High-quality hydrogen from the catalyzed decomposition of formic acid by Pd-Au/C and Pd-Ag/C

Pd-Au/C and Pd-Ag/C were found to have a unique characteristic of evolving high-quality hydrogen dramatically and steadily from the catalyzed decomposition of liquid formic acid at convenient temperature, and further this was improved by the addition of CeO2(H2O)(x).

Preparation and characterization of Pd-Ag alloy composite membrane with magnetron sputtering

A Pd-Ag (24 wt%) alloy composite membrane was prepared by the magnetron sputtering. A gamma-Al2O3 membrane was synthesized by the sol-gel method and used as substrate of the Pd-Ag alloy film. The process parameters of the magnetron sputtering were optimized as a function of the compactness of the Pd-Ag alloy film. The best membrane with a thickness of 1 mu m was produced with a sputtering pressure of 2.7 Pa and a substrate temperature of 400 degrees C. The membrane had an H-2/N-2 permselectivity of 51.5-1000 and an H-2 permeation rate of 0.036-1.17 x 10(-5)cm(3)/cm(2).s. Pa, depending on operating conditions.

Large-Scale and Template-Free Growth of Free-Standing Single-Crystalline Dendritic Ag/Pd Alloy Nanostructure Arrays

Large-scale arrays consist of dendritic single-crystalline Ag/Pd alloy nanostructures are synthesized for the first time. A simple galvanic replacement reaction is introduced to grow these arrays directly on Ag substrates. The morphology of the products strongly depended on the reaction temperature and the concentration of H2PdCl4 solution. The mechanism of the formation of alloy and the dendritic morphology has been discussed. These alloy arrays exhibit high surface-enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) activity and may have potential applications in investigation of "in situ" Pd catalytic reactions using SERS. Moreover, electrocatalytic measurements suggest that the obtained dendritic Ag/Pd alloy nanostructures exhibit electrocatytic activity toward the oxidation of formic acid.

Strong effect of transitional metals on the sulfur resistance of Pd/HY-Al2O3 catalysts for aromatic hydrogenation

In order to improve the sulfur resistance of noble metal catalysts in the aromatic hydrogenation of diesel fuel, the alloying effect of non-noble metals with Pd was studied. Toluene hydrogenation over Pd and Pd-M bimetallic catalysts (M = Cr, W,La, Mn, Mo, Ag) on a mixed HY-Al2O3 support was investigated in the presence of 3000 ppm sulfur as thiophene in the feedstock. The results showed that the addition of the second metals strongly affected the activity of toluene hydrogenation, which suggests that the sulfur resistibility of Pd-M bimetallic catalysts is much different from single Pd. La, Mn, Mo and Ag decreased the sulfur resistance of the palladium catalysts. For example, the toluene conversion at 553 K was observed to decrease sharply from 39.4 wt.% on Pd to 1.6 wt.% on Pd-Ag, which is by a factor of 25. One of the important findings in this article is that Cr and W increase hydrogenation activity of Pd catalysts. The reactions occurring on these catalysts include hydrogenation, isomerization and hydrocracking, The addition of the second metals has no noticeable effects on the hydrogenation and isomerization selectivity, but it slightly suppresses hydrocracking reactions. The four typical catalysts, Pd-Cr, Pd-W, Pd-Ag and Pd were characterized by infrared (IR) spectroscopy of pyridine and CO. LR spectra of CO revealed the strong interaction between Pd and the second metal as Cr, W and Ag (or their oxide), indicating that the improvement in sulfur resistance originates from electron-deficient Pd with the addition of second metals. (C) 2001 Elsevier Science B.V. All rights reserved.

