CF4 radio frequency plasma surface modification of silicone rubber for use as outdoor insulations

For further prolonging the serve life of silicone rubber (SIR) for outdoor insulation and increasing its resistance of pollution flashover, surface modifications of SIR were carried out via CF₄ capacitively coupled plasma at radio frequency (RF) power of 60, 100 and 200 W for a treatment time up to 20 min under CF₄ flow rate of 20 sccm. Static contact angle measurement was employed to estimate the change of hydrophobicity of the modified SIR. The variation of the surface functional groups of the modified SIR was observed by attenuated total reflection Fourier transform infrared (ATR-FTIR) spectrum and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS). The surface topography was observed by atom force microscopy (AFM). The results indicate that the static contact angle of SIR surface is improved from 100.7° to 150.2° via the CF₄ plasma modification, and the super-hydrophobic surface of modified SIR, which corresponds to a static contact angle of 150.2°, appears at RF power of 200 W for a 5-min treatment time. According to the results, it is suggested that the formation of super-hydrophobic surface is ascribed to the co-action of the increase of roughness created by the ablation reaction of CF₄ plasma and the formation of [SiF_x(CH₃)_2−xO]_n (x = 1, 2) structure produced by the direct attachment of F atoms to Si.     

使用发射光谱对H2稀释情况下的感应耦合H2/C4F8等离子体中碳氟基团的研究

在射频输入功率为400W，气压为0.8Pa的条件下，使用光强标定的发射光谱方法研究了感应耦合H₂/C₄F₈等离子体中CF, CF₂, H和F基团的相对密度随流量比R=H₂/(H₂+C₄F₈)的变化情况，而HF基团相对密度的变化由四级质谱仪探测得到。结果表明等离子体活性先随着R的增加而升高，然后随着R的进一步增加而下降。在流量比从0逐渐上升到0.625的过程中，CF和CF₂基团的相对密度不断降低。实验中测得的CF基团的相对密度[CF]与理论计算得到的[CF]有很好的一致性说明了电子与CF2基团的碰撞反应是CF基团产生的主要原因。文中还讨论了HF基团。     

FTIR spectroscopy and estimation of the global warming potential of CF3Br and C2F4

High-resolution (0.03 cm⁻¹) absolute infrared photoabsorption cross sections of bromotrifluoromethane (CF₃Br) and tetrafluoroethylene (C₂F₄) have been measured using Fourier-transformed infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy at temperatures between 213 and 296 K. The measured cross sections were subsequently used to estimate the radiative forcings and the global warming potentials of these two species.     

Inert fluorinated gas T1 calculator

The physics of spin-rotation interaction in roughly spherical perfluorinated gas molecules has been studied extensively. But, it is difficult to calculate a spin-lattice relaxation time constant T1 for any given temperature and pressure using the published literature. We give a unified parameterization that makes use of the Clausius equation of state, Lennard-Jones collision dynamics, and a formulaic temperature dependence for collision cross section for rotational change. The model fits T1s for SF6, CF4, C2F6, and c-C4F8 for temperatures from 180 to 360 K and pressures from 2 to 210 kPa and in mixtures with other common gases to within our limits of measurement. It also fits previous data tabulated according to known number densities. Given a pressure, temperature, and mixture composition, one can now calculate T1s for common laboratory conditions with a known accuracy, typically 0.5%. Given the success of the model's formulaic structure, it is likely to apply to even broader ranges of physical conditions and to other gases that relax by spin-rotation interaction.     

Numerical simulation on the influence of water spray in thermal plasma treatment of CF4 gas

Nitrogen thermal plasma generated by a non-transferred DC arc plasma torch was used to decompose tetrafluoromethane (CF₄). In the thermal decomposition process, water was used as a chemical reactant source. Two kinds of water spray methods were compared: water spray directly to the arc plasma flame and indirectly to the reactor tube wall. Although the same operating conditions of input power, waste gas, and sprayed water flow rate were employed for each water spray methods, a relatively higher decomposition rate was achieved in the case of water spray to the reactor wall. In order to investigate the effects of water spraying direction on the thermal decomposition process, a numerical simulation on the thermal plasma flow characteristics was carried out considering water injection in the reactor. The simulation was performed using commercial fluid dynamics software of the FLUENT, which is suitable for calculating a complex flow. From the results, it was revealed that water spray to the reactor wall and use of a relatively small quantity of water are more effective methods for decomposition of CF₄, because a sufficiently high temperature area and long reaction time can be maintained over large area.     

