Polymer-filler interaction and control of structure in barium sulphate-filled blends of polypropylene

The structure of barium sulphate-filled immiscible blends with a polypropylene (PP) matrix can be controlled with respect to the occlusion of the filler with the aid of maleic anhydride-grafted polypropylene (PP-g-MAH) through the formation of an interlayer around the filler particles. Here we analyze the interlayer and the mechanism of interlayer formation in a blend with a poly(methylmethacrylate) (PMMA) dispersed phase and compare the results with previous studies, which concerned PP blends with polystyrene (PS) and poly(styrene-co-acrylonitrile) (SAN) minority phases. The main analytical tools were scanning electron microscopy (SEM), dynamic mechanical analysis (DMA) and Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy (FTIR). The filler is occluded in the PMMA polymer in the PP/PMMA/BaSO₄ (60/20/20 vol.%) blend, but is occluded in the PP phase at the addition of a sufficient amount of PPg-MAH. The reason for the formation of the latter structure is a PP-g-MAH layer surrounding the filler particles, and the most likely mechanism behind this phenomenon is judged to be specific weak interactions between carbonyl groups in the graft copolymer and Ba²⁺ ions at the filler surface.     

BaSnF4 fast ion conductor: Variations versus the method of preparation and anomalous temperature variation of the quadrupole splitting

A new method of preparation of high performance fluoride ion conductor, BaSnF₄, by water leaching of newly discovered barium tin(II) chloride fluorides, has been designed, and the materials have been studied and compared to the solid prepared by the usual dry method. The unit-cell parameters and crystallite dimensions were found to vary with the method of preparation. In addition, the crystallite dimensions were found to be highly anisotropic for the samples obtained by the wet method. The Mössbauer spectrum is made of a large tin(II) quadrupole doublet, and a broad tin(IV) oxide peak due to surface oxidation. The tin(II) spectrum is in agreement with covalently bonded tin(II) having a strongly stereoactive lone pair. An unusually high dependence of the quadrupole splitting at low temperatures was observed (5.8 times larger than for α-SnF₂).     

镧掺杂锡酸钡/多壁碳纳米管改性隔膜的制备及其在锂硫电池中的应用

通过将共沉淀法制备的钙钛矿型氧化物镧掺杂锡酸钡(LBSO)与多壁碳纳米管(MCNT)混合均匀,制成浆料,并利用刮涂法将其涂布在商业隔膜Celgard 2500(PP)表面构筑阻挡层,获得改性隔膜(LBSO/MCNT/PP)。基于该改性隔膜的锂硫电池在0.1C下具有高达1 433 mAh·g^-1的初始放电比容量,1C时300次循环后每圈容量衰减率为0.114%;当电流密度提高到3C时,仍具有764 mAh·g^-1的放电比容量,表现出优良的倍率性能和循环稳定性,这主要是由于该阻挡层能够有效抑制多硫化物的穿梭。     

Ba0.6Sr0.4TiO3/聚偏氟乙烯-聚甲基丙烯酸甲酯复合材料的制备及其介电性能

采用流延热压工艺制备Ba_0.6Sr_0.4TiO₃(BST)/聚偏氟乙烯(PVDF)?聚甲基丙烯酸甲酯(PMMA)复合薄膜,研究了PMMA含量对复合材料微观组织结构和介电性能的影响规律。结果表明,BST相能够均匀分散在聚合物基体中,归因于PMMA与PVDF良好的相容性,2种聚合物之间的界面不分明;随着PMMA含量的增加,复合材料的介电常数先降低后升高,耐击穿强度和介电可调性先增加后减少。PMMA含量(体积分数)为15%的BST/PVDF?PMMA₁₅复合材料的综合性能最佳:介电常数为23.2,介电损耗为0.07,耐击穿强度为1412 kV·cm^-1,在550 kV·cm^-1偏压场下,介电可调性为26.2%。     

Barium Sodium Niobate Powders and Thin Films: Preparation and Ferroelectric Behavior

Powders and thin films of barium sodium niobate, Ba₄Na₂Nb₁₀O₃₀, of filled tungsten bronze type ferroelectric were processed by a sol-gel route using barium metal, niobium ethoxide and sodium methoxide as precursors. Polycrystalline powder resulted after heat treating the gel powder at or above 650°C. Thin films of Ba₄Na₂Nb₁₀O₃₀ showed no preferred orientation on Si(100), Pt/Si(100) and sapphire substrates. Hysteresis measurements at 1 kHz for the thin films annealed at 750°C, obtained using a prehydrolyzed precursor solution, and gave remanent polarization of 17.34 µC/cm² and coercive field of 62.5 kV/cm. Microstructural investigation of surface morphology of these films revealed grains about 0.3 µm in size. Prehydrolysis of the precursor solution was found to be necessary to achieve dense films with ferroelectric properties.     

