Effects of magnesium substitution on the magnetic properties of Nd0.7Sr0.3MnO3

Effects of magnesium substitution on the magnetic properties of Nd_0.7Sr_0.3MnO₃ have been investigated by neutron powder diffraction and magnetization measurements on polycrystalline samples of composition Nd_0.7Sr_0.3MnO₃, Nd_0.6Mg_0.1Sr_0.3MnO₃, Nd_0.6Mg_0.1Sr_0.3Mn_0.9Mg_0.1O₃, and Nd_0.6Mg_0.1Sr_0.3Mn_0.8Mg_0.2O₃. The pristine compound Nd_0.7Sr_0.3MnO₃ is ferromagnetic with a transition temperature occurring at about 210 K. Increasing the Mg-substitution causes weakened ferromagnetic interaction and a great reduction in the magnetic moment of Mn. The Rietveld analyses of the neutron powder diffraction (NPD) data at 1.5 K for the samples with Mg concentration, y=0.0 and 0.1, show ferromagnetic Mn moments of 3.44(4) and 3.14(4) μ_B, respectively, which order along the [001] direction. Below 20 K the Mn moments of these samples become canted giving an antiferromagnetic component along the [010] direction of about 0.4 μ_B at 1.5 K. The analyses also show ferromagnetic polarization along [001] of the Nd moments below 50 K, with a magnitude of almost 1 μ_B at 1.5 K for both samples. In the samples with Mg substitution of 0.2 and 0.3 only short range magnetic order occurs and the magnitude of the ferromagnetic Mn moments is about 1.6 μ_B at 1.5 K for both samples. Furthermore, the low-temperature NPD patterns show an additional very broad and diffuse feature resulting from short range antiferromagnetic ordering of the Nd moments.     

Enhanced ferromagnetic transition and magnetoresistance in granular Ag-added La0.7Ca0.3MnO3

Granular Ag-added La_0.7Ca_0.3MnO₃ (LCMO) samples were prepared by a sol-gel chemical route. Significant enhancements in Curie temperature (T_C), metal−insulator transition (T_p) and magnetoresistance (MR) effects near room temperature are observed in as-obtained samples. 10 wt% addition of Ag in LCMO causes T_C shift from 272 to 290 K, T_p boost up for more than 100 K and resistivity decrease by more than 3 orders of magnitude. X-ray diffraction patterns, thermal analysis and energy dispersive analysis of X-rays evidently show the existence of metal silver in LCMO matrices. High-resolution electron microscopy illustrates a well crystallization for LCMO grains in existence of Ag. It is argued that improved grain boundary effect and better crystallization caused by Ag addition are responsible for the enhancements.     

微晶Na0.7MnO2.05的制备及其在水溶液中的充放电特性研究

利用十二核锰簇合物[Mn₁₂O₁₂(CH₃COO)₁₆(H₂O)₄]为前驱物,通过先碱解再灼烧的方法合成了一种钠锰氧化合物Na_0.7MnO_2.05。扫描电子显微镜(SEM)观察结果表明产物由微米级的扁平棒状晶体组成。电化学测试表明,Na_0.7MnO_2.05是一种性能比较优良的超级电容器电极材料。在0.5 mol·L^-1 Na₂SO₄电解质溶液中和0~0.8 V电位窗口范围内,具有良好的循环稳定性能,充放电速率为0.125A·g^-1时单电极比电容达121 F·g^-1。     

Synthesis and Characterization of the Reduced Single-Layer Manganite Sr2MnO3.5+x

The nuclear and magnetic structures of polycrystalline Sr₂MnO_3.5 have been determined by the Rietveld analysis of neutron powder diffraction data and electron diffraction techniques. The pure Mn³⁺ single-layered phase crystallizes in the primitive monoclinic space-group P2₁/c with lattice constants a=6.8524(3) Å b=10.8131(4) Å c=10.8068(4) Å β=113.247(4)°. The oxygen defects form an ordered superstructure within the perovskite block layers consisting of interconnected MnO₅ square pyramids, slightly different from those observed for the defect perovskites SrMnO_2.5 and Ca₂MnO_3.5. Magnetic susceptibility studies show a broad transition at ∼280 K, which is attributed to an overall antiferromagnetic ordering of spins, which leads to doubling of the unit cell along [100]. The magnetic unit cell comprises ferromagnetic clusters of four corner-sharing MnO₅ pyramids, which are antiferromagnetically aligned to other similar clusters within the perovskite block layers.     

