Effects of processing conditions on hybrid filler selective localization,rheological, and thermal properties of poly(ε-caprolactone)/poly(lactic acid) blends

In this study, the effects of processing conditions through different mixing sequences were used to analyze the factors, which could influence the hybrid filler selective localization in an immiscible polymer blend and how localization can influence the rheological and thermal properties. Different selective localizations were observed depending on the mixing sequence used when the hybrid filler was added. Notably, nanoparticles can interact with each other, which favor a synergy between them and alters, besides the localization, the dispersion state, or can interact with one polymer phase, and also alter the nanoparticles' selective localization. An improvement in rheological properties was observed in the hybrid nanocomposite in which there was interaction between the nanoparticles, favoring the hexagonal boron nitride exfoliation. On the other hand, for the storage modulus and degree of crystallinity, the sharpest increase occurred in the hybrid nanocomposite in which the nanoparticles could interact preferably with one polymer phase. © 2019 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J. Appl. Polym. Sci. 2019 , 137, 48711.     

Room-temperature multiferroic characteristics and unique vortex domain structures of h-Yb1−xInxFeO3 solid solutions

Hexagonal rare-earth ferrites (h-RFeO₃) have attracted much scientific attention due to their room-temperature multiferroicity. However, it is still a hard job to obtain h-RFeO₃ bulk materials because of the meta-stability of such hexagonal phase, and the evaluation of room-temperature ferroelectric and magnetoelectric characteristics in such materials is also a challengeable issue. In the present work, Yb_1−xIn_xFeO₃ ceramics with the stable hexagonal structure were obtained by introducing chemical pressure, where the unique ferroelectric domain structures of sixfold vortex combined with tenfold vortex with a typical size of ~400 nm were determined. Symmetry of the present system evolved from centrosymmetric orthorhombic Pbnm (x = 0–0.4) to non-centrosymmetric hexagonal P6₃cm (x = 0.5 and 0.6) with a ferroelectric polarization up to 3.2 μC/cm², and finally to centrosymmetric hexagonal P6₃/mmc (x = 0.7 and 0.8). The Curie point decreased monotonically from 723 K to a temperature below room temperature with increasing x, and the antiferromagnetic phase transition above room temperature was determined for all compositions. Meanwhile, a large linear magnetoelectric coefficient (α_ME) up to 0.96 mV/cm Oe was obtained at room temperature, and this indicated the great application potential for magnetoelectric devices.     

有孔内基础平台的竖直孔空心砖结构设计探讨

孔内基础平台设置在现有模数空心砖孔洞的上部,在孔洞内形成小平台,其能阻止砂浆掉落孔洞内,使空心砖的保温功能得以实现。孔内基础平台的设置将砖缝层平面摩擦改变为曲面摩擦,每一个孔洞的孔内基础砂浆与砖缝层面砂浆合为一体,砖缝层面摩擦力提升,墙体抗震能力提升。     

纳米六方水合铝酸钙的制备与应用

采用液相沉淀法制备了纳米六方水合铝酸钙(C4AHx),在单因素实验的基础上,通过正交实验确定了合成纳米六方水合铝酸钙的最佳工艺条件。采用XRD、SEM对脱硅剂进行物相和粒度形貌分析,探讨其脱硅机理。在最佳条件下添加纳米六方水合铝酸钙进行深度脱硅,脱硅后的铝酸钠溶液中SiO2含量可降低到0.007 g/L,硅量指数可达14000。     

Freezing of aqueous specimens: an X-ray diffraction study

The effects on water of two cooling methods, immersion in a liquid cryogen and high-pressure freezing, were studied by X-ray cryodiffraction on different sucrose solutions. The nature of the ice formed by each method depends on both the sucrose concentration and the specimen thickness. In order to compare the two methods, we mainly studied specimens having a thickness of 0.2 mm. Under these conditions, freezing by immersion gives rise to hexagonal (IH), cubic (IC) and amorphous (IV) ices when the sucrose concentration (weight/weight) has a value within the range 0–30%, 30–60%, 60% and higher, respectively. The temperature of the phase transitions IV–IC, IC–IH depends on the sucrose concentration. High-pressure freezing gives rise to two specific forms of ice: an amorphous and a crystalline ice (ice III). Ice III is observed when pure water samples are high-pressure frozen provided that the sample temperature does not rise above −150 °C. Above this temperature, ice III transforms into hexagonal ice. Amorphous ice is formed when the sucrose concentration is higher than 20%. The amorphous ice formed under high pressure has a similar, but not identical, X-ray diffraction pattern to that of amorphous ice formed at atmospheric pressure. While the X-ray diffraction pattern of amorphous ice formed at atmospheric pressure (IV) shows a broad ring at a position corresponding to 0.37 nm, that of high-pressure amorphous ice (IVHP) shows a broader ring, located at 0.35 nm. IVHP presents a phase transition (IVHP–IV) at temperatures that depend on the sucrose concentration. We also observed that some precautions have to be taken in order to minimize the alcohol contamination of high-pressure frozen samples. The ice-phase diagram presented in this paper should be taken into account in all methods dedicated to the structural study of frozen biological specimens.     

Catalytic-free growth of VACNTs for energy harvesting

Abstract

The present study introduces a process to grow micro-honeycomb (µ-HC) vertically aligned carbon nanotubes (VACNTs) using thermal chemical vapor deposition technique. Methane is used as a source of carbon and hydrogen gas as a reducing agent. Where, the fabricated µ-HC structure reported in literature involves complex synthesis process and requires a catalyst layer, the novelty of the process used here lies in the fact that no catalyst layer is used for the growth of CNT network, rather copper foil is used as a substrate. The in-situ cracking of CNTs due to water treatment leads to the formation of µ-HC CNT network, which is confirmed by Raman spectroscopy. Further scanning electron microscopy analysis shows that the length of developed µ-HC CNT is ～5?µm. Hexagonal µ-HC network shows more than 94% absorption in UV-Vis-NIR wavelength region. The designed process provides high-yield with a low-cost synthesis of vertically aligned CNTs having 3?D microarchitecture. The fabricated CNT network can be used as an electrode for supercapacitor, as an active layer in a photovoltaic cell and most of the energy harvesting devices.     

水热合成不同形貌的纳米三氧化钨及形成机理探讨

以钨酸钠和盐酸为原料,柠檬酸、酒石酸、对硝基苯甲酸、对氨基苯甲酸和尿素为辅助试剂,在一定温度下通过水热法制备出不同形貌的纳米三氧化钨。对所得产物进行X射线衍射(XRD)、透射电镜(TEM)和扫描电镜(SEM)的分析。结果表明:使用不同的助剂将制备不同形貌的纳米三氧化钨,推测可溶性有机酸在水热反应中起到"软模板剂"的作用,尿素在高压下产生的气体有助于增强产物的分散性,得到尺寸均匀的纳米粉体。     

六角片状氢氧化铝的制备

介绍了一种制备六角片状氢氧化铝的方法。对影响氢氧化铝晶体形状的因素如添加剂、铝酸钠溶液的分解温度、分解时间、分解率以及产物氢氧化铝的性质等进行了深入的研究。结果表明，控制适当的分解条件可以产出适用于造纸涂层材料的六角片状氢氧化铝，其平均粒度为2μm左右，白度≥95％，比表面积6.5-8m^2/g。