Mutual diffusion occurring at the interface between La₀.₆Sr₀.₄Co₀.₈Fe₀.₂O₃ cathode and Gd-doped ceria electrolyte during IT-SOFC cell preparation

The microstructure and local chemistry of the interface between the screen-printed La(0.6)Sr(0.4)Co(0.8)Fe(0.2)O(3) (LSCF) thin film cathode and Gd-doped ceria (GDC) electrolyte substrate have been investigated. Elemental distribution analyses, by energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy operated in scanning transmission electron microscopy (STEM) mode, illustrate that all constituent elements in GDC and LSCF mutually diffuse across the LSCF/GDC interface, with equal diffusion length. This leads to the formation of mutual diffusion zones at the LSCF/GDC interfaces, with the resultant mixture of diffusing ions being associated with specific valence state changes, as verified by STEM electron energy loss spectroscopy analyses. Moreover, this mutual diffusion can result in microstructural changes, where superstructure formation is accompanied by enhancement of oxygen vacancy ordering at this region. Such mutual diffusion and associated microstructure evolution is considered to be detrimental to fuel cell efficiency and should be suppressed by lowering cell fabrication temperatures.     

An electrochemical sensor based on a glassy carbon electrode modified with optimized Cu–Fe3O4 nanocomposite for 4-nitrophenol detection

On the basis of toxicity and harmfulness of 4-nitrophenol (4-NP), it is vital to fabricate simple, cheap, selective, and reliable system for trace-level 4-NP sensing detection. In this work, Cu_x–Fe₃O₄ (x?=?0, 0.1, 0.3, 0.5, 0.7) nanocomposites with different Cu loading were prepared. The mixture of the fabricated Cu_x–Fe₃O₄ and conductive carbon black Vulcan XC-72 (VXC-72) nanoparticles, mixed with a mass ratio of 1:1, was applied to modify glassy carbon electrode (GCE) for high-efficiency electrochemical sensitive determination of 4-NP. The results show that the as-prepared Cu_x–Fe₃O₄ nanocomposites present a spherical structure, which is aggregated by many of 20–50 nm crystallites. Compared with the Fe₃O_4, the introduction of Cu in Fe₃O₄ can significantly improve the catalytic reduction performance to 4-NP. Thanks to its minimum particle size and maximum specific surface area, the Cu_0.5–Fe₃O₄ displayed the largest sensitive response to 4-NP. Furthermore, the Cu_0.5–Fe₃O₄@VXC-72/GCE sensor exhibited a good linear relationship between the reduction peak current and the 4-NP concentration in the range of 0.1–4.0 μM and 5–150 μM and a relatively low detection limit of 0.065 μM. The present sensor showed high selectivity, strong anti-interference ability, and good stability to 4-NP. It could be satisfactorily applied for the determination of 4-NP in real water samples, and good recovery rates were found.

     

La0.67Sr0.33MnO3中Bi的掺杂效应

将Bi2O3掺杂到用溶胶—凝胶法制备的La0.6Sr0．33MnO3(LSMO)微粉中,XRD测量结果证实有过量的Bi析出。随着Bi掺杂量的增加,LSMO／(Bi2O3)x/2材料电阻率发生明显变化,在x=(0—0．10)摩尔比的掺杂范围内,电阻率先上升后突然下降。当X=0．1时,电阻率比未掺杂样品下降了一个数量级。Bi掺杂对低温和室温磁电阻有着完全不同的影响。低温下,随掺杂量增加,磁电阻下降;室温下Bi的微量掺杂可以使磁电阻增大,掺入x=0.03Bi使室温磁电阻由-4.4％提高到-5．6％。     

Electrospun nanofibers composed of poly(ε-caprolactone) and polyethylenimine for tissue engineering applications

Poly(ε-caprolactone) (PCL) electrospun nanofibers have been reported as a scaffold for tissue engineering application. However, high hydrophobicity of PCL limits use of functional scaffold. In this study, PCL/polyethylenimine (PEI) blend electrospun nanofibers were prepared to overcome the limitation of PCL ones because the PEI as a cationic polymer can increase cell adhesion and can improve the electrospinnability of PCL. The structure, mechanical properties and biological activity of the PCL/PEI electrospun nanofibers were studied. The diameters of the PCL/PEI nanofibers ranged from 150.4 ± 33 to 220.4 ± 32 nm. The PCL/PEI nanofibers showed suitable mechanical properties with adequate porosity and increased hydrophilic behavior. The cell adhesion and cell proliferation of PCL nanofibers were increased by blending with PEI due to the hydrophilic properties of PEI.     

