溶胶-凝胶法制备ZnO薄膜及其光致发光性质

利用溶胶-凝胶法在石英衬底上制备了ZnO薄膜,通过测量样品的透射谱、X射线衍射谱、扫描电子显微镜(SEM)图像和光致发光谱研究了其结构特征和发光性质.结果表明:在衍射角2θ=34.32°处出现了对应(002)晶面的强衍射峰,ZnO膜呈多晶状态,具有六角纤矿晶体结构和良好的C轴择优取向,薄膜中颗粒的平均粒径为56nm;光致发光呈多发光峰状,有中心波长为378nm的紫带,520nm绿带,446nm附近的蓝带以及发现未见报道过的绿带以后中心波长为586nm和570nm两个弱发射峰.实验结果表明,制备的ZnO薄膜具有发光特性,但内部与深能级发射相关的结构缺陷浓度还是较高,样品中两个低能量光致发光应来源于晶粒间界的缺陷能级,多缺陷能级导致了多发射峰的光致发光谱.     

X射线荧光光谱法表征薄膜进展

X射线荧光光谱法表征薄膜样品以其能同时测定样品的组分和厚度等优点,目前在国内外的研究和应用越来越广泛和深入。文章通过从荧光强度理论计算、基体效应和校正方法、分析误差来源及消除、定量分析软件和实际分析应用等几个方面对X射线荧光光谱法表征薄膜样品的研究作了评述。鉴于薄膜样品制备相似标样比较困难,而基本参数法采用非相似标样表征薄膜的准确度较高,因此基本参数法校正薄膜样品的应用比较广泛。重点介绍了基本参数法的荧光强度理论计算公式的发展、计算误差来源以及分析软件应用。展望了X射线荧光光谱法表征薄膜样品的应用前景和发展方向。     

CuInS2 thin films obtained through the annealing of chemically deposited In2S3-CuS thin films

In this work, we report the formation of CuInS₂ thin films on glass substrates by heating chemically deposited multilayers of copper sulfide (CuS) and indium sulfide (In₂S₃) at 300 and 350 °C in nitrogen atmosphere at 10 Torr. CIS thin films were prepared by varying the CuS layer thickness in the multilayers with indium sulfide. The XRD analysis showed that the crystallographic structure of the CuInS₂ (JCPDS 27-0159) is present on the deposited films. From the optical analysis it was estimated the band gap value for the CIS film (1.49 eV). The electrical conductivity varies from 3 × 10⁻⁸ to 3 Ω⁻¹ cm⁻¹ depending on the thickness of the CuS film. CIS films showed p-type conductivity.     

Thermal annealing effect on the crystallization and optical dispersion of sprayed V2O5 thin films

Polycrystalline vanadium pentoxide (V₂O₅) thin films have been deposited by spray pyrolysis technique on preheated glass substrate. The influence of thermal annealing on the crystallization of V₂O₅ has been investigated. X-ray diffraction analysis (XRD) revealed that the films deposited at T_sub=350 °C were orthorhombic structures with a preferential orientation along 〈0 0 1〉 direction. Moreover, the degree of crystallinity was improved by thermal annealing. Optical properties of these samples were studied by spectrophotometer in the wavelength range 300-2500 nm. Some of the important optical absorptions such as optical dispersion energies E_o and E_d, dielectric constant ε, ratio between number of charge carriers and effective mass N/m^*, wavelength of single oscillator λ₀, plasma frequency ω_p, single resonant frequency ω₀ and the average of oscillator strength S_o, have been evaluated. In the annealing process, the dielectric properties have weak dependencies of film thickness and annealing time. Furthermore, a value of carrier concentration was obtained of 3.02×10²⁵ m⁻³ for the as-deposited film and slight changes with annealing time.     

Evaluation of new organosolv dissolving pulps. Part II: Structure and NMMO processability of the pulps

The supermolecular structure of dissolving pulps produced from hardwood by the organosolv processes Acetosolv, Formacell, and Milox was characterized by physical methods (TEM, WAXS, SAXS, NMR) and compared with conventional Sulfite and standard commercial dissolving pulps. The suitability of the pulps for the NMMO technology was tested by spinning fibres and blowing films, whose structural and mechanical properties have also been determined. With TEM it was shown that the TCF-bleached organosolv pulps have only the primary (Formacell), the primary and S1 (Milox), or mainly the S1 (Acetosolv) layers exposed to the surface, whereas Sulfite pulping exposes the S2 cell wall layer. Especially for Milox and Acetosolv Eucalyptus wood pulps, a reduced degree of crystallinity was found, both with WAXS and NMR. The SAXS results indicate a lower pore intersection length for the new pulps as compared to conventional pulps. Unbleached organosolv pulps show a lower crystallinity, very low pore intersection lengths, and an average crystallite shape different from their bleached counterparts. The dissolution behaviour in NMMO and the processability of the bleached organosolv pulps was satisfactory so far. Fibres and films could be produced with structural and mechanical properties comparable with conventional Sulfite and standard commercial dissolving pulp products. However, unbleached organosolv pulps did not meet the requirements of the NMMO process.     

