Studies of magnetic interactions in Ni-doped ZnO from first-principles calculations

The magnetic interactions in Ni-doped ZnO are calculated using GGA and GGA + U method of density functional theory. The following three cases: (i) Ni-doped ZnO, (ii) (Ni, Al)-codoped ZnO, and (iii) (Ni, Li)-codoped ZnO are studied. The ferromagnetic ordering is always favorable for the three cases within GGA method. However, the ferromagnetic state is sometimes favorable after treating within the method of GGA + U. The GGA underestimates the correlated interactions especially when the Ni ions align directly to each other. (C) 2007 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.

Fe/Cr氧化还原电池的铬负极和Cr(III)氧化过程的研究

氧化还原液流电池是近十几年来发展起来的一种大容量的贮能电池，目前研究比较成熟功率，容量较大的是盐酸体系Fe/Cr氧化还原电池。但是对于该体系的铬负极，仍然存在着氢气的伴随发生和铬盐溶液的时效陈化问题，此外，作为隔膜的离子交换膜也不能满足电池的性能要求。本文用循环伏安法、恒电流法、紫外可见分光光度法、交流阻抗法研究了铬负极的性质和溶液的时效陈化问题；探讨了三价铬离子的电化学还原过程；组装了试验型氯化铵体系的Fe/Cr氧化还原液流电池，测试了电池的性能；为降低隔膜的离子选择性的要求，对Cr(III)/Cr(VI)电对的氧化还原反应进行了探讨。讨论了三价铬离子在银离子存在下氧化成铬酸盐的反应机理。用循环伏安法研究了金、银、铜、石墨等电极材料对Cr(III)/Cr(rIII)电对氧化还原可逆性和析氢速度的影响。金电极能催化Cr(III)/Cr(II)电对的氧化还原反应，在溶液中含有Pb~(2+)离子时，具有较高的氢过电位。银、铜电极在电位扫描过程中不断地进行溶解和沉积，电极性能不稳定，而石墨电极上Cr(III)/Cr(II)电对的可连性较差。因此选择金作工作电极。研究了电解液中加入Pb、In、Tl的作用，结果表明，同时添加Pb-In、Pb-Tl比添加Pb、Tl等单一添加剂更能有效地提高氢过电位。电子探针分析表明，Pb、In、Tl在金基底上是均匀分布的。文献上尚未见到在这一电池体系中应用上述复合添加物的报导。在盐酸溶液中，存在着如下平衡：[Cr(H_2O)_4Cl_2] Cl·2H_2O <-> [Cr(H_2O)_5Cl]Cl_2·H_2O<->[Cr(H_2O)_6]Cl_3利用各级络合物的稳定常数计算了不同浓度的Cr(III)离子溶液中，上述三种络合物的浓度。以循环伏安曲线上Cr(III)的还原峰值电流i_p对Cr(H_2O)_4Cl_2~+和Cr(H_2O)_5Cl~+的浓度和作图，得到通过原点的直线。恒电流法研究发现，电位－时间曲线相继在-550mv·vs·scE和-660mv·vs·scE出现二个电位平阶，其电量比与Cr(H_2O)_4Cl_2~+、Cr(H_2O)_5Cl~2+的浓度比相当。据此认为参加电化学反应的活性离子是Cr(H_2O)_5Cl~(2+)和Cr(H_2O)_4Cl_2~+。利用循环伏安法比较了盐酸、氯化铵、醋酸、醋酸铵作电解液时Cr~(3+)离子的反应活性。盐酸体系中氢气的伴发生极为严重。醋酸、醋酸铵体系析氢电流较小、Cr~(3+)离子的反应活性也不高。相对来说，氯化铵体系对Cr(III)/Cr(II)电对的氧化还原反应有较高的活性，而且氢的析出电流也较小。紫外可见分光光度法对盐酸。氯化铵作电解液时铬络离子稳定性的研究表明，在溶液久置过程中，铬络离子在氯化铵体系中比在盐酸体系中稳定。循环伏安法的研究也符合这一结论。由于氯化铵体系的优点，组装了以氯化铵为电解液的铁铬单体电池。当充、放电电流密度为20mA/cm~2时，库仑效率达99％，瓦时效率在60％以上，电池的开路电压可达1.18V。与以盐酸为电解液的电池相比，具有电池开路电压高、放氢量小库仑效率高等优点。由于溶液的酸度低，也延缓了溶液对电池壳体及其附件的腐蚀。看来，它是一种很有希望的电解液体系。为了降低电池对离子交换膜的离子选择性要求，一种有效的方法是采用全铬电池体系，即正负极活性物质分别为Cr(III)/Cr(VI)和Cr(III)/Cr(II)。本文在Pt、石墨、钛电极上在硫酸溶液中对Cr(III)/Cr(VI)电对的氧化还原过程进行了探讨。循环伏安法表明，Cr(III)的氧化与氧的发生同时进行，加入Pb~(2+), Co~(2+)离子使Cr(III)离子的氧化电位负移。加入Ag~+时，在循环伏安曲线上出现Cr(III)离子的氧化峄。表明Ag~+对Cr(III)的氧化过程有较好的催化作用。在Cr(III)离子浓度0.1m时，峰值电位φ_P与扫描速度的对数logV呈线性关系，2ψ_p/2logv=100mv；峰值电流i_p与扫描速度v成正比。浓度在0.07M以下时，峰电位与扫描速度无关，峰电流与扫描速度平方根成正比，表现为扩散控制的过程。银离子存在下，Pt电极上Cr(III)离子的氧化过程的交流阻抗谱图呈现二个半圆，可以认为电极过程包括中间吸附物的生成。