低温燃烧法制备La0.8Sr0.2 MnO3-δ超细粉体

采用低温燃烧法制备La0.8Sr0.2MnO3-δ(LSM)超细粉体,研究了pH值、柠檬酸用量、n(H2O)/n(M2 )和加热温度等主要工艺条件对凝胶生成的影响.采用XRD、粒度分析和BET等方法对粉体的相组成、粒度分布状态及比表面积进行了分析和表征,并比较了低温燃烧法与固相反应法和共沉淀法制备LSM粉体的性能差别,结果表明低温燃烧法制备的纳米粉(20～30nm)纯度高,比表面积超过了11m2/g.     

Co掺杂钙钛矿锰氧化物La0.8Sr0.2MnO3电磁特性研究

采用传统的高温固相反应法制备了La_0.8Sr_0.2Mn_1-xCo_xO₃(x = 0, 0.1, 0.3)多晶样品。系统研究了Co掺杂量对La_0.8Sr_0.2MnO₃(LSMO)多晶样品的类Griffiths相、磁熵变、临界行为和电输运性质的影响。研究结果表明: 制备的多晶样品均具有菱形对称结构; 三样品在低温磁转变温度(T_C2)以上均存在类Griffiths相; La_0.8Sr_0.2Mn_1-xCo_xO₃(x = 0, 0.1, 0.3)样品外加磁场为7 T的最大磁熵变ΔS_max分别为-2.28、-2.05和-2.75 J/(kg·K), Co元素的掺杂使得ΔS_max先减小后增大; 母相的临界行为与平均场模型拟合得最好, 掺杂后样品的临界行为和3D海森伯模型拟合最好; 母相为半导体材料, Co元素掺杂量达到0.1时在低温磁转变温度(T_C2)附近出现金属绝缘体转变; 高温区三样品的导电方式均满足小极化子模型。     

A simple and efficient electrochemical sensor for folic acid determination in human blood plasma based on gold nanoparticles–modified carbon paste electrode

Folic acid (FA) is a water soluble vitamin that exists in many natural species. The lack of FA causes some deficiencies in human body, so finding a simple and sensitive method for determining the FA is important. A new chemically modified electrode was fabricated for determination of FA in human blood plasma using gold nanoparticles (AuNPs) and carbon paste electrode (CPE). Gold nanoparticles–modified carbon paste electrode (AuNPs/CPE) was characterized by transmission electron microscopy (TEM) and scanning electron microscopy (SEM). The experimental parameters such as pH, scan rate (ν) and amount of modifier were studied by cyclic voltammetry and the optimized values were chosen. The electrochemical parameters such as diffusion coefficient of FA (D_FA), electrode surface area (A) and electron transfer coefficient (α) were calculated. Square wave voltammetry as an accurate technique was used for quantitative calculations. A good linear relation was observed between anodic peak current (i_pa) and FA concentration (C_FA) in the range of 6 × 10^? 8 to 8 × 10^? 5 mol L^? 1, and the detection limit (LOD) achieved 2.7 × 10^? 8 mol L^? 1, that is comparable with recently studies. This paper demonstrated a novel, simple, selective and rapid sensor for determining the FA in the biological samples.     

纳米多晶La0. 7Sr0.3MnO3磁性相变临界行为研究

用溶胶一凝胶方法制备了纳米多晶La0.7Sr0.3MnO3样品.测量了不同温度下烧结的样品的零场冷却交流磁化率与温度和直流磁场的依赖关系.通过对铁磁-顺磁转变点附近临界峰的分析,得到973K烧结的多晶样品居里温度为312.1K±0.2K,临界指数为:δ=3.040,γ=1.007,β=0.493;1173K烧结的多晶样品居里温度为331.7K±0.1K,临界指数分别为:δ=2.950,γ=0.993,β=0.508.两组数据均与平均场理论预言结果一致,表明纳米多晶La0.7Sr0.3MnO3样品在磁性相变点附近存在长程相互作用.     

La0.67 Sr0.33 MnO3外延薄膜的电脉冲诱发可逆变阻效应

采用脉冲激光沉积技术在SrTiO3,(001)单晶衬底上制备出钙钛矿结构La0.67 Sr0.33 MnO3,(LSMO)外延薄膜,通过X射线衍射仪和原子力显微镜表征其晶体取向与表面形貌,并对Ag-LSMO结构的室温电脉冲诱发可逆变阻效应进行研究.结果表明,在±4V、50ns对称脉冲作用下,LSMO膜层电阻发生高低转变,且变阻范围随脉冲幅值电压、脉冲宽度、脉冲数日等参数的变化而变化.该效应表现出良好的疲劳特性与非挥发存储特性,有望应用于新型不挥发存储器、传感器、可变电阻等电子元器件的研制.     

