Nuclear forward scattering vs. conventional Mössbauer studies of atomically tailored Eu-based materials

With the decrease in size of devices, rapid characterization of nano-devices is an inevitable necessity. It is shown that Mössbauer spectroscopy using synchrotron radiation from the advanced photon source provides such a tool of investigation. Results are presented and compared for conventional Mössbauer and Nuclear Forward Scattering for ¹⁵¹Eu-doped magnesium sulfide as an example, especially at low concentrations.     

新型稀土芳香羧酸类配合物的合成及其光致和电致发光性质

合成了新型可溶性稀土芳香羧酸类配合物，测定了有机配体的三重态能级，并考察了其光致发光相对强度、荧光寿命，发现该系列稀土配合物具有很高的光致发光效率。利用其优良的溶解性，采用高聚物掺杂、旋涂技术将其制成薄膜应用于电致发光研究中，成功地制备出具有高色纯度的稀土有机电致发光器件。对于ITO／PVK／PVK：Tb(AS)3Phen：PBD／PBD／Al电致发光器件，其最大亮度为32cd．m^-2。     

吡啶—2,6—二羧酸体系导数荧光法同时测定铀,钐,铕,铽,镝

本研究了吡啶－２，６－二羧酸（ＤＰＡ）体系导数荧光法同时测定铀，钐，铕，铽，镝的最佳条件。在ｐＨ５．５，４．８×１０＾－＾５ｍｏｌ／ＬＤＰＡ，激发波长２７２ｎｍ的条件下，可分别在５１８，６３９，６２１，５３９和６６ｎｍ处测定铀，钐，铕，铽和镝，检测限分别达到７，０．４，０．００４，０．０２６和０．２５ｎｇ／ｍＬ。应用本法测定了混合成试液中上术五种离子含量，回收率为９２．３－１０８．１％。     

Magnetic phase transitions in nanostructures induced by shear stress under high pressure

Magnetic phase transitions of the first and second order were revealed by Mössbauer spectroscopy in nanosystems of - and -ferric oxides and metallic europium subjected to shear stress (240°) under high pressure (20 kbar). For - and -ferric oxide nanoclusters, the Curie (Neel) points decreased to 300 K, whereas for nanostructured europium the Neel point increased from 90 to 100 K. The thermodynamic model of magnetic phase transitions predicting a change in the character of magnetic phase transitions and a decrease (increase) in the critical Neel (Curie) points in nanoclusters was developed. The type of magnetic phase transitions and the change in the critical points were caused by defects in nanoclusters, whose maximum concentration was observed for the clusters with the 20—50 nm size range.     

Crystal Structure of Complex Tris(4,4,4-trifluoro-1-phenyl-1,3-butanedione)(1,10-phenanthroline) Europium(III)

IntroductionCertainlanthanideionspossessharpemissionlinesinthevisibleregions.Thepossibilityoftransferringenergyeffi cientlytotheseionsbywayofstronglyabsorbingtransitionscharacteristicoforganicligandshasspurredmanyworkerstoinvestigatelanthanidechelatesaspotentiallasermaterials .Amongthemtheternarycomplexesofeuropium(III)andter bium(III)withtris(β diketonates)andanneutralligandhaveespeciallyattractedmuchattentionfortheirstronglumi nescence.Itmakethemaextensiveapplicationsindevelop mentofnewl…     

Solvation of uranyl(II), europium(III) and europium(II) cations in "basic" room-temperature ionic liquids: a theoretical study

We report a molecular dynamics study of the solvation of UO2(2+), Eu3+ and Eu2+ ions in two "basic" (Lewis acidity) room-temperature ionic liquids (IL) composed of the 1-ethyl-3-methylimidazolium cation (EMI+) and a mixture of AlCl4- and Cl- anions, in which the Cl-/AlCl4- ratio is about 1 and 3, respectively. The study reveals the importance of the [UO2Cl4]2- species, which spontaneously form during most simulations, and that the first solvation shell of europium is filled with Cl- and AlCl4- ions embedded in a cationic EMI+ shell. The stability of the [UO2Cl4]2- and [Eu(III)Cl6]3- complexes is supported by quantum mechanical calculations, according to which the uranyl and europium cations intrinsically prefer Cl- to the AlCl4- ion. In the gas phase, however, [Eu(III)Cl6]3- and [Eu(II)Cl6]4- complexes are predicted to be metastable and to lose two to three Cl- ions. This contrasts with the results of simulations of complexes in ILs, in which the "solvation" of the europium complexes increases with the number of coordinated chlorides, leading to an equilibrium between different chloro species. The behavior of the hydrated [Eu(OH2)8]3+ complex is considered in the basic liquids; the complex exchanges H2O molecules with Cl- ions to form mixed [EuCl3(OH2)4] and [EuCl4(OH2)3]- complexes. The results of the simulations allow us to better understand the microscopic nature and solvation of lanthanide and actinide complexes in "basic" ionic liquids.     

Preparative isolation and characterization of zinc dialkyldithiophosphates from commercial antiwear additives

An automated HPLC separation methodology was developed for the preparative separation of ZnDTP components from commercial lubricant antiwear additives. Using silica columns that can be reactivated by elution with appropriate solvents, gram quantities of additives can be isolated. The isolated materials are useful for carrying out further mechanistic and synthetic studies. Preliminary estimations suggest that separation repeatability and fraction recoveries have acceptable levels. Qualitative characterization of isolated ZnDTP mixtures was achieved by IR, TLC‐FID, and RP‐HPLC. IR is useful for assessing the nature of ZnDTP alcoholic moieties. TLC‐FID provides a check on the preparative HPLC separation efficiency. RP‐HPLC on octadecylsil‐silica columns provides fingerprints for isolated commercial ZnDTP active concentrates. Fingerprinting on small bore HPLC columns proved advantageous compared with conventional columns.     

Electrode kinetics of Eu3+/Eu2+ reaction by cyclic voltammetry

The cyclic voltammetric behaviour of Eu³⁺/Eu²⁺ couple at hanging mercury drop electrode (HMDE) has been studied in chloride, bromide, iodide, thiocyanate and EDTA supporting electrolytes. The apparent rate constant and transfer coefficient for these systems have been calculated at various voltage scan rates, without using the data for standard or formal potential. The values have been compared with those obtained by earlier workers through other electrochemical methods.     

Eu（TTA）3·1／2（4，4′－bipyN_2O_2）配合物的发光光谱

在７７Ｋ下测定了Ｅｕ（ＴＴＡ）３·１／２（４，４′－ｂｉｐｙＮ２Ｏ２）配合物的激发光谱、发光光谱和时间分辨光谱。光谱数据表明，在标题配合物中存在化学环境不同的两种Ｅｕ３＋格位，但它们的局部对称性都属于Ｃ２Ｖ点群，这可能表明该配合物的激发态电子结构稍有不同