Bonding in Barium Boryloxides,Siloxides, Phenoxides and Silazides: A Comparison with the Lighter Alkaline Earths

Barium complexes ligated by bulky boryloxides [OBR₂]⁻ (where R=CH(SiMe₃)₂, 2,4,6-ⁱPr₃-C₆H₂ or 2,4,6-(CF₃)₃-C₆H₂), siloxide [OSi(SiMe₃)₃]⁻, and/or phenoxide [O-2,6-Ph₂-C₆H₃]⁻, have been prepared. A diversity of coordination patterns is observed in the solid state for both homoleptic and heteroleptic complexes, with coordination numbers ranging between 2 and 4. The identity of the bridging ligand in heteroleptic dimers [Ba(μ₂-X₁)(X₂)]₂ depends largely on the given pair of ligands X₁ and X₂. Experimentally, the propensity to fill the bridging position increases according to [OB{CH(SiMe₃)₂}₂)]⁻<[N(SiMe₃)₂]⁻<[OSi(SiMe₃)₃]⁻<[O(2,6-Ph₂-C₆H₃)]⁻<[OB(2,4,6-ⁱPr₃-C₆H₂)₂]⁻. This trend is the overall expression of 3 properties: steric constraints, electronic density and σ- and π-donating capability of the negatively charged atom, and ability to generate Ba ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ F, Ba ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ C(π) or Ba ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ H−C secondary interactions. The comparison of the structural motifs in the complexes [Ae{μ₂-N(SiMe₃)₂}(OB{CH(SiMe₃)₂}₂)]₂ (Ae = Mg, Ca, Sr and Ba) suggest that these observations may be extended to all alkaline earths. DFT calculations highlight the largely prevailing ionic character of ligand-Ae bonding in all compounds. The ionic character of the Ae-ligand bond encourages bridging coordination, whereas the number of bridging ligands is controlled by steric factors. DFT computations also indicate that in [Ba(μ₂-X₁)(X₂)]₂ heteroleptic dimers, ligand predilection for bridging vs. terminal positions is dictated by the ability to establish secondary interactions between the metals and the ligands.     

Preparation and catalytic performance of superfine Ni/BaTiO3 catalyst

Superfine Ni/BaTiO₃ catalysts were prepared by impregnation method and used successfully for CO₂ reforming CH₄ to syngas. The effects of preparation method and the temperatures of calcination, reduction and reaction on the catalytic activity of the Ni/BaTiO₃ system were investigated. This revised version was published online in June 2006 with corrections to the Cover Date.     

氧化钡促进的Co/SiO2催化剂的还原性能和分解甲烷活性

 利用等体积浸渍法制备了氧化硅负载钴催化剂．通过程序升温还原、氢化学吸附、氧滴定和催化活性评价等手段研究了氧化钡对Co／SiO2的还原性能、钴分散度和颗粒度、分解甲烷活性及其稳定性等的影响．研究结果表明，氧化钡明显地影响Co／SiO2的还原性能；添加2％氧化钡提高了Co／SiO2在中温（450℃）条件下的还原度；氧化钡的还原对Co／SiO2还原的诱导、氧化钡与氧化硅及与氧化钴之间的相互作用是导致Co／SiO2还原性能变化的原因．氧化钡提高了Co／SiO2的初活性和钴的分散度，降低了钴的颗粒度；添加0．5％～1．5％氧化钡有利于提高Co／SiO2的稳定性．钴的分散度和颗粒度影响Co／SiO2的活性和稳定性；氧化钡的强供电效应也是提高Co／SiO2活性和稳定性的重要因素．甲烷分解生成的碳物种覆盖了钴活性中心，导致Co／SiO2初活性下降；但大部分碳物种并不沉积在钴活性中心上，可能形成了碳纤维生长在载体和钴活性中心之间．     

Thermal and structure analysis of FeSO4·H2O-BaO2 mixtures

Investigations on the thermal decomposition of FeSO₄·H₂O-BaO₂ mixtures were carried out under isothermal conditions by using simultaneously solid electrolyte cell (EMF-method). Evoked interactions producing oxygen in the temperature range 553-673 K were established by means of a solid electrolyte oxygen analyzer. Based on Mössbauer spectroscopy data and X-ray analysis it was proved that these reactions were associated with the release of oxygen from barium peroxide, oxidation of ferrosulphate-monohydrate to FeOHSO₄, and formation of barium ferrites such as BaFe₂O₄ and BaFe₁₂O₁₉.     

取代氨乙基膦酸钡负载新型固体碱制备及催化性能研究

由于固体碱催化剂具有反应条件温和,选择性高,不腐蚀设备,与产物容易分离,可重复使用,不污染环境等优点,所以寻求环境友好的新型固体碱、固体超强碱催化材料已成为众多研究者关注的焦点。