Ultrasound-assisted heterogeneous activation of persulfate by nano zero-valent iron (nZVI) for the propranolol degradation in water

This study investigated the degradation of propranolol (PRO), a beta (β)-blockers, by nano zero-valent iron (nZVI) activated persulfate (PS) under ultrasonic irradiation. Effects of several critical factors were evaluated, inclusive of PS concentration, nZVI dosage, ultrasound power, initial pH, common anions, and chelating agent on PRO degradation kinetics. Higher PS concentration, nZVI dosage and ultrasound power as well as acidic pH favored the PRO degradation. Conversely, anions and chelating agent took on the inhibitory effect towards PRO degradation to different extents. Furthermore, the variations of morphology and surface composition of nZVI before and after the reaction were characterized by TEM, XRD and XPS. Finally, on the basis of identified degradation intermediates by LC/MS/MS analysis, this work tentatively proposed the degradation pathways. These encouraging results suggest that US/nZVI/PS process is a promising strategy for the treatment of PRO-induced water pollutant.     

分级多孔Cafe2O4/C的合成及其微波催化活性

以天然木棉为模板,利用造孔及纳米颗粒自组装两步法合成了分级多孔的Cafe₂O₄/C复合催化剂. Cafe₂O₄/C复合催化剂保留了木棉模板的中空纤维形貌,且该中空纤维是由碳及均匀分布在碳表面的Cafe₂O₄纳米颗粒组成. 该复合催化剂具有较强的甲基紫微波催化降解活性. 研究了Cafe₂O₄负载量、微波功率、催化剂用量、甲基紫的初始浓度和pH值对微波诱导甲基紫降解的影响. 结果表明,Cafe₂O₄/C微波降解甲基紫的催化反应具有较高的反应速率和较短的反应时间. 其降解反应符合一级动力学模型. Cafe₂O₄/C 高的催化活性得益于催化反应和吸附特性之间的协同作用.     

On the isotope effect of Tc in squaric acid (H2C4O4)

The phase transition mechanism in squaric acid is reviewed from the viewpoint of the pressure dependence of the O—H—O bond length (2R). The two-dimensional pressure effect on T_c is extracted from the hydrostatic pressure behaviour by taking account of the uniaxial stress applied perpendicular to the layer planes. The result shows that if 2R(H₂SQ) is stretched to 2R(D₂SQ) the phase transition temperature 7^H _c of H₂SQ coincides with T^D _c of D₂SQ. This result supports the suggestion that the phase transition mechanism is of the order-disorder type.     

On the mechanism of the interaction between oxygen and close-packed single-crystal aluminum surfaces

Using periodic first principles simulations we investigate the interaction of oxygen molecules with both regular Al(111) and Al(001) surfaces as well as a stepped Al(111) substrate. The limitation of this approach is the use of thin metallic slabs with a limited range for their coverage by adsorbed oxygen. The advantage is the detailed modeling that is possible at an atomic level. On the regular Al(111) surface, we have been able to follow the oxidation process from the approach of O₂ molecules to the surface, through the chemisorption and absorption of O atoms, up to the formation of first Al₂O₃ formula units. An energetically feasible mechanism for the formation of these Al₂O₃ ‘molecules’ is proposed but their aggregation to Al₂O₃ growth nuclei can only be surmised. On the Al(001) surface, absorption of oxygen atoms occurs more readily without any restrictions on the density of their surface overlayer, in agreement with the failure to observe a distinct chemisorption stage for O on Al(001) experimentally. The stepped Al(111) surface contains both {111} and {001} microfacets: the latter are obviously preferred for penetration of the oxygen adatoms into the subsurface space of the substrate. Before considering the O/Al interfaces the computational method is tested thoroughly by simulations on bulk Al and close-packed aluminum surfaces.     

