ALD-Al_2O_3涂层保护的高抗湿5-氨基戊酸铰链甲胺铅溴钙钛矿薄膜（英文）

近年来,混合铅卤钙钛矿材料在光电领域引发的研究热潮引人注目。然而,钙钛矿材料对水和氧气的敏感性严重的阻碍了其实用化进程。在众多的稳定钙钛矿的方法中,利用简单的原子层沉积方法(Atomic layer deposition,ALD)在钙钛矿表面沉积一层保护层的技术具有极大的潜力。而ALD应用的困难在于,在常规的ALD过程中,做为氧源的H_2O和O_3对铅卤钙钛矿有着腐蚀作用。在本文,我们提出将双官能团的5-氨基戊酸(5-Aminovalericacid, AVA)引入到CH_3NH_2PbBr_3 (MAPbBr_3)钙钛矿晶格层中,形成稳定的铰链结构的2D/3D钙钛矿AVA(MAPbBr_3)_2。AVA的引入可以钝化并防止ALD过程中水对钙钛矿的侵蚀,从而成功地直接在钙钛矿表面沉积了Al_2O_3保护层。覆盖了保护层的AVA(MAPbBr_3)_2钙钛矿薄膜获得了优异的热稳定性和抗水性。     

基于易升华添加剂辅助合成纯相富铯(CH(NH2)2)xCs1−xPbI3 钙钛矿

钙钛矿材料化学组分是决定钙钛矿太阳能电池效率和稳定性的关键,纯无机钙钛矿CsPbI₃具有相对较好的热稳定性和光稳定性,但由于Cs⁺具有较小的离子半径而导致无机钙钛矿相不稳定。最近研究发现富铯FA_xCs_1?xPbI₃钙钛矿具有相对稳定的相结构,且可以很大程度上保持无机钙钛矿材料的热稳定性和光照稳定性,是一种非常具有前景的钙钛矿材料体系。目前这种富铯的FA_xCs_1?xPbI₃材料合成是通过引入过量有机组分FAI实现的,其中FAI一方面充当钙钛矿的掺杂剂,另一方面过量的FAI充当添加剂。由于其具有较高的升华温度,后续需要较高的温度使过量的FAI升华,实际上这在实验上很难实现对FAI升华量的精确控制。本文重点研究具有低升华温度的胺类,如碘甲胺(MAI)、碘化二甲胺(DMAI)、碘化乙胺(EAI)、碘化胺(NH₄I)和醋酸甲脒(FAAC),作为添加剂制备富铯FA_xCs_1?xPbI₃钙钛矿材料体系的可行性,这一方面可以有效降低钙钛矿薄膜的热处理温度;另一方面可拓宽的制备纯相钙钛矿成分的窗口期,这对大面积制备纯相富铯FA_xCs_1?xPbI₃钙钛矿薄膜尤为重要。结果表明MAI和DMAI可以作为合成FA_xCs_1?xPbI₃钙钛矿材料的有效添加剂,其与PbI2间较强的作用力可以促进Cs₄PbI₆的形成并有效抑制δ-CsPbI₃副产物的生成。合适的升华温度可以使薄膜在保持钙钛矿相结构的同时在较低温度升华去除过量的添加剂,最终实现在相对温和的条件下制备纯相富铯FA_xCs_1?xPbI₃钙钛矿材料。     

新型(4-HBA)SbX5·H2O类钙钛矿单晶及其卤素结构对发光特性的调控(英文)

发光材料因其在照明、显示、成像等方面的广泛应用而备受关注。作为新兴发光材料之一,钙钛矿类材料的研究及报道较多。其中,铅基钙钛矿的研究取得了巨大进展,光致发光量子产率(PLQY)几乎达到了100%。然而,基于铅基钙钛矿化学毒性和低稳定性,在实际应用过程中需要特殊的封装,因而提高了生产成本并限制了其实际应用领域。被广泛关注的锡基钙钛矿的荧光量子产率几乎能达到90%,但Sn²⁺易氧化成Sn⁴⁺,在空气中极不稳定。相较于铅基钙钛矿和锡基钙钛矿,锑基钙钛矿的低化学毒性、高热稳定性等优点突出。此外,锑基钙钛矿的光学性能在过去几年中也取得了很大的进展,有望突破传统钙钛矿应用的局限。在此,我们报道了一系列新型单晶(4-HBA)SbX₅·H₂O (4-HBA为4-羟基苄胺缩写,X为Cl或Br)。利用溶剂热法可制备高质量的(4-HBA)SbBr₅·H₂O、(4-HBA)SbBr₃Cl₂·H₂O和(4-HBA)S...     

