Magnetic Transition of La0.8Sr0.2Mn1-xCoxO3（x =0, 0.3, 0.5, 1.0）

A series of rare earth compound oxides with the formula of La0.8Sr0.2Mn1-xCoxO3（ were prepared by the method of citric acid. Structures, figures and magnetic properties of the x=0.0, 0.3, 0.5, 1.0） samples were analyzed by means of XRD, SEM and SQUID. Experiment results prove that all the samples are hexagonal, but their figures and magnetic properties are different. La0.8Sr0.2MnO3 is ferromagnetic. La0.8Sr0.2Mn0.7CO0.3O3 and La0.8Sr0.2Mn0.5Co0.5O3 are ferrimagnetic. La0.8Sr0.2CoO3 is antiferromagnetic. SEM results indicate that the structure of the first three are three-dimensional reticulations which are made up of some small ellipsoids which link up at the head and the end. The fourth sample looks like some dispersed small balls.     

Crystal structure and thermal expansion of perovskites containing uranium（VI） and rare-earth elements

By the method of high-temperature reactions in solid phase, compounds with the general formula MII(AIII2/3U1/3)O3 (MII=Sr, AIII=Sc, In; MII=Ba, AIII=Sc, In, Y, Nd-Lu) were synthesized. Their structures (space groups Fmm and Pnma) were refined by the Rietveld method and morphotropic transition in Ba(Ln2/3U1/3)O3 on the border of Gd-Tb was discovered. By means of high-temperature X-ray diffraction, phase transitions were studied and thermal expansion coefficients were determined.     

Ln0.7Sr0.3Co0.9Cu0.1O3-δ(Ln=Pr,Nd)氧化学扩散性能的研究

采用固相反应法合成了Ln0.7Sr0.3Co0.9Cu0.1O3-δ(Ln=Pr,Nd)钙钛矿氧化物样品,通过XRD和XPS研究样品的物相结构与化学状态,用电导驰豫法研究样品的氧化学扩散系数.实验结果表明,Ln0.7Sr0.3Co0.9Cu0.1O3-δ的氧化学扩散系数随温度的升高而上升;样品Pr0.7Sr0.3Co0.9Cu0.1O3-δ氧扩散系数在800℃时达到3.97×10-5cm2·s-1,是比较理想的中温固体氧化物燃料电池阴极材料.     

Preparation and characterization of La0.9Sr0.1Ga0.8Mg0.2O3–δ thin film deposited by radio frequency magnetic sputtering

La0.9Sr0.1Ga0.8Mg0.2O3-δ (LSGM) electrolyte materials were synthesized by the solid state reaction method.The conductivity of LSGM materials was detected by four probe method,and it was 0.08 S/cm at 850 ℃.Dense and uniform films of LSGM materials were deposited by the magnetic sputtering on substrates of Si and La0.7Sr0.3Cr0.5Mn0.5O3-δ (LSCM).The experimental results showed that the deposition rates dropped and the average grain sizes of the films enlarged with increase in the substrate temperatures.In the sputtering process,the LSGM film was deposited with preferred growth direction.After annealing,the preferred growth direction disappeared and the film surface became smoother and denser.Through observing the deposition process,deposition mechanism was proposed,which was consistent with a model of island growth.     

Studies on electrical properties and CO-sensing characteristics of La_（0.9） _（0.1）FeO_3

Semiconducting sensors offer an inexpensive and simple method for monitoring gases. Sensors based on the ABO3-type composite oxides materials have an advantage of high stability. The perovskite structures of these compounds are preserved, when an A-site deficiency of some perovskite structure compounds was formed. However, they exhibit particular physical properties. In this paper, La0.9 0.1FeO3 powder with an orthorhombic perovskite phase was prepared by sol-gel method. The electrical properties and CO-sensing characteristics of the La0.9 0.1FeO3 were also investigated. The results demonstrated that the La0.9 0.1FeO3 was a p-type semiconductor material. Compared with LaFeO3, the conductance of La0.9 0.1FeO3 was better than that of LaFeO3. The sensor based on La0.9 0.1FeO3 showed excellent CO gas-sensing characteristics.     

