Fabrication,Microstructure, and Properties of Nanoporous Pd,Ni, and Their Alloys by Dealloying

Nanoporous metals can be fabricated by dealloying, which is one of the reactions that occur during the corrosion of alloys. Nanoporous gold has been widely investigated for several decades, and it has recently been found that other metals, such as platinum, palladium, nickel, and copper, can form nanoporous structures through the dealloying of binary alloys. This article mainly shows fabrication and properties of nanoporous palladium and nickel after introduction of nanoporous metals by referring to nanoporous gold as an example. It is necessary to select binary alloys with suitable elements, in which the dissolution of the less noble element and the aggregation of the nobler element at the solid/electrolyte interface are simultaneously allowed. Postprocessing by thermal or acid treatment alters the nanoporous structure. Various properties of nanoporous metals (including mechanical, catalytic, piezoelectric, hydrogenation, and magnetic ones) are different from those of bulk and nanocrystalline materials and nanoparticles because of their specific three-dimensional network structures consisting of nanosized pores and ligaments. Hydrogenation and magnetic properties are reviewed in terms of lattice strain at curved surfaces. These new metallic nanomaterials are now being investigated from the viewpoint of functional applications, and provide much room for study in various fields.     

Preparation of TiO2-carbon surface composites with high photoactivity by supercritical pretreatment and sol-gel processing

TiO₂-carbon surface (TCS) composites were prepared by pretreatment of a sealing substrate in supercritical carbon dioxide using paraffin as a plugging agent, and sol-gel processing using tetrabutyl orthotitanate as a precursor. The samples were characterized by X-ray diffraction (XRD), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), X-ray photoelectron spectrum (XPS), optical absorption spectroscopy and nitrogen absorption. The photoactivity of TCS was checked by monitoring the decomposition of methylene blue (MB) in aqueous solution under UV irradiation. The results indicated that compared with TC prepared only by the sol-gel method, the small nanosize TiO₂ particles are well dispersed on carbon surface with large amount of micropores and high Eg values, meanwhile TCS have high Ti³⁺ concentration due to supercritical pretreatment providing a amount of carbon on the composite surface with interfacial energy effects, which controls the growth of TiO₂ nanoparticles, baffles the agglomeration of TiO₂ nanoparticles and easily produces Ti³⁺ ions. These are reasons why TCS has a higher efficiency of decomposing MB than TiO₂-carbon (TC) composites and pure TiO₂. Additional, it is also attributed to the fact that TCS produce a high concentration of organic compounds near TiO₂ in comparison with TC and pure TiO₂, because their surface area are greater than that of TC and pure TiO₂.     

Preparation and surface modification of silicon nanowires under normal conditions

Preparation and surface modification of silicon nanowires (SiNWs) grown by the metal catalyzed solution method under normal conditions (room temperature, 1 atm) had been studied in this paper. Firstly, SiNWs using a simple solution method via electroless metal deposition (EMD) of silver under room temperature, standard pressure had been prepared. The influence of the growth parameters such as solution concentration, etching time on the SiNWs formation had been studied. Secondly, the surface modification of SiNWs with platinum and copper had been investigated. The results indicated that the SiNWs modified with Pt and Cu showed different surface morphologies. Pt modification on SiNWs presented in the form of nanoparticles, whereas Cu modification in the form of membrane. Therefore, the Pt modified SiNWs have more vast surface-to-bulk ratio than the unmodified ones, and SiNWs modified with copper nanoparticles will lead to the smaller surface-to-bulk ratio. So the platinum-modified SiNWs have a promising application in sensors’ field.     

Computing the Abel map

We present the next step in an ongoing research program to allow for the black-box computation of the so-called finite-genus solutions of integrable differential equations. This next step consists of the black-box computation of the Abel map from a Riemann surface to its Jacobian. Using a plane algebraic curve representation of the Riemann surface, we provide an algorithm for the numerical computation of this Abel map. Since our plane algebraic curves are of arbitrary degree and may have arbitrary singularities, the Abel map of any connected compact Riemann surface may be obtained in this way. This generality is necessary in order for these algorithms to be relevant for the computation of the finite-genus solutions of any integrable equation.     

