稀土元素的摩擦学研究发展概况

本文对稀土元素的摩擦学研究发展概况作了综述与讨论,主要涉及的是稀土金属及稀土无机化合物和稀土配合物作为润滑油、脂及润滑涂层的添加剂的摩擦学特性,并对稀土无机化合物的高温润滑特性、稀土金属及其化合物在高温涂层中的应用作了简要讨论,最后还提出了稀土的摩擦学研究中当前值得注意的几个重要课题。     

一些磷－氮型极压抗磨添加剂性能的研究

合成了一些磷－氮型极压抗磨添加剂烷基亚磷酸酯胺盐和氮杂环胺盐，并对其油溶性和润滑性等进行了试验研究。结果表明，磷－氮型极压抗磨添加剂的化学结构对其油溶性和极压抗磨性都有较大的影响：烷基链增长有助于油溶性的改善，氮杂环胺盐的油溶性更好；伯胺盐的抗磨性比仲胺盐和叔胺盐的都好，氮杂环胺盐的抗磨性更好；磷－氮型极压抗磨添加剂的减摩性明显比硫化烯烃、烷基亚磷酸酯和苯三唑十八胺的都好，有的在２５０℃时的摩擦系数仅约为０．０４．Ｘ射线光电子能谱和俄歇电子能谱分析发现，磷－氮型极压抗磨添加剂在摩擦表面形成了一种含氮富磷的化学反应膜。其中，元素磷是以磷酸铁的化合态形式存在，而元素氮则是以其原有的价态形式存在，这表明氮参与了整个摩擦过程。在试验研究和分析讨论的基础上，通过综合归纳还提出了磷－氮型极压抗磨添加剂的作用机理模式图。     

填充聚四氟乙烯对尼龙6摩擦磨损性能影响的研究

用Timken试验机考察了热压成形的PTFE填充尼龙6在干摩擦状态下的摩擦磨损性能及PTFE填充量、滑动速度和负荷对摩擦磨损的影响,并用X-光电子能谱仪(XPS)和电子探针(EPMA)研究了金属偶件摩擦表面转移膜的组成与形貌。结果表明,在给定的试验条件下,填充PTFE能够有效地改善尼龙6的摩擦磨损性能,PTFE的填充量在8～20％(vol)之间时的效果较好,8％PTFE填充尼龙6的PV值可比纯尼龙6的高1倍;填充PTFE的效用主要取决于转移膜的特性和PTFE在转移膜中的富集量。     

聚四氟乙烯对齿轮润滑成膜膏润滑性能的影响

作者以聚四氟乙烯(PTFE)为固体润滑剂填料对GM型齿轮润滑成膜膏进行了改进,并且研制出了两种新的成膜膏系列产品。经四球试验机、动静摩擦系数精密测定仪和SRV试验机评价的结果表明,添加PTFE的GM-2型成膜膏的承载能力和减磨性能都明显地比未添加的好;以PTFE为主要固体润滑剂填料的GM-3和MFC-1型两种润滑成膜膏也都具有良好的润滑性能,其中后者的性能与含PTFE的GM-2型成膜膏的接近。通过对摩擦轨迹的电子探针检测发现,PTFE在摩擦过程中于摩擦表面形成了转移膜,因而改善了润滑成膜膏的摩擦学性能。     

Improved ion optics for introduction of ions into a 9.4‐T Fourier transform ion cyclotron resonance mass spectrometer

Enhancements to the ion source and transfer optics of our 9.4 T Fourier transform ion cyclotron resonance (ICR) mass spectrometer have resulted in improved ion transmission efficiency for more sensitive mass measurement of complex mixtures at the MS and MS/MS levels. The tube lens/skimmer has been replaced by a dual ion funnel and the following octopole by a quadrupole for reduced ion cloud radial expansion before transmission into a mass‐selective quadrupole. The number of ions that reach the ICR cell is increased by an order of magnitude for the funnel/quadrupole relative to the tube lens/skimmer/octopole. Copyright © 2015 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Analysis of ethyl glucuronide and ethyl sulfate using aqueous normal‐phase chromatography with mass spectrometry

The use of aqueous normal‐phase chromatography is explored as a possible format for the analysis of the forensically significant compounds ethyl glucuronide and ethyl sulfate. Standard solutions of the two compounds are used to verify the retention capabilities of two stationary phases (diamond hydride and undecanoic acid). These results are then compared to data obtained on hair extracts to determine if any matrix effects exist with respect to both retention and peak shape. The undecanoic stationary phase is used for the establishment of calibration curves for quantitative analysis. These curves are utilized to determine the concentration of ethyl glucuronide in several hair samples tested.     