Thermal conductivity of （Sm1-xLax）2Zr2O7 （x=0, 0.25, 0.5, 0.75 and 1） oxides for advanced thermal barrier coatings

Pyrochlore oxides of general compositions, A2Zr2O7, where A is a 3+ cation (La to Lu), are promising candidate materials for ap-plications as high temperature thermal barrier coatings because of their high melting points, high thermal expansion coefficients, and low thermal conductivities. In this study, oxides of Sm2Zr2O7, (Sm0.75La0.25)2Zr2O7, (Sm0.5 La0.5)2Zr2O7, (Sm0.25La0.75)2Zr2O7 and La2Zr2O7 were prepared by solid reactions at 1600 ℃ for 10 h using Sm2O3, La2O3 and ZrO2 as the reactants. The phase compositions of these ceramic ma-terials were analyzed by X-ray diffractometer (XRD) and fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FT-IR) methods, respectively. The micro-structure was observed by scanning electronl microscope (SEM). The thermal conductivities of these ceramic materials were measured using laser-flash method. XRD and FT-IR results showed that pure ceramic materials with pyrochlore structure were prepared successfully. SEM results indicated that microstructures of these ceramic materials were dense and grain boundaries were very clean. The La2O3 doped Sm2Zr2O7 pyrochlores (Sm0.75 La0.25)2Zr2O7 and (Sm0.5 La0.5)2Zr2O7 had lower thermal conductivity than the undoped Sm2Zr2O7. The thermal conductivity of (Sm0.25La0.75)2Zr2O7 was found to be lower than that of La2Zr2O7. The results showed that these ceramic materials had the poten-tial to be used as candidate materials for TBCs.     

Synthesis and crystal structure of sodium praseodymium polyphosphate, NaPr（PO3）4

Reaction of Na2CO3, Pr6O11 and H3PO4 gave the sodium praseodymium polyphosphate NaPr(PO3)4. The title compound crystallized in the monoclinic P21/n space group with a=0.9965(4) nm, b=1.31437(4) nm, c=0.72271(3) nm,β=90.429(3)°, V=0.9465(4) nm3, Z=4, R=0.0493 and wR=0.1266 for 1855 independent reflections. The structure of NaPr(PO3)4 consisted of PrO8 polyhedra sharing oxygen atoms with phosphoric group PO4 to form a three-dimensional framework, delimiting intersecting tunnels in which the sodium ion was located. Each Na+ ion was bonded to seven oxygen atoms.     

Effect of praseodymium substitution for lanthanum on structure and properties of La0.65-xPrxNd0.12Mg0.23Ni3.4Al0.1（X=0.00-0.20） hydrogen storage alloys

In order to investigate the effect of substituting La with Pr on structural and hydrogen storage properties of La-Mg-Ni system (AB3.5-type) hydrogen storage alloys, a series of La0.65-xPrxNd0.12Mg0.23Ni3.4Al0.1(x=0, 0.10, 0.15, 0.2) hydrogen storage alloys were prepared. X-ray diffraction (XRD), scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and energy dispersive spectrometer (EDS) analyses revealed that two alloys (x=0.0 and 0.10) were composed of (La, Mg)2(Ni,Al)7 phase, La(Ni,Al)5 phase and (La,Mg)Ni2 phase, while other alloys (x=0.15 and 0.20) consisted of (La,Mg)2(Ni,Al)7 phase, La(Ni,Al)5 phase, (La,Mg)Ni2 phase and (La, Mg)(Ni,Al)3 phase. All alloys showed, however, only one pressure plateau in P-C isotherms. The Pr/La ratio in alloy composition influenced hydrogen storage capacity and kinetics properties. Elec-trochemical studies showed that the discharge capacity decreased from 360 mAh/g (x=0.00) to 335 mAh/g (x=0.20) as x increased. But the high-rate dischargeability (HRD) of alloy electrodes increased from 26% (x=0.00) to 56% (x=0.20) at a discharge current density of Id=1800 mA/g. Anode polarization measurements were done to further understand the electrochemical kinetics properties after Pr substitution.     

