Oxidation states of Mn and Fe in various compound oxide systems

Energy-loss near-edge structure (ELNES) data of Mn-L(2,3) and Fe-L(2,3) ionization edges have been measured by means of quantitative electron energy-loss spectroscopy (EELS) for two series of Mn and Fe oxides with known formal cation oxidation states. In both series the absolute energy positions of Mn-L(2,3) and Fe-L(2,3) white-lines, as well as the white-line intensity ratio (L3/L2) vary with cation oxidation states. Additionally, spin-orbit spitting, i.e. the energy difference deltaE(L2-L3) between Mn-L(2,3) white-lines decreases with increasing Mn oxidation state. With these data from known standards calibration curves on white-line intensity ratio Mn(L3/L2) vs. Mn oxidation state, and Fe(L3/L2) vs. Fe oxidation state were established. EELS measurements on Mn and Fe doped ZnO thin films showed that the valence states of the dopants can unambiguously be determined by calibrating the Mn-L(2,3) and Fe-L(2,3) ELNES data against the measured standards. It is revealed that Mn in ZnO adopt a divalent state, thus Mn2+ ions substitute for Zn2+, whereas Fe dopants retain a trivalent oxidation state in the ZnO host lattice. Measurements on (Ba, Fe, Mn)-oxides revealed that both Fe and Mn cations are in a trivalent state. Thus, it is assumed that Mn3+ can partially be substituted for Fe3+ in barium hexaferrites.     

Improvement of the efficiency of phthalocyanine organic Schottky solar cells with ITO electrode treatment

The devices investigated in this work consisted of an indium tin oxide (ITO)-coated glass substrate, phthalocyanine (Pc) layer and an aluminum electrode. The Schottky cell exhibits optimal performance with one ohmic and one barrier contact. The work function of the ITO film is typically around 4.5–4.8 eV, while the HOMO level of phthalocyanine films is typically around 5.2 eV. It is known that surface treatment of ITO can change its work function. We investigated various ITO surface treatments for improving the performance of phthalocyanine-based Schottky solar cells. We found that cells of ITO treated with HCl and UV ozone exhibited the best performance. Four different phthalocyanines (Pcs), namely nickel phthalocyanine (NiPc), copper phthalocyanine (CuPc), iron phthalocyanine (FePc) and cobalt phthalocyanine (CoPc) were investigated. A power conversion efficiency as high as 10% was achieved for the CuPc cell with monochromatic excitation at 632.8 nm, with a light intensity of 2.7 W/cm². PACS 72.40.+w; 73.61.Ph     

第一过渡金属酞菁分子的电子结构的第一性原理计算

对第一过渡金属酞菁化合物(Metal Phthalocyanine,MPc,M=Sc,Ti,V,Cr,Mn,Fe,Co,Ni和Cu)的电子结构和基本物理化学性质进行了第一性原理计算.理论模拟出来的STM图像表现出亚分子结构,与已有的实验观察结果相当吻合,且跟金属原子的d电子组态明显有关.在小偏压条件下,第一过渡金属首尾端ScPc,NiPc和CuPc分子的中央金属离子在STM图像表现为空洞,其他所有金属酞菁分子的中央金属离子均为亮斑.同时还研究了ScPc和NiPc分子的STM图像与偏压的关系,当针尖偏压分别 关键词： STM图像模拟 金属酞菁 电子结构     

A shortcut for determining growth mode

Thin and thick films of iron phthalocyanine （FePc） molecules are deposited on a Ag （110） surface. The nature of the FePc growth and the interaction with the substrate have been studied by X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy （XPS）. All of the core level spectra exhibit rigid shifts towards lower binding energies following the deposition of the organic films, each by a different magnitude. A greater change and a larger shift in the Fe2p level as compared to Cls core level reveals that the adsorbate interacts with the substrate mainly via the Fe atom, located at the center of the molecule. An increase/decrease in the intensity of C1 s/Ag3d level is found to be exponentially linked to the overlayer molecular coverage. Finally, the so- called growth/decay curve indicates that FePc thin films initially develop following the FM growth mode and then transform to SK mode, resulting in 3D island aggregation.     

