Gas sensing properties of nanostructured MoO3 thin films prepared by spray pyrolysis

Thin films of molybdenum trioxide (MoO₃) were deposited on common glass using the chemical spray pyrolysis technique. A (NH₄)₆Mo₇O₂₄4H₂0 solution 0.1 M was used as the precursor one. The influence of substrate temperature on the crystallographic structure, surface morphology and electrical behavior of MoO₃ thin films was studied. MoO₃ can exist in two crystalline forms, the thermodynamically stable orthorhombic α-MoO₃ and the metastable monoclinic β-MoO₃ phase. XRD-spectra showed a growth of α-MoO₃ phase percentage as substrate temperature increases from 420 K up to 670 K. Films deposited in the 500–600 K range have a clearly porous surface structure of nanometer order as can be seen in SEM images. Changes up to six magnitude orders were observed in MoO₃ thin films electrical resistance when films temperature varied from 100 K up to 500 K. The sensing property of these MoO₃ films was also studied. The sensitivity was investigated in the temperature range 160 and 360 K for H₂O and CO gases, respectively. Both of them are of reducing nature. In all studied cases sensitivity decreases slowly as film temperature is raised. At room temperature the sensitivity changes from 12 up to 75% depending on substrate temperature. The sensitivity for CO gas was found to be lower than that of H₂O.     

L^2-ERROR OF EXTRAPOLATION CASCADIC MULTIGRID （EXCMG）

Based on an asymptotic expansion of finite element, an extrapolation cascadic multigrid method （EXCMG） is proposed, in which the new extrapolation and quadratic interpolation are used to provide a better initial value on refined grid. In the case of multiple grids, both superconvergence error in H^1-norm and the optimal error in l2-norm are analyzed. The numerical experiment shows the advantage of EXCMG in comparison with CMG.     

Reaction mechanism of spinel CuFe2O4 with CO during chemical-looping combustion: An experimental and theoretical study

Spinel CuFe₂O₄ is a promising oxygen carrier due to its synergistic enhanced performance. A fundamental understanding of the reaction mechanism between oxygen carrier and fuels is important for a rational design of highly efficient oxygen carrier. The reaction mechanism of spinel CuFe₂O₄ with CO during chemical-looping combustion (CLC) was studied based on thermogravimetric analyses (TGA) and density functional theory (DFT) calculations. Two distinct reaction stages were clearly observed. CuFe₂O₄ was mainly transformed into Cu and Fe₃O₄ with a rapid reaction rate in the initial stage, and then product Fe₃O₄ was slowly reduced to FeO or even to Fe. The reactivity of CuFe₂O₄ is much higher than that of Fe₂O₃, which is ascribed to the existence of Cu. The enhanced oxygen evolution activity of CuFe₂O₄ at low temperature is validated by both the experimental and theoretical methods. Three types of surface oxygen coordinated with different metal atoms show different reactivity. Two kinds of reaction pathways are involved in CO oxidation over CuFe₂O₄. In the one-step reaction pathway, CO directly reacts with the oxygen bonding to two octahedral Cu and one octahedral Fe atoms to form a CO₂ molecule without an energy barrier, which corresponds to the surface oxygen consumption observed in TGA experiments. In the possible two-step reaction pathway, CO first adsorbs on the surface, and then reacts with the oxygen bound to one octahedral Cu and two octahedral Fe atoms to generate CO₂ by surmounting an energy barrier of 10.84 kJ/mol, which is the most kinetically and thermodynamically favorable pathway.     

Symmetry Reductions,Group‐Invariant Solutions,and Conservation Laws of a (2+1)‐Dimensional Nonlinear Schrödinger Equation in a Heisenberg Ferromagnetic Spin Chain

Nonlinear spin excitations in ferromagnetic spin chains are studied for spintronic and magnetic devices including magnetic‐field sensors and for high‐density data storage. Here, (2+1)‐dimensional nonlinear Schrödinger equation is investigated, which describes the nonlinear spin dynamics for a Heisenberg ferromagnetic spin chain. Lie point symmetry generators and Lie symmetry groups of that equation are derived. Lie symmetry groups are related to the time, space, scale, rotation transformations, and Galilean boosts of that equation. Certain solutions, which are associated with the known solutions, are constructed. Based on the Lie symmetry generators, the reduced systems of such an equation are obtained. Based on the polynomial expansion and through one of the reduced systems, group‐invariant solutions are constructed. Soliton‐type group‐invariant solutions are graphically investigated and effects of the magnetic coupling coefficients, that is, α₁, α₂, α₃, and α₄, on the soliton's amplitude, width, and velocity are discussed. It is seen that α₁, α₂, α₃, and α₄ have no influence on the soliton's amplitude, but can affect the soliton's velocity and width. Lax pair and conservation laws of such an equation are derived.     

XRF法测定铁矿石中TFe、SiO2和P

四硼酸锂为熔剂 ,钴为内标 ,高温熔融法对铁矿石进行均一处理 ,X射线荧光光谱法测定铁矿石中TFe、Si O2 和 P,取得满意结果。     

Jordan-Wigner Approach to Dynamic Correlations in 2D Spin-1/2 Models

We discuss the dynamic properties of the square-lattice spin-1/2 XY model obtained using the two-dimensional Jordan-Wigner fermionization approach. We argue the relevance of the fermionic picture for interpreting the neutron scattering measurements in the two-dimensional frustrated quantum magnet Cs₂CuCl₄.     

New Exact Solutions for (2+1)-Dimensional Breaking Soliton Equation

New exact solutions in terms of the Jacobi elliptic functions are obtained to the (2+1)-dimensional breaking soliton equation by means of the modified mapping method. Limit cases are studied, and new solitary wave solutions and triangular periodic wave solutions are obtained.     

High resolution study of the six lowest doubly excited vibrational states of PH2D

The five lowest doubly excited deformational vibrational bands ν₄ + ν₆, 2ν₆, ν₃ + ν₄, ν₃ + ν₆, and 2ν₃ of PH₂D have been recorded for the first time using a Bruker 120 HR interferometer with a resolution 0.0033 cm⁻¹ and analysed. Some transitions belonging to a very weak band 2ν₄ have been also assigned. From the fit 24 and 86, respectively, diagonal and resonance interaction parameters were obtained which reproduce 1089 upper energy levels obtained from more than 4600 assigned transitions with the rms deviation of 0.00059 cm⁻¹.     

A new constructive method for solving singular integral equations

In this paper, a new method for the approximate solution of linear singular integral equations defined on smooth closed curves is proposed and justified.     

Preparation of nanosized Bi<Subscript>2</Subscript>WO<Subscript>6</Subscript> using different content of starting materials and their photoactivities

A series of nanosized Bi₂WO₆ catalysts was synthesized using various starting materials, and they were characterized by X-ray diffractometry, transmission electron microscopy, and diffuse reflectance spectroscopy. Rhodamine-B (RhB) photodegradation in aqueous medium was employed as a probe reaction to test the photoactivity of the as-prepared samples. Dependence of the photocatalytic activities on different contents of the starting materials was examined under visible irradiation (λ > 400 nm). The sample prepared in the following conditions: reaction time 24 h, the pH of the solution 7, the Bi³⁺ amount in the start precipitates 5 mmol — exhibited the highest photochemical activity when the hydrothermal temperature was settled at 180°C. Published in Zhurnal Prikladnoi Spektroskopii, Vol. 76, No. 2, pp. 243–249, Martch–April, 2009.