Development of plasticised PVC sensing films for the determination of BTEX compounds in aqueous samples

A novel plasticised PVC polymer membrane as a sensing film for the determination of BTEX compounds using ATR-FTIR spectroscopy is demonstrated. A range of 10 plasticised PVC phases have been investigated using toluene and tetrachloroethylene as test analytes. Both analyte enrichment rates and infrared absorbance values were considered when choosing a suitable polymer for sensing. An enhancement in analyte absorbance at the characteristic IR absorption bands was noted as the plasticiser concentration in the film was increased. 2% PVC with 75% diisooctyl azelate was found to show promising results for simultaneous determination of the BTEX compounds. All BTEX analytes can be measured in less than 8 min. A study of a multicomponent sample demonstrated that analyte enrichment times were influenced by the presence of even one additional analyte component in the sample.     

Materials for all-solid-state thin-film rechargeable lithium batteries by sol-gel processing

A novel all-solid-state thin-film lithium battery has been fabricated by spin coating V₂O₅ and LiClO₄-SiO₂ thin films on a stainless steel substrate. The LiClO₄-SiO₂ electrolyte has been synthesized using a new sol-gel route and it has been characterized by electrochemical impedance spectroscopy. The Li⁺ ion conductivity of the spin-coated thin film thus measured is in the order of 10^–6 S/cm, at 25 °C, which is sufficient for electrolytes in such thin-film batteries. The battery shows a typical discharge capacity of about 150 μAh/mg and satisfactory cathodic efficiency and cycle-life performance. Electronic Publication     

二氧化钛纳米微粒膜光电化学行为的研究

利用不同的制备方法制备出二氧化钛纳米微粒膜，对二氧化钛纳米微粒膜的光电化学材为和产生的机理进行了研究．结果表明；二氧化钛纳米微粒膜除了具有传统半导体的光电化学性质外，还具有不同于传统半导体的光电化学性质这主要是出膜的微粒性引起的，可综合传统半导体和胶粒半导体两种模型来加以解释。     

Degradation mechanism of poly(lactic-co-glycolic) acid block copolymer cast films in phosphate buffer solution

We have investigated the degradation of poly(lactic-co-glycolic) acid copolymer with a lactic to glycolic ratio of 50:50. Solvent-cast films were incubated at 37 °C in phosphate buffered saline solution and their degradation was followed using potentiometry, light microscopy, gravimetry, size exclusion chromatography, differential scanning calorimetry and infrared spectroscopy. The degradation process was found to have two main steps. The first step was observed from 0 to 7 days of degradation. During the first few days a soft layer formed at the surface of the film. As degradation time increased this soft surface layer was found to swell and wrinkle. The polymer molecular weight in the bulk was found to decrease as soon as the film was placed in the medium while the polymer present in the surface layer was found to degrade at a much slower rate. The second step of degradation was found to occur after 8 days. At this stage of the degradation process the molecular weight of the polymer in the bulk of the films was so low that the materials became liquid resulting in the detachment of the film from the glass slide. At this stage the mass loss and amount of acid released in the media were found to increase significantly.     

Comparison of the Adsorbed Mercury Screening Method with Cold-Vapor Atomic Absorption Spectrophotometry for Determination of Mercury in Soil

ABSTRACT

A field screening method for the determination of elemental mercury in environmental soil samples involves the thermal desorption of the mercury from the sample onto gold and then the thermal desorption from the gold to a gold-film mercury vapor analyzer. This field screening method contains a large number of conditions that could be optimized for the various types of soils encountered. In this study, the conditions were optimized for the determination of mercury in silty clay materials, and the results were comparable to the cold-vapor atomic absorption spectrophotometric method of determination. This paper discusses the benefits and disadvantages of employing the field screening method and provides the sequence of conditions that must be optimized to employ this method of determination on other soil types.