Preparation, patterning and luminescence properties of rare earth-doped YVO4 nanocrystalline phosphor films via sol-gel soft lithography

In this presentation, nanocrystalline YVO4:A (A=Eu3+, Dy3+, SM3+, Er3+) phosphor films and their patterning were fabricated by a Pechini sol-gel process combined with a soft lithography (micro-molding in capillaries). XRD, FT-IR, AFM and optical microscope, absorption spectra, photoluminescence (PL) spectra as well as lifetimes were used to characterize the resulting films. The results of XRD indicated that the films began to crystallize at 400 degrees C and the crystallinity increased with the increase of annealing temperatures. Transparent nonpattemed phosphor films were uniform and crack free, which mainly consisted of grains with an average size of 90nm. Patterned crystalline phosphor film bands with different widths (5-30 mu m) were obtained. The doped rare earth ions (A) showed their characteristic emission in crystalline YVO4 phosphor films due to an efficient energy transfer from vanadate groups to them. The Sm3+ and Er3+ ions also showed upconversion luminescence in YVO4 film host. The optimum concentration for Eu3+ was determined to be 7 mol% and those for Dy3+, Sm3+, Er3+ were 2 Mol% of Y3+ in YVO4 films, respectively.

Preparation, characterization, and crystallization of naphthalene-labeled polypropylene

Naphthalene-labeled polypropylene (PP) was prepared by melt reaction of maleic anhydride-grafted-polypropylene (PP-g-MA) with 1-aminonaphthalene in a Barabender mixer chamber. The structure of the product was analyzed with fourier transform infrared (FT-IR), ultraviolet (UV) and fluorescence. The results showed that naphthyl groups grafted onto the PP molecular chains through the imide bonds formed between MA and 1-aminonaphthalene. The content of the chromophores was 1.8 X 10(-4) mol g(-1) measured by elemental analysis. Isothermal crystallization behavior was studied by differential scanning calorimeter (DSC). Labeled PP had a higher crystallization rate than PP-g-MA. Wide-angle X-Ray diffraction (WAXD) analysis revealed that labeled PP had higher crystallinity than PP-g-MA.

Cardo polyarylethersulfones and polyaryletherketones bearing alkyl substituents on the phenylene unit

A series of cardo polyaryletherketones and polyaryletersulfones containing alkyl substituents of a different kind, number and volume were synthesized from bis(4-nitrophenyl)ketone or bis(4-fluorophenyl)sulfone with various alkyl substituted phenolphthaleins by polycondensation using K2CO3 as catalyst. Their chemical and aggregation structures were confirmed by FT-IR, H-1-NMR and WAXD. The resulting polymers were soluble in a variety of common polar solvents and, transparent, colorless, and tough films could be easily cast from 1,1,2-trichluoroethane solution. Their tensile strength, elongation at break and tensile modulis were in the range of 70.5 similar to 97.1MPa, 4.49%similar to7.81%, and 1.69 similar to2.27GPa, respectively. The prepared polymers had reasonably high glass transition temperatures at 207 to 269 degreesC, and showed fairly good thermal stability with 5% thermal decomposition loss above 410 degreesC.

Degradation of polyimide induced by nitrogen laser irradiation

The degradation behavior of polyimide (PMDA-ODA) induced by nitrogen laser irradiation was studied. The changes in the surface morphology and the composition of the irradiated polyimide films were examined by scanning electron microscopy, X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy and FT-IR spectroscopy. The initial reaction was achieved by photochemical degradation of polyimide in the highly electronic excited state by the absorption of a second 337 nm photon. Atmospheric oxygen sequentially reacted with the produced radicals to form a highly oxidized layer. The formation of carbonyl group was enhanced by the heat remaining on the irradiated polyimide film surfaces. (C) 2000 Elsevier Science B.V. All rights reserved.

Amperometric enzyme electrode for the determination of hydrogen peroxide based on sol-gel/hydrogel composite film

A new type of organic-inorganic composite material was prepared by sol-gel method, and a peroxidase biosensor was fabricated by simply dropping sor-gel-peroxidase mixture onto glassy carbon electrode surface. The sol-gel composite film and enzyme membrane were characterized by Fourier-transform infrared (FT-IR) spectroscopy and EQCM, the electrochemical behavior of the biosensor was studied with potassium hexacyanoferrate(II) as a mediator, and the effects of pH and operating potential were explored for optimum analytical performance by using amperometric method. The response time of the biosensor was about 10 s; the linear range was up to 3.4 mM with a detection limit of 5 x 10(-7) M. The sensor also exhibited high sensitivity (15 mu A mM(-1)) and good long-term stability. In addition, the performance of the biosensor was investigated using flow injection analysis (FIA), and the determination of hydrogen peroxide in real samples was discussed. (C)2000 Elsevier Science B.V. All rights reserved.

