Effect of Y-filling on thermoelectric properties of CoSb3

The CoSb3 and Y0.18Co4Sb12 compounds were synthesized by a metallurgical route. Their bulk materials were prepared by the hot-pressed process under vacuum. Thermoelectric properties of the samples were measured by the thermoelectric measurement system and the laser flash diffusivity apparatus. The carrier type conversion of hot-pressed CoSb3 was found at about 530 K, while the conversion was missed for the Y0.18Co4Sb12 sample. Electrical conductivity of the Y0.18Co4Sb12 sample increased due to the increase of carrier concentration, and its thermal conductivity decreased due to the enhancement of phonon scattering. The value of ZT, figure of merit, for the Y0.18Co4Sb12 sample was obviously enhanced due to positive contribution of the electrical conductivity and the thermal conductivity.     

放电等离子体烧结工艺对La_(0.7)Fe_3CoSb_(10)材料相对密度的影响

用熔炼-退火-放电等离子体烧结法(SPS)制备了晶粒尺寸均匀的La0.7Fe3CoSb10材料.采用扫描电镜,研究了SPS工艺,包括粉末粒度、烧结温度及烧结时间对该材料相对密度的影响.结果表明:烧结试样的相对密度随烧结时间的延长和温度的升高而增高;通过控制退火温度可有效地控制材料最终的晶粒尺寸.     

粉末冶金法制备La（Fe,Co,Si）13磁制冷合金

用非自耗电弧炉熔炼制备了LaFe10.8Co0.7Si1.5C0.2铸锭,并将该铸锭在石油醚的保护中球磨制粉,粉末经过压制后在氩气气氛中高温烧结2～8 h。用XRD和SEM检测了LaFe10.8Co0.7Si1.5C0.2铸锭及烧结后样品的相和组织结构。结果表明,LaFe10.8Co0.7Si1.5C0.2合金铸锭主要由α-Fe(Co,Si)相和1∶1∶1相组成,仅含有极少量1∶13相。采用粉末冶金法制备的合金相比传统工艺下合金的成相时间有明显缩短,仅烧结2 h就有一定比例的NaZn13型1∶13相生成,而且在1100℃烧结4 h时合金的成相最好,形成了以1∶13相为主相的合金,温度过高或过低所形成的1∶13相的相对含量都会减少。烧结时间增加或缩短也会导致1∶13相的相对含量减少。此外,还对在LaFe10.8Co0.7Si1.5C0.2粉末中加入LaFe0.9Co0.27Si1.17作为烧结助剂对合金成相的影响进行了研究。结果表明,加入烧结助剂后有助于合金的成相,加入质量分数为25%的LaFe0.9Co0.27Si1.17作为烧结助剂在1100℃烧结4 h所形成的合金几乎是单一的1∶13相,仅含极少量点状分布的富含镧的杂相。而LaFe10.8Co0.7Si1.5C0.2块状铸锭在1100℃退火4 h后仍含有α-Fe相和1∶1∶1相。可以看出,用粉末冶金法制备La(Fe,Co,Si)13磁制冷合金的热处理时间得到极大缩短。     

Mass production of magnetocaloric LaFeMnSiB alloys with hydrogenation

LaFe_(11.39)Mn_(0.35)Si_(1.26)B_(0.1)Hxalloys were prepared by hydrogenation.Samples were annealed at 1343Kfor30-90 hto form the NaZn13 phase.La-rich andα-Fe secondary phases were also detected.Saturated hydrogenation at 553 Kand 0.15 MPa of H_2 pressure for 5hwas employed to improve the Curie temperature of the alloys to 279 K.The maximum magnetic entropy change,relative cooling power,and adiabatic temperature change of LaFe_(11.39)Mn_(0.35)Si_(1.26)B_(0.1)H_x annealed at 1343 Kfor 90hafter hydrogen absorption are 6.38J/(kg·K)(magnetic changesμ0ΔH =1.65T),100.1J/kg(μ0ΔH =1.65T),and 2.2 K(μ0ΔH =1.48T),respectively.Although the maximum magnetic entropy change of the LaFe_(11.39)Mn_(0.35)Si_(1.26)B_(0.1)H_x alloys is lower than those of similar alloys with high purity raw materials,the relative cooling power is nearly the same.The effect of impurities of the raw materials used was also discussed.It is assumed that the impurity of 0.2wt.% Al is responsible for the reduced entropy change of the resulted alloys.The LaFe_(11.39)Mn_(0.35)Si_(1.26)B_(0.1)H_x alloys prepared by this method could be a low cost alternative material for room temperature magnetic cooling applications.     