Electron beam damage studies of synthetic 6-line ferrihydrite and ferritin molecule cores within a human liver biopsy

In order to achieve an accurate understanding of the crystal structure of 6-line ferrihydrite (6LFh) and ferritin molecule cores within a human liver biopsy using transmission electron microscopy (TEM), electron beam damage should be considered. For the case of 6LFh, the electron energy loss near-edge structure (ELNES) of core ionisation edges in the electron energy loss spectrum (EELS) combined with multiple linear least-square (MLLS) fitting of reference spectra together with analysis of selected area electron diffraction (SAED) patterns suggests that the iron in 6LFh is solely octahedrally coordinated Fe3+. With increasing electron dose, an increasing percentage of this octahedrally coordinated Fe3+ migrates to tetrahedral sites. When the dose exceeds 3 x 10(8) electrons/nm2, Fe2+ is found to be present in the material. This method also indicates that the iron in ferritin molecule cores within a human liver biopsy is the same as in 6LFh, entirely Fe3+ in octahedral coordination with oxygen. Again the percentage of octahedrally coordinated Fe3+ decreases as the accumulated electron dose increases and Fe2+ is produced in the liver biopsies when the electron dose exceeds 10(6)electrons/nm2.     

Electron energy-loss spectroscopy study of oxygen chemisorption and initial oxidation of Fe(110)

The initial stages of the interaction of oxygen with an Fe(110) surface have been studied at 300 K by electron energy-loss spectroscopy with in-situ combined low energy electron diffraction, Auger electron spectroscopy and work-function change measurement. From all the results, four different stages of the oxygen interaction are distinguished: (I) a first dissociative chemisorption up to 3 L, characterized by the c(2×2)-O structure, (II) a second dissociative chemisorption between 3 and 7 L, characterized by the c(3×1)-O structure, (III) incorporation of O adatoms into the selvage between 7 and 30 L, and (IV) oxidation above 30 L leading to the formation of FeO(111), characterized by the diffuse hexagonal diffraction pattern. The sticking probability was found to be initially near unity and fall off rapidly to a minimum value of ≈0.05 at ≈1 L. Particular emphasis was placed upon the investigation of the change in surface electronic properties from those characteristic of them metal to those of the oxide. In stage (I) an energy-loss peak, being attributed to the transition from the 2p orbital of the chemisorbed oxygen, was observed at 6.0 eV, while in stage (II) two additional peaks of the same origin appeared at 7.5 and 9.3 eV due to the formation of the O 2p band. The energy-loss spectrum in the oxide phase was characterized by the peaks at 4.8 and 7.5 eV due to the O²⁻ 2p → Fe²⁺3d charge-transfer transitions and by a peak at 2.4 eV due to the ligand-field d → d transitions of an Fe²⁺ ion in FeO. It is shown that the Fe 3d_yz,zx and 4sp electrons play a major role in the chemisorption bond (O adatoms located in the long-bridge site), and that for the incorporation process the Fe 3d_y² electrons are also involved in bonding by the symmetry breaking. The change in the Fe 3p-excitation spectrum during oxidation was also investigated. The differences between the experimental results on Fe(100) and (110) surfaces are summarized.     

A STEM/EELS method for mapping iron valence ratios in oxide minerals

The valence state of iron in minerals has useful applications in the geosciences for estimating redox conditions during mineral formation or re-equilibration. STEM/EELS techniques offer the advantage over other methods of being able to measure Fe valence with very high spatial resolution across mineral grains and grain boundaries. We have modified an EELS method for point analyses of iron valence ratios (Fe(3+)/SigmaFe) making it possible to generate line scans and maps of Fe valence. We demonstrate this method with measurements at an interface between iron-bearing oxides in a finely intergrown sample of magnetite and ilmenite. The STEM/EELS method is based on a calibrated relationship between Fe(3+)/SigmaFe and the relative intensities of the Fe L(3) and L(2) white lines in core energy-loss spectra for oxide and silicate minerals. Our method overcomes problems of energy drift in spectrum images by aligning energy-loss edges at a fixed energy position prior to background removal. An automated routine for batch processing of core loss spectra, including additional background removal and calculation of Fe L(3)/L(2) intensity ratios, allows for rapid Fe(3+)/SigmaFe determinations of multiple point analyses or spectrum images and the preparation of Fe valence maps, with an analytical error of +/-0.05 to +/-0.09 in the Fe(3+)/SigmaFe measurements.     

