Local electron transfer rate measurements on modified and unmodified glassy carbon electrodes

A natural and artificial distribution of electron transfer activity on glassy carbon electrodes can be observed and quantified by the use of scanning electrochemical microscopy (SECM). A large (sevenfold) spread in rate constant is found for randomly sampled sites on polished, untreated glassy carbon surfaces. Direct-mode oxidation with the SECM tip was used to produce small regions of oxidized carbon on a polished surface. A large increase in electron transfer rate for the Fe(II/III) ion is observed on the locally oxidized carbon surface in comparison to the unoxidized region. Rate constant measurements made along a line profiles the transition from unoxidized to oxidized surfaces. SECM images of defect sites show reaction–rate variations. Rate constants measured at several locations of the defective surface allows discrimination between the kinetic and topographic components of the SECM image. Dedicated to the 80th birthday of Keith B. Oldham     

On the Track of Novel Triel‐Stabilised Silylaminoiminoborenes

Borenes and boranes : Silylaminoiminoborenes, such as depicted, were isolated after treatment of halogen triels with silylaminofluoroboranes. In addition, novel aryl‐ and silyl‐substituted diaminofluoroboranes were also prepared in order to substantiate this reaction route.

     

钴铁双金属氧化物多孔纳米棒的制备及其电解水析氧性能

通过简单的钴铁前躯体热分解法制备了系列一维Co_1-xFe_xO_y（0≤x≤1）多孔纳米材料,并在1 mol·L^-1 KOH溶液中研究了其电解水析氧催化性能。研究发现不同Fe掺杂量对材料的结构与电解水析氧催化性能有较大的影响,其中16%（n/n）Fe掺杂量的Co_1-xFe_xO_y具有最优的析氧催化性能。在10 mA·cm^-2电流密度下其析氧过电位为345 mV,塔菲尔斜率为54 mV·dec^-1,并表现出优异的析氧稳定性能。廉价、高效的Co_1-xFe_xO_y多孔纳米棒材料有望成为优良的析氧催化剂用于电解水制氢。     

Improved relativistic energy-consistent pseudopotentials for 3d-transition metals

Energy-consistent relativistic pseudopotentials for 3d-transition metals Sc to Ni based on modified valence energies are proposed. The pseudopotentials are adjusted at the finite difference level within the intermediate coupling scheme with respect to multi-configuration Dirac–Hartree–Fock data based on the Dirac–Coulomb Hamiltonian with an estimate of the Breit contributions in quasidegenerate perturbation theory. Typically a few hundred to thousand J levels arising from about 35 to 40 configurations ranging from the anion down to the highly charged cation are considered as references. It is shown that introducing a small common energetic shift of all valence energies reduces the errors in the parameter adjustment considerably. Results of highly correlated atomic and molecular test calculations using large basis sets and basis set extrapolation techniques are presented. To be submitted to Theoretical Chemistry Accounts (special volume on the occasion of Prof. Dr. H. Stoll's 60th birthday)     

Magnetic dilution of the iron sublattice in CoFe2−xScxO4 (0≤x≤1)

Substitution of Fe for Sc in CoFe₂O₄ spinel structure is presented. All CoFe_2−xSc_xO₄ compounds crystallize in the spinel type structure (space group Fd3?m). By using X-ray diffraction studies, magnetic measurements and in-field ⁵⁷Fe Mössbauer spectrometry, the limit of substitution has been determined to be equal to x=0.56. An increase in the cell parameter and the strains and a decrease in the apparent crystallites size are observed. For x>0.3, a partial oxidation of cobalt is evidenced and Co³⁺ is stabilized in the structure. A ferromagnetic behavior has been observed for all investigated compounds. As x increases, the Curie temperature and the hyperfine fields decrease. Following the Stephenson model, the diminution of T_C is ascribed to a decrease of the main J_AB interaction.     

Chemical and thermal stability of isotypic metal-organic frameworks: effect of metal ions

Chemical and thermal stabilities of isotypic metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) like Al-BDC (Al-benzenedicarboxylate called MIL-53-Al), Cr-BDC (MIL-53-Cr) and V-BDC (MIL-47-V), after purification to remove uncoordinated organic linkers, have been compared to understand the effect of the central metal ions on the stabilities of the porous MOF-type materials. Chemical stability to acids, bases, and water decreases in the order of Cr-BDC>Al-BDC>V-BDC, suggesting stability increases with increasing inertness of the central metal ions. However, thermal stability decreases in the order of Al-BDC>Cr-BDC> V-BDC, and this tendency may be explained by the strength of the metal-oxygen bond in common oxides like Al(2)O(3), Cr(2)O(3), and V(2)O(5). In order to evaluate precisely the stability of a MOF, it is necessary to remove uncoordinated organic linkers that are located in the pores of the MOF, because a filled MOF may be more stable than the same MOF after purification.     

电感耦合等离子体光谱法测定高纯镓中的痕量元素

比较了乙醚和甲基异丁基酮（MIBK）两种萃取剂对高纯镓中基体与杂质的分离效果。选择MIBK作为萃取剂,将高纯镓中的基体元素镓萃入有机相,绝大多数金属杂质则留在水相中,用电感耦合等离子体发射光谱法测定了水溶液中 的14种痕量元素。方法的加标回收率为805－110％,检出限在0.001-0.075ug/mL之间。     

离子交换净化辐照三烷基氧化膦中脂肪酸

本文研究了用大孔阴离子交换树脂D301R从乏萃取剂30%TRPO-煤油溶液中净化去除脂肪酸的方法,探讨了该法用于乏萃取剂净化的可行性。     

Promising solid electrolyte material for an IT‐SOFC: crystal structure of the cerium gadolinium holmium oxide Ce0.8Gd0.1Ho0.1O1.9 between 295 and 1023 K

The crystal structure of Ce_0.8Gd_0.1Ho_0.1O_1.9 (cerium gadolinium holmium oxide) has been determined from powder X‐ray diffraction data. This is a promising material for application as a solid electrolyte for intermediate‐temperature solid oxide fuel cells (IT‐SOFCs). Nanoparticles were prepared using a novel sodium alginate sol‐gel method, where the sodium ion was exchanged with ions of interest and, after washing, the gel was calcined at 723 K in air. The crystallographic features of Gd and Ho co‐doped cerium oxide were investigated around the desired operating temperatures of IT‐SOFCs, i.e. 573 ≤ T ≤ 1023 K. We find that the crystal structure is a stable fluorite structure with the space group Fmm in the entire temperature range. In addition, the trend in lattice parameters shows that there is a monotonic increase with increasing temperature.