Rare earth elements are indispensable raw materials for advanced aero-engines, special optical materials, and high-performance electronic products. With the development of the social economy, the global demand for rar...Rare earth elements are indispensable raw materials for advanced aero-engines, special optical materials, and high-performance electronic products. With the development of the social economy, the global demand for rare earth resources is increasing, and rare earths have become a key metal for the development of new industries and frontier technologies that are highly valued both at home and abroad. Ion-adsorbed rare earth ores are an important source of rare earths, so the efficient green leaching of ion-adsorbed rare earths is important. Researchers found that the selection of an efficient green leaching agent for ion-adsorbed rare earths is based on the zeta potential of tailing clay minerals in addition to leaching efficiency, and both zeta potential and leaching ion concentration are related to mineral acidity and alkalinity, and the pH of tailing water suspension is a direct indicator of environmental water quality requirements. Therefore, the efficiency of the leaching process is closely integrated with the environmental evaluation, and the characteristics and correlation of the changes in zeta potential, pH, conductivity and pollutant concentration of the pulp of clay mineral content during the leaching process of ore leaching and tailings aqueous electrolyte solution leaching are studied by evaluating the leaching system, and a set of correlation leaching efficiency and environmental impact evaluation method is established based on the results of the above analysis, which is of scientific development of ion adsorption rare earth resources. It has important theoretical significance and practical application value.展开更多
Ca1-xRxCu3Ti4O12(R=La,Y,Gd;x=0,0.1,0.2,0.3) electronic ceramics were fabricated by conventional solid-state reaction method.The microstructure and dielectric properties as well as impedance behavior were carefully inv...Ca1-xRxCu3Ti4O12(R=La,Y,Gd;x=0,0.1,0.2,0.3) electronic ceramics were fabricated by conventional solid-state reaction method.The microstructure and dielectric properties as well as impedance behavior were carefully investigated.XRD results showed that the secondary phases with the general formula R2Ti2O7 existed at grain boundaries of rare earth doped ceramics,which inhibited abnormal grain growth.The dielectric constant decreased from 4×105 in pure CaCu3Ti4O12(CCTO) ceramics to 2×103 with rare earth doping.However,all samples showed high dielectric constant in broad frequency range(<10 MHz).The cutoff frequency(f0) was remarkably shifted to higher frequency from 13 MHz(pure CCTO ceramics) to 80 MHz(Gd-doped CCTO ceramics).Meanwhile,the dielectric loss tangent rapidly decreased approximately 10 times.These improvements of dielectric properties by rare earth doping are very useful in wide frequency chip capacitor and LTCC devices.展开更多
Some compounds of LiCo 1- x RE x O 2 (RE=rare earth elements and x =0.01～0.03) were prepared by doping rare earth elements to LiCoO 2 via solid state synthesis. The microstructure characteristics of the LiCo 1- x RE ...Some compounds of LiCo 1- x RE x O 2 (RE=rare earth elements and x =0.01～0.03) were prepared by doping rare earth elements to LiCoO 2 via solid state synthesis. The microstructure characteristics of the LiCo 1- x RE x O 2 were investigated by XRD. It was found that the lattice parameters c are increased and the lattice volumes are enlarged compared to that of LiCoO 2. Moreover, the performance of LiCo 1- x RE x O 2 as the cathode material in lithium ion battery is improved, especially LiCo 1- x Y x O 2 and LiCo 1- x La x O 2. The initial charge/discharge capacities of LiCo 0.99 Y 0.01 O 2 and LiCo 0.99 La 0.01 O 2 are 174/154 (mAh·g -1 ) and 159/149 (mAh·g -1 ) respectively, while those for LiCoO 2 working in the same way are only 139/131 (mAh·g -1 ).展开更多
TiO2/V2O5 catalyst doped with rare earth ions was prepared by sol-gel method. Titanium tetrapropoxide and vanadium pentoxide were used as precursor of the composite catalyst and rare earth ions were used as dopant. Th...TiO2/V2O5 catalyst doped with rare earth ions was prepared by sol-gel method. Titanium tetrapropoxide and vanadium pentoxide were used as precursor of the composite catalyst and rare earth ions were used as dopant. The crystal phases, crystalline sizes, microstructure, absorption spectra of doped composite catalyst were studied by XRD, EDS, FT-IR and UV-Vis. Photoactivity of the prepared catalyst under ultraviolet irradiation were evaluated by degradation of methyl orange (MO) in aqueous solution. It is shown that the prepared catalyst is composed of anatase and rutile. The rare earth ions are highly dispersed in composite catalyst. All the doped catalysts appear higher photocatalytic activity than TiO2/V2O5 catalyst and catalyst doped with Ce4+ present the best activity to MO.展开更多
