简介:PolycrystallinesamplesofLa12x(Sr12yAgy)xMnO3(y=0.0,0.2,0.4,0.6,1.0)werepreparedbythesolid-statereactionmethod.ThetemperaturestabilityofmagnetoresistanceandmagnetoresistanceenhancementinLa1-x(Sr1-yAgy)xMnO3systemwithbothunivalentandbivalentelementsdopedatAsiteandwithunchangedvalueofMn3+/Mn4+ratiowereexploredthroughthemeasurementsofX-raydiffractionpatterns,magnetiza-tion-temperature(M-T)curves,resistivity-temperature(q-T)curvesandmagnetoresistance-temperature(MR-T)curves.Theresultsareasfollows:therearetwopeaksintheq-TcurvesofthesampleswithAgdoping,oneiscausedbyresistancechangeduringtheparamagnetism-ferromagnetismtransition,andtheotherisfromboundary-dependentscatteringofconductionelectronsontheboundariesofgrains.ThepeakvalueofMRincreaseswithincreasingAgdopingcontent,anditincreasesfrom8.2%fory=0.2to29.6%fory=1.0underthemagneticfieldofB=0.8T;MRremainsaconstantof12%inthetemperaturerangeof218-168Kforthesamplewithy=1.0,andthetemperaturestabilityofMRisinfavorofthepracticalapplicationofMR.
简介:ThestructureandelectrochemicalpropertiesofanewlowcobalthydrogenstorageelectrodealloysLa1-xLixNi3.2Co0.3Al0.3(0≤x≤0.2)wereinvestigatedwithadifferentadditionsofLiinreplacementofLa.WiththeincreaseofLicontentsthemaximumdischargecapacityincreasesfrom240mAh·g-1(x=0)to328.4mAh·g-1(x=0.1)andthecyclestabilityisimprovedcorrespondingly.ThecapacitydecaycanremaiN28.6%(x=0.2)after230charge/dischargecycles.Thehighratedischarge(HRD)abilityofthealloys(x≤0.1)isimprovedandthebestHRDis34.1%(x=0.1)underthedischargecurrentdensity1200mA·g-1.ItisfoundthatthepreparedalloysarebasicallycomposedofLaNi5asmatrixphaseandLaNi3assecondphase(x≤0.1).ButtheabundanceofLaNi3phasedramaticallydecreaseswithincreasingx.Whenx=0.2,anewphaseAl(NiCo)3isformed.
简介:BasedontheMiedemamodelandExtendedMiedematheory,theformationenergiesofdifferentsolutecomponentsinEr-XbinarysystemandAl-Er-Xternarysystemswerecalculated.TheresultsshowthatthevariationoferbiumcontenthaslittleinfluenceonthechancerateoftheformationAl-ErcompoundintheAl-Mg-Mn-Zr-Ersystem.ThecalculatedformationenergiesintheEr-XbinarysystemandAl-Er-XternarysystemsindicatethatAl3Erphasecantakepriorityofdepositing,Al-Er-Zrternarycompoundsmayalsofoundwhichagreeswiththeexperimentalresultsinreferences.TheconsistencyofcalculationandexperimentprovesthattheintermetalliccompoundsintheAl-Mg-Mn-Zr-ErsystemcanbepredicteddirectlybycalculatingtheformationenergiesofthereactionsinEr-XbinarysystemandAl-Er-XternarysystemswiththeMiedemamodelandExtendedMiedematheory.
简介:GaxIn1-xAs1-ySbyalloyshavebeengrownbyatmosphericpressureMOCVDonn-GaSb(Te-doped)substrate.Thesohdcompositionwasdeterminedbyusingelectronmicroprobe.ThealloysofGalnAsSbwithcompositioninmiscibilitygapweresuccessfullygrown.TheopticalpropertiesofGaxIn1-xAs1-ySbylaverswerecharacterizedbythephotoluminescenceandtheinfraredabsorption.Thespectralresponsesofp+-GaInAsSb/p-GaxIn1-xAs1-ySby/n-GaSbdetectorsshowedwavelengthcutoffat2.4μmanddetectivity-D*=5×108cmHz1/2/Watroomtemperature.
简介:X-rayDouble-crystalDiffractometerwithHorizontalSlitsandItsApplicationsXuJingyangandZhuNanchang徐景阳,朱南昌(ShanghaiInstituleofMeta...
简介:LayeredcathodematerialLiCo1/3Ni1/3Mn1/3O2wassynthesizedbyPechiniprocess,andinvestigatedusingX-raydiffraction(XRD),scanningelectronmicroscopy(SEM)andgalvanostaticcharge/dischargecycling.Thesampleiswell-crystallizedandhasaphase-purea-NaFeO2structure.Theparticlesizesareuniform,anddistributedintherangeof20-200nm.TheinitialdischargecapacityoftheLi/LiCo1/3Ni1/3Mn1/3O2cellwasabout149mAh·g-1whenitwascycledatavoltagerangeof4.5-2.3Vwithaspecificcurrentof0.25mA.Theresultisbetterincomparisonwithsolid-statesolutionmethod.Thesyntheticprocedurewasdiscussed.Threemajorreactions:chelation,esterification,andpolymerizationsuccessivelyoccurred.
