Silver-doped calcium phosphate nanopowders prepared by electrostatic spraying

Silver-doped calcium phosphate nanopowders were successfully prepared by the cost-effective electrostatic spray-pyrolysis process. The properties of the silver-doped nanopowder annealed at 500°C for 30 min were investigated through X-ray diffraction analysis, field emission scanning electron microscope, and Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy. The silver-doped nanopowders with 70–90 nm particle size showed an antibacterial performance against Escherichia coli.     

Homogeneous ZnO Nanoparticles by Flame Spray Pyrolysis

Zinc oxide (ZnO) nanoparticles were made by flame spray pyrolysis (FSP) of zinc acrylate–methanol–acetic acid solution. The effect of solution feed rate on particle specific surface area (SSA) and crystalline size was examined. The average primary particle diameter can be controlled from 10 to 20nm by the solution feed rate. All powders were crystalline zincite. The primary particle diameter observed by transmission electron microscopy (TEM) was in agreement with the equivalent average primary particle diameter calculated from the SSA as well as with the crystalline size calculated from the X-ray diffraction (XRD) patterns for all powders, indicating that the primary particles were rather uniform in diameter and single crystals. Increasing the solution feed rate increases the flame height, and therefore coalescence and/or surface growth was enhanced, resulting in larger primary particles. Compared with ZnO nanoparticles made by other processes, the FSP-made powder exhibits some of the smallest and most homogeneous primary particles. Furthermore, the FSP-made powder has comparable BET equivalent primary particle diameter with but higher crystallinity than sol–gel derived ZnO powders.     

乳化液喷雾与微爆现象的激光全息实验研究

本文采用离轴高速多脉冲红宝石激光全息摄影仪研究高温高压环境中乳化液喷雾的雾化和蒸发过程,记录方式为象面全息方式,再现时分别采用激光和白光光源。实验发现:在适当的温度压力条件下,乳化液喷雾可以发生微爆现象,微爆呈团状,又称“团状微爆”,也称为“二次雾化”,微爆能量可以将众多的小液滴及液滴碎片抛出液束区,有效地改善液体与环境气体的混合过程,具有重要的理论意义和实用价值。     

Emulsion Combustion and Flame Spray Synthesis of Zinc Oxide/Silica Particles

Two flame spray methods, emulsion combustion method (ECM) and flame spray pyrolysis (FSP), were compared for synthesis of pure and mixed SiO₂ and ZnO nanoparticles. The effect of silicon precursor was investigated using liquid hexamethyldisiloxane (HMDSO) or SiO₂ sol, while for ZnO zinc acetate (ZA) was used. Gas phase reaction took place when using HMDSO as Si precursor, forming nanoparticles, whereas the SiO₂ sol used as Si source was not evaporated in the flame, creating large aggregates of the sol particles (e.g. 1 m). The FSP of ZA produced ZnO homogeneous nanoparticles. Lower flame temperatures in ECM than in FSP resulted in mixed gas and liquid phase reaction, forming ZnO particles with inhomogeneous sizes. The FSP of HMDSO and ZA led to intimate gas-phase mixing of Zn and Si, suppressing each other's particle growth, forming nanoparticles of 19 nm in BET-equivalent average primary particle diameter. Nucleation of ZnO and SiO₂ occurred independently by ECM of HMDSO and ZA as well as by FSP of the SiO₂ sol and ZA, creating a ZnO and SiO₂ mixture. The reaction of ZnO with SiO₂ was likely to be enhanced by ECM of the SiO₂ sol and ZA where both Zn and Si species were not evaporated completely, resulting in ZnO, -willemite and Zn_1.7SiO₄ mixed phase.     

Tl-based superconducting films prepared by aerosol spray deposition and thallinated in an open system

Superconducting Tl-based films were prepared on a LaAlO₃ single crystal substrate. Spray pyrolysis of Ba, Ca and Cu nitrate solutions was used for deposition of the precursor films. They were subsequently ex-situ thallinated in flowing oxygen (open system). While the superconducting Tl-2212 phase formed at an annealing temperature of 880°C, thallination at 900°C led to the formation of a Tl-2223 /Tl-2212 mixture. The amount of Tl-2223 increased with prolonged thallination, whereas the Tl-2212 phase progressively disappeared. Films prepared in such a manner were c-oriented and contained only low amounts of non-superconducting impurities. The resulting samples were characterized by XRD and SEM and their T _C values were determined by resistive four-point measurements. They showed critical temperatures in the range of T _ON = 125–135 K, T _C0 = 91–93 K. Differences between the composition and properties of the obtained films and those thallinated in closed systems under 50 kPa of oxygen are discussed in this paper. Results show that the Tl-2212 → Tl-2223 transformation proceeds at a slower rate under flowing oxygen than in a closed system. Presented at 5-th International Conference Solid State Surfaces and Interfaces, November 19–24, 2006, Smolenice Castle, Slovakia.     

