Thermal properties of undoped, S-doped, Nb-doped, and S, Nb co-doped titania nanoparticles prepared by sol–gel method

One of the classic methods to extend the spectral response of a wide band gap titania semiconductor to visible light is impurity doping. This study has studied undoped, S-doped, Nb-doped, and S, Nb co-doped titania nanopowders prepared by sol–gel. The relationship between the doping conditions and the thermal stability, phase composition, crystallinity, morphology of particles, and the influence of dopant in similar conditions was investigated. Also the relationship between the dopant and the properties of titania nanosized powders, such as thermal stability, phase composition, crystallinity, morphology and size of particles, was investigated. Thermogravimetry coupled with differential thermogravimetry, X-ray diffraction, energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy, and scanning electron microscope was used for the characterization of the materials. During heating of the air dried samples, their chemical degradation took place giving rise to anatase phase.     

Optical,electrical, and thermal insulation properties of antimony-doped tin oxide nanoparticles prepared by frozen gel method

Antimony doped tin dioxide (ATO) nanoparticles with different Sb doping contents were prepared by freeze-drying the precursor gel and then calcined procedure. The obtained ATO nanoparticles were characterized by X-ray diffraction, scanning electron microscope, optical and electrical techniques. Results indicated that ATO with 10 mol% Sb doping is optimal, with which had the lowest resistivity and highest transmittance in visible region as well as narrow particle size distribution. Thermal insulation properties of ATO/waterborne polyurethane (WPU) films coating on the glass substrates with different thickness were studied on a DIY heat insulating measurement box and showed that the glass coated with ATO/WPU films possessed better heat-insulating effect than empty glass .     

Preparation and characterization of nanorods Sb doped CdO films by sol–gel technique

Pure and antimony (Sb) doped CdO films were grown using sol–gel spin coating technique. The structural properties of the films were investigated using atomic force microscopy. The structure of CdO film is converted from microrods to nanorods with Sb dopant. The analysis of optical absorption revealed that optical bandgap of the films changes with doping. The optical bandgap for 0.1, 0.5, 1.0, and 2.0% Sb doped CdO was determined to be 2.28, 2.30, 2.56, and 2.42 eV, respectively. Other optical constants such as refractive index, extinction coefficient, and dielectric constants were calculated using the optical data. The refractive index dispersion of the films obeys the single oscillator model. The volume and surface energy loss functions were calculated and observed to increase with increase in the photon energy.     

Computer modelling of mixed metal fluorides for optical applications

This paper describes a new computational method for predicting the optical behaviour of doped inorganic materials. There is considerable interest in using inorganic materials in photonic devices, and in many cases, the optical properties of these materials depend on doping by ions such as those from the rare earth series. Among the inorganic materials of interest are the mixed metal fluorides (e.g. BaLiF(3), BaY(2)F(8), YLiF(4), LiCaAlF(6), LiSrAlF(6)), doped with trivalent rare earth ions. The paper describes the use of Mott-Littleton calculations to determine the optimum location for dopant ions, followed by crystal field calculations which make direct use of the output of the Mott-Littleton calculations to calculate the optical properties of the dopant ion taking into account its symmetry and the positions of the surrounding ions, including any vacancies or interstitial ions present by virtue of charge compensation. It is then possible to predict whether a given dopant ion at a particular site in a material will have favourable optical properties.     

K4[Ru(CN)6]对T-颗粒溴碘化银乳剂感光性能及光电子寿命影响的研究

本文研究了K₄[Ru(CN)₆]掺杂剂对T-颗粒溴碘化银乳剂感光性能以及光电子寿命的影响,研究结果表明,掺杂剂的掺杂量、掺杂位置以及在乳剂颗粒内部的分布区域对乳剂的感光性能都有影响.掺杂位置接近表面或接近颗粒几何核心时效果明显,掺杂位置接近富碘区域时,乳剂的感光度变化不明显或是下降.掺杂位置决定了掺杂剂的最佳用量,在66%—92%位置掺杂时,感光度提高最为显著.与未掺杂乳剂相比,最佳掺杂位置和最佳掺杂量乳剂的自由光电子与浅束缚光电子的寿命都有所延长.     

