Evaluation of the corrosion resistance of electroless Ni-P and Ni-P composite coatings by electrochemical impedance spectroscopy

Electroless Ni-P composite coatings have gained a good deal of popularity and acceptance in recent years as they provide considerable improvement of desirable qualities such as hardness, wear, abrasion resistance, etc. The disagreement among researchers on the corrosion behaviour of these coatings warrants a thorough investigation. Among the various techniques available for the determination of corrosion resistance, electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS) is considered to be superior as it provides not only an assessment of the corrosion resistance of different deposits but also enables the mechanistic pathway by which the deposits become corroded to be determined. The present investigation focuses on the evaluation of the corrosion resistance of electroless Ni-P and Ni-P-Si₃N₄, Ni-P-CeO₂ and Ni-P-TiO₂ composite coatings produced using an acidic hypophosphite-reduced electroless nickel bath, using EIS. The study makes evident that the same fundamental reaction is occurring on all the coatings of the present study but over a different effective area in each case. The charge transfer resistance of electroless Ni-P and Ni-P composite deposits are in the range 32,253–90,700 Ω cm², whereas the capacitances of these coatings are in the range 11–17 μF/cm². The improved corrosion resistance obtained for electroless Ni-P and Ni-P composite coatings is due to the enrichment of phosphorus on the electrode surface, which enables the preferential hydrolysis of phosphorus over that of nickel. The better corrosion resistance obtained for electroless Ni-P composite coatings can be ascribed to the decrease in the effective metallic area prone to corrosion. Among the three electroless Ni-P composite coatings, the corrosion resistance is in the following order: Ni-P-CeO₂=Ni-P-Si₃N₄>Ni-P-TiO₂. Electronic Publication     

Exoemission near phase transitions of epitaxial films of manganites with colossal magnetic resistance

Intense exoemission near phase transitions of epitaxial films of the La_0.16Sr_0.84MnO₃ and La_0.35Pr_0.35Sr_0.3MnO₃, manganites, which exhibit the colossal magnetic resistance (CMR), is detected in a wide temperature range from 278 to 623 K including the Curie temperature. The role of the absorbed and lattice oxygen in the exoemission and CMR phenomena is discussed. The aftereffect of the magnetic field directed along the film plane on the intensity of photostimulated exoemission is discussed.     

Ni-P-Zn3(PO4)2(ZnSnO3、ZnSiO3)纳米复合化学镀层性质和组成的研究

研究了温度、时间、浓度等对Ａ３钢片上Ｎi-P-Zn3(PO4)2、Ni-P-ZnSnO3和Ｎi-P-ZiSiO3纳米复合合化学镀层外貌的影响,用扫描电子显微镜（ＳＥＭ）观察外貌、称重法测定厚度;通过１０％ＮaCl溶液、１％Ｈ２Ｓ气体加速腐蚀试验,１０％ＣuSO4溶液点滴试验等多种手段测定其耐腐蚀性能,用Ｘ－射线光电子谱（ＸＰＳ）及俄歇电子能谱（ＳＥＳ）测定其价态组成,结果表明：在最佳施镀条件下,可得光亮、致密、耐腐蚀性强于Ａ３钢、磷化膜及Ｎi-P镀层的纳米复合化学镀层,镀层的原子百分组成约为（％）：Ｎi-P-Zn3(PO4)2:Ni70.00,P12.47,Zn3(PO4)213.93,C3.6;Ni-P-ZnSnO3;Ni77.56,P10.00,ZnSnO39.84,C2.6;Ni-P-NiSiO3,Ni83.00,P10.96,ZnSi5.15,C0.89.     

Origin of dc and ac electric transport phenomena in carbon/manganese oxide nanocomposite

Hybrid organic/inorganic nanocomposites based on manganese oxide nanoparticles enriched pyrogallol-formaldehyde matrix (PF/MnO) were synthesized by sol-gel technique. After a drying step, the samples were heated during 2 h at different pyrolysis temperatures between 600 and 1000 °C in tubular furnace under open nitrogen atmosphere. The obtained nanocomposites were characterized by X-ray diffraction (XRD), transmission electron microscopy (TEM) and electrical technics in the measurement temperature range between 80 and 300 K. The XRD spectra show that PF/MnO nanocomposites are crystallized with the appearance of different phases: the graphite (C), the manganese oxide (MnO), the metallic manganese (Mn) and the manganese dioxide (MnO₂) with proportions depending on pyrolysis temperature. The measurement temperature dependence conductivity can be explained by Godet-Variable Range Hopping (3D-GVRH) conduction model in all samples with the presence of an exponential distribution of localized states. The voltage-current V(I) characteristics show the presence of negative differential resistance (NDR) in some samples. The ac conductance exhibits the dominance of hopping conduction mechanism and the Small Polaron Hopping (SPH) model. The Nyquist plots for the PF/MnO-650 °C nanocomposite obey at Cole-Cole model. The impedance spectra were fitted by an equivalent circuit involving two contributions attributed to grains and grain boundaries.     

