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: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: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: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: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.
简介:WehavecalculatedtheelectronicstructuresofCo2FeAl1-xSix(101)surfaceusingfirst-principlesmethodbasedonthedensityfunctionaltheory.Becauseofthesurfaceeffect,theminorityspinbandgapattheFermileveldisappearsatthesurfaceofbulkCo2FeAl1-xSix.However,beneaththesurface,theminorityspingapopensattheFermilevel,whichindicatesthattheelectronicstructuresofCo2FeAl1-xSix(101)be-comeclosetothatofbulkphase.Accordingly,theCo2FeAl1-xSix(101)surfaceisacompositetri-layerstructurethatcorrespondstotheweakeningofhalf-metallicpropertyinCo2FeAl1-xSixfilms.Eventhough,thespinpolarizationofCo2FeAl1-xSix(101)surfaceisstilllargerthanthatofCo2FeAlorCo2FeSimaterials,makingCo2FeAl1-xSixapromisingspintronicsmaterial.