Ultrafast electron transfer between molecule adsorbate and antimony doped tin oxide (ATO) nanoparticles

Ultrafast transient IR spectroscopy has been used to examine the effect of doping on interfacial electron transfer (ET) dynamics in Re(dpbpy)(CO)(3)Cl (dpbpy = 4,4'-(CH(2)PO(OH)(2))2-2,2'-bipyridine) (ReC1PO(3)) sensitized ATO (Sb:SnO(2)) nanocrystalline thin films. In films consisting of particles with 0%, 2% and 10% Sb dopant, the rates of electron injection from the adsorbate excited state to ATO were independent of and the rates of the recombination increased with the doping level. The observed similar forward electron injection rates were attributed to negligible changes of available accepting states in the conduction band at the doping levels studied. The dependence of the recombination rate on conduction band electron density and a possible mechanism for the recombination process were discussed.     

超疏水涂膜的研究进展

超疏水涂膜以其独特的性能,在国防、工农业生产和日常生活中有着广泛的应用前景。但目前的制备技术制约了其在建筑外墙涂料等大型设施方面的应用。探索如何采用简单有效的方法构造和调控涂膜的双微观结构,从而获得性能持久优异的超疏水性涂膜,并有效应用于生产和生活的各个方面是这一领域研究的最终目标。本文就超疏水材料表面理论的发展和近几年来超疏水膜制备技术取得的新成果进行了概括,并指出制备超疏水涂膜存在的问题和发展方向。利用表面能极低的含氟材料,将溶胶－凝胶、相分离技术和自组装梯度功能等技术有机结合,获得适宜的表面粗糙度和微观构造,是实现超疏水涂膜工业化生产的可行途径。     

Study on the Surface Photovoltage and Fluorescence Properties of N, N￠-Bis(4￠-aminopheny)-1, 4 quinonenediimine Doped with H4SiW12O40

Aniline oligomer composite materials using heteropolyacid H4SiW12O40 as dopant was synthesized, and the effect of the doping concentration on the photoluminescence and surface photovoltaic properties were investigated.     

Thermal behaviour study of some sol-gel TiO2 based materials

Among the great number of sol-gel materials prepared, TiO₂ holds one of the most important places due to its photocatalytic properties, both in the case of powders and coatings. Impurity doping is one of the typical approaches to extend the spectral response of a wide band gap semiconductor to visible light. This work has studied some un-doped and Pd-doped sol-gel TiO₂ nanopowders, presenting various surface morphologies and structures. The obtained powders have been embedded in vitreous TiO₂ matrices and the corresponding coatings have been prepared by dipping procedure, on glass substrates. The relationship between the synthesis conditions and the properties of titania nanosized materials, such as thermal stability, phase composition, crystallinity, morphology and size of particles, and the influence of dopant was investigated. The influence of Pd on TiO₂ crystallization both for supported and unsupported materials was studied (lattice parameters, crystallite sizes, internal strains). The hydrophilic properties of the films were also connected with their structure, composition and surface morphology. The methods used for the characterization of the materials have been: simultaneous thermogravimetry and differential thermal analysis, powder X-ray diffraction, electron microscopy (TEM, SAED) and AFM.     

Study on the Surface Photovoltage and Fluorescence Properties of N, N-Bis(4-aminopheny)-1, 4 quinonenediimine Doped with H_4SiW_(12)O_(40)

Polyaniline, especially its acid-dopping composite material, is a kind of important photoelectric material due to its potential application in many fields1~3. However, it seems to be a problem that the polymers exhibit several deficiencies, including chemical and structural imperfections as a result of mislinkage, saturated sites, molecular weight distribution, the presence of the end groups and conformation defects. All of these defects affect the device efficiency and make it difficult to …     

Charge transfer in and conductivity of molecularly doped thiophene‐based copolymers

