Bipolar resistive switching behavior and conduction mechanisms of composite nanostructured TiO2/ZrO2 thin film

In this work, TiO₂/ZrO₂ bilayer thin film was prepared on fluorine doped tin oxide (FTO)/glass substrates by using a simple and low-cost chemical solution deposition method. Reproducible bipolar resistive switching (RS) characteristics in Au/TiO₂/ZrO₂/FTO/glass devices are reported in this work. TiO₂/ZrO₂ bilayer thin films prepared in this work shows reversible bipolar resistive switching and unidirectional conduction performances under applying voltage and these special performances of TiO₂/ZrO₂ bilayer thin films was first reported. Obvious resistive switching performance can be observed after setting a compliance current, the ratio of high/low resistance reached about 100 at a read voltage of +0.1V and −0.1V and the RS properties showed no obvious degradation after 100 successive cycles tests. The resistive switching characteristics of Au/TiO₂/ZrO₂/FTO/glass device can be explained by electron trapping/detrapping related with the vacancy oxygen defects in TiO₂/ZrO₂ bilayer thin film layer. According to slope fitting, the main conduction mechanisms of the sample are Ohmic and Space charge limited current mechanism.     

NiMn2O4尖晶石氧化物阴极的制备及电化学性能研究

高性能阴极材料的开发对推动中温固体氧化物燃料电池（intermediate temperature solid oxide fuel cells, IT-SOFCs）的发展具有重要意义。本文采用溶胶-凝胶法制备了尖晶石型NiMn₂O₄（NMO）电子-离子混合导体材料，并作为IT-SOFCs阴极进行了系统的研究，通过X射线衍射表征确定NMO材料呈稳定的立方相结构，并采用电导弛豫方法对其氧离子传导能力进行了研究。发现NMO具有优秀的氧离子传导能力，为其电化学性能提供了保障。对称电池的电化学阻抗谱测试结果表明，800℃时NMO阴极材料的界面电阻值为0.27 Ω·cm^-2，同时作为阳极支撑型SOFC的阴极材料进行放电时的最大功率密度可以达到864.9 mW·cm^-2。上述结果表明，NiMn₂O₄是一种极具潜力的IT-SOFCs阴极材料。     

Properties of polyamide 6,10/poly(vinyl alcohol) blends and impact on oxygen barrier performance

The oxygen transmission rate, average volume of free‐volume cavities (V_f) and fractional free volume (F_v) of polyamide 6,10 (PA610)/poly(vinyl alcohol) (PVA) (i.e. PA610_xPVA⁰⁵_y, PA610_xPVA⁰⁸_y and PA610_xPVA¹⁴_y) blend films reduced to minimum values when their PVA contents reached corresponding optimal values. Oxygen transmission rate, V_f and F_v values obtained for optimal PA610_xPVA^z_y blown films were reduced considerably with decreasing PVA degrees of polymerization. The oxygen transmission rate of the optimal bio‐based PA610₈₀PVA⁰⁵₂₀ blown film was only 2.4 cm³ (m²·day·atm)^?1, which is about the same as that of the most often used high‐barrier polymer, ethylene–vinyl alcohol copolymer. Experimental findings from dynamic mechanical analysis, differential scanning calorimetry, wide‐angle X‐ray diffraction and Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy of the PA610_xPVA^z_y blends indicate that PA610 and PVA in the blends are miscible to some extent at the molecular level when the PVA contents are less than or equal to the corresponding optimal values. The considerably enhanced oxygen barrier properties of the PA610_xPVA^z_y blend films with optimized compositions are attributed to the significantly reduced local free‐volume characteristics. © 2017 Society of Chemical Industry     

Investigation of flame characteristics using various design parameters in a pulverized coal burner for oxy‐fuel retrofitting

In oxy‐coal combustion for carbon capture and storage, oxygen and recirculated CO₂ are used as oxidizers instead of air to produce CO₂‐rich flue gas. Owing to differences between the physical and chemical properties of CO₂ and N₂, the development of a burner and boiler system based on fundamental understanding of the flame type, heat transfer, and NOx emission is required. In this study, computational fluid dynamic analysis incorporating comprehensive coal conversion models was performed to investigate the combustion characteristics of a 30 MWth tangential vane swirl pulverized coal burner. Various burner design parameters were evaluated, including the influence of the burner geometry on the swirl strength, direct O₂ injection, and O₂ concentrations in the primary and secondary oxidizers. The flame characteristics were sensitive to the oxygen concentration in the primary oxidizer. The performance of direct O₂ injection around the primary oxidizer with low O₂ concentration was dependent on the mixing of the fuel and oxidizer. The predictions showed that swirl number adjustment and careful direct oxygen injection design are essential for retrofitting air‐firing pulverized coal burners as oxy‐firing burners.     

最低点火温度条件下煤粉自燃特性试验研究

火电厂及煤化工行业中需要将原煤加工成煤粉,煤粉在制备及输送过程中具有粒度小、环境温度高和供氧条件充分等特点,易发生自燃现象。最低点火温度Tm指在一定条件下煤粉能够发生自燃的最低环境温度,是衡量煤粉自燃危险性的重要参数。因此,研究煤粉在最低点火温度下的自燃特性参数及热动力学行为,对了解在最低点火温度时煤粉自燃行为、建立相应的预警机制具有重要意义。以3种不同变质程度的煤粉(张家卯弱黏煤ZJM、兖州气煤YZ和长治贫瘦煤CZ)为研究对象,采用油浴程序控温试验装置对煤样自燃特性进行测试,确定了3种煤粉的Tm和延迟点火时间ti;得出最低点火温度下各煤样耗氧速率、CO及C2H4产生量的变化规律;采用热动力学分析方法计算了3种煤粉的表观活化能。试验结果表明:①ZJM、YZ和CZ煤粉的最低点火温度分别为120、130、164℃,随变质程度的增加而增加;煤的变质程度越高,内部活性基团数量越少,自燃需要热量更多,导致高变质程度煤的最低点火温度较高;3种煤粉在最低点火温度处的延迟点火时间均约为20 min。②耗氧速率呈现出先增加后缓慢减少的趋势,在试验后期由于氧气浓度较低,引起煤粉氧化反应强度降低,最终导致耗氧速率出现缓慢下降;最低点火温度处的CO产生量随时间呈现出先升高后降低趋势,当煤粉温度约120℃时,产生C2H4。③最低点火温度处ZJM、YZ和CZ煤粉的表观活化能分别为24.33、29.50和18.67 kJ/mol,其中变质程度最高的CZ煤粉的表观活化能低于另外2个煤样,这表明高变质程度煤样的最低点火温度高,初期氧化反应速率较高。     

压力与温度敏感涂料用高分子粘结剂的研究进展

压力敏感涂料(PSP)以及温度敏感涂料(TSP)是通过光学手段研究物体表面压力和温度的功能涂层。简述了气体在聚合物中的渗透机理,发光分子氧猝灭以及热猝灭机理,综述了国内外PSP、TSP中常用的高分子粘结剂,并对PSP、TSP所用高分子粘结剂的未来发展方向进行了展望。这两种涂层均由高分子粘结剂和发光分子探针组成,PSP通过发光探针与氧分子作用产生的光物理行为变化来反映压力大小,TSP是通过发光探针随模型表面温度变化导致光物理行为变化来反映温度高低。目前,已发展的PSP用高分子粘结剂主要为氧透过率较高的含硅聚合物及丙烯酸酯类聚合物;已发展的TSP用高分子粘结剂主要为氧透过率较低的聚苯乙烯、聚丙烯腈、聚氨酯等。高分子粘结剂的主链结构、侧基种类与极性、分子间堆砌密度以及与发光分子相互作用,对涂层光物理性能、力学性能以及与基材结合力产生影响。因此,研究PSP与TSP中的高分子粘结剂对于未来两种技术的优化以及一定特殊要求下的应用有较为重要的意义。