无机铅卤钙钛矿纳米晶的合成、性能及应用

无机铅卤钙钛矿CsPbX₃(X=Cl,Br,I)纳米晶因具有较高荧光量子效率(~90%)、发光波长覆盖整个可见光谱(400~700 nm)、半高宽相对较窄(12~42 nm)等诸多优点而备受关注,这些性能使之成为当前最具有潜在应用价值的发光材料之一。 因此,近年来对该类无机铅卤钙钛矿材料的报道越来越多。 本文主要介绍了无机铅卤钙钛矿发光材料的发展历程、结构、制备方法、生长机理及当前的主要应用领域等,最后概括了无机铅卤钙钛矿发光材料在当前研究背景下所面临的问题并展望了下一阶段的发展方向,为进一步提高其光学性能及开发新型高效的无机铅卤钙钛矿发光材料奠定基础。     

反溶剂法快速合成高效发光二维锡卤钙钛矿材料

铅卤钙钛矿材料由于其优异的光电性质而受到了广泛关注. 但是, 材料中铅的毒性问题极大地阻碍了其大规模应用. 因此, 寻找与铅卤钙钛矿具有相似光电性质的非铅卤化物钙钛矿材料十分重要. 其中, 锡基卤化物钙钛矿被认为是铅基钙钛矿材料最佳的替代材料之一. 本文通过简便的反溶剂方法, 合成了一系列新型二维(RNH₃)₂SnX₄(R为烷基链, X=Br^-, I^-)钙钛矿材料. 研究结果表明, 所合成的材料具有优异的荧光发射性质, 发光量子效率高达98.5%, 比三维ASnX₃[A=Cs⁺, 甲胺(MA⁺), 甲脒(FA⁺)等]型钙钛矿表现出更好的稳定性. 本文所采用的合成方法简单易行, 有利于实现金属卤化物钙钛矿材料的大规模合成及在固态照明器件和显示器件领域的工业应用.     

通过磁控溅射金属钛生长金红石型二氧化钛纳米片阵列应用于钙钛矿太阳能电池

本文首次通过磁控溅射方法,在FTO表面溅射一层Ti金属层,结合水热反应,原位生长TiO₂纳米片阵列（TiO₂ NSAs）. 经过退火处理,Ti金属层转变为致密的TiO₂层,因此基于此方法制得的金红石型TiO₂ NSAs与FTO基底具有很强的结合力. 与通过原子层沉积 (ALD) 以及悬涂 (SC) 法所得的另外两种TiO₂致密层生长的TiO₂ NSAs对比发现,基于本文所述方法制备的TiO₂ NSAs作为支架层的钙钛矿太阳能电池具有最佳性能. 上述结果主要是由于该TiO₂ NSAs无明显缺陷,并且在TiO₂ NSAs/TiO₂致密层/FTO界面接触很好. 值得注意的是,通过优化实验条件,基于此种TiO₂ NSAs的钙钛矿太阳能电池的最高光电转换效率可达11.82%.     

3D ZnIn2S4微球/1D TiO2纳米带异质结构的光催化降解和还原性能

首先采用溶剂热法和高温煅烧法制备1D TiO₂纳米带,其次利用溶剂热法将1D TiO₂纳米带均匀地穿插到片层结构组装而成的3D ZnIn₂S₄微球中,所形成的异质结构能有效抑制光生电子-空穴的复合。二元ZnIn₂S₄微球/TiO₂纳米带复合光催化剂在高浓度染料罗丹明B(RhB)的光降解和Cr(VI)的光还原实验中表现出优异的性能。在模拟太阳光照射下,ZnIn₂S₄/TiO₂纳米带光催化降解RhB和还原Cr(VI)的效率相较于纯TiO₂颗粒(10%,22%)、TiO₂纳米带(45%,40%)、ZnIn₂S₄(62%,65%)、ZnIn₂S₄/TiO₂颗粒(90%,91%)分别提高至100%和100%。最后,通过紫外-可见...     