配合物Zn3(NCS)6(L1)6(NO3)2及Ni3(NCS)6(L2)6(NO3)2的合成、光谱表征及荧光性质

以去离子水为溶剂,合成了以Zn2+及N12+为中心,以L1,L2[L1=4-氨基-3,5-二甲基-1,2,4-三唑,L2=4-氨基-1,2,4-三唑]及硫氰酸根为配体的两种配合物,对其进行了元素分析、金属离子络合滴定、摩尔电导测定,确定了配合物组成分别为Zn3(NCS)6(L1)6(NO3)2及Ni3(NCS)6(L2)6(NO3)2,同时对两种配合物做了红外光谱、紫外光谱及荧光光谱的测试表征.荧光光谱的测试表明两种配合物均在415 nm有一强的荧光发射峰,且镍配合物的荧光要明显强于锌配合物,两种配合物有望成为蓝光发光材料.     

Synthesis and investigation of the structure of nanocomposites based on nickel nanoparticles dispersed in a phthalocyanine matrix

A method based on doping of pure nickel phthalocyanine (NiPc) with a polycrystalline potassium powder at relatively low temperatures (300°C) has been proposed for the synthesis of a magnetic nanocomposite containing nickel nanoparticles stabilized in the NiPc matrix. The structural analysis of the synthesized nanoparticles and changes in the NiPc initial matrix has been performed using X-ray diffraction, X-ray absorption spectroscopy, and transmission electron microscopy. It has been found that, at the doping level used in this study, the synthesized samples of the K_xNiPc nanocomposites contain from 9 to 18% Ni in the form of metallic magnetic nanoparticles with an average size of more than 40 nm. It has been shown that the formation of nanoparticles is accompanied by a relative misorientation of persistent NiPc molecules with the unchanged structure of each of these molecules. The stabilization of nickel nanoparticles by the phthalocyanine matrix leads to the fact that the synthesized nanocomposites acquire time-conserving magnetic properties.     

Photovoltaic cells based on nickel phthalocyanine and zinc oxide formed by atomic layer deposition

The introduction of an ultrathin zinc oxide (ZnO) layer formed by the atomic layer deposition (ALD) technique was found to improve the operation parameters of nickel phthalocyanine (NiPc) based photovoltaic cells with a transparent bottom electrode, indium tin oxide (ITO). This improvement is attributed to several reasons, such as I) increase of photovoltaic yield in ITO/p-NiPc/n-ZnO/Al cells incorporating a hybrid heterojunction as compared to single-layer ITO/NiPc/Al cells, II) enhancement of the overall spectral response in the double-layer cells and III) extension of long-term operational stability.     

Probing the molecular orbitals of FePc near the chemical potential using electron energy-loss spectroscopy

We have studied the electronic structure of iron phthalocyanine (FePc) films at low temperature using electron energy-loss spectroscopy. The electronic excitation spectrum of FePc is rather complex and comprises both π-π^* transitions of the phthalocyanine ligand and transitions that involve the Fe 3d orbitals. The C 1s core excitations provide so far unidentified information on the molecular orbitals. They demonstrate that the Fe 3d orbital with e_g symmetry is energetically located in between the highest occupied and the lowest unoccupied ligand state and that it is not fully occupied.     

Iron phthalocyanine oligomer/Fe3O4 hybrid microspheres and their microwave absorption property

The novel nano-scale iron phthalocyanine oligomer/Fe₃O₄ (FePc/Fe₃O₄) hybrid microspheres were synthesized from iron phthalocyanine oligomer and FeCl₃·6H₂O via a solvent-thermal crystallization route. The morphology and structure of the hybrid microspheres were characterized by Fourier transform infrared spectrophotometer, X-ray diffraction, scanning electron microscopy and transmission electron microscopy. These results showed that the hybrids were monodisperse microspheres and the morphology can be adjusted by controlling pre-polymerization time. The saturation magnetization increased with increase in the pre-polymerization time, while the coercivities decreased. The FePc/Fe₃O₄ hybrid microspheres exhibited novel microwave electromagnetic properties: the dielectric loss was enhanced when the pre-polymerization time increased and a new microwave loss peak appeared at high frequency. The microwave absorbing properties enhanced with increase in the pre-polymerization time and a maximum reflection loss of −29.7 dB was obtained at 11.7 GHz with 6 h of pre-polymerization time when the matching thickness was 3.0 mm. The novel hybrid materials are believed to have potential applications as microwave absorbing materials.     

