One-pot facile synthesis of CuS/graphene composite as anode materials for lithium ion batteries

CuS/graphene composite has been synthesized by the one-pot hydrothermal method using thiourea as the sulfur source and reducing agent. The formation of CuS nanoparticles and the reduction of graphene oxide occur simultaneously during the hydrothermal process, which enables a uniform dispersion of CuS nanoparticles on the graphene nanosheets. The electrochemical performance of CuS/graphene composite was studied as anode materials for lithium ion batteries. The obtained CuS/graphene composite exhibits a relative high reversible capacity and good cycling stability. The good electrochemical performance of CuS/graphene composite can be attributed to graphene, which improves the electronic conductivity of composite and enhances the interfacial stability of electrode and electrolyte.     

CuS纳米粒子在太赫兹波段的光电性质研究

关键词： 太赫兹 CuS纳米粒子 Lorentz理论 Drude-Smith模型     

Reactively evaporated copper sulphide films

Thin films of covellite (CuS) have been prepared for the first time. The films were prepared by reactively evaporating copper and sulphur. X-Ray diffraction measurements indicate that the grains are oriented with (001) planes perpendicular to the substrate surface. Optical studies show that CuS is a semiconductor, contrary to what has been reported earlier. The films have a resistivity of ～10^?4 Ω cm and show p-type conductivity.     

CuInS2 thin films obtained through the annealing of chemically deposited In2S3-CuS thin films

In this work, we report the formation of CuInS₂ thin films on glass substrates by heating chemically deposited multilayers of copper sulfide (CuS) and indium sulfide (In₂S₃) at 300 and 350 °C in nitrogen atmosphere at 10 Torr. CIS thin films were prepared by varying the CuS layer thickness in the multilayers with indium sulfide. The XRD analysis showed that the crystallographic structure of the CuInS₂ (JCPDS 27-0159) is present on the deposited films. From the optical analysis it was estimated the band gap value for the CIS film (1.49 eV). The electrical conductivity varies from 3 × 10⁻⁸ to 3 Ω⁻¹ cm⁻¹ depending on the thickness of the CuS film. CIS films showed p-type conductivity.     

A Z-scheme CuO–ZnO–ZnS–CuS quaternary nanocomposite for solar-light-driven photocatalytic performance

A quaternary CuO–CuS–ZnO–ZnS nanocomposite was successfully synthesized via a facile microwave irradiation based on the preprepared ZnS and CuO nanoparticles. CuO–CuS–ZnO–ZnS nanocomposite was a porous photocatalyst, providing excellent adsorption performance. It was sensitive to both ultraviolet and visible light, moreover, the photoelectrochemical measurements confirmed that there was a high separation rate and low recombination rate of photo-generated charge carriers in the nanocomposite, endowing excellent photocatalytic activity in the sunlight. Under the simulated solar light irradiation, the removal efficiency of rhodamine B (RhB) pollutant (30 mg/L) over CuO–CuS–ZnO–ZnS nanocomposite was 33.98 and 2.90 times of pristine CuO and ZnS, respectively. The outstandingt photocatalytic performance was attributed to Z-scheme charge transfer path.     

利用CuS/Cu2+纳米溶胶作为共振光散射探针检测γ-球蛋白

利用超声制备了无机纳米溶胶CuS/Cu2 ,研究了该种纳米粒子的大小和性质,其共振光散射峰λCuS/Cu2 =341nm很强且稳定。发现γ-球蛋白与之结合后共振光散射有很强的增敏现象,为此建立了以CuS/Cu2 无机纳米溶胶为探针的共振光散射法检测γ-球蛋白,此法简单,操作简便,在0·1~1·5mg·L-1范围内呈现较好的线性,检测限为0·0646mg·L-1。     

金属纳米颗粒的热导率

本文使用统计模拟方法对金属纳米颗粒的电子平均自由程进行了计算,并考察了纳米颗粒的晶格比热和声子平均群速度,最后应用动力学理论对纳米颗粒的电子热导率和声子热导率分别进行了求解.研究结果表明:具有相同特征尺寸的方形、球形纳米颗粒的无量纲电子(或声子)平均自由程比较接近.金属纳米颗粒的电子热导率远大于声子热导率;电子、声子热导率随着直径减小呈现降低趋势,而电子热导率的颗粒尺度依赖性比声子热导率更为明显;随着颗粒直径进一步减小,声子热导率与电子热导率趋于同一数量级.当纳米颗粒特征尺寸大于4倍块材电子(或声子)平均自由程,其电子(或声子)热导率的颗粒尺度依赖性将减弱.     

The fabrication of hollow spherical copper sulfide nanoparticle assemblies with 2-hydroxypropyl-beta-cyclodextrin as a template under sonication

2-Hydroxypropyl-beta-cyclodextrin was used as a template to fabricate hollow spherical copper sulfide nanoparticle assemblies in the presence of sonication. The as-prepared spheres were uniform in shape and have well-defined shells composed of one-layered CuS nanoparticles. The interaction between the Cu ions and HP-beta-CD was confirmed by the FTIR. The effects of the sonication were studied and a possible self-assembly mechanism was discussed.     

