简介:YbAl3(BO3)4crystalofgoodopticalqualitywasgrownbythefluxmethod.ThestructureofYbAl3(BO3)4crystalwasdeterminedbysingle-crystalX-raydiffraction.TheexperimentshowsthatYbAl3(BO3)4belongstothedoubleborateswithatrigonalstructure.ThespacegroupisR32anditsunitcellconstantsweremeasuredtobea=0.92965nm,c=0.72129nm,V=0.53673nm3,Z=3.Thetransmittancespectraweremeasured.Thecut-offofYbAl3(BO3)4crystalis216nm,andtherearetwoabsorptionpeakslocatedat940and975nmfrom190nmto2600nm.ThethermalpropertiesofYbAl3(BO3)4crystalwerestudiedforthefirsttime.Theaveragethermalexpansioncoefficientsweredeterminedtobe2×10-6/℃,9.5×10-6/℃alonga-andc-direction.ThespecificheatofYbAl3(BO3)4crystalwasmeasuredtobe0.6695J·(g·℃)-1atroomtemperature.AllresultsindicatethattheYbAl3(BO3)4crystalisanexcellentstoichioimetriclasermaterial.
简介:Er3+-Tm3+-Yb3+tri-dopedBaMoO4phosphorsweresynthesizedbyco-precipitationtechniqueandcharacterizedbyX-raydiffractionanalysis,absorptionstudyandfieldemissionscanningelectronmicroscopyanalysis.Upconversionaswellasdownconversionluminescencestudieswereperformedbyusingnearinfrared(980nm)andultraviolet(380nm)excitations.Energyleveldiagram,pumppowerdependenceandcolourcoordinatestudywereutilizedtodescribethemulticolorupconversionemissionproperties.Undersingle980nmdiodelaserexcitationthedualmodesensingbehaviourisrealizedviaStarksublevelsandthermallycoupledenergylevelsoftheTm3+andEr3+ionsinthepreparedtri-dopedphosphors.AcomparativefluorescenceintensityratioanalysisforintegratedemissionintensitiesarisingfromtheStarksublevels{1G4(a)and1G4(b)}andthermallycoupledenergylevels{2H11/2and4S3/2}oftheTm3+andEr3+ions,respectivelywascarriedoutinthepreparedtri-dopedBaMoO4phosphors.ThemaximumsensitivityforthermallycoupledenergylevelsoftheEr3+andStarksublevelsoftheTm3+ionwasreported.Thedevelopedphosphorscouldbeusefulinthedisplaydevicesandopticalthermometricapplications.
简介:本文采用高温团相反应合成TCaTiO3∶Pr3+红色发光材料、报道了Pr3+激活的CaTiO3的光谱特征及长余辉特性,并与CaS∶Eu的光谱特性及长余辉进行了比较。CaTiO3∶Pr3+将是一种具有广泛用途的新材料
简介:Eu3+activatedSr1–xEuxZrO3(x=0.01–0.04)phosphorwithperovskitestructurewassuccessfullysynthesizedbyusingcombustionmethod.Thestructure,morphologyandopticalpropertiesofthematerialwerecharacterizedbyX-raydiffraction,scanningelectronmicroscopyandfluorescencespectrometry.TheXRDresultsindicatedthatcrystalsofSrZrO3:Eu3+belongstotetragonalperovskitesystem.ThephosphorcouldbeeffectivelyexcitedbyUVlightandtheemissionspectraresultsindicatedthatreddish-orangeluminescenceofSrZrO3:Eu3+duetomagneticdipoletransition5D0→7F1at593nmwasdominant.Thus,thepreparedphosphorshowedremarkableluminescentpropertieswhichfindapplicationsinfieldemissiondisplay(FED)andplasmadisplaypanel(PDP)devices.
简介:TwonovelwashcoatsCe0.8Zr0.15La0.05OδandCe0.8Zr0.2O2waspreparedbyanimpregnationmethod,whichactedasahostfortheactivePdcomponenttopreparePd/Ce0.8Zr0.15La0.05Oδ/substrateandPd/Ce0.8Zr0.2O2/substratemonolithiccatalystsfortoluenecombustion.ThewashcoatswascharacterizedbyX-raydiffraction(XRD),Ramanspectroscopy,Brunauner-Emmett-Teller(BET),andH2-temperature-programmedreduction(H2-TPR).Theresultindicatedthatboththewashcoatshadstrongvibration-shockresistanceaccordingtoultrasonictest.DopingLa3+intoCeO2-ZrO2solidsolutioncouldgeneratemoreoxygenvacancies,andcouldinhibitthesinterofCeO2-ZrO2solidsolutionwhencalcinedathightemperatures(800,900and1000°C).ThewashcoatCe0.8Zr0.15La0.05Oδhadmuchbetterredoxproperties.ThereductivetemperatureofCe4+speciesshiftedtolowtemperatureby60°Cwhenthewashcoatscalcinedathightemperatures(800,900and1000°C).ThePd/Ce0.8Zr0.15La0.05Oδ/substratemonolithiccatalystcalcinationat500°Chadthebestcatalyticactivityandthe95%tolueneconversionatatemperatureaslowas190°C.Whencalcinedatlowtemperature(500and700°C),thecatalyticactivityhaslittleimprovement,however,whencalcinedathightemperature,thecatalyticactivityofPd/Ce0.8Zr0.15La0.05Oδ/substratemonolithiccatalystshadsignificantimprovement.Ascatalystwashcoat,theCe0.8Zr0.15La0.05OδhadbetterthermalstabilitythanthewashcoatCe0.8Zr0.2O2,thedevelopedPd/Ce0.8Zr0.15La0.05Oδ/substratemonolithiccatalystinthisworkwaspromisingforeliminatingVolatileorganiccompounds.
