Probing mechanical properties of thin film and ceramic materials in micro- and nano-scale using indentation techniques

In this study, we report on the mechanical properties, failure and fracture modes in two cases of engineering materials; that is transparent silicon oxide thin films onto poly(ethylene terephthalate) (PET) membranes and glass-ceramic materials. The first system was studied by the quazi-static indentation technique at the nano-scale and the second by the static indentation technique at the micro-scale. Nanocomposite laminates of silicon oxide thin films onto PET were found to sustain higher scratch induced stresses and were effective as protective coating material for PET membranes. Glass-ceramic materials with separated crystallites of different morphologies sustained a mixed crack propagation pattern in brittle fracture mode.     

Optical and Electrical Properties of Ferroelectric SBN Thin Films Prepared by Sol-Gel Process

Strontium barium niobate thin films were prepared by sol-gel method on various substrates using an improved process, two-step heating process. The two-step heating process applies an additive heat-treatment before crystallization for enhancement of the densification and the nucleation of films. Also, highly c-axis oriented SBN thin films with various compositions were obtained on MgO(100) and Pt(100)/MgO(100) substrates. Their optical and electrical properties such as optical propagation loss, refractive index, P-E hysteresis, and dielectric constant, were characterized as a function of the film composition.     

A chitosan-templated monolithic siliceous mesoporous-macroporous material

 We synthesised a porous siliceous material via hydrothermal hydrolysis of sodium silicate, using chitosan as a template. As far as we know, this is the first synthesis of siliceous porous material using chitosan as a template in a hydrothermal way. A fibrous material was obtained, whose macroscopic fibres were formed by a spongelike siliceous network with pores having a radius of 0.57 μm. The siliceous walls of the pores were, in turn, of the form of a microporous–mesoporous material; the pore radius distribution was polymodal with maxima at 0.84, 1.0, 1.2 and 1.5 nm and a broad band between 3 and 10 nm. This structure may be due to the aggregation of the hydrated chitosan helices in bundles of parallel fibres with different size and the gelation of the system. The aggregation process might be induced by the addition of silicate. Received: 12 January 2000/Accepted: 7 March 2000     

Chemically bonded assembly and photophysical properties of luminescent hybrid polymeric materials embedded into silicon–oxygen network and carbon unit

Through the reaction between the hydroxyl groups of 2-hydroxyl-3-methylbenzoic acid (HMBA), the glycol (G), the diglycol (DG) or the polyethylene glycol (PEG) and the isocyanate groups of 3-(triethoxysilyl)-propyl isocyanate (TEPIC), the hybrid precursors HMBA-Si, G-Si, DG-Si and PEG-Si were obtained. And then the precursors HMBA-Si and G-Si (DG-Si, PEG-Si) have coordinated to the rare earth ions with the carbonyl group of G-Si (DG-Si, PEG-Si) and the carboxyl group of HMBA-Si to form the hybrid materials HMBA-G-RE-Si (HMBA-DG-RE-Si, HMBA-PEG-RE-Si) through hydrolysis and copolycondensation with the tetraethoxysilane (TEOS) via sol–gel process. Subsequently, the NMR, FT-IR and ultraviolet absorption spectra have indicated that the effective precursors have been obtained successfully and the obtained materials possess the characteristic fluorescent properties, thermal stabilities and regular trunk with hole-like microstructures.     

一种高效便捷的红外探测卡

我们利用稀土直接掺杂工艺 ,通过向带隙宽为 4～ 5ｅＶ的ⅡＡ ⅥＡ族化合物中掺入稀土离子Ｅｕ、Ｓｍ ,合成了电子俘获材料 (ＥＴＭ ＥｌｅｃｔｒｏｎＴｒａｐ ｐｉｎｇＭａｔｅｒｉａｌ)ＣａＳ :Ｅｕ ,Ｓｍ。该材料具有红外上转换和光存储特性 ,其红外响应光谱宽 ( 0 .8～ 1 .6μｍ)、量子转换效率高达 76% [1 ,2 ] 、热稳定性好、使用方便 (室温下工作 ,不需制冷 )、造价低 ,并且具有“常光充能”特性 ,即不需紫外线预激发就能在室温下将红外光 ( 0 .8～ 1 .6μｍ)直接转换为醒目的可见红光 ,是一种优良的红外探测材料 ,利用该材料制作的…     

