In-situ deposition of Pd nanoparticles on tubular halloysite template for initiation of metallization

Halloysite template has a tubular microstructure; its wall has a multi-layer aluminosilicate structure. A new catalytic method is adopted here, through the in-situ reduction of Pd ions on the surface of tubular halloysite by methanol to initiate electroless plating; the detailed deposition features of Pd nanoparticles are investigated for the first time. The results indicate that an in-situ reduction and deposition of Pd occurs at room temperature, in which the halloysite template plays an important role. Impurities in halloysite (such as ferric oxide) influence the formation and distribution of the Pd nanoparticles. The Pd nanoparticles are of a non-spherical shape in most cases, which would be caused by the irregular appearance of halloysite. No intercalation of the nanoparticles occurs between the aluminosilicate layers in the halloysite. The diameter of Pd nanoparticles increases with time; the average diameter ranges from 1 nm to 4 nm. Pd nanoparticles on a halloysite template can catalyze electroless deposition of Ni to prepare a novel nano-sized cermet at low cost. This practicable catalytic method could also be used on other clay substrates for the initiation of metallization.     

Structural and magnetic properties of Ni doped CeO2 nanoparticles

We report room temperature ferromagnetism in Ni doped CeO2 nanoparticles using X-ray diffraction (XRD), high resolution transmission electron microscopy (HR-TEM), and dc magnetization measurements. Nanoparticles of Ce(1-x)Ni(x)O2 (0.0 < or = x < or = 0.10) were prepared by using a co-precipitation method. XRD measurements indicate that all samples exhibit single phase nature with cubic structure and ruled out the presence of any secondary phase. Lattice parameters, strain and particle size calculated from XRD data have been found to decrease with increase in Ni doping. Inter-planner distance measured from HR-TEM images for different Ni doped samples indicate that Ni ions are substituting Ce ions in CeO2 matrix. Magnetization measurements performed at room temperature display weak ferromagnetic behavior of Ce(1-x)Ni(x)O2 (0.0 < or = x < or = 0.10) nanoparticles. Magnetic moment calculated from magnetic hysteresis loop was found to increases with Ni doping up to 7% and then start decreasing with further doping.     

Size-controlled synthesis, microstructure and magnetic properties of Ni nanoparticles

Ni nanoparticles with different mean diameters of 15-83 nm were synthesized by solution reduction process. The size of Ni nanoparticles can be controlled by varying the concentration of NiCl₂·6H₂O and synthesis temperature. The samples were characterized by scanning electron microscopy (SEM), transmission electron microscopy (TEM), X-ray diffraction (XRD), infrared spectroscopy (IR) and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS). Results show that the synthesized particles are single-phased Ni with a face-centered cubic crystal structure. Magnetic measurements indicate that Ni nanoparticles are ferromagnetic. The lattice constants and coercivities of the samples are size-dependent.     

埃洛石纳米管/聚乙烯醇-淀粉复合膜的结构与性能

采用溶液流延法制备了埃洛石纳米管(HNTs)/聚乙烯醇(PVA)-淀粉复合膜,并利用SEM、XRD、DMA、TGA等分析测试手段研究了该复合膜的结构与性能。结果表明:随着HNTs含量增加,HNTs/PVA-淀粉复合膜的力学性能、热稳定性、耐水性能和紫外屏蔽性能均有提高。当HNTs与PVA-淀粉质量比为10%时,力学性能达到最佳,拉伸强度提高了22%。扫描电镜分析表明:HNTs能够以纳米尺度均匀分散于HNTs/PVA-淀粉复合膜中,且以单管状分布,与PVA-淀粉基体界面结合较好。动态力学性能分析表明:HNTs的加入对HNTs/PVA-淀粉复合膜的玻璃化转变温度影响不大,复合膜的储能模量升高,力学损耗下降。透光率测试结果表明:HNTs对HNTs/PVA-淀粉复合膜的透明性影响不大,而在紫外光区域(200~400nm),透光率随HNTs量的增加而下降。     