A Nanoscale Multiresponsive Luminescent Sensor Based on a Terbium(III) Metal–Organic Framework

A nanoscale terbium‐containing metal–organic framework ( nTbL ), with a layer‐like structure and [H₂NMe₂]⁺ cations located in the framework channels, was synthesized under hydrothermal conditions. The structure of the as‐prepared sample was systematically confirmed by powder XRD and elemental analysis; the morphology was characterized by field‐emission SEM and TEM. The photoluminescence studies revealed that rod‐like nTbL exhibited bright‐green emission, corresponding to ⁵D₄→⁷F_J (J=6–3) transitions of the Tb³⁺ ion under excitation. Further sensing measurements revealed that as‐prepared nTbL could be utilized as a multiresponsive luminescent sensor, which showed significant and exclusive detection ability for Fe³⁺ ions and phenylmethanol. These results highlight the practical applications of lanthanide‐containing metal–organic frameworks as fluorescent probes.     

Theoretical prediction of the host–guest interactions between novel photoresponsive nanorings and C60: A strategy for facile encapsulation and release of fullerene

A series of photoresponsive‐group‐containing nanorings hosts with 12～14 Å in diameter is designed by introducing different number of azo groups as the structural composition units. And the host–guest interactions between fullerene C₆₀ and those nanoring hosts were investigated theoretically at M06‐2X/6‐31G(d)//M06‐L/MIDI! and wB97X‐D/6‐31G(d) levels. Analysis on geometrical characteristics and host–guest binding energies revealed that the designed nanoring molecule (labeled as 7 ) which is composed by seven azo groups and seven phenyls is the most feasible host for encapsulation of C₆₀ guest among all candidates. Moreover, inferring from the simulated UV‐vis‐NIR spectroscopy, the C₆₀ guest could be facilely released from the cavity of the host 7 via configuration transformation between trans‐form and cis‐form of the host under the 563 nm photoirradiation. Additionally, the frontier orbital features, weak interaction regions, infrared, and NMR spectra of the C₆₀@7 host–guest complex have also been investigated theoretically. © 2015 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.     

Single nucleotide polymorphisms of mitochondrial DNA HVS‐I and HVS‐II in Chinese Bai ethnic group

For forensic and population genetic purposes, a total of 125 unrelated volunteers’ blood samples were collected from Chinese Bai ethnic minority group to analyze sequence variation of two hypervariable segments (HVS‐I and HVS‐II) in the mitochondrial DNA control region. Comparing the HVS‐I and HVS‐II sequences of the 125 Chinese Bais to the Anderson reference sequence, we found 86 polymorphic loci in HVS‐I and 40 in HVS‐II in mitochondrial DNA sequences of the Chinese Bai ethnic minority group, which defined 93 and 53 different haplotypes, respectively. Haplotype diversity and the mean pairwise differences were 0.992 ± 0.003 and 6.553 in HVS‐I, and 0.877 ± 0.027 and 2.407 in HVS‐II, respectively. We defined four macrohaplogroups R, M, N and D with the proportions ranging from 9.6% to 40.0%. With the analysis of the hypervariable domain from nucleotide 16 180–16 193 in HVS‐I, our study revealed new haplotypes of sequence variations. In addition, the Fst metric, phylogenetic tree, and principal component analysis demonstrated a close genetic relationship between the Bai group and Chinese Han populations from South China, Changsha, and Guangdong. The results support that the Bai group is a multiorigin ethnic minority that has merged with the Chinese Han population.     

Hydrothermal synthesis of peony-like CuO micro/nanostructures for high-performance lithium-ion battery anodes

The peony-like CuO micro/nanostructures were fabricated by a facile hydrothermal approach. The peonylike CuO micro/nanostructures about 3-5 μm in diameter were assembled by CuO nanoplates. These CuO nanoplates, as the building block, were self-assembled into multilayer structures under the action of ethidene diamine, and then grew into uniform peony-like CuO architecture. The novel peony-like CuO micro/nanostructures exhibit a high cycling stability and improved rate capability. The peony-like CuO micro/nanostructures electrodes show a high reversible capacity of 456 mAh/g after 200 cycles, much higher than that of the commercial CuO nanocrystals at a current 0.1 C. The excellent electrochemical performance of peony-like CuO micro/nanostructures might be ascribed to the unique assembly structure, which not only provide large electrode/electrolyte contact area to accelerate the lithiation reaction, but also the interval between the multilayer structures of CuO nanoplates electrode could provide enough interior space to accommodate the volume change during Li~+ insertion and de-insertion process.