聚乳酸合成的最新进展

聚乳酸是近年来广泛应用，生物相容性良好的生物材料。本文综述了聚乳酸在合成方面研究的最新进展，对未来的工作进行了展望。     

纳米科学技术及其在军事领域的应用展望

本文对作21世纪高新技术之一的纳米科学技术进行了阐述，并结合当前国内外的进展，就其在军用新材料技术，隐身技术，武器研制技术和军用电子技术等四个领域中在未来军事战争中的应用进行了阐述和展望。     

Hybrid materials of MCM-41 functionalized by lanthanide (Tb, Eu) complexes of modified meta-methylbenzoic acid: Covalently bonded assembly and photoluminescence

Novel organic-inorganic mesoporous hybrid materials were synthesized by linking lanthanide (Tb³⁺, Eu³⁺) complexes to the mesoporous MCM-41 through the modified meta-methylbenzoic acid (MMBA-Si) using co-condensation method in the presence of the cetyltrimethylammonium bromide (CTAB) surfactant as template. The luminescence properties of these resulting materials (denoted as Ln-MMBA-MCM-41, Ln=Tb, Eu) were characterized in detail, and the results reveal that luminescent mesoporous materials have high surface area, uniformity in the ordered mesoporous structure. Moreover, the mesoporous material covalently bonded Tb³⁺ complex (Tb-MMBA-MCM-41) exhibits the stronger characteristic emission of Tb³⁺ and longer lifetime than Eu-MMBA-MCM-41 due to the triplet state energy of organic legend MMBA-Si matches with the emissive energy level of Tb³⁺ very well.     

Low‐temperature sol–gel transformation of methyl silicon precursors to silica‐based hybrid materials

Six new methyl silicon (IV) precursors of the type [MeSi{ON?C(R)Ar}₃] [when R = Me, Ar = 2‐C₅H₄N ( 1 ), 2‐C₄H₃O ( 2 ) or 2‐C₄H₃S ( 3 ); and when R = H, Ar = 2‐C₅H₄N ( 4 ), 2‐C₄H₃O ( 5 ) or 2‐C₄H₃S ( 6 )] were prepared and structurally characterized by various spectroscopic techniques. Molecular weight measurements and FAB (Fast Atomic Bombardment) mass spectral studies indicated their monomeric nature. ¹H and ¹³C{¹H} NMR spectral studies suggested the oximate ligands to be monodentate in solution, which was confirmed by ²⁹Si{¹H} NMR signals in the region expected for tetra‐coordinated methylsilicon (IV) derivatives. Thermogravimetric analysis of 1 revealed the complex to be thermally labile, decomposing to a hybrid material of definite composition. Two representative compounds ( 2 and 4 ) were studied as single source molecular precursor for low‐temperature transformation to silica‐based hybrid materials using sol–gel technique. Formation of homogenous methyl‐bonded silica materials (MeSiO_3/2) at low sintering temperature was observed. The thermogravimetric analysis of the methylsilica material indicated that silicon‐methyl bond is thermally stable up to a temperature of 400 °C. Reaction of 2 and Al(OPrⁱ)₃ in equimolar ratio in anhydrous toluene yielded a brown‐colored viscous liquid of the composition [MeSi{ON?C(CH₃)C₄H₃O}₃.Al(OPrⁱ)₃]. Spectroscopic techniques ¹H, ¹³C{¹H}, ²⁷Al{¹H} and ²⁹Si{¹H} NMR spectra of the viscous product indicated the presence of tetracoordination around both silicon and aluminum atoms. On hydrolysis it yielded methylated aluminosilicate material with high specific surface area (464 m²/g). Scanning electron micrography confirmed a regular porous structure with porosity in the nanometric range. Copyright © 2008 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.