Synthèse,croissance cristalline,propriétés structurales et physiques d'un nouveau tungstate +V d'aluminium AlWO4

Aluminium tungstate (V) is isostructural with the monoclinic chromium doped M₂ variety of VO₂ (space group $\text{C 2}\text{m}$). In the rutile-like framework tungsten +V is stabilized by WW pairs. The structure is confirmed by diamagnetic and semiconductor behaviour; the activation energy measured on single crystal prepared by electrolytic reduction in an alumina crucible is 0,35 eV.     

Kinetics of reduction of transition metal ions by sodium tetrahydroborate. Reduction of molybdenum(VI) and tungsten(VI)

Summary The kinetics of reduction of molybdenum(VI) and tungsten(VI) ions by NaBH₄ in buffered aqueous solution have been investigated. The reaction rate depends upon the first powers of the concentrations of the reactants. The temperature was varied, and the activation parameters were evaluated. Chemical and spectral evidence for the formation of molybdenum(V) and tungsten(V), as the reaction products, is presented. Plausible mechanistic pathways for these reactions are suggested.     

水热合成二硫化钨/石墨烯复合材料及其氧还原性能

以六氯化钨、硫代乙酰胺、氧化石墨烯为原料,采用一步水热法合成了二维的二硫化钨/石墨烯(WS₂/RGO)复合材料。水热合成的WS₂/RGO具有薄层的二维结构,且由于石墨烯的存在,WS₂以较少的层数形成薄片状生长在石墨烯的表面。尝试将这种非Pt类材料用于电催化氧化原反应,测试结果表明,WS₂在碱性条件下氧还原活性非常低,但是复合RGO形成WS₂/RGO复合材料后,电催化氧化原性能有了极大的提高,其起始电位为-0.17 V(vs SCE),转移电子数为3.7,极限电流密度为2.5 mA·cm^-2,同时其具有较好的抗甲醇性能和循环稳定性。这是因为WS₂/RGO复合材料的二维结构具有更高的电子传输速率,同时硫化钨和石墨烯可以发挥协同催化作用。这种新型的二硫化钨/石墨烯(WS₂/RGO)复合材料作为非贵金属催化剂表现出良好的氧还原性能,在燃料电池上具有较好的应用前景。     

水热合成二硫化钨/石墨烯复合材料及其氧还原性能

以六氯化钨、硫代乙酰胺、氧化石墨烯为原料,采用一步水热法合成了二维的二硫化钨/石墨烯(WS_2/RGO)复合材料。水热合成的WS_2/RGO具有薄层的二维结构,且由于石墨烯的存在,WS_2以较少的层数形成薄片状生长在石墨烯的表面。尝试将这种非Pt类材料用于电催化氧化原反应,测试结果表明,WS_2在碱性条件下氧还原活性非常低,但是复合RGO形成WS_2/RGO复合材料后,电催化氧化原性能有了极大的提高,其起始电位为-0.17 V(vs SCE),转移电子数为3.7,极限电流密度为2.5 m A·cm-2,同时其具有较好的抗甲醇性能和循环稳定性。这是因为WS_2/RGO复合材料的二维结构具有更高的电子传输速率,同时硫化钨和石墨烯可以发挥协同催化作用。这种新型的二硫化钨/石墨烯(WS_2/RGO)复合材料作为非贵金属催化剂表现出良好的氧还原性能,在燃料电池上具有较好的应用前景。     

Preconcentration of trace amounts of tungsten on Amberlite XAD-7 for its spectrophotometric determination in hot spring water

A preconcentration procedure, using a short column loaded with Amberlite XAD-7, is proposed for the spectrophotometric determination of traces of tungsten. The procedure is based on the retention of tungsten on the resin after its reduction to a W(V)-thiocyanate complex with tin(II) chloride solution. Interference effects have been shown to be neglible for foreign ions including Ca²⁺, Mg²⁺, Na⁺, SO₄ ^2–, F^–, NO₃ ^–, Cu²⁺, Fe³⁺ and Mo⁶⁺. The procedure has been applied to hot spring water with satisfactory results (Recovery > 95%; relative standard deviation < 5%; relative error < 3%).     

