Photocatalytic decomposition of methylene blue via Fenton mechanisms by silicon wafer doped with Au and Cu: a theoretical and experimental study

In this work, we studied the photocatalytic and the structural aspects of silicon wafers doped with Au and Cu submitted to thermal treatment. The materials were obtained by deposition of metals on Si using the sputtering method followed by fast heating method. The photocatalyst materials were characterized by synchrotron-grazing incidence X-ray fluorescence, ultraviolet-visible spectroscopy, X-ray diffraction, and assays of H(2)O(2) degradation. The doping process decreases the optical band gap of materials and the doping with Au causes structural changes. The best photocatalytic activity was found for thermally treated material doped with Au. Theoretical calculations at density functional theory level are in agreement with the experimental data.

(alpha + gamma(1)) Complex phase formation in the Cu-10 mass% Al-6mass% Ag alloy

In this work the (alpha + gamma(1)) complex phase formation reaction in the Cu-10mass% Al-6mass% Ag alloy was studied using Differential Scanning Calorimetry (DSC), Differential Thermodilatometry (DTD), X-ray diffractometry (XRD), Optical (OM) and Scanning Electron Microscopies (SEM). The results indicated the presence of two different processes, related to a change in the Ag diffusion route from the alpha matrix to the (alpha + gamma(1)) complex phase.

Ag-rich phase precipitation in the Cu-9 mass% Al alloy with Ag additions

The Ag-rich phase precipitation in the Cu-9 mass% Al was studied using differential scanning calorimetry (DSC), X-ray diffractometry (XRD) and scanning electron microscopy (SEM). The results indicated that Ag additions did not interfere on the metastable transitions sequence of the Cu-mass% Al alloy but Ag precipitation disturbs the beta phase formation reaction and the martensitic phase decomposition reaction.

Phase transformations in the Cu-Al alloy with Ag addition

The effect of Ag addition on the phase transformations that occur in the Cu-10% Al alloy was studied using differential thermal analysis, scanning electron and optical microscopies and energy dispersive X-ray analysis. The results indicated that Ag addition is responsible for the separation of the reverse martensitic transformation in two stages, and for the refinement of the α-phase grains. The relative amount of the β1 martensitic phase, retained on slow cooling (above 2 K min-1 of cooling rate), and the relative fraction of phase α2 are increased. The solubility limit of Ag in the matrix is close to 6 mass% and at this concentration the maximum stability of the β-phase is reached. © 2005 Akadémiai Kiadó, Budapest.

Martensite aging kinetics in the Cu-10 wt.%Al and Cu-10 wt.%Al-10 wt.%Ag alloys

The martensite aging kinetics in the Cu-10 wt.%Al and Cu-10 wt.%Al-10 wt.%Ag alloys was studied using microhardness measurements, classical differential thermal analysis (DTA), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), energy dispersive X-ray analysis (EDX) and in-situ high-temperature X-ray diffractometry (XRD). The results for the Cu-10%Al alloy indicated a process dominated by the martensite ordering assisted by migration of quenched-in vacancies and followed by the consumption of the α phase. For the Cu-10%Al-10%Ag alloy the dominant process is the consumption of the α phase associated with a decrease in the ordering degree of the martensitic phase. © 2007 Springer Science+Business Media, LLC.

Kinetics of martensitic phase decomposition in the Cu-10wt.%Al alloy with Ag additions

The study of the kinetics of martensitic phase decomposition in the Cu-10wt.%Al alloy with Ag additions showed that the presence of Ag retarded the eutectoid decomposition reaction and enhanced martensite stabilization. This stabilization effect was attributed to Ag atoms redistribution as structure defects, increase in the numbers of Cu-Al pairs due to Ag-Al interaction and the Al atoms redistribution around one Cu atom at the sub-lattice of the martensitic crystal. © 2008 Trans Tech Publications.

