Compiexation-Coprecipitation Synthesis and Characterization of Neodymium and Antimony Doped SnO_2 Conductive Nanoparticles

Nd and Sb doped SnO2 conductive nanoparticles were prepared by the complexation-coprecipitation method with Sn, Sb2O3 and Nd2O3 as the raw materials. Thermal behavior, crystal phase, and structure of the prepared conductive nanoparticles were characterized by TG/DSC/DTG, FTIR, XRD and TEM techniques, respectively. The resistivity of the prepared conductive nanoparticles was 0.12Ω·cm. TG/DSC/DTG curves show that the precursors lose weight completely before 750℃. FTIR spectrum shows that the vibration peaks are wide peaks in 731 ~ 617 cm-1, and the Nd and Sb doped SnO2 conductive nanoparticles have intense absorption in 4000 ~ 2000 cm-1. Nd and Sb doped SnOi have a structure of tetragonal rutile, and complex doping is achieved well by complexation-coprecipitation method and is recognized as replacement doping or caulking doping. TME shows that the particles are weakly agglomerated, and the size of the particles calcined at 1000℃ranges about 10 nm to 30 nm.

Synthesis and Properties of La and Sb Doped SnO_2 Conductive Nanoparticles

La and Sb doped SnO_2 conductive nanoparticles were prepared by the coprecipitation method with SnCl_4·5H_2O, SbCl_3 and La_2O_3 as the raw materials. Thermal behavior, crystal phase, and structure of the prepared conductive nanoparticles were characterized by TG/DSC/DTG, FTIR, XRD and TEM techniques, respectively. The resistivity of the prepared conductive nanoparticles is 2.5 Ω·cm. TG/DSC/DTG curves show that the precursors lose weight completely before 750 ℃. FTIR spectrum show that the vibration peak are wide peak in 718～615 cm -1, and the La and Sb doped SnO_2 conductive nanoparticles have intense absorption in 4000～2000 cm -1. X-ray powder diffraction pattern of the conductive nanoparticles indicates that the Sb-doping in SnO_2 is replacement doping and La 3+ combines with Sn 4+ and O 2- form La_2Sn_2O_7. TME shows that the particles are weakly agglomerated, and the size of the particles calcined at 1000 ℃ ranged about 20～30 nm.

Complexation-Coprecipitation Synthesis and Properties of Lanthanum and Antimony Doped SnO_2 Conductive Nanoparticles

La and Sb doped SnO2 conductive nanoparticles were synthesized by the complexation-coprecipitation method with Sn, Sb2O3 and La2O3 as the raw materials. Thermal behavior, crystal phase, and structure of the synthesized conductive nanoparticles were characterized by TG/DTA/DSC, FTIR, XRD and TEM techniques, respectively. The resistivity of the synthesized conductive nanoparticles was 0.07 Ω·cm; TG/DSC/DTA curves showed that the precursors lost weight completely before 800 ℃; FTIR spectrum showed that the vibration peak were wide peak in 731.4～586.4 cm-1. The La and Sb doped SnO2 conductive nanoparticles had intense absorption in 4000～2500 cm-1; La and Sb doped SnO2 had a structure of tetragonal rutile; complex doping was achieved well by complexation-coprecipitation method and was recognized as replacement doping or caulking doping; TME showed that the particles were weakly agglomerated, and the size of the particles calcined at 800 ℃ ranged approximately from 10 to 20 nm.

Development and characterization of 3D-printed electroconductive pHEMA-co-MAA NP-laden hydrogels for tissue engineering

Tissue engineering(TE)continues to be widely explored as a potential solution to meet critical clinical needs for diseased tissue replacement and tissue regeneration.In this study,we developed a poly(2-hydroxyethyl methacrylate-co-methacrylic acid)(pHEMA-co-MAA)based hydrogel loaded with newly synthesized conductive poly(3,4-ethylene-dioxythiophene)(PEDOT)and polypyrrole(PPy)nanoparticles(NPs),and subsequently processed these hydrogels into tissue engineered constructs via three-dimensional(3D)printing.The presence of the NPs was critical as they altered the rheological properties during printing.However,all samples exhibited suitable shear thinning properties,allowing for the development of an optimized processing window for 3D printing.Samples were 3D printed into pre-determined disk-shaped configurations of 2 and 10 mm in height and diameter,respectively.We observed that the NPs disrupted the gel crosslinking efficiencies,leading to shorter degradation times and compressive mechanical properties ranging between 450 and 550 kPa.The conductivity of the printed hydrogels increased along with the NP concentration to(5.10±0.37)×10^(−7)S/cm.In vitro studies with cortical astrocyte cell cultures demonstrated that exposure to the pHEMA-co-MAA NP hydrogels yielded high cellular viability and proliferation rates.Finally,hydrogel antimicrobial studies with staphylococcus epidermidis bacteria revealed that the developed hydrogels affected bacterial growth.Taken together,these materials show promise for various TE strategies.

Synthesis and characterization of yttrium and antimony codoped SnO_2 conductive nanoparticles

Y was used as a dopant in preparing conductive powder to improve its performance. Y and Sb co-doped SnO2 conductive nanoparticles were prepared by the complexation-coprecipitation method with Sn,Sb2O3 and Y2O3 as the raw materials. Crystal phase,thermal behavior and structure of the prepared conductive nanoparticles were characterized by X-ray diffraction(XRD) ,thermal analysis(TG-DSC) ,Fourier transform infrared(FTIR) and transmission electron microscopy(TEM) techniques,respectively. The Y and Sb co-doped SnO2 conductive nanoparticles with a structure of tetragonal rutile had intense absorption in 4000-2500 cm-1,and the diameter ranged from 10 to 30 nm. The resistivity of Y and Sb co-doped SnO2 conductive nanoparticles was as low as 0.09 Ω·cm which was 4.6 times lower than that of Sb doped SnO2 conductive nanoparticles.

Co3(hexahydroxytriphenylene)2:A conductive metal-organic framework for ambient electrocatalytic N2 reduction to NH3

As a carbon-neutral alternative to the Haber-Bosch process,electrochemical N2 reduction enables environment-friendly NH3 synthesis at ambient conditions but needs active electrocatalysts for the N2 reduction reaction.Here,we report that conductive metal-organic framework CO3(hexahydroxytriphenylene)2(Co3 HHTP2)nanoparticles act as an efficient catalyst for ambient electrochemical N2-to-NH3 fixation.When tested in 0.5 M LiClO4,such Co3 HHTP2 achieves a large NH3 yield of 22.14μg·h^-1·mg^-1 cat.with a faradaic efficiency of 3.34%at-0.40 V versus the reversible hydrogen electrode.This catalyst also shows high electrochemical stability and excellent selectivity toward NH3 synthesis.

Fabrication of Flexible Transparent Conductive Films with Silver Nanowire by Vacuum Filtration and PET Mold Transfer

The flexible transparent conductive films （FrCFs） of silver nanowire-polyethylene terephthalate （AgNW- PET） were prepared by a facile method including vacuum filtration and mold transferring. The effect of silver nanowire weight density on the optical and electrical properties of films, as well as the electrical percolation was investigated. The obtained typical AgNW-PET film exhibited high figure of merit of 31.3 × 10^-3 Ω^-1 with low sheet resistance of 4.95 D sq^-1 and high transparency at 550 nm of 83.0% （excluding PET substrate）. The resulting FTCFs based on PET substrate with high transmittance and low sheet resistance have a great potential in the application of high-performance flexible electronics and photovoltaic devices.