聚苯乙烯胶乳颗粒的成膜过程及尺寸效应

聚合物乳液成膜过程可分为介质蒸发、颗粒形变和相邻颗粒间高分子的扩散融合三个阶段.一般认为,环境温度达到或高于高分子的玻璃化转变温度(T_g)时颗粒才可能发生形变.Goudy等研究了粒径为0.24～1.05μm的聚苯乙烯(PS)胶乳的成膜过程,发现PS颗粒在368K(T_g约373K)热处理很长时间也不发生形变,而在378K热处理后,粒径较小的颗粒融合速度快于较大颗粒.     

Novel sintering behavior of polystyrene nanolatex particles in the filming process

The filming process of polystyrene nanolatex (NPS) particles was studied by a combination of various methods. For a constant annealing time of 1 h, the AFM images showed that the deformation and interdiffusion temperatures of NPS particles were ca. 90 and 100-110 degrees C, respectively. In spin-lattice relaxation measurements of solid state NMR, it is found that T1L, T1S, and PL increased significantly after annealing at 90 and 100 degrees C for 1 h. DSC results showed that there was a exothermic peak near Tg after annealing for 1 h at the elected temperatures below 95 degrees C; otherwise, the exothermic peak disappeared after annealing at 100 degrees C or above. The apparent density of NPS increased suddenly in the temperature range of 90-110 degrees C. The results indicated that the macromolecules are highly constrained in NPS particles, leading to higher conformational energy, with more free volume and segments less restricted, which are the driving forces for the particles sintering at a lower temperature compared to the micro-PS particles with larger diameter.     

Evolution of water vapor from indium-tin-oxide transparent conducting films fabricated by dip coating process

Tin-doped indium oxide In₂O₃ (indium-tin-oxide) transparent conducting films were fabricated on silicon substrates by a dip coating process. The thermal analysis of the ITO films was executed by temperature-programmed desorption (TPD) or thermal desorption spectroscopy (TDS) in high vacuum. Gas evolution from the ITO film mainly consisted of water vapor. The total amount of evolved water vapor increased on increasing the film thickness from approx. 25 to 250 nm and decreased by increasing the preparation temperature from 365 to 600°C and by annealing at the same temperature for extra 10 h. The evolution occurred via two steps; the peak temperatures for 250 nm thick films were approx. 100-120 and 205-215°C. The 25 nm thick films evolved water vapor at much higher temperatures; a shoulder at approx. 150-165°C and a peak at approx. 242°C were observed. The evolution temperatures increased by increasing the preparation and the annealing temperatures except in case of the second peak of the 25 nm thick films. The evolution of water vapor at high temperature was tentatively attributed to thermal decomposition of indium hydroxide, In(OH)₃, formed on the surface of the nm-sized ITO particles. This revised version was published online in August 2006 with corrections to the Cover Date.     

Thermal decomposition behaviors and dust explosion characteristics of nano-polystyrene

With the development of nano-powder technology, polymeric nano-materials are widely used in various industries, while not much research on their thermal decomposition and dust explosion characteristics has been conducted. The thermal behaviors and explosion characteristic parameters of the nano-polystyrene (nano-PS) with a typical particle size of 90 nm were studied by employing thermogravimetric analysis (TG), MIE-D 1.2 minimum ignition energy (MIE) test device, and 20-L spherical dust explosion test equipment. The results showed that the thermal decomposition of the nano-PS occurred in a two-step process which was different from the single process for conventional PS. Meanwhile, the reaction rate of the thermal decomposition for nano-PS increased with the heating rate. The TG and DTG curves shifted to the higher-temperature zone when the heating rate increased, and the initial temperature, final temperature, temperature at the maximum rate, and the maximum rate also increased. The sensitivity parameter of the minimum ignition energy of nano-PS varied as the dust concentration altered, and the most sensitive explosive concentration was about 200 g m⁻³. Also, nano-PS was proved to be quite sensitive to the electrostatic spark, as its calculated MIE value was as low as 11 mJ. For the severity parameters, the explosion pressure and its rising rate of nano-PS tended to increase at first and then decrease with the increase in dust concentrations. According to the risk classification standard, the explosion risk class of nano-PS was St2. The results were further extensively compared to other previous works. The results demonstrated both the higher explosion possibility and severity of nano-PS. This study could provide guidance for the safety management of nano-PS in its manufacture, storage, and handling process.