The reversible transfer of unknown quantum states between light and matter is essential for constructing large-scale quantum networks. Over the last decade, various physical systems have been proposed to realize such ...The reversible transfer of unknown quantum states between light and matter is essential for constructing large-scale quantum networks. Over the last decade, various physical systems have been proposed to realize such quantum memory for light. The solid-state quantum memory based on rare-earth-ion-doped solids has the advantages of a reduced setup complexity and high robustness for scalable application. We describe the methods used to spectrally prepare the quantum memory and release the photonic excitation on-demand. We will review the state of the art experiments and discuss the perspective applications of this particular system in both quantum information science and fundamental tests of quantum physics.展开更多
The phase-transformation in sol-gel preparation of barium hexaferrite and the formation of barium hexaferrite doped with La 3+ were studied by chemical p hase analysis, X-ray diffraction and infrared spectrometry anal...The phase-transformation in sol-gel preparation of barium hexaferrite and the formation of barium hexaferrite doped with La 3+ were studied by chemical p hase analysis, X-ray diffraction and infrared spectrometry analysis. The expe rimental results show that phase transformation reactions of FeCO 3, Fe 2O 3 and BaFe 2O 4, barium hexaferrite and γ-Fe 2O 3 take place in the heat tr eatment of gel. While the doping lanthanide ion replace barium ion, an equivalen t quantity of Fe 3+ are reduced to Fe 2+ to maintain the charge equili brium.展开更多
Polyaniline doped with rare earth chloride was synthcsized in organic solvent and identified by clemental analysis and ithered spectroscopy. The experimental results show that there exist both doping and complexation ...Polyaniline doped with rare earth chloride was synthcsized in organic solvent and identified by clemental analysis and ithered spectroscopy. The experimental results show that there exist both doping and complexation at the same time in the resulting product. When pH<4, prototnic acid doping is predominating, whereas rare earth ion complexation is predominating when pH>1. Moreover, polyanitine doped wih rare earth chloride exhibits better thermal stability than that doped with hydrochloric acid.展开更多
Titania sol has been prepared by the sol-gel process with Ti（OC 4 H 9 ） 4 as precursor. TiO 2 gel was obtained through hydrolysis and condensation process. Rare earth such as La 2 O 3 , CeO 2 and Gd2O3 were introduc...Titania sol has been prepared by the sol-gel process with Ti（OC 4 H 9 ） 4 as precursor. TiO 2 gel was obtained through hydrolysis and condensation process. Rare earth such as La 2 O 3 , CeO 2 and Gd2O3 were introduced into the nanostructure TiO 2 . After TiO 2 and rare earth doped TiO 2 powders were calcined at 400℃, 500℃, 600℃, 700℃ and 800℃ respectively, the characteristic analyses of the TiO 2 samples were studied by UV-VIS, XRD and TEM etc. It was found that there are some stronger absorption peaks at 200-325 nm. The rare earth doping can increase the phase transition temperature converting anatase phase into rutile phase, can decrease the grain size of TiO 2 particles and can improve the anti-UV capacity of the coating fabrics.展开更多
The Discrete variation X<sub>α</sub>（DV-X<sub>α</sub>）method was used to calculate the energylevel of some rare earth doped BaF<sub>2</sub> crystals.The results indicated that e...The Discrete variation X<sub>α</sub>（DV-X<sub>α</sub>）method was used to calculate the energylevel of some rare earth doped BaF<sub>2</sub> crystals.The results indicated that elements Eu,Dyand Yb will change their valence from +3 to +2 under irradiation and thus change theoptical properties of the crystals.The calculation using radiation damage model agreeswell with experiments.展开更多
In this work wavelength sensitivity in mechanically induced long period fiber gratings (MLPFG) is analyzed. This analysis is first carried out both in standard single-mode fiber SMF-28 and in Er-doped fibers. The mech...In this work wavelength sensitivity in mechanically induced long period fiber gratings (MLPFG) is analyzed. This analysis is first carried out both in standard single-mode fiber SMF-28 and in Er-doped fibers. The mechanical analysis for both types of fibers under different torsion conditions is presented. In order to apply the torsion one of the fiber ends is fixed while torsion is applied on the other end. A MLPFG whose period is 503 μm is used to press the fiber after torsion is applied. This allows for micro curvatures to be formed on the fiber, which in turn generates a periodical index perturbation on it. Here, it was noted that the sensitive wavelength shift of the rejection bands is bigger for Er-doped fibers. For a torsion of 6 turns applied to 10 cm of doped fiber the wavelength peaks can be moved up to 25 nm, which is longer to what was detected on standard fibers. Therefore, by using Er-doped fibers to monitor torsion on structures will give more sensitive and accurate results than using standard fibers. These results can be employed for sensing applications, especially for small to medium size structures, which can be mechanical, civil or aeronautics.展开更多
