A few hundreds nanometer-sized mesoporous silica and alumina spheres were synthesized in organic solvents. The impacts of ammonia, N, N-dimethylformamide (DMF) and stirring speed were also investigated.
By optical microscopy, transmission electron microscopy and energy dispersive spectroscopy, the changes with aging time in size, composition and distribution of nanometer-sized （Ti, Mo）C precipitated in Ti-Mo low-al...By optical microscopy, transmission electron microscopy and energy dispersive spectroscopy, the changes with aging time in size, composition and distribution of nanometer-sized （Ti, Mo）C precipitated in Ti-Mo low-alloy ferritc steel have been studied in comparison with that of nanometer-sized TiC precipitated in Ti low-alloy ferritc steel. It was found that the growth rate of （Ti,Mo）C in Ti-Mo steel was less than that of TiC in Ti steel. Nanometer- sized carbides formed at 650 ~C （or 550 ~C） for 55 h were at transitional stage from growth to coarsening. When aging time reaches 55 h, the coarsening rates of nanometer-sized carbides in Ti and Ti-Mo steel tend to be the same and in- variable. The influence of Mo on growth and coarsening of nanometer-sized carbides tends to decrease with increasing aging time, and Mo contents in nanometer-sized carbides with the same size at different aging time were different.展开更多
A novel process for synthesizing nano-ceramics powders, named mechanical & therm al activation processing, is discussed in the present paper. It is a processing based on thermal activation in liquid phase (molten ...A novel process for synthesizing nano-ceramics powders, named mechanical & therm al activation processing, is discussed in the present paper. It is a processing based on thermal activation in liquid phase (molten salt) after mechanical activ ation. The nanometer-sized TiC particles (15-20nm) have been synthesized by the method, and analyzed by X-ray diffraction (XRD), transmission electron microscop e (TEM), scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and energy dispersion X-ray (EDX) sp ectroscopy. An interface interaction between liquid (molten salt) and solid (fin al product particles) phases plays a dominating role for the control of product particles size. The mechanism for the formation of nanometer-sized TiC particles has been discussed.展开更多
Novel nanometer-sized ScAlMgO4：Eu3＋ phosphors were successfully synthesized by the citric acid complexation method.The mean particle size of the obtained powders was within the range of 100～150 nm according to the ...Novel nanometer-sized ScAlMgO4：Eu3＋ phosphors were successfully synthesized by the citric acid complexation method.The mean particle size of the obtained powders was within the range of 100～150 nm according to the SEM patterns.In ScAlMgO4：Eu3＋ showed strong characteristic red emission,of which the maximum emission peak was located at 629 nm for ultraviolet（UV） excitation.The dependence of photoluminescence intensity on Eu3＋ concentration was also studied in detail,and the emission intensity of Sc1-xEuxAlMgO4 was about 10% at optimized Eu3＋ concentration.Furthermore,the luminescence decay measurements showed that the lifetimes of Eu3＋ were in the range of millisecond.The obtained ScAlMgO4：Eu3＋ phosphors with nanometer size and excellent luminescence efficiency would be potential red phosphors in plasma display panels.展开更多
A new complex-precursor method was proposed to prepare nanometer-sized BaTiO3 powder. Firstly,Ti2O(O2)2(ta)24-complex ions were prepared by the reaction of H2O2,Ti4+ and ta3-(ta=C6H6O6N3-) with a desirable amount of s...A new complex-precursor method was proposed to prepare nanometer-sized BaTiO3 powder. Firstly,Ti2O(O2)2(ta)24-complex ions were prepared by the reaction of H2O2,Ti4+ and ta3-(ta=C6H6O6N3-) with a desirable amount of surface active agent,and then the Ba2Ti2O(O2)2(ta)2·2H2O precursor was obtained by reaction between Ti2O(O2)2(ta)24-and Ba2+. Finally,the precursor was annealed at 800 ℃ for 2 h to obtain BaTiO3 powder. The morphology,the particle size distribution,the purity and the molar ratio of Ba to Ti of BaTiO3 powder were investigated systematically by TEM,XRD,IR,Raman and chemical analysis,respectively. The results show that the BaTiO3 powders with the grain size of about 40 nm have a tetragonal crystalline structure at room temperature and a spherical morphology.展开更多