A novel approach for synthesis of hierarchical mesoporous Nd_2O_3 nanomaterials

A novel route to the fabrication of hierarchical mesoporous Nd_2O_3 nanostructures including nanospheres and nanoporous network was described. Their structure and morphology evolution of the as-synthesized materials were determined by various techniques such as scanning electron microscopy, transmission electron microscopy, high-resolution transmission electron microscopy, X-ray diffraction, energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy, Fourier transforminfrared spectra, nitrogen adsorption/desorption isotherm, and a formation mechanism was proposed. The results revealed that the Nd_2O_3 nanospheres had the diameter of 300 nm, which were composed of small primary nanoparticles(NPs) with the size of 10 nm. The nanoporous structure also formed the NPs of ca. 10 nm which were connected with each other to form a three-dimensional(3D) texture. This simple and mild approach to fabricate hierarchical mesoporous Nd_2O_3 nanostructures could be easily scaled up and potentially extended to synthesize other oxide hierarchical structures.     

Effect of copper ion implantation on corrosion morphology and corrosion behavior of LaFe_（11.6）Si_（1.4） alloy

The morphology analysis and electrochemical method were used to study the corrosion behavior of LaFe11.6Si1.4 alloy of copper ion implantation. X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) and atomic emission spectroscopy (AES) research results showed that a 15 nm-thick oxide film was formed on the surface of sample, and the copper content reached the highest value at 60 nm with a normal distribution. Immersion experiments indicated that the corrosion happened in the copper-poor zone firstly and a galvanic connection was formed among different zones on the surface due to the inhomogeneous distribution of copper. Electrochemical experiment results showed that the corrosion was serious when the ion acceleration voltage increased, and the high acceleration could reduce the thermodynamic performance of corrosion of LaFe11.6Si1.4 alloy.     

Effect of samarium filling on the lattice thermal conductivity of skutterudite materials

Sm-filled skutterudites SmxCo4Sb12 (x=0.1, 0.2, 0.5) were synthesized via high pressure and high temperature (HPHT) technique. The temperature dependences of electrical resistivity, Seebeck coefficient and thermal conductivity were measured on these compounds in the range of 300-723 K. All samples showed n-type conduction. The thermal conductivity of SmxCo4Sb12 was significantly depressed as com-pared to unfilled CoSb3. It was believed that Sm atoms "rattled" in the voids of structure and substantially affected the phonon propagation through the lattice. The dimensionless thermoelectric figure of merit, ZT, increased with increasing temperature and reached a maximum value of 0.81 for Sm0.5Co4Sb12 at 723 K.     

退火对CoSb3块体热电性能的影响

采用烧结和退火工艺制备了CoSb3块体热电材料，并探讨了退火对热电性能的影响。用X射线衍射分析了样品的相组成，用电常数测试仪和激光热导仪测试了样品的热电性能。结果表明，退火前后样品具有相同的相组成，其电阻率随着温度的升高而降低，具有典型的半导体电学特征；在相同温度下退火样品的ZT值低于或近似于未退火的样品，因此退火对于提高和改善CoSb3块体材料的热电性能没有明显作用。     

GaN 纳米结构的制备

提出一种通过对溅射Ga2O3薄膜后氮化技术制备GaN纳米结构的方法，已成功地制备出CaN纳米线、纳米棒和纳米带。该方法既不需要催化剂，也不需要模板限制，不仅避免了杂质污染，而且简化了纳米结构的制造工艺，对于纳米结构的应用非常有利。利用扫描电子显微镜(SEM)、透射电子显微镜(TEM)和选区电子衍射(sAD)研究了CaN纳米结构的形貌和晶格结构。结果表明CaN纳米结构是具有六角纤锌矿结构的GaN晶体，不存在Ga2O3或Ga的其他相。研究结果证明在高温氮化过程中由于晶格缺陷的降低和晶化的改进能够得到高质量的GaN晶体。简要地讨论了GaN纳米结构的生长机制。     