多孔氧化铝模板上TbFeCo薄膜的制备及磁性能

利用两步阳极氧化方法在玻璃基板上成功制造孔洞排列有序的多孔氧化铝基底,实验结果表明,孔洞大小范围在10～50nm,孔洞大小可通过氧化电压和氧化温度进行调节,随氧化电压和温度降低而减小.多孔氧化铝底层对其上溅射生长的TbFeCo磁性能有重要影响,多孔氧化铝基底对TbFeCo的畴壁运动有较强的钉扎作用,增大其矫顽力,矫顽力随孔洞的直径增大而减小,从15nm时的4.5×105A/m下降到40nm时的2.8×105A/m,并逐步趋近无AAO膜板时TbFeCo的矫顽力.同时多孔氧化铝基底的引入,使TbFeCo薄膜的矫顽力机制从以磁晶各向异性为主改变为以形状各向异性为主.     

Effect of magnetic nanoparticles on the properties of magnetic rubber

A new kind of magnetic rubber was prepared through conventional rubber mixing techniques on a two-roll mill, in which the magnetic filler was Fe₃O₄ nanoparticles and was surface modified. The effect of Fe₃O₄ nanoparticles’ content on the mechanical and magnetic properties of nature rubber was further investigated. The obtained results of six different compositions for nature rubber with 0, 5, 10, 15, 20 and 25 phr of Fe₃O₄ nanoparticles were compared. It was found that the magnetic rubber has higher magnetic properties and tensile strength, comparing with unfilled nature rubber. The result suggests that when the magnetic filler is nanoparticles and surface modified, the mechanical and magnetic properties of the rubber can be synchronously improved, which is difficult to be observed in previous work.     

磁场对Ni/硅橡胶复合材料交流电导率及介电性质的影响

采用硅橡胶（110型）与金属（镍粉）按质量比为1∶2.7进行配料, 应用室温二次固化合成Ni/硅橡胶压敏复合材料样品。室温下测量了样品的压阻效应, 比较了外加0.024 T磁场前后样品的介电性质。结果表明, 当压强从3.75kPa到312.5kPa时, 样品直流电阻率下降了8个数量级。与加磁场前相比, 0.024T的磁场使得低频(40~104Hz)交流电导率提高了2.46倍, 介电常数提高了20%, 介电损耗提高了2倍, 这主要是由复合材料中铁磁绝缘体铁磁颗粒膜的隧道磁电阻效应以及磁电耦合引起的。撤去磁场后交流电导率、介电常数和介电损耗均不能回到加磁场前的初始值, 这与Ni粉的铁磁性有关。Ni/硅橡胶压敏复合材料的压阻、 磁电阻效应及磁电耦合等物理性质在磁传感器件、 信息储存等领域有潜在的应用价值。      

Structural and magnetic properties of Co and Co71Ni29 nanowire arrays prepared by template electrodeposition

A comparative study on the structural and magnetic properties of Co and Co₇₁Ni₂₉ nanowire arrays prepared by AC electrodeposition in alumina templates has been presented. The Co and Co₇₁Ni₂₉ nanowires observed by SEM and TEM have a 45 nm diameter and exhibit high aspect ratio. Also, the nanowires of both Co and Co₇₁Ni₂₉, determined by XRD, have an identical crystallographic structure. The Co₇₁Ni₂₉ nanowires exist in a cobalt solid solution. Both the as-obtained Co and Co₇₁Ni₂₉ nanowire arrays measured by VSM show obvious magnetic anisotropy, dominated by shape anisotropy. Compared to the Co nanowire arrays, Co₇₁Ni₂₉ nanowire array shows an enhanced coercivity Hc (⊥) and approximate square ratio Mr/Ms(⊥).     