Described here are the fabrication and characterization of carbon fiber cylinder ultramicroelectrodes with cylinder length of less than 100 am, total tip diameter of several hundreds nanometers. The electrodes have be...Described here are the fabrication and characterization of carbon fiber cylinder ultramicroelectrodes with cylinder length of less than 100 am, total tip diameter of several hundreds nanometers. The electrodes have been fabricated by direct etching of carbon fiber using an ion beam thinner. Optical microscopy, scanning electron microscopy (SEM), cyclic voltammetry have been employed to characterize those electrodes. The experimental results obtained indicate the electrodes can be used for in vivo detection of neurotransmitters such as dopamine, 5—hydroxytryptamine in a single cell.展开更多
In this paper, a two-dimensional nanometer scale tip-plate discharge model has been employed to study nanoscale electrical discharge in atmospheric conditions. The field strength dis- tributions in a nanometer scale t...In this paper, a two-dimensional nanometer scale tip-plate discharge model has been employed to study nanoscale electrical discharge in atmospheric conditions. The field strength dis- tributions in a nanometer scale tip-to-plate electrode arrangement were calculated using the finite element analysis （FEA） method, and the influences of applied voltage amplitude and frequency as well as gas gap distance on the variation of effective discharge range （EDR） on the plate were also investigated and discussed. The simulation results show that the probe with a wide tip will cause a larger effective discharge range on the plate; the field strength in the gap is notably higher than that induced by the sharp tip probe; the effective discharge range will increase linearly with the rise of excitation voltage, and decrease nonlinearly with the rise of gap length. In addition, probe dimension, especially the width/height ratio, affects the effective discharge range in different manners. With the width/height ratio rising from 1 ： 1 to 1 ： 10, the effective discharge range will maintain stable when the excitation voltage is around 50 V. This will increase when the excitation voltage gets higher and decrease as the excitation voltage gets lower. Fhrthermore, when the gap length is 5 nm and the excitation voltage is below 20 V, the diameter of EDR in our simulation is about 150 nm, which is consistent with the experiment results reported by other research groups. Our work provides a preliminary understanding of nanometer scale discharges and establishes a predictive structure-behavior relationship.展开更多
The nanometer-size carbides formed in ferrite matrix of Nb-Ti microalloyed steel at different finishing cooling temperatures and holding time have been investigated. The characteristics of nanometer-size carbides in f...The nanometer-size carbides formed in ferrite matrix of Nb-Ti microalloyed steel at different finishing cooling temperatures and holding time have been investigated. The characteristics of nanometer-size carbides in ferrite were observed by transmission electron microscopy, and mechanical properties of ferrite were detected by a nano-hardness tester. The results showed that interphase precipitation and diffusion precipitation were observed at different finishing cooling temperatures, and the interphase precipitation was planar and curved. Sheet spacing of inter-phase precipitation increased with the increase of finishing cooling temperature and changed a little when holding for 50--1000 s. Interphase precipitation shows higher nano-hardness at 640℃ compared with diffusion precipitation at 600℃, and the contribution of interphase precipitation to the mechanical properties of ferrite was larger than that of diffusion precipitation.展开更多