Thermoelectric properties of Yb x Co_4 Sb_（12） system

Yb x Co 4 Sb 12 polycrystals were fabricated by vacuum melting combined with hot-press sintering.The effect of Yb-filling on thermoelectric property of unfilled skutterudite CoSb 3 was investigated,which indicated the enhancement of the power factor of the material.Transport properties of materials changed from semi-conductor to semi-metal during the measurement of electrical conductivity,which indicated the change of electronic band structure.The maximum value of electrical conductivity was about 190000 S/m at 300 K for all samples.On the basis of Yb-filling,power factor of Yb 0.2 Co 4 Sb 12 reached 5-6 mW/(m·K) during the measurement temperature.Thermal conductivity decreased with increase of Yb content,and the thermal conductivity of Yb 0.2 Co 4 Sb 12 reached 3.2 W/(m·K) at 600 K.The ZT value of Yb 0.2 Co 4 Sb 12 reached 1.16 at 700 K due to positive contribution from high power factor and low thermal conductivity.     

Synthesis of RE（OH）2Cl and REOCI （RE=Eu,Tb） nanostructures

Anisotropic structures, nanoneedles, and nanospindles of rare earth hydroxychloride （RE（OH）2Cl） and oxychloride （REOCl） （rare earth=Eu and Tb） were synthesized. The rare earth hydroxychloride nanostructures were formed via a thermally assisted hydrolysis of the rare-earth sesquioxide nanocrystals. The morphological evolution of the nanostructures was studied using high-resolution transmission electron microscopy and scanning electron microscopy, while the structural evolution was investigated using X-ray diffraction techniques. The thermal stability of the rare earth hydroxychlorides was investigated using thermogravimetric analysis. The rare earth oxychloride nanospindles were synthesized via a simple heat-treatment of rare earth hydroxychloride nanospindles.     

Dysprosium cerate nanostructures:facile synthesis,characterization,optical and photocatalytic properties

A facile approach was developed to prepare Dy_2Ce_2O_7 nanostructures. Dy_2Ce_2O_7 nanostructures were prepared by applying cerium(IV) ammonium nitrate and dysprosium nitrate as Ce and Dy precursors. It was found that the kind of connecting agent, space-filling template and chelating agent were significant factors for the control in shape and size. Transmission electron microscopy(TEM), X-ray diffraction(XRD), diffuse reflectance UV-vis spectroscopy(DR-UV-vis), field emission scanning electron microscopy(FESEM), photoluminescence spectroscopy(PL) and energy dispersive X-ray microanalysis(EDX) techniques were applied to characterize the Dy_2Ce_2O_7 nanostructures and investigate their optical characteristics. To examine the photocatalytic activity of as-produced Dy_2Ce_2O_7 nanostructures, the photocatalytic degradation of erythrosine dye as water pollutant was carried out. The results of the photocatalytic investigations suggest as-obtained nano-sized Dy_2Ce_2O_7 product as a new, proper and efficient candidate for photocatalytic usages under UV illumination.     

Oxidation Behavior of the Skutterudite Material Yb0.2Co4Sb12

Metallurgical and Materials Transactions A - The skutterudite materials belonging to the CoSb3 family are widely studied for thermoelectric applications. They are typically used under vacuum, but...     

Ultrasonic synthesis, characterization and formation mechanism of aggregated nanorings of EuF3

The aggregated nanorings of EuF3 were synthesized via ultrasonic irritation in aqueous solution. The products were characterized by X-ray powder diffraction （XRD）, scanning electron microscopy （SEM）, and transmission electron microscopy （TEM）. XRD pattern proved that the crystalline phase of the EuF3 rings was hexagonal. The SEM and TEM images indicated that the as-prepared EuF3 nanocrystals had ring-like morphology and were aggregated by numerous small crystallites （about 10-15 nm in diameter）; the outer diameter of the rings was in the range of 200--300 nm, while the inner diameter was in the range of 50-80 nm with a thickness of 30-40 nm. Moreover, the time-depend experiments were carried out to disclose the formation mechanism of the as-prepared ring-like nanostructures.     