Carbon black supported PtCu nanoparticles derived from mix-phased Cu precursor for high-performanced oxygen reduction reaction in acid medium

Alloying high-cost Pt with transition metals has been considered as an effective route to synthesize the electrocatalysts with low Pt loading and excellent activity towards oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) under acid solution. The galvanic replacement method, as featured with efficiency and simplicity, is widely reported to produce Pt-based bimetallic alloys and thereby declare the significance of reductive transition metal precursor on the enhancement of ORR performance. Herein, mix-phased Cu−Cu₂O precursor was applied to prepare carbon black supported highly dispersed PtCu alloy nanoparticles (PtCu/C). The proper Cu−Cu₂O ratios can exactly facilitate the generation of small sized PtCu alloy nanoparticles with regulated bimetallic content. Meanwhile, the Cu₂O phase is revealed to benefit the electron transfer from Pt to Cu and thus improve the intrinsic activity of Pt active sites. And the metallic Cu can favor the promotion of electrochemical active surface area. Consequently, the as-prepared PtCu/C behaves impressive ORR activity with half-wave potential of 0.88 V (vs. RHE) and mass activity of 0.49 A cm⁻² mg_Pt⁻¹ at 0.8 V, which is 9.8 times of commercial Pt/C catalysts. Our work will offer helpful advices for the development and regulation of novel Pt-based alloy materials towards diverse electrocatalysis.     

Oxygen electroreduction at catalysts PtM (M = Co,Ni, or Cr)

Bimetallic catalysts PtM (M = Co, Ni, or Cr) are synthesized. They exceed purely platinum commercial catalyst E-TEK (20 wt % Pt) in its mass activity (mA/mg_Pt) and specific activity (mA/c_Pt²) in the oxygen reduction reaction. According to XRD data, the high-temperature synthesis involving metal N₄-complexes, chloroplatinic acid, and XC72 carbon black as precursors, yields alloys (or solid solutions) of the metals. The higher activity of the bimetallic catalyst PtCo/C is likely to be caused by the practically entire formation of solid solutions (Pt₃Co and PtCo), unlike PtNi and PtCr where nickel and chromium exist also as oxides that decorate the electrode surface and partly block active centers. It is shown that the mechanism of the oxygen reduction reaction at the synthesized catalysts is similar to that of oxygen reduction at the purely platinum catalyst. The slow stage in the process is transfer of the 1st electron; at potentials more positive than 0.6 V the reaction mainly yields water. The higher electrocatalytic activity of the bimetallic systems is caused by the alloy formation, which leads to changes in the bond length between platinum atoms. The achieving of the optimal bond length, as a result of the alloy formation, provides appropriate conditions for dissociative adsorption of oxygen molecules; the surface coverage with oxygen-containing particles adsorbed from water (which block active centers for O₂ adsorption) decreased. The increase in the activity may also be caused by the formation of the “core-shell” structures whose surface is enriched with platinum whose surface properties are changed under the ligand action of the core formed by the metal alloy     

AlCl<Subscript>3</Subscript>/amide ionic liquids for electrodeposition of aluminum

AlCl₃/amide (acetamide, propionamide, butyramide) ionic liquids were used as the electrolytes to study the electrodeposition behavior of aluminum on a tungsten electrode. Cyclic voltammograms on the tungsten electrode indicate that Al(III) ions can be reduced to aluminum only within the molar ratio range of 1.1 to 1.5 and the reduction potentials of Al(III) ions strongly depend on the molar ratio of AlCl₃/amide. Raman spectra results reveal that the electroactive specie of AlCl₃/amide ionic liquids is Al₂Cl₇ ^?. Aluminum coatings were prepared at ?0.25 V (vs. Al/Al³⁺) and at 313 K in AlCl₃/amide ionic liquids with the molar ratio of 1.3. The SEM and cross-sectional SEM images show that all the obtained aluminum films are silver-colored, thick, and adherent. The EDS and XRD analysis confirm that the obtained deposits are pure aluminum. The present results can provide a new route for aluminum electrodeposition under ambient conditions.     

The application of the spectroelectrochemical method in the studies of molybdenum,tungsten, and uranium in chloride melts

The behavior of molybdenum(III), tungsten(IV), and uranium(VI) ions in NaCl-2CsCl-eutectic-mixture-based melt at 550°C is studied by spectroelectrochemical method. Anodic oxidation of MoCl₆³⁻ and WCl₆²⁻ yields melt-soluble chloride compounds MoCl₆²⁻ and WCl₆⁻ respectively. It is shown that the electrochemical recharging in the Mo(III)/Mo(IV) system is reversible; the formal standard potential E*_{Mo(IV)/Mo(III)}and the Gibbs energy $ \Delta G_{MoCl_4 (melt)}^* $ \Delta G_{MoCl_4 (melt)}^* are evaluated. The cathodic reduction of U(VI) yields U(V) ions. The cathodic reduction of W(IV) ion does not yield melt-soluble tungsten compounds of lower oxidation state.     