A novel method of ultra-trace Cd（Ⅱ） preconcentration with nanometer-size TiO2 colloid and determination by graphite furnace atomic adsorption spectrometry（GFAAS） with slurry sampling was first advanced in this pa...A novel method of ultra-trace Cd（Ⅱ） preconcentration with nanometer-size TiO2 colloid and determination by graphite furnace atomic adsorption spectrometry（GFAAS） with slurry sampling was first advanced in this paper. The adsorption efficiency of nanometer-size TiO2 colloid for ultra-trace Cd（Ⅱ） could reach above 96% in a short time when the pH value was between 5 and 6. Other problems were also studied, such as adsorption capacity, nanometer-size TiO2 colloid dosage, effect of coexistent ions. The detection limit（3σ） and the relative standard deviation （R.S.D） of this method were 4.46.103 μg/L and 1.30%（n=7）, respectively. The method was successfully applied to the analysis of environmental samples with recoveries between 93.8% and 96.4%.展开更多
A new absorbent of nanometer-size TiO2 colloid for Cu（Ⅱ ） was studied in this work. The adsorption rate could reach above 99% when the pH values were at the range of 5-6. The adsorption balance time, adsorption cap...A new absorbent of nanometer-size TiO2 colloid for Cu（Ⅱ ） was studied in this work. The adsorption rate could reach above 99% when the pH values were at the range of 5-6. The adsorption balance time, adsorption capacities, and the eluent were investigated. A novel method of trace Cu（ Ⅱ ） preconcentration and separation with nanometer-size titanium dioxide colloid and determination by flame atomic absorption spectrometry （FAAS） was advanced. The detection limit （3a） of the method was 1.15 μg · L^-1, and the relative standard deviation （R.S.D） was 1.53% （n=6）. Environmental sample experiments were also conducted to test the feasibility of the method, and it came out that the recovery rates were between 95.9% and 97.8%.展开更多
The adsorption properties of nanometer-size TiO2 for V（Ⅴ ） were studied. The adsorption rate could reach above 99~ when the pH values were at the range of 4 10. The adsorption balance time was 10 min , the saturati...The adsorption properties of nanometer-size TiO2 for V（Ⅴ ） were studied. The adsorption rate could reach above 99~ when the pH values were at the range of 4 10. The adsorption balance time was 10 min , the saturation capacity of adsorption of nanometer-size TiO2 to V（Ⅴ） was 6.43 mg per gram. Using 2 mL 1.5 mol · L^-1 NaOH as elution, we found the elution rate could reach 95%. A novel method of extreme-trace V（Ⅴ ） preconeentration with nanometer-size titanium dioxide and determination by graphite furnace atomic absorption spectroscopy （GFAAS） was advanced. The detection limit（3σ）of the method was 0.61μg ·L^-1 , and the relative standard deviation was 8.1% （n=6） of 2.5μg ·L-^1 V（Ⅴ）. Environmental samples experiments were also conducted to test the feasibility of the method, and it came out that the recovery rates were between 91.2% and 102.0%.展开更多
As is well known, the relatively low critical current density J_c and the serious flux motion limit a variety of applications of high-temperature superconductors (HTSCs). The introduction
基金the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant No. 29873012, 29925309) and National Ed-ucation Ministry.
文摘A few hundreds nanometer-sized mesoporous silica and alumina spheres were synthesized in organic solvents. The impacts of ammonia, N, N-dimethylformamide (DMF) and stirring speed were also investigated.
基金Item Sponsored by National Key Technology Research and Development Program in 11th Five-year Plan of China(2006BE03A0)
文摘By optical microscopy, transmission electron microscopy and energy dispersive spectroscopy, the changes with aging time in size, composition and distribution of nanometer-sized （Ti, Mo）C precipitated in Ti-Mo low-alloy ferritc steel have been studied in comparison with that of nanometer-sized TiC precipitated in Ti low-alloy ferritc steel. It was found that the growth rate of （Ti,Mo）C in Ti-Mo steel was less than that of TiC in Ti steel. Nanometer- sized carbides formed at 650 ~C （or 550 ~C） for 55 h were at transitional stage from growth to coarsening. When aging time reaches 55 h, the coarsening rates of nanometer-sized carbides in Ti and Ti-Mo steel tend to be the same and in- variable. The influence of Mo on growth and coarsening of nanometer-sized carbides tends to decrease with increasing aging time, and Mo contents in nanometer-sized carbides with the same size at different aging time were different.
基金The project was supported by China Postdoctoral Science Foundation(No.2003034452)National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.50371027).