TiO2 sols modified by rare earth (RE) ions (Ce4+, Eu3+, or Nd3+) were prepared by coprecipitation-peptization method. The photocatalysis activity was studied by investigating the photodegradation effects of active bri...TiO2 sols modified by rare earth (RE) ions (Ce4+, Eu3+, or Nd3+) were prepared by coprecipitation-peptization method. The photocatalysis activity was studied by investigating the photodegradation effects of active brilliant red dye X-3B. It is found that TiO2 sols modified by Ce4+, Eu3+, or Nd3+ have the anatase crystalline structure, which are prepared at 70°C. All REn+-TiO2 sol samples have uniform nanoparticles with similar morphology, which are homogenously distributed in aqueous colloidal systems. The particle sizes are 10, 8, and 12 nm for Nd3+-TiO2, Eu3+-TiO2, and Ce4+-TiO2, respectively.The character of ultrafine and positive charge sol particles contributes to the good adsorption of X-3B dye molecule on the surface of titania (about 30% X-3B adsorption amount). Experimental results exhibit that REn+-TiO2 sol photocatalysts have the capability to photodegrade X-3B under visible light irradiation. Nd3+-TiO2 and Eu3+-TiO2 show higher photocatalytic activity than Cea+-TiO2, which is due to the difference of standard redox potential of REn+/RE(n-1)+. REn+-TiO2 sols demonstrate more excellent interfacial adsorption and photodegradation effects to X-3B than P25 TiO2 crystallites. Moreover, the degradation mechanism of X-3B is proposed as dye photosensitization and electron scavenging by rare earth ions.展开更多
Ce0.6Zr0.3RE0.1O2(RE=Y, La, Pr, Tb)solid solutions were prepared by co-precipitation technique and characterized by a series of methods. XRD and FT-Raman results show that Ce0.6Zr0.3RE0.1O2 has cubic fluorite structur...Ce0.6Zr0.3RE0.1O2(RE=Y, La, Pr, Tb)solid solutions were prepared by co-precipitation technique and characterized by a series of methods. XRD and FT-Raman results show that Ce0.6Zr0.3RE0.1O2 has cubic fluorite structure. The different dopant ion radii bring different effect on the cell parameter of Ce0.6Zr0.3RE0.1O2. The X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) results show that the binding energy of Ce3d, Zr3d and O1s for Ce0.6Zr0.3RE0.1O2 rises compared with that for Ce0.6Zr0.4O2, indicating that dopant elements change chemistry environment of solid solutions which is available to improve redox performance. Compared with Pd/Ce0.6Zr0.4O2, doping Y and La does not change air/fuel (A/F) characteristic of TWCs, but doping Pr and Tb widens A/F operating window and makes HC, CO and NO have higher conversion. The light-off temperature of Pd/Ce0.6Zr0.3La0.1O2 is corresponding to that of Pd/Ce0.6Zr0.4O2. However, the light-off temperatures of Pd/Ce0.6Zr0.3M0.1O2 (M=Y, Pr, Tb) are lower than that of Pd/Ce0.6Zr0.4O2, which keep much lower after high temperature treatments. Among Pd/Ce0.6Zr0.3RE0.1O2, Pd/Ce0.6Zr0.3Tb0.1O2 represents wider A/F operating window, higher conversion, lower light-off temperature and better high-temperature resistance.展开更多
The effects of three types of additives Y2O3,La2O3,and Sm2O3 on the sintering and mechanical behaviors of alumina ceramics were investigated.The bending strengths of alumina ceramics with Sm2O3 and Y2O3 additions were...The effects of three types of additives Y2O3,La2O3,and Sm2O3 on the sintering and mechanical behaviors of alumina ceramics were investigated.The bending strengths of alumina ceramics with Sm2O3 and Y2O3 additions were 455 and 439 MPa,respectively,higher than that with La2O3 addition.The fracture toughness of the ceramics with Sm2O3 and Y2O3 were also higher than that with La2O3 addition.The fracture mode of rare earth oxides doped alumina ceramics exhibited obvious transgranular fractures as well as intergranular fracture.The results of research show that the improvement of bending strength and fracture toughness of alumina ceramics with rare earth oxides was achieved by refining the grain size and strengthening the grain boundary.展开更多