The electrical conductivity of organic semiconductors can be enhanced by orders of magnitude via doping with strong molecular electron acceptors or donors. Ground‐state integer charge transfer and charge‐transfer complex formation between organic semiconductors and molecular dopants have been suggested as the microscopic mechanisms causing these profound changes in electrical materials properties. Here, we study charge‐transfer interactions between the common molecular p‐dopant 2,3,5,6‐tetrafluoro‐7,7,8,8‐tetracyanoquinodimethane and a systematic series of thiophene‐based copolymers by a combination of spectroscopic techniques and electrical measurements. Subtle variations in chemical structure are seen to significantly impact the nature of the charge‐transfer species and the efficiency of the doping process, underlining the need for a more detailed understanding of the microscopic doping mechanism in organic semiconductors to reliably guide targeted chemical design. © 2014 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J. Polym. Sci., Part B: Polym. Phys. 2015 , 53, 58–63     

Doping of polyaniline with polymeric dopants in solid state,gel state and solutions

Polystyrene with different degrees of sulfonation was empolyed as a polymeric dopant for polyaniline. The purpose of using a polymeric dopant is to avoid the migration of a small molecule dopant to increase stability of the doped complex. We applied the polymeric dopant to polyaniline in three different ways: in solid state, in solution and in gel state. In solid state, the conducting form was achieved only through a novel thermal doping method with the increase in temperature and pressure. In solution, the doping process was shown to be dependent on the nature of the solution and also on the molecular weight of the polymer. In the gel form of polyaniline, a polymeric dopant with a surprising low degree of sulfonation was found to be successful in the doping process.     

Analysis of Antimony Doping in Tin Oxide Thin Films Obtained by the Sol-Gel Method

The antimony doping in SnO₂ thin films prepared by the sol-gel dip-coating method has been studied using two characterization techniques. In order to determine the actual doping level directly in the deposited layers, X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) and secondary ion mass spectrometry (SIMS) have been used. We found that this doping level is systematically lower than expected from the starting solutions composition, and that two oxidation states are present: Sb³⁺ and Sb⁵⁺. As the antimony content increases, there is a competition between Sb⁵⁺ and Sb³⁺ species.The SnO₂: Sb thin films have also been observed by transmission electron microscopy (TEM), showing that the measured mean size of crystallites decreases as the Sb content increases in the oxide. No precipitates of either Sn or Sb oxides (other than SnO₂) could be detected.     

掺杂Sb对纳米TiO2薄膜的超亲水性和微结构的影响

用溶胶-凝胶法将纳米TiO2:Sb薄膜沉积在玻璃基板上.研究了掺杂浓度对薄膜的光致超亲水性、薄膜结构和晶相转变的影响.结果表明,纯TiO2薄膜中， TiO2不仅以无定型态存在，而且还以板钛矿和锐钛矿的形式存在.掺杂Sb提高了TiO2由无定型向板钛矿和锐钛矿转变的速率.掺入适量的Sb后， TiO2薄膜表现出更好的光致超亲水性.由XRD谱可算出薄膜的晶粒大小为13.3～20.0 nm.     

Electrodeposition of Ni and Te‐doped Cobalt Triantimonide in Citrate Solutions

Skutterudite compounds form a new class of potential candidates for thermoelectric applications. Cobalt triantimonide (CoSb₃) shows good thermoelectric properties at medium and high temperatures. Doping this system with substitution elements, for either Co or Sb or both, may result in an increase of the thermoelectric figure of merit (ZT). This work focused on the electrochemical doping and characterization of films and nanowires of Co‐Sb system in citrate solutions using gold‐coated PCTE templates. The electrodeposition was performed on gold surface that was pre‐treated electrochemically to ensure reproducible results. The electrochemical treatment acted as an annealing process for the surface, which resulted in an increase in Au(111) as demonstrated by XRD. Detailed electrochemical studies including deposition‐stripping experiments was performed in order to develop a better understanding of the co‐deposition kinetics and a better control over the composition of doped Co‐Sb system. Scanning electron microscopy (SEM/EDS) helped study the morphology and the composition of the doped and undoped Co‐Sb system. Co‐deposition of Co‐Sb showed that the amount of Co is higher in nanowires than in film or mushroom caps due to the slow Sb deposition rate dictated by slow Sb(III) complex diffusion. Doped nanowires have been also obtained. Both Ni and Te electrochemical doping of the Co‐Sb system affected the composition of the deposit but there was no effect on nanowire morphology.     

