A New Niobate Ba 5LaTi 2Nb 3O 18 was synthesized by a high temperature solid state reaction in the BaO-La 2O 3-TiO 2-Nb 2O 5 system. The chemical compositions, crystal structure, microstructure, density and melting po...A New Niobate Ba 5LaTi 2Nb 3O 18 was synthesized by a high temperature solid state reaction in the BaO-La 2O 3-TiO 2-Nb 2O 5 system. The chemical compositions, crystal structure, microstructure, density and melting point of the new compound were characterized by EPMA, XRD, SEM, DTA and so on. Ba 5LaTi 2Nb 3O 18 crystallizes the rhombohedral system with unit cell parameters a=0 573 25(2) nm, c=4 213 9(2) nm, and space group R3m, Z=3. The structure may be described as five (Nb,Ti)O 6 octahedra corner-sharing along c axis to form perovskite layer connected by Ba atoms. The Ba 5LaTi 2Nb 3O 18 ceramic exhibits a high dielectric constant of 80.5, low dielectric loss of 6.5×10 -4 and small temperature coefficient of dielectric constant of -78×10 -6 K -1 at 1 MHz due to its close structure and relative high dielectric polarizabilities of Ba 2+, La 3+, Ti 4+ and Nb 5+. Ba 5LaTi 2Nb 3O 18 might be a suitable candidate of high ε r microwave dielectric ceramics.展开更多
Modification of nickel sulfide cocatalysts is considered to be a promising approach for efficient enhancement of the photocatalytic hydrogen production performance of g-C3N4.Providing more NiS cocatalyst to function a...Modification of nickel sulfide cocatalysts is considered to be a promising approach for efficient enhancement of the photocatalytic hydrogen production performance of g-C3N4.Providing more NiS cocatalyst to function as active sites of g-C3N4 is still highly desirable.To realize this goal,in this work,a facile sulfur-mediated photodeposition approach was developed.Specifically,photogenerated electrons excited by visible light reduce the S molecules absorbed on g-C3N4 surface to S^2‒,and subsequently NiS cocatalyst is formed in situ on the g-C3N4 surface by a combination of Ni2+and S2‒due to their small solubility product constant(Ksp=3.2×10^‒19).This approach has several advantages.The NiS cocatalyst is clearly in situ deposited on the photogenerated electron transfer sites of g-C3N4,and thus provides more active sites for H2 production.In addition,this method utilizes solar energy with mild reaction conditions at room temperature.Consequently,the synthesized NiS/g-C3N4 photocatalyst achieves excellent hydrogen generation performance with the performance of the optimal sample(244μmol h^‒1 g^‒1)close to that of 1 wt%Pt/g-C3N4(316μmol h^‒1 g^‒1,a well-known excellent photocatalyst).More importantly,the present sulfur-mediated photodeposition route is versatile and facile and can be used to deposit various metal sulfides such as CoSx,CuSx and AgSx on the g-C3N4 surface,and all the resulting metal sulfide-modified g-C3N4 photocatalysts exhibit improved H2-production performance.Our study offers a novel insight for the synthesis of high-efficiency photocatalysts.展开更多
We propose a Rashba three-terminal double-quantum-dot device to generate a spin-polarized current and manipulate the electron spin in each quantum dot by utilizing the temperature gradient instead of the electric bias...We propose a Rashba three-terminal double-quantum-dot device to generate a spin-polarized current and manipulate the electron spin in each quantum dot by utilizing the temperature gradient instead of the electric bias voltage. This device possesses a nonresonant tunneling channel and two resonant tunneling channels. The Keldysh nonequilibrium Green＇s function techniques are employed to determinate the spin-polarized current flowing from the electrodes and the spin accumulation in each quantum dot. We find that their signs and magnitudes are well controllable by the gate voltage or the temperature gradient. This result is attributed to the change in the slope of the transmission probability at the Fermi levels in the low-temperature region. Importantly, an obviously pure spin current can be injected into or extracted from one of the three electrodes by properly choosing the temperature gradient and the gate voltages. Therefore, the device can be used as an ideal thermal generator to produce a pure spin current and manipulate the electron spin in the quantum dot.展开更多
We investigated the effect of annealing process on microstructures and optical properties of the sol-gel derived Ba0.9Sr0.1TiO3 （BST） films. The BST films, fabricated by layer-by-layer high-temperature （≥ 650 ℃）...We investigated the effect of annealing process on microstructures and optical properties of the sol-gel derived Ba0.9Sr0.1TiO3 （BST） films. The BST films, fabricated by layer-by-layer high-temperature （≥ 650 ℃） annealing process, had laminated structures consisting of alternating dense and porous BST layers, and exhibited excellent optical performance as Bragg reflectors. The Bragg reflection characteristic can be enhanced with increasing annealing temperature. Those BST films fabricated at temperatures lower than 650 ℃ displayed uniform cross-sectional morphologies even treated at a higher temperature. The difference in the microstructures of the BST thin films was also discussed.展开更多
The aim of this work was to investigate the effects of low-resistivity interlayer on the physical properties of periodic Ba_（0.9）Sr_（0.1）Ti_（0.99）Mn_（0.01）O_3（BSTM） multilayers prepared by a chemical solutio...The aim of this work was to investigate the effects of low-resistivity interlayer on the physical properties of periodic Ba_（0.9）Sr_（0.1）Ti_（0.99）Mn_（0.01）O_3（BSTM） multilayers prepared by a chemical solution deposition method. A LaNiO_3（LNO） layer was inserted into the periodic BSTM multilayer artificially to form a sandwiched configuration of BSTM/LNO/BSTM. The capacitances at low frequencies（〈100 k Hz） of the sandwiched multilayer are significantly enhanced compared to that of the pure BSTM multilayer. The space charge accumulated at the LNO layer was proposed to explain the enhancement based on Maxwell-Wagner（M-W） model. However, LNO interlayer leads to an increase in the leakage current. A non-Ohmic conduction region is observed for BSTM/LNO/BSTM multilayer when the electric field exceeds 100 k V/cm. The results offer a new approach to achieve dielectric films with high dielectric constant.展开更多
文摘A New Niobate Ba 5LaTi 2Nb 3O 18 was synthesized by a high temperature solid state reaction in the BaO-La 2O 3-TiO 2-Nb 2O 5 system. The chemical compositions, crystal structure, microstructure, density and melting point of the new compound were characterized by EPMA, XRD, SEM, DTA and so on. Ba 5LaTi 2Nb 3O 18 crystallizes the rhombohedral system with unit cell parameters a=0 573 25(2) nm, c=4 213 9(2) nm, and space group R3m, Z=3. The structure may be described as five (Nb,Ti)O 6 octahedra corner-sharing along c axis to form perovskite layer connected by Ba atoms. The Ba 5LaTi 2Nb 3O 18 ceramic exhibits a high dielectric constant of 80.5, low dielectric loss of 6.5×10 -4 and small temperature coefficient of dielectric constant of -78×10 -6 K -1 at 1 MHz due to its close structure and relative high dielectric polarizabilities of Ba 2+, La 3+, Ti 4+ and Nb 5+. Ba 5LaTi 2Nb 3O 18 might be a suitable candidate of high ε r microwave dielectric ceramics.