新银盐光度法测定As(III)、As(II)、一甲基胂酸、二甲基胂酸及其应用

本论文新银盐分光光度法测定As(III)、As(V)、一甲基胂酸二甲基胂酸。包括三部分：（一）文献综述，对分光光度法测定形态砷的文献作了较为全面的评述，而且总结了其它仪器分析方法对形态砷的测定，并做了比较。（二）新银盐分光光度法测定As(III)、As(V)、一甲基胂酸和二甲基胂酸。该方法主要是在两种不同的酸条件下，分别两两发生四种形态的胂的氢化物，在两个不同波长下测量吸收，利用二元线性回归分析。得四种形态砷的含量。第一步在0.5M柠檬酸和柠檬酸钠的缓冲溶液中，用KBH_4还原片还原As(III)。二甲基胂酸为氢化物，用硝酸银一聚乙烯醇－乙醇吸收液吸收。在405nm和420nm波长处测量吸收；第二步在50%酒石酸介质中，用2片KBH_4发生As(V)、一甲基胂酸的氢化物，同上吸收，测量，二元线性回归分析结果，即得四种形态砷的含量。（三）新银盐分光光度法测定As(III)、As(V)、一甲基胂酸和二甲基胂酸－在实际样品中的应用。本文运用该种分析方法测定了水样、尿样、植扬样品和生物样品中形态砷的含量，取得了比较好的结果，回收率达95%以上。

稀土(III)及铜(II)、锌(II)有机磷（膦）酸酯配合物的晶体结构和振动光谱研究

本文包括标题配合物的结构和振动光谱两部分，共涉及了M(DMP)_n {n=2.3, M=2a, Nd, Cu. Zn}, Ln(DPP)_3{2n=2a-2u, Y}和Ln(BBP)_3 {Ln=La-Lu. Y}三类三十四个配合物。在结构方面，首次测定了Zn(DMP)_2和Cu(DMP)_2呈现出链状配位高聚结构，而La(DMP)_3, La(DMP)_3则为平面网状配位高聚结构。在Zn(DMP)_2, La(DMP)_3和Nd(DMP)_3中，配体以对称“O－P－O”桥键与金属原子配位，在相邻金属原子间形成双桥键。在Zn(DMP)_2中，每个Zn原子通过“O－P－O”双桥键与另两个Zn原子连接，Zn原子配位数为4，配位多面体为四面体构型；在La(DMP)_3和Nd(DMP)_3中，每个稀土原子通过“O－P－O”双桥键与另外三个稀土原子相连接，稀土原子的配位数为6，配位多面体LnO_6为八面体构型。在Cu(DMP)_3中， 配体以对称和非对称“O－P－O”桥键两种形式存在，其中非对称配位的配体形成为“Cu-O-P_O-Cu"-Cu，在铜原之间形成了一个单氧桥键。每个Cu原子通过双“O－P－O”桥键以及双单氧原子桥键与另外三个Cu原子相连接，Cu原子配位数为5，配位多面体为四角锥构型。在振动光谱方面，得到了上述配合物较为完整的光谱数据，并对主要光谱带进行了归属，如V_(M-O), V_(PO_2), V_(P-O(c)),VC-O, VP-C及σ_PO_2等。在稀土配合物中，稀土配位键的伸缩振动V_(vn-o)位于250cm~(-1)附近。V_(Cu)和V_(Zn-o)，在Cu(DMP)_2和Zn(DMP)_2中，分别为(412cm~(-1), 370cm~(-1))和(393cm~(-1), 386cm~(-1))。V_(as)PO_2和V_sPO_2，在配合物振动光谱中，分别在1130－1249cm~(-1)区和1084－1156cm~(-1)区。在稀土配合物中，VL_(n-o), V_(as)PO_2频率值，随镧系收缩逐渐递增。在Cu(DMP)_2红外谱中，非对称配体和对称配体的V_(as)PO_2和V_sPO_2, 分别为(1249cm~(-1)，1156cm~(-1))及(1177cm~(-1)，1090cm~(-1))，其劈裂值△V(V_(as)PO_2-V_sPO_2)为93cm~(-1)和87cm~(-1)。通过对配合物的常温和低温红外光谱的比较，确认了La(DMP)3和Nd(DMP)_3的176cm~(-1)、Ln(DPP)_3和Ln(BBP)_3的150cm~(-1)附近吸收为晶格振动。Ln(DPP)_3、Ln(BBP_3)的光谱性质与Ln(DMP)_3相似，我们认为它们之间具有相同的骨架结构－平面网状配位高聚结构。