The effect of angle of incidence to low damage sputtering of organic polymers using a C60 ion beam

The effect of angle of incidence of C₆₀ ion beam for low damage polymer depth profiling on TOF-SIMS and XPS has been investigated. In this study, TOF-SIMS and XPS depth profiles were taken at several angles of incidence of C₆₀ ion beam and the results were compared with each other. By using a higher angle of incidence, in XPS analysis, the changes of atomic concentration for polyethyleneterephthalate (PET) were suppressed. In TOF-SIMS analysis, the degradations of fragment ion intensity for PET and polystyrene (PS) were also suppressed at a higher angle of incidence. Although the information depth of TOF-SIMS is different from that of XPS, both results suggested that a higher angle of incidence is a better condition for low damage polymer depth profiling.     

Theoretical study on the interaction of heptafluoro-iso-butyronitrile decomposition products with Al (1 1 1)

Seeking environmentally friendly gas-insulated medium has become a research hotspot in recent years. At present, C₃F₇CN (Heptafluoro-iso-butyronitrile) is considered to be a potential SF₆ environment-friendly alternative gas and some achievements have been made in the study of its insulation and decomposition characteristics, but there are few reports on the compatibility between its characteristic decomposition products and materials. The investigation of compatibility between gas-insulated medium and material is an important part of evaluating its comprehensive performance. In this paper, we investigated the interaction between C₂F₅CN, CF₃CN, COF₂ and CF₄ with the aluminium widely used in electrical equipment. It was found that the interaction between C₂F₅CN, CF₃CN and Al (1 1 1) surface is strong. There are obvious charge transfer and electron orbital overlap between the C atom, N atom in CN group and Al (1 1 1). The interaction between COF₂, CF₄ and Al (1 1 1) surface is weak and van der Waal’s forces play the major role. Relevant results reveal the characteristics of C₃F₇CN decomposition products and provide theoretical guidance for evaluating the material compatibility between C₃F₇CN decomposition products and aluminium.     

含氮氟化类金刚石(FN-DLC)薄膜的研究：(Ⅱ)射频功率对薄膜光学带隙的影响

以CF₄,CH₄和N₂为源气体，采用射频等离子体增强化学气相沉积法，在不同射频功率下制备了含氮氟化类金刚石薄膜样品.原子力显微形貌显示，低功率下沉积样品表面致密均匀.拉曼及傅里叶变换红外光谱分析显示，随着射频功率的改变，薄膜的结构和组分也随之变化.紫外-可见光透射光谱证明薄膜具有紫外强吸收特性，通过计算得到其光学带隙在1.89—2.29 eV之间.结果表明，射频功率增加，薄膜内sp²C含量增加，或者说C=C交联相对浓度增加、F的相对浓度降低，导致薄膜内π-π^*带边态密度增大，光学带隙减小. 关键词： 含氮氟化类金刚石薄膜 射频功率 光学带隙     

Rotational spectra of gauche perfluoro-n-butane, C4F10; perfluoro-iso-butane, (CF3)3CF; and tris(trifluoromethyl)methane, (CF3)3CH