Ce（Ⅳ） nitrato complexes were adsorbed on two anion exchangers based on polyvinyl pyridine （PVP） and quaternized PVP incorporated into porous silica matrix. The effect of nitric acid concentration （0.5～6 mol...Ce（Ⅳ） nitrato complexes were adsorbed on two anion exchangers based on polyvinyl pyridine （PVP） and quaternized PVP incorporated into porous silica matrix. The effect of nitric acid concentration （0.5～6 mol·L -1 ） and temperature （278～318 K） on Ce（Ⅳ） sorption efficiency was investigated. Sorption increased with increasing nitric acid concentration, indicating that Ce（NO3）6 2- complex is the main adsorbed Ce（Ⅳ） species. Oxidation of sorbents by adsorbed Ce（Ⅳ） species resulting in Ce（Ⅲ） release to the solution was observed. Pyridine based anion exchangers exhibited higher oxidation stability compared to the commercial strong base anion exchanger. Ce（Ⅳ） reduction was temperature dependent and obeyed pseudo-first-order reaction kinetics. Column separation of Ce（Ⅳ） from La（Ⅲ） and Y（Ⅲ） was carried out from 6 mol·L -1 nitric acid with PVP based anion exchanger. Reasonable Ce（Ⅳ） breakthrough capacity （0.7 mol·kg -1 PVP） was achieved. No remarkable decrease of capacity was observed within 3 consequent runs. In contrast, Ce（Ⅲ） leakage due to reduction decreased and breakthrough capacity slightly increased. This effect was more pronounced with increasing temperature. Regeneration with 0.1 mol·L -1 nitric acid was successful （recovery 100%±4%） and Ce solution of high purity （>99.97%） with respect to La and Y content was gained.展开更多
Some rare earth doping spinel LiMn2-xRExO4 （RE=La, Ce, Nd） cathode materials for lithium ion batteries were synthesized by the solid-state reaction method. The structure characteristics of these produced samples wer...Some rare earth doping spinel LiMn2-xRExO4 （RE=La, Ce, Nd） cathode materials for lithium ion batteries were synthesized by the solid-state reaction method. The structure characteristics of these produced samples were investigated by XRD, SEM, and particle size distribution analysis. According to the microstructure and charge-discharge testing, the effect of doping rare earth on stabilizing the spinel structure was analyzed. Through a series of doping experiments, it is shown that when the doping content x within the range of 0.01～0.02 the cycle performance of the materials is greatly improved. The discharge capacity of the sample LiMn1.98La0.02O4, LiMn1.98Ce0.02O4 and LiMn1.98Nd0.02O4 remain 119.1, 114.2 and 117.5 mAh·g-1 after 50 cycles.展开更多
TiN coatings were deposited on polished substrates of W18Cr4V high speed steel by means of vacuum arc ion plating. The effect of cerium on adhesion between TiN coating and substrate was studied. The microstructures an...TiN coatings were deposited on polished substrates of W18Cr4V high speed steel by means of vacuum arc ion plating. The effect of cerium on adhesion between TiN coating and substrate was studied. The microstructures and composition of TiN coatings were also investigated by means of scanning electron microscope (SEM), Auger electron spectroscopy (AES), and X ray diffraction (XRD) technique. It was found that cerium is an effective modifying agent and the addition of suitable amount of cerium to TiN coatings can produce relatively excellent properties such as micro hardness, wear resistance, oxidation resistance and porosity. The experimental results show that the added cerium in TiN coatings makes a contribution to form the preferred direction along with a (111) or (222) close packed face, which may be one of the reasons that improves some properties mentioned above.展开更多
We report on a chalcogenide glass fiber doped with Pr^(3+) that can be used for commercialized 1.5-μm and 2-μm laser excitations by emitting broadband 3 μm–5.5 μm fluorescence, which is extruded into a preform an...We report on a chalcogenide glass fiber doped with Pr^(3+) that can be used for commercialized 1.5-μm and 2-μm laser excitations by emitting broadband 3 μm–5.5 μm fluorescence, which is extruded into a preform and then drawn into a step-index fiber. The spectroscopic properties of the fiber and glass are reported, and the mid-infrared fiber lasers are also numerically investigated. Cascade lasing is employed to increase the inversion population of the upper laser level. The particle swarm approach is applied to optimize the fiber laser parameters. The output power can reach 1.28 W at 4.89-μm wavelength, with a pump power of 5 W, excitation wavelength at 2.04 μm, Pr^(3+) ion concentration at 4.22 × 10^(25) ions/m^3,fiber length at 0.94 m, and fiber background loss at 3 dB/m.展开更多
Five types of rare earth/alkaline earth oxide-doped CeO2 superfine-powders were synthesized by a low-temperature combustion technique. The relevant solid electrolyte materials were also sintered by pressureless sinter...Five types of rare earth/alkaline earth oxide-doped CeO2 superfine-powders were synthesized by a low-temperature combustion technique. The relevant solid electrolyte materials were also sintered by pressureless sintering at different temperatures. The results of X-ray diffraction and transmission electron microscopy showed that the grain size of the powders was approximately 20-30 nm, and rare earth/alkaline earth oxides were completely dissolved into ceria-based solid solution with fluorite structure. The electrical conductivities of the Sm2O3-CeO2 system were measured by the ac impedance technique in air at temperatures ranging from 513-900°C. The results indicated that the ionic conductivi- ties of Sm0.20Ce0.8O1.875 solid electrolyte increase with increasing sintering temperature, and the relationship between the conductivities and measuring temperature obeys the Arrhenius equation. Then the Sm2O3-CeO2 material was further doped with other rare earth/alkaline earth oxide, and the conductivities improve with the effective index.展开更多
