A review of recent advances in catalytic combustion of VOCs on perovskite-type catalysts

Along with the rapid development of industry, VOCs gradually move into the spotlight, and now become a kind of harmful environmental pollutants that cannot be overlooked. This paper introduces the hazards of VOCs and the common catalytic combustion catalysts, noble metal catalysts and non-noble metal catalysts, for the elimination of VOCs. Perovskite catalysts, as one of the non-noble catalysts, play an important role in the field of catalytic combustion in recent years. According to the classification of elements doping in perovskites, the research achievements in the past five years were analyzed and reviewed. In addition, this paper also analyzes and elaborates the reaction kinetics and QSAR/QSPR models for the introduction of structural properties and reaction mechanisms.     

Theoretical study on halide and mixed halide Perovskite solar cells: Effects of halide atoms on the stability and electronic properties

Increasing the stability of perovskite solar cells is one of the most important tasks in the photovoltaic industry. Thus, the structural, energetic, and electronic properties of pure CH₃NH₃PbI₃ and fully doped compounds (CH₃NH₃PbBr₃ and CH₃NH₃PbCl₃) in cubic and tetragonal phases were investigated using density functional theory calculations. We also considered the effects of mixed halide perovskites CH₃NH₃PbI₂X (where X = Br and Cl) and compared their properties with CH₃NH₃PbI₃. The DFT results indicate that the phase transformation from tetragonal to cubic phase decreases the band gap. The calculated results show that the X‐site ion plays a vital role in the geometrical stability and electronic levels. An increase in the band gap and a reduction in the lattice constants are more apparent in CH₃NH₃PbI₂X compounds (I > Br > Cl).     

类钙钛矿结构新钽酸盐KSr2Ta3O10的合成、结构与层间特性

类钙钛矿结构氧化物是由钙钛矿结构基元与其它类型结构基元组合而成的一种超结构复合氧化物.     

钙钛矿型氧化物负载纳米金属催化剂结构的动态调变及其催化氧化CO反应性能

研究了钛酸钡和钛酸钙担载的Ag和Pt纳米催化剂的表面结构随氧化-还原处理过程的动态变化及其对CO完全氧化反应性能的影响.发现氧化物担载的Ag催化剂在氧化处理后其催化活性较还原处理的高; X射线衍射(XRD)和X射线光电子能谱(XPS)表征结果表明,氧化处理能够提高载体表面Ag颗粒的分散度,而还原处理导致Ag颗粒的聚集,从而降低了催化氧化CO反应的活性.氧化-还原处理改变了担载Ag纳米粒子的尺寸并影响其CO氧化反应活性.与此相反,氧化物担载的Pt催化剂在还原处理后所表现出的CO氧化反应活性较氧化处理的高; 对比研究发现,氧化和还原处理后Pt纳米粒子的尺寸基本相同,但是氧化处理的样品中Pt表面物种以氧化态为主,而还原处理后Pt表面物种主要为金属态.Pt纳米粒子表面化学状态随氧化-还原处理的调变是导致表面催化活性差异的主要原因.     

X-ray-induced persistent photoconductivity in La0.9A0.1MnO3 (A=Sr, Ca)

We observed persistent photoconductivity (PPC) in La-based perovskite manganese oxides, La_0.9Sr_0.1MnO₃ (LSMO) and La_0.9Ca_0.1MnO₃ (LCMO), under X-ray irradiation. The PPC in LSMO was attributed to the collapse of the charge- and orbital-ordered (CO and OO, respectively) states, similar to that reported in previous papers. This PPC effect was different from that observed in a similar compound with a slightly different composition. This difference was explained in terms of doped carriers. This observation of PPC in LCMO is the first result of the PPC in a compound in which the ground state is not the CO phase; it was attributed to the collapse of the OO ground state. We proposed that OO ground state is a prerequisite for the occurrence of PPC in these compounds.     

Physicochemical compatibility of SrCeO3 with potential SOFC cathodes

The chemical and physical compatibility of SrCeO₃ is investigated with respect to LaMO₃ (M=Mn, Fe, Co) and La_2−xSr_xNiO₄ (x=0, 0.8), via the reaction of fine-grained powder compacts and solid-state diffusion couples. Compositions were chosen so as to give predictive insight into possible candidate materials for all-oxide electrochemical devices. Results show the primary reaction in these systems to be the dissolution of SrO from SrCeO₃ into the LaMO₃/La_2−xSr_xNiO₄, and corresponding formation of La-doped CeO₂. Reaction kinetics are observed to be relatively fast, with element profiles suggesting the diffusion of Sr²⁺ in ceria to be surprisingly rapid. It is demonstrated that perovskite starting materials represent poor candidates for use with SrCeO₃, reacting completely to form Ruddlesden-Popper/K₂NiF₄ type oxides. Reaction with La₂NiO₄ is less pronounced, and formation of secondary phases suppressed for the composition La_1.2Sr_0.8NiO₄. It is thus concluded that Ruddlesden-Popper type oxides represent good candidate materials for use with a SrCeO₃-based electrolytes when doped with appropriate levels of Sr.     

