Synthesis, Electrical and Magnetic Properties of Fe304 Doped by Dy^3＋

The Dy^3＋ -doped Fe3O4 samples were synthesized by sol-gel method, and the effects of dopant on the electrical and magnetic properties were investigated. According to XRD analysis, the high concentration doping of dysprosium ions in Fe3O4 can not be obtained due to the difference of ionic radius, and Fe^3 ＋ ions are replaced by only a small amount of dysprosium ions. The magnetic property was characterized by VSM. The substitution results in the change of saturation magnetization, which may be due to the complex effects of increasing magnetization resulted from Dy^3＋ substitution and decreasing magnetization resulted from the impurity. The electrical property was characterized by four-probe method. With the increasing eoped content, magnetoresistance also increases, then decreases, and increases again. The spin-polarization of doped samples is lower than that of Fe3O4. Lower spin-polarization results in lower tunneling magnetoresistance. Fortunately, barrier was obtained by the second phase at the same time when sample was synthesized. The increase of appropriate barrier height leads to the change of tunneling magnetoresistance.     

Preparation of Nano Y2O2S:Eu Phosphor by Ethanol Assisted Combustion Synthesis Method

Y2O2S∶Eu nano crystallines were prepared by a new ethanol assisted combustion synthesis method using sulfur-contained organic fuel in an ethanol-aqueous solution. The as-prepared nanocrystallines were characterized by X-ray diffraction, transmission electron microscope, photoluminescence spectra and X-ray luminescence spectra. It is shown that the assistant fuel ethanol has the effect of decreasing the water needed, simplifying the experiment procedure by dissolving rare earth nitrate and sulfur-contained organic fuel into an even solution, and prompting the formation of rare earth oxysulfide by igniting firstly during heating that leads to combustion decomposition reaction. Y2O2S∶Eu nano crystallines with strong photoluminescence and X-ray luminescence are obtained using thioacetamide as organic fuel. Mixtures of Y2O3∶Eu and Y2O2S∶Eu are acquired using thiourea as fuel, and the content of Y2O2S∶Eu increases until reaches to about half of the Y2O3∶Eu with the increasing amount of thiourea. Y2O2SO4∶Eu emerges when S/Y=6 and increases with increasing thiourea amount.     

Transport Property of La0.67-xSmxSr0.33MnO3 at Heavy Samarium Doping (0.40≤x≤0.60)

The influence of heavy samarion (Sm) doping(0.40≤x≤0.60) on magnetic and electric properties of La0.67-xSmxSr0.33MnO3 was investigated by measuring the magnetization-temperature (M～T) curves, magnetization-magnetic density (M～H) curves, resistivity-temperature(ρ-T) curves and magnetoresistivity-temperature(MR～T) curves of the samples under different temperatures.It is found that, with the increase of Sm doping amount, the samples transform from long-range ferromagnetic order to spin-cluster glass state and anti-ferromagnetic state;and when x=0.60, the transport property becomes abnormal under magnetic background;and the magnetic structure changes and extra magnetic coupling induced by doping leads to colossal magnetoresistance effect.The transport mechanism of metallic conduction at low temperature is mainly electron-magneton interaction and can be fitted by the formula ρ=ρ0 AT4.5, and the insulator-like transport mechanism on high temperature range is mainly the function of variable-range hopping and can be fitted by the formula ρ=ρ0exp(T0/T)1/4.In the formulas above, ρ is resistivity, T is temperature, and A, ρ0, T0 are constants.     

Extraordinary Transport Behaviors of La0.67Sr0.33Mn1-x Crx O3 (0.00≤ x ≤0.30)

M-T curves, ρ-T curves and MR-T curves of La0.67Sr0.33Mn1-xCrxO3(0.00≤ x ≤0.30) were studied. Experimental results indicate that the substitution of Cr on Mn sites is impotent in driving TC, but with an increase of Cr content, there appear two peaks in resistivity and MR response, thus the temperature range of CMR response is significantly broadened. The extraordinary transport behavior and the abnormal CMR effect could be the results of coexistence and competition of Mn3 -O-Mn4 and Mn3 -O-Cr3 channels.     

Partial Oxidation of Methane to Syngas over Monolithic Ni/γ-Al2O3 Catalyst——Effects of Rare Earths and Other Basic Promoters

A series of monolithic Ni/γ-Al2O3 catalysts with and without basic promoters (Na, Sr, La, Ce) were prepared. Partial oxidation of methane (POM) to syngas was carried out in a continuous-flow, fixed-bed reactor. The influences of reaction conditions, including temperature, CH4/O2 ratio and space velocity, on the performance of the catalyst were investigated. The results show that at a high space velocity of 1×105 h-1, optimal CH4 conversion can be obtained. Effects of promoters such as Na, Sr, Ce, La were also investigated, and the catalyst samples were characterized by means of temperature-programmed reduction and XRD techniques. XRD suggests that the addition of promoters has no influence on the crystal structure of Ni/γ-Al2O3 catalyst. The results show that the addition of a small amount of promoters improves the reducibility and activity of the catalyst. The side reaction CH4 2 O2→CO2 H2O, is fully restrained and 100% H2 selectivity is achieved when Ce and La are used as promoters, respectively.     