Novel soluble rare earth aromatic carboxylates were prepared. The triplet energy level of organic ligand was measured. The photoluminescence properties of the Tb 3+ and Eu 3+ aromatic carboxylates and lifetimes were i...Novel soluble rare earth aromatic carboxylates were prepared. The triplet energy level of organic ligand was measured. The photoluminescence properties of the Tb 3+ and Eu 3+ aromatic carboxylates and lifetimes were investigated, which indicated that these rare earth complexes have high quantum efficiency. Because of their excellent solubility, polymer-doping rare earth carboxylates were fabricated as thin films by spin-coating method and their luminescence properties were studied. Some rare earth organic light-emitting diodes were successfully fabricated which performed high pure color. The maximum luminance of the device of ITO/PVK/PVK∶Tb(AS) 3Phen∶PBD/PBD/Al is 32 cd·m -2 at 28 V.展开更多
文摘Rare earth elements are indispensable raw materials for advanced aero-engines, special optical materials, and high-performance electronic products. With the development of the social economy, the global demand for rare earth resources is increasing, and rare earths have become a key metal for the development of new industries and frontier technologies that are highly valued both at home and abroad. Ion-adsorbed rare earth ores are an important source of rare earths, so the efficient green leaching of ion-adsorbed rare earths is important. Researchers found that the selection of an efficient green leaching agent for ion-adsorbed rare earths is based on the zeta potential of tailing clay minerals in addition to leaching efficiency, and both zeta potential and leaching ion concentration are related to mineral acidity and alkalinity, and the pH of tailing water suspension is a direct indicator of environmental water quality requirements. Therefore, the efficiency of the leaching process is closely integrated with the environmental evaluation, and the characteristics and correlation of the changes in zeta potential, pH, conductivity and pollutant concentration of the pulp of clay mineral content during the leaching process of ore leaching and tailings aqueous electrolyte solution leaching are studied by evaluating the leaching system, and a set of correlation leaching efficiency and environmental impact evaluation method is established based on the results of the above analysis, which is of scientific development of ion adsorption rare earth resources. It has important theoretical significance and practical application value.
基金supported by the National Basic Research Program of China (973) (2007CB31407)Foundation for Innovative Research Groups of the NSFC (60721001)+1 种基金the Young Fund of Sichuan Province (08ZQ026-013)the National Natural Science Foundation of China (50972023, 50872078)
文摘Ca1-xRxCu3Ti4O12(R=La,Y,Gd;x=0,0.1,0.2,0.3) electronic ceramics were fabricated by conventional solid-state reaction method.The microstructure and dielectric properties as well as impedance behavior were carefully investigated.XRD results showed that the secondary phases with the general formula R2Ti2O7 existed at grain boundaries of rare earth doped ceramics,which inhibited abnormal grain growth.The dielectric constant decreased from 4×105 in pure CaCu3Ti4O12(CCTO) ceramics to 2×103 with rare earth doping.However,all samples showed high dielectric constant in broad frequency range(<10 MHz).The cutoff frequency(f0) was remarkably shifted to higher frequency from 13 MHz(pure CCTO ceramics) to 80 MHz(Gd-doped CCTO ceramics).Meanwhile,the dielectric loss tangent rapidly decreased approximately 10 times.These improvements of dielectric properties by rare earth doping are very useful in wide frequency chip capacitor and LTCC devices.
文摘Some compounds of LiCo 1- x RE x O 2 (RE=rare earth elements and x =0.01～0.03) were prepared by doping rare earth elements to LiCoO 2 via solid state synthesis. The microstructure characteristics of the LiCo 1- x RE x O 2 were investigated by XRD. It was found that the lattice parameters c are increased and the lattice volumes are enlarged compared to that of LiCoO 2. Moreover, the performance of LiCo 1- x RE x O 2 as the cathode material in lithium ion battery is improved, especially LiCo 1- x Y x O 2 and LiCo 1- x La x O 2. The initial charge/discharge capacities of LiCo 0.99 Y 0.01 O 2 and LiCo 0.99 La 0.01 O 2 are 174/154 (mAh·g -1 ) and 159/149 (mAh·g -1 ) respectively, while those for LiCoO 2 working in the same way are only 139/131 (mAh·g -1 ).