Al2O3/NiO包裹Ni纳米颗粒的结构和磁性

用电弧法蒸发Ni-Al合金(4%～5%Al,质量分数),制备了Al2O3/NiO包裹Ni及Ni-Al合金纳米颗粒.高分辨电镜显示该纳米颗粒具有壳核结构,核为纳米Ni及Ni-Al合金,壳为Al2O3/NiO复合氧化物.壳的厚度为2～4 nm,颗粒的尺寸为5～60 nm.壳核结构防止纳米Ni颗粒的进一步氧化和团聚.饱和磁化强度为29.6 Am2/kg,矫顽力为4.13 kA/m.由于铁磁和反铁磁性相界面处存在交换耦合作用,磁滞曲线出现小的偏置.     

Silica encapsulated Ni nanoparticles: variation of optical and magnetic properties with particle size

Ni nanoparticles embedded in SiO2 matrix were prepared by sol-gel process. The molar percentages of Ni were varied from 2 to 20% of total SiO2 present in the matrix. Transmission electron microscope (TEM) images revealed that particle sizes varied from 8.0-15.7 nm at an annealing temperature of 773 K with variation of concentration. The optical absorption spectra revealed that the surface plasmon resonance (SPR) peak in the UV region of the spectrum shifted with the particle diameter (D) from that at 247.3 nm for D = 8.0 nm to 250.7 nm for D = 15.7 nm. In hysteresis loop measurements the magnetizations (M) of the nanocomposites also increased with higher Ni content in the matrix and did not saturate in the measuring limit of the magnetic filed (H) of 4 KOe. The anhysteric curves for different samples were analyzed with the law of approach to saturation (LAS). The zero field cooled (ZFC) and field cooled (FC) magnetization measurements at 50 Oe showed increasing broadening of the ZFC curve with the higher Ni content. To calculate the average blocking temperature ((T(B a distribution of the blocking temperatures (T(B)) was assumed to initiate theoretical fittings and it was found to be increasing with the Ni concentration in the matrix.     

埃洛石纳米管/水性聚氨酯氟化复合膜的制备及性能

利用原位聚合及表面氟化的方法制备了埃洛石纳米管/水性聚氨酯（HNTs/WPU）复合膜,并考察氨基化埃洛石纳米管（AHNTs）的含量及十七氟癸基三甲氧基硅烷（FAS）氟化对AHNTs/WPU复合膜性能的影响。结果表明:随着AHNTs与WPU的质量比增大,AHNTs/WPU复合膜的力学性能及耐热性呈先升高后降低的趋势,耐水性得到改善。当AHNTs与WPU的质量比为1.5%时,AHNTs/WPU复合膜具有较好的综合性能。AHNTs/WPU复合膜的拉伸强度、断裂伸长率及初始分解温度（T_d5）与纯WPU膜相比分别提高了50%、35%及9℃,复合膜的吸水率降低到5.8%,水接触角提高到95.1°。AHNTs/WPU复合膜经表面氟化处理后,水接触角进一步增大到114.5°,呈现出疏水性,表面氟化处理对复合膜的力学性能及吸水率也有一定的促进作用。      

Size control and magnetic properties of single layer monodisperse Ni nanoparticles prepared by magnetron sputtering

Single layer monodisperse Ni nanoparticles were successfully prepared by reductive annealing of NiO films formed by magnetron sputtering. The spherical Ni nanoparticles had a monodisperse distribution on the substrate. The formation process of Ni nanoparticles was investigated, and the Ni nanoparticle size can be precisely controlled by the magnetron sputtering time. Morphology of these nanoparticles was observed with scanning electron microscopes and transmission electron microscopes. Magnetic properties of Ni nanoparticles have been confirmed by using a vibration sample magnetometer. The blocking temperature, particle size, and effective anisotropy constant were calculated by fitting the relationship between coercivity and temperature.     