The microwave spectra of the gauche conformer of perfluoro-n-butane, n-C₄F₁₀, of perfluoro-iso-butane, (CF₃)₃CF, and of tris(trifluoromethyl)methane, (CF₃)₃CH, have been observed and assigned. The rotational and centrifugal distortion constants for gauche n-C₄F₁₀ are: A = 1058.11750(7) MHz, B = 617.6832(1) MHz, C = 552.18794(1) MHz, Δ_J = 0.0257(5) kHz, δ_J = 0.0052(3) kHz. A C-C-C-C dihedral angle, ω, of ∼55° has been determined. These values agree well with those obtained from a coupled cluster (CCSD/cc-PVTZ) calculation. The rotational and centrifugal distortion constants for iso-C₄F₁₀ and iso-C₄HF₉ are: B_o = 816.4519(4) MHz, D_J = 0.023(2) kHz, and B_o = 903.6985(25) MHz, D_J = 0.043(4) kHz, respectively. The dipole moment of iso-C₄F₁₀ and iso-C₄HF₉ have been measured and found to be 0.0338(8) and 1.69(9) D, respectively.     

Irregularity of vocal period and amplitude: A first approach to the fractal analysis of voice

Fractal geometry, a relatively young branch of mathematics, offers new ways of evaluating the irregularity of the physiologic and acoustic aspects of speech. The validity and reliability of a box-counting method for estimating the fractal dimension (D_F) of the period and amplitude of vocal signals were demonstrated, and the method was applied to sustained vowels produced by four men and four women. Mean D_F of the fundamental period was 1.46; D_F of the amplitude records averaged a slightly, but significantly, higher 1.54. The potential of D_F as a research and clinical tool is considered.     

Characterisation of human hair surfaces by means of static ToF-SIMS: A comparison between Ga and C60 primary ions

This study deals with the secondary ion yield improvement induced by using C₆₀⁺ primary ions instead of Ga⁺ ones to characterize human hair surfaces by ToF-SIMS. For that purpose, a bunch of hair fibres has been analysed with both ion sources. A high improvement is observed for the detection of amino acids with C₆₀⁺ primary ions as compared to Ga⁺ ions. As an example, a yield enhancement factor greater than 3000 is found for the CNO⁻ peak. A similar gain is observed for the positive secondary ions characteristic of the amino acids. Most of the atomic ions, such as Ca⁺, O⁻ and S⁻, constitute minor peaks with C₆₀⁺ ions while they often dominate the spectrum in the case of Ga⁺ ions. However, with the C₆₀⁺ source, a series of inorganic combination peaks with the elements Ca, S and O are observed in the positive spectra (i.e. HCaSO₄⁺), while they are marginal with the Ga⁺ source. For the mass range beyond 100 m/z and in both polarities, the hair fingerprints are similar with both sources. In average, for a comparable number of primary ions per spectrum, the C₆₀⁺ ion source gives intensities between two and three orders of magnitude higher than the Ga⁺ one.     

First-principles study on the origin of optical transitions to be associated with F colour centers for PbWO4 crystals

The electronic structures of PbWO₄ crystals containing F type color centers with the lattice structure optimized are studied within the framework of the fully relativistic self-consistent Direc–Slater theory, using a numerically discrete variational (DV-Xα) method. The calculated results show that F and F⁺ centers have donor energy level in forbidden band. Their optical transition energy are 1.84 eV, 2.21 eV, respectively, which corresponds to the 680 nm, 550 nm absorption bands. It predicts that the 680 nm, 550 nm absorption bands originate form the F and F⁺ centers in PbWO₄ crystals.     

One-dimensional self-assembly of C60 molecules on periodically wrinkled graphene sheet: A Monte Carlo approach

Periodically wrinkled graphene sheet is of interest as a building block to develop nanoelectronic devices. This work presents that periodically wrinkled graphene sheet can be applied to a pattern, to form one-dimensionally well-ordered C₆₀ molecules, via Monte Carlo simulations using the data obtained from atomistic calculations. Since the valleys of a sinusoidal graphene surface provide energetic ground sites for absorbed C₆₀ molecules, their motions seeking stable positions lead to one-dimensional self-assembly. The size of the wrinkles, the density of adsorbed C₆₀ molecules, and the temperature are very important parameters to obtain a one-dimensional C₆₀ molecules array. We estimate high one-dimensional diffusion coefficients of C₆₀ molecules on the wrinkled graphene surface. Our results can provide a possible approach to make a quantum information array, based on endohedral fullerenes and a graphene quantum dot array, by transforming C₆₀ molecules to graphene nanoflakes.     