Pulsed laser deposition of Pb(Zr0.52Ti0.48)O3 thin film on cobalt ferrite nano-seed layered Pt(111)/Si substrate: effect of oxygen pressure

The effect of oxygen pressure during pulsed laser deposition of Pb(Zr_0.52Ti_0.48)O₃ (PZT) thin films on CoFe₂O₄ nano-seed layered Pt(111)/Si substrate was investigated. The PZT film deposited at oxygen pressure lower than 25 mTorr is identified as both perovskite and pyrochlore phases and the films deposited at high oxygen pressure (50-100 mTorr) show the single-phase perovskite PZT that has a perfect (111)-orientation. In addition, the film deposited at P_O2 of 50 mTorr has a uniform surface morphology, whereas the film deposited at P_O2 of 100 mTorr has a non-uniform surface morphology and more incompacted columnar cross-section microstructure. The polarization of film deposited at 100 mTorr is higher than that deposited at 50 mTorr, but shift of the hysteresis loop along the electrical field axis in the film deposited at P_O2 of 100 mTorr is larger than that of the film deposited at P_O2 of 50 mTorr.     

Ca~(2+)离子替代对Sr_4Al_(14)O_(25):Eu~(2+),Dy~(3+)结构和发光性能的影响

采用高温固相反应按化学式Sr4-xCaxAl14O25:Eu2+,Dy3+(x=0,0.8,1.6,2.4,3.2,4)配比原料,合成长余辉发光材料.X射线衍射分析表明当x2.4时,产物物相均为Sr4Al14O25正交结构;当x2.4时,产物物相转变为CaAl4O7单斜结构.对掺Ca量不同,但结构仍保持Sr4Al14O25的样品采用360nm激光照射,发射光谱表明样品发光均由以Eu2+为发光中心的电子4f65d→4f7跃迁所致,并且随着Ca掺入量的增加,样品发射光谱峰位逐渐蓝移.这是由于Ca2+取代Sr2+位置后,导致晶格收缩,影响Eu2+的5d能级劈裂情况,从而影响电子4f65d→4f7跃迁.余辉衰减检测和热释光谱分析发现,不同Ca掺入量的样品余辉衰减快慢不同,是由于其中存在的陷阱能级深度不同,且陷阱能级越深,其余辉时间越长.     

第2系列ZrO2(Y2O3)薄膜的慢正电子研究

用慢正电子技术研究了在溅射时不加偏压,衬底加热300℃,纯Ar气氛下制备的用Y_{2O3稳定的ZrO2薄膜材料(简称YSZ薄膜),发现了YSZ薄膜在不同 深度处的缺陷分布情况,退火温度对YSZ薄膜缺陷有影响.简要讨论了致密、优质YSZ薄膜的 制备方法.}     

Catalytic effect of water,water dimer,water trimer,HCOOH, H2SO4, CH3CH2COOH and HN(NO2)2 on the isomerisation of HN(NO2)2 to O2NNN(O)OH: a mechanism study

In this article, the isomerisation mechanisms of HN(NO₂)₂ to O₂NNN(O)OH without and with catalyst X (X = H₂O, (H₂O)₂, (H₂O)₃, HCOOH, H₂SO₄, CH₃CH₂COOH and HN(NO₂)₂) have been investigated theoretically at the CBS-QB3 level of theory. Our results show that the catalyst X (X = H₂O, (H₂O)₂, (H₂O)₃, HCOOH, H₂SO₄ and CH₃CH₂COOH) shows different positive catalytic effects on reducing the apparent activation energy of the isomerisation reaction processes. Such different catalytic effects are mainly related to the number of hydrogen bonds and the size of the ring structure in X (X = H₂O, (H₂O)₂ and (H₂O)₃)-assisted transition states, as well as different values of pK_a for H₂SO₄, HCOOH and CH₃CH₂COOH. Very interesting is also the fact that H₂SO₄-assisted reaction is the most favourable for the hydrogen transfer from HN(NO₂)₂ to O₂NNN(O)OH, due to the smallest pK_a (?3.0) value of H₂SO₄ than H₂O, HCOOH, H₂SO₄ and CH₃CH₂COOH, and also because of the largest ∠X???H???Y (the angle between the hydrogen bond donor and acceptor) involved in H₂SO₄-assisted transition state. Compared to the self-catalysis of the isomerisation mechanisms of HN(NO₂)₂ to O₂NNN(O)OH, the apparent activation energy of H₂SO₄-assisted channel also reduces by 9.6 kcal?mol^?1, indicating that H₂SO₄ can affect the isomerisation of HN(NO₂)₂ to O₂NNN(O)OH, most obvious among all the catalysts H₂O, (H₂O)₂, (H₂O)₃, HCOOH, H₂SO₄, CH₃CH₂COOH and HN(NO₂)₂.     