(Sn,Sb)O2-x基纳米结构厚膜材料气敏特性及机理

对采用水热合成技术所形成的纳米(Sn,Sb)O2 x晶粒结构、厚膜材料的气敏特性及其机理进行了研究,并采用XRD、TEM手段对纳米尺度的（Sn、Sb)O2 x晶粒的结构与表面效应及晶粒形态进行了表征.结果表明,当掺杂Sb5＋的浓度（摩尔分数xSb5＋)为（2.9～5.8)×10－6时,（Sn、Sb)O2 x纳米晶粒表面的电子缺陷浓度增大,增强了对气体的吸附能力,从而提高了对可燃性气体的灵敏度.同时可使晶粒保持短柱状的形态特征,对其灵敏度有一定的控制作用.     

Visible‐light‐driven photocatalytic degradation using Mn‐doped SrMoO4 nanoparticles

Mn‐doped SrMoO₄ nanocrystals were synthesized by thermal decomposition of metal–organic salt in an organic solvent with the doping content in the range 0–12 mol%. The structures, morphologies and optical properties were characterized using various techniques. The results suggest that Mo sites in the SrMoO₄ lattice are substituted by the Mn dopant, the adsorption bands are found to be shifted toward the visible light region and the band gap becomes narrower correspondingly. The photocatalytic performance of the as‐synthesized product was determined using the degradation of methylene blue by visible light irradiation. The photocatalytic performance is enhanced with Mn doping, and the optimal degradation rate is 85% in 140 min for 5 mol% Mn doping. The enhanced photocatalytic activity with Mn doping may be ascribed to the energy band adjustment and effective photogenerated electron–hole separation caused by the Mn doping. A possible photocatalytic mechanism is also discussed.     

Magnetic properties of conducting polymer nanostructures

Magnetic susceptibility measurements on conducting polyaniline and polypyrrole nanostructures with different dopant type and doping level as functions of temperature and magnetic field are reported. The susceptibility data cannot be simply described as Curie-like susceptibility at lower temperatures and temperature-independent Pauli-like susceptibility at higher temperatures; some unusual transitions are observed in the temperature dependence of susceptibility, for example, paramagnetic susceptibility decreases gradually with lowering temperature, which suggests the coexistence of polarons and spinless bipolarons and possible formation of bipolarons with changing temperature or doping level. In particular, it is found that the direct current magnetic susceptibilities are strongly dependent on applied magnetic field, dopant type, and doping level.     

XPS法对聚乙炔化学掺杂机制的研究

用XPS(X射线光电子能谱法)研究了十余种掺杂聚乙炔的电荷转移过程, 发现对大部分掺杂剂, 由Cls谱裂分所计算的电荷转移量与掺杂剂的氧化电位直接相关. 一些强氧化性或过渡金属质子酸也符合这一规律, 同时观察到掺杂后这些氧化性质子酸本身发生价态变化. 因此这些质子酸的掺杂不是文南中所报道的质子酸机制而是氧化还原机制.所研究的若干种非氧化性或弱氧化性质子酸掺杂后电导率均较低, 这进一步表明掺杂过程中的电荷转移过程是产生高导聚乙炔的必要条件.     

Fabrication of Sol-Gel Optical Waveguide by Hot-Dip Coating Process

The TiO₂: Sb nanoscale thin films were deposited on glass substrates by the sol–gel dip-coating method. The influence of the dopant density on the structure and the phase transformation of the thin films were investigated by X-ray diffraction (XRD) and Raman spectra. From the results of XRD, the thin films were in a majority of anatase state. The results of Raman spectra indicated that the non-doped TiO₂ thin film composed of not only anatase but also brookite phase. Dopant Sb enhances the transformation of the TiO₂ from brookite to anatase phase. After doping proper amount of Sb, the thin films show more superhydrophilicity than the non-doped TiO₂ thin film as well. The crystal size of the TiO₂ : Sb is about 13.3–20 nm calculated from the XRD patterns.