SnO2表面卤化提高钙钛矿太阳能电池光伏性能

钙钛矿太阳能电池(PSCs)成为近几年来迅速发展的新型太阳能电池,其中将SnO₂纳米粒子层用作电子传输层(ETL)的钙钛矿太阳能电池器件得到了广泛的关注。SnO₂有着更低的制备温度,使其具备应用于柔性器件的潜力,但与钙钛矿层能级不匹配等问题限制着其发展。而在界面处加入钝化层,尤其是表面卤化的方法或可解决这一问题。本文综合研究了SnO₂表面卤化对钙钛矿太阳能电池光伏性能的影响,选用四丁基氯化铵(TBAC)、四丁基溴化铵(TBAB)和四丁基碘化铵(TBAI)三种钝化材料对SnO₂表面进行钝化处理,并对钝化材料溶液进行了浓度梯度研究。通过材料形貌、结构和光学性能表征以及电池器件性能测试分析等方法,证明了SnO₂表面卤化可提高钙钛矿层的质量和PSCs光伏性能,并从器件内部电荷传输动力学等角度解释了器件性能改善的原因。为进一步说明其性能改善的机理,采用基于密度泛函理论(DFT)的第一性原理计算方法对材料表面性质进行了深入研究,从能量、结构、电荷密度、态密度、功函数等角度解释了表面卤化提高SnO₂/钙钛矿界面处电子传输特性的原因。实验和理论计算均表明TBAC对于SnO₂具有较好的钝化效果,并随着溶液浓度的提升钝化作用越明显。SnO₂表面卤化作用的深入研究不仅对提高电池器件性能具有实际意义,还能够帮助理解太阳能电池界面现象,为界面改性提供新的研究思路。     

SiO2@Fe2O3核-壳结构催化剂的制备及表征

采用优化的Stöber法制备了平均粒径为230 nm的单分散球形SiO₂颗粒,并以此为内核,通过水解沉积法制备了不同壳层厚度的核-壳结构SiO₂@Fe₂O₃催化剂。采用扫描电子显微镜(SEM)、透射电子显微镜(TEM)、N₂物理吸附和X射线衍射分析(XRD)等手段对催化剂进行表征,探讨了不同制备条件对SiO₂@Fe₂O₃催化剂形貌的影响。结果表明,通过水解沉积法制备的SiO₂@Fe₂O₃催化剂具有明显的核-壳结构,并且保持了原始SiO₂核的球形形貌,Fe₂O₃纳米粒子通过-OH的氢键作用连接在SiO₂表面,形成了2~10 nm厚的Fe₂O₃均匀连续包覆层。     

非绝热分子动力学模拟A位阳离子对钙钛矿热载流子弛豫的影响

钙钛矿具有优异的光学和电学性质, 近年来成为太阳能电池领域的研究热点. 大量实验报道钙钛矿热载流子弛豫时间变化顺序为CsPbBr₃>MAPbBr₃(MA=CH₃NH₃)>FAPbBr₃[FA=HC(NH₂)₂], 但A位阳离子(Cs ⁺, MA ⁺, FA ⁺)对弛豫快慢的影响机制仍不明确. 采用基于含时密度泛函理论的非绝热动力学方法研究了上述3种钙钛矿热电子和热空穴的能量弛豫动力学, 计算得到的热载流子弛豫时间与实验结果吻合. 结果表明, A位阳离子通过静电和氢键作用影响其与无机Pb—Br骨架的电子-振动耦合, 使非绝热耦合强度遵从FAPbBr₃>MAPbBr₃>CsPbBr₃的变化趋势, 进而使热载流子弛豫时间尺度变化趋势与之相同, 表明合理选择A位阳离子可以优化钙钛矿太阳能电池的性能.     

铝源对Ni/Al2 O3催化剂结构及其CO2-CH4重整性能的影响

以三种不同铝源采用溶液燃烧法制备了系列Ni/Al_2O_3催化剂,通过XRD、H_2-TPR、NH_3-TPD、N_2吸附-脱附、TGDTG和TPH等分析方法对反应前后催化剂进行了表征,研究了铝源对Ni/Al_2O_3催化剂结构、表面性质及其CO_2-CH_4重整性能的影响。结果表明,以Al(NO_3)_3·9H_2O为铝源制备的NiNO-AlNO催化剂比表面积较大,达102 m~2/g;高温还原峰面积大,峰型更为弥散;且载体Al_2_O_3具有一定的结晶性。而以Al_2(SO_4)_3·18H_2O和AlCl_3·6H_2O为铝源制备的NiNO-AlSO和NiNO-AlCl催化剂,其载体以无定型Al_2O_3存在,活性组分Ni晶粒粒径大、分散性差,还原峰面积较小,与载体的相互作用较弱。其中,由于硫酸铝较为稳定,需要在更高温度下才能转化为Al_2O_3,且所制备NiNO-AlSO催化剂中残留有含硫物质,使得其表面酸性较强。评价结果显示,NiNO-AlNO催化剂活性较高,稳定性好,CH4转化率为31.21%,CO_2转化率为48.97%。积炭分析结果发现,NiNO-AlNO催化剂表面积炭量最少,沉积炭主要以无定型态存在,具有良好的抗积炭性能。     