水基ZnO纳米流体电导和热导性能研究

利用水热法生成了形状规则、粒径均匀的球形ZnO纳米颗粒, 并超声分散于水中, 制备得到稳定的水基ZnO纳米流体. 实验测量水基ZnO纳米流体在体积分数和温度变化时的电导率, 并测试室温下水基ZnO纳米流体在不同体积分数下的热导率. 实验结果表明, ZnO纳米颗粒的添加较大地提高了基液(纯水)的热导率和电导率, 水基ZnO纳米流体的电导率随纳米颗粒体积分数增加呈非线性增加关系, 而电导率随温度变化呈现出拟线性关系; 纳米流体的热导率与纳米颗粒体积分数增加呈近似线性增加关系. 本文在经典Maxwell热导模型和布朗动力学理论的基础上, 同时考虑了吸附层、团聚体和布朗运动等因素对热导率的影响, 提出了热导率修正模型.将修正模型预测值与实验值对比, 结果表明修正模型可以较为准确地计算出纳米流体的热导率. 关键词： 水热法 电导率 热导率 热导模型     

Studying the structure of nanocomposites obtained via the chemical decomposition of metal siloxanes in polymer matrices

The structure of polymer nanocomposites containing CuS clusters is studied by atom force (AFM), scanning (SEM), and transmission (TEM) electron microscopy, and by narrow-angle X-ray scattering (SAXS). The results point to the existence of spherical nanoparticles of 3?C50 nm in diameter and larger agglomerates of sizes 1?C5 ??m in the studied nanocomposites (NCs). The morphology of NCs depends on the conditions of synthesis.     

Microemulsion-directed synthesis of different CuS nanocrystals

Through a microemulsion-directed route, CuS nanoparticles, nanorods, nanowires and tube-like structures were prepared while different quantities of surfactant were used. The arrangement of the microemulsion vesicles directed the growth behavior of the nanocrystals. Transmission electron microscopy (TEM) was used to investigate the different morphology of the as-synthesized products. X-ray powder diffraction (XRD) and electron diffraction (ED) were applied to characterize the properties of the products obtained. The mechanism of the nanocrystals with different shapes is discussed.     

Effect of multipolar interaction on the effective thermal conductivity of nanofluids

Nanofluids or liquids with suspended nanoparticles are likely to be the future heat transfer media, as they exhibit higher thermal conductivity than those of liquids. It has been proposed that nanoparticles are apt to congregate and form clusters, and hence the interaction between nanoparticles becomes important. In this paper, by taking into account the interaction between nearest-neighbour inclusions, we adopt the multiple image method to investigate the effective thermal conductivity of nanofluids. Numerical results show that then the thermal conductivity ratio between the nanoparticles and fluids is large, and the two nanoparticles are close up and even touch, and the point-dipole theory such as Maxwell--Garnett theory becomes rough as many-body interactions are neglected. Our theoretical results on the effective thermal conductivity of CuO/water and Al$_{2}$O$_{3}$/water nanofluids are in good agreement with experimental data.     

Synthesis and characterization of nanostructural CuS–ZnS binary compound thin films prepared by spray pyrolysis

We have investigated the effect of zinc concentration ([Zn]/[Cu]=0–100 at%) on nanostructural, optical and electrical properties of CuS–ZnS binary thin films grown on glass substrate by the spray pyrolysis technique. X-ray diffraction analysis showed that the films were crystallized with mixed structures of CuS hexagonal and ZnS cubic structure. UV–vis optical measurements analysis showed that these binary films have a relatively high absorption coefficient (～10⁵ cm^?1) in the visible spectrum with a direct band gap in the range of 2.57–2.45 eV in agreement with the corresponding room temperature PL spectra. The electrical studies showed that all these samples have a p-type conductivity and the free hole density decreases with increasing [Zn]/[Cu] molar ratio, in agreement with the reflectance spectra of the layers, originating from plasma oscillations.     

铝纳米颗粒的热物性及相变行为的分子动力学模拟

采用分子动力学方法模拟了纳米金属铝在粒径为0.8-3.2 nm 时的熔点、密度和声子热导率的变化, 研究了粒径为1.6 nm的铝纳米颗粒的密度、比热和声子热导率随温度的变化. 采用原子嵌入势较好地模拟了纳米金属铝的热物性及相变行为, 根据能量-温度曲线和比热容-温度曲线对铝纳米颗粒的相变温度进行了研究, 并利用表面能理论、尺寸效应理论对铝纳米颗粒熔点的变化进行了分析. 随着纳米粒径的不断增大, 铝纳米颗粒的熔点呈递增状态, 当粒径在2.2-3.2 nm时, 熔点的增幅减缓, 但仍处于递增趋势. 随着纳米粒径的增大, 铝纳米颗粒的密度呈单调递减, 热导率则呈线性单调递增, 且热导率的变化情况符合声子理论. 随着温度的升高, 粒径为1.6 nm的铝纳米颗粒的密度、热导率均减小. 该模拟从微观原子角度对纳米材料的热物性进行了研究, 对设计基于铝纳米颗粒的相变材料具有指导意义.     