文摘Modification of nickel sulfide cocatalysts is considered to be a promising approach for efficient enhancement of the photocatalytic hydrogen production performance of g-C3N4.Providing more NiS cocatalyst to function as active sites of g-C3N4 is still highly desirable.To realize this goal,in this work,a facile sulfur-mediated photodeposition approach was developed.Specifically,photogenerated electrons excited by visible light reduce the S molecules absorbed on g-C3N4 surface to S^2‒,and subsequently NiS cocatalyst is formed in situ on the g-C3N4 surface by a combination of Ni2+and S2‒due to their small solubility product constant(Ksp=3.2×10^‒19).This approach has several advantages.The NiS cocatalyst is clearly in situ deposited on the photogenerated electron transfer sites of g-C3N4,and thus provides more active sites for H2 production.In addition,this method utilizes solar energy with mild reaction conditions at room temperature.Consequently,the synthesized NiS/g-C3N4 photocatalyst achieves excellent hydrogen generation performance with the performance of the optimal sample(244μmol h^‒1 g^‒1)close to that of 1 wt%Pt/g-C3N4(316μmol h^‒1 g^‒1,a well-known excellent photocatalyst).More importantly,the present sulfur-mediated photodeposition route is versatile and facile and can be used to deposit various metal sulfides such as CoSx,CuSx and AgSx on the g-C3N4 surface,and all the resulting metal sulfide-modified g-C3N4 photocatalysts exhibit improved H2-production performance.Our study offers a novel insight for the synthesis of high-efficiency photocatalysts.
基金Project supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant Nos. 11247028, 11147162, and 61106126)the Open Fund of Jiangsu Laboratory of Advanced Functional Materials, China (Grant No. 12KFJJ001)
文摘We propose a Rashba three-terminal double-quantum-dot device to generate a spin-polarized current and manipulate the electron spin in each quantum dot by utilizing the temperature gradient instead of the electric bias voltage. This device possesses a nonresonant tunneling channel and two resonant tunneling channels. The Keldysh nonequilibrium Green＇s function techniques are employed to determinate the spin-polarized current flowing from the electrodes and the spin accumulation in each quantum dot. We find that their signs and magnitudes are well controllable by the gate voltage or the temperature gradient. This result is attributed to the change in the slope of the transmission probability at the Fermi levels in the low-temperature region. Importantly, an obviously pure spin current can be injected into or extracted from one of the three electrodes by properly choosing the temperature gradient and the gate voltages. Therefore, the device can be used as an ideal thermal generator to produce a pure spin current and manipulate the electron spin in the quantum dot.
基金Funded by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.61106126)
文摘We investigated the effect of annealing process on microstructures and optical properties of the sol-gel derived Ba0.9Sr0.1TiO3 （BST） films. The BST films, fabricated by layer-by-layer high-temperature （≥ 650 ℃） annealing process, had laminated structures consisting of alternating dense and porous BST layers, and exhibited excellent optical performance as Bragg reflectors. The Bragg reflection characteristic can be enhanced with increasing annealing temperature. Those BST films fabricated at temperatures lower than 650 ℃ displayed uniform cross-sectional morphologies even treated at a higher temperature. The difference in the microstructures of the BST thin films was also discussed.
基金Funded by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.61106126)Jiangsu Qing Lan Project
文摘The aim of this work was to investigate the effects of low-resistivity interlayer on the physical properties of periodic Ba_（0.9）Sr_（0.1）Ti_（0.99）Mn_（0.01）O_3（BSTM） multilayers prepared by a chemical solution deposition method. A LaNiO_3（LNO） layer was inserted into the periodic BSTM multilayer artificially to form a sandwiched configuration of BSTM/LNO/BSTM. The capacitances at low frequencies（〈100 k Hz） of the sandwiched multilayer are significantly enhanced compared to that of the pure BSTM multilayer. The space charge accumulated at the LNO layer was proposed to explain the enhancement based on Maxwell-Wagner（M-W） model. However, LNO interlayer leads to an increase in the leakage current. A non-Ohmic conduction region is observed for BSTM/LNO/BSTM multilayer when the electric field exceeds 100 k V/cm. The results offer a new approach to achieve dielectric films with high dielectric constant.