新晶态磷酸铝分子筛CFAP-6的合成与性质

磷酸铝分子筛是新的一类晶态无机材料.1982年美国联合碳化物公司首次公布了约廿种不同结构的磷酸铝分子筛的合成专利^[1],作者在研究P₂O₅-Al₂O₃-H₂O系统的水热合成中^[2],发现用Al₂(SO₄)₃溶液作为Al₂O₃源,固体(NH₄)₃PO₄·3H₂O作为P₂O₅源,加入适量的有机胺,也能合成分子筛相,新晶态分子筛CFAP-6就是用上述原料,在二正丁胺-(NH₄)₂O-P₂O₅-Al₂O₃-H₂O系统中水热合成的。     

The electrolyte NRTL model and speciation approach as applied to multicomponent aqueous solutions of H2SO4, Fe2(SO4)3, MgSO4 and Al2(SO4)3 at 230–270 °C

This work presents chemical modeling of solubilities of metal sulfates in aqueous solutions of sulfuric acid at high temperatures. Calculations were compared with experimental solubility measurements of hematite (Fe₂O₃) in aqueous ternary and quaternary systems of H₂SO₄, MgSO₄ and Al₂(SO₄)₃ at high temperatures. A hybrid model of ion-association and electrolyte non-random two liquid (ENRTL) theory was employed to fit solubility data in three ternary systems H₂SO₄–MgSO₄–H₂O, H₂SO₄–Al₂(SO₄)₃–H₂O at 235–270 °C and H₂SO₄–Fe₂(SO₄)₃–H₂O at 150–270 °C. Employing the Aspen Plus™ property program, the electrolyte NRTL local composition model was used for calculating activity coefficients of the ions Al³⁺, Mg²⁺ Fe³⁺ and SO₄²⁻, HSO₄⁻, OH⁻, H₃O⁺, respectively, as well as molecular species. The solid phases were hydronium alunite (H₃O)Al₃(SO₄)₂(OH)₆, hematite Fe₂O₃ and magnesium sulfate monohydrate (MgSO₄)·H₂O which were employed as constraint precipitation solids in calculating the metal sulfate solubilities. A correlation for the equilibrium constants of the association reactions of complex species versus temperature was implemented. Based on the maximum-likelihood principle, the binary interaction energy parameters for the ionic species as well as the coefficients for equilibrium constants of the reactions were obtained simultaneously using the solubility data of the ternary systems. Following that, the solubilities of metal sulfates in the quaternary systems H₂SO₄–Fe₂(SO₄)₃–MgSO₄–H₂O, H₂SO₄–Fe₂(SO₄)₃–Al₂(SO₄)₃–H₂O at 250 °C and H₂SO₄–Al₂(SO₄)₃–MgSO₄–H₂O at 230–270 °C were predicted. The calculated results were in excellent agreement with the experimental data.     

Studies on Organo-Phosphorus, -Arsenic and -Antimony Polytungstates and Polymolybdates (Ⅶ)——Preparation and Properties of p-Aminophenylarsenic Polymolybdates

In order to investigate the influence of organic groups on the types of organoarsenic polymolybdates, the reations of p-aminophenylarsonic acid with sodium molybdate were tested at pH=3-5. Six salts were prepared and characterized. (1) (CN3H8)4 [(p-NH3C6H4As)2Mo6O25] · H2O, (2) (CN3H6)4 [(p-, NH3C6H4As )2Mo6O25 ] · 6H20, (3) Cs4 [(p-NH3C6H4As)2Mo6O25] · 4H2O, (4) C(CH3)4N]4[(p-NH3C6H4As)2Mo6O25] · 5H2O, (5) [(n-C4H9)4N]3Na[(p-NH3C6H4As)2Mo6O25] · 2H2O, (6) Ba2 NH3C6H4As)2Mo6O25] · 10H2O. The IR, UV spectra, and electrochemical behavior are reported and discussed. They should belong to the same type as that for phenyl derivative or the nitrophenyl derivatives. But the ammo groups can accept protons, so that the anion' s charge decreases. Very similar to the tungsten congener (CN3H6)4[(p-NH3C,H4As)2W6O25] · 4H2O, [(RAs)2Mo6O25]4- type of complexes are formed.     