MOCVD growth of high quality crack-free GaN on Si(III) substrates

High quality crack free GaN epilayers were grown on Si(111) substrates. Low temperature AlN interlayer grown under low V/III ratio was used to effectively eliminate the formation of micro-cracks. It is found that tensile stress in the GaN epilayer decreases as the N/Al ratio decreases used for AlN interlayer growth. The high optical and structural qualities of the GaN/Si samples were characterized by RBS, PL and XRD measurements. The RT-PL FWHM of the band edge emission is only 39.5meV The XRD FWHM of the GaN/Si sample is 8.2arcmin, which is among the best values ever reported.

Ethylene polymerization, and the copolymerizations of ethylene with hexene or norbornene with highly active mono(beta-enaminoketonato) vanadium(III) catalysts

Five novel vanadium(III) complexes [PhN = C(R-2)CHC(R-1)O]VCl2(THF)(2) (4a: R-1 = Ph, R-2 = CF3; 4b: R-1 =t-Bu, R-2 = CF3; 4c: R-1 = CF3, R-2 = CH3; 4d: R-1 = Ph, R-2 = CH3; 4e: R-1 = Ph, R-2 = H) have been synthesized and characterized. On activation with Et2AlCl, all the complexes, in the presence of ethyl trichloroacetate (ETA) as a promoter, are highly active precatalysts for ethylene polymerization, and produce high molecular weight and linear polymers. Catalyst activities more than 16.8 kg PE/mmolv h bar and weight-average molecular weights higher than 173 kg/ mol were observed under mild conditions.

The near-infrared optical properties of an Nd (III) complex and its potential application in electroluminescence

A trivalent neodymium ion (Nd3+) complex Nd(PM)(3)(TP)(2) was synthesized, and its optical properties was studied by introducing Judd-Ofelt theory to calculate the radiative transition rate and the radiative decay time of the F-4(3/2) -> (4)l(J), transitions in this Nd(III) complex. The strong emissions of this complex at near-infrared region were owing to the efficient energy transfer from ligands to center metal ion. The potential application of this complex in NIR electroluminescence was studied by fabricating several devices. The maximum NIR irradiance was obtained as 2.1 mW/m(2) at 16.5 V.

Synthesis, Structural Characterization, and Olefin Polymerization Behavior of Vanadium(III) Complexes Bearing Tridentate Schiff Base Ligands

Vanadium(III) complexes bearing tridentate salicylaldiminato ligands (2a-f) [OC6H4CH=NL]VCl2(THF) (L = CH2CH2OMe, 2a; CH2CH2NMe2, 2b; CH2C5H4N, 2c; 8-C9H6N (quinoline), 2d; 2-MeSC6H4, 2e; 2-Ph2PC6H4, 2f) and tridentate beta-enaminoketonato ligands [OC6H8CH=N-2-Ph2PC6H4]VCl2(THF) (2g) and [O(Ph)C=CHCH=N-2-Ph2PC6H4]VCl2(THF) (2h) were prepared from VCl3(THF)(3) by treating with 1.0 equiv of the deprotonated ligands in tetrahydrofuran (THF). These complexes were characterized by FTIR and mass spectrometry as well as elemental analysis. Structures of complexes 2e, 2f, and 2h were further confirmed by X-ray crystallographic analysis. These complexes were investigated as catalysts for olefin polymerization in the presence of organoaluminum compounds. On activation with Et2AlCl, complexes 2a-h exhibited high catalytic activities toward ethylene polymerization (up to 20.64 kg PE/mmol(v) center dot h center dot bar) even at high temperature, suggesting these catalysts possess high thermal stability.