Photoluminescence properties of Sr(Y, Gd)2O4:Euunder VUV excitation

Vacuum ultraviolet (VUV) excitation and photoluminescence (PL) properties of Sr(Y, Gd)₂O₄ doped with Eu³⁺ were studied. The excitation spectra of SrY_1.9Eu_0.1O₄ and SrY_1.0Gd_0.9Eu_0.1O₄ had absorption in the VUV region with the absorption band edge at 149 nm, while the absorption of SrGd_1.9Eu_0.1O₄ in the VUV region was weak, which could be due to the narrow host band gap and no efficient energy transfer occurred in the VUV region. The PL spectra of all samples exhibited the characteristic emission of Eu³⁺ with the red ⁵D₀-⁷F₂ transition (611 nm) being the most prominent group.     

Synthesis of Y2O3:(Li,Eu) films using phosphor powders coated with SiO2 nano particles

Y_1.9−xLi_0.1Eu_xO₃ (x=0.02, 0.05, 0.08, and 0.12) films were fabricated by spin-coating method. A colloidal silica suspension with Y_1.9−xLi_0.1Eu_xO₃ phosphor powder was exploited to obtain the highly stable and effective luminescent films onto the glass substrate. After heating as-prepared Y_1.9−xLi_0.1Eu_xO₃ films at 700 °C for 1 h, the phosphor films exhibit a high luminescent brightness as well as a strong adhesiveness on the glass substrate. The emission spectra of spin-coated and pulse-laser deposited Y_1.82Li_0.1Eu_0.08O₃ films were compared. The cathodoluminescence of the phosphor films was carried out at the anode voltage 1 kV.     

FC(O)O2的结构及其自由基与NO反应的微观机理研究

用密度泛函理论(DFT)和哈特里-福克(HF)从头计算方法和半经验势方法等研究了FC(O)O₂ 的结构和振动性质.在DFT中采用B3LYP方法,在6-311G(d)基组上对FC(O)O₂自由基与NO反应的微观过程进行了分析.首先给出了各反应物、中间体、过渡态和生成物的几何构型,然后计算了它们的能量和频率,通过频谱分析得到反应的中间体和过渡态信息,即FC(O)O₂与NO反应为多反应通道,势垒高度和反应速度给出主要通道是FC(O)O₂     

Additivity and non-additivity of dissociation energies in intermolecular interactions. Theoretical studies on (H2)n,n = 2-8, (CO2)n,n = 2-6 and (HF)n,n = 2-8

CCSD(T) and MP2 results using the aug-cc-pV5Z basis set are reported for chain, cyclic and other structures of the clusters (H₂)_n, n?=?2-8, (CO₂)_n, n?=?2-6 and (HF)_n, n?=?2-8. In chain-like structures of (H₂)_n and (CO₂)_n, with the bonding type of the dimer maintained, the dissociation energy D_e of the dimer doubles for the trimer, triples for the tetramer, and so on. Due to these systems being dominated by short-range forces, interactions are essentially restricted to neighbouring monomers. For other types of (H₂)_n and (CO₂)_n structures, the multipliers relative to the dimerisation energy can be much higher. Dissociation energies for the hexamers in S₆ symmetry of both H₂ (379?cm^?1) and CO₂ (4925?cm^?1) are over ten times the respective dimerisation energies. For the chain-like trimer of HF, however, D_e is in excess of double the dimer value. Mainly due to longer-range dipolar forces, the interactions reach beyond the neighbouring monomers. The interaction energy between HF monomers in chains follows an approximate R^?2 (R being the F–F distance) relationship, The calculated dissociation energies of the HF octamer are 15,985?cm^?1 (factor of 10.4) for the chain, and 21,003?cm^?1 (factor of 13.7) for the C_6h cyclic structure.     

