简介:AseriesofRbxCs1-xAg4I5(x=0-1)thinfilmsweregrownbyvacuumevaporationonNaCIcrystalsubstratesat350K.Theabsorptionspectraofthesefilmsweremeasuredat80Kinthewavelengthrangefrom240nmto400nm.ItisshownthatsuperionicconductorthinfilmsofquaternarycompoundRb0.5Cs0.5Ag4I5andternarycompoundRbAg415canbeobtainedatx=0.5-0.6andx=0.7-1,respectively.Atx=0.65,thecombinedcompoundfilmofthemixtureof30mol%RbAg4I5and70mol%Rb0.5Cs0.5Ag4I5ispresented.Then,basedonthespectralpositionsoftheA1andA2peaks,wedeterminedthattheRb0.5Cs0.5Ag4I5excitoncouplingenergyRexis0.21eV,theforbiddenzonewidthEgis3.82eVandtheexcitonradiusaexis0.70hm.Furthermore,theionicconductivitiesofsuperionicconductorthinfilmsofRbAg4I5andRb0.5Cs0.5Ag4I5andtheirmixturefilmareinvestigated,respectively,inthetemperaturerange303K-393K.
简介:Heavyionirradiationattractalargeinterestfortwoapplications:radiotherapyandspaceradiationprotectioninmannedspacemissions.ExposuretoheavyionsradiationresultsinmultipleeffectsthroughDNAdamageinduction.Single-cellgelelectrophoresisorcometassayisknownforitsabilitytodetectDNAdamageatthesinglecelllevelandhasbeenusedforyearstoassessDNAdamage.ItcandetectlowlevelsofDNAstrandbreaksinashorttime,justusingafewsamplecells.DNAdoublestrandbreaks(DSBs)aremeasuredattheneutralcometassaycondition;underthealkalinecometassayconditionbothDNAsinglestrandbreaks(SSBs)andpartDSBsaredetected.Thetwodimensionalcometassayisamodificationofthetwooriginalcometassay,cansimultaneouslydetectDNASSBsandDSBsinthesamehumanspermatozoa.
简介:Amolybdenumdisulfide(MoS2)saturableabsorberwasfabricatedbythermallydecomposingtheammoniumthiomolybdate.ByusingtheMoS2absorber,acompactdiode-pumpedpassivelyQ-switchedTm:GdVO4laserhasbeendemonstrated.AstableQ-switchedlaserwithrepetitionratesfrom25.58to48.09kHzwasachieved.Maximumaverageoutputpowerwas100mWwiththeshortestpulsedurationof0.8μs.Maximumpulseenergyis2.08μJatcenterof1902nm.
简介:利用原于力显微镜研究了KTiOAsO4晶体的铁电畴,发现了这一实验方法的诸多特点。如放大倍数高,可以得到晶体表面的定量信息等,得到了KTiAsO4晶体铁电畴的原于力显微镜照片,并结合化学腐蚀光学显微法的实验结果进行了研究。最后对铁电畴的机制与消除进行了理论讨论。
简介:CuFe2O4network,preparedviatheelectrostaticspraydepositiontechnique,withhighreversiblecapacityandlongcyclelifetimeforlithiumionbatteryanodematerialhasbeenreported.Thereversiblecapacitycanbefurtherenhancedbycoatinghighelectronicconductivepolypyrrole(PPy).Atthecurrentdensityof100mA·g-1.Li/CuFe2O4electrodedeliversareversiblecapacityof842.9mAh·g-1whilethereversiblecapacityofLi/PPy-coatedCuFe2O4electrodeincreasesupto1106.7mAh-g’.Ahighcapacityof640.7mAhg"1fortheLi/PPy-coatedCuFe2O4electrodeismaintainedincontrastof398.9mAh·g-1forCuFe2O4electrodeafter60cycles,whichdemonstratesgoodelectrochemicalperformanceofthecompositeduetotheincreaseofelectronicconductivity.Theelectrochemicalimpedancespectroscopy(EIS)furtherrevealsthattheLi/PPy-coatedCuFe2O4electrodehasalowerchargetransferresistancethantheLi/CuFe2C>4electrode.
简介:Amongthemanyspecialfactorsinthespaceenvironment,spaceradiationespeciallyhighenergyheavyionradiationiswidelyregardedasoneofthecrucialfactorsthathazardthehealthandsafetyofastronaut.Itiswellknownthatbiologicaleffectsofradiationaredependentonthelinear-energy-transfer(LET)oftheemergentbeam.HeavyionshavehighLETandcouldinducecomplexandclusteredDNAdamage,whichismoredifficulttoberepairedthanindividuallesionsandisevenirreparable.
简介:LargeGdCa4O(BO3)3crystalhasbeengrownbytheCzochralskimethod.ThequalityofGdCa4(BO3)3crystalwasassessedbywhite-beamsynchrotronradiationtopography.Ithasbeenfoundthatthereisasub-grainboundaryintheGdCa4O(BO3)3crystal.TheboundarydividesthelargeGdCa4O(BO3)3crystalintotwoindividuals.Duetothemisorientationbetweenthetwoindividuals,theimageshiftscanbeobservedinthesynchrotrontopopraphs.BasedonthemisorientationdeterminedbyhighresolutionX-raydiffractometer,theimageshiftswerecalculatedforseveralreflections.ThecalculationsareinagreementwiththemeasurementsfromthetopogrphsveryWell.Inaddition,theformationmechanismofsub-grainboundaryisdiscussed.2001ElsevierscienceB.V.Allrightsreserved.