Ru-Ni/Al2O3催化马来酸二甲酯加氢性能研究

以Al₂O₃为载体,RuCl₃·xH₂O及Ni（NO₃）₂·6H₂O为活性组分前驱体,采用吸附-沉淀法制备系列Ru-Ni/Al₂O₃催化剂,以马来酸二甲酯（DMS）催化加氢为探针反应,考察了活化条件和Ni的添加量对催化剂性能的影响。随Ni负载量的升高,Ru-Ni/Al₂O₃催化剂活性呈现先升高后降低的趋势,在Ni：Ru的原子比为6：1时（催化剂Ru₁Ni₆/Al）催化活性最高。催化剂Ru₁Ni₆/Al在氢气中200 ℃直接还原后的平均转化率与氢气中400 ℃还原后的平均转化率接近,达到了单组分Ru/Al催化剂的1.5倍以上。XPS、XRD、H₂-TPR数据表明,Ru与Ni之间发生了较强的相互作用,Ni的加入促进了金属Ru在载体上的分散,提高了催化活性。     

Template-directed Synthesis of Three Metal Oxalates via 4-Connected Building Units

Three novel compounds, [Co（en）3]2[Zr2（C2O4）7]·2H20（HNU-2, en=ethylenediamine）, [Co（NH3）6]· [Ce（CzO4）3（H2O）]·H2O（HNU-3） and [Co（dien）2][Gd（C2On）3]·0.75H2O（HNU-4, dien=dethylenetriamine） were hydro- thermal synthesized based on the templates of [Co（en）3]C13, [C0（NH3）6]C13 and [Co（dien）2]C13, respectively. The Zr4＋ Ce3＋ and Gd3＋ cations are all coordinated by four oxalates to form [M（C2O4）n（H2O）n]m （M=Zr, Ce or Gd; n=0 or 1; m=4 or 5）, which are similar to [In（C2O4）4]5- in NKB-1, and can be regarded as 4-connected building units. The [M（C2O4）a（H2O）n]m units are connected via sharing the bis-bidentate bridging oxalate ligands to form binuclears in HNU-2 and 1D ＂zigzag＂ chains in HNU-3 and HNU-4. cular building units to design 3D open frameworks with It is suggested that these compounds could be used as mole- zeolite topologies.     

Third-order Optical Nonlinearities of a Series of Compounds Derived from a Keplerate Type Molybdenum-oxide-based Polyoxometalate

Abstract By reacting the unique Keplerate type molybdenum-oxide based polyoxometalate （NH4）42·[MoI320372·（CH3COO）30（H2O）y2]·ca.300H2·ca. 10CH3COONH4（1） with tetramethylammonium bromide, a new derivative （NH4）26[TMA]16{MoI32O372（H2O）72（CH3COO）30}·ca.7NH4CH3COO·ca.189H2O（2, TMA=tetramethylammonium） was prepared. Compound 2 was characterized by Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy（FTIR）, UV-Vis, elemental and thermogravimetric analyses. By the well-established Z-scan technique, investigations on the nonlinear opti- cal（NLO） properties of the series of compounds derived from the Keplerate type molybdenum-oxide-based poly- oxometalate, namely, the newly prepared compound 2, the three previously reported compounds, included compound 1, （NH4hs（TBA）24{Mo132O372（H2O）72（CH3COO）30}·ca.7NH4CH3COO·ca. 173H2O（3, TBA=tetrabutylammonium） and （DODA）40（NH4）2[（H2O）nMo132O372（CH3COO）3o（H20）72]（4, DODA=dimethyldioctadecylammonium）, reveal that the third-order nonlinearity[x（3）] values of compounds 1, 2 and 3 in the DMF/H2O solution and compound 4 in chloro- form are almost the same, which indicates that the counter cations with different length of alkyl chains show ignora- ble impacts on the NLO susceptibility. In other words, the remarkable third-order nonlinearities[x（3）≈10 19 m2/V2] mainly come from the [MoI32O372（CH3COO）30（H2O）72]42 anions. This fact reveals that the applications of the NLO active polyoxometalates in various environments（such as hydrophilic, hydrophobic, polar, apolar, etc.） can be achieved by simply varying cations to meet the demands in the design of diverse devices. Keywords Keplerate type polyoxometalate; Nonlinear optical property; Z-Scan technique; Self-defocusing; Reverse saturable absorption     