Thermochemistry of La0.7Sr0.3Mn1−xFexO3 solid solutions (0<x<1)

The structure, the energetics and the internal redox reactions of La_0.7Sr_0.3Fe_xMn_1−xO₃ have been studied in the complete solid solution range 0.0<x<1.0. High temperature oxide melt drop solution calorimetry was performed to determine the enthalpies of formation from binary oxides and the enthalpy of mixing. There is a noticeable change in the energetics of the solid solution near x=0.7, which is due to the growing concentration of Fe⁴⁺ at higher Fe/(Fe+Mn) ratio. The balance between different valences of the transition metals, Mn and Fe, is the main factor in determining the energetics of the La_0.70Sr_0.30Fe_xMn_1−xO₃ solid solution.     

低浓度甲烷甲醇深度氧化Ag/La0.6Sr0.4MnO3催化剂

Ag-modified La0.6Sr0.4MnO3 catalysts were prepared and their catalytic performance for deep oxidation of CH4 and CH3OH at low concentrations were investigated. The results showed that the La0.6Sr0.4MnO3 host catalyst with the perovskite-type nano-crystallite structure displayed considerably high catalytic activity for deep oxidation of CH4 and CH3OH at low concentrations. Ag modification to the La0.6Sr0.4MnO3 host catalyst resulted in significant enhancement of the catalyst activity, making the T95 (the reaction temperature needed for conversion of 95%of CH4 or CH3OH) lowered down to 735K (for CH4) and 421K (for CH3OH) from 813 and 465 K over the Ag-free system under the reaction conditions:0.1MPa,CH4/O2/N2=2/12/86(molar ratio),GHSV=45000 h-1 and CH3OH/O2/N2= 0.2/1.0/98.8 (molar ratio),GHSV=58000 h-1,respectively.The carbon containing product was almost CO2 and the contents of HCHO and CO in the reaction exit gas were both under GC detectable limit in both cases.
The results of spectroscopic characterization indicated that modification by proper amount of Ag-dopant did not change the perovskite structure of the La0.6Sr0.4MnO3 host catalyst as a whole. Interaction of Ag-dopant with the surface of the host catalyst,La0.6Sr0.4MnO3,was in favor of high dispersion of the Ag component at the catalyst surface and led to the oxidation of part of the Mn3+species to Mn4+,resulting in an increase of amounts of the reducible Mnn+ species and a decrease of their reduction temperature. On the other hand, this interaction led also to enhancement of adsorption ability of the catalyst toward O2 at relatively low temperature. High activity of the Ag modified La0.6Sr0.4MnO3 catalyst for CH4 and CH3OH complete oxidation was closely related to high redox-activity of the catalyst and its prominent adsorption-activation ability to O2 at relatively low temperatures.     

xLi2MnO3-(1-x)LiNi0.7Co0.3O2的低温燃烧合成及电化学性能研究

采用低温燃烧法合成了锂离子电池正极材料xLi₂MnO₃-(1-x)LiNi_0.7Co_0.3O₂,对合成产物的结构、形貌和电化学性能进行了系统的研究, 通过单因素试验对合成条件和材料的组成进行了优化。结果表明:采用低温燃烧法合成的富锂层状正极材料具有α-NaFeO₂型层状结构、球状形貌和良好的电化学性能;其最佳合成条件为:回火温度850℃, 回火时间20 h;Li₂MnO₃的最佳配比为x=0.7.在此条件下合成的0.7Li₂MnO₃-0.3LiNi_0.7Co_0.3O₂,最高放电比容量达到263.1 mAh·g^-1,并具有良好的循环性能和倍率性能。     

Neutron diffraction study of the crystal structure and structural phase transition of La0.7Ca0.3−xSrxCrO3 (0≤x≤0.3): The relationship between thermodynamic behavior and crystal structure changes at the phase transition

The crystal structure of the La_0.7Ca_0.3−xSr_xCrO₃ series, including the compositional and temperature dependence of the structural parameters, has been studied by variable temperature neutron diffraction measurements. The extent of the distortions from the ideal cubic perovskite structure has been evaluated quantitatively using the average bond lengths and the mean volumes of the [CrO₆] octahedron and [(La/Ca/Sr)O₁₂] polyhedron, and has been shown to decrease with increase of Sr content or temperature. At the structural phase transition from the orthorhombic (Pnma) structure to the rhombohedral one, the volume of the [CrO₆] octahedron decreases whereas that of the [(La/Ca/Sr)O₁₂] polyhedron shows little difference, resulting in an overall decrease in the level of distortion. The change in the degree of distortion at the phase transition decreases with increase of Sr content, in agreement with the smaller variation of the enthalpy and volume for the specimens with higher Sr content.     