Core-shell composite nanoparticles with magnetic and temperature dual stimuli-responsive properties for removing emulsified oil

Core-shell magnetic and thermosensitive composite nanoparticles, named as M-DMEA, were prepared by grafting polyoxyalkylated N,N-dimethylethanolamine onto magnetite (Fe₃O₄) nanoparticles. A series of characterizations were performed to figure out the properties of the as-prepared M-DMEA. The results reveal that the M-DMEA is superparamagnetic and has irregular shape with a core-shell structure. The flocculation performance of M-DMEA in oily wastewater produced from flooding (OWPF) treatment was investigated for the first time. It was found that the M-DMEA could separate emulsified oil droplets from OWPF rapidly under an external magnetic field with high oil removal (92.3% at the dosage of 2.5 g/L) at 65 °C. Moreover, due to its excellent magnetic response, the M-DMEA can be collected and recycled for another 3 cycles. Factors affecting the flocculation performance were discussed in detail. It is anticipated that as-prepared M-DMEA might find its potential application in practical oily wastewater treatment.     

Effect of annealing on magnetic properties of Ni80Fe20 permalloy nanoparticles prepared by polyol method

Ni80Fe20 permalloy nanoparticles with narrow size distribution and homogeneous composition have been prepared by the polyol processing at 180 degrees C for 2 h and their particle sizes can be tunable in the size range of 20-440 nm by proper addition of K2PtCI4 agent. X-ray diffraction results show that the NiFe nanoparticles are of face centered cubic structure. The addition of K2PtCl4 does not affect the composition of NiFe NPs but decreases the particle size remarkably. Both saturation magnetization and coercivity of the as-prepared NiFe nanoparticles decrease with decreasing particle size. Annealed at 280 degrees C, however, the saturation magnetization of various sized NiFe nanoparticles increases drastically and approaches to the bulk for the -440 nm NiFe particles, and a maximum coercivity (-270 Oe) happens at a critical size of -50 nm. The magnetic property dependency of these NiFe nanoparticles on annealing has been discussed by considering the surface chemistry.     

镍/碳复合纳米粒子的制备及电磁性能研究

用直流电弧等离子体法分别在甲烷和(H2 Ar)气氛下制备了纳米镍粒子,利用XPS 和TEM等分析手段对两种纳米镍粒子的表层特征和形貌进行了分析,发现甲烷气氛下制备的纳米镍粒子表面包覆了多层碳膜,H2 Ar 气氛下制备的纳米镍粒子由于要进行钝化处理表面包覆有氧化物膜(Ni2O3)。测定了两种纳米粉体的复介电常数和复磁导率以及以此为填料制备的导电涂料的导电率,证明了碳包覆纳米镍粒子的2~18GHz频率范围内电磁参数大小搭配及频响特性优于氧化物包覆纳米粒子。     

SiO2 / Ni 核壳结构纳米粒子的制备及其磁性能

以硅酸钠为主要原料, 通过液相沉淀法在纳米镍粉表面包覆了一层SiO₂ 。应用XRD、FTIR、TEM、TGA、DSC 和VSM 对复合粉体的结构、形貌和磁性能进行了研究。结果表明, SiO₂ 以非晶态的形式包覆在纳米镍粒子表面, 形成了核壳结构, 降低了纳米粉体的团聚现象。TGA 和DSC 结果表明, SiO₂ 的包覆提高了纳米粉体的抗氧化性。磁性分析结果表明, 粉体包覆前由于表面氧化层(NiO) 的存在, 粉体的磁滞回线偏移; 包覆后的粉体由于SiO₂的存在, 饱和磁化强度降低, 矫顽力升高。      

Interface effect of magnetic properties in Ni nanoparticles with a hcp core and fcc shell structure

