Pd/WO_3-RGO纳米催化剂对甲酸氧化的电催化性能

采用表面修饰技术将WO_3晶粒引入到氧化石墨烯(GO)表面,通过硼氢化钾还原法制备了载钯催化剂Pd/WO_3-RGO.对催化剂进行了结构和形貌表征,并考察了该催化剂对甲酸氧化的电催化性能.结果表明,Pd/WO_3-RGO催化剂由石墨烯、单斜态WO_3和立方面心Pd晶粒组成,Pd颗粒均匀分散在载体上;使用Pd/20%WO_3-RGO催化剂电极时的甲酸氧化最大峰电流密度大幅增加,是Pd/RGO催化剂电极甲酸氧化峰电流密度的2.5倍;Pd/WO_3-RGO催化剂稳定性大大增强,且具有更加优异的抗CO中毒能力;Pd晶粒与WO_3晶粒的相互交叠有利于它们之间的催化协同效应,增强催化剂的催化性能.     

High-pressure study of topological semimetals XCd2Sb2 (X = Eu and Yb)

Topological materials have aroused great interest in recent years, especially when magnetism is involved. Pressure can effectively tune the topological states and possibly induce superconductivity. Here we report the high-pressure study of topological semimetals $X$Cd$_{2}$Sb$_{2}$ ($X = {\rm Eu} $ and Yb), which have the same crystal structure. In antiferromagnetic (AFM) Weyl semimetal EuCd$_{2}$Sb$_{2}$, the Néel temperature (${T}_{\rm N}$) increases from 7.4 K at ambient pressure to 50.9 K at 14.9 GPa. When pressure is above 14.9 GPa, the AFM peak of resistance disappears, indicating a non-magnetic state. In paramagnetic Dirac semimetal candidate YbCd$_{2}$Sb$_{2}$, pressure-induced superconductivity appears at 1.94 GPa, then ${ T}_{\rm c}$ reaches to a maximum of 1.67 K at 5.22 GPa and drops to zero at about 30 GPa, displaying a dome-shaped temperature-pressure phase diagram. High-pressure x-ray diffraction measurement demonstrates that a crystalline-to-amorphous phase transition occurs at about 16 GPa in YbCd$_{2}$Sb$_{2}$, revealing the robustness of pressure-induced superconductivity against structural instability. Similar structural phase transition may also occur in EuCd$_{2}$Sb$_{2}$, causing the disappearance of magnetism. Our results show that $X$Cd$_{2}$Sb$_{2}$ ($X = {\rm Eu}$ and Yb) is a novel platform for exploring the interplay among magnetism, topology, and superconductivity.     

粉煤灰泡沫陶瓷水基浆料的性能

采用有机泡沫浸渍法制备粉煤灰泡沫陶瓷.为获得良好的挂浆性能,研究pH值、分散剂、流变剂和固相含量等因素对粉煤灰泡沫陶瓷水基浆料流动性、稳定性及触变性的影响,并对其作用机理进行分析.研究结果表明:浆料的黏度受pH值的影响比较显著,当pH值约为11时,浆料黏度最低,流动性最好;粉煤灰水基浆料的黏度随剪切速率增加而减小,随固相含量增大而增大,而且具有明显的时间依附性;当分散剂用量为0.5%,流变剂加入量为4%,固相含量为60%时浆料稳定性、流动性和触变性都较优,用其制备的泡沫陶瓷抗弯强度达到1.56 MPa.