Correlation between photoluminescence and structural defects in Ca 1+x Cu 3 - X Ti 4 O 12 systems

Ca1+xCu3-xTi4O12 powders were synthesized by a conventional solid-state reaction. X-ray diffraction (XRD) was performed to verify the formation of cubic CaCu3Ti4O 12 (CCTO) and orthorhombic CaTiO3 (CTO) phases at long range. Rietveld refinements indicate that excess Ca atoms added to the Ca 1-xCu3-xTi4O12 (x = 1.0) composition segregated in a CaTiO3 secondary phase suggesting that solubility limit of Ca atoms in the CaCu3Ti4O12 lattice was reached for this system. The FE-SEM images show that the Ca 1+xCu3-xTi4O12 (0 < x < 3) powders are composed of several agglomerated particles with irregular morphology. X-ray absorption near-edge structure spectroscopy (XANES) spectra indicated [TiO5Vo z]-[TiO6] complex clusters in the CaCu3Ti4O12 structure which can be associated with oxygen vacancies (Vo z = V o x, Vo •, and Vo ••) whereas in the CaTiO3 powder, this analysis indicated [TiO6]-[TiO6] complex clusters in the structure. Ultraviolet-visible (UV-vis) spectra and photoluminescence (PL) measurements for the analyzed systems revealed structural defects such as oxygen vacancies, distortions, and/or strains in CaCu3Ti4O12 and CaTiO3 lattices, respectively. © 2012 The American Ceramic Society.

Estudo do efeito das adições de Ag na cinética da transformação martensítica reversa na liga Cu-11%Al

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Análise estrutural do depósito de Au e Cu da região de Paran - Peru

Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico (CNPq)

Estudo da cinética de precipitação de Ag na liga Cu-7% Al-4% Ag

Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior (CAPES)

Estudo de cinética não-isotérmica da reação eutetóide em ligas de 'CU'-'AL' com adições de 'AG'

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Geocronologia e evolução crustal da área do depósito de Cu-Au Gameleira, Província Mineral de Carajás (Pará), Brasil

O depósito de Cu-Au Gameleira está hospedado nas rochas do Grupo Igarapé Pojuca, pertencente ao Supergrupo Itacaiúnas, Província Mineral de Carajás, SE do Cráton Amazônico. Esse grupo está representado principalmente por rochas metavulcânicas máficas (RMV), anfibolitos, biotita xistos, formações ferríferas e/ou hidrotermalitos, cortadas por rochas intrusivas máficas (RIM), bem como por granitos arqueanos (2,56 Ga, Granito Deformado Itacaiúnas) e paleoproterozóicos (1,87 - 1,58 Ga, Granito Pojuca e Leucogranito do Gameleira). Cristais de zircão de um saprolito (2615 ± 10 Ma e 2683 ± 7 Ma) e de uma amostra de RIM (2705 ± 2 Ma), mostraram ser contemporâneos aos dos gabros do depósito Águas Claras. Datações Pb-Pb em rocha total e calcopirita de RMV indicaram idades de 2245 ± 29 Ma e 2419 ± 12 Ma, respectivamente, enquanto lixiviados de calcopirita indicaram idades de 2217 ± 19 Ma e 2180 ± 84 Ma. Essas idades são interpretadas como rejuvenescimento parcial provocado pelas intrusões graníticas proterozóicas (1,58 e 1,87 Ga) ou pelas reativações tectônicas associadas aos Sistemas Transcorrentes Carajás e Cinzento, ou total, provocada pelas últimas. As idades-modelo T_DM de 3,12 e 3,33 Ga para as RMV e RIM e os valores de _εNd (t) de -0,89 a -3,26 sugerem contribuição continental de rochas mais antigas e magmas gerados possivelmente em um ambiente de rifte continental ou de margem continental ativa.

Estudo da cinética de decomposição da fase martensítica na liga Cu-10%Al com adições de Ag

Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior (CAPES)

Desenvolvimento de novos procedimentos analíticos para diferenciação in situ de espécies lábeis e inertes em sistemas aquáticos e para especiação de Cu(II) e Pb(II) complexados com nanopartículas de sílica

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Utilização da ultrafiltração em fluxo tangencial como nova metodologia para determinação da capacidade de complexação e constantes de equilíbrio de íons 'Cu'(II) complexados por matéria orgânica natural

Pós-graduação em Química - IQ