简介:ThestructureandhydridingperformanceofLa0.6Nd0.4Ni4.8Mn0.2Cux(x=0~0.4)alloyswereinvestigatedinordertodevelopsuitablematerialsformetalhydrideairconditioner.TheeffectofCuadditiononthecrystalstructure,equilibriumpressure,hydrogencapacityandhysteresisaswellashydrogenabsorption/desorptionkineticsweresystematicallystudiedbyusingthemeasurementofP-Cisotherms,X-raydiffractionandscanningelectronmicroscopy.AstheamountofCuincreases,theplateaupressureincreasesandhydrogenabsorption/desorptionkineticsisimproved,buttheeffectivehydrogenstoragecapacitydecreases.Itisshownthatvariationsinthebasalplaneparameteracanbeusedasanindicationfortheplateaupressurechanges.Withtheincreaseofparametera,theplateaupressuredecreases.ForLa0.6Nd0.4Ni4.8Mn0.2Cux(x=0~0.4)alloysthereisarelationshipbetweentheeffectivehydrogenstoragecapacitiesandtheratiosoftheirunitcellparameterscanda.Theeffectivehydrogenstoragecapacitydecreaseswithincreaseofa/c.
简介:La15Fe77B8hydrogenstoragealloyswerepreparedusingavacuuminduction-quenchingfurnace.TheresultsofX-raydiffraction(XRD)andscanningelectronmicroscopy(SEM)suggestedthatLa15–xSmxFe2Ni76Mn5B2(x=0,2,4,6)alloyshadmultiphasestructureincludingthemainLaNi5phase,La3Ni13B2phaseand(Fe,Ni)phase.WiththeincreasingsubstitutionofSmforLa,themainphasestructureofalloysdidnotchange,whiletheunitcellvolumesdecreased,thecyclestabilitywasimprovedandthemaximumdischargecapacitydecreased,butthelowtemperaturemaximumdischargecapacityofthesamesubstitutionalloywasgraduallyapproachingthemaximumdischargecapacityatroomtemperature,whichshowedthatLa15Fe77B8hydrogenstoragealloysofthepartialsubstitutionofSmforLahadbetterlow-temperaturedischargeability(LTD).Forthesamesubstitutionalloys,self-dischargecharacteristicsandcyclestabilityatlowtemperaturewerebetterthanthatatroomtemperature.Furthermore,thehigh-ratedischargeability(HRD)andtheexchangecurrentdensityI0firstincreasedandthendecreasedwiththeincreasingofSmcontent,whereasthehydrogendiffusioncoefficientDinalloybulkdecreasedgradually,whichindicatedthatappropriatesubstitutionofSmforLaimprovedtheelectrochemicalkineticspropertiesofthealloys.TheHRDwasmainlydominatedbythecharge-transferrateonthealloysurface.
简介:Pt-freecounterelectrode(CE)composedofLa2MoO6(La2O3-MoO3)wassuccessfullysynthesizedbysimplepyrolysisoflanthanumacetate(C6H9O6La·xH2O)andhexaammoniumheptamolybdatetetrahydrate((NH4)6Mo7O24·4H2O).Furthermore,threeproportionscompositescatalystsofLa2MoO6@MWCNTsbasedonLa2MoO6andmultiwallcarbonnanotubes(MWCNTs)werepreparedandcharacterizedasPtfreecatalystforCEindye-sensitizedsolarcells(DSSCs).ThemorphologyandstructureofLa2MoO6@MWCNTscompositesweredeterminedbyscanningelectronmicroscopy,transmissionelectronmicroscopeandX-raydiffraction.TheelectrochemicalperformanceofLa2MoO6@MWCNTscompositecatalystsforCEswasdeterminedbyphotocurrent-voltagemeasurements,cyclicvoltammetry,electrochemicalimpedancespectroscopy,andTafelpolarization.Thepowerconversionefficienciesof4.68%,4.87%and5.06%areobtainedforLa2MoO6:MWCNTswiththemassratiosof5:1,3:1and1:1towardsthereductionofI3-toI-underthesameconditions,respectively,whicharesuperiortothoseofMWCNTs(3,94%)andLa2MoO6(1.71%)electrodes.TheexperimentalresultsrevealthatthepresenceofMWCNTsresultsinanaugmentedactivecatalyticsurfaceareaandenhancedchargetransferfromCEtotheelectrolyte.
简介:Calciumtitanatedopedwithpraseodymiumwaspreparedthroughsolidstatereactionanditexhibitedintenseredemissionat612nm.Phosphorswerecharacterizedforphotoluminescence,thermo-luminescenceandafterglowemissions.Studyofeffectsofrareearthsonphotoluminescenceaswellasafterglowintensitywasreported.Presenceofgadoliniumenhancedluminescence.Presenceofsomemonovalentionsenhancedbothafterglowandphotoluminescenceemission.Thermo-luminescenceglowcurveswereanalyzedand...
简介:InordertosensitizetheluminescenceofEu3+ionsinheavymetalglass,zincleadborateglasssamplescontainingvariousconcentrationsofEu3+andTb3+ionswerepreparedtostudytheTb3+toEu3+non-radiativeenergytransferphenomena.EnergylevelstructuresofTb3+andEu3+ionswereplottedtoshowtheexcitationandenergytransferroutes.EfficientenergytransferfromTb3+toEu3+wasobservedandstudiedqualitativelyintermsofdopingconcentrations.Thesensitizationturnedouttobelesseffectivethanexpected.FurtherstudiestocharacterizetheoxidationofTb3+intotetravalentstateandtoexaminethemechanismofenergytransferareproposed.
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