稀土氟化物固体电解质的制备、结构及电学、传感性能的研究

我们利用湿法制备了单一稀土氟化物LnF_3(Ln = La 、Ce、Nd、Gd、Tb、Dy、Er、Yb、Y), 并采用高温固相反应制备了稀土掺杂氟化物Ln_(1-x)MxF_(3-δ)(Ln = La、Ce、Gd、Yb、Y M = Ca、Sr、Ba)。用X射张衍射方法研究了它们的晶体结构。对单一稀土氟化物，LaF_3、CeF_3、NdF_3为六方晶系，GdF_3、TbF_3、DyF_3、DrF_3、YbF_3、YF_3为正交晶系。对掺杂氟化物，La_(0.95)Ba_(0.05)F_(3-δ)、Ce_(0.95)Ca_(0.05)F_(3-δ)、Yb_(0.70)Sr_(0.30)F_(3-δ)为固溶体，Ce_(0.95)Ca_(0.05)F_(3-δ)的晶胞参数比CeF_3的略为变小；Gd_(0.85)Ca_(0.15)F_(3-δ)、Y_(0.71)Ca_(0.29)F_(3-δ)为新化合物，Gd_(0.85)Ca_(0.15)F_(3-δ)的晶体结构由GdF_3的正交晶系变为六方晶系，其晶胞参数为：a=3.973A, C=7.124A, γ=120°, Y_(0.71)Ca_(0.29)F_(3-δ)化合物的晶体结构与YF_3相同为正交晶系，晶胞参数却较小：a=3.683A、b=6.978A, c=3.396A。 我们对氟化物的烧结陶瓷片进行了直流电导率测量。对单一稀土氟化物，结果表明六方结构的化合物的电导率高于正交结构的，对于相同结构的氟化物，一般地，稀土离子半径越大，电导率越高；对于掺杂氟化物，由于二价碱土金属离子掺杂可以提高氟离子空位浓度，因此掺杂物的电异率均高于对应的单一稀土氟化物，其中Gd_(0.85)Ca_(0.15)F_(3-δ)掺杂后变成更利于离子导电的六方结构。采用压片工艺，以La_(0.95)Ba_(0.05)F_(3-δ)、Ce_(0.95)Ca_(0.05)F_(3-δ)、Gd_(0.85)Ca_(0.15)F_(3-δ)和Y_(0.71)Ca_(0.29)F_(3-δ)为固体电解质材料制备电位输出式氧传感器件，并利用调节N_2、O_2流量比控制氧分压的方法，对器件的敏感性能进行测试。结果表明该类器件可在150 ℃的低温下对氧气敏感，器件的输出电位差与氧分压的对数值有较好的线性关系。器件的响应时间在2分与9分之间。该类器件的敏感机理是：氧气先吸附敏感电极上，发生还原反应后生成的氧负离子在敏感电极与固体电解质界面上发生晶格置换反应，使得氧分压的改变通过快离子即氟离子在两个界面上（另一界面为参比电极与固体电解质界面）的电化学势差的变化与输出电位差值的改变联系起来，从而实现利用输出电位差测定氧分压的目的。根据使用的敏感电极材料，可以有单电子反应和双电子反应两种敏感机理。器件是由参比电极、固体电解质、敏感电极三个部分构成。我们采用固定其中二个部分的材料，改变第三个部分的用料的方法，对器件的敏感性进行了对比研究：A、我们首先固定固体电解质为Ce_(0.95)Ca_(0.05)F_(3-δ)、敏感电极材料为Pt黑，采用不同的参比电极材料Bi+BiF_3、Sb+SbF_3、Mg+MgF_2、Zn+ZnF_2制备了器件。性能测试结果表明使用Bi+BiF_3参比电极材料的器件稳定性和敏感性都比其它器件好。器件的输出电位差取决于参比电极氟化物的标准生成自由能的大小。B、固定Bi+BiF_3为参比电极材料，Ce_(0.95)Ca_(0.05)F_(3-δ)为固体电解质，使用不同的敏感电极材料Pt黑、Pd粉、Ag粉和RuO_2制备器件。性能测试结果表明：Pt材料器件的精确度较高，Pd材料器件的响应最快（2分），RuO_2材料器件的敏感性较好。使用Ag、RuO_2敏感电极材料的器件采用的是单电子反应敏感机理：O_2 + e <-> O_2~-, O_2~- + V_F + F_(F-bar)~- <-> O_(F-bar) + O_F + F_(F-bar)。而使用Pt、Pd敏感电极材料的器件采用双电子反应敏感机理：O_2 + 2e <-> 2O~-, 2O~- + F_(F-bar) <->O_(F-bar) + F~-。C、我们固定Bi+BiF_3为参比电极材料，Pt和RuO_2为敏感电极材料，使用La_(0.95)Ba_(0.05)F_(3-δ)、Ce_(0.95)Ca_(0.05)F_(3-δ)、Gd_(0.85)(Ca_(0.015)F_(3-δ)、Yb_(0.70)Ca_(0.29)F_(3-δ)制备了两个系列的器件。结果表明，无论是使用Pt还是使用RuO_2为敏感电极材料，都有下列的结论：用Ce_(0.95)Ca_(0.05)F_(3-δ)的器件的精确度较高，La_(0.95)Ba_(0.05)F_(3-δ)材料器件的敏感性最好，而Gd_(0.85)(Ca_(0.015)F_(3-δ的响应最快（Pt器件2分，RuO_2器件5分）。并未发现同时具备各种较好性能的器件，与敏感电极材料对器件性能的影响相比，固体电解质材料的影响要小。对于材料完全相同的器件，我们还对工艺条件影响作了初步研究。制备器件的工艺条件由于各种难以控制的因素不会每次、每批完全相同，工艺条件的差别也会影响器件的各方面性能。研究结果表明，工艺差别对器件的输出电位差值和响应时间的影响较大，对敏感性能的影响则较小。