一维纳米材料的制备、性质及应用

一维纳米结构在介观物理以及纳米级器件的制作方面具有独特的应用潜力，近年来纳米线、纳米棒、纳米带、纳米管等一维纳米结构成为研究的焦点。综述了近来文献报道的有关一维纳米材料制备的新方法，如声波降解法、模板法、气相一液相一固相法、溶剂热法等，其中对形貌控制得较好的模板法做了重点介绍。另外，对一维纳米材料的性质如热稳定性、电子传送特性和光学特性及其在激光发射和光学开关等方面的应用作了简单介绍，并对该领域未来的发展方向进行了展望。     

Gd2O3低维纳米结构的形貌可控合成研究

研究了Gd2O3低维纳米结构的形貌可控的合成方法。通过不同的水热条件,得到不同形貌的碱式碳酸钆,再经过热处理,制备不同形貌的Gd2O3纳米材料。在反应条件简单的基础上,在不同水热温度下分别得到了分散性良好的纳米球和尺寸均一的纳米棒,并对产品进行XRD、SEM和TEM表征。还对温度、溶剂以及尿素的浓度等条件对Gd2O3形貌的影响及其形成机理进行了探讨。     

Oriented attachment(OA) mediated characteristic growth of Gd_2O_3 nanorods from nanoparticle seeds

Herein, we demonstrated the oriented attachment(OA) driven formation and characterization of Gd_2O_3 nanorods. The nanorods were synthesized via a surfactant free, inexpensive hydrothermal route and considering ~30 nm nanoparticles as the seed. While maintaining a cubic phase throughout the process, complete transformation of Gd_2O_3 nanoparticles to nanorods was found to occur at an elevated temperature(~180 oC) of the hydrothermal reaction. The elongated Gd_2O_3 nanostructures, as revealed from transmission electron microscopic imaging, possessed an average diameter of ~33 nm and an approximate length of 172 nm. From the kinetics of OA process, the activation energy of formation was estimated to be ~25 k J/mole. The existence of defect mediated radiative emission was ascertained from the asymmetric broadening of luminescence spectra. The defect emission arising from the Gd_2O_3 nanorods was nearly 1.4 times stronger than that of nanoparticles. The morphological evolution and growth kinetics were discussed along with the luminescence and electron paramagnetic resonance features.     

Effect of a magnetic field on magnetic entropy change in LaFe_（11.7）Si_（1.3） compound

The magnetocaloric effect of LaFe11.7Si1.3 compound was investigated under an external magnetic field up to 9 T.The magnetization changed drastically at the Curie temperature TC under different fields and TC increased with the applied fields.The magnetic entropy change |?SM| vs temperature peak consisted of a spike and a plateau.The spike was a spurious result,while the plateau part resulted from the field-induced itinerant-electron metamagnetic(IEM) transition above TC,which went up with magnetic fields increasing.The width of the magnetic entropy change increased with magnetic fields at a rate of dL?S /dT~4 K/T.     

Facile preparation and magnetic study of amorphous Tm-Fe-Co-Ni-Mn multicomponent alloy nanofilm

A facile and efficient synthesis route for the preparation of Tm-Fe-Co-Ni-Mn multicomponent alloy films was reported.Here the films with nanostructures were successfully synthesized by electrodeposition at room temperature.By changing the electrodeposition parameters,such as the deposition potential,deposition time,and the substrates,the styles of the nanostructures and surface morphologies of the deposits could be well controlled.The energy dispersive spectrometer (EDS) indicated that the five elements wer...     

A novel green-yellow emitting phosphor Ca1.5Y1.5Al3.5S1.5O12：Ce^3＋ and its luminescence properties

We described the synthesis and luminescence of Ca1.5Y1.5Al3.5Si1.5O12:Ce3+ phosphor for light emitting diode (LED). The crystal-linity, morphology, structure, and luminescence spectra were examined by X-ray diffraction, field emission-scanning electron microscopy and photoluminescence spectroscopy. The results showed that Ca1.5Y1.5Al3.5Si1.5O12:Ce3+ phase was a dominating phase with little impurity phase peaks of Y2O3 when the sintered temperature reached to 1400 oC. Field emission scanning electron microscopy (FE-SEM) images showed the particle size of the phosphor was about 3 μm. Meanwhile, the excitation and emission spectra indicated that the as-prepared phosphors could be effectively excited by blue (460 nm) light and the excitation spectrum showed a broad band extending from 400-500 nm, while emission spectrum showed a broad yellow band peaking at 534 nm. The decay curve at the emission peak consisted of fast and slow components. The Ca1.5Y1.5Al3.5Si1.5O12:Ce3+ should be a promising yellow phosphor for near blue-based white-light-emitting diodes (LEDs).