The polarography of molybdenum,titanium and niobium in solutions of organic acids

Further work on the polarographic reduction of molybdenum(VI), niobium(V) and titanium(IV) in base electrolytes containing organic acids is reported. A base electrolyte of 0.5 M citric acid-0.025 M sulphuric acid-0.05 M thorium nitrate proved suitable for the determination of molybdenum and titanium in the presence of niobium, tantalum, tungsten and zirconium. A direct polarographic method using this base electrolyte is described for the determination of molybdenum in a niobium base alloy.     

Influence of High Voltage Needle Electrode Material on Hydrogen Peroxide Formation and Electrode Erosion in a Hybrid Gas–Liquid Series Electrical Discharge Reactor

Formation rates of hydrogen peroxide and electrode erosion rates for a range of different electrode materials were determined in a gas–liquid pulsed electrical discharge reactor with a high voltage electrode needle in the liquid and a ground electrode suspended in the gas over the liquid. It was found that the H₂O₂ formation rates and efficiencies did not depend on the electrode material. Electrode erosion from lowest to highest followed the series: nickel chromium, thoriated tungsten, diamond-coated tungsten, stainless steel, tungsten carbide and tungsten copper alloy. Smooth crater-like morphology was found for nickel chromium, titanium and tungsten carbide and a much finer surface structure with small protrusions for the tungsten, tungsten copper and the copper. Doubling the electrode diameter lead to an increase in the H₂O₂ formation per eroded length by a factor of three but it also decreased the energy efficiency yield of H₂O₂ by more than 20%.     

Interactions with ATP, DNA Cleavage and Anti-tumor Activities of Complexes with Anions [Mo（V）O2（O2CeH4）2]^3-, [Mo（Ⅴ）0.5W（Ⅵ）0.5O2（O2C6H4）2]^2.5- and [W（Ⅵ）O2（O2C6H4）2]^2-

(NH3CH2CH2NH2)3[Mo(Ⅴ)O2(O2C6H4)2] (1), (NH3CH2CH2NH2)2.5[Mo(Ⅴ)o.sW(Ⅵ)o.502(O2C6H4)2] (2) and(NH3CH2CH2NH2)2[VC(Ⅵ)O2(O2C6H4)2] (3) were synthesized, structurally characterized by X-ray diffraction analysis, and studied on their interactions with ATP, their DNA cleavage activities and antitumor properties. The redox state of molybdenum was not changed on going from crystal to aqueous solutions in complexes 1 and 2, while tungsten underwent reduction from W(VI) to W(V) in complexes 2 and 3. ATP promoted the oxidation of both molybdenum and tungsten from M(Ⅴ) to M(Ⅵ) and the hydrolysis of catecholate ligands in solution consisting of ATP and the complexes. Complex 1 possesses fairly good activity to DNA cleavage and against tumor S180 in mice, and is more effective than the control drug cyclophosphamide under the identical conditions. However, complexes 2 and 3 exhibited marginal effectiveness. The effectiveness of anti-tumor of the complexes was related positively to their DNA cleavage activities and their hydrolysis of catecholate ligands.     

Electrochemical behaviour of lanthanum fluoride in molten fluorides

The electrochemical behaviour of lanthanum fluoride dissolved in molten lithium fluoride and in eutectic mixture LiF-CaF₂ was investigated by cyclic voltammetry and laboratory electrolysis. The cyclic voltammetry experiments were carried out at 900°C and 800°C, respectively, in a graphite crucible (counter electrode). Several types of working electrodes (Mo, W, Ni and Cu) were used. Ni/Ni(II) was used as a reference electrode. Laboratory electrolysis was carried out in the system LiF-CaF₂-LaF₃ at 800°C in galvanostatic (j _c = −0.21 A cm⁻²) and potentiostatic (E = 0.87 V) regimes. In both cases, nickel served as the cathode and graphite as the anode. It was found that no new separate reduction peak occurred on the molybdenum or tungsten electrodes in the investigated systems. When copper or nickel electrodes were used, new peaks corresponding to the reduction of lanthanum(III) to lanthanum metal appeared. This can be explained by the formation of alloys or intermetallic compounds of lanthanum with copper or nickel. X-ray microanalysis showed that lanthanum was electrodeposited together with calcium under formation of intermetallic compounds with the electrode materials in the galvanostatic regime. In the potentiostatic regime, mainly lanthanum was deposited, which enabled its separation.     

