Titanium-doped vanadium oxide nanorods

Titanium-doped vanadium oxide nanorods of composition V_0.95Ti_0.05O_2.33(C₆H₄)_0.12 are hydrothermally manufactured from the V_1.67Ti_0.33O_4.84 · nH₂O gel/hydroquinone (HQ) composite for 30–50 h at 150–180°C. The outer diameters of the nanoparticles are 20–40 nm, and their lengths are 150–300 nm. The X-ray photoelectron spectra, IR spectra, electrical conductivity, and thermal properties of the compound are investigated. When poly(vinyl alcohol) (PVA) is added to the gel instead of HQ, single nanorods 35 nm in diameter and 500 nm long, oval nanoparticles, and fibrous species are formed. The composition and structural characteristics of these oxides have not been determined.     

Oxygen self-doping in hollandite-type vanadium oxyhydroxide nanorods

A nonaqueous liquid-phase route involving the reaction of vanadium oxychloride with benzyl alcohol leads to the formation of single-crystalline and semiconducting VO 1.52(OH) 0.77 nanorods with an ellipsoidal morphology, up to 500 nm in length and typically about 100 nm in diameter. Composition, structure, and morphology were thoroughly analyzed by neutron and synchrotron powder X-ray diffraction as well as by different electron microscopy techniques (SEM, (HR)TEM, EDX, and SAED). The data obtained point to a hollandite-type structure which, unlike other vanadates, contains oxide ions in the channels along the c-axis, with hydrogen atoms attached to the edge-sharing oxygen atoms, forming OH groups. According to structural probes and magnetic measurements (1.94 mu B/V), the formal valence of vanadium is +3.81 (V (4+)/V (3+) atomic ratio approximately 4). The experimentally determined density of 3.53(5) g/cm (3) is in good agreement with the proposed structure and nonstoichiometry. The temperature-dependent DC electrical conductivity exhibits Arrhenius-type behavior with a band gap of 0.64 eV. The semiconducting behavior is interpreted in terms of electron hopping between vanadium cations of different valence states (small polaron model). Ab initio density-functional calculations with a local spin density approximation including orbital potential (LSDA + U with an effective U value of 4 eV) have been employed to extract the electronic structure. These calculations propose, on the one hand, that the electronic conductivity is based on electron hopping between neighboring V (3+) and V (4+) sites, and, on the other hand, that the oxide ions in the channels act as electron donors, increasing the fraction of V (3+) cations, and thus leading to self-doping. Experimental and simulated electron energy-loss spectroscopy data confirm both the presence of V (4+) and the validity of the density-of-states calculation. Temperature-dependent magnetic susceptibility measurements indicate strongly frustrated antiferromagnetic interactions between the vanadium ions. A model involving the charge order of the V (3+) sites is proposed to account for the observed formation of the magnetic moment below 25 K.     

Synthesis and characterization of vanadium oxides nanorods

Vanadium oxides nanorods with high crystallinity and high surface area were synthesized by hydrothermal method using laurylamine hydrochloride, metal alkoxide and acetylacetone. The samples characterized by XRD, nitrogen adsorption isotherm, SEM, TEM, and SAED. Uniformly sized B phase VO₂ nanorods had widths about 40-80 nm and lengths reaching up to 1 μm. V₂O₅ rodlike structured with the widths about 100-500 nm and the lengths of 1-10 μm were obtained by calcination at 400 °C for 4 h. This synthesis method provides a new simple route to fabricate one-dimensional nanostructured metal oxides under mild conditions.     