简介:Rhodium-andironphosphate-basedcatalystsarebyfarthemostpromisingcatalystsforoxy-brominationofmethane(OBM)reaction.However,mostliteraturereportedeitherRh-orFePO4-basedcatalysts,andtheresultswererarelystudiedinauniformenvironmentalcondition.Inthisreport,comparativestudywasconductedonsilica-andsiliconcarbide-supportedrhodiumandironphosphatecatalystswiththemainfocusesonstabilityperformanceandcokedeposition.ThecatalyticresultsdemonstratedthatthestabilityofbothRh-andFePO4-basedcatalystswasgreatlyinfluencedbythesupportsused,andsiliconcarbide-supportedcatalystsshowedmuchbetteranti-cokingabilityascomparedwithsilica-supportedones.Temperature-programmedoxidationovertheusedcatalystsfurtherindicatedthatthecokeformationmechanismswerecompletelydifferentbetweensilica-supportedrhodiumandironphosphatecatalysts.WhilecokesmightbecausedbycondensationofCH2Br2oversupportedironphosphate,methanedecompositionmightbethereasonforcokeformationoversilica-supportedrhodiumcatalyst.ThesefindingsmightpavethewayfordesigninghighlyefficientandstablecatalystsoftheOBMreaction.
简介:Inordertoinvestigatethefiresuppressioneffectivenessofwatermistwithmetalchlorideadditives,ultrafinewatermistsofthesesaltswithdiametersabout10μmwereintroducedintoCH4/airnon-premixedflameinthecupburner.Resultsshowedthatthesedropletshardtomakeitselftotheflamefrontunderthecupburnerflowconditionsfunctionedasacarrierofthevaporizedsolidparticlesoritsdecomposedmaterials.Themetalchlorideimprovedfiresuppressionefficacyofwatermistwhichwereaffectedbythetypeandconcentrationofmetalchloride.Onamassbasis,thereisafiresuppressioneffectivenessrelationshipofMgCl2
简介:CrystallineTiO2(P25)andisolatedtitanatespeciesinaZSM-5structure(TS-1)weremodifiedwithAuandAg,respectively,andtestedinthegas-phasephotocatalyticCO2reductionunderhighpurityconditions.Thenoblemetalmodificationwasperformedbyphotodeposition.LightabsorbancepropertiesofthecatalystsareexaminedwithUV–Visspectroscopybeforeandaftertheactivitytest.Inthegas-phasephotocatalyticCO2reduction,itwasobservedthatthecatalystswithAgnanostructuresaremoreactivethanthosewithAunanostructures.Itisthusfoundthattheenergeticdifferencebetweenthebandgapenergyofthesemiconductorandthepositionoftheplasmonisinfluencingthephotocatalyticactivity.Potentially,plasmonexcitationduetovisiblelightabsorptionresultsinplasmonresonanceenergy,whichaffectstheexcitationofthesemiconductorpositively.Therefore,anoverlapbetweenbandgapenergyofthesemiconductorandmetalplasmonisneeded.
简介:Chemical-loopingcombustion(CLC)isanovelcombustiontechniquewithinherentCO2separation.Magnetite(Fe3O4)wasselectedastheoxygencarrier.Shenhuacoal(InnerMongolia,China),strawcokeandnaturalcokewereusedasfuelsforthisstudy.Influencesofoperationtemperatures,coaltoFe3O4massratios,anddifferentkindsoffuelsonthereductioncharacteristicsoftheoxygencarrierwereinvestigatedusinganatmospherethermogravimetricanalyzer(TGA).Scanningelectronmicroscopy(SEM)wasusedtoanalysethecharacteristicofthesolidresidues.Experimentalresultsshownthatthereactionbetweenthecoalandtheoxygencarrierbecomestrongatatemperatureofhigherthan800℃.Astheoperationtemperaturerises,thereductionconversionrateincreases.Atthetemperaturesof850oС,900℃,and950℃,thereductionconversionrateswere37.1%,46.5%,and54.1%respectively.However,SEMimagesshowthatatthetemperatureofhigherthan950℃,theironoxidesbecomemeltedandsintered.Thepossibleoperationtemperatureshouldbekeptaround900℃.WhenthemassratiosofcoaltoFe3O4were5/95,10/90,15/85,and20/80,thereductionconversionrateswere29.5%,40.8%,46.5%,and46.6%respectively.Withtheincreaseofcoal,theconversionrategoesup.Butthereexistanoptimalratioaround15/85.Comparisonsbasedondifferentkindsoffuelsshowthatthesolidfuelwithahighervolatileandamoredevelopedporestructureisconducivetothereductionreactivityoftheoxygencarrier.
简介:WeinvestigatethesurfacestructureandcompositionofaYBa2Cu3Oy(YCO)thinfilmodifiedbyCF4plasmafluorination.Inadditiontotheabsorptionofhydrocarbons,chemicalreactionsoftheYBCOsurfacetakeplaceduringCF4plasmatreatment.Variousx-rayphotoelectronspectroscopicdataarereportedanddiscussed.Theexistenceofathinbarrierisconfirmed,whichhomogeneouslycoverstheedgeofthebaseYBCOfilminourinterfaceengineeringJosephsonjunction.MeasurementsofAugerelectronspectroscopicdataandtheresistanceversustemperatureindicatethatthebarrierisacontrollable-insulatinglayer.