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文摘TiO2/V2O5 catalyst doped with rare earth ions was prepared by sol-gel method. Titanium tetrapropoxide and vanadium pentoxide were used as precursor of the composite catalyst and rare earth ions were used as dopant. The crystal phases, crystalline sizes, microstructure, absorption spectra of doped composite catalyst were studied by XRD, EDS, FT-IR and UV-Vis. Photoactivity of the prepared catalyst under ultraviolet irradiation were evaluated by degradation of methyl orange (MO) in aqueous solution. It is shown that the prepared catalyst is composed of anatase and rutile. The rare earth ions are highly dispersed in composite catalyst. All the doped catalysts appear higher photocatalytic activity than TiO2/V2O5 catalyst and catalyst doped with Ce4+ present the best activity to MO.
基金Project supported by the National Key Research and Development Program of China(Grant No.2017YFA0304100)the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant Nos.61327901,11774331,11774335,11504362,11325419,and 11654002)+1 种基金the Key Research Program of Frontier Sciences,Chinese Academy of Sciences(Grant No.QYZDY-SSW-SLH003)the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities,China(Grant Nos.WK2470000023 and WK2470000026)
文摘The reversible transfer of unknown quantum states between light and matter is essential for constructing large-scale quantum networks. Over the last decade, various physical systems have been proposed to realize such quantum memory for light. The solid-state quantum memory based on rare-earth-ion-doped solids has the advantages of a reduced setup complexity and high robustness for scalable application. We describe the methods used to spectrally prepare the quantum memory and release the photonic excitation on-demand. We will review the state of the art experiments and discuss the perspective applications of this particular system in both quantum information science and fundamental tests of quantum physics.
文摘The phase-transformation in sol-gel preparation of barium hexaferrite and the formation of barium hexaferrite doped with La 3+ were studied by chemical p hase analysis, X-ray diffraction and infrared spectrometry analysis. The expe rimental results show that phase transformation reactions of FeCO 3, Fe 2O 3 and BaFe 2O 4, barium hexaferrite and γ-Fe 2O 3 take place in the heat tr eatment of gel. While the doping lanthanide ion replace barium ion, an equivalen t quantity of Fe 3+ are reduced to Fe 2+ to maintain the charge equili brium.
文摘Polyaniline doped with rare earth chloride was synthcsized in organic solvent and identified by clemental analysis and ithered spectroscopy. The experimental results show that there exist both doping and complexation at the same time in the resulting product. When pH<4, prototnic acid doping is predominating, whereas rare earth ion complexation is predominating when pH>1. Moreover, polyanitine doped wih rare earth chloride exhibits better thermal stability than that doped with hydrochloric acid.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China under Grant Nos.10434060 and 10674047the Doctor Foundation of the Ministry of Education under Grant No.20040269010Shanghai Priority Academic Discipline,and the 211 Foundation of the Ministry of Education Doctor Program Scholarship Fund of ECNU 2007
文摘Titania sol has been prepared by the sol-gel process with Ti（OC 4 H 9 ） 4 as precursor. TiO 2 gel was obtained through hydrolysis and condensation process. Rare earth such as La 2 O 3 , CeO 2 and Gd2O3 were introduced into the nanostructure TiO 2 . After TiO 2 and rare earth doped TiO 2 powders were calcined at 400℃, 500℃, 600℃, 700℃ and 800℃ respectively, the characteristic analyses of the TiO 2 samples were studied by UV-VIS, XRD and TEM etc. It was found that there are some stronger absorption peaks at 200-325 nm. The rare earth doping can increase the phase transition temperature converting anatase phase into rutile phase, can decrease the grain size of TiO 2 particles and can improve the anti-UV capacity of the coating fabrics.
基金The project supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China under Grant No.19175031.
文摘The Discrete variation X<sub>α</sub>（DV-X<sub>α</sub>）method was used to calculate the energylevel of some rare earth doped BaF<sub>2</sub> crystals.The results indicated that elements Eu,Dyand Yb will change their valence from +3 to +2 under irradiation and thus change theoptical properties of the crystals.The calculation using radiation damage model agreeswell with experiments.
文摘In this work wavelength sensitivity in mechanically induced long period fiber gratings (MLPFG) is analyzed. This analysis is first carried out both in standard single-mode fiber SMF-28 and in Er-doped fibers. The mechanical analysis for both types of fibers under different torsion conditions is presented. In order to apply the torsion one of the fiber ends is fixed while torsion is applied on the other end. A MLPFG whose period is 503 μm is used to press the fiber after torsion is applied. This allows for micro curvatures to be formed on the fiber, which in turn generates a periodical index perturbation on it. Here, it was noted that the sensitive wavelength shift of the rejection bands is bigger for Er-doped fibers. For a torsion of 6 turns applied to 10 cm of doped fiber the wavelength peaks can be moved up to 25 nm, which is longer to what was detected on standard fibers. Therefore, by using Er-doped fibers to monitor torsion on structures will give more sensitive and accurate results than using standard fibers. These results can be employed for sensing applications, especially for small to medium size structures, which can be mechanical, civil or aeronautics.