固-溶法制备中温固体氧化物燃料电池高性能La0.8Sr0.2MnO3-Ba0.5Sr0.5Co0.8Fe0.2O3阴极

研究了新型固溶法合成La_0.8Sr_0.2MnO₃（LSM）包覆Ba_0.5Sr_0.5Co_0.8Fe_0.2O₃（BSCF）复合粉体（LSM-BSCF）,并探讨了其作为中温固体氧化物燃料电池阴极材料的电化学性能。LSM-BSCF阴极结合了LSM和BSCF阴极的优点,不仅增大了三相界面,而且稳定了微观结构。当温度为600-750℃时,其极化阻抗为0.61-0.09 Ω·cm²。与溶液注入法制备的高性能电极相比,极大地提高了性能稳定性。     

La0.6Sr1.4MnO4 layered perovskite anode material for intermediate temperature solid oxide fuel cells

La_0.6Sr_1.4MnO₄ (LSMO₄) layered perovskite with K₂NiF₄ structure was prepared and evaluated as anode material for La_0.8Sr_0.2Ga_0.83Mg_0.17O_3 − δ (LSGM) electrolyte supported intermediate temperature solid oxide fuel cells (IT-SOFCs). X-ray diffraction results show that LSMO₄ is redox stability. Thermal expansion coefficient of LSMO₄ is close to that of LSGM electrolyte. By adopting LSMO₄ as anode and La_0.6Sr_0.4Co_0.8Fe_0.2O₃ (LSCF) as cathode, maxium power densities of 146.6, 110.9 mW cm^− 2 with H₂ fuel at 850, 800 °C and 47.3 mW cm^− 2 with CH₄ fuel at 800 °C were obtained, respectively. Further, the cell demonstrated a reasonably stable performance under 180 mA cm^− 2 for over 40 h with H₂ fuel at 800 °C.     

Nd2O3添加量对BaTiO3陶瓷介电性能的影响

BaTiO₃ ceramics doped with Nd₂O₃(the additive content was respectively 0.001,0.002,0.003,0.005,0.01,0.03mol)were prepared by Sol-Gel method. Effects of Nd₂O₃ contents on the dielectric constant (ε), the dielectric loss (tanδ) ,the Curie-temperature (T_C) and the resistivity (ρ) of BaTiO₃ ceramic were studied. When Nd₂O₃ content was 0.001mol and 0.002mol, the dielectric constant was increased obviously, but the dielectric loss was also increased. When Nd₂O₃ content was 0.003mol, the dielectric constant was increased, and the dielectric loss was decreased, which was suitable for application in condenser. The resistivity was decreased obviously with the increasing of Nd₂O₃ contents, the resistivity was the smallest when Nd₂O₃ content was 0.001mol. The Curie-temperature was also decreased with the increasing of Nd₂O₃ contents.     

Structural transformation and oxidation of Sr2MnO3.5+x determined by in-situ neutron powder diffraction

The oxidation of the n = 1 Ruddlesden-Popper phase, Sr₂MnO_3.5+x, where 0 ≤ x ≤ 0.5 has been investigated using a combination of in-situ diffraction techniques. In agreement with previous reports the room temperature structure of Sr₂MnO_3.5+x was determined to be monoclinic crystallising in space group P2₁/c. On heating in air the material undergoes rapid oxidation at a relatively modest temperature, ∼275 °C. The oxidation process is coincident with a significant change in the structure, with the material now adopting a tetragonal I4/mmm structure. In the oxygen deficient phase where x > 0 the Mn coordination is square pyramidal, with a sixth partially occupied oxygen position giving rise to octahedral coordination. Oxidation of Sr₂MnO_3.5+x results in the filling of the partially occupied O4 positions and a resulting increase in symmetry, with the Mn coordination now adopting solely a distorted octahedral environment.     

