简介:Nickelhydroxide,Ni(OH)2iswidelyusedinelectrodesofnickel-basedalkalinesecondarybatteries.UltrathinhexagonalNi(OH)2nanosheetsofspacegroupP-3mlwerehydrothermallypreparedat200℃for10h.Theirdiameterandthicknesswere200-300and3-5nm,respectively.Theirformationwasattributedtotheorientedassemblyofgrowingparticles,whichwasassistedbysurfactantmolecules.ThespecificsurfaceareaoftheNi(OH)2nanosheetswas8.66m2/g.Theirmagnetizationcurveexhibitedlinearparamagneticbehavioracrosstheentiremeasurementregion.
简介:Microtubes/rodsofthelayeredmetalhydroxidesaltcompoundCd2(OH)3(DS)·nH2O,whereDSstandsfordodecylsulfatesandwichedbetweentwoadjacentinorganicsheets,havebeensynthesizedforthefirsttimethroughamildhydrothermalreactionroute.Themicrotubes/rodshaveadiameterofabout1mandalengthrangingfromseveralmicronsto20m.Thegrowthprocessofmicrotubes/rodsundertheexperimentalconditionsemployedfollowsadissolution–recrystallizationroute.
简介:Uniformlysizedα-Fe2O3hexagonalplateletsweresynthesizedbyahydrothermalprocessusingFe(OH)3suspensionandlargeamountofNaOH.ThereactionproductswerecharacterizedbyX-raydiffraction(XRD),scanningelectronmicroscopy(SEM),transmissionelectronmicroscopy(TEM),selectedareaelectrondiffraction(SAED),andavibratingsamplemagnetometer(VSM).Theresultsshowthatthehexagonalplateletsarefine,monodisperseandconsistingofsingle-crystals.Themagnetichysteresis(M-H)curveofthesamplesmeasuredatroomtemperatureindicatesthattheα-Fe2O3micro-plateletsexhibitferromagneticbehaviorswithrelativelylowcoercivity.
简介:Nanoparticlescanprovideflameretardancetohostingpolymersandactasnanofireextinguishers.Hydroxyapatite(Ca5(OH)(PO4)3)(HA)isnothygroscopic,andisthermallystableupto800℃,with18.5wt%phosphorouscontent.ItisthishighphosphorouscontentthatcanprovideHAwithflameretardantproperties.Inthispaper,wereportonthecontinuoussynthesisofultrafineHAusingahydrothermalsynthesistechnique.TheHAsurfacepropertieswerechangedfromhydrophilictohydrophobicbypostsynthesissurfacemodification.TheratiooftheHAnanoparticlesandanintumescentagentknownasExolitAP750wasinvestigatedtoyieldaself-extinguishingmulti-componentepoxynanocompositeforextendedapplicationunderextremefireconditions.TheHA/AP750/epoxynanocompositewasabletoresistaflameat1700℃andself-extinguishaftertheflamehadbeenremoved.Thenanocompositeshowedanenhancedflammabilityperformanceinstandardconecalorimetrytestingandformedacompactandcohesiveprotectivecharlayerwitha50%decreaseinpeakheatreleasedcomparedwithvirginepoxy.OuraimwastoestablishtheuseofHAasaneffectivenanofillerwithphosphorous-basedflameretardantproperties.Thesurfaceofthisnanofireextinguisherwasmodifiedeffectivelywithdifferentsurfactantsforenhancedcompatibilitywithdifferentpolymericmatrices.
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:Octahedron-likeBaMoO4microcrystalsweresynthesizedbytheco-precipitationmethodatroomtemperatureandprocessedinmicrowave-hydrothermalat413Kfordifferenttimes(from30minto5h).ThesemicrocrystalswereanalyzedbyX-raydiffraction(XRD),field-emissiongunscanningelectronmicroscopy(FEG-SEM)andtransmissionelectronmicroscopy(TEM).XRDpatternsshowedthatthismaterialpresentsatetragonalstructurewithoutthepresenceofdeleteriousphases.FEG-SEMandTEMmicrographsrevealedthattheBaMoO4microcrystalspresentanoctahedron-likemorphologywithagglomeratenatureandpoly-disperseparticlesizedistribution.Thesemicrographsalsoindicatedthatthemicrocrystalsgrowalongthe[001]direction.Theobservedcrystallographicplanesinthesestructuresweremodeledcomputationallyandacrystalgrowthmodelwasproposedinordertoexplainthemorphologicalchangesasafunctionofprocessingtime.
简介:BSTOdielectricceramicwaspreparedfromSrTiO3andBaTiO3powderssynthesizedbyhydrothermalmethod,aswellasfromBa0.6Sr0.4TiO3powdersynthesizedbyconventionalsolid-statereaction.Theformercanbesinteredatarelativelylowtemperatureof1120℃.CharacterizationbySEMshowedthatthegrainshapesofbothceramicsarecubical,thoughthegrainsizeoftheformerismuchsmaller.Dielectricconstantsmeasuredat20℃wereshowntovarywithfrequencyintherangefrom1kHzto2MHzanddcbiasfield,andfurtherthatthedielectriclossoftheformertobelessthan2×10-3inthefrequencyrangeof20kHzto1MHz,muchsmallerthanthatofthelattersample.Fortheformer,temperaturedependenceofdielectricconstantismuchflatterandthereexistsanextendedphasetransitiondiffusioncoveringawidetemperaturerangeofCurietemperatureTc.Thesmallergrainsizeoftheformerdepressesthedcbiaselectricalfielddependenceofdielectricconstant.Thetunabilityis7%underabiasfieldof0.6kV/mmdc.
简介:TiO2-loadedactivatedcarbonfibers(ACF)werepreparedbyahydrothermalmethod.Thesampleswerecharacterizedbyscanningelectronmicroscopy(SEM),X-raydiffraction(XRD),Fouriertransforminfrared(FT1R)spectrometryandUV-visdiffusereflectancespectra(DRS).SEMimagesshowedthattheTiO2nanoparticlesweredepositedonthesurfaceofACF,andtheparticlesizeandloadingamountofTiO2werevariedbychangingtheinitialconcentrationoftetrabutyltitanate(TBOT).TheresultsofanashexperimentshowedthattheloadingamountsofTiO2were18.4%,43.3%,52.5%,75.1%,and91.1%forinitialconcentrationsofTBOTof0.07,014,0.21,0.28,and0.35mol/L,respectively.PhysicalinteractionsplayedanimportantroleintheformationofTiO2/ACFcompositefibersthatabsorbUVandvisiblelight.ComparedwiththoseofACF,improvedadsorptionandphotocatalyticactivitytowardRhodamineB(RhB)wereobservedforTiO2/ACFcompositefiber.TheRhodamineBcouldberemovedefficientlybyTiO2/ACFcompositefibers,andtheTiO2loadingamounthadasignificanteffectonthephotocatalyticactivityofTiO2/ACFcompositefibers.