Novel Phase Transition in BaPr2Mn2O7

The rare earth manganite BaLn2Mn2O7 (Ln=rare earth element) has a Sr3Ti2O7-type layered perovskite structure with double-block oxygen octahedra belonging to the Ruddlesden-Popper-type homologous series AO(ABO3)2. In Pr-manganite, a novel phase transition was first observed in situ at 1040 K by a thermal transmission electron microscope. At 1040 K, reflections began to split along the c-direction in the selected area diffraction pattern. This indicates that a new phase appears in the original phase matrix; the c length of the new phase is 1.5% longer than that of the original phase. After about 5 min, the original phase disappears. No change in the crystal symmetry (space group I4/mmm) is observed above 1040 K.     

Exploration of Reactivity of Eu(TTA)2(phen)(MA)

The reactivity of Eu(TTA)2(phen)(MA) (HTTA=2-thenoyltrifluoroacetone, MA=maleic anhydride) was studied. A series of products were prepared by direct polymerization, suspension polymerization, and alternate suspension and solution copolymerization with the styrene. And then we reactivity of these products were studied. The complexes were investigated and characterized by X-ray Diffraction (XRD), gel permeation chromatography (GPC) and fluorescence spectrophotometer. Although high polymerization degree is not found in the exploration of reactivity, it is found that the fluorescent intensity of complexes prepared by suspension polymerization increases significantly compared with the original particles, which is five times higher than that of the pure rare earth complex.     

Rare Earth Doping Effects on Properties of Ceria-Zirconia Solid Solution

Ce0.6Zr0.3RE0.1O2(RE=Y, La, Pr, Tb)solid solutions were prepared by co-precipitation technique and characterized by a series of methods. XRD and FT-Raman results show that Ce0.6Zr0.3RE0.1O2 has cubic fluorite structure. The different dopant ion radii bring different effect on the cell parameter of Ce0.6Zr0.3RE0.1O2. The X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) results show that the binding energy of Ce3d, Zr3d and O1s for Ce0.6Zr0.3RE0.1O2 rises compared with that for Ce0.6Zr0.4O2, indicating that dopant elements change chemistry environment of solid solutions which is available to improve redox performance. Compared with Pd/Ce0.6Zr0.4O2, doping Y and La does not change air/fuel (A/F) characteristic of TWCs, but doping Pr and Tb widens A/F operating window and makes HC, CO and NO have higher conversion. The light-off temperature of Pd/Ce0.6Zr0.3La0.1O2 is corresponding to that of Pd/Ce0.6Zr0.4O2. However, the light-off temperatures of Pd/Ce0.6Zr0.3M0.1O2 (M=Y, Pr, Tb) are lower than that of Pd/Ce0.6Zr0.4O2, which keep much lower after high temperature treatments. Among Pd/Ce0.6Zr0.3RE0.1O2, Pd/Ce0.6Zr0.3Tb0.1O2 represents wider A/F operating window, higher conversion, lower light-off temperature and better high-temperature resistance.     

Preparation and Characterization of La0.8Sr0.2MnO3-δ Cathode for SOFCs Fabricated Using Azeotropic Distillation Method

Strontium doped lanthanum manganite (LSM) powders were synthesized by three different routes: azeotropic distillation, sol-gel and solid state reaction respectively. The LSM samples, made by azeotropic distillation and sol-gel methods were prepared by firing at 1000 ℃ for 6 h, and the LSM sample, made by solid state reaction method was produced by sintering at 1400 ℃ for 18 h. The samples were characterized by XRD, TEC, SEM, EIS and polarization performance analysis. The results show that all the samples made by different methods have pure orthorhombic LSM phase, however exhibit different micro structure and electrochemical characterization, which relates to the different synthesis methods. The solid state reaction method produces the samples with larger particle size compared with azeotropic distillation and sol-gel methods. The powders made by azeotropic distillation method have less agglomerated particles compared with that made by sol-gel method because the precursor in the former is dispersed in n-butanol before sintering. The polarization current density of powder made by azeotropic distillation method was twice of that made by sol-gel method and four times of that made by solid state reaction method. The values of polarization resistance (Rp) are 0.35 Ω·cm2 for the cathode synthesized by azeotropic distillation route, which is much lower than sol-gel (1.5 Ω·cm2) and solid state reaction (2.3 Ω·cm2) at 800 ℃.     

Research on Up-Conversion Mechanism in Er3+/Yb3+-Codoped Oxyfluoride Glass

Er3 /Yb3 -codoped oxyfluoride crystallite glass was prepared with melting technique. The compositions and the melting temperature and the annealing temperature of the rare earth-doped crystallite glass were studied in detail. The emission spectra of samples were measured with the Hitachi F-4500 fluorescent photometer pumped by 980 nm wavelength laser. The up-conversion luminescence mechanism was illuminated on the view of the photophysics. By measuring the relationship between luminescent intensity and pump power, it is confirmed that the emission peaks at 550 nm belong to two-photon process, while that at 665 nm belongs to three-photon process. Moreover, the distributions of crystalline were determined by SEM.