五氧化二钒中微量镁的测定

本文采用共沉淀定量分离方法对五氧化二钒中所含微量镁进行极谱测定。检出限为1．5mg/L，线性范围为0～0．4mg／L。精确度为：标准偏差S=0．14，变异系数CV=1．92％；相对误差为2．3％．     

Raman spectroscopic study of vanadium oxide nanotubes

Raman-scattering measurements have been used to study the microstructure of vanadium oxide nanotubes (VO_x-NTs). The Raman spectra of VO_x-NTs reflect the various (group) vibrations of V-O type and lattice vibration of the layered structure as well as organic group vibration of the residual organic template. Moreover, it is confirmed that the residual organic template can be removed by irradiation of laser under the preservation of the tubular morphology, which provides the possibility for favoring the scaling-up of removing the residual organic template in the structure of VO_x-NTs.     

Acid-base properties of supported vanadium oxide catalyst

Reduction of V₂O₅/Al₂O₃ and V₂O₅/silica-alumina produced Lewis acid sites which could strongly adsorb CO (heat of adsorption: 90 kJ/mol). Such strong acid sites were not formed in the cases of V₂O₅/SiO₂ and V₂O₅/MgO. V₂O₅ loaded on Al₂O₃ interacted with the basic sites of alumina but not with the acidic sites, while the V₂O₅ on silica-alumina interacted with the acidic sites of the silica-alumina and decreased its acidity.

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Oxidation of n-propanol over vanadium oxide catalysts

The kinetics of catalytic oxidation of n-propanol on V₂O₅ and V₂O₅ modified with BeO, MgO, CaO and SrO has been investigated. A high selectivity of the oxidation to propionaldehyde was observed. The activation energies of the reaction and of the exchange of oxygen in these catalysts with molecular oxygen and CO₂ were found to change in parallel.

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Physico-chemical properties of silica-supported vanadium oxide catalysts

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The effect of visible light on propane and n-butane oxidation has been sutied on a seires of metal oxides. TiO₂ and ZnO have been found to exert a photocatalytic effect. On TiO₂, propane and n-butane are oxidized to CO₂ and H₂O. On ZnO as catalyst, partial oxidation products, aldehydes and ketones, are formed.

     

A structurally characterized nitrous oxide complex of vanadium

Nitrous oxide (N(2)O), a widespread greenhouse gas, is a thermodynamically potent and environmentally green oxidant that is an attractive target for activation by metal centers. However, N(2)O remains underutilized owing to its high kinetic stability, and the poor ligand properties of this molecule have made well-characterized metal-N(2)O complexes a rarity. We now report a vanadium-pyrrolide system that reversibly binds N(2)O at room temperature and provide the first single-crystal X-ray structure of such a complex. Further characterization by vibrational spectroscopy and DFT calculations strongly favor assignment as a linear, N-bound metal-N(2)O complex.     

Ammoxidation of cyclohexanol to adiponitrile on vanadium oxide

The reaction pathway of ammoxidation of cyclohexanol to adiponitrile (ADN) on vanadium pentoxide catalyst has been investigated. ADN was produced directly via adipic acid obtained from oxidation of cyclohexanone. The main end-products were carbon dioxide and benzene.

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三维钒氧化合物的水热合成与表征

利用水热合成的方法,制备了三维钒氧化合物H3V3O9,X射线衍射实验确定了其结构,结果显示,晶体为单斜晶系,P1空间群,晶胞参数为a=4.9980(10)nm,b=8.4188(17)nm,c=7.8614(16)nm,α=90.00°,β=96.40(3)°,γ=90.00°,Z=328.72(11),D=2.999,F(000)=282,R1=0.023 0,wR2=0.0678.通过IR光谱和热重分析对化合物进行了表征.     

Self-assembling vanadium oxide nanotubes by organic molecular templates

Vanadium oxide nanotubes were synthesized as the main product by hydrothermal self-assembling from ammonium metavanadate (NH(4)VO(3)) and organic molecules as structure-directing templates. Several kinds of templates including primary amines (C(n)H(2n+1)NH(2)), alpha,omega-diamines (H(2)N[CH(2)](n)NH(2)), and quaternary ammonium salt (CTAB) were demonstrated to be appropriate for the formation of nanotubes. The morphologies and structures of the nanotubes were characterized by X-ray powder diffraction (XRD), transmission electron microscopy (TEM), high-resolution transmission electron microscopy (HRTEM), and thermal gravimetric analysis (TGA). The nanotubes were found forming together with the layered structures and the sheetlike structures. On the basis of the growth mechanism of WS(2) nanotubes proposed by our group, a possible rolling mechanism was proposed, which might be a suitable general formation mechanism for types of nanotubes from lamellar structures.     

