Tuning size and catalytic activity of nano-clusters of cobalt oxide

Cobalt oxides were prepared by three different methods: (1) by reacting cobalt nitrate with oxalic acid, (2) co-precipitating cobalt nitrate with sodium carbonate, and (3) using sodium dodecyl sulphate as organic surfactant. All three samples were characterized before and after calcination by solvent extraction and the resulting products examined by IR spectroscopy. In the case of method 3, the removal of surfactant was followed by TGA studies. Products from all three methods were identified by XRD. Peaks in low angle XRD indicate the porous nature of the oxides. The morphology of the pores was studied by transmission electron microscopy. Some irregular pore structures were obtained for samples from methods 1 and 2, with an average size of 4–6 nm. Only the product from method 3 using SDS as template showed ordered structure and optimum size, and Brunauer-Emmet-Teller surface areas of the as-prepared, as well as the treated samples, exhibited H3 type hysteresis. The samples from the three methods were used as catalysts in the oxidation reaction of cyclohexane under mild conditions and the catalytic efficiency of the cobalt oxide was comparable with mesoporous cobalt oxides.     

IR and XPS investigation of visible-light photocatalysis—Nitrogen-carbon-doped TiO2 film

To use solar irradiation or interior lighting efficiently, we sought a photocatalyst with high reactivity under visible light. Nitrogen and carbon doping TiO_2−x−yN_xC_y films were obtained by heating the TiO₂ gel in an ionized N₂ gas and then were calcined at 500 °C. The TiO_2−x−yN_xC_y films have revealed an improvement over the TiO₂ films under visible light (wavelength, 500 nm) in optical absorption and photocatalytic activity such as photodegradation of methyl orange. X-ray photoemission spectroscopy, infrared spectrum and UV-visible (UV-vis) spectroscopy were used to find the difference of two kinds of films. Nitrogen and carbon doped into substitutional sites of TiO₂ has been proven to be indispensable for band-gap narrowing and photocatalytic activity.     

Synthesis in solid state, structural regularity and reaction mechanism for [VS_4-Cu_n] clusters

The reaction system (NH4)3VS4/CuCl/PPh3/Et4NBr afforded a series of [VS4-Cun] dusters with various core configurations in the solid state at low heating temperature. The structural regularity of [VS4-Cun] dusters and the influence of the CuCl:(NH4)3VS4 ratio as well as that of reaction temperature and time on the formation of duster core have been summarized. The reaction mechanism of forming V-Cu-S clusters has also been explored.     

Superdegenerate point in FCC phase diagram: CVM and Monte Carlo investigations

We investigate the topology of the phase diagram of binary alloys on the fee lattice with first-neighbor antiferromagnetic interactions around the superdegenerate point, where the L1₀ and L1₂ phases meet. We treat the system as a hard-constraint lattice gas, following a procedure previously described by Lebowitzet al. We perform cluster variation method calculations in theT0 limit and Monte Carlo simulations directly atT=0 K on the ground states of the superdegenerate point. We find that: (i) there is no disordered phase in the neighborhood of this point; (ii) a phase L for which two of the four cubic sublattices have the same average occupancy and each of the two others are different appears between L1₀ and L1₂; (iii) the transition L/L1₂ is of first order.     

A new quantum statistical evaluation method for time correlation functions

Considering a system ofN identical interacting particles, which obey Fermi-Dirac or Bose-Einstein statistics, we derive new formulas for correlation functions of the type (whereB _j is diagonal in the free-particle states) in the thermodynamic limit. Thereby we apply and extend a superoperator formalism, recently developed for the derivation of long-time tails in semiclassical systems. As an illustrative application, the Boltzmann equation value of the time-integrated correlation functionC(t) is derived in a straightforward manner. Due to exchange effects, the obtained t-matrix and the resulting scattering cross section, which occurs in the Boltzmann collision operator, are now functionals of the Fermi-Dirac or Bose-Einstein distribution.     

负载型双金属簇催化剂的多相一氧化碳加氢反应性能

负载型双金属簇催化剂的多相一氧化碳加氢反应性能索全伶，李晔（内蒙古工业大学化学工程系，呼和浩特０１００６２）殷元骐，金道森（中国科学院兰州化学物理研究所，兰州７３００００）关键词一氧化碳加氢，多相催化，双金属簇催化剂，钾效应。１．引言异核金属羰基簇作...     

Hybrid inorganic-organic 1-D and 2-D frameworks with {As8V14O42} clusters as building blocks

Three novel hetero-polyoxovanadates, [Cd(2,2′-bpy)₃]{[Cd(dien)]As₈V₁₄O₄₂(H₂O)} (1, 2,2′-bpy=2,2′-bipyridine, and dien=diethylenetriamine), [Zn(2,2′-bpy)₂]₂[As₈V₁₄O₄₂(H₂O)]·H₂O (2) and [Ni(en)₂]₃[As₈V₁₄O₄₂(HPO₃)]·4H₂O (3, en=ethlenediamine), were hydrothermally synthesized and characterized by single-crystal X-ray diffraction. Crystal data: 1 monoclinic, P2(1)/n, a=15.1728(5), b=19.2863(5), , β=96.005(2)°, Z=4. 2, orthorhombic, P2(1)2(1)2(1), a=12.1270(3), b=15.8678(8), , Z=4. 3, triclinic, , a=12.9340(3), b=13.4130(3), , α=87.170(3)°, β=77.517(3)°, γ=68.480(3)°, Z=2. Compounds 1-3 are all made of the {As₈V₁₄O₄₂} shells linked by corresponding transition metal complexes into extended structures. Compound 1 and 2 present 1-D wave-like and tubular structures, respectively, while compound 3 exhibits a novel 2-D structure containing interwinding puckery layers. Variable temperature susceptibility measurements demonstrate the presence of antiferromagnetic interaction between V^IV cations in 1 and 2.     

二、三分枝甘露糖簇衍生物的合成

采取一种有效途径合成了二、三分支的甘露糖簇分子．甘露糖经烯丙苷化、乙 酰基保护后，将其烯丙基的双键氧化得到带有羧基连接臂的甘露糖衍生物，然后再 分别与l，6-己二胺和三(2-氨乙基)胺进行缩合反应，最后脱掉保护基，得到二分 枝甘露糖簇化合物6和三分枝甘露糖簇化合物8．     

(TiNi)_x(x=2~4)团簇结构和电子结构

从团簇角度对TiNi形状记忆合金进行了量子化学从头算研究。设计并优化了等原子比(TiNi)x(x=2~4)簇的多种可能几何结构,并对较稳定构型进行电子结构的分析。结果表明,等原子比的(TiNi)n团簇以TiNi成键为主要分子骨架,小团簇有较多能量接近的异构体,TiTi成键对能量降低有较大贡献。