在氧-水蒸气存在下单相Sr2(Gd,Ce)2Cu2RuO10的合成及其电学性质

传统固相反应所合成的锶系钌铜氧化物，通常总伴有少量铁磁性SrRuO₃杂相.采 用氧(或空 气)_水蒸气混合气氛下的新型固相反应，既能成功合成锶系钌铜氧化物的前驱物纯相Sr₂G dRuO₆(211相), 也能进一步在相对低的温度下成功合成锶系钌铜氧1222纯相化 合物RuSr₂(Gd,Ce)₂Cu₂O₁₀ (Ru_1222）， 使其中SrRuO _{关键词： 水蒸气参与的新型固相反应 2}(Gd')" href="#">RuSr₂(Gd 2Cu_{2< /sub>O10纯相')" href="#">Ce)2Cu2< /sub>O10纯相 3杂相')" href="#">SrRuO3杂相 电学性质}     

Shock-wave- and hydrostatic-pressure-induced depolarization of Pb(Zr,Sn,Ti)O3 for pulse power applications

Research on quasi-static pressure-induced depolarization illustrates that Pb(Zr,Sn,Ti)O₃ ceramic may be useful in the technology of pulse power. However, lack of knowledge on the shock-induced depolarization hinders this application. To fill this gap, we investigated the shock-wave- and hydrostatic-pressure-induced depolarization of Pb_0.99Nb_0.02[(Zr_0.90Sn_0.10)_0.96Ti_0.04]_0.98O₃ ceramic. In the hydrostatic experiment, complete and sudden depolarization took place at 140 MPa. Shock wave experiments in the normal and axial modes were conducted in the pressure range from 0.81 to 4.50 GPa. At 2.50 GPa, the phase transition occurred completely and the short-circuit current reached 32 A in the normal mode. We obtained 31.0 kV voltage, 0.96 MW and 0.92 J cm^?3 high-voltage pulse with 1000 Ω load. In the axial mode, the shape of the current pulse and its time integral were found to be strongly shock pressure dependent. Our work lays the foundation for the application of Pb(Zr,Sn,Ti)O₃ in the single-use power supply.     

Synthesis of Yb-doped Ba(Ce,Zr)O3 ceramic powders by sol–gel method

This study was aimed to synthesize a ceramic electrolyte of BaCe_0.76Zr_0.19Yb_0.05O_2.975 using acetate and chloride precursors. The transparent sol was stable for more than 10 months but only 3 months for the gel. The dried gel was characterized using thermogravimetric analysis/differential scanning calorimetry, particle analyzer, X-ray diffraction (XRD), and scanning electron microscopy/dispersive X-ray (SEM/EDX) analysis. Thermal behavior analysis showed three steps of weight losses. All the processes were exothermic reactions as shown by derivative thermogravimetric analysis signal. Two groups of particle size were observed in the particle size distribution for the sample in the form of sol and powders ranging from 100 to 1,100 nm. A high purity single-phase sample with orthorhombic structure was identified by XRD. The theoretical density estimated from the unit cell parameters was 6.40 g cm⁻³. SEM of the powdered sample showed homogeneous distribution of particles and the grains size were in the range of 0.7–1.3 μm. EDX data revealed that the residue of small amount of chloride (≈0.25%) was still present in the final product of the compound.     

