Anomalous grazing incidence small-angle x-ray scattering studies of platinum nanoparticles formed by cluster deposition

The size evolution of platinum nanoparticles formed on a SiO2/Si(111) substrate as a function of the level of surface coverage with deposited clusters has been investigated. The anisotropic shapes of sub-nanometer-size nanoparticles are changed to isotropic on the amorphous substrate as their sizes increased. Using anomalous grazing incidence small-angle x-ray scattering (AGISAXS), the scattering from nanoparticles on the surface of a substrate is well separated from that of surface roughness and fluorescence. We show that AGISAXS is a very effective method to subtract the background and can provide unbiased information about particle sizes of less than 1 nm.     

Photosensitization of nanocrystalline TiO2 by self-assembled layers of CdS quantum dots

CdS quantum dots can be self-assembled on high surface area nanocrystalline TiO2 electrodes; spectroscopic and photoelectrochemical studies indicate that the size, and hence the absorption edge, of the CdS particles can be controlled; efficient photosensitization of the TiO2 electrode by the Q-particles has been achieved.     

煤加氢液化残渣的流变特性研究

采用从煤直接液化实验装置取得的液化残渣，研究了它的流变性及温度和油、沥青质、固体含量对其流变性的影响。液化残渣是剪切变稀的非牛顿型假塑性流体，非牛顿指数随温度升高而不断减小，温度越高越接近牛顿流体行为。液化残渣对温度非常敏感，在升温过程中其表观黏度下降很快，且没有出现黏度峰。在液化残渣中加入少量的循环油后其表观黏度大幅下降；而在加入少量沥青质后则表现出低温下黏度变大，高温下黏度变小的现象；固体含量则始终是黏度增大的因素，表明其黏度与油、沥青质和固体含量关系密切。液化残渣的黏度－温度关系符合Arrhenius关系式，但在升温过程中出现了拐点，低温段的黏流活化能比高温段的要大。