     

纳米硫化锌的原位制备及其对多孔硅复合体系发光的调控

Zn S的带隙较宽 ,欧姆接触较差 ,并不是一种理想的半导体 .但将多种材料与硫化锌复合 ,在一定程度上可以克服这种缺陷 [1] .相关的文献报道主要集中在 Zn S∶ M( M=Mn,Cu,Ag等 ) ,Zn S∶ RE( RE=Sm,Tb,Eu等 ) ,Zn S∶ Cd S和 Zn S∶ Zn Se等复合材料上 ,同时也有关于多孔硅 ( PorousSilicon,PS)掺杂稀土 [2 ] 和有机物 [3,4 ] 以及 PS- Cd S[5～ 7] 的报道 ,但是尚未见到在多孔硅基体上原位制备硫化锌纳米材料的报道 .本文利用一种新颖、简单的化学方法 ,通过多相反应 ,在多孔硅基体的表面和纳米孔内制得纳米级的 Zn S,从而…     

Effects of Annealing Temperature on Microstructure and Electrochemical Properties of Perovskite-type Oxide LaFeO3 as Negative Electrode for Metal Hydride/Nickel(MH/Ni) Batteries

We reported the effects of annealing temperatures on microstructure and electrochemical properties of perovskite-type oxide LaFeO₃ prepared by stearic acid combustion method. X-Ray diffraction(XRD) patterns show that the annealed LaFeO₃ powder has orthorhombic structure. Scanning electron microscopy(SEM) and transmission electron microscopy(TEM) images show the presence of homogeneously dispersed, less aggregated, and small crystals(30-40 nm) at annealing temperatures of 500 and 600℃. However, as the annealing temperature was increased to 700 and 800℃, the crystals began to combine with each other and grew into further larger crystals(90-100 nm). The electrochemical performance of the annealed oxides was measured at 60℃ using chronopotentiometry, poten-tiodynamic polarization, and cyclic voltammetry. As the annealing temperature increased, the discharge capacity and anti-corrosion ability of the oxide electrode first increased and then decreased, reaching the optimum values at 600℃, with a maximum discharge capacity of 563 mA·h/g. The better electrochemical performance of LaFeO₃ annealed at 600℃ could be ascribed to their smaller and more homogeneous crystals.     

超音速气流粉碎下NiO纳米棒的低温固相制备

采用超音速气流粉碎技术低温固相合成NiO纳米颗粒前驱体,并通过在650～900 ℃下, NaCl熔盐介质中对前驱体进行焙烧,制备得到NiO纳米棒。采用XRD、SEM、TEM测试技术对NiO前驱体、NiO纳米棒的结构和形貌进行了表征。结果表明,前驱体为直径约25 nm球形颗粒,随着焙烧温度升高,逐渐生成直径为300 nm,长度约十几微米的纳米棒。反应过程中熔盐介质是纳米颗粒前驱体生长的关键因素。     

Synthesis of NiFe2O4 Nanowires with NiO Nanosheet as Precursor via a Topochemical Solid State Method

Large scale NiFe₂O₄ nanowires were synthesized with NiO nanosheets as precursor by means of the topochemical solid state method. The morphologies and magnetic properties of NiFe₂O₄ annealed at different temperatures were studied. An appropriate annealing temperature was requested to transfer NiO nanosheets and Fe^- ions into NiFe₂O₄ nanowires. In the beginning stage of synthesizing process, the shape of NiO nanosheets remained unchanged at low temperatures. And then, NiO nanosheets split into nanowires from 400℃ to 600℃. At last they transformed into nanoparticles from 700℃ to 1000℃. Thus, the optimized annealing temperature was selected as 600℃ because the NiFe₂O₄ obtained at 600℃(N600) exhibited a maximum aspect ratio of 50 with a diameter of 20 nm and a length of 1 μm. Furthermore, N600 also displayed the largest magnetization value of 26.86 A·m²/kg and the lowest coercivity(H_c) of 8914 A/m.     