基金This work was financially supported by the Hi-Tech Research and Development Program (863 Program) of China (No. 2002AA302304)the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 60121101)the Education Department Foundation of Jiangsu Province (JHOl-
文摘TiO2 sols modified by rare earth (RE) ions (Ce4+, Eu3+, or Nd3+) were prepared by coprecipitation-peptization method. The photocatalysis activity was studied by investigating the photodegradation effects of active brilliant red dye X-3B. It is found that TiO2 sols modified by Ce4+, Eu3+, or Nd3+ have the anatase crystalline structure, which are prepared at 70°C. All REn+-TiO2 sol samples have uniform nanoparticles with similar morphology, which are homogenously distributed in aqueous colloidal systems. The particle sizes are 10, 8, and 12 nm for Nd3+-TiO2, Eu3+-TiO2, and Ce4+-TiO2, respectively.The character of ultrafine and positive charge sol particles contributes to the good adsorption of X-3B dye molecule on the surface of titania (about 30% X-3B adsorption amount). Experimental results exhibit that REn+-TiO2 sol photocatalysts have the capability to photodegrade X-3B under visible light irradiation. Nd3+-TiO2 and Eu3+-TiO2 show higher photocatalytic activity than Cea+-TiO2, which is due to the difference of standard redox potential of REn+/RE(n-1)+. REn+-TiO2 sols demonstrate more excellent interfacial adsorption and photodegradation effects to X-3B than P25 TiO2 crystallites. Moreover, the degradation mechanism of X-3B is proposed as dye photosensitization and electron scavenging by rare earth ions.
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文摘Ce0.6Zr0.3RE0.1O2(RE=Y, La, Pr, Tb)solid solutions were prepared by co-precipitation technique and characterized by a series of methods. XRD and FT-Raman results show that Ce0.6Zr0.3RE0.1O2 has cubic fluorite structure. The different dopant ion radii bring different effect on the cell parameter of Ce0.6Zr0.3RE0.1O2. The X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) results show that the binding energy of Ce3d, Zr3d and O1s for Ce0.6Zr0.3RE0.1O2 rises compared with that for Ce0.6Zr0.4O2, indicating that dopant elements change chemistry environment of solid solutions which is available to improve redox performance. Compared with Pd/Ce0.6Zr0.4O2, doping Y and La does not change air/fuel (A/F) characteristic of TWCs, but doping Pr and Tb widens A/F operating window and makes HC, CO and NO have higher conversion. The light-off temperature of Pd/Ce0.6Zr0.3La0.1O2 is corresponding to that of Pd/Ce0.6Zr0.4O2. However, the light-off temperatures of Pd/Ce0.6Zr0.3M0.1O2 (M=Y, Pr, Tb) are lower than that of Pd/Ce0.6Zr0.4O2, which keep much lower after high temperature treatments. Among Pd/Ce0.6Zr0.3RE0.1O2, Pd/Ce0.6Zr0.3Tb0.1O2 represents wider A/F operating window, higher conversion, lower light-off temperature and better high-temperature resistance.
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文摘The effects of three types of additives Y2O3,La2O3,and Sm2O3 on the sintering and mechanical behaviors of alumina ceramics were investigated.The bending strengths of alumina ceramics with Sm2O3 and Y2O3 additions were 455 and 439 MPa,respectively,higher than that with La2O3 addition.The fracture toughness of the ceramics with Sm2O3 and Y2O3 were also higher than that with La2O3 addition.The fracture mode of rare earth oxides doped alumina ceramics exhibited obvious transgranular fractures as well as intergranular fracture.The results of research show that the improvement of bending strength and fracture toughness of alumina ceramics with rare earth oxides was achieved by refining the grain size and strengthening the grain boundary.
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文摘Ce（Ⅳ） nitrato complexes were adsorbed on two anion exchangers based on polyvinyl pyridine （PVP） and quaternized PVP incorporated into porous silica matrix. The effect of nitric acid concentration （0.5～6 mol·L -1 ） and temperature （278～318 K） on Ce（Ⅳ） sorption efficiency was investigated. Sorption increased with increasing nitric acid concentration, indicating that Ce（NO3）6 2- complex is the main adsorbed Ce（Ⅳ） species. Oxidation of sorbents by adsorbed Ce（Ⅳ） species resulting in Ce（Ⅲ） release to the solution was observed. Pyridine based anion exchangers exhibited higher oxidation stability compared to the commercial strong base anion exchanger. Ce（Ⅳ） reduction was temperature dependent and obeyed pseudo-first-order reaction kinetics. Column separation of Ce（Ⅳ） from La（Ⅲ） and Y（Ⅲ） was carried out from 6 mol·L -1 nitric acid with PVP based anion exchanger. Reasonable Ce（Ⅳ） breakthrough capacity （0.7 mol·kg -1 PVP） was achieved. No remarkable decrease of capacity was observed within 3 consequent runs. In contrast, Ce（Ⅲ） leakage due to reduction decreased and breakthrough capacity slightly increased. This effect was more pronounced with increasing temperature. Regeneration with 0.1 mol·L -1 nitric acid was successful （recovery 100%±4%） and Ce solution of high purity （>99.97%） with respect to La and Y content was gained.
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文摘Some rare earth doping spinel LiMn2-xRExO4 （RE=La, Ce, Nd） cathode materials for lithium ion batteries were synthesized by the solid-state reaction method. The structure characteristics of these produced samples were investigated by XRD, SEM, and particle size distribution analysis. According to the microstructure and charge-discharge testing, the effect of doping rare earth on stabilizing the spinel structure was analyzed. Through a series of doping experiments, it is shown that when the doping content x within the range of 0.01～0.02 the cycle performance of the materials is greatly improved. The discharge capacity of the sample LiMn1.98La0.02O4, LiMn1.98Ce0.02O4 and LiMn1.98Nd0.02O4 remain 119.1, 114.2 and 117.5 mAh·g-1 after 50 cycles.
文摘TiN coatings were deposited on polished substrates of W18Cr4V high speed steel by means of vacuum arc ion plating. The effect of cerium on adhesion between TiN coating and substrate was studied. The microstructures and composition of TiN coatings were also investigated by means of scanning electron microscope (SEM), Auger electron spectroscopy (AES), and X ray diffraction (XRD) technique. It was found that cerium is an effective modifying agent and the addition of suitable amount of cerium to TiN coatings can produce relatively excellent properties such as micro hardness, wear resistance, oxidation resistance and porosity. The experimental results show that the added cerium in TiN coatings makes a contribution to form the preferred direction along with a (111) or (222) close packed face, which may be one of the reasons that improves some properties mentioned above.
基金Project supported by the Young Scientists Fund of the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant No.61605095)the Natural Science Foundation of Zhejiang Province,China(Grant No.LY19F050004)+2 种基金the Natural Science Foundation of Ningbo City(Grant No.2015A610038)the Open Fund of the Guangdong Engineering Technology Research and Development Center of Special Optical Fiber Materials and Devices(South China University of Technology)(Grant No.2016-4)the K C Wong Magna Fund at Ningbo University
文摘We report on a chalcogenide glass fiber doped with Pr^(3+) that can be used for commercialized 1.5-μm and 2-μm laser excitations by emitting broadband 3 μm–5.5 μm fluorescence, which is extruded into a preform and then drawn into a step-index fiber. The spectroscopic properties of the fiber and glass are reported, and the mid-infrared fiber lasers are also numerically investigated. Cascade lasing is employed to increase the inversion population of the upper laser level. The particle swarm approach is applied to optimize the fiber laser parameters. The output power can reach 1.28 W at 4.89-μm wavelength, with a pump power of 5 W, excitation wavelength at 2.04 μm, Pr^(3+) ion concentration at 4.22 × 10^(25) ions/m^3,fiber length at 0.94 m, and fiber background loss at 3 dB/m.
文摘Five types of rare earth/alkaline earth oxide-doped CeO2 superfine-powders were synthesized by a low-temperature combustion technique. The relevant solid electrolyte materials were also sintered by pressureless sintering at different temperatures. The results of X-ray diffraction and transmission electron microscopy showed that the grain size of the powders was approximately 20-30 nm, and rare earth/alkaline earth oxides were completely dissolved into ceria-based solid solution with fluorite structure. The electrical conductivities of the Sm2O3-CeO2 system were measured by the ac impedance technique in air at temperatures ranging from 513-900°C. The results indicated that the ionic conductivi- ties of Sm0.20Ce0.8O1.875 solid electrolyte increase with increasing sintering temperature, and the relationship between the conductivities and measuring temperature obeys the Arrhenius equation. Then the Sm2O3-CeO2 material was further doped with other rare earth/alkaline earth oxide, and the conductivities improve with the effective index.
文摘Novel soluble rare earth aromatic carboxylates were prepared. The triplet energy level of organic ligand was measured. The photoluminescence properties of the Tb 3+ and Eu 3+ aromatic carboxylates and lifetimes were investigated, which indicated that these rare earth complexes have high quantum efficiency. Because of their excellent solubility, polymer-doping rare earth carboxylates were fabricated as thin films by spin-coating method and their luminescence properties were studied. Some rare earth organic light-emitting diodes were successfully fabricated which performed high pure color. The maximum luminance of the device of ITO/PVK/PVK∶Tb(AS) 3Phen∶PBD/PBD/Al is 32 cd·m -2 at 28 V.