Ho对La0.7Sr0.3MnO3庞磁阻材料微观结构的影响

运用X射线衍射和透射电子显微分析等方法，探讨了稀土掺杂元素Ho对La0.7Sr0.3MnO3庞磁阻材料微观结构的影响。对于La0.7-xSr0.3MnO3庞磁阻材料，Ho含量较低时（x=0．2），材料主要由典型的菱面体钙钛矿相（La0.7Sr0.3MnO3）和六角非钙钛矿相（HoMnO3）组成，还伴随有少量钙钛矿型正交点阵结构出现。当Ho掺杂量较高时（x=0．6），菱面体体积分数明显降低，而六角相显著增多。另外，稀土Ho的增多引起了菱面体单胞点阵参数（α和c）的缩短，这主要是由于菱面体单胞结构中La/Sr原子比例变小而导致的。同时，Ho的掺杂也降低了材料的晶粒尺寸。     

(La0.52Gd0.15)Sr0.33MnO3多晶颗粒的磁热效应

利用非晶态分子合金作前驱体,在相对低的热分解温度800℃、10h成功合成了钙钛矿结构(La0.52Gd0.15)Sr0.33MnO3多晶颗粒.TEM观察表明,颗粒的尺寸范围为100～150nm.研究了多晶颗粒(La0.52Gd0.15)Sr0.33MnO3的居里温度和磁熵变化(MCE).在多晶颗粒(La0.52Gd0.15)Sr0.33MnO3中,居里温度(343K)附近观察到较大的磁熵变和较宽的峰值温度范围,较大的磁熵变来源于磁场条件下的铁磁转变贡献.这些结果表明,该材料是室温附近磁制冷合适的工作物质.     

二次烧结气氛对La0.7Sr0.3MnO3氧还原催化活性的影响

采用溶胶一凝胶法结合二次高温烧结技术,制备了锰系钙钛矿催化剂.利用XRD和EDS对催化剂的物相与元素组成进行了分析,并利用电化学分析方法研究了催化剂的氧还原催化性能.XRD与EDS结果表明,N2气氛二次烧结不改变La0.7Sr0.3-MnO3物相组成,但NH3气氛二次烧结会造成Lao.7 Sr0.3MnO3分解.电化学结果表明,N2气氛二次烧结催化剂的氧还原催化活性高于NH3气氛二次烧结催化剂,其氧还原起始电势与极限电流分别为0.028 V(vs.Hg/HgO)和2.181 mA.cm-2(2 000 r/min).     

Ag／La0.67Sr0.33MnO3/Pt异质结构的电阻开关特性

采用脉冲激光沉积技术在Pt／Ti／SiO2／Si（100）衬底上制备出多晶La0.67Sr0.33MnO3（LSMO）薄膜,对其电脉冲致非挥发可逆电阻开关特性进行研究．结果表明,Ag/LSMO／Pt结构具有明显的室温电脉冲诱发电阻开关特性,且在宽电压脉冲作用下表现出较低的开关电压和较快的变阻饱和速度．由此可见,总脉冲能量或电荷（电流作用）为该结构的电阻开关效应提供驱动力．对Ag／LsMO／Pt结构进行了耐久性测试,表明该结构具有良好的疲劳特性与保持特性,可应用于新型不挥发存储器、传感器及可变电阻等电子元器件的研制     

Design and synthesis of MnO₂/Mn/MnO₂ sandwich-structured nanotube arrays with high supercapacitive performance for electrochemical energy storage

We demonstrate the design and fabrication of novel nanoarchitectures of MnO(2)/Mn/MnO(2) sandwich-like nanotube arrays for supercapacitors. The crystalline metal Mn layers in the MnO(2)/Mn/MnO(2) sandwich-like nanotubes uniquely serve as highly conductive cores to support the redox active two-double MnO(2) shells with a highly electrolytic accessible surface area and provide reliable electrical connections to MnO(2) shells. The maximum specific capacitances of 937 F/g at a scan rate of 5 mV/s by cyclic voltammetry (CV) and 955 F/g at a current density of 1.5 A/g by chronopotentiometry were achieved for the MnO(2)/Mn/MnO(2) sandwich-like nanotube arrays in solution of 1.0 M Na(2)SO(4). The hybrid MnO(2)/Mn/MnO(2) sandwich-like nanotube arrays exhibited an excellent rate capability with a high specific energy of 45 Wh/kg and specific power of 23 kW/kg and excellent long-term cycling stability (less 5% loss of the maximum specific capacitance after 3000 cycles). The high specific capacitance and charge-discharge rates offered by such MnO(2)/Mn/MnO(2) sandwich-like nanotube arrays make them promising candidates for supercapacitor electrodes, combining high-energy densities with high levels of power delivery.     