Crystal structure, thermal expansion and electrical conductivity of Pr(Ga1-xCox)0.9Mg0.1O3-δ(x=0,0.1,0.2,0.3)

Pr(Ga1-xCox)0.9Mg0.1O3-δ(x=0, 0.1, 0.2, 0.3) was synthesized using solid-state reaction technique to study the effects of Co doping on their structure and properties. Room and high temperature XRD, DSC and electrical conductivity measurement with D.C. four-probe technique were adopted in the study. The results indicated its orthorhombic-distorted perovskite structure at room temperature. PrGa0.9Mg0.1O3-δ maintained its orthorhombic-distorted structure between 298 and 1173 K. For Pr(Ga0.7Co0.3)0.9Mg0.1O3-δ, such structure existed below 873 K. From 873 to 1173 K, it possessed tetragonal structure. The transformation from orthorhombic to tetragonal structure at 873 K was of second order. The intrinsic volume thermal expansion of tetragonal structured Pr(Ga0.7Co0.3) 0.9Mg0.1O3-δ was about 50% higher than those of PrGa0.9Mg0.1O3-δ. The electrical conductivity increased with Co content. The activation energies of conduction for Pr(Ga1-xCox)0.9Mg0.1O3-δ are in range from 0.197 to 0.246 eV, much lower than 1.543 eV for PrGaO3.     

Thermoelectric properties of Sr0.9La0.1TiO3 and Sr2.7La0.3Ti2O7 with 15%Ag addition

15%Ag-added cubic perovskites Sr0.9La0.1TiO3 and Ruddlesden-Popper （RP） phases Sr2.7La0.3Ti2O7 were fabricated via hydrothermal synthesis, cold pressing and high-temperature sintering. The structure and thermoelectric properties were also investi-gated for all samples. The results indicated that Ag precipitated as a second phase. Ag addition made electrical conductivity and ab-solute Seebeck coefficient enhanced, as a result, the ZT values were enhanced both for two series. Compared with cubic perovskite, RP phase was subjected to smaller impact by Ag addition. The reasons for enhancing ZT value and the different impact for two series by Ag addition were also discussed.     

Synthesis kinetics and thermophysical properties of La_2（Zr_（0.7）Ce_（0.3））_2O_7 ceramic for thermal barrier coatings

La2(Zr0.7Ce0.3)2O7 (LZ7C3) ceramic was synthesized by solid state reaction with La2O3, ZrO2 and CeO2 as starting materials. The synthesis kinetics, phase structure, mass loss and microstructure were studied by thermo gravimetric-different thermal analyzer (TG-DTA), X-ray difference (XRD) and scanning electron microscopy (SEM). The thermal conductivity and thermal expansion coefficient were measured by laser-flash method and pushing-rod method, respectively. XRD results showed that LZ7C3 was a mixture of La2Zr2O7 (LZ, pyro- chlore) and La2Ce2O7 (LC, fluorite). The lowest synthesis temperature and time of LZ7C3 were 1400 oC and 5 h. There were no peaks of La2O3 when the powder granularity was about 0.82 μm in the synthesis process. The atom ratio La:Zr:Ce of prepared LZ7C3 powder was very close to 10:7:3 which was the theory value of LZ7C3. The thermal conductivity of LZ7C3 decreased gradually with the temperature increased up to 1200 oC, and was located within 0.79 to 1.02 W/(m·K), which was almost 50% lower than that of LZ, whereas its thermal expansion coefficient was larger and the value was 11.6×10-6 K-1.     

Crystal structure and infrared spectrum of thallium holmium polyphosphate,TIHo（PO3）4

Crystals of thallium-holmium polyphosphate T1Ho（PO3）4 were grown by flux method technique and characterized by single crystal X-ray diffraction. Structure of T1Ho（PO3）4 was solved for the first time, and it crystallized in the monoclinic P21/n space group with the following unit-cell dimensions： a=1.02225（3） nm, b=0.88536（2） nm, c=1.09541（4） nm, β=105.888（1）°, V=0.95354（5） nm^3 and Z=4. The crystal structure was solved from 2174 independent reflections with final R1（F^2）=0.0442 and Rw（F^2）=0.0861 refined with 164 parameters. The atomic arrangement could be described as a long chain polyphosphate organization. Holmium atoms had eightfold coordination. The structure of T1Ho（PO3）4 consisted of HoO8 polyhedra sharing oxygen atoms with phosphoric group PO4. Infrared spectrum was investigated at room temperature in the frequencies range, 350--4000 cm^-1, showing some characteristic vibration bands of infinite chain structure of PO4 tetrahedra linked by bridging oxygen.     