Synthesis, reaction and structure of a series of chromium(III) complexes containing oxalate ligand

A series of chromium(III) complexes [Cr(bipy)(HC₂O₄)₂]Cl·3H₂O (1), [Cr(phen)(HC₂O₄)₂]Cl·3H₂O (2), [Cr(phen)₂(C₂O₄)]ClO₄ (3), [Cr₂(bipy)₄(C₂O₄)](SO₄)·(bipy)_0.5·H₂O (4) and [Mn(phen)₂(H₂O)₂]₂[Cr(phen)(C₂O₄)₂]₃ClO₄·14H₂O (5) were synthesized (bipy=4,4′-bipyridine, phen=1,10-phenanthroline), while the crystal structures of 1 and 3–5 have been determined by X-ray analysis. 1 and 3 are mononuclear complexes, 4 contains binuclear chromium(III) ions and 5 is a 3D supromolecule formed by complicated hydrogen bonding. 1–3 are potential molecular bricks of chromium(III) building blocks for synthesis heterometallic complexes. When we use these molecular bricks as ligands to react with other metal salts, unexpected complexes 4 and 5 are isolated in water solution. The synthesis conditions and reaction results are also discussed.     

Structural Characterizations of Spherical Octadecavanadates Encapsulating Na+, K+ or I- and Ellipsoidal Octadecamolybdate Encapsulating two Anions of SO42-

Polyoxoanions of tungsten, molybdenum, and vanadium have been the subject of interest since their wide variety of compositions, structures, and properties give rise to numerous important applications^[1]. From the NH₄VO₃/Na₂S_x (or (NH₄)₂S_x) reaction system we synthesized several spherical octadecavanadates with Na⁺,K⁺, NH₄⁺ or I encapsulated using hydrothermal method. These complexes include (NH₄)₁₁[V₁₈O₄₂(Na)]·(H₂O)₂₀ 1; (NH₄)₁₁[V₁₈O₄₂(K)]·(H₂O)₆, 2; (NH₄)₁₀(Na)[V₁₈O₄₂(Na)]·(H₂O)₂₆, 3; (NH₄)₁₁[V₁₈O₄₂(NH4]·(H₂O)₂₀, 4; and (NH₄)₂₀(I)₇[V₁₈O₄₂(I)]·(H₂O)₁₂, 5, in which the structures of 1, 2, 3, and 5 have been determined by X-ray analyses. In the analogous reaction system of (NH₄)₂MoS₄/(NH₄)₂S_x, we also obtained one ellipsoidal octadecamolybdate, (NH₄)₄[Mo₁₈O₅₄(2SO₄)]·(H₂O)₄, 6 with a standard Wells-Dawson structure^[2]. The Ortep drawings of the two kinds of structures are viewed as follows.     

Large heteropolymetalate complexes formed from lanthanide (Y, Ce, Pr, Nd, Sm, Eu, Gd), nickel cations and cryptate [As4W40O140]: synthesis and structure characterization

A new family of heteropolytungstate complexes (NH₄)₂₁[Ln(H₂O)₅{Ni(H₂O)}₂As₄W₄₀O₁₄₀]·xH₂O(Ln=Y, Ce, Pr, Nd, Sm, Eu, Gd) were prepared by the reaction of Na₂₇[NaAs₄W₄₀O₁₄₀]·60H₂O with NiCl₂·6H₂O and Ln(NO₃)₃·xH₂O at pH≈4.5. The crystal structures of (NH₄)₂₁[Gd(H₂O)₅{Ni(H₂O)}₂As₄W₄₀O₁₄₀]·51H₂O was determined by X-ray diffraction analysis and element analysis. The compound crystallizes in the monoclinic space group P2₁/n with a=19.754(3), b=24.298(4), c=39.350(6) Å, β=100.612(3)°, V=18564(5) ų, Z=2, R1(wR₂)=0.0544(0.0691). The central site S1 and two opposite sites S2 of the big cyclic ligand [As₄W₄₀O₁₄₀]²⁸⁻ are occupied by one Ln³⁺and two Ni²⁺, respectively, each site supply four O_d coordinating to metal ion, another one water molecule and other five water molecules coordinate, respectively, to Ni²⁺and Ln³⁺. Polyanion [Ln(H₂O)₅{Ni(H₂O)}₂As₄W₄₀O₁₄₀]²¹⁻ has C_2v symmetry. IR and UV–vis spectra of [NaAs₄W₄₀O₁₄₀]²⁷⁻ of the title compounds are discussed.