Nano organic carbon and soot in turbulent non-premixed ethylene flames

Spectral optical techniques are combined to characterise the distribution of large-molecule soot precursors, nanoparticles of organic carbon, and soot in two turbulent non-premixed ethylene flames with differing residence times. Laser-induced fluorescence, laser-induced incandescence and light scattering are used to define distributions across the particle size distribution. From the scattering and laser-induced emission measurements it appears that two classes of particles are formed. The first ones are preferentially formed in the fuel-rich region of the flame closer to the nozzle, have sizes of the order of few nanometers but are not fully solid particles, because the constituent molecules still maintain their individual identity exhibiting strong broadband fluorescence in the UV. The second class of particles constituted by solid particles, with sizes of the order of tens of nanometers are able to absorb a sufficient number of photons to be heated to incandescent temperatures. These larger particles are formed at larger residence times in the flame since they are the result of slow growth processes such as coagulation or carbonization. The flames are also modeled in order to produce mixture fraction maps. A new discovery is that nanoparticles of organic carbon concentration, unlike soot, does correlate well with mixture fraction, independent of position in the flame. This is likely to be a significant benefit to future modelling of soot inception processes in turbulent non-premixed flames.     

喷雾热解法制备的SrWO4膜的阴极射线发光

利用超声喷雾热解法制备了钨酸锶SrWO₄多晶发光膜,并研究了制备条件及掺杂对其阴极射线发光特性的影响.生成的发光膜在300℃以上退火后具有白钨矿结构,其阴极射线发光为一宽带的蓝光,包括一个位于448nm的蓝色发光带和一个位于488.6nm的蓝绿色发光带,是由阴离子络合物WO₄^2-的电荷转移跃迁引起的.发光强度随着退火温度的升高而增强,而退火气氛对其影响不大.在SrWO₄膜中掺入银离子Ag⁺和镧离子La³⁺后,不影响其发光特性,但铕离子Eu³⁺的掺入对发光特性有影响.     

Effects of fine fuel droplets on a laminar flame stabilized in a partially prevaporized spray stream

A partially prevaporized spray burner was developed to investigate the interaction between fuel droplets and a flame. Monodispersed partially prevaporized ethanol sprays with narrow diameter distribution were generated by the condensation method using rapid pressure reduction of a saturated ethanol vapor–air mixture. A tilted flat flame was stabilized at the nozzle exit using a hot wire. Particle tracking velocimetry (PTV) was applied to measurements of the droplet velocity; the laminar burning velocity was obtained from gas velocity derived from the droplet velocity. Observations were made of flames in partially prevaporized spray streams with mean droplet diameters of 7 μm and the liquid equivalence ratios of 0.2; the total equivalence ratio was varied. In all cases, a sharp vaporization plane was observed in front of the blue flame. Flame oscillation was observed on the fuel-rich side. At strain rates under 50 s⁻¹, the change in the burning velocity with the strain rate is small in fuel-lean spray streams. In spray streams of 0.7 and 0.8 in the total equivalence ratio, burning velocity increases with strain rates of greater than 50 s⁻¹. However, in spray streams with 0.9 and 1.0 in the total equivalence ratio, burning velocity decreases as the strain rate increases. At strain rates greater than 80 s⁻¹, burning velocity decreases with an increased gas equivalence ratio. The effect of mean droplet diameter, and the entry length of droplets into a flame on the laminar burning velocity, were also investigated to interpret the effect of the strain rate on the laminar burning velocity of partially prevaporized sprays.     

喷雾热解法制备红色发光粉LiEu(SiO2)1/6W2O8的研究

采用喷雾热解法制备红色荧光粉LiEu(SiO₂)_1/6W₂O₈。研究了反应温度、前驱体溶液浓度、载气流速对实验结果的影响。通过扫描电镜、X射线衍射、激发和发射光谱对所制样品进行了研究,发现样品颗粒呈实心类球形、结晶度好、表面光滑、发光强度较高、粒径平均1.5μm左右且分布较窄。该类荧光粉激发主峰位于396nm,发射主峰位于615nm。LiEu(SiO₂)_1/6W₂O₈发光的色坐标为:x=0.667 9,y=0.3310,与NTSC的红色标准基本一致,该荧光粉色纯度非常高,适用于制造紫光芯片激发的白光LED。用喷雾热解法制备红色荧光粉LiEu(SiO₂)_1/6W₂O₈的研究尚未见报道。