Practical spatial resolution of electron energy loss spectroscopy in aberration corrected scanning transmission electron microscopy

The resolution of electron energy loss spectroscopy (EELS) is limited by delocalization of inelastic electron scattering rather than probe size in an aberration corrected scanning transmission electron microscope (STEM). In this study, we present an experimental quantification of EELS spatial resolution using chemically modulated 2×(LaMnO(3))/2×(SrTiO(3)) and 2×(SrVO(3))/2×(SrTiO(3)) superlattices by measuring the full width at half maxima (FWHM) of integrated Ti M(2,3), Ti L(2,3), V L(2,3), Mn L(2,3), La N(4,5), La N(2,3) La M(4,5) and Sr L(3) edges over the superlattices. The EELS signals recorded using large collection angles are peaked at atomic columns. The FWHM of the EELS profile, obtained by curve-fitting, reveals a systematic trend with the energy loss for the Ti, V, and Mn edges. However, the experimental FWHM of the Sr and La edges deviates significantly from the observed experimental tendency.     

铕、铽-2-噻吩甲酸-2,2'-联吡啶配合物的合成、表征及荧光性质研究

合成了铕、铽-2-噻吩甲酸的二元配合物和铕、铽-2-噻吩甲酸-2,2'-联吡啶的三元配合物,并对它们进行了元素分析、稀土络合滴定、摩尔电导测定,确定了配合物组成分别为REL3·2H2O及REL3 L'·C2H5OH(RE=Eu,Tb;L=2-噻吩甲酸、L'=2,2'-联吡啶),测定了配体及配合物的IR谱、1H NMR谱及荧光光谱.IR谱和1H NMR谱测定表明,配体2-噻吩甲酸羧基氧、配体邻菲咯啉2个氮原子与稀土离子配位.荧光光谱实验表明,高氯酸铕和高氯酸铽分别与2,2'-联吡啶和2-噻吩甲酸反应形成的三元配合物的荧光明显强于二元配合物.     

Formation of nickel magnetic nanoparticles and modification of nickel phthalocyanine matrix by sodium doping

Data for the vapor-phase doping (300°C) of nickel phthalocyanine (NiPc) by sodium taken in different concentrations (x), as well as structural analysis data for Na _{x = 0.2}NiPc, Na _{x = 1}NiPc, and Na _{x = 3}NiPc samples, have been reported. The structure of the samples and their atomic configuration versus the doping level have been studied by transmission electron microscopy, Raman scattering, X-ray diffraction, X-ray absorption spectroscopy, and extended X-ray absorption fine structure (EXAFS) spectroscopy. The structural parameters of Ni–N, Ni–C, and Ni–Ni bonds have been determined, and it has been found that, at a low level of doping by sodium, local structural distortions are observed in some molecules of the NiPc matrix near nickel atoms. The fraction of these molecules grows as the doping level rises from x = 0.2 to x = 1.0. It has been shown that doping changes the oscillation mode of light atoms, which indicates a rise in the electron concentration on five- and six-membered rings. At a high level of sodium doping (x = 3.0), nickel nanoparticles with a mean size of 20 nm and molecule decomposition products have been observed in the NiPc matrix. It has been found that the fraction of nickel atoms in the Na _{x = 3}NiPc nanoparticles as estimated from EXAFS data is sufficient for the room-temperature magnetic properties of the samples to persist for a long time.     

Study of changes in composition and EELS ionization edges upon Ni4Ti3 precipitation in a NiTi alloy

Concentration gradients surrounding Ni4Ti3 precipitates grown by appropriate annealing in a Ni51Ti49 B2 austenite matrix are investigated by electron energy loss spectroscopy (EELS) and energy filtered transmission electron microscopy (EFTEM). Concentration gradients of approximately 1.0-2.0 at.% in Ni within the surrounding B2 matrix can be detected by both EELS and EFTEM, revealing a Ni depleted zone in the matrix. Besides the concentration gradients, the EELS integrated cross-section of the Ni L(2,3) edges for the Ni-depleted region increased slightly, when compared with a matrix region away from the precipitate and not depleted in Ni.     

