Electronic transport study of PbSe pellets prepared from self-assembled 2D-PbSe nanostructures

This work presents a study of the electronic transport properties of PbSe pellets fabricated starting of PbSe nanostructures that exhibited a flake-like 2D morphology, which were synthesized by the co-precipitation method. Seebeck coefficient measurements revealed that the PbSe sample displays n-type conductivity, a maximum Seebeck coefficient of −512.6 μV/K around 380 K, and that the carriers scattering is dominated by acoustic and optical phonons. The Fermi level dependence on the temperature and the band gap energy are also reported. Interestingly, size-dependent confinement effects due probably to the reminiscent PbSe 2D character could be evidenced.     

Electrical and thermal properties of lead titanate glass ceramics

Glass samples with composition of (50−X)PbO-(25+X)TiO₂-25B₂O₃ (where X=0, 5, 10 and 12.5 mol%) were prepared using conventional quenching technique. The glass transition temperature, T_g and crystallization temperature T_c were determined from the DTA. These glass samples were converted to glass ceramics by following two stage heat treatment schedule. The glass ceramic samples were characterized by XRD, SEM and dielectric constant measurements. The XRD results revealed the formation of ferroelectric lead titanate (PT) as a major crystalline phase in the glass ceramics. The density increases and the CTE decreases for all glass ceramics with increase in X (mol%). This may be attributed to increase in PT phase. The SEM results which show rounded crystallites of lead titanate, also supports other results. Hysteresis loops observed at room temperature confirms the ferroelectric nature of glass ceramics. The optimized glass ceramic sample exhibits high dielectric constant which is of technical importance.     

A valence band photoemission study of Pb adsorption on Rh(1 0 0) and Rh(1 1 0)

We have studied the adsorption of Pb on the Rh(1 0 0) and (1 1 0) surfaces by photoemission and low energy electron diffraction (LEED), and tested the chemical properties by adsorption of CO. Pb forms two distinct c(2 × 2) phases on Rh(1 0 0), according to the temperature of the substrate. The phase formed below about 570-620 K, denoted α-c(2 × 2), reduces the coverage of adsorbed CO but does not affect the valence band spectrum of the molecule. The phase formed above this temperature, denoted β-c(2 × 2), also reduces the coverage of adsorbed CO but the valence band spectrum of the adsorbed CO is strongly affected. The two phases are also characterised by a slightly different binding energy of the Pb 5d_5/2 level, 17.54 eV for the α phase and 17.70 for the β phase. The Pb/Rh(1 1 0) surface shows two ordered Pb induced phases, c(2 × 2) and p(3 × 1). CO adsorbs on the first with reduced heat of adsorption and with a valence band spectrum that is strongly altered with respect to CO adsorbed on clean Rh(1 1 0), but does not adsorb on the p(3 × 1) structure at 300 K. We compare the present results with previous results from related systems.     

水母雪莲不同器官中铅和镉的含量分析

应用石墨炉原子吸收光谱法分析了水母雪莲不同器官中铅、镉的含量。结果表明水母雪莲各器官铅含量由多到少的顺序是叶〉根〉苞片〉茎〉花萼〉花〉种子,各器官镉含量由多到少顺序是花〉苞片〉根〉茎〉叶〉花萼〉种子。本实验方法简便快速,结果准确可靠。     

Basic principles of technological shaping of optical properties and radiation hardness of PWO crystals

Technological conditions ensuring growth of optically homogeneous lead tungstate (PWO) crystals are reported. It is shown that the basic scintillator characteristics of PWO grown from highly purified raw material and properly doped with lanthanides are mainly determined by inclusions of oxides W_1−yL_yO_3−x (L=Y, La, Gd; 0<x<0.3). Moreover, surface-located inclusions with structure close to tungstenite may also be of importance. It is demonstrated that the scintillation properties can be intentionally designed by varying the oxygen content in the inclusions x and the surface structure. The optimal value for x and the most favorable surface structure are achieved by proper thermal regimes and environment content during the crystal annealing. The results enabled low-cost fabrication of PWO scintillators with steady and reproducible characteristics acceptable for the CERN project ALICE and ensured production of PWO on an industrial scale by “North Crystals” company at a rate of 125–135 crystals per year from every growth apparatus.     