Electrochemical synthesis of polyaniline nanoparticles

Polyaniline nanoparticles were prepared on a highly oriented pyrolytic graphite (HOPG) surface from dilute polyaniline acidic solution (1 mM aniline + 1 M HClO4) using a pulsed potentiostatic method. Electrochemistry, Fourier transform infrared external reflection spectroscopy (FT-IR-ERS), X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) and tapping-mode atomic force microscopy (TMAFM) were: used to characterize the composition and structure of the polyaniline nanoparticles. FT-IR-ERS and XPS results revealed that the polyaniline was in its emeraldine form. TMAFM measurement showed that the electropolymerized polyaniline nanoparticles dispersed on the:HOPG surface with a coverage of about 10(10) cm(-2). These nanoparticles were disk-shaped having a height of 10(-30) Angstrom and an apparent diameter varying from 200 to 600 Angstrom. The particle dimensions increased with the electropolymerization charge (Q) over the interval from 5.7 to 19.3 mu C cm(-2) (C) 2000 Elsevier Science S.A. All rights reserved.

两种ω-二茂铁羧酸的改进合成及其电化学行为

利用 Zn(Hg) /HCl分别对 3-二茂铁甲酰基丙酸和 4-二茂铁甲酰基丁酸进行 Clemmensen还原 ,在温和条件下高收率 (93%以上 )合成了 4-二茂铁丁酸和 5 -二茂铁戊酸。新的合成方法避免了文献中采用 40 5 .3k Pa H2 还原的苛刻条件。以FT-IR、1HNMR、13CNMR和 L D-MS确证了产物的结构。利用循环伏安技术研究了这两种 ω-二茂铁羧酸的电化学行为。

含环己烯、二氮杂萘结构的新型聚醚酮的合成及表征

合成了一种新型单体 1 -甲基 -4 ,5 -二 (4-氯代苯甲酰基 )环己烯 ,该单体与 4-(4-羟基苯基 )-2 ,3 -二氮杂萘 -1 -酮单体经亲核取代反应 ,成功地合成了含环己烯结构的杂环联苯型聚醚酮聚合物。用FT -IR、1H -NMR、DSC、X -射线衍射等方法对该聚合物进行了表征 ,并研究了它的溶解性能。结果表明 ,这种可溶性无规共聚物 ,有较高的玻璃化温度 ,并且结构中有不饱和双键 ,是一种反应性高分子。

Synthesis and characterization of novel bipolar PPV-based copolymer containing triazole and carbazole units

Two new blue light-emitting PPV-based conjugated copolymers containing both an electron-withdrawing unit (triazole-TAZ) and electron-rich moieties (carbazole-CAR and bicarbazole-BCAR) were prepared by Wittig condensation polymerization between the triazole diphosphonium salt and the corresponding dialdehyde monomers. Their structures and properties were characterized by FT-IR, TGA, DSC, UV-Vis, PL spectroscopy and electrochemical measurements. The resulting copolymers are soluble in common organic solvents and thermally stable with a T-g of 147degreesC for TAZ-CAR-PPV and of 157degreesC for TAZ-BCAR-PPV. The maximum photoluminescence wavelengths of TAZ-CAR-PPV and TAZ-BCAR-PPV film appear at 460 nm and 480 nm, respectively. Cyclic voltammetry measurement demonstrates that TAZ-BCAR-PPV has good electrochemical reversibility, while TAZ-CAR-PPV exhibits the irreversible redox process. The triazole unit was found to be an effective pi-conjugation interrupter and can play the rigid spacer role in determining the emission colour of the resulting copolymer.

Spectrometric investigation on the thermooxidative degradation of ethylene oxide and tetra-hydrofuran co-polyether

The thermooxidative degradtion of ethylene oxide and tetra-hydrofuran (EO-THF) co-polyether has been studied by electron spin resonance (ESR), Fourier transform infrared (FT-IR) and nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopy. The initial degradation site was found to be at the a-carbon of the ether bond. Two free radicals which derived from dehydrogenation and oxygen addition were successfully detected by spin-trapping technique which used alpha -phenyl-N-tert-butyl nitrone(PBN) as spin trap. Both FT-IR and NMR have been used to follow structural changes of the copolyether during degradation. Nearly 20 product fragments including formate, carbonate, methyl, alcohol, methylene-dioxy, hydroperoxide and semiformal have been characterized by D-1 and D-2 NMR. The thermooxidtion of co-polyether preferred to occur on the THF units especially at the alternating linkage of EO and THF. Antioxidant (BHT) not only retarded the thermooxidation but also modified the degradation products with less ester and methylene-dioxy groups hut more hydroxyl and methyl groups.

