CuO/CeO2催化剂的催化氧化性能及其表征

用CO流动反应法 ,程序升温还原 (TPR) ,光电子能谱 (XPS)和X射线衍射Rietveld分析等技术研究了CuO ,CeO2 及CuO/CeO2 各组分催化剂。结果表明 :单组分的CuO和CeO2 对CO的氧化活性较低 ,但CuO与CeO2 形成复合氧化物后 ,其CO氧化活性明显提高 ,这可能与铜物种在CeO2 表面的价态 (Cu2 + 和Cu+ ) ,分散状态和还原性能有关。CuO在CeO2 上的负载量对铜物种在CeO2 表面形成的价态 (Cu2 + 和Cu+ )至关重要 ,CuO的负载量为 1 0 %时 ,XPS检测不到Cu2p3/2 (eV)结合能 ;当CuO的负载量为 5 0 %时 ,CuO主要以Cu2 + 和Cu+ 形式存在 ,而负载量大于 5 0 %时 ,CuO则以Cu2 + 形式存在。由于形成了CuO/CeO2 复合氧化物 ,使离子半径小于Ce4 + 的CuO进入了CeO2 晶格 ;当CuO的负载量达到 5 0 %时 ,CuO的晶粒尺寸值为最小 ( 6 1nm) ,而晶格畸变值为最大 ( 2 86× 10 - 3) ,此时 ,催化剂具有较高的表面能和最佳的CO氧化活性     

CuO超细粉体的形貌与红外特性研究

CuO作为一种多功能精细无机材料，在印染、陶瓷、玻璃及医药等领域的应用已有数十年的历史，作为催化剂的主要活性成分，近年来在氧化、加氢、C１化学合成、NOx还原、CO及碳氢化合物燃烧、精细化工等多种催化反应中也得到了广泛的应用。可以推测，当CuO材料的粒度达到纳米级时，将使它的功能更加独特，应用更为广泛。因此CuO纳米材料的制备方法、聚集状态、与其他组分或载体的作用状况及催化活性等成为当前功能材料发展的研究热点之一犤１～８犦。我们在前文中报道了直接热解Cu２（OH）２CO３所得CuO粒径小、分布均匀、比表面积大，…     

Rigid nanoscopic containers for highly dispersed, stable metal and bimetal nanoparticles with both size and site control

We demonstrate a novel strategy for the preparation of mesoporous silica-supported, highly dispersed, stable metal and bimetal nanoparticles with both size and site control. The supporting mesoporous silica, functionalized by polyaminoamine (PAMAM) dendrimers, is prepared by repeated Michael addition with methyl acrylates (MA) and amidation reaction with ethylenediamine (EDA), by using aminopropyl-functionalized mesoporous silica as the starting material. The encapsulation of metal nanoparticles within the dendrimer-propagated mesoporous silica is achieved by the chemical reduction of metal-salt-impregnated dendrimer-mesoporous silica by using aqueous hydrazine. The site control of the metal or bimetal nanoparticles is accomplished by the localization of inter- or intradendrimeric nanoparticles within the mesoporous silica tunnels. The size of the encapsulated nanoparticles is controlled by their confinement to the nanocavity of the dendrimer and the mesopore. For Cu and Pd, particles locate at the lining of mesoporous tunnels, and have diameters of less than 2.0 nm. For Pd/Pt, particles locate at the middle of mesoporous tunnels and have diameters in the range of 2.0-4.2 nm. The Pd and Pd/Pt nanoparticles are very stable in air, whereas the Cu nanoparticles are stable only in an inert atmosphere.     

Nanostructured pure gamma-Fe2O3 via forced precipitation in an organic solvent

Pure maghemite, gamma-Fe(2)O(3), was prepared as ultra fine particles in the nanometer-sized range via the forced precipitation method in an organic solvent. The precipitation of iron(III) ions, from iron(III) chloride in 2-propanol led selectively to highly dispersed particles of ferrihydrite, which upon treatment with temperatures higher than 200 degrees C under dynamic vacuum resulted in high-surface-area particles of gamma-Fe(2)O(3). Precipitation in water also led to ferrihydrite, but the final product, after heating at 300 degrees C, contained a mixture of gamma-Fe(2)O(3) and alpha-Fe(2)O(3) (hematite). The precipitation from iron(III) nitrate in water resulted in goethite which was converted to hematite upon heating. On the other hand, the final product in 2-propanol was a mixture of maghemite and hematite. The products were characterized by FTIR, TGA, XRD, and gas sorption analysis. Nitrogen gas adsorption studies for the pure gamma-Fe(2)O(3) samples revealed mesoporous particles with high surface areas in the range of 70-120 m(2) g(-1) after heat treatment at 300 degrees C. The gamma-Fe(2)O(3) particles retained their gamma-phase as well as their mesoporous structure at relatively high temperatures, as high as 400 degrees C.     

DNA tile based self-assembly: building complex nanoarchitectures.

DNA tile based self-assembly provides an attractive route to create nanoarchitectures of programmable patterns. It also offers excellent scaffolds for directed self-assembly of nanometer-scale materials, ranging from nanoparticles to proteins, with potential applications in constructing nanoelectronic/nanophotonic devices and protein/ligand nanoarrays. This Review first summarizes the currently available DNA tile toolboxes and further emphasizes recent developments toward self-assembling DNA nanostructures with increasing complexity. Exciting progress using DNA tiles for directed self-assembly of other nanometer scale components is also discussed.     

Smart materials based on self-assembled hydrogen-bonded comb-shaped supramolecules

Block copolymer self-assembly and supramolecular chemistry can be combined most naturally to prepare smart polymer nanomaterials. An attractive route is based on comb-shaped supramolecules, obtained by attaching side chains to (co)polymers by physical (non-covalent) interactions. Hydrogen bonding is a key element of our approach. It combines an ease of synthesis with other important approach-specific elements, such as hierarchical self-assembly, strongly enhanced processability, swelling, and cleaving. Functional properties discussed include anisotropic proton conductivity, switching proton conductivity, electronically conducting nanowires, polarized luminance, dielectric stacks (optical reflectivity), functional membranes, and nano objects.     

Water cluster growth in hydrophobic solid nanospaces

The growth mechanism of water clusters in carbon nanopores is clearly elucidated by in situ small-angle X-ray scattering (SAXS) studies and grand canonical Monte Carlo (GCMC) simulations at 293-313 K. Water molecules are isolated from each other in hydrophobic nanopores below relative pressures (P/P(0)) of 0.5. Water molecules associate with each other to form clusters of about 0.6 nm in size at P/P(0)=0.6, accompanied by a remarkable aggregation of these clusters. The complete filling of carbon nanopores finishes at about P/P(0)=0.8. The correlation length analysis of SAXS profiles leads to the proposal of a growth mechanism for these water clusters and the presence of the critical cluster size of 0.6 nm leads to extremely stable clusters of water molecules in hydrophobic nanopores. Once a cluster of the critical size is formed in hydrophobic nanopores, the predominant water adsorption begins to fill carbon nanopores.