Effect of isothermal treatments on the magnetic behavior of nanocrystalline Cu–Ni–Fe alloy prepared by mechanical alloying

The present study concerns magnetic behavior of nanocrystalline Cu–Ni, Cu–Fe and Cu–Ni–Fe alloys prepared by mechanical alloying. It has been found that the magnetic properties e.g. H_c, M_r and M_s of the nanocrystalline alloys were significantly influenced by the changes in microstructural constituents, grain size and evolution of phases. Microstructural changes in the alloys have been effected by carrying out isothermal treatments on the mechanically alloyed products in the temperature range of 450–650 °C. Phase evolution in the samples after the isothermal treatments were identified and characterized by X-ray diffraction (XRD) and differential scanning calorimetric (DSC) techniques and the results were correlated with the magnetic properties of the alloys.     

A one-step solvothermal route for the synthesis of nanocrystalline anatase TiO2 doped with lanthanide ions

A one-step solvothermal synthesis is proposed for the preparation of nanocrystalline single-phase TiO₂ in the anatase form doped with lanthanide ions Eu³⁺, Er³⁺ and Sm³⁺. The structural properties of these products have been investigated by using X-ray powder diffraction, electron microscopy and Raman spectroscopy. Furthermore, the laser-excited luminescence spectra of the samples have been measured and analyzed. Following this route, the doping process turns out to be highly favorite and the resulting materials show an efficient luminescence in the visible region.     

Paramagnetic behaviour of silver nanoparticles generated by decomposition of silver oxalate

Silver oxalate Ag₂C₂O₄, was already proposed for soldering applications, due to the formation when it is decomposed by a heat treatment, of highly sinterable silver nanoparticles. When slowly decomposed at low temperature (125 °C), the oxalate leads however to silver nanoparticles isolated from each other. As soon as these nanoparticles are formed, the magnetic susceptibility at room temperature increases from −3.14 10⁻⁷ emu.Oe⁻¹.g⁻¹ (silver oxalate) up to −1.92 10⁻⁷ emu.Oe⁻¹.g⁻¹ (metallic silver). At the end of the oxalate decomposition, the conventional diamagnetic behaviour of bulk silver, is observed from room temperature to 80 K. A diamagnetic-paramagnetic transition is however revealed below 80 K leading at 2 K, to silver nanoparticles with a positive magnetic susceptibility. This original behaviour, compared to the one of bulk silver, can be ascribed to the nanometric size of the metallic particles.     

纳米晶(CeO2)1-x(BiO1.5)x固溶体的水热合成与离子输运性质研究

在240℃水热体系中首次合成出系列纳米晶固溶体(CeO₂)_1-x(BiO_1.5)_x(x=0.0～0.50).产物采用X射线衍射,扫描电子显微镜和X射线光电子能谱仪进行表征.Bi₂O₃在CeO₂中的固溶限约为50%.所有固溶体结晶属立方萤石结构,粒度范围为10～18nm.当Bi₂O₃掺杂量小于固溶限时,于800℃烧结不会导致结构转变.而对于(CeO₂)_0.5(BiO_1.5)_0.5,于800℃在空气中烧结将导致固溶限降低.Bi₂O₃含量低于固溶限时,固溶体只具有体电导,而(CeO₂)_0.6(BiO_1.5)_0.4的总电导可分为体电导和晶界电导.体电导为氧离子,而晶界为来自电极的银离子.     

机械合金化Mg/MmNi5-x(CoAlMn)x复合储氢合金的组织结构与吸氢特性

运用Ｘ射线衍射、扫描电及粒度分析等方法表征了机械合金化制备Ｍｇ／ＭｎＮｉ５－ｘ（ＣｏＡｌＭｎ）ｘ复合储氢合金的结构,通过ＰＣＴ曲线研究了基储氢性能。结果表明,在适当的球磨条件下能够获得纳米晶结构的Ｍｇ／ＭｎＮｉ５－ｘ（ＣｏＡｌＭｎ）ｘ复合储氢合金,ＭｍＮｉ５－ｘ（ＣｏＡｌＭｎ）ｘ合金相彘,复合储氢合金的活化性能及储氢量有明显提高。此外,还考察了Ｍｇ含量对复合储氢合金的组织结构及储氢性能的影响。     

高活性Ti基纳米TiO_2膜催化电极的制备

采用“牺牲阳极法”恒槽压电解含有 0 .0 0 5mol·L- 1四乙基溴化铵的乙醇溶液 ,加入微量乙酰丙酮作稳定剂 ,电合成TiO2 前驱体钛酸乙酯Ti(EtO) 4 ,经水解、涂膜、煅烧制备Ti基纳米TiO2 膜电极 (Ti/nano_TiO2 ) .TEM、SEM、XRD测试表明 :TiO2 颗粒尺寸在 10～ 35nm ,膜厚达 0 .5μm ,主要为锐钛矿晶型 ,膜为多孔三维网状结构 .循环伏安法研究了纳米TiO2 膜电极对草酸还原为乙醛酸、硝基苯还原为对氨基苯酚反应的电催化活性 ,结果发现纳米膜中的Ti(Ⅳ ) /Ti(Ⅲ )氧化还原电对起一种中介作用 ,可使有机物如草酸和硝基苯间接电还原 ,且电极催化活性高 ,性能稳定     

电化学溶解钛金属直接水解法制备纳米TiO_2

纳米材料是目前材料科学的热点 .TiO2作为一种重要的无机功能材料 ,具有温敏、气敏、光催化等功能 ,广泛用于光电材料、涂料、传感器、介电材料、催化剂及载体等重要领域 .由于其各种应用都与粉体的性能有直接关系 ,因此研究纳米 TiO2的制备方法具有重要的实际意义 [1].近年来 ,纳米 TiO2粉体制备方法有了很大的发展 ,如 TiCl4气相水解沉淀法 [2],乳浊液法和 Ti(OC4H9)4水解沉淀法 [1],喷雾热解法 [3],放电爆炸法 [4],反应电极埋弧法 [5],溶胶凝胶 (Sol gel)法 [6]等 ,其中溶胶凝胶法是制备纳米材料的有效方法 .但这些方法存在…     

Properties of nanocrystalline electrodeposited CoFeP alloy with low phosphorus content

CoFe and low phosphorus containing (<4 at.%) CoFeP alloy films were electrodeposited from NaH₂PO₂ containing solutions at pH 4 on copper substrates under galvanostatic conditions. At the low phosphorus composition, nanocrystalline CoFeP alloy films are formed. The structure, composition and morphology of the thin films were studied using X-ray diffraction, energy dispersive spectroscopy and atomic force microscopy. The magnetic properties of the film were studied using superconducting quantum interference device magnetometer. The thin film performance features were explained on the basis of microstructural features developed during deposition. Whereas the electrodeposited CoFe alloy thin film exhibited mixed hcp and fcc phase structure in the absence of phosphorus, the low phosphorus containing thin film exhibited an increasing mixed bcc and hcp phase structure as its phosphorus content increases, showing modification in the grain size morphology and magnetic properties. In addition to applied current, the amount of P co-deposited in CoFeP alloy depends on the concentration of NaH₂PO₂ source in the bath. Qualitative analysis of the Tafel slope of CoFe and CoFeP deposition suggests that the presence of P in the CoFe deposit does not affect the mechanism of anomalous deposition of Co and Fe, thereby suggesting that CoFeP deposition is anomalous.     

Preparation and characterization of optical spectroscopy of Lu2O3:Eu nanocrystals

Nanoscale Lu₂O₃:Eu powders were prepared by solution combustion synthesis. X-ray diffraction (XRD), high-resolution electronic microscope (HREM), Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FT-IR), excitation and emission spectra, as well as fluorescent decay curves were measured to characterize the structure and luminescent properties of the samples. The results show that the compound of composition Lu₂O₃ crystallizes in pure cubic structure. By changing the ratio of glycine to nitrate in the combustion process, the particle size varies from 40 nm to less than 5 nm. The emission and excitation spectra strongly depend on the particle size of the samples. Novel emission band, red-shift of charge transfer band (CTB) and shortening of lifetime were observed in nanoscale samples.     

Synthesis and luminescence properties of nanocrystalline YVO4:Eu

Nanocrystalline YVO₄:Eu³⁺ was synthesized by direct precipitation reaction, which was then annealed at different temperatures. The results of XRD showed that nanocrystalline YVO₄:Eu³⁺ could be obtained in solution at 60 °C, and the mean particle sizes of samples are increased as annealing temperature is increased. The results of TEM exhibit that the sizes of samples are around 5-30 nm. Studies on the excitation spectra show that there are a large number of the structural distortions in smaller particles. By analyzing line splitting patterns and peaks broadening in the emission spectra, we consider that the deviations in intensity patterns of ⁵D₀-⁷F₂ are affected by distortions of crystal lattice. Some abnormal behaviors can be attributed to higher ratio of surface to volume, which lead to the different local symmetry environment of Eu³⁺ ions on the surface.