Structural studies of excimer laser-induced percolative phase transition on polyimide thin film surfaces

The behavior of electrical conductivity for excimer laser irradiated polyimide films in the vicinity of the critical number of laser shots was described by three-dimensional percolative phase transition model. It is: found that electrical conductivity changed more rapidly than that predicted by the percolation model. Thus, the change in microstructure with increasing number of laser shots was analyzed by FT-IR Raman spectrometry and laser desorption time-of-flight mass spectrometry. It is demonstrated that not only the number but also the average size of graphite particles on the irradiated polyimide film surfaces increased with increasing number of laser shots. These results were helpful to better understand the critical change in electrical conductivity on the irradiated polyimide film surfaces. (C) 2001 Elsevier Science B.V. All rights reserved.

多种谱学方法研究环氧乙烷/四氢呋喃共聚醚的热氧降解

采用电子自旋共振 (ESR)、傅里叶变换红外光谱 (FT IR)和多种核磁共振 (NMR)技术研究了环氧乙烷 /四氢呋喃共聚醚的热氧降解 ,表征了近 2 0种产物结构碎片 ,并对EO和THF两种链节的降解作了定量讨论。共聚醚的氧化降解发生在醚键氧碳上 ,遵循自由基氧化机理 ,最后形成大量的甲酸酯、碳酸酯等酯类以及甲基、亚甲二氧基和醇 ,此外还检测到过氧化氢和半缩甲醛结构。分析表明共聚醚中THF链节的降解程度明显大于EO链节 ,而且降解容易发生在两种链节交替连接处。抗氧剂 2 ,6 二叔丁基 4 甲基酚 (BHT)不仅降低了共聚醚的氧化降解程度 ,还改变了降解产物的结构分布 ,显著抑制了碳酸酯和亚甲二氧基结构的生成 ,相对增加了羟基和端甲基结构

含环己烯氮杂环结构的聚醚砜酮三元共聚物合成

用 1 -甲基 -4 ,5-二 ( 4-氯代苯甲酰基 )环己烯与 4 -( 4-羟基苯基 ) -2 ,3 -二氮杂萘 -1 -酮、4 ,4′-二氯二苯砜经亲核共缩聚反应 ,合成了含环己烯结构的杂环联苯型聚醚砜酮三元共聚物。用FT -IR、1H -NMR、DSC、X -射线衍射等方法对聚合物进行了表征 ,并研究了聚合物的溶解性能。结果表明 ,聚合物是一种具有较高的玻璃化转变温度的可溶性无规共聚物。聚合物含有不饱和双键结构 ,是一种反应性高分子。

LLDPE/LLDPE-g-AA共混物的接触角及红外光谱表征

利用熔融共混的方法制备了线性低密度聚乙烯/线性低密度聚乙烯接枝丙烯酸(LLDPE/LLDPE-g-AA)共混物。用傅里叶红外光谱(FT-IR)和测定接触角的方法对不同LLDPE-g-AA含量的LLDPE/LLDPE-g-AA共混物膜的表面进行了表征。结果表明,随着共混物中LLDPE-g- AA含量的增加,水和甘油等极性液体与共混物表面的接触角下降。依据共混物的FT-IR计算了其羧基峰强度。发现极性液体与LLDPE/LLDPE-g- AA共混物膜表面的接触角越小,羧基峰强度越大。

Synthesis and properties of three tris(1,10-phenanthroline) ruthenium (II) derivatives

Three new asymmetrical ruthenium (II) complexes: [Ru(phen)(2){phen-NHCO(CH2)(4)Br}](PF6)(2), [Ru(phen)(2){phen-NHCO(CH2)(5)Br}](PF6)(2) and [Ru(phen)(2){phen-NHCO(CH2)(10)Br}](PF6)(2) were synthesized, which were confirmed by the technique of FT-IR, H-1 NMR and ESI-MS. The electrochemical and fluorescent properties of three Ru (II) complexes were investigated with cyclic voltammetry and fluorometry.