Orientation control of perovskite thin films on glass substrates by the application of a seed layer prepared from oxide nanosheets

Orientation control of perovskite compounds was investigated by the application of a seed layer prepared from oxide nanosheets. An aqueous suspension of oxide nanosheets was prepared by the exfoliation of a layered compound of KCa₂Nb₃O₁₀ oxide grains. A seed layer composed of (TBA)Ca₂Nb₃O₁₀ nanosheets (TBA = tetrabutylammonium) was formed on a glass substrate by simply dip coating it in the suspension. Two kinds of perovskite compounds, LaNiO₃ (LNO) and Pb(Zr,Ti)O₃ (PZT) with a preferred orientation of (00l) were successfully grown on this seeded glass substrate. In this study, the relation between lattice mismatch and electrical properties is investigated. A large, oriented PZT film with a size of 5 ×4 cm shows an improved P-E hysteresis behavior by use of this orientation control.     

Lanthanum-based perovskites obtained in molten nitrates or nitrites

Lanthanum-based perovskites, LaMO₃ (where M = Mn, Fe, Co, Ni), have been synthesised from lanthanum precursors and corresponding 3d transition metal salts in molten alkali metal nitrates or nitrites. The reactivity of eight precursors in three molten salts of different basicity was analysed. Single phase orthorhombic LaMnO_3.11, and orthorhombic LaFeO₃ have been obtained in molten NaNO₂ at 723 K, for 2 h. LaCoO₃ is also formed in molten nitrite, but an increase of basicity, by adding Na₂O₂, was necessary to obtain LaNiO₃. The reaction systems were investigated by thermal analysis. X-ray diffraction (XRD), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), energy dispersive X-ray analysis (EDX) and specific surface area measurements (BET method) were used to characterise the synthesised nanopowders.     

Pure and doped lanthanum cobaltites obtained by combustion method

We report the synthesis of La_1−xSr_xCoO₃ nanopowders by solution combustion method using metal nitrates and -alanine (alanine method) or urea (urea method) as fuel. The influence of metal nitrates/organic substance molar ratio and the type of fuel was investigated. The isolated complex precursors were characterized by atomic absorption spectroscopy (AAS), FT-IR spectra and DTA–TG analysis. The La_1−xSr_xCoO₃ (x = 0–0.3) powders were characterized by X-ray diffraction (XRD), scanning electron microscopy–energy-dispersive X-ray analysis (SEM–EDX), as well as by specific surface area measurements. XRD patterns indicate the formation of single-phase LaCoO₃ (rhombohedral) when as-synthesized powders were calcined at 873 K, 3 h in the case of the alanine method and at 1073 K, 3 h for urea-based system. Also, strontium doped lanthanum cobaltites obtained by both methods at 1273 K are single phase with rhombohedral perovskite-like structure as XRD data have proved. SEM investigation of pure and doped lanthanum cobaltites reveal that the samples prepared by both methods have fine particles with tendency of agglomerates formation with different shapes, spongy aspect and high porosity. La_1−xSr_xCoO₃ nanopowders obtained by alanine method have larger specific surface area values than those prepared by urea method.     

Structure and properties of (1−x)(0.6Pb(Zn1/3Nb2/3)O3-0.4Pb (Mg1/3Nb2/3)O3)-xPbTiO3 thin films with perovskite phase promoted by polyethylene glycol

The preferential formation of a pyrochlore structure is a knotty problem in the preparation of Pb(Zn_1/3Nb_2/3)O₃ (PZN)-based thin film materials and its presence is significantly detrimental to the dielectric and piezoelectric properties. In this study, 40 mol% of PZN was replaced with Pb(Mg_1/3Nb_2/3)O₃ (PMN) for obtaining a perovskite composition around a morphotropic phase boundary (MPB), (1−x)(0.6PZN-0.4PMN)-xPT ((1−x)PZMN-xPT, PT: PbTiO₃) where x = 0.23. The thin films with this composition were prepared with a polyethylene glycol (PEG) modi-fied sol-gel method on LaAlO₃ substrates. The microstructural evolution of the films on heat treatment was examined with X-ray diffraction. With the aid of PEG, the formation of the pyrochlore phase was suppressed and the perovskite phase formed directly from the amorphous gel film. The multilayer films with a thickness around 0.25 μm showed a single perovskite phase without any detectable pyrochlore structure. Microscopic images showed uniform grain size of a few tens of nanometers. The role of the polymer dramatically promoting the perovskite phase was investigated with the aid of X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy and thermal analysis. The dielectric constant of the obtained film was 4160 at 1 kHz. The film demonstrated typical ferroelectric hysteresis loops and exhibited excellent piezoelectric performance.