文摘A novel process for synthesizing nano-ceramics powders, named mechanical & therm al activation processing, is discussed in the present paper. It is a processing based on thermal activation in liquid phase (molten salt) after mechanical activ ation. The nanometer-sized TiC particles (15-20nm) have been synthesized by the method, and analyzed by X-ray diffraction (XRD), transmission electron microscop e (TEM), scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and energy dispersion X-ray (EDX) sp ectroscopy. An interface interaction between liquid (molten salt) and solid (fin al product particles) phases plays a dominating role for the control of product particles size. The mechanism for the formation of nanometer-sized TiC particles has been discussed.
基金supported by the Natual Science Foundation of Fujian Province (2006H0041)
文摘Novel nanometer-sized ScAlMgO4：Eu3＋ phosphors were successfully synthesized by the citric acid complexation method.The mean particle size of the obtained powders was within the range of 100～150 nm according to the SEM patterns.In ScAlMgO4：Eu3＋ showed strong characteristic red emission,of which the maximum emission peak was located at 629 nm for ultraviolet（UV） excitation.The dependence of photoluminescence intensity on Eu3＋ concentration was also studied in detail,and the emission intensity of Sc1-xEuxAlMgO4 was about 10% at optimized Eu3＋ concentration.Furthermore,the luminescence decay measurements showed that the lifetimes of Eu3＋ were in the range of millisecond.The obtained ScAlMgO4：Eu3＋ phosphors with nanometer size and excellent luminescence efficiency would be potential red phosphors in plasma display panels.
基金Project(06JJ50150) supported by the Hunan Provincial Natural Science Foundation of China
文摘A new complex-precursor method was proposed to prepare nanometer-sized BaTiO3 powder. Firstly,Ti2O(O2)2(ta)24-complex ions were prepared by the reaction of H2O2,Ti4+ and ta3-(ta=C6H6O6N3-) with a desirable amount of surface active agent,and then the Ba2Ti2O(O2)2(ta)2·2H2O precursor was obtained by reaction between Ti2O(O2)2(ta)24-and Ba2+. Finally,the precursor was annealed at 800 ℃ for 2 h to obtain BaTiO3 powder. The morphology,the particle size distribution,the purity and the molar ratio of Ba to Ti of BaTiO3 powder were investigated systematically by TEM,XRD,IR,Raman and chemical analysis,respectively. The results show that the BaTiO3 powders with the grain size of about 40 nm have a tetragonal crystalline structure at room temperature and a spherical morphology.
基金This project was supported by the National Science Foundation of China and Doctoral Programme from State Education Commission Foundation of China
文摘Described here are the fabrication and characterization of carbon fiber cylinder ultramicroelectrodes with cylinder length of less than 100 am, total tip diameter of several hundreds nanometers. The electrodes have been fabricated by direct etching of carbon fiber using an ion beam thinner. Optical microscopy, scanning electron microscopy (SEM), cyclic voltammetry have been employed to characterize those electrodes. The experimental results obtained indicate the electrodes can be used for in vivo detection of neurotransmitters such as dopamine, 5—hydroxytryptamine in a single cell.
基金supported in part by External Cooperation Program of Chinese Academy of Sciences(No.GJHZ1218)National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.61004133)SSSTC JRP awards 2011(IZLCZ2 138953)
文摘In this paper, a two-dimensional nanometer scale tip-plate discharge model has been employed to study nanoscale electrical discharge in atmospheric conditions. The field strength dis- tributions in a nanometer scale tip-to-plate electrode arrangement were calculated using the finite element analysis （FEA） method, and the influences of applied voltage amplitude and frequency as well as gas gap distance on the variation of effective discharge range （EDR） on the plate were also investigated and discussed. The simulation results show that the probe with a wide tip will cause a larger effective discharge range on the plate; the field strength in the gap is notably higher than that induced by the sharp tip probe; the effective discharge range will increase linearly with the rise of excitation voltage, and decrease nonlinearly with the rise of gap length. In addition, probe dimension, especially the width/height ratio, affects the effective discharge range in different manners. With the width/height ratio rising from 1 ： 1 to 1 ： 10, the effective discharge range will maintain stable when the excitation voltage is around 50 V. This will increase when the excitation voltage gets higher and decrease as the excitation voltage gets lower. Fhrthermore, when the gap length is 5 nm and the excitation voltage is below 20 V, the diameter of EDR in our simulation is about 150 nm, which is consistent with the experiment results reported by other research groups. Our work provides a preliminary understanding of nanometer scale discharges and establishes a predictive structure-behavior relationship.