Gold coatings on polyethyleneterephthalate nano-patterned by F2 laser irradiation

In this work we present periodic surface structures generated by linearly polarized F₂ laser light (157 nm) on polyethyleneterephthalate (PET). Atomic force microscopy was used to study the topological changes induced by the laser irradiation. The laser irradiation induces the formation of periodic ripple structures with a width of ca 130 nm and a height of about 15 nm in the fluence range 3.80-4.70 mJ/cm² and the roughness of the polymer surface increases due to the presence of these periodic structures. Subsequently, the laser modified PET foils were coated with a 50 nm thick gold layer by sputtering. After Au deposition on the PET foils with ripple structure, the roughness of surface decreases in comparison to PET with ripples without Au coating. For 50 nm thick Au layers, the ripple structure is not directly transferred to the gold coating, but it has an obvious effect on the grain size of the coating. With considerably thinner Au layers, the ripple structures are smoothened but preserved.     

Polymer adsorption on the surface of highly dispersed silica

Attempts at modification of silica surface with a polymer (natural latex) directly in the course of the precipitation process have been made. The effects of temperature, non-ionic surfactants and silane coupling agent in preparation of poly[cis-isoprene]-coated silica on the precipitation of polymer/silica composites initiated by ammonium salts (NH₄Cl, (NH₄)₂SO₄, NH₄HCO₃), have been studied. The influence of the process parameters on the quality of the silicas obtained and the character of the polymer adsorption on the silica surface has been determined along with the effect of the surface impregnation with natural latex on physicochemical parameters of the silicas (bulk density, capacities to absorb water, dibutyl phthalate and paraffin oil) and their surface structure.     

蓖麻油黏度与表面张力系数的关系研究

分别利用落球法和拉脱法测量了蓖麻油在不同温度下的黏度和表面张力系数;根据最速下降法,编制自动调参程序FIT,通过拟合实验测量数据,得到了描述蓖麻油黏度与表面张力系数关系的经验公式.     

PVDF微孔滤膜负载金纳米粒子用于牛奶中三聚氰胺的SERS快速检测

本文报道了一种利用聚偏二氟乙烯(Polyviny Lidene Fluoride,PVDF)微孔滤膜为载体的三聚氰胺(Melamine,MAM)的简便快速痕量分析技术。通过柠檬酸钠还原法制得平均粒径为30nm的纳米金溶胶,加入不同浓度的三聚氰胺后金纳米粒子快速聚集,这种纳米金聚集体可以通过简便快捷的过滤技术截留在PVDF微孔滤膜表面,进而用于SERS检测,在水溶液中最低检测浓度为0.05mg/L。我们进一步在牛奶样品中进行检测,在牛奶中检测限可以达到1mg/L,满足大部分国家规定的婴儿配方食品中三聚氰胺的限量值为1mg/kg的参考标准。该分析方法制备过程简单、成本低廉、总分析时间短,易于实现现场快速灵敏检测,应用前景广阔。     

声表面波梁式加速度传感器的优化设计

为获得传感器的优化设计,对一种声表面波梁式加速度传感器敏感机理进行了研究。从声波波动方程出发,结合有限元分析以及微扰理论对加速度作用力作用下声表面波传播特性进行分析,以此构建梁式声表面波加速度传感器敏感机理的理论模型,特别分析了压电梁材料及几何结构、振子质量对传感响应的贡献以确定传感器优化的几何参数。为验证理论分析结果,实验研制了基于ST-X石英悬臂梁结构的差分振荡式声表面波加速度传感器,并利用精密振动台对所研制传感器性能进行评价。实验结果显示,在给定加速度测试范围内,采用ST-X石英梁并延长梁长度、降低梁厚度以及采用较大的阵子质量将有效的改善传感器检测灵敏度,在±2 g范围内加速度灵敏度可达27 k Hz/g,且实验结果很好的验证了理论模型。     

Surface Acoustic Wave Characterization of Equivalent Young's Moduli for Patterned Films北大核心CSCD

Based on the equivalent elasticity theory for layered materials, the micro-mechanics equivalent models for single and dual damascene structures were established. The equivalent elastic constant of the patterned structure was introduced, to establish the propagation model for the surface acoustic waves propagating in the layered structure of the patterned film/ substrate, and the theoretical dispersion curves of the surface acoustic waves were calculated with Green’s function and the matrix method. The finite element method was used to calculate 24 numerical examples of damascene structures with different volume ratios, and the results were compared with those of the strain energy method. The results show that, the average relative errors of the equivalent Young’s moduli of the 300 nm-thick dual damascene film and the 100 nm-thick single damascene film are 2.06% and 2.27%, respectively. The research verifies the correctness of the equivalent patterned structure model and the feasibility of the surface acoustic wave method to characterize the mechanical properties of patterned films, and provides a reference for the development of suitable chemico-mechanical polishing technologies for patterned films under low pressure. © 2023 Editorial Office of Applied Mathematics and Mechanics. All rights reserved.