溶胶凝胶法制备Nd2O3改性钛酸钡陶瓷的研究

The technological condition for the preparation of BaTiO₃ ceramics doped with Nd₂O₃ by Sol-Gel was deter-mined through orthogonal experiment. When n_Ba(Ac)2∶n_Ti(OC4H9)4∶n_Nd2O3∶n_{CH3(CH2)2CH2OH}∶n_H2O=1.00∶1.00∶0.003∶7.30∶37.04, pH=3.5,T=25℃,the light-yellow-transparent-stable solution and thorough transparent gel was generat-ed, the transforming time of solution to gel was 25h. The crystal structure and particle size of BaTiO₃ ceramics doped with Nd₂O₃ were studied by SEM and X-ray respectively, the type of the crystal was tetragonal, the particle size was about 24.7nm. The dielectric constant (ε) and dielectric loss (tanδ) of BaTiO₃ ceramics doped with Nd₂O₃ were determined between 10⁴～10⁶Hz, and the results showed that the dielectric constant was increased obviously, the dielectric loss was decreased clear and the resistivity (ρ_V) was also decreased noticeably.     

Neutron diffraction and magnetic study of the Nd0.7Pb0.3Mn1−xFexO3 (0?x?0.1) perovskites

The effect of Fe doping on the ferromagnetic Nd_0.7Pb_0.3Mn_1−xFe_xO₃ (x=0, 0.025, 0.05, 0.075, 0.1) phases has been studied in order to analyze the double-exchange interaction. The structural and magnetic study has been carried out by neutron powder diffraction and susceptibility measurements between 1.7 and 300 K. The substitution of Fe at the Mn site results in reductions in both the Curie temperature T_c and the magnetic moment per Mn ion without appreciable differences in the crystal structures. All the compounds crystallize in Pnma space group. The thermal evolution of the lattice parameters of the Nd_0.7Pb_0.3Mn_1−xFe_xO₃ (x=0.025, 0.05, 0.075) compounds shows discontinuities in volume and lattice parameters close to the magnetic transition temperature. Increasing amounts of Fe³⁺ reduces the double exchange interactions and no magnetic contribution for x=0.1 is observed. The magnetic structures of Nd_0.7Pb_0.3Mn_1−xFe_xO₃ (x=0, 0.025, 0.05, 0.075) compounds show that the Nd and Mn ions are ferromagnetically ordered.     

前驱体Ni(OH)2对LiCo0.3Ni0.7O2正极材料的影响研究

研究了两种不同前驱体Ni(OH)₂对LiCo_0.3Ni_0.7O₂锂离子电池正极材料的结构与电化学性能的影响，并用XRD、SEM及电性能测试考察了材料的结构、形貌与电化学性能。结果表明，前驱体Ni(OH)₂的形貌、结晶形态对LiCo_0.3Ni_0.7O₂正极材料的性能有极大的影响。与目前镍酸锂合成需高密度球形镍前驱体Ni(OH)₂认识不同，本文发现呈枝晶网络状结构、表面蓬松、比表面积高和振实密度低的前驱体Ni(OH)₂具有较高的化学活性，可有效抑制产物LiCo_0.3Ni_0.7O₂正极材料中阳离子混排产物的生成。由其制备的目标正极材料LiCo_0.3Ni_0.7O₂显示出较优的电化学性能，首次放电容量为175 mAh·g^-1，首次放电效率为93.9%，40次循环容量保持率为94.8%，显示较好的循环稳定性。     

La0.7Sr0.3CoO3-δ钙钛矿催化剂表征及其催化氧化碳黑性能研究

为了研究La_(0.7)Sr_(0.3)CoO_(3-δ)钙钛矿催化剂对碳黑的催化氧化过程,本研究通过研究催化剂和碳黑的两种不同接触方式,即紧密接触与松散接触,讨论了其对碳黑催化氧化过程的影响。结果表明,与松散接触和无催化剂接触条件相比,紧密接触条件下碳黑的tig(起燃温度)分别下降了89.5和157.4℃,同时随着催化剂/碳黑的比例增加,碳黑氧化的tig、tm(最大转化温度)、tf(燃净温度)均向低温区域移动,表明该催化剂对碳黑有着良好的催化氧化性能。     

