Luminescence and energy transfer phenomena of several rare earth ions in the CaAl2B2O7

The luminescence properties of Ce3+, Gd3+, and Tb3+ have been investigated in the compound CaAl2B2O7. The single excitation band peaking at about 320 nm and single emission band peaking at about 384 nm for Ce3+, without the characteristic doublet, are attributed to the extensive crystal-field splitting of 4f ground state. The emission of Gd3+ consists of well-known sharp lines and two weak bands around 319.5 and 325 nm. These bands are due to the coupling of Gd3+ with BO33- groups. The green emission of Tb3+ is considerably sensitized by Ce3+. Energy transfer from Ce3+ to Tb3+ in CaAl2B2O7 is efficient. (C) 1997 Elsevier Science Ltd.

Structure and luminescence properties of some new AgLnW(2)O(8) compounds

Three new compounds, AgLnW(2)O(8) (Ln(3+)=Eu, Gd or Tb), have been prepared by a solid-state reaction and crystallize with a scheelite-related monoclinic symmetry. Their IR spectra show absorption transitions in the region 1000-400 cm(-1) similar to KLnW(2)O(8). Broad excitation and emission bands of the tungstate group with a large Stokes shift (12573 cm(-1)) are observed in AgGdW2O8. Excitation and emission spectra of AgLnW(2)O(8) (Ln=Eu or Tb) show that energy transfer from tungstate to Eu and Tb occurs and that Eu3+ ions occupy a unique crystallographic site with C-2 site symmetry.

High-yield extraction of endohedral rare-earth fullerenes

The technique of high-temperature high-pressure extraction with pyridine has been successfully utilized to extract a wide variety of endohedral rare-earth fullerenes of the type Ln@C-2n (Ln = La, Ce, Pr, Nd, Sm, Eu, Gd, Tb, Dy, Ho, Er, Tm, Yb). Ln@C-80, Ln@C-82, and Ln(2)@C-80 for most of the rare-earth metals can be produced with high-yield and selectively extracted from the carbon-are evaporation soot. Metallofullerenes containing Sm, Eu, and Yb (which could have +2 oxidation states) are especially difficult to extract. Some possible reasons for the high-yield extraction are discussed. The laser desorption mass spectrometric characterization results indicate a relationship between the extraction yields of metallofullerenes and the oxidation states and ionic radii of the rare-earths.

Compensation effect of polyimide thin films on normally white twisted nematic liquid crystal displays

The disadvantages of Normally White Twisted Nematic Liquid Crystal Display (NW-TN-LCD) were discussed. The reason that the negative birefringent polyimide thin films were used to compensate NW-TN-LCD to decrease off-axis leakage, improve contrast ratios and enlarge viewing angles was explained in this paper. A certain polyimide thin film was taken as an example to show compensation effect on NW-TN-LCD.

稀土富勒烯提取液的激光解吸飞行时间质谱研究

采用激光解吸飞行时间质谱对含镧(La)、铈(Ce)、镨(Pr)、钕(Nd)、钐(Sm)、铕(Eu)、钆(Gd).铽(Tb)、镝(Dy)、钬(Ho)、铒(Er)、铥(Tm)、镱(Yb)等13种稀土富勒烯的提取液进行了研究.考察了正负谱、激光强度、底物以及质量歧视对分析结果的影响,并由此确定了最佳分析条件.结果表明,提取液中除了空心富勒烯外,还存在较多量的稀土富勒烯.通过对它们谱峰相对强度之间的比较,探讨了不同稀土元素嵌入富勒烯球笼的结构稳定性及溶解性能的差别以及产生这种差别的可能原因.