热历史对尼龙1212熔融行为的影响

利用DSC方法研究了不同热历史条件对尼龙1212熔融行为的影响.不同的热历史条件下,在DSC曲线上,观察到尼龙1212产生2个或3个熔融峰,依据聚合物结晶理论,对各峰的来源进行了分析.在160℃下不同温度退火120 min的尼龙1212样品DSC曲线上,低温结晶熔融峰主要由低温结晶形成的一些微晶体或者片晶熔融产生,其晶体完善程度较差,熔融峰值较低,峰面积较小;主熔融峰是由样品在淬火过程中形成的晶体和升温过程中低温结晶形成的晶体的熔融重结晶形成较为完善的晶体熔融所产生,熔融峰值较高,峰面积较大.在不同的升温速率条件下,熔融峰温度有所移动,表明不同升温速率条件下产生的熔融峰的结晶晶型是相同的.在不同结晶时间下结晶,延长结晶时间对较高完善程度晶体的生长有利.在不同温度下依次退火处理的样品,熔融产生两个附加峰,这两个附加峰的峰温都比它们相应的退火温度高,而峰高和峰面积随退火温度降低而减小.根据等温结晶结果,由Hoffman方法确定了尼龙1212的平衡熔融温度为202.8℃.     

尼龙1010结晶与熔融行为的研究

用DSC研究了降温速率R对尼龙10 10结晶与熔融的影响,以及室温(RT)和液氮(LN)骤冷退火样品的熔融.降温时结晶温度随R增大线性降低;T_g以上可完成结晶时结晶度相同;结晶起始温度>181℃生成的晶体有三个熔融峰,对应于环状和放射状球晶的转化与熔融;在181℃和T_g间结晶,无放射球晶转化峰;T_g下有结晶放热峰样品加热时有冷结晶发生.RT未退火样品三个熔融峰,退火温度T_α≥180℃样品两个峰,结晶度C∝T_a;LN未退火样品单一熔融峰,T_a>160℃双峰,T_a≤160℃三峰,低温峰温与C均∝T.     

Application of Thermogravimetry and Differential Thermal Analysis in Catalytic CVD Synthesis of Carbon Nanotubes

Multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MW-CNTs) were prepared by chemical vapor deposition (CVD) method with the decomposition of acetylene over Co/SiO2 catalyst. TG-DTA technique was used together with TEM and XRD to study the effect of reaction temperature on the composition, graphitized extent, and diameter distribution of the produced raw CNTs based on their oxidization resistance. During the decomposition, the micro-crystallite of the active constituent (Co/SiO2) were growing up as the reaction temperature rising. This in turn resulted in an increase of the diameter distribution range of produced MW-CNTs. The average diameter increased from 20~30 nm (650℃) to 30~50 nm (750℃). XRD results also showed the graphitized extent of MW-CNTs was enhanced meanwhile the spacing between the layers (d002) decreased from 3.45 (650℃) to 3.32 (850℃) with the reaction temperature raised. TG-DTA data showed that the exothermic peak of the amorphous carbon was below 380℃and its content would decrease as temperature increasing. In summary, for CVD production of CNTs using acetylene gas on Co/SiO2 catalyst, low temperature (about 650℃) favored producing thinner MW-CNTs with the diameter from 20 to 30 nm while higher temperature (about 850℃) is favored thicker MW-CNTs (diameter from 70 to 100 nm).     

Asymmetric dimers can be formed by dewetting half-shells of gold deposited on the surfaces of spherical oxide colloids

Asymmetric dimers consisting of gold microcrystals and spherical silica colloids have been fabricated by depositing thin films of gold onto the spherical colloids to form half-shells, followed by annealing at elevated temperatures. The capability and feasibility of this procedure have been demonstrated with silica and titania beads of 0.2-2 mum in diameter and gamma-Fe2O3/polystyrene@SiO2 core-shell particles 0.5 mum in size. The dimensions of gold microcrystals could be conveniently varied in the range of 100-650 nm by controlling the thickness of gold films and/or the diameter of the spherical colloids. This method provides another route to asymmetric dimers made of colloidal particles that could be different in size, chemical composition, surface functionality, density or sign of surface charge, bulk property, or a combination of these properties.     