A tungsten complex containing a highly delocalized metal–ligand system

Nucleophilic attack of (triphenylphosphonio)cyclopentadienide on the dichlorodiazomethane–tungsten complex trans‐[BrW(dppe)₂(N₂CCl₂)]PF₆ [dppe is 1,2‐bis(diphenylphosphino)ethane] results in C—C bond formation and affords the title compound, trans‐[W(C₂₄H₁₈ClN₂P)Br(C₂₆H₂₄P₂)₂]PF₆·0.6CH₂Cl₂. This complex, bis[1,2‐bis(diphenylphosphino)ethane]bromido{chloro[3‐(triphenylphosphonio)cyclopentadienylidene]diazomethanediido}tungsten hexafluorophosphate dichloromethane 0.6‐solvate, contains the previously unknown ligand chloro[3‐(triphenylphosphonio)cyclopentadienylidene]diazomethane. Evidence from bond lengths and torsion angles indicates significant through‐ligand delocalization of electron density from tungsten to the nominally cationic phosphorus(V) centre. This structural analysis clearly demonstrates that the tungsten–dinitrogen unit is a powerful π‐electron donor with the ability to transfer electron density from the metal to a distant acceptor centre through an extended conjugated ligand system. As a consequence, complexes of this type could have potential applications as nonlinear optical materials and molecular semiconductors.     

Hydrogen-induced metal-oxide interaction studied on noble metal model catalysts

Summary The effect of hydrogen reduction on the structure and catalytic properties of “thin film”and “inverse”model systems for supported metal catalysts is discussed. Thin film model catalysts were obtained by epitaxial growth of Pt and Rh nanoparticles on NaCl(001), which were coated with amorphous or crystalline supports of alumina, silica, titania, ceria and vanadia. Structural and morphological changes upon hydrogen reduction between 473 and 973 K were examined by high resolution electron microscopy. Metal-oxide interaction sets in at a specific reduction temperature and is characterized by an initial “wetting”stage, followed by alloy formation at increasing temperature, in the order VO_x< TiO_x< SiO₂< CeO_x< Al₂O₃. “Inverse”model systems were prepared by deposition of oxides on a metal substrate, e.g. VO_x/Rh and VO_x/Pd. Reduction of inverse systems at elevated temperature induces subsurface alloy formation. In contrast to common bimetallic surfaces, the stable subsurface alloys of V/Rh and V/Pd have a purely noble metal-terminated surface, with V positioned in near-surface layers. The uniform composition of the metallic surface layer excludes catalytic ensemble effects in favor of ligand effects. Activity and selectivity, e.g. for CO and CO₂methanation and for partial oxidation of ethene, are mainly controlled by the temperature of annealing or reduction. Reduction above 573 K turned out to be beneficial for the catalytic activity of the subsurface alloys, but not for the corresponding thin film systems which tend to deactivate viaparticle encapsulation.</o:p>     

NH3 Synthesis in the N2/H2 Reaction System using Cooperative Molecular Tungsten/Rhodium Catalysis in Ionic Hydrogenation: A DFT Study

The ionic hydrogenation of N₂ with H₂ to give NH₃ is investigated by means of density functional theory (DFT) computations using a cooperatively acting catalyst system. In this system, N₂ binds to a neutral tungsten pincer complex of the type [(PNP)W(N₂)₃] (PNP=pincer ligand) and is reduced to NH₃. The protons and hydride centers necessary for the reduction are delivered by heterolytic cleavage of H₂ between the N₂–tungsten complex and the cationic rhodium complex [Cp*Rh{2‐(2‐pyridyl)phenyl}(CH₃CN)]⁺. Successive transfer of protons and hydrides to the bound N₂, as well as all N_xH_y units that occur during the reaction, enable the computation of closed catalytic cycles in the gas and in the solvent phase. By optimizing the pincer ligands of the tungsten complex, energy spans as low as 39.3 kcal mol^?1 could be obtained, which is unprecedented in molecular catalysis for the N₂/H₂ reaction system.     