双镥金属富勒烯的合成、提取与表征

自La@C_(82)被发现以来,能导致新分子、新材料不断涌现的金属富勒烯的研究就一直是富勒烯化学领域中最吸引人的分支,但是它的发展比较缓慢,直到K-H方法被应用于宏观量地合成金属富勒烯,这种情况才有所改善.现在,大多数镧系元素,包括La,Ce,Nd,Sm,Eu,Gd,Tb,Dy,Ho和Er,已通过金属/碳棒在低压氦气条件下的电弧放电过程被成功地包裹于富勒烯碳笼当中并被溶剂提取出来,它们提取液的质谱图均给出明显的M@C_(82)信号.与此相反,我们这里报道了一种特殊的镧系元素——镥,在它的金属富勒烯提取液中,只有双镥富勒烯,Lu_2@C_(2n),能被激光解吸电离飞行时间质谱与解吸电子轰击质谱观察到.含富勒烯与双镥富勒烯的碳炱用电弧放电法制备.简单来说,直径6mm的光谱纯碳棒,钻孔,填入99.99%Lu_2O_3与碳粉的混合物,使总原子比为1.0Lu/100C,此金属/碳的混合棒先在真空条件下(10~(-3)×133.332 Pa),2000 K处理3h,然后作为正极在160×133.332 Pa氦气中直流电弧放电,电弧电流80A.生成的碳炱用甲苯索氏提取后,再于高压釜中523 K时,

含铽金属富勒烯的电子结构及荧光性能

富勒烯内嵌金属复合物是当前富勒烯科学研究的热点.从激光质谱中首次被检测至今10年间,这一领域的研究取得了可喜的进展.采用电弧法已经合成了多种金属富勒烯,其后续的纯化、表征及衍生研究也得以广泛开展.在此基础上,人们开始把注意力更多地集中到有关富勒烯球笼内嵌金属的存在状态以及金属富勒烯的应用上来.在15种稀土元素中,铽(Tb)是非常有研究价值的一种.一方面,铽具有可变价态,作为金属富勒烯的合成起始反应物Tb_4O_7,就是具有+4和+3两种价态氧化物的混合物,Tb_4O_7经过放电形成的Tb@C_(2n)中Tb的存在状态直接反映了富勒烯球笼的电负性以及金属富勒烯的电子结构;另一方面,含铽化合物通常具有良好的光学性能,是优良的稀土发光材料.含铽稀土富勒烯的光学性能研究是金属富勒烯能否作为新型光学材料而得以广泛应用的基础.本文采用二次电弧法、吡啶高温高压提取法高效合成、提取了含铽金属富勒烯,通过激光解吸飞行时间质谱确定了Tb@C_(2n)的生成,采用光电子能谱和荧光光谱对铽在富勒烯笼内的存在状态以及含铽金属富勒烯的荧光性能进行了研究.

The effect of formulated molecular weight on temperature resistance and mechanical properties in polyimide based composites

This experimental study examines the role of formulated molecular weight between crosslink sites on the temperature resistance and mechanical properties of composites based on a polyimide containing a diphenyl thioether unit (PTI). The composites are fabricated by in situ polymerization of monomer reactants (PMR) using three monomeric ingredients: bis(3,4-dicarboxyphenyl) sulfide dianhydride (TDPA); 4,4'-methylene dianiline (MDA); and the monomethyl ester of norbornene anhydride (NE). By changing monomeric molar ratio, three formulations are prepared, in which formulated molecular weight between crosslink sites varies from 1487 to 3446 g mol(-1). Unidirectional composite laminates from each formulation and T300 carbon fibres are compression moulded and cut into a series of test specimens. By measuring the glass transition temperature (T-g), Mode I interlaminar fracture toughness (G(IC)) and other mechanical properties at room and elevated temperatures, the influences of formulated molecular weight on the temperature resistance and mechanical properties of PTI-based composites are investigated.

