Full-color emission from In2S3 and ln(2)S(3): Eu3+ nanoparticles

New observations on the luminescence Of In2S3 and europium-doped In2S3 nanoparticles show a green (5 10 nm) emission from In2S3 and In1.8Eu0.2S3 nanoparticles while a blue (425 nm) emission is observed from ln(1.6)Eu(0.4)S(3) nanoparticles. Both the blue and green emissions have large Stokes shifts of 62 and 110 nm, respectively. Excitation with longer-wavelength photons causes the blue emission to shift to a longer wavelength while the green emission wavelength remains unchanged. The lifetimes of both the green and blue emissions are similar to reported values for excitonic recombination. When doped with Eu3+, in addition to the broad blue and green emissions, a red emission near 615 nm attributed to Eu3+ is observed. Temperature dependences on nanoparticle thin films indicate that with increasing temperature, the green emission wavelength remains constant, however, the blue emission shifts toward longer wavelengths. Based on these observations, the blue emission is attributed to exciton recombination and the green emission to Indium interstitial defects. These nanoparticles show full-color emission with high efficiency, fast lifetime decays, and good stability; they are also relatively simple to prepare, thus making them a new type of phosphor with potential applications in lighting, flat-panel displays, and communications.

InAs/ln(0.52)Al(0.48)As quantum wire structure with the specific layer-ordering orientation on InP(001)

Quantum wires were formed in the 6-period InAs/In0.52Al0.48As structure on InP(0 0 1) grown by molecular beam epitaxy. The structure was characterized with transmission electron microscopy. It was found that the lateral periodic compositional modulation in the QWR array was in the [1 (1) over bar 0] direction and layer-ordered along the specific orientation deviating from the [0 0 1] growth direction by about 30 degrees. This deviating angle is consistent with the calculation of the distribution of elastic distortion around quantum wires in the structure using the finite element technique. (C) 1999 Elsevier Science B.V. All rights reserved.

Ln-Ba-Cu-Ag-O多元复合物制备、结构及电学性质的研究

本文合成了LnBa_2Cu_(3(1-x))Ag_xO_(7-δ) (x = 0.1,0.3,0.5, Cu = Y,Dy,Ho,Er,Gd) YBa_(2(1-x))Cu_3Ag_xO_(7-δ) (x = 0.05,0.1,0.2,0.3,0.4,0.5,0.6); Y_(1-x)Ag_xBa_2Cu_3O_(7-δ) (x = 0.05,0.1,0.2,0.3,0.5); YBa_2Cu_3O_(7-δ)Ag_x (x = 0.2～2.0), CuBaCu_3O_(7-δ)Ag_x (x = 0.5,1.0, Cu = Dy,Ho,Er)及与之对照的空白样品等一系列超导稀土复合氧化物，对它们的结构、电学性质、Ag的存在状态及Ag的加入方式进行了研究。对这方面的研究目前仍无全面系统的报道。对CuBa_2Cu_(3(1-x))Ag_xO_(7-δ)的研究表明Ag并未取代Cu的格位，少量的Ag加入（x<0.1）就使结构发生破坏，当x>0.1时样品即失去超导性，对光加Ag的YBa_(2(1-x))Cu_3Ag_(2x)Cu_3O_(7-δ)的研究表明，当x<0.6时仍为90k左右的超导体，Ag没有取代Ba的格位，Ag的加入使杂相比例加大，Ag的加入改善了样品晶粒间的弱连接状况，使电流密度明显提高，Ag以单质及复合物形式存在于样品之中。后加Ag方式对结构、电性、无影响没有提高Jc。对光加Ag的Y_(1-x)Ag_xBa_2Cu_3O_(7-δ)的研究表明，x<0.5时样品仍为90k左右超导体，Ag的加入使杂相比例减少，Ag部分以单质及与13a、Cu形成对改善弱连接状有益的复合场的形式存在，部分进入晶格可能占据了Y的格位使C轴变长。Ag的加入改善了样品晶粒间的弱连接状况，从而使Jc大幅度提高，当x=0.1时Jc = 362 A/cm~2，后加Ag的方式对结构、电性、无影响没有提高Jc。对YBa_2Cu_3O_(7-δ)Ag_x的研究表明，加Ag的样品的Jc比不加Ag样品的Jc明显加大，随着Ag量的加大Jc增加，当x=1时Jc最大，当Ag量大于2.0mol时将有大量Ag析出，Ag的加入不影响超导正交结构，部分Ag进入了晶格可能占据了Y的格位，C轴增长，部分以单质及复合物的形式存在，Ag的加入不影响样品的临界温度，使样品电阻降低，电镜分析表明，Ag的加入改善了样品晶粒间的连接状况。CuBaCu_3O_(7-δ)Ag_x与上面体子有相同的性质，在加入1mol Ag得到，Jc：DyBaCu_3O_(7-δ)Ag_(1.0) 113A/cm~2；HoBaCu_3O_(7-δ)Ag_(1.0) 164 A/cm~2 ErBaCu_3O_(7-δ)Ag_(1.0) 177A/cm~2的样品。样品加Ag后密度明显加大，最大可达6.321克/cm~3，硬度也加大具有良好的机械性能。针对在YBaCu_3O_(7-δ)样品中添加Ag，可以做为一种大幅度提高Jc的途径的特点，进行了各种工艺探索，到目前为止，合成出了临界电流密度为570 A/cm~2的样品。

Fabrication, characterization of spherical CaWO4:Ln@MCM-41(Ln=Eu3+, Dy3+, Sm3+, Er3+) composites and their applications as drug release systems

Spherical MCM-41 particles with a diameter of about 150 nm have been successfully coated with CaWO4:Ln (Ln = Eu3+, Dy3+, Sm3+, Er3+) phosphor layers through a simple Pechini sol-gel process. The obtained CaWO4:Ln@MCM-41 composites, which kept the mesoporous structure of MCM-41 and the luminescent properties of phosphors, were investigated as a drug delivery system using aspirin (ASPL) as a model drug.