Effects of strontium on the characteristics of Pb(Zr1/2Ti1/2)O3--Pb(Zn1/3Nb2/3)O3 ceramics

The dielectric and piezoelectric properties of pyrochlore-free lead zirconate titanate-lead zinc niobate ceramics were investigated systematically as a function of Sr doping. The powders of Pb_{(1? x )}Sr _x [0.7(Zr_{1 / 2}Ti_{1 / 2})–0.3(Zn_{1 / 3}Nb_{2 / 3})]O₃, where x?=?0–0.06 were prepared using the columbite-(wolframite) precursor method. The ceramic materials were characterized using X-ray diffraction, dielectric spectra, hysteresis and electromechanical measurements. The phase-pure perovskite phase of Sr-doped PZN--PZT ceramics was obtained over a wide compositional range. The results showed that the optimized electrical properties were also achieved at composition x?=?0.0, which were K _P?=?0.69, d ₃₃?=?670?pC?N^?1, P _r?=?31.9?µC?cm^?2 and ε_rmax?=?18600. Maximum dielectric constant values of the systems decreased rapidly with increasing Sr concentration. Moreover, with increasing Sr concentration dielectric constant versus temperature curves become gradually broader. The diffuseness parameter increased significantly with Sr doping. Furthermore, Sr doping has been shown to produce a linear reduction in the transition temperature (T _m)?=?294.1–12.7x°C with concentration (x). Sr shifts the transition temperature of this system at a rate of 12.7°C?mol^?1%.     

Effect of C60 ion sputtering on the compositional depth profiling in XPS for Li(Ni,Co,Mn)O2 electrodes

The performance of a Li-ion cell strongly depends on the solid-electrolyte interface (SEI) on electrodes. The depth distribution of composition in SEI is normally determined by means of X-ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy (XPS) via Ar ion sputtering. Recently, a new kind of ion gun using C60 ions as sputtering source was introduced. In this report, a comparison between the effects of these two kinds of ion guns on the quantification of Li(Ni,Co,Mn)O₂ electrodes was made. It was found that the C60 ion gun is more suitable for analyzing the composition and chemical state of Li(Ni,Co,Mn)O₂ electrode since that it causes lower chemical damage in the superficial layer.     

Al2O3X(X=H,D, T)的电子振动近似理论方法研究

用密度泛函理论(DFT)方法在6-311++G(d,p)水平上对Al₂O₃X(X=H, D, T)分子较低能量的几何构型进行了优化. 计算结果表明该分子有两个可能基态, 即Al₂O₃X(X=H,D,T)(²A′)C_s和Al₂O₃X 关键词： 2O₃X(X=H;D;T)分子团簇')" href="#">Al₂O₃X(X=H;D;T)分子团簇 热力学函数 氢同位素效应 吉布斯自由能改变     

The effect of PVA (Bi2O3-doped) interfacial layer and series resistance on electrical characteristics of Au/n-Si (110) Schottky barrier diodes (SBDs)

Two types of Schottky Barrier Diodes (SBDs) with and without PVA (Bi₂O₃-doped) polymeric interfacial layer, were fabricated and measured at room temperature in order to investigate the effects of the PVA (Bi₂O₃-doped) interfacial layer on the main electrical parameters such as the ideality factor (n), zero-bias barrier height (Φ_B0), series resistance (R_s) and interface-state density (N_ss). Electrical parameters of these two diodes were calculated from the current-voltage (I-V) characteristics and compared with each other. The values of Φ_B0, n and R_s for SBDs without polymeric interfacial layer are 0.71 eV, 1.44 and 4775 Ω, respectively. The values of Φ_B0, n and R_s for SBDs with PVA (Bi₂O₃-doped) polymeric interfacial layer are 0.74 eV, 3.49 and 10,030 Ω, respectively. For two SBDs, the energy density distribution profiles of interface states (N_ss) were obtained from forward-bias I-V measurements by taking the bias dependence of R_s of these devices into account. The values of N_ss obtained for the SBD with PVA (Bi₂O₃-doped) polymeric interfacial layer are smaller than those of the SBD without polymeric interfacial layer.