Tension-tension fatigue failure behaviour of poly(phenylene ether ketone) (PEK-C)

Tension-tension fatigue tests were conducted on unnotched injection moulded poly(phenylene ether ketone) (PEK-C) specimens with two stress ratios, R. The fatigue behaviour of this material is described. The S-N curves (S = alternating stress, N = number of cycles to failure) for different R values have the same general shape, but the curve for bigger R is shifted to long cycles. A fatigue lifetime inversion is observed from constructed S-N curves. Examinations of failure surfaces and analyses of the fatigue data reveal that the fatigue failure mechanism of the material studied is crack growth dominated. But the manner of the fatigue crack initiation and propagation depends on the maximum cyclic stress applied. At higher stresses, the fatigue crack originates at the corner of the specimen and propagates inward; at lower stresses, the fatigue crack nucleates at an internal flaw of the specimen and propagates outward. The fatigue lifetime inversion corresponds to the transition of crack initiation and propagation from one mode to the other. Copyright (C) 1996 Elsevier Science Ltd.

Electron transfer between Eu3+ and Tb3+ in BaB4O7 matrix

The BaB4O7:Eu, Tb phosphors are first synthesized in air atmosphere. We investigate their luminescent properties, and find that europium(II) and europium(III) can coexist in the BaB4O7:Eu phosphor. We observed that the relative intensity of europium(II) is increased when terbium(III) is incorporated. The electron spin resonance (ESR) spectra are carried out. The intensity of ESR peaks corresponding to europium(II) is also increased when terbium(III) is increased, so the valency state of europium is influenced by terbium(III). We explain these phenomena by an electron transfer mechanism. (C) 1996 Academic Press, Inc.

Influence of intraperitoneal injection of rare earth compounds on the activities of antioxidant enzymes and the level of lipid peroxidation in mice livers

Following intraperitoneal injection of lanthanum and terbium chloride and their complexes of diethyltriaminopentagacetic acid (DTPA) to adult mice with a dose of 0.28 mmol/kg body weight/day for three days. The activities of superoxide dismutase (SOD) and glutathione peroxidase (GSH-Px) and the content of lipid end product, malonaldehyde (MDA) in the mice livers have been assayed respectively. The results show that the activity of SOD was increased and the content of MDA was reduced for LaCl3 treated mice and the two targets were not changed for TbCl3, but the activity of GSH-Px was reduced markedly for both LaCl3 and TbCl3 while the above three targets were not changed for La-DTPA and Tb-DTPA complexes.

Preparation, structure and some physical properties of scheelite-related AgLnMo(2)O(8) compounds

We present the synthesis of the AgLnMo(2)O(8) oxides with Ln = La-Nd, Sm, Gd, Tb and Y. These compounds represent a scheelite-related structure type characterized by MoO42- tetrahedrons. The IR spectra show three transmittance bands in the region of 1000-400 cm(-1), which correspond respectively to the nu(1), nu(2), and nu(3) modes of the tetrahedral MoO42- groups. All of AgLnMo(2)O(8) are insulator materials at room temperature. The temperature dependence of the magnetic susceptibilities of AgLnMo(2)O(8) (Ln = Ce-Nd, Sm, Gd, Tb) show Curie-Weiss Law behaviors with two anomalies occurring at low temperature, whereas AgLaMo2O8 and AgYMo2O8 both exhibit diamagnetic properties as expected. The magnetic moments at room temperature fit very well with those corresponding to rare earth sesquioxides. This suggests that rare earth ions exist in +3 oxidation state in all AgLnMo(2)O(8) compounds.

Structure and luminescent properties of three new silver lanthanide molybdates

Three new compounds AgLnMo(2)O(8) (Ln = Eu, Gd, Tb) crystallize with a tetragonal scheelite-type structure characterized by MoO4 tetrahedra. The IR spectra show three absorption bands, which correspond respectively to the nu(1), nu(2), and nu(3) modes of the tetrahedral-MoO42- groups. The emission of AgGdMo2O8 shows the band of the MoO42- groups around 600 nm wavelength with very weak intensity. Both AgEuMo2O8 and AgTbMo2O8 emit intensely, and the concentration quenchings of both Eu3+ and Tb3+ luminescences are very weak. For all compounds, Ag+ luminescence is not observed. (C) 1996 Academic Press, Inc.