Novel vanadium(III) complexes with bidentate N,N-chelating iminopyrrolide ligands: synthesis, characterization and catalytic behaviour of ethylene polymerization and copolymerization with 10-undecen-1-ol

A series of novel vanadium(III) complexes bearing iminopyrrolide chelating ligands [2-(RN=CH)C4H3N]V(THF)(2)Cl-2 (2a: R = cyclohexyl; 2b: R = Ph; 2c: R = 2,6-iPr(2)C(6)H(3); 2d: R = p-CF3C6H4; 2e: R = C6F5) have been synthesized and characterized. Single-crystal X-ray diffraction revealed that complexes 2a, 2c and 2e adopt an octahedral geometry around the vanadium center. In the presence of Et2AlCl as a co-catalyst, these complexes displayed high catalytic activities up to 48.6 kg PE mmol(V)(-1) h(-1) bar(-1) for ethylene polymerization, and produced high molecular weight polymers. 2a-e/Et2AlCl catalytic systems were tolerant to elevated temperature (70 degrees C) and yielded unimodal polyethylenes, indicating the single site behaviour of these catalysts. By pre-treating with equimolar amounts of alkylaluminums, functional alpha-olefin 10-undecen-1-ol can be efficiently incorporated into polyethylene chains. 10-Undecen-1-ol incorporation can easily reach 15.8 mol% under the mild conditions.

3D 异金属Bi(III)-Pr(III)配位聚合物的合成、晶体结构和热稳定性

在水溶液中合成了双金属配位聚合物({[(NO3)(H2O)3Pr(μ4-Hedta)Bi-(NO3)2].2H2O}2)n,并通过元素分析、红外光谱和X射线单晶衍射等手段进行了表征.该配合物为单斜晶系,P2(1)/n空间群,a=1.26831(18)nm,b=0.82189(12)nm,c=2.3755(3)nm,β=105.055(2)°,R=0.0429,V=2.3913(6)nm3,Z=4.Bi(Ⅲ)-Pr(Ⅲ)间通过配阴离子Hedta3-中4个羧基的桥联作用构建配合物的3D结构.TG-DSC结果表明,该配合物热分解经历脱水、配体分解以及盐分解过程,残余物为Bi-Pr-O的三元复合氧化物.

Naphthyl and thionaphthyl end-capped oligothiophenes as organic semiconductors: Effect of chain length and end-capping groups

Two series of oligothiophenes (OThs), NaTn and TNTn (n = 2-6 represents the number of thiophene rings), end-capped with naphthyl and thionaphthyl units have been synthesized by means of Stille coupling. Their thermal properties, optical properties, single crystal structures, and organic field-effect transistor performance have been characterized. All oligomers display great thermal stability and crystallinity. ne crystallographic structures of NaT2, NaT3, TNT2, and TNT3 have been determined. The crystals of NaT2 and NaT3 are monoclinic with space group P2(1)/C, while those of TNT2 and TNT3 are triclinic and orthorhombic with space groups P-1(-) and P2(1)2(1)2(1), respectively. All oligomers adopt the well-known herringbone packing-mode in crystals with packing parameters dependent on the structure of the end-capping units and the number of thiophene rings. The shorter intermolecular distance in NaT3 compared to NaT2 indicates that the intermolecular interaction principally increases with increasing molecular length. X-ray diffraction and atomic force microscopy (AFM) characterization indicate that the NaTn oligomers can form films with better morphology and high molecular order than TNTn oligomers with the same number of thiophene rings. The NaTn oligomers exhibit mobilities that are much higher than those for TNTn oligomers (0.028-0.39 cm(2) V-1 s(-1) versus 0.010-0.055 cm(2) V-1 s(-1), respectively).