Porous iron oxide based nanorods developed as delivery nanocapsules

A low-temperature solution approach (90-95 degrees C) using FeCl(3) and urea was carried out to synthesize beta-FeOOH nanorods in aqueous solution. The as-synthesized beta-FeOOH nanorods were further calcined at 300 degrees C to form porous nanorods with compositions including both beta-FeOOH and alpha-Fe(2)O(3). The derived porous nanorods were engineered to assemble with four layers of polyelectrolytes (polyacrylic acid (PAA)/polyethylenimine(PEI)/PAA/PEI) on their surfaces as polyelectrolyte multilayer nanocapsules. Fluorescein isothiocyanate (FITC) molecules were loaded into the polyelectrolyte multilayer nanocapsules in order to investigate drug release and intracellular delivery in Hela cells. The as-prepared nanocapsules showed ionic strength-dependent control of the permeability of the polyelectrolyte shells. The release behavior of the entrapped FITC from the FITC-loaded nanocapsules exhibited either controlled- or sustained-release trends, depending on the compactness of the polyelectrolyte shells on the nanorod surfaces. Cytotoxicity measurements demonstrate that the native nanorods and the polymer-coated nanorods have excellent biocompatibility in all dosages between 0.1 ng mL(-1) and 100 microgm L(-1). The time dependence of uptake of FITC-loaded nanocapsules by Hela cancer cells observed by laser confocal microscopy indicates that the nanocapsules can readily be taken up by cancer cells in 15 min, a relatively short period of time, while the slow release of the FITC from the initial perimembrane space into the cytoplasm was followed by release into the nucleus after 24 h.     

Solvothermal synthesis of nanosized particles of vanadium oxide

The interaction of vanadyl acetate, vanadium(V) oxide, and vanadium(V) isopropylate with capronic acid has afforded a series of nanosized vanadium oxide powders. The products structure has been studied by X-ray diffraction analysis. Both amorphous and crystalline powders of vanadium oxide can be prepared depending on the starting compound, temperature, and the synthesis duration, the V₂O₃ (karelianite) structure being in all the cases the most thermodynamically stable. Photocatalytic properties of the prepared powders have been studied.     

Electrical conductivity in single-crystals of vanadium oxide bronzes

Single-crystal electrical conductivity of vanadium oxide bronzes of the type M_xV₂O₅ (β-phase), where M = Li, Na, K has been studied from 300 to 900°K. These compounds are found to exhibit a reversible semiconductor-metal transition along [010] in the region of 340°K. The phase transition observed seems to be caused by vanishing of the activation energy of carrier mobility due to the shift of some vanadium atoms in the planes perpendicular to the B axis.     

氧化锌纳米棒的水热合成及其光催化性能

以分析纯ZnO作为锌源、NaOH为矿化剂、盐酸为反应溶液pH调节剂,利用水热反应制备了花状ZnO纳米棒;采用扫描电子显微镜和X射线衍射仪分析了产物的形貌和结构,考察了水热温度以及Zn2+和OH-浓度比对产物形貌的影响;以甲基橙为目标降解物,采用紫外-可见分光光度计研究了ZnO纳米棒的光催化性能.结果表明,在水热反应温度80℃、Zn2+/OH-浓度比1∶7.5条件下所得ZnO纳米棒呈花状聚合,直径约为200nm,长度约为2μm,具有六方纤锌矿结构.当甲基橙初始浓度为30 mg.L-1、ZnO纳米棒的投放量为1.5g.L-1时,以300W紫外灯照射150min,甲基橙的降解率可达90%.