Development and validation of a LC‐MS/MS method for quantitation of fosfomycin – Application to in vitro antimicrobial resistance study using hollow‐fiber infection model

Extensive use and misuse of antibiotics over the past 50 years has contributed to the emergence and spread of antibiotic‐resistant bacterial strains, rendering them as a global health concern. To address this issue, a dynamic in vitro hollow‐fiber system, which mimics the in vivo environment more closely than the static model, was used to study the emergence of bacterial resistance of Escherichia coli against fosfomycin (FOS). To aid in this endeavor we developed and validated a liquid chromatography–tandem mass spectrometry (LC‐MS/MS) assay for quantitative analysis of FOS in lysogeny broth. FOS was resolved on a Kinetex HILIC (2.1 × 50 mm, 2.6 μm) column with 2 mm ammonium acetate (pH 4.76) and acetonitrile as mobile phase within 3 min. Multiple reaction monitoring was used to acquire data on a triple quadrupole mass spectrometer. The assay was linear from 1 to 1000 μg/mL. Inter‐ and intra‐assay precision and accuracy were <15% and between ±85 and 115% respectively. No significant matrix effect was observed when corrected with the internal standard. FOS was stable for up to 24 h at room temperature, up to three freeze–thaw cycles and up to 24 h when stored at 4°C in the autosampler. In vitro experimental data were similar to the simulated plasma pharmacokinetic data, further confirming the appropriateness of the experimental design to quantitate antibiotics and study occurrence of antimicrobial resistance in real time. The validated LC‐MS/MS assays for quantitative determination of FOS in lysogeny broth will help antimicrobial drug resistance studies.     

镀锡层上钛-磷复合体系钝化膜的制备与表征

通过钛盐与磷酸盐体系复配的方法,在镀锡层表面得到了一种钛-磷复合体系钝化膜. 利用扫描电子显微镜(SEM)、X射线光电子能谱 (XPS)、盐雾试验、Tafel极化曲线和EIS交流阻抗谱测试等方法,研究了所得钝化膜的表面形貌、组成与耐蚀性能. 结果表明,得到的钝化膜层的主要组成成分为Ti₃(PO₄)₄nH₂O和TiO₂,在镀锡层表面结晶细致并有封孔的作用,因此有很好的耐蚀性能.     

镍基钙钛矿型催化剂的结构调控及其在甲烷干重整反应中的应用

钙钛矿材料在催化领域具有广泛的应用,其微观结构的调控对催化性能有显著的影响.我们采用柠檬酸配合法、溶胶凝胶法、燃烧法和浸渍法一系列不同的制备过程对镍基钙钛矿材料的结构进行调控,并将其应用于甲烷干重整反应,研究了制备方法对活性组分Ni的化学形态、Ni与基底的相互作用以及活性氧物种的调控,进而影响其催化活性和抗积碳能力.结果表明,燃烧法可以显著提高催化剂的结晶度,从而提高Ni与基底的相互作用以及表面氧物种的含量,使其具有较强的抗积碳能力.燃烧法合成的Ni基钙钛矿催化剂在CH4∶CO2=1.25∶1,800℃的条件下反应300 h后,积碳量仅为1.0%,而在同样条件下浸渍法合成的催化剂积碳量则高达14.6%.     

A Crosslinked Nucleic Acid Nanogel for Effective siRNA Delivery and Antitumor Therapy

Functional siRNAs are employed as cross‐linkers to direct the self‐assembly of DNA‐grafted polycaprolactone (DNA‐g‐PCL) brushes to form spherical and nanosized hydrogels via nucleic acid hybridization in which small interfering RNAs (siRNAs) are fully embedded and protected for systemic delivery. Owing to the existence of multivalent mutual crosslinking events inside, the crosslinked nanogels with tunable size exhibit not only good thermostability, but also remarkable physiological stability that can resist the enzymatic degradation. As a novel siRNA delivery system with spherical nucleic acid (SNA) architecture, the crosslinked nanogels can assist the delivery of siRNAs into different cells without any transfection agents and achieve the gene silencing effectively both in vitro and in vivo, through which a significant inhibition of tumor growth is realized in the anticancer treatment.     

Vinyl Sulfonate Esters: Efficient Chain Transfer Agents for the 3D Printing of Tough Photopolymers without Retardation

The formation of networks through light‐initiated radical polymerization allows little freedom for tailored network design. The resulting inhomogeneous network architectures and brittle material behavior of such glassy‐type networks limit the commercial application of photopolymers in 3D printing, biomedicine, and microelectronics. An ester‐activated vinyl sulfonate ester (EVS) is presented for the rapid formation of tailored methacrylate‐based networks. The chain transfer step induced by EVS reduces the kinetic chain length of the photopolymer, thus shifting the gel point to higher conversion, which results in reduced shrinkage stress and higher overall conversion. The resulting, more homogeneous network is responsible for the high toughness of the material. The unique property of EVS to promote nearly retardation‐free polymerization can be attributed to the fact that after the transfer step no polymerizable double bond is formed, as is usually seen in classical chain transfer agents. Laser flash photolysis, theoretical calculations, and photoreactor studies were used to elucidate the fast chain transfer reaction and exceptional regulating ability of EVS. Final photopolymer networks exhibit improved mechanical performance making EVS an outstanding candidate for the 3D printing of tough photopolymers.     

添加Cl离子对V_2O_5-WO_3/TiO_2催化剂低温NO转化率的影响

考察添加不同含量Cl离子对浸渍法制备的Cl-V_2O_5-WO_3/TiO_2催化剂低温NO转化率的影响。随着Cl离子质量添加量从0增加到2.5%,Cl-V_2O_5-WO_3/TiO_2催化剂NO转化率先升高后降低,结合在含有SO_2和H2O的SCR实验结果,确定1.5%Cl-V_2O_5-WO_3/TiO_2为性能最优催化剂。在反应温度为149-362℃,NO转化率大于95%;在145-385℃,NO转化率大于90%。采用XRF、BET、XRD、TG、FT-IR和H2-TPR等方法表征了催化剂的物理化学性能和结构。结果表明,在反应气氛中加入SO_2和H2O后,催化剂比表面积和孔容均减小,副反应产物含有NH+4和SO_2-4。适量Cl离子可以抑制硫物种沉积,减少副反应产物生成,增强催化剂抗中毒能力。