Investigation of sandwiched gadolinium(III) complexes with tungstosilicates as potential MRI contrast agents

Two gadolinium-sandwiched complexes with tungstosilicates, K-13[Gd(SiW11O39)(2)] (Gd(SiW11)(2)) and K11H6[Gd2O3(SiW9O34)(2)] (Gd-3(SiW9)(2)), have been investigated by in vitro and in vivo experiments as potential contrast agents for magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). T-1-relaxivity of Gd(SiW11)(2)was 6.59 mM(-1) . s(-1) in aqueous solution and 6.85 mM(-1) . s(-1) in 0.725 mmol . L-1 bovine serum albumin solution at 25degreesC and 9.39 T, respectively. The corresponding T-1-relaxivity of Gd-3(SiW9)(2) was 12.6 and 19.3 mM(-1) . s(-1) per Gd, respectively. MRI for Sprague-Dawley rats showed longer and more remarkable enhancement in rat liver after i.v. injection of these two complexes: 39.4 +/- 3.9% and 57.4 +/- 11.6% within the first 30 min after injection, 31.2 +/- 2.6% and 39.9 +/- 7.6% in the next 60 min for Gd(SiW11)(2) and Gd-3(SiW9)(2) at doses of 0.081 and 0.084 mmol Gd/kg, respectively. Our preliminary in vitro and in vivo study indicates that Gd(SiW11)(2) and Gd-3(SiW9)(2) are favorable candidates for hepatic contrast agents for MRI. However, the two complexes exhibit higher acute toxicity and need to be modified and studied further before clinical use.

Specific determination of As(V) by an acid phosphatase-polyphenol oxidase biosensor

An original amperometric biosensor based on the simultaneous entrapment of acid phosphatase (AcP) and polyphenol oxidase (PPO) into anionic clays (layered double hydroxides) was developed for the specific detection of As(V). The functioning principle of the bienzyme electrode consisted of the successive hydrolysis of phenyl phosphate into phenol by AcP, followed by the oxidation of phenol into o-quinone by PPO. The phenyl phosphate concentration was, thus, monitored by potentiostating the biosensor at -0.2 V vs Ag/AgCl to detect amperometrically the generated quinone. The detection of As(V) was based on its inhibitory effect on AcP activity toward the hydrolysis of phenyl phosphate into phenol. The As(V) can be specifically determined in pH 6.0 acetate buffer without any interferences of As(III) or phosphate, the detection limit being 2 nM or 0.15 ppb after an incubation step for 20 min.

Synthesis, structure, electrochemistry, photophysics and electroluminescence of 1,3,4-oxadiazole-based ortho-metalated iridium(III) complexes

Four new iridium(III) complexes 1-4, with 1,3,4-oxadiazole derivative as cyclometalated ligand for the first time, have been synthesized and structurally characterized by NMR, EA, MS and X-ray diffraction analysis (except 1). The stronger ligand field strength of the dithiolate ancillary ligands results in higher oxidation potentials and lower HOMO energy levels of complexes than acetylacetone. The absorption spectra of these complexes display low-energy metal-to-ligand charge transfer transition ranging from 350 to 500 nm. Complexes with dithiolate ancillary ligand emit at maximum wavelengths of ca. 500 nm, blue shifting 17 and 11 nm with respect to their counterpart with acetylacetone ligand. The electrophosphorescent devices with 2-4 as phosphorescent dopant in emitting layer have been fabricated. All devices have a low turn-on voltage in the range of 4.5 and 4.9 V. A high-efficiency green emission with maximum luminous efficiency of 5.28 cd/A at current density of 1.37 mA/cm(2) and a maximum brightness of 2592 cd/m(2) at 15.2 V has been achieved in device using 2 as emitter.

Highly efficient iridium(III) complexes with diphenylquinoline ligands for organic light-emitting diodes: Synthesis and effect of fluorinated substitutes on electrochemistry, photophysics and electroluminescence

A series of novel cyclometalated iridium(III) complexes bearing 2,4-diphenylquinoline ligands with fluorinated substituent were prepared and characterized by elemental analysis, NMR and mass spectroscopy. The cyclic voltammetry, absorption, emission and electroluminescent properties of these complexes were systematically investigated. Electrochemical studies showed that the oxidation of the fluorinated complexes occurred at more positive potentials (in the range 0.57-0.69 V) than the unfluorinated complex 1 (0.42 V). In view of the energy level, the lowering of the LUMO by fluorination is significantly less than that of the HOMO. The weak and low energies absorption bands in the range of 300-600 nm are well resolved, likely associated with MLCT and (3)pi-pi* transitions. These complexes show strong orange red emission both in the solution and solid state. The emission maxima of the fluorinated complexes showed blue shift by 9, 24 and 15 nm for 2, 3 and 4, respectively, with respect to the unfluorinated analogous 1. Multilayered organic light-emitting diodes (OLEDs) were fabricated by using the complexes as dopant materials. Significantly higher performance and lower turn-on voltage were achieved using the fluorinated complexes as the emitter than that using the unfluorinated counterpart 1 under the same doping level.