Solvothermal synthesis and characterization of Ln (Eu3+, Tb3+) doped hydroxyapatite

Luminescent Ln (Eu3+, Tb3+) doped hydroxyapatite (Eu:HAp, Tb:HAp) phosphors were successfully fabricated via the cetyltrimethylammonium bromide (CTAB)/n-octane/n-butanol/water microemulsion-mediated solvothermal process. The structure, morphology, and optical properties were systematically characterized by X-ray diffraction (XRD), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), transmission electron microscopy (TEM), X-ray photoelectron spectra (XPS), Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FT-IR), and photoluminescence (PL) spectra as well as the kinetic decays, respectively.

Preparation and Luminescence Properties of YVO4:Ln and Y(V, P)O-4:Ln (Ln = Eu3+, Sm3+, Dy3+) Nanofibers and Microbelts by Sol-Gel/Electrospinning Process

One-dimensional YVO4:Ln and Y(V, P)O-4:Ln nanofibers and quasi-one-dimensional YVO4:Ln microbelts (Ln = Eu3+, Sm3+, Dy3+) have been prepared by a combination method of sol-gel process and electrospinning. X-ray diffraction (XRD), Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FT-IR), thermogravimetric and differential thermal analysis (TG-DTA), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), transmission electron microscopy (TEM), high-resolution transmission electron microscopy (HRTEM), photoluminescence (PL), low-voltage cathodoluminescence (CL), and time-resolved emission spectra as well as kinetic decays were used to characterize the resulting samples.

Hydrothermal synthesis of lanthanide fluorides LnF(3) (Ln = La to Lu) nano-/microcrystals with multiform structures and morphologies

Lanthanide fluoride LnF(3) (Ln = La to Lu) nano-/microcrystals with multiform crystal structures (hexagonal and orthorhombic) and morphologies (separated elongated nanoparticles, aggregated nanoparticles, polyhedral microcrystals) were successfully synthesized by a facile, effective, and environmentally friendly hydrothermal method. X-ray diffraction, Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, scanning electron microscopy, transmission electron microscopy, high-resolution transmission electron microscopy, and photoluminescence spectra were used to characterize the samples. The experimental results indicated that the use of NaBF4 is indispensable for obtaining LnF(3) crystal structures.

Lanthanide-hinged calixarene bicapsules: Discrete hexanuclear Ln(III)/phenanthroline/p-sulfonatocalix[4]arene oligomers (Ln = Gd, Tb)

The dumbbell-like calixarene bicapsule in two novel Ln(III)-C4AS compounds was found to be a hexanuclear Ln(III)/phenanthroline/p-sulfonatocalix[4]arene oligomer. The magnetic and luminescent properties of these compounds were examined.

Uniform YVO4:Ln(3+) (Ln = Eu, Dy, and Sm) nanocrystals: Solvothermal synthesis and luminescence properties

Well-dispersed YVO4:Ln(3+) (Ln = Eu, Dy, and Sm) nanocrystals with uniform morphology and size have been synthesized via a facile solvothermal route. XRD results demonstrate that all of the three samples can be well indexed to the pure tetragonal phase Of YVO4, indicating that the Eu3+, Dy3+, and Sm3+ have been effectively doped into the host lattices of YVO4. TEM images show that the YVO4 nanocrystals exhibit ellipsoid shape and a mean size of about 20 nm, which is in good agreement with the estimation of XRD results.

Thermal-shock resistance of LnMgAl(11)O(19) (Ln = La, Nd, Sm, Gd) with magnetoplumbite structure

Lanthanide hexaaluminates including LaMgAl11O19, NdMgAl11O19, SmMgAl11O19 and GdMgAl11O19 were synthesized via Sol-Gel method. Due to the anisotropic crystal growth, these oxides crystallize in the form of platelets and the platelet thickness increases with the decrease of rare-earth ionic radius. It was observed that the thermal-shock resistances of LaMgAl11O19, NdMgAl11O19 and SmMgAl11O19 oxides were superior to 8YSZ as proved by water quenching tests. In addition, the thinner the platelet. the more interstices are retained in the sintered specimen, and the better thermal-shock resistance the oxide has. Based on SEM images, it can be seen that the SmMgAl11O19 sample exhibits a mixture of the intergranular and transgranular fracture after thermal cycling failure.

Two Mn(2)(II)Ln(4)(III) (Ln = Gd, Eu) hexanuclear compounds of p-tert-butylsulfinylcalix[4]arene

Two 3d-4f heterometallic compounds of p-tert-butylsulfinylcalix[4] arene were synthesized by the solvothermal method and characterized by some hinged double-dumbbell-like subunits in which two perpendicular dumbbell entities were constructed by an in-between isosceles triangle Mn(II)Ln(2)(III), and two tail-to-tail calixarene molecules, and hinged by the lanthanide-sulfinyl group bonding. The magnetic properties of the title compounds were examined.