Synthesis and characterization of a Ruddlesden-Popper compound: Sr3FeMoO7

A powder sample of Sr₃FeMoO₇ was synthesized by solid-state reaction in reduced atmosphere (5% H₂/Ar). At room temperature, Sr₃FeMoO₇ crystallizes in a typical Ruddlesden-Popper (n=2) structure in the space group I4/mmm, and . The structure refinement indicates that the Fe and Mo ions are randomly distributed in a single B-site with small fraction of B-site and oxygen vacancies. At low temperature, long-range magnetic interaction was observed. The antiferromagnetic magnetic interaction can be described with a large unit cell, and c_m=c_n, in the magnetic space group An′.     

Structure, crystal chemistry and thermal evolution of the δ-Bi2O3-related phase Bi9ReO17

The thermal evolution and structural properties of fluorite-related δ-Bi₂O₃-type Bi₉ReO₁₇ were studied with variable temperature neutron powder diffraction, synchrotron X-ray powder diffraction and electron diffraction. The thermodynamically stable room-temperature crystal structure is monoclinic P2₁/c, a=9.89917(5), b=19.70356(10), c=11.61597(6) Å, β=125.302(2)° (R_p=3.51%, wR_p=3.60%) and features clusters of ReO₄ tetrahedra embedded in a distorted Bi–O fluorite-like network. This phase is stable up to 725 °C whereupon it transforms to a disordered δ-Bi₂O₃-like phase, which was modeled with δ-Bi₂O₃ in cubic Fm3¯m with a=5.7809(1) Å (R_p=2.49%, wR_p=2.44%) at 750 °C. Quenching from above 725 °C leads to a different phase, the structure of which has not been solved but appears on the basis of spectroscopic evidence to contain both ReO₄ tetrahedra and ReO₆ octahedra.     

离子交换法制备层状LixNi0.3Mn0.7O2正极材料及其离子交换规律的研究

通过共沉淀法高温固相反应在空气气氛中合成出具有P2型结构特征的碱青铜前驱体Na_0.66Ni_0.3Mn_0.7O₂，研究了在4种不同离子交换条件下进行离子交换反应得到目标正极材料Li_xNi_0.3Mn_0.7O₂的离子交换规律，并用XRD、SEM、粒度分析和电性能测试考察了目标正极材料及其前驱体的结构、形貌和电化学性能。结果表明，以熔融LiNO₃为介质于300 ℃离子交换4h反应进行得最为完全，离子交换率达98 %，且目标正极材料具有较完善的O2型层状结构，在2.6～2.9 V存在唯一的充放电平台，循环过程中未发现向尖晶石相转变；而离子交换时间过长，目标正极材料将出现尖晶石相而影响其放电容量和循环稳定性。     

High-pressure structural behavior of GdAlO3 and GdFeO3 perovskites

The orthorhombic perovskites, GdAlO₃ and GdFeO₃, have been studied using single-crystal X-ray diffraction up to 8.52 and 8.13 GPa, respectively, in a diamond anvil cell at 298 K. The evolution of the structures of GdAlO₃ and GdFeO₃ involves compression of both the GdO₁₂ and the octahedral (AlO₆ and FeO₆) sites. The compression of the GdO₁₂ site is anisotropic in both perovskites, with the four longest Gd-O distances compressing more than the eight shorter Gd-O bond lengths, resulting in a decrease in the distortion of GdO₁₂ with pressure. In GdAlO₃, the GdO₁₂ site is less compressible than the AlO₆ site, resulting in an increase of both the interoctahedral Al-O1-Al and Al-O2-Al angles with increasing pressure. Thus GdAlO₃ perovskite becomes less distorted with increasing pressure. In GdFeO₃, the GdO₁₂ site displays a similar compressibility as the FeO₆ site, with little change in the Fe-O2-Fe angle with pressure but an increase of the Fe-O1-Fe tilting angle. Thus GdFeO₃ perovskite becomes less distorted with increasing pressure, but the change is not as pronounced as GdAlO₃. The high-pressure behavior of GdAlO₃ and GdFeO₃ is similar to orthorhombic YAlO₃ perovskite but contrasts with orthorhombic CaSnO₃, which becomes more distorted with increasing pressure.