Luminescent properties of Eu-activated Sr3B2SiO8: A red-emitting phosphor for white light-emitting diodes

Single-phased Sr₃B₂SiO₈:Eu³⁺ phosphor was prepared by a solid-state method at 1020 °C. The luminescence spectra showed that Sr₃B₂SiO₈:Eu³⁺ phosphor can be effectively excited by near ultraviolet light (393 nm) and blue light (464 nm). When excited at 393 or 464 nm Sr₃B₂SiO₈:Eu³⁺ exhibited the main emission peaks at 611 and 620 nm, which resulted from the supersensitive ⁵D₀→⁷F₂ transition of Eu³⁺. The luminescence intensity of Sr₃B₂SiO₈:Eu³⁺ at 611 and 620 nm reached the maximum when the doping content of Eu³⁺ was 4.5 mol%. Its chromaticity coordinates (0.646, 0.354) were very close to the NTSC standard values (0.67, 0.33). Thus, Sr₃B₂SiO₈:Eu³⁺ is considered to be an efficient red-emitting phosphor for long-UV InGaN-based light-emitting diodes.     

A new high-pressure polymorph of Ti2O3: implication for high-pressure phase transition in sesquioxides

The post-corundum phase transition has been investigated in Ti₂O₃ on the basis of synchrotron X-ray diffraction in a diamond anvil cell and transmission electron microscopy. The new polymorph of Ti₂O₃ was found at about 19 GPa and 1850 K, and this phase was stable even at about 40 GPa. A new polymorph of Ti₂O₃ can be indexed on a Pnma orthorhombic cell, and the unit-cell parameters are a=7.6965 (19) Å, b=2.8009 (9) Å, c=7.9300 (23) Å, V=170.95 (15) Å³ at 19 GPa, and a=7.8240 (2) Å, b=2.8502 (1) Å, c=8.1209 (3) Å, V=181.10 (1) Å³ at ambient conditions. The Birch–Murnaghan equation of state yields K ₀=206 (3) GPa and K′₀=4 (fixed) for corundum phase, and K ₀=296 (4) GPa and K′₀=4 (fixed) for the post-corundum phase. The molar volume decreases by 12% across the phase transition at around 20 GPa. The structural identification was carried out on a recovered sample by the Rietveld method, and a new polymorph of Ti₂O₃ can be identified as Th₂S₃-type rather than U₂S₃-type structure. The transition from corundum-type to Th₂S₃-type structure accompanies the drastic change of the form of polyhedron: from TiO₆ octahedron in the corundum-type to TiO₇ polyhedron in the Th₂S₃-type structures.     

A comparative study of continuous laser operation on the F3/2-I9/2 transitions of Nd:GdVO4 and Nd:YVO4 crystals

A comparative study of Nd:GdVO₄ and Nd:YVO₄ crystal lasers pumped by a fiber-coupled diode array has been conducted at the ⁴F_3/2-⁴I_9/2 transitions wavelengths of 912 nm and 914 nm, as well as when intracavity frequency-doubled to 456 nm and 457 nm, respectively. At the fundamental wavelength of 912 nm and second harmonic wavelength of 456 nm, maximum output powers from the Nd:GdVO₄ crystal laser were 7.85 W and 4.6 W at a pump power of 29 W. All the results obtained from Nd:GdVO₄ were superior to those of Nd:YVO₄, indicating that Nd:GdVO₄ is a more efficient laser crystal than Nd:YVO₄ for laser operation on the ⁴F_3/2-⁴I_9/2 transitions.     

