Ni-Al layered double hydroxides electrodeposition from a chloride solution

Ni-Al LDHs was electrodeposited from a NiCl₂-AlCl₃ solution. In order to analyze the electrodeposition process, electrolytes with initial Al content range of 0–20% were used. With increasing Al content in the sample, the preferred orientations of (0 0 3) and (0 0 6), increased crystallinity, and decreased interlayer spacing were observed from the XRD results. A dissolution–recrystallization of (0 0 3) plane was detected among the Ni-Al LDHs from the strongly alkaline solution soaking results, which was found to be conducted easily in high Al-containing samples. The pH of the Al-containing electrolyte was much lower than that of pure NiCl₂ solution because lower pH was needed to start a precipitation reaction in the AlCl₃-NiCl₂ solution. The electrodeposition yield and current efficiency were found to decrease obviously in the electrolytes with initial Al content higher than 10%, which was attributed to the increasing Al content in the sample and diffusion of the complex ions. The electrodeposition pattern was in-situ in the electrolyte initially containing 10% Al, then, it developed toward and off in-situ in electrolytes initially containing 0–10% and 10–20% Al.     

Calcium Sulfite Solids Activated by Iron for Enhancing As(III) Oxidation in Water

Desulfurized gypsum (DG) as a soil modifier imparts it with bulk solid sulfite. The Fe(III)–sulfite process in the liquid phase has shown great potential for the rapid removal of As(III), but the performance and mechanism of this process using DG as a sulfite source in aqueous solution remains unclear. In this work, employing solid CaSO₃ as a source of SO₃²⁻, we have studied the effects of different conditions (e.g., pH, Fe dosage, sulfite dosage) on As(III) oxidation in the Fe(III)–CaSO₃ system. The results show that 72.1% of As(III) was removed from solution by centrifugal treatment for 60 min at near-neutral pH. Quenching experiments have indicated that oxidation efficiencies of As(III) are due at 67.5% to HO^•, 17.5% to SO₅^•− and 15% to SO₄^•−. This finding may have promising implications in developing a new cost-effective technology for the treatment of arsenic-containing water using DG.     

Correlating off-stoichiometric doping and nanoscale electronic inhomogeneity in the high-Tc superconductor Bi2Sr2CaCu2O8+delta

A microscopic theory is presented for the observed electronic disorder in superconducting Bi2Sr2CaCu2O8+delta. The essential phenomenology is shown to be consistent with the existence of two types of interstitial oxygen dopants: those serving primarily as charge reservoirs and those close to the apical plane contributing both carriers and electrostatic potential to the CuO2 plane. The nonlinear screening of the latter produces nanoscale variations in the doped hole concentration, leading to electronic inhomogeneity. Based on an unrestricted Gutzwiller approximation of the extended t-J model, we provide a consistent explanation of the correlation between the observed dopant location and the pairing gap and its spatial evolutions. We show that the oxygen dopants are the primary cause of both the pairing gap disorder and the quasiparticle interference pattern.     

Dispersion measurements using time-of-flight remote detection MRI

Remote detection nuclear magnetic resonance and magnetic resonance imaging can be used to study fluid flow and dispersion in a porous medium from a purely Eulerian point of view (i.e., in a laboratory frame of reference). Information about fluid displacement is obtained on a macroscopic scale in a long-time regime, while local velocity distributions are averaged out. It is shown how these experiments can be described using the common flow propagator formalism and how experimental data can be analyzed to obtain effective porosity, flow velocity inside the porous medium, fluid dispersion and flow tracing of fluid.     

Microalgae separation by inertia-enhanced pinched flow fractionation

To improve the accuracy and efficiency of ships’ ballast water detection, the separation of microalgae according to size is significant. In this article, a method to separate microalgae based on inertia-enhanced pinched flow fractionation (iPFF) was reported. The method utilized the inertial lift force induced by flow to separate microalgae according to size continuously. The experimental results show that, as the Reynolds number increases, the separation effect becomes better at first, but then stays unchanged. The best separation effect can be obtained when the Reynolds number is 12.3. In addition, with the increase of the flow rate ratio between sheath fluid and microalgae mixture, the separation effect becomes better and the best separation effect can be obtained when the flow rate ratio reaches 10. In this case, the recovery rate of Tetraselmis sp. is about 90%, and the purity is about 86%; the recovery rate of Chlorella sp. is as high as 99%, and the purity is about 99%. After that, the separation effect keeps getting better but very slowly. In general, this study provides a simple method for the separation of microalgae with different sizes, and lays a foundation for the accurate detection of microalgae in the ballast water.     