Effect of antimony on the reduction of anodic Pbo_2 film on Pb-Sb alloys in sulfuric acid solution

The reduction processes of anodic PbO2 films formed on Pb-Sb alloys in 4.5mol·dm-3 H2SO4 solution at 1.4 V(vs.Hg/Hg2SO4) for 1 h have been investigated by pho-tocurrent method,chronoamperometry,linear sweep voltammetry as well as X-ray diifractornetry.It was found that the reduction of most of the β-PbO2 and part of the α-PbO2 to PbSO4 can be completed within I s between 0.9 V and 1.0 V(vs.Hg/Hg2SO4) and proceeds much faster than that of the remaining a-PbO2 into photoactive α·PbOx (1相似文献   

Cross-section TEM for examinations of selective tungsten CVD for via hole filling

The reaction between tungsten layers [deposited by chemical vapor deposition (CVD) as well as by physical vapor deposition (PVD)] and an aluminium alloy (AlSi) has been investigated. For CVD tungsten layers deposited on AlSi by silane reduction of WF₆ the formation of an aluminium fluoride interlayer has been established by cross-section transmission electron microscopy (XTEM). At the interface between PVD-W and AlSi, an intermetallic compound may be formed depending on the thermal treatment. A crystalline intermediate layer has been found after annealing at 400°C (twice for 30 min), whereas an interface between as deposited double layers showed no interlayer. For all samples investigated, diffusion of aluminium into the tungsten layer was observed. The diffusion depth depends on the heat treatment and the tungsten morphology. Intermediate layers — if they exist — limit the diffusion but do not act as a diffusion barrier.     

Temperature-programmed reduction of V2O5 and coprecipitated V2O5−TiO2 by hydrogen

Temperature-programmed reductions (TPR) with H₂ of both pure V₂O₅ and coprecipitated V₂O₅?TiO₂ systems with different titanium concentrations was performed. The original and the reduced samples following each TPR step were characterized by X-ray diffraction, Fourier transform infrared analysis and scanning electron microscopy. Within the temperature range in which TPR analysis was carried out (100–600°C) the V₂O₅ phase was reduced in two or three steps, while no variation in the TiO₂ phase (anatase or rutile) was observed. In the first reduction step only superficial reduction of the oxides was detected. In the following steps, the H₂ reacted with oxygen atoms of the V=O and V?O?V bonds. This led to important changes in the structure and morphology of the system. The experimental evidence allowed the conclusion that titanium stabilizes certain phases of vanadium oxides in which vanadium appears as V(+4) or as a mixture of V(+4) and V(+5). Moreover, when moderate and high titanium concentrations were used, the reduction temperature of the bulk V₂O₅ decreased markedly.     

Novel Reactions of Organomolybdenum and Organotungsten Compounds: Additive–Reductive Carbonyl Dimerization,Spontaneous Transformation of Methyl Ligands into μ-Methylene Ligands,and Selective Carbonylmethylenation

Hitherto there was no reaction known that permits transformations of R¹R²-CO → 0.5 R¹R²R³C–CR¹R²R³ in one step. This type of additive–reductive carbonyl dimerization is now possible using alkoxy(alkyl)tungsten(v) complexes with aromatic, heteroaromatic or α,β-unsaturated aldehydes and ketones. When a corresponding phenyl complex was employed in a test experiment, it was revealed that an aliphatic ketone could be used as the substrate in this reaction. A second interesting type of reaction is the transformation of CH₃ ligands into μ-CH₂ ligands, which occurs during the treatment of MeLi or Me₃Al with molybdenum or tungsten chlorides (oxidation states VI and V, for Mo additionally IV) at low temperatures with liberation of CH₄. Here, the question arises as to whether the intermediate involved has a terminal CH₂ ligand (Schrock carbene complex) or a μ-CH₃ ligand (CH₃ bound by a two-electron three-center bond to two metal atoms). Of all the μ-CH₂ complexes obtained, those which were synthesized by the action of MeLi on molybdenum chlorides can be recommended as reagents for carbonylmethylenation of aldehydes and ketones. They display high selectivity, very low basicity, a surprising resistance to protons, they are readily available, can be easily modified and, as regards their selective behavior, they have been investigated more thoroughly than other readily accessible carbonylmethylenation reagents of comparable selectivity. The results of NMR spectroscopic investigations on the structure of the μ-CH₂ complexes, and associated reaction mechanisms are discussed. A survey of carbonylmethylenation reagents, which have been reported in the literature, permits comparisons to be made with carbonylmethylenating molybdenum and tungsten complexes.