XPS Studies on Rare Earth Oxide LSCO/YSZ Electrodes

The X ray diffraction spectra and X ray photoelectron spectroscopy were measured for Sr doped La 1- x Sr x CoO 3 materials with perovskite structure prepared by the solid state reaction method. The influence of heat treatment temperature on the average crystal size of La 1- x Sr x CoO 3 was studied. The surface chemical states of La 1- x Sr x CoO 3 cathodes with different Sr doped content were discussed. The experimental results show that average crystal size of La 1- x Sr x CoO 3 under the condition of heat treatment in the range of 900～1200 ℃ is larger than that at other temperatures, which is of benefit to forming porous electrodes. When La is replaced by Sr gradually, the oxygen vacancy concentration increases. It is of benefit to enhancing the transport property of oxygen ion.

Fluorescence and Judd-Ofelt analysis of rare earth complexes with maleic anhydride and acrylic acid

Two kinds of Eu-complexes, Eu（TTA）2（Phen）（AA） and Eu（TTA）2（Phen）（MA） （HTTA=2-Thenoyltrifluoroacetone, Phen=1,10- phenanthroline, AA=acrylic acid, MA=Maleic anhydride）, which combined the excellent fluorescence properties of Eu（TTA）2（Phen）（H2O） and the reactivity of acrylic acid and maleic anhydride with radicals, were synthesized. The two complexes were characterized by elemental analysis, infrared （IR） spectra, and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy （XPS）. Based on the data shown from the fluorescent spectra of the Eu-MA and Eu-AA complexes, the Ωλ （λ=2 and 4） experimental intensity parameters were calculated. The results demonstrated that the Ω2 intensity parameters for the two complexes were smaller than those for the Eu（TTA）2（Phen）（H2O） complex, indicating that a less symmetrical chemical environment existed in the complexes. It implied that the radiative efficiency of the ^5D0 of these two complexes could be enhanced by ligand of MA and AA, respectively. The luminescent lifetime of the Eu-AA （r=-7.26×10^-4 s） or Eu-MA complex （r=-8.12×10^-4 s） was higher than that of the Eu（TTA）2（Phen）（H2O） complex, which was attributed to the substitution of the water molecule （H2O） in Eu（TTA）2（Phen）（H2O） by the MA or AA ligand.

STUDIES ON THE STATE OF PALLADIUM AND HYDROGENATION ACTIVITY OF RESIN SUPPORTED PALLADIUM──TIN OXIDE CATALYSTS

Several Pd--SnO2/ D3520 and Pd--PbO / D3520 catalysts with Pd/ D3J20, SnO2 / D3520 and PbO / D3520 catalysts as rference were studied by means of IR and XPS. Interaction between Pd and the second metal or between metal and support was observed. Results show that there is a strong interaction between Pd and the second metal, but there is not an obvious interaction between metal and support. The active constituent is Pd￣0. Hydrogenation activity of the catalysts is altered because of the interaction between Pd and the second,metal.The activity of the catalysts for hydrogenation has relation to outer layer valence electron density of Pd.

Properties and Structures of Bi_2O_3-B_2O_3-TeO_2 Glass

Glass formation range of Bi2O3-B2O3-TeO2 system has been investigated （B2O3 ≤ 40 mol%）. Four glasses with compositions xBi2O3-B2O3-（70-x）TeO2 （x = 40, 50, 60 and 70 tool%） have been prepared by using melt quenching technique. The effect of Bi2O3 content on thermal stability, optical properties and structures of these four Bi2O3-B2O3-TeO2 glasses is systematically investigated by inductive coupled plasma emission spectrometer （ICP）, differential scanning calorimetry （DSC）, Raman spectra and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy （XPS）. It is found that the density, refractive index and optical basicity increase with increasing Bi2O3. The Raman spectra and XPS spectra show that the glass network is mainly constituted by the [BiO6] octahedron, [TeO4] trigonal bipyramidal, [TeO3] trigonal pyramid, [BO3] trigonal pyramid and [B04] tetrahedron structural units. With increasing Bi2O3, the coordination number around B atom changes from 3 to 4 and [TeO4] units are converted to [TeO3] units. Bi5＋ ions may exist in Bi2O3-B2O3-TeO2 （BBT） system and their amount grows with increasing Bi2O3 content.