Luminescence and lifetime characteristics of microphases in KCl:KI:Pb mixed crystals

Absorption and luminiscence measurements were performed on lead-doped KCl:KI mixed single crystals. Strong differences were found between as-grown and quenched samples. New bands were observed in the absorption spectra of unquenched samples in the spectral region between the limit positions of the A bands, corresponding to chloride or iodide lattices. The strong band at 449 nm dominates the luminescence of these samples at low temperatures. Its kinetics have a complicated form and the decay time is in the interval from ns to ms. Quenched samples have a well-known luminescence spectrum caused by octahedral lead impurity centres in KCl single crystals. The kinetics, however, also indicate mixed chlorine and iodine coordination of lead in the investigated crystals.     

氢化物发生辅助雾化火焰原子吸收法测定人发中的铅

使用氢化物发生辅助雾化的火焰原子吸收法,在K₃Fe(CN)₆-HCl体系中,测定了头发中铅的含量。对酸度、氧化剂及浓度、NaBH₄的浓度及流速对Pb测定的影响分别进行了研究。与传统雾化火焰原子吸收法相比,本方法测铅的灵敏度提高了13.4倍。方法的检出限为2.8 μg·L-1,精密度(RSD)为1.4%。用于测定人发中的Pb,回收率达96%～99%。     

石墨炉原子吸收光谱法测定 北美自然铜矿中的铅

采用石墨炉原子吸收光谱法对北美多个自然铜矿区的55个样品进行了铅含量分析,在制作校准曲线时加入高纯铜溶液以消除基体效应影响,高纯铜及样品加标回收率分别为104.0%和111.0%,表明该方法具有较高的可信度.分析结果表明,北美自然铜中铅含量极低,多数含量低于1μg/g,少数介于1-10μg/g之间.     

Scanning probe microscopy studies of PbS surfaces oxidized in air and etched in aqueous acid solutions

Natural n-type PbS single crystals have been studied using AFM, STM and STS after long-term oxidation in air at ambient temperatures and extensive etching in aqueous acid solutions, in contrast to previous work devoted to initial corrosion of fresh surfaces. The exposure of PbS to atmosphere at high relative humidity for several days yields widespread loose oxidation products; the process is much slower at low humidity. Surface morphologies diverge after the treatment in 1 M perchloric and hydrochloric acid solutions at room temperature and become widely different at elevated temperatures, displaying commonly etch pits up to several micrometers in size and depth along with rather uniformly distributed 20-100 nm protrusions of PbS phase. The changes both in topography and semiconducting properties of PbS found by tunneling spectroscopy have been explained in terms of the non-uniform distribution of donor- and acceptor-type defects D⁺/D⁻ in the metal depleted surface layer, which are generated by chemical reactions and, in turn, determine the rates of the PbS corrosion. In particular, the D⁻ centers exhibit a self-catalyzing effect on the non-oxidative local dissolution of PbS in HCl media, resulting in the deep etch pits.     

黄土区金盏菊幼苗根部细胞壁对Pb/Cd复合胁迫响应的FTIR和Raman光谱

植物修复法是新兴的重金属污染土壤修复手段,也是未来极富应用潜力的主流技术之一。植物根部细胞壁作为重金属/土壤/植物相的交界面,天然地成为修复效能调控过程的关键部位和信号通道。植物细胞壁与重金属离子的作用行为具有物理化学和生理生化的双重属性,但以光谱技术为切入点,原位解析植物根部细胞壁对土壤重金属离子的响应关系还不多见。以黄土区修复植物金盏菊幼苗为研究对象,分析Pb/Cd复合胁迫对其根部细胞壁形貌的影响,借助X射线荧光光谱(XRF)、X射线衍射(XRD)、傅里叶变换红外光谱(FTIR)和拉曼光谱(Raman)揭示细胞壁对Pb/Cd胁迫的响应信号。结果发现:Pb/Cd胁迫导致金盏菊根部细胞壁弯曲萎缩,表面分布若干点状深色沉积物颗粒;XRF证实细胞壁Pb/Xd含量增加,但XRD图谱没有发现典型Pb/Xd结晶峰。FTIP图谱中—OH振动峰定位于3 416 cm~(-1)处,表明Pb/Cd离子与—OH间可能存在配位键合;1 701和1 593 cm~(-1)处的特征峰分别移动到1 736和1 618 cm~(-1),说明Pb/Cd胁迫改变了金盏菊根部细胞壁蛋白质结构属性。Raman光谱中2 960 cm~(-1)附近峰强增加,暗示Pb/Cd胁迫影响了细胞壁纤维素分子排列方向。可以认为,细胞壁组分(果胶、蛋白质、纤维素等)和典型官能团(—OH,N—H,C=O等)对于减缓Pb/Cd胁迫引起的金盏菊根部细胞壁毒害效应贡献较大。