Graphite–boron composite heater in a Kawai-type apparatus: the inhibitory effect of boron oxide and countermeasures

We have investigated the performance of a graphite–boron composite (GBC) with 3?wt % boron as a precursor for a boron-doped diamond heater in a Kawai-type apparatus at 15?GPa. We first tested a machinable cylinder of GBC sintered at 1000°C in Ar/H₂ gas (99:1 molar ratio). Boron oxide (B₂O₃) formed during sintering frequently hindered the GBC heater from stable operation at temperatures higher than 1400°C by producing melt throughout the heater together with oxide and/or silicates. We then rinsed the GBC heater in hydrochloric acid to remove B₂O₃. After rinsing, we succeeded in stably generating temperatures higher than 2000°C. We also improved a molding process of different-sized GBC tubes for convenient use and tested the molded GBC heater. It was free from the B₂O₃ problem. The electromotive force of the W/Re thermocouple was successfully monitored up to 2400°C.     

Angle‐resolved photoemission spectroscopy and imaging with a submicrometre probe at the SPECTROMICROSCOPY‐3.2L beamline of Elettra

The extensive upgrade of the experimental end‐station of the SPECTROMICROSCOPY‐3.2L beamline at Elettra synchrotron light source is reported. After the upgrade, angle‐resolved photoemission spectroscopy from a submicrometre spot and scanning microscopy images monitoring the photoelectron signal inside selected acquisition angle and energy windows can be performed. As a test case, angle‐resolved photoemission spectroscopy from single flakes of highly oriented pyrolitic graphite and imaging of the flakes with image contrast owing to rotation of the band dispersion of different flakes are presented.     

金刚石膜的厚度及背表面过渡层对热导率的影响

 采用微波等离子体化学气相沉积（MWPCVD）方法制备金刚石膜，研究了金刚石膜的厚度以及生长初期的SiC过渡层对其热导率的影响，给出了膜厚和背表面SiC过渡层减薄厚度与金刚石膜热导率的关系。     

纯钛电极上的表面增强拉曼光谱研究

采用机械粗糙、电化学氧化还原、化学刻蚀等方法对纯钛电极表面进行粗糙,在钛基底上获得了表面增强拉曼光谱(SERS)信号。初步的实验结果表明,采用机械粗糙和电化学氧化还原方法能够获得具有一定粗糙度的电极表面,但是该表面并不具有SERS活性。而采用氢氟酸化学刻蚀方法能够获得具有SERS活性的表面,并且成功检测到吡啶分子的表面增强拉曼信号。实验尝试了在不同条件下进行刻蚀,对酸的刻蚀浓度、刻蚀时间、外接电位等影响因素作了研究,结果发现基底的SERS活性随氢氟酸浓度增大而出现最佳条件,即氢氟酸浓度0.33 Wt%,刻蚀时间为5 min时的拉曼信号最好。实验以0.01 mol·L-1吡啶为探针分子,0.1 mol·L-1 KCl为电解质,在开路电位下成功地观察了钛电极上的表面增强拉曼光谱。     

Low resistance dye-sensitized solar cells based on all-titanium substrates using wires and sheets

Low resistance dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSCs) based on all-titanium substrates were proposed in this paper. To minimize the internal resistance of DSSCs, the titanium wires and titanium sheets were used as the substrates of the photoanode and the counter electrode, respectively. Compared with the FTO substrate, titanium wires could absorb much diffused light by back reflection since the reflectivity in the titanium sheet was highly increased up to 53.12%. Furthermore, the transmittance of the front cover was increased by 13.2% using the super white glass instead of FTO substrate. The thickness of TiO₂ thin film coated on titanium wire was optimized to achieve a high cell performance. The efficiency of 5.6% for the cell was obtained with a J_sc of 15.41 mA cm⁻², V_oc of 0.59 V, and FF of 0.62. The results showed that the titanium-based DSSCs had superiority for producing the large-scale DSSCs without metal grid line.     

非对称电极表面微观形貌对交流电渗流速的影响

经典交流电渗理论是利用电场进行非机械式微流体驱动的基础.传统理论交流电渗理论以双电层理论为基础,通过耦合电场方程以及流场方程得到微电极表面交流电渗流速表达式,通常与实验流速相差较大. 以电极表面微观形貌对交流电渗流速的影响为研究目标,定义微电极表面粗糙度为微观形貌特征参数,建立了等效双电层模型,并对传统交流电渗流速公式进行了修正.理论并仿真分析了表面粗糙度对于交流电渗流速的影响,利用非对称电极对交流电渗微流体驱动进行了实验研究,并进行对比分析.结果表明,理论分析与实验结果具有较好的一致性. 关键词： 交流电渗 电极表面粗糙度 等效双电层     

Surface modification of polytetrafluoroethylene film using single liquid electrode atmospheric- pressure glow discharge

Polytetrafluoroethylene films are treated by room temperature helium atmospheric pressure plasma plumes, which are generated with a home-made single liquid electrode plasma device. After plasma treatment, the water contact angle of polytetrafluoroethylene film drops from 114°to 46°and the surface free energy increases from 22.0 mJ/m2 to 59.1 mJ/m2. The optical emission spectrum indicates that there are reactive species such as O2+ , O and He in the plasma plume. After plasma treatment, a highly crosslinking structure is formed on the film surface and the oxygen element is incorporated into the film surface in the forms of -C-O-C-, -C=O, and -O-C=O groups. Over a period of 10 days, the contact angle of the treated film is recovered by only about 10 , which indicates that the plasma surface modification is stable with time.     

含氢电极脉冲放电等离子体特性诊断

利用飞行时间质谱法诊断了含氢电极脉冲真空弧离子源放电等离子体成分、离子电荷状态及离子扩散速度等特性.实验结果表明,含氢电极脉冲真空弧离子源放电等离子体的离子成分主要由H+,Ti+,Ti2+和Ti3+组成,其中Ti2+占主要部分.当放电电流为40～80 A时,Ti离子的平均电荷数在1.95～2.13之间,随着放电电流的增...     

非水体系中哌啶在银电极表面的表面增强喇曼散射

本文测定了哌啶在甲醇溶液中吸附在银电极表面的表面增强喇曼散射(SERS)光谱,及其随电位的变化,同时还测定了电极经不同氧化-还原循环(ORC)预处理时的SERS谱,对所得结果进行了分析比较,并进一步研究了非水体系和水体系SERS谱之间的关系.实验结果表明:哌啶在甲醇体系中比在水体系中SERS谱的增强因子要小,并且它们的SERS谱线随电位的变化也有一定的差别.     

沉积铁钝化膜的傅立叶变换表面增强拉曼光谱

利用恒电流沉积技术、傅立叶变换表面增强拉曼散射技术现场研究了0 1mol/LNaOH溶液中铁金属电极在不同电位下的表面氧化物的组成。结果表明,在电极预钝化区,表面首先生成的Fe(OH)2可由拉曼谱图中出现的550cm-1表征,证实了以往的研究结果。进入钝化区,表面二价氧化物逐步转化为高价氧化物Fe3O4及α 、δ 和γ FeOOH。在电位回扫的过程中,各氧化产物的还原以及铁表面SERS活性的逐渐消失导致谱峰强度降低。