简介:Takingadvantageofthelargeγ-detectorarrayGammasphereandtherecoilmassseparatorFMA,highspinstatesin117Bawereinvestigatedthroughtherecoil-β-delayedprotondecaytaggingtechniqueviatheheavy-ioninducedfusion-evaporationreaction64Zn(58Ni,2p3n)117Ba,atabeamenergyof305MeV.Promptγraysbelongingto117Bahavebeenidentifiedfurthermore,arotationalbandhasbeenidentifiedforthefirsttimeandpresentedasbandAinFig.1.
简介:TheinfluenceofNa2SO4ontheformationofZnOwhiskerswasinvestigatedinthispaper.ZnOwhiskerswithaspectratiosofupto50weresynthesizedbydissolvingε-Zn(OH)2precursorinNaOH/Na2SO4solutionatroomtemperature,followedbyagingoftheresultingsolutionat140℃for6h.Fouriertransforminfraredspectroscopy,Ramanspectroscopy,andX-rayphotoelectronspectroscopyanalysesrevealedthatSO42-ionswereprimarilyadsorbedonthe(100)planeoftheZnOwhiskersviaanouter-spherecomplexconfiguration(O-H…O),therebypromotingtheone-dimensionalgrowthofZnOwhiskersalongthec-axis.
简介:ThephaseandmorphologytransformationduringthehydrothermaltreatingprocessofY2O3wasevaluatedwithX-raydiffcrcnce(XRD),scanningelectronmicroscopy(SEM),transmissionelectronmicroscopy(TEM),particlesizeandspecificsurfaceareadetermination.TheresultsshowedthatthecubicY2O3didnottransferintohexagonalY(OH)3inpurewater.Therefore,purehexagonalY(OH)3withnanotubeandmicrorodmorphologieswereobtainedbyhydrothermaltreatingY2O3at150℃for12hin15mlof2mol/LNaOHsolutionwithandwith-outPVAorPEGItwassuggestedthatthecharacteristicpreferentialgrowthofY(OH)3wasattributedtothestructureanisotropyofhexahedronY(OH)3.TheadditionofPVAorPEGcouldpromotetheformingprocessofnanotubesbyselectiveadsorptionondifferentcrystalplanes,whichalteredthegrowthratealongdifferentdirectionsandresultedinthediffusionlimitofconstructingionsinthecentertopofrods.Finally,Y(OH)3:EuandY2O3:Eunanotubeswerealsosynthesizedbyusingthismethod,andtheirphotoluminescencepropertieswereevaluated.
简介:Thedevelopmentofthehydrogenelectrodeisvitalfortheapplicationofalkalinepolymerelectrolytefuelcells(APEFCs).Inthisstudy,aseriesofNi(OH)2decoratedNi/Ccatalysts(Ni(OH)2-Ni/C)werepreparedbyathree-stepelectrochemicaltreatmentofNi/C.TheexistenceofNi(OH)2wasdemonstratedbyX-rayphotoelectronspectroscopy(XPS),andthesurfacemolarratioofNi(OH)2/Niofthesampleswasestimatedviaanelectrochemicalmethod.TheHORcatalyticactivityofthecatalystswasevaluatedbyarotationdiskelectrode(RDE)method,anda'volcanoplot'wasestablishedbetweentheHORexchangecurrent(j0)andthesurfacemolarratioofNi(OH)2/Ni.Ontopofthe'volcano',thesurfacemolarratioofNi(OH)2/Niis1.1:1,thej0ofwhichwas6.8timesofthatofNi/C.ThestabilityofthesamplestowardHORwasevaluatedtobegood.OurstudyaddedasystematicexperimentalevidencetotheHORresearch,showingthattheHORcatalyticactivityofNicanbedeliberatelycontrolledviadecorationofNi(OH)2,whichmayhelpunderstandingtheHORmechanismonNi.
简介:Anisotropicstructures,nanoneedles,andnanospindlesofrareearthhydroxychloride(RE(OH)2Cl)andoxychloride(REOCl)(rareearth=EuandTb)weresynthesized.Therareearthhydroxychloridenanostructureswereformedviaathermallyassistedhydrolysisoftherare-earthsesquioxidenanocrystals.Themorphologicalevolutionofthenanostructureswasstudiedusinghigh-resolutiontransmissionelec-tronmicroscopyandscanningelectronmicroscopy,whilethestructuralevolutionwasinvestigatedusingX-raydiffractiontechniques.Thethermalstabilityoftherareearthhydroxychlorideswasinvestigatedusingthermogravimetricanalysis.Therareearthoxychloridenanospin-dlesweresynthesizedviaasimpleheat-treatmentofrareearthhydroxychloridenanospindles.
简介:AnewlayeredCu-basedoxychalcogenideBa3Fe2O5Cu2S2hasbeensynthesizedanditsmagneticandelectronicpropertieswererevealed.Ba3Fe2O5Cu2S2isbuiltupbyalternativelystacking[Cu2S2]2-layersandironperovskiteoxide[(FeO2)(BaO)(FeO2)]2-layersalongthecaxisthatareseparatedbybariumionswithFe3+fivefoldcoordinatedbyasquare-pyramidalarrangementofoxygen.Fromthebondvalencearguments,weinferredthatinlayeredCuCh-based(Ch=S,Se,Te)compoundsthe+3cationinperovskiteoxidesheetprefersasquarepyramidalsite,whilethelowervalencecationprefersthesquareplanarsites.Thestudiesonsusceptibility,transport,andopticalreflectivityindicatethatBa3Fe2O5Cu2S2isanantiferromagneticsemiconductorwithaNe′eltemperatureof121Kandanopticalbandgapof1.03eV.Themeasurementofheatcapacityfrom10Ktoroomtemperatureshowsnoanomalyat121K.TheDebyetemperatureisdeterminedtobe113K.TheoreticalcalculationsindicatethattheconductionbandminimumispredominantlycontributedbyO2pand3dstatesofFeionsthatantiferromagneticallyarrangedinFeO2layers.TheFe3dstatesarelocatedatlowerenergyandresultinanarrowbandgapincomparisonwiththatoftheisostructuralSr3Sc2O5Cu2S2.