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).     

钛酸锶钡材料应用于超高密度动态随机存储器的研究

铁电钛酸锶钡材料具有十分优越的介电性能 :高的介电常数 ,较低的介电损耗 ,好的绝缘漏电性能 ;而且 ,通过调节材料中的Ba/Sr成分比 ,可改变材料的居里相变温度TC,以满足特定应用环境的温度需要 ,在超高密度集成的动态随机存储器 (DRAM)方面表现出广阔的应用前景 .文章概括介绍了BaxSr1-xTiO3 薄膜材料在DRAM应用中已取得的最新研究进展 ,并对这一应用所面临的问题也进行了详细讨论     

β-BaB2O4晶体高压相变的X光衍射研究

 我们用金刚石压砧装置（DAC）高压X射线粉末衍射照相方法，研究了β-BaB₂O₄晶体的相变。压力从0.1 MPa逐步加至17.6 GPa，发现BBO由室温下的六方相经历了若干次相变后，当压力加至11.5 GPa时，转变为无定形相。在11.5 GPa压力前的相变是可逆的，一旦进入无定形相，则相变是不可逆的。     

氯化钡法分析混合碱的进一步探讨

用氯化钡法分析混合碱,当试样中混合碱含量为2g时(指500 ml待测液中碳酸钠和碳酸氢钠混合物的含量)结果准确,但当试样中混合碱含量大于2 g时,测定误差较大,可大于40％(相对误差)。这是由于BaCO_3吸附OH~-离子的结果,介绍了应用系数校正法,消除了这一误差,方法简便、准确、快速,相对误差可达0.2％以下。并对BaCO_3的吸附机理进行了初步的探讨。     

Crystal Structure and Dielectric Properites of Bao.6Sr0.4TiO3/MgO Ceramics Doped with ZrO2 and MnO2

通过固相反应法制备Mn、Zr共掺杂钛酸锶钡／氧化镁陶瓷粉体,经干压成型后在空气气氛中于l450℃烧结4h,通过扫描电子显微镜和X射线衍射研究了ZrO2和MnO2共掺杂的Bao6Sro4TiO3／MgO复合陶瓷材料的微结构和介电性能。结果表明：Zr02可以显著降低材料的介电常数和介电损耗,有效提高了陶瓷材料的温度稳定性;随ZrO2添加量的增加,体系的晶胞参数略有增加,MgO在钛酸锶钡中以独立相的形式存在：制备出的BST铁电陶瓷材料的25℃相对介电常数较低（＆〈110）,介质损耗小于1．0×10^-3（在频率为10kHz时）,温度系数小于6．012×10^-3,可调性大于20％（8．0kV／mm）,适用于制作移相器。     

Enhanced dielectric properties of lead barium zirconate thin films by manganese doping

(Pb_0.5Ba_0.5)ZrO₃ (PBZ) and 1 mol% Mn-doped (Pb_0.5Ba_0.5)ZrO₃ (Mn-PBZ) sol were successfully fabricated, and corresponding thin films were deposited on Pt(1 1 1)/TiO₂/SiO₂/Si(1 0 0) substrates by spin-coating method. Effects of Mn doping on the microstructure and electrical properties of PBZ thin films were investigated systemically. X-ray diffraction patterns showed that both films had a polycrystalline perovskite structure, and that the degree of (1 1 1) orientation were increased by Mn doping. Dielectric measurements illustrated that Mn-doped PBZ thin films not only had a larger dielectric constant, but also possessed a smaller dielectric loss. Accordingly, the tunability and the figure of merit of PBZ films were improved by Mn doping.     

Radiation-induced changes in electrical conductivity and structure of BaPbO3 after γ-irradiation

Several barium plumbate (BaPbO₃) solid samples, made from PbO and BaCO₃ powder by chemistry liquid-phase coprecipitation, were investigated before and after γ-irradiation. The solid samples were irradiated by a ⁶⁰Co γ-irradiation source whose dose rate is about 0.7?kGy per hour. The irradiation times were 0, 72, 144, 216, 288 and 360?h. Then, the four-probe method, X-ray diffraction (XRD), scanning electron microscope (SEM) and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) were used to indicate the changes in electrical conductivity and microstructure of BaPbO₃ after γ-irradiation. The XRD results indicated that the content of PbO was reduced as the irradiation dose was increased and eventually vanished from the surface of samples. However, there was no new obvious substance phase found from the XRD atlas. It seems that the PbO transformed into nearly amorphous Pb₅O₈. The conjecture could be proved by the results of annealing experiment and SEM. The XPS results seem to show that the microstructure of BaPbO₃ was slightly changed.     

Mössbauer spectroscopy of magnetic small particles with emphasis on barium ferrite

Ferromagnetic and ferrimagnetic particles have been of scientific and technological interest for several decades. The study of nanometer clusters or particles is currently a developing subject. Such materials may be in a non-equilibrium or quasi-equilibrium phase; different properties as compared to the bulk and indeed even new physical phenomena may be expected. Some ways to synthesize clusters and fine particles are described. Mössbauer spectroscopy is shown to be particularly useful for the study of nanometer particles; an outline of how it actually works is given. As an illustration, barium ferrite small particles, a material of topical interest, is considered in detail. In particular, methods of preparation, the crystal and magnetic structure, the magnetic characteristics, recently obtained Mössbauer results, and potential and realized applications are reviewed.