纳米材料的结构分析

介绍宏观与微观的纳米粒子具有特殊的结构与性能,采用现代分析测试技术确定纳米材料的结构,并探索其原子或分子组成的规律是目前纳米科学的最微处理的研究内容之一。评述了纳米材料结构分析方法及理论研究的新成果。     

Enhancement of Overall Photovoltaic Efficiency by Changing the Position of the Attaching Group -RSO3- on the Hemicyanine Dye Molecules

A new photoresponsive D-π-A dye, mPS, has been designed and synthesized.Compared to the parent dye PS, IPCE values in the region from 400 nm to 560 nm was greatly improved upon changing the attaching group from the p- position to the o- position of the π-conjugation bridge. A solar cell based on mPS generated a remarkably high overall yield η of 5.4% under irradiation of 80.0 mW cm^-2 white light from a Xe lamp, Compared with PS, the overall yield η increased by 64%.     

Y2O3:Eu纳米晶的硝基取代苯甲酸配合物固相热解制备和性能

以苯甲酸、邻硝基苯甲酸、间硝基苯甲酸、对硝基苯甲酸、3,5 二硝基苯甲酸等为配体制备了Y3+、Eu3+二元配合物,配合物中Y3+与Eu3+的摩尔比为9：1.利用这些配合物的爆炸式热分解特性通过固相热解反应制备了一系列Y2O3:Eu纳米晶.透射电镜观察,可以看出所得纳米晶呈球形,粒度介于40～60 nm,X射线衍射分析表明实验所得纳米晶属立方晶系,粒径与电镜观察所得结果基本一致；Eu3+的引入并不影响Y2O3的晶相组成；配体类型对纳米晶的结构没有显著影响,不过相对于硝基取代苯甲酸配合物,苯甲酸配合物热解所得Y2O3∶Eu纳米晶团聚严重；退火温度显著影响纳米晶粒度,退火温度高,纳米晶粒度大,反之亦然.荧光光谱测定表明所有Y2O3∶Eu纳米晶具有相似的发光行为,其中以苯甲酸配合物分解所得Y2O3:Eu纳米晶发光性能最为优越.     

Fe3O4纳米晶的粒径控制合成、表征及其吸波性能

采用十二烷基磺酸钠和聚乙二醇作为保护剂, 成功地制备出Fe3O4纳米晶. 通过改变实验条件, 可在10~200 nm范围内有效调控Fe3O4纳米晶的粒径. 采用X射线衍射仪、透射电子显微镜和扫描电子显微镜等对样品的微观结构、粒径和形貌进行了分析. 结果表明, 所得尖晶石型Fe3O4纳米晶粒径均匀, 形貌均为球形. 利用振动样品磁场计测量了不同粒径样品的磁性能. 结果显示, 粒径小时, 随着粒径的增加, Fe3O4的饱和磁化强度Ms逐渐增加, 但当粒径增加到80 nm时, Ms达到最大值; 随着粒径的减小, 矫顽力也随之减小. 利用矢量网络分析仪对不同粒径样品的电磁性能和吸波性能进行了研究, 结果表明, 当Fe3O4纳米晶的粒径小于100 nm时, 吸波性能良好, 其中, 粒径为20 nm的样品吸收峰的峰值在8 GHz附近达到了-32 dB.     

简便的两步直接固相反应法制备N、Se共掺杂碳限域的NiSe纳米晶及其储钠性能

通过简便的两步直接固相反应,即在室温下的固相自组装反应制备Ni席夫碱配合物前驱体,然后通过高温固相热解碳化和硒化反应,原位制备了N,Se共掺杂碳限域的NiSe纳米晶复合物。采用X射线衍射(XRD)、扫描电镜(SEM)、透射电镜(TEM)、X射线光电子能谱(XPS)和热重分析(TGA)等表征技术分别对其物相、形貌结构、组分和含量等进行分析,并通过循环伏安、恒电流充放电和电化学阻抗谱等方法测试其电化学储钠性能。研究结果表明,复合物中NiSe粒子的平均尺寸为100 nm,被均匀限域在N,Se共掺杂的碳基体中;得益于该结构的优势,复合物作为钠离子电池负极材料时,在0.1 A·g~(-1)的电流密度下充放电循环100次后仍保持291 mAh·g~(-1)的可逆充电比容量,保持了首圈充电比容量的88%。同时,在5 A·g~(-1)的电流密度下,可逆充电比容量为197 mAh·g~(-1)。     