基金Item Sponsored by National Natural Science Foundation of China(51104046)Fundamental Research Funds for Central Universities of China(N120407001,N120807001)
文摘The nanometer-size carbides formed in ferrite matrix of Nb-Ti microalloyed steel at different finishing cooling temperatures and holding time have been investigated. The characteristics of nanometer-size carbides in ferrite were observed by transmission electron microscopy, and mechanical properties of ferrite were detected by a nano-hardness tester. The results showed that interphase precipitation and diffusion precipitation were observed at different finishing cooling temperatures, and the interphase precipitation was planar and curved. Sheet spacing of inter-phase precipitation increased with the increase of finishing cooling temperature and changed a little when holding for 50--1000 s. Interphase precipitation shows higher nano-hardness at 640℃ compared with diffusion precipitation at 600℃, and the contribution of interphase precipitation to the mechanical properties of ferrite was larger than that of diffusion precipitation.
文摘A novel method of ultra-trace Cd（Ⅱ） preconcentration with nanometer-size TiO2 colloid and determination by graphite furnace atomic adsorption spectrometry（GFAAS） with slurry sampling was first advanced in this paper. The adsorption efficiency of nanometer-size TiO2 colloid for ultra-trace Cd（Ⅱ） could reach above 96% in a short time when the pH value was between 5 and 6. Other problems were also studied, such as adsorption capacity, nanometer-size TiO2 colloid dosage, effect of coexistent ions. The detection limit（3σ） and the relative standard deviation （R.S.D） of this method were 4.46.103 μg/L and 1.30%（n=7）, respectively. The method was successfully applied to the analysis of environmental samples with recoveries between 93.8% and 96.4%.
基金Supported by the Natural Science Foundation of Hubei Province(2006ABA236)
文摘A new absorbent of nanometer-size TiO2 colloid for Cu（Ⅱ ） was studied in this work. The adsorption rate could reach above 99% when the pH values were at the range of 5-6. The adsorption balance time, adsorption capacities, and the eluent were investigated. A novel method of trace Cu（ Ⅱ ） preconcentration and separation with nanometer-size titanium dioxide colloid and determination by flame atomic absorption spectrometry （FAAS） was advanced. The detection limit （3a） of the method was 1.15 μg · L^-1, and the relative standard deviation （R.S.D） was 1.53% （n=6）. Environmental sample experiments were also conducted to test the feasibility of the method, and it came out that the recovery rates were between 95.9% and 97.8%.
文摘The adsorption properties of nanometer-size TiO2 for V（Ⅴ ） were studied. The adsorption rate could reach above 99~ when the pH values were at the range of 4 10. The adsorption balance time was 10 min , the saturation capacity of adsorption of nanometer-size TiO2 to V（Ⅴ） was 6.43 mg per gram. Using 2 mL 1.5 mol · L^-1 NaOH as elution, we found the elution rate could reach 95%. A novel method of extreme-trace V（Ⅴ ） preconeentration with nanometer-size titanium dioxide and determination by graphite furnace atomic absorption spectroscopy （GFAAS） was advanced. The detection limit（3σ）of the method was 0.61μg ·L^-1 , and the relative standard deviation was 8.1% （n=6） of 2.5μg ·L-^1 V（Ⅴ）. Environmental samples experiments were also conducted to test the feasibility of the method, and it came out that the recovery rates were between 91.2% and 102.0%.
文摘As is well known, the relatively low critical current density J_c and the serious flux motion limit a variety of applications of high-temperature superconductors (HTSCs). The introduction