水热法制备ZnS∶Cu,Al纳米X射线发光粉及其光谱特性

采用水热法低温(200 ℃)处理12 h直接制备ZnS∶Cu, Al纳米晶, 并探讨其光致(PL)和X射线激发(XEL)光谱特性及后续退火处理的影响. XRD和TEM分析表明, 水热法直接制备的ZnS∶Cu, Al粒径约为15 nm, 尺寸分布窄, 分散性好, 具有纯立方相的球形结构. 其PL和XEL光谱均为宽带谱, n(Cu)/n(Zn)=3×10^-4和n(Cu)/n(Al)= 0.5时PL和XEL光谱强度最大, XEL峰值在470 nm处. 在此条件下, 水热处理3 h直接合成的纳米晶在氩气保护下于800 ℃退火1 h后样品的XEL发光进一步增强. XEL光谱强度约是退火前样品的8倍, 此时峰值波长在520 nm, 团聚形成径为200～500 nm的类球形六方相结构. 发光强度增强, 但粒径很小, 对提高成像系统分辨率非常有意义. 通过比较样品的XEL和PL光谱, 讨论了XEL和PL光谱的发光机理和激发机制及退火对其特性的影响.     

Synthesis of manganese oxide electrodes with interconnected nanowire structure as an anode material for rechargeable lithium ion batteries

Manganese oxide electrodes composed of interconnected nanowires are electrochemically synthesized in manganous acetate solution at room temperature without any template and catalyst. Annealing temperature affects the electrode morphology, crystallization, and electrochemical performance. Scanning electron microscope (SEM) results show that nanowires are uniformly distributed and sizes are about 12-18 nm in diameter; the diameter decreases to about 8-12 nm after annealing at 300 degrees C. X-ray diffraction (XRD) and transmission electron microscope (TEM) images indicate that nanowires have poor crystalline characteristics. The higher the annealing temperature, the higher the crystalline degree is in manganese oxide. The synthesized anode material shows a much larger capacity than the traditional graphite materials for lithium storage. After annealing at 300 degrees C, the electrode's reversible capacity reaches 800 mAhg(-1), and the specific capacity retention remains nearly constant after 100 cycles.     

Absorption in the visible region of YSZ implanted with Ag ions

Ag ions were implanted into YSZ (yttrium-stabilized (cubic) zirconia) single crystals in two different energy regimes: kiloelectron volt and megaelectron volt. Optical absorption spectra were measured in the visible region at each stage in the annealing process of the sample. Depth profiles of Ag for the samples implanted at the energy of 20 keV were measured by X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS). For the samples implanted with Ag at the low energy of 20 keV, one large absorption peak appeared in the wavelength ranging from 470 to 536 nm, depending on the dose of Ag ions. As the sample was heated to 1000 degrees C, the intensity of the absorption peak decreased gradually, but a small, broad peak remains even at the temperature of 1000 degrees C. For the samples implanted with 2.8x10(16) Ag ion cm(-2) at the high energy of 3 MeV, one broad absorption peak was observed at around 470 nm. As the sample was heated sequentially to high temperatures, the peak gradually decreased and almost disappeared at 400 degrees C. When the sample was further heated to even higher temperatures, the absorption peak at 514 nm reappeared at 1000 degrees C and grew with heating time.     

相反转乳化技术制备环氧树脂交联多孔微球

多孔微球在分离吸附、催化、涂料印刷等多方面具有潜在应用价值 .最近研究表明 ,当微孔孔径在 2 0 0～ 80 0ｎｍ范围时 ,由于强烈的光散射作用 ,多孔微球可以作为遮光剂使用[1] .Ｏｋｕｂｏ等用酸碱逐步处理法制备了一些共聚物的亚微米级多孔球[2～ 4] .Ｏｋｕｂｏ又用动态溶胀种子聚合法制备了微米级的聚合物微球 ,用类似的方法得到了多孔结构[5,6] .但这种方法涉及了许多烦琐过程并且产生了很多副产物需要处理 ,使得其费时费力而且成本相当高 .Ｓｃｈｌａｒｂ等发展了一种新的制备方法 ,在乳液聚合过程中引入有机溶剂 ,在实验后期除掉有机…     