Low Temperature Sol-Gel Preparation of Nanocrystalline TiO2 Thin Films

TiO₂ nanocrystalline thin films with varying degree of porosity have been prepared using a low temperature method. TiO₂ films of the anatase form have been obtained by using a polyethylene glycol (PEG) modified sol-gel method. Densification and crystallization of the films was found to result from the thermal treatment of the dip coated films in boiling water. The films have been characterized by Raman, XRD, FTIR, AFM and optical methods. Highly transparent films with transmission in excess of 85% and porosity as high as 58% are formed predominantly of anatase crystallites of dimensions of the order of 5 nm. Initial results on lithium intercalation into these films resulting in an efficient optical modulation in the visible and near infrared regions demonstrate a good potential of these films for electrochromic applications.     

Influence of Modification of Counter Electrode on Photoelectric Properties of Dye-sensitized TiO2 Solar Cells

A dye-sensitized nanocrystalline TiO2 solar cell(DYSC) was assembled, of which counter electrode was modified already by platinum, nickel and carbon. It was found that the DYSC had better photoelectric performance when the electrode was modified by platinum than by nickel and carbon. The influence of the incidence light wavelength on the incidence monochromatic photoelectric conversion effieieney(IPCE) was investigated.The result shows that the IPCE mainly depends on the short-circuit current density(Isc) of a DYSC, and the IPCE reaches 48.32% under the irradiation with the wavelength of 560 nm when the counter electrode of a DYSC was modified by platinum. The influence of incident light intensity on the photoelectric properties of a DYSC was also investigated. It was found that the Isc and open-circuit voltage(Voc) increased and the fill factor(ff) of the DYSC decreased with the increase of the incident light intensity.     

The role of complexing ligands in the formation of non-aggregated nanoparticles of zirconia

The hydrolysis and condensation of zirconium n-propoxide in n-propanol have been chemically controlled via the complexation of the zirconium precursor with acetylacetone. The size of the zirconium oxide-based particles is mainly controlled by the complexation ratio x=[acac]/[Zr]. the mean size increases from nanometric to submicronic range when x decreases from 1 to 0.1. Amorphous colloidal particles are obtained at room temperature. They result from a competitive growth/termination mechanism of zirconium-oxo species in the presence of acac surface capping agents. However non-aggregated nanocrystalline particles of tetragonal zirconia, about 2 nm in diameter are formed upon aging at 60°C when hydrolysis is performed in the presence of paratoluene sulfonic acid (PTSA).     

Nanocrystalline ceramic films for efficient conversion of light into electricity

Transparent nanocrystalline films of oxide semiconductors such as TiO₂ and Fe₂O₃ have been prepared on a conducting glass support employing a sol-gel procedure. The films are composed of nanometer-sized particles sintered together to allow for percolative charge carrier transport. The internal surface of these films is very high, roughness factors of the order of 1000 being readily obtained. Electric polarization was applied for forward and reverse biasing of the films and the resulting optical changes have been analyzed to derive their flat band potential. Band gap excitation of such nanocrystalline semiconductors produces electron-hole pairs which migrate through the film to be collected as electric current. Steady state photolysis and time resolved laser techniques have been applied to scrutinize the mechanism of light induced charge separation within the nanostructure. When derivatized with a suitable chromophore, TiO₂ films give extraordinary efficiencies for the conversion of incident photons into electric current, exceeding 90% for certain transition metal complexes within the wavelength range of their absorption band. The underlying physical principles of these astonishing findings will be discussed. Exploiting this discovery, we have developed a new type of photovoltaic device whose overall light to electric energy conversion yield is 10% under simulated AM 1.5 solar radiation.     

One‐step electrodeposition of amorphous carbon films containing WO3 with high conductivity and good wettability

Tungsten trioxide‐incorporated hydrogenated amorphous carbon (WO₃/a‐C:H) films have been fabricated on a single‐crystal silicon wafer by liquid phase electrodeposition using methanol as carbon source and tungsten carbonyl as incorporated reagent. The morphology, composition and structure of the films have been investigated by SEM, XPS, Raman scattering spectroscopy, Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR) and Transmission electron microscope (TEM), respectively. The effects of WO₃ incorporation on the electrical and wetting properties were studied in detail. The characterization results showed that tungsten trioxide nanocrystalline particles with diameters in the range of 10–20 nm were homogenously embedded in the amorphous carbon films. Also, the electrical conductivity and wetting ability of the films were strongly improved due to the contribution of the tungsten trioxide. Copyright © 2010 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.