Design and fabrication of lutetium aluminum silicate glass and nanostructured glass for radiation detection

Flexible scintillating fiber plays an important role in X-ray radiation monitoring and high-resolution medical imaging, while construction of scintillating fiber derived from the commercial material system meet with limited success. Here, we report the design and successful fabrication of the Ce-activated lutetium aluminum silicate glass, nanostructured glass, and fiber, and explore their scintillating properties. The scintillating glass with optimized composition and optical properties is determined. The crystallization behavior of lutetium aluminum silicate glass is studied and the nanostructured glass embedded with orthorhombic Lu₂Si₂O₇ phase is successfully constructed for the first time. Importantly, the crystalline layer thickness of the nanostructured glass can be finely tuned and ~172.89% enhancement in the scintillating performance can be achieved. Furthermore, the fiber with large sized core is fabricated and its radiation response properties are tested. The results show that it exhibits high sensitivity and its scintillating emission is lineally dependent on the X-ray power, indicating the potential application for radiation detection.     

Simultaneous control of the chemical state and local environment of Cr dopant in glass for extended emission

Control of the chemical state and local environment of Cr dopant in glass through self‐limited nanocrystallization is presented. Interesting wavelength‐tunable and ultra‐broadband near‐infrared luminescence with the full width at half maximum of about 380 nm from obtained Cr‐activated glass‐ceramics are demonstrated. The results indicate that the presented method may be an effective means of fabricating multifunctional optical gain materials and wideband fiber light sources.     

硅酸盐热工设备CAD系统开发及应用：辅助绘图系统

本文介绍辅助绘图系统的设计思想、辅助绘图系统通用接口、设备结构参数输入及绘图数据计算等主要程序结构、数据及图形管理、用户开发方法等。     

Valence-induced effects on the electrical properties of NiMn2O4 ceramics with different Ni sources

Spinel-structured NiMn₂O₄ ceramics, with different valence Ni sources, were originally prepared using Ni₂O₃ and NiO as raw materials, and the effects of different valence Ni sources on their electrical properties were first investigated. XRD patterns show that both Ni₂O₃-based and NiO-based NiMn₂O₄ ceramics are single cubic spinel structures. SEM/EDS images indicate that the NiMn₂O₄ ceramics exhibited high density at the experiment-determined sintering temperatures. XPS results and Raman drifts prove that the Ni valence-induced changes in Mn ions at B sites played a significant role in the electrical properties and thermal stability of NiMn₂O₄ ceramics. Compared with NiO-based NiMn₂O₄, the resistivity at 25°C (ρ_25°C) of Ni₂O₃-based NiMn₂O₄ increased dramatically from 3109 to 106958 Ω cm, the thermal constant (B_25/50) increased from 3264 to 4473 K, and the resistance shifts after annealing for 1000 h at 150°C decreased from 0.80% to 0.74%. The investigation of the relationship between the material properties and valence of Ni sources has provided a new and effective way for designing the spinel-structured negative temperature coefficient (NTC) materials by modulating the valence of ions at A sites in the raw materials.     

用煤岩学观点评价乌达矿区煤的可选性

以乌达矿区为例,用精煤的产率和煤样密度组成的煤岩学方法对煤的可选性进行了评价。它的特点是实验煤样用量少,采点样多,其研究结果可以充分显示煤层三维空间上的可选性变化规律,深入了解煤中矿物质种类、分布特性等与可选性的关系,而且可以从根本上揭露影响煤炭可选性的内在因素,为选煤方法提供真实可靠的理论依据。     

含硅芳炔树脂复合材料用2.5D预制体的 力学性能测试与分析

简述了2.5D预制体在国内外的发展动态和局限性,设计加工了两种不同结构的2.5D预制体,采用含硅芳炔树脂RTM复合工艺复合制,对两种不同结构的复合材料进行了力学性能测试并对结果进行了对比分析。     

Preparation and properties of AlON powders

Aluminum oxynitride (AlON) powders were synthesized using the raw materials of γ-Al₂O₃ and carbon black through the carbothermal reduction and nitridation process. The carbon content in the γ-Al₂O₃/C mixture and heating temperature were investigated. The AlON powders were synthesized by calcination for 2 h at 1750 °C when the carbon content in the γ-Al₂O₃/C mixture was 5.8 wt%. The particle size of powder is important to the transparency of ceramics, but the size of the synthesized powder was large. Therefore, a few methods, such as freeze-drying, ultrasonic dispersion, and liquid nitrogen ball milling, were used to reduce the particle size of powders. Among the three methods, liquid nitrogen milling had the best results.     

冷冻注凝制备氮化硅陶瓷基耐高温复合材料

采用硅溶胶冷冻胶凝陶瓷成型技术制备Si3N4/BAS陶瓷复合材料,分析了硅溶胶冷冻胶凝技术原理和特点,并对Si3N4/BAS陶瓷复合材料性能及微观形貌进行了研究。结果表明:该成型方法所获得的坯体干燥无变形无开裂,收缩率小于1%;陶瓷烧结体密度为2.9 g/cm3时,烧结体抗弯强度、弯曲弹性模量、断裂韧性以及洛氏硬度分别为350 MPa、193GPa、6.2 MPa·m1/2和58。该成型技术实现了陶瓷界多年来对先进陶瓷高效、低成本、原位近净尺寸成型的追求。     

Crosslinking of polyvinyl chloride by electron beam irradiation in the presence of ethylene–vinyl acetate copolymer

Electron beam (EB) irradiation of polyvinyl chloride (PVC) was carried out in the presence of three different ethylene–vinyl acetate copolymers (EVA). The mechanical properties of the original and irradiated blends were tested. The gel content measurement, chlorine loss upon electron irradiation, and gel permeation chromatograph (GPC) were used to characterize the effect of EVA on the irradiation behavior of PVC/EVA blends. The content and the chemical structure of EVA in the blends had considerable effects on the mechanical properties and gel content of the blends. The incorporation of EVA into PVC blend can increase the gel content and reduce chlorine loss of the blends. The GPC analysis of the soluble part in the irradiated PVC samples showed that the addition of EVA into the PVC blend lowered the polydispersity of molecular weight of PVC. © 2003 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Appl Polym Sci 91: 1571–1575, 2004     

Suppression of Lanthanide Clustering in Glass by Network Topological Constraints

Here, we demonstrate the relationship between glass network topological structure and the chemical state of embedded lanthanide ions. It is revealed that a more dispersed state of lanthanide ions is shown in more constrained 3D rigid network, which delivers valuable information toward homogeneous doping in glasses from the perspective of glass topological structure. The results are believed to be of great significances in the development of advanced optoelectronic devices like high‐power laser, efficient fiber amplifier, smaller integrated photonic circuit, etc.