Homogeneity range of cubic high temperature cuprous sulfide (digenite)

Within the homogeneity range of the cubic cuprous sulfide Cu_2?δS the sulphur fugacity was measured as a function of composition and temperature using direct (silica gauges) and indirect (H₂S/H₂) methods. The experiments were performed between 789 and 1321 K and in the whole field of compositions from copper-rich to the sulphur-rich boundary of the homogeneity range.The experimental data are interpreted by a combination of the thermodynamics of mixed phases and the point defect theory. The results show that Cu_2?δS is essentially a mixture of Cu₂S and CuS. Other defects than CuS dissolved in Cu₂S, e.g. copper interstitials, are present in small amounts at high temperatures and low sulphur fugacities. These results are in close agreement with data from the literature, derived from metallurgical, DTA, thermobalance and electrical conductivity measurements.     

气凝胶单元体模型结构参数与等效热导率研究

本文基于二氧化硅气凝胶的微观结构特点,运用小球构成的立方阵列单元体纳米孔隙模型,结合固相导热和气相传热的尺度效应,计算得到了一定尺寸范围内材料的等效热导率,分析了材料密度、颗粒接触面积、材料比表面积等因素对材料等效热导率的影响。结果表明:存在使气凝胶等效热导率取最小值的最佳密度;在一定的密度范围内,孔隙率一定时,材料的等效热导率随比表面积的增大而减小;颗粒间接触界面直径与固相颗粒直径的比值越大,等效热导率越低,在该比值一定时,气孔的尺寸和分布成为影响模型等效热导率的关键因素。     

Free-carrier absorption and optical limiting in the suspensions of CuS and Cu2O hollow spheres

In order to reveal the optical limiting mechanisms of semiconductor hollow spheres, the nonlinear optical properties of CuS and Cu₂O hollow spheres were investigated via the fluence-dependent transmittance and the nonlinear scattering measurements. The CuS and Cu₂O hollow spheres have similar morphologies and different types of optical band-gap. The experimental results show that the optical limiting performance of CuS is better than that of Cu₂O, although the nonlinear scattering of Cu₂O is stronger than that of CuS. Free-carrier absorption based on the delocalized carriers (holes) in CuS is believed to play an important role in the optical limiting effects. The merits of the structure of semiconductor hollow spheres used for optical limiting were discussed.     

Photothermal effect of laser radiation on the electrical properties of cartilage impregnated with magnetite nanoparticles

A photothermal study of laser effects on the electrical conductivity of an articular cartilage impregnated with magnetite nanoparticles is conducted. The behavior of the electric conductivity of cartilage impregnated with magnetite nanoparticles from solutions of different concentrations (0.4 to 10 mg/mL) and depending on the dynamics of laser heating from 20 to 40°C is studied. The growth kinetics of the electrical conductivity induced by laser heating in samples of intact cartilage tissue of animals and those of the same tissue impregnated with magnetite nanoparticles are compared.     

Influence of pH on Nanofluids' Viscosity and Thermal Conductivity

Aiming at the dispersion stability of nanopartieles regarded as the guide of heat transfer enhancement, we investigate the viscosity and the thermal conductivity of Cu and Al2O3 nanoparticles in water under different pH values. The results show that there exists an optimal pH value for the lowest viscosity and the highest thermal conductivity, and that at the optimal pH value the nanofluids containing a small amount of nanoparticles have noticeably higher thermal conductivity than that of the base fluid without nanoparticles. For the two nanofluids the enhancements of thermal conductivity are observed up to 13% （Al2O3-water） or 15% （Cu-water） at 0.4 wt%, respectively. Therefore, adjusting the pH values is suggested to improve the stability and the thermal conductivity for practical applications of nanofluid.     

Simulation of the thermal conductivity of a nanofluid with small particles by molecular dynamics methods

The thermal conductivity of nanoliquids has been simulated by molecular dynamics method. We consider nanofluids based on argon with aluminum and zinc particles with sizes of 1–4 nm. The volume concentration of nanoparticles is varied from 1 to 5%. The dependence of the thermal conductivity on the volume concentration of nanoparticles has been analyzed. It has been shown that the thermal conductivity of a nanofluid cannot be described by classical theories. In particular, it depends on the particle size and increases with it. However, it has been established that the thermal conductivity of nanofluids with small particles can even be lower than that of the carrier fluid. The behavior of the correlation functions responsible for the thermal conductivity has been studied systematically, and the reason for the increase in the thermal conductivity of nanofluid has been explained qualitatively.