We have fabricated hexagonal close-packed (hcp) Ni nanoparticles covered by a face-centered cubic (fcc) Ni surface layer by polyol method. The magnetic properties have been investigated as a function of temperature and applied magnetic field. The magnetic behavior reveals that the system should be divided magnetically into three distinct phases with different origins. The fcc Ni phase on the shell contributes to the superparamagnetism through a wide temperature range up to 360 K. The hcp Ni phase at the core is associated with antiferromagnetic nature below 12 K. These observations are in good agreement with the X-ray absorption spectroscopy and magnetic circular dichroism measurements. In our particular case, the unique hcp core and fcc shell structure gives rise to an additional anomaly at 20 K in the zero-field-cooled magnetization curve. Its position is barely affected by the magnetic field but its structure disappears above 30 kOe, showing a metamagnetic transition in the magnetization versus magnetic field curve. This new phase originates from the magnetic exchange at the interface between the hcp and fcc Ni sublattices.     

Ni doped Fe3O4 magnetic nanoparticles

In this work, the effect of nickel doping on the structural and magnetic properties of Fe3O4 nanoparticles is analysed. Ni(x)Fe(3-x)O4 nanoparticles (x = 0, 0.04, 0.06 and 0.11) were obtained by chemical co-precipitation method, starting from a mixture of FeCl2 x 4H2O and Ni(AcO)2 x 4H2O salts. The analysis of the structure and composition of the synthesized nanoparticles confirms their nanometer size (main sizes around 10 nm) and the inclusion of the Ni atoms in the characteristic spinel structure of the magnetite Fe3O4 phase. In order to characterize in detail the structure of the samples, X-ray absorption (XANES) measurements were performed on the Ni and Fe K-edges. The results indicate the oxidation of the Ni atoms to the 2+ state and the location of the Ni2+ cations in the Fe2+ octahedral sites. With respect to the magnetic properties, the samples display the characteristic superparamagnetic behaviour, with anhysteretic magnetic response at room temperature. The estimated magnetic moment confirms the partial substitution of the Fe2+ cations by Ni2+ atoms in the octahedral sites of the spinel structure.     

Magnetic properties and microstructure of carbon encapsulated Ni nanoparticles and pure Ni nanoparticles coated with NiO layer

Two kinds of nickel nanoparticles—carbon encapsulated Ni nanoparticles Ni(C) and pure Ni nanoparticles coated with NiO layers Ni(O) are successfully prepared. Structural characterizations (HR-TEM, SAED, and XRD) reveal their distinct morphological properties. Magnetization measurements for the assemblies of two kinds of Ni nanoparticles show a larger coercivity and remanence by a deviation between the zero-field-cooled and the field-cooled magnetization below the irreversibility temperature, T_irr, for the assemblies of Ni(O) particles. This deviation may be explained as a typical nanocluster-glass behavior (collective behavior) due to ferromagnetic dipole-dipole interaction effects among the assemblies of Ni(O) particles. However, Ni(C) particles exhibit modified superparamagnetic properties above the average blocking temperature of T_B, which is determined to be around 115 K at 1000 Oe. Moreover, a gradual decrease in saturation magnetization is observed, which is attributed to the nanocrystalline nature of the encapsulated particles, coupled with possible carbon solution in Ni nanocrystals.     

纳米镍颗粒填充碳纳米管的制备与磁性能

采用自制的实验装置, 通过阳极弧放电等离子体技术成功制备了Ni纳米颗粒填充的碳纳米管, 利用高分辨透射电子显微镜(HRTEM)、 XRD、 TEM、 X射线能量色散分析谱仪(XEDS)和振动样品磁强计(VSM)等测试手段对样品的化学成分、 形态、 微观结构和磁性能进行了表征。实验结果表明, 采用本文中实验方法能获得大量被纳米金属颗粒填充的碳纳米管, 其内部填充物为面心立方(FCC)结构的纳米Ni颗粒, 外围薄层为石墨碳层。碳纳米管的外径为30~40 nm, 壁厚5~8 nm, 内部填充的纳米颗粒呈球形和椭球形, 粒径均匀, 在管腔内不连续分布。产物具有顺磁特性, 矫顽力是78 Oe, 饱和磁化强度是33 enu/g。