简介:MgTixNi(x=0,0.1,and0.2)alloysweresuccessfullypreparedbymechanicalalloying(MA),andtheinfluenceofmillingtimeontheelectrochemicalcharacteristicsoftheelectrodeswasdiscussed.MgTixNialloysafter90hmillingdisplayedthebestelectrochemicalperformance.TheX-raydiffractionpatternsshowedthatthealloyball-milledfor90hwasamorphouswithawideneddiffractionpeak.Thecharge-dischargetestsindicatedthatthesealloyshadgoodelectrochemicalactivationproperties,andtheMgTi0.2Nialloyelectrodeexhibitedthebestcycleperformance.TheinitialdischargecapacityoftheMgTi0.2Nialloyreachedupto401.1mAh·g-1,andtheretentionrateofcapacitywas31.0%after30cycles,muchhigherthanthatofMgNi(17.3%).TheTafelpolarizationcurvesrevealedthatTiadditioncouldenhancetheanticorrosionperformanceofthesealloysinalkalisolution,whichwasresponsiblefortheamelioratedcyclicstabilityofthesealloyelectrodes.
简介:X-raydiffraction(XRD)anddifferentialscanningcalorimetry(DSC)wereusedtoinvestigatethecrystallizationprocessofamorphousAl90TMxCe10-x(atomfractionin%;TM=FeorNi;x=3,5)alloys.AgingeffectswereexaminedbyX-raydiffraction.ThestructurecorrespondingtotheprepeakfortheamorphousAl90Fe5Ce5alloyismorestablethantheamorphousmatrix,butitisnotstableforamorphousAl90Ni5Ce5alloyduringthefirstcrystallizationstageandevendecomposesatroomtemperature.AlthoughbothAl-NiandAl-Fehavestrongchemicalbonding,thecrystallizationonsettemperatureofamorphousAl-Fe-CealloysismuchhigherthanthatofamorphousAl-Ni-Cealloys,whichislikelycausedbythedifferentstabilityofthestructurecorrespondingtotheprepeak.ThecrystallizationonsettemperatureincreasesasCe/NiratioincreasesinamorphousAl90NixCe10-xalloys,whereasitdecreasesasCe/FeratioincreasesinamorphousAl90FexCe10-xalloys.AbetteratomicpackingproducesasCecontentincreasesbecauseofthesizemismatchinAlNi-CesystemsandasFecontentincreasesbecauseoftheincreasingFecentralstructuralunits.
简介:EmployingLi2CO3,NiO,Co3O4,andMnCO3powdersasstartingmaterials,Li[Ni1/3Co1/3Mn1/3]O2wassynthesizedbysolid-statereactionmethod.Variousgrindingaidswereappliedduringmillinginordertooptimizethesynthesisprocess.Aftersuccessiveheattreatmentsat650and950℃,thepreparedpowderswerecharacterizedbyX-raydiffraction(XRD)analysis,scanningelectronmicroscopy,andtransmissionelectronmicroscopy.Thepowderspreparedbyaddingsalt(NaCl)asgrindingaidexhibitaclearR3mlayerstructure.ThepowdersbyothergrindingaidslikeheptaneshowsomeimpuritypeaksintheXRDpattern.Theformerpowdersshowauniformparticlesizedistributionoflessthan1μmaveragesizewhilethelattershowsawidedistributionrangingfrom1to10μm.EnergydispersiveX-ray(EDX)analysissshowthattheratioofNi,Co,andMncontentinthepowderisapproximately1/3,1/3,and1/3,respecively.TheEDXdataindicatenoincorporationofsodiumorchlorineintothepowders.Charge-dischargetestsgaveaninitialdischargecapacityof160mAh·g-1forthepowderswithNaCladditionwhile70mAh·g-1forthepowderswithheptane.
简介:Anewseriesofrareearthcompounds,Y2-xErxMo4O15(x=0.0-2.0),weresynthesizedandtheirstructuresweredeterminedbypowderX-raydiffraction(XRD).RietveldanalysisofXRDpatternsrevealsthatthecompoundsofthisseriescrystallizeinmonoclinicsystemwithspacegroupP21/c.Thelatticeparametersa,b,c,βandtheunitcellvolumeVde-creaselinearlywithincreasingErcontent.Thethermalexpansionpropertiesofthesecompoundswerestudiedunderhigh-temperatureXRD.PositivethermalexpansionsofcompoundsY2-xErxMo4O15arefoundtobeanisotropicalongthethreecrystallographicdirectionswhereaandcaxesexpandwhilebaxiscontractsinthewholetemperaturerange.Byanalysisofdata,theexpansionofweakbandMo2-O14withrisingtemperatureshouldberesponsibleforpositivethermalexpansion.
简介:TheintermetalliccompoundZr1-xTixCowaspreparedanditssuitabilityforhydrogenstoragewasinvestigated.ThealloysobtainedbymagneticlevitationmeltingwiththecompositionofZr1-xTixCo(x=0,0.1,0.2and0.3,at.%)showsinglecubicphasebyX-raydiffraction.Asingleslopingplateauwasobservedoneachisothermal,andpressure-composition-temperature(PCT)measurementresultsshowthattheequilibriumhydrogendesorptionpressureofZr1-xTixCoalloyincreaseswithincreasingTicontent.Thedesorptiontemperaturesforsupplying100kPahydrogenareabout665,642,621and614KforZrCo,Zr0.9Ti0.1Co,Zr0.8Ti0.2CoandZr0.7Ti0.3Coalloy,respectively.RepeatedhydrogenabsorptionanddesorptioncyclesdonotgenerateseparatedZrCo,TiCoandZrH2phases,indicatingthatalloyshavegoodthermalandhydrogenstabilization.