Preparation and characterization of palladium-based composite membranes by electroless plating and magnetron sputtering

Pd and Pd-Ag (24 wt.%) alloy composite membrane were prepared by electroless plating and magnetron sputtering, respectively. The membranes were characterized by scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and H-2 permeation measurement. Commercial microfiltration ceramic membrane were coated with gamma-Al2O3-based layer by the sol-gel method and used as substrate of Pd and Pd-Ag alloy film. Both the as-prepared membranes were shown: to be He gas-tight at room temperature with a thickness of <1 mu m. Permeation results showed that H-2 permeation through these composite membranes is mainly dominated by the surface chemistry of H-2 on or/and in the membranes. The membranes exhibited a high permeation rate of H-2 and a H-2/N-2 permselectivity of higher than 60 in the optimized operation conditions. (C) 2000 Elsevier Science B.V. All rights reserved.

贵金属（Au, Ag, Pt, Pd）纳米材料的可控合成及性能研究

功能化的贵金属纳米材料的设计和可控制备在材料科学研究领域引起了人们广泛的关注。贵金属纳米材料的光学、电学、磁学和催化等物理和化学性质不但与其大小有关，而且还与其形貌息息相关。因此寻求简单而有效的低温溶液合成途径以实现对贵金属纳米材料的尺寸和形貌控制尤为重要。本论文的主要研究内容可以归纳如下： (1)在水溶液中利用种子生长方法分别制备了核壳Au-Pd/Pt三金属复合纳米粒子和三层的核壳AuAg复合纳米粒子。这些纳米粒子的尺寸和组成可以通过改变金种子的加入量来加以调控。 (2)通过种子生长和取代沉积相结合的方法制备了具有金核铂/银双金属壳的铃铛状纳米粒子。通过扫描电子显微镜、透射电子显微镜和X-射线光电子能谱对所得纳米粒子的尺寸、结构和组成进行了表征。 (3)以二肽甘氨酰甘氨酸作为模板合成了具有[111]取向的单晶银纳米片。通过改变实验条件探讨了片状银纳米结构的形成机理。片状银纳米结构的产率可达到80%，反应物之间的摩尔比对产物的尺寸和形貌有至关重要的作用。 (4)将K3[Fe(CN)6]和Na2S2O3的混合溶液进行水热处理，得到了具有立方体形貌的FeIIIFeIII(CN)6（柏林绿）微晶。实验结果显示K3[Fe(CN)6]和Na2S2O3的摩尔比及其浓度对所得产物的尺寸、形貌和组成有决定性的作用。 (5)在室温下通过混合3, 3', 5, 5'-四甲基联苯胺和氯铂酸，成功合成了有机-无机杂化的纳米纤维。纳米纤维的尺寸和形状可以通过改变反应物的比和浓度加以控制。基于不同的实验结果，提出了纳米纤维的可能形成机理。

Long-wavelength SiGe/Si MQW resonant-cavity-enhanced photodetectors (RCE-PD) for application in optical fiber communication network

　

Interaction of H-2 with transition metal homonuclear dimers Cu-2, Ag-2, Au-2 and heteronuclear dimers PdCu, PdAg and PdAu

The reaction mechanisms of the H-2 with the homonuclear dimers M-2 (Cu, Ag, Au) and the heteronuclear dimers PdM (M = Cu, Ag, Au) were studied by use of density functional theory. For the H-2 reactions with homonuclear dimers M-2 (Cu, Ag, Au), it was found that it is easier for Au-2 to dissociate the hydrogen molecule compared with Cu-2 and Ag-2. For H-2 reactions with the heteronuclear dimers PdM (M = Cu, Ag, An), the hydrogen molecule can be easily dissociated at Pd site, rather than at noble metal site.

Simple preparation method of Pd nanoparticles on an Au electrode and its catalysis for dioxygen reduction

A simple method for the fabrication of Pd nanoparticles is described. The three-dimensional Pd nanoparticle films are directly formed on a gold electrode surface by simple electrodeposition at -200 mV from a solution of 1 M H2SO4+0.01 mM K2PdCl4. X-Ray photoelectron spectroscopy verifies the constant composition of the Pd nanoparticle films. Atomic force microscopy proves that the as-prepared Pd nanoparticles are uniformly distributed with an average particle diameter of 45-60 nm. It is confirmed that the morphology of the Pd nanoparticle films are correlated with the electrodeposition time and the state of the Au substrate. The resulting Pd-nanoparticle-film-modified electrode possesses high catalytic activity for the reduction of dissolved oxygen in 0.1 M KCl solution. Freshly prepared Pd nanoparticles can catalyze the reduction of O-2 by a 4-electron process at -200 mV in 0.1 M KCl, but this system is not very stable. The cathodic peaks corresponding to the reduction of O-2 gradually decrease with potential cycling and at last reach a steady state. Then two well-defined reduction peaks are observed at -390 and -600 mV vs. Ag/AgCl/KCl (sat.). Those two peaks correspond to a 2-step process for the 4-electron reduction pathway of O-2 in this neutral medium.