Study on thermal expansion behavior of Dy2O3 - Al2O3 - SiO2 glass

Employing Dy2O3, Al2O3, and SiO2 as starting materials, several series of Dy2O3-Al2O3-SiO2 sealing glass were prepared. The relationship between their coefficients of thermal expansion and the contents of Dy2O3, Al2O3, and SiO2 were studied respectively. Experimental results showed that Dy2O3 and Al2O3 had a positive effect on the coefficient of thermal expansion of glass, whereas, SiO2 had a negative effect. The coefficient of thermal expansion of glass showed an apparent linear relation to the contents of these three raw materials, from which an estimation model was built, to calculate the coefficient of thermal expansion of sealing glass. Relative errors of the calculating results to testing results were no more than 2%, which suggested that the estimation model was reasonable. This study provides a good theory reference for the practical utilizing of this sealing material, through which a proper glass composition for good sealing could be easily found.     

Synthesis and Crystal Structure of A Bimetallic Terbium Complex Tb2 {μ-CH2 SiMe2 NC6 H3 ^iPr2 -2, 6}3 （THF）3

The reaction of 2, 6-^iPr2CbH3NHSiMe3 with Tb（CH2SiMe3）3（THF）2 in benzene at room temperature afforded a binuclear terbium complex Tb2 {μ-CH2 SiMe2 NC6 H3 ^iPr2 -2, 6}3（THF）3. X-ray diffraction revealed that Tb atoms were bridged by three methylene units. One Tb atom was six-coordinated by two nitrogen atoms, three methylene carbons, and one THF molecule, while the other Tb atom was six-coordinated by one nitrogen atom, three methylene carbons, and two THF molecules. Both Tb atoms adopted a distorted trigonal prism geometry.     

Structure and Magnetocaloric Effect in Tb（ Co1-xSnx）2 Alloys

Recently,researchonmagnetocaloriceffect(MCE)hasattractedagreatdealofinterestinrare earth(RE)basedcompoundsbecauseoftheirenergy efficiencyandenvironmentalsafetyformagneticrefrig eration.Afirst ordermagneticphasetransitionwas foundintheintermetalliccompoundsRECo2(RE=Er,Ho,Dy)withMgCu2typestructure[1,2],leadingtoa largemagneticentropychangeforthesecompounds,whereasasecond ordertransitionwasfoundinTbCo2andGdCo2.IntheintermetalliccompoundsRECo2,theloweringofd electronconcentrationbythesubst…     

Relationship between Crystal Structure and Luminescence Properties of （Y0.96-x Lnx Ce0.04 ）3 Al5 O12 （LH=Gd,La, Lu） Phosphors

The doping effects of La^3＋, Gd^3＋ and Lu^3＋ on the crystal structure and luminescence properties of （Yo96-x LnxCe0.04）3Al5O12（Ln = Gd, La, Lu） phosphors were studied. The X-ray diffraction patterns presented that with the inerease of the doping concentrations of La^3＋ and Gd^3＋ ions, the d-value of （Y0.96-xLnxCe0.04）3Al5O12 （Ln = Gd, La） inereased and the larger the doping ion, the stronger the effect would be. The doping amount causing phase transition in （Y0.96-xLnxCe0.04）3Al5O12 decreased with the inerease of the ionic radii of the doping lanthanide ions （La^3＋： 0.106 nm, Gd^3＋： 0. 094 nm, Lu^3＋ ： 0.083 nm）. The bigger doping ion of Gd^3＋ made the emission of （Y0.96-xGdxCe0.04）3Al5O12 move to red spectral region, but the smaller one of Lu^3＋ made it blue.