退火温度对PLD法制备ZnO:Eu3+,Li+薄膜结构和发光性质的影响

采用脉冲激光沉积(PLD)法在Si(111)衬底上制备了Eu3+,Li+共掺杂的ZnO薄膜,分别在450,500,550和600℃条件下进行退火,退火气氛为真空。利用X射线衍射(XRD)仪和荧光分光光度计研究了退火温度对薄膜结构和光致发光(PL)的影响。研究结果表明,Eu3+,Li+共掺杂的ZnO薄膜具有c轴择优取向,Eu3+,Li+没有单独形成结晶的氧化物,均以离子形式掺入ZnO晶格中。PL谱中有较宽的ZnO基质缺陷发光,ZnO基质与稀土Eu3+之间存在能量传递,但没有有效的能量传递。随着退火温度的增加,薄膜发光先增强后减弱,退火温度为550℃时发光最强。当用395 nm的激发光激发样品时,仅观察到稀土Eu3+在594 nm附近的特征发光峰,但发光强度随退火温度变化不明显。     

1-己基-3-甲基咪唑四氯化铁盐固化环氧树脂E-51的反应特性

采用差示扫描(DSC)量热分析法研究了1-己基-3-甲基咪唑四氯化铁离子液体([C₆mim]FeCl₄)与双酚A型环氧树脂E-51的固化反应。结果显示,由于[C₆mim]FeCl₄包含多级胺基结构,因此可以作为E-51的高温固化剂使用,其与E-51的反应包含两个阶段:第一个阶段的反应放热峰峰顶温度约在120 ℃,第二个阶段的反应放热峰峰顶温度会随着[C₆mim]FeCl₄用量的增加而发生变化。当[C₆mim]FeCl₄与混合胺复配成新型固化剂时,二者产生明显的协同效应。通过恒温DSC实验发现,复配体系与E-51的固化反应可以在室温下发生,表现为在30 ℃固化反应放热峰峰顶放热时间为5 min左右,且随着恒温固化反应温度的提高,峰顶放热峰时间会缩短。非等温动力学结果显示:复配体系与E-51的反应活化能为979 J/mol,仅是混合胺体系的17%左右。反应级数为0.5表明这一固化反应是无规反应。     

球形氯化镁-乙醇络合物纳米颗粒的制备及其自组装

乙醇与氯化镁按摩尔比为20∶1的比例混合,升温至120℃溶解形成氯化镁醇溶液后,将氯化镁醇溶液冷却至70℃转移至处于搅拌状态的冷却液中,经过滤、正己烷洗涤、干燥后得到球形氯化镁-乙醇络合物纳米颗粒.经TEM表征颗粒粒径在30～100 nm之间.这种氯化镁-乙醇络合物纳米颗粒可在室温自组装,形成纳米线.WAXD结果表明,制备的球形氯化镁-乙醇络合物纳米颗粒的结晶行为受到影响,与纯氯化镁相比,氯化镁-乙醇络合物纳米颗粒的结晶度低.这种氯化镁-乙醇络合物纳米颗粒可作为Ziegler-Natta催化剂的载体材料,制备的催化剂可高效催化乙烯聚合,合成聚乙烯微纳米颗粒.     

CRYSTALLIZATION AND MELTING OF NYLON 610

Differential scanning calorimetry was used to study the crystallization andmelting of nylon 610. For nylon 610 crystallized from the melt state (260℃), the overall rateof bulk crystallization can be described by a simple Avrami equation with Avrami exponentn ≈ 2, independent of crystallization temperature. With the experimentally obtainedT_m~0 (235℃ ～ 255℃) of nylon 610, the fold surface free energy σ_e was determined to be35 ～38 erg/cm~2. The effects of annealing temperature and time on the melting of quenchednylon 610 were also investigated. For nylon 610 quenched at room temperature there isonly one DSC endotherm peak DSC scans on annealed samples exhibited an endothermpeak at approximately 10℃ above the annealing temperature. The size and position of theendothermic peak is strongly related to annealing temperature and time. An additionalthird melting was observed when quenched nylon 610 was annealed at high temperaturefor a sufficiently long residence time. The existence of the third melting peak suggests thatmore than one kind of distribution of lamella thickness may occur when quenched nylon610 is annealed. The implications of these results in terms of crystal thickening mechanismwere discussed.