Synthesis and characterization of crystalline nanosized MgF2 powder via microemulsion route

Nanosized MgF₂ was synthesized by precipitation in microemulsions of water in cyclohexane stabilized by polyethylene glycol tert-octylphenyl ether. The synthesized MgF₂ powder was characterized by transmission electron microscopy (TEM), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), BET specific surface area, attenuated total reflection Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (ATR-FTIR), and X-ray diffraction (XRD). The results showed that the synthesized powder was a MgF₂ powder with a crystallite size in the range of 9-11 nm and a specific surface area of 190 m²/g.     

Synthesis and luminescence properties of Yb and Er doped KLa(WO4)2 nanoparticles

The luminescent nanocrystalline Yb³⁺ and Er³⁺ codoped KLa(WO₄)₂ has been prepared by Pechini method. X-ray diffraction and transmission electron microscope were used to study the structure of the obtained samples. The average grain size of these samples depended on the annealing temperature, increasing with the increase of the temperature. The cell parameters and the crystallite size of KYb_xEr_0.02La_0.98−x(WO₄)₂ nanocrystalline decreased with the increase of x value. Luminescence studies showed that the intensity of upconversion emission of the Yb³⁺ and Er³⁺ codoped samples was much stronger than that of the Er³⁺ single doped samples (pumped by 980 nm LD). The upconversion emission mechanisms suggested that all the three bands of upconversion emissions were two-photon process.     

Sonochemical synthesis of silver, copper and lead selenides

Ag₂Se, CuSe and PbSe were prepared by irradiating the mixtures of AgNO₃, CuI or PbCl₂ with selenium in ethylenediamine (en) with ultrasound at 18 kHz, using a commercial ultrasonic cleaner, respectively. X-ray powder diffraction (XRD) patterns and transmission electron microscope (TEM) images show that the products are orthorhombic Ag₂Se, hexagonal CuSe and cubic PbSe, respectively, and all are well crystallized in nanometers.     

Composition dependence of microstructure,magnetic and microwave properties in ball-milled FeSiB nanocrystalline flakes

The soft magnetic nanocrystalline/amorphous FeSiB flakes were fabricated by the ball-milling method and evaluations were made of the composition, microstructure, magnetic and microwave properties in the milling process. An investigation of the relationship between microstructure and magnetic/microwave properties showed that the electromagnetic characteristics were attributed to the changes of nanograin size, crystal and amorphous content corresponding to the composition variation. The replacing of Fe atoms by Si in α-Fe crystal caused the decrease of grain size, saturation magnetization and coercivity, while B content devoted to amorphous phase and decreased the permittivity. Consequently, it was observed that the optimum composition for microwave performance is Fe₈₂Si₅B₁₃.     

Effect of Ti and C additions on structural and magnetic properties of (Pr,Nd)–Fe–B nanocrystalline magnetic materials

Effects of titanium carbide (TiC) addition on structural and magnetic properties of isotropic (Pr,Nd)–Fe-B nanocrystalline magnetic materials have been investigated. In this work, we investigate the effect of TiC addition on a (Pr,Nd)-poor and B-rich composition, as well as on a B-poor and (Nd,Pr)-rich composition. Rapidly solidified (Pr,Nd)–Fe–B alloys were prepared by melt-spinning. The compositions studied were (Pr_1−xNd_x)₄Fe₇₈B₁₈ (x=0, 0.5, and 1) with addition of 3 at% TiC. Unlike the (Pr_xNd_1−x)_9.5Fe_84.5B₆ materials that present excellent values for coercive field and energy product, the (Pr,Nd)-poor and B-rich composition alloys with TiC addition present lower values. Rietveld analysis of X-ray data and Mössbauer spectroscopy revealed that samples are predominantly composed of Fe₃B and -Fe. For the RE-rich compositions (Pr_xNd_1−x)_9.5Fe_84.5B₆ (x=0.1, 0.25, 0.5, 0.75, and 1) with the addition of 3 at% TiC, the highest coercive field and energy product (8.4 kOe and 14.4 MGOe, respectively) were obtained for the composition Pr_9.5Fe_84.5B₆.     