单一基质白光荧光粉Na3Sc2(PO4)3∶Tm3+,Dy3+的合成及发光性质

采用高温固相法成功制备了Na₃Sc_2-x-y(PO₄)₃∶xTm³⁺,yDy³⁺荧光粉,利用X射线衍射仪、扫描电子显微镜和荧光光谱仪对荧光粉进行了物相、形貌和发光性能进行了表征。 在Na₃Sc₂(PO₄)₃∶0.06Tm³⁺,yDy³⁺荧光粉中,物质的量分数6%的Tm³⁺和6%的Dy³⁺在360 nm激发下呈现出白光发射,其发射光谱在460~685 nm范围内存在Tm³⁺位于457 nm的特征发射峰,对应于Tm³⁺的³H₆→¹D₂跃迁,以及Dy³⁺位于483、577和672 nm处的3个特征发射峰,分别对应于Dy³⁺的⁴F_9/2→⁶H_15/2、⁴F_9/2→⁶H_13/2和⁴F_9/2→⁶H_11/2的跃迁。 观测到Na₃Sc₂(PO₄)₃∶Tm³⁺荧光粉的发射光谱与Na₃Sc₂(PO₄)₃∶Dy³⁺的激发光谱有较好的重叠,且Tm³⁺的荧光寿命随Dy³⁺浓度的增加逐渐降低,因此在Na₃Sc₂(PO₄)₃∶Tm³⁺,Dy³⁺荧光粉中存在Tm³⁺向Dy³⁺的能量传递。 利用Dexter和Reisfeld近似分析了能量转移机制,发现从Tm³⁺到Dy³⁺的能量传递临界距离为1.6 nm,能量传递过程是通过偶极-偶极相互作用进行的。 Na₃Sc₂(PO₄)₃∶0.06Tm³⁺,0.06Dy³⁺荧光粉具有较好的耐受热猝灭性能,在423、473和523 K时的发射强度分别为298 K时发射强度的97.6%、89.2%和78.6%。 随着Dy³⁺浓度的增加,Na₃Sc₂(PO₄)₃∶0.06Tm³⁺,yDy³⁺荧光粉的发光颜色由蓝色转变为白色,再由白色变黄色。 Na₃Sc₂(PO₄)₃∶Tm³⁺,Dy³⁺荧光粉作为一种可调色或单相白光荧光粉在发光二极管上具有潜在的应用前景。     

新型样品前处理材料在环境污染物分析检测中的研究进展

针对复杂样品的分析和痕量目标物的检测,样品前处理是必不可少的,高效的样品前处理技术不仅可以去除或减小样品基质干扰而且能够实现分析物的富集,提高分析检测的准确性和灵敏度。近年来,固相萃取、磁分散固相萃取、枪头固相萃取、搅拌棒萃取、固相微萃取等高效的样品前处理技术已在环境污染物分析检测中获得广泛关注,萃取效率主要取决于萃取材料,所以新型的高效萃取材料一直是样品前处理研究领域的重要发展方向。该文总结和讨论了近年来新型样品前处理材料在环境污染物分析检测中的研究进展,主要聚焦在石墨烯、氧化石墨烯、碳纳米管、无机气凝胶、有机气凝胶、三嗪基功能材料、三嗪基聚合物、分子印迹聚合物、共价有机框架材料、金属有机框架材料以及它们的功能化萃取材料等。这些材料已经被应用于环境样品中不同类别污染物的萃取富集,如重金属离子、多环芳烃、塑化剂、烷烃、苯酚、氯酚、氯苯、多溴联苯醚、全氟磺酸、全氟羧酸、雌激素、药物残留、农药残留等。这些样品前处理材料具有高的表面积、大量的吸附位点,并涉及多种萃取机理如π-π、静电、疏水、亲水、氢键、卤键等相互作用。基于这些萃取材料的多种样品前处理技术与各类检测方法如色谱、质谱、原子吸收光谱、荧光光谱、离子迁移谱等相结合,已广泛应用于环境污染物的高灵敏分析检测。最后,该文总结了样品前处理发展中存在的问题,并展望了其未来在环境分析中的发展趋势。     

Orientations of ZnO grown on GaN

On semipolar epitaxial ZnO grown by chemical vapor deposition consists of two distinct orientations as evidenced by transmission electron microscopy and X‐ray diffraction. The initially grown ZnO on GaN follows the GaN lattice with the epitaxial relationship of // and The other oriented ZnO domains then grow on faceted with and with good coherency with the ‐oriented grains. (© 2015 WILEY‐VCH Verlag GmbH &Co. KGaA, Weinheim)     

Coulomb screening in graphene with topological defects

We analyze the screening of an external Coulomb charge in gapless graphene cone, which is taken as a prototype of a topological defect. In the subcritical regime, the induced charge is calculated using both the Green’s function and the Friedel sum rule. The dependence of the polarization charge on the Coulomb strength obtained from the Green’s function clearly shows the effect of the conical defect and indicates that the critical charge itself depends on the sample topology. Similar analysis using the Friedel sum rule indicates that the two results agree for low values of the Coulomb charge but differ for the higher strengths, especially in the presence of the conical defect. For a given subcritical charge, the transport cross-section has a higher value in the presence of the conical defect. In the supercritical regime we show that the coefficient of the power law tail of polarization charge density can be expressed as a summation of functions which vary log periodically with the distance from the Coulomb impurity. The period of variation depends on the conical defect. In the presence of the conical defect, the Fano resonances begin to appear in the transport cross-section for a lower value of the Coulomb charge. For both sub and supercritical regime we derive the dependence of LDOS on the conical defect. The effects of generalized boundary condition on the physical observables are also discussed.     

锌—柠檬酸氢二铵还原体系用于氢化偶氮苯的合成

采用锌-柠檬酸氢二铵溶液还原体系,以偶氮苯为原料合成出氢化偶氮苯.合成反应的最佳反应条件：当偶氮苯用量是0.625 mmol时,偶氮苯与锌的物质的量之比为1：5,0.2 g/mL柠檬酸氢二铵溶液用量5.0 mL,室温,时间约3 min,平均收率90.63％.