Cu原子簇触发形核下的深过冷Ag-Ge合金组织演变研究

采用玻璃包覆的方法获得具有较大过冷度的亚共晶、共晶以及过共晶Ag-Ge合金熔体,并通过高能离子束轰击Cu箔产生Cu原子团簇溅射到过冷合金熔体中来触发非均质形核过程.凝固后合金显微组织的分析结果表明:在深过冷合金熔体中引入Cu原子团簇,它对亚共晶、共晶以及过共晶Ag-Ge合金的显微组织演变有着不同的影响效果,分析了显微组织的演变规律与形成机制. The Ag-Ge alloy melts with deeply undercooled hypoeutectic, eutectic and hypereutectic were obtained via glass fluxing technique. The nucleation of the deeply undercooled alloy melts were triggered by atoms cluster sputtering on the surface of the melts. The atoms clusters were generated by an ion beam bombarding on the Cu foil fixed above the alloy melts. The resultant microstructure reveals that the induced atom clusters exert great influence on the microstructural evolution of the highly undercooled eutectic and hypereutectic Ag-Ge alloys, but no obvious influence on the highly undercooled hypoeutectic alloy. The microstructural evolution and formation mechanism were analyzed and discussed.

Cu原子簇触发形核下的深过冷Ag-Ge合金组织演变研究

采用玻璃包覆的方法获得具有较大过冷度的亚共晶、共晶以及过共晶Ag-Ge合金熔体，并通过高能离子束轰击Cu箔产生Cu原子团簇溅射到过冷合金熔体中来触发非均质形核过程。凝固后合金显微组织的分析结果表明：在深过冷合金熔体中引入Cu原子团簇，它对亚共晶、共晶以及过共晶Ag-Ge合金的显微组织演变有着不同的影响效果，分析了显微组织的演变规律与形成机制。

52m长落管Ag-Ge合金的微重力凝固行为

利用52m长落管装置进行了Ag-15%Ge(质量分数)亚共晶和Ag-21%Ge(质量分数)过共晶合金微重力试验,分析了凝固后合金球体的显微组织,并和常规凝固条件下的同成分合金组织进行了比较.结果表明,落管实验能使合金获得较大的过冷度,使Ag-15%Ge(质量分数)亚共晶合金Ag初生固溶体相明显细化,枝晶特征消失并转变为细小不规则块状或近似球形;使Ag-21%Ge(质量分数)过共晶合金中Ge初生相组织细化、数量增多,但并不改变小平面晶体Ge相的侧面生长机制.

Angular distribution and conversion of multi-keV L-shell X-ray sources produced from nanosecond laser irradiated thick-foil targets

An experimental study on the angular distribution and conversion of multi-keV X-ray sources produced from 2 ns-duration 527nm laser irradiated thick-foil targets on Shenguang II laser facility (SG-II) is reported. The angular distributions measured in front of the targets can be fitted with the function of f(theta) = alpha+ (1- alpha)cos(beta) theta (theta is the viewing angle relative to the target normal), where alpha = 0.41 +/- 0.014, beta = 0.77 +/- 0.04 for Ti K-shell X-ray Sources (similar to 4.75 keV for Ti K-shell), and alpha = 0.085 +/- 0.06, beta = 0.59 +/- 0.07 for Ag/Pd/Mo L-shell X-ray Sources (2-2.8 keV for Mo L-shell, 2.8-3.5 keV for Pd L-shell, and 3-3.8 keV for Ag L-shell). The isotropy of the angular-distribution of L-shell emission is worse than that of the K-shell emission at larger viewing angle (>70 degrees), due to its larger optical depth (stronger self-absorption) in the cold plasma side lobe Surrounding the central emission region, and in the central hot plasma region (emission region). There is no observable difference in the angular distributions of the L-shell X-ray emission among Ag, Pd, and Mo. The conversion efficiency of Ag/Pd/Mo L-shell X-ray sources is higher than that of the Ti K-shell X-ray sources, but the gain relative to the K-shell emission is not as high as that by using short pulse lasers. The conversion efficiency of the L-shell X-ray sources decrease, with increasing atomic numbers (or X-ray photon energy), similar to the behavior of the K-shell X-ray Source.