Sub-millimeter wave spectroscopy of the C3H radical: Ro-vibrational transitions from ground to the lowest bending state

Linear C₃H in its (X²Π) electronic ground state possesses strong Renner-Teller coupling in the two lowest bending modes, ν₄ and ν₅. The ²Σ^μ level of the v₄ = 1 bending mode is shifted towards lower energies and is supposed to lie only 20.3 cm⁻¹ above the ground state [S. Yamamoto, S. Saito, H. Suzuki, S. Deguchi, N. Kaifu, S. Ishikawa, M. Ohishi, Astrophys. J. 348 (1990) 363]. In the present study, first measurements of ro-vibrational transitions from the ²Π_3/2 ground state to the ²Σ^μ lowest vibrational state were performed using a Terahertz spectrometer equipped with a supersonic jet nozzle. Rotational levels of the ²Π_3/2 and v₄ = 1(²Σ^μ) state are close in energy and a crossing of the rotational energy ladders occurs between J = 24.5 and 25.5. A strong vibronic coupling leads to a significant intensity enhancement of ²Π_3/2 − ²Σ^μ ro-vibrational transitions. The search for ro-vibrational transitions was facilitated by measurements on pure rotational transitions in the ²Π_1/2, ²Π_3/2 and v₄ = 1(²Σ^μ) states, substantially extending the former data set published by Yamamoto et al. Data analysis yields an accurate value for the v₄ = 1(²Σ^μ) energy level which has been found to lie 609.9771(42) GHz or 20.34664(14) cm⁻¹ above the ²Π ground state. Furthermore, the value of the vibronic coupling constant β has been improved significantly and determined as 1231.77(51) MHz. The new set of spectroscopic parameters obtained in the present study permits very reliable frequency predictions into the Terahertz region.     

The dehydrogenation of CH4 on Rh(1 1 1), Rh(1 1 0) and Rh(1 0 0) surfaces: A density functional theory study

CH₄ dehydrogenation on Rh(1 1 1), Rh(1 1 0) and Rh(1 0 0) surfaces has been investigated by using density functional theory (DFT) slab calculations. On the basis of energy analysis, the preferred adsorption sites of CH_x (x = 0-4) and H species on Rh(1 1 1), Rh(1 1 0) and Rh(1 0 0) surfaces are located, respectively. Then, the stable co-adsorption configurations of CH_x (x = 0-3) and H are obtained. Further, the kinetic results of CH₄ dehydrogenation show that on Rh(1 1 1) and Rh(1 0 0) surfaces, CH is the most abundant species for CH₄ dissociation; on Rh(1 1 0) surface, CH₂ is the most abundant species, our results suggest that Rh catalyst can resist the carbon deposition in the CH₄ dehydrogenation. Finally, results of thermodynamic and kinetic show that CH₄ dehydrogenation on Rh(1 0 0) surface is the most preferable reaction pathway in comparison with that on Rh(1 1 1) and Rh(1 1 0) surfaces.     

圆盘状Bi2WO6-BiPO4异质结的水热合成及光催化性能 (cited: 1)

采用水热法制备Bi₂WO₆-BiPO₄异质结光催化剂．利用模拟太阳光照射下的罗丹明B降解实验评价了Bi₂WO₆-BiPO₄复合物的光催化性能．结果表明,Bi₂WO₆-BiPO₄光催化活性比Bi₂WO₆和BiPO₄高得多．当Bi₂WO₆与BiPO₄的摩尔比为1:1时复合光催化剂对罗丹明B的降解率最高．Bi₂WO₆-BiPO₄催化活性增强主要归结为两者之间形成了有效的异质结结构,其内建电场能够促进光生载流子的分离．同时,Bi₂WO₆的加入增强了其对可见光的吸收．研究表明O₂· ^-和h⁺在光催化降解过程中是主要的活性物种     

基于等离子体增强化学气相沉积技术的光电子器件多层抗反膜的设计和制作

针对光电子器件端面抗反镀膜的要求,研究了基于等离子体增强化学气相沉积(PECVD)技术的多层抗反膜的设计和制作.首先,对影响SiN_x折射率的因素进行了实验研究,确定了具有大折射率差的SiO₂/SiN_x材料的PECVD沉积条件.根据理论计算分析,设计了四层SiO₂/SiN_x抗反膜结构,能够在70 nm的波长范围内实现低于10^-4的反射率