在铕-2-噻吩甲酸-邻菲咯啉三元配合物中La3+对Eu3+的发光影响

合成了七种不同掺杂比例的稀土高氯酸盐(铕掺镧)与2-噻吩甲酸-邻菲咯啉的固态配合物,对配合物进行了元素分析、稀土络合滴定、摩尔电导测定,确定了配合物组成为(Eu1-xLax)·L3·phen·1/2H2O(x=0·000～0·200,L为2-噻吩甲酸,phen为邻菲咯啉),并测定了配体及配合物的IR谱及荧光激发和发射光谱。摩尔电导数据表明,此类配合物为非电解质。红外光谱测定表明,配体2-噻吩甲酸羧基氧与稀土离子配位,配体1,10-邻菲咯啉两个氮原子与稀土离子配位。荧光光谱测定表明,Eu3 处于无反演对称中心格位上,Eu3 配合物发射强度增大。配合物中La3 对Eu3 的发光产生敏化增强效应,当La3 掺入量为0·005mol时敏化强度最大,随着La3 浓度的增大,对Eu3 的发光敏化强度降低。     

Electrical and optical properties of vacuum deposited MnPc thin films

Sandwich and planar structures were fabricated using manganese phthalocyanine (MnPc) as active layer and gold (Au) as electrodes by thermal evaporation method. The permittivity ε of MnPc was determined from the dependence of capacitance on film thickness. J-V characteristics of Au/MnPc/Au structure at room temperature were performed. Thermally generated hole concentration p₀, hole mobility μ_p, total trap concentration N_t and depth of the trap level were estimated. The activation energies of MnPc films were determined from the Arrhenius plots of ln σ versus 1000/T. The absorption and reflectance spectra of MnPc thin film deposited at room temperature were recorded in the spectral range 300–900 nm. The optical band gap of MnPc thin film was determined from the α² versus hν graph. The optical constants n and k were found. The real and imaginary parts of the optical dielectric constant ε₁ and ε₂ were calculated.     

Eu~(3+)掺杂浓度及基质氧空位对Ca~(2-x)Eu_xSnO_4发光性能的影响

采用高温固相法制备Ca_(2-x)SnO_4:xEu~(3+)(x=0,0.001,0.005,0.01,0.015,0.02)发光材料,分别在空气和真空氛围中进行烧结,研究Eu3+掺杂浓度及基质中氧空位对样品发光性能的影响。随着Eu~(3+)离子浓度的增加,发射强度呈逐渐增大的趋势,主发射峰由两个分别位于614 nm和618 nm的峰逐步合为一个位于616nm的发射峰。在Ca_(2-x)SnO_4∶xEu~(3+)样品的激发光谱中,存在着200~295 nm的Eu~(3+)-O~(2-)电荷迁移带,随着Eu~(3+)离子浓度的增加,电荷迁移带的峰位由271 nm红移到286 nm。此外,在Eu~(3+)离子掺杂浓度相同的情况下,真空中烧结得到样品的发光强度是空气中烧结得到样品的2倍。这是由于在真空氛围中烧结产生的氧空位增加使得传导电子密度升高,导致发光强度增加。而且,氧空位的增加导致电子陷阱的增多,这使得Ca_(2-x)SnO_4∶xEu~(3+)样品的余辉性能得到了很大程度的提高。     

Commensurate ordering of iron phthalocyanine on Ag(1 1 1) surface

Epitaxial growth of iron phthalocyanine on a silver (1 1 1) surface has been studied with scanning tunneling microscopy in ultrahigh vacuum. While several structures were observed, this report concentrates on what appeared to be the most stable phase. This phase has commensurate two-dimensional ordering with oblique unit vectors (b₁, b₂) where b₁ = 5a₁ + 2a₂ and b₂ = 5a₂, where a₁ and a₂ are unit vectors of Ag(1 1 1) surface. The rotation angle of iron phthalocyanine relative to the silver [1 0 ] direction was determined to be 16.63° from the high-resolution image analysis. The oblique structure is more commensurate than that of iron phthalocyanine on graphite and of copper phthalocyanine on the Ag(1 1 1) surface. The observed FePc on Ag(1 1 1) structure is similar to that of FePc on Au(1 1 1), but has significantly higher surface density. Bias dependence of the images was observed and is consistent with the expected small HOMO–LUMO gap.