Synthesis of Cu–CdIn2O4 nanoparticles decorated on nickel foam as a sensitive non-enzymatic electrochemical sensor for glucose detection

Fast and effective detection of glucose has important significance in clinical medicine and the diagnosis of diabetes. Electrochemical non-enzymatic glucose sensor has received extensive attention to detect glucose in the recent years due to its simple operation and low cost. In this paper, Cu–CdIn₂O₄ nanoparticles decorated on nickel foam electrode as a sensitive non-enzymatic electrochemical sensor for glucose detection are synthesized by a one-step non-aqueous sol–gel method. Different Cu-doping levels are designed as performance comparison analysis. The electrocatalytic performance of the Cu–CdIn₂O₄ nanoparticles/Ni foam electrodes towards glucose oxidation is evaluated by cyclic voltammetry and current time. The results show that 15% Cu–CdIn₂O₄/Ni foam electrode shows higher sensitivity, as well as an excellent anti-interference and long-term stability towards glucose detection compared with 10% and 20% Cu–CdIn₂O₄/Ni foam electrodes. Hence, 15% Cu–CdIn₂O₄/Ni foam can be regarded as an efficient and a promising sensing material for glucose detection. Such satisfactory performance is not only attributed to the synergistic effect of Cd, In, and Cu, but also benefits from the uniform distribution of 15% Cu–CdIn₂O₄ nanoparticles on the Ni foam, which provides more reactive sites for the electrochemical catalytic reaction.

     

Correlation between evolution of resistive switching and oxygen vacancy configuration in La₀.₅Ca₀.₅MnO₃ based memristive devices

We here report a study of the correlation between the evolution of resistive switching and the oxygen vacancy configuration in La?.?Ca?.?MnO? (LCMO) based memristive devices. By taking advantage of LCMO located at a phase boundary of the metal-to-insulator transition, we observe the development of the high resistive states, depending upon not only the electrical pulse magnitude but also the switching cycles. We discuss the experimental results by an oxygen migration model that involves both single isolated and clustered oxygen vacancies, which are later verified using aberration-corrected scanning transmission electron microscopy.     

Nb5+的掺杂引起La0.67Sr0.33MnO3增强的磁电阻效应

将Nb2O5掺杂到用溶胶-凝胶法制备的La0.67Sr0.33MnO3(LSMO)微粉中,XRD测量结果表明所有样品均为单相菱面结构.随着Nb5 掺杂量的增加,材料电阻率发生显著变化.在x=0.06的掺杂样品中得到最高为1110Ω·cm电阻率(x是掺入的Nb离子与母体材料的摩尔比),比LSMO高5个数量级,这是由于晶界处以及颗粒内部增加的自旋相关的散射和隧穿效应所致.Nb5 离子的掺杂使样品的低场磁电阻(LFMR)和高场磁电阻(HFMR)效应都有所增强.77K下,0.1和1T磁场下在x=0.07样品中分别得到25%和42%的磁电阻效应,分别是LSMO样品的2倍和1.7倍.室温下x=0.03样品的磁电阻最大,为7%.其中,LFMR来源于颗粒晶界处电子的自旋相关隧穿及散射作用,而HFMR来源于表面层的自旋非共线结构.     

Thermal Diffusivity of La1−x Sr x MnO3 (x < 0.3)

Perovskite manganites are interesting because of their colossal magnetoresistance. In this work high resolution thermal diffusivity measurements of La_1–x Sr _x MnO₃ (0 x 0.3) single crystals in the temperature range from 250 to 400 K are presented. A photopyroelectric device in the standard back configuration has been used. The thermal diffusivity through second-order magnetic phase transitions, as well as through first- and second-order structural phase transitions has been measured. The critical parameters of the sample with x = 0.3 at the ferromagnetic-to-paramagnetic transition have been obtained, and are close to the values predicted by the Ising model.     

(La,Sr)MnO3/YSZ和La0.6Sr0.4Co0.2Fe0.8O3-δ氧电极SOEC性能的比较研究

构建了氧电极材料分别为(La,Sr)MnO3/YSZ(LSM/YSZ)和La0.6Sr0.4Co0.2Fe0.8O3-δ(LSCF)的固体氧化物电解池(SOEC).在750℃、电流密度为0.25A/cm2的SOEC模式下,分别对两种类型的SOEC进行了约110h的电解实验.结果表明,LSM/YSZ可能是较好的SOEC氧电极材料.依据电化学表现、XRD和微观结构,阐述了两种类型SOEC氧电极性能表现的可能机理.