Er2O3纳米晶光伏特性及谱带解析

纳米做教是介于体相材料和分子或原子之间的新型材料，表现出许多超常的电、热、光、磁及催化的特性，因此引起人们高度的重视［1，2］．目前对其光学、磁学、力学和比热等研究已有大量的报导[3]．但是，对于稀土氧化物纳米材料的合成及性质的研究，尤其对它们的电学性质、电子输运方式和光电行为报导较少.本文利用表面光电压谱（SPS）技术对不同粒径的Er2O3纳米晶进行了表面光伏特性的研究，并结合漫反射吸收光谱对其谱带进行了解析，发现，除f→f跃迁外，在300～550nm区间有一定吸收边带，此带可归属于O2p→Er4f电荷转移跃迁．随着样品…     

球磨形成的Ni-Mo纳米晶复合镀层上的析氢反应

采用复合电镀的方法将不同球磨时间制备的高催化活性的纳米晶，Ｎｉ－Ｍｏ合金粉直接镀于电极表面，并用稳态极化曲线及交流阻抗技术测试了这些电极析氢的电化学活性，同时用Ｘ射线衍射，透射电镜及扫描电镜监测了Ｎｉ－Ｍｏ合金粉的物相结构，晶粒尺寸及复合电极表面的形貌，并初步探讨了这些复合电极的析氢机理，实验结果表明，球磨不仅可使镍钼粉合金化成为纳米晶，同时随着球磨时间的增加，纳米晶晶粒继续细化，电极的析氢催化活     

Synthesis and characterization of Zn1−xNixFe2O4 spinels prepared by a citrate precursor

Nanocrystalline single-phase samples of Zn_1−xNi_xFe₂O₄ ferrites (0<x<1) have been obtained via a soft-chemistry method based on citrate-ethylene glycol precursors, at a relatively low temperature (650 °C). The influence of the nickel and zinc contents as well as that of heat treatments were investigated by means of X-ray powder diffraction, Brunauer-Emmett-Teller (BET) surface area, scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and Fourier Transform Infrared (FTIR) Spectroscopy. Higher Ni content increases the surface areas, the largest one (∼20 m²/g) being obtained for NiFe₂O₄ annealed at 650 °C for 15 h. For all compositions, the surface area decreases for prolonged annealing at 650 °C and for higher annealing temperatures. Those results were correlated to the particle size evolution; the smallest particles (∼50 nm) observed in the NiFe₂O₄ sample (650 °C, 15 h) steadily increase as Ni ions were replaced by Zn, reaching ∼100 nm in the ZnFe₂O₄ sample (650 °C, 15 h). For all the Zn_1−xNi_xFe₂O₄ samples and, whatever the heat treatments was, the FTIR spectra show two fundamental absorption bands in the range 650-400 cm⁻¹, characteristics of metal vibrations, without any superstructure stating for cation ordering. The highest ν₁-tetrahedral stretching, observed at ∼615 cm⁻¹ in NiFe₂O₄, shifts towards lower values with increasing Zn, whereas the ν₂-octahedral vibration, observed at 408 cm⁻¹ in NiFe₂O₄, moves towards higher wavenumbers, reaching 453 cm⁻¹ in ZnFe₂O₄.     

Shape-controlled synthesis of ZnO nano- and micro-structures

A simple efficient thermal evaporation technique, oxidizing zinc foils and in situ evaporating at 700 °C in air without the presence of catalyst and carrier gas, was developed to control the growth of the different morphologies of ZnO nano- and micro-structures. Porous membrane, nanowires (or nanorods), nanobelts, nanoneedles, and tetrapods have been achieved through tuning the heating rates in a tube furnace. The morphologies and microstructures of samples were characterized by X-ray diffraction, scanning electron microscopy, transmission electron microscopy, and energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy. Our deterministic growth of different shapes of ZnO crystals offers ideal model system to study the physical properties.     

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。