A 3D Porous Coordination Polymer from Tetrazole Ligand and Cd(II): Crystal Structure,Luminescent Property and Adsorption of Methanol and Water

An unusual tetrazole-based Cd(II) coordination polymer, [Cd(4-tzba)(H₂O)]_n (tzba = 4-(tetrazolyl)benzenecarboxylic acid) (1), was synthesized by hydrothermal reaction and structurally characterized by single-crystal X-ray diffraction. The structure of 1 contains distorted octahedral cadmium centers coordinated by four different tzba^2? ligands and a water molecule. All the tzba^2? ligands display coordination of type, μ4-κN1:κN3:κN4:κO1, O2, which connects four Cd(II) atoms to form an intricate 3-D network. There are three kinds of apertures in the structure of 1; two helical channels and a hexagonal aperture are observed along different axes. Polymer 1 exhibits selective gas adsorption behavior for methanol, ethanol and water. In addition, 1 shows blue photoluminescence mainly arising from intraligand transitions of the aromatic rings in the tbza^2? ligand.     

Preparation of hierarchical WO3 dendrites and their applications in NO2 sensing

Hierarchical WO₃ dendrites were synthesized via low-cost and environmental-friendly solvothermal strategy. Characterization results indicated that WO₃ dendrites were composed of several multi-directional dendritic nanosheets. To further understand the formation of WO₃ dendrites, time-dependent experiments were carried out and formation mechanism was investigated. Since such dendritic structures rarely occurred in the field of gas sensing, the synthesized WO₃ dendrites were subjected to detailed NO₂ sensing tests. Results demonstrated that WO₃ dendrites based sensors had low detection limit (200 ppb) and fast response and recovery (7 s, 12 s to 5 ppm NO₂). Moreover, the sensor was also highly sensitive, selective and stable at low optimal operating temperature of 140 °C.     

Synthesis of polycrystalline gallium oxide solar-blind ultraviolet photodetector by Aerosol Deposition

An aerosol deposition method was used to fabricate a solar-blind photodetector (for UV-C) using thin films of β-Ga₂O₃, which is a wide-bandgap oxide material. The Ga₂O₃ films deposited at room temperature presented a polycrystalline structure and a thickness of approximately 4 µm and showed a high transmittance of approximately 70–80 % in the visible region; the transmittance was approximately 60–80 % even after heat treatment up to a 800 °C. The Ga₂O₃ films that were post-annealed at a temperature of 800 °C showed an I_photo/I_dark ratio of approximately 40,000 in the solar-blind region with a light source of 254 nm, together with very good light detection characteristics (initial rising and decay times of 0.45 s and 0.13 s, respectively). Because of the good performances observed for the Ga₂O₃ thin films even at extreme conditions, they exhibit a high potential for use as photodetectors in several applications.     

Field emission properties and growth mechanism of In2O3 nanostructures

Four kinds of nanostructures, nanoneedles, nanohooks, nanorods, and nanotowers of In₂O₃, have been grown by the vapor transport process with Au catalysts or without any catalysts. The morphology and structure of the prepared nanostructures are determined on the basis of field emission scanning electron microscopy (FESEM), x-ray diffraction (XRD), and transmission electron microscopy (TEM). The growth direction of the In₂O₃ nanoneedles is along the [001], and those of the other three nanostructures are along the [100]. The growth mechanism of the nanoneedles is the vapor-liquid–solid (VLS), and those of the other three nanostructures are the vapor-solid (VS) processes. The field emission properties of four kinds of In₂O₃ nanostructures have been investigated. Among them, the nanoneedles have the best field emission properties with the lowest turn-on field of 4.9 V/μm and the threshold field of 12 V/μm due to possessing the smallest emitter tip radius and the weakest screening effect.