB. The influences of reactant concentrations, types of the substrates and pre‐coated ZnO nanoparticles on the formation of ZnO films were examined. XRD patterns indicated the Wurtzite structure of ZnO and the preferred growth direction is [001]. The role of CTAB in CBD process was discussed and the evolution of different ZnO nanostructures was studied based on the observation of SEM. A plausible crystal growth mechanism was proposed for the formation of ZnO rings